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Bad Religion discography | |
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Live albums | 2 |
Compilation albums | 4 |
Video albums | 5 |
Music videos | 25 |
EPs | 2 |
Singles | 29 |
The discography of Bad Religion, an American punk rock band, consists of 17 studio albums, two live albums, four compilation albums, one box set, two extended plays (EPs), 29 singles, five video albums and 25 music videos. Formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1980, the band originally featured vocalist Greg Graffin, guitarist Brett Gurewitz, bassist Jay Bentley and drummer Jay Ziskrout, who released their self-titled debut EP in February 1981 on Gurewitz's label Epitaph Records. [1] Pete Finestone replaced Ziskrout before the release of the band's full-length debut album How Could Hell Be Any Worse? in 1982. [1] The following year's Into the Unknown featured bassist Paul Dedona and drummer Davy Goldman, before Bentley and Finestone returned to the band and Greg Hetson joined as second guitarist. [1]
After a brief hiatus, Bad Religion returned with three albums in three years – Suffer in 1988, No Control in 1989 and Against the Grain in 1990 – before Finestone left again and was replaced by Bobby Schayer. [1] 1992's Generator charted in the top 50 in Germany, while its 1993 follow-up Recipe for Hate reached the top 40. [2] After signing with major label Atlantic Records, Bad Religion released its final album with Gurewitz before his departure, Stranger than Fiction . [1] The album was the band's first commercial success, reaching number 87 on the Billboard 200, [3] and receiving gold certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Music Canada. [4] [5] Three singles from the album reached the Billboard Alternative Songs (then the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart) top 40. [6]
After adding Brian Baker as Gurewitz's replacement, the band released three more albums on Atlantic – The Gray Race (1996), No Substance (1998) and The New America (2000) – all of which reached the Billboard 200 top 100. [3] Gurewitz returned and Brooks Wackerman replaced Schayer in 2001, with this lineup's first album The Process of Belief (2002) being the band's first to reach the US top 50. [3] The Empire Strikes First (2004) reached the top 40, [3] while the single "Los Angeles Is Burning" reached number 40 on the Alternative Songs chart and number 3 on the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart. [6] [7] New Maps of Hell (2007) and The Dissent of Man (2010) both reached number 35, while True North (2013) peaked at number 19. [3] Also in 2013, the band released an EP of Christmas music titled Christmas Songs that reached number 101 on the Billboard 200. [3] Bad Religion did not release another full-length studio album, Age of Unreason , until 2019.
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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US [3] | AUT [8] | CAN [9] | FIN [10] | GER [2] | JPN [11] | NED [12] | SWE [13] | SWI [14] | UK [15] | |||
How Could Hell Be Any Worse? | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Into the Unknown |
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Suffer |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
No Control |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Against the Grain |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Generator |
| — | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Recipe for Hate |
| — | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Stranger than Fiction |
| 87 | 27 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 6 | 28 | — | |
The Gray Race |
| 56 | 15 | 41 | 2 | 11 | — | 61 | 6 | 21 | 102 | |
No Substance |
| 78 | 18 | 68 | 17 | 28 | — | — | 54 | — | — | |
The New America |
| 88 | 47 | — | 38 | 16 | — | — | 53 | 69 | — | |
The Process of Belief |
| 49 | 41 | 27 | 35 | 13 | — | — | 39 | 37 | 136 | |
The Empire Strikes First |
| 40 | — | — | — | 28 | — | 99 | 42 | 82 | 122 | |
New Maps of Hell |
| 35 | 64 | — | 29 | 37 | 53 | — | 41 | 49 | 134 | |
The Dissent of Man |
| 35 | 61 | — | 43 | 33 | 46 | — | 56 | 79 | 135 | |
True North |
| 19 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 56 | 86 | 31 | 14 | 129 | |
Age of Unreason |
| 73 | 15 | — | 12 [17] | 8 | 56 | — | 58 [18] | 16 | 143 |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||
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US Hard [19] | US Indie [20] | US Net [21] | US Rock [22] | US Vinyl [23] | AUT [8] | FIN [10] | GER [2] | ||
Tested |
| — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 25 | 74 |
30 Years Live |
| 19 | 30 | 16 | 49 | 7 | — | — | — |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||
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US [3] | US Alt. [24] | US Hard [19] | US Holi. [25] | US Indie [20] | US Rock [22] | US Taste [26] | US Vinyl [23] | FIN [10] | JPN [11] | ||
80–85 |
