American rock band The Pretty Reckless has released four studio albums, one compilation, two extended plays, 14 singles, four promotional singles, and 16 music videos. Originally named The Reckless, the band was formed in early 2009, with Taylor Momsen on vocals, Ben Phillips on lead guitar, Mark Damon on bass and Jamie Perkins on drums.[1]
| The Pretty Reckless discography | |
|---|---|
 The Pretty Reckless performing at the Warped Tour Kickoff in April 2010 | |
| Studio albums | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 1 |
| Music videos | 16 |
| EPs | 2 |
| Singles | 14 |
| Promotional singles | 4 |
During 2009, they played some small concerts in New York City and then opened for The Veronicas on their North American tour.[1] Following the end of that tour, Interscope Records signed a record deal with the band.[1] Their debut single, "Make Me Wanna Die", reached the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart.[2] The song was eventually featured on their debut studio album, Light Me Up, released in August 2010. The album had sold over one million units in combined singles and albums sales as of January 2014.[3] In March 2012, the band released their second extended play, Hit Me Like a Man EP, which included three original tracks.[4]
In 2013, The Pretty Reckless signed with label Razor & Tie to release their second studio album, Going to Hell, in March 2014.[5] The album peaked at number five on the Billboard 200,[6] spawned five singles, of which three topped Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart—"Heaven Knows", "Messed Up World (F'd Up World)", and "Follow Me Down".[7] In October 2016, the band released a follow-up album, Who You Selling For, which peaked at number 13 on the Billboard 200.[6] Its lead single, "Take Me Down", topped the US Mainstream Rock chart, making The Pretty Reckless the first act to send its first four entries to number one on that chart, as well as the female-fronted group with the most number ones.[8] Their fourth album Death by Rock and Roll was released in February 2021, through Fearless Records, and its title track and lead single became their fifth US Mainstream Rock number one.[9] The song also gave the band their first number one on Billboard's Canada Rock chart.[10] The follow-up singles, "And So It Went" and "Only Love Can Save Me Now", extended their record for the most number ones for any woman-led act in Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart's history and marked the second time the band topped the chart with three different tracks from the same album.[11]
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [6] | AUS [12] | BEL (FL) [13] | CAN [14] | FRA [15] | GER [16] | IRE [17] | JPN [18] | NZ [19] | UK [2] | ||||
| Light Me Up |
| 65 | 71 | —[A] | 57 | 167 | — | 18 | 48 | — | 6 |
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| Going to Hell |
| 5 | 20 | 57 | 5 | 46 | 35 | 45 | 50 | 19 | 8 |
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| Who You Selling For |
| 13 | 33 | 192 | 12 | 90 | 38 | — | 162 | 24 | 23 |
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| Death by Rock and Roll | 28 | 15 | 38 | 28 | 109 | 5 | — | 107 | — | 6 |
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Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Sales [32] | GER [16] | SCO [33] | UK Sales [34] | ||
| Other Worlds |
| 34 | 36 | 37 | 29 |
Extended plays
| Title | Details | Peaks |
|---|---|---|
| US Rock [35] | ||
| The Pretty Reckless |
| — |
| Hit Me Like a Man EP |
| 44 |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Main. Rock [7] | US Rock [37] | AUS [38] | CAN [39] | CAN Rock [10] | FRA [15] | NZ [19] | UK [2] | UK Rock [40] | ||||
| "Make Me Wanna Die"[41] | 2010 | —[B] | — | —[C] | 61 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | Light Me Up | |
| "Miss Nothing"[44] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | |||
| "Just Tonight"[45] | — | — | —[D] | — | — | — | — | — | 163 | 9 | |||
| "Kill Me"[46] | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | Non-album single | |
| "Going to Hell"[47] | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | Going to Hell | |
| "Heaven Knows"[48] | —[E] | 1 | 17 | — | 48 | 2 | 158 | 38 | 61 | 1 | |||
| "Messed Up World"[52][53] | 2014 | — | 1 | 44 | — | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Follow Me Down"[54] | — | 1 | 36 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Take Me Down"[55][56] | 2016 | — | 1 | 27 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | Who You Selling For | |
| "Oh My God"[57] | — | 2 | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Back to the River"[58][59] (featuring Warren Haynes) | 2017 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Death by Rock and Roll"[60] | 2020 | — | 1 | 19 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | Death by Rock and Roll | |
| "And So It Went"[61][62] (featuring Tom Morello) | 2021 | — | 1 | 46 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Only Love Can Save Me Now"[63] (featuring Kim Thayil and Matt Cameron) | — | 1 | —[F] | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "House on a Hill"[65] | 2014 | Going to Hell |
| "Prisoner"[66] | 2016 | Who You Selling For |
| "Broomsticks"[67][68] | 2020 | Death by Rock and Roll |
| "25"[30][69] |
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Just Tonight" (live) | 2011 | Radio 1's Live Lounge – Volume 6 |
| "Only You" | 2012 | Frankenweenie Unleashed! (Target limited edition)[70][71] |
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Make Me Wanna Die" (viral version) | 2010 | Patrick Dwyer[72] |
| "Miss Nothing" | Meiert Avis[72] | |
| "Make Me Wanna Die" | Meiert Avis and Chris LeDoux[73] | |
| "Just Tonight" | Meiert Avis[72] | |
| "You" | 2012 | |
| "My Medicine" | Meiert Avis, Taylor Momsen and Stefan Smith[74] | |
| "Going to Hell" | 2013 | Tim Mattia[75] |
| "Heaven Knows" | 2014 | Jon J and Taylor Momsen[76][77] |
| "Messed Up World (F'd Up World)" | ||
| "House on a Hill" | Unknown | |
| "Take Me Down" | 2016 | Meiert Avis[78][79] |
| "Oh My God" | 2017 | |
| "25" | 2020 | Jon J and Taylor Momsen[72] |
| "And So It Went" | 2021 | |
| "Only Love Can Save Me Now" | ||
| "Got So High" | 2022 |
Notes
References
External links
- Official website
- The Pretty Reckless at AllMusic
- The Pretty Reckless discography at Discogs
- The Pretty Reckless discography at MusicBrainz