Saxon discography

Saxon discography
Saxon live in 2016
Studio albums	24
Live albums	11
Compilation albums	11
Video albums	11

The following is a comprehensive discography of Saxon, a British heavy metal band.

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions									Certifications
		US [1]	AUT [2]	FRA [3]	GER [4]	NLD [5]	SWE [6]	SWI [7]	UK [8]	UK Rock [9]
Saxon	Released: May 1979 Label: Carrere	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wheels of Steel	Released: 3 April 1980 Label: Carrere	—	—	—	—	—	36	—	5	—	UK: Gold [10]
Strong Arm of the Law	Released: 7 November 1980 Label: Carrere	—	—	15	—	—	37	—	11	—	UK: Gold [10]
Denim and Leather	Released: 25 September 1981 Label: Carrere	—	—	19	37	39	21	—	9	—	UK: Silver [10]
Power & the Glory	Released: March 1983 Label: Carrere	155	—	—	28	26	9	—	15	—
Crusader	Released: 30 January 1984 Label: Carrere	174	—	—	20	16	15	26	18	—
Innocence Is No Excuse	Released: 2 September 1985 Label: EMI	133	—	—	33	—	18	—	36	—
Rock the Nations	Released: 15 September 1986 Label: EMI	149	—	—	44	—	26	—	34	—
Destiny	Released: March 1988 Label: EMI	—	—	—	45	—	30	28	49	—
Solid Ball of Rock	Released: 14 January 1991 Label: Virgin	—	—	—	23	—	—	28	—	—
Forever Free	Released: May 1992 Label: Virgin	—	—	—	58	—	—	—	—	—
Dogs of War	Released: September 1995 Label: Virgin	—	—	—	55	—	—	43	—	—
Unleash the Beast	Released: May 1997 Label: Virgin	—	—	—	61	—	—	—	—	—
Metalhead	Released: 9 November 1999 Label: SPV/Steamhammer	—	—	—	40	—	—	—	—	—
Killing Ground	Released: 25 September 2001 Label: SPV/Steamhammer	—	—	141	26	—	—	—	—	—
Lionheart	Released: 20 September 2004 Label: SPV/Steamhammer	—	—	103	44	—	57	62	—	22
The Inner Sanctum	Released: 5 March 2007 Label: SPV/Steamhammer	—	—	138	36	—	39	89	—	4
Into the Labyrinth	Released: 9 January 2009 Label: SPV/Steamhammer	—	—	87	23	83	33	61	—	6
Call to Arms	Released: 3 June 2011 Label: UDR Music	—	—	—	18	—	19	37	—	6
Sacrifice	Released: 1 March 2013 Label: UDR Music	—	54	82	14	—	15	51	87	4
Battering Ram	Released: 15 October 2015 Label: UDR Music	—	34	66	12	—	13	21	50	3
Thunderbolt	Released: 2 February 2018 Label: Silver Lining Music	—	18	113	5	—	13	6	29	2
Carpe Diem	Released: 4 February 2022 Label: Silver Lining Music	—	7	59	3	59	15	4	17	2
Hell, Fire and Damnation	Released: 19 January 2024 Label: Silver Lining Music	—	4	27	4	59	6	4	19	2
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Cover albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		AUT [2]	FRA [3]	GER [4]	SWI [7]	UK [8]	UK Rock [9]
Inspirations	Released: March 19, 2021 Label: Silver Lining Music	27	154	10	12	56	1
More Inspirations	Released: March 24, 2023 Label: Silver Lining Music	63	—	30	23	—	5
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions							Certifications
		FRA [3]	GER [4]	NLD [5]	SWE [6]	SWI [7]	UK [8]	UK Rock [9]
The Eagle Has Landed	Released: May 10, 1982 Label: Carrere	—	33	32	30	—	5	—	UK: Silver [10]
Rock 'n' Roll Gypsies	Released: November 1989 Label: Roadrunner	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Greatest Hits Live!	Released: September 24, 1990 Label: Castle	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Eagle Has Landed – Part II	Released: July 14, 1996 Label: Virgin	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Donnington: The Live Tracks	Released: November 4, 1997 Label: Angel Air	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BBC Sessions	Released: November 3, 1998 Label: EMI	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Eagle Has Landed – Part III	Released: June 2, 2006 Label: Steamhammer/SPV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Heavy Metal Thunder – Live: Eagles Over Wacken	Released: April 20, 2012 Label: UDR Music	—	52	—	—	—	—	—
St. George's Day Sacrifice: Live in Manchester	Released: March 13, 2014 Label: UDR Music	—	—	—	—	—	—	27
Let Me Feel Your Power	Released: October 7, 2016 Label: UDR Music	169	47	—	—	—	—	19
The Vinyl Hoard	Released: October 28, 2016 Label: Demon	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Eagle Has Landed 40: Live	Released: August 2, 2019 Label: Militia Guard Music	192	36	—	—	63	46	2
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

