Kaiser Chiefs discography

Kaiser Chiefs discography

Kaiser Chiefs performing at the Festival Beauregard in 2012.
Releases
↙Studio albums 5
↙EPs 1
↙Singles 19
↙Video albums 2
↙Music videos 21
↙Other appearances 2

The discography of Kaiser Chiefs, a British indie rock band, consists of five studio albums, one extended play, thirteen singles, and one video album. Kaiser Chiefs were formed in 1997 in Leeds, England by classmates Nick Hodgson (drums), Nick Baines (keyboards) and Simon Rix (bass).[1] The trio were later joined by Andrew White (guitar) and Ricky Wilson (vocals).

The group's debut album Employment was released in March 2005. Influenced by the new wave and punk rock of the late 1970s,[2] the record enjoyed success in the United Kingdom with sales of over 1.9 million.[3] The album reached number three on the UK Albums Chart and certified five times platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).[4][5] It produced four singles, and was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize in 2005[6] and nominated for "Best British Album" at the 2006 BRIT Awards.[7] Also in 2005, the band released Enjoyment, a video album composed of music videos, live performances and interviews.

The band's second album, Yours Truly, Angry Mob, was released in February 2007. It reached number one and was certified platinum in the UK,[4][8] and peaked at number forty-five in the Billboard 200 albums chart in the United States. Yours Truly, Angry Mob produced four singles, two of which reached the top twenty on the UK Singles Chart.[4] In April 2008, the album's lead single, "Ruby", was nominated for an Ivor Novello Award for "Most Performed Title of 2007–2008".[9] Kaiser Chiefs released their third album, Off with Their Heads, in October 2008. It reached number two in the UK,[4] and produced two singles.

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)		 Sales
UK
[4]		 AUS
[10]		 AUT
[11]		 BEL
[12]		 GER
[13]		 IRE
[14]		 NLD
[15]		 NZ
[16]		 SWI
[17]		 US
[18]
Employment 2 60 — 19 55 2 12 — — 86
Yours Truly, Angry Mob
  • Released: 26 February 2007
  • Label: B-Unique (BUN #122)
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download, LP
 1 9 5 2 6 2 1 39 11 45
Off with Their Heads
  • Released: 20 October 2008
  • Label: B-Unique (BUN #144)
  • Formats: CD, digital download, LP
 2 12 25 11 29 16 16 34 19 55
The Future Is Medieval
  • Released: 3 June 2011
  • Label: Polydor, Universal Music Group
  • Formats: CD, digital download, LP
 10 25 — 34 — — 40 — 83 —
Education, Education, Education & War
  • Released: 31 March 2014
  • Label: Fiction, Universal Music Group
  • Formats: CD, digital download, LP
 1 65 — 33 39 62 37 — 76 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

US-only albums

Title Album details
Start the Revolution Without Me
  • Released: 6 March 2012
  • Label: Downtown/Fiction/Co-Op
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[4]		 AUS
[10]
Souvenir: The Singles 2004–2012
  • Released: 4 June 2012
  • Label:
 19 81

Extended plays

Title EP details
Lap of Honour
  • Released: 18 January 2005
  • Label: Universal (UICU #1102)
  • Format: CD
  • Released in Japan only[26]

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)		 Album
UK
[4][27]		 AUS
[10]		 AUT
[11]		 BEL
[12]		 GER
[28]		 IRE
[14]		 NLD
[15]		 NZ
[16]		 SWI
[17]		 US
Alt
[29]
2004 "Oh My God" 6 — — — — 27 82 — — — Employment
"I Predict a Riot" 9 — — 67 79 25 74 — — 34
2005 "Everyday I Love You Less and Less" 10 — — — — — 52 — — —
"Modern Way" 11 — — — — 47 89 — — —
"You Can Have It All"[A] — — — — — — — — — —
2007 "Ruby" 1 — 14 5 11 5 7 29 13 14 Yours Truly, Angry Mob
"Everything Is Average Nowadays" 19 — — 67 99 — 91 — — —
"The Angry Mob" 20 — — — — — — — — —
"Love's Not a Competition (But I'm Winning)"[A] 112 — — 60 — — — — — —
2008 "Never Miss a Beat" 5 47 65 42 76 49 74 — — — Off with Their Heads
"Good Days Bad Days" 111 — — 71 — — — — — —
2011 "Little Shocks" 179 — — 63 — — — — — — The Future Is Medieval
"Man on Mars" — — — 96 — — — — — —
"Kinda Girl You Are" — — — — — — — — — —
2012 "On the Run" — — — — — — — — — — Start the Revolution Without Me
"Listen to Your Head" — — — 89 — — — — — — Souvenir: The Singles 2004–2012
2014 "Bows & Arrows" — — — — — — — — — — Education, Education, Education & War
"Coming Home" 31 — — 60 — 89 — — — —
"Meanwhile Up in Heaven" — — — — — — — — — —
"My Life" — — — — — — — — — —
2015 "Falling Awake" — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.
Notes
  • A ^ Released as collector's edition 7" singles through the band's official website[30]

Video albums

Title Video details
Enjoyment
  • Released: 28 November 2005
  • Label: B-Unique (BUN #101 DVD)
  • Format: DVD
Live at Elland Road
  • Released: 24 November 2008
  • Label: Polydor (#1790878)
  • Format: DVD

Music videos

Year Title Director(s)
2004 "Oh My God" (Version 1) Charlie Paul[31]
"I Predict a Riot" (Version 1)
2005 "Oh My God" (Version 2)
"Everyday I Love You Less and Less" Tim Pope[32]
"I Predict a Riot" (Version 2) StyleWar[33]
"Modern Way" Scott Lyon and Ricky Wilson[34]
2007 "Ruby" StyleWar[35][36]
"Everything Is Average Nowadays"
"The Angry Mob" W.I.Z.[37]
"Love's Not a Competition (But I'm Winning)" Jim Canty[38]
2008 "Never Miss a Beat" Goodtimes[39]
"Good Days Bad Days" Alex Courtes[40]
2009 "You Want History"
2011 "Little Shocks" Jamie Roberts
"Man on Mars" Sara Dunlop
"Kinda Girl You Are" Dan Sully
2012 "On the Run"
"Listen to Your Head"
2014 "Coming Home" James Slater
"Meanwhile Up In Heaven"
"My Life"
2015 "Falling Awake" Danny North

Other appearances

These songs have not appeared on a studio album released by Kaiser Chiefs.

