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]
| The Kinks discography | |
|---|---|
 The Kinks in Stockholm in 1965 | |
| Studio albums | 26 |
| EPs | 10 |
| Live albums | 6 |
| Compilation albums | 34 |
| Singles | 78 |
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
editStudio albums
edit| Year[10] | Title[10] | Peak chart positions | Certification | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [11] |
AUS [12] |
CAN [13] |
FRA [14] |
GER [15] |
NED [16] |
NOR [17] |
NZ [18] |
SWE [19][20] |
US [21] | |||
| 1964 | Kinks | 3 | — | — | 60 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 29 | |
| 1965 | Kinks-Size [A] | ≈ | — | — | ≈ | ≈ | ≈ | ≈ | — | ≈ | 13 | |
| Kinda Kinks | 3 | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 60 | ||
| Kinkdom [B] | ≈ | — | — | ≈ | ≈ | ≈ | ≈ | — | ≈ | 47 | ||
| The Kink Kontroversy | 9 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 95 | ||
| 1966 | Face to Face | 12 | — | — | — | 12 | — | 9 | — | — | 135 | |
| 1967 | Something Else by the Kinks | 35 | — | — | 50 | 31 | — | 12 | — | — | 153 | |
| 1968 | The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society | 47[C] | — | — | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1969 | Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) | — | — | 54 | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | 105 | |
| 1970 | Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One | — | 24 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | |
| 1971 | Percy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Muswell Hillbillies | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 100 | ||
| 1972 | Everybody's in Show-Biz | — | 38 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | |
| 1973 | Preservation Act 1 | — | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 177 | |
| 1974 | Preservation Act 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 114 | |
| 1975 | The Kinks Present a Soap Opera | — | — | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | |
| The Kinks Present Schoolboys in Disgrace | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | 45 | ||
| 1977 | Sleepwalker | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 21 | |
| 1978 | Misfits | — | 79 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 40 | |
| 1979 | Low Budget | — | 85 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 11 | |
| 1981 | Give the People What They Want | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | 28 | — | 23 | 15 | |
| 1983 | State of Confusion | — | 96 | 14 | — | 55 | — | 10 | 44 | 23 | 12 |
|
| 1984 | Word of Mouth | — | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 57 | |
| 1986 | Think Visual | — | 97 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | |
| 1989 | UK Jive | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 122 | |
| 1993 | Phobia | — | — | — | — | 92 | — | — | — | — | 166 | |
- A^ US-only Reprise album that combined the UK EP Kinksize Session, the singles "All Day and All of the Night" and "Tired of Waiting for You", with two tracks that had been dropped from US version of the début album.[26]
- B^ US-only Reprise album that combined the UK EP Kwyet Kinks plus other tracks.[27]
- C^ UK chart position reflects 2018 deluxe reissue. The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society did not chart on its original release.[28]
- D^ UK sales certification based on 2008 reissue.
Live albums
edit| Year[10] | Title[10] | Peak chart positions | Certification | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [12] |
CAN [13] |
FRA [14] |
GER [15] |
NED [16] |
NZ [18] |
US [21] | |||
| 1967 | Live at Kelvin Hall | — | — | 80 | — | — | — | 162 | |
| 1980 | One for the Road | 71 | 24 | — | 49 | 31 | 31 | 14 | |
| 1988 | The Road | — | — | — | — | — | — | 110 | |
| 1994 | To the Bone | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2001 | BBC Sessions: 1964–1977 | — | — | — | — | 60 | — | — | |
| 2016 | Kinks in Koncert 1965 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Compilations
edit| Year[30] | Title[30] | Peak chart positions | Certification | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [11] |
AUS [31] |
FRA [14] |
NOR [32] |
NZ [33] |
US [21] | |||
| 1966 | The Kinks
|
3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1966 | The Kinks Greatest Hits! | ≈ | — | — | — | — | 9 |
|
| 1966 | Well Respected Kinks | 5 | — | 65 | 2 | — | — | |
| 1967 | Sunny Afternoon | 9 | — | 55 | — | — | — | |
| 1970 | The Kinks
