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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

rock group the Kinks
The Kinks
The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, North London, by brothers Ray and Dave Davies in 1964. Categorised in the United States as a British Invasion band, The Kinks are recognised as one of the most important and influential rock acts of the era. Their music was influenced by a...

spanned more than 30 years between 1964 and 1996. In that time the group released 25 studio album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

s and a number of hit singles

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

Studio albums

Year	Album Title	Highest UK Chart Position	Highest US Chart Position
1964	Kinks (Released in the US as You Really Got Me)	#3	#29
1965	Kinks-Size Kinks-Size Kinks-Size is the second US-only album by the English band The Kinks, released in 1965. Differences in record company practice between the UK and US in the early 1960s, such as the US tending to issue shorter LPs, featuring less original material and the comparative unpopularity of EPs in the US... (US only album)	-	#13
1965	Kinda Kinks Kinda Kinks Allmusic wrote that the album was uneven, but that "...what was first-rate was also highly memorable, and what wasn't also wasn't bad." They also made note of some maturing in Ray Davies's songwriting.-Side 1:# "Look for Me Baby" – 2:17...	#3	#60
1965	Kinkdom Kinkdom Kinkdom is a US only album by the English band The Kinks, released in 1965. As with the Kinks-Size album, it is made up mainly of songs not released on an equivalent UK LP... (US only album)	-	#47
1965	The Kink Kontroversy The Kink Kontroversy The Kink Kontroversy is the third studio album by the English band The Kinks, released in 1965. It is a transitional work, with elements of both the earlier Kinks' styles and early indications of the future direction of Ray Davies songwriting...	#9	#95
1966	Face to Face Face to Face (The Kinks album) Face to Face, released in 1966 on Pye Records in the United Kingdom and on Reprise Records in the United States, is the fourth UK studio album by The Kinks. A major artistic breakthrough for Kinks' songwriter Ray Davies, the LP represents the first full flowering of Davies' use of narrative,...	#12	#136
1967	Something Else by The Kinks Something Else by the Kinks Something Else by The Kinks, often referred to as just Something Else, is the fifth UK studio album by English rock group The Kinks, released in September 1967. The album marks the final involvement of American producer Shel Talmy in The Kinks' 1960s studio recordings; henceforth Ray Davies would...	#35	#153
1968	The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society is the sixth studio album by the English rock group The Kinks, released in November 1968. It was the last album by the original quartet, as bassist Pete Quaife left the group in early 1969...	-	-
1969	Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) Arthur is the seventh studio album by English rock band The Kinks, released in October 1969. Kinks frontman Ray Davies constructed the concept album as the soundtrack to a Granada Television play and developed the storyline with novelist Julian Mitchell; however, the television programme was...	-	#105
1970	Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part OneAlternatively titled Kinks Part One: Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround; commonly abbreviated to Lola Versus Powerman is the eighth studio album by British rock band The Kinks, recorded and released in 1970...	-	#35
1971	Percy (soundtrack) Percy (soundtrack) Percy is a 1971 film soundtrack for the British comedy film Percy performed by English rock group the Kinks with additional orchestral arrangements conducted by Stanley Myers. The songs were written by Ray Davies and include both standard pop songs and instrumental numbers.-Release and...	-	-
