The discography of Lostprophets, a Welsh alternative rock band formed in Pontypridd[1] in 1997 and active until 2012, contains five studio albums, three EPs, and seventeen singles.
| Lostprophets discography | |
|---|---|
 Lostprophets performing at the Pinkpop Festival 2007 | |
| Studio albums | 5 |
| Music videos | 17 |
| EPs | 3 |
| Singles | 17 |
The band's first album, The Fake Sound of Progress, was released through Visible Noise in the United Kingdom in November 2000[2] and was certified gold.[3] The album produced two singles: "Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja", which was successful in the US, peaking at number thirty-three on the Alternative Songs chart,[4] and the title track "The Fake Sound of Progress".
The first single released from their second album, Start Something, was "Burn Burn" in November 2003, and was originally scheduled to be closely followed by the release of the album.[5] The album was released in the UK in February 2004 and peaked at number four in the UK Albums Chart.[6] The album has sold more than 2.5 million copies worldwide.[3] The second track from Start Something, "Last Train Home", reached number one on the Alternative Songs chart in the US,[4] and peaked at number eight in the UK, making it the band's first UK top-ten single.[6] Other released singles include; "Wake Up (Make a Move)", "Last Summer" and "Goodbye Tonight". In 2004, the album was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry in the UK and gold by the RIAA in the US.[7][8]
The band's third album, Liberation Transmission was released in the UK in June 2006 and put the band at the top of the UK Albums Chart for the first time;[6] it was later certified silver in the UK.[7]Singles from the album were "Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)", which peaked at number eight,[6] "A Town Called Hypocrisy", "Can't Catch Tomorrow (Good Shoes Won't Save You This Time)" and "4:AM Forever".
The band's fourth studio album The Betrayed was delayed many times.[9] The title and several tracks were revealed in 5 August issue of Kerrang! magazine, and the album was released on 18 January 2010.
The band's fifth and final studio album Weapons was released on 2 April 2012.
In December 2012, lead singer Ian Watkins was charged with multiple sexual offences against minors, infants and animals. Lostprophets cancelled all tour dates and disbanded in October 2013, before the end of Watkins's trial. Watkins pleaded guilty to several charges. In December 2013, he was sentenced to 29 years of imprisonment plus six years of extended supervision on licence.[10][11] In June 2014, the remaining members joined American singer Geoff Rickly to form a new band, No Devotion.
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [6] | AUS [12] | AUT [13] | BEL [14] | FRA [15] | GER [16] | IRL [17] | NLD [18] | NZL [19] | SWI [20] | US [21] | |||
| The Fake Sound of Progress |
| 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 186 | |
| Start Something |
| 4 | 66 | 60 | — | 69 | 51 | 61 | — | 14 | — | 33 | |
| Liberation Transmission |
| 1 | 62 | 44 | 74 | 94 | 31 | 30 | 87 | 14 | 34 | 33 |
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| The Betrayed |
| 3 | 49 | — | — | — | 90 | 42 | — | — | — | — |
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| Weapons |
| 9 | 55 | 74 | — | — | 86 | 52 | — | — | — | 145 | |
EPs
| Title | EP details |
|---|---|
| Here Comes the Party |
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| Para Todas las Putas Celosas |
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| The Fake Sound of Progress |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certification | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [6] | AUS [12] | GER [22] | IRL [17] | JPN [23] | NZ [19] | SCO [24] | US [25] | US Alt. [26] | US Main. [27] | |||||
| "Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja" | 2001 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | The Fake Sound of Progress | ||
| "The Fake Sound of Progress" | 2002 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Burn Burn" | 2003 | 17 | 48 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Start Something | ||
| "Last Train Home" | 2004 | 8 | 68 | 48 | — | — | — | — | 75 | 1 | 10 | |||
| "Wake Up (Make a Move)" | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 16 | ||||
| "Last Summer" | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Goodbye Tonight" | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "I Don't Know" (radio airplay) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 24 | ||||
| "Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)" | 2006 | 8 | — | — | 36 | — | 25 | — | 114 | 15 | 22 |
| Liberation Transmission | |
| "A Town Called Hypocrisy" | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "The New Transmission" [29] (radio airplay) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Can't Catch Tomorrow" | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "4:AM Forever" | 2007 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "It's Not the End of the World, But I Can See It from Here" | 2009 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | The Betrayed | ||
| "Where We Belong" | 2010 | 32 | — | — | — | 21 | — | 28 | — | — | — | |||
| "For He's a Jolly Good Felon" | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Bring 'Em Down" | 2012 | 160 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | Weapons | ||
| "We Bring an Arsenal" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||||||||||
Music videos
| Year | Song | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | "Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja" (version 1) | Mike Piscitelli[30] |
| 2001 | "Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja" (version 2) | Mike Piscitelli[31] |
| 2002 | "The Fake Sound of Progress" | Mike Piscitelli[32] |
| "Burn Burn" | Patrick Kiely[33] | |
| 2004 | "Last Train Home" | Brian Weber[34] |
| "Wake Up (Make a Move)" | Steven Murashige[35] | |
| "Last Summer" | The Malloys[36] | |
| 2005 | "Goodbye Tonight" | Steven Oritt[37] |
| 2006 | "Rooftops" | Ryan Smith[38][39][40][41] |
| "A Town Called Hypocrisy" | ||
| "Can't Catch Tomorrow" | ||
| 2007 | "4:AM Forever" | |
| 2009 | "It's Not the End of the World, But I Can See It from Here" | David Allen [citation needed] |
| "Where We Belong" | ||
| 2010 | "For He's a Jolly Good Felon" | Starring Alan Ford |
| 2012 | "Bring 'Em Down" | JJ Moffat[42] |
| "We Bring an Arsenal" | ||
| "Jesus Walks" | JJ Moffat[43] | |
| "Somedays" (unreleased) | Luke Reynolds |
Other appearances
| Year | Song | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | "Athousandapologies"[44] | Electric Ballroom Presents: Full Tilt, Vol. 3 | Original mix |
| 2002 | "Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja"[45] | MTV Handpicked | Various artists |
| 2002 | "Five Is A Four Letter Word"[46] | Hardplace: 11 Hardcore Rock Tracks | Various artists |
| 2003 | "The Fake Sound of Progress"[47] | Q The Album | Various artists |
| 2004 | "Burn Burn"[45] | Big Day Out 2004 soundtrack | Various artists |
| 2004 | "Lucky You"[48] | Spider-Man 2 soundtrack | Recorded for the Spider-Man 2 soundtrack |
| 2007 | "Going Underground"[49] | Punk the Clock Volume 3 | Cover of The Jam song |
| 2007 | "Davidian"[50] | Higher Voltage!: Another Brief History of Rock | Cover of Machine Head song, released June 2007 |
| 2009 | "Boys Don't Cry"[51] | Pictures of You | Recorded for an album of The Cure covers given away free with NME |
| 2010 | "Empire State of Mind" | BBC Live | Recorded with LMFAO |
| 2012 | "We Bring an Arsenal"[45] | Epic Stadium Anthems | Various artists |
| 2012 | "Earthquake" | BBC Live Lounge | Recorded with Labrinth |
References
General
- "Lostprophets: Music". Lostprophets Official Website. Visible Noise. Archived from the original on 27 July 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
- "Lostprophets: Discography". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks Inc. Archived from the original on 18 September 2007. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
- "Lostprophets > Discography". Allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
Specific
External links
- Official website
- Lostprophets discography at Discogs
- Lostprophets at Musicbrainz