• Strong Arm Metal (1984)
• Anthology (1988)
• Back on the Streets (1990)
• The Best of Saxon (1991)
• A Collection of Metal (1996)
• Burrn! Presents: The Best of Saxon (2000)
• Diamonds and Nuggets (2000)
• Masters of Rock: Saxon (2001)
• Heavy Metal Thunder (2002) (re-recordings)
• Coming to the Rescue (2002)
• The Very Best of Saxon (1979–1988) (2007)
• The Best of Saxon (2009)
• Saxon – The Carrere Years (1979–1984) (Box Set) (2012)
• Saxon – The EMI Years (1985–1988) (Box Set) (2012)
• Unplugged and Strung Up (2013) (orchestral + acoustic)
• The Complete Albums 1979-1988 (10-CD boxed set) (2014)
• Baptism in Fire – The Collection 1991–2009 (2016) ^[11]
• Decade of the Eagle - 1979-1988 (2017)

Videos

• Live (1983)
• Live Innocence! (1985)
• Greatest Hits Live! (1989)
• Power & the Glory – Video Anthology (1990)
• The Saxon Chronicles (2003)
• Live Innocence – The Power & the Glory (2003)
• To Hell and Back Again (2007)
• Saxon: Heavy Metal Thunder – Live (2010)
• Heavy Metal Thunder – Live: Eagles Over Wacken (2012)
• Warriors of the Road – The Saxon Chronicles Part II (2014)
• The Saxon Chronicles (2015)
• Let Me Feel Your Power (2016) ^[12]

Music videos

List of music videos

Title	Year
"Wheels Of Steel"	1980
"747 (Strangers In The Night)"	1980
"Suzie Hold On"	1980
"Strong Arm Of The Law"	1980
"Hungry Years"	1980
"Demin And Leather"	1981
"Princess Of The Night"	1981
"Never Surrender"	1981
"Nightmare"	1983
"Power And The Glory"	1983
"Just Let Me Rock"	1984
"Everybody Up"	1985
"Back On The Streets"	1985
"Rock 'n' Roll Gypsy"	1986
"Broken Heroes"	1986
"Waiting For The Night"	1986
"Rock The Nations"	1986
"Northen Lady"	1987
"Ride Like The Wind"	1988
"I Can't Wait Anymore"	1988
"Requiem We Will Remember"	1991
"Unleash The Beast"	1997
"Let Me Feel Your Power"	2007
"I've Got To Rock"	2007
"If I Was You"	2007
"Battalions Of Steel"	2009
"Hammer Of The Gods"	2011
"Call To The Arms (Orchestral Version)"	2011
"Sacrifice"	2013
"Battering Ram"	2015
"Thunderbolt"	2018
"Nosferatu,The Vampire's Waltz"	2018
"Predator"	2018
"Paint It Black"	2021
"Speed King"	2021
"Carpe Diem"	2021
"The Pilgrimage"	2022
"Remember The Fallen"	2022
"Black Is The Night"	2022
"Dambusters"	2022
"The Faith Healer"	2023
"Razamanaz"	2023
"Hell, Fire And Dammation"	2023
"Madame Guillotine"	2023
"There's Something In Roswell"	2023
"Fire And Steel"	2023
"1066"	2024

Singles

Year	Single	UK [13] [14]
1979	"Big Teaser" B-side: "Stallions of the Highway"	—
	"Backs to the Wall" B-side: "Militia Guard"	—
1980	"Wheels of Steel" B-side: "Stand Up and Be Counted"	20
	"747 (Strangers in the Night)" B-side: "See The Light Shining"	13
	"Big Teaser" (re-issue) B-side: "Rainbow Theme"	66
	"Backs to the Wall" (re-issue) B-side: "Militia Guard"	64
	"Suzie Hold On" B-side: "Judgement Day (Live)"	—
	"Strong Arm of the Law" B-side: "Taking Your Chances"	63
1981	"And the Bands Played On" B-side: "Hungry Years"	12
	"Never Surrender" B-side: "20,000 Ft. (Remix)"	18
	"Princess of the Night" B-side: "Fire in the Sky"	57
1983	Power and the Glory" B-side: "See the Lightning Shine (Live)"	32
	"Nightmare" B-side: "Midas Touch"	50
1984	"Sailing to America" B-side: "A Little Bit of What You Fancy"	81
	"Do It All for You" B-side: "Just Let Me Rock"	178 [15]
1985	"Back on the Streets" B-side: "Live Fast Die Young"	75
1986	"Rock 'n' Roll Gypsy" B-side: "Krakatoa"	72
	"Waiting for the Night" B-side: "Chase the Fade"	66
	"Rock the Nations" B-side: "747 (Strangers in the Night)"	80
1987	"Northern Lady" B-side: "Everybody Up"	91
1988	"Ride Like the Wind" B-side: "Red Alert"	52
	"I Can't Wait Anymore" B-side: "Broken Heroes (Live)"	71
1991	"We Will Remember" B-side: "Alter of the Gods"	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

References

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10. "BPI Certified Awards Search". Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
11. "Saxon: Baptism of Fire – The Collection 1991–2009 – Demon Music Group". Demon Music Group. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
12. "Saxon, Let Me Feel Your Power". Amazon. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
13. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 483. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
14. "Saxon | full Official Chart history". Official Charts . Retrieved 10 February 2018.
15. "UK Singles Charts: 1984 (Including chart panel sales)". 18 May 2022.