1971	Muswell Hillbillies Muswell Hillbillies Muswell Hillbillies is the ninth studio album by the English rock group The Kinks, released in November 1971. The album is named after the Muswell Hill area of North London, where band leader Ray Davies and guitarist Dave Davies grew up and the band formed in the early 1960s.The album centred on...	-	#100
1972	Everybody's in Show-Biz Everybody's in Show-Biz Everybody's in Show-Biz is the tenth studio album released by English rock group The Kinks, released in 1972. A double album, the first disc features studio recordings, while the second disc documents a two-night Carnegie Hall stand....	-	#70
1973	Preservation: Act 1	-	#177
1974	Preservation: Act 2	-	#114
1975	Soap Opera Soap Opera (album) Soap Opera or The Kinks Present a Soap Opera is a 1975 concept album by The Kinks.It tells the story of a musician named Starmaker who changes places with an "ordinary man" named Norman in order to better understand life. The album is the third concept album in the band's "theatrical period"...	-	#51
1975	Schoolboys in Disgrace Schoolboys in Disgrace Schoolboys in Disgrace or The Kinks Present Schoolboys in Disgrace is a 1975 album by English rock group The Kinks.According to the back cover liner notes, the story which the album presents is as follows:...	-	#45
1977	Sleepwalker Sleepwalker (The Kinks album) Sleepwalker is a 1977 album by the English rock group, The Kinks. It marked a return to straight-ahead, self-contained rock songs after several years of concept albums. It is the first album in what critics usually call the "arena rock" phase of the group, in which more commercial and mainstream...	-	#21
1978	Misfits Misfits (The Kinks album) Misfits is a 1978 album by the English rock group The Kinks.-Track listing:On the UK version of the LP, a longer version of "Live Life" switches places with "Black Messiah". Remastered CD releases have the UK LP track order and include the shorter "Live Life" as a bonus track...	-	#40
1979	Low Budget Low Budget (album) Low Budget is a 1979 album by the English rock group, The Kinks. It was a great success for the group, becoming their best-selling non-compilation album, peaking at #11 on the US album charts.-Track listing:-Personnel:...	-	#11
1981	Give the People What They Want Give the People What They Want -Personnel:Ray Davies - guitar, keyboards, vocalsDave Davies - guitar, vocalsJim Rodford - bassMick Avory - drums*Ian Gibbons - keyboards...	-	#15
1983	State of Confusion State of Confusion State of Confusion is a 1983 album by the English rock group, The Kinks. The record featured the single "Come Dancing", which hit #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was one of the band's biggest hit singles in the United States, equaling the 1965 peak of "Tired of Waiting for You". The album itself...	-	#12
1984	Word of Mouth Word of Mouth (The Kinks album) Word of Mouth is a 1984 album by the English rock group, The Kinks.-Track listing:-Personnel:Ray Davies - guitar, keyboards, harmonica, vocalsDave Davies - guitar, background vocalsJim Rodford - bass, background vocalsMick Avory - drums...	-	#57
1986	Think Visual Think Visual Think Visual is an album by English rock band, The Kinks, released in 1986.-Track listing:All songs by Ray Davies, except as noted.#"Working at the Factory" – 2:58#"Lost and Found" – 5:19#"Repetition" – 4:06#"Welcome to Sleazy Town" – 3:50...	-	#81
1989	UK Jive UK Jive UK Jive is a 1989 album by the English rock group, The Kinks. It was the first album in almost three years since the 1986 album, Think Visual...	-	#122
1993	Phobia Phobia (The Kinks album) Phobia, released in 1993, was the twenty-third and final studio album by English rock group The Kinks before they disbanded three years later in 1996.-Track listing:All songs by Ray Davies, except as noted# "Opening" – 0:38# "Wall of Fire" – 5:01...	-	#166

