Alice in Chains discography | |
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Studio albums | 6 |
EPs | 3 |
Soundtrack albums | 6 |
Live albums | 3 |
Compilation albums | 5 |
Singles | 34 |
Video albums | 4 |
Music videos | 44 |
The discography of Alice in Chains, a Seattle-based rock band, consists of six studio albums, three extended plays (EP), three live albums, five compilations, two DVDs, 44 music videos, [1] [2] and 34 singles.
Alice in Chains was formed in 1987 by guitarist Jerry Cantrell and drummer Sean Kinney, who then recruited bassist Mike Starr and singer Layne Staley. [3] [4] The band signed to Columbia Records in 1989 and released its first EP, We Die Young , in July 1990. [5] Later that year, the band released its debut studio album, Facelift . The single "Man in the Box", which reached number 18 on the Mainstream Rock chart, helped Facelift achieve double Platinum status. [6] The band toured in support of the album for two years before releasing the acoustic EP Sap in early 1992. In September 1992, Alice in Chains released Dirt . The critically acclaimed album, also the band's most successful, debuted at number six on the Billboard 200, and was certified quintuple Platinum. [6] The band did not tour in support of Dirt for very long, due to Staley's drug addiction. [7] While touring, Starr left the band for personal reasons and was replaced by Mike Inez. [8] 1994 saw the release of Alice in Chains' second acoustic EP, Jar of Flies . It entered the charts in the top slot, making it the first Alice in Chains release—and the first EP in history—to debut at number one. In 1995, the band released a self-titled album, which debuted at the top of the Billboard 200, and has since been awarded—along with Facelift—double Platinum status while Jar of Flies maintains Quadruple Platinum status. [6] Alice in Chains entered a hiatus after not touring since the release of Dirt. [9]
From 1996 to 2002, the band was mostly inactive, releasing two live albums, including the successful Unplugged , [6] and three compilations. On April 19, 2002, Staley was found dead in his home after overdosing on heroin and cocaine, causing the group to break up. [10] In 2005, the band reunited with new vocalist William DuVall. [11] On April 25, 2009, it was announced that Alice in Chains had signed to Virgin/EMI making it the band's first label change in their 20-plus year career. [12] Black Gives Way to Blue , the group's first album with DuVall, was released on September 29, 2009. [13] In 2011, Alice in Chains began work on their fifth studio album, The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here , which was released on May 28, 2013. [14] Alice in Chains' sixth studio album, Rainier Fog , was released on August 24, 2018. [15]
As of 2019, Alice in Chains has had 18 Top 10 songs and five No. 1 hits on Billboard 's Mainstream Rock chart. [16]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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US [17] | AUS [18] | CAN [19] | FIN [20] | GER [21] | NLD [22] | NZ [23] | NOR [24] | SWE [25] | UK [26] | |||
Facelift | 42 | 38 | 53 | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Dirt |
| 6 | 13 | 25 | — | 25 | 17 | 36 | 15 | 11 | 36 | |
Alice in Chains |
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 93 | 75 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 37 | |
Black Gives Way to Blue |
| 5 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 34 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 19 | |
The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 52 | 12 | 6 | 35 | 22 | |
Rainier Fog |
| 12 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 9 | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
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US [17] | AUS [18] | CAN [32] | FIN [20] | GER [21] | NLD [22] | NZ [23] | NOR [24] | SWE [25] | UK [26] | |||||
MTV Unplugged |
| 3 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 46 | 33 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 20 | |||
Live |
| 142 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Live Facelift | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
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US [17] | AUS [18] | CAN [19] | NZ [23] | UK [26] | |||
Jar of Flies/Sap [36] |
| — | 2 | — | — | 4 | |
Nothing Safe: Best of the Box |
| 20 | — | 37 | 41 | — | |
Music Bank |
| 123 | — | — | — | — | |
Greatest Hits |
| 112 | — | — | — | — |
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The Essential Alice in Chains |
| 139 | — | — | — | — |
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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US [17] | AUT [37] | CAN [19] | GER [21] | NLD [22] | NZ [23] | NOR [24] | SWE [25] | SWI [38] | UK [26] | |||
We Die Young |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Sap |
| 134 [upper-alpha 1] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Jar of Flies |
| 1 | 22 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 4 | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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US [39] | US Main Rock [40] | US Rock [41] | AUS [18] | CAN [42] | EU [43] | FIN [44] | IRL [45] | NLD [22] | UK [26] | |||||
"We Die Young" | 1990 | — | — | × | — | — | — | — | — | — | — [upper-alpha 2] | We Die Young EP and Facelift | ||
"Man in the Box" | 1991 | — | 18 | × | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Facelift | |
"Bleed the Freak" | — | — | × | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Sea of Sorrow" | 1992 | — | 27 | × | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Would?" | — | 31 | 15 | 69 | — | 77 | 36 | — | 33 | 19 | Dirt | |||
"Them Bones" | — | 24 | × [upper-alpha 3] | 93 | — | 76 | 38 | 22 | — | 26 |
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"Angry Chair" | — | 34 | × [upper-alpha 4] | — | — | 79 | — | 28 | — | 33 | ||||
"Rooster" | 1993 | — | 7 | × | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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"Down in a Hole" | — | 10 | × | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | 36 |
