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• MEMBERS: Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney
• BIGGEST LP: El Camino (2011)
• GRAMMY AWARDS: 5 (+1 for Auerbach)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• The Black Keys hail from Ohio, consists of the duo Dan Auerbach (on guitar and vocals) and Patrick Carney (on drums) and formed in 2001.

• The blues-rock duo the Black Keys have been described by Rolling Stone as "... a two-man combo with a big-band mind."

• May 20: The Black Keys released their debut LP The Big Come Up. The LP, recorded in Carney's basement, contained the track "I'll Be Your Man" which later became the theme song for the TV series Hung.

• April 8: The Black Keys released Thickfreakness. The LP was recorded in Carney's basement in 14 hours.

• January 19: The Black Keys released the EP The Moan.

• September 7: The Black Keys released Rubber Factory. Various songs on the LP could be heard on commercials and films. The LP was recorded in an abandoned factory.

• May 2: The Black Keys released the tribute EP Chulahoma: The Songs Of Junior Kimbrough.

• September 12: The Black Keys released Magic Potion.

• April 1: The Black Keys released Attack & Release. The LP was a part of Rolling Stone's greatest albums of the 2000s list.

• October 17: The Black Keys performed at a benefit concert in Ohio for presidential candidate Barack Obama.

• February 10: Auerbach released a solo LP Keep It Hid.

• September 29: Carney formed the band Drummer who released the solo LP Feel Good Together.

• November 27: The Black Keys released the rap-rock collaboration LP Blakroc (available for download at Amazon-mp3). The LP hit the Top 10 on the Billboard Rap Albums chart.

• May 18: The Black Keys released Brothers. The LP hit the Top 10 in the US, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.

• June 5: The Black Keys topped the Billboard Rock Albums chart for 1 week and Alternative Albums chart for 1 week with Brothers.

• September 12: The video for "Tighten Up" won a MTV Video Music Award for Breakthrough Video.

• November 6: The Black Keys topped the Billboard Alternative Songs chart for 10 weeks with "Tighten Up."
• November 27: The Black topped the Billboard Rock Songs chart for 12 weeks with "Tighten Up."

• January 6: Brothers was certified gold.
• January 8: The Black Keys performed "Howlin' For You" and "Tighten Up" on Saturday Night Live.

• February 13: The Black Keys won 2 Grammy Awards for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("Tighten Up") and Best Alternative Music Album (Brothers), and were nominated for Best Rock Instrumental Performance ("Black Mud") and Best Rock Song (songwriters for "Tighten Up").

• August 28: The video for "Howlin' For You" was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video.

• November 20: The Black Keys were nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite Alternative Artist.

• December 3: The Black Keys performed on Saturday Night Live.
• December 6: The Black Keys released El Camino.
• December 17: The Black Keys topped the Billboard Alternative Songs chart with "Lonely Boy."
• December 24: The Black Keys topped the Billboard Rock Songs chart with "Lonely Boy."
• December 24: The Black Keys topped the Billboard Digital Albums chart, Rock Albums chart, and Alternative Albums chart with El Camino.

• January 18: El Camino was certified gold.

• February 12: The Black Keys were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance ("Dearest").

• April 9: Brothers was certified platinum.

• June 9: The Black Keys topped the Billboard Alternative Songs chart with "Gold On The Ceiling."

• September 6: The video for "Lonely Boy" was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video.

• October 4: El Camino was certified platinum.

• November 18: The Black Keys were nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite Alternative Artist.

• December 31: The Black Keys topped the Billboard 2012 Year-End Chart-Toppers chart as the Top Rock Songs Artist, Top Alternative Songs Artist, and with the Top Rock Song ("Lonely Boy").

• February 10: The Black Keys won 3 Grammy Awards including Best Rock Song (awarded to the songwriter) and Best Rock Performance ("Lonely Boy"), and Best Rock Album (El Camino), and were nominated for Album of the Year (El Camino) and Record of the Year and Best Rock Performance ("Lonely Boy"). Auerbach also won for Producer of the Year.
• February 20: The Black Keys won a Brit Award for International Group.

• May 10: The Black Keys performed on Saturday Night Live.
• May 13: The Black Keys released Turn Blue.
• May 24: The Black Keys topped the Billboard Alternative Songs chart with "Fever."
• May 31: The Black Keys topped the Billboard 200 LP chart for 1 week, Digital Albums chart, Rock Album chart, and Alternative Albums chart with Turn Blue. The LP sold over 164,000 copies its first week of release in the US.

• August 24: The video for "Fever" was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video.

• November 1: The Black Keys topped the Billboard Adult Alternative Songs chart with "Gotta Get Away."

• December 31: The Black Keys topped the Billboard 2014 Year-End Chart Toppers chart as the Top Adult Alternative Songs Artist and with the Top Adult Alternative Song ("Fever").

• February 8: The Black Keys were nominated for 3 Grammy Awards including Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song (awarded to the songwriter) ("Fever"), and Best Rock Album (Turn Blue).

• May 25: Attack & Release was certified gold.

• February 24: Turn Blue was certified gold.

