American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars has released six studio albums , three extended plays , eighteen singles , four promotional singles , one video album and seventeen music videos . The band was formed in Los Angeles , California, in 1998 by brothers Jared Leto and Shannon Leto , with Tomo Miličević joining the band later.[ 1] The band's debut album, 30 Seconds to Mars , was released through Immortal and Virgin Records in August 2002 and peaked at number 107 on the US Billboard 200 and number one on the US Top Heatseekers , selling more than two million copies worldwide as of March 2011.[ 2] The album produced two singles, "Capricorn (A Brand New Name) " and "Edge of the Earth ".
The band released their second album, A Beautiful Lie , in August 2005. It peaked at number 38 on the US Billboard 200 and received multiple certifications all over the world, including platinum in the United States. The first single from the album, "Attack ", was the most added track on American alternative radio during its first week of release, while "The Kill ", the second single, set a record for the longest-running hit in the history of the US Alternative Songs chart when it remained on the national chart for more than 50 weeks, following its number three peak in 2006.[ 3] [ 4] The third single, "From Yesterday ", topped the US Alternative Songs for several weeks. "A Beautiful Lie " was released as the album's fourth single in some territories.
In 2008, the band attempted to sign with a new label, prompting EMI to file a $30 million lawsuit, claiming that Thirty Seconds to Mars was obligated to produce three more albums as required by its contract. The case settled as the band returned to EMI, and This Is War , the third album, arrived in December 2009.[ 5] The album peaked at number 18 in the United States and reached the top ten of several national album charts, including Austria, New Zealand and Portugal. Its first two singles, "Kings and Queens " and "This Is War ", reached the number-one spot on the US Alternative Songs chart. The third single, "Closer to the Edge ", topped the UK Rock Chart for eight consecutive weeks.[ 6] The band collaborated with rapper Kanye West on the single "Hurricane 2.0 ", which was released as the album's fourth single in selected territories and reached number four on the UK Rock Chart.[ 7] Their fourth studio album, Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams , was released through Universal in May 2013 and reached the top ten in more than fifteen countries, including the United Kingdom and the United States. Its singles "Up in the Air ", "Do or Die ", and "City of Angels " reached the top twenty in Portugal and on the US Alternative Songs chart. The band released their fifth studio album, America , in April 2018, preceded by the single "Walk on Water ".
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^ Worldwide sales figures for 30 Seconds to Mars as of March 2011.[ 18]
^ United States sales figures for 30 Seconds to Mars as of August 2006.[ 19]
^ Worldwide sales figures for A Beautiful Lie as of February 2012.[ 21]
^ United States sales figures for A Beautiful Lie as of December 2009.[ 22]
^ United Kingdom sales figures for A Beautiful Lie as of February 2012.[ 21]
^ Worldwide sales figures for This Is War as of May 2013.[ 28]
^ United States sales figures for This Is War as of March 2013.[ 29]
^ United Kingdom sales figures for This Is War as of April 2018.[ 30]
^ United States sales figures for Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams as of July 2016.[ 36]
^ "Up in the Air" did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 7 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[ 59]
^ "Walk on Water" did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 6 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[ 59]
^ "Dangerous Night" did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 36 on the Digital Song Sales chart.[ 63]
^ "Dangerous Night" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart , but peaked at number 10 on the NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart.[ 64]
^ "Dangerous Night" did not enter the UK Singles Chart , but peaked at number 57 on the UK Singles Sales Chart .[ 65]
^ "Stuck" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 70 on the UK Singles Sales Chart.[ 66]
^ "Seasons" did not enter the Ö3 Austria Top 40 , but peaked at number 15 on the Austrian airplay chart.[ 67]
^ "Seasons" did not enter the German Singles Chart, but peaked at number 2 on the German airplay chart .[ 68]
^ "World on Fire" did not enter the German Singles Chart, but peaked at number 66 on the German airplay chart.[ 69]
^ "Stay" did not enter the Rock Songs chart, but peaked at number 41 on the Rock Digital Songs chart.[ 72]
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^ "Top 40 Rock & Metal Singles – 28th August 2010" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved October 19, 2010 .
^ "Top 40 Rock & Metal Singles – 22nd January 2012" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved April 23, 2013 .
