Arctic Monkeys discography

Arctic Monkeys discography
Arctic Monkeys performing live at the Newcastle Academy on 30 January 2006.
Studio albums	5
Video albums	2
Music videos	24
EPs	3
Singles	19

The discography of Arctic Monkeys, a British indie rock^[1][2] band, currently consists of five studio albums, three extended plays (EPs) and nineteen 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 debuted at number 1 in the United Kingdom.^[3] A second single, "When the Sun Goes Down", was released a week before their full-length debut and also topped 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 number 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 (a record that was broken one year later by Leona Lewis' Spirit).^[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.

Arctic 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 number 1 in the UK^[3] and reached number 7 on the Billboard 200 in the US.^[8] The second single released from Favourite Worst Nightmare was "Fluorescent Adolescent", which reached number 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]

On 6 July 2009 Arctic Monkeys released the lead single from new album Humbug, "Crying Lightning", which reached #12 in the UK. Humbug was released on 24 August 2009 and charted at number 1 in the UK, and although going platinum, it failed to reach the same critical and commercial acclaim as their previous albums. "Cornerstone" was the second single released from the album, and only reached #94, making it the band's lowest chart performance to date. "My Propeller" was released as the third single (although originally "Pretty Visitors" was intended to be released), and reached #90.

In 2011 the band released a new album Suck It and See, it spent 1 week at number 1 in UK chart^[3] and spawned 4 singles, more than any other of their albums. The first single "Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair" reached number 28 in the UK charts,^[3] but the 3 subsequent singles from the album failed to chart in the UK Top 40. In March 2012, a new single was released, the non-album single "R U Mine?"; helped by more airplay including on BBC Radio 1's 'A' list, entered the UK charts at #23 on 5 March.^[3]

In July 2013, they released "Do I Wanna Know?" as the second single from AM and it debuted and peaked at number 11, while the album's third single, "Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?", bested the chart placing again when it entered the UK charts at number 8.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions													Certifications	Sales
		UK [3]	AUS [9]	BEL [10]	CAN [11]	DEN [12]	FRA [13]	GER [14]	IRL [15]	JPN [16]	NLD [17]	NZ [18]	SWI [19]	US [8]
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not	Released: 23 January 2006 Label: Domino (WIGCD #162) Format: CD, LP, digital download	1	1	9	46	6	17	20	1	9	8	5	16	24	UK: 5× Platinum[7] AUS: Platinum[9] CAN: Gold[20] DEN: Gold[21] JPN: Gold[22] NZ: Gold[23]	UK: 1,500,000[24] US: 462,000[25][26]
Favourite Worst Nightmare	Released: 23 April 2007 Label: Domino (WIGCD #188) Format: CD, LP, digital download	1	2	3	4	1	6	2	1	4	1	4	6	7	UK: 2× Platinum[7] AUS: Gold[27] JPN: Gold[28]	UK: 821,128[24] US: 62,000[29][30]
Humbug	Released: 19 August 2009 Label: Domino (WIGCD #220) Format: CD, LP, digital download	1	2	1	6	4	2	4	1	4	2	3	7	15	UK: Platinum[7]	UK: 400,000[24] US: 28,000[29]
Suck It and See	Released: 6 June 2011 Label: Domino Format: CD, LP, digital download	1	4	2	12	2	7	10	3	11	6	7	8	14	UK: Platinum[7]	UK: 300,000[24] US: 92,000[31]
AM	Released: 6 September 2013 Label: Domino Format: CD, LP, deluxe LP, digital download	1	1	1	3	1	4	3	1	10	1	1	2	6	UK: 3× Platinum[7] AUS: Platinum[32] BEL: Gold[33] DEN: Gold[34] IRL: Platinum[35] NZ: Platinum[36] US: Gold[37]	UK: 900,000[7] US: 655,000[38]

Video albums

List of video albums

Title	Album details	Certifications
Scummy Man	Released: 2006 Label: Domino Formats: DVD
Arctic Monkeys at the Apollo	Released: 3 November 2008 Label: Domino Formats: DVD	UK: Gold[7]

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		AUS [9]	DEN [12]	GER [14]	IRL [15]	FRA [13]	JPN [16]
Five Minutes with Arctic Monkeys	Released: 30 May 2005 Label: Bang Bang (BANGB #71) Format: CD, LP	—	—	—	—	—	—
Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys?	Released: 24 April 2006 Label: Domino (RUG #226) Format: CD, LP	37	2	79	5	52	137
iTunes Festival: London 2011	Released: 22 July 2011 Format: Digital download	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other albums

Title	Album details
Beneath the Boardwalk	Demo album Released: 2004 Self-released and distributed

