The Kinks discography

The Kinks discography
The Kinks in Stockholm in 1965
Studio albums	25
EPs	18
Soundtrack albums	1
Live albums	5
Compilation albums	34
Singles	79
Box sets	12

The Kinks, an English rock band, were active for over three decades, from 1963 to 1996, releasing 26 studio albums and four live albums. ^[1] The first two albums are differently released in the UK and the US, partly due to the difference in popularity of the extended play format (the UK market liked it, the US market did not, so US albums had the EP releases bundled onto them), and partly due to the US albums including the hit singles, and the UK albums not; after The Kink Kontroversy in 1965 the albums were the same. ^[2] Between 100 and 200 compilation albums have been released worldwide. ^{[3] [4]}

Their hit singles included three UK number-one singles, starting in 1964 with "You Really Got Me"; plus 18 top-40 singles in the 1960s alone and further top-40 hits in the 1970s and 1980s. The Kinks had five top-10 singles on the US Billboard chart. Nine of their albums charted in the top 40. ^[5] In the UK, the group had 17 top-20 singles and five top-10 albums. ^[6] The RIAA has certified four of the Kinks' albums as gold records. The Kinks Greatest Hits! , released in 1966, was certified gold for sales totaling of one million dollars on 28 November 1968—six days after the release of The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society , which failed to chart worldwide. ^[7] The group would not receive another gold record award until 1979's Low Budget . The 1980 live album One for the Road was certified gold on 8 December 1980. Give the People What They Want , released in 1981, received its certification on 25 January 1982, for sales of 500,000 copies. ^[8] ASCAP, the performing-rights group, presented the Kinks with an award for "One of the Most-Played Songs of 1983" for the hit single "Come Dancing". ^[9]

Albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions									Certifications
		UK [10]	AUS [11]	CAN [12]	GER [13]	NL [14]	NOR [15]	NZ [16]	SWE [17]	US [18]
Kinks [A]	Released: 2 October 1964 Label: Pye, Reprise Formats: LP	3	—	—	7	—	—	—	—	29
Kinda Kinks	Released: 5 March 1965 Label: Pye, Reprise Formats: LP	3	—	—	12	—	—	—	—	60
Kinks-Size [B]	Released: March 1965 Label: Reprise Formats: LP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13
Kinkdom [B]	Released: 24 November 1965 Label: Reprise Formats: LP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	47
The Kink Kontroversy	Released: 26 November 1965 Label: Pye, Reprise Formats: LP	9	—	—	8	—	—	—	—	95
Face to Face	Released: 28 October 1966 Label: Pye, Reprise Formats: LP	12	—	—	12	—	9	—	—	135
Something Else by the Kinks	Released: 15 September 1967 Label: Pye, Reprise Formats: LP, 4-track, 8-track	35	—	—	31	—	12	—	—	153
The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society	Released: 22 November 1968 Label: Pye, Reprise Formats: LP, 4-track, 8-track	48 [C]	—	—	84 [C]	—	—	—	—	—	BPI: Gold [19]
Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)	Released: 10 October 1969 Label: Pye, Reprise Formats: LP, 4-track, 8-track	—	—	54	68 [D]	—	—	—	—	105
Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One	Released: 27 November 1970 Label: Pye, Reprise Formats: LP, MC, 4-track, 8-track	—	24	33	79 [E]	—	—	—	—	35
Muswell Hillbillies	Released: 24 November 1971 Label: RCA Formats: LP, 8-track	—	36	—	—	—	—	—	—	100
Everybody's in Show-Biz	Released: 1 September 1972 Label: RCA Formats: 2×LP, 8-track	—	38	63	—	—	—	—	—	70
Preservation Act 1	Released: 16 November 1973 Label: RCA Formats: LP, MC, 8-track	—	92	—	—	—	—	—	—	177
Preservation Act 2	Released: 8 May 1974 Label: RCA Formats: 2×LP, MC, 8-track	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	114
The Kinks Present a Soap Opera	Released: 25 April 1975 Label: RCA Formats: LP, MC, 8-track	—	—	86	—	—	—	—	—	51
The Kinks Present Schoolboys in Disgrace	Released: 17 November 1975 Label: RCA Formats: LP, MC, 8-track	—	—	—	—	18	—	—	—	45
Sleepwalker	Released: February 1977 Label: Arista Formats: LP, MC, 8-track	—	—	13	—	—	—	—	29	21
Misfits	Released: 19 May 1978 Label: Arista Formats: LP, MC, 8-track	—	79	48	—	—	—	—	34	40
Low Budget	Released: 10 July 1979 Label: Arista Formats: LP, MC, 4-track, 8-track	—	85	13	—	—	—	—	46	11	MC: Platinum [20] RIAA: Gold [21]
Give the People What They Want	Released: 26 August 1981 Label: Arista Formats: LP, MC, 8-track	—	—	11	—	—	28	—	23	15	MC: Gold [20] RIAA: Gold [21]
State of Confusion	Released: 24 May 1983 Label: Arista Formats: LP, MC, 8-track	—	96	14	55	—	10	44	23	12	MC: Gold [20]
Word of Mouth	Released: 15 November 1984 Label: Arista Formats: LP, MC, 8-track	—	—	60	—	—	—	—	50	57
Think Visual	Released: 17 November 1986 Label: London, MCA Formats: CD, LP, MC	—	97	78	—	—	—	—	—	81
UK Jive	Released: 2 October 1989 Label: London, MCA Formats: CD, LP, MC	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	122
Phobia	Released: 29 March 1993 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, LP, MC, MD	—	—	—	92	—	—	—	—	166
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Soundtrack albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [18]
Percy	Released: 26 March 1971 Label: Pye Formats: LP, MC	— [F]

