Lou Reed discography

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Lou Reed discography
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Reed performing at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland, Oregon.
Studio albums22
Live albums15
Compilation albums16
Video albums5
Music videos16
Singles46
Box sets1

American rock musician Lou Reed released 22 studio albums, 17 compilation albums, 15 live albums, five video albums, 46 singles, 16 music videos, and one box-set.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

YearTitleRelease dateLabelPeak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[1]
AUS
[2] [3]
CAN
[4]
FRA
[5]
GER
[6]
NZ
[7]
NLD
[8]
NOR
[9]
SWE
[10]
UK
[11]
1972 Lou Reed May 1972 RCA 189
Transformer November 1972291212613
1973 Berlin October 19739859517
1974 Sally Can't Dance September 197410142215
1975 Metal Machine Music July 1975
Coney Island Baby December 197541251642352
1976 Rock and Roll Heart November 1976 Arista 6468911940
1978 Street Hassle February 197889249
1979 The Bells May 1979130581344
1980 Growing Up in Public April 19801582735
1982 The Blue Mask February 1982RCA16952352817
1983 Legendary Hearts March 198315936
1984 New Sensations April 1984565696253092
1986 Mistrial April 1986474754311469
1989 New York January 1989 Sire 40254419171112914
1990 Songs for Drella (with John Cale)April 19901031002842144322
1992 Magic and Loss January 19928056561720111096
1996 Set the Twilight Reeling February 1996110461826172326
2000 Ecstasy April 20001834824682054
2003 The Raven January 2003604550122
2007 Hudson River Wind Meditations April 2007 Sounds True
2011 Lulu (with Metallica)October 2011 Warner Bros. 363325236121711936
"—" denotes albums that did not chart, or albums not released in a particular territory.

Live albums

YearTitleRelease dateLabelPeak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[1]
AUS
[2]
CAN
[4]
FRA
[5]
GER
[6]
NZ
[7]
NLD
[8]
UK
[11]
1974 Rock 'n' Roll Animal February 1974 RCA 45205526
1975 Lou Reed Live March 19756242154
1978 Live: Take No Prisoners November 1978 Arista 10
1984 Live in Italy January 1984RCA
1996 Live in Concert (reissue of Live in Italy)1996
1998 Perfect Night: Live in London April 1998 Sire 5698197102
2001 American Poet June 2001Pilot
2004 Animal Serenade March 2004 Reprise 157
Le Bataclan '72 October 2004Dynamic
2008 The Stone: Issue Three April 2008 Tzadik
Berlin: Live at St. Ann's Warehouse November 2008 Matador 144
The Creation of the Universe December 2008Best Seat in the House Productions
2014Thinking of Another PlaceMarch 2014Easy Action
2016Waltzing Matilda (Love Has Gone Away)2016
Alice Tully Hall
"—" denotes albums that did not chart, or albums not released in a particular territory.

Compilation albums

YearTitleRelease dateLabelPeak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[1]
NZ
[7]
NLD
[8]
NOR
[9]
SWE
[10]
UK
[11]
1977 Walk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou Reed April 1977 RCA 156144
1980 Rock and Roll Diary: 1967–1980 December 1980 Arista 178
1985 City Lights 1985
1989 Retro 1989, 1998RCA3329
1992 Between Thought and Expression: The Lou Reed Anthology 1992
1992 Walk on the Wild Side & Other Hits March 1992
1995 The Best of Lou Reed & The Velvet Underground 1995Global TV56
1996 Different Times: Lou Reed in the '70s May 1996RCA
1997 Perfect Day October 1997
1999 The Definitive Collection August 1999Arista
1999 The Very Best of Lou Reed 1999Camden Deluxe1994
2002 Legendary Lou Reed July 2002RCA/BMG
2003 NYC Man (The Ultimate Collection 1967–2003) June 2003RCA31914231
2004 NYC Man: Greatest Hits August 2004RCA/BMG43
2008Playlist: The Very Best of Lou ReedJuly 2008 Legacy
2011 The Essential Lou Reed September 13, 2011RCA155
2021I'm So Free: The 1971 RCA DemosDecember 24, 2021RCA
2022Words & Music, May 1965 [16] Sept. 16, 2022 Light in the Attic Records
"—" denotes albums that did not chart, or albums not released in a particular territory.

