Deep Purple discography | |
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Studio albums | 23 |
Live albums | 43 |
Compilation albums | 26 |
Video albums | 26 |
Music videos | 25 |
Singles | 58 |
English hard rock band Deep Purple have released 23 studio albums, 43 live albums, 26 compilation albums and 58 singles.
Formed in early 1968 by Jon Lord, Ian Paice, Rod Evans, Ritchie Blackmore, and Nick Simper, Deep Purple released their debut album, Shades of Deep Purple , in July of that year.
The band has taken on many new members over the years, and Ian Paice is the last member from the original line-up still with the band.
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
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UK [1] | AUS [2] [3] | AUT [4] | FIN [5] | GER [6] | NED [7] | NOR [8] | SWE [9] [10] | SWI [11] | US [12] | |||||
Shades of Deep Purple | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | ||||
The Book of Taliesyn |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | |||
Deep Purple |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 162 | |||
Deep Purple in Rock |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | — | 143 | |||
Fireball |
| 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 32 | |||
Machine Head |
| 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 7 | |||
Who Do We Think We Are |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 15 | |||
Burn |
| 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | |||
Stormbringer |
| 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | — | 2 | 6 | — | 20 | |||
Come Taste the Band |
| 19 | 11 | — | — | 29 | 12 | 6 | 16 | — | 43 | |||
Perfect Strangers |
| 5 | 19 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 17 | |||
The House of Blue Light |
| 10 | 39 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 34 | |||
Slaves and Masters |
| 45 | 72 | 28 | 22 | 23 | 72 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 87 | |||
The Battle Rages On... |
| 21 | — | 9 | 9 | 13 | 39 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 192 | |||
Purpendicular |
| 58 | — | 16 | 9 | 20 | 87 | 30 | 3 | 17 | — | |||
Abandon |
| 76 | — | 25 | 14 | 16 | — | 6 | 32 | 46 | — | |||
Bananas |
| 85 | — | 12 | 6 | 3 | — | 19 | 18 | 13 | — | |||
Rapture of the Deep |
| 81 | — | 20 | 11 | 10 | — | — | 22 | 16 | — | |||
Now What?! |
| 19 | — | 1 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 110 |
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Infinite |
| 6 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 105 |
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Whoosh! |
| 4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 161 | |||
Turning to Crime |
| 28 | — | 5 | 6 [23] | 5 | 25 | 21 [24] | 14 [25] | 4 | — | |||
=1 |
| 12 | 58 | 2 | 3 [26] | 1 | 8 | — | 1 [27] | 1 | — | |||
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UK [1] | AUT [4] | CAN [28] | FIN [5] | GER [6] | ITA [29] | NED [7] | NOR [8] | SWE [10] | US [12] | ||||||
Concerto for Group and Orchestra |
| 26 | — | 50 | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | 149 | ||||
Made in Japan |
| 16 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | ||||
Made in Europe |
| 12 | — | — | — | 10 | 12 | — | — | 25 | 148 | ||||
Last Concert in Japan |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Deep Purple in Concert |
| 30 | — | — | — | 142 | — | — | — | — | 206 [upper-alpha 1] | ||||
Live in London |
| 23 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Nobody's Perfect |
| 38 | 16 | — | 5 | 13 | — | 44 | 5 | 5 | 105 | ||||
Scandinavian Nights / Stockholm 1970 |
| — | — | — | — | — | 187 | — | — | — | — | ||||
In the Absence of Pink |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Gemini Suite Live |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Come Hell or High Water |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| |||
King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents: Deep Purple in Concert / Long Beach 1976 |
| — | — | — | — | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
California Jamming |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Mk III: The Final Concerts |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Live at the Olympia '96 |
| — | — | — | — | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Total Abandon: Australia '99 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
In Concert with The London Symphony Orchestra |
| — | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | 86 | — | — | ||||
The Bootleg Series |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Live in Paris 1975 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Space Vol 1 & 2 / Live in Aachen 1970 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
This Time Around: Live in Tokyo |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
The Soundboard Series |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Inglewood - Live in California |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Live in Denmark 1972 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Kneel & Pray / Live in Montreux 69 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
The Best of Deep Purple: Live in Europe |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Perks and Tit / San Diego 1974 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Live in Europe 1993 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Live at Montreux 1996 |
| — | — | — | — | 92 | — | — | — | — | — |
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Live at Montreux 2006 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Phoenix Rising |