^ a b Peak chart positions for albums in the United States:
^ Peak chart positions for albums in Australia:
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^ Peak chart positions for albums in Poland:
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^ "Gold/Platinum: 30 Seconds To Mars - Music Canada" . Music Canada . Retrieved August 10, 2018 .
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^ Carucci, John (March 13, 2013). " 'Love Lust Faith + Dreams': Thirty Seconds To Mars On Album, 'Up In The Air' Single" . The Huffington Post . Archived from the original on February 29, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2018 .
^ Garner, George (April 3, 2018). Made in America . Music Week . Retrieved March 23, 2018 .
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^ a b "FIMI Certificazioni: 30 Seconds to Mars" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry . Retrieved May 22, 2013 .
^ a b "Gold & Platin" (in German). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry . Retrieved May 30, 2010 .
^ "ZPAV Accreditations – 2011 Albums" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 23, 2018 .
^ "Mars Attacks" . Hits . July 27, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2017 .
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^ "ZPAV Accreditations – 2013 Albums" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 23, 2018 .
^ "Thirty Seconds to Mars Chart History: Alternative Albums" . Billboard . Retrieved June 28, 2013 .
^ "Thirty Seconds to Mars Chart History: Top Rock Albums" . Billboard . Retrieved June 28, 2013 .
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^ "The Official UK Singles Chart for the week ending September 3, 2011". ChartsPlus (523). Milton Keynes, England: IQ Ware Ltd: 3.
^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40 – 28 August 2011" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved September 9, 2011 .
^ "AOL Sessions Undercover – EP by Thirty Seconds to Mars" . iTunes Store . Apple . Archived from the original on May 19, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2018 .
^ "To the Edge of the Earth: 30 Seconds to Mars" . Amazon . Retrieved May 22, 2013 .
^ Martins, Simão (November 2011). "30 Seconds to Mars ganha disco de ouro por MTV Unplugged". Blitz (in Portuguese) (65): 41.
^ "Thirty Seconds to Mars Chart History: Hot 100" . Billboard . Retrieved June 28, 2013 .
^ a b "Thirty Seconds to Mars Chart History: Alternative Airplay" . Billboard . Retrieved December 16, 2023 .
^ a b "Thirty Seconds to Mars Chart History: Hot Rock & Alternative Songs" . Billboard . Retrieved March 5, 2024 .
^ Peak chart positions for singles in Australia:
All except noted: "Discography Thirty Seconds to Mars" . australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 24, 2010 .
"Kings and Queens": "The ARIA Report: Issue 1026 (Week Commencing 26 October 2009)" (PDF) . Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 4, 2009. Retrieved October 13, 2010 .
"Hurricane": "The ARIA Report: Issue 1097 (Week Commencing 7 March 2011)" (PDF) . Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 30, 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2011 .
"Up in the Air": "The ARIA Report: Issue 1205 (Week Commencing 1 April 2013)" (PDF) . Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2013. Retrieved April 21, 2013 .
"City of Angels": "The ARIA Report: Issue 1258 (Week Commencing 7 April 2014)" (PDF) . Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 16, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2014 .
"Walk on Water": "The ARIA Report: Issue 1436 (Week Commencing 4 September 2017)" (PDF) . Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 5, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2018 .
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^ Peak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom:
All except noted: "30 Seconds to Mars" . Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 12, 2010 .
"Attack": "The Official UK Singles Chart for the week ending March 3, 2007". ChartsPlus (288). Milton Keynes, England: IQ Ware Ltd: 3.
"Hurricane": "The Official UK Singles Chart for the week ending January 22, 2011". ChartsPlus (491). Milton Keynes, England: IQ Ware Ltd: 3.
^ O'Brien, Jon. "30 Seconds to Mars" . AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved May 22, 2013 .
^ a b c "Latest Gold / Platinum Singles" . RadioScope. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved April 21, 2013 .
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2011 Singles" . Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved March 19, 2011 .
^ a b "Thirty Seconds to Mars: Bubbling Under Hot 100" . Billboard . Retrieved September 7, 2017 .
^ "Portuguese National Top 50 – 2013". Blitz (in Portuguese): 68. January 2014.
^ "Portuguese National Top 50 – 2014". Blitz (in Portuguese): 62. January 2015.
^ "Gold/Platinum: Thirty Seconds To Mars - Music Canada" . Music Canada . Retrieved August 10, 2018 .
^ "Thirty Seconds To Mars Chart History (Digital Song Sales)" . Billboard . Retrieved August 27, 2024 .