Singles

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Lou Reed, 1977
YearTitlePeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
[17]
AUS
[2] [3]
UK
[11]
1972"I Can't Stand It" Lou Reed
"Walk and Talk It"
"Walk on the Wild Side" [18] 1610010 Transformer
1973"Satellite of Love"51
"Vicious"
"How Do You Think It Feels" Berlin
1974"Caroline Says"
"Sweet Jane" Rock 'n' Roll Animal
"Sally Can't Dance" Sally Can't Dance
1976"Charley's Girl" Coney Island Baby
"Crazy Feeling"
"I Believe In Love" Rock and Roll Heart
1977"Chooser and the Chosen One"
"Rock and Roll Heart"
1978"Street Hassle" Street Hassle
1979"Disco Mystic" The Bells
"City Lights"
1980"The Power of Positive Drinking" Growing Up in Public
1982"The Blue Mask" The Blue Mask
"Women"
1983"Don't Talk to Me About Work" Legendary Hearts
"Martial Law"
1984"I Love You, Suzanne"7178 New Sensations
"My Red Joystick"
"High in the City"
1985"My Love Is Chemical" White Nights
"September Song" Lost in the Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill
1986"The Original Wrapper" Mistrial
"No Money Down"75
1989"Busload of Faith" New York
"Romeo Had Juliette"
"Dirty Blvd."45104
1992"Sword of Damocles" Magic and Loss
"What's Good"
1996"Adventurer" Set the Twilight Reeling
"NYC Man"
"Hookywooky"
1997"Perfect Day"
(as part of Artists for Children in Need)
1Non-album single
2000"Future Farmers of America" Ecstasy
"Modern Dance"
"Paranoia Key of E"
2002"Who Am I? (Tripitena's Song)" The Raven
2004"Satellite of Love '04"8310 NYC Man: Greatest Hits
2007"Gravity"/"Safety Zone"Music Inspired by the Film Nanking
"Tranquilize"
(with The Killers)
8413 Sawdust
2011"The View"
(with Metallica)
Lulu
"—" denotes singles that did not chart, or singles not released in a particular territory.

Other album appearances

Studio

YearSong(s)AlbumNotes
1983"Little Sister" Get Crazy soundtrackOriginal song
1985"Hot Hips" Perfect soundtrack
"My Love Is Chemical" White Nights soundtrack
"September Song" Lost in the Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill Kurt Weill cover
1986"Soul Man" (with Samuel David Moore) Soul Man soundtrackCover of Sam & Dave's 1967 song
1988"Something Happened" Permanent Record soundtrackOriginal song
1990"One World One Voice" One World One Voice A concept album for environmental awareness. Reed and his band perform a track with overdubs from Richard Galliano and Penguin Café Orchestra
1993"Tarbelly and Featherfoot" Sweet Relief: A Benefit for Victoria Williams Victoria Williams cover
1994"Why Can't I Be Good" Faraway, So Close! soundtrackOriginal song
1995"You'll Know You Were Loved" Friends soundtrack
1997"This Magic Moment" Lost Highway soundtrack Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman cover
2004"Gentle Breeze" Mary Had a Little Amp Written and sung by Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson for a charity album
2006"Leave Her Johnny" Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys Traditional song
2010"Solsbury Hill" And I'll Scratch Yours Peter Gabriel cover released as a single in 2010, released on And I'll Scratch Yours in 2013
2011"The Debt I Owe"Note of Hope - A Celebration of Woody Guthrie [19] Original song based on Hank Williams' writings
"Peggy Sue" Rave On Buddy Holly Jerry Allison & Norman Petty cover