| 188 | 50 | — | — | 22 | — | — | 38 | — | — | ||||
BBC Sessions 1968–1970 |
| — | — | — | — | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Live at Montreux 2011 |
| — | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Perfect Strangers Live |
| — | 53 | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | 59 | — | ||||
Graz 1975 |
| 92 | 8 | — | 49 | 47 | — | 88 | — | — | — | ||||
Long Beach 1971 |
| — | — | — | — | 68 | — | 99 | — | — | — | ||||
From the Setting Sun... (In Wacken) |
| — | 31 | — | — | 18 | — | 35 | — | — | — | ||||
...To the Rising Sun (In Tokyo) |
| — | 44 | — | — | 21 | — | 46 | — | — | — | ||||
The Infinite Live Recordings, Vol. 1 |
| — | — | — | — | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Live in Newcastle 2001 |
| — | 25 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Live in Rome 2013 |
| — | — | — | — | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Live In Wollongong 2001 |
| — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Live in London 2002 |
| — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. This table shows principal UK and US releases and other live albums with chart placings only. There are many Deep Purple live albums released worldwide. [34] [35] |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
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UK [1] | AUS [2] [3] | AUT [4] | FIN [5] | GER [6] | ITA [36] | NED [7] | NOR [8] | SWE [10] | US [12] | |||||
Purple Passages |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | |||
Mark I & II |
| — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
24 Carat Purple |
| 14 | 67 | 6 | 29 | 34 | 18 | 4 | 14 | — | — |
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Powerhouse |
| — | 54 | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
When We Rock, We Rock, and When We Roll, We Roll |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 201 [upper-alpha 2] | |||
Singles A's and B's |
| — | — | — | — | 78 | — | — | — | — | — |
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The Mark II Purple Singles |
| 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Deepest Purple: The Very Best of Deep Purple |
| 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 148 | |||
Greatest Purple |
| — | — | 28 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
The Anthology |
| 50 | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | — | — | — | |||
Knocking at Your Back Door: The Best of Deep Purple in the 80's |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Smoke on the Water: The Best Of |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — |
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30: Very Best of Deep Purple |
| 39 | 41 | 41 | 16 | 73 | — | — | 17 | 18 | — |
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Shades 1968–1998 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Days May Come and Days May Go |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
The Very Best of Deep Purple |
| 43 | — | — | — | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | |||
Smoke on the Water & Other Hits |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Listen, Learn, Read On |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Winning Combinations: Deep Purple and Rainbow |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Purple Hits |
| — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
The Early Years |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | |||
Deep Purple Forever: The Very Best Of |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | |||
The Platinum Collection |
| 39 | — | 63 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — |
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Singles & E.P. Anthology '68–'80 [38] |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
The Vinyl Collection |
| — | — | — | — | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
A Fire in the Sky |
| — | — | — | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. This table shows principal UK and US releases and other compilation albums with chart placings only. There are over 150 Deep Purple compilation albums released worldwide. [35] [39] |
Title | Extended play details | Peak chart positions |
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UK [1] | ||
New, Live & Rare |
| 31 |
New, Live & Rare Vol.2 |
| 45 |
New, Live & Rare Vol.3 |
| 48 |
This section presents all singles released in European, US/Canadian and Japanese markets.
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||
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UK [1] | AUS [43] | AUT [44] | BEL [45] [46] | CAN [47] | FIN [5] | SWI [48] | GER [6] | NED [49] | US [50] [51] | ||||||||
1968 | "Hush" | — | 27 | — | — | 2 | — | 7 | — | — | 4 | Shades of Deep Purple | |||||
"Kentucky Woman" | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | 38 | The Book of Taliesyn | |||||||
1969 | "River Deep – Mountain High" | — | 81 | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | 53 | ||||||
"Emmaretta" | — | 44 | — | — | 79 | — | — | — | — | 128 | Non-album single | ||||||
"Help!" [k] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Shades of Deep Purple | ||||||
"Hallelujah" | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 108 | Non-album singles | ||||||
1970 | "Black Night" [d] | 2 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 67 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 66 | ||||||
"Speed King" [i] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | Deep Purple in Rock | ||||||
