Soundgarden discography

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Soundgarden discography
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Soundgarden performing at Lollapalooza in Chicago, 2010; L-R: Chris Cornell, Matt Cameron, and Ben Shepherd. Not pictured: Kim Thayil.
Studio albums6
EPs8
Live albums2
Compilation albums6
Singles24
Video albums3
Music videos23

The discography of Soundgarden, an American rock band, consists of six studio albums, two live albums, six compilation albums, eight extended plays, 24 singles and 23 music videos.

Contents

Soundgarden was formed in Seattle, Washington in 1984 by vocalist Chris Cornell, guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto. The drummer position was originally filled by Cornell until 1986 when Matt Cameron became the band's permanent drummer. The band signed with the independent label Sub Pop and released the Screaming Life EP in 1987 and the Fopp EP in 1988. In 1988, the band signed with legendary punk record label SST Records and released its debut full-length album, Ultramega OK . The band subsequently signed with A&M Records, becoming the first grunge band to sign with a major label. In 1989, the band released its first album for a major label, Louder Than Love .

In 1990, the band was joined by a new bassist, Ben Shepherd. The new line-up released Badmotorfinger in 1991. The album brought the band to a new level of commercial success, and Soundgarden found itself amidst the sudden popularity and attention given to the Seattle music scene. The band's next album was to be its breakthrough. Superunknown , released in 1994, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and launched several successful singles, including "Spoonman" and "Black Hole Sun". [1] In 1996, the band released its fifth studio album, Down on the Upside ; while successful, the album could not emulate the precedent set by Superunknown. In 1997, the band broke up due to internal strife over its creative direction. Soundgarden has sold 14 million records in the US, [2] and an estimated 30 million worldwide. [3] Cornell announced Soundgarden's reunion on January 1, 2010, [4] The band's first studio album in 16 years, King Animal , was released on November 13, 2012. [5] It debuted and peaked at number five on the Billboard 200. [1]

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
US
[1]
AUS
[6]
AUT
[7]
CAN
[8]
GER
[9]
NLD
[10]
NOR
[11]
NZ
[12]
SWE
[13]
UK
[14]
Ultramega OK [15]
  • Released: October 31, 1988
  • Label: SST
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
Louder Than Love
  • Released: September 5, 1989
  • Label: A&M
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
108
Badmotorfinger
  • Released: October 8, 1991
  • Label: A&M
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
3927501639
Superunknown
  • Released: March 8, 1994
  • Label: A&M
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
1119113115134
Down on the Upside
  • Released: May 21, 1996
  • Label: A&M
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
2112215126137
King Animal 5619610241342521
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
[1]
BEL (FL)
[23]
BEL (WA)
[24]
SWI
[25]
UK
[14]
Live on I-5
  • Released: March 22, 2011
  • Label: A&M
  • Formats: CD, LP
47130
Live from the Artists Den
  • Released: July 26, 2019 [26]
  • Label: Universal
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
877732

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
US
[1]
AUS
[6]
BEL (FL)
[23]
BEL (WA)
[24]
CAN
[8]
GER
[9]
NLD
[10]
NOR
[11]
NZ
[12]
UK
[14]
Screaming Life/Fopp [27]
  • Released: May 11, 1990
  • Label: Sub Pop
  • Formats: CD, CS
Foreshocks
  • Released: June 28, 1994 (Promo only)
  • Label: A&M
  • Formats: CD
A-Sides
  • Released: November 4, 1997
  • Label: A&M
  • Formats: CD, CS
633951690
Telephantasm
  • Released: September 28, 2010
  • Label: A&M
  • Formats: CD, LP
24209676157397351283
  • RIAA: Platinum [2]
  • BPI: Silver [17]
The Classic Album Selection
  • Released: May 21, 2012
  • Label: A&M
  • Format: CD box set
149193
Echo of Miles: Scattered Tracks Across the Path
  • Released: November 24, 2014
  • Label: A&M
  • Format: CD box set
Essentials
  • Released: 2019
  • Label: A&M
  • Format: CD, digital download
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Video albums

List of video albums
TitleAlbum details
Louder Than Live [28]
  • Released: May 22, 1990
  • Label: A&M
  • Format: VHS
Motorvision [29]
  • Released: November 17, 1992
  • Label: A&M
  • Format: VHS
Live from the Artists Den

Extended plays

List of extended plays
TitleEP details
Screaming Life [30]
  • Released: November 1987
  • Label: Sub Pop
  • Formats: CS, 12"
Fopp [31]
  • Released: August 1988
  • Label: Sub Pop
  • Formats: 12"
Loudest Love
  • Released: October 1990
  • Label: A&M
  • Formats: CD
Satanoscillatemymetallicsonatas (SOMMS) [32]
  • Released: June 23, 1992
  • Label: A&M
  • Formats: CD
Songs from the Superunknown [33]
  • Released: November 21, 1995
  • Label: A&M
  • Formats: CD
Before the Doors: Live on I-5 Soundcheck [34]
  • Released: November 25, 2011
  • Label: A&M
  • Formats: 10"
King Animal Demos [35]
  • Released: April 20, 2013
  • Label: Republic
  • Formats: 10"

Singles

1980s

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
[36]
"Hunted Down" [37] 1987Screaming Life
"Flower" [38] 1989Ultramega OK
"Loud Love"87Louder Than Love

1990s

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
US Air
[39]
US
Alt.

