The discography of the Swedish alternative rock band Kent consists of twelve studio albums (with two of them also released in English), three compilation albums, one of whom is a box set, one EP, forty Swedish and five English singles. The band was founded by Joakim Berg (lead vocals and guitar), Martin Sköld (bass and keyboards), Sami Sirviö (lead guitar) and Markus Mustonen (drums, backing vocals) in Eskilstuna in 1990.
| Kent discography | |
|---|---|
 Kent performing in Eskilstuna in July 2008 | |
| Studio albums | 12 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 3 |
| Music videos | 34 |
| Singles in Swedish | 40 |
| Singles in English | 5 |
With eleven number-one albums,[1] five number-one singles,[2] 22 Swedish Grammy Awards,[3] and over three million record sales, Kent is considered the most popular rock/pop group within Sweden and throughout Scandinavia. Vapen & ammunition (2002) topped the Swedish charts for eight weeks.[4]
As Kent's songs are primarily performed in Swedish, they are unfamiliar to most English-speaking audiences.[5] Kent briefly attempted an international career with English versions of the albums Isola (1997) and Hagnesta Hill (1999) and an accompanying American tour for the former, but stopped after finding less success than they had in Scandinavia.
Albums
editSwedish studio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | ||||
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| SWE [6] |
NOR [7] |
FIN [8] |
DEN [9] |
KOR [10] | ||||
| Kent | 22 | — | — | — | — |
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| Verkligen |
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1 | — | — | — | — |
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| Isola |
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1 | 35 | 12 | — | — |
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| Hagnesta Hill |
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1 | 9 | 6 | — | — |
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| Vapen & ammunition |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — |
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| Du & jag döden |
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1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — |
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| Tillbaka till samtiden |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — |
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| Röd |
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1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | — |
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| En plats i solen |
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1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | ||
| Jag är inte rädd för mörkret | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — |
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| Tigerdrottningen |
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1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — |
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| Då som nu för alltid |
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1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 61 |
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| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | ||||||||
English studio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [6] |
NLD [22] | ||||
| Isola |
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20 [23] |
93 | ||
| Hagnesta Hill |
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19 [23] |
— | ||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | |||||
Compilation albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [6] |
NOR [7] |
FIN [8] | ||||
| B-sidor 95–00 |
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2 | 31 | 18 |
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| Best Of |
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1 | 16 | 9 | ||
Box sets
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [6] |
NOR [7] |
FIN [8] | |||
| Box 1991–2008 |
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1 | 38 | 18 |
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Extended plays
editEPs
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [6] |
NOR [7] |
FIN [8] |
DEN [9] | |||
| The hjärta & smärta EP | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
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Singles
editSwedish
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [6] |
NOR [7] |
FIN [8] |
DEN [9] | ||||
| 1995 | "När det blåser på månen" | — | — | — | — | Kent | |
| "Som vatten" | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Frank" | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Jag vill inte vara rädd" | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1996 | "Kräm (så nära får ingen gå)" | 4 | — | — | — | Verkligen | |
| "Halka" | 36 | — | — | — | |||
| "Gravitation" | 14 | — | — | — | |||
| 1997 | "Om du var här" | 3 | — | — | — | Isola | |
| 1998 | "Saker man ser" | 22 | — | — | — | ||
| "747" | 28 | — | — | — | |||
| 1999 | "Musik non stop" | 3 | 14 | 9 | — | Hagnesta Hill | |
| 2000 | "En himmelsk drog" | 12 | — | 11 | — | ||
| "Kevlarsjäl" | 23 | — | — | — | |||
| "Chans" | 14 | — | — | — | B-sidor 95–00 | ||
| "Spökstad"[C] | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2002 | "Dom andra" | 1 | 8 | 5 | — |
