Bad Company discography

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Bad Company discography
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Bad Company in 1976.
Studio albums12
Live albums5
Music videos6
Singles29

The discography of Bad Company consists of 12 studio albums, and 6 live albums. Additionally, they have released 29 singles and 6 music videos.

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Although they were an English band, Bad Company had more success in the United States than in the United Kingdom. Four of their albums were certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry, while another four other albums were certified Multi-Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Bad Company's most successful album was their 1974 debut, Bad Company . It was a Number One album on the Billboard 200 and also made the Top 3 on the UK Albums Chart. This album featured their biggest hit, "Can't Get Enough", which is their only Top 5 single on the Billboard Hot 100 and their highest-charting single on the UK Singles Chart, where it reached #15 in 1974.

Albums

Studio albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
CAN
[3]
FR
[4]
GE
[5]
NDL
[6]
NOR
[7]
NZ
[8]
SWE
[9]
US
[10]
1974 Bad Company 3614517271
1975 Straight Shooter
  • Release date: March 28, 1975
  • Label: Island, Swan Song
3831347196133
1976 Run with the Pack
  • Release date: January 30, 1976
  • Label: Island, Swan Song
491319111132235
1977 Burnin' Sky
  • Release date: March 3, 1977
  • Label: Island, Swan Song
1715161445323215
1979 Desolation Angels
  • Release date: March 7, 1979
  • Label: Swan Song
10276292773293
1982 Rough Diamonds
  • Release date: August 1982
  • Label: Swan Song
156326613226
1986 Fame and Fortune
  • Release date: October 22, 1986
  • Label: Atlantic
106
1988 Dangerous Age
  • Release date: August 15, 1988
  • Label: Atco
8458
1990 Holy Water
  • Release date: June 12, 1990
  • Label: Atco
4135
1992 Here Comes Trouble
  • Release date: September 22, 1992
  • Label: Atco
3740
1995 Company of Strangers 159
1996 Stories Told & Untold
  • Release date: October 15, 1996
  • Label: East West
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak positionsCertifications
(sales threshold)
US
[10]
GE
[5]
US Rock
[15]
1993 The Best of Bad Company Live
  • Release date: November 16, 1993
  • Label: Atlantic Records
2002 In Concert: Merchants of Cool
2006 Live in Albuquerque 1976
2010 Hard Rock Live
2011 Live at Wembley
  • Release date: June 27, 2011
  • Label: Eagle
2016 Live in Concert 1977 & 1979
  • Release date: April 29, 2016
  • Label: Rhino
1668517
2018Live at Red Rocks
  • Release date: January 11, 2018
  • Label: BMG

Compilation albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak positionsCertifications
(sales threshold)
AUS
[2]
US
[10]
Hard
Rock

[16]
1985 10 from 6
  • Release date: December 1985
  • Label: Atlantic Records
68137
  • UK: Gold
  • US: 2× Platinum
1999 The 'Original' Bad Co. Anthology
  • Release date: March 23, 1999
  • Label: Atlantic Records
189
  • UK: Silver
2008The Hits
  • Release date: April 10, 2008
  • Label: Sbme Special Mkts.
2011 Extended Versions
  • Release date: April 26, 2011
  • Label: Sbme Special Mkts.
824
2015 Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy: The Very Best of Bad Company 25
2018An Introduction to Bad Company
  • Release date: March 2, 2018
  • Label: Rhino Records
2019The Swan Song Years 1974-1982
  • Release date: July 18, 2019
  • Label: Rhino Records

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
Album
UK
[1]
CAN
[17]
NZ
[18]
US
[19]
US Main
[20]
US Pop
[21]
AUS
[2]
1974"Can't Get Enough"153522Bad Company
1975"Movin' On"3019
"Good Lovin' Gone Bad"31483693Straight Shooter
"Feel Like Makin' Love"205210
1976"Run with the Pack"Run with the Pack
"Young Blood"920
"Honey Child"59
1977"Everything I Need"41Burnin' Sky
"Burnin' Sky"7378
1979"Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy"161365Desolation Angels
"Gone, Gone, Gone"5556
1982"Electricland"742Rough Diamonds
1986"This Love"128512Fame and Fortune
1987"That Girl"
"Fame and Fortune"37
1988"No Smoke Without a Fire"4Dangerous Age
1989"Shake It Up"829
1990"Holy Water"56891Holy Water
"If You Needed Somebody"5118162
1991"Walk Through Fire"342814
1992"How About That"1738126Here Comes Trouble
"This Could Be the One"488721
1999"Hey Hey" (promo)15The 'Original' Bad Co. Anthology
"Hammer of Love" (promo)23
2002"Joe Fabulous"In Concert: Merchants of Cool
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
1974"Can't Get Enough"
1975"Feel Like Makin' Love" (live)
1986"This Love"
1988"No Smoke Without Fire"
"One Night" Nigel Dick
1989"Shake It Up" Peter Christopherson
1990"Holy Water"
"If You Needed Somebody"
1992"How About That"

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