^ "NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart" . Recorded Music NZ . February 5, 2018. Retrieved February 2, 2018 .
^ "Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . February 2, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2024 .
^ "Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . May 12, 2023. Retrieved May 23, 2023 .
^ "Offizielle Airplay – Chartwoche 1/2024" (in German). Music Trace. Archived from the original on January 16, 2024. Retrieved January 16, 2024 .
^ "Offizielle Deutsche Airplay – Chartwoche 46/2023" (in German). Music Trace. Archived from the original on November 26, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2023 .
^ "Offizielle Deutsche Airplay – Chartwoche 12/2024" (in German). Music Trace. Archived from the original on April 5, 2024. Retrieved September 30, 2024 .
^ "Discographie Thirty Seconds to Mars" (in French). lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 18, 2017 .
^ "Lista Przebojów Trójki: Search and Destroy" (in Polish). Polskie Radio . Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2011 .
^ "Rock Digital Songs: Stay" . Billboard . Retrieved October 3, 2014 .
^ All except noted: "Thirty Seconds to Mars Chart History: Rock Airplay" . Billboard . Retrieved June 28, 2013 .
^ Peak chart positions for other charted songs in the United Kingdom Rock Chart:
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^ a b "Paul Fedor and Making videos with 30 Seconds To Mars" . Buzznet . Archived from the original on March 7, 2013. Retrieved April 21, 2013 .
^ "30 Seconds to Mars – Edge of the Earth" . Music Video Archive. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved April 21, 2013 .
^ a b c Music videos directed by Bartholomew Cubbins:
"The Kill": Lichtenstein, Julie (May 2, 2006). "30 Seconds To Mars' "A Beautiful Lie" Builds With Video and Tour Momentum" . Marketwired . Archived from the original on June 23, 2018. Retrieved October 18, 2010 .
"From Yesterday": Cohen, Jonathan (November 15, 2006). "30 Seconds To Mars Visits China For New Video" . Billboard . Retrieved October 18, 2010 .
"Kings and Queens": Montgomery, James (November 12, 2009). "30 Seconds To Mars Almost Didn't Finish 'Kings And Queens' Video" . MTV News . Viacom Media Networks . Archived from the original on June 26, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2010 .
"Closer to the Edge": Montgomery, James (August 16, 2010). "30 Seconds To Mars Save Souls In 'Closer To The Edge' Video" . MTV News. Viacom Media Networks. Archived from the original on June 26, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2010 .
"Hurricane": Kaufman, Gil (November 29, 2010). "30 Seconds To Mars Unveil Epic 'Hurricane' Film" . MTV News. Viacom Media Networks. Archived from the original on June 26, 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2011 .
"Up in the Air": Anitai, Tamar (April 19, 2013). "Thirty Seconds To Mars' 'Up In The Air' Short Film: Make Art, Not War" . MTV News. Viacom Media Networks. Archived from the original on June 26, 2019. Retrieved April 21, 2013 .
"Do or Die": Montgomery, James (August 7, 2013). "How Jared Leto Spent His Summer Vacation: Making Mars' 'Do Or Die' " . MTV News. Viacom Media Networks. Archived from the original on June 26, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2013 .
^ Wippsson, Johan (March 6, 2008). "Jared Leto Is Back With A New Video And Global Cause" . Melodic . Archived from the original on September 23, 2013. Retrieved April 21, 2013 .
^ Newman, Jason (April 6, 2011). "New Video: 30 Seconds To Mars, 'This Is War' " . MTV News. Viacom Media Networks. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2011 .
^ a b Music videos directed by Jared Leto:
"City of Angels": Grow, Kory (October 29, 2013). "Thirty Seconds to Mars Recruit Kanye West, Lindsay Lohan for 'Angels' " . Rolling Stone . Retrieved October 29, 2013 .
"Walk on Water": Hill, John (November 8, 2017). "Thirty Seconds to Mars Give a Glimpse of Upcoming Documentary With 'Walk on Water' Video" . Loudwire . Retrieved November 8, 2017 .
"Hail to the Victor": Shaffer, Claire (May 19, 2021). "Thirty Seconds to Mars Celebrate Live Music With 'Hail to the Victor' Video" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved May 19, 2021 .
^ "Thirty Seconds to Mars Release "Rescue Me" Music Video" . Artistdirect . Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 12, 2018 .
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