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• MEMBERS: Isaac Slade, Joe King, Ben Wysocki & Dave Welsh
• BIGGEST POP SINGLE: "How To Save A Life" (2006)
• BIGGEST LP: How To Save A Life (2005)
• GRAMMY AWARDS: 0

• The Fray formed in 2002 in Denver with Isaac Slade on vocals and piano, Joe King on guitar and vocals, Ben Wysocki on drums, and Dave Welsh on guitar. The band signed with Epic Records in 2004.

• The Fray released the EP Reason independently.

• September: The Fray released How To Save A Life.

# 6 Singles Artist of the Year

• March 11: The Fray hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Over My Head (Cable Car)."

• May: How To Save A Life was certified gold.
• May 27: The Fray hit the Top 10 with "Over My Head (Cable Car)."

• September: How To Save A Life was certified platinum.
• September 2: The Fray hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "How To Save A Life."

• October 7: The Fray topped the Billboard Digital Tracks chart for 2 weeks with "How To Save A Life."
• October 14: The Fray topped the Billboard Digital Songs chart for 1 week with "How To Save A Life."
• October 21: The Fray hit the Top 10 with "How To Save A Life."

• November 4: The Fray topped the Billboard Adult Top 40 Tracks chart for 15 weeks with "How To Save A Life."

• December 31: The Fray topped the Billboard Year-End Charts as the Top Digital Album Artist, Top Digital Songs Artist, and with the Top Hot Adult Top 40 Song ("Over My Head (Cable Car)") and Top Digital Album (How To Save A Life).

# 34 Singles Artist of the Year

• January: How To Save A Life was certified 2x platinum.

• February 11: The Fray were nominated for 2 Grammy Awards for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("Over My Head (Cable Car)") and Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("How To Save A Life").

• March 3: The Fray hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Look After You."

• April 21: The Fray topped the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart for 2 weeks with "How To Save A Life."

• December 31: The Fray topped the Billboard Year-End Charts with the Top Soundtrack Single ("How To Save A Life").

• December 13: The Fray hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "You Found Me."

# 14 Singles Artist of the Year

• February: The Fray released their next LP The Fray.
• February 14: The Fray hit the Top 10 with "You Found Me."
• February 21: The Fray topped the Billboard 200 LP chart for 1 week, Top Digital Albums chart for 2 weeks, Top Alternative Albums chart for 3 weeks, and Top Rock Albums chart for 2 weeks with The Fray. The LP sold over 179,000 copies its first week of release in the US.
• February 28: The Fray topped the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart for 12 weeks with "You Found Me."

• March: The Fray was certified gold.

• June 6: The Fray hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Never Say Never."

• December: The Fray could be heard on the Timbaland LP Timbaland Presents Shock Value 2 on the track "Undertow."
• December 31: The Fray topped the Billboard 2009 Year-End Chart Toppers with the Top Hot Adult Top 40 Song ("You Found Me").

# ------ Singles Artist of the Year

• January 31: The Fray were nominated for 2 Grammy Awards including Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("Never Say Never") and Best Pop Vocal Album (The Fray).

• February 13: The Fray hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Syndicate."

# 94 Singles Artist of the Year

• November 12: The Fray hit the Top 40 with "Heartbeat."

# 89 Singles Artist of the Year

• February: The Fray released Scars & Stories.

• December 11: The Fray was certified platinum.

• February 8: The Fray hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Love Don't Die."
• February 25: The Fray released Helios.

• November 4: Through The Years - The Best Of The Fray was released.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