[40]
US
Main. Rock

[41]
AUS
[6]
CAN
[42]
GER
[43]
NLD
[10]
NZ
[12]
SWE
[13]
UK
[36]
"Hands All Over"199082Louder Than Love
"Room a Thousand Years Wide" [44] Non-album single
(later re-recorded for Badmotorfinger)
"Jesus Christ Pose"199130Badmotorfinger
"Outshined" [A] 457650
"Rusty Cage"19928041
"Spoonman"199493231237103720Superunknown
"The Day I Tried to Live"251342
"Black Hole Sun"2421652625221912
"My Wave"1811506646
"Fell on Black Days"19955413452664524
  • RMNZ: Platinum [51]
"Pretty Noose"199637242243184214Down on the Upside
"Burden in My Hand"402157933
"Blow Up the Outside World"5381768940
"Ty Cobb" [53] 1997
"Bleed Together"3213A-Sides

2010s

List of singles released in the 2010s, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
[54]
US
Alt.

[40]
US
Main. Rock

[41]
US
Rock

[55]
AUS
[6]
CAN
[42]
CAN
Rock

[56]
UK
[36]
UK
Rock

[57]
"Black Rain"201096201014904481092Telephantasm
"The Telephantasm" [58] [B]
"Live to Rise"2012 [C] 121469111 Avengers Assemble
"Been Away Too Long"1611793116King Animal
"By Crooked Steps"201314
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

  1. "Outshined" did not enter the Alternative Airplay chart, but peaked at number 13 on the Alternative Digital Song Sales chart. [45]
  2. "The Telephantasm" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 9 on the Hot Singles Sales chart. [59]
  3. "Live to Rise" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 10 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. [60]

Promotional singles

List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
Main. Rock

[61]
"Get on the Snake"1989Louder Than Love
"Rhinosaur"199719Down on the Upside
"Halfway There"201312King Animal

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and director
TitleYearDirector(s)Album
"Flower"1988 Mark Miremont [62] Ultramega OK
"Loud Love"1989 Kevin Kerslake [63] Louder Than Love
"Hands All Over"1990
"Jesus Christ Pose"1991Eric Zimmerman [64] Badmotorfinger
"Outshined" (version 1) Matt Mahurin [65]
"Outshined" (version 2)Kevin Kerslake
"Rusty Cage"1992Eric Zimmerman [66]
"Spoonman"1994Jeffrey Plansker [67] Superunknown
"The Day I Tried to Live"Matt Mahurin [68]
"Black Hole Sun" Howard Greenhalgh [69]
"My Wave"Henry Shepherd [70]
"Fell on Black Days" Jake Scott [71]
"Superunknown"1995Numillennia
"Pretty Noose" (version 1)1996 Frank Kozik [72] Down On The Upside
"Pretty Noose" (version 2)Henry Shepherd [73]
"Burden in My Hand"Jake Scott [70]
"Blow Up the Outside World" Gerald Casale [74]
"Get on the Snake" (Live)2010Telephantasm
"Black Rain" Brendon Small [75] [76]
"Live to Rise"2012 Robert Hales [77] Avengers Assemble
"Been Away Too Long"Josh Graham [78] King Animal
"By Crooked Steps"2013 Dave Grohl [79]
"Halfway There"Josh Graham

Other appearances

YearSongAlbumLabel
1986

"Heretic"
"Tears to Forget"
"All Your Lies"

Deep Six C/Z
1988

"Sub Pop Rock City"

Sub Pop 200 Sub Pop
1990

"Ugly Truth" (live)

New Music Awards College Media, Inc.

"Fresh Deadly Roses"

Pave the EarthA&M
1992

"Birth Ritual"

Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Epic
1993

"Show Me"

No Alternative Arista

"HIV Baby"

Born to Choose Rykodisc
1994

"New Damage" (with Brian May)

Alternative NRG Hollywood
1995

"Blind Dogs"

The Basketball Diaries soundtrack Island
1996

"Kyle Petty, Son of Richard"

Home Alive: The Art of Self-Defense Epic
2012

"Live to Rise" [80]

Avengers Assemble Hollywood, Marvel Music

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