Kent discography
Kent live in Eskilstuna, 2008.
Studio albums12
Compilation albums3
Music videos32
EPs1
Singles in Swedish39
Singles in English6

The discography of the Swedish alternative rock band Kent consists of twelve studio albums (with two of them also released in English), three compilation albums, one of whom is a box set, one EP, thirty-nine Swedish and six English singles. The band consists of Joakim Berg (lead vocals and guitar), Martin Sköld (bass and keyboards), Sami Sirviö (lead guitar and keyboards), Markus Mustonen (drums, backing vocals, keyboards and piano) and was founded in Eskilstuna in 1990.

Albums

Swedish studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
SWE
[1]
NOR
[2]
FIN
[3]
DEN
[4]
KOR
[5]
Kent
  • Released: 15 March 1995
  • Label: RCA, BMG
  • Format: CD
22
  • Worldwide: 60,000[6]
Verkligen 1
  • Worldwide: 120,000[6]
  • SWE: Platinum[7]
Isola
  • Released: 12 November 1997
  • Label: RCA Victor, BMG
  • Format: LP, CD, cassette
1 35 12
  • Worldwide: 240,000[6]
  • SWE: 2× Platinum[7]
  • FIN: Gold[8]
  • NOR: Gold[9]
Hagnesta Hill
  • Released: 6 December 1999
  • Label: RCA Victor, BMG
  • Format: LP, CD, cassette
1 9 6
  • Worldwide: 250,000[6]
  • SWE: 2× Platinum[7]
  • FIN: Gold[8]
Vapen & ammunition
  • Released: 15 April 2002
  • Label: RCA, BMG
  • Format: LP, CD
1 1 1 4
  • Worldwide: 600,000[6]
  • SWE: 6× Platinum[7]
  • FIN: Platinum[8]
  • DEN: 2× Platinum[10]
  • NOR: 2× Platinum[9]
Du & jag döden
  • Released: 15 March 2005
  • Label: RCA, Sony BMG
  • Format: LP, CD
1 1 2 2
  • Worldwide: 220,000[6]
  • SWE: 2× Platinum[7]
  • FIN: Gold[8]
Tillbaka till samtiden 1 2 3 5
  • SWE: 3× Platinum[7]
Röd
  • Released: 6 November 2009
  • Label: RCA, Sony
  • Format: LP, CD, digital download
1 4 4 6
  • SWE: 2× Platinum[7]
En plats i solen
  • Released: 30 June 2010
  • Label: RCA
  • Format: LP, CD, digital download
1 2 1 4
Jag är inte rädd för mörkret 1 1 5 2
Tigerdrottningen
  • Released: 30 April 2014[14]
  • Label: Sonet, Universal
  • Format: LP, CD, digital download
1 1 6 3
Då som nu för alltid
  • Released: 20 May 2016
  • Label: RCA, Sony
  • Format: CD, digital download
1 5 3 13 61
  • SWE: 2× Platinum[16]
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

English studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
SWE
[1]
NLD
[17]
Isola
  • Released: 27 April 1998
  • Label: RCA Victor, BMG
  • Format: CD
20
[18]
93
Hagnesta Hill
  • Released: 28 April 2000
  • Label: RCA Victor, BMG
  • Format: CD
19
[18]
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
(sales thresholds)
SWE
[1]
NOR
[2]
FIN
[3]
B-sidor 95–00 2 31 18
  • Worldwide: 60,000[6]
  • SWE: Platinum[7]
Best Of 1 16 9

Box sets

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
SWE
[1]
NOR
[2]
FIN
[3]
Box 1991–2008
  • Released: 29 October 2008
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Format: CD
1 38 18
  • SWE: Platinum[7]

Extended plays

Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
SWE
[1]
NOR
[2]
FIN
[3]
DEN
[4]
The hjärta & smärta EP
  • Released: 2 November 2005
  • Label: RCA, Sony BMG
  • Format: CD
1 2 1 2
  • SWE: 2× Platinum[7]

