Joel Turner discography

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Joel Turner discography
Studio albums2
Video albums1
Music videos6
Singles6

The discography of Joel Turner, an Australian hip hop singer, songwriter, beatboxer, record producer, and musician, consists of two studio albums, one video album, six singles, and six music videos.

Turner came to prominence after auditioning in the first season of Australian Idol in 2003.[1] His debut album, Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets, was released as a collaboration in 2004 with hip-hop group, the Modern Day Poets.[2] The album peaked at number 28 on the Australian Top 100 Albums Chart and received platinum certification by the Australian Recording Industry Association.[3][4] The lead single "These Kids" reached number one on the Australian Top 100 Singles Chart and received platinum certification.[4][5] The album's subsequent singles "Knock U Out", "Funk U Up" and "Respect" peaked at numbers 14, 13 and 29, respectively.[4] Turner released a video album, Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets with the Beatbox Alliance in 2005 on Dream Dealers.[6]

He released a non-album single "All Night Long" in 2007, which debuted at number 38.[4] Later that year, Turner released his second studio album, Out of the Box on Hardwax.[7] The album failed to achieve the commercial success of his debut album, failing to rank on the national chart.[4] The lead single "City of Dreams" reached number 30.[4] As of January 2010, Turner was working on his third studio album and second video album.[8]

Studio albums[edit]

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
AUS
[4]
Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets[nb 1] 28
Out of the Box
  • Released: 6 October 2007
  • Label: Hardwax (#0041)
  • Format: CD, digital download

Singles[edit]

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications
Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS
[4]
2004 "These Kids" 1
  • ARIA: Platinum[5]
Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets
2005 "Knock U Out"
(featuring Anthony Mundine)
14
"Funk U Up" 13
"Respect" 29
2007 "All Night Long"
(featuring Israel, Stan Bravo and C4)
38 Single-only release
"City of Dreams"
(featuring C4 and KNO)
30 Out of the Box

Video albums[edit]

Year Title
2005 Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets with the Beatbox Alliance[nb 1]
  • Label: Dream Dealers (#7006)
  • Format: DVD

Music videos[edit]

Year Title Director
2004 "These Kids" Amiel Courtin-Wilson[6]
2005 "Knock U Out"
"Funk U Up"
"Respect"
2007 "All Night Long"
"City of Dreams" Benjamin Samuel Broso[9]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Released by Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets.

References[edit]

General

  • "Joel Turner". AllMusic. Macrovision. Retrieved 2009-12-04.

Specific

  1. ^ "Just a suburban boy". The Age. Fairfax Media. 2005-02-13. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  2. ^ "Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets". AllMusic. Macrovision. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  3. ^ a b "2005 ARIA albums certification". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Joel Turner discography". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  5. ^ a b "2004 ARIA singles certification". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  6. ^ a b Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets with the Beatbox Alliance (DVD). Dream Dealers.
  7. ^ "Out of the Box". Allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  8. ^ "Joel Turner: Ripping it with Joel Turner". inthemix. 2010-01-25. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
  9. ^ City of Dreams (CD liner). Joel Turner. Hardwax. 2007. 5010.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)