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 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.
- 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.
     
 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.
- 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.
- 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.
 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.
- June 9: The Black Keys topped the
Billboard Alternative Songs chart with "Gold
On The Ceiling."
 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.
- November 1: The Black Keys topped the
Billboard Adult Alternative Songs chart with
"Gotta Get Away."
- July 8: Auerbach topped the
Billboard Adult Alternative Songs chart with
"Shine On Me."
 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."
- 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."
- 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.
 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."
 February 17: The Black Keys topped the
Billboard Adult Alternative Airplay chart with
"Beautiful People (Stay High)."
- March 23: The Black Keys topped the
Billboard Alternative Airplay chart with
"Beautiful People (Stay High)."
- May: It was announced that the
Black Keys had canceled their upcoming North
American tour set to kick off in September.
- April 12: The Black Keys topped the
Adult Alternative Airplay chart with "The
Night Before."
- May 10: The Black Keys topped the
Alternative Airplay chart with "The Night
Before."
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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"
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iTunes
Amazon.mp3
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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"
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iTunes
Amazon.mp3
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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"
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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"
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Ohio
Players
Released: April 5, 2024
Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 26
Tracks: "This Is
Nowhere" - "Don't Let Me Go" -
"Beautiful People (Stay High)" -
"On The Game" - "Only Love
Matters" - "Candy And Her
Friends" (featuring Lil Noid) - "I
Forgot To Be Your Lover" - "Please
Me (Till I'm Satisfied)" - "You'll
Pay" - "Paper Crown"
(featuring Beck & Juicy J) - "Live
Till I Die" - "Read Em And
Weep" - "Fever Tree" -
"Every Time You Leave"
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