American rock band the Pretty Reckless has released five studio albums, one compilation, three extended plays, sixteen singles, seven promotional singles, and twenty music videos. Originally named the Reckless, the band was formed in early 2009, with Taylor Momsen on vocals, Ben Phillips on lead guitar, Mark Damon on bass and Jamie Perkins on drums.
During 2009, they played some small concerts in New York City and then opened for the Veronicas on their North American tour. Following the end of that tour, Interscope Records signed a record deal with the band. Their debut single, "Make Me Wanna Die", reached the Top 20 of the UK Singles Chart. The song was eventually featured on their debut studio album, Light Me Up, released in August 2010. The album had sold over one million units in combined singles and albums sales as of January 2014. In March 2012, the band released their second extended play, Hit Me Like a Man EP, which included three original tracks.
In 2013, the Pretty Reckless signed with label Razor & Tie to release their second studio album, Going to Hell, in March 2014. The album peaked at number 5 on the Billboard 200, spawned five singles, of which three topped Billboards Mainstream Rock chart—"Heaven Knows", "Messed Up World (F'd Up World)", and "Follow Me Down". In October 2016, the band released a follow-up album, Who You Selling For, which peaked at number 13 on the Billboard 200. Its lead single, "Take Me Down", topped the US Mainstream Rock chart, making the Pretty Reckless the first act to send its first four entries to number 1 on that chart, as well as the female-fronted group with the most number 1 singles.
Their fourth album Death by Rock and Roll was released in February 2021, through Fearless Records, and its title track and lead single became their fifth US Mainstream Rock number 1. The song also gave the band their first number 1 on Billboard Canada Rock chart. The follow-up singles, "And So It Went" and "Only Love Can Save Me Now", extended their record for the most number ones for any woman-led act in Billboard Mainstream Rock chart's history and marked the second time the band topped the chart with three different tracks from the same album. By May 2023, the band had sold over 1,090,000 albums in their home country.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications US AUSPeak chart positions for albums in Australia: All except noted: Light Me Up: Dear God: BEL(FL) CANPeak chart positions for albums in Canada: All except Light Me Up: Light Me Up: FRA GER IRE JPN NZ UKPeak chart positions in the United Kingdom: All except "Just Tonight": "Just Tonight": Light Me Up Released: August 27, 2010 Label: Interscope Formats: CD, digital download 65 71 — 57 167 — 18 48 — 6 US: 132,000 BPI: Gold Going to Hell Released: March 12, 2014 Label: Razor & Tie Formats: CD, LP, digital download 5 20 57 5 46 35 45 50 19 8 US: 225,000 BPI: Silver MC: Gold Who You Selling For Released: October 21, 2016 Label: Razor & Tie Formats: CD, LP, digital download 13 33 192 12 90 38 — 162 24 23 UK: 4,157 Death by Rock and Roll Released: February 12, 2021 Label: Fearless Formats: CD, LP, digital download 28 15 38 28 109 5 — 107 — 6 US: 66,000 Dear God Released: June 26, 2026 Label: Fearless Formats: CD, LP, digital download 79 7 57 — — 7 — — — 6
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions US Sales GER SCO UK SalesOther Worlds Released: November 4, 2022 Label: Fearless Formats: CD, LP, digital download 34 36 37 29
Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected chart positions Title Details Peaks USRock US Sales USHol. SCO UK Sales The Pretty Reckless Released: June 22, 2010 Label: Interscope Formats: CD, digital download — — — — — Hit Me Like a Man EP Released: March 2, 2012 Label: Interscope Formats: CD, digital download 44 — — — — Taylor Momsen's Pretty Reckless Christmas Released: October 31, 2025 Label: Fearless Formats: CD, LP, digital download — 20 19 38 38 Sessions Released: September 15, 2026 Label: Fearless Formats: digital download — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US USMain.Rock USRock AUSPeak chart positions for singles in Australia: "Make Me Wanna Die": CAN CANRock FRA NZ UK UKRockPeak chart positions for singles on the UK Rock Singles Chart: "Make Me Wanna Die": "Just Tonight": "Kill Me": "Going to Hell": "Heaven Knows": "Make Me Wanna Die" 2010 — — — 61 — — — — 16 1 BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold Light Me Up "Miss Nothing" — — — — — — — — 39 — "Just Tonight" — — — — — — — — 163 9 "Kill Me" 2012 — — — — — — — — — 22 "Going to Hell" 2013 — — — — — — — — — 5 Going to Hell "Heaven Knows" — 1 17 — 48 2 158 38 61 1 RIAA: Platinum MC: Platinum RMNZ: Gold "Messed Up World" 2014 — 1 44 — — 41 — — — — "Follow Me Down" — 1 36 — — 8 — — — — "Take Me Down" 2016 — 1 27 — — 5 — — — — Who You Selling For "Oh My God" — 2 — — — 31 — — — — "Back to the River" 2017 — 12 — — — — — — — — "Death by Rock and Roll" 2020 — 1 19 — — 1 — — — — Death by Rock and Roll "And So It Went" 2021 — 1 46 — — 5 — — — — — 1 — — — 21 — — — — "For I Am Death" 2025 — 1 — — — 4 — — — — Dear God "When I Wake Up" 2026 — 1 — — — 4 — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Promotional singles + List of promotional singles, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album USRock CAN IRE NZHot "House on a Hill" 2014 — — — — Going to Hell "Prisoner" 2016 — — — — Who You Selling For "Broomsticks" 2020 — — — — Death by Rock and Roll "25" — — — — "Where Are You Christmas?" 2025 11 75 91 5 Taylor Momsen's Pretty Reckless Christmas "Love Me" 2026 — — — — Dear God "Dear God" — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Guest appearances + List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name Title Year Album "Just Tonight" (live) 2011 Radio 1's Live Lounge – Volume 6 "Only You" 2012 Frankenweenie Unleashed! "All Right Now" 2025 Can't Get Enough: A Tribute to Bad Company
Music videos + List of music videos, showing year released and directors Title Year Director(s) "Make Me Wanna Die" (viral version) 2010 Patrick Dwyer "Miss Nothing" Meiert Avis "Make Me Wanna Die" Meiert Avis and Chris LeDoux "Just Tonight" Meiert Avis "You" 2012 "My Medicine" Meiert Avis, Taylor Momsen and Stefan Smith "Going to Hell" 2013 Tim Mattia "Heaven Knows" 2014 Jon J and Taylor Momsen "Messed Up World (F'd Up World)" "House on a Hill" "Take Me Down" 2016 Meiert Avis "Oh My God" 2017 "25" 2020 Jon J and Taylor Momsen "And So It Went" 2021 "Only Love Can Save Me Now" "Got So High" 2022 "For I Am Death" / "Life Evermore Pt. 2" 2025 Lewis Cater "Where Are You Christmas?" Ethan Lader "When I Wake Up" 2026 Taylor Momsen and Chris Acosta "Dear God" George Gallardo Kattah
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