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Vapen & Ammunition |
| "Kärleken väntar" | 2 | 19 | 16 | — | |||
| "FF" / "VinterNoll2" | 2 | 9 | 10 | — |
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| 2005 | "Max 500" | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
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Du & jag döden |
| "Palace & Main" | 1 | — | 5 | — | |||
| "Den döda vinkeln" | 14 | — | — | — | |||
| 2006 | "Nålens öga" | 3 | — | — | — |
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non-album single |
| 2007 | "Ingenting" | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 |
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Tillbaka till samtiden |
| "Columbus" | 3 | — | — | — | |||
| 2008 | "Generation Ex" | 9 | — | — | — | ||
| "Vy från ett luftslott" | 31 | — | — | — | |||
| 2009 | "Töntarna" | 1 | 1 | 5 | — |
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Röd |
| "2000"[D] | 1 | — | — | — | non-album single | ||
| "Hjärta" | 30 | — | — | — | Röd | ||
| 2010 | "Idioter" | 33 | — | — | — | ||
| "Gamla Ullevi" | 1 | — | — | — | En plats i solen | ||
| "Skisser för sommaren" | 2 | — | — | — | |||
| "Ismael" / "Varje gång du möter min blick" | 13 | — | — | — | |||
| 2012 | "999" | 10 | — | — | — | Jag är inte rädd för mörkret | |
| "Jag ser dig" | 33 | — | — | — | |||
| "Tänd på" | 37 | — | — | — | |||
| "Ingen kunde röra oss" | — | — | — | — | non-album single | ||
| 2014 | "La Belle Epoque" | 8 | — | — | — |
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Tigerdrottningen |
| "Var är vi nu?" | 21 | — | — | — | |||
| "Mirage" | 18 | — | — | — | |||
| 2016 | "Egoist" | 4 | — | — | — | Best Of | |
| "Vi är inte längre där" | 22 | — | — | — | Då som nu för alltid | ||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | |||||||
English
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NLD [22] |
UK [31] | |||
| 1998 | "If You Were Here" | 90 | 158 | Isola |
| "Things She Said" | — | — | ||
| 1999 | "747" | — | 61 | |
| "If You Were Here" (reissue) | — | — | ||
| 2000 | "Music Non Stop" | — | — | Hagnesta Hill |
| "Heavenly Junkies" | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | ||||
Other charted songs
edit| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [6] |
NOR [7] | |||
| 2005 | "Dom som försvann" | — | 8 | The hjärta & smärta EP |
| 2007 | "Min värld" | 36 | — | non-album single |
| "Tick Tack" | 56 | — | ||
| 2008 | "Det kanske kommer en förändring" | 18 | — | |
| "Berlin" | 39 | — | Tillbaka till samtiden | |
| 2010 | "Sverige" | 46 | — | Vapen & ammunition |
| "Utan dina andetag" | 48 | — | B-sidor 95–00 | |
| 2012 | "Petroleum" | 28 | — | Jag är inte rädd för mörkret |
| "Isis & bast" | 33 | — | ||
| "Beredd på allt" | 48 | — | ||
| "Ruta 1" | 57 | — | ||
| "Färger på natten" | 53 | — | ||
| "Låt dom komma" | 60 | — | ||
| 2014 | "Skogarna" | 12 | — | Tigerdrottningen |
| "Svart snö" | 24 | — | ||
| "Allt har sin tid" | 31 | — | ||
| "Innan himlen faller ner" | 28 | — | ||
| "Din enda vän" | 25 | — | ||
| "Godhet" | 26 | — | ||
| "Simmaren" | 42 | — | ||
| "Den andra sidan" | 39 | — | ||
| 2016 | "Andromeda" | 21 | — | Då som nu för alltid |
| "Tennsoldater" | 27 | — | ||
| "Vi är för alltid" | 28 | — | ||
| "Nattpojken & Dagflickan" | 32 | — | ||
| "Förlåtelsen" | 41 | — | ||
| "Den sista sången" | 42 | — | ||
| "Gigi" | 46 | — | ||
| "Skyll inte ifrån dig" | 49 | — | ||
| "Falska profeter" | 52 | — | ||
| "Terapi" | 60 | — | Best Of | |
| "Silver" | 91 | — | ||
| 2024 | "Pärlor" | 16 | — | Vapen & ammunition |
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | ||||
Notes
Music videos
edit| Year | Title | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | "När det blåser på månen" | Jonas Linell |
| "Frank" | Adam Berg | |
| 1996 | "Kräm (så nära får ingen gå)" | |
| "Gravitation" | ||
| 1997 | "Om du var här" | |
| 1998 | "Saker man ser" | |
| "747" (English version) | ||
| 1999 | "If You Were Here" | |
| "Things She Said" | ||
| "Musik non stop" | Johan Renck | |
| 2000 | "En himmelsk drog" | |
| "Music Non Stop" | Johan Renck (Europe and Asia) / Adam Berg (USA) | |
| "Heavenly Junkies" | Johan Renck | |
| "Chans" | Adam Berg | |
| 2002 | "Dom andra" | |
| "Kärleken väntar" | Johan Renck | |
| "VinterNoll2" | Adam Berg | |
| "FF" | ||
| 2005 | "Max 500" | Johan Renck |
| "Palace & Main" | Adam Berg | |
| "Den döda vinkeln" | Marcus Engstrand | |
| "Dom som försvann" | Adam Berg | |
| 2007 | "Ingenting" | Adam Berg, Mattias Montero |
| "Columbus" | Popcore | |
| "Generation Ex" | ||
| 2008 | "Vy från ett luftslott"[E] | Lars Lind, Erik Lind, Kajsa Engdahl |
| 2009 | "Töntarna" | Johan Söderberg |
| "Hjärta" | Robinovich | |
| 2010 | "Idioter" | Gustav Johansson |
| "Idioter" (alternativ version) | Leo Josefsson (as Le Monde de Leo) | |
| 2012 | "999" | John Boisen, Björn Fävremark, Torbjörn Martin |
| "Jag ser dig" | ||
| "Tänd på" | ||
| 2014 | "Var är vi nu?" | John Boisen, Björn Fävremark |
| "Mirage" | ||
| 2016 | "Då Som Nu För Alltid" (promo) | Adam Berg |
| "Den vänstra stranden" | Joanna Nordahl | |
| "Vi är för alltid" | ||
| "Den sista sången" |
Notes
- E^ Kent held a contest where fans were asked to submit their own videos of "Vy från ett luftslott". The band chose five finalists out of 65 entries, and the winner was picked through a poll on the band's forum.
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