Live and other albums

1968 – Live at Kelvin Hall
Live at Kelvin Hall
Live at Kelvin Hall is a 1967/68 live album by British rock group The Kinks. It was recorded at Kelvin Hall in Glasgow, Scotland, in early 1967. The album was released in August 1967 in the US , and January 1968 in the UK...

(Released in the US as The Live Kinks in 1967) #162 US
1980 – One for the Road
One for the Road (The Kinks album)
In their brief review, Allmusic wrote that "One for the Road is a fascinating document of trailblazing elder statesmen who paved the way for heavy metal and punk, but never felt a glorious pop song was out of their grasp."-Track listing:...

#14 US
1986 – Come Dancing with the Kinks
Come Dancing with the Kinks
Come Dancing with the Kinks is a compilation album by English rock band, The Kinks, first released in 1986 and re-released in 2000. It has different track listings on its LP and two CD releases...
1988 – Live: The Road
1994 – To the Bone
To the Bone (The Kinks album)
To the Bone is a 1994 album by English rock group The Kinks. It was the band's final release before their breakup in 1996.Included are concert recordings plus live-in-studio acoustic reworkings of other songs, a popular trend in the 1990s among established acts due to MTV's Unplugged. In 1996, an...

Compilation albums

Year	Album Title	Highest UK Chart Position	Highest US Chart Position
1966	Greatest Hits! Greatest Hits! The Kinks Greatest Hits! was the first compilation album released in the US by British rock group The Kinks in 1966. The album consists of some of the most popular singles and songs released by the Kinks since 1964. It is the only Kinks album to reach the US top 10 peaking at #9... (US only album)	-	#9
1966	Well Respected Kinks Well Respected Kinks Well Respected Kinks is the first UK budget-priced compilation album by British rock group The Kinks, released in 1966. The album consists of some of the most popular singles and b-sides released by the Kinks from 1964 and 1965. It also includes tracks from the 1965 Kwyet Kinks EP.The album spent...	#5	-
1967	Sunny Afternoon Sunny Afternoon (compilation) Sunny Afternoon is the second UK budget-priced compilation album by British rock group the The Kinks released in 1967. The album consists of some of the most popular singles and b-sides released by the Kinks from 1965 and 1966... (UK only album)	#9	-
1970	The Hit Collection	-	-
1971	Golden Hour of the Kinks (UK only album)	#21	-
1972	The Kink Kronikles The Kink Kronikles The Kink Kronikles is a USA compilation double album of singles, B-sides, album tracks and previously unreleased tracks recorded by The Kinks between 1966 and 1970... (US only album)	-	#94
1973	The Great Lost Kinks Album The Great Lost Kinks Album The Great Lost Kinks Album is a 1973 LP of unreleased material issued by Reprise Records after The Kinks had moved to RCA. The tracks were recorded between 1966 and 1970 and master tapes were shipped to the US Reprise Label in the early 1970s to fulfill contractual obligations with that label...	-	#145
1974	Golden Hour of the Kinks Vol. 2 (UK only album)	-	-
1974	Lola, Percy and the Apeman Come Face to Face with the Village Green Preservation Society	-	-
1976	The Kinks' Greatest: Celluloid Heroes	-	#105
1978	20 Golden Greats	#19	-
1980	Second Time Around	-	-
1981	The Kinks Collection	-	-
1983	Candy from Mr. Dandy (US only album)	-	-
1983	Dead End Street: Kinks Greatest Hits	#96	-
1984	Kinks Kollectables	-	-
1984	The Kinks: A Compleat Collection 20th Anniversary Edition	-	#209
1985	The Kinks: Backtrackin' (The Definitive Double Album Collection)	-
1986	Come Dancing with the Kinks: The Best of 1977-1986 Come Dancing with the Kinks Come Dancing with the Kinks is a compilation album by English rock band, The Kinks, first released in 1986 and re-released in 2000. It has different track listings on its LP and two CD releases...	-	-
1988	The Kinks Are Well Respected Men The Kinks Are Well Respected Men The Kinks Are Well Respected Men is a 2-disc compilation album by British rock group the The Kinks, released in 1987. The album consists of all the non-album singles and b-sides released in the UK by the Kinks from 1964 to 1970...	-	-
1989	25 Years: The Ultimate Collection	#35	-
1992	The Kinks Story Vol. 1: 1964-1966	-	-
1992	The Kinks Story Vol. 2: 1967-1971	-	-
1993	The Definitive Collection: The Kinks Greatest Hits	#18	-
1994	You Really Got Me: The Very Best of The Kinks	-	-
1997	The Singles Collection	#42	-
1998	God Save The Kinks, Vol. 1	-	-
1998	God Save The Kinks, Vol. 2	-	-
1998	God Save The Kinks, Vol. 3	-	-
1999	You Really Got Me: The Best of The Kinks	-	-
2001	BBC Sessions: 1964-1977	-	-
2002	The Ultimate Collection The Ultimate Collection (The Kinks album) The Ultimate Collection is a greatest hits compilation by British rock band The Kinks. It was released in the UK on May 27, 2002.The album includes all the hits, spanning from their debut album to their 1984 album Word of Mouth...	#32	-
2007	The Ultimate Collection The Ultimate Collection (The Kinks album) The Ultimate Collection is a greatest hits compilation by British rock band The Kinks. It was released in the UK on May 27, 2002.The album includes all the hits, spanning from their debut album to their 1984 album Word of Mouth... (re-released as a 2CD set)	#1 (Indie Chart)	-
2008	Picture Book (6 CD box set)	-	-

EPs

1964 – Kinksize Session
Kinksize Session
Kinksize Session is the first EP released by The Kinks in the UK in 1964, a month after their debut LP. The tracks were all exclusive to this release and it includes some original compositions....
1965 – Kinksize Hits
1965 – Kwyet Kinks
Kwyet Kinks
Kwyet Kinks is the third EP by The Kinks, released in September 1965. Unlike most of their other EPs, it contained all exclusive tracks and all were original compositions....
1966 – Dedicated Kinks
1968 – The Kinks
1991 – Did Ya

