The Black Keys discography explained

Artist:The Black Keys
Studio:12
Live:2
Ep:2
Singles:36
Music Videos:24
Option Name:Remix albums

American rock band The Black Keys have released 12 studio albums, two EPs, a live album, 21 singles, and 22 music videos.

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSalesCertifications
US
[1]
AUS
[2]
BEL
[3]
CAN
[4]
FRA
[5]
IRE
[6]
NLD
[7]
NZ
[8]
SWI
[9]
UK
[10]
The Big Come Up
  • Released: May 14, 2002
  • Label: Alive
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
Thickfreakness
  • Released: April 8, 2003
  • Label: Fat Possum
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
90182
  • US: 187,000
Rubber Factory
  • Released: September 7, 2004
  • Label: Fat Possum
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
1311812362
  • US: 224,000
Magic Potion
  • Released: September 12, 2006
  • Label: Nonesuch
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
95279910979
  • BPI: Silver
Attack & Release
  • Released: April 1, 2008
  • Label: Nonesuch
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
141242105786534
Brothers
  • Released: May 18, 2010
  • Label: Nonesuch
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
38204444639104829
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum
  • BPI: Gold
  • MC: 3× Platinum
El Camino
  • Released: December 6, 2011
  • Label: Nonesuch
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
2333216102186
  • US: 2× Platinum
  • ARIA

2× Platinum[19]

Turn Blue
  • Released: May 12, 2014
  • Label: Nonesuch
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
1141435242
  • RIAA: Gold
  • BPI: Gold
  • MC: Platinum
Let's Rock
  • Released: June 28, 2019
  • Label: Easy Eye Sound
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
44648103533
Delta Kream
  • Released: May 14, 2021
  • Label: Easy Eye Sound
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
682126232535
Dropout Boogie
  • Released: May 13, 2022[25]
  • Label: Easy Eye Sound
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
8359811337665
Ohio Players
  • Released: April 5, 2024
  • Label: Easy Eye Sound
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
2668133515431018213
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Video albums

TitleAlbum details
Live
  • Released: October 4, 2005
  • Label: Fat Possum
  • Format: DVD
Thickfreakness in Austin
  • Released: May 5, 2006
  • Label: Jumper Productions
  • Format: DVD
Austin City Limits Music Festival 2005
Live at the Crystal Ballroom
  • Released: November 18, 2008
  • Label: Nonesuch
  • Format: DVD

Extended plays

TitleEP detailsPeak chart positions
US
US
Ind.

The Moan
  • Released: January 19, 2004
  • Label: Alive
  • Formats: CD, LP, DI
  • Released: May 2, 2006
  • Label: Fat Possum
  • Formats: CD, LP, DI
19923
The Live EP
  • Released: 2007
  • Label: Mojo
  • Formats: DI
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

SingleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
[27]
US
Rock
[28]
AUS
BEL
CAN
[29]
FRA
IRL
NLD
NZ
UK
"The Moan"2002
"Leavin' Trunk" / "She Said, She Said"2003The Big Come Up
"Set You Free"Thickfreakness
"Hard Row"86
"Have Love Will Travel"77
"10 A.M. Automatic"20048666Rubber Factory
"'Till I Get My Way" / "Girl Is on My Mind"62
"Your Touch"2006Magic Potion
"You're the One"
"Just Got to Be"
"Strange Times"2008Attack & Release
"I Got Mine"
  • RIAA: Gold
"Same Old Thing"
"Tighten Up"201087157
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • BPI: Silver
  • MC: Gold
Brothers
"Ohio"2011
"Howlin' for You"550
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • BPI: Silver
  • MC: Gold
Brothers
"Next Girl"
  • RIAA: Gold
"Lonely Boy"64121333334080780
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum[30]
  • BPI: Platinum
  • MC: 4× Platinum
El Camino
"Gold on the Ceiling"201294234514557
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum
  • ARIA: Gold
  • BPI: Silver
  • MC: Gold
"Little Black Submarines"65477
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • MC: Gold
"Fever"2014771265298457
  • RIAA: Gold
Turn Blue
"Turn Blue"199297
"Bullet in the Brain"
"Gotta Get Away"2293
"Weight of Love"20152484
  • RIAA: Gold
"Meet Me in the City"[31] Chulahoma: The Songs of Junior Kimbrough
"Lo/Hi"[32] 20195 86
  • RIAA: Gold
'Let's Rock'
"Eagle Birds"[33] 25
"Go"10
"Shine a Little Light"25
"Crawling Kingsnake"202131 Delta Kream
"Going Down South"[34]
"Poor Boy a Long Way from Home"[35]
"Wild Child"202218 Dropout Boogie
"It Ain't Over"[36]
"Beautiful People (Stay High)"[37] 202433 Ohio Players
"I Forgot to Be Your Lover"[38]
"This Is Nowhere"
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Other charted and certified songs

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
Rock
BEL
CAN
Rock
[39]
MEX
Air.

