Queens of the Stone Age (also known as QOTSA) was formed in 1996 by guitarist and vocalist Josh Homme (formerly of Kyuss) under the name Gamma Ray.[1] The band signed with the independent label Loosegroove Records and released the Kyuss/Queens of the Stone Age extended play in 1997.[2] In 1998, the band released its full-length debut, Queens of the Stone Age. The band subsequently signed with Interscope Records and released its first album for a major label, Rated R, which became the first Queens of the Stone Age album to chart.
In 2001, the band was joined by vocalist Mark Lanegan, and released their third album, Songs for the Deaf in 2002. The album brought the band to a new level of commercial success, and a full-fledged tour followed in support of the album. Queens of the Stone Age released a follow-up album, Lullabies to Paralyze, in 2005. The album peaked at number five on the Billboard 200, selling 97,000 copies during its first week.[3] Two years later, the band released its fifth studio album, Era Vulgaris, which debuted and peaked at number fourteen on the Billboard 200.[4]
After a four-year hiatus, Queens of the Stone Age released ...Like Clockwork on June 4, 2013, their only number-one album to date on the Billboard 200, and four more years later saw the release of Villains on August 25, 2017.
On June 16, 2023, the band released the album In Times New Roman..., its eighth record, to generally favorable reviews. The release was followed by a tour in the United States and Europe in the summer.
Albums
Studio albums
List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
"Era Vulgaris" was released as part of a promotional contest for fans to win "a special package" from the band.[64] On April 13, packages were sent to selected winners containing a CD entitled You Know What You Did with the sole track "Era Vulgaris".[65]
^Chart position for the 2010 Deluxe Edition re-release.[17]
^Chart position for the 2010 Deluxe Edition re-release.[18]
^"The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret" did not enter the Billboard Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 36 on the Alternative Airplay chart.[39]
^"The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 30 on the Flemish Back Catalogue Singles chart.[40]
^"Feel Good Hit of the Summer" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 39 on the UK Physical Singles Chart Top 100.[41]
^"No One Knows" did not enter the Billboard Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 1 on the Alternative Airplay chart.[39]
^"No One Knows" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 17 on the Flemish Back Catalogue Singles chart.[42]
^"Go with the Flow" did not enter the Billboard Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 7 on the Alternative Airplay chart.[39]
^"Go with the Flow" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number six on the Flemish Back Catalogue Singles chart.[45]
^"Little Sister" did not enter the Billboard Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 2 on the Alternative Airplay chart.[39]
^"Little Sister" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 31 on the Flemish Back Catalogue Singles chart.[46]
^"In My Head" did not enter the Billboard Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 32 on the Alternative Airplay chart.[39]
^"Burn the Witch" did not enter the Billboard Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 40 on the Alternative Airplay chart.[39]
^"Sick, Sick, Sick" did not enter the Billboard Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 23 on the Alternative Airplay chart.[39]
^"3's & 7's" did not enter the Billboard Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 25 on the Alternative Airplay chart.[39]
^"Make It wit Chu" did not enter the Flanders Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 8 on the Ultratip chart.[34]
^"I Sat by the Ocean" did not enter the Billboard Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 23 on the Rock & Alternative Airplay chart.[47]
^"I Sat by the Ocean" did not enter the Flanders Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 9 on the Ultratip chart.[34]
^"I Sat by the Ocean" did not enter the Netherlands Singles Chart but peaked on the Dutch Tipparade Chart at number nine.[48]
^"I Sat by the Ocean" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 96 on the UK Streaming Chart.[49]
^"The Way You Used to Do" did not enter the Flanders Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 11 on the Ultratip chart.[34]
^"The Way You Used to Do" did not enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 44 on the Canadian All-format Airplay chart.[50]
^"The Way You Used to Do" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 92 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart.[51]
^"The Evil Has Landed" did not enter the Flanders Ultratop 50, but charted as an "extra tip" on the Ultratip chart.[34]
^"Emotion Sickness" did not enter the Billboard Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 31 on the Alternative Airplay chart.[39]
^"Paper Machete" did not enter the Billboard Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 21 on the Alternative Airplay chart.[39]
^"Feet Don't Fail Me" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number eight on the NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart.[70]
Rated R: "ARIA Report 571"(PDF). Archived from the original on February 20, 2002.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
"The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret"/"Feel Good Hit of the Summer": "The ARIA Report Issue 574 – Week Commencing 26th February 2001"(PDF). Australian Web Archive (original document published by ARIA). p. 4. Archived from the original on February 20, 2002. Retrieved April 30, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) N.B. The HP column displays the single's highest position on the chart.
"First It Giveth": Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 228.
"Sick, Sick, Sick" and "Make It wit Chu": Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: Q – Qwilo". zobbel.de. Tobias Zywietz. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
^I Was a Teenage Hand Model (track listing). Queens of the Stone Age. Roadrunner Records. 1998. RR PROMO 374.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Monsters in the Parasol (track listing). Queens of the Stone Age. Interscope Records. 2001. QOCDP3.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Everybody Knows That You're Insane (track listing). Queens of the Stone Age. Interscope Records. 2005. INSANE1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^How to Handle a Rope (A Lesson in the Lariat) (track listing). Queens of the Stone Age. Rekords Rekords. 2011. REK004.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
