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Arctic Monkeys Arctic Monkeys are an English Rock music, rock band formed in Sheffield in 2002. They comprise lead singer Alex Turner, drummer Matt Helders, guitarist Jamie Cook and bassist Nick O'Malley. The co-founder and original bassist Andy Nicholson ...
have released seven
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s, five
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s, two
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s and 23 singles. Formed in 2002 by guitarist and vocalist
Alex Turner Alexander David Turner (born 6 January 1986) is an English musician. He is the lead vocalist and songwriter of the rock band Arctic Monkeys. Turner is known for his Songwriter, lyricism ranging from kitchen sink realism to surrealism, surreal ...
, guitarist and backing vocalist Jamie Cook, bass guitarist and backing vocalist Andy Nicholson and drummer and backing vocalist Matt Helders, Arctic Monkeys released their first EP, '' Five Minutes with Arctic Monkeys'', in May 2005, and signed with London-based Domino Recording Company in June. The band's first two singles on Domino, " I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" and " When the Sun Goes Down", both peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart.Peak chart positions in the United Kingdom: * Studio albums and singles (except "The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala", "Suck It and See", "Black Treacle" and "Electricity"): * * * Other charted songs: * "Electricity": Their debut studio album, '' Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not'', followed in January 2006 and reached number one on the
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, the
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and the Australian Albums Chart.Peaks in Australia: * All except noted: * "Four Out of Five": The
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(BPI) certified the album seven times platinum. The band released a second EP, '' Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys?'', which was their last to be recorded with Nicholson, in April 2006; Nicholson officially departed in June, replaced by Nick O'Malley. Their first single after Nicholson's departure, "
Leave Before the Lights Come On "Leave Before the Lights Come On" is a song by English indie rock band Arctic Monkeys. The song was released on 14 August 2006 as the band's third single (music), single in the United Kingdom. The song was not included on the band's debut album ...
", reached number four on the UK Singles Chart. Arctic Monkeys released their second studio album, ''
Favourite Worst Nightmare ''Favourite Worst Nightmare'' is the second studio album by English Rock music, rock band Arctic Monkeys, first released in Japan on 18 April 2007 and in the United Kingdom on 23 April 2007 by Domino Recording Company. Recorded in East London's ...
'', in April 2007. ''Favourite Worst Nightmare'' peaked atop the UK Albums Chart and the Irish Albums Chart. In the United States, the album peaked at number seven on the ''Billboard'' 200, their first top-ten entry. Two singles from the album, " Brianstorm" and "
Fluorescent Adolescent "Fluorescent Adolescent" is a song by English indie rock band Arctic Monkeys. It was released as the second single from their second studio album ''Favourite Worst Nightmare'' (2007). It was released on 9 July 2007 in the United Kingdom. The lyr ...
", reached the top five on the UK Singles Chart. The band followed with their third studio album, '' Humbug'', which was released in August 2009. Peaking atop the UK Albums Chart and the Irish Albums Chart, ''Humbug'' was preceded by the lead single "
Crying Lightning "Crying Lightning" is a song by the English indie rock band Arctic Monkeys, released as the first single from their third album '' Humbug''. It was first played on Zane Lowe's show on BBC Radio 1 on 6 July 2009 and was then made available on iT ...
", which reached number 12 on the UK Singles Chart. Their fourth studio album, '' Suck It and See'' (2011), was their fourth UK Albums Chart number one. Arctic Monkeys' fifth studio album, '' AM'' (2013), peaked atop the Irish Albums Chart, the Australian Albums Chart and the New Zealand Albums Chart. In the United Kingdom, ''AM'' made Arctic Monkeys the first independent label band to earn five number-one albums and was certified four times platinum by the BPI. It earned platinum certifications by the
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(ARIA; double platinum), the
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(IRMA), the
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(RMNZ) and the
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(RIAA). ''AM'' second single, " Do I Wanna Know?", was the band's first to be certified triple platinum by the BPI and platinum by the RIAA. Its third single, " Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?", reached the UK Singles Chart top ten. The band's sixth studio album, '' Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino'' (2018), peaked atop the UK Albums Chart. Their seventh album, '' The Car'' (2022), peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart, behind
Taylor Swift Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. Known for her autobiographical songwriting, artistic versatility, and Cultural impact of Taylor Swift, cultural impact, Swift is one of the Best selling artists, w ...
's ''
Midnights ''Midnights'' is the tenth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was released on October 21, 2022, by Republic Records. She conceived ''Midnights'' as a concept album about nocturnal ruminations inspired by her sleepl ...
''. In the US, the album landed at number six on the ''Billboard'' 200.


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