In 1998, the Living End signed with Modular Recordings and released their debut album, The Living End. It peaked at number one on the Australian Albums Chart and was certified four times-platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) – indicating shipment of 280,000 copies in Australia. Six tracks from the debut album were issued as singles and, as of September 2015, it remains the Living End's most commercially successful album. Their second album, Roll On (2000), provided the singles "Pictures in the Mirror" and "Roll On". It peaked at number eight and received a platinum certification. Andy Strachan replaced Dempsey on drums in 2002.[2]Modern Artillery was the band's third album, released in 2003, which peaked at number three. It achieved gold status in Australia, making it their lowest-selling album to date.
The band returned to the number-one position on the Australian Albums Chart in 2006 with their fourth album, State of Emergency. It included two more top 10 singles, "Wake Up" and "What's on Your Radio?", which charted at number five and nine respectively. In 2008, they released a fifth studio album, White Noise, along with a double A-side single, "White Noise / How Do We Know?". The album debuted at number two on the Australian Albums Chart and achieved a gold accreditation. The title track reached number twelve in its third week and was eventually certified platinum. White Noise is the group's highest-charting album on the Official New Zealand Music Chart, where it reached number 18. The group's sixth studio album, The Ending Is Just the Beginning Repeating (2011), reached number three in Australia and was also certified gold there.
Albums
Studio albums
List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
^ ab"From Here on In" was the lead track from the It's for Your Own Good EP, which charted on the ARIA singles chart. "Rising Sun" was issued as a radio-only single.
^ ab"Prisoner of Society" was issued as a single in United Kingdom and United States. "Trapped" was issued as a single in United States.
^The footage for the Australian version of "Who's Gonna Save Us?" was taken from their performance at Splendour in the Grass in 2003. The band recorded video footage of seven songs at that gig for a bonus limited edition DVD which was released with Modern Artillery (October 2003).
^In 2008 Simon Ozolins won the Australian Cinematographers Society's Gold Cinematography Award in the Music Clips category (Victoria and Tasmania) for his work with the Living End.[73]
^The footage for "Raise the Alarm" includes material from the band's Splendour in the Grass performance in 2008, a gig at the Enmore Theatre and behind the scenes footage of the band recording the related album, White Noise (July 2008).
Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. pp. 168–169.
"Dirty Man": "The ARIA Report: ARIA Top 100 Singles"(PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 24 November 2001. p. 4. Archived from the original(PDF) on 21 February 2002. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
"Tabloid Magazine": "The ARIA Report: ARIA Top 100 Singles"(PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 15 March 2004. p. 4. Archived from the original(PDF) on 7 January 2004. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
"Moment in the Sun": "The ARIA Report: ARIA Top 100 Singles"(PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 10 November 2008. p. 4. Archived from the original(PDF) on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
"Raise the Alarm": "The ARIA Report: ARIA Top 100 Singles"(PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 30 March 2009. p. 4. Archived from the original(PDF) on 20 April 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
"The Ending Is Just the Beginning Repeating": "The ARIA Report: ARIA Top 100 Singles"(PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 20 June 2011. p. 4. Archived from the original(PDF) on 30 June 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
^Arrow, Michelle (2009). Friday on Our Minds: Popular Culture in Australia Since 1945. Sydney: University of New South Wales Press Ltd. p. 227. ISBN978-086840-662-6.
From Here on In: The Singles (1997–2004): "The ARIA Report: ARIA Top 40 DVD"(PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 17 January 2005. p. 22. Archived from the original(PDF) on 20 January 2005. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
Live at Festival Hall: "The ARIA Report: ARIA Top 40 DVD"(PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 13 November 2006. p. 23. Archived from the original(PDF) on 20 December 2006. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
^"2006 ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 19 May 2011. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2015.