The Darkness discography

The Darkness discography
A former lineup of The Darkness in 2013. From left to right: Ed Graham, Dan Hawkins, Justin Hawkins, Frankie Poullain.
Studio albums 5
Live albums 1
Compilation albums 1
Music videos 21
EPs 1
Singles 24
Box sets 1

As of June 2018, the discography of The Darkness, a British hard rock band, consists of five studio albums, one compilation album, one live album, one extended play (EP), one box set, twenty-four singles and twenty-one music videos.

The band released their debut EP I Believe in a Thing Called Love through label Must Destroy in August 2002.[1] The Darkness released their first two singles, "Get Your Hands Off My Woman" and "Growing on Me" in 2003, which reached peaks of 43 and 11 on the UK Singles Chart, respectively.[2] These were followed in July by the band's debut album Permission to Land, which topped the UK Albums Chart and was certified four-times platinum by the British Phonographic Industry.[2][3] Later singles from the album "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" and "Love Is Only a Feeling" peaked on the UK Singles Chart at numbers two and five respectively, while the Christmas single "Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)" achieved the 2003 Christmas number two spot.[2]

Their second album, One Way Ticket to Hell... and Back, was released in November 2005, preceded by the single "One Way Ticket"; the album was significantly less successful than its predecessor, reaching number eleven on the UK Albums Chart and receiving a silver certification from the BPI.[2][3] Both "One Way Ticket" and follow-up single "Is It Just Me?" reached number eight on the singles chart, while the third and final single from the album, "Girlfriend", charted at number 39.[2]

Following the band's first break up in 2006, The Platinum Collection compilation and a set comprising both of the band's albums were released in 2008.[1]

The band reunited in 2011 then released "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us" in February 2012,[4] followed by "Every Inch of You" in May [5] , then "Everybody Have a Good Time" in June.<The band's third album, Hot Cakes, was released in August 2012, reaching number four on the UK Albums Chart.[2]

The band's fourth album, Last of Our Kind, was released on June 2, 2015, and their fifth album Pinewood Smile was released on October 6, 2017

On 25th April 2018, it was announced that The Darkness would release their first live album Live at Hammersmith on 15th June 2018 with "Buccaneers of Hispaniola (Live)" and "I Believe in a Thing Called Love (Live)" available pre release on the day of announcement. "Solid Gold (Live)" was released 1st June. [6]

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums with selected chart positions and sales certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
UK
[2]		 AUS
[7]		 AUT
[8]		 FIN
[9]		 GER
[10]		 IRL
[11]		 JPN
[12]		 SWE
[13]		 SWI
[14]		 US
[15]
Permission to Land 1174017192585936
One Way Ticket to Hell... and Back
  • Released: 28 November 2005
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, LP
 11254431322026224858
Hot Cakes
  • Released: 20 August 2012
  • Label: Canary Dwarf
  • Formats: CD, DL
 4152446161450302043
Last of Our Kind
  • Released: 27 May 2015
  • Label: Canary Dwarf
  • Formats: CD, DL
 12235341564957—43125
Pinewood Smile
  • Released: 6 October 2017
  • Label: Cooking Vinyl
  • Formats: CD, vinyl, DL, Cassette
 817——————90190

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums
Title Album details
The Platinum Collection
  • Released: 7 April 2008
  • Label: Rhino
  • Format: CD

Live albums

List of live albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[2]
Live at Hammersmith
  • Released: 15 June 2018
  • Label: Canary Dwarf
  • Format: Various
 47

Extended plays

List of extended plays
Title EP details
I Believe in a Thing Called Love

Box sets

List of box sets
Title Album details
Permission to Land/One Way Ticket to Hell...
  • Released: 4 August 2008
  • Label: Warner
  • Format: 2CD

