Nazareth discography

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Nazareth discography
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Studio albums25
Live albums8
Compilation albums7
EPs2

This article contains a comprehensive collection of information related to recordings by the Scottish hard rock band, Nazareth.

Contents

Studio albums

YearAlbumPeak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1] [2]
US
[3]
CAN
AUS
AUT
[4]
GER
[5]
NOR
[6]
SWE
[7]
SWI
[8]
1971 Nazareth
1972 Exercises
1973 Razamanaz 111573948
Loud 'n' Proud 1015017189
1974 Rampant 13157801113
1975 Hair of the Dog 17207275
1976 Close Enough for Rock 'n' Roll 2412429
Play 'n' the Game 751414
1977 Expect No Mercy 8278
1979 No Mean City 3488812033
1980 Malice in Wonderland 4119439
1981 The Fool Circle 6070312933
1982 2XS 12274429
1983 Sound Elixir 528
1984 The Catch 6012
1986 Cinema 18
1989 Snakes 'n' Ladders 1026
1991 No Jive 3136
1994 Move Me 36
1998 Boogaloo
2008 The Newz 755168
2011 Big Dogz 557370
2014 Rock 'n' Roll Telephone 3539375831
2018 Tattooed on My Brain 398028
2022 Surviving the Law 6810
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

YearAlbumPeak chart positions
UK
[1]
US
[3]
1981 'Snaz 7883
1991 BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert
1998 Live at the Beeb
2001 Back to the Trenches
2002 Homecoming
2002 Alive & Kicking
2004The River Sessions Live 1981
2007Live in Brazil
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

YearAlbumPeak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
US
[3]
CAN
AUS
GER
[5]
NOR
[6]
SWI
[8]
1975 Greatest Hits 54172377
1976 Hot Tracks 120
1984The Very, Very Best of Nazareth
1985The Ballad Album5
1990The Ballad Album Vol.2 12
1990The Singles Collection
1993 From the Vaults
1998 Greatest Hits Volume II
2001The Very Best of Nazareth23
2002The Ballads
2004 Maximum XS: The Essential Nazareth
2004Golden Hits Nazareth
2009The Anthology
2012The Singles
2020The Ultimate Collection93
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

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Singles

This list includes only singles released in European and North American markets

YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
[1] [2]
US
[3]
CAN
SA
AUS
[19]
NLD
GER
1972"Dear John"Nazareth
"Morning Dew"
"If You See My Baby"non-album single
"Hard Living"
1973"Broken Down Angel"957Razamanaz
"Bad Bad Boy"10
"Razamanaz"117 [upper-alpha 1]
"This Flight Tonight"11117 [upper-alpha 1] 271Loud 'n' Proud
"Go Down Fighting"
1974"Shanghai'd in Shanghai"4114Rampant
"Glad When You're Gone"
"Love Hurts" [upper-alpha 2] 418118130Hair of the Dog
1975"Hair of the Dog"44
"My White Bicycle"1436Greatest Hits
"Holy Roller"367037
1976"Carry Out Feelings"79Close Enough for Rock 'n' Roll
"You're the Violin"
"Loretta"84
"I Don't Want to Go On Without You"13Play 'n' the Game
1977"I Want To (Do Everything For You)"
"Somebody To Roll"
Hot Tracks (EP)15Hot Tracks
1978"Gone Dead Train"49Expect No Mercy
"Shot Me Down"113 [upper-alpha 1]
"Place in Your Heart"703
1979"May the Sunshine"22No Mean City
"Whatever You Want Babe"
"Star"54
1980"Holiday"8721Malice in Wonderland
"Heart's Grown Cold"
"Big Boy"
Nazareth Live (EP)non-album single
1981"Victoria"The Fool Circle
"Every Young Man's Dream"
"Let Me Be Your Leader"
"Morning Dew / Juicy Lucy"'Snaz
1982"Love Leads to Madness"1054432XS
"Dream On"15
1983"Games"
"Where Are You Now"Sound Elixir
"Rags to Riches"
1984"Party Down"The Catch
"Ruby Tuesday"
1986"Cinema"Cinema
1989"Piece of My Heart"Snakes 'n' Ladders
"Winner on the Night"non-album single
1991"Every Time It Rains"No Jive
1992"Tell Me That You Love Me"
1994"Move Me"Move Me
"Love Hurts" (with Munich Philharmonic Orchestra)89Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes:

  1. 1 2 3 These positions are from the Record World singles chart. [20]
  2. UK peak in September 1977. [2]

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