Dead Kennedys discography

Dead Kennedys discography
Dead Kennedys discography
Studio albums	4
EPs	1
Live albums	3
Compilation albums	4
Singles	9
Video albums	4
Music videos	4

Last updated November 07, 2025

American punk rock band Dead Kennedys has released four studio albums, one extended play, three live albums, and four compilations.

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions				Certifications
Title	Album details	AUS ^[1]	NZ ^[2]	UK ^[3]	UK Indie ^[4]	Certifications
Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables	Released: September 2, 1980 Label: Alternative Tentacles Formats: LP, cassette, CD	98	33	33	2	BPI: Gold^[5] RIAA: Gold^[6]
Plastic Surgery Disasters	Released: November 1982 Label: Alternative Tentacles Formats: LP, cassette, CD	—	40	—	2	BPI: Gold^[7]
Frankenchrist	Released: October 1985 Label: Alternative Tentacles Formats: LP, cassette, CD	—	—	—	1	BPI: Silver^[8]
Bedtime for Democracy	Released: November 1986 Label: Alternative Tentacles Formats: LP, cassette, CD	—	—	—	1	BPI: Silver^[9]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Certifications
Title	Album details	US ^[10]	Certifications
Mutiny on the Bay	Released: April 24, 2001 Label: Manifesto Formats: LP, CD, digital download	—
Live at the Deaf Club	Released: January 27, 2004 Label: Manifesto Formats: CD, digital download	—
DK 40^[11]	Released: April 26, 2019 Label: Manifesto Formats: LP, CD, digital download	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions			Certifications
Title	Album details	US Indie ^[10]	UK ^[3]	UK Indie ^[4]	Certifications
Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death	Released: 1987 Label: Alternative Tentacles Formats: LP, cassette, CD	—	84	1	RIAA: Gold^[6] BPI: Gold^[12]
Milking the Sacred Cow	Released: October 9, 2007 Label: Manifesto Formats: CD	—	—	—
Original Singles Collection^[13]	Released: April 15, 2014 Label: Manifesto Formats: 7" box set	—	—	—
IguanaStudios Rehearsal Tape — San Francisco 1978^[14]	Released: November 23, 2018^[15] Label: Manifesto Formats: LP, CD	17	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

EPs

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Certifications
Title	Album details	NZ ^[2]	UK Indie ^[4]	Certifications
In God We Trust, Inc.	Released: 1981 Label: Alternative Tentacles Formats: LP, cassette, CD	23	3	BPI: Gold^[16]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Album
Title	Year	NZ ^[2]	UK ^[3]	UK Indie ^[4]	Album
"California über alles"	1979	—	—	4	Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
"Holiday in Cambodia"	1980	40	—	2
"Kill the Poor"		—	49	1
"Police Truck"		—	—	—	Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death
"Too Drunk to Fuck"	1981	9	36	1	Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death
"Nazi Punks Fuck Off"	1981	—	—	11	In God We Trust, Inc.
"Bleed for Me"	1982	40	—	3	Plastic Surgery Disasters
"Halloween"		—	—	3
"Forest Fire"		—	—	11
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Music videos

"Holiday in Cambodia"
"Forest Fire"
"California Über Alles"
"Kill the Poor"

Videos

Year	Video details
1991	Dead Kennedys Live Released: 1991 Label: Rhino Format: VHS
2000	DMPO's On Broadway Released: May 30, 2000 Label: Cherry Red Format: DVD
2001	The Early Years Live Released: July 3, 2001 Label: Cherry Red Format: DVD, VHS
2003	In God We Trust, Inc.: The Lost Tapes Released: July 22, 2003 Label: Cherry Red Format: DVD, VHS

Other appearances

The following Dead Kennedys tracks were released on compilations. This is not an exhaustive list; tracks that were first released on the band's albums, EPs, or singles are not included.

Year	Details	Track(s)
1981	Let Them Eat Jellybeans! ^[17] Released: 1981 Label: Alternative Tentacles (VIRUS 4) Format: LP	"Nazi Punks Fuck Off"
1981	Wake the Dead Released: 1981 Label: Take It! Magazine (1150195) Format: flexi 7"	"Nazi Punks Fuck Off" (exclusive mix)
1982	Not So Quiet on the Western Front Released: 1982 Label: Alternative Tentacles (VIRUS 14) Format: 2xLP, CD	"A Child and His Lawn Mower"^[I]
1982	Wargasm Released: 1982 Label: Pax Records (PAX 4) Format: LP	"Kinky Sex Makes the World Go Round"^[I]
1986	Play New Rose for Me Released: 1986 Label: New Rose Records (ROSE 100) Format: LP, CD	"I Fought the Law"^[I]

^ I Denotes tracks that were re-released on Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death .