Live albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions						Certifications
		AUS [11]	CAN [12]	GER [13]	NL [14]	NZ [16]	US [18]
Live at Kelvin Hall [G]	Released: 16 August 1967 Label: Pye, Reprise Formats: LP, 4-track, 8-track	—	—	—	—	—	162
One for the Road	Released: 4 June 1980 Label: Arista Formats: 2×LP, MC, 8-track	71	24	49	31	31	14	MC: Gold [20] RIAA: Gold [21]
The Road	Released: 9 December 1987 Label: MCA, London Formats: CD, LP, MC	—	—	—	—	—	110
To the Bone	Released: 3 October 1994 Label: Konk Formats: CD, LP, MC	—	—	—	—	—	—
Kinksin Koncert 1965	Released: 16 April 2016 Label: Rhythm & Blues Formats: LP	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions								Certifications
		UK [10]	AUS [23]	GER [13]	NL [14]	NOR [15]	NZ [16]	SWI [24]	US [18]
The Kinks in Germany [H]	Released: November 1965 Label: Vogue Formats: LP	—	—	22	—	—	—	—	—
The Kinks Greatest Hits! [I]	Released: 10 August 1966 Label: Reprise Formats: LP, 8-track	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	RIAA: Gold [21]
Well Respected Kinks	Released: 2 September 1966 Label: Marble Arch Formats: LP, 8-track	5	—	—	—	2	—	—	—
Sunny Afternoon	Released: 17 November 1967 Label: Marble Arch Formats: LP, 8-track	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Kinks	Released: 27 February 1970 Label: Pye Formats: 2×LP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Golden Hour of the Kinks	Released: 8 October 1971 Label: Golden Hour Formats: LP, MC, 8-track	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Kink Kronikles [J]	Released: March 1972 Label: Reprise Formats: 2×LP, MC, 4-track, 8-track	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	94
The Great Lost Kinks Album [K]	Released: 25 January 1973 Label: Reprise Formats: LP, MC, 4-track, 8-track	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	145
The Kinks' Greatest: Celluloid Heroes	Released: 25 June 1976 Label: RCA Formats: LP, MC, 8-track	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	144
20 Golden Greats	Released: October 1978 Label: Ronco Formats: LP, MC	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Ihre 20 größten Hits [H]	Released: February 1979 Label: Arcade Formats: LP, MC	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	—
Second Time Around [L]	Released: 22 August 1980 Label: RCA Formats: LP, MC, 8-track	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	177
The Best Of [M]	Released: February 1981 Label: Trent Formats: LP, MC	—	—	—	24	—	—	—	—
Dead End Street – Greatest Hits	Released: 14 October 1983 Label: PRT Formats: LP	96	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Come Dancing with the Kinks: The Best of 1977–1986	Released: 2 June 1986 Label: Arista Formats: CD, 2×LP, MC	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	159
The Kinks Are Well Respected Men	Released: 28 September 1987 Label: PRT Formats: 2×CD, 2×LP, MC	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Ultimate Collection	Released: 4 September 1989 Label: RCA Formats: CD, 2×LP, MC	35	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	BPI: Gold [19] ARIA: Gold [25]
Lost & Found 1986–89 [N]	Released: 27 August 1991 Label: MCA Formats: CD, MC	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Greatest Hits [M]	Released: November 1991 Label: SPH Formats: 2×CD, MC	—	—	—	33	—	—	—	—
The Definitive Collection	Released: 6 September 1993 Label: PolyGram TV Formats: CD	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BPI: Gold [19]
The Best of the Kinks – 20 Classic Tracks	Released: July 1994 Label: Kaz Formats: CD, MC	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BPI: Gold [19]
Greatest Hits [O]	Released: 1996 Label: Arcade Formats: CD, MC	—	—	—	—	31	—	—	—
The Very Best Of	Released: 31 March 1997 Label: PolyGram TV Formats: CD	42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Singles Collection	Released: 29 September 1997 Label: Essential! Formats: 2×LP, 2×MC	39 [P]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BPI: Gold [19]
You Really Got Me – The Best of the Kinks	Released: 26 July 1999 Label: Castle Select Formats: CD, MC	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BPI: Platinum [19]
BBC Sessions 1964–1977	Released: 12 March 2001 Label: Sanctuary Formats: 2×CD, 3×LP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Ultimate Collection	Released: 27 May 2002 Label: Sanctuary Formats: 2×CD	32	—	—	—	5	46	71 [Q]	—	BPI: 2×Platinum [19]
Kinks Kollekted – Complete History 1964–1994	Released: 12 August 2011 Label: Universal Formats: 3×CD	—	—	—	10	—	—	—	—
Waterloo Sunset: The Very Best ofthe Kinks & Ray Davies	Released: 12 August 2011 Label: Universal Formats: 3×CD	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BPI: Silver [19]
The Essential Kinks	Released: 14 October 2014 Label: RCA/Arista Formats: 2×CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Sunny Afternoon: The Very Best of the Kinks	Released: 16 October 2015 Label: Sanctuary Formats: 2×CD, digital download	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Journey, Pt. 1	Released: 24 March 2023 Label: BMG Formats: 2×CD, 2×LP, digital download	41	—	37	—	—	—	—	—
The Journey, Pt. 2	Released: 17 November 2023 Label: BMG Formats: 2×CD, 2×LP, digital download	93	—	63	—	—	—	71	—
The Journey, Pt. 3	Released: 11 July 2025 Label: BMG Formats: 2×CD, 2×LP, digital download	—	—	68	—	—	—	80	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Box sets

