The discography of American rock band Cage the Elephant consists of six studio albums, two live albums, 17 singles and 18 music videos. The band released their self-titled debut album in June 2008. It peaked at number 59 on the United States Billboard 200 and at number 18 on the Billboard Top Alternative Albums chart. The album has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked", the album's third single, peaked at number 83 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became a top 50 hit in Canada and the United Kingdom. The singles "In One Ear" and "Back Against the Wall" both topped the Billboard Alternative Songs chart.
Thank You, Happy Birthday, the band's second studio album, was released in January 2011. It peaked at number two on the Billboard 200, as well as on the Top Alternative Albums and Top Rock Albums charts. "Shake Me Down", the album's lead single, peaked at number 78 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became the band's third number-one hit on the Alternative Songs chart and its first on the Canadian Rock Charts. The album's remaining singles—"Around My Head" and "Aberdeen" both entered the latter chart, as did album track "Always Something." The album has been certified gold by the RIAA. In 2012 they released their first live album Live from the Vic in Chicago which peaked at number 6 on the Music Video Sales chart.
Their third album Melophobia (2013) peaked at number 15 on the Billboard 200 and number 6 on the Top Alternative Albums and Top Rock Albums. In 2015 the album was nominated for Best Alternative Music Album at that years Grammys. It featured hit singles such as "Cigarette Daydreams" and "Come a Little Closer" both peaking a number one on the Alternative songs chart. It has since been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
In 2015, they released their fourth studio album Tell Me I'm Pretty. The songs "Mess Around", "Trouble" both topped the Alternative airplay with the ladder also topping the Canadian Rock Charts. It peaked at number 26 on the Billboard 200 and number 3 on both Top Alternative Albums and Top Rock Albums. The album won the band their first Grammy in the Best Rock Album category at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards. It has been certified gold by the RIAA. In 2017 they released their second live album titled Unpeeled which peaked at number 61 on the Billboard 200, and 9 on the US Top Alternative Albums
On November 26, 2018, they announced their fifth studio album, Social Cues, which was released on April 19, 2019. The albums peaked at number 21 on the US Billboard 200 along with charting in 11 other countries outside the US which is the most in the band’s history. It featured popular singles such as Ready to Let Go, Skin and Bones and the title track Social Cues which all peaked at number one on the Alternative songs chart. The album also took home best Rock Album at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards.
On May 17, 2024, they released their sixth studio album Neon Pill. The album peaked at number 57 on the Billboard 200, number 7 on Top Alternative Albums and number 12 on the Top Rock Albums chart. The album also featured three singles: "Rainbow", "Metaverse" and "Neon Pill", the latter topping the Alternative Airplay chart. The title track was nominated for Best Alternative Music performance at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US AUSPeak positions in Australia: All except noted: For "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked": For Social Cues: AUT CANPeak chart positions for albums in Canada: All except noted: Cage the Elephant: FRA* Social Cues: NLD POR SCOPeaks in Scotland: Cage the Elephant: Thank You, Happy Birthday: Social Cues: SWI UKPeak chart positions for albums in the United Kingdom: For all except noted: For Melophobia: For Tell Me I'm Pretty: Cage the Elephant Released: June 23, 2008 (UK); March 24, 2009 (US) Label: Jive Formats: CD, LP, digital download 59 — — 69 — — — 62 — 38 RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver Thank You, Happy Birthday Released: January 11, 2011 (US) Label: Jive Formats: CD, LP, digital download 2 — — 7 — — — 31 — 26 RIAA: Gold Melophobia Released: October 8, 2013 (US) Label: RCA Formats: CD, LP, digital download 15 — — 21 — — — — — 117 RIAA: Platinum PMB: Gold Tell Me I'm Pretty Released: December 18, 2015 (US) Label: RCA Formats: CD, LP, digital download 26 — — 30 — — — — — 135 RIAA: Gold Social Cues Released: April 19, 2019 (US) Label: RCA Formats: CD, LP, digital download 21 77 47 21 146 59 31 22 38 79 Neon Pill Released: May 17, 2024 (US) Label: RCA Formats: CD, LP, digital download 57 — — — 198 — 67 47 — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Live albums + List of live albums Title Album details Peak chart positions US USAlt. USRock CAN NZHeat Live from the Vic in Chicago Released: January 17, 2012 (US) Label: RCA Formats: Digital download, LP — — — — — Unpeeled Released: July 28, 2017 (US) Label: RCA Formats: CD, LP, digital download 61 9 11 50 10 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Extended plays + List of extended plays Title Details Live at Grimey's Released: April 17, 2010 (US) Label: Jive Formats: CD Deep Hands: Live Session Released: October 6, 2014 Label: RCA Formats: digital download