Singles

Release Date (UK unless noted)	Title	Chart positions
Release Date (UK unless noted)	Title	UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	US Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	US Mainstream Rock	Australia	Belgium	Canada	Germany	Netherlands	New Zealand	Sweden
7 February 1964	"Long Tall Sally Long Tall Sally "Long Tall Sally" is a rock and roll 12-bar blues song written by Robert "Bumps" Blackwell, Enotris Johnson and Richard Penniman , recorded by Little Richard and released March 1956 on the Specialty Records label.... "	-	#129
17 April 1964	"You Still Want Me You Still Want Me "You Still Want Me" is a single by The Kinks released in 1964. It was their second record, and failed to chart upon release. This prompted Pye Records to consider dropping the fledgling group. However, the massive success of the band's next single, "You Really Got Me", ensured their tenure with... "
4 August 1964	"You Really Got Me You Really Got Me "You Really Got Me" is a rock song written by Ray Davies and performed by his band, The Kinks. It was released on 4th August 1964 as the group's third single, and reached Number 1 on the UK singles chart the next month, remaining for two weeks... "	#1	#7		#2		#4	#39	#23		#11
23 October 1964	"All Day and All of the Night All Day and All of the Night "All Day and All of the Night" is a song by the British band The Kinks from 1964. It can be found on their debut album "Kinks". It reached #2 on the UK Singles Chart and #7 on Billboards United States chart in 1965.... "	#2	#7		#18		#12	#22	#17		#18
15 January 1965	"Tired of Waiting for You Tired of Waiting for You "Tired of Waiting for You" was a hit 1965 rock song by the English band The Kinks. It reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart and #6 in the USA. It was recorded late August 1964 at Pye Studios , London, with additional guitar overdub at IBC Studios, London on 29 December 1964. "Come On Now" was recorded... "	#1	#6		#24		#3	#27	#18		#6
19 March 1965	"Ev'rybody's Gonna Be Happy Ev'rybody's Gonna Be Happy "Ev'rybody's Gonna Be Happy" is a song by Ray Davies, released as a UK single by The Kinks in 1965. As the follow-up to the number-one hit "Tired of Waiting for You" , it was relatively unsuccessful, reaching number 11... "	#11							#28
21 May 1965	"Set Me Free Set Me Free (The Kinks song) "Set Me Free" is a song by Ray Davies, released first by The Kinks in 1965. Along with "Tired of Waiting for You", it is one of band's first attempts at a softer, more introspective sound... "	#9	#23				#2		#12
30 July 1965	"See My Friends See My Friends "See My Friends" is a song by The Kinks, written by the group's singer and guitarist, Ray Davies. Released in 1965, it reached #10 on the UK Singles Chart... "	#10	#111						#26		#19
14 August 1965	"Who'll Be the Next in Line"		#34				#25
October 1965	"A Well Respected Man A Well Respected Man "A Well Respected Man" is a song by the British band The Kinks, written by the group's lead singer and rhythm guitarist Ray Davies, and originally released on the U.K. EP Kwyet Kinks in September 1965 . It was released as a single in the U.S. during October of that same year and reached #13... "		#13		#18	#20			#8		#3
19 November 1965	"Till the End of the Day Till the End of the Day "Till the End of the Day" is a song by The Kinks, written by Ray Davies and released as a single in 1965 and later on their album The Kink Kontroversy. It centres around a power chord, like many of the group's early hits, and was similarly successful, reaching no. 8 in the UK and no... "	#8	#50			#25	#34		#4		#3
25 February 1966	"Dedicated Follower of Fashion Dedicated Follower of Fashion "Dedicated Follower of Fashion" is a 1966 single by British band The Kinks. It lampoons the contemporary British fashion scene and mod culture in general... "	#4	#36			#13	#11	#11	#1	#1	#6
March 1966 (Sweden)	"Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight?"										#7
3 June 1966	"Sunny Afternoon Sunny Afternoon "Sunny Afternoon" is a song by The Kinks, written by chief songwriter Ray Davies. Like its contemporary "Taxman" by The Beatles, the song references the high levels of progressive tax taken by the British Labour government of Harold Wilson. The track later featured on the Face to Face album as well... "	#1	#14		#12	#14	#1	#7	#1	#2	#2
October 1966 (Europe)	"Dandy Dandy (song) "Dandy" is a 1966 song from The Kinks, appearing on their Face to Face album. It was released as a single in Continental Europe only, where it charted, reaching #1 in Germany, #2 in Belgium and #3 in the Netherlands... "					#2		#1	#3