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		UK [26]	GER [13]	NL [14]	NOR [15]	US Indie [27]
20th Anniversary Box Set	Released: November 1984 Label: PRT Formats: 3×LP	—	—	—	—	—
The EP Collection	Released: 9 November 1998 Label: Essential! Formats: 10×CDS	—	—	—	—	—
The EP Collection 2	Released: August 2000 Label: Essential! Formats: 10×CDS	—	—	—	—	—
The Marble Arch Years	Released: 21 September 2001 Label: Castle Music Formats: 3×CD	—	—	—	—	—
The Pye Album Collection	Released: 25 April 2005 Label: Castle Music Formats: 10×CD	—	—	—	—	—
Arista Years [R]	Released: 17 October 2006 Label: Konk/Koch Formats: 7×SACD	—	—	—	—	—
RCA Years [R]	Released: 17 October 2006 Label: Konk/Koch Formats: 6×SACD	—	—	—	—	—
Picture Book	Released: 8 December 2008 Label: Universal Formats: 6×CD	—	—	—	—	—
The Kinks in Mono	Released: 21 November 2011 Label: Sanctuary/Universal Formats: 10×CD	—	—	—	—	—
The Kinks at the BBC	Released: 21 August 2012 Label: Sanctuary/Universal Formats: 5×CD+DVD	110	57	60	40	—
The Anthology 1964–1971	Released: 17 November 2014 Label: Sanctuary/Legacy Formats: 5×CD+7"	—	—	—	—	39
The Mono Collection	Released: 18 November 2016 Label: Sanctuary/Legacy, BMG Formats: 10×LP	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

