The Killers discography
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American rock band the Killers have released seven studio albums, one live album, four compilation albums, two extended plays, 42 singles, 11 promotional singles, and 39 music videos. Part of the post-punk revival movement, the Killers are influenced by music styles of the 1980s and 1990s. The band has sold over 28 million records worldwide.[1] The group's debut album, Hot Fuss (2004), brought the band mainstream success, spawning four UK top-20 singles, including "Mr. Brightside". The album has since been certified six-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and eight-times platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI),[2][3] selling seven million copies worldwide.[4]
| The Killers discography | |
|---|---|
The Killers performing during the Wonderful Wonderful World Tour in 2018 | |
| Studio albums | 7 |
| EPs | 2 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 4 |
| Singles | 42 |
| Video albums | 1 |
| Music videos | 39 |
| Promotional singles | 11 |
The Killers' second studio album, Sam's Town, was released in October 2006, being met initially by mixed reviews but nonetheless proving a commercial success, debuting at number two on the Billboard 200 with opening sales of 315,000 units, and going on to be certified double-platinum by the RIAA.[5][2] In the UK, the album debuted atop the chart and went on to be certified five-times platinum by the BPI.[3] The compilation album Sawdust was released in November 2007, containing B-sides, rarities, and new material.
The band's third album, Day & Age, produced by Stuart Price, was released in November 2008 and spawned the commercially successful single "Human", described by Brandon Flowers as "our biggest song, pound for pound".[6] Day & Age proved a commercial success in Europe, and was certified platinum by the RIAA.[2] Their fourth album, Battle Born, was released in September 2012, becoming the band's fourth consecutive album to reach number one in both the UK and Ireland.[7]
In November 2013, in celebration of their first decade together, the band released their first greatest hits album, titled Direct Hits, a contractual requirement with their record label.[8] The compilation features two new tracks, including "Shot at the Night", produced by Anthony Gonzalez of M83. In September 2017, the Killers released their fifth studio album, Wonderful Wonderful, becoming the band's fifth consecutive album to top the UK Albums Chart,[9] as well as their first number-one album on the US Billboard 200.[10] In August 2020, the band released their sixth studio album, Imploding the Mirage, becoming the band's sixth consecutive album to top the UK Albums Chart and their highest rated by critics in the aggregate.
In August 2021, the band released their seventh studio album, Pressure Machine, and have begun work on recording an eighth.[11][12] In 2023, Flowers revealed that the album has been scrapped, citing dissatisfaction with its direction.[13] In December of that year, the band released their second greatest hits compilation, Rebel Diamonds, featuring three songs that would have appeared on the aborted album; one of these songs, "Boy", became their longest-running number-one song on the Alternative Airplay charts in the US.[14][15] A fourth song from these sessions, "We Did It in the Name of Love", was released only to social media in December 2023.[16]
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [17] |
AUS [18] |
BEL (FL) [19] |
CAN [20] |
GER [21] |
IRL [22] |
NLD [23] |
NZ [24] |
SWI [25] |
UK [26] | ||||
| Hot Fuss | 7 | 1 | 95 | 4 | 75 | 1 | 46 | 5 | 48 | 1 | |||
| Sam's Town |
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2 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Day & Age |
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6 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Battle Born |
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3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Wonderful Wonderful |
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1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
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| Imploding the Mirage |
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8 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
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| Pressure Machine |
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9 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Live albums
Compilation albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [17] |
AUS [18] |
BEL (FL) [19] |
CAN [20] |