1971 | "Strange Kind of Woman" | 8 | 44 | 14 | 27 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | Non-album single [1] | |||||
"Fireball" | 15 | 58 | — | — | — | 22 | — | 19 | 24 | — | Fireball | ||||||
1972 | "Never Before" | 35 | 80 | — | 45 | — | — | 4 | 20 | — | — | Machine Head | |||||
"Lazy" [u] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
"Child in Time" [a] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | Deep Purple in Rock | ||||||
"Highway Star" [u] [j] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Machine Head | ||||||
1973 | "Woman from Tokyo" | — | 92 | — | 23 | 55 | — | — | 16 | 6 | 60 | Who Do We Think We Are | |||||
"Smoke on the Water" | — | 54 | 11 | 27 | 2 | — | — | 20 | 11 | 4 | Machine Head | ||||||
"Super Trouper" [a] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Who Do We Think We Are | ||||||
1974 | "Might Just Take Your Life" [f] | 55 | — | — | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | 91 | Burn | |||||
"Burn" [u] [j] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 105 | |||||||
"You Can't Do It Right" [u] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Stormbringer | ||||||
"Lady Double Dealer" [j] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
1975 | "Stormbringer" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"Child in Time" (EP) [a] | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | Deep Purple in Rock | ||||||
"Black Night" (live) [j] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 Carat Purple | ||||||
1976 | "Gettin' Tighter" [u] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Come Taste the Band | |||||
"You Keep on Moving" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
1977 | "Smoke on the Water" (live) [e] | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Made in Japan | |||||
1984 | "Knocking at Your Back Door" | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | Perfect Strangers | |||||
1985 | "Perfect Strangers" | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
1987 | "Call of the Wild" | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | — | The House of Blue Light | |||||
"Bad Attitude" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
1988 | "Hush" [c] | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Nobody's Perfect | |||||
1990 | "King of Dreams" | 70 | 138 | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | Slaves and Masters | |||||
1991 | "Love Conquers All" | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
1993 | "Anya" [l] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Battle Rages On... | |||||
"Time to Kill" [a] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
1994 | "Anyone's Daughter" (live) [g] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Come Hell or High Water | |||||
1996 | "Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming" [a] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Purpendicular | |||||
"Aviator" [g] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
2003 | "Haunted" [a] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bananas | |||||
2011 | "Hush" (live) [a] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | BBC Sessions 1968–1970 | |||||
2013 | "All the Time in the World" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Now What?! | |||||
"Hell to Pay" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
"Vincent Price" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
"Above and Beyond" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 100 | — | — | |||||||
2015 | "Out of Hand" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
2017 | "Time for Bedlam" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Infinite | |||||
"All I Got Is You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
"Johnny's Band" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
2020 | "Throw My Bones" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Whoosh! | |||||
"Man Alive" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
"Nothing at All" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
2021 | "7 and 7 Is" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Turning to Crime | |||||
"Oh Well" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
"Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
2024 | "Portable Door" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | =1 | |||||
"Pictures of You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
"Lazy Sod" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Notes
Recorded | Released | Album title | Certifications |
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1969 | 1970 (TV) 1999 (VHS) 2003 (DVD) | Concerto for Group and Orchestra | |
1970 | 1970 (TV) 1990 (VHS) 2003 (DVD) | Doing Their Thing | |
1972 1972–1973 | 1990 (VHS) 2005 (DVD) | Scandinavian Nights – Live in Denmark 1972 Live in Concert 72/73 |
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1974 | 1974 (TV) 1981 (VHS) 2005 (DVD) 2016 (Blu-ray) | California Jam – Live in California 74 |
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1975 | 1985 (VHS) 2011 (DVD) | Rises Over Japan Phoenix Rising | |
1968–1976 | 2009 (DVD) | History, Hits & Highlights '68–'76 | |
1984 | 2013 (DVD) | Perfect Strangers Live | |
1987 | 1987 (VHS) | The Video Singles | |
1968–1991 | 1991 (VHS) 2003 (DVD) | Heavy Metal Pioneers | |
1993 | 1994 (VHS) 2001 (DVD) | Come Hell or High Water |
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1995 | 1995 (VHS) | Bombay Calling |
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1996 | 2004 (DVD) | Live Encounters | |
1996 | 2006 (DVD) | Live at Montreux 1996 | |
1999 | 1999 (DVD) | Total Abandon: Live in Australia |
