The Courteeners

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Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
St. Jude
  UK 4th 
gold
gold
04/19/2008 (7 weeks)
Falcon
  UK 6th 
gold
gold
03/06/2010 (10 weeks)
Anna
  UK 6th 
silver
silver
02/16/2013 (4 weeks)
Concrete love
  UK 3 
gold
gold
08/30/2014 (6 weeks)
Mapping the rendezvous
  UK 4th 
gold
gold
04/11/2016 (4 weeks)
St. Jude Re: Wired
  UK 5 April 19, 2018 (1 week)
More. Again. Forever.
  UK 2 01/30/2020 (2 weeks)
Singles
Acrylic
  UK 44 03/11/2007 (1 week)
What Took You So Long
  UK 20th 01/26/2008 (3 weeks)
Not Nineteen Forever
  UK 19th 
platinum
platinum
04/12/2008 (5 weeks)
No You Didn't, No You Don't
  UK 35 07/05/2008 (1 week)
That kiss
  UK 36 October 18, 2008 (2 weeks)
You overdid it, doll
  UK 28 02/27/2010 (4 weeks)
Lose control
  UK 82 12/22/2012 (1 week)
How Good It Was
  UK 66 08/02/2014 (1 week)

The Courteeners are a four-piece indie rock band from the Greater Manchester area .

Band history

The head of the band is singer and songwriter Liam Fray. First he was touring Manchester as a solo musician, before he formed a band in 2006 with three friends who had known each other from their childhood in Middleton.

With their rock music reminiscent of Oasis or the Libertines , they were able to celebrate success very quickly. Already with their second single Acrylic they had a chart hit, with What Took You So Long and Not Nineteen Forever they could establish themselves in the top 20. Her debut album St. Jude reached number 4 on the UK charts in April 2008.

A prominent supporter of the band is Morrissey , who supported The Courteeners on his 2009 US tour.

Band members

  • Liam Fray: singer, guitarist, songwriter
  • Daniel Conan Moores: guitarist
  • Michael Campbell: drummer, background singer
  • Mark Cuppello: bass player

Discography

Albums

  • St. Jude (2008)
  • Falcon (2010)
  • Anna (2013)
  • Concrete Love (2014)
  • Mapping the Rendezvous (2016)
  • St. Jude Re: Wired (2018)
  • More. Again. Forever. (2020)

Singles

  • Cavorting (2007)
  • Acrylic (2007)
  • What Took You So Long (2008)
  • Not Nineteen Forever (2008)
  • No You Didn't, No You Don't (2008)
  • That Kiss (2008)
  • You Overdid It, Doll (2010)
  • Take Over the World (2010)
  • Lose Control (2012)
  • Van Der Graaff (2013)
  • Are You in Love with a Notion? (2013, UK:silversilver)
  • Summer (2014)
  • How Good It Was (2014)
  • The 17th (2016)
  • No One Will Ever Replace Us (2016)

swell

  1. ↑ a b UK chart statistics
  2. ↑ a b Music Sales Awards: UK

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