English rock band Arctic Monkeys have released seven studio albums, five extended plays, two video albums, 24 music videos and 23 singles. Formed in 2002 by guitarist and vocalist Alex Turner, guitarist and backing vocalist Jamie Cook, bass guitarist and backing vocalist Andy Nicholson and drummer and backing vocalist Matt Helders, Arctic Monkeys released their first EP, Five Minutes with Arctic Monkeys, in May 2005, and signed with London-based Domino Recording Company in June.
The band's first two singles on Domino, "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" and "When the Sun Goes Down", both peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart.Peak chart positions in the United Kingdom: Studio albums and singles (except "The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala", "Suck It and See", "Black Treacle" and "Electricity"):
Other charted songs: "Electricity": Their debut studio album, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, followed in January 2006 and reached number one on the UK Albums Chart, the Irish Albums Chart and the Australian Albums Chart.Peaks in Australia: All except noted: "Four Out of Five": The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) certified the album seven times platinum. The band released a second EP, Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys?, which was their last to be recorded with Nicholson, in April 2006; Nicholson officially departed in June, replaced by Nick O'Malley. Their first single after Nicholson's departure, "Leave Before the Lights Come On", reached number four on the UK Singles Chart.
Arctic Monkeys released their second studio album, Favourite Worst Nightmare, in April 2007. Favourite Worst Nightmare peaked atop the UK Albums Chart and the Irish Albums Chart. In the United States, the album peaked at number seven on the Billboard 200, their first top-ten entry. Two singles from the album, "Brianstorm" and "Fluorescent Adolescent", reached the top five on the UK Singles Chart. The band followed with their third studio album, Humbug, which was released in August 2009. Peaking atop the UK Albums Chart and the Irish Albums Chart, Humbug was preceded by the lead single "Crying Lightning", which reached number 12 on the UK Singles Chart. Their fourth studio album, Suck It and See (2011), was their fourth UK Albums Chart number one.
Arctic Monkeys' fifth studio album, AM (2013), peaked atop the Irish Albums Chart, the Australian Albums Chart and the New Zealand Albums Chart. In the United Kingdom, AM made Arctic Monkeys the first independent label band to earn five number-one albums and was certified four times platinum by the BPI. It earned platinum certifications by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA; double platinum), the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA), the Recorded Music NZ (RMNZ) and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). AM second single, "Do I Wanna Know?", was the band's first to be certified triple platinum by the BPI and platinum by the RIAA. Its third single, "Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?", reached the UK Singles Chart top ten. The band's sixth studio album, Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino (2018), peaked atop the UK Albums Chart. Their seventh album, The Car (2022), peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart, behind Taylor Swift's Midnights. In the US, the album landed at number six on the Billboard 200.
Albums
Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications UK AUS BEL CAN FRA GER IRL JPNPeak chart positions on the Japanese charts: Albums (Oricon Albums Chart): Singles (Japan Hot 100): NLD USWhatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not Released: 23 January 2006 Label: Domino Format: CD, LP, download 1 1 9 16 17 20 1 9 8 24 UK: 2,500,000 BPI: 8× Platinum ARIA: Platinum MC: Gold RIAA: Platinum RIAJ: GoldFavourite Worst Nightmare Released: 23 April 2007 Label: Domino Format: CD, LP, download 1 2 3 4 6 2 1 4 1 7 UK: 1,400,000 BPI: 5× Platinum ARIA: Gold RIAJ: GoldHumbug Released: 19 August 2009 Label: Domino Format: CD, LP, download 1 2 1 6 2 4 1 4 2 15 UK: 513,000 BPI: Platinum MC: GoldSuck It and See Released: 6 June 2011 Label: Domino Format: CD, LP, download 1 4 2 12 7 10 3 12 6 14 UK: 512,000 BPI: PlatinumAM Released: 6 September 2013 Label: Domino Format: CD, LP, download 1 1 1 3 4 3 1 10 1 6 UK: 2,200,000 US: 655,000 BPI: 8× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BRMA: Gold IRMA: Platinum MC: 5× Platinum NVPI: Platinum RIAA: 4× Platinum SNEP: PlatinumTranquility Base Hotel & Casino Released: 11 May 2018 Label: Domino Format: CD, LP, CS, download 1 1 1 4 1 4 2 9 1 8 UK: 287,000 BPI: GoldThe Car Released: 21 October 2022 Label: Domino Format: CD, LP, cassette, streaming 2 2 2 6 2 5 2 18 2 6 UK: 231,000 BPI: Gold
Live albums + List of live albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications UK AUS BEL FRA GER IRL JPN NLD PORUSAt the Apollo Released: 3 November 2008 Label: Domino Formats: DVD — — — — — — — — — — BPI: GoldLive at the Royal Albert Hall Released: 4 December 2020 Label: Domino Formats: Double vinyl, CD, digital download 3 4 5 67 50 15 66 5 2 151 BPI: Silver "—" 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
Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected chart positions Title Extended play detailsPeak chart positions UK AUS DEN IRL FRA GER JPN SWEFive Minutes with Arctic Monkeys Released: 30 May 2005 Label: Bang Bang Recordings Limited Format: CD, LP————————Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys? Released: 24 April 2006 Label: Domino Format: CD, LP — 37 2 2 52 79 137 58iTunes Festival: London 2011 Released: 22 July 2011 Format: Download — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released as single and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK AUS BEL CAN FRA IRL JPN NLD POR US "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor"2005 1 18 — — 100 12 61 99 — — BPI: 5× Platinum MC: Platinum RIAA: PlatinumWhatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not "When the Sun Goes Down" 2006 1 26 — — — 11 52 72 — — BPI: 4× Platinum MC: Gold RIAA: Gold "Leave Before the Lights Come On" 4 81 — — — 16 57 — — — BPI: Silver "Brianstorm" 2007 2 67 — 53 44 7 24 36 — — BPI: Platinum Favourite Worst Nightmare "Matador" / "Da Frame 2R" — — — — — — — — — — "Fluorescent Adolescent" 5 — — — 88 12 61 — — — BPI: 5× PlatinumFavourite Worst Nightmare "Teddy Picker" 20 — — — 99 32 116 98 — — BPI: Platinum "Crying Lightning" 2009 12 — — — 23 — 44 — — — BPI: Platinum MC: Gold RIAA: Gold Humbug "Cornerstone" 94 99 — — 42 — — — — — BPI: Gold "My Propeller" 2010 90 — — — 56 — — — — — BPI: Silver "Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair" 2011 28 — 50 — — — — 55 — — BPI: Gold Suck It and See "The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala" 167 — — — — — 15 — — — "Suck It and See" 149 — — — — — — — — — BPI: Silver "Black Treacle" 2012 173 — — — — — — — — — BPI: Silver "R U Mine?" 23 94 — — 147 65 — — 94 — BPI: 4× Platinum MC: 3× Platinum RIAA: 3× Platinum AM "Do I Wanna Know?" 2013 11 37 33 48 45 14 — 62 33 70 BPI: 7× Platinum AFP: 4× Platinum ARIA: Platinum BRMA: Gold MC: Diamond RIAA: 7× Platinum "Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?" 