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After recording throughout most of 2008, “the all American long haired rockers” (The Times), released their fourth studio album ”[[Only by the Night]]” on September 19, which subsequently entered the [[UK Albums Chart]] at number one and remained there for one more week. ”OnlyBy TheNight” also had two single week stints as the UK #1 album in 2009, one directly after the [[BRIT Awards]]. In the United States, the album reached number 5 on the Billboard Charts.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7640893.stm BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Kings Of Leon reign over charts]</ref> Reception to the album was the most polarized yet, with the British press granting the album glowing reviews. ”[[Q Magazine]]” named ”Only by the Night” “Album of the Year” for 2008. In the United States, reactions to the album were more mixed. ”[[Spin Magazine|Spin]]”, ”[[Rolling Stone]]”, and [[All Music Guide]] gave the album positive reviews, while [[Pitchfork Media]] gave the album a virtual equivalent of 2 stars. The album was officially named as the UK’s third biggest selling album of 2008<ref name=musicOMH2009>{{Citation | title = UK’s biggest selling albums of 2008 | url = http://blog.musicomh.com/musicomh/2008/12/uks-biggest-selling-albums-of-2008.html | year = 2009 | author = musicOMH | pages = 04 | volume = 08 | accessdate = 2009-08-04}}</ref> and the biggest selling album of 2008 in Australia.<ref>{{Citation | title = Kings of Leon score 2008’s top selling-album in Australia | url = http://www.nme.com/news/nme/41986 | year = 2009 | author = N.M.E. | journal = N.m.e. | accessdate = 2009-08-04}}</ref> “[[Sex on Fire]]” was the first single released for download in the UK on 8 September. The song became their most successful ever as it peaked at n
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