The Kinks discography
| The Kinks discography | |
|---|---|
The Kinks in Stockholm in 1965 | |
| Studio albums | 25 |
| EPs | 18 |
| Soundtrack albums | 1 |
| Live albums | 5 |
| Compilation albums | 34 |
| Singles | 79 |
| Box sets | 12 |
The Kinks, an English rock band, were active for over three decades, from 1963 to 1996, releasing 26 studio albums and four live albums.[1] The first two albums are differently released in the UK and the US, partly due to the difference in popularity of the extended play format (the UK market liked it, the US market did not, so US albums had the EP releases bundled onto them), and partly due to the US albums including the hit singles, and the UK albums not; after The Kink Kontroversy in 1965 the albums were the same.[2] Between 100 and 200 compilation albums have been released worldwide.[3][4]
Their hit singles included three UK number-one singles, starting in 1964 with "You Really Got Me"; plus 18 top-40 singles in the 1960s alone and further top-40 hits in the 1970s and 1980s. The Kinks had five top-10 singles on the US Billboard chart. Nine of their albums charted in the top 40.[5] In the UK, the group had 17 top-20 singles and five top-10 albums.[6] The RIAA has certified four of the Kinks' albums as gold records. The Kinks Greatest Hits!, released in 1966, was certified gold for sales totaling of one million dollars on 28 November 1968—six days after the release of The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society, which failed to chart worldwide.[7] The group would not receive another gold record award until 1979's Low Budget. The 1980 live album One for the Road was certified gold on 8 December 1980. Give the People What They Want, released in 1981, received its certification on 25 January 1982, for sales of 500,000 copies.[8] ASCAP, the performing-rights group, presented the Kinks with an award for "One of the Most-Played Songs of 1983" for the hit single "Come Dancing".[9]
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [10] |
AUS [11] |
CAN [12] |
GER [13] |
NL [14] |
NOR [15] |
NZ [16] |
SWE [17] |
US [18] | |||
| Kinks [A] | 3 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 29 | ||
| Kinda Kinks |
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3 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 60 | |
| Kinks-Size [B] |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | |
| Kinkdom [B] |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | |
| The Kink Kontroversy |
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9 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 95 | |
| Face to Face |
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12 | — | — | 12 | — | 9 | — | — | 135 | |
| Something Else by the Kinks | 35 | — | — | 31 | — | 12 | — | — | 153 | ||
| The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society |
|
48[C] | — | — | 84[C] | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) |
|
— | — | 54 | 68[D] | — | — | — | — | 105 | |
| Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One |
|
— | 24 | 33 | 79[E] | — | — | — | — | 35 | |
| Muswell Hillbillies |
|
— | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 100 | |
| Everybody's in Show-Biz |
|
— | 38 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | |
| Preservation Act 1 |
|
— | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 177 | |
| Preservation Act 2 |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 114 | |
| The Kinks Present a Soap Opera |
|
— | — | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | |
| The Kinks Present Schoolboys in Disgrace |
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— | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | 45 | |
| Sleepwalker |
|
— | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 21 | |
| Misfits |
|
— | 79 | 48 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 40 | |
| Low Budget |
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— | 85 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 46 | 11 | |
| Give the People What They Want |
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— | — | 11 | — | — | 28 | — | 23 | 15 | |
| State of Confusion |
|
— | 96 | 14 | 55 | — | 10 | 44 | 23 | 12 |
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| Word of Mouth |
|
— | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | 50 | 57 | |
| Think Visual | — | 97 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | ||
| UK Jive |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 122 | |
