Daughtry discography

This is the discography of American rock band Daughtry. The band was created following the participation of singer Chris Daughtry in the fifth season of American Idol and has so far released six studio albums and an EP.

Daughtry discography
Daughtry performing at Nokia Theatre Times Square in 2007
Studio albums	6
EPs	1
Compilation albums	1
Singles	21
Music videos	18

The eponymous first album Daughtry was released on November 21, 2006, and was a commercial success. It debuted at No.2, sold 304,000 units in its first week,^[1] and was the fastest selling rock album in SoundScan history.^[2] It has since been certified 4× platinum in the US, and has sold more than 7 million worldwide.^[2] It produced five consecutive singles in the top five of the Adult Top 40 radio charts; three of these, "It's Not Over", "Home", and "Over You" have each sold over 1 or more million copies in the US.^[3][4]

The second album, Leave This Town, reached No. 1 on its debut week and sold 269,000 units in its first week.^[5] It has since sold over a million copies in the US. This album has spawned three top ten songs on the Adult Pop chart: "No Surprise", "Life After You", and "September".^[6] The band's third studio album, Break the Spell, was released in November 2011. It debuted at number eight on the Billboard 200 and was certified Gold by the RIAA for selling over 500,000 units in the United States. In November 2013, the band released their fourth studio album, Baptized, which debuted at number six on the Billboard 200. In February 2016, the band released their greatest hits album, It's Not Over...The Hits So Far, which debuted at number 43 on the Billboard 200 and number 6 on the U.S. rock chart.

Cage to Rattle was released in 2018 and Dearly Beloved was released in 2021.

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Sales
		US [7]	US Rock [8]	AUS [9]	CAN [10]	GER [11]	IRE [12]	JAP [13]	NZ [14]	SWE [15]	UK [16]
Daughtry	Released: November 21, 2006 Label: RCA, 19 Formats: CD, digital download	1	1	38	8	40	38	106	16	17	13	RIAA: 6× Platinum[17] ARIA: Gold[18] BPI: Gold[19] MC: 2× Platinum[20] RMNZ: Platinum[21]	US: 5,040,000 (as of 2015)[22] WW: 7,000,000 (as of 2009)[23]
Leave This Town	Released: July 14, 2009 Label: RCA, 19 Formats: CD, digital download	1	1	21	2	12	99	43	8	31	53	RIAA: Platinum[17] BPI: Silver[19] MC: Platinum[20]	US: 1,329,000 (as of 2012)[24]
Break the Spell	Released: November 21, 2011 Label: RCA, 19 Formats: CD, digital download	8	2	32	13	27	—	53	18	57	67	RIAA: Gold[17] MC: Gold[25]	US: 513,000 (as of 2014)[26]
Baptized	Released: November 19, 2013 Label: RCA, 19 Formats: CD, digital download	6	3	56	16	43	100	102	—	—	42	RIAA: Gold[17]	UK: 4,978 (as of 2013)[27]
Cage to Rattle	Released: July 27, 2018 Label: RCA, 19 Formats: CD, digital download, LP	10	2	40	40	37	—	—	—	—	14		US: 24,000[28]
Dearly Beloved	Released: September 17, 2021 Label: Dogtree / ADA Formats: CD, digital download, LP	50	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—[A]		US: 88,000[30]

Compilation albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [7]	US Rock [8]	CAN [10]	UK [16]
It's Not Over...The Hits So Far	Released: February 12, 2016[31] Label: RCA, 19 Formats: CD, digital download	43	6	95	88

Extended plays

Title	EP details	Peak chart positions			Sales
		US [7]	US Rock [8]	UK Down. [32]
Leave This Town: The B-Sides	Released: March 15, 2010 / May 10, 2011 Label: RCA Records Formats: Digital download (2010), CD (2011)	70	17	—	US: 12,000 (as of 2011)[33]
Shock to the System (Part One)	Released: September 27, 2024[34] Label: Dogtree / Big Machine Records Formats: Digital download, LP	—[B]	—	30
Shock to the System (Part Two)	Released: September 12, 2025 Label: Dogtree / Big Machine Records Formats: Digital download, LP	—	—	—