EPs

Title [nb 1]	EP details	Peak chart positions
		UK [28] [29] [10]	US Indie [27]	US Album [30]
Kinksize Session	Released: 27 November 1994 Label: Pye Formats: 7" Released in the US on 18 April 2015	—	—	—
All Day and All of the Night	Released: December 1964 Label: Vogue Formats: 7" Originally only released in France; released in the US and Europe on 22 April 2017	—	—	—
Got Love If You Want It	Released: January 1965 Label: Vogue Formats: 7" Originally only released in France; released in the US and Europe on 22 April 2017	—	48	—
Kinksize Hits	Released: 15 January 1965 Label: Pye Formats: 7" Released in the US on 18 April 2015	3	—	—
Kwyet Kinks	Released: 17 September 1965 Label: Pye Formats: 7" Released in the US on 27 November 2015	1	—	—
Dedicated Kinks	Released: 15 July 1966 Label: Pye Formats: 7" Released in the US on 27 November 2015	7	—	—
Mister Pleasant	Released: May 1967 Label: Pye Formats: 7" Originally only released in France; released in the US and Europe on 16 April 2016	—	—	—
Waterloo Sunset	Released: July 1967 Label: Pye Formats: 7" Originally only released in France; released in the UK in 1998 and worlwide in 2022 [31]	—	—	70
The Kinks	Released: 19 April 1968 Label: Pye Formats: 7" Released in the US on 25 November 2016	—	—	—
You Really Got Me	Released: 27 August 1971 Label: Pye Formats: 7"	—	—	—
The Kinks Live EP	Released: 11 July 1980 Label: Arista Formats: 7"	—	—	—
State of Confusion	Released: 23 March 1984 Label: Arista Formats: 7", 12"	121	—	—
Did Ya	Released: October 1991 Label: Columbia Formats: CDS, CS	—	—	—
Waterloo Sunset '94 EP	Released: 17 October 1994 Label: Konk Formats: CDS	—	—	—
The Days EP	Released: December 1996 Label: When! Recordings Formats: CDS, CS	35	—	—
Till Death Us Do Part	Released: 25 November 2016 Label: Sanctuary Formats: 7"	—	—	—
Ravensize Session (The Pre-Kinks Regent Studio Demos)	Released: 22 April 2017 Label: Rhythm & Blues Formats: 7"	—	—	—
Kinks TV Session	Released: 7 November 2018 Label: Rhythm & Blues Formats: 7"	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