| Phobia | — | — | — | 92 | — | — | — | — | 166 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
Soundtrack albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US [18] | ||
| Percy |
|
—[F] |
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [11] |
CAN [12] |
GER [13] |
NL [14] |
NZ [16] |
US [18] | |||
| Live at Kelvin Hall [G] |
|
— | — | — | — | — | 162 | |
| One for the Road |
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71 | 24 | 49 | 31 | 31 | 14 | |
| The Road |
|
— | — | — | — | — | 110 | |
| To the Bone |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Kinks in Koncert 1965 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [10] |
AUS [23] |
GER [13] |
NL [14] |
NOR [15] |
NZ [16] |
SWI [24] |
US [18] | |||
| The Kinks in Germany [H] |
|
— | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Kinks Greatest Hits! [I] |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
|
| Well Respected Kinks |
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5 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Sunny Afternoon |
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9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Kinks |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Golden Hour of the Kinks |
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21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Kink Kronikles [J] |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | |
| The Great Lost Kinks Album [K] |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 145 | |
| The Kinks' Greatest: Celluloid Heroes |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 144 | |
| 20 Golden Greats |
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19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Ihre 20 größten Hits [H] |
|
— | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Second Time Around [L] |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 177 | |
| The Best Of [M] |
|
— | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | |
| Dead End Street – Greatest Hits |
|
96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Come Dancing with the Kinks: The Best of 1977–1986 |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 159 | |
| The Kinks Are Well Respected Men |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Greatest Hits |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Ultimate Collection |
|
35 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Lost & Found 1986–89 [N] |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Greatest Hits [M] |
|
— | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | |
| The Definitive Collection |
|
18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| The Best of the Kinks – 20 Classic Tracks |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| Greatest Hits [O] |
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— | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | |
| The Very Best Of |
|
42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Singles Collection |
|
39[P] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| You Really Got Me – The Best of the Kinks |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| BBC Sessions 1964–1977 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Ultimate Collection |
|
32 | — | — | — | 5 | 46 | 71[Q] | — |
|
| Kinks Kollekted – Complete History 1964–1994 |
|
— | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | |
| Waterloo Sunset: The Very Best of the Kinks & Ray Davies |
|
14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| The Essential Kinks |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Sunny Afternoon: The Very Best of the Kinks |
|
21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Journey, Pt. 1 |
|
41 | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Journey, Pt. 2 |
|
93 | — | 63 | — | — | — | 71 | — | |
| The Journey, Pt. 3 |
|
— | — | 68 | — | — | — | 80 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
Box sets
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [26] |
GER [13] |
NL [14] |
NOR [15] |
US Indie [27] | ||
| 20th Anniversary Box Set |
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— | — | — | — | — |
| The EP Collection |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| The EP Collection 2 |
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— | — | — | — | — |