Year Song Album Notes
2005 "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" Help!: A Day in the Life Originally recorded by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles[41]
2007 "Flowers in the Rain" Radio 1 Established 1967 Originally recorded by The Move[42]
2007 "Getting Better" N/A In 2007, Kaiser Chiefs re-recorded The Beatles song for 'It Was 40 Years Ago Today', a BBC television film with contemporary acts recording songs from 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' using the same studio, technicians and recording techniques as the original.[43]
2012 "Pinball Wizard" A Symphony of British Music Originally recorded by The Who. Recording and performed during the Closing Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

References

General
Specific
  1. ↑ Kolan, Patrick. "The British Are Coming...Introducing the Kaiser Chiefs". AskMen.com. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
  2. ↑ Phares, Heather. "Employment > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 14 September 2007.
  3. ↑ Sherwin, Adam. "It's captain v Kaiser Chiefs in the battle of music's biggest guns". The Times. 11 January 2006. Retrieved 22 June 2008.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 "KAISER CHIEFS | Artist". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "British platinum certification for Employment". British Phonographic Industry. 17 February 2006. Retrieved 2 September 2007.
  6. ↑ "Antony and Johnsons win Mercury". BBC. 7 September 2005. Retrieved 14 September 2007.
  7. ↑ "Brit Awards 2006: The winners". BBC. 15 February 2006. Retrieved 18 June 2008.
  8. ↑ "British platinum certification for Yours Truly, Angry Mob". British Phonographic Industry. 23 March 2007. Retrieved 2 September 2007.
  9. ↑ "Full list of nominees for the Ivor Novello awards 2008". The Guardian. 21 April 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Top 50 peaks: "Discography Kaiser Chiefs". Australian-Charts.com. eMedia Jungen. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Discographie Kaiser Chiefs". AustrianCharts.at. eMedia Jungen. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Discografie Kaiser Chiefs". ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  13. ↑ "Chartverfolgung / Kaiser Chiefs / Longplay". MusicLine.de. PhonoNet. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Discography Kaiser Chiefs". Irish-Charts.com. eMedia Jungen. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Discografie Kaiser Chiefs". DutchCharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Discography Kaiser Chiefs". Charts.org.nz. eMedia Jungen. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Hit Parade Kaiser Chiefs". SwissCharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  18. ↑ "Billboard Artist Chart History: Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 . British Phonographic Industry. 17 February 2006. Retrieved 2 September 2007.
  20. ↑ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2006 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  21. ↑ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards 2006". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 September 2007.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 Rob Fitzpatrick (27 October 2011). "When bands fall off cliffs". Guardian. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  23. ↑ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2007 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  24. ↑ http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin.
  25. ↑ Hasty, Katie. "McGraw Leads Seven Top 10 Debuts Onto Billboard 200". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 14 April 2007. Retrieved 2 September 2007.
  26. ↑ "Discography: Singles & EPs". Allmusic. Macrovision Corporation. Retrieved 9 June 2008.
  27. ↑ Peak chart positions in the United Kingdom:
  28. ↑ (German) "Chartverfolgung / Kaiser Chiefs / Single". MusicLine.de. PhonoNet. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  29. ↑ "Billboard Artist Chart History: Singles". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  30. ↑ "Kaiser Chiefs’ Christmas present". NME. 13 December 2005. Retrieved 18 June 2008.
  31. ↑ "Work: The Kaiser Chiefs". ItchFilm.com. Retrieved 18 June 2008.
  32. ↑ "Kaiser Chiefs: "Everyday I Love You Less and Less"". TimPope.tv. Retrieved 18 June 2008.
  33. ↑ "I Predict a Riot" (CD single liner notes). B-Unique Records. August 2005.
  34. ↑ "Modern Way" (CD single liner notes). B-Unique Records. November 2005.
  35. ↑ ""Ruby" Music Video". MTV. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
  36. ↑ "Everything Is Average Nowadays" (CD single liner notes). B-Unique Records. May 2007.
  37. ↑ "PFL Helps Create WIZ's Tale of Class (and Hen) War for Kaiser Chiefs 'Angry Mob'". UKScreenAssociation.co.uk. 30 July 2007. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
  38. ↑ Knight, David. "Jim gets his big one out for the Kaisers…". PromoNews.tv. 14 November 2007. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
  39. ↑ Knight, David. "The Kaiser Chiefs’ Never Miss A Beat by Goodtimes". PromoNews.tv. 4 September 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
  40. ↑ "Video & Single - "Good Days Bad Days"". KaiserChiefs.co.uk. 31 October 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
  41. ↑ "Help: A Day In The Life". War Child Music. 9 September 2005. Retrieved 9 June 2008.
  42. ↑ "Radio 1's new covers' album". BBC. Retrieved 9 June 2008.
  43. ↑ "BBC Programmes website". BBC. Retrieved 3 November 2008.

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