Live and remix

YearSong(s)AlbumTypeNotes
1991"What's Good" Until the End of the World soundtrack RemixEarly mix
1993"Foot of Pride" The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration LiveRecorded live on October 16, 1992, at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
1996"Sweet Jane"The Concert for the Rock and Roll Hall of FameRecorded live in 1995 with Soul Asylum
1997"September Song" September Songs – The Music of Kurt Weill RemixNew version, released on video in 1994
2001"Set the Twilight Reeling" The Best of Sessions at West 54th LiveBroadcast in 1998
2006"Perfect Day" and "Vicious" The Bridge School Collection, Vol.1
"See That My Grave Is Kept Clean"The Harry Smith Project Live, Vol. 2 [20]

Guest appearances

YearAlbumArtistDetailsRef.
1976Wild AngelNelson SlaterBacking vocals, piano, producer [21]
1978Urban Desire Genya Ravan Vocals ("Aye Co'lorado")
1988 Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom Tom Tom Club Backing vocals ("Femme Fatale") [22]
Nothing But the Truth Rubén Blades Guest vocals ("Hopes on Hold", "Letters to the Vatican", "The Calm Before the Storm") [23]
1989Yo Frankie Dion DiMucci
Street Fighting Years Simple Minds Guest vocals ("This Is Your Land") [24]
1991 I Spent a Week There the Other Night Maureen Tucker
1992 I Still Believe in You Vince Gill
1994 A Date with The Smithereens The Smithereens Guest vocals ("Point of No Return", "Long Way Back Again")
Greetings from the Gutter David A. Stewart
1995In Our SleepLaurie AndersonVocals, lyrics ("In our sleep") CD maxi-single
1998 Music for Children John Zorn Guest vocals ("Cycles Du Nord") [25]
2002 Hitting the Ground Gordon Gano Guest vocals ("Catch 'Em In the Act")
No RegretsJamie Richards
2005 No Balance Palace Kashmir Guest vocals ("Black Building")
I Am a Bird Now Antony and the Johnsons Guest vocals ("Fistful of Love")
2006I Will Break Your Fall Fernando Saunders Guest vocals, guitar, writer ("Baton Rouge") [26]
Intersections 1985–2005 Bruce Hornsby Guest vocals ("The Mighty Quinn")
A Portrait of Howard Howard Tate Guest vocals ("How Do You Think It Feels")
2007 Sawdust The Killers Guest vocals ("Tranquilize")
The Family Album Lucibel Crater Guest vocals ("Threadbare Funeral")
2008Recitement Stephen Emmer Guest vocals ("Passengers")
2009Solid GroundSara Wasserman (Rob Wasserman's daughter)Guest vocals ("Need To Know")
Havana Winter Kevin Hearn and Thin Buckle Guest vocals ("Coma", "In The Shade", "Helicopter in the Sand")
2010 Plastic Beach Gorillaz Guest vocals ("Some Kind of Nature")
2010MayhemImelda MayGuest vocals ("Kentish Town Waltz") (non-album track)
2011 The Road from Memphis Booker T. Jones Guest vocals ("The Bronx")
2012 Synthetica Metric Guest vocals ("The Wanderlust") [27]

Videography

Video albums

YearVideo details
1991 A Night with Lou Reed
1992Magic and Loss Live in Concert
1992Coney Island Baby: Live in Jersey
2005Lou Reed: Spanish Fly
2008 Berlin: Live at St. Ann's Warehouse

Music videos

YearTitleDirector(s)Ref.
1982"Women"
1983"Legendary Hearts"
"Don't Talk to Me About Work"
1984"I Love You, Suzanne"
"My Red Joystick"
1986"The Original Wrapper" Zbigniew Rybczyński [28]
"No Money Down" Godley & Creme [29]
1989"Busload of Faith"
1990"Work" (with John Cale)
1992"What's Good" Matt Mahurin
1996"Hooky Wooky"
2000"Ecstasy" Michele Civetta [30]
"Modern Dance" Stefan Sagmeister [31]
2003"NYC Man"
2007"Tranquilize" (with The Killers) Anthony Mandler [32]
2011"The View" (with Metallica) Darren Aronofsky [33]

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