Singles

List of singles with selected chart positions, showing year and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[2]		 UK
Rock
[24]		 AUS
[7]		 DEN
[25]		 GER
[10]		 IRL
[11]		 NED
[26]		 NOR
[27]		 NZ
[28]		 SCO
[29]		 SWE
[13]		 US
Alt.
[30]
"Get Your Hands Off My Woman" 2003 434———————44—— Permission to Land
"Growing on Me" 11346——42———9—31
"I Believe in a Thing Called Love" 2140—475121410289
"Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)" 21—9—2—20—2—— Non Album Single
"Love Is Only a Feeling" 2004 5135—951092—22555— Permission to Land
"One Way Ticket" 2005 8136207522—1915831— One Way Ticket to Hell... and Back
"Is It Just Me?" 2006 8139——36———9——
"Girlfriend" 391———40———25——
"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us" 2012 ———————————— Hot Cakes
"Every Inch of You" ————————————
"Everybody Have a Good Time" ————————————
"With a Woman" 2013 ————————————
"The Horn" ———————————— Extra Hot Cakes - Yuletide Edition
"Barbarian" 2015 ———————————— Last of Our Kind
"Open Fire" ————————————
"Last of Our Kind" ————————————
"Million Dollar Strong" ———————————— Last of Our Kind (Deluxe Edition)
"I Am Santa" ————————————
"All the Pretty Girls" 2017 ———————————— Pinewood Smile
"Solid Gold" ————————————
"Southern Trains" ————————————
"Happiness" ————————————
"Buccaneers of Hispaniola (Live) / I Believe in a Thing Called Love (Live)" 2018 ———————————— Live at Hammersmith
"Solid Gold (Live)" ————————————

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year and directors
Title Year Director(s)
"Get Your Hands Off My Woman" 2003 unknown
"Growing on Me"
"I Believe in a Thing Called Love" Alex Smith[34]
"Friday Night" unknown
"Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)"
"Love Is Only a Feeling" 2004
"One Way Ticket" 2005 Tim Pope[34]
"Is It Just Me?" 2006
"Girlfriend"
"Nothin's Gonna Stop Us" 2012 Thom Lessner, Ted Passon[35]
"Every Inch of You" unknown
"Everybody Have a Good Time" Warren Fu[34][36]
"With a Woman" 2013
"Barbarian" 2015 unknown
"Open Fire"
"Last of Our Kind"
"I Am Santa"
"All The Pretty Girls" 2017 unknown
"Solid Gold"
"Southern Trains"
"Happiness"

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Darkness Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 January 2015. Note: User must manually search for 'The Darkness' to yield results.
  4. ↑ "The Darkness post brand new track 'Nothing's Gonna Stop Us' online – audio". NME. 1 February 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "The Darkness unveil new track 'Every Inch of You'". NME. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "The Darkness releases Solid Gold from Live at Hammersmith album". Blabbermouth. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
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  12. ↑ "ザ・ダークネスの作品" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
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  15. ↑ "Billboard 200". The Darkness Chart History. Billboard. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  16. ↑ Lisa Wright (28 April 2015). "Justin Hawkins On How His Troubled Band The Darkness Survived 'Sadness, Drama And Trauma'". NME.
  17. ↑ Nicholas Browne (18 October 2008). "Hawkins Legs It Out of Darkness". Billboard: 42.
  18. ↑ Paul Sexton (18 September 2004). "'I Will Always Fight For What The Band Wants If I Thinks It's Right'". Billboard: 78.
  19. ↑ "Accreditations - 2004 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  20. ↑ "Gold/Platinum". Music Canada. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  21. ↑ "4 October 2004". NZ Top 40 Albums Chart. Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
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  29. ↑ officialcharts.com. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  30. ↑ "Alternative Songs". The Darkness Chart History. Billboard. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  31. ↑ "BPI Awards"BPI retrieved 27 February 2018
  32. ↑ "RIAA Awards"RIAA retrieved 27 February 2018
  33. ↑ "BPI Awards"BPI retrieved 27 February 2018
  34. 1 2 3 "The Darkness". mvdbase.com. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  35. ↑ THE DARKNESS - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us (Official Promo Video. Feb 2012). YouTube. 23 January 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  36. ↑ The Darkness - Everybody Have A Good Time. YouTube. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
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