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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, and later changed the band's name to Abingdon Boys School, a school formerly attended by members of Radiohead. The band plays alternative rock and is currently signed to Epic Records Japan.

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

Compilation albums

Live albums

Video albums

Singles

Soundtracks

Other appearances

Footnotes

Notes

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

References

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18. "D.Gray-man Original Soundtrack 1" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Archived from the original on March 24, 2021. 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. Archived from the original on December 30, 2022. 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. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2010.
28. "The Songs for Death Note The Movie -the Last Name Tribute- (通常盤)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Archived from the original on October 15, 2009. 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. Archived from the original on February 13, 2022. 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. Archived from the original on August 16, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2010.

External links

• Abingdon Boys School's homepage Archived 2009-09-18 at the Wayback Machine

• Discographies of Japanese artists
• Rock music group discographies