The following is the discography of Serj Tankian, an Armenian-American singer and musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist, songwriter, keyboardist, and occasionally rhythm guitarist of the Grammy Award-winning metal band System of a Down.
This discography consists of five studio albums, two collaboration album, four EPs, four live album/DVD, thirty-three singles, twenty-three music videos, and all other known appearances by Tankian on other artists' albums, soundtracks, and in video games. This article also contains the production credits by Tankian. The list does not include anything performed or recorded with System of a Down. To see recordings by System of a Down, see System of a Down discography.
Albums
Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positionsTitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsUSPeak position for Serj Tankian in the US:
All singles in the Hot Mainstream Rock Songs, except Mein: Mein: AUSPeaks in Australia: Elect the Dead: Imperfect Harmonies: Harakiri: AUTFRAGERITANLDNZSWIUKElect the Dead Released: October 23, 2007 Label: Serjical Strike, Reprise Formats: CD, LP, digital download419523103145141126Imperfect Harmonies Released: September 21, 2010 Label: Serjical Strike, Reprise Formats: CD, LP, digital download35561329182394261286Harakiri Released: July 10, 2012 Label: Serjical Strike, Reprise Formats: CD, digital download298610371236—271387Orca Released: June 25, 2013 Label: Serjical Strike, Reprise Formats: CD, LP, digital download——————————Covers, Collaborations & Collages Released: October 24, 2025 Label: Serjical Strike, Reprise Formats: digital download——————————"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Live albums Year Album details Peak chart positions AUT FRA GER GRC NZ SWI2010Elect the Dead Symphony Released: March 9, 2010 Label: Serjical Strike, Reprise Formats: CD, LP, digital download3811863512642021Live in Edmonton (with The F.C.C.) Released: November 29, 2021 Label: Serjical Strike Formats: digital download——————2022Live at Leeds (with The F.C.C.) Released: April 8, 2022 Label: Serjical Strike Formats: digital download——————2023Invocations Released: November 10, 2023 Label: Serjical Strike Formats: digital download——————
Collaborative albums Year Album details2003Serart(with Arto Tunçboyacıyan) Released: May 6, 2003 Label: Serjical Strike, Columbia Formats: CD/DVD, LP, digital download2020Fuktronic(with Jimmy Urine) Released: May 8, 2020 Label: Formats: LP, digital download
Soundtracks Prometheus Bound (2011) The Last Inhabitant (2016) 1915 (2016) Intent to Destroy (2017) Furious (2017) Spitak (2018) Midnight Star (2019) Truth to Power (2021) I Am Not Alone (2021) Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street (2023)
EPs Year EP details2008Lie Lie Live Released: July 1, 2008 Label: Serjical Strike, Reprise Formats: Digital download 2011Imperfect Remixes Released: March 1, 2011 Label: Serjical Strike, Reprise Formats: Digital download 2021Elasticity Released: March 19, 2021 Label: United Trust of Sonic Preservation, Alchemy, BMG Formats: CD digital download, streaming vinyl 2022Perplex Cities Released: October 21, 2022 Label: United Trust of Sonic Preservation, Alchemy, BMG Formats: Digital download2024Foundations
Released: September 27, 2024
