Pat Benatar discography

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Pat Benatar discography
PatBenatarLiveinSydney2010.jpg
Pat Benatar performing live in Sydney, Australia in 2010.
Studio albums11
Live albums12
Compilation albums27
Tribute albums4
Singles40
Video albums7
Music videos36

This is the discography of American singer Pat Benatar. It consists of 11 studio albums, nine live albums, 27 compilation albums, 39 singles, and 34 music videos.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales, and certifications
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart position Certifications
US
[1]
AUS
[2] [3]
CAN
[4]
FRA
[5]
GER
[6]
NED
[7]
NZ
[8]
SWE
[9]
SWI
[10]
UK
[11]
In the Heat of the Night 1225320898*
Crimes of Passion
  • Release date: August 6, 1980
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Format: LP record, 8-track, cassette, CD
21622627
  • RIAA: 4× Platinum [12]
  • MC: 5× Platinum [13]
  • RMNZ: Gold [14]
Precious Time
  • Release date: July 6, 1981
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Format: LP record, 8-track, cassette, CD
182357462930
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum [12]
  • MC: 2× Platinum [13]
  • RMNZ: Gold [15]
Get Nervous
  • Release date: October 29, 1982
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Format: LP record, Cassette, CD
4151614151873
Tropico
  • Release date: November 1, 1984
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Format: LP record, Cassette, CD
149211626237192131
Seven the Hard Way
  • Release date: October 30, 1985
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Format: LP record, Cassette, CD
2619364223369
Wide Awake in Dreamland
  • Release date: June 22, 1988
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Format: LP record, Cassette, CD
28131147153311
True Love
  • Release date: April 9, 1991
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Format: LP record, Cassette, CD
3753225230303940
Gravity's Rainbow
  • Release date: May 24, 1993
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Format: LP record, Cassette, CD
8513044
Innamorata 171
Go
  • Release date: August 12, 2003
  • Label: Bel Chiasso Records
  • Format: CD
187
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

*Benatar's debut album, In the Heat of the Night, did not chart in the UK following its original release, but charted in 1985 after it was re-released by Chrysalis Records.

Live albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales, and certifications
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart position Certifications
US
[1]
AUS
[2] [3]
CAN
[22]
FRA
[23]
GER
[24]
NED
[25]
NZ
[8]
SWE
[26]
SWI
[27]
UK
[11]
Live from Earth
  • Release date: September 22, 1983
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Format: LP record, Cassette, CD
132252274124560

Compilations

YearAlbumPeak chart positionCertificationsAdditional information
US
[1]
UK
[11]
AUS
[2] [3]
NZ
[8]
1974Coxon's Army: Live from Sam Miller's Exchange CafePat Benatar sings the following songs:

"Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" - written by Oscar Hammerstein II and Jerome Kern, "Respect" - written by Otis Redding, "If He Walked Into My Life" - written by Jerry Herman, "Medley: Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show/Yes We Can Can" - written by Neil Diamond / Allen Toussaint.