Singles

2000s

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		US [36]	US Adult [37]	US Pop [38]	US AC [39]	US Main [40]	AUS [9]	CAN [41]	JPN [42]	NZ [14]	UK [43]
"It's Not Over"	2006	4	1	1	18	5	22	9	—	8	128	RIAA: 2× Platinum[17] MC: Platinum[20] RMNZ: Platinum[44]	Daughtry
"Home"	2007	5	1	3	1	—	—	7	—	23	190	RIAA: 3× Platinum[17] RMNZ: Gold[44]
"What I Want" (featuring Slash)		—	—	—	—	6	—	93	—	—	—
"Over You"		18	3	4	16	—	—	16	—	26	—	RIAA: 2× Platinum[17] MC: Gold[20] RMNZ: Gold[44]
"Crashed"		—	—	—	—	24	—	—	—	—	—
"Feels Like Tonight"	2008	24	1	12	5	—	—	30	—	—	—	RIAA: Platinum[17]
"What About Now"		18	3	19	3	—	—	17	—	—	11
"No Surprise"	2009	15	1	9	4	—	34	13	22	22	—	RIAA: Platinum[17] MC: Gold[20]	Leave This Town
"Life After You"		36	4	19	4	—	—	34	—	—	—	RIAA: Platinum[17]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

2010s

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions								Certifications	Album
		US [36]	US Adult [37]	US Pop [38]	US AC [39]	US Rock Dig. [45]	CAN [41]	JPN [46]	UK [47]
"September"	2010	36	2	20	2	7	29	—	—	RIAA: Gold[17]	Leave This Town
"Renegade"	2011	—	—	—	—	14	90	—	—		Break the Spell
"Crawling Back to You"		41	6	—	14	—	36	24	—	RIAA: Platinum[17]
"Outta My Head"	2012	—	22	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Start of Something Good"		—	31	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Waiting for Superman"	2013	66	11	40	15	—	51	—	80	RIAA: Platinum[17]	Baptized
"Battleships"	2014	—	20	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Torches"	2016	—	40	—	—	—	—	—	—		It's Not Over...The Hits So Far
"Deep End"	2018	—	21	—	—	—	—	—	—		Cage to Rattle
"As You Are"	2019	—	—	—	17	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

2020s

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions							Album
		US Dig. [48]	US Main. Rock [49]	US Rock Dig. [50]	US Rock [51]	US Hard Rock [52]	CAN [41]	UK Sales [53]
"World on Fire"	2020	3	16	7	—	10	—	91	Dearly Beloved
"Heavy Is the Crown"	2021	—	4	8	48	5	—	—
"Changes are Coming"		—	—	18	—	—	—	—
"Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" (featuring Lzzy Hale)	2023	3	5	1	40	6	—[C]	49	Non-album single
"Artificial"[55]		—	1	9	—	9	—[D]	—[E]	Shock to the System (Part One)
"Pieces"	2024	—	1	7	—	8	—	82
"The Dam"		—	7	—	—	13	—[F]	—
"The Bottom"	2025	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Shock to the System (Part Two)
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Album
		US Main. Rock [59]	US Hard Rock [60]	US Rock Digi.
"The Past" (Sevendust featuring Chris Daughtry)	2008	27	—	—	Chapter VII: Hope & Sorrow
"Photograph" (Santana featuring Chris Daughtry)	2010	—	—	30	Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time
"Freefall" (Nothing More featuring Chris Daughtry)	2025	1	18	—	Carnal
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
US Rock Dig. [61]	US Hard Rock Dig. [62]
"Call Your Name"	2010	—	—	Leave This Town
"Rescue Me"[63]	2012	35	—	Break the Spell
"Long Live Rock & Roll"	2013	—	—	Baptized
"I'll Fight"	2014	—	—
"Utopia"[64]		—	—	Utopia
"Witness" (Stripped)	2015	—	—	Baptized
"Backbone"	2018	—	—	Cage to Rattle
"White Flag"		—	—
"Death of Me"		—	—
"Alive"	2019	1	—	Non-album single
"Hunger Strike" (feat. Lajon Witherspoon)	2021	—	22	Dearly Beloved
"Lioness"		—	—
"Dearly Beloved"		—	—
"Nervous"	2024	—	—	Shock to the System
"The Reckoning"		—	—
"Shock To the System"		—	9
"The Day I Die"	2025	—	—	Shock to the System (Part Two)
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
US [36]	CAN [41]
"You Don't Belong"	2009	95	—	Leave This Town
"Tennessee Line"		—[G]	—
"One Last Chance"	2010	—	99

