Twenty One Pilots
Twenty One Pilots are an American musical duo from Columbus, Ohio which consists of Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun. The band is known for its difficult to categorise mix of musical styles, lyrics concerning personal insecurities, and ambitious conceptual storyline with characters, settings, and alter egos told through several albums. Its live shows feature costumes and on-stage acrobatics, and the duo has built a famously dedicated fanbase.
The band was formed in 2009 by Joseph, bassist Nick Thomas and drummer Chris Salih. After independently releasing their first album, Twenty One Pilots (2009), Salih was replaced by Dun in May 2011, and Thomas left the following month, with the group continuing as a duo. Following their second independent album, Regional at Best (2011), Twenty One Pilots were signed by record label Fueled by Ramen in 2012. Their label debut Vessel (2013) became the second album in history on which every track received at least a gold certification.
The duo achieved breakthrough success in 2015 with their fourth album, Blurryface, which produced the hit singles "Stressed Out" and "Ride" and became the first album on which every track received at least a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America. "Stressed Out" earned Twenty One Pilots a Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards. The release of "Heathens" in 2016 also made the group the first alternative artist in history to have two concurrent top five singles in the Billboard Hot 100 and the third rock act in history to have two singles simultaneously chart in the top five of the Billboard Hot 100, joining the Beatles and Elvis Presley.
The duo has released four more studio albums: Trench (2018), Scaled and Icy (2021), Clancy (2024), and Breach (2025). They have garnered 14 number-one songs on the Alternative Airplay chart, tying with Linkin Park for the second-most.
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