• June 2: Auerbach released the solo LP Waiting On A Song.
  Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 41
  available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3

• July 8: Auerbach topped the Billboard Adult Alternative Songs chart with "Shine On Me."

• April 17: Brothers and El Camino were certified 2x platinum.

• April 27: The Black Keys topped the Billboard Rock Airplay chart and Adult Alternative Songs chart with "Lo/Hi."

• May 18: The Black Keys topped the Billboard Alternative Songs chart with "Lo/Hi."

• June 28: The Black Keys released Let's Rock.

• July 13: The Black Keys topped the Billboard Album Sales chart and Rock Albums chart with Indigo.

• August 3: The Black Keys topped the Billboard Adult Alternative Songs chart with "Go."

• January 26: Auerbach was nominated for a Grammy Award for Producer of the Year - Non-Classical.

• January 31: Auerbach was nominated for a Grammy Award for Producer of the Year - Non-Classical.

• May 14: The Black Keys released Delta Kream.
• May 29: The Black Keys topped the Billboard Adult Alternative chart with "Crawling Kingsnake."
• May 29: The Black Keys topped the Billboard Rock Albums chart and Alternative Albums chart with Delta Kream.

• December 31: The Black Keys topped the Billboard 2021 Year-End Chart Toppers as the Top Blues Albums Artist and with the Top Blues Album (Delta Kream).

• April 3: The Black Keys were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album (Delta Kream).
• April 16: The Black Keys topped the Billboard Adult Alternative chart with "Wild Child."

• May 13: The Black Keys released Dropout Boogie.
• May 14: The Black Keys topped the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart with "Wild Child."
• May 21: The Black Keys topped the Billboard Rock & Alternative Airplay chart with "Wild Child."

• December 31: The Black Keys topped the Billboard 2022 Year-End Chart Toppers with the Top Adult Alternative Airplay Song ("Wild Child").

• February 5: The Black Keys were nominated for 2 Grammy Awards for Best Rock Performance ("Wild Child") and Best Rock Album (Dropout Boogie). Auerbach was also nominated for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical.

