Good Charlotte discography explained

Artist:Good Charlotte
Studio:7
Video:3
Singles:28
Music Videos:34
Ep:2
Compilation:2

The discography of Good Charlotte, an American pop punk band, consists of seven studio albums, two live albums, two extended plays, 28 singles, 34 music videos and three music DVDs.

Good Charlotte released their self-titled debut album, Good Charlotte, in September 2000 with the single "Little Things", which peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. Two more singles were released from the album: "The Motivation Proclamation" and "Festival Song". Their second album The Young and the Hopeless was released in 2002. The album produced five singles: "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous", "The Anthem", "Girls & Boys", "The Young & the Hopeless" and "Hold On". The album went on to receive a triple platinum certification from the RIAA. In October 2004, the band released their third studio album The Chronicles of Life and Death. Singles released from the album include "Predictable", "I Just Wanna Live", "The Chronicles of Life and Death" and "We Believe". Their fourth album, Good Morning Revival, was released in March 2007 and produced the singles "The River", "Keep Your Hands off My Girl" and "Dance Floor Anthem (I Don't Want to Be in Love)". Their fifth album, Cardiology, was released on November 30, 2010. "Like It's Her Birthday" was released as the first single from the album, followed by "Sex on the Radio" and "Last Night".

Albums

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsSalesCertifications
US
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
CAN
[4]
GER
[5]
NL
[6]
NZ
[7]
SWE
[8]
SWI
[9]
UK
[10]
Good Charlotte 185 85 12 194
The Young and the Hopeless
  • Released: October 1, 2002
  • Label: Epic, Daylight
  • Formats: CD, CS, DD, DL, LP
7 9 20 7 37 57 6 7 46 15
The Chronicles of Life and Death
  • Released: October 5, 2004
  • Label: Epic, Daylight
  • Formats: CD, CS, DD, DL, LP
3 1 11 3 18 50 11 13 20 8
  • US: 1,100,000
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • ARIA: Platinum[21]
  • BPI: Gold
  • BVMI: Gold
Good Morning Revival
  • Released: March 27, 2007
  • Label: Epic, Daylight
  • Formats: CD, CS, DL, LP
7 5 10 7 10 58 2 23 7 13
  • ARIA: Platinum[23]
  • BPI: Silver
  • MC: Gold
  • RMNZ: Gold[24]
Cardiology
  • Released: November 2, 2010
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: CD, DL
31 3 29 31 46 18 24 63
  • US: 52,000
Youth Authority
  • Released: July 15, 2016
  • Label: MDDN
  • Formats: CD, DL, LP
23 1 15 23 17 77 15 8 13
Generation Rx
  • Released: September 14, 2018
  • Label: MDDN, BMG
  • Formats: CD, DL, LP
164 24 29 80 42 32 31
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Compilation albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:17em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
AUS
NZ
Good Charlotte Box[28]
  • Released: December 17, 2007[29]
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Formats: CD
66
Greatest Remixes
  • Released: November 24, 2008
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, DL
Greatest Hits
  • Released: November 5, 2010
  • Label: Sony Music, Epic, Daylight
  • Formats: CD, DL
41 31
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Live albums

Title! scope="col" style="width:17em;"
Album details
Bootlegs
  • Released: September 7, 2004[30]
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD

Extended plays

Title! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:16em;"
EP details
Demo
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CS
Good Charlotte
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CS
Another EP
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD
GC EP
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD
A GC Christmas, Pt. 1
  • Released: 2017
  • Label: MDDN
  • Formats: DL