GER [21] |
IRL [22] |
NLD [23] |
NZ [24] |
SWI [25] |
UK [26] | ||||
| Sawdust |
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12 | 6 | 66 | 10 | 53 | 13 | 72 | 18 | 33 | 7 |
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| Direct Hits |
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20 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 63 | 5 | 40 | — | 57 | 5 |
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| Don't Waste Your Wishes |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[A] | ||
| Rebel Diamonds |
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74 | 31 | 91 | 70 | 97 | 1 | — | 16 | — | 1 | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Extended plays
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [17] |
AUS [18] |
UK [53] | |||||||||||
| (Red) Christmas EP |
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85 | 77 | 104 | |||||||||
| Encore at the Garden (with Bruce Springsteen) |
— | — | —[B] | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Singles
2000s
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [57] |
US Alt. [58] |
AUS [18] |
AUT [59] |
CAN [60] |
GER [21] |
IRL [22] |
NLD [23] |
NZ [24] |
UK [26] | ||||
| "Mr. Brightside" | 2003 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 8 | — | 14 | 42 | 66 | 15 | 10 | Hot Fuss | |
| "Somebody Told Me" | 2004 | 51 | 3 | 17 | — | —[C] | — | 9 | 41 | 13 | 3 | ||
| "All These Things That I've Done" | 74 | 10 | 42 | — | —[D] | — | 46 | 66 | 36 | 18 | |||
| "Smile Like You Mean It" | 2005 | — | 15 | 47 | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | 11 | ||
| "When You Were Young" | 2006 | 14 | 1 | 10 | — | 5 | 44 | 6 | 71 | 10 | 2 | Sam's Town | |
| "Bones" | — | 21 | 22 | — | — | 88 | 24 | — | 16 | 15 |
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| "A Great Big Sled"[E] (featuring Toni Halliday) |
54 | — | — | — | —[F] | — | — | — | — | —[G] | Non-album single | ||
| "Read My Mind" | 2007 | 62 | 8 | 32 | 56 | 39 | 60 | 18 | 95 | 20 | 15 | Sam's Town | |
| "For Reasons Unknown" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 |
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| "Shadowplay" | 68 | 19 | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | 115 | Sawdust | ||
| "Tranquilize" (featuring Lou Reed) |
— | — | 84 | 57 | 59 | — | — | — | — | 13 | |||
| "Don't Shoot Me Santa"[E] | —[H] | — | — | — | 23 | — | 49 | — | — | 34 | Non-album single | ||
| "Human" | 2008 | 32 | 6 | 28 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 3 | Day & Age | |
| "Spaceman" | 67 | 8 | 62 | 44 | 47 | 29 | 33 | 57 | — | 40 | |||
| "Joseph, Better You than Me"[E] (featuring Elton John and Neil Tennant) |
— | — | — | 64 | 43 | — | — | — | — | 88 | Non-album single | ||
| "The World We Live In" | 2009 | — | — | —[I] | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | 82 | Day & Age | |
| "A Dustland Fairytale" | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 158 | |||
| "¡Happy Birthday Guadalupe!"[E] (featuring Wild Light and Mariachi El Bronx) |
—[J] | — | — | — | — | 98 | — | — | — | 110 | Non-album single | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
2010s
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [57] |
US Rock [70] |
AUS [18] |
CAN [60] |
GER [21] |
IRL [22] |
JPN [71] |
NLD [23] |
SCO [72] |
UK [26] | ||||||
| "Boots"[E] | 2010 | 79 | —[K] | — | 73 | — | — | — | 85 | 37 | 53 | Non-album single | |||
| "The Cowboys' Christmas Ball"[E] | 2011 | — | —[L] | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | 112 | (Red) Christmas EP | |||
| "Runaways" | 2012 | 78 | 13 | 67 | 37 | 44 | 13 | 37 | 64 | 13 | 18 | Battle Born | |||
| "Miss Atomic Bomb" | — | —[M] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "I Feel It in My Bones"[N] | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | 70 | Non-album single | ||||
| "Here with Me" | —[O] | 18 | — | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Battle Born | ||||
| "Shot at the Night" | 2013 | — | 22 | — | 90 | — | 33 | — | — | 19 | 23 | Direct Hits | |||
| "Just Another Girl" | — | 50 | — | — | — | 85 | — | — | 72 | 83 | |||||
| "Christmas in L.A."[N] (featuring Dawes) |
— | 43 | — | — | — | 100 | — | — | 85 | 92 | Non-album singles | ||||
| "Joel the Lump of Coal"[N] (featuring Jimmy Kimmel) |
2014 | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | 160 | ||||
| "Dirt Sledding"[N] (featuring Ryan Pardey and Richard Dreyfuss) |
2015 | — | —[P] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Peace of Mind" | 2016 | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sam's Town (10th Anniversary Edition) | |||
| "The Man" | 2017 | — | 5 | 65 | — | — | — | — | —[Q] | 38 | 63 | Wonderful Wonderful | |||
