The Kinks Discography

The Kinks were an English rock band formed in 1964, known for their influential music and distinctive style.

Studio Albums

  • Kinks (1964-04-05) LP
  • Kinda Kinks (1965-03-05) LP
  • The Kink Kontroversy (1965-11-26) LP
  • Face to Face (1966-10-28) LP
  • Something Else by The Kinks (1967-09-15) LP
  • Village Green Preservation Society (1968-11-22) LP
  • Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969-10-10) LP
  • Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One (1970-11-13) LP
  • Percy (1971-09-24) LP
  • Muswell Hillbillies (1971-11-26) LP
  • Everybody's in Show-Biz (1972-07-26) LP
  • Preservation: Act 1 (1973-11-16) LP
  • Preservation: Act 2 (1974-04-19) LP
  • Soap Opera (1975-04-15) LP
  • Schoolboys in Disgrace (1975-09-26) LP
  • Sleepwalker (1977-03-18) LP
  • Misfits (1978-09-29) LP
  • Low Budget (1979-09-14) LP
  • Give the People What They Want (1981-11-27) LP
  • State of Confusion (1983-04-21) LP
  • Word of Mouth (1984-10-24) LP
  • Think Visual (1986-10-27) LP
  • UK Jive (1989-06-05) LP
  • Phobia (1993-10-25) LP
  • To the Bone (1994-10-31) LP
  • Other People's Lives (2006-10-30) LP
  • The Kinks Choral Collection (2009-10-26) LP
  • The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society (50th Anniversary Edition) (2018-11-30) LP

Other Releases

  • You Really Got Me / It's All Right (1964-08-04) Single
  • All Day and All of the Night / I Gotta Go Now (1964-10-31) Single
  • Tired of Waiting for You / I Gotta Go Now (1965-01-15) Single
  • Set Me Free / I Need You (1965-04-30) Single
  • See My Friends / This Strange Effect (1965-12-10) Single
  • Dead End Street / There Is No Life Without Love (1966-10-28) Single
  • Sunny Afternoon / I'm On An Island (1966-05-13) Single
  • Waterloo Sunset / Act Nice and Gentle (1967-05-05) Single
  • Autumn Almanac / The Village Green Preservation Society (1967-10-27) Single
  • Days / This Time Tomorrow (1968-11-22) Single
  • Victoria / The Contenders (1969-10-10) Single
  • Lola / The Moneygoround (1970-06-12) Single
  • Apeman / The Moneygoround (1970-11-13) Single
  • Sitting in My Hotel / The Moneygoround (1971-11-26) Single
  • Celluloid Heroes / I'm Not Like Everybody Else (1972-05-12) Single
  • You Don't Know Me / The Moneygoround (1973-11-16) Single
  • Come Dancing / Don't Forget to Dance (1982-11-01) Single
  • Do It Again / Living on a Thin Line (1984-03-05) Single
  • The Kinks Live at the Kelvin Hall (1967-05-01) Live Album
  • One for the Road (1980-05-16) Live Album
  • The Kinks: The Singles Collection (1990-10-01) Compilation
  • The Kinks Are Well Respected Men (1998-09-29) Compilation
  • The Ultimate Collection (2002-10-07) Compilation
  • The Kinks: The Anthology 1964-1971 (2006-10-30) Compilation

Band Line-up Over the Years

  • Ray Davies – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Dave Davies – guitar, vocals
  • Peter Quaife – bass guitar, vocals
  • Mick Avory – drums
  • John Dalton – bass guitar, vocals
  • Gordon Edwards – bass guitar
  • Jim Rodford – bass guitar
  • Ian Gibbons – keyboards, vocals
  • Mark Haley – keyboards
  • Dave Clarke – drums
  • Bob Henrit – drums