Kings of Leon discography
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The discography of Kings of Leon, an American rock band, consists of nine studio albums, one live album, two compilation albums, two video album, five extended plays, 26 singles, one promotional single and 26 music videos. As of 2016 the band has sold over 21 million albums worldwide and 38 million singles.[1] The band released their debut extended play Holy Roller Novocaine in February 2003, followed by the release of the extended play What I Saw in May. Their debut studio album, Youth and Young Manhood, was released in July 2003, peaking at number 113 on the US Billboard 200 and number three on the UK Albums Chart.[2][3] The album has since been certified two times platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and three times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).[4][5] Three singles were released from the album, including the UK top 40 hit "Molly's Chambers".[6] In November 2004, Kings of Leon released their second album, Aha Shake Heartbreak. The album peaked at number 55 on the Billboard 200 and number three on the UK Albums Chart.[2][3] It has been certified double platinum by the BPI and the ARIA.[4][7] The album's first single, "The Bucket", peaked at number 16 in the UK; it also became the band's first single to chart in the United States, where it peaked at number 23 on the US Billboard Alternative Songs chart.[8]
In March 2007, the band's third album Because of the Times was released, peaking at number 25 on the Billboard 200 and topping the Irish, New Zealand and UK albums charts.[2][3][9][10] Two of the album's singles, "On Call" and "Fans", became top 20 hits in the UK.[6] Because of the Times has since been certified two times platinum by the ARIA and by the BPI[4][7][11] and three times platinum by the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA). The band saw their biggest commercial success with the release of their fourth studio album, Only by the Night, in September 2008. The album spawned the hit singles "Sex on Fire" and "Use Somebody", which peaked at numbers 56 and 4 respectively on the US Billboard Hot 100 and became top ten hits in multiple other countries.[12] Only by the Night peaked at number four on the Billboard 200, while topping the charts in the charts of multiple countries, including Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and the UK.[2][3][9][10][13] It received multiple multi-platinum certifications; the album was certified double platinum by the RIAA, eleven times platinum by the ARIA and nine times platinum by the BPI.[4][14][15] Only by the Night went on to become the twenty-first best selling album worldwide in 2008, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.[16]
Come Around Sundown, the band's fifth studio album, was released in October 2010. The album peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 and topped the charts in countries such as Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the UK.[2][3][10][13][17] The album has since been certified Gold by the RIAA and two times platinum by the ARIA.[14][18] "Radioactive", the first single from Come Around Sundown, peaked at number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Alternative Songs chart.[8][12]
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | ||||||||||
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| US [2] |
AUS [13] |
AUT [19] |
BEL [20] |
CAN [17] |
GER [21] |
IRL [9] |
NLD [22] |
NZ [10] |
UK [3] | |||||
| Youth & Young Manhood |
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113 | 46 | — | — | — | 52 | 18 | —Template:Efn | 43 | 3 | |||
| Aha Shake Heartbreak |
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55 | 25 | — | 87 | 99 | 39 | 3 | 79 | 29 | 3 |
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| Because of the Times |
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25 | 4 | 35 | 20 | 31 | 32 | 1 | 62 | 1 | 1 |
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| Only by the Night |
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4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Come Around Sundown |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Mechanical Bull |
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2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Walls |
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1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| When You See Yourself |
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11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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| Can We Please Have Fun |