1960s

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		UK [10]	AUS [32] [11]	AUT [33]	CAN [34]	GER [13]	IRE [35]	NL [36] [37]	NZ [38] [39]	SWE [40]	US [41] [42]
"Long Tall Sally" b/w "I Took My Baby Home"	1964	— [nb 2]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	129		Non-album singles
"You Still Want Me" b/w "You Do Something to Me"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"You Really Got Me" b/w "It's All Right" (non-album track)		1	8	—	4	39	6	—	2	11	7	BPI: Platinum [19]	Kinks
"All Day and All of the Night" b/w "I Gotta Move"		2	14	—	12	22	—	9	5	18	7	BPI: Gold [19]	Non-album single [nb 3]
"Tired of Waiting for You" b/w "Come On Now"	1965	1	29	—	3	13	3	— [nb 4]	—	6	6		Kinda Kinks [nb 3]
"Ev'rybody's Gonna Be Happy" [nb 5] b/w "Who'll Be the Next in Line"		17	—	—	— 25	29	—	— [nb 6]	—	—	— 34		Non-album singles [nb 3]
"Set Me Free" b/w "I Need You"		9	54	—	2	32	—	— [nb 7]	—	—	23
"See My Friends" b/w "Never Met a Girl Like You Before"		10	—	—	—	36	—	— [nb 8]	—	19	111		Non-album singles [nb 9]
"A Well Respected Man" [nb 10] b/w "Such a Shame"		—	11	—	—	—	—	6	—	5	13
"Till the End of the Day" b/w "Where Have All the Good Times Gone"		8	63	—	34	19	—	6	—	3	50		The Kink Kontroversy
"Dedicated Follower of Fashion" b/w "Sittin' on My Sofa"	1966	4	36	—	11	11	3	1	1	6	36		Non-album single
"Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight" [nb 11] b/w "I Need You" (non-album track)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	—		Kinda Kinks
"Sunny Afternoon" b/w "I'm Not Like Everybody Else" (non-album track)		1	13	5	1	7	1	1	2	2	14	BPI: Platinum [19]	Face to Face
"Dandy" [nb 12] b/w "Party Line"		—	—	6	—	1	—	2	—	—	—
"Dead End Street" b/w "Big Black Smoke"		5	62	—	28	5	7	4	4	12	73		Non-album singles
"Mr. Pleasant" [nb 13] b/w "Harry Rag" (US) "This Is Where I Belong" (Europe)	1967	—	35	—	79	12	—	2	—	—	80
"Waterloo Sunset" b/w "Act Nice and Gentle" (non-album track) (UK) "Two Sisters" (US)		2	4	10	—	7	3	1	7	14	—	BPI: Platinum [19]	Something Else by the Kinks
"Death of a Clown" b/w "Love Me Till the Sun Shines" (credited to Dave Davies)		3	44	8	—	3	6	2	10	—	—
"Autumn Almanac" b/w "Mr. Pleasant" (UK) "David Watts" (non-UK)		3	67	—	—	13	15	5	17	—	—		Non-album singles
"Susannah's Still Alive" b/w "Funny Face" (credited to Dave Davies)		20	—	—	—	27	—	5	—	17	—
"Wonderboy" b/w "Polly"	1968	36	—	—	—	29	—	4	—	—	—
"Days" b/w "She's Got Everything"		12	77	—	—	28	16	6	11	—	—
"Lincoln County" b/w "There Is No Life Without Love" (credited to Dave Davies)		—	—	—	—	—	—	13	—	—	—
"Starstruck" [nb 14] b/w "Picture Book"		—	— 36	—	—	—	—	9	—	—	—		The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society
"The Village Green Preservation Society" [nb 15] b/w "Picture Book" (Denmark) "Do You Remember Walter?" (US)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Hold My Hand" b/w "Creeping Jean" (credited to Dave Davies)	1969	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
"Plastic Man" b/w "King Kong"		31	97	—	—	34	—	16	—	—	—
"Drivin'" b/w "Mindless Child of Motherhood" (non-album track)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
"Shangri-La" b/w "This Man He Weeps Tonight" (non-album track)		—	—	—	—	—	—	24	—	—	—
"Australia" [nb 16] b/w "She Bought a Hat Like Princess Marina"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Victoria" b/w "Mr. Churchill Says" (UK) "Brainwashed" (US)		33	57	—	33	—	—	—	—	—	62
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

1970s

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		UK [10]	AUS [11]	AUT [33]	CAN [34]	GER [13]	IRE [35]	NL [36]	NZ [39]	SWE [40]	US [41] [42]
"Lola" b/w "Berkeley Mews" (non-album track) (UK) "Mindless Child of Motherhood" (US)	1970	2	4	2	2	2	1	1	1	5	9	BPI: Platinum [19]	Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One
"Apeman" b/w "Rats"		5	5	2	19	8	10	9	5	—	45
"God's Children" b/w "Moments" (UK) "The Way Love Used to Be" (US)	1971	—	53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Percy
"20th Century Man" [nb 17] b/w "Skin and Bone"		—	89	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	106		Muswell Hillbillies
"Supersonic Rocket Ship" b/w "You Don't Know My Name"	1972	16	—	—	—	—	—	25	—	—	111		Everybody's in Show-Biz
"Celluloid Heroes" b/w "Hot Potatoes"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"One of the Survivors" [nb 18] b/w "Scrapheap City"	1973	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	108		Preservation Act 1
"Sitting in the Midday Sun" b/w "One of the Survivors" (UK) "Sweet Lady Genevieve" (US)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Sweet Lady Genevieve" b/w "Sitting in My Hotel"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Money Talks" b/w "Here Comes Flash"	1974	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Preservation Act 2
"Mirror of Love" [nb 19] b/w "Cricket" (UK) "He's Evil" (US/UK)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Holiday Romance" b/w "Shepherds of the Nation"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Soap Opera
"Preservation" [nb 20] b/w "Salvation Road" (from Preservation Act 2)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Starmaker" [nb 21] b/w "Ordinary People"	1975	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Soap Opera
"Ducks on the Wall" b/w "Rush Hour Blues"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"You Can't Stop the Music" b/w "Have Another Drink"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"I'm in Disgrace" [nb 22] b/w "The Hard Way"	1976	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Schoolboys in Disgrace
"No More Looking Back" b/w "Jack the Idiot Dunce"/"The Hard Way"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Sleepwalker" b/w "Full Moon"	1977	—	—	—	54	—	—	—	—	—	48		Sleepwalker
"Juke Box Music" b/w "Sleepless Nights" (UK) "Life Goes On" (US)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Father Christmas" b/w "Prince of the Punks"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"A Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy" b/w "Artificial Light" (non-album track) (UK) "Live Life" (US) / "Get Up" (US 2nd pressings)	1978	—	—	—	31	—	—	—	—	—	30		Misfits
"Live Life" b/w "In a Foreign Land" (UK) "Black Messiah" (US)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Black Messiah" b/w "Misfits"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman" b/w "Low Budget"	1979	—	71	—	43	—	—	—	—	—	41		Low Budget
"A Gallon of Gas" [nb 23] b/w "Low Budget"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Catch Me Now I'm Falling" [nb 24] b/w "Low Budget"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Moving Pictures" b/w "In a Space"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Pressure" b/w "National Health"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

