  The Killers consists of Brandon
Flowers on vocals and keyboards, David
Keuning on guitar, Mark Stroermer on bass,
and Ronnie Vannucci on drums. In 2002,
Flowers began forming the group after leaving
the band 'Blush Response'.
 # 127
Singles Artist of the Year
The Killers released Hot
Fuss.
 The Killers hit the Top 40 with
"Somebody Told Me."
Hot
Fuss was certified gold.
 # 38
Singles Artist of the Year
 The single "Somebody Told Me" was certified
gold.
Hot
Fuss was certified platinum.
The Killers hit the Top 40 with
"Mr. Brightside."
The Killers
were nominated for 3 Grammy Awards including Best Rock Song, Best Rock Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group ("Somebody Told Me"), and for Best Rock Album (Hot
Fuss).
 The single "Mr. Brightside" was certified
gold.
The Killers hit the Top 10 with "Mr. Brightside."
Hot
Fuss was certified 2x platinum.
The single "Somebody Told Me" was certified 2x
platinum and "Mr. Brightside" was certified
platinum.
 On July 2nd, the Killers
performed 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.
The Killers won a MTV Video Music
Award for Best New Artist and the video for
"Mr. Brightside" was nominated
for Best Group Video, Best Rock Video, and Best Art Direction. The group also
performed at the ceremony.
The Killers hit the Top 40 with
"All These Things That
I've Done."
 The Killers won a World Music
Award for World's Best-Selling New Group.
The Killers were nominated for
an American Music
Award for Favorite Breakthrough New Artist.
 Hot
Fuss was certified 3x platinum.
 # 57
Singles Artist of the Year
The Killers
were nominated for 2 Grammy Awards including Best Pop Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group ("Mr. Brightside") and Best Rock Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group ("All These Things That
I've Done").
 The Killers hit the Top 40 with
"When You Were Young."
The Killers performed on Saturday
Night Live.
The Killers released their next
LP Sam's
Town.
The Killers topped the Billboard
Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart with "When You Were Young."
The Killers topped the UK and
Canadian LP charts with Sam's
Town.
 The Killers topped Billboard Top
Digital Albums chart with Sam's
Town.
The Killers won a MTV Europe
Music Award for Best Rock Artist.
Sam's
Town was certified platinum.
 The Killers were nominated for 2
Grammy Awards for Best Rock Song
(awarded to the songwriter) and Best Music Video, Short Form ("When You Were Young").
The Killers won 2 Birt Awards
for Best International Group and Best
International Album (Sam's
Town).
 The Killers topped the Billboard
Hot Dance Airplay chart with "Read My
Mind."
The Killers topped the Billboard
Hot Dance Club Play chart with "Read My
Mind."
 The single "Somebody Told Me" was certified
platinum.
The Killers released Sawdust - a set that included
rarities, soundtrack tracks, and unreleased
tracks.
The Killers will release Day
& Age on November 25th.
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Hot Fuss
Released: June, 2004
US: 3x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 7
Rolling Stone:  - Entertainment
Weekly: C
Tracks: "Jenny Was A
Friend Of Mine" - "Mr. Brightside" -
"Smile Like You Mean It" -
"Somebody Told Me" - "All These Things
That I've Done" - "Andy, You're
A Star" - "On Top" -
"Change Your Mind" -
"Believe Me Natalie" -
"Midnight Show" -
"Everything Will Be Alright" |
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Sam's Town
Released: October, 2006
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 2
Rolling Stone:  - Entertainment
Weekly: C
Tracks: "Sam's
Town" - "Enterlude" -
"When You Were Young" -
"Bling (Confession Of A King)"
- "For Reasons Unknown" -
"Read My Mind" - "Uncle
Jonny" - "Bones" -
"My List" - "This River Is
Wild" - "Why Do I Keep
Counting?" - "Exitlude" |
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Sawdust
Released: November, 2007
Billboard
peak:
# 12
Rolling Stone:  - Entertainment
Weekly: B
Tracks:
"Tranquilize" -
"Shadowplay" - "All The
Pretty Faces" - "Leave The
Bourbon On The Shelf" - "Sweet
Talk" - "Under The Gun" -
"Where The White Boys Dance" -
"Show You How" - "Move
Away" - "Glamorous Indie Rock
& Roll" - "Who Let You
Go?" - "The Ballad Of Michael
Valentine" - "Ruby, Don't Take
Your Love To Town" - "Daddy's
Eyes" - "Sam's Town"
(Abbey Road Version) - "Romeo &
Juliet" - "Mr. Brightside" (Jacques Lu
Cont's Thin White Duke Remix) |
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