| The Marble Arch Years |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| The Pye Album Collection |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| Arista Years [R] |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| RCA Years [R] |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| Picture Book |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| The Kinks in Mono |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| The Kinks at the BBC |
|
110 | 57 | 60 | 40 | — |
| The Anthology 1964–1971 |
|
— | — | — | — | 39 |
| The Mono Collection |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||
EPs
| Title[nb 1] | EP details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [28][29][10] |
US Indie [27] |
US Album [30] | ||
| Kinksize Session |
|
— | — | — |
| All Day and All of the Night |
|
— | — | — |
| Got Love If You Want It |
|
— | 48 | — |
| Kinksize Hits |
|
3 | — | — |
| Kwyet Kinks |
|
1 | — | — |
| Dedicated Kinks |
|
7 | — | — |
| Mister Pleasant |
|
— | — | — |
| Waterloo Sunset |
|
— | — | 70 |
| The Kinks |
|
— | — | — |
| You Really Got Me |
|
— | — | — |
| The Kinks Live EP |
|
— | — | — |
| State of Confusion |
|
121 | — | — |
| Did Ya | — | — | — | |
| Waterloo Sunset '94 EP |
|
— | — | — |
| The Days EP |
|
35 | — | — |
| Till Death Us Do Part |
|
— | — | — |
| Ravensize Session (The Pre-Kinks Regent Studio Demos) |
|
— | — | — |
| Kinks TV Session |
|
— | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||
Singles
1960s
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [10] |
AUS [32][11] |
AUT [33] |
CAN [34] |
GER [13] |
IRE [35] |
NL [36][37] |
NZ [38][39] |
SWE [40] |
US [41][42] | ||||
| "Long Tall Sally" b/w "I Took My Baby Home" |
1964 | — [nb 2] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 129 | Non-album singles | |
| "You Still Want Me" b/w "You Do Something to Me" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "You Really Got Me" b/w "It's All Right" (non-album track) |
1 | 8 | — | 4 | 39 | 6 | — | 2 | 11 | 7 |
|
Kinks | |
| "All Day and All of the Night" b/w "I Gotta Move" |
2 | 14 | — | 12 | 22 | — | 9 | 5 | 18 | 7 |
|
Non-album single [nb 3] | |
| "Tired of Waiting for You" b/w "Come On Now" |
1965 | 1 | 29 | — | 3 | 13 | 3 | — [nb 4] |
— | 6 | 6 | Kinda Kinks [nb 3] | |
| "Ev'rybody's Gonna Be Happy" [nb 5] b/w "Who'll Be the Next in Line" |
17 | — | — | — 25 |
29 | — | — [nb 6] |
— | — | — 34 |
Non-album singles [nb 3] | ||
| "Set Me Free" b/w "I Need You" |
9 | 54 | — | 2 | 32 | — | — [nb 7] |
— | — | 23 | |||
| "See My Friends" b/w "Never Met a Girl Like You Before" |
10 | — | — | — | 36 | — | — [nb 8] |
— | 19 | 111 | Non-album singles [nb 9] | ||
| "A Well Respected Man" [nb 10] b/w "Such a Shame" |
— | 11 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 5 | 13 | |||
| "Till the End of the Day" b/w "Where Have All the Good Times Gone" |
8 | 63 | — | 34 | 19 | — | 6 | — | 3 | 50 | The Kink Kontroversy | ||
| "Dedicated Follower of Fashion" b/w "Sittin' on My Sofa" |
1966 | 4 | 36 | — | 11 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 36 | Non-album single | |
| "Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight" [nb 11] b/w "I Need You" (non-album track) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | Kinda Kinks | ||
| "Sunny Afternoon" b/w "I'm Not Like Everybody Else" (non-album track) |
1 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
|
Face to Face | |
| "Dandy" [nb 12] b/w "Party Line" |
— | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | |||
| "Dead End Street" b/w "Big Black Smoke" |
5 | 62 | — | 28 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 73 | Non-album singles | ||
| "Mr. Pleasant" [nb 13] b/w "Harry Rag" (US) "This Is Where I Belong" (Europe) |
1967 | — | 35 | — | 79 | 12 | — | 2 | — | — | 80 | ||
| "Waterloo Sunset" b/w "Act Nice and Gentle" (non-album track) (UK) "Two Sisters" (US) |
2 | 4 | 10 | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | — |
|
Something Else by the Kinks | |
| "Death of a Clown" b/w "Love Me Till the Sun Shines" (credited to Dave Davies) |
3 | 44 | 8 | — | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | — | — | |||
| "Autumn Almanac" b/w "Mr. Pleasant" (UK) "David Watts" (non-UK) |
3 | 67 | — | — | 13 | 15 | 5 | 17 | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Susannah's Still Alive" b/w "Funny Face" (credited to Dave Davies) |
20 | — | — | — | 27 | — | 5 | — | 17 | — | |||
| "Wonderboy" b/w "Polly" |
1968 | 36 | — | — | — | 29 | — | 4 | — | — | — | ||
| "Days" b/w "She's Got Everything" |
12 | 77 | — | — | 28 | 16 | 6 | 11 | — | — | |||
| "Lincoln County" b/w "There Is No Life Without Love" (credited to Dave Davies) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | |||