18 November 1966	"Dead End Street Dead End Street (song) "Dead End Street" is a song by the British band The Kinks from 1966, written by main songwriter Ray Davies. Like many other songs written by Davies, it is slightly influenced by British Music Hall. It was originally released as a non-album single, but has since been included as one of several bonus... "	#5	#73			#11	#28	#5	#5	#4	#12
21 April 1967 (Europe)	"Mister Pleasant Mister Pleasant "Mister Pleasant" is a song recorded by British rock group The Kinks in 1967, written by Ray Davies. It was released as a single in the US and mainland Europe but not in the UK. It was released in the UK six months later as the B-side to "Autumn Almanac"... "		#80			#3		#12	#2
5 May 1967	"Waterloo Sunset Waterloo Sunset Waterloo Sunset is a song by British rock band The Kinks. It was released as a single in 1967, and featured on their album Something Else by The Kinks... "	#2			#6	#8		#7	#1	#7	#14
7 July 1967	"Death of a Clown Death of a Clown "Death of a Clown" is a song by Dave Davies, member of British rock group The Kinks, released as his debut solo single in 1967. The song is co-written with his brother Ray Davies. Ray Davies' first wife, Rasa, sings the supporting female vocal during the song's chorus... "	#3			#31	#5		#3	#2
13 October 1967	"Autumn Almanac Autumn Almanac "Autumn Almanac" is a pop song, written by Ray Davies and recorded by the musical group The Kinks in 1967. "Autumn Almanac" has since been noted for being an "absolute classic", "a finely observed slice of English custom", a "weird character study" and for its "mellow, melodic sound that was to... "	#3				#5		#13	#6	#17
24 November 1967	"Susannah's Still Alive Susannah's Still Alive "Susannah's Still Alive" is a song by the British musician Dave Davies and his group The Kinks. It was one of the few Kinks songs that was written by Davies, the brother of lead songwriter Ray Davies. The single was credited solely to Dave Davies and featured all of The Kinks as his backing band... "	#20				#18		#27	#10		#18
5 April 1968	"Wonderboy"	#36						#29	#6
28 June 1968	"Days Days (The Kinks song) Kirsty MacColl covered "Days" on her 1989 album Kite. It was released as a single and reached #12 on the UK singles chart, the same position achieved by The Kinks in 1969. It was re-released in 1995, charting much lower, only reaching #42 in the UK... "	#12				#17		#28	#7	#11
30 August 1968	"Lincoln County"								#15
8 January 1969 (US)	"Starstruck"								#13
17 January 1969	"Hold My Hand"
28 March 1969	"Plastic Man Plastic Man (song) For other uses, see Plastic Man "Plastic Man" is a pop song, written by Ray Davies and recorded by The Kinks in 1969.The song is in a similar style to earlier tracks such as "Dedicated Follower of Fashion". It was written and recorded specifically as an attempt at a hit single, released only days... "	#31							#17
20 June 1969	"Drivin'"
30 July 1969 (US)	"The Village Green Preservation Society"
12 September 1969	"Shangri-La"								#27
12 December 1969	"Victoria Victoria (song) "Victoria" is a song written by Ray Davies of The Kinks. It is the opening track on the band's 1969 concept album Arthur .... "	#33	#62		#57		#33
12 June 1970	"Lola Lola (song) "Lola" is a song written by Ray Davies and performed by The Kinks which details a romantic encounter between a young man and a transvestite he meets in a club in Soho, London.... "	#2	#9		#4		#2	#2	#1	#1	#5
20 November 1970	"Apeman Apeman (song) "Apeman" is a song by the British rock band The Kinks. It was written by Ray Davies and appears on the album Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One. It is 3:54 in length.-Themes:... "	#5	#45		#5		#19	#9	#14	#5
April 1971	"God's Children God's Children (song) God's Children is a song written by Ray Davies and performed by The Kinks. It was released as a single in 1971 and also on the soundtrack album of the film Percy.... "				#53					#21
December 1971 (US)	"20th Century Man 20th Century Man "20th Century Man" is a song recorded by British rock band The Kinks. It was released as a single in December 1971. "20th Century Man" was also featured as the opening track of their 1971 LP Muswell Hillbillies, an album with Music Hall, Country, and folk roots... "		#106		#89
5 May 1972	"Supersonic Rocket Ship Supersonic Rocket Ship Supersonic Rocket Ship is a single recorded by British rock band The Kinks, written by Ray Davies. It was released on May 5, 1972, in the UK, and in September of that year for its US release. 'Supersonic Rocket Ship' was also included as a track on the double LP Everybody's in Show-Biz, which was... "	#16	#111						#29