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1971 | Golden Hour | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1972 | The Kink Kronikles | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | |
| 1973 | The Great Lost Kinks Album | — | — | — | — | 145 | ||
| 1976 | The Kinks' Greatest: Celluloid Heroes | — | — | — | — | — | 144 | |
| 1978 | 20 Golden Greats | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1980 | Second Time Around | — | — | — | — | — | 177 | |
| 1983 | Dead End Street – Greatest Hits | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1984 | Compleat Collection | — | — | — | 35 | — | 209 | |
| 1986 | Come Dancing with The Kinks: The Best of 1977–1986
|
— | — | — | — | — | 159 | |
| 1987 | The Kinks Are Well Respected Men
|
— | — | — | — | — | ? | |
| 1989 | Greatest Hits
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | |
The Ultimate Collection
|
35 | 37 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990 | Fab Forty – The Singles Collection 1964–1970
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | Lost & Found 1986–89
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | The Definitive Collection
|
18 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| 1993 | A Portrait of the Kinks
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1996 | The Definitive Collection
|
51 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1997 | You Really Got Me: The Very Best of The Kinks
|
42 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| 1997 | The Singles Collection
|
96 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| 2001 | The Singles Collection
|
81 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2002 | The Ultimate Collection
|
32 | — | — | 5 | 46 | — |
|
| 2008 | Picture Book (6-CD box set)
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2011 | The Singles Collection
|
39 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| 2012 | Waterloo Sunset: The Very Best of The Kinks & Ray Davies
|
14 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| 2014 | The Essential Kinks
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2014 | The Anthology 1964–1971 (5-CD box set)
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2015 | Sunny Afternoon: The Very Best of The Kinks
|
21 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2023 | The Journey, Pt. 1
|
41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2023 | The Journey, Pt. 2
|
93 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Extended plays
edit| Year | EP details[41][42][43] | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK [44][11] |
US Main [45] | ||
| 1964 | Kinksize Session
|
1 | — |
The Kinks (All Day and All of the Night)
|
— | — | |
| 1965 | The Kinks (Got Love If You Want It)
|
— | — |
Kinksize Hits
|
3 | — | |
Kwyet Kinks
|
1 | — | |
| 1966 | Dedicated Kinks
|
7 | — |
| 1967 | Mister Pleasant
|
— | — |
| 1968 | The Kinks
|
— | — |
| 1971 | The Kinks (from the soundtrack of the film Percy)
|
— | — |
You Really Got Me
|
— | — | |
| 1980 | Waterloo Sunset
|
— | — |
The Kinks Live EP
|
— | — | |
| 1984 | State of Confusion
|
— | — |
| 1991 | Did Ya
|
— | 48 |
| 1994 | Waterloo Sunset '94 EP
|
— | — |
| 1996 | The Days EP
|
35 | — |
| 2016 | Till Death Us Do Part
|
— | — |
| 2017 | Ravensize Session (The Pre-Kinks Regent Studio Demos)
|
— | — |
| 2018 | Kinks TV Session
|
— | — |
Singles
edit1960s
edit| Year | Title | Notes | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [11] |
US [46] |
AUS [12] |
CAN | GER [15] |
IRE [47] |
NLD [48] |
NZ [49][50] | ||||||||||||
| 1964 | "Long Tall Sally" B-side "I Took My Baby Home" |
B-side appears on début album Kinks | 42 [nb 2] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album release[51] | ||||||||
| "You Still Want Me" B-side "You Do Something to Me" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album release[52] | ||||||||||
| "You Really Got Me" B-side "It's All Right" (non-album track) |
1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 39 | 6 | 23 | 2 | Kinks[53] | ||||||||||
| "All Day and All of the Night" B-side "I Gotta Move" |
2 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 22 | — | 9 | 5 | Non-album release[54] Included on Kinks-Size in US | ||||||||||
| 1965 | "Tired of Waiting for You" B-side "Come On Now" |
1 | 6 | 29 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 18 | — | Kinda Kinks[55]
Included on Kinks-Size in US | |||||||||
| "Ev'rybody's Gonna Be Happy" [nb 3] b/w "Who'll Be the Next in Line" |
17 | — | — | — | 29 | — | 28 | — | Non-album release[56] Included on Kinda Kinks in US | ||||||||||