| "Starstruck" [nb 14] b/w "Picture Book" |
— | — 36 |
— | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society | ||
| "The Village Green Preservation Society" [nb 15] b/w "Picture Book" (Denmark) "Do You Remember Walter?" (US) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Hold My Hand" b/w "Creeping Jean" (credited to Dave Davies) |
1969 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Plastic Man" b/w "King Kong" |
31 | 97 | — | — | 34 | — | 16 | — | — | — | |||
| "Drivin'" b/w "Mindless Child of Motherhood" (non-album track) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) | ||
| "Shangri-La" b/w "This Man He Weeps Tonight" (non-album track) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | |||
| "Australia" [nb 16] b/w "She Bought a Hat Like Princess Marina" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Victoria" b/w "Mr. Churchill Says" (UK) "Brainwashed" (US) |
33 | 57 | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
1970s
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [10] |
AUS [11] |
AUT [33] |
CAN [34] |
GER [13] |
IRE [35] |
NL [36] |
NZ [39] |
SWE [40] |
US [41][42] | ||||
| "Lola" b/w "Berkeley Mews" (non-album track) (UK) "Mindless Child of Motherhood" (US) |
1970 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
|
Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One |
| "Apeman" b/w "Rats" |
5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 5 | — | 45 | |||
| "God's Children" b/w "Moments" (UK) "The Way Love Used to Be" (US) |
1971 | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Percy | |
| "20th Century Man" [nb 17] b/w "Skin and Bone" |
— | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 106 | Muswell Hillbillies | ||
| "Supersonic Rocket Ship" b/w "You Don't Know My Name" |
1972 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | 111 | Everybody's in Show-Biz | |
| "Celluloid Heroes" b/w "Hot Potatoes" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "One of the Survivors" [nb 18] b/w "Scrapheap City" |
1973 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 108 | Preservation Act 1 | |
| "Sitting in the Midday Sun" b/w "One of the Survivors" (UK) "Sweet Lady Genevieve" (US) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Sweet Lady Genevieve" b/w "Sitting in My Hotel" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Money Talks" b/w "Here Comes Flash" |
1974 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Preservation Act 2 | |
| "Mirror of Love" [nb 19] b/w "Cricket" (UK) "He's Evil" (US/UK) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Holiday Romance" b/w "Shepherds of the Nation" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Soap Opera | ||
| "Preservation" [nb 20] b/w "Salvation Road" (from Preservation Act 2) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Starmaker" [nb 21] b/w "Ordinary People" |
1975 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Soap Opera | |
| "Ducks on the Wall" b/w "Rush Hour Blues" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "You Can't Stop the Music" b/w "Have Another Drink" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I'm in Disgrace" [nb 22] b/w "The Hard Way" |
1976 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Schoolboys in Disgrace | |
| "No More Looking Back" b/w "Jack the Idiot Dunce"/"The Hard Way" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Sleepwalker" b/w "Full Moon" |
1977 | — | — | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | Sleepwalker | |
| "Juke Box Music" b/w "Sleepless Nights" (UK) "Life Goes On" (US) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Father Christmas" b/w "Prince of the Punks" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "A Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy" b/w "Artificial Light" (non-album track) (UK) "Live Life" (US) / "Get Up" (US 2nd pressings) |
1978 | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | Misfits | |
| "Live Life" b/w "In a Foreign Land" (UK) "Black Messiah" (US) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Black Messiah" b/w "Misfits" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman" b/w "Low Budget" |
1979 | — | 71 | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | Low Budget | |
| "A Gallon of Gas" [nb 23] b/w "Low Budget" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Catch Me Now I'm Falling" [nb 24] b/w "Low Budget" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Moving Pictures" b/w "In a Space" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Pressure" b/w "National Health" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
