The discography of the Living End, an Australian punk rock and psychobilly group, consists of nine studio albums, twenty-six singles, six extended plays (EPs), four video albums and three compilation albums. Chris Cheney, Scott Owen and Joe Piripitzi formed the Living End in 1994; their debut release was Hellbound, an eight-track EP, in 1995. The group's first single, "From Here on In", was issued in 1996 from their second EP, It's for Your Own Good, which received airplay on Triple J, an Australian radio station. Soon after, Piripitzi was replaced on drums by Travis Demsey. The band's breakthrough hit occurred in 1997 with "Second Solution / Prisoner of Society", a double A-side single/EP, which became the highest-selling Australian-made single of the 1990s. It peaked at number four and spent 47 weeks in the ARIA Top 50 Singles chart, and charted in the top 30 of the United States' Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart.
In 1998, the Living End signed with Modular Recordings and released their debut album, The Living End. It peaked at number one on the Australian Albums Chart and was certified four times-platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) – indicating shipment of 280,000 copies in Australia. Six tracks from the debut album were issued as singles and, as of September 2015, it remains the Living End's most commercially successful album. Their second album, Roll On (2000), provided the singles "Pictures in the Mirror" and "Roll On". It peaked at number eight and received a platinum certification. Andy Strachan replaced Dempsey on drums in 2002. Modern Artillery was the band's third album, released in 2003, which peaked at number three. It achieved gold status in Australia, making it their lowest-selling album to date.
The band returned to the number-one position on the Australian Albums Chart in 2006 with their fourth album, State of Emergency. It included two more top 10 singles, "Wake Up" and "What's on Your Radio?", which charted at number five and nine respectively. In 2008, they released a fifth studio album, White Noise, along with a double A-side single, "White Noise / How Do We Know?". The album debuted at number two on the Australian Albums Chart and achieved a gold accreditation. The title track reached number twelve in its third week and was eventually certified platinum. White Noise is the group's highest-charting album on the Official New Zealand Music Chart, where it reached number 18. The group's sixth studio album, The Ending Is Just the Beginning Repeating (2011), reached number three in Australia and was also certified gold there.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds)AUSAustralian (ARIA Chart) peaks: Top 50 peaks: Top 100 peaks to December 2010: "Dirty Man": "Tabloid Magazine": "Moment in the Sun": "Raise the Alarm": "The Ending Is Just the Beginning Repeating": NZUKRockUS Heat.The Living End albums on Billboards Heatseekers Album Chart: The Living End: Roll On: Modern Artillery: State of Emergency: US Ind. The Living End Released: 12 October 1998 Label: Modular (MODCD001) Formats: CD, LP 1 27 — 33 — ARIA: 4× PlatinumRoll On Released: 19 November 2000 Label: EMI (724353017224) Formats: CD 8 34 24 22 — ARIA: PlatinumModern Artillery Released: 28 October 2003 Label: EMI (724359399324) Formats: CD 3 46 — 37 — ARIA: GoldState of Emergency Released: 4 February 2006 Label: EMI (094635298529) Formats: CD, LP 1 31 — 38 42 ARIA: PlatinumWhite Noise Released: 19 July 2008 Label: Dew Process (DEW900076) Formats: CD, LP 2 18 — — — ARIA: PlatinumThe Ending Is Just the Beginning Repeating Released: 22 July 2011 Label: Dew Process (DEW9000353) Formats: CD, LP, DD 3 36 — — — ARIA: GoldShift Released: 13 May 2016 Label: Dew Process Formats: CD, LP, DD 4 — — — —Wunderbar Released: 28 September 2018 Label: BMG Formats: CD, LP, DD 3 — — — —I Only Trust Rock n Roll Released: 26 September 2025 Label: BMG Formats: CD, LP, DD 5 — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds)AUS From Here on In: The Singles 1997–2004 Released: 26 September 2004 Label: EMI (8745032) Formats: CD 10 ARIA: Gold Rarities Released: 15 November 2008 Label: Dew Process (DEW9000131) Formats: CD, digital download — Blow Your Loudspeaker Released: 2014 Label: [Modern Syndrome Records] Formats: CD Note: Limited edition (500 copies) — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected chart positions and certifications Title EP details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds)AUSHellbound Released: 1995 Label: Independent/MDS (LIVING END 01) Format: CD—It's for Your Own Good Released: 11 November 1996 Label: Rapido Records (RAP021) Format: CD99Second Solution / Prisoner of Society Released: 8 September 1997 Label: Rapido Records (RAP027) Format: CD 4 ARIA: 2× PlatinumBest of the B-Sides Released: November 1999 Label: Modular Recordings (LIVING0999) Format: CD Note: Rolling Stone magazine give-away—The Juice Released: November 2000 Label: EMI Format: CD Note: Juice Magazine give-away—Four