| "Set Me Free" B-side "I Need You" |
9 | 23 | 54 | 2 | 32 | — | 12 | — | Non-album release[57] Included on Kinda Kinks in US | ||||||||||
| "See My Friends" B-side "Never Met a Girl Like You Before" |
10 | — | — | — | 36 | — | 26 | — | Non-album release[58] Included on Kinkdom in US | ||||||||||
| "Who'll Be the Next in Line" B-side "Ev'rybody's Gonna Be Happy" |
— | 34 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | Non-album release[59] Included on Kinkdom in US | ||||||||||
| "A Well Respected Man" [nb 4] B-side "Such a Shame" |
≈ | 13 | 11 | — | — | — | 6 | — | Non-album release[60]/Kwyet Kinks Included on Kinkdom in US | ||||||||||
| "Till the End of the Day" B-side "Where Have All the Good Times Gone" |
8 | 50 | 63 | 34 | 19 | — | 6 | — | The Kink Kontroversy[61] | ||||||||||
| 1966 | "Dedicated Follower of Fashion" B-side "Sittin' on My Sofa" |
4 | 36 | 36 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Non-album release[62] | |||||||||
| "Sunny Afternoon" B-side "I'm Not Like Everybody Else" (non-album track) |
1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Face to Face[63] | ||||||||||
| "Dandy" B-side "Party Line" |
≈ | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | Face to Face[64] | ||||||||||
| "Dead End Street" B-side "Big Black Smoke" |
5 | 73 | 62 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | Non-album release[65] | ||||||||||
| 1967 | "Mister Pleasant" B-side "Harry Rag" (US) "This Is Where I Belong" (Europe) |
B-side "Harry Rag" appears on Something Else by The Kinks | ≈ | 80 | 35 | 79 | 12 | — | 2 | — | Non-album release[65] | ||||||||
| "Waterloo Sunset" B-side "Act Nice and Gentle" (non-album track) (UK) "Two Sisters" (US) |
2 | — | 4 | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | Something Else by The Kinks[66] | ||||||||||
| "Death of a Clown" B-side "Love Me Till the Sun Shines" |
Labelled as Dave Davies solo | 3 | — | 31 | 68 | 3 | — | 2 | — | Something Else by The Kinks[67] | |||||||||
| "Autumn Almanac" B-side "Mr. Pleasant" |
"David Watts" used as B-side in non-UK regions | 3 | — | 73 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 17 | Non-album release[68] | |||||||||
| "Susannah's Still Alive" B-side "Funny Face" |
Labelled as Dave Davies solo | 20 | — | — | — | 27 | — | 10 | — | Non-album release[69] | |||||||||
| 1968 | "Wonderboy" B-side "Polly" |
36 | — | — | — | 29 | — | 4 | — | Non-album release[70] | |||||||||
| "Days" B-side "She's Got Everything" |
12 | — | 77 | — | 28 | 16 | 6 | 11 | Non-album release[71] | ||||||||||
| "Lincoln County" B-side "There Is No Life Without Love" |
Labelled as Dave Davies solo | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | Non-album release[72] | |||||||||
| 1969 | "Starstruck" | ≈ | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society[73] | |||||||||
| "Picture Book" | Australia only | ≈ | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society[74] | |||||||||
| "Hold My Hand" B-side "Creeping Jean" |
Labelled as Dave Davies solo | — | ± | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album release[75] | |||||||||
| "Plastic Man" B-side "King Kong" |
31 | — | 97 | — | 34 | — | 16 | — | Non-album release[76] | ||||||||||
| "Drivin'" B-side "Mindless Child of Motherhood" (non-album track) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)[77] | ||||||||||
| "The Village Green Preservation Society" B-side "Do You Remember Walter?" |
≈ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society[78] | ||||||||||
| "Shangri-La" B-side "This Man, He Weeps Tonight" (non-album track) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)[79] | ||||||||||
| "Australia" B-side "She Bought a Hat Like Princess Marina" |
Australia only | ≈ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)[80] | |||||||||
| "Victoria" B-side "Mr. Churchill Says" (UK) "Brainwashed" (US) |
33 | 62 | 57 | 33 | — | — | — | — | Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)[81] | ||||||||||
| "±" = not released as a single in the US; "≈" = not released as a single in the UK | |||||||||||||||||||
1970s
edit| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [11] |
US [46] |
GER [15] |
AUS [12] |
CAN | IRE [47] |
NLD [48] |
NZ [50] | |||
| 1970 | "Lola" b/w "Berkeley Mews" (non-album track) (UK) "Mindless Child of Motherhood" (US) |
2 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One |
| "Apeman" b/w "Rats" |
5 | 45 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 5 | ||
| 1971 | "God's Children" b/w "Moments" |