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35 | 20 | 5 | 12 | 65 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 2 | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Live albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| iTunes Live from SoHo |
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Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [48] |
IRL [9] |
SCO [49] |
UK [3] | |||
| 2CD: Youth and Young Manhood / Aha Shake Heartbreak | 86 | 38 | 59 | 67 |
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| Boxed |
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— | 30 | 17 | 20 |
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Video albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Video [52] |
AUS DVD [53] |
BEL DVD [54] |
NLD DVD [55] |
UK Video [56] | |||
| Live at the O2 London, England | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | ||
| Talihina Sky |
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— | — | — | — | — |
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Extended plays
| Title | Extended play details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [59] |
SCO [60] |
UK [61] | ||
| Holy Roller NovocaineTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn | 97 | 65 | 53 | |
| What I Saw[upper-alpha 1] |
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— | 28 | 22 |
| Day Old Belgian Blues |
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— | — | — |
| Split: Kings of Leon & Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club) |
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— | — | — |
| Live in London |
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— | — | — |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [12] |
AUS [67] |
BEL [20] |
CAN [68] |
GER [69] |
IRL [9] |
NLD [22] |
NZ [10] |
SWI [70] |
UK [6] | ||||||
| "Molly's Chambers" | 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 |
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Youth and Young Manhood | ||
| "Wasted Time" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | |||||
| "California Waiting" | 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | ||||
| "The Bucket" | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | 16 |
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Aha Shake Heartbreak | |||
| "Four Kicks" | 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | 24 | ||||
| "King of the Rodeo" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | |||||
| "On Call" | 2007 | — | —Template:Efn | —Template:Efn | — | — | 28 | — | 26 | — | 18 | Because of the Times | |||
| "Fans" | — | — | —Template:Efn | — | — | 13 | — | 23 | — | 13 |
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| "Charmer" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | |||||
| "Sex on Fire" | 2008 | 56 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 33 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 35 | 1 | Only by the Night | |||
| "Use Somebody" | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 2 | |||||
| "Revelry" | 2009 | — | 21 | —Template:Efn | — | — | — | —Template:Efn | 19 | — | 29 | ||||
| "Notion" | 99 | 46 | 24 | 41 | 69 | 50 | 92 | 25 | —Template:Efn | 107 | |||||
| "Crawl" | — | 70 | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | 125 | |||||
| "Radioactive" | 2010 | 37 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 41 | 5 | 36 | 10 | 69 | 7 | Come Around Sundown | |||
| "Pyro" | — | 77 | 42 | — | 48 | 43 | 58 | — | 74 | 69 | |||||
| "Back Down South" | 2011 | — | — | —Template:Efn | — | — | — | 77 | — | — | 182 | ||||
| "Supersoaker" | 2013 | —Template:Efn | 43 | —Template:Efn | 61 | 76 | 19 | 70 | — | —Template:Efn | 32 | Mechanical Bull | |||
| "Wait for Me" | —Template:Efn | — | —Template:Efn | 71 | 34 | 18 | 47 | — | 39 | 31 | |||||
| "Temple" | — | — | —Template:Efn | 86 | — | 64 | —Template:Efn | — | — | 153 | |||||
| "Beautiful War" | — | — | —Template:Efn | — | — | 87 | — | — | —Template:Efn | 98 | |||||
| "Waste a Moment" | 2016 | —Template:Efn | 81 | 11 | 72 | 95 | 44 | —Template:Efn | —Template:Efn | 57 | 45 | Walls | |||
| "Reverend" | 2017 | — | — | 41 | — | — | 91 | —Template:Efn | —Template:Efn | —Template:Efn | 87 | ||||
| "Around the World"[77] | — | — | — | — | — | — | —Template:Efn | — | — | —Template:Efn | |||||
| "The Bandit" / "100,000 People" | 2021 | — | — | —Template:Efn | —Template:Efn | — | 83 | — | —Template:Efn | —Template:Efn | 74 | When You See Yourself | |||
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| "Mustang"[78] | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —Template:Efn | — | —Template:Efn | Can We Please Have Fun | |||
| "Split Screen"[79] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —Template:Efn | — | — | |||||