	The Big Come Up Released: May 20, 2002 Rolling Stone: Tracks: "Busted" - "Do The Rump" - "I'll Be Your Man" - "Countdown" - "The Breaks" - "Run Me Down" - "Leavin' Truck" - "Heavy Soul" - "She Said, She Said" - "Them Eyes" - "Yearnin'" - "Brooklyn Bound" - "240 Years Before Your Time" (also available on vinyl)
	Thickfreakness Released: April 8, 2003 Rolling Stone: Tracks: "Thickfreakness" - "Hard Row" - "Set You Free" - "Midnight In Her Eyes" - "Have Love Will Travel" - "Hurt Like Mine" - "Everywhere I Go" - "No Trust" - "If You See Me" - "Hold Me In Your Arms" - "I Cry Alone" Import Edition includes: "Evil" (also available on vinyl)
	The Moan (EP) Released: January 19, 2004 Tracks: "The Moan" - "Heavy Soul" (Alternative Version) - "No Fun" - "Have Love Will Travel" (Radio Edit) (also available on vinyl)
	Rubber Factory Released: September 7, 2004 Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 143 Rolling Stone: - Entertainment Weekly: A Tracks: "When The Lights Go Out" - "10 A.M. Automatic" - "Just Couldn't Tie Me Down" - "All Hands Against His Own" - "The Desperate Man" - "Girl Is On My Mind" - "The Lengths" - "Grown So Ugly" - "Stack Shot Billy" - "Act Nice And Gentle" - "Aeroplane Blues" - "Keep Me" - "Till I Get My Way" (also available on vinyl)
	Chulahoma: The Songs Of Junior Kimbrough (EP) Released: May 2, 2006 Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 199 Tracks: "Keep Your Hands Off Her" - "Have Mercy On Me" - "Work Me" - "Meet Me In The City" - "Nobody But You" - "My Mind Is Ramblin'" (also available on vinyl)
	Magic Potion Released: September 12, 2006 Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 95 Rolling Stone: - Entertainment Weekly: A- Tracks: "Just Got To Be" - "Your Touch" - "You're The One" - "Just A Little Heat" - "Give Your Heart Away" - "Strange Desire" - "Modern Times" - "The Flame" - "Goodbye Babylon" - "Black Door" - "Elevator" Import Edition includes: "Breaks" - "Thickfreakness" (also available on vinyl)
	Attack & Release Released: April 1, 2008 US: Gold Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 14 Rolling Stone: - Entertainment Weekly: A- Rolling Stone: '100 Best Albums of the Decade (2000-2009)'': # 83 Tracks: "All You Ever Wanted" - "I Got Mine" - "Strange Times" - "Psychotic Girl" - "Lies" - "Remember When (Side A)" - "Remember When (Side B)" - "Same Old Thing" - "So He Won't Break" - "Oceans & Streams" - "Things Ain't Like They Used To Be" (also available on vinyl)
	Blakroc Released: November 27, 2009 Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 176 Tracks: "On The Vista" (featuring Mos Def) - "Hard Times" (featuring NOE) - "Dollaz And Sense" (featuring Pharoahe Monch & RZA) - "Why Can't I Forget Him" (featuring Nicole Wray) - "Stay Off The F**** Flowers" (featuring Raekwon) - "Ain't Nothing Like You" (featuring Jim Jones & Mos Def) - "Hope You're Happy" (featuring Billy Danze, Nicole Wray & Q-Tip) - "Tellin' Me Things" (featuring RZA) - "What You Do To Me" (featuring Billy Danze, Nicole Wray & Jim Jones) - "Done Did It" (featuring Nicole Wray & NOE)
	Brothers Released: May 18, 2010 US: 2x Platinum Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 3 Billboard #1: Rock Albums, Alternative Albums Grammy Winner: Best Alternative Music Album Rolling Stone: - Entertainment Weekly: B+ Tracks: "Everlasting Light" - "Next Girl" - "Tighten Up" - "Howlin' For You" - She's Long Gone" - "Black Mud" - "The Only One" - "Too Afraid To Love You" - "Ten Cent Pistol" - "Sinister Kid" - "The Go Getter" - "I'm Not The One" - "Unknown Brother" - "Never Gonna Give You Up" - "These Days" (also available on vinyl)
iTunes Amazon.mp3	El Camino Released: December 6, 2011 US: 2x Platinum Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 2 Billboard #1: Digital Albums, Rock Albums, Alternative Albums Grammy Winner: Best Rock Album Grammy Nominee: Album of the Year Tracks: "Lonely Boy" - "Dead And Gone" - "Gold On The Celing" - "Little Black Submarines" - "Money Maker" - "Run Right Back" - "Sister" - "Hell Of A Season" - "Stop Stop" - "Nova Baby" - "Mind Eraser" (also available on vinyl)
iTunes Amazon.mp3	Turn Blue Released: May 13, 2014 US: Gold Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 1 (1 week) Billboard #1: Rock Albums, Alternative Albums, Digital Albums Grammy Nominee: Best Rock Album Tracks: "Weight Of Love" - "In Time" - "Turn Blue" - "Fever" - "Year In Review" - "Bullet In The Brain" - "It's Up To You Now" - "Waiting On Words" - "10 Lovers" - "In Our Prime" - "Gotta Get Away"
iTunes Amazon.mp3 vinyl	Let's Rock Released: June 28, 2019 Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 4 Billboard #1: Album Sales, Rock Albums Tracks: "Shine A LIttle Light" - "Eagle Birds" - "Lo/Hi" - "Walk Across The Water" - "Tell Me Lies" - "Every Little Thing" - "Get Yourself Together" - "Sit Around And Miss You" - "Go" - "Breaking Down" - "Under The Gun" - "Fire Walk With Me"
iTunes Amazon.mp3 vinyl	Delta Kream Released: May 14, 2021 Billboard #1: Rock Albums, Alternative Albums Grammy Nominee: Best Contemporary Blues Album Tracks: "Crawling Kingsnake" - "Louise" - "Poor Boy A Long Way From Home" - "Stay All Night" - "Going Down South" - "Coal Black Mattie" - "Do The Romp" - "Sad Days, Lonely Nights" - "Walk With Me" - "Mellow Peaches" - "Come On And Go With Me"
	Dropout Boogie Released: May 13, 2022 Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 8 Grammy Nominee: Best Rock Album Tracks: "Wild Child" - "It Ain't Over" - "For The Love Of Money" - "Your Team Is Looking Good" - "Good Love" (featuring Billy F Gibbons) - "How Long" - "Burn The Damn Thing Down" - "Happiness" - "Baby I'm Coming Home" - "Didn't I Love You"

	Leavin' Trunk from the LP The Big Come Up available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3	**	**	2003
	Set You Free from the LP Thickfreakness available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3	**	**	2003
	Hard Row from the LP Thickfreakness available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3	**	**	2003
	Have Love Will Travel from the LP Thickfreakness available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3	**	**	2003
	10 A.M. Automatic from the LP Rubber Factory available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3	**	**	2004
	Till I Get My Way / Girl Is On My Mind from the LP Rubber Factory available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3	**	**	2004
	Your Touch from the LP Magic Potion available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3	**	**	2006
	You're The One from the LP Magic Potion available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3	**	**	2006
	Just Got To Be from the LP Magic Potion available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3	**	**	2006
	Strange Times from the LP Attack & Release available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3	**	**	2008
	I Got Mine from the LP Attack & Release available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3	**	**	2008
	Same Old Thing from the LP Attack & Release available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3	**	**	2008
	Tighten Up from the LP Brothers RIAA Certification: Platinum Billboard # 1: Alternative Songs, Rock Songs Grammy Winner: Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group MTV VMA Winner: Breakthrough Video available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3	**	**	2010
	Howlin' For You from the LP Brothers RIAA Certification: Platinum MTV VMA Nominee: Best Rock Video available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3	**	**	2011
	Lonely Boy from the LP El Camino RIAA Certification: 2x Platinum Billboard # 1: Alternative Songs, Rock Songs Grammy Winner: Best Rock Song, Best Rock Performance Grammy Nominee: Record of the Year MTV VMA Nominee: Best Rock Video available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3	**	**	2011
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