— | — | — | 53 | — | — | — | 21 | Percy |
| "20th Century Man" b/w "Skin and Bone" |
— | 106 | — | 89 | — | — | — | — | Muswell Hillbillies | |
| 1972 | "Supersonic Rocket Ship" b/w "You Don't Know My Name" |
16 | 111 | 16 | — | — | — | 25 | — | Everybody's in Show-Biz |
| "Celluloid Heroes" b/w "Hot Potatoes" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973 | "One of the Survivors" b/w "Scrapheap City" |
— | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Preservation Act 1 |
| "Sitting in the Midday Sun" b/w "One of the Survivors" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Sweet Lady Genevieve" b/w "Sitting in My Hotel" (UK) "Sitting in the Midday Sun" (US) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Where Have All the Good Times Gone" b/w "Lola" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Kink Kontroversy | |
| 1974 | "Money Talks" b/w "Here Comes Flash" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Preservation Act 2 |
| "Mirror of Love" b/w "He's Evil" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Mirror of Love"(Band Version) b/w "He's Evil" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Holiday Romance" b/w "Shepherds of the Nation" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Soap Opera | |
| "Preservation" b/w "Salvation Road" (from Preservation Act 2) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| 1975 | "Everybody's a Star (Starmaker)" b/w "Ordinary People" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Soap Opera |
| "Ducks on the Wall" b/w "Rush Hour Blues" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "You Can't Stop the Music" b/w "Have Another Drink" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976 | "I'm in Disgrace" b/w "The Hard Way" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Schoolboys in Disgrace |
| "No More Looking Back" b/w "Jack the Idiot Dunce"/"The Hard Way" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977 | "Sleepwalker" b/w "Full Moon" |
— | 48 | — | — | 54 | — | — | — | Sleepwalker |
| "Juke Box Music" b/w "Sleepless Night" (UK) "Life Goes On" (US) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Father Christmas" b/w "Prince of the Punks" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| 1978 | "A Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy" b/w "Artificial Light" (non-album track) (US) "Live Life" (US) "Get Up" (US 2nd pressings) |
— | 30 | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | Misfits |
| "Live Life" b/w "In a Foreign Land" (UK) "Black Messiah" (US) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Black Messiah" b/w "Misfits" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979 | "(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman" b/w "Low Budget" |
— | 41 | — | 71 | 43 | — | — | — | Low Budget |
| "A Gallon of Gas" b/w "Low Budget" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Catch Me Now I'm Falling" b/w "Low Budget" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Moving Pictures" b/w "In a Space" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Pressure" b/w "National Health" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980s
edit| Year | Title | Notes | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [11] |
US [46] |
US Main [45] |
AUS [12] |
CAN | IRE [47] |
NLD [48] |
NZ [82] | ||||
| 1980 | "Celluloid Heroes" (live) b/w "Lola" (live) |
— | 80 | — | 69 | — | — | 1 | — | One for the Road | |
| 1981 | "Better Things" b/w "Massive Reductions" (UK) b/w "Yo-Yo" (US) |
46 | 90 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | Give the People What They Want | |
| "Destroyer" b/w "Back to Front" |
— | 80 | 3 | — | 35 | — | — | — | |||
| 1982 | "Come Dancing" b/w "Noise" |
12 | 6 | 17 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 29 | — | State of Confusion | |
| 1983 | "You Really Got Me" b/w "Medley (You Really Got Me, All Day and All of the Night)" b/w "Misty Water" |
Picture-sleeve reissue of original 1964 version | 47 | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album release |
| "Don't Forget to Dance" b/w "Bernadette" |
58 | 29 | 16 | — | 20 | — | — | 38 | State of Confusion | ||
| "State of Confusion" b/w "Labour of Love" |
— | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1984 | "Do It Again" b/w "Guilty" |
— | 41 | 4 | — | 91 | — | — | — | Word of Mouth | |
| 1985 | "Summer's Gone" b/w "Going Solo" |
Only a release in US | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1985 | "Living on a Thin Line" b/w "Sold Me Out" |