1980s

Title	Year	Peak chart positions									Album
		UK [10] [29]	AUS [11]	AUT [33]	CAN [34]	IRE [35]	NL [36]	NZ [43]	SWE [17]	US [41] [42]
"You Really Got Me" (live) b/w "All Day and All of the Night" (live) (UK) "Attitude" (live) (US)	1980	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	One for the Road
"Lola" (live) [nb 25] b/w "Celluloid Heroes" (live)		—	69	—	—	—	1	—	—	81
"Better Things" b/w "Massive Reductions" (UK) "Yo-Yo" (US)	1981	46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	92	Give the People What They Want
"Destroyer" [nb 26] b/w "Back to Front"		—	—	—	35	—	—	—	—	85
"Predictable" b/w "Back to Front"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Come Dancing" b/w "Noise"	1982	12	36	—	6	4	29	—	18	6	State of Confusion
"Don't Forget to Dance" b/w "Bernadette" (UK) "Young Conservatives" (US)	1983	58	—	11	26	—	—	38	—	29
"You Really Got Me" (reissue) b/w "You Really Got Me"/"All Day and All of the Night" (medley) / "Misty Water"		47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
"Good Day" b/w "Too Hot"	1984	143	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Word of Mouth
"Do It Again" b/w "Guilty"		132	—	—	91	—	—	—	—	41
"Summer's Gone" [nb 27] b/w "Going Solo"	1985	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Rock 'n' Roll Cities" [nb 28] b/w "Welcome to Sleazy Town"	1986	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Think Visual
"How Are You" b/w "Killing Time" (UK) "Working at the Factory" (US)		86	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Lost and Found" b/w "Killing Time"	1987	142	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"The Road" b/w "Art Lover"	1988	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Live: The Road
"Down All the Days (Till 1992)" b/w "You Really Got Me" (live)	1989	108	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	UK Jive
"How Do I Get Close" b/w "Down All the Days (Till 1992)" (UK) "War Is Over" (US)		159	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

1990s–present

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		UK [10] [29]
"Only a Dream" b/w "Somebody Stole My Car"	1993	84	Phobia
"Scattered" [nb 29] b/w "Hatred (A Duet)"		—
"You Really Got Me" [nb 30] b/w "It's All Right"	2004	42	Non-album singles
"Waterloo Sunset" [nb 31] b/w "Act Nice and Gentle"	2007	47
"Rock 'n' Roll Cowboys" (Ray Davies solo) [nb 32] b/w "Oklahoma U.S.A" (The Kinks)	2017	—	Americana (Ray Davies album)
"Time Song" [nb 33] b/w "The Village Green Preservation Society" (Preservation Version)	2018	—	Village Green Preservation Society (deluxe edition box set)
"Starstruck" (Alternate Mix) [44]		—
"Days" (Acoustic Version) [45]		—
"Australia" (2019 Mix)	2019	—	Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (deluxe edition box set)
"Arthur" [nb 34] b/w "Brainwashed"		—	Non-album singles
"Father Christmas" (2023 Mix)	2023	—
"You Really Got Me" [46] [nb 35] b/w "It's All Right"	2024	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		US Main [47]
"Living on a Thin Line" b/w "Sold Me Out"	1985	24	Word of Mouth
"Did Ya"	1991	48	Did Ya EP
"Hatred (A Duet)"	1993	19	Phobia
"Still Searching"		—
"Drift Away"		—
"To the Bone"	1996	—	To the Bone
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Videos

