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Imagine Dragons
{{Infobox musical artist
| name             = Imagine Dragons
| image            = Imagine Dragons, Roundhouse, London (35390234536).jpg
| image_upright    = 1.2
| caption          = Imagine Dragons in 2017
| alias            = Ragged Insomnia
| origin           = [[Las Vegas|Las Vegas, Nevada]], U.S.
| genre            = <!-- All of these genres are sourced in the musical style section. Do not change without a source!-->{{flatlist|
(contracted; show full)t;ref name="imaginedragonsmusic2">{{cite web|date=March 11, 2015|title=About: Imagine Dragons|url=https://www.imaginedragonsmusic.com/content/about|access-date=August 31, 2016|work=imaginedragonsmusic.com}}</ref><ref name="rollingstone">{{cite magazine|last=Greene|first=Andy|date=May 8, 2013|title=Imagine Dragons Go 'Radioactive' on the Charts|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/imagine-dragons-go-radioactive-on-the-charts-20130508|magazine=Rolling Stone
|access-date=October 23, 2022|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142059/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/imagine-dragons-go-radioactive-on-the-charts-20130508|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|date=July 12, 2013|title=Imagine Dragons: The Billboard Cover Story|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1572960/imagine-dragons-the-billboard-cover-story|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 1, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-17|title=The Weeknd scores longest-running hit in US chart history|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/aug/17/the-weeknd-blinding-lights-longest-running-hit-billboard-hot-100|access-date=2021-08-17|website=th(contracted; show full)
The album's second single "[[Radioactive (Imagine Dragons song)|Radioactive]]" reached No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Alternative Songs, ''Billboard'' Rock Songs, and Swedish singles chart and has sold more than 14 million singles in the United States, going into the top 3 of the most selling songs digitally ever.<ref name="Gold & Platinum"
>{{Cite web|title=Gold & Platinum|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/|access-date=2021-10-03|website=RIAA|language=en-US}}</ref/> It also beat the record of the longest song on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 by spending 87 weeks before being broken by [[The Weeknd]]'s "[[Blinding Lights]]" in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-16|title=The Weeknd's 'Blinding Lights' Spends Record-Breaking 88th Week on Billboard Hot 100|url=http://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/news/9615371/the-weeknd-blinding-lights-hot-100-record-88-weeks|access-date=2021-10-03|website=www.billboard.com|language=(contracted; show full)

Third single "[[Demons (Imagine Dragons song)|Demons]]" reached No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Pop Songs, peaked at No. 6 on the ''Billboard'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]] and spent 61 weeks on it.<ref name="music.yahoo.com"
>{{cite web|last=Grein|first=Paul|date=January 29, 2014|title=Chart Watch: Katy Perry Ties Rihanna's Record|url=http://yahoo.com/entertainment/blogs/music-news/chart-watch-katy-perry-ties-rihanna-record-221346025.html|access-date=August 14, 2014|website=Yahoo! Music}}</ref/><ref>{{cite magazine|date=April 28, 2012|title=Chart Highlights: Imagine Dragons, Eminem, Rihanna, Ricky Martin Score New No. 1s|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5812300/chart-highlights-imagine-dragons-eminem-rihanna-ricky-martin-score-new-no-1s|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 14, 2014}}</ref> In 2021, RIAA said that the song has become the band's third diamond selling song in the US.<ref name="Gold & Platinum">{{Cite web|title=Gold & Platinum|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/|access-date=2021-10-03|website=RIAA|language=en-US}}</ref/>

Fourth single "[[On Top of the World (Imagine Dragons song)|On Top Of The World]]" reached No. 79 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] and also spent 20 weeks on the chart.<ref name="Gold & Platinum">{{Cite web|title=Gold & Platinum|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/|access-date=2021-10-03|website=RIAA|language=en-US}}</ref>

In the US, the non-singles off the album, "Bleeding Out" and "Amsterdam" were certified platinum while "Hear Me" and "Tiptoe" were certified gold.<ref name="Gold & Platinum">{{Cite web|title=Gold & Platinum|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/|access-date=2021-10-03|website=RIAA|language=en-US}}</ref/>

''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' listed them as one of "2012's Brightest New Stars" and later "The Breakout Band of 2013".<ref>{{cite magazine|date=September 11, 2012|title=2012's Brightest New Stars (So Far): Page 2|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/billboard-lists/482145/2012s-brightest-new-stars-so-far-page-2|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 11, 2013}}</ref> Imagine Dragons won the 2014 [[Billboard Music Awards]](contracted; show full)ard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=April 6, 2014}}</ref> By the time that they went into the studio to work on the album, they had created 50 demos to work from.<ref name="rollingstonegrammy">{{cite magazine|last=Browne|first=David|title=Imagine Dragons 'Not Counting on Winning' Any Grammys Sunday Night|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/imagine-dragons-not-counting-on-winning-any-grammys-sunday-night-20140121|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=April 6, 2014
|archive-date=March 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317182239/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/imagine-dragons-not-counting-on-winning-any-grammys-sunday-night-20140121|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Before the album's release, Imagine Dragons released a number of singles for other projects including a song for the film ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction]]'', called "[[Battle Cry (Imagine Dragons song)|Battle Cry]]" (June 2014) and “[[Warriors (Imagine Dragons song)|Warriors]]" for the [[Season 4 World Championship|2014 League of Legends World Championship]] (September 2014).<ref>{{cite web|title=Imagine Dragons teams with 'League of Le(contracted; show full)nce Highly Anticipated New Album, 'Mercury: Act I'|url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/imagine-dragons-mercury/|access-date=June 30, 2021|website=U Discover Music}}</ref> The band began teasing their upcoming album which was  produced by [[Rick Rubin]]. On June 29, 2021, the band announced the single "[[Wrecked (song)|Wrecked]]", along with the pre-order for their fifth studio album ''[[Mercury – Act 1]]'' a day later.<ref name="Mercury: Act I"
>{{cite web|last=Schube|first=Will|date=June 30, 2021|title=Imagine Dragons Announce Highly Anticipated New Album, 'Mercury: Act I'|url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/imagine-dragons-mercury/|access-date=June 30, 2021|website=U Discover Music}}</ref> The song was released on July 2, 2021.<ref name="Mercury: Act I">{{cite web|last=Schube|first=Will|date=June 30, 2021|title=Imagine Dragons Announce Highly Anticipated New Album, 'Mercury: Act I'|url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/imagine-dragons-mercury/|access-date=June 30, 2021|website=U Discover Music}}</ref/> The song was released on July 2, 2021.<ref name="Mercury: Act I"/> ''Mercury – Act 1'' was released on September 3, along with the single "Monday". Similar to their previous work, the album was met with mixed critical reception. It debuted at number nine in the US.

(contracted; show full)ragons end 'Night Visions' tour in Phoenix|url=http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/music/articles/20130604imagine-dragons-phoenix-concert-review.html|access-date=August 14, 2014|website=Azcentral.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Reed|first=Ryan|date=October 7, 2013|title=Imagine Dragons Announce 2014 Arena Tour Dates &#124; Music News|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/imagine-dragons-announce-arena-tour-20131007|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=November 1, 2013
|archive-date=October 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131028061035/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/imagine-dragons-announce-arena-tour-20131007|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|date=October 7, 2013|title=Imagine Dragons Announces 'Into The Night' 2014 Tour|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5748108/imagine-dragons-announces-into-the-night-2014-tour|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 1, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Smoke + Mirrors Tour]] (2015–2016)
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