Kings of Leon discography

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Kings of Leon discography

Kings of Leon performing live at the "Festival Internacional de Benicàssim", on 22 July 2007.
Left to right: Matthew Followill, Caleb Followill, and Nathan Followill (behind drums).
Releases
↙Studio albums 5
↙Compilation albums 1
↙EPs 3
↙Singles 18
↙Music videos 13

The discography of Kings of Leon, an American rock band, consists of five studio albums, three extended plays, sixteen singles and ten music videos. Kings of Leon was formed in 1999 in Nashville, Tennessee by brothers Nathan Followill (drums, percussion, vocals), Caleb Followill (vocals, rhythm guitar), Jared Followill (bass guitar, vocals) and their cousin Matthew Followill (lead guitar, vocals).

The band released their debut EP, Holy Roller Novocaine, followed by What I Saw, in 2003. Their debut studio album, Youth and Young Manhood, was released later in 2003, peaking at number one on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart and number three on the UK Albums Chart. The album has since been certified gold in the UK and three times platinum in Australia. In 2004, Kings of Leon released their second album, Aha Shake Heartbreak. The album peaked at number 55 on the Billboard 200 and was their second album in a row to peak at number three on the UK Albums Chart. It was certified two times platinum in Ireland, as well as platinum in Australia and the UK. The album's first single, "The Bucket", was the band's first singles chart appearance in the United States, peaking at number 23 on the Alternative Songs chart.

In 2007, their third album Because of the Times was released, peaking at number one on the Irish, New Zealand and UK albums charts. The singles "On Call" and "Fans" both featured in the top 30 of each of the singles charts of those countries. Because of the Times was certified two times platinum in Australia, three times platinum in Ireland and platinum in the UK.

The band's greatest success to date came with the release of their fourth album, Only by the Night (2008), along with the singles "Sex on Fire" and "Use Somebody". Only by the Night peaked at number one on the Australian, Irish, New Zealand and UK albums charts, also peaking at number five on the Billboard 200. It was certified eight times platinum in Australia, four times platinum in New Zealand, six times platinum in the UK, platinum in the US and was eventually announced to be the twenty-first best selling album worldwide in 2008, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.[1] "Sex on Fire" peaked at number one on the Alternative Songs chart, as well as the Australian, Finnish, Irish and UK singles charts and sold large numbers of copies in the UK, Australia and New Zealand. The second single, "Use Somebody", entered the top ten on the Billboard 100, and peaked at number one on the Alternative Songs chart. It also peaked in the top 10 on the Australian, Belgian, Irish, New Zealand and UK singles charts. The third single "Notion" has also peaked at number one on the Alternative Songs chart. As of Feb. 2010, Only By the Night has sold almost 6.5 million copies worldwide. Their follow-up album, Come Around Sundown, was released on the 15th of September, 2010.

Contents

[edit] Albums

[edit] Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[2]		 AUS
[3]		 BEL
[4]		 CAN
[5]		 FRA
[6]		 GER
[7]		 IRL
[8]		 JPN
[9]		 NZ
[10]		 UK
[11]
2003 Youth and Young Manhood
  • Released: 7 July 2003
  • Label: RCA (82876 52394 2)
  • Formats: CD, LP
 113 46 — — 97 52 18 112 43 3
2004 Aha Shake Heartbreak
  • Released: 1 November 2004
  • Label: RCA (82876 64744 2)
  • Formats: CD, LP
 55 25 87 — 95 39 3 114 29 3
2007 Because of the Times
  • Released: 30 March 2007
  • Label: RCA (88697 06669-2)
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, LP
 25 4 20 — 88 32 1 106 1 1
2008 Only by the Night
  • Released: 19 September 2008
  • Label: RCA (88697-32712-2)
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital
 4 1 1 2 38 16 1 86 1 1
2010 Come Around Sundown
  • Released: 18 October 2010
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital
 2 1 1 1 27 1 1 45 1 1
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Notes

  • A double CD featuring Youth & Young Manhood / Aha Shake Heartbreak was also accredited gold in Australia[14]

[edit] Compilation albums

Year Title Peak chart Notes
IRL
[8]
2009 Boxed 30 Boxset of first three albums

[edit] Extended plays

Year Album details Peak chart
UK
[25]		 AUS
2003 Holy Roller Novocaine[26]
  • Released: 18 February 2003
  • Label: RCA
 53 97
What I Saw[27]
  • Released: 26 May 2003
  • Label: BMG
 22 —
2006 Day Old Belgian Blues[28]
  • Released: June 2006
  • Label: RCA
 — —

[edit] Singles

Year Song Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)		 Album
US
[29]		 US
Alt.
[29]		 AUS
[30]		 BEL (FL)
[31]		 CAN
[29]		 GER
[32]		 IRL
[33]		 NLD
[34]		 NZ
[35]		 UK
[11][36]
2003 "Molly's Chambers" — — — — — — — — — 23 Youth and Young Manhood
"Wasted Time" — — — — — — — — — 51
2004 "California Waiting" — — — — — — — — — 61
"The Bucket" — 23 — — — — 28 — — 16 Aha Shake Heartbreak
2005 "Four Kicks" — — — — — — 32 — — 24
"King of the Rodeo" — — — — — — — — — 41
2007 "On Call" — — — 54 — — 28 — 26 18 Because of the Times
"Fans" — — — 63 — — 13 — 23 13
"Charmer" — — — — — — — — — 85
2008 "Sex on Fire" 56 1 1 9 22 33 1 16 2 1 Only by the Night
"Use Somebody" 4 1 2 1 8 9 2 7 5 2
"Manhattan" — — 38 — — — — — — 149
2009 "Revelry" — — 21 69 — — — — 19 29
"Notion" 99 1 46 24 41 69 50 92 25 107
"Crawl" — 40 70 — 73 — — — — 125
2010 "Radioactive" 37 1 19 15 19 41 5 36 10 7 Come Around Sundown
"Pyro" — 16 77 14 — 48 43 58 — 69
2011 "The Immortals" — — — 22 — — — — — —
"Back Down South"[39] — — — 9 — — — 77 — 182
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

[edit] Other charted songs

Year Song Peak chart positions Album
US
[29]		 CAN
[29]		 UK
[11]
2008 "Knocked Up" — — 167 Because of the Times
"Closer" — — 102 Only by the Night
2010 "The End" 82 73 136 Come Around Sundown
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

[edit] Other appearances

Year Song contributed Album
2006 "Molly's Chambers" (Live) Radio 1's Live Lounge
2007 "Fans" (Live) Radio 1's Live Lounge: Volume 2
2007 "On Call" (Live) The Saturday Sessions: The Dermot O'Leary Show[40]

[edit] Video

[edit] DVDs

Year DVD details
2009 Live at the O2 London, England[41]

[edit] Music videos

Year Title Director
2003 "Red Morning Light" Douglas Biro[42]
"Molly's Chambers" Honey[43]
"Wasted Time" Mark Pellington[44]
2004 "The Bucket" Patrick Daughters[45][46][47]
2005 "Four Kicks"
"King of the Rodeo"
2007 "On Call" Adria Petty[48]
"Charmer" Robert Hales[49]
2008 "Crawl"
"Sex on Fire" Sophie Muller[50][51]
"Use Somebody"
2009 "Notion" Phil Griffin[52]
2010 "Radioactive" Sophie Muller[citation needed]
"Pyro" Patrick Daughters[53]
2011 "Back Down South" Casey McGrath[54]

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