Good Charlotte discography

Good Charlotte discography
From left to right: Paul Thomas, Joel Madden, Benji Madden, Dean Butterworth and Billy Martin.
Studio albums7
EPs2
Compilation albums2
Singles28
Video albums3
Music videos34

The discography of Good Charlotte, an American pop punk band, consists of seven studio albums, two live albums, two extended plays, 28 singles, 34 music videos and three music DVDs.

Good Charlotte released their self-titled debut album, Good Charlotte, in September 2000 with the single "Little Things", which peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. Two more singles were released from the album: "The Motivation Proclamation" and "Festival Song". Their second album The Young and the Hopeless was released in 2002. The album produced five singles: "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous", "The Anthem", "Girls & Boys", "The Young & the Hopeless" and "Hold On". The album went on to receive a triple platinum certification from the RIAA. In October 2004, the band released their third studio album The Chronicles of Life and Death. Singles released from the album include "Predictable", "I Just Wanna Live", "The Chronicles of Life and Death" and "We Believe". Their fourth album, Good Morning Revival, was released in March 2007 and produced the singles "The River", "Keep Your Hands off My Girl" and "Dance Floor Anthem (I Don't Want to Be in Love)". Their fifth album, Cardiology, was released on November 30, 2010. "Like It's Her Birthday" was released as the first single from the album, followed by "Sex on the Radio" and "Last Night".

Albums

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Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
US
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
CAN
[4]
GER
[5]
NL
[6]
NZ
[7]
SWE
[8]
SWI
[9]
UK
[10]
Good Charlotte 185 85 12 194
The Young and the Hopeless
  • Released: October 1, 2002
  • Label: Epic, Daylight
  • Formats: CD, CS, DD, DL, LP
7 9 20 7 37 57 6 7 46 15
The Chronicles of Life and Death
  • Released: October 5, 2004
  • Label: Epic, Daylight
  • Formats: CD, CS, DD, DL, LP
3 1 11 3 18 50 11 13 20 8
Good Morning Revival
  • Released: March 27, 2007
  • Label: Epic, Daylight
  • Formats: CD, CS, DL, LP
7 5 10 7 10 58 2 23 7 13
Cardiology
  • Released: November 2, 2010
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: CD, DL
31 3 29 31 46 18 24 63
Youth Authority
  • Released: July 15, 2016
  • Label: MDDN
  • Formats: CD, DL, LP
23 1 15 23 17 77 15 8 13
Generation Rx
  • Released: September 14, 2018
  • Label: MDDN, BMG
  • Formats: CD, DL, LP
164 24 29 80 42 32 31
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Compilation albums

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List of compilation albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
AUS
[2]
NZ
[7]
Good Charlotte Box[28]
  • Released: December 17, 2007[29]
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Formats: CD
66
Greatest Remixes
  • Released: November 24, 2008
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, DL
Greatest Hits
  • Released: November 5, 2010
  • Label: Sony Music, Epic, Daylight
  • Formats: CD, DL
41 31
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Live albums

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List of live albums
Title Album details
Bootlegs
  • Released: September 7, 2004[30]
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD

Extended plays

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List of extended plays
Title EP details
Demo
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CS
Good Charlotte
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CS
Another EP
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD
GC EP
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD
A GC Christmas, Pt. 1
  • Released: 2017
  • Label: MDDN
  • Formats: DL

Singles

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List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[31]
US
Pop

[32]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
GER
[33]
NL
[6]
NZ
[7]
SWE
[8]
SWI
[9]
UK
[10]
"Little Things" 2000 [A] 61 Good Charlotte
"The Motivation Proclamation" 2001 67 28
"Festival Song"
"Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" 2002 20 6 17 24 27 22 33 14 19 8 The Young and the Hopeless
"The Anthem" 2003 43 11 14 52 27 28 10
"Girls & Boys" 48 10 33 45 47 41 25 44 84 6
"The Young and the Hopeless" 39 34
"Hold On" 63 17 18 67
"Predictable" 2004 [A] 20 15 43 29 39 27 48 45 12 The Chronicles of Life and Death
"I Just Wanna Live" 2005 51 18 12 15 19 23 6 27 21 9
"The Chronicles of Life and Death" 31 50 65 47 30
"We Believe" 39 38 99
"The River"
(featuring M. Shadows and Synyster Gates)
2007 39 37 40 108 Good Morning Revival
"Keep Your Hands off My Girl" 5 29 32 20 49 27 23
"Dance Floor Anthem (I Don't Want to Be in Love)" 25 16 2 11
"Misery" 24
"Where Would We Be Now" 2008
"Like It's Her Birthday" 2010 [A] 33 7 34 Cardiology
"Sex on the Radio" 26
"Last Night" 2011 27
"1979" 62
"Makeshift Love" 2015 Youth Authority
"40 oz. Dream" 2016
"Life Can't Get Much Better" 51
"Awful Things"[37] 2017 Non-album single
"Actual Pain"[38] 2018 Generation Rx
"Shadowboxer"
"Last December" 2020 Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released.

Notes

  • A.^ "Little Things", "Predictable", and "Like It's Her Birthday" peaked outside of the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, therefore they are listed on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart at number 16, 6 and 14 respectively.

Video albums

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Year Information Certifications
2003 Video Collection
  • Released: November 18, 2003
2004 Live at Brixton Academy
  • Released: October 5, 2004[30]
2006 Fast Future Generation
  • Released: December 26, 2006

Music videos

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Year Title Director(s)
2000 "Little Things" Nigel Dick[39]
2001 "The Motivation Proclamation" Marc Webb[39]
"The Click" David McGrath & Thomas McGrath[39]
"Festival Song" Marc Webb[39]
2002 "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" Bill Fishman[39]
2003 "The Anthem" Smith N' Borin[39]
"Girls & Boys"
"The Young & the Hopeless" Sam Erickson, and Benji & Joel Madden[39]
"Hold On" Samuel Bayer[40]
2004 "Predictable" Smith N' Borin, and Benji & Joel Madden[41]
"I Just Wanna Live" Brett Simon[42]
2005 "The Chronicles of Life and Death"
"We Believe" Sam Erickson[43]
2006 "Keep Your Hands off My Girl" (white room version) Marvin Scott Jarrett
2007 "The River" Marc Webb
"Keep Your Hands off My Girl" (club version) Brian Lazzaro
"Dance Floor Anthem (I Don't Want to Be in Love)" Sean Michael Turrell
2010 "Like It's Her Birthday" Josh Forbes
2011 "Sex on the Radio"
"Last Night" Josh Martin
"1979"
2015 "Makeshift Love" Jake Stark
2016 "40 Oz Dream"
"Life Can't Get Much Better" Elijah Alvarado
"Life Changes"
2017 "Keep Swingin'"
"War"
2018 "Actual Pain"
"Actual Pain" (Live)
"Shadowboxer"
"Prayers"
"Self Help"
"Self Help" (Live)
2020 "Last December"

References

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Citations

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