Only by the Night peaked at number four on the Billboard 200, while topping the charts in the charts of multiple countries, including Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and the UK. The album spawned the hit singles ' Sex on Fire' and ' Use Somebody', which peaked at numbers 56 and 4 respectively on the US Billboard Hot 100 and became top ten hits in multiple other countries. The band saw their biggest commercial success with the release of their fourth studio album, Only by the Night, in September 2008. Because of the Times has since been certified two times platinum by the ARIA and by the BPI and three times platinum by the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA). Two of the album's singles, ' On Call' and ' Fans', became top 20 hits in the UK. In March 2007, the band's third album Because of the Times was released, peaking at number 25 on the Billboard 200 and topping the Irish, New Zealand and UK albums charts. The album's first single, ' The Bucket', peaked at number 16 in the UK it also became the band's first single to chart in the United States, where it peaked at number 23 on the US Billboard Alternative Songs chart.

It has been certified double platinum by the BPI and the ARIA. The album peaked at number 55 on the Billboard 200 and number three on the UK Albums Chart. In November 2004, Kings of Leon released their second album, Aha Shake Heartbreak. Three singles were released from the album, including the UK top 40 hit ' Molly's Chambers'. The album has since been certified two times platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and three times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Their debut studio album, Youth and Young Manhood, was released in July 2003, peaking at number 113 on the US Billboard 200 and number three on the UK Albums Chart. The band released their debut extended play Holy Roller Novocaine in February 2003, followed by the release of the extended play What I Saw in May.

As of 2016 the band has sold over 21 million albums worldwide and 38 million singles. The discography of Kings of Leon, an American rock band, consists of eight studio albums, one live album, two compilation albums, two video album, five extended plays, 26 singles, one promotional single and 26 music videos. Kings of Leon performing live at Festival Internacional de Benicàssim in July 2007

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