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1999 | 2000 (DVD) | In Concert with The London Symphony Orchestra | |
2001 | 2001 (DVD) | Classic Albums: Deep Purple – The Making of Machine Head |
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1984–2000 | 2001 (DVD) | New Live & Rare: The Video Collection 1984–2000 | |
2001 | 2002 (DVD) | Perihelion |
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2002 | 2016 (DVD) | Live at the NEC | |
1995–2007 | 2008 (DVD) | Around the World Live | |
2006 | 2007 (DVD) | They All Came Down to Montreux | |
2011 | 2011 (DVD) | Live at Montreux 2011 (with Orchestra) | |
2011 | 2014 (DVD) | Live in Verona (with Orchestra) | |
2014 | 2014 (DVD) | Celebrating Jon Lord at the Royal Albert Hall (with Deep Purple, Bruce Dickinson, Glenn Hughes, Paul Weller, Rick Wakeman & Many Others) | |
2013 | 2015 (DVD) | From the Setting Sun... (In Wacken) | |
2014 | 2015 (DVD) | ...To the Rising Sun (In Tokyo) |
Year | Video | Director | Album |
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1968 | "Hush" | Shades of Deep Purple | |
1970 | "Black Night" | Non-album single | |
1972 | "Never Before" | Machine Head | |
1984 | "Knocking at Your Back Door" | Perfect Strangers | |
"Perfect Strangers" | |||
"Under the Gun" | |||
1987 | "Call of the Wild" | The House of Blue Light | |
"Bad Attitude" | |||
1988 | "Hush" (Re-recorded) | Nobody's Perfect | |
1990 | "King of Dreams" | James Foley | Slaves and Masters |
"Love Conquers All" | Storm Thorgerson | ||
2003 | "Haunted" | Bananas | |
2013 | "Vincent Price" | Now What?! | |
2017 | "All I Got Is You" | Infinite | |
"Johnny's Band" | Craig Hooper and Collin Games | ||
"The Surprising" | |||
2020 | "Throw My Bones" | Whoosh! | |
"Man Alive" | |||
"Nothing at All" | |||
2021 | "7 and 7 Is" | Turning to Crime | |
"Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu" | Luke McDonnell | ||
"Oh Well" | Dan Gibling | ||
2024 | "Smoke on the Water" | Dan Gibling & Luke McDonnell | Machine Head |
"Portable Door" | Leo Feimer | =1 | |
"Pictures of You" | |||
"Lazy Sod" |
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The discography of Ozzy Osbourne, an English heavy metal singer, consists of 13 studio albums, five live albums, seven compilation albums, five extended plays (EPs), 65 singles, nine video albums and 41 music videos. After being fired from Black Sabbath in 1979, Osbourne started his solo career with a band consisting of guitarist Randy Rhoads, bassist Bob Daisley and drummer Lee Kerslake. The group released their debut album Blizzard of Ozz in 1980, which reached number 7 on the UK Albums Chart, number 8 on the Canadian Albums Chart, and number 21 on the US Billboard 200. Singles "Crazy Train" and "Mr Crowley" reached the top 50 of the UK Singles Chart, and the album has been certified four times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). 1981's Diary of a Madman reached the top 20 in the UK, Canada and the US, and was certified triple platinum by the RIAA. The album was the last to feature Daisley and Kerslake, both of whom were fired before its release and replaced by Rudy Sarzo and Tommy Aldridge, respectively, as well as the last to feature Rhoads, who died in a plane crash on 19 March 1982.
The discography of American heavy metal band Metallica includes 11 studio albums, eight live albums, three extended plays, 49 singles, 10 video albums, 43 music videos, one soundtrack album, one collaboration album and three box sets. They are a San Francisco-based metal band formed in 1981 by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich (drums). After several bassist and lead guitarist changes, the band settled on Cliff Burton and Kirk Hammett, respectively. Metallica started playing locally, releasing their first widely circulated demo, No Life 'til Leather, in 1982. The demo caught the attention of Johny Zazula, who signed Metallica to Megaforce Records. The band released Kill 'Em All in 1983, and the following year they released Ride the Lightning. After Ride the Lightning was released, Metallica left Megaforce and signed to Elektra Records. In March 1986, the band released its third studio album, Master of Puppets, which was Metallica's first album to be certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). While promoting the album, Burton was killed in a bus accident. Jason Newsted was hired as a replacement. The band's first release to feature Newsted was The $5.98 E.P. – Garage Days Re-Revisited, and then followed by ...And Justice for All in August 1988, which peaked at number six on the Billboard 200.
The discography of Guns N' Roses, an American hard rock band, consists of six studio albums, one live album, two compilation albums, four extended plays (EPs), 24 singles, nine video albums and 26 music videos. Guns N' Roses was formed in Los Angeles, California with an original recording lineup of lead vocalist Axl Rose, lead guitarist Slash, rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff McKagan and drummer Steven Adler. After self-releasing the EP Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide in December 1986, the band signed with Geffen Records and released its debut studio album Appetite for Destruction the following July. It topped the US Billboard 200 and went on to become one of the best-selling albums of all time, with reported sales over 30 million units worldwide, 18 million of which are in the US. Three singles – "Welcome to the Jungle", "Sweet Child o' Mine" and "Paradise City" – reached the US Billboard Hot 100 top ten, with "Sweet Child o' Mine" topping the chart.