Singles

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
[31]
US
Pop

[32]
AUS
AUT
GER
[33]
NL
NZ
SWE
SWI
UK
"Little Things"200061 Good Charlotte
"The Motivation Proclamation"200167 28
"Festival Song"
"Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous"200220 6 17 24 27 22 33 14 19 8
  • ARIA: Gold[34]
  • BPI: Platinum
  • BVMI: Gold
The Young and the Hopeless
"The Anthem"200343 11 14 52 27 28 10
  • RIAA: Gold
  • ARIA: Gold
  • BPI: Platinum
"Girls & Boys"48 10 33 45 47 41 25 44 84 6
  • BPI: Silver
"The Young and the Hopeless"39 34
"Hold On"63 17 18 67
"Predictable"200420 15 43 29 39 27 48 45 12 The Chronicles of Life and Death
"I Just Wanna Live"200551 18 12 15 19 23 6 27 21 9
  • RIAA: Gold
  • ARIA: Gold[35]
"The Chronicles of Life and Death"31 50 65 47 30
"We Believe"39 38 99
"The River"
(featuring M. Shadows and Synyster Gates)
200739 37 40 108
  • BPI: Silver
Good Morning Revival
"Keep Your Hands off My Girl"5 29 32 20 49 27 23
  • ARIA: Gold
"Dance Floor Anthem (I Don't Want to Be in Love)"25 16 2 11
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • ARIA: Platinum
"Misery"24
"Where Would We Be Now"2008
"Like It's Her Birthday"201033 7 34
  • ARIA: Platinum
Cardiology
"Sex on the Radio"26
"Last Night"201127
  • ARIA: Platinum
"1979"62
"Makeshift Love"2015Youth Authority
"40 oz. Dream"2016
"Life Can't Get Much Better"51
"Awful Things"[37] 2017
"Actual Pain"[38] 2018Generation Rx
"Shadowboxer"
"Last December"2020
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released.

Notes

Video albums

YearInformationCertifications
2003Video Collection
  • Released: November 18, 2003
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • ARIA: Gold
2004Live at Brixton Academy
  • Released: October 5, 2004
  • ARIA: Gold
2006Fast Future Generation
  • Released: December 26, 2006

Music videos

YearTitleDirector(s)
2000"Little Things" Nigel Dick[39]
2001"The Motivation Proclamation" Marc Webb
"The Click" David McGrath & Thomas McGrath
"Festival Song"Marc Webb
2002"Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous"Bill Fishman
2003"The Anthem"Smith N' Borin
"Girls & Boys"
"The Young & the Hopeless"Sam Erickson, and Benji & Joel Madden
"Hold On"Samuel Bayer[40]
2004"Predictable"Smith N' Borin, and Benji & Joel Madden[41]
"I Just Wanna Live"Brett Simon[42]
2005"The Chronicles of Life and Death"
"We Believe"Sam Erickson[43]
2006"Keep Your Hands off My Girl" (white room version)Marvin Scott Jarrett
2007"The River"Marc Webb
"Keep Your Hands off My Girl" (club version)Brian Lazzaro
"Dance Floor Anthem (I Don't Want to Be in Love)"Sean Michael Turrell
2010"Like It's Her Birthday"Josh Forbes
2011"Sex on the Radio"
"Last Night"Josh Martin
"1979"
2015"Makeshift Love"Jake Stark
2016"40 Oz Dream"
"Life Can't Get Much Better"Elijah Alvarado
"Life Changes"
2017"Keep Swingin'"
"War"
2018"Actual Pain"
"Actual Pain" (Live)
"Shadowboxer"
"Prayers"
"Self Help"
"Self Help" (Live)
2020"Last December"

