The Kinks

The Kinks are a British rock group, who first gained prominence in the mid-1960's and became one of the most influential groups of British rock as well as of the "British Invasion" of America, as well as being credited as founding fathers of the heavy metal genre. The core of the group over the years has remained brothers Ray and Dave Davies. Drummer Mick Avory was also permanent member of the band during most part of the band, when they were constantly changing bassists and keyboardists.

Discography

Studio Albums

• The Kinks (Released in the US as You Really Got Me), 2 October 1964
• Kinda Kinks - 5 March 1965
• The Kinks Kontroversy - 26 November 1965
• Face to Face - 28 October 1966
• Something Else By The Kinks - 15 September 1967
• The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society - 22 November 1968
• Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) - 10 October 1969
• Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One - 27 November 1970
• Muswell Hillbillies - 24 November 1971
• Everybody's in Show-Biz (2CD) - August 1972{{fn|1}}
• Preservation Act 1 - December 1973
• Preservation Act 2 - June 1974
• Soap Opera - March 1975
• Schoolboys in Disgrace - November 1975
• Sleepwalker - February 1977
• Misfits - May 1978
• Low Budget - July 1979
• Give the People What They Want - August 1981
• State of Confusion - May 1983
• Word of Mouth - November 1984
• Think Visual - 1986
• UK Jive - 1989
• Phobia - 18 March 1993

Lives and Compilations

• Live at Kelvin Hall - 12 Jan 1968 (recorded January 1967){{fn|1}}
• The Kink Kronikles - 1971
• One for the Road - 1980{{fn|1}}
• ' - 1987{{fn|1}}
• Lost & Found (1986-1989) - (1991)
• To the Bone - 1994 (UK), 1996 (US){{fn|1}}

Hit Singles

• August 4, 1964 "You Really Got Me" #1 UK, #7 US
• October 23, 1964 "All Day And All Of The Night" #2 UK, #7 US
• January 15, 1965 "Tired Of Waiting For You" #1 UK, #6 US
• March 19, 1965 "Everybody's Gonna Be Happy" #17 UK
• May 21, 1965 "Set Me Free" #9 UK, #23 US
• July 30, 1965 "See My Friend" #10 UK
• August 14, 1965 "Who'll Be the Next in Line" #34 US
• "November 19, 1965 "Till The End Of The Day" #8 UK, #50 US
• A Well Respected Man"
• February 25, 1966 "Dedicated Follower Of Fashion" #4 UK, #36 US
• June 3, 1966 "Sunny Afternoon" #1 UK, #14 US
• November 18, 1966 "Dead End Street" #5 UK, #73 US
• May 5, 1967 "Waterloo Sunset" #2 UK
• July 1, 1967 "Mr. Pleasant" #80 US
• October 13, 1967 "Autumn Almanac" #3 UK
• April 5, 1968 "Wonderboy" #36 UK
• June 28, 1968 "Days" #12 UK
• March 28, 1969 "Plastic Man" #31 UK
• December 12, 1969 "Victoria" #33 UK, #70 US
• June 12, 1970 "Lola" #2 UK, #9 US
• November 20, 1970 "Apeman" #5 UK, #45 US
• May 5, 1972 "Supersonic Rocket Ship" #16 UK
• April 2, 1977 "Sleepwalker" #48 US
• July 22, 1978 "A Rock 'N Roll Fantasy" #30 US
• April 28, 1979 "(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman" #41 US
• August 30, 1980 "Lola (live)" #81 US
• October 31, 1981 "Destroyer" #85 US
• November 28, 1981 "Better Things" #46 UK, #92 US
• November 19, 1982 "Come Dancing" #12 UK, #6 US
• August 20, 1983 "Don't Forget to Dance" #58 UK, #29 US
• December 22, 1984 "Do It Again" #41 US
• January 1997 The Days EP #35 UK