  The Killers consists of Brandon
Flowers on vocals and keyboards, David
Keuning on guitar, Mark Stroermer on bass,
and Ronnie Vannucci on drums. In 2002,
Flowers began forming the group after leaving
the band 'Blush Response'.
 # 127
Singles Artist of the Year
The Killers released Hot
Fuss.
 The Killers hit the Top 40 with
"Somebody Told Me."
Hot
Fuss was certified gold.
 # 38
Singles Artist of the Year
 The single "Somebody Told Me" was certified
gold.
Hot
Fuss was certified platinum.
The Killers hit the Top 40 with
"Mr. Brightside."
The Killers
were nominated for 3 Grammy Awards including Best Rock Song, Best Rock Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group ("Somebody Told Me"), and for Best Rock Album (Hot
Fuss).
 The single "Mr. Brightside" was certified
gold.
The Killers hit the Top 10 with "Mr. Brightside."
Hot
Fuss was certified 2x platinum.
The single "Somebody Told Me" was certified 2x
platinum and "Mr. Brightside" was certified
platinum.
 On July 2nd, the Killers
performed as part of the worldwide Live
8 concerts. The mission of the
concerts was to raise awareness of the
on-going poverty in Africa and to pressure
the G8 leaders to take action by doubling
aid, canceling debt, and delivering trade
justice for Africa.
The Killers won a MTV Video Music
Award for Best New Artist and the video for
"Mr. Brightside" was nominated
for Best Group Video, Best Rock Video, and Best Art Direction. The group also
performed at the ceremony.
The Killers hit the Top 40 with
"All These Things That
I've Done."
 The Killers won a World Music
Award for World's Best-Selling New Group.
The Killers were nominated for
an American Music
Award for Favorite Breakthrough New Artist.
 Hot
Fuss was certified 3x platinum.
 # 57
Singles Artist of the Year
 The Killers
were nominated for 2 Grammy Awards including Best Pop Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group ("Mr. Brightside") and Best Rock Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group ("All These Things That
I've Done").
 The Killers hit the Top 40 with
"When You Were Young."
The Killers performed on Saturday
Night Live.
The Killers released their next
LP Sam's
Town.
The Killers topped the Billboard
Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart with "When You Were Young."
The Killers topped the UK and
Canadian LP charts with Sam's
Town.
The Killers topped Billboard Top
Digital Albums chart with Sam's
Town.
 The Killers won a MTV Europe
Music Award for Best Rock Artist.
Sam's
Town was certified platinum.
 The Killers were nominated for 2
Grammy Awards for Best Rock Song
(awarded to the songwriter) and Best Music Video, Short Form ("When You Were Young").
The Killers won 2 Birt Awards
for Best International Group and Best
International Album (Sam's
Town).
 The Killers topped the Billboard
Hot Dance Airplay chart with "Read My
Mind."
The Killers topped the Billboard
Hot Dance Club Play chart with "Read My
Mind."
The single "Somebody Told Me" was certified
platinum.
 The Killers released Sawdust - a set that included
rarities, soundtrack tracks, and unreleased
tracks.
 The Killers performed on Saturday
Night Live.
The Killers released Day
& Age.
The Killers topped the UK LP
charts with Day
& Age.
 The Killers hit the Top 40 with
"Human."
 # 84
Singles Artist of the Year
The Killers topped the Billboard
Hot Dance Club Play chart for a week with
"Human."
Day
& Age was certified gold.
 The Killers could be
heard on the soundtrack for The
Twilight Saga: New Moon with the track "A
White Demon Love Song."
The Killers released the live
CD/DVD Live
At Royal Albert Hall.
Rolling Stone:
'100 Best Albums of the Decade (2000-2009)' included Hot
Fuss at # 43.
 Rolling Stone:
'100 Best Songs of the Decade (2000-2009)' included "Mr. Brightside" at # 48.
Flowers released a solo LP Flamingo (available at   ).
Flowers topped the UK LP chart
with Flamingo.
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Hot Fuss
Released: June, 2004
US: 3x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 7
Rolling Stone:  - Entertainment
Weekly: C
Tracks: "Jenny Was A
Friend Of Mine" - "Mr. Brightside" -
"Smile Like You Mean It" -
"Somebody Told Me" - "All These Things
That I've Done" - "Andy, You're
A Star" - "On Top" -
"Change Your Mind" -
"Believe Me Natalie" -
"Midnight Show" -
"Everything Will Be Alright" |
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Sam's Town
Released: October, 2006
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 2
Rolling Stone:  - Entertainment
Weekly: C
Tracks: "Sam's
Town" - "Enterlude" -
"When You Were Young" -
"Bling (Confession Of A King)"
- "For Reasons Unknown" -
"Read My Mind" - "Uncle
Jonny" - "Bones" -
"My List" - "This River Is
Wild" - "Why Do I Keep
Counting?" - "Exitlude" |
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Sawdust
Released: November, 2007
Billboard
peak:
# 12
Rolling Stone:  - Entertainment
Weekly: B
Tracks:
"Tranquilize" -
"Shadowplay" - "All The
Pretty Faces" - "Leave The
Bourbon On The Shelf" - "Sweet
Talk" - "Under The Gun" -
"Where The White Boys Dance" -
"Show You How" - "Move
Away" - "Glamorous Indie Rock
& Roll" - "Who Let You
Go?" - "The Ballad Of Michael
Valentine" - "Ruby, Don't Take
Your Love To Town" - "Daddy's
Eyes" - "Sam's Town"
(Abbey Road Version) - "Romeo &
Juliet" - "Mr. Brightside" (Jacques Lu
Cont's Thin White Duke Remix) |
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Day & Age
Released: November, 2008
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 6
Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly: B+
Tracks: "Losing
Touch" - "Human" -
"Spaceman" - "Joy
Ride" - "A Dustland
Fairytale" - "This Is Your
Life" - "I Can't Stay" -
"Neon Tiger" - "The World
We Live In" - "Goodnight,
Travel Well" |
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Live At Royal Albert
Hall (CD/DVD)
Released: November, 2009
Live Tracks: "Human" - "This
Is Your Life" - "Somebody Told Me" - "For
Reasons Unknown" - "The World
We Live In" - "Joy Ride" -
"I Can't Stay" - "Bling
(Confession Of A King)" -
"Shadowplay" - "Smile Like
You Mean It" - "Losing
Touch" - "Spaceman" -
"A Dustland Fairytale" -
"Sam's Town" - "Read My
Mind" - "Mr. Brightside" - "All These Things
That I've Done" - "Sweet
Talk" - "The River Is
Wild" - "Bones" -
"Jenny Was A Friend of Mine" -
"When You Were Young" |
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position links lead you to the song's Top
40 chart run (from the ARC Weekly Top
40)
and LP links take you to Amazon.com for that LP (often
including track listings and sound
samples). |
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