Singles

Swedish

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications Album
SWE
[1]
NOR
[2]
FIN
[3]
DEN
[4]
1995 "När det blåser på månen" Kent
"Som vatten"
"Frank"
"Jag vill inte vara rädd"
1996 "Kräm (så nära får ingen gå)" 4 Verkligen
"Halka" 36
"Gravitation" 14
1997 "Om du var här" 3 Isola
1998 "Saker man ser" 22
"747" 28
1999 "Musik non stop" 3 14 9 Hagnesta Hill
2000 "En himmelsk drog" 12 11
"Kevlarsjäl" 23
"Chans" 14 B-sidor 95–00
"Spökstad"[C]
2002 "Dom andra" 1 8 5 Vapen & Ammunition
"Kärleken väntar" 2 19 16
"FF" / "VinterNoll2" 2 9 10
2005 "Max 500" 1 1 4 6 Du & jag döden
"Palace & Main" 1 5
"Den döda vinkeln" 14
2006 "Nålens öga" 3 non-album single
2007 "Ingenting" 2 2 17 11 Tillbaka till samtiden
"Columbus" 3
2008 "Generation Ex" 9
"Vy från ett luftslott" 31
2009 "Töntarna" 1 1 5 Röd
"2000"[D] 1 non-album single
"Hjärta" 30 Röd
2010 "Idioter" 33
"Gamla Ullevi" 1 En plats i solen
"Skisser för sommaren" 2
"Ismael" / "Varje gång du möter min blick" 13
2012 "999" 10 Jag är inte rädd för mörkret
"Jag ser dig" 33
"Tänd på" 37
"Ingen kunde röra oss" non-album single
2014 "La Belle Epoque" 8 Tigerdrottningen
"Var är vi nu?" 21
"Mirage" 18
2016 "Egoist" 4 Best Of
"Vi är inte längre där" 22 Då som nu för alltid
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

English

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
NLD
[17]
UK
[26]
1998 "If You Were Here" 90 158 Isola
"Things She Said"
1999 "747" 61
"If You Were Here" (reissue)
2000 "Music Non Stop" Hagnesta Hill
"Heavenly Junkies"
"More than Hagnesta Hill"
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Other charted songs

Year Song Peak chart positions Album
SWE
[1]
NOR
[2]
2005 "Dom som försvann" 8 The hjärta & smärta EP
2007 "Min värld" 36 non-album single
"Tick Tack" 56
2008 "Det kanske kommer en förändring" 18
"Berlin" 39 Tillbaka till samtiden
2010 "Sverige" 46 Vapen & ammunition
"Utan dina andetag" 48 B-sidor 95–00
2012 "Petroleum" 28 Jag är inte rädd för mörkret
"Isis & bast" 33
"Beredd på allt" 48
"Ruta 1" 57
"Färger på natten" 53
"Låt dom komma" 60
2014 "Skogarna" 12 Tigerdrottningen
"Svart snö" 24
"Allt har sin tid" 31
"Innan himlen faller ner" 28
"Din enda vän" 25
"Godhet" 26
"Simmaren" 42
"Den andra sidan" 39
2016 "Andromeda" 21 Då som nu för alltid
"Tennsoldater" 27
"Vi är för alltid" 28
"Nattpojken & Dagflickan" 32
"Förlåtelsen" 41
"Den sista sången" 42
"Gigi" 46
"Skyll inte ifrån dig" 49
"Falska profeter" 52
"Terapi" 60 Best Of
"Silver" 91
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Notes

  • D^ "2000" was written as the theme song for the Swedish TV-series Hemlös (Swedish for "Homeless"), and all proceeds were donated to the foundation for the homeless of Stockholm, Stockholms hemlösa.

Music videos

Year Title Director(s)
1995 "När det blåser på månen" Jonas Linell
"Frank" Adam Berg
1996 "Kräm (så nära får ingen gå)"
"Gravitation"
1997 "Om du var här"
1998 "Saker man ser"
"747" (English version)
1999 "If You Were Here"
"Things She Said"
"Musik non stop" Johan Renck
2000 "En himmelsk drog"
"Music Non Stop" Johan Renck (Europe and Asia) / Adam Berg (USA)
"Heavenly Junkies" Johan Renck
"Chans" Adam Berg
2002 "Dom andra"
"Kärleken väntar" Johan Renck
"VinterNoll2" Adam Berg
"FF"
2005 "Max 500" Johan Renck
"Palace & Main" Adam Berg
"Den döda vinkeln" Marcus Engstrand
"Dom som försvann" Adam Berg
2007 "Ingenting" Adam Berg, Mattias Montero
"Columbus" Popcore
"Generation Ex"
2008 "Vy från ett luftslott"[E] Lars Lind, Erik Lind, Kajsa Engdahl
2009 "Töntarna" Johan Söderberg
"Hjärta" Robinovich
2010 "Idioter" Gustav Johansson
"Idioter" (alternativ version) Leo Josefsson (as Le Monde de Leo)
2012 "999" John Boisen, Björn Fävremark, Torbjörn Martin
"Jag ser dig"
"Tänd på"
2014 "Var är vi nu?" John Boisen, Björn Fävremark
"Mirage"
2016 "Då Som Nu För Alltid" Adam Berg
"Den vänstra stranden" Joanna Nordahl
"Vi är för alltid"
"Den sista sången"

Notes

  • E^ Kent held a contest where fans were asked to submit their own videos of "Vy från ett luftslott". The band chose five finalists out of 65 entries, and the winner was picked through a poll on the band's forum.

References

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