iTunes Amazon.mp3	Reason (EP) Released: 2003 Tracks: "Together" - "Some Trust" - "Vienna" - "Without Reason" - "City Hall" - "Oceans" - "Unsaid"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	How To Save A Life Released: September, 2005 US: 2x Platinum Billboard peak: # 14 Rolling Stone: - Entertainment Weekly: C+ Tracks: "She Is" - "Over My Head (Cable Car)" - "How To Save A Life" - "All At Once" - "Fall Away" - "Heaven Forbid" - "Look After You" - "Hundred" - "Vienna" - "Dead Wrong" - "Little House" - "Trust Me"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	The Fray Released: February 3, 2009 US: Platinum Billboard peak: # 1 (1 week) Rolling Stone: - Entertainment Weekly: C- Tracks: "Syndicate" - "Absolute" - "You Found Me" - "Say When" - "Never Say Never" - "Where The Story Ends" - "Enough For Now" - "Ungodly Hour" - "We Build Then We Break" - "Happiness"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	Scars & Stories Released: February, 2012 Tracks: "Heartbeat" - "The Fighter" - "Turn Me On" - "Run For Your Life" - "The Wind" - "1961" - "I Can Barely Say" - "Munich" - "Here We Are" - "48 To Go" - "Rainy Zurich" - "Be Still"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	Helios Released: February 25, 2014 Tracks: "Hold My Hand" - "Love Don't Die" - "Give It Away" - "Closer To Me" - "Hurricane" - "Keep On Wanting" - "Our Last Days" - "Break Your Plans" - "Wherever This Goes" - "Shadow And A Dancer" - "Same As You"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	Through The Years - The Best Of The Fray Released: November 4, 2016 Tracks: "Over My Head (Cable Car)" - "How To Save A Life" - "Look After You" - "All At Once" - "You Found Me" - "Heartless" - "Heartbeat" - "Love Don't Die" - "Singing Low" - "Corners" - "Changing Tides"

1	How To Save A Life from the LP How To Save A Life ARC chart run: 40 - 37 - 31 - 27 - 23 - 18 - 13 - 9 - 7 - 5 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 4 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 6 - 9 - 12 - 17 - 22 - 25 - 27 - 34 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 3 RIAA Certification: 3x Platinum	2	30	2006
2	Over My Head (Cable Car) from the LP How To Save A Life ARC chart run: 39 - 36 - 31 - 29 - 27 - 25 - 22 - 20 - 17 - 15 - 12 - 10 - 9 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 3 - 5 - 7 - 10 - 15 - 22 - 26 - 39 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 10 RIAA Certification: Gold Grammy Nominee: Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group	3	29	2006	iTunes Amazon.mp3
3	You Found Me from the LP The Fray ARC chart run: 34 - 27 - 22 - 21 - 21 - 20 - 18 - 15 - 14 - 10 - 9 - 11 - 10 - 9 - 8 - 6 - 6 - 7 - 6 - 7 - 11 - 17 - 20 - 29 - 36 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 18 RIAA Certification: 4x Platinum	6	25	2009	iTunes Amazon.mp3
4	Never Say Never from the LP The Fray ARC chart run: 40 - 38 - 37 - 34 - 29 - 28 - 26 - 24 - 21 - 20 - 24 - 23 - 23 - 19 - 18 - 17 - 19 - 18 - 20 - 28 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 64 Grammy Nominee: Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group	17	20	2009	iTunes Amazon.mp3
5	Heartbeat from the LP Scars And Stories ARC chart run: 39 - 32 - 31 - 30 - 28 - 28 - 28 - 27 - 25 - 28 - 28 - 25 - 23 - 22 - 23 - 30 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 73	22	16	2012
6	Look After You from the LP How To Save A Life ARC chart run: 37 - 34 - 33 - 30 - 28 - 27 - 33 - 40 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 113	27	8	2007	iTunes Amazon.mp3
7	Syndicate from the LP The Fray ARC chart run: 40 - 36 - 36 - 36 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 134	36	4	2010	iTunes Amazon.mp3
8	Love Don't Die from the Helios ARC chart run: 39 - 39 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 152 RIAA Certification: Gold	39	2	2014	iTunes Amazon.mp3
	All At Once from the LP How To Save A Life	**	**	2007	iTunes Amazon.mp3
	Absolute from the LP The Fray	**	**	2009	iTunes Amazon.mp3
	Undertow [Timbaland featuring The Fray & Esthero] from the Timbaland LP Timbaland Presents Shock Value 2	**	**	2009	iTunes Amazon.mp3
Note: Song title and position links lead you to the song's ARC Weekly Top 40 chart run Songs charting prior to 1980 have information from Billboard magazine.