The discography of Queens of the Stone Age, an American rock band, consists of eight studio albums, one live album, three extended plays, fourteen singles, three promotional singles and twenty music videos.
Queens of the Stone Age (also known as QOTSA) was formed in 1996 by guitarist and vocalist Josh Homme (formerly of Kyuss) under the name Gamma Ray. The band signed with the independent label Loosegroove Records and released the Kyuss/Queens of the Stone Age extended play in 1997. In 1998, the band released its full-length debut, Queens of the Stone Age. The band subsequently signed with Interscope Records and released its first album for a major label, Rated R, which became the first Queens of the Stone Age album to chart.
In 2001, the band was joined by vocalist Mark Lanegan, and released their third album, Songs for the Deaf in 2002. The album brought the band to a new level of commercial success, and a full-fledged tour followed in support of the album. Queens of the Stone Age released a follow-up album, Lullabies to Paralyze, in 2005. The album peaked at number five on the Billboard 200, selling 97,000 copies during its first week. Two years later, the band released its fifth studio album, Era Vulgaris, which debuted and peaked at number fourteen on the Billboard 200.
After a four-year hiatus, Queens of the Stone Age released ...Like Clockwork on June 4, 2013, their only number-one album to date on the Billboard 200, and four more years later saw the release of Villains on August 25, 2017.
On June 16, 2023, the band released the album In Times New Roman..., its eighth record, to generally favorable reviews. The release was followed by a tour in the United States and Europe in the summer.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US In Times New Roman...: AUSPeak chart positions for albums in Australia: All except noted: Rated R: "The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret"/"Feel Good Hit of the Summer": N.B. The HP column displays the single's highest position on the chart. "First It Giveth": CAN Songs for the Deaf: In Times New Roman...: FRA GER IRL NLD NZ SWI UK Queens of the Stone Age Released: September 22, 1998 Label: Loosegroove Formats: CD, CS, LP, DI 90 22 — 138 18 99 32 25 25 42 BPI: Gold Rated R Released: June 6, 2000 Label: Interscope Formats: CD, CS, LP, DI — 63 — 143 72 89 — — — 54 ARIA: Gold BPI: Gold Songs for the Deaf Released: August 27, 2002 Label: Interscope Formats: CD, CS, LP, DI 17 7 31 12 9 32 12 13 20 4 RIAA: Gold ARIA: Platinum BEA: Platinum BPI: 2× Platinum BVMI: Gold IFPI NOR: Platinum MC: Platinum RMNZ: Gold Lullabies to Paralyze Released: March 22, 2005 Label: Interscope Formats: CD, CS, LP, DI 5 2 5 10 8 1 4 6 4 4 ARIA: Gold BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold MC: Gold RMNZ: Gold Era Vulgaris Released: June 12, 2007 Label: Interscope Formats: CD, LP, DI 14 4 5 22 5 2 7 4 4 7 BPI: Gold MC: Gold ...Like Clockwork Released: June 4, 2013 Label: Matador Formats: CD, LP, USB, DI 1 1 2 8 7 1 3 2 2 2 ARIA: Platinum BPI: Gold MC: Gold Villains Released: August 25, 2017 Label: Matador Formats: CD, LP, DI 3 1 1 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 ARIA: Gold BPI: Gold MC: Gold RMNZ: Gold In Times New Roman... Released: June 16, 2023 Label: Matador Formats: CD, LP, DI 9 2 30 7 2 3 1 1 2 2 Perfecth Released: October 30, 2026 Label: Matador Formats: CD, LP, DI — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Live albums + List of live albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions US CAN GER Over the Years and Through the Woods Released: November 22, 2005 Label: Interscope Formats: CD, DVD 186 64 100
Extended plays + List of extended plays Title EP details Gamma Ray Released: 1996 Label: Man's Ruin Formats: LP Kyuss / Queens of the Stone Age(split with Kyuss) Released: December 5, 1997 Label: Man's Ruin Formats: CD The Split CD(split with Beaver) Released: September 18, 1998 Label: Man's Ruin Formats: CD, LP Stone Age Complication Released: October 4, 2004 Label: Interscope Records Formats: CD
Live extended plays Title EP details Peak chart positions AUSiTunes Festival: London 2013 – EP Released: October 9, 2013 Label: Matador Formats: DI —...Like Cologne Released: November 19, 2013 Label: Self-released Formats: DI —Alive in the Catacombs Released June 5, 2025 Label: Matador Formats: CD, LP, DI 77
Singles