Only a 12-inch promotional release in US | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1986 | "Rock 'n' Roll Cities" b/w "Sleazy Town" |
— | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | Think Visual | |
| 1987 | "How Are You" b/w "Killing Time" (UK) b/w "Working at the Factory" (US) |
86 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Lost and Found" b/w "Killing Time" |
— | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1988 | "The Road" b/w "Art Lover" |
— | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | Live: The Road | |
| 1989 | "Down All the Days (Till 1992)" b/w "You Really Got Me" (live) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | UK Jive | |
| "How Do I Get Close" b/w "Down All the Days (Till 1992)" (UK) b/w "War Is Over" (US) |
— | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1990s
edit| Year | Title | Notes | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Main [45] | ||||
| 1991 | "Did Ya" (CD single and EP)[83] |
|
48 | Non-album release |
| 1993 | "Only a Dream" | — | Phobia | |
| "Hatred (A Duet)" | 19 | |||
| "Scattered" (CD single) | — | |||
| "Still Searching" |
|
— | ||
| 1996 | "To the Bone" (Radio edits) |
|
— | To the Bone |
| "To the Bone" (Promo) |
|
— | ||
| 1997 | "You Really Got Me" (Live) | — |
2000s
edit| Year | Title | Notes | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [11] | ||||
| 2004 | "You Really Got Me"[nb 5] b/w "It's All Right" |
|
42 | Non-album releases |
| 2007 | "Waterloo Sunset"[nb 6] b/w "Act Nice and Gentle" |
|
47 |
2010s
edit| Year | Title | Notes | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | "Rock 'N' Roll Cowboys" (Ray Davies solo)[nb 7] b/w "Oklahoma U.S.A" (The Kinks) |
|
Americana (Ray Davies solo album) |
| "All Day and All of the Night"[nb 8] b/w "I'm a Lover Not a Fighter" b/w "I Gotta Move" b/w "Long Tall Shorty" |
|
Non-album releases | |
| "Got Love If You Want It"[nb 9] b/w "I Took My Baby Home" b/w "Cadillac" b/w "Beautiful Delilah" |
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| 2018 | "Time Song"[nb 10] b/w "The Village Green Preservation Society" (Preservation Version) |
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Village Green Preservation Society 50TH Super Deluxe Box Set |
| "Days"[nb 11] b/w "She's Got Everything" |
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| "Starstruck"[nb 12] b/w "Picture Book" |
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| "The Village Green Preservation Society"[nb 13] b/w "Do You Remember Walter?" |
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| 2019 | "Australia" (Mono)[nb 14] b/w "She's Bought a Hat Like Princess Marina" (Mono) |
|
Arthur 50th anniversary deluxe box set |
| "Drivin'" (Mono)[nb 15] b/w "Mindless Child of Motherhood" (Mono) |
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| "Shangri-La" (Mono)[nb 16] b/w "This Man He Weeps Tonight" (Mono) |
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| "Victoria" (Stereo)[nb 17] b/w "Mr. Churchill Says" (Stereo) |
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| "Arthur" (Mono)[nb 18] b/w "Brainwashed" (Mono) |
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Non-album release |
2020s
edit| Year | Title | Notes | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | "Lola"[nb 19] b/w "Berkerley Mews" |
|
Lola 50th |
| "Apeman"[nb 20] b/w "Rats" |
|
Music videos
edit| Year | Title | Media | Director | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | "Dead End Street" | B&W Film | Paul O'Dell | Non-album single |
| 1968 | "Wonderboy" | B&W Film | Non-album single | |
| "Days" | B&W Film | Non-album single | ||
| "Starstruck" | B&W Film | 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" | Colour Film | Non-album single | |
| 1981 | "Predictable" | Colour Film | Julien Temple | Give the People What They Want |
| 1982 | "Come Dancing" | Colour Film | State of Confusion | |
| 1983 | "Don't Forget to Dance" | Colour Film | ||
| "State of Confusion" | Colour Film | |||
| 1984 | "Do it Again" | Colour Film | Word of Mouth | |
| 1986 | "Rock 'n' Roll Cities" | Colour Film | Think Visual | |
| "How Are You" | Colour Film | |||
| 1987 | "Lost and Found" | Colour Film | ||
| 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" | Colour Film | |||
| 1993 | "Only a Dream" | B&W Film | Phobia | |
| "Scattered" | Colour Film | |||
| 1994 | "To the Bone" | Colour Film | 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
edit- ^ 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
- ^ "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.
