Mr. Big discography

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Mr. Big discography
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Mr. Big in 2011
Studio albums10
Live albums14
Compilation albums5
Singles16

The discography of American hard rock band Mr. Big consists of ten studio albums, fourteen live albums, five compilation albums, and sixteen singles.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales Certifications
US
[1]
AUS
[2] [3]
JPN
[4]
SWE
[5]
UK
[6] [7]
Mr. Big 46122223460
Lean into It
  • Release date: March 26, 1991
  • Label: Atlantic Records
  • Formats: LP, CD
151861328
  • US: 1,200,000 [9]
Bump Ahead
  • Release date: September 21, 1993
  • Label: Atlantic Records
  • Formats: LP, CD
8211943661
  • RIAJ: Platinum [8]
Hey Man
  • Release date: March 12, 1996
  • Label: Atlantic Records
  • Formats: LP, CD
1761
  • RIAJ: Platinum [8]
Get Over It
  • Release date: March 21, 2000
  • Label: Atlantic Records
  • Formats: LP, CD
5
  • RIAJ: Gold [8]
Actual Size
  • Release date: September 25, 2001
  • Label: Atlantic Records
  • Formats: LP, CD
5
  • RIAJ: Gold [8]
What If... 7117
...The Stories We Could Tell
  • Release date: September 30, 2014
  • Label: Frontiers Records
  • Formats: LP, CD
1586
Defying Gravity
  • Release date: July 7, 2017
  • Label: Frontiers Records
  • Formats: LP, CD
9
Ten
  • Release date: July 12, 2024
  • Label: Frontiers Records
  • Formats: LP, CD
15
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
JPN
[4]
1990Raw Like Sushi32
1992Mr. Big Live (Live in San Francisco)45
Raw Like Sushi II8
1994Japandemonium: Raw Like Sushi 311
1996Channel V at the Hard Rock Live32
1997Live at Budokan20
1999Static
2002In Japan12
2009Back to Budokan50
2012Live from the Living Room
Raw Like Sushi 100: Live in Japan 100th Anniversary
2015Raw Like Sushi 114
R.L.S. 113 Sendai
2018Live from Milan
2024The BIG Finish Live
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
JPN
[4]
1996Big Bigger Biggest: Greatest Hits2
  • RIAJ: 3× Platinum [15]
2000Deep Cuts: The Best of the Ballads12
2004Greatest Hits70
2009Next Time Around: Best of Mr. Big10
2014The Vault
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
Album
US
[1]
US Main.
[1]
JPN
[17]
UK
[6]
AUS
[2]
BEL
(Fl)

[18]
CAN
[19]
GER IRE
[20]
NLD
[21]
NZ
[22]
SWE
[23]
SWI
[24]
1989"Addicted to That Rush"3922Mr. Big
1991"Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy (The Electric Drill Song)"101Lean into It
"Green-Tinted Sixties Mind"334872
"To Be with You"11913111121111
1992"Just Take My Heart"161826272616291817403520
1993"Wild World"273335953249241139107Bump Ahead
1994"Ain't Seen Love Like That"839435
"Nothing but Love"
1996"Goin' Where the Wind Blows"93Hey Man
"Take Cover"2
"Stay Together"7Big Bigger Biggest: Greatest Hits
1997"Not One Night"
1999"Superfantastic"5Get Over It
2000"Static"
"Where Are They Now"Deep Cuts: The Best of the Ballads
2001"Shine"4Actual Size
"Arrow"
2010"Undertow"What If...
2011"All the Way Up"
2017"Everybody Needs a Little Trouble"Defying Gravity
"Defying Gravity"
2024"Good Luck Trying"Ten
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

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