1984Pat Benatar Hit VideosOne-VHS tape featuring four music videos; also includes footage from the behind-the-scenes documentary, The Making of Love Is a Battlefield , later included on the DVD Choice Cuts: Pat Benatar - The Complete Video Collection. The complete video collection is an Easter egg.
1985Pat Benatar in ConcertOne-VHS tape featuring live tracks from 1982, for an HBO special broadcast in 1983. Released on DVD in 1999 under the title Live from New Haven. The DVD is missing the final track "Little Paradise".
1987Pat Benatar: The Visual Music CollectionCollection featuring 12 music videos through 1987, including the unreleased "Painted Desert". Released on VHS and LaserDisc.
1989 Best Shots 676195Greatest hits compilation issued internationally (one-CD), 1987. Completely different release (one-CD) by same title issued in the US, 1989. US release re-issued in 2003 (one-CD/one-DVD) with the DVD Choice Cuts: Pat Benatar - The Complete Video Collection.
1994All Fired Up: The Very Best of Pat Benatar2Two-CD compilation featuring remastered greatest hits, mostly edit versions. Last album released by Chrysalis Records. Issued in the UK with a different cover.
1996Pat Benatar: Heartbreaker - Sixteen Classic PerformancesOne-CD featuring hits, album and two unreleased live tracks.
Back to Back Hits: Blondie/Pat BenatarOne-CD featuring five hits from both artists. Re-issued four more times with four different covers each time.
1998Pat Benatar: Eight-Fifteen-EightyOne-CD featuring live tracks from 1980.
1999Pat Benatar All-Time Greatest HitsThree-CD box set featuring hits, album and live tracks.
Synchronistic Wanderings: Recorded Anthology 1979-1999 Three-CD box set featuring hits, album tracks, soundtrack and previously unreleased rarities.
2000Extended Versions: Pat Benatar - The Encore CollectionOne-CD featuring hits and album tracks from the King Biscuit Flower Hour .
2001Best of Pat Benatar Volume 1 and Volume 2Two CDs featuring hits and album tracks. Released both separately and together.
Pat Benatar/Neil Giraldo: Summer Vacation Tour Book DVDOne-DVD featuring 15 live tracks including four new songs-originally released to fan club members with different packaging but same track listing.
Pat Benatar/Neil Giraldo: Summer Vacation SoundtrackOne-CD 15-track live concert album featuring four new songs-originally released to fan club members with different packaging and additional tracks on two CDs.
2002Classic Masters: Pat BenatarOne-CD featuring remastered hits and album tracks.
2003 Choice Cuts: Pat Benatar - The Complete Video Collection One-DVD featuring 25 music videos plus four bonus tracks and an Easter egg. DVD sales of 10,000 +. [29]
From the Front Row...Live: Pat BenatarOne DVD-audio disc playable on most DVD players featuring a collection of remastered live tracks.
2004Best of Pat Benatar Volume 1 and Volume 2Two CDs featuring hits and album tracks; previously released as two separate CDs. Re-issued in the 2008 "Green Series".
Pat Benatar Greatest Hits LiveOne-CD recorded live in Austin, Texas 1981, from the King Biscuit Flower Hour .
2005 Greatest Hits 4726One-CD 20-track comprehensive hit singles collection. Re-issued in 2007 (two CDs/one DVD) with the CD Live from Earth and the DVD Choice Cuts: Pat Benatar: The Complete Video Collection. Re-issued in the 2008 "Green Series". Re-issued 2010 in the Live Life Greener Merch Box (includes green bag).
2008 Ultimate Collection Two-CD compilation with 40 tracks, featuring an acoustic version of "Everytime I Fall Back" from an appearance on the soap opera The Young and the Restless ; digital collection
2009Pat Benatar Collector's EditionThree-CD compilation in a tin packaging released by Madacy Records
10 Great Songs123One-CD compilation
2013IconsOne-CD compilation
2014The Best of Pat Benatar: 20th Century Masters/The Millennium CollectionOne-CD compilation
2014The One and Only CD: Pat Benatar the very best ofOne-CD compilation different track listing than the European very best of
201535th Anniversary Tour (Live)One- and two-CD live compilation
2017Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo: We Live For LoveOne-DVD live acoustic compilation

Worldwide compilations

YearAlbum US
[1]
NZ
[8]
Additional information
1987 Best Shots 675 [30] One-CD greatest hits release
1994Greatest HitsCanadian one-CD greatest hits release with 16 tracks. Polytel/EMI
Pat Benatar: The Very Best Of2 [31] One-CD greatest hits release. France 2× Gold
1996Pat Benatar The Very Best of Volume 2One-CD greatest hits release
1998 In the Heat of the Night/Tropico Two-CD remastered release
In the Heat of the Night/Crimes of Passion Two-CD remastered release
1999 Precious Time/Get Nervous Two-CD remastered release
Tropico/Seven the Hard Way Two-CD remastered release
Innamorata/Eight-Fifteen-EightyTwo-CD combination release
2001Premium Gold CollectionOne-CD greatest hits release
The CollectionOne-CD greatest hits release
2002The DivineOne-CD greatest hits release
The Very Best Album EverOne-CD greatest hits release
In the Heat of the Night One-CD greatest hits live release
Concert ClassicsOne-CD greatest hits live release
2004 Live from Earth/Wide Awake in Dreamland Two-CD remastered release
2008Pat Benatar Live on AirDVD release in the PAL format of the 1983 US Festival, plus "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" and "Hell Is for Children" live from the TV series Fridays
Pat Benatar Live in AmericaOne-CD greatest hits live release, same track listing as Concert Classics
2009Pat Benatar EssentialOne-CD greatest hits release
2010 True Love/Gravity's Rainbow Two-CD remastered release
2011 Best Shots/Wide Awake in Dreamland Two-CD remastered release
Pat Benatar PerformanceOne-CD remastered release
2017Pat Benatar: 5 Classic AlbumsFive-CD remastered release. Includes the albums In the Heat of the Night, Crimes of Passion, Get Nervous, Tropico and Wide Awake in Dreamland

