This is the discography of American rock band Daughtry. The band was created following the participation of singer Chris Daughtry in the fifth season of American Idol and has so far released 6 studio albums, 3 extended plays, 2 compilation album, 28 singles, 17 promotional singles and 26 music videos.
The eponymous first album Daughtry was released on November 21, 2006, and was a commercial success. It debuted at number two, sold 304,000 units in its first week, and was the fastest-selling rock album in SoundScan history. It has since been certified 4× Platinum in the US, and has sold more than seven million worldwide. It produced five consecutive singles in the top five of the Adult Top 40 radio charts; three of these, "It's Not Over", "Home", and "Over You" have each sold over one or more million copies in the US.
The second album, Leave This Town, was released on July 14, 2009 and reached number one on its debut week and sold 269,000 units in its first week. It has since sold over a million copies in the US. This album has spawned three top 10 songs on the Adult Pop chart: "No Surprise", "Life After You", and "September". The band's third studio album, Break the Spell, was released in November 2011. It debuted at number eight on the Billboard 200 and was certified Gold by the RIAA for selling over 500,000 units in the United States. In November 2013, the band released their fourth studio album, Baptized, which debuted at number six on the Billboard 200. In February 2016, the band released their greatest hits album, It's Not Over...The Hits So Far, which debuted at number 43 on the Billboard 200 and number six on the US rock chart.
The band released their fifth studio album Cage to Rattle in July 2018. A sixth studio album Dearly Beloved was released in September 2021 through Dogtree Records.
Albums Studio albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications US USRock AUS CAN GER IRE JAP NZ SWE UK DaughtryReleased: November 21, 2006 Label: RCA, 19 Formats: CD, digital download 1 1 38 8 40 38 106 16 17 13 US: 5,040,000 WW: 7,000,000 RIAA: 6× Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: Gold MC: 2× Platinum RMNZ: Platinum Leave This TownReleased: July 14, 2009 Label: RCA, 19 Formats: CD, digital download 1 1 21 2 12 99 43 8 31 53 US: 1,329,000 RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver MC: Platinum Break the SpellReleased: November 21, 2011 Label: RCA, 19 Formats: CD, digital download 8 2 32 13 27 — 53 18 57 67US: 513,000 RIAA: Gold MC: Gold BaptizedReleased: November 19, 2013 Label: RCA, 19 Formats: CD, digital download 6 3 56 16 43 100 102 — — 42UK: 4,978 RIAA: Gold Cage to RattleReleased: July 27, 2018 Label: RCA, 19 Formats: CD, digital download, LP 10 2 40 40 37 — — — — 14US: 24,000 Dearly BelovedReleased: September 17, 2021 Label: Dogtree, ADA Formats: CD, digital download, LP 50 10 — — — — — — — —
Compilation albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US USRock CAN UK It's Not Over...The Hits So Far Released: February 12, 2016 Label: RCA, 19 Formats: CD, digital download 43 6 95 88 BPI: Silver There and Back Again Released: July 14, 2026 Label: Dogtree Formats: Digital download
Extended plays Title EP details Peak chart positions Sales US USRock UKSales UKRock Leave This Town: The B-Sides Released: March 15, 2010 / May 10, 2011 Label: RCA Formats: Digital download , CD 70 17 — — US: 12,000 Idol Chatter 01-07-2011 Shock to the System (Part One) Released: September 27, 2024 Label: Dogtree, Big Machine Rock Formats: CD, digital download, LP — — — — Shock to the System (Part Two) Released: September 12, 2025 Label: Dogtree, Big Machine Rock Formats: CD, digital download, LP — — 76 13 US: 15,000
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US USAdult USPop USAC US Main AUS CAN NZ UKPeak positions for singles on UK chart: For "It's Not Over" and "Home" : For other songs: "It's Not Over" 2006 4 1 1 18 5 22 9 8 128 RIAA: 2× Platinum MC: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum Daughtry "Home" 2007 5 1 3 1 — — 7 23 190RIAA: 3× Platinum RMNZ: Gold "What I Want" — — — — 6 — 93 — — "Over You" 18 3 4 16 — — 16 26 —RIAA: 2× Platinum MC: Gold RMNZ: Platinum "Crashed" — — — — 24 — — — — "Feels Like Tonight" 2008 24 1 12 5 — — 30 — —RIAA: Platinum "What About Now" 18 3 19 3 — — 17 — 11 "No Surprise" 2009 15 1 9 4 — 34 13 22 —RIAA: Platinum MC: Gold Leave