Grand Funk Railroad discography

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Grand Funk Railroad discography
Studio albums13
Live albums4
Compilation albums8
Singles25

Grand Funk Railroad (shortened to Grand Funk) is an American hard rock band formed in 1969. The band is most notable for their peak in popularity during the 1970s. Grand Funk has released 13 studio albums, 4 live albums, 8 compilation albums and 25 singles.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US
[1]
AU
[2] [3]
CA
[4]
JP
[5]
NO
[6]
1969 On Time
  • Release date: August 1969
  • Label: Capitol (ST-307)
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette, CD
27143444
Grand Funk
  • Release date: December 1969
  • Label: Capitol (SKAO-406)
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette, CD
1113926
  • US: Platinum [7]
1970 Closer to Home
  • Release date: June 1970
  • Label: Capitol (SKAO-471)
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette, CD
69530
  • US: 2× Platinum [7]
1971 Survival
  • Release date: April 1971
  • Label: Capitol (SW-764)
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette, CD
6957
  • US: Platinum [7]
E Pluribus Funk
  • Release date: November 1971
  • Label: Capitol (SW-854)
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette, CD
511315
  • US: Platinum [7]
1972 Phoenix
  • Release date: September 1972
  • Label: Capitol (SMAS-11099)
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette, CD
71382120
1973 We're an American Band
  • Release date: July 1973
  • Label: Capitol (SMAS-11207)
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette, CD
22741012
  • US: Platinum [7]
1974 Shinin' On
  • Release date: March 1974
  • Label: Capitol (SWAE-11278)
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette, CD
54322410
All the Girls in the World Beware!!!
  • Release date: December 1974
  • Label: Capitol (SO-11356)
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette, CD
10662038
1976 Born to Die
  • Release date: January 1976
  • Label: Capitol (ST-11482)
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette, CD
473135
Good Singin', Good Playin'
  • Release date: August 9, 1976
  • Label: MCA (MCA-2216)
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette, CD
5248
1981 Grand Funk Lives
  • Release date: 1981
  • Label: Full Moon (FMH 3625)
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette
149
1983 What's Funk?
  • Release date: 1983
  • Label: Warner Bros. (9 23750–1)
  • Format: LP, cassette
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums

YearAlbumPeak chart positions Certifications
US
[1]
AU
[2]
CA
[4]
JP
[5]
UK
[8]
1970 Live Album
  • Released: September, 1970
  • Label: Capitol Records
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette, CD
51551029
1975 Caught in the Act
  • Released: 1975
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette, CD
213331
1997 Bosnia
  • Released: October 21, 1997
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: CD, Digital
2002 Live: The 1971 Tour
  • Released: June 4, 2002
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: CD, Digital
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Compilation albums

ReleaseAlbumPeak chart
positions
Certifications
US
[1]
1972 Mark, Don & Mel: 1969–71 17
1972 Mark, Don & Terry 1966–67
  • Released: 1972
  • Label: ABKCO Records
    (Terry Knight & The Pack tracks w/Farner & Brewer)
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette
1976 Grand Funk Hits
  • Released: 1976
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette
126
1989Heavy Hitters!
1990The Best of Grand Funk
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: CEMA
  • Format: CD, cassette
1991 Capitol Collectors Series
  • Released: February 26, 1991
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: CD, cassette
1991More of the Best
  • Released: June 1, 1991
  • Label: Rhino
  • Format: CD, cassette
1999 Thirty Years of Funk: 1969-1999
  • Released: June 29, 1999
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: CD, Digital
2002 Classic Masters
  • Released: July 30, 2002
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: CD, Digital
2002Trunk of Funk
  • Released: August 27, 2002
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: CD, Digital
2006 Greatest Hits
  • Released: April 4, 2006
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: CD, Digital
2014 10 Great Songs The Millennium Collection: 20th Century Masters
  • Released: April 1, 2014
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: CD, Digital
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

YearTitlePeak positionsB-sidesCertificationsAlbum
US
[9]
CA
[4]
DE
[10]
AU UK
[11]
1969"Time Machine"4843"High on a Horse" On Time
"Mr. Limousine Driver"9792"High Falootin' Woman" Grand Funk
"Inside Looking Out"40"Paranoid"
1970"Heartbreaker"7258"Please Don't Worry"On Time
"Sin's a Good Man's Brother""Nothing is the Same" Closer To Home
"Closer to Home"2221"Aimless Lady"
"Mean Mistreater"4730"Mark Say's Alright" Live Album
1971"Feelin' Alright"5420"I Want Freedom" Survival
"Gimme Shelter"614942"I Can Feel Him in the Morning"
"People, Let's Stop the War"105*"Save the Land" E Pluribus Funk
"Footstompin' Music"294383"I Come Tumblin'"
1972"Upsetter"7389"No Lies"
"Rock 'N Roll Soul"2937"Flight of the Phoenix" Phoenix
1973"We're an American Band"1487"Creepin'"
  • US: Platinum [7]
We're an American Band
"Walk Like a Man"1916"The Railroad"
1974"The Loco-Motion"1110557 [upper-alpha 1] "Destitute And Losin'" Shinin' On
"Shinin' On"1113"Mr. Pretty Boy"
"Some Kind of Wonderful"3639"Wild"
  • US: Platinum [7]
All the Girls in the World Beware!!!
1975"Bad Time"43"Good and Evil"
"Take Me"5358"Genevieve" Born to Die
1976"Sally"6935"Love Is Dyin'"
"Can You Do It"4575"1976" Good Singin', Good Playin'
1977"Just Couldn't Wait""Out to Get You"
1981"Y.O.U."125**"Testify" Grand Funk Lives
1982"Stuck in the Middle"108"No Reason Why"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. US Charts are Billboard unless otherwise noted. * Cash Box Singles Chart. ** Record World Singles Chart. [12]

Notes

  1. Chart position is from the official UK "Breakers List".

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