1980s
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [10][29] |
AUS [11] |
AUT [33] |
CAN [34] |
IRE [35] |
NL [36] |
NZ [43] |
SWE [17] |
US [41][42] | |||
| "You Really Got Me" (live) b/w "All Day and All of the Night" (live) (UK) "Attitude" (live) (US) |
1980 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | One for the Road |
| "Lola" (live) [nb 25] b/w "Celluloid Heroes" (live) |
— | 69 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 81 | ||
| "Better Things" b/w "Massive Reductions" (UK) "Yo-Yo" (US) |
1981 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | Give the People What They Want |
| "Destroyer" [nb 26] b/w "Back to Front" |
— | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | 85 | ||
| "Predictable" b/w "Back to Front" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Come Dancing" b/w "Noise" |
1982 | 12 | 36 | — | 6 | 4 | 29 | — | 18 | 6 | State of Confusion |
| "Don't Forget to Dance" b/w "Bernadette" (UK) "Young Conservatives" (US) |
1983 | 58 | — | 11 | 26 | — | — | 38 | — | 29 | |
| "You Really Got Me" (reissue) b/w "You Really Got Me"/"All Day and All of the Night" (medley) / "Misty Water" |
47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Good Day" b/w "Too Hot" |
1984 | 143 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Word of Mouth |
| "Do It Again" b/w "Guilty" |
132 | — | — | 91 | — | — | — | — | 41 | ||
| "Summer's Gone" [nb 27] b/w "Going Solo" |
1985 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Rock 'n' Roll Cities" [nb 28] b/w "Welcome to Sleazy Town" |
1986 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Think Visual |
| "How Are You" b/w "Killing Time" (UK) "Working at the Factory" (US) |
86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Lost and Found" b/w "Killing Time" |
1987 | 142 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "The Road" b/w "Art Lover" |
1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Live: The Road |
| "Down All the Days (Till 1992)" b/w "You Really Got Me" (live) |
1989 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | UK Jive |
| "How Do I Get Close" b/w "Down All the Days (Till 1992)" (UK) "War Is Over" (US) |
159 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
1990s–present
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK [10][29] | |||
| "Only a Dream" b/w "Somebody Stole My Car" |
1993 | 84 | Phobia |
| "Scattered" [nb 29] b/w "Hatred (A Duet)" |
— | ||
| "You Really Got Me" [nb 30] b/w "It's All Right" |
2004 | 42 | Non-album singles |
| "Waterloo Sunset" [nb 31] b/w "Act Nice and Gentle" |
2007 | 47 | |
| "Rock 'n' Roll Cowboys" (Ray Davies solo) [nb 32] b/w "Oklahoma U.S.A" (The Kinks) |
2017 | — | Americana (Ray Davies album) |
| "Time Song" [nb 33] b/w "The Village Green Preservation Society" (Preservation Version) |
2018 | — | Village Green Preservation Society (deluxe edition box set) |
| "Starstruck" (Alternate Mix)[44] | — | ||
| "Days" (Acoustic Version)[45] | — | ||
| "Australia" (2019 Mix) | 2019 | — | Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (deluxe edition box set) |
| "Arthur" [nb 34] b/w "Brainwashed" |
— | Non-album singles | |
| "Father Christmas" (2023 Mix) | 2023 | — | |
| "You Really Got Me"[46] [nb 35] b/w "It's All Right" |
2024 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Main [47] | |||
| "Living on a Thin Line" b/w "Sold Me Out" |
1985 | 24 | Word of Mouth |
| "Did Ya" | 1991 | 48 | Did Ya EP |
| "Hatred (A Duet)" | 1993 | 19 | Phobia |
| "Still Searching" | — | ||
| "Drift Away" | — | ||
| "To the Bone" | 1996 | — | To the Bone |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||
Videos
Video albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| One for the Road |
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| A Virgin Video Music Biography – The Kinks 1964–1984 |
|
| The Story of the Kinks |
|
| Come Dancing with the Kinks |
|
| Shindig! Presents the Kinks |
|
| Special Edition EP |
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| The Live Broadcasts |
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| Beat Beat Beat |
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| You Really Got Me – The Story of the Kinks |
|
Music videos
| Year | Title | Media | Director | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | "Dead End Street" | B&W film | Paul O'Dell | Non-album singles |
| 1968 | "Wonderboy" | |||
| "Days" | ||||