- ^ "A Well Respected Man" was originally released (September 1965) in the UK on the 45rpm 7-inch EP Kwyet Kinks which was not eligible for the UK singles chart.
- ^ "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.
- ^ RSD 2017 release
- ^ RSD 2017 release
- ^ "Time Song" 7-inch single (Part of "Village Green Preservation Society" 50th and a CD single promotional only.
- ^ Part of "Village Green Preservation Society" 50th box set.
- ^ Part of "Village Green Preservation Society" 50th box set.
- ^ Part of "Village Green Preservation Society" 50th box set.
- ^ Limited edition yellow 7-inch single.
- ^ Part of "Arthur" 50th box set.
- ^ Part of "Arthur" 50th box set.
- ^ Part of "Arthur" 50th box set.
- ^ RSDBF release.
- ^ Part of "Lola" 50th box set.
- ^ Part of "Lola" 50th box set.
References
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- ^ Doug Hinman (1994). You Really Got Me : An Illustrated World Discography of the Kinks, 1964–1993. Douglas E Hinman.
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- ^ Rogan, Johnny (2004). passim ("Chart Positions" data)
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- ^ Peak positions for the Kinks' EPs on the UK EP Chart:
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- 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.
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- ^ a b c "The Kinks Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "The Irish Charts – All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ a b c "Discografie The Kinks". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ "flavour of new zealand – search lever". www.flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ a b "flavour of new zealand – search listener". www.flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ Dave Emlen. "Long Tall Sally". kindakinks.net.
- ^ Dave Emlen. "You Still Want Me". kindakinks.net.
- ^ Dave Emlen. "You Really Got Me". kindakinks.net.
- ^ Dave Emlen. "All Day And All Of The Night". kindakinks.net.
- ^ Dave Emlen. "Tired Of Waiting For You". kindakinks.net.
- ^ Dave Emlen. "Ev'rybody's Gonna Be Happy". kindakinks.net.
- ^ Dave Emlen. "Set Me Free". kindakinks.net.
- ^ Dave Emlen. "See My Friends". kindakinks.net.
- ^ Dave Emlen. "Who'll Be the Next in Line". kindakinks.net.
- ^ Dave Emlen. "A Well Respected Man". kindakinks.net.
- ^ Dave Emlen. "Till the End of the Day". kindakinks.net.
- ^ Dave Emlen. "Dedicated Follower of Fashion". kindakinks.net.
- ^ Dave Emlen. "Sunny Afternoon". kindakinks.net.
- ^ Dave Emlen. "Dandy". kindakinks.net.
- ^ a b Dave Emlen. "Mr. Pleasant". kindakinks.net.
- ^ Dave Emlen. "Waterloo Sunset". kindakinks.net.
- ^ Dave Emlen. "Death of a Clown". kindakinks.net.
- ^ Dave Emlen. "Autumn Almanac". kindakinks.net.
- ^ Dave Emlen. "Susannah's Still Alive". kindakinks.net.
- ^ Dave Emlen. "Wonderboy". kindakinks.net.
- ^ Dave Emlen. "Days". kindakinks.net.
- ^ Dave Emlen. "Lincoln County". kindakinks.net.
- ^ Dave Emlen. "Starstruck". kindakinks.net.
- ^ Dave Emlen. "Picture Book". kindakinks.net.
- ^ Dave Emlen. "Hold My Hand". kindakinks.net.
- ^ Dave Emlen. "Plastic Man". kindakinks.net.
- ^ Dave Emlen. "Drivin'". kindakinks.net.
- ^ Dave Emlen. "The Village Green Preservation Society". kindakinks.net.
- ^ Dave Emlen. "Shangri-La". kindakinks.net.
- ^ Dave Emlen. "Australia". kindakinks.net.
- ^ Dave Emlen. "Victoria". kindakinks.net.
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