 
Shinedown consists of Brent Smith on vocals, Eric
Bass on bass, piano, and vocals, Zach Myers on
guitar, and Barry Kerch on drums and formed in
Florida in 2001. In the beginning, Shinedown was
formed when Smith put together a group with himself,
guitarist Jason Todd, bassist Brad Stewart, and
Kerch. Todd and Stewart left the group in 2007 and
2008 and were replaced with Myers and Bass. Nick
Perri had joined and left the group within 2008.
Shinedown's rock sound gained them notice and a
following, but it was their more mellow sounding
track "Second Chance" that gave them widespread
attention in 2009.
Shinedown hit the Top 5 on the Billboard Mainstream
Rock Tracks chart with "Fly From The
Inside."
Shinedown released their debut LP Leave
A Whisper
(available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3). The group had some success
on the Modern Rock and Mainstream Rock charts with
the tracks "Fly From The Inside,"
"45," "Simple Man," and
"Burning Bright."
Shinedown hit the Top 5 on the Billboard Mainstream
Rock Tracks chart with "45."
Shinedown hit the Top 5 on the Billboard Mainstream
Rock Tracks chart with "Simple Man."
Shinedown hit the Top 5 on the Billboard Mainstream
Rock Tracks chart with "Burning Bright."
Leave
A Whisper
was certified gold.
Shinedown released Us
And Them
(available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3). The group hit the Modern
Rock and Mainstream Rock charts with the tracks
"Save Me," "I Dare You," and "Heroes."
Leave
A Whisper
was certified platinum.
Shinedown topped the Billboard
Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for 12 weeks with
"Save Me."
 # 81
Singles Artist of the Year
Shinedown hit the Top 5 on the Billboard Mainstream
Rock Tracks chart with "Heroes."
Shinedown released the digital EP Shinedown EP (available for
download at iTunes).
Shinedown hit the Top 40 with "I Dare You" (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
 Us
And Them
was certified gold.
Shinedown released The
Sound Of Madness (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
Shinedown topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks
chart for 3 weeks with "Devour."
Shinedown topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks
chart for 10 weeks with "Second Chance."
 # 22 Singles
Artist of the Year
Shinedown hit the Top 40 with "Second Chance"
(available for
download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
Shinedown topped the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks
chart for 3 weeks with "Second Chance."
 The
Sound Of Madness was certified gold.
Shinedown hit the Top 10 with "Second Chance."
Shinedown topped the Billboard Adult Top 40 with
"Second Chance."
Shinedown topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks
chart with "Sound of Madness."
Shinedown hit the Top 40 with "If You Only Knew" (available for download
at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
Shinedown were nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite
Alternative Artist.
Shinedown topped the Billboard 2009 Year-End Chart
Toppers as the Top Hot Heritage Rock Artist,
Top Hot Active Rock Artist, Top Mainstream Rock
Artist, and with the Top Hot Heritage Rock Song and
Top Mainstream Rock Song ("Second Chance").
 # 89
Singles Artist of the Year
The
Sound Of Madness was certified platinum.
Shinedown could be heard on the compilation LP Almost
Alice on
the track "Her Name Is Alice."
Shinedown topped the Billboard Rock Songs chart with
"The Crow And The Butterfly."
Shinedown released the 2CD/2DVD live collection - Somewhere
In The Stratosphere.
Shinedown released Amaryllis.
Shinedown topped the Billboard Rock Albums chart,
Hard Rock Albums chart, and Alternative Albums chart
with Amaryllis.
Shinedown topped the Billboard 2012 Year-End
Chart-Toppers chart with the Top Mainstream Rock Song
("Bully").
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Leave
A Whisper
Released: July, 2003
US: Platinum
Billboard peak: # 53
Tracks: "Fly From The Inside" -
"Left Out" - "Lost In The
Crowd" - "No More Love" -
"Better Vision" - "Burning
Bright" - "In Memory" - "All
I Ever Wanted" - "Stranger Inside"
- "Lacerated" - "Crying Out"
- "45" - "Simple Man" -
"Burning Bright" (Sanford Mix) -
"45" (Acoustic) |
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Us
And Them
Released: October, 2005
US: Platinum
Billboard peak: # 23
Tracks: "The Dream" -
"Heroes" - "Save Me" - "I Dare You" - "Yer Majesty" -
"Beyond The Sun" - "Trade Yourself
In" - "Lady So Divine" -
"Shed Some Light" - "Begin
Again" - "Atmosphere" -
"Fake" - "Some Day" -
"Save Me" (Acoustic) - "I Dare You" (Acoustic) - "Some
Day" (Acoustic) |
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Shinedown EP (available for
download at iTunes)
Released: June, 2006
Tracks: "I Dare You" (Acoustic Version) -
"Save Me" (Acoustic Version) -
"Break" - "Save Me" (Pull
Mix) |
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The
Sound Of Madness
Released: June 24, 2008
US: 2x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 8
Tracks: "Devour" - "Sound
Of Madness" - "Second Chance" - "Cry For
Help" - "The Crow & The
Butterfly" - "If You Only Knew" - "Sin With A
Gun" - "What A Shame" -
"Cyanide Sweet Tooth Suicide" -
"Breaking Inside" - "Call Me"
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Amazon.mp3 |
Amaryllis
Released: March 27, 2012
US: Gold
Billboard peak: # 4
Tracks: "Adrenaline" -
"Bully" - "Amaryllis" -
"Unity" - "Enemies" -
"I'm Not Alright" - "Nowhere
Kids" - "Miracle" - "I'll
Follow You" - "For My Sake" -
"My Name (Wearing Me Out)" -
"Through The Ghost" |
iTunes
Amazon.mp3 |
Threat
To Survival
Released: September 18, 2015
US: Gold
Billboard
Top 200 LPs
peak:
# 6
Tracks: "Asking For It" -
"Cut The Cord" - "State Of My
Head" - "Outcast" - "How Did
You Love" - "It All Adds Up" -
"Oblivion" - "Dangerous" -
"Thick As Thieves" - "Black
Cadillac" - "Misfits" |
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
vinyl |
Attention
Attention
Released: May 4, 2018
Billboard
Top 200 LPs
peak:
# 5
US: Gold
Tracks: "The Entrance" -
"Devil" - "Black Soul" -
"Attention Attention" - "Kill Your
Conscience" - "Pyro" -
"Monsters" - "Darkside" -
"Creatures" - "Evolve" -
"Get Up" - "Special" -
"The Human Radio" -
"Brilliant" |
Amazon.mp3
vinyl |
Planet
Zero
Released: July 1, 2022
Tracks: "2184" - "No Sleep
Tonight" - "Planet Zero" -
"Welcome" - "Dysfunctional
You" - "Dead Don't Die" -
"Standardized Experienes" -
"America Burning" - "Do Not
Panic" - "A Symptom Of Being Human" - "Hope" -
"A More Utopian Future" -
"Clueless And Dramatic" - "Sure Is
Fun" - "Daylight" - "This Is
A Warning" - "The Sain'ts Of Violence
And Innuendo" - "Army Of The
Underappreciated" - "Delete" -
"What You Wanted" |
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links lead you to the song's Top 40 chart run
(from the ARC Weekly Top 40) and LP links take you to Amazon.com for that LP (often
including track listings and sound samples). |
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