References

General

"Dead Kennedys > Discography". Allmusic . Retrieved June 24, 2008.
"Dead Kennedys Official Website". Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved June 24, 2008.

Specific

↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 85. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
1 2 3 "Discography Dead Kennedys". Charts.nz.org. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
1 2 3 "Dead Kennedys". Official Charts. Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
1 2 3 4 Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2022.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
↑ "Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables BPI certification". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on February 20, 2008. Retrieved June 24, 2008.
1 2 "Album Certification". RIAA. Archived from the original on June 26, 2007. Retrieved June 22, 2008.
↑ "Plastic Surgery Disasters BPI certification". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on February 20, 2008. Retrieved June 24, 2008.
↑ "Frankenchrist BPI certification". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on February 20, 2008. Retrieved June 24, 2008.
↑ "Bedtime for Democracy BPI certification". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on February 20, 2008. Retrieved June 24, 2008.
1 2 "Dead Kennedys Discography". Billboard. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
↑ Stegall, Tim (April 26, 2019). "Punk icons Dead Kennedys drop triple-disc 'DK40' set". Alternative Press Magazine. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
↑ "Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death BPI certification". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on February 20, 2008. Retrieved June 24, 2008.
↑ Spice, Anton (March 17, 2014). "Legendary US punk outfit Dead Kennedys to release first ever 7" singles box set". The Vinyl Factory. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
↑ Lyon, Judy (September 4, 2019). "Dead Kennedys To Release Rare 1978 San Francisco Iguana Studios Rehearsal Tape On CD". Torched Magazine. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
↑ "RSDBF '18 Special Release: Dead Kennedys - Iguana Studios Rehearsal Sessions". Record Store Day. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
↑ "Dead Kennedys - In God We Trust, Inc". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
↑ "Various - Let Them Eat Jellybeans!". Punknews. February 16, 2007. Retrieved April 20, 2018.

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[Kent-1] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 85. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[NZ_Charts-2] 1 2 3 "Discography Dead Kennedys". Charts.nz.org. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 16, 2022.

[UK_Charts-3] 1 2 3 "Dead Kennedys". Official Charts. Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 16, 2022.

[UK_Indie-4] 1 2 3 4 Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2022.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[BPIfreshfruit-5] "Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables BPI certification". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on February 20, 2008. Retrieved June 24, 2008.

[riaa-6] 1 2 "Album Certification". RIAA. Archived from the original on June 26, 2007. Retrieved June 22, 2008.

[BPIPlastic-7] "Plastic Surgery Disasters BPI certification". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on February 20, 2008. Retrieved June 24, 2008.

[BPIfranken-8] "Frankenchrist BPI certification". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on February 20, 2008. Retrieved June 24, 2008.

[BPIbedtime-9] "Bedtime for Democracy BPI certification". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on February 20, 2008. Retrieved June 24, 2008.

[Billboard-10] 1 2 "Dead Kennedys Discography". Billboard. Retrieved March 16, 2022.

[11] Stegall, Tim (April 26, 2019). "Punk icons Dead Kennedys drop triple-disc 'DK40' set". Alternative Press Magazine. Retrieved March 17, 2022.

[BPIGiveme-12] "Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death BPI certification". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on February 20, 2008. Retrieved June 24, 2008.

[13] Spice, Anton (March 17, 2014). "Legendary US punk outfit Dead Kennedys to release first ever 7" singles box set". The Vinyl Factory. Retrieved March 17, 2022.

[14] Lyon, Judy (September 4, 2019). "Dead Kennedys To Release Rare 1978 San Francisco Iguana Studios Rehearsal Tape On CD". Torched Magazine. Retrieved March 17, 2022.

[15] "RSDBF '18 Special Release: Dead Kennedys - Iguana Studios Rehearsal Sessions". Record Store Day. Retrieved March 17, 2022.

[16] "Dead Kennedys - In God We Trust, Inc". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2022.

[17] "Various - Let Them Eat Jellybeans!". Punknews. February 16, 2007. Retrieved April 20, 2018.

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Studio albums	Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables Plastic Surgery Disasters Frankenchrist Bedtime for Democracy
Live albums	Mutiny on the Bay Live at the Deaf Club
Extended plays	In God We Trust, Inc.
Compilations	Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death Milking the Sacred Cow
Singles	"California Über Alles" "Holiday in Cambodia" / "Police Truck" "Kill the Poor" "Too Drunk to Fuck" "Nazi Punks Fuck Off" "Bleed for Me" "Halloween"
Videos	Dead Kennedys: DMPO's On Broadway The Early Years Live In God We Trust, Inc.: The Lost Tapes
Other songs	"I Kill Children" "I Fought the Law" "Viva Las Vegas"
Related articles	Discography Alternative Tentacles Winston Smith Penis Landscape Virus 100 What Were We Fighting for?