References

Citations

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Notes and References

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  2. Peaks in Australia:
  3. Web site: Discographie Good Charlotte. austriancharts.at. de. October 11, 2009.
  4. Good Charlotte Chart History: Canadian Albums. Billboard. May 3, 2020.
  5. Web site: Good Charlotte. musicline.de. de. October 11, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20160815034624/http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Good+Charlotte/?type=longplay. August 15, 2016. dead.
  6. Web site: Discografie Good Charlotte. dutchcharts.nl. nl. October 11, 2009.
  7. Web site: Discography Good Charlotte. charts.nz. October 11, 2009.
  8. Web site: Discography Good Charlotte. swedishcharts.com. October 11, 2009.
  9. Web site: Discography Good Charlotte. swisscharts.com. de. select "Charts" tab. October 11, 2009.
  10. Web site: Good Charlotte. Official Charts Company. select "Albums" tab. July 5, 2015.
  11. Graff 2007, p. 40
  12. United States. Good Charlotte. July 5, 2015.
  13. United Kingdom. Good Charlotte. July 5, 2015.
  14. New Zealand. 1160. album. July 5, 2015.
  15. Graff 2007, p. 38
  16. Lipshutz 2011, p. 16
  17. Australia. 2003. August 29, 2021.
  18. Germany. Good Charlotte. January 20, 2023.
  19. Canada. Good Charlotte. album. July 5, 2015.
  20. New Zealand. 1244. album. July 5, 2015.
  21. Australia. 2004. August 29, 2021.
  22. Good Charlotte Set 'Cardiology' Release Date. Billboard. Lipshutz, Jason. July 22, 2010. September 23, 2019.
  23. Australia. 2007. August 29, 2021.
  24. New Zealand. 1453. album. July 5, 2015.
  25. Australia. 2011. August 29, 2021.
  26. Good Charlotte Signs to BMG For Worldwide Album Release: Exclusive. Billboard. Lynne Segall. Newman, Melinda. May 22, 2018. September 12, 2018.
  27. Web site: Good Charlotte score one of Australia's lowest-selling No. 1 albums as poor Alfie Arcuri sinks. news.com.au. Adams, Cameron. July 26, 2016. September 7, 2019.
  28. Web site: Good Charlotte - Good Charlotte Box (2007, CD). Discogs. August 29, 2021.
  29. Web site: The ARIA Report: Issue 928 (Week Commencing 17 December 2007). https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20071219130006/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20071220-0000/issue928.pdf. dead. 2007-12-19. Australian Recording Industry Association. 32. August 29, 2021.
  30. Web site: Good Charlotte Comes Back To 'Life'. idobi.com.
  31. Good Charlotte Chart History: Hot 100. Billboard. May 27, 2018.
  32. Good Charlotte Chart History: Pop Songs. Billboard. July 16, 2016.
  33. Web site: Good Charlotte German discography. musicline.de. October 11, 2009.
  34. Australia. 2002. August 29, 2021.
  35. Australia. 2005. August 29, 2021.
  36. Australia. 2012. August 29, 2021.
  37. Web site: Awful Things - Single by Good Charlotte. December 22, 2017. iTunes. September 22, 2018.
  38. Good Charlotte Announce New Album With Dark Song 'Actual Pain'. Rolling Stone. Spanos. Brittany. Brittany Spanos . 25 May 2018. 27 May 2018.
  39. Video Collection. Good Charlotte. 2003. Sleeve. Epic/Daylight Records. EPC 201883 9.
  40. Web site: Good Charlotte Shoot Heavy Clip For Anti-Suicide Song 'Hold On'. MTV. Downey, Ryan J. October 27, 2003. February 23, 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180222151933/http://www.mtv.com/news/1479965/good-charlotte-shoot-heavy-clip-for-anti-suicide-song-hold-on/. February 22, 2018.
  41. Web site: Good Charlotte's Dark New Video Has A Bright Side. MTV. Viacom. Vineyard, Jennifer. August 18, 2004. February 27, 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180228041228/http://www.mtv.com/news/1490344/good-charlottes-dark-new-video-has-a-bright-side/. February 28, 2018.
  42. Web site: Good Charlotte Mock Their Rich And Famous Selves In 'I Just Wanna Live' Clip. MTV. D'Angelo, Joe. November 19, 2004. February 27, 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180228100646/http://www.mtv.com/news/1493973/good-charlotte-mock-their-rich-and-famous-selves-in-i-just-wanna-live-clip/. February 28, 2018.
  43. Web site: Good Charlotte/ Simple Plan Tour To Start Two Days Early. MTV. Montgomery, James. March 28, 2005. February 27, 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180227214050/http://www.mtv.com/news/1499118/good-charlotte-simple-plan-tour-to-start-two-days-early/. February 27, 2018.