Guest appearances

The following are songs by other artists featuring Daughtry frontman Chris Daughtry, with the exception of "Long Way Down", "Drown In You" and "Waitin' for the Bus/Jesus Just Left Chicago" which feature the entire band.

Year	Title	With Artist	Album
2006	"Wanted Dead or Alive"	Various Artists	American Idol Season 5: Encores
2008	"The Past"	Sevendust	Chapter VII: Hope & Sorrow
	"By the Way"	Theory of a Deadman	Scars & Souvenirs
	"Slow Down"	Third Day	Revelation
2009	"Long Way Down"	Timbaland	Shock Value II
2010	"Had Enough"	Lifehouse	Smoke & Mirrors
	"Photograph"	Santana	Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time
2011	"Drown In You"	Various Artists	Batman: Arkham City soundtrack
	"Waitin' for the Bus / Jesus Just Left Chicago"	Various Artists	ZZ Top: A Tribute from Friends
2012	"4 A.M."	Various Artists	Pacific Standard Time EP
2013	"Never Die"	Various Artists	NCIS: Los Angeles Soundtrack[66] Also a Break the Spell Japan edition bonus track
2014	"Utopia"	Daughtry	Utopia
2016	"Wild Heart"	Adairs Run	Turn Back the Miles EP
2024	"Scars"	Papa Roach	Leave a Light On (Talk Away the Dark) EP
	"Hungry for Life"	Bad Wolves	Die About It
2025	"Freefall"	Nothing More	Carnal (Deluxe Edition)

Music videos

Year	Song	Director(s)
2006	"It's Not Over"	Dean Karr and Jay Martin[67]
2007	"Home"	Danny Clinch[68]
	"Over You"	P.R. Brown[69]
	"Crashed"	Trevor Pinnock[70]
2008	"Feels Like Tonight"	Martin Weisz[71]
	"What About Now"	Kevin Kerslake[72]
2009	"No Surprise"	Nathan Cox[73]
	"Life After You"	Paul Minor[74]
2010	"September"	Chris Sims[75]
2011	"Crawling Back to You"	Laurent Briet[76]
	"Renegade"	Chapman Baehler[77]
2012	"Outta My Head"	Shane Drake[78]
	"Start of Something Good"	Nigel Dick[79]
2013	"Waiting for Superman"	Shane Drake[80]
2014	"Battleships"	Joe Dietsch[81]
2016	"Torches"	Nathan Crooker[82]
2018	"Backbone"
	"Deep End"
2019	"As You Are"
2020	"Alive"
	"World On Fire"	Tyler Dunning Evans
2021	"Heavy Is the Crown"
2023	"Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)"
	"Artificial"	Ethan Maniquis
2024	"Pieces"
	"The Dam"	Jensen Noen

Notes

1. Dearly Beloved did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but peaked at number 37 on the UK Albums Sales Chart.^[29]
2. Shock to the System (Part One) did not enter the Billboard 200, but peaked at number 23 on the US Top Album Sales chart.^[35]
3. "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" did not enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 21 on the Canadian Digital Song Sales chart.^[54]
4. "Artificial" did not enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 14 on the Canada Rock chart.^[56]
5. "Artificial" did not enter the UK Singles Sales Chart, but peaked at number 100 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart.^[57]
6. "The Dam" did not enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 23 on the Canada Rock chart.^[58]
7. "Tennessee Line" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 1 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as a 25-song extension.^[65]