[40]
NZ
Hot

[41]
POL
[42]
UK
UK
Indie

"Thickfreakness"2003Thickfreakness
"Everlasting Light"2010
  • US: Gold
Brothers
"Never Gonna Give You Up"11414
"Dead and Gone"20113532El Camino
"Run Right Back"37
"The Baddest Man Alive"
(with RZA)
2012The Man with the Iron Fists
"Walk Across the Water"20193037 'Let's Rock'
"Tell Me Lies"47
"Keep My Name Outta Your Mouth"2021Brothers
"For the Love of Money"202235Dropout Boogie
"On the Game"202413Ohio Players
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Other appearances

YearSongArtistAlbumContribution
2006"If You Ever Slip"The Black KeysThe Hottest State (soundtrack)performer
2007"The Wicked Messenger"I'm Not There (soundtrack)Bob Dylan cover
"Can't Find My Mind"He Put the Bomp! In the BompThe Cramps cover
"Stay All Night (Chulahoma Session)"Waxploitation Presents: Causes 1Junior Kimbrough cover
2009"Her Eyes Are a Blue Million Miles"Covered, A Revolution in SoundCaptain Beefheart cover
2010"Chop and Change"The Twilight Saga: Eclipse: Original Motion Picture Soundtrackwriter and performer
2011"Dearest"Rave On Buddy HollyBuddy Holly cover
2012"Wonderland"KeshaWarriorinstruments
"The Baddest Man Alive"The Black Keys feat. RZAThe Man with the Iron Fists OST
2014"Get Ur Freak On/Keep Me"Missy Elliott & The Black KeysNeighbors (soundtrack)
2017"Run that Race"Dan AuerbachCars 3 soundtrackperformer

Music videos

YearSongDirector
2003"Set You Free"Jeromy Ceseña
2004"10 A.M. Automatic"David Cross
2005"Your Touch"Peter Zavadil
2006"Meet Me in the City"
2007"Just Got to Be"Peter Zavadil
2008"Strange Times"Lance Bangs
2010"Tighten Up" (Frank version)Chris Marrs Piliero
"Tighten Up"
"Next Girl"
2011"Howlin' for You"
"Lonely Boy"Jesse Dylan
2012"Gold on the Ceiling"Reid Long
"Gold on the Ceiling" (film)Harmony Korine[43]
"Little Black Submarines"Danny Clinch
"The Baddest Man Alive" (featuring RZA)Chris Marrs Piliero
2014"Fever"Theo Wenner
"Weight of Love"
2019"Go"Bryan Schlam
2021"Crawling Kingsnake"Tim Hardiman
"Going Down South"Ryan Nadzam
"Stay All Night"
"Poor Boy a Long Way From Home"
2022"Wild Child"Bryan Schlam
2024"Beautiful People (Stay High)"Chris Saunders
"On the Game"Robert Schober