| "Run for Cover" | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | 100 | |||||
| "Rut" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Land of the Free"[77] | 2019 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | —[R] | Non-album single | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
2020s
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Digi. [79] |
US Rock [70] |
AUS Digi. [80] |
CAN Digi. [65] |
GER Digi. [81] |
MEX [82] |
SCO [83] |
NLD Air. [84] |
NZ Hot [85] |
UK [26] | ||||||
| "Caution" | 2020 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 42 | — | 17 | 13 | — | 28 | 95 | Imploding the Mirage | |||
| "My Own Soul's Warning"[86] | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | 23 | 84 | |||||
| "Dying Breed"[87] | — | —[S] | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | 28 | —[T] | |||||
| "Dustland"[89] (featuring Bruce Springsteen) |
2021 | 47 | 44 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | —[U] | Non-album single | |||
| "Boy"[91] | 2022 | — | 17 | — | — | 76 | 26 | — | — | 34 | —[V] | Rebel Diamonds | |||
| "Your Side of Town"[93] | 2023 | — | 42 | 36 | — | 80 | — | — | — | 31 | —[W] | ||||
| "Bright Lights" | 2024 | — | —[X] | 42 | — | 48 | — | — | 32 | 35 | —[Y] | Non-album single | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Bub. [67] |
US Pop [96] |
US Rock [70] |
AUS [18] |
ICE [97] |
MEX Eng. [98] |
NZ Hot [99] |
SCO [100] |
SWI Air [101] |
UK [26] | ||||
| "Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll" | 2004 | 13 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hot Fuss | |
| "Romeo and Juliet" | 2007 | — | — | — | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | Sawdust | |
| "Joy Ride"[102] | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | — | Day & Age | |
| "Wonderful Wonderful" | 2017 | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wonderful Wonderful | |
| "Some Kind of Love" | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Fire in Bone" | 2020 | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | —[Z] | Imploding the Mirage | |
| "C'est La Vie"[104] | 2021 | — | — | —[AA] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Quiet Town" | — | — | —[AB] | — | 23 | — | — | — | 81 | —[AC] | Pressure Machine | ||
| "Runaway Horses"[107] (featuring Phoebe Bridgers) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Getting By II"[108] (featuring Lucius) |
2022 | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | Pressure Machine (Deluxe) | |
| "Spirit"[109] | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | —[AD] | Rebel Diamonds | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Other charted and certified songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Bub. [67] |
US Pop [96] |
US Rock [70] |
BEL (FL) Tip [19] |
BEL (WA) Tip [111] |
CIS [112] |
MEX Eng. [98] |
NZ Hot [113] |
RUS [112] |
UK [114] | ||||
| "Jenny Was a Friend of Mine" | 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hot Fuss | |
| "Under the Gun" | 2005 | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | "Somebody Told Me" single, Sawdust | |
| "All the Pretty Faces" | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[AE] | "When You Were Young" single, Sawdust | |
| "Read My Mind" (Pet Shop Boys Remix) | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | 139 | — | — | 136 | — | "Read My Mind" single | |
| "Human" (Live) | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | Live from the Royal Albert Hall | |
| "Flesh and Bone" | 2012 | 17 | — | —[AF] | — | — | — | — | — | — | 184 | Battle Born | |
| "Tyson vs Douglas" | 2017 | — | — | — | 39 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | Wonderful Wonderful | |
| "Blowback" | 2020 | — | — | 41 | 19 | 41 | — | — | 21 | — | — | Imploding the Mirage | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Move Away" | 2007 | Music from and Inspired by Spider-Man 3 |
| "Read My Mind (Gabriel & Dresden Unplugged Mix)" | Toolroom Knights | |
| "Shadowplay" | Music From The Motion Picture Control | |
| "Hotel California" | 2009 | Rhythms del Mundo Classics |
| "A White Demon Love Song" | The Twilight Saga: New Moon (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |
| "Spaceship Adventure" | 2011 | Yo Gabba Gabba! Music Is... Awesome! Vol. 3[116] |
| "Ultraviolet (Light My Way)" | AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered | |
| "All These Things That I've Done" (live) | 2012 | This Is BBC Radio 6 Music Live[117] |
| "Mr. Brightside" (Beatman & Ludmilla vs. The Killers) |
2016 | Bittersweet[118] |