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US USRock AUS CAN CANRockPeaks on the Canada Rock chart: For peaks prior to 2025: For "Rainbow": For "Metaverse": For "Beaches In Tennessee": ICEPeaks in Iceland: "Ready to Let Go": "Skin and Bones": JPN MEXAir. SCOPeaks in Scotland: "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked": "In One Ear": "Back Against The Wall": "Shake Me Down": UKPeak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom: All except "Back Against the Wall": "Back Against the Wall": "In One Ear" 2008 — 3 — — 24 — — — 9 51 RIAA: Platinum Cage the Elephant "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked" 83 6 99 42 2 — 90 — 24 32 RIAA: 8× Platinum BPI: Platinum "Back Against the Wall" 2009 — 12 — 56 2 — — — 33 127 RIAA: Platinum "Shake Me Down" 2010 78 1 — 51 1 — — — 56 55 RIAA: Platinum Thank You, Happy Birthday "Around My Head" 2011 — 27 — — 36 — — 41 — — RIAA: Gold "Aberdeen" — 22 — — 24 — — 40 — — "Come a Little Closer" 2013 — 15 — 72 2 — — 41 — — RIAA: 3× Platinum BPI: Silver Melophobia "Take It or Leave It" 2014 — 46 — — 26 — — 39 — — RIAA: Gold "Cigarette Daydreams" — 9 — — 6 — — — — — RIAA: 5× Platinum BPI: Platinum "Mess Around" 2015 — 16 — 93 1 — — — — — RIAA: Gold Tell Me I'm Pretty "Trouble" 2016 — 12 — — 9 — — — — — RIAA: 2× Platinum "Cold Cold Cold" 2017 — 22 — — 4 — — 49 — — RIAA: Platinum AMPROFON: Gold "Whole Wide World" — 25 — — 17 — — — — — Unpeeled "Ready to Let Go" 2019 — 7 — — 1 6 — — — — RIAA: Gold MC: Gold Social Cues "Social Cues" — 5 — — 5 — — — — — RIAA: Gold "Black Madonna" 2020 — 10 — — 19 — — — — — "Skin and Bones" — 31 — — 16 40 — — — — "Neon Pill" 2024 — 31 — — 2 — — — — — Neon Pill "Metaverse" — — — — 3 — — — — — "Rainbow" — 40 — — 2 — — — — — "Beaches in Tennessee" 2026 — 34 — — 1 — — — — — rowspan="2" "Dying in Reverse" — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Promotional singles + List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album USAlt.DL USRock BEL(FL) "Free Love" 2007 — — — Cage the Elephant "2024" 2010 — — — Thank You, Happy Birthday "Right Before My Eyes" 2012 — — — "Cry Baby" 2016 — — — Tell Me I'm Pretty "House of Glass" 2019 — — — Social Cues "Night Running" — 29 — "Goodbye" — 35 — "Broken Boy" 2020 22 — — "The Unforgiven" 2021 — — — The Metallica Blacklist "Out Loud" 2024 — — — Neon Pill "Good Time" — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Other charted and certified songs + List of songs, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positionsCertifications Album USAlt.Air. USRock MEXAir. "Always Something" 2012 39 — — Thank You, Happy Birthday "Telescope"2013 — — — RIAA: GoldMelophobia "Spiderhead" 2014 — — 50 RIAA: Gold "Too Late to Say Goodbye" 2016 — 44 — Tell Me I'm Pretty "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Guest appearances + List of non-single guest appearances, showing year released and album name Title Year Album "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll" 2012 Chimes of Freedom “The Unforgiven”2021The Metallica Blacklist
Music videos + List of music videos, showing year released and directors Title Year Director(s) "In One Ear" (version 1) 2008 "In One Ear" (version 2) D.A.R.Y.L. "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked" "Back Against the Wall" 2009 Isaac Rentz "In One Ear" (version 3) 2010 "Shake Me Down" 2011 "Flow" "Around My Head" Chris Marrs Piliero "Aberdeen" Isaac Rentz "Come a Little Closer" 2013 Matt Shultz "Take It or Leave It" 2014 Isaac Rentz "Cigarette Daydreams" Mark Pellington "Mess Around" 2015 Georges Méliès "Cry Baby" 2016 "Trouble" Matthew Shultz & Juliette Buchs Shultz "Cold Cold Cold" 2017 Matthew Shultz "Ready to Let Go" 2019 "Night Running" Jennifer Juniper Stratford "Social Cues" Matthew Shultz "Black Madonna" 2020 "Neon Pill" 2024 Loris Russier "Out Loud" "Beaches In Tennessee" 2026 Matthew Shultz
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External links Cage the Elephant at AllMusic