Abingdon Boys School discography

The discography of Japanese rock band Abingdon Boys School includes two studio albums, eight singles, one live album, four video albums, one compilation album, eight soundtrack appearances, and seven other appearances in releases not under that name. Abingdon Boys School (stylized as "abingdon boys school" or abbreviated "a.b.s"), was formed in 2005 by Takanori Nishikawa, or T.M.Revolution, who originally named the band ABS after Ebisu, Tokyo, Japan,[N 1] and later changed the band's name to Abingdon Boys School, a school formerly attended by members of Radiohead.[1][2][3] The band plays alternative rock and is currently signed to Epic Records Japan.[4]

Abingdon Boys School discography
Studio albums2
Live albums1
Compilation albums1
Video albums3
Singles9
Other appearances7

Abingdon Boys School has contributed to the soundtracks of numerous anime and video game series and several tribute albums. Their music has been used as opening or closing tracks for anime series, including Darker than Black, Soul Eater, and Tokyo Magnitude 8.0, and games, including Sengoku Basara. In addition, they have also contributed to tribute albums to the manga Nana and the rock bands Luna Sea and Buck-Tick. They also perform in a live DVD by Buck-Tick.

Both of the band's studio albums reached number two on the Oricon charts. Abingdon Boys School's singles have all charted on the Oricon charts as well; the singles "Blade Chord" and "From Dusk Till Dawn" have peaked at number two and number three respectively. Additionally, the band's four videos have all charted, with Abingdon Boys School Japan Tour 2008 and Abingdon Road Movies both peaking at number ten. Two of the band's releases, the album Abingdon Boys School and the single "Innocent Sorrow", have been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.

Albums

Studio albums
List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peaks Certifications
JPN
[5]
Abingdon Boys School 2
Abingdon Road
  • Released: January 27, 2010[8]
  • Label: Epic Japan (ESCL-3342)
  • Format: CD, DVD, digital download
 2

Compilation albums
List of compilation albums
Title Album details
Teaching Materials

Live albums
List of live albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peaks
JPN
[11]
Abingdon Boys School Japan Tour 2020
  • Released: February 16, 2022
  • Label: Epic Records Japan (ESBL-5614)
  • Format: CD
 31

Video albums
List of video albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peaks
JPN
[12]
Abingdon Boys School Japan Tour 2008 10
Abingdon Road Movies
  • Released: March 17, 2010[14]
  • Label: Epic Japan (ESBL-2273/4)
  • Format: DVD
 10
Abingdon Boys School Japan Tour 2010
  • Released: September 29, 2010[15]
  • Label: Epic Japan (ESBL-2277/8)
  • Format: DVD, Blu-ray
 15
Abingdon Boys School Japan Tour 2020
  • Released: February 16, 2022
  • Label: Epic Records Japan (ESBL-2613)
  • Format: DVD, Blu-ray
 16

Singles
List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak Certifications Album
JPN
[16]
"Innocent Sorrow" 2006 5 Abingdon Boys School
"Howling" 2007 4
"Nephilim" 2007 5
"Blade Chord" 2007 2 Abingdon Road
"Strength" 2009 4
"JAP" 2009 4
"Kimi no Uta" (キミノウタ) 2009 8
"From Dusk Till Dawn" 2009 3
"WE aRE" 2012 8 Non-album single

Soundtracks
List of soundtrack appearances
Title Year Soundtrack
"Innocent Sorrow (TV Size)"[18] 2007 D.Gray-man Original Soundtrack 1
"Innocent Sorrow"[19] 2008 D.Gray-man Complete Best
"Strength"[20] 2009 The Best of Soul Eater
"JAP (TV Version)"[21] 2009 Sengoku Basara: Blue Scrolls Music -It's Show Time! CD-
"Kimi no Uta" (キミノウタ)[22] 2009 Tokyo Magnitude 8.0
"From Dusk Till Dawn (TV Size)"[23] 2009 Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha
"JAP"[24] 2010 Sengoku Basara Anime Best
"Blade Chord" and "JAP"[25] 2010 Sengoku Basara Game Best

Other appearances
Other song appearances
Title Year Album
"Stay Away"[26] 2005 Love for Nana -Only 1 Tribute-
"Dress" (ドレス, Doresu)[27] Parade -Respective Tracks of Buck-Tick-
"Freak Show"[28] 2006 The Songs for Death Note The Movie ~the Last Name Tribute~
"Nephilim"[29] 2007 Tokyo Rock City
"Sweetest Coma Again"[30] 2007 Luna Sea Memorial Cover Album -Re:birth-
"Innocent Sorrow"[31] 2008 Buck-Tick Fest 2007 on Parade
"Valkyrie -Lioleia Mix-"[32] 2009 Monster Hunter 5th Anniversary Collection

Footnotes

Notes
  1. In Japanese, Ebisu has approximately the same pronunciation as the letters A-B-S

References
  1. "Interview with Takanori from abingdon boys school". Nippon Project. December 22, 2009. Archived from the original on July 10, 2010. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
  2. "(Live Report + Interview) abingdon boys school". Purple Sky. November 1, 2009. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
  3. "Interview with abingdon boys school". JaME World. September 28, 2008. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
  4. "Abingdon Boys School". Epic Records Japan. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
  5. abingdon boys schoolのランキング: アルバム [Ranking of abingdon boys school: Albums] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  6. "abingdon boys school: abingdon boys school, Takanori Nishikawa: 音楽" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  7. ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2007年10月 [Gold etc. Certified Works at a Glance October 2007] (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
  8. "Abingdon Road: abingdon boys school, Takanori Nishikawa: 音楽" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
  9. "Teaching Materials: Abingdon Boys School". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  10. Mika, Yuu (November 22, 2009). "Interview with Takanori Nishikawa". JaME World. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  11. "Abingdon Boys School Japan Tour 2020 album". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  13. "abingdon boys school Japan Tour 2008(通常盤) (DVD): abingdon boys school, Micro, DVD" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. 16 July 2008. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
  14. "Abingdon Roads Movies (DVD): abingdon boys school" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. 17 March 2010. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
  15. "Abingdon Boys School Japan Tour 2010 (DVD): abingdon boys school" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
  16. abingdon boys schoolのランキング: シングル [Ranking of abingdon boys school: Singles] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  17. レコード協会調べ 9月度有料音楽配信認定 (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Archived from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
  18. "D.Gray-man Original Soundtrack 1" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
  19. "D.Gray-man Complete Best(DVD付)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
  20. "The Best of Soul Eater(DVD付)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
  21. "TVアニメーション「戦国Basara」音楽絵巻~蒼盤 It's Show Time!~" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
  22. 東京マグニチュード8.0 オリジナルサウンドトラック (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
  23. "Darker than Black-流星の双子-オリジナル・サウンドトラック" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
  24. "戦国Basara Anime Best(DVD付)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
  25. "戦国Basara Game Best(DVD付)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
  26. "Love for Nana ~Only1 Tribute~ ~Black Stonesヴァージョン~ (通常盤)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved October 29, 2010.
  27. "Parade~Respective Tracks of Buck-Tick~" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved October 29, 2010.
  28. "The Songs for Death Note The Movie -the Last Name Tribute- (通常盤)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
  29. "Tokyo Rock City". Kastellamedia. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2010.
  30. "Luna Sea Memorial Cover Album-Re:birth-" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
  31. "Buck-Tick Fest 2007 on Parade (完全予約限定盤) (DVD)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
  32. "モンハン音楽部~Monster Hunter 5th Anniversary~(DVD付)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved October 30, 2010.

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