| "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" | 2018 | Revamp: Reimagining the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin |
| "Somebody Told Me" (live) | 2019 | BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge: The Collection |
| "Smile Like You Mean It" (live) | ||
Videography
Video albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US DVD [119] |
AUS DVD [120] |
AUT DVD [121] |
BEL (FL) DVD [122] |
BEL (WA) DVD [123] |
IRL DVD [124] |
POR DVD [125] |
SWI DVD [126] |
UK DVD [127] | |||
| Live from the Royal Albert Hall |
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1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | |
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Somebody Told Me" | 2004 | Brett Simon[130] |
| "Mr. Brightside" (UK version) | Brian and Brad Palmer[131] | |
| "All These Things That I've Done" (UK version) | Alexander Hemming and Kristy Gunn[130] | |
| "Mr. Brightside" (US version) | Sophie Muller[132] | |
| "Smile Like You Mean It" | 2005 | Chris Hopewell[130] |
| "All These Things That I've Done" (US version) | Anton Corbijn[130] | |
| "When You Were Young" | 2006 | Anthony Mandler[130] |
| "Bones" | Tim Burton[130] | |
| "A Great Big Sled" (featuring Toni Halliday) |
Stephen Penta[133] | |
| "Read My Mind" | 2007 | Diane Martel[133] |
| "For Reasons Unknown" | ||
| "Tranquilize" (featuring Lou Reed) |
Anthony Mandler[133] | |
| "Shadowplay" | Spencer Kaplan and Jonathan V. Sela[134] | |
| "Don't Shoot Me Santa" | Matthew Gray Gubler[133] | |
| "Human" | 2008 | Daniel Drysdale[133] |
| "Joseph, Better You than Me" | Daniel Drysdale and Tyler Trautman[133] | |
| "Spaceman" | 2009 | Ray Tintori[133] |
| "The World We Live In" | Danny Drysdale[133] | |
| "A Dustland Fairytale" | Anthony Mandler[133] | |
| "Goodnight, Travel Well" | David Slade[135] | |
| "¡Happy Birthday Guadalupe!" | Chris Callister[136] | |
| "Boots" | 2010 | Jared Hess[137] |
| "The Cowboys' Christmas Ball" | 2011 | Roboshobo[133] |
| "Runaways" | 2012 | Warren Fu[138] |
| "Miss Atomic Bomb" (tour video) | Giorgio Testi[139] | |
| "I Feel It in My Bones" | Roboshobo[140] | |
| "Miss Atomic Bomb" | Warren Fu[141] | |
| "Here with Me" | Tim Burton[142] | |
| "Shot at the Night" | 2013 | Roboshobo[143] |
| "Just Another Girl" | Warren Fu[144] | |
| "Christmas in L.A." (featuring Dawes) |
Kelly Loosli[145] | |
| "Joel the Lump of Coal" (featuring Jimmy Kimmel) |
2014 | Jonathan Kimmel[133] |
| "Dirt Sledding" (featuring Ryan Pardey and Richard Dreyfuss) |
2015 | Matthew Gray Gubler[146] |
| "The Man" | 2017 | Tim Mattia[147] |
| "Run for Cover" | Tarik Mikou and Eric Morin[148] | |
| "Rut" | 2018 | Danny Drysdale[149] |
| "Wonderful Wonderful" (lyric video) | Caitlyn Cutler[150] | |
| "Land of the Free" | 2019 | Spike Lee[151] |
| "Caution" | 2020 | Sing Lee[152] |
| "My Own Soul's Warning" | ||
| "My Own Soul's Warning" (Michael Hili video) | Michael Hili[153] | |
| "Dustland" (featuring Bruce Springsteen) |
2021 | Unknown |
| "Quiet Town" | Joshua Britt and Neilson Hubberd[154][155] | |
| "Runaway Horses" (featuring Phoebe Bridgers) | ||
| "The Getting By II" | 2022 | Robert Machoian[156] |
| "Boy" | Boris Vassalo[157] | |
| "Your Side of Town" | 2023 | Tim Mattia |
| "Bright Lights" | 2024 | Micah Bickham |
Notes
- Don't Waste Your Wishes did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but peaked at number 75 on the UK Album Downloads Chart.[51]
- "All These Things That I've Done" did not enter the Canadian Singles Chart, but peaked at number 52 on the Canadian Digital Songs chart.[65]
- These songs were originally released as non-album singles. However, they were later included on 2011's (Red) Christmas EP and 2016's Don't Waste Your Wishes.
- "A Great Big Sled" reached number 11 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart, but was ineligible for the main chart due to chart rules at the time not allowing download-only songs to chart.[66]
- "Don't Shoot Me Santa" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number eight on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[67]
- "¡Happy Birthday Guadalupe!" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 10 on the Hot Singles Sales chart.[69]
- "Boots" did not enter the Hot Rock Songs chart, but peaked at number 38 on the Rock Digital Songs.[73]
- "The Cowboys' Christmas Ball" did not enter the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 12 on the Alternative Digital Songs chart.[74]
- These songs were originally released as non-album singles. However, they were later included on 2016's Don't Waste Your Wishes.
- "Land of the Free" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 88 on the UK Singles Sales Chart.[78]