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All Ages |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — |
Punk Rock Songs: The Epic Years |
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Bad Religion |
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Back to the Known |
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Christmas Songs |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||
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US Alt. [6] | US Main. [27] | US Rock [28] | FIN [10] | GER [29] | SWE [13] | UK [30] | UK Indie [31] | UK Rock [7] | |||
"Atomic Garden" | 1991 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Generator |
"American Jesus" | 1993 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Recipe for Hate |
"Struck a Nerve" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Lookin' In" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Stranger than Fiction" | 1994 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Stranger than Fiction |
"21st Century (Digital Boy)" | 11 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 41 | — | 16 | ||
"Infected" | 27 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Incomplete" | 1995 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"A Walk" | 1996 | 34 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Gray Race |
"Punk Rock Song" | — | — | — | 5 | 29 | 21 | — | — | — | ||
"The Streets of America" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Dream of Unity" | 1997 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tested |
"Raise Your Voice" (Bad Religion with Campino) | 1998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | No Substance |
"Shades of Truth" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"New America" | 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The New America |
"I Love My Computer" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Sorrow" | 2001 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Process of Belief |
"Broken" | 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 125 | — | 12 | |
"The Defense" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Los Angeles Is Burning" | 2004 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | 11 | 3 | The Empire Strikes First |
"The Empire Strikes First" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Honest Goodbye" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | New Maps of Hell |
"New Dark Ages" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"The Devil in Stitches" | 2010 | 39 | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Dissent of Man |
"Cyanide" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Wrong Way Kids" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Fuck You" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | True North |
"True North" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Father Christmas" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |
"The Kids Are Alt-Right" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single |
"The Profane Rights of Man" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |
"My Sanity" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Age of Unreason | |
"Chaos From Within" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Faith Alone 2020" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single |
"What Are We Standing For" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |
"Emancipation Of The Mind" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single |
Title | Album details | Peak |
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US [32] | ||
Along the Way | — | |
Big Bang |
| — |
The Riot |
| — |
Punk Rock Songs: The Epic Years |
| — |
Live at the Palladium |
| 18 |
Title | Year | Director(s) | Ref. |
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"Do What You Want" | 1988 | unknown | |
"Atomic Garden" | 1992 | Gore Verbinski | [33] |
"American Jesus" | 1993 | [34] | |
"Struck a Nerve" | Darren Lavett | [35] | |
"Stranger than Fiction" | 1994 | Gore Verbinski | [36] |
"21st Century (Digital Boy)" | [37] | ||
"Infected" (first version) | 1995 | Carlos Grasso | [38] |
"Infected" (second version) | Darren Lavett | [39] | |
"Incomplete" | Simeon Soffer | [40] | |
"A Walk" | 1996 | David Bragger | [41] |
"Punk Rock Song" | [42] | ||
"The Streets of America" | [43] | ||
"Ten in 2010" | Francis Lawrence | [44] | |
"Dream of Unity" | 1997 | unknown | |
"Raise Your Voice" | 1998 | Kai Sehr | [45] |
"New America" | 2000 | Evan Bernard | [46] |
"Sorrow" | 2002 | Boo! | [47] |
"Broken" | [48] | ||
"Los Angeles Is Burning" | 2004 | Lightborne | [49] |
"New Dark Ages" | 2007 | Michael Pinkney, Michael Reich | [50] |
"Honest Goodbye" | Lex Halaby | [51] | |
"Wrong Way Kids" | 2011 | Nicole Vaskell | [52] |
"True North" | 2013 | Zach Merck | [53] |
"The Kids Are Alt-Right" | 2018 | Antoni Sendra PODENCO | [54] |
"The Profane Rights of Man" | unknown | [55] | |
"Do the Paranoid Style" | 2019 | Dan Fusselman | [56] |
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