  Good Charlotte consists of Joel
Madden on lead vocals, Benji Madden on vocals
and guitar, Billy Martin on guitar, and Paul
on bass and hail from Maryland. In the late
90s, twin brothers, Joel and Benji, along
with Paul began hitting the local music scene
and eventually got Billy into the band. Good
Charlotte's sound began to get noticed and
the band played on venues with Blink-182, Lit,
Bad Religion, Eve 6,
and Nine
Days. By 2000, the demo of "The
Little Things" was hitting the airwaves
in Philadelphia creating a strong buzz for
the band and leading to a recording contract
with Epic Records.
 Good Charlotte released
their debut LP - Good
Charlotte.
Good Charlotte
recorded a remake of "If You Leave"
for the film Not
Another Teen Movie.
 # 143
Singles Artist of the Year
 Good Charlotte released The
Young And The Hopeless.
The
Young And The Hopeless was certified gold.
Good Charlotte hit the Top 40
with "Lifestyles Of The Rich
& Famous."
 The
Young And The Hopeless was certified
platinum.
 # 9
Singles Artist of the Year
Good Charlotte hit the Top 10 with "Lifestyles Of The Rich
& Famous."
 Good Charlotte hit the Top 40
with "The Anthem."
Good Charlotte performed on Saturday
Night Live.
Good Charlotte appeared on the
cover of Rolling
Stone.
 Good Charlotte hit the Top 40
with "Girls & Boys."
Good Charlotte won a MuchMusic
Award for Favorite International Group.
The
Young And The Hopeless was certified 2x
platinum.
Good Charlotte could be heard on the
soundtrack for American
Wedding with "Anthem."
 Good Charlotte hit the Top 10 with "Girls & Boys."
Good Charlotte's video for
"Lifestyles Of The Rich
& Famous" won a MTV Video Music
Award for Viewer's Choice, and was nominated for
Best Group Video and Best Rock Video. Good Charlotte also
performed at the ceremony.
 Good Charlotte hit the Top 40
with "Hold On."
 # 29
Singles Artist of the Year
Good Charlotte hit the Top 10 with "Hold On."
The
Young And The Hopeless was certified 3x
platinum.
 The video for "Hold On" was nominated
for 2 MTV Video Music
Awards including Best Group Video and Viewer's Choice.
Good Charlotte hit the
Top 40 with "Predictable."
 Good Charlotte's next LP, The
Chronicles Of Life And Death was released.
Good Charlotte topped the
Billboard Internet Albums chart with The
Chronicles Of Life And Death.
 Good Charlotte hit the
Top 40 with "I Just Wanna Live."
The
Chronicles Of Life And Death was certified
platinum.
# 249 on the Top Pop Artists
of the Past 25 Years chart.
 # 71
Singles Artist of the Year
Drummer Chris Wilson left the
band.
 On July 2nd, Good Charlotte
performed in Tokyo, Japan 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.
Good Charlotte performed on ReAct
Now: Music & Relief - a benefit
program shown on music video channels to
raise money for those affected by Hurricane
Katrina.
 The single "I Just Wanna Live" was certified
platinum.
 # 56
Singles Artist of the Year
Good Charlotte released their
next LP Good
Morning Revival.
Good Charlotte hit the Top 40
with "I Don't Wanna Be In
Love."
Good Charlotte hit the Top 10 with "I Don't Wanna Be In
Love."
 The single
"I Don't Wanna Be In
Love"
was certified gold.
Good Charlotte
released the hits and remix set The
Greatest Remixes.
 Good Charlotte could be heard on
the Sean Kingston LP Tomorrow on the track
"Shoulda Let U Go."
 # 88
Singles Artist of the Year
 Good Charlotte hit the Top 40
with "Like It's Her Birthday."
Good Charlotte released Cardiology.
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