This Town "Life After You" 36 4 19 4 — — 34 — —RIAA: Platinum "September" 2010 36 2 20 2 — — 29 — —RIAA: Gold "Renegade" 2011 — — — — — — 90 — — Break the Spell "Crawling Back to You" 41 6 — 14 — — 36 — —RIAA: Platinum "Outta My Head"2012 — 22 — — — — — — — "Start of Something Good" — 31 — — — — — — — "Waiting for Superman" 2013 66 11 40 15 — — 51 — 80RIAA: Platinum Baptized "Battleships" 2014 — 20 — — — — — — — "Torches" 2016 — 40 — — — — — — — It's Not Over...The Hits So Far "Deep End" 2018 — 21 — — — — — — — Cage to Rattle "As You Are" 2019 — — — 17 — — — — — "World on Fire" 2020 — — — — 16 — — — — Dearly Beloved "Heavy Is the Crown" 2021 — — — — 4 — — — — "Changes Are Coming" — — — — 18 — — — — "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" 2023 — — — — 5 — — — — "Artificial" — — — — 1 — — — — Shock to the System (Part One) "Pieces" 2024 — — — — 1 — — — — "The Dam" — — — — 7 — — — — "The Bottom" 2025 — — — — 1 — — — — Shock to the System (Part Two) "Antidote" — 24 — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
As featured artist + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album US Main. Rock USHardRock US Rock Digi. "The Past" 2008 27 — — Chapter VII: Hope & Sorrow "Photograph" 2010 — — 30 Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time "Freefall" 2025 1 18 — Carnal "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Promotional singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album US Rock Dig. USHardRockDig. "Call Your Name" 2010 — — Leave This Town "Rescue Me" 2012 35 — Break the Spell "Long Live Rock & Roll" 2013 — — Baptized "I'll Fight" 2014 — — "Utopia" — — Utopia "Witness" 2015 — — Baptized "Backbone" 2018 — —Cage to Rattle "White Flag" — — "Death of Me" — — "Alive" 2019 1 — "Hunger Strike" 2021 — 22 Dearly Beloved "Lioness" — — "Dearly Beloved" — — "Nervous" 2024 — — Shock to the System (Part One) "The Reckoning" — — "Shock to the System" — 9 "The Day I Die" 2025 — — Shock to the System (Part Two) "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Other charted songs Title Year Peak chart positions Album US CAN "You Don't Belong" 2009 95 — Leave This Town "Tennessee Line" — — "One Last Chance" 2010 — 99
Guest appearances The following are songs by other artists featuring Daughtry frontman Chris Daughtry, with the exception of "Long Way Down", "Drown In You" and "Waitin' for the Bus / Jesus Just Left Chicago" which feature the entire band.
Year Title With Artist Album 2006 "Wanted Dead or Alive" Various artists American Idol Season 5: Encores 2008 "The Past" Sevendust Chapter VII: Hope & Sorrow "By the Way" Theory of a Deadman Scars & Souvenirs "Slow Down" Third Day Revelation 2009 "Long Way Down" Timbaland Shock Value II 2010 "Had Enough" Lifehouse Smoke & Mirrors "Photograph" Santana Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time 2011 "Drown In You" Various artists Batman: Arkham City soundtrack "Waitin' for the Bus / Jesus Just Left Chicago" Various artists ZZ Top: A Tribute from Friends 2012 "4 A.M." Various artists Pacific Standard Time EP 2013 "Never Die" Various artists NCIS: Los Angeles Soundtrack and Break the Spell (Japan edition) 2014 "Utopia" Daughtry Utopia 2016 "Wild Heart" Adairs Run Turn Back the Miles EP 2024 "Scars" Papa Roach Leave a Light On (Talk Away the Dark) EP "Hungry for Life" Bad Wolves Die About It 2025 "Freefall" Nothing More Carnal (deluxe edition)
Music videos YearSong Director(s)2006 "It's Not Over" Dean Karr and Jay Martin 2007 "Home" Danny Clinch "Over You"P.R. Brown "Crashed" Trevor Pinnockhttps://www.nme.com/nme-video/youtube/id/JlgMD2j2TbU/search/acc 2008 "Feels Like Tonight"Martin Weisz "What About Now"Kevin Kerslake 2009 "No Surprise" Nathan Cox "Life After You" Paul Minor2010 "September" Chris Sims2011 "Crawling Back to You" Laurent Briet "Renegade" Chapman Baehler2012 "Outta My Head" Shane Drake "Start of Something Good" Nigel Dick 2013 "Waiting for Superman" Shane Drake 2014 "Battleships" Joe Dietsch 2016 "Torches" Nathan Crooker 2018 "Backbone" rowspan="4" "Deep End" 2019 "As You Are" 2020 "Alive" "World On Fire" Tyler Dunning Evans 2021 "Heavy Is the Crown" "Changes are Coming" 2023 "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" "Artificial" Ethan Maniquis 2024 "Pieces" "The Dam" Jensen Noen 2025 "The Bottom" Nayip Ramos 2026 "Antidote"
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