on the Floor Released: 17 February 2004 Label: Reprise Format: CD, digital download Note: limited edition— "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) Album AUS AUSAlt.Peaks on the ARIA Alternative Songs chart: "Pictures in the Mirror": "Roll On": "Dirty Man": CZRock NZ UK USAlt. "From Here on In"1996 — — — — — —It's for Your Own Good "Second Solution / Prisoner of Society"1997 4 — — 28 — — ARIA: 2× Platinum The Living End "Prisoner of Society" — — — — 179 23 "Save the Day" 1998 22 — — — — — ARIA: Gold "All Torn Down"1999 12 — — 29 — — ARIA: Gold "West End Riot" 83 — — — — — "Trapped" — — — — — — "Pictures in the Mirror"2000 18 1 — — — — Roll On "Roll On"2001 15 2 — — 148 33 "Dirty Man" 86 9 — — — — "One Said to the Other / What Would You Do?"2002 19 — — — — —Modern Artillery "Who's Gonna Save Us?"2003 37 — — — — 26 "Tabloid Magazine"2004 56 — — — — — "I Can't Give You What I Haven't Got" — — — — — —From Here on In: The Singles "What's on Your Radio?"2005 9 — — — — —State of Emergency "Wake Up"2006 5 — — 12 — — "Long Live the Weekend" 23 — — — — — "Nothing Lasts Forever" 39 — — — — — "White Noise"2008 12 — — 26 — — ARIA: PlatinumWhite Noise "Moment in the Sun" 100 — — — — — "Raise the Alarm"2009 68 — — — — — "The Ending Is Just the Beginning Repeating"2011 91 — — — — —The Ending Is Just the Beginning Repeating "Song for the Lonely" — — — — — — "Lay Down Your Guns" (with Jimmy Barnes)2014 — — — — — —30:30 Hindsight "Keep On Running"2016 — — — — — —Shift "Staring Down the Barrel" — — — — — — "Monkey" — — — — — — "Don't Lose It"2018 — — 17 — — —Wunderbar"Amsterdam" — — — — — —"Otherside" — — — — — —"Alfie" 2025 — — — — — — I Only Trust Rock n Roll"Strange Place" — — — — — —"I Only Trust Rock n Roll" — — — — — —"Misery" — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Other appearances + List of other song appearancesYearSong title Album Notes1999"Girls on Film" Undone: The Songs of Duran Duran A tribute album to Duran Duran2005"Leilani"Stoneage Cameos A tribute album to Hoodoo Gurus2005"Live It Up"Timor Leste: Freedom Rising A charity album by various artists for "environmental, health and education projects in East Timor"2007"Rising Sun"Standing on the Outside: The Songs of Cold Chisel A tribute album to Cold Chisel2008"Guitar Band"Easy Fever A tribute album to the Easybeats and Stevie Wright2011"Hot Potato"ReWiggled - A Tribute to the Wiggles A tribute album to the Wiggles2013"Say Goodbye"Crucible – The Songs of Hunters & Collectors A tribute album to Hunters & Collectors2024"No Secrets" – (with Doc Neeson), "All Torn Down", "West End Riots" and "Jingle Bell Rock" (with Kylie Minogue)Tour of Duty – Concert for the Troops (Live in Dili 1999)A benefit concert held in 1999, and released in 2024
Videos Video albums + List of video albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds)AUSARIA Reports for the Living End's DVDs: From Here on In: The Singles (1997–2004): Live at Festival Hall: From Here on In: The Singles (1997–2004) Released: 27 September 2004 Label: EMI (RCSDVD01) Format: DVD 3 ARIA: PlatinumHow to Make an Album and Influence People Released: 4 February 2006 Label: EMI (3533522) Format: DVD Note: Included as a bonus DVD with State of Emergency—Live at Festival Hall Released: 30 September 2006 Label: EMI (3754659) Format: DVD 3 ARIA: GoldLive at ACDC Lane Released: 19 July 2008 Label: Dew Process Format: DVD Note: Included as a limited edition DVD with White Noise— "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Music videos + List of music videos, with directors Year Title Director(s)1998 "Prisoner of Society" Jason Tutty "Second Solution" Jason Tutty, Ryan Renshaw "All Torn Down" Jason Tutty, Ryan Renshaw "Save the Day" Joel Noble1999 "West End Riot" Don Letts "Prisoner of Society" (American release) Jamie Stern2000 "Pictures in the Mirror" Mark Hartley "Roll On" Marcos Siega2001 "Roll On" (American release) Mark Hartley "Dirty Man" Morgan Evans 2002 "One Said to the Other" Morgan Evans 2003 "Who's Gonna Save Us?" 2004 "Who's Gonna Save Us?" (American version) Mark Kohr "Tabloid Magazine" Todd Sheldrick "I Can't Give You What I Haven't Got" Jason Tutty Refer to Media section2006 "What's on Your Radio?" Sean Gilligan, Sarah-Jane Woulahan "Wake Up" Sean Gilligan, Sarah-Jane Woulahan "Long Live the Weekend" Sean Gilligan, Sarah-Jane Woulahan2007 "Rising Sun" Bart Borghesi "Nothing Lasts Forever" Morgan Christie2008 "White Noise" Grant Marshall "Moment in the Sun" Simon Ozolins 2009 "Raise the Alarm" 2011 "The Ending is Just the Beginning Repeating" Christopher Frey "Song for the Lonely" Rhett Dashwood 2012 "For Another Day" Jeremy Santolin2016 "Keep On Running" Tiberiu Bogdan Dumitrescu "Staring Down the Barrel" 2018 "Don't Lose It" Jarred Lammiman 2019 "Not Like the Other Boys" Daniel Cooper, Reid McManus "—" denotes a director that is not available through reliable sources.
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External links
TheLivingEnd.com Official Website
The Living End at MusicBrainz