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[32]
US Main
[33]
AUS
[2] [3]
BEL (FLA)
[34]
CAN
[35]
NED
[36]
NZ
[37]
SWI
[38]
UK
[11]
1974"Day Gig" b/w "Last Saturday"Non-album single
1979"I Need a Lover"2431 In the Heat of the Night
"If You Think You Know How to Love Me"
"Heartbreaker"23951814
1980"We Live for Love"2728826
"Rated X"
"I'm Gonna Follow You" Crimes of Passion
"You Better Run"42317642
"Hit Me with Your Best Shot"93310
"Treat Me Right"183112
1981"Fire and Ice"17230422 Precious Time
"Promises in the Dark"381631
1982"Shadows of the Night"13329123283 Get Nervous
1983"Little Too Late"2038
"Looking for a Stranger"394
"Anxiety (Get Nervous)"
"Love Is a Battlefield"51112161149 Live from Earth
"Lipstick Lies"
1984"We Belong" [A] 537168137522
  • MC: Gold
Tropico
"Painted Desert"
1985"Ooh Ooh Song"3622788941
"Temporary Heroes"
"Love Is a Battlefield" (Re-release)17
"Shadows of the Night" (Re-release)50 Get Nervous
"Invincible"1042396181553 Seven the Hard Way
"Sex as a Weapon (Pat Benatar song)"28533302667
1986"Le Bel Age"54198692
1988"All Fired Up"1922192019 Wide Awake in Dreamland
"Don't Walk Away"4461634842
"Let's Stay Together"
1989"One Love"16659
1991"True Love"1072195 True Love
"Payin' the Cost to Be the Boss"17
"So Long"
1993"Somebody's Baby"90413648 Gravity's Rainbow
"Everybody Lay Down"350
"Crazy"
1997"Strawberry Wine (Life Is Sweet)" Innamorata
"At This Time"
"Papa's Roses"
2003"Have It All" Go
"Go"
"Sorry"
2015"Promises in the Dark" (Live)35th Anniversary Tour (Live)
"One December Night"Non-album singles
2017"Shine"
"Dancing Through the Wreckage" [B] Served Like a Girl Soundtrack
2020"Together"Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Notes

Other charted songs, B-sides, soundtracks

YearSongPeak positionsAlbum
US AC
[39]
US Main
[33]
1981"Take It Anyway You Want It"32Precious Time
"Just Like Me"15Precious Time
1982"The Victim"23Get Nervous
1984"Here's My Heart"Metropolis Soundtrack
"Diamond Field"20Tropico
1987"Sometimes the Good Guys Finish First"The Secret of My Success Soundtrack
1988"Jimmy Says"Free to Be a Family
1993"Temptation"B-side of "Somebody's Baby"
1997"Cry for Love"Promo single; B-side of "Strawberry Wine (Life Is Sweet)"
1998"Love Is a Battlefield" (with Queen Latifah) Small Soldiers Soundtrack
2001"Christmas in America"22Go
2000"Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades" Disney's An Extremely Goofy Movie Dance Party!
2013"Passion" Jello Fruit commercial
2017"Dancing Through The Wreckage"22Served Like a Girl Soundtrack

Music videos

YearVideoInformation
1975"Coxon's Army"Unreleased PBS special
1980"You Better Run"Second video shown on MTV
"I'm Gonna Follow You"
1981"Fire and Ice"Directed by Keith McMillan
"Promises in the Dark"Directed by Keith McMillan
"Precious Time"
1982"Shadows of the Night"
"Anxiety (Get Nervous)"
"Little Too Late"
1983"Love Is a Battlefield"Nominated for MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video
"Lipstick Lies"
"Rappin' Rodney"Guest star; Rodney Dangerfield video
1984"Painted Desert"Unreleased until 1986
"We Belong"
"Ooh Ooh Song"
1985"Invincible"Theme from The Legend of Billie Jean
"Sex as a Weapon (Pat Benatar song)"Nominated for MTV Video Music Award for Most Experimental Video
"Le Bel Age"Two versions, one with Richard Belzer
"Sun City"Guest star; Artists United Against Apartheid video
1988"All Fired Up"
"Don't Walk Away"
"Let's Stay Together"
1989"One Love"Released for Best Shots
1991"True Love"
"So Long"
"Yakety Yak"Guest star; charity single
1993"Somebody's Baby"
"Everytime I Fall Back"Unreleased
1997"Strawberry Wine"
2001"Christmas in America"
2003"Have It All"Unreleased compilation video
2015"Promises in the Dark"Live video from 35th Anniversary Tour (Live)
"Love Is a Battlefield"Live video from 35th Anniversary Tour (Live)
2017"Shine"In support of the Shine Together Movement
"Dancing Through the Wreckage"From Served Like a Girl Soundtrack
2020"Together"COVID-themed video

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