Video albums

Title	Album details
One for the Road	Released: November 1983 Label: Vestron Video Formats: VHS, Betamax
A Virgin Video Music Biography – The Kinks 1964–1984	Released: 1985 Label: Virgin Music Video Formats: VHS, LD
The Story of the Kinks	Released: 19 May 1986 [48] Label: MGM/UA Home Video Formats: VHS
Come Dancing with the Kinks	Released: September 1986 Label: RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video Formats: VHS, Betamax, LD
Shindig! Presents the Kinks	Released: 7 July 1992 [49] Label: Rhino Home Video Formats: VHS, LD
Special Edition EP	Released: 11 November 2002 Label: Classic Pictures Entertainment Formats: DVD
The Live Broadcasts	Released: 2003 Label: Classic Rock Productions Formats: DVD
Beat Beat Beat	Released: 14 July 2008 Label: ABC Entertainment Formats: DVD
You Really Got Me – The Story of the Kinks	Released: 12 April 2010 Label: ABC Entertainment Formats: DVD

Music videos

Year	Title	Media	Director	Album
1966	"Dead End Street"	B&W film	Paul O'Dell	Non-album singles
1968	"Wonderboy"
	"Days"
	"Starstruck"			The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society
1970	"Apeman"	Colour film		Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One
1972	"Supersonic Rocket Ship"	B&W film	Laurie Lewis	Everybody's in Showbiz
1973	"Sitting in the Midday Sun"	Colour film		Preservation Act 1
1977	"Father Christmas"			Non-album single
1981	"Predictable"		Julien Temple	Give the People What They Want
1982	"Come Dancing"			State of Confusion
1983	"Don't Forget to Dance"
	"State of Confusion"
1984	"Do it Again"			Word of Mouth
1986	"Rock 'n' Roll Cities"			Think Visual
	"How Are You"
1987	"Lost and Found"
1988	"The Road"	Colour VT / film	Ray Davies	Live: The Road
1989	"Down All the Days (Till 1992)"	Colour film		UK Jive
	"How Do I Get Close"
1993	"Only a Dream"	B&W film		Phobia
	"Scattered"	Colour film
1994	"To the Bone"			To the Bone
2018	"Time Song"	Lyric video	Lucy Dawkins and Tom Readdy	Village Green Preservation Society 50th super deluxe box set
2019	"Arthur" "Australia" "Shangri-La"	Lyric video / Promotional videos	Lucy Dawkins and Tom Readdy	Arthur 50th anniversary deluxe box set
2020	"Any Time 2020"	B&W film / Lyric video	John Paveley	Lola 50th anniversary deluxe box set
	"Powerman 2020 Mix"	Promotional video (Animated)
	"Lola" (2020 stereo remaster)	Animated (comic style) video	John Paveley and Andy Galloway

Notes

Albums

1. Released in the US as You Really Got Me.
2. US and Canada-only albums that combine tracks from UK EPs, singles and other non-US albums.
3. Chart position reflects the 2018 deluxe reissue. The album did not chart on its original release.
4. Chart position reflects the 2019 deluxe reissue. The album did not chart on its original release.
5. Chart position reflects the 2020 deluxe reissue. The album did not chart on its original release.
6. Percy did not enter Billboard 200 chart, it charted #22 on the Soundtracks chart in 2021. ^[22]
7. Released in the US as The Kinks Live.
8. Album was only released in Germany.
9. The Kinks Greatest Hits! was only released in the US, Canada and South America.
10. The Kink Kronikles was only initially released in the US, before having a worldwide release in 2020.
11. The Great Lost Kinks Album was only released in the US.
12. Second Time Around was only released in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Spain.
13. Album was only released in the Netherlands.
14. Lost & Found 1986–89 was only released in the US.
15. Album was only released in Norway.
16. Peak position in 2011. Previously reached number 96 in 1997 and number 81 in 2001.
17. Chart position in 2020.
18. Arista Years and RCA Years were only released in the US.