Singles As lead artist Year Song Peak chart positions Album US USAlt. USMain. USRock CAN POL UK2007 "The Unthinking Majority" — — — — — — — Elect the Dead "Empty Walls" 97 3 4 — 75 — 78 "Lie Lie Lie" — — — — — — — 2008 "Sky Is Over" — 22 23 — — 46 — "Fears" — — — — — — — 2010 "The Charade" — — — — — — — Elect the Dead Symphony "Bird's Eye"(with Marc Streitenfeld & Mike Patton) — — — — — — —Body of Lies "Left of Center" — — — — — — —Imperfect Harmonies "Reconstructive Demonstrations" — — — — — 29 — 2011 "The Hunger"(with Shirley Manson) — — — — — — — Prometheus Bound 2012 "Figure It Out" — — 17 44 — — —Harakiri "Cornucopia" — — — — — 36 — "Harakiri" — — 40 — — 78 — "We Are the 99 Percent"(with Tom Morello & Tim McIlrath) — — — — — — — rowspan="5" 2014 "Hali"(with Pedro Meirelles & Eugene Hütz) — — — — — — — 2016 "Artsakh" — — — — — — — "Aurora's Dream"(featuring Veronika Stalder) — — — — — — — 2017 "Industrialized Overload" — — — — — — — 2018 "The Rough Dog"(with Ara Malikian) — — — — — — —Royal Garage 2019 "Black Blooms"(with O.R.k.) — — — — — — —Ramagehead 2020 "Introvert (Call Me Crazy)"(with Sebu, mISHØ) — — — — — — — rowspan="2" "Hayastane" — — — — — — — 2021 "Disarming Time: A Modern Piano Concerto" — — — — — — — Cool Gardens Poetry Suite 2022 "Amber"(with Sevak Amroyan) — — — — — — — 2024 "A.F. Day" — — — — — — — Foundations "Justice Will Shine On" — — — — — — —
Promotional singles Year Song Album 2008 "Honking Antelope"Elect the Dead 2010 "Borders Are..."Imperfect Harmonies "Yes, It's Genocide" 2011 "Deserving?" "Goodbye – Gate 21"(featuring Tom Morello) Imperfect Remixes
As featured artist Year Song Peak chart positions Album USMain. 2007 "Mein"(Deftones featuring Serj Tankian) 40Saturday Night Wrist 2013 "We Are"(Ray Harmony featuring Serj Tankian, Ihsahn, Devin Townsend & Abbie Johnson) — 2014 "Shooting Helicopters"(Benny Benassi featuring Serj Tankian) — Danceaholic 2019 "A Higher Frequency"(Tom Morello featuring Serj Tankian & Attlas) — 10 Years of Mom+Pop 2021 "Moonhearts in Space"(Tina Guo featuring Serj Tankian) — Dies Irae 2023 "Black Thunder"(The Hu featuring Serj Tankian & Daniel "DL" Laskiewicz) 11 Rumble of Thunder2024"I'm Afraid of Stars"(Nemra featuring Serj Tankian)—The End of the Party2026"Joseph"(Falling in Reverse featuring Corey Taylor and Serj Tankian)—
Music videos
Year Song Director(s) 2005 "We Are One" (with Buckethead) Rodney Ascher and Syd Garon2007 "The Unthinking Majority" Tawd B. Dorenfeld "Empty Walls" Tony Petrossian "Saving Us" Kevin Estrada "Feed Us" Sevag Vrej "Lie Lie Lie" Martha Colburn "Honking Antelope" Roger Kupelian "Elect the Dead" Gariné Torossian "Baby" Isaac "Eye-Sack" Flores "Sky Is Over" José Rivera "Beethoven's Cunt" Adam Egypt Mortimer "Money" Ara Soudjian "Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition" Greg Watermann 2008 "Sky Is Over" (Alt Video) Jose Rivera2010 "Left of Center" Tawd B. Dorenfeld2011 "Reconstructive Demonstrations" Roger Kupelian "Goodbye – Gate 21" (Rock Remix; feat. The FCC & Tom Morello) Ara Soudjian and George Tonikian2012 "Figure It Out" Ara Soudjian "Harakiri" Nico Sabenorio "Occupied Tears" Eric Nazarian "Uneducated Democracy" Narek Minasyan and Nareh Hovhannissyan 2013 "Orca Act I – Victorious Orcinus" (Truncated Studio Version) Aaron Faulls "Orca Act II – Oceanic Subterfuge" 2016 "Ari Im Sokhag" (feat. Larisa Hovannisian) Garin Hovannisian "Artsakh" Rand Courtney 2017 "A Fine Morning To Die" (with Iowa) 2020 "Hayastane - Հայաստանը" Armen Soudjian 2021 "Elasticity" Vlad Kaptur "Electric Yerevan" Garin Hovannisian "Your Mom" D.S. Bradford "Rumi" Craig Ray "How Many Times?" Roger Kupelian "Disarming Time: A Modern Piano Concerto" Serj Tankian 2022 "Amber" (with Sevak Amroyan) Hrag Yedalian 2024 "A.F. Day" Ara Soudjian "Justice Will Shine On" Ara Soudjian and Todd Harapiak "Cartoon Buyer" "Appropriations" "Life's Revengeful Son"
Other appearances