| "Starstruck" | The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society | |||
| 1970 | "Apeman" | Colour film | Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One | |
| 1972 | "Supersonic Rocket Ship" | B&W film | Laurie Lewis | Everybody's in Showbiz |
| 1973 | "Sitting in the Midday Sun" | Colour film | Preservation Act 1 | |
| 1977 | "Father Christmas" | Non-album single | ||
| 1981 | "Predictable" | Julien Temple | Give the People What They Want | |
| 1982 | "Come Dancing" | State of Confusion | ||
| 1983 | "Don't Forget to Dance" | |||
| "State of Confusion" | ||||
| 1984 | "Do it Again" | Word of Mouth | ||
| 1986 | "Rock 'n' Roll Cities" | Think Visual | ||
| "How Are You" | ||||
| 1987 | "Lost and Found" | |||
| 1988 | "The Road" | Colour VT / film | Ray Davies | Live: The Road |
| 1989 | "Down All the Days (Till 1992)" | Colour film | UK Jive | |
| "How Do I Get Close" | ||||
| 1993 | "Only a Dream" | B&W film | Phobia | |
| "Scattered" | Colour film | |||
| 1994 | "To the Bone" | To the Bone | ||
| 2018 | "Time Song" | Lyric video | Lucy Dawkins and Tom Readdy | Village Green Preservation Society 50th super deluxe box set |
| 2019 |
|
Lyric video / Promotional videos | Lucy Dawkins and Tom Readdy | Arthur 50th anniversary deluxe box set |
| 2020 | "Any Time 2020" | B&W film / Lyric video | John Paveley | Lola 50th anniversary deluxe box set |
| "Powerman 2020 Mix" | Promotional video (Animated) | |||
| "Lola" (2020 stereo remaster) | Animated (comic style) video | John Paveley and Andy Galloway |
Notes
Albums
- ^ Released in the US as You Really Got Me.
- ^ a b US and Canada-only albums that combine tracks from UK EPs, singles and other non-US albums.
- ^ a b Chart position reflects the 2018 deluxe reissue. The album did not chart on its original release.
- ^ Chart position reflects the 2019 deluxe reissue. The album did not chart on its original release.
- ^ Chart position reflects the 2020 deluxe reissue. The album did not chart on its original release.
- ^ Percy did not enter Billboard 200 chart, it charted #22 on the Soundtracks chart in 2021.[22]
- ^ Released in the US as The Kinks Live.
- ^ a b Album was only released in Germany.
- ^ The Kinks Greatest Hits! was only released in the US, Canada and South America.
- ^ The Kink Kronikles was only initially released in the US, before having a worldwide release in 2020.
- ^ The Great Lost Kinks Album was only released in the US.
- ^ Second Time Around was only released in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Spain.
- ^ a b Album was only released in the Netherlands.
- ^ Lost & Found 1986–89 was only released in the US.
- ^ Album was only released in Norway.
- ^ Peak position in 2011. Previously reached number 96 in 1997 and number 81 in 2001.
- ^ Chart position in 2020.
- ^ a b Arista Years and RCA Years were only released in the US.
Singles
- ^ This is a list of EPs released in the UK and those that have been released or re-released in the US. The UK EP chart was discontinued in December 1967 and later EPs were included in the singles chart.
- ^ "Long Tall Sally" did not chart on the Record Retailer chart, but did reach #42 on the Melody Maker.
- ^ a b c Included on Kinks-Size in the US.
- ^ "Tired of Waiting for You" did not enter the then Top 10, but did peak at number 18 on the Dutch Top 40.
- ^ "Ev'rybody's Gonna Be Happy" and "Who'll Be the Next in Line" were respectively the A-side and B-side of a UK/European single. This single was released several months later in North America, with the A-side and B-side reversed.
- ^ "Ev'rybody's Gonna Be Happy" did not enter the then Top 10, but did peak at number 28 on the Dutch Top 40.
- ^ "Set Me Free" did not enter the then Top 10, but did peak at number 12 on the Dutch Top 40.
- ^ "See My Friends" did not enter the then Top 10, but did peak at number 26 on the Dutch Top 40.
- ^ Included on Kinkdom in the US.
- ^ "A Well Respected Man" was not released in a single in the UK (where it was released on the EP Kwyet Kinks), but was released in a number of other territories including the US, Canada, Australia and the Netherlands.
- ^ "Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight" was only released as a single in Scandinavia.
- ^ "Dandy" was not released as a single in the UK but was elsewhere in Europe and several other territories.
- ^ "Mr. Pleasant" was set for release as a single in the UK before being withdrawn. However, it was released in the majority of other territories.
- ^ "Starstruck" was only released as a single in the US, Australia and Europe.