8 56 31 87 164 24 42 — 67 — BPI: 4× Platinum AFP: 2× Platinum ARIA: Gold MC: 7× Platinum RIAA: 5× Platinum "One for the Road" 112 — — — — — — — — — BPI: Platinum MC: Gold RIAA: Gold"Arabella"2014 70 — — — — — — — — — BPI: 2× Platinum MC: 2× Platinum RIAA: Platinum"Snap Out of It" 82 — — — — 68 — — — — BPI: 2× Platinum MC: 2× Platinum RIAA: Platinum "Four Out of Five" 2018 18 80 45 — — 30 — — 12 — BPI: Gold Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino "Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino" — — — — — 49 — — 22 — BPI: Silver "There'd Better Be a Mirrorball" 2022 25 — — — — 31 — — 68 — BPI: Silver The Car "Body Paint" 22 — — — — 44 — — 54 — BPI: Silver "I Ain't Quite Where I Think I Am" 23 — — — — 30 — — — — "Opening Night" 2026 16 — 35 — — 37 — — 102 — Help(2) "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Promotional singles + List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released as single and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK BEL CANRock POR "Bigger Boys and Stolen Sweethearts" 2005 — — — — BPI: Gold "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" single "The View from the Afternoon" 2006 — — — — BPI: Gold Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not "Fake Tales of San Francisco" — — 43 — BPI: Platinum "This House Is a Circus"2007 132 — — — Favourite Worst Nightmare "505" (Live)2020 — — — 155Live at the Royal Albert Hall "Arabella" (Live) — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Other charted and certified songs + List of songs, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Release UK CZ GREPeaks in Greece: For "505": For "Sculptures Of Anything Goes": For "I Wanna Be Yours": IRL NLD POR SWE SWI USBub. WW "Settle for a Draw"2006 — — — — — — — — — — "When the Sun Goes Down" single "Dancing Shoes" — — — — — — — — — — BPI: GoldWhatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not "You Probably Couldn't See for the Lights but You Were Staring Straight at Me" — — — — — — — — — — BPI: Silver "Still Take You Home" — — — — — — — — — — BPI: Silver "Riot Van" — — — — — — — — — — BPI: Silver "Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secured" — — — — — — — — — — BPI: Silver "Mardy Bum" 123 — — — — — — — — — BPI: 2× Platinum RIAA: Gold "Perhaps Vampires Is a Bit Strong But..." — — — — — — — — — — BPI: Silver "From the Ritz to the Rubble" — — — — — — — — — — BPI: Platinum "A Certain Romance" — — — — — — — — — — BPI: Platinum "Baby I'm Yours" — — — — — — — — — — RIAA: Gold "Leave Before the Lights Come On" single "Cigarette Smoker Fiona" — — — — — — — — — —Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys? "Despair in the Departure Lounge" — — — — — — — — — — "No Buses" — — — — — — — — — — "Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys?" — — — 5 — — 58 — — — "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 — — — — — — — — — BPI: Silver Favourite Worst Nightmare "Balaclava" 104 — — — — — — — — — BPI: Silver "Only Ones Who Know" 130 — — — — — — — — — BPI: Silver "Do Me a Favour" 127 — — — — — — — — — BPI: Gold "If You Were There, Beware" 189 — — — — — — — — — "The Bad Thing" 140 — — — — — — — — — "Old Yellow Bricks" 122 — — — — — — — — — BPI: Gold "505" 73 — 19 55 — 193 — — 2 94 BPI: 4× Platinum IFPI GR: 2× PlatinumFor "505" & "I Wanna Be Yours": "The Bakery" 161 — — — — — — — — — "Fluorescent Adolescent" single "Plastic Tramp" 153 — — — — — — — — — "Too Much to Ask" 178 — — — — — — — — — "Sketchead" 2009 80 — — — — — — — — — "Cornerstone" single "Piledriver Waltz"2011 — — — — — — — — — — BPI: SilverSuck It and See "Evil Twin" 114 — — — — — — — — — "Suck It and See" single "Electricity" 2012 128 — — — — — — — — — "R U Mine?" single "Come Together" 21 — — 62 — — — — — —Isles of Wonder "Stop the World I Wanna Get Off with You" 2013 74 — — — — — — — — — BPI: Silver "Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?" single "I Want It All" — — — — — — — — — — BPI: Silver AM "No. 1 Party Anthem" — — — — — — — — 25 177 BPI: Platinum RIAA: Platinum "Fireside" — — — — — — — — — — BPI: Silver "Knee Socks" — — — — — — — — — — BPI: Platinum RIAA: Platinum "Mad Sounds" — — — — — — — — — — BPI: Silver MC: Gold "I Wanna Be Yours" 99 39 6 78 99 26 66 93 — 55 BPI: 3× Platinum