# Cage the Elephant discography

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. The album's remaining singles—"Around My Head", "Aberdeen" and "Always Something"—all entered the latter chart.
Their third album Melophobia (2013) featured the hit singles "Cigarette Daydreams" and "Come a Little Closer".
In 2015, they released their fourth studio album Tell Me I'm Pretty. "Mess Around", "Trouble" and "Cold Cold Cold" were all released as singles.
On November 26, 2018, they announced their fifth studio album, Social Cues, which was released on April 19, 2019.

## Albums
### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US | AUS | AUT | CAN | FRA | NLD | POR | SCO | SWI | UK | Certifications |
| 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 |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" 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 | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US | US Alt. | US Rock | CAN | NZ Heat |
| Live from the Vic in Chicago | Released: January 17, 2012 (US) Label: RCA Formats: Digital download | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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
### 2000s

List of singles released in the 2000s, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | US | US AAA | US Alt | US Main. Rock | US Rock | AUS | CAN | CAN Rock | JPN | SCO | UK | Certifications | Album |
| "In One Ear" | 2008 | — | — | 1 | 20 | 3 | — | — | 24 | — | 9 | 51 | RIAA: Platinum | Cage the Elephant |
| "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked" | 2008 | 83 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 99 | 42 | 2 | 90 | 24 | 32 | RIAA: 8× Platinum BPI: Platinum | Cage the Elephant |
| "Back Against the Wall" | 2009 | — | — | 1 | 26 | 12 | — | 56 | 2 | — | 33 | 127 | RIAA: Platinum | Cage the Elephant |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||||||||||||

### 2010s

List of singles released in the 2010s, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | US | US Adult | US AAA | US Alt | US Main. Rock | US Rock | CAN | CAN Rock | CIS | ICE | MEX Air. | SCO | UK | Certifications | Album |
| "Shake Me Down" | 2010 | 78 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 1 | 51 | 1 | — | — | — | 56 | 55 | RIAA: Platinum | Thank You, Happy Birthday |
| "Around My Head" | 2011 | — | — | — | 15 | — | 27 | — | 36 | — | — | 41 | — | — | RIAA: Gold | Thank You, Happy Birthday |
| "Aberdeen" | 2011 | — | — | — | 7 | — | 22 | — | 24 | — | — | 40 | — | — | | Thank You, Happy Birthday |
| "Come a Little Closer" | 2013 | — | 24 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 72 | 2 | 195 | — | 41 | — | — | RIAA: 3× Platinum BPI: Silver | Melophobia |
| "Take It or Leave It" | 2014 | — | — | 29 | 12 | — | 46 | 26 | — | — | 39 | — | — | - | RIAA: Gold | Melophobia |
| "Cigarette Daydreams" | 2014 | — | 40 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 9 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | RIAA: 5× Platinum BPI: Platinum | Melophobia |
| "Mess Around" | 2015 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 93 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | RIAA: Gold | Tell Me I'm Pretty |
| "Trouble" | 2016 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 40 | 12 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | RIAA: 2× Platinum | Tell Me I'm Pretty |
| "Cold Cold Cold" | 2017 | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | 22 | — | 4 | — | — | 49 | — | — | RIAA: Platinum AMPROFON: Gold | Tell Me I'm Pretty |
| "Whole Wide World" | 2017 | — | — | 11 | 6 | — | 25 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | | Unpeeled |
| "Ready to Let Go" | 2019 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | — | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | — | RIAA: Gold MC: Gold | Social Cues |
| "Social Cues" | 2019 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | RIAA: Gold | Social Cues |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||||||||||||||

### 2020s

List of singles released in the 2020s, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US AAA | US Airplay | US Alt | US Main. Rock | US Rock | CAN Rock | ICE | Album |
| "Black Madonna" | 2020 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 10 | 19 | — | Social Cues |
| "Skin and Bones" | 2020 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 25 | 16 | 40 | Social Cues |
| "Neon Pill" | 2024 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 31 | 2 | — | Neon Pill |
| "Metaverse" | 2024 | 8 | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | Neon Pill |
| "Rainbow" | 2024 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 40 | — | — | Neon Pill |
| "—" 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 | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US Alt. DL | US Rock | BEL (FL) | Album |
| "Free Love" | 2007 | — | — | — | Cage the Elephant |
| "2024" | 2010 | — | — | — | Thank You, Happy Birthday |
| "Right Before My Eyes" | 2012 | — | — | — | Thank You, Happy Birthday |
| "Cry Baby" | 2016 | — | — | — | Tell Me I'm Pretty |
| "House of Glass" | 2019 | — | — | — | Social Cues |
| "Night Running" (with Beck) | 2019 | — | 29 | — | Social Cues |
| "Goodbye" | 2019 | — | 35 | — | Social Cues |
| "Broken Boy" (featuring Iggy Pop) | 2020 | 22 | — | — | Non-album single |
| "The Unforgiven" | 2021 | — | — | — | The Metallica Blacklist |
| "Out Loud" | 2024 | — | — | — | Neon Pill |
| "Good Time" | 2024 | — | — | — | Neon Pill |
| "—" 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 positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | US Alt. Air. | US Rock | MEX Air. | Certifications | Album |
| "Always Something" | 2012 | 39 | — | — | | Thank You, Happy Birthday |
| "Telescope" | 2013 | — | — | — | RIAA: Gold | Melophobia |
| "Spiderhead" | 2014 | — | — | 50 | RIAA: Gold | Melophobia |
| "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 |

## 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) | 2008 | D.A.R.Y.L. |
| "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked" | 2008 | D.A.R.Y.L. |
| "Back Against the Wall" | 2009 | Isaac Rentz |
| "In One Ear" (version 3) | 2010 | Isaac Rentz |
| "Shake Me Down" | 2011 | Isaac Rentz |
| "Flow" | 2011 | — |
| "Around My Head" | 2011 | Chris Marrs Piliero |
| "Aberdeen" | 2011 | Isaac Rentz |
| "Come a Little Closer" | 2013 | Matt Shultz |
| "Take It or Leave It" | 2014 | Isaac Rentz |
| "Cigarette Daydreams" | 2014 | Mark Pellington |
| "Mess Around" | 2015 | Georges Melies |
| "Cry Baby" | 2016 | — |
| "Trouble" | 2016 | Matthew Shultz & Juliette Buchs Shultz |
| "Cold Cold Cold" | 2017 | Matthew Shultz |
| "Ready to Let Go" | 2019 | Matthew Shultz |
| "Night Running" | 2019 | Jennifer Juniper Stratford |
| "Social Cues" | 2019 | Matthew Shultz |
| "Black Madonna" | 2020 | Matthew Shultz |
| "Neon Pill" | 2024 | Loris Russier |
| "Out Loud" | 2024 | Loris Russier |