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"What the Hell Have I" | — | 19 | × | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Last Action Hero soundtrack | |||
"No Excuses" | 1994 | — [upper-alpha 5] | 1 | × [upper-alpha 6] | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jar of Flies | |
"I Stay Away" | — | 10 | × | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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"Don't Follow" | — | 25 | × | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Got Me Wrong" | — | 7 | × [upper-alpha 7] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Clerks soundtrack/Sap | |||
"Grind" | 1995 | — | 7 | × [upper-alpha 8] | 77 | 53 | 70 | — | — | — | 23 | Alice in Chains | ||
"Heaven Beside You" | 1996 | — [upper-alpha 9] | 3 | × [upper-alpha 10] | 60 | — | 94 | — | — | — | 35 |
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"Again" | — | 8 | × [upper-alpha 11] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Over Now" | — | 4 | × [upper-alpha 12] | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | Unplugged | |||
"Would?" (Unplugged) | — | 19 | × | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Get Born Again" | 1999 | — [upper-alpha 13] | 4 | × [upper-alpha 14] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Nothing Safe: Best of the Box | ||
"Fear the Voices" | — | 11 | × [upper-alpha 15] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Music Bank | |||
"Man in the Box" (live) | 2000 | — | 39 | × [upper-alpha 16] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Live | ||
"A Looking in View" | 2009 | — [upper-alpha 17] | 12 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Black Gives Way to Blue | ||
"Check My Brain" | 92 | 1 | 1 | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Your Decision" | — [upper-alpha 18] | 1 | 1 | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Lesson Learned" | 2010 | — | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Hollow" | 2012 | — | 1 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here | ||
"Stone" | 2013 | — | 1 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Voices" | — | 3 | — [upper-alpha 19] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Tears" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rush - 2112 (40th Anniversary Edition) | ||
"The One You Know" | 2018 | — | 9 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rainier Fog | ||
"So Far Under" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Never Fade" | — | 10 | — [upper-alpha 20] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Rainier Fog" | 2019 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. "×" denotes periods where charts did not exist or were not archived |
Year | Song | Album [53] | Comments |
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1992 | "Would?" | Singles soundtrack | Later appeared on Dirt |
1993 | "What the Hell Have I?" and "A Little Bitter" | Last Action Hero soundtrack | Remixed versions of these songs later appeared on Music Bank |
1994 | "Them Bones" | Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie English soundtrack | Originally appeared on Dirt |
"Got Me Wrong" | Clerks soundtrack | Originally appeared on Sap | |
1996 | "Again" | Marvin's Room soundtrack | Originally appeared on Alice In Chains |
2004 | "Them Bones" | Riding Giants soundtrack and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | Originally appeared on Dirt |
2008 | "Would?" | Burnout Paradise soundtrack | Originally appeared on Dirt |
2009 | "Rooster" | Terminator Salvation soundtrack | Originally appeared on Dirt |
"Them Bones" | Madden NFL 10 soundtrack | Originally appeared on Dirt |
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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1990 | "We Die Young" (version one) | The Art Institute of Seattle | |
"We Die Young" (version two) | Rocky Schenck | ||
1991 | "Sea of Sorrow" (version one) | Paul Rachman | |
"Man in the Box" | |||
"Sea of Sorrow" (version two) | Martyn Atkins | ||
"Bleed the Freak (live)" | Josh Taft | From Live Facelift | |
1992 | "Would?" | Cameron Crowe Josh Taft | |
"Them Bones" | Rocky Schenck | ||
"Angry Chair" | Matt Mahurin | ||
1993 | "Rooster" | Mark Pellington | |
"What the Hell Have I?" | Rocky Schenck | ||
"Down in a Hole" | Nigel Dick | ||
1994 | "No Excuses" | Matt Mahurin | |
"I Stay Away" | Nick Donkin | ||
1995 | "Grind" | Rocky Schenck | |
1996 | "Heaven Beside You" | Frank W. Ockenfels III | |
"Again" | George Vale Layne Staley | ||
"Over Now" (MTV Unplugged) | Alex Coletti | ||
1999 | "Get Born Again" | Paul Fedor | |
2009 | "A Looking in View" | Stephen Schuster | |
"Check My Brain" | Alexandre Courtes | ||
"Your Decision" | Stephen Schuster | ||
2010 | "Lesson Learned" | Paul Matthaeus | |
"Acid Bubble" | Nick Goso | ||
"Last of My Kind" (live) [54] | |||
2013 | "Hollow" | Roboshobo | |
"Stone" | |||
"Voices" | |||
"The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here" | Travis Hopkins | ||
2014 | "Phantom Limb" | Roboshobo | |
2018 | "The One You Know" (version one) | Adam Mason | |
"Never Fade" | |||
2019 | "The One You Know" (version two) | Episode from Black Antenna | |
"Rainier Fog" | |||
"Red Giant" | |||
"Fly" | |||
"Drone" | |||
"Deaf Ears Blind Eyes" | |||
"Rainier Fog" | Peter Darley Miller & Alice In Chains | Official music video | |
"Maybe" | Adam Mason | Episode from Black Antenna | |
"So Far Under" | |||
"Never Fade" | |||
"All I Am" | |||
"Private Hell" [55] | Todd Shuss | ||
Year | Video details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||
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US | UK [56] | ||||||||||||||||
1991 | Live Facelift
| — | 11 | RIAA: Gold [6] | |||||||||||||
1995 | The Nona Tapes
| 32 [57] | 10 | ||||||||||||||
1996 | Unplugged
| 7 [58] | 18 | RIAA: Gold [6] | |||||||||||||
1999 | Music Bank: The Videos
| 11 [59] | 33 | RIAA: Gold [6] | |||||||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Year | Song | Artist(s) | Album |
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2016 | "Tears" | Rush | Rush - 2112 (40th Anniversary Edition) |
2019 | "Would?" | Heart | Live in Atlantic City [60] |
"Rooster" |
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