Kings of Leon discography Kings of Leon discography The discography of Kings of Leon, an American rock band, consists of seven studio albums, one live album, two compilation albums, one video album, five extended plays, 24 singles, one promotional single and 15 music videos. As of 2016 the band has sold over 21 million albums worldwide and 38 million singles. The band released their debut extended play "Holy Roller Novocaine" in February 2003, followed by the release of the extended play "What I Saw" in May. Their debut studio album, "Youth and Young Manhood", was released in July 2003, peaking at number 113 on
Youth & Young Manhood genre, with "NME" hailing the album among the "best debuts of the past 10 years." AllMusic claimed the album wasn't "sonically adventurous", but that "in the new-millennium pop realm, some greasy licks sure sound good." James Hunter of "The Village Voice" called the album "2003's finest rock debut," saying the band had built off of its first EP. Greg Kot, writing in "Rolling Stone", declared that the band knew "when to lay back and let things simmer" as well as "when to jump up and testify with tambourines banging" in a favorable review. "Rolling Stone" critics named it the 10th-best