- ^ "The Village Green Preservation Society" was only released as a single in Denmark and the US.
- ^ "Australia" was only released as a single in Australia.
- ^ "20th Century Man" was only released as a single in certain territories including the US, Australia and the Netherlands.
- ^ "One of the Survivors" was only released as a single in the US and Japan.
- ^ "Mirror of Love" was initially released in the UK in April 1974 with the B-side "Cricket", before a re-recorded version was released several months later with the B-side "He's Evil" in the UK and US.
- ^ "Preservation" was only released as a single in the US and Yugoslavia.
- ^ "Starmaker" was only released as a single in the US and Australia.
- ^ "I'm in Disgrace" was only released as a single in the US and Canada.
- ^ "A Gallon of Gas" was only released as a single in the US and Japan.
- ^ "Catch Me Now I'm Falling" was only released as a single in the US, Canada and the Netherlands
- ^ The live version of "Lola" was only released as a single in North America, Continental Europe and in several other territories.
- ^ "Destroyer" was released as a single in North America, Continental Europe, Australasia and several other territories.
- ^ "Summer's Gone" was only released as a single in the US and Canada.
- ^ "Rock 'n' Roll Cities" was only released as a single in the US and Canada.
- ^ "Scattered" was only released as a single in Continental Europe, and as a promo-only single in the US.
- ^ "You Really Got Me" was reissued for its 40th anniversary as a replica of the original Pye 2-track 7-inch single and a CD single which added rarity "Misty Water".
- ^ "Waterloo Sunset" was reissued for its 40th anniversary as a replica of the original UK Pye 2-track 7-inch single and a CD single which was a replica of the French 4-track EP.
- ^ Split single Ray Davies / The Kinks.
- ^ Limited edition 7-inch that came with first 1000 copies of the Village Green Preservation Society 50th anniversary super deluxe box set.
- ^ Limited edition Record Store Day Black Friday release of 2500 copies.
- ^ 60th anniversary reissue.
References
- ^ Hank Fox (4 March 1967). "Disk Firms Swing to Less-Groove Policy". Billboard. pp. 1 & 10.
- ^ Doug Hinman (1994). You Really Got Me: An Illustrated World Discography of the Kinks, 1964–1993. Douglas E Hinman.
- ^ Doug Hinman (1994). You Really Got Me : An Illustrated World Discography of the Kinks, 1964–1993. Douglas E Hinman.
- ^ "The Kinks: Discography: Compilations". allmusic.com.
- ^ "Discography". Allmusic. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
- ^ Rogan, Johnny (2004). passim ("Chart Positions" data)
- ^ Doug Hinman (2004). The Kinks: All Day and All of the Night. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 121. ISBN 0-87930-765-X.
- ^ Doug Hinman (2004). The Kinks: All Day and All of the Night. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 256. ISBN 0-87930-765-X.
- ^ Doug Hinman (2004). The Kinks: All Day and All of the Night. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 272. ISBN 0-87930-765-X.
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- ^ a b c d e Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 167. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ a b Canada, Library and Archives (17 July 2013). "Results: RPM Weekly". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "Kinks in GfK Entertainment charts" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 23 November 2020.Type "Kinks" in the suchen field
- ^ a b c d "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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- ^ a b c d "The Kinks Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
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- ^ a b c d "Gold/Platinum". Music Canada. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ "The Kinks - Soundtracks". billboard.com. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ "The Kinks". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ "Chart Log UK – 2012 + Weekly Updates + Sales 2012". zobbel.de. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ^ a b "Independent Albums". billboard.com. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
- ^ Peak positions for the Kinks' EPs on the UK EP Chart:
- Kinksize Session: "Britain's Top EPs" (PDF). Record Mirror. 20 February 1965. p. 11. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- Kinksize Hits: "Britain's Top EPs" (PDF). Record Mirror. 27 February 1965. p. 15. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- Kwyet Kinks: "Britain's Top EPs". Record Mirror. 30 October 1965.