Singles

1. This is a list of EPs released in the UK and those that have been released or re-released in the US. The UK EP chart was discontinued in December 1967 and later EPs were included in the singles chart.
2. "Long Tall Sally" did not chart on the Record Retailer chart, but did reach #42 on the Melody Maker .
3. Included on Kinks-Size in the US.
4. "Tired of Waiting for You" did not enter the then Top 10, but did peak at number 18 on the Dutch Top 40.
5. "Ev'rybody's Gonna Be Happy" and "Who'll Be the Next in Line" were respectively the A-side and B-side of a UK/European single. This single was released several months later in North America, with the A-side and B-side reversed.
6. "Ev'rybody's Gonna Be Happy" did not enter the then Top 10, but did peak at number 28 on the Dutch Top 40.
7. "Set Me Free" did not enter the then Top 10, but did peak at number 12 on the Dutch Top 40.
8. "See My Friends" did not enter the then Top 10, but did peak at number 26 on the Dutch Top 40.
9. Included on Kinkdom in the US.
10. "A Well Respected Man" was not released in a single in the UK (where it was released on the EP Kwyet Kinks), but was released in a number of other territories including the US, Canada, Australia and the Netherlands.
11. "Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight" was only released as a single in Scandinavia.
12. "Dandy" was not released as a single in the UK but was elsewhere in Europe and several other territories.
13. "Mr. Pleasant" was set for release as a single in the UK before being withdrawn. However, it was released in the majority of other territories.
14. "Starstruck" was only released as a single in the US, Australia and Europe.
15. "The Village Green Preservation Society" was only released as a single in Denmark and the US.
16. "Australia" was only released as a single in Australia.
17. "20th Century Man" was only released as a single in certain territories including the US, Australia and the Netherlands.
18. "One of the Survivors" was only released as a single in the US and Japan.
19. "Mirror of Love" was initially released in the UK in April 1974 with the B-side "Cricket", before a re-recorded version was released several months later with the B-side "He's Evil" in the UK and US.
20. "Preservation" was only released as a single in the US and Yugoslavia.
21. "Starmaker" was only released as a single in the US and Australia.
22. "I'm in Disgrace" was only released as a single in the US and Canada.
23. "A Gallon of Gas" was only released as a single in the US and Japan.
24. "Catch Me Now I'm Falling" was only released as a single in the US, Canada and the Netherlands
25. The live version of "Lola" was only released as a single in North America, Continental Europe and in several other territories.
26. "Destroyer" was released as a single in North America, Continental Europe, Australasia and several other territories.
27. "Summer's Gone" was only released as a single in the US and Canada.
28. "Rock 'n' Roll Cities" was only released as a single in the US and Canada.
29. "Scattered" was only released as a single in Continental Europe, and as a promo-only single in the US.
30. "You Really Got Me" was reissued for its 40th anniversary as a replica of the original Pye 2-track 7-inch single and a CD single which added rarity "Misty Water".
31. "Waterloo Sunset" was reissued for its 40th anniversary as a replica of the original UK Pye 2-track 7-inch single and a CD single which was a replica of the French 4-track EP.
32. Split single Ray Davies / The Kinks.
33. Limited edition 7-inch that came with first 1000 copies of the Village Green Preservation Society 50th anniversary super deluxe box set.
34. Limited edition Record Store Day Black Friday release of 2500 copies.
35. 60th anniversary reissue.

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    • "Down All the Days (Till 1992)": "Gallup 200 Singles". Gallup. 7 October 1989. Retrieved 28 October 2025– via UKMIX.
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    • "Tired of Waiting for You": "R.P.M. Play Sheet" (PDF). RPM . Vol. 3, no. 8. 19 April 1965. p. 5. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
    • "Set Me Free": "R.P.M. Play Sheet". RPM . Vol. 3, no. 23. 2 August 1965. Retrieved 28 October 2025– via Library and Archives Canada.
    • "Who'll Be the Next in Line": "R.P.M. Play Sheet". RPM . Vol. 4, no. 5. 27 September 1965. Retrieved 28 October 2025– via Library and Archives Canada.
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    • "Dedicated Follower of Fashion": "RPM 100". RPM . Vol. 5, no. 18. 27 June 1966. Retrieved 28 October 2025– via Library and Archives Canada.
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External links

• Kinks retrospective review article in Creem magazine including some US charting and sales Information
• The Kinks discography at Discogs
• The Kinks discography at MusicBrainz