Notes and References

  1. Peak chart positions in the United States:
    • The Black Keys Chart History: Billboard 200. Billboard. 2024-04-16 .
    • [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=the black keys|chart=independent albums}} The Black Keys Chart History: Independent Albums ]. Billboard. 2012-05-21 .
    • [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=the black keys|chart=hot 100}} The Black Keys Chart History: Hot 100 ]. Billboard. 2012-05-21 .
    • [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=the black keys|chart=alternative songs}} The Black Keys Chart History: Alternative Songs ]. Billboard. 2012-05-21 .
    • [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=the black keys|chart=rock songs}} The Black Keys Chart History: Rock Songs ]. Billboard. 2012-05-21 .
  2. Web site: Discography The Black Keys. Hung Medien. 2008-06-24.
    • "10 A.M. Automatic": The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 23 August 2004. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20041019140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20041020-0000/ISSUE756.pdf. dead. 2004-10-19. October 20, 2004. The ARIA Report. Australian Web Archive. 756. 24 August 2014.
    • "Fever": The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 7 April 2014. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20140416230200/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20140417-0902/Issue1258.pdf. dead. 2014-04-16. April 17, 2004. The ARIA Report. Australian Web Archive. 1258. 24 August 2014.
    • Ohio Players: The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 15 April 2024. The ARIA Report. Australian Recording Industry Association. 1780. 6. April 15, 2024.
  3. Web site: Discography The Black Keys. Hung Medien. 2024-04-14 .
  4. Peak chart positions in Canada:
  5. Web site: Discographie The Black Keys. French. Hung Medien. 2019-12-19 .
  6. Web site: Discography The Black Keys. Hung Medien . irish-charts.com . 2019-12-19 .
  7. Web site: Discografie The Black Keys. Dutch. Hung Medien. 2008-06-24 .
  8. Web site: Discography The Black Keys. Hung Medien. 2008-06-24 .
  9. Web site: Discography The Black Keys. German. Hung Medien. 2014-05-22 .
  10. Web site: The Black Keys full Official Chart history. Official Charts Company. July 6, 2019.
  11. Tightened Up: Inside the Black Keys' Rise to Arena-Sized Fame. Billboard.com. Jillian. Mapes. January 6, 2012. January 19, 2024.
  12. Web site: Blak is the new roc. Billboard. Monica. Herrera. Google Books. 24. October 3, 2009. April 16, 2021.
  13. Web site: RIAA - Gold & Platinum. Recording Industry Association of America. 2011-02-12.
  14. United Kingdom. Black Keys. 21 July 2023.
  15. Web site: Gold Platinum Database: The Black Keys. Music Canada. 2011-12-16. 2012-02-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20120225041920/http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=. dead.
  16. The Black Keys Announce More Album Details, First Single. Jillian. Mapes. . October 11, 2011. April 16, 2021.
  17. Web site: The Black Keys get back into the groove. The New Zealand Herald. Scott. Kara. December 1, 2011. April 16, 2021.
  18. Web site: Michael Jackson's 'Xscape' and The Black Keys' 'Turn Blue' vie for Billboard's No. 1 album. Daily News. Jim. Farber. May 19, 2014. January 19, 2024. December 22, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141222071950/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/michael-jackson-black-keys-vie-no-1-album-article-1.1797952. dead.
  19. Australia. The Black Keys. album. 2012. 28 December 2021.
  20. Web site: Search for black keys - IFPI . IFPI Denmark. May 14, 2021.
  21. Ireland. 2012. Platinum. May 22, 2014.
  22. Web site: NZ Top 40 Albums Chart | the Official New Zealand Music Chart . 2017-03-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120207112309/http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums . 2012-02-07.
  23. Web site: ANNEE 2013 - CERTIFICATIONS AU 05/11/2013 . . 22 May 2014 . French.
  24. Music in 2014: Taylor Takes the Year, Republic Records on Top, Streaming to the Rescue . Christman . Ed . . January 9, 2015 . April 16, 2021.
  25. Web site: Helman . Peter . March 10, 2022 . The Black Keys Announce New Album Dropout Boogie, Share Video for New Song: Watch . March 10, 2022 . Stereogum.
  26. theblackkeys . 1589695341200572416 . Live at Beachland Tavern.
  27. The Black Keys– Chart History: The Hot 100 . . May 18, 2021.
  28. The Black Keys Chart History: Hot Rock & Alternative Songs. Billboard. January 23, 2024.
  29. The Black Keys – Chart History: Canadian Hot 100 . Billboard . May 18, 2021.
  30. Web site: Top 50 Singles Chart - Australian Record Industry Association . 2010-07-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110522140455/http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display.asp?chart=1U50 . 2011-05-22 .
  31. Web site: "All Night Long" SpecialRelease - Record Store Day. Record Store Day. May 18, 2021.
  32. Web site: Lo/Hi - Single by The Black Keys. Apple Music. 7 March 2019 . March 7, 2019.
  33. Web site: TOMORROW: Listen to the world premiere of 'Eagle Birds' on @ZaneLowe @Beats1 at 9a PDT / 11a CDT / 4p GMT . Twitter. April 25, 2019.
  34. Web site: The Black Keys Cover Blues Legend R.L. Burnside's 'Going Down South'. Rolling Stone. May 3, 2021. March 18, 2022.
  35. Web site: The Black Keys share "Poor Boy A Long Way From Home" video. Next Mosh. August 12, 2021. March 17, 2022.
  36. Web site: Ng . Scott . The Black Keys release latest single 'It Ain't Over' from upcoming album Dropout Boogie . . May 20, 2022 . en-AU . April 28, 2022.
  37. Web site: Lindert . Hattie . The Black Keys Announce Album, Share New Song 'Beautiful People (Stay High)' . . January 12, 2024 . January 12, 2024.
  38. Web site: 2024-01-12 . Watch: The Black Keys Share "I Forgot To Be Your Lover" from 'Ohio Players' . 2024-04-09 . . en.
  39. The Black Keys Chart History: Canada Rock. Billboard. May 21, 2024.
  40. The Black Keys Chart History: Mexico Ingles Airplay. Billboard. June 1, 2021.
  41. Web site: Lista przebojów - aktualne notowania, playlista trójki - polskieradio.pl - Notowanie nr - 1586 - Lista Przebojów Trójki . 2 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121018024213/http://lp3.polskieradio.pl/notowania/?numer=1586 . October 18, 2012 . dead .
  42. Web site: Music Video News: IN PRODUCTION: The Black Keys – Harmony Korine, dir . Video Static . 2012-01-05 . 2012-01-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120114180413/http://www.videostatic.com/vs/2012/01/in-production-the-black-keys-harmony-korine-dir-.html . 2012-01-14 .