Good Charlotte discography

Good Charlotte discography
From left to right: Paul Thomas, Joel Madden, Benji Madden, Dean Butterworth and Billy Martin.
Studio albums	8
EPs	5
Compilation albums	3
Singles	29
Video albums	3
Music videos	36
Live albums	1

The discography of Good Charlotte, an American rock band, consists of eight studio albums, two live albums, five extended plays, 29 singles, 35 music videos and three video albums.

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 4 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 2, 2010. "Like It's Her Birthday" was released as the first single from the album, followed by "Sex on the Radio" and "Last Night". In 2016 Good Charlotte released the album Youth Authority , followed by Generation Rx in 2018, and Motel Du Cap in 2025.

Albums

Studio albums

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	Released: September 26, 2000 Label: Epic, Daylight Formats: CD, CS, DL, LP	185	85	—	—	—	—	12	—	—	194	US: 500,000 [11]	RIAA: Platinum [12] BPI: Silver [13] RMNZ: Platinum [14]
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	WW: 5,000,000 [15] US: 3,500,000 [16]	RIAA: 4× Platinum [12] ARIA: Platinum [17] BPI: Platinum [13] BVMI: Gold [18] MC: 2× Platinum [19] RMNZ: Platinum [20]
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	US: 1,100,000 [11]	RIAA: Platinum [12] ARIA: Platinum [21] BPI: Gold [13] BVMI: Gold [18]
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	US: 314,000 [22]	RIAA: Gold [12] ARIA: Platinum [23] BPI: Silver [13] MC: Gold [19] RMNZ: Gold [24]
Cardiology	Released: November 2, 2010 Label: Capitol Formats: CD, DL	31	3	29	31	46	—	18	—	24	63	US: 52,000 [16]	ARIA: Gold [25]
Youth Authority	Released: July 15, 2016 Label: MDDN Formats: CD, DL, LP	23	1	15	23	17	77	15	—	8	13	US: 30,000 [26] AUS: 3,883 [27]
Generation Rx	Released: September 14, 2018 Label: MDDN, BMG Formats: CD, DL, LP	164	24	29	80	42	—	—	—	32	31
Motel Du Cap	Released: August 8, 2025 Label: Atlantic, MDDN Formats: CD, DL, LP	—	47	—	—	—	—	—	—	71	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Compilation albums

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	BPI: Gold [13]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Live albums

List of live albums

Title	Album details
Bootlegs	Released: September 7, 2004 [30] Label: Epic Formats: CD

Extended plays

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

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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold [12]	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	RIAA: Platinum [12] ARIA: Gold [34] BPI: Platinum [13] BVMI: Gold [18]	The Young and the Hopeless
"The Anthem"	2003	43	11	14	—	52	—	27	28	—	10	RIAA: 3× Platinum [12] ARIA: Gold [17] BPI: Platinum [13]
"Girls & Boys"		48	10	33	45	47	41	25	44	84	6	RIAA: Gold [12] BPI: Silver [13]
"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	RIAA: Gold [12] ARIA: Gold [35]
"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	RIAA: Gold [12] BPI: Silver [13]	Good Morning Revival
"Keep Your Hands off My Girl"		—	—	5	29	32	—	20	49	27	23	ARIA: Gold [23]
"Dance Floor Anthem (I Don't Want to Be in Love)"		25	16	2	—	—	—	11	—	—	—	RIAA: 2× Platinum [12] ARIA: Platinum [23]
"Misery"		—	—	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Where Would We Be Now"	2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Like It's Her Birthday"	2010	— [A]	33	7	—	—	—	34	—	—	—	ARIA: Platinum [25]	Cardiology
"Sex on the Radio"		—	—	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ARIA: Platinum [36]
"Last Night"	2011	—	—	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ARIA: Platinum [36]
"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"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Prayers"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Last December"	2020	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Rejects"	2025	— [A]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Motel Du Cap
"Stepper"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" 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

Year	Information	Certifications
2003	Video Collection Released: November 18, 2003	RIAA: Platinum [12] ARIA: Gold [17]
2004	Live at Brixton Academy Released: October 5, 2004 [30]	ARIA: Gold [21]
2006	Fast Future Generation Released: December 26, 2006

Music videos

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"	Frank Borin
	"Life Can't Get Much Better"	Elijah Alvarado
	"Life Changes"
2017	"Keep Swingin'"
	"War"	Jake Stark
2018	"Actual Pain"
	"Actual Pain" (Live)	Erik Rojas
	"Shadowboxer"	Jake Stark
	"Prayers"
	"Self Help"
	"Self Help" (Live)	Brian Cox
2020	"Last December"
2025	"Rejects"	Erik Rojas and Lenna Onto
	"Stepper"	Erik Rojas

Notes

1. "Rejects" did not enter the Mainstream Top 40, but peaked at number 16 on the Alternative Airplay chart.

References

Citations

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