- Dedicated Kinks: "Britain's Top EPs" (PDF). Record Mirror. 6 August 1966. p. 11. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ a b c UK Gallup peaks:
- State of Confusion EP: "Gallup 200 Singles". Gallup. 31 March 1984. Retrieved 28 October 2025 – via UKMIX.
- "Good Day": "Gallup 200 Singles". Gallup. 1 September 1984. Retrieved 28 October 2025 – via UKMIX.
- "Do It Again": "Gallup 200 Singles". Gallup. 4 May 1985. Retrieved 28 October 2025 – via UKMIX.
- "Lost and Found": "Gallup 200 Singles". Gallup. 11 April 1987. Retrieved 28 October 2025 – via UKMIX.
- "Down All the Days (Till 1992)": "Gallup 200 Singles". Gallup. 7 October 1989. Retrieved 28 October 2025 – via UKMIX.
- "How Do I Get Close": "Gallup 200 Singles". Gallup. 3 March 1990. Retrieved 28 October 2025 – via UKMIX.
- "Only a Dream": "Gallup 200 Singles". Gallup. 27 November 1993. Retrieved 28 October 2025 – via UKMIX.
- ^ "Top Album Sales". billboard.com. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ^ "The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset EP". recordstoreday.com. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ^ Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book 1940–1969. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
- ^ a b c "Discographie The Kinks - austriancharts.at". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ^ a b c Peak positions for the Kinks' singles in Canada:
- "You Really Got Me": "Top 40&5". RPM. Vol. 2, no. 15. 7 December 1964. Retrieved 28 October 2025 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "All Day and All of the Night": "Top 40&5". RPM. Vol. 2, no. 22. 25 January 1965. Retrieved 28 October 2025 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Tired of Waiting for You": "R.P.M. Play Sheet" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 3, no. 8. 19 April 1965. p. 5. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- "Set Me Free": "R.P.M. Play Sheet". RPM. Vol. 3, no. 23. 2 August 1965. Retrieved 28 October 2025 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Who'll Be the Next in Line": "R.P.M. Play Sheet". RPM. Vol. 4, no. 5. 27 September 1965. Retrieved 28 October 2025 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Till the End of the Day": "RPM 100". RPM. Vol. 5, no. 12. 16 May 1966. Retrieved 28 October 2025 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Dedicated Follower of Fashion": "RPM 100". RPM. Vol. 5, no. 18. 27 June 1966. Retrieved 28 October 2025 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Sunny Afternoon": "RPM 100". RPM. Vol. 6, no. 5. 26 September 1966. Retrieved 28 October 2025 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Dead End Street": "RPM 100". RPM. Vol. 6, no. 23. 4 February 1967. Retrieved 28 October 2025 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Mr. Pleasant": "RPM 100". RPM. Vol. 7, no. 22. 29 July 1967. Retrieved 28 October 2025 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Victoria": "RPM 100". RPM. Vol. 13, no. 8. 11 April 1970. Retrieved 28 October 2025 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Lola": "RPM 100 Singles". RPM. Vol. 14, no. 12. 31 October 1970. Retrieved 28 October 2025 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Apeman": "RPM 100 Singles". RPM. Vol. 15, no. 1. 20 February 1971. Retrieved 28 October 2025 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Sleepwalker": "RPM 100 Singles". RPM. Vol. 27, no. 7. 14 May 1977. Retrieved 28 October 2025 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "A Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy": "RPM 100 Singles" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 29, no. 25. 19 April 1965. p. 21. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- "(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman": "RPM 100 Singles". RPM. Vol. 31, no. 15. 7 July 1979. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- "Destroyer": "RPM 50 Singles". RPM. Vol. 35, no. 18. 28 November 1981. Retrieved 28 October 2025 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Come Dancing": "RPM 50 Singles". RPM. Vol. 38, no. 22. 30 July 1983. Retrieved 28 October 2025 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Don't Forget to Dance": "RPM 50 Singles". RPM. Vol. 39, no. 10. 5 November 1983. Retrieved 28 October 2025 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Do It Again": "RPM 100 Singles". RPM. Vol. 41, no. 23. 16 February 1985. Retrieved 28 October 2025 – via Library and Archives Canada.
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