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released as single and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		UK [3]	AUS [9]	BEL [10]	CAN [39]	DEN [12]	FRA [13]	IRL [15]	JPN [16][40]	NLD [17]	US [41]
"I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor"	2005	1	18	67	—	15	100	12	61	99	118	UK: Platinum [7]	Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
"When the Sun Goes Down"	2006	1	26	62	—	—	—	11	52	72	—	UK: Silver[7]
"Fake Tales of San Francisco"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Leave Before the Lights Come On"		4	81	—	2	11	—	16	57	—	—		Non-album single
"Brianstorm"	2007	2	67	59	1	4	44	7	24	36	114	UK: Silver[7]	Favourite Worst Nightmare
"Matador" / "Da Frame 2R"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Fluorescent Adolescent"		5	—	57	—	9	88	12	61	—	—	UK: Silver[7]
"Teddy Picker"		20	—	75	—	—	99	32	116	98	—
"Crying Lightning"	2009	12	70	59	15	—	23	—	44	—	—		Humbug
"Cornerstone"		94	99	68	7	—	42	—	—	—	—
"My Propeller"	2010	90	—	57	6	—	56	—	—	—	—
"Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair"	2011	28	—	50	—	—	—	—	—	55	—		Suck It and See
"The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala"		167	—	65	—	—	—	—	15	—	—
"Suck It and See"		149	—	70	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Black Treacle"	2012	173	—	75	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"R U Mine?"		23	94	61	—	—	147	65	—	—	122	UK: Silver[7]	AM
"Come Together"		21	—	—	—	—	—	62	—	—	—		Isles of Wonder
"Do I Wanna Know?"	2013	11	37	33	48	—	45	14	—	62	70	UK: Platinum[7] AUS: Platinum[42] DEN: Gold[43] US: Platinum[37]	AM
"Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?"		8	56	31	87	—	164	33	42	—	—	UK: Silver[7] AUS: Gold[42]
"One for the Road"		112	—	126	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Arabella"	2014	70	—	57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Snap Out of It"		82	—	52	—	—	—	68	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Album
		UK [3]	UK Indie [44]	BEL [10]
"The View from the Afternoon"	2006	—	?	—	Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys?
"If You Found This It's Probably Too Late"	2007	124	?	—	"Brianstorm" single
"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" single
"Plastic Tramp"		153	?	—
"Too Much to Ask"		178	?	—
"Sketchead"	2009	80	?	—	"Cornerstone" single
"Fright Lined Dining Room"		—	29	—
"Catapult"		—	35	—
"The Afternoon's Hat"	2010	—	27	—	"My Propeller" single
"Joining the Dots"		—	28	—
"Evil Twin"	2011	114	16	—	"Suck It and See" single
"Electricity"	2012	128	10	—	"R U Mine?" single
"2013"	2013	—	36	—	"Do I Wanna Know?" single
"Stop the World I Wanna Get Off with You"		74	12	—	"Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?" single
"You're So Dark"		—	17	—	"One for the Road" single
"Fireside"	2014	—	—	59	AM
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and directors

Title	Year	Album	Director(s)
"Fake Tales of San Francisco"	2005	Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not	Chris Commons & Mark Bull
"I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor"			Huse Monfaradi
"When the Sun Goes Down"	2006		Paul Fraser
"The View from the Afternoon"			W.I.Z.
"Leave Before the Lights Come On"		N/A	John Hardwick
"Brianstorm"	2007	Favourite Worst Nightmare	Huse Monfaradi
"Fluorescent Adolescent"			Richard Ayoade
"Teddy Picker"			Roman Coppola
"Crying Lightning"	2009	Humbug	Richard Ayoade
"Cornerstone"
"My Propeller"	2010		Will Lovelace & Dylan Southern
"Brick by Brick"	2011	Suck It and See	Focus Creeps
"Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair"
"The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala"
"Suck It and See"
"Evil Twin"
"Black Treacle"	2012
"You and I"		"Black Treacle" single
"R U Mine?"		AM
"Do I Wanna Know?"	2013		David Wilson
"Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?"			Nabil Elderkin
"One for the Road"			Focus Creeps
"Arabella"	2014		Jake Nava
"Snap Out of It"			Focus Creeps

Notes

• A ^ "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 18 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.^[45]
• B ^ "Brianstorm" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 14 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.^[46]
• C ^ "R U Mine?" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 22 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.^[47]
• D' ^ "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor", "Do I Wanna Know?", "R U Mine?" and "Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?" have also charted on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart. "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" peaked at number 7 in 2006, when the chart was still called Hot Modern Rock Tracks.^[48] "Do I Wanna Know?" peaked at number 1 in 2014.^[49] "Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?" peaked at number 5 in 2014.^[50] "R U Mine?" peaked at number 2 in 2015.^[51]

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