+ List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US USRock AUS BEL(FL) CANPeaks in Canada: For all except noted: "Go with the Flow": GER IRL* For all: For "My God is the Sun": ITAQueens of the Stone Age - Italian Singles Chart italiancharts.com. Retrieved March 19, 2017. NLD UKPeak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom: All except "Sick, Sick, Sick", "Make It wit Chu" and "My God Is the Sun": "Sick, Sick, Sick" and "Make It wit Chu": "My God Is the Sun": "The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret" 2000 — — 75 — — — — — — 31 BPI: Silver Rated R "Feel Good Hit of the Summer" — — — — — — — — — "No One Knows" 2002 51 — — — — — 26 27 39 15 BPI: 2× Platinum FIMI: Gold RMNZ: 2× Platinum Songs for the Deaf "Go with the Flow" 2003 — — 39 — 48 — 43 — 50 21 BPI: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum "First It Giveth" — — 83 — — — — — — 33 "Little Sister" 2005 88 — 40 — — 65 34 40 55 18 BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold Lullabies to Paralyze "In My Head" — — — — — — — — — 44 "Burn the Witch" 2006 — — — — — — 36 — — — "Sick, Sick, Sick" 2007 — — — — — 77 — — 91 165 Era Vulgaris "3's & 7's" — — — — — — 36 — — 19 "Make It wit Chu" — — — — 43 90 — — — 101 BPI: Silver RMNZ: Platinum "My God Is the Sun" 2013 — 45 — 37 — — 92 — 77 118 ...Like Clockwork "I Sat by the Ocean" — — — — — — — — — — BPI: Silver MC: Gold RMNZ: Gold "The Way You Used to Do" 2017 — 15 — — — — — — — — BPI: Silver MC: Platinum RMNZ: Gold Villains "The Evil Has Landed" — 44 — — — — — — — — "Emotion Sickness" 2023 — — — — — — — — — — In Times New Roman... "Carnavoyeur" — — — — — — — — — — "Paper Machete" — — — — — — — — — — "Easy Street" 2026 — — — — — — — — — — Perfecth "Insignificant Other" — — — — — — — — — — "—" 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 and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album USMain.Rock BEL(FL)(Tip) CAN Rock MEXAir. POL UKSalesPeaks in UK Physical Singles Chart: "How to Handle a Rope": "If Only"1998 — — — — — —Queens of the Stone Age "I Was a Teenage Hand Model" — — — — — — "Never Say Never" 2000 — — — — — — "Monsters in the Parasol" 2001 — — — — — —Rated R "Everybody Knows That You're Insane" 2005 — — — — — —Lullabies to Paralyze "How to Handle a Rope (A Lesson in the Lariat)" 2011 — — — — — 13Queens of the Stone Age "If I Had a Tail" 2013 — 5 — — 28 — ...Like Clockwork "The Vampyre of Time and Memory" — — — 49 — — "Smooth Sailing" 2014 32 69 50 35 — —
Other singles +TitleYearAlbumComments "Era Vulgaris"2007 rowspan="2" "Era Vulgaris" was released as part of a promotional contest for fans to win "a special package" from the band. On April 13, packages were sent to selected winners containing a CD entitled You Know What You Did with the sole track "Era Vulgaris". "The Fun Machine Took a Shit & Died""The Fun Machine Took a Shit & Died" was released as a CD single with pre-ordered copies of Era Vulgaris.
Other charted songs + List of songs, showing year released and album nameTitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum USRock BEL(FL)(Tip) CANRock MEXAir. NZHot POL "Feet Don't Fail Me" 2017 41 10 11 43 — — Villains "Domesticated Animals" — 22 — — — — "Head Like a Haunted House" — — — — — 63 "Hideaway" — 41 — — — — "Obscenery" 2023 — — — — 17 — In Times New Roman... "Negative Space" — — — — 20 — "Time & Place" — — — — 22 —
Other appearances + List of non-single guest appearances, showing year released and album name Title Year Album "18 A.D." 1997 Burn One Up! Music for Stoners "Infinity" 2000 Heavy Metal 2000 soundtrack "Back to Dungaree High" 2001 Alpha Motherfuckers: A Tribute to Turbonegro "You Think I Ain't Worth a Dollar, But I Feel Like a Millionaire" (title shortened to "Millionaire") 2002 WWF: Tough Enough, Vol. 2 "Who'll Be the Next in Line" This Is Where I Belong: The Songs of Ray Davies and The Kinks "Outlaw Blues" 2012 Chimes of Freedom: Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" 2018 Revamp: Reimagining the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin
Music videos + List of music videos, showing year released and director Title Year Director(s) "The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret" 2000 John Pirozzi "Monsters in the Parasol" Bob Stevenson "Feel Good Hit of the Summer" Fullerene "No One Knows" 2002 Dean Karr "Go with the Flow" 2003 Shynola "First It Giveth" "Little Sister" 2005 Nathan Cox, Josh Homme "Someone's in the Wolf" Chapman Baehler "Everybody Knows That You're Insane" Terry Richardson "In My Head" Associates in Science "Burn the Witch" (version 1) Chapman Baehler "Burn the Witch" (version 2) Liam Lynch "Sick, Sick, Sick" 2007 Brett Simon "3's & 7's" Paul Minor "Make It wit Chu" Rio Hackford, Raub Shapiro "I'm Designer" 2008 Liam Lynch "I Appear Missing" 2013 Boneface, Liam Brazier "Kalopsia" "Keep Your Eyes Peeled" "If I Had a Tail" "My God Is the Sun" "The Vampyre of Time and Memory" Kii Arens, Jason Trucco "Smooth Sailing" 2014 Hiro Murai "The Way You Used to Do" 2017 Jonas Åkerlund "Head Like a Haunted House" 2018 Liam Lynch "Emotion Sickness" 2023 "Carnavoyeur" "Negative Space" "Easy Street" 2026 Christopher Gruse, Tony Wolski
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References
External links Official website Queens of the Stone Age at AllMusic