| "Nothing to Do"[80] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —Template:Efn | — | — | |||||
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Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Rock [81] |
AUS [67] |
BEL (FL) Tip [20] |
CAN DL [82] |
FIN [83] |
IRL [9] |
NLD Tip [84] |
NZ [10] |
POL [85] |
UK [6] | ||||||
| "Red Morning Light"[86] | 2003 | × | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Youth and Young Manhood | |||
| "Milk"[87] | 2004 | × | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Aha Shake Heartbreak | |||
| "Razz"[88] | × | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Ragoo"[89] | 2007 | × | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Because of the Times | |||
| "Manhattan" | 2008 | × | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 149 | Only by the Night | |||
| "Pistol of Fire" (Mark Ronson Remix)[91] | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |||
| "The Immortals" | 2011 | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | Come Around Sundown | |||
| "Don't Matter" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 174 | Mechanical Bull | |||
| "Family Tree" | —Template:Efn | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Walls" | 2016 | 11 | 95 | 39 | 38 | — | — | — | —Template:Efn | 46 | 97 | Walls | |||
| "Find Me"[92] | 29 | — | — | — | 84 | — | 28 | —Template:Efn | — | 90 |
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| "Stormy Weather"[93] | 2021 | 36 | — | 26 | — | — | 90 | — | —Template:Efn | — | 88 | When You See Yourself | |||
| "Echoing"[94] | —Template:Efn | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Time in Disguise"[95] | —Template:Efn | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Nowhere to Run"[96] | 2024 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | —Template:Efn | — | — | Can We Please Have Fun | |||
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Other charted and certified songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [12] |
US Rock [81] |
BEL (FL) [20] |
CAN [68] |
CAN Rock [97] |
NZ Hot [98][99] |
UK [100] | |||||||
| "Knocked Up" | 2007 | — | × | —Template:Efn | — | — | — | 167 | Because of the Times | ||||
| "Closer" | 2008 | — | —Template:Efn | — | — | — | — | 102 | Only by the Night | ||||
| "Frontier City" | — | × | — | — | — | — | 116 | ||||||
| "The End" | 2010 | 82 | —Template:Efn | — | 73 | 48 | — | 136 | Come Around Sundown | ||||
| "Rock City" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | —Template:Efn | Mechanical Bull | ||||
| "Over" | 2016 | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | Walls | ||||
| "Eyes On You" | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "When You See Yourself, Are You Far Away" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | When You See Yourself | ||||
| "A Wave" | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | ||||||
| "Ballerina Radio" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | Can We Please Have Fun | ||||
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Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Molly's Chambers" (live)[101] | 2006 | Radio 1's Live Lounge |
| "Fans" (live)[102] | 2007 | Radio 1's Live Lounge: Volume 2 |
| "On Call" (live)[103] | The Saturday Sessions: The Dermot O'Leary Show |
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Red Morning Light" | 2003 | Douglas Biro[104] |
| "Molly's Chambers" | Honey[105] | |
| "Wasted Time" | Mark Pellington[106] | |
| "The Bucket" | 2004 | Patrick Daughters[107][108][109] |
| "Four Kicks" | 2005 | |
| "King of the Rodeo" | ||
| "On Call" | 2007 | Adria Petty[110] |
| "Charmer" | Robert Hales[111] | |
| "Crawl" | 2008 | Nick Wickham[112] |
| "Sex on Fire" | Sophie Muller[113][114] | |
| "Use Somebody" | ||
| "Notion" | 2009 | Phil Griffin[115] |
| "Radioactive" | 2010 | Sophie Muller[116] |
| "Pyro" | Max Goldman, Paul Greenhouse, Casey McGrath[117] | |
| "Back Down South" | 2011 | Casey McGrath[118] |
| "Supersoaker" | 2013 | W.I.Z.[119] |
| "Beautiful War" | Casey McGrath[120][121] | |
| "Temple" | 2014 | |
| "Waste a Moment" | 2016 | Dimitri Basil |
| "Walls" | Casey McGrath | |
| "Around the World" | ||
| "Find Me" | Dimitri Basil | |
| "Reverend" | 2017 | |
| "Going Nowhere" | 2020 | Casey McGrath[122][123][124][125] |
| "The Bandit" | 2021 | |
| "Echoing" | ||
| "Stormy Weather" | ||
| "Mustang" | 2024 | Brook Linder |
Notes
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External links
- Official website
- Kings of Leon at AllMusic
- Kings of Leon discography at Discogs
- Template:MusicBrainz meta discography at MusicBrainzTemplate:EditAtWikidata
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