The discography of the English rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) consists of 15 studio albums, 7 live albums, 40 compilation albums, 13 video albums, 33 music videos, 1 extended play, 50 singles, 1 soundtrack album and 8 box sets. ELO have also sold over 50 million records worldwide.
Australian country music singer Keith Urban has released 12 studio albums, four compilation albums, and 57 singles. He began his career in 1991 with the release of his self-titled debut album on EMI and Capitol Records in Australia. After an American album in 1997 as a member of The Ranch, he embarked on a solo career there as well, subsequently releasing five more studio albums. His highest-certified album in the US is 2004's Be Here, which is four-times-platinum.
American singer Kelly Rowland has released four studio albums, two compilation albums and a box set, four extended plays, three video albums and DVDs, 45 official, featuring, charity and promotional singles, and 55 music videos. She began her career in 1997 with one of the best-selling girl groups, Destiny's Child, who have sold around 60 million records worldwide.
This is the discography of American singer-songwriter Billy Joel. He has released 13 studio albums, seven live albums, 18 compilation albums, 10 video albums, 82 singles, three promotional singles and 45 music videos. Throughout his career, he has sold over 150 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists in history. According to Recording Industry Association of America, Joel has sold 85 million certified albums in the United States, making him the 4th best-selling solo artist of all time. Billboard ranked him as the 9th Greatest male soloist of all time.
The discography of Silverchair, an Australian alternative rock band, consists of five studio albums, one extended play (EP), twenty singles, one live album, two compilation albums, four video albums, and twenty music videos.
American country music singer Faith Hill has released seven studio albums, four compilation albums, and 46 singles. All of Hill's studio albums have been certified Gold or higher by the Recording Industry Association of America.
The Eagles are an American rock band. Since their debut in 1972, they have released 7 studio albums, 3 live albums, 11 compilation albums, 4 video albums and 30 singles. Of those singles, five topped the Billboard Hot 100. The Eagles have a total of 18 Top 40 hits on the pop charts, as well as several hits on the adult contemporary chart. They are one of the best-selling popular music artists in history.
American singer Miley Cyrus has released eight studio albums, three live albums, four extended plays and 42 singles. Popularly referred as the original "Teen Queen", Cyrus has sold 55 million singles and 20 million albums worldwide. According to Recording Industry Association of America, she has sold 32 million singles and 10 million albums in the US. Billboard ranked Cyrus as the ninth greatest Billboard 200 female music artist of all time and the 62nd greatest artist of all time.
American singer Nicole Scherzinger has released two studio albums, and twenty-eight singles. She came into prominence in the early 2000s as a member of the ill-fated girl-group Eden's Crush and then was cast as the lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls, a burlesque troupe turned-recording group. She has sold over 60 million records as a solo artist and as a member of the Pussycat Dolls.
American musician will.i.am has released four studio albums, one compilation, 59 singles, nine promotional singles, and 58 music videos.
John Fogerty is an American rock musician who has recorded both solo and as a member of Creedence Clearwater Revival.
The core discography of supergroup Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young consists of eight studio albums, five live albums, six compilation albums, four video albums, and 19 singles. Originally formed in 1968, the group released one album as the trio Crosby, Stills & Nash before recruiting Neil Young into the band for their first concerts in 1969. Of the band's eight studio albums, three have also included Young; and of the group's numerous tours, the quartet configuration has made concert tours in 1969, 1970, 1974, 2000, 2002, and 2006.
The discography of Australian rock group Midnight Oil consists of thirteen studio albums, forty-three singles, two EPs, five video albums, seven live albums, and six compilation albums. The band have sold over 20 million albums.
American rock band Matchbox Twenty have released five studio albums, one compilation album, one box set, three video albums, two extended plays, twenty-five singles and nineteen music videos. The band released their debut studio album, Yourself or Someone Like You, in October 1996. The album's lead single "Long Day" was moderately successful, while the album's second single "Push" received large amounts of airplay in the United States. As it was not released for commercial sale, "Push" was deemed ineligible by American chart provider Billboard to appear on its main Hot 100 singles chart. It did, however, peak at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart and became a top-ten hit in countries such as Australia and Canada. With the success of "Push" and follow-up singles "3AM", "Real World" and "Back 2 Good", Yourself or Someone Like You eventually peaked at number five on the US Billboard 200 and was certified twelve-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
English singer-songwriter Passenger has released thirteen studio albums and 17 singles. He is best known for his 2012 single "Let Her Go", which reached number one in Australia, Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and The Netherlands; number 2 on the UK Singles Chart; and number 5 in the US on the Billboard Hot 100.