Jefferson Airplane discography

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Jefferson Airplane discography
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Studio albums8
Live albums10
Compilation albums8
Music videos8
Singles19

The following is a comprehensive discography of Jefferson Airplane , an American rock band which formed in San Francisco in 1965.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certification
US
[1]
AUS
[2]
UK
[3]
1966 Jefferson Airplane Takes Off 128
1967 Surrealistic Pillow
  • Released: 1 February 1967 [5]
  • Label: RCA Victor (#LSP-3766)
  • Format: LP, 8-track, CS, CD
3
After Bathing at Baxter's
  • Released: December 1967 [6]
  • Label: RCA Victor (#LOP-1511)
  • Format: LP, 8-track, CS, CD
17
1968 Crown of Creation
  • Released: September 1968 [7]
  • Label: RCA Victor (#LSP-4058)
  • Format: LP, 8-track, CS, CD
6
  • RIAA: Gold [5]
1969 Volunteers
  • Released: November 1969 [8]
  • Label: RCA Victor (#LSP-4238)
  • Format: LP, 8-track, CS, CD
1334
  • RIAA: Gold [5]
1971 Bark
  • Released: September 1971 [9]
  • Label: Grunt (#FTR-1001)
  • Format: LP, 8-track, CS, CD
113942
  • RIAA: Gold [5]
1972 Long John Silver
  • Released: June 1972 [10]
  • Label: Grunt (#FTR-1007)
  • Format: LP, 8-track, CS, CD
2030
  • RIAA: Gold [5]
1989 Jefferson Airplane
  • Released: September 1989 [11]
  • Label: Epic (#EK 45271)
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
85
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation and live albums

YearTitleChart positionsCertification
US
[12]
AUS
[2]
UK
[3]
1969 Bless Its Pointed Little Head 1738
1970 The Worst of Jefferson Airplane 1228
  • RIAA: Platinum [13]
1973 Thirty Seconds Over Winterland 52
1974 Early Flight 110
1977 Flight Log 37
1987 2400 Fulton Street 138
1992 Jefferson Airplane Loves You
1998 Live at the Fillmore East
1998Jefferson Airplane • Jefferson Starship • Starship – Hits
2001Ignition
2007 Sweeping Up the Spotlight
2009 The Woodstock Experience
2010Live at the Fillmore Auditorium 10/15/66: Late Show – Signe’s Farewell [14]
2010 Grace's Debut
2010We Have Ignition
2010Return to the Matrix
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Authorized UK releases

Other compilation and live albums

Singles

YearTitleB-sideChart positions Certifications Album
US
[12]
US C/B US Rock
[12]
US
A/C

[12] [15]
UK
[16]
1966"It's No Secret""Runnin' 'Round This World" Jefferson Airplane Takes Off
"Come Up the Years""Blues from an Airplane"
"Bringing Me Down""Let Me In"
"My Best Friend""How Do You Feel?"103 Surrealistic Pillow
1967"Somebody to Love""She Has Funny Cars"55
"White Rabbit""Plastic Fantastic Lover"86
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum [13]
"The Ballad of You and Me and Pooneil""Two Heads"4224 After Bathing at Baxter's
"Watch Her Ride""Martha"6137
1968"Greasy Heart""Share a Little Joke"9877 Crown of Creation
"Crown of Creation""Lather"64
1969"Plastic Fantastic Lover""The Other Side of This Life" Bless Its Pointed Little Head
"Volunteers""We Can Be Together"6560 Volunteers
1970"Mexico""Have You Seen the Saucers?" Early Flight
1971"Pretty as You Feel""Wild Turkey"6035 Bark
1972"Long John Silver""Milk Train" Long John Silver
"Twilight Double Leader""Trial by Fire"
1989"Summer of Love"15 Jefferson Airplane
"Planes"24
"True Love"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

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References

Citations

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  2. 1 2 Kent 1993, p. 154.
  3. 1 2 Roberts 2004, p. 280.
  4. Fenton 2006, p. 31.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Gold & Platinum: Jefferson Airplane". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  6. Fenton 2006, p. 34.
  7. Fenton 2006, p. 35.
  8. Fenton 2006, p. 37.
  9. Fenton 2006, p. 40.
  10. Fenton 2006, p. 41.
  11. Fenton 2006, p. 43.
  12. 1 2 3 4 "Jefferson Airplane - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on June 28, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "Jefferson Airplane - Gold & Platinum". www.riaa.com. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  14. Ruhlmann, William. "Live at the Fillmore Auditorium 10/15/66: Late Show: Signe's Farewell". AllMusic. Archived from the original on December 5, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  15. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary 1961-2001. Menomonee Falls, WI: Record Research Inc. p. 126. ISBN   0-89820-149-7.
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