The Killers discography

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This is a discography of the Las Vegas rock band The Killers.

Contents

[edit] Albums

Year Album Chart positions[1][2][3] RIAA certification [4] BPI certification
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2004 Hot Fuss
1st Studio Album
7 1(2) 1 5 1(11) 47 8 60 53 36 46 15 - - 3x Platinum 4x Platinum 3.0 5.5
2006 Sam's Town
2nd Studio Album
2 1(3) 2 1 1(5) 5 30 6 9 30 14 20 10 13 Platinum 4x Platinum 1.2 4.4
2007 Sawdust
Compilation Album
12 7 6[5] 18 13 53 93 35 33 TBR 72 TBR 29 TBR TBR Gold 0.2 0.7
2008 Third studio album
3rd Studio Album
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

[edit] Singles and charted tracks

Year Song U.S. Hot 100 U.S. Pop 100 U.S. Modern Rock U.S. Adult Top 40 UK Singles Chart UK Download Chart Australian Singles Chart RIAA[6] Album
2003 "Mr. Brightside" 1 - - - - - - - - Hot Fuss
2004 "Somebody Told Me" 2 51 - 3 17 28 - - Platinum
"Mr. Brightside" 10 5 3 11 10 40 29 Gold
"All These Things That I've Done" 3 74 58 10 - 18 184 42 Gold
2005 "Somebody Told Me" (re-release) - - - - 3 19 17 -
"Smile Like You Mean It" 4 - - 15 - 11 37 47 -
"Under the Gun" 5 - 83 - - - - - -
"Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll" 5 113 71 - - - - - -
2006 "When You Were Young" 14 18 1 15 2 2 10 - Sam's Town
"Bones" - - 21 - 15 28 22 -
"A Great Big Sled" (feat. Toni Halliday) 54 42 - - - 11 - - A Great Big Sled (single)
2007 "Read My Mind" 62 62 8 25 15 15 32 - Sam's Town
"For Reasons Unknown" - - - - 53 - - -
"Shadowplay" 6 68 43 19 - 115 - - - Sawdust
"Tranquilize" - - - - 13 11 84 -
"Romeo and Juliet" 7 - - - - 86 - 98 -
"Don't Shoot Me Santa" 108 73 - - 34 33 - - Don't Shoot Me Santa (single)
  • 1 "Mr.Brightside" was released as limited edition single release (500 ex) in UK in September 2003
  • 2 "Somebody Told Me" was released as as the second single in the US, with Mr.Brightside having been released previously
  • 3 "All These Things I've Done" was the third UK single release and fourth US single release from the album Hot Fuss
  • 4 "Smile Like You Mean It" was the third US single release and fourth UK single release from the album Hot Fuss
  • 5 B-sides that were not released as singles but charted solely on downloads and airplay.
  • 6 "Shadowplay" was not released as a single in UK but charted as an album track on the UK single chart on the strength of download sales.
  • 7 "Romeo and Juliet" was not released as a single in UK (previously released as b-side to "For Reasons Unknown") but charted as an album track on the UK single chart on the strength of download sales.

[edit] B-Sides

Hot Fuss

  • "The Ballad of Michael Valentine"
  • "Under the Gun"
  • "Show You How"
  • "Show Me Lockett" - got cut from the album
  • "Ariel's Angels" - was also cut from the album
  • "Who Let You Go"
  • "Get Trashed"
  • "Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself" (Morrissey) - BBC Radio One Session
  • "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town" (Kenny Rogers) - BBC Radio One Session
  • "Andy, You're A Star" - BBC Radio One Session
  • "Midnight Show" - SBN Live Session
  • "Change Your Mind" (releases in the UK and Australia)

Sam's Town

  • "Where the White Boys Dance"
  • "All the Pretty Faces"
  • "Daddy's Eyes"
  • "Romeo and Juliet" (Dire Straits) - Live at Abbey Road Studios
  • "Sam's Town" - Live at Abbey Road Studios

[edit] Soundtrack appearances

[edit] Demo songs

  • Oh Yeah, By The Way
  • Replaceable
  • Desperate
  • Waiting For Love
  • Press 1

[edit] Live covers

  • "Time" (Pink Floyd) - played as a snippet with "On Top"
  • "Moonage Daydream" (David Bowie)
  • "Rock 'n' Roll With Me" (David Bowie) - played as a snippet with "My List"
  • "Shadowplay" (Joy Division)
  • "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (Frankie Valli) - played in shortened form into "Shadowplay"
  • "Chicago" (Frank Sinatra) - played in Chicago, IL on May 10, 2007
  • "Helter Skelter" (The Beatles)
  • "Romeo & Juliet (Dire Straits)

[edit] Unreleased

  • "Where Is She?" - also known as "Soft Surrender"
  • "Stereo of Lies"
  • "Burning Up" - new track revealed in interview with German "Musikexpress", February 2007
  • "Metropolis" - new track mentioned in interview in spring 2007
  • "Dreamland" - mentioned in interview in summer 2007, reportedly was already recorded as early as February 2007 while the band was on their Australian tour
  • "Tidal Wave" - new track mentioned in Q magazine April 2008 could be a possible lead single for the as of yet untitled third studio album
  • "Neon Tiger" - new track mentioned on the Captains blog on the Killers official Fan page
  • "Emerald City" - new track mentioned on the Captains blog on the Killers official Fan page

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