Arctic Monkeys performing live at the Newcastle Academy on 30 January 2006. |
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| Releases | ||
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| ↙Studio albums | 4 | |
| ↙EPs | 3 | |
| ↙Singles | 12 | |
| ↙Video albums | 2 | |
| ↙Music videos | 13 | |
The discography of Arctic Monkeys, a British indie rock[1][2] band, currently consists of four studio albums, two extended plays (EPs) and twelve singles.
Arctic Monkeys were formed in 2002 by guitarist and vocalist Alex Turner, guitarist Jamie Cook, bass guitarist Andy Nicholson and drummer and backing vocalist Matt Helders. After recording and independently distributing demos, the band released their debut EP, Five Minutes with Arctic Monkeys, on 30 May 2005. Among various offers, Domino Records was the label favoured by the band, and they signed a deal with the London-based group in June 2005.
Arctic Monkeys' first release on Domino was the single "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor", which went straight to #1 in the United Kingdom.[3] A second single, "When the Sun Goes Down", was released a week before their full-length debut and followed in the footsteps of its predecessor by topping the UK chart.[3] The band's debut album was released on 23 January 2006; Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not reached #1 in the UK[3] and Australia[4] and became the fastest-selling debut album in British history, selling 363,735 copies in its first week.[5]
A second EP was released on 24 April; Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys? featured the last material recorded with original bassist Andy Nicholson, whose departure from the band was announced in June.[6] He was replaced by Nick O'Malley, formerly of The Dodgems. "Leave Before the Lights Come On" was the first single released after Nicholson's departure, which reached #4 in the UK.[3] "Fake Tales of San Francisco" was also released in August, though only in the US as a radio-only single and the Netherlands.
The Monkeys returned to the recording studio in late-2006 to record the follow-up to their 4× Platinum[7] debut. "Brianstorm", which was the first single released from the album, peaked at number two on the charts. Favourite Worst Nightmare was released on 18 April and reached #1 in the UK[3] while improving on Whatever...'s American performance by reaching #7 on the Billboard 200.[8] The second single released from Favourite Worst Nightmare was "Fluorescent Adolescent", which reached #5.[3] On 3 December "Teddy Picker" was released, which became the band's lowest-charting single up to that point, reaching number 20 in the United Kingdom.[3]
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| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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| UK | AUS | AUT | BEL | CAN | DEN | ESP | FIN | FRA | GER | ITA | JPN | IRL | NED | NOR | NZL | SWE | EUR | US | |||
| 2006 | Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not | 1 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 46 | 6 | 38 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 26 | 3 | 24 | |
| 2007 | Favourite Worst Nightmare
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1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2009 | Humbug
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1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 15 | |
| 2011 | Suck It and See
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1 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 34 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 7 | 33 | — | 14 [32] | |
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| AUS | DEN | GER | IRL | FRA | JPN | SWE | |||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Five Minutes with Arctic Monkeys[A]
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| 2006 | Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys?
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37 | 2 | 79 | 5 | 59 | 137 | 58 | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
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| UK [3] [33] |
AUS [4] |
BEL [10] |
DEN [12] |
FRA [15] |
GER [16] |
IRL [19] |
ITA [17] |
NED [20] |
US [34] |
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| 2005 | "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" | 1 | 18 | — | 15 | 100 | — | 12 | — | 99 | 118 | Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not |
| 2006 | "When the Sun Goes Down" | 1 | 26 | 62 | — | — | 89 | 11 | — | 72 | — | |
| "Fake Tales of San Francisco" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Leave Before the Lights Come On" | 4 | 81 | — | 11 | — | — | 16 | 44 | — | — | Non-album single | |
| 2007 | "Brianstorm" | 2 | 67 | 59 | 4 | 44 | 64 | 7 | 28 | 36 | 114 | Favourite Worst Nightmare |
| "Fluorescent Adolescent" | 5 | — | 57 | 9 | 88 | 86 | 12 | — | — | — | ||
| "Teddy Picker" | 20 | — | 75 | — | 99 | — | 32 | 35 | 98 | — | ||
| 2009 | "Crying Lightning" | 12 | — | 63 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | Humbug |
| "Cornerstone" | 94 | 99 | 68 | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010 | "My Propeller" | 90 | — | 57 | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2011 | "Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair" | 28 | — | 50 | 6 | 76 | 89 | — | — | 55 | — | Suck It and See |
| "The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala" | 167 | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Suck It and See" | 149 | — | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012 | "Black Treacle" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | ||||||||||||
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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| UK [3] [33] |
BEL [10] |
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| 2006 | "Settle for a Draw" | 37 | — | "When the Sun Goes Down" |
| "The View from the Afternoon" | 75 | — | Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys? | |
| "Cigarette Smoker Fiona" | 50 | — | ||
| "Despair in the Departure Lounge" | 47 | — | ||
| "No Buses" | 49 | — | ||
| "Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys?" | 36 | — | ||
| 2007 | "If You Found This It's Probably Too Late" | 124 | — | "Brianstorm" |
| "Temptation Greets You Like Your Naughty Friend" | 77 | — | ||
| "What If You Were Right the First Time?" | 114 | — | ||
| "D Is for Dangerous" | 116 | — | Favourite Worst Nightmare | |
| "Balaclava" | 104 | — | ||
| "Only Ones Who Know" | 130 | — | ||
| "Do Me a Favour" | 127 | — | ||
| "This House Is a Circus" | 132 | — | ||
| "If You Were There, Beware" | 189 | — | ||
| "The Bad Thing" | 140 | — | ||
| "Old Yellow Bricks" | 122 | — | ||
| "505" | 74 | 64 | ||
| "The Bakery" | 161 | — | "Fluorescent Adolescent" | |
| "Plastic Tramp" | 153 | — | ||
| "Too Much to Ask" | 178 | — | ||
| 2009 | "Sketchead" | 80 | — | "Cornerstone" |
| 2011 | "Evil Twin" | 114 | — | "Suck It and See" |
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | "Scummy Man" | Paul Fraser |
| 2008 | "At the Apollo" | Richard Ayoade |
| Year | Title | Director(s) |
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| 2005 | "Fake Tales of San Francisco" | Chris Commons & Mark Bull |
| "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" | Huse Monfaradi | |
| 2006 | "When the Sun Goes Down" | Paul Fraser |
| "The View from the Afternoon" | Wiz | |
| "Leave Before the Lights Come On" | John Hardwick | |
| 2007 | "Brianstorm" | Huse Monfaradi |
| "Fluorescent Adolescent" | Richard Ayoade | |
| "Teddy Picker" | Roman Coppola | |
| 2009 | "Crying Lightning" | Richard Ayoade |
| "Cornerstone" | ||
| 2010 | "My Propeller" | Will Lovelace & Dylan Southern |
| 2011 | "Brick by Brick" | Focus Creeps |
| "Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair" | ||
| "The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala" | ||
| "Suck It and See" | ||
| "Evil Twin" |
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