The discography of Lostprophets, a Welsh alternative rock band formed in Pontypridd in 1997 and active until 2013, contains five studio albums, three EPs, and seventeen singles.
The band's debut album, The Fake Sound of Progress, was released through Visible Noise in the United Kingdom in October 2000 and was certified gold. The album produced two singles: "Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja", which was successful in the US, peaking at number thirty-three on the Alternative Songs chart, and the title track "The Fake Sound of Progress".
The lead single from their second album, Start Something, was "Burn Burn" in November 2003, and was originally scheduled to be closely followed by the release of the album. The album was released in the UK in February 2004 and peaked at number four in the UK Albums Chart. The album has sold more than 2.5 million copies worldwide. The second track from Start Something, "Last Train Home", reached number one on the Alternative Songs chart in the US, and peaked at number eight in the UK, making it the band's first UK top-ten single. Other released singles include; "Wake Up (Make a Move)", "Last Summer" and "Goodbye Tonight". In 2004, the album was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry in the UK and gold by the RIAA in the US.
The band's third album, Liberation Transmission was released in the UK in June 2006 and put the band at the top of the UK Albums Chart for the first time; it was later certified silver in the UK. Singles from the album were "Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)", which peaked at number eight, "A Town Called Hypocrisy", "Can't Catch Tomorrow (Good Shoes Won't Save You This Time)" and "4:AM Forever".
The band's fourth studio album The Betrayed was delayed many times. The title and several tracks were revealed in 5 August issue of Kerrang! magazine, and the album was released on 18 January 2010.
The band's fifth and final studio album Weapons was released on 30 March 2012.
In December 2012, lead singer Ian Watkins was charged with multiple sexual offences against minors, infants and animals. Lostprophets cancelled all tour dates and disbanded in October 2013, before the end of Watkins' trial. Watkins pleaded guilty to several charges. In December 2013, he was sentenced to 29 years of imprisonment plus six years of extended supervision on licence. In June 2014, the remaining members joined American singer Geoff Rickly (then-formerly of Thursday) to form a new band, No Devotion.
Studio albums TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertificationsUKAUSPeaks in Australia: Start Something, Liberation Transmission and "Last Train Home": The Betrayed and "Burn Burn": Weapons: AUTBELFRAGERIRLNLDNZLSWIUS The Fake Sound of ProgressReleased: 13 October 2000 Label: Visible Noise Formats: CD, LP 44 — — — — — — — — — 186 BPI: Platinum Start SomethingReleased: 2 February 2004 Label: Visible Noise Formats: CD, digital download 4 66 60 — 69 51 61 — 14 — 33 BPI: Platinum RIAA: Gold Liberation TransmissionReleased: 26 June 2006 Label: Visible Noise Formats: CD, digital download 1 62 44 74 94 31 30 87 14 34 33 BPI: Platinum The BetrayedReleased: 13 January 2010 Label: Visible Noise Formats: CD, digital download 3 49 — — — 90 42 — — — — BPI: Gold WeaponsReleased: 30 March 2012 Label: Epic Formats: CD, LP, digital download 9 55 74 — — 86 52 — — — 145
EPs Title EP details Here Comes the PartyReleased: 1997 Label: Self-released Para Todas las Putas CelosasReleased: 1998 Label: Self-released The Fake Sound of ProgressReleased: 1999 Label: Self-released
Singles TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationAlbumUKAUSGERIRLJPNNZSCOUSUSAlt.USMain. "Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja"2001 41 — — — — — — — 33 —The Fake Sound of Progress "The Fake Sound of Progress"2002 21 — — — — — — — — — "Burn Burn"2003 17 48 81 — — — — — — —Start Something "Last Train Home"2004 8 68 48 — — — — 75 1 10 "Wake Up (Make a Move)" 18 — — — — — — — 9 16 "Last Summer" 13 — — — — — — — — — "Goodbye Tonight" 42 — — — — — — — — — "I Don't Know" — — — — — — — — 11 24 "Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)"2006 8 — — 36 — 25 — — 15 22 BPI: SilverLiberation Transmission "A Town Called Hypocrisy" 23 — — — — — — — — — "The New Transmission" — — — — — — — — — — "Can't Catch Tomorrow" 35 — — — — — — — — — "4:AM Forever"2007 34 — — — — — — — — — "It's Not the End of the World, But I Can See It from Here"2009 16 — — — — — 17 — — —The Betrayed "Where We Belong"2010 32 — — — 21 — 28 — — — "For He's a Jolly Good Felon" 99 — — — — — — — — — "Bring 'Em Down"2012 160 — — — — — — — — 39Weapons "We Bring an Arsenal" — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released.
Music videos YearSongDirector(s)2001"Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja" Mike PiscitelliYouTube2001"Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja" 2002"The Fake Sound of Progress"2004"Burn Burn"Patrick Kiely"Last Train Home"Brian Weber"Wake Up (Make a Move)"Steven Murashige"Last Summer"The Malloys2005"Goodbye Tonight"Steven Oritt2006"Rooftops"Ryan Smith"A Town Called Hypocrisy""Can't Catch Tomorrow"2007"4:AM Forever"2009"It's Not the End of the World, But I Can See It from Here"David Allen"Where We Belong"2010"For He's a Jolly Good Felon"Starring Alan Ford2012"Bring 'Em Down"JJ Moffat"We Bring an Arsenal""Jesus Walks" JJ Moffat
Other appearances Year SongAlbumNotes2001"Athousandapologies"Electric Ballroom Presents: Full Tilt, Vol. 3Original mix2002"Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja"MTV HandpickedVarious artists2002"Five Is A Four Letter Word"Hardplace: 11 Hardcore Rock TracksVarious artists2003"The Fake Sound of Progress"Q: The AlbumVarious artists2004"Burn Burn"Big Day Out 2004 soundtrackVarious artists2004"Lucky You"Spider-Man 2 soundtrackRecorded for the Spider-Man 2 soundtrack2007"Going Underground"Punk the Clock Volume 3Cover of The Jam song2007"Davidian"Higher Voltage!: Another Brief History of RockCover of Machine Head song, released June 20072009"Boys Don't Cry"Pictures of YouRecorded for an album of The Cure covers given away free with NME2010"Empire State of Mind"BBC Live Recorded with LMFAO2012"We Bring an Arsenal"Epic Stadium AnthemsVarious artists2012"Earthquake"BBC Live LoungeRecorded with Labrinth
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External links (Archived - 23 March 2007)
Lostprophets at MusicBrainz