24 November 1972	"Celluloid Heroes Celluloid Heroes "Celluloid Heroes" is a song performed by The Kinks and written by their lead vocalist and principal songwriter, Ray Davies. It debuted on their 1972 album Everybody's in Show-Biz.-Lyrical themes:... "
20 April 1973 (US)	"One Of The Survivors"		#108
29 June 1973	"Sitting In The Midday Sun Sitting in the Midday Sun "Sitting in the Midday Sun" is a song by British rock band The Kinks, written by their frontman and main songwriter Ray Davies. It was recorded in June 1973 and released as a single in the US and UK the same year. Reviews were generally positive, but it failed to chart. "Sitting in the Midday Sun"... "
21 September 1973	"Sweet Lady Genevieve"
16 November 1973	"Where Have All the Good Times Gone Where Have All The Good Times Gone "Where Have All the Good Times Gone" is a song written by Ray Davies and performed with The Kinks. It was first released as the B-side to "Till the End of the Day," and was then included on their album The Kink Kontroversy in 1965 .... "
April 1974 (US)	"Money Talks"
26 July 1974	"Mirror Of Love"
11 October 1974	"Holiday Romance"
November 1974 (US)	"Preservation"
18 April 1975	"Ducks On The Wall"
April 1975 (US)	"Starmaker"
23 May 1975	"You Can't Stop The Music"
January 1976 (US)	"I'm In Disgrace"
23 January 1976	"No More Looking Back"
18 March 1977	"Sleepwalker"		#48				#54
3 June 1977	"Juke Box Music"
25 November 1977	"Father Christmas Father Christmas (song) "Father Christmas" is a 1977 single by English group The Kinks.It tells of a department store Father Christmas who is beaten up by a gang of poor kids who tell him to give them money instead of toys, as toys are impractical; and asks that the toys be given "to the little rich boys." At one point,... "
19 May 1978	"A Rock 'N Roll Fantasy"		#30				#30
14 July 1978	"Live Life"
29 September 1978	"Black Messiah"
26 January 1979	"(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman"		#41		#71		#43
28 September 1979	"Moving Pictures"
August 1979 (US)	"A Gallon Of Gas"
September 1979 (US)	"Catch Me Now I'm Falling"
30 November 1979	"Pressure"
July 1980 (US)	"Lola (Live)"		#81		#69	#2			#1
29 October 1980 (US)	"You Really Got Me (Live)"
19 June 1981	"Better Things"	#46	#92	#12
28 September 1981 (US)	"Destroyer Destroyer (The Kinks song) "Destroyer" is a song by British rock band The Kinks, written by Ray Davies. It was released as a track on the group's nineteenth album, Give the People What They Want, in August 1981, and was the album's lead single in the US... "		#85	#3			#35
30 October 1981	"Predictable"
19 November 1982	"Come Dancing Come Dancing (song) "Come Dancing" is a 1982 recording by British rock group The Kinks; a 1983 hit single in both the US and the UK, the track was included on the album State of Confusion.-Song themes and meaning:... "	#12	#6	#17	#36	#18	#6		#25		#18
30 September 1983	"Don't Forget to Dance Don't Forget to Dance "Don't Forget to Dance" is a 1983 song performed by British rock group The Kinks, released as a single in that year and included on their album State of Confusion.-Production:... "	#58	#29	#16			#20			#38
10 August 1984	"Good Day"
March 1985 (US)	"Summer's Gone"
19 April 1985	"Do It Again"		#41	#4			#91
17 November 1986 (US)	"Rock 'n' Roll Cities"			#37
22 December 1986	"How Are You"
3 April 1987	"Lost and Found"			#37
16 May 1988	"The Road"
25 September 1989	"Down all the Days (Till 1992)"
19 February 1990	"How Do I Get Close"
1991	Did Ya EP			#48
12 July 1993	"Scattered"
15 November 1993	"Only a Dream"	#79
January 1997	The Days EP	#35
September 2004	"You Really Got Me You Really Got Me "You Really Got Me" is a rock song written by Ray Davies and performed by his band, The Kinks. It was released on 4th August 1964 as the group's third single, and reached Number 1 on the UK singles chart the next month, remaining for two weeks... "	#42
May 2007	"Waterloo Sunset Waterloo Sunset Waterloo Sunset is a song by British rock band The Kinks. It was released as a single in 1967, and featured on their album Something Else by The Kinks... "	#88 (#1 Indie UK Indie Chart The UK Independent Chart or Indie Chart is a chart of the best-selling independent record releases in the UK.- History :In the wake of punk, small record labels began to spring up, as an outlet for artists that were unwilling to sign contracts with major record companies, or were not considered... )

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