Social Distortion discography

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Social Distortion discography
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Social Distortion in Germany in 2005. Left to right: Jonny Wickersham, Brent Harding, Charlie Quintana, and Mike Ness.
Studio albums7
Live albums1
Compilation albums2
Video albums2
Music videos8
EPs1
Singles24

The discography of Social Distortion, a Southern California-based punk rock band formed in 1978 by vocalist/guitarist and founder Mike Ness, contains seven studio albums, one extended play (EP), two compilation albums, two DVDs and twenty-four singles.

Contents

After releasing a handful of singles between 1980 and 1982, Social Distortion released their first studio album in 1983, titled Mommy's Little Monster . Five years elapsed before Social Distortion's next major release, Prison Bound . While the band still failed to break into the mainstream success at the time of its release, critical praise given to Prison Bound garnered attention from major labels, including Epic Records, with whom Social Distortion would eventually sign in 1989.

In 1990, they released their third album, which is self-titled, with the singles "Let It Be Me", "Ball and Chain", "Ring of Fire", "Sick Boy" and "Story of My Life" bringing the band exposure on the United States charts. This album was followed by 1992's Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell , which debuted at number 76 on the Billboard 200 and featured the band's highest charting single "Bad Luck", which reached number 2 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. Four years elapsed before Social Distortion's next studio album, White Light, White Heat, White Trash , which peaked at #27 on the Billboard 200 in 1996, the band's highest chart position to date, and featured their only Billboard Hot 100 single "I Was Wrong". In 1997, Social Distortion terminated their contract with Epic and decided to stay on TimeBomb Recordings, who reissued their first two albums and released the Mainliner compilation two years earlier.

After the release of the White Light, White Heat, White Trash album, Social Distortion took another hiatus and Ness pursued a solo career and released two albums ( Cheating at Solitaire and Under the Influences ) in 1999. Tragedy struck on February 29, 2000 when their longtime guitarist Dennis Danell died from an apparent brain aneurysm. After debating whether to break up, or to move on with a new guitarist, Ness decided to hire a new guitarist, Jonny "2 Bags" Wickersham, who would stay with the band permanently. Also during that time, a new drummer, Charlie Quintana, was hired. From 2001 to 2004, the band had been touring semi-frequently, playing sold-out shows in the Los Angeles, California area and other cities. In September 2004, Social Distortion issued their long-awaited sixth album Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll , which was their second album to peak in the top 40 of the Billboard 200, at number 31. The album's lead single, "Reach for the Sky", became another one of Social Distortion's biggest hits in the fall of 2004. Prior to the release of that album, longtime bassist John Maurer, who had remained with the band for 20 years, decided to leave Social Distortion and Rancid's Matt Freeman replaced him on tour for a few months and then the band hired their current bassist Brent Harding. Social Distortion released their seventh studio album, Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes , on January 18, 2011. [1]

During the band's set at Hellfest 2022, Ness commented on stage that the band was set to enter the studio in September 2022 to start recording. The band then played a new song off the aforementioned forthcoming album.

Albums

Studio albums

YearAlbumPeak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[2]
US
Ind.

[2]
AUT
[3]
CAN
[4]
CHE
[5]
FIN
[6]
GER
[7]
NLD
[8]
SWE
[9]
UK
1983 Mommy's Little Monster
1988 Prison Bound
  • Released: January 18, 1988
  • Label: Restless (original release), Time Bomb (1995 re-release)
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, DI
1990 Social Distortion
  • Released: March 27, 1990
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, DI
128
1992 Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell
  • Released: February 11, 1992
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, DI
76
1996 White Light, White Heat, White Trash
  • Released: September 17, 1996
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, DI
276777
2004 Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll
  • Released: September 28, 2004
  • Label: Time Bomb
  • Formats: CD, LP, DI
314829
2011 Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes
  • Released: January 18, 2011
  • Label: Epitaph
  • Formats: CD, LP, DI
41141920639511169
[11]
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Live albums

YearAlbum detailsUS
[4]
1998 Live at the Roxy
  • Released: June 30, 1998
  • Label: Time Bomb
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, DI
121

Compilation albums

YearAlbum detailsUS
[4]
US
Ind.
[4]
1981 Hell Comes to Your House
  • Released: 1981
  • Label: Bemisbrain Records
  • Formats: LP
1995Posh Hits Vol. 1
  • Released: 1982
  • Label: Posh Boy
  • Formats: LP
1995 Mainliner: Wreckage from the Past
  • Released: July 18, 1995 (recorded in 1981)
  • Label: Time Bomb
  • Formats: CD, LP, DI
2004 Rock Against Bush, Vol. 1
  • Released: April 20, 2004
  • Label: Fat Wreck Chords
  • Formats: DVD
2007 Greatest Hits
  • Released: June 26, 2007
  • Label: Time Bomb
  • Formats: CD, LP, DI
867
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Extended plays

YearEP details
1990 Story of My Life...And Other Stories
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD

Songs

Singles

YearSongPeak chart positionsAlbum
US US
Alt.

[12]
US
Main.

[13]
UK
[14]
1981"Mainliner"/"Playpen"     Mainliner: Wreckage from the Past
1982"1945"    
1983"Another State of Mind"    Mommy's Little Monster
1988"Prison Bound"    Prison Bound
1990"Let It Be Me" 11  Social Distortion
"Ball and Chain" 13  
"Ring of Fire" 25  
"Sick Boys"    
"Story of My Life"    
1992"Bad Luck" 244 Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell
"Born to Lose"    
"Bye Bye Baby"    
"Cold Feelings" 11  
"When She Begins" 14  
1996"I Was Wrong"54 [A] 412163White Light, White Heat, White Trash
"When the Angels Sing" 3332 
1997"Don't Drag Me Down"    
1998"Story of My Life" (live)    Live at the Roxy
2004"Highway 101"    Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll
Reach for the Sky" 27  
2005"Don't Take Me for Granted"    
"Death or Glory"     Lords of Dogtown soundtrack
2007"Far Behind" 19  Greatest Hits
2010"Machine Gun Blues" 10  Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes
2011"California (Hustle and Flow)"    
"Gimme the Sweet and Lowdown"    
2013"Up Around the Bend"     Free Birds soundtrack
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Videography

Video albums

YearTitleCertifications
2004 Live in Orange County
  • Released: July 27, 2004
  • Label: Time Bomb
  • Formats: VHS

Music videos

YearSongDirector(s)
1990"Ball and Chain"Tony Vanden Ende
"Story of My Life"
1992"Bad Luck" Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
"Cold Feelings"R. Ramirez
1993"When She Begins"Jim Guerinot
1996"I Was Wrong"Ken Fox
1997"When the Angels Sing" Nigel Dick
2011"Machine Gun Blues"Jeremy Alter
2012"Gimme the Sweet and Lowdown"The Mad Twins

Notes

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