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 debut album, Good Charlotte, in September 2000 with their hit 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 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 AUSPeaks in Australia: For all top 50 peaks: Good Charlotte and "The Motivation Proclamation": (See page 6 for Good Charlotte and page 4 for "The Motivation Proclamation".) Good Charlotte Box: "Little Things": "1979": "Life Can't Get Much Better": AUT CAN GER NL NZ SWE SWI UK Good Charlotte Released: September 26, 2000 Label: Epic, Daylight Formats: CD, CS, DL, LP 185 85 — — — — 12 — — 194 US: 500,000Graff 2007, p. 40 RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver RMNZ: Platinum 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: 5,000,000Graff 2007, p. 38 US: 3,500,000Lipshutz 2011, p. 16 RIAA: 4× Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: Platinum BVMI: Gold MC: 2× Platinum RMNZ: Platinum 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 RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold 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 RIAA: Gold ARIA: Platinum BPI: Silver MC: Gold RMNZ: Gold Cardiology Released: November 2, 2010 Label: Capitol Formats: CD, DL 31 3 29 31 46 — 18 — 24 63 US: 52,000ARIA: Gold Youth Authority Released: July 15, 2016 Label: MDDN Formats: CD, DL, LP 23 1 15 23 17 77 15 — 8 13 US: 30,000 AUS: 3,883 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 positionsCertifications AUS NZ Good Charlotte Box Released: December 17, 2007 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 "—" 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 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 AlbumUSUSPopAUSAUTGERNLNZSWESWIUK "Little Things"2000 — — 61 — — — — — — —RIAA: Gold 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 ARIA: Gold BPI: Platinum BVMI: Gold RMNZ: Platinum The Young and the Hopeless "The Anthem" 2003 43 11 14 — 52 — 27 28 — 10 RIAA: 3× Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum "Girls & Boys" 48 10 33 45 47 41 25 44 84 6 RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold "The Young and the Hopeless" — — — 39 — — — — — 34 "Hold On" 63 17 — 18 67 — — — — "Predictable"2004 — 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 ARIA: Gold "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 BPI: Silver Good Morning Revival "Keep Your Hands off My Girl" — — 5 29 32 — 20 49 27 23 ARIA: Gold "Dance Floor Anthem (I Don't Want to Be in Love)" 25 16 2 — — — 11 — — — RIAA: 2× Platinum ARIA: Platinum RMNZ: Gold "Misery" — — 24 — — — — — — — "Where Would We Be Now"2008 — — — — — — — — — — "Like It's Her Birthday" 2010 — 33 7 — — — 34 — — — ARIA: Platinum Cardiology "Sex on the Radio" — — 26 — — — — — — — ARIA: Platinum "Last Night" 2011 — — 27 — — — — — — — ARIA: Platinum "1979" — — 62 — — — — — — — "Makeshift Love" 2015 — — — — — — — — — — Youth Authority "40 oz. Dream" 2016 — — — — — — — — — — "Life Can't Get Much Better" — — 51 — — — — — — — "Awful Things" 2017 — — — — — — — — — — "Actual Pain"2018 — — — — — — — — — — Generation Rx "Shadowboxer" — — — — — — — — — — "Prayers" — — — — — — — — — — "Last December" 2020 — — — — — — — — — — "Rejects" 2025 — — — — — — — — — — Motel Du Cap "Stepper" — — — — — — — — — — "Bedroom Posters" 2026 — — — — — — — — — — Better Days "U.R." — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released.
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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 YearInformationCertifications2003 Video Collection Released: November 18, 2003RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Gold2004 Live at Brixton Academy Released: October 5, 2004ARIA: Gold2006 Fast Future Generation Released: December 26, 2006
Music videos YearTitleDirector(s)2000"Little Things" Nigel Dick2001"The Motivation Proclamation" Marc Webb"The Click" David McGrath & Thomas McGrath"Festival Song"Marc Webb2002"Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous"Bill Fishman2003"The Anthem"Smith N' Borin"Girls & Boys""The Young & the Hopeless"Sam Erickson, and Benji & Joel Madden"Hold On"Samuel Bayer2004"Predictable"Smith N' Borin, and Benji & Joel Madden"I Just Wanna Live"Brett Simon2005"The Chronicles of Life and Death""We Believe"Sam Erickson2006"Keep Your Hands off My Girl" (white room version)Marvin Scott Jarrett2007"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 Turrell2010"Like It's Her Birthday"Josh Forbes2011"Sex on the Radio""Last Night"Josh Martin"1979"2015"Makeshift Love"Jake Stark2016"40 Oz Dream"Frank Borin"Life Can't Get Much Better"Elijah Alvarado"Life Changes"2017"Keep Swingin'""War"Jake Stark2018"Actual Pain""Actual Pain" (Live)Erik Rojas"Shadowboxer"Jake Stark"Prayers""Self Help""Self Help" (Live)Brian Cox2020"Last December"2025"Rejects"Erik Rojas and Lenna Onto "Stepper" Erik Rojas"Mean" 2026"Bedroom Posters" Ryan Key
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