Arctic Monkeys

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Arctic Monkeys are a four-piece band from High Green, a suburb of Sheffield, England. The band’s northern roots are a key element of their music, while their sound and lyrics - often social commentaries - have been compared to The Jam, Pulp and The Streets. Each of the band’s first five singles I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor, When the Sun Goes Down, Leave Before the Lights Come On, Brianstorm and Fluorescent Adolescent hit the UK Top Five, with a sixth Teddy Picker going Top 20. Their debut single, I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor, and the follow up When the Sun Goes Down, went straight to number one in the UK Top 40 Singles Chart.

The band consists of lead vocalist/guitarist Alex Turner, lead guitarist/backing vocalist Jamie Cook, bassist Nick O’Malley (a replacement for original bassist Andy Nicholson who left in May 2006) and drummer/backing vocalist Matt Helders.

The band’s rise to success started in late 2004/early 2005 when demo songs which had been handed out in CD form at gigs found their way onto the internet. These demos rapidly spread among message boards and friends leading to a growing fan base for the band, and were collected on the unofficial Beneath the Boardwalk, which the band recognizes on their website. The band owe much of their success to viral buzz via the Internet, and have eschewed typical ‘commercial’ channels, including refusing to appear on the U K’s (now discontinued) Top Of The Pops music program, which was often seen as a gateway to success.
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–	1	Add this track to your playlist I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor	8,132
–	2	Add this track to your playlist Mardy Bum	8,003
1	3	Add this track to your playlist Dancing Shoes	7,941
1	4	Add this track to your playlist When the Sun Goes Down	7,777
–	5	Add this track to your playlist Fake Tales of San Francisco	7,267
–	6	Add this track to your playlist Teddy Picker	6,981
–	7	Add this track to your playlist Fluorescent Adolescent	6,796
–	8	Add this track to your playlist The View From the Afternoon	6,482
–	9	Add this track to your playlist A Certain Romance	6,318
–	10	Add this track to your playlist Brianstorm	6,201
1	11	Add this track to your playlist D Is for Dangerous	6,126
2	12	Add this track to your playlist Balaclava	6,107
2	13	Add this track to your playlist Still Take You Home	6,088
1	14	Add this track to your playlist From the Ritz to the Rubble	5,879
1	15	Add this track to your playlist Do Me a Favour	5,675
1	16	Add this track to your playlist Riot Van	5,645
–	17	Add this track to your playlist Old Yellow Bricks	5,429
–	18	Add this track to your playlist This House Is a Circus	5,009
–	19	Add this track to your playlist Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secured	4,927
–	20	Add this track to your playlist The Bad Thing	4,705

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Top Tracks, Last Six Months

–	1	Add this track to your playlist Dancing Shoes	109,980
–	2	Add this track to your playlist Mardy Bum	107,177
–	3	Add this track to your playlist I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor	105,069
–	4	Add this track to your playlist Fake Tales of San Francisco	101,801
–	5	Add this track to your playlist When the Sun Goes Down	95,091
–	6	Add this track to your playlist The View From the Afternoon	91,309
–	7	Add this track to your playlist A Certain Romance	89,693
1	8	Add this track to your playlist Still Take You Home	86,579
1	9	Add this track to your playlist Teddy Picker	86,200
–	10	Add this track to your playlist Riot Van	84,403
–	11	Add this track to your playlist From the Ritz to the Rubble	83,284
1	12	Add this track to your playlist Fluorescent Adolescent	76,392
2	13	Add this track to your playlist Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secured	73,975
2	14	Add this track to your playlist D Is for Dangerous	73,241
1	15	Add this track to your playlist Balaclava	71,426
–	16	Add this track to your playlist Brianstorm	70,057
–	17	Add this track to your playlist Do Me a Favour	67,393
–	18	Add this track to your playlist Old Yellow Bricks	64,917
–	19	Add this track to your playlist This House Is a Circus	63,063
2	20	Add this track to your playlist Perhaps Vampires Is a Bit Strong But...	60,612
1	21	Add this track to your playlist The Bad Thing	59,962
1	22	Add this track to your playlist If You Were There, Beware	59,037
–	23	Add this track to your playlist 505	52,952
–	24	Add this track to your playlist Only Ones Who Know	43,345
–	25	Add this track to your playlist You Probably Couldn't See for the Lights But You Were Staring Straight at Me	33,399
–	26	Add this track to your playlist Flourescent Adolescent	27,518
–	27	Add this track to your playlist Brainstorm	26,363
–	28	Add this track to your playlist Cigarette Smoke	24,341
1	29	Add this track to your playlist You Probably Couldn't See for the Lights but You Were Looking Straight at Me	23,936
1	30	Add this track to your playlist Leave Before the Lights Come On	23,299
–	31	Add this track to your playlist No Buses	21,065
–	32	Add this track to your playlist Scummy	20,401
–	33	Add this track to your playlist Cigarette Smoker Fiona	19,105
–	34	Add this track to your playlist Choo Choo	18,006
–	35	Add this track to your playlist Despair In the Departure Lounge	17,451
–	36	Add this track to your playlist Only Ones Who Knows	16,211
–	37	Add this track to your playlist Bigger Boys and Stolen Sweethearts	15,437
–	38	Add this track to your playlist On the Run From the MI5	14,207
–	39	Add this track to your playlist Baby I'm Yours	13,602
–	40	Add this track to your playlist sos	12,252
–	41	Add this track to your playlist Temptation Greets You Like Your Naughty Friend	11,803
–	42	Add this track to your playlist Knock a Door Run	11,529
–	43	Add this track to your playlist Put Your Dukes Up John	11,317
–	44	Add this track to your playlist I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor	10,790
–	45	Add this track to your playlist Who The Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys	10,145
–	46	Add this track to your playlist Fake Tales of San Fransisco	8,996
–	47	Add this track to your playlist What If You Were Right the First Time?	8,795
–	48	Add this track to your playlist Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor	8,721
2	49	Add this track to your playlist Space Invaders	8,198
2	50	Add this track to your playlist Teddy Pickers	8,053