The Kills are an Anglo-American indie rock band formed by American vocalist Alison Mosshart and British guitarist Jamie Hince. Since 2002, The Kills have released six studio albums, four extended plays, nineteen singles, sixteen music videos, a documentary, and have contributed original material to two compilations. The Kills debuted in 2002 with the Black Rooster EP, released on Domino Records. The duo's debut full-length album, Keep on Your Mean Side, was released the following year. The album peaked at number 47 on the United Kingdom Albums Chart, while the single "Fried my Little Brains" peaked at number 55 on the UK Singles Chart.[1] The Kills followed up with No Wow in 2005 and Midnight Boom in 2008, both of which were also released on Domino. No Wow was the first of the group's releases to chart in the United States, peaking at number 18 on the Billboard "Top Heatseekers" chart.[2] No Wow also charted in the UK, Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. The group's third album, Midnight Boom charted in a total of nine countries, including the album's first appearance on the Billboard 200 at number 133.[2] Between The Kills' 16 singles, five have charted in the United Kingdom.[1] A tour documentary titled I Hate the Way You Love was included with a limited number of copies of No Wow.[3]
| The Kills discography | |
|---|---|
 The Kills live at Koko in London, February 25, 2008 | |
| Studio albums | 6 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Video albums | 1 |
| Music videos | 16 |
| EPs | 4 |
| Singles | 19 |
| Compilation contributions | 2 |
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [4][1] | US [2] | AUS [5] | AUT [6] | BEL (FL) [7] | FRA [8] | GER [9] | NLD [10] | SCO [11] | SWI [12] | ||
| Keep on Your Mean Side | 47 | — | — | — | — | 75 | — | — | 40 | — | |
| No Wow |
| 56 | —[A] | — | — | 28 | 22 | — | 96 | 49 | — |
| Midnight Boom |
| 47 | 133 | —[B] | 66 | 13 | 23 | — | 68 | 52 | 56 |
| Blood Pressures |
| 40 | 37 | 43 | 31 | 16 | 8 | 33 | 38 | 36 | 16 |
| Ash & Ice |
| 18 | 45 | 21 | 15 | 25 | 11 | 25 | 51 | 12 | 14 |
| God Games |
| 66 | —[C] | — | 39 | 139 | 46 | 31 | — | 16 | 70 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Indie [16] | ||
| Live at Third Man Records |
| — |
| Live at Electric Lady Studios |
| 40 |
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK Indie [4] | US Sales [17] | FRA [8] | ||
| Little Bastards |
| 38 | 51 | 140 |
Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK Sales [19] | US Heat [13] | ||||||||||||
| Black Rooster EP |
| 14 | — | ||||||||||
| Fried My Little Brains |
| — | — | ||||||||||
| Run Home Slow |
| — | — | ||||||||||
| Live Session EP (iTunes Exclusive) |
| — | 39 | ||||||||||
| The Last Goodbye |
| 10 | — | ||||||||||
| Echo Home Non-Electric EP |
| 64 | — | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [4] | UK Indie [4] | US Dance [21] | AUS Hit. [22] | BEL (WA) Tip [23] | CZ Rock [24] | FRA [8] | MEX [25] | SCO [26] | SPA [27] | ||||
| "Fuck the People" | 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Keep on Your Mean Side | |
| "Fried My Little Brains" | 55 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | |||
| "Pull a U"[28] | 80 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Good Ones" | 2005 | 23 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | No Wow | |
| "Love Is a Deserter"[29] | 44 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | |||
| "No Wow" | 2006 | 53 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | ||
| "U.R.A. Fever"[30] | 2008 | —[D] | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | Midnight Boom | |
| "Cheap and Cheerful"[31] | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Last Day of Magic"[32] | —[E] | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | — | |||
| "Tape Song" | —[F] | 5 | — | — | — | — | 81 | — | 46 | — | |||
| "Black Balloon" | 2009 | —[G] | 13 | — | — | — | — | 74 | — | 40 | — | ||
| "Willow Weep for Me"[36] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | His Way, Our Way | ||
| "Satellite"[37] | 2011 | —[H] | — | 10 | 18 | 33 | 13 | — | 30 | — | — | Blood Pressures | |
| "Future Starts Slow" | —[I] | — | — | 15 | 27 | — | — | 34 | — | — | |||
| "Baby Says"[38] | —[J] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Last Goodbye"[40] | 2012 | —[K] | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | 45 | ||
| "Doing It to Death" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | 37 | — | — | Ash & Ice | |
| "Heart of a Dog" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | |||
| "Siberian Nights" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "List of Demands (Reparations)" | 2018 | —[L] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "New York" / "LA Hex"[43] | 2023 | —[M] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | God Games | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
- Notes
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | "Fried My Little Brains"[44] | Grant Gee |
| 2005 | "Kissy Kissy"[45] | Morgan Lebus |
| "The Good Ones"[46] | Rojo | |
| "Love is a Deserter"[47] | Mark Davis | |
| "No Wow"[45] | Kenneth Cappello | |
| 2007 | "U.R.A. Fever"[48] | Sophie Muller |
| 2008 | "Cheap and Cheerful"[49] | |
| "Last Day of Magic"[50] | ||
| "Tape Song"[51] | Jamie Hince and Alison Mosshart | |
| 2009 | "Black Balloon"[52] | Kenneth Cappello |
| 2011 | "Satellite"[53] | Sophie Muller |
| "Future Starts Slow"[54] | Philip Andelman | |
| "Baby Says"[55] | Ben Crook | |
| 2012 | "The Last Goodbye"[56] | Samantha Morton |
| "Wild Charms"[57] | Kenneth Cappello | |
| 2016 | "Doing It to Death"[58] | Wendy Morgan |
| "Heart Of A Dog"[59] | Sophie Muller | |
| "Siberian Nights"[60] | Giovanni Ribisi | |
| "Impossible Tracks"[61] | Ellis Bahl | |
| 2018 | "List of Demands (Reparations)"[62] | Ben Strebel |
| 2020 | "Raise Me" (Demo)[63] | Jamie Hince and Alison Mosshart |
| "I Put A Spell On You"[64] | unknown | |
| "Passion is Accurate"[65] | ||
| "Blue Moon"[66] | Jamie Hince | |
| "Weed Killer"[67] | Sally Walker Hudecki | |
| 2021 | "The Search For Cherry Red"[68] | Chris Steyer, unknown |
| 2023 | "LA Hex"[69] | Andrew Theodore Balasia |
| "New York"[70] | ||
| "103"[71] | Steven Sebring | |
| "Wasterpiece"[72] | Noel Paul |
Original contributions to compilations
| Year | Track | Compilation | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | "Restaurant Blouse"[A][73] | If the Twenty-First Century didn't Exist it Would be Necessary to Invent It | 5 Rue Christine |
| 2005 | "I Call It Art" | Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited | Virgin/Verve Forecast |
^ A Credited as "VV and Hotel"