Metallica discography
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 Metallica live in London, 2003 |
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| Releases | ||
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| ↙Studio albums | 8 | |
| ↙Live albums | 2 | |
| ↙Extended plays | 2 | |
| ↙Singles | 38 | |
| ↙Video albums | 8 | |
| ↙Music videos | 21 | |
| ↙Tribute and cover albums | 1 | |
| ↙Films | 1 | |
| References and footnotes | ||
The following is a discography of Metallica, a San Francisco-based thrash metal band. Metallica has released eight studio albums, two EPs, two live albums, one cover album, nine DVDs, thirty-nine singles, twenty-one music videos, and one film. This list does not include material performed by members or former members of Metallica that was recorded with Spastik Children, Megadeth, Echobrain, Exodus, Flotsam and Jetsam, Voivod, Leather Charm, Suicidal Tendencies and Infectious Grooves.
Metallica was formed in 1981 by Lars Ulrich (drums) and James Hetfield (vocals, guitars). After several guitarist and bassist changes, the band settled on Kirk Hammett and Cliff Burton, respectively. Metallica started playing locally, releasing its first well known demo, No Life 'Til Leather, in 1982. The demo caught the attention of Johny Zazula, who signed Metallica to Megaforce Records.[1] The band released Kill 'em All in 1983, and the following year they released Ride the Lightning. After the album came out, Metallica left Megaforce and signed to Elektra Records.[2] In March 1986, the band released its third studio album, Master of Puppets, which was Metallica's first Gold certified album by the RIAA.[3] While promoting the album, Burton was killed in a bus accident. Jason Newsted was hired as a replacement and the bands first release to feature the new member was an EP of cover songs. ...And Justice for All was released in August 1988 and debuted at number six on the Billboard 200.[4]
Metallica's fifth, self-titled album was released in 1991 and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.[4] The band embarked on a two year tour in support of the album. Metallica has since been certified 14 Platinum by the RIAA.[3] Metallica recorded enough material for a double album, but released it all as two separate albums, titled Load and ReLoad.[5] After the release of a cover album and a live album, Newsted departed from the band. Metallica recorded St. Anger without an official bassist. Robert Trujillo became Metallica's newest bassist in 2003. The band is currently recoding its ninth studio album with Rick Rubin producing. The album is set to be distributed through Warner Bros. Records. Metallica has sold over 85 million records worldwide,[6] with over 57 million records in the United States alone.[7][8] This makes the band the most successful thrash metal band of all time.[7]
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[edit] Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications [3][9][10] |
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| US [4] |
UK [11] |
AUS [12] |
NZ [13] |
SWI [14] |
AUT [15] |
FRA [16] |
NLD [17] |
BEL [18] |
SWE [19] |
FIN [20] |
NOR [21] |
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| 1983 | Kill 'Em All | 120 [I] |
— | — | — | — | 129 | — | — | — | 28 | 12 | — | RIAA: 3× Platinum CRIA: Platinum BPI: Gold |
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| 1984 | Ride the Lightning | 100 [II] |
— | — | — | — | 126 | — | — | — | 22 | 9 | 40 | RIAA: 5× Platinum CRIA: Platinum BPI: Gold |
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| 1986 | Master of Puppets | 29 | — | — | — | 18 | 111 | — | — | — | 14 | 7 | 34 | RIAA: 6× Platinum CRIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Gold |
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| 1988 | ...And Justice for All | 6 | 4 | — | — | 7 | 12 | 130 | 39 | — | 5 | 8 | 8 | RIAA: 8× Platinum CRIA: 3× Platinum BPI: Silver |
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| 1991 | Metallica | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 93 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | RIAA: 14× Platinum CRIA: 10× Platinum BPI: Platinum |
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| 1996 | Load | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | RIAA: 5× Platinum CRIA: 4× Platinum BPI: Gold |
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| 1997 | ReLoad
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1 | 4 | ? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | RIAA: 3× Platinum CRIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Gold |
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| 2003 | St. Anger | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | RIAA: 2× Platinum CRIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Gold |
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| 2008 | Upcoming ninth studio album
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^ I Kill 'em All did not chart on the Billboard 200 until 1988.
^ II Ride the Lightning did not chart on the Billboard 200 until 1985.
[edit] EPs
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications [3][9] |
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| US [4] |
AUT [15] |
SWI [14] |
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| 1987 | The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited[III] | 27 | — | — | RIAA:Platinum CRIA:Gold |
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| 2004 | Some Kind of Monster | 37 | 40 | 71 | ||||||
| "—" denotes albums that were released but did not chart. | ||||||||||
^ III The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited was later re-released as an amended version, titled The $10.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited.
[edit] Cover albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | RIAA cert. [3] |
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| US [4] |
UK [11] |
NZ [13] |
AUT [15] |
BEL [18] |
FIN [20] |
FRA [16] |
SWI [14] |
SWE [19] |
NLD [17] |
NOR [21] |
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| 1998 | Garage Inc.
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2 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5× Platinum |
[edit] Live albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | RIAA cert. [3] |
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| UK [11] |
AUS [12] |
SWI [14] |
AUT [15] |
FRA [16] |
NLD [17] |
BEL [18] |
SWE [19] |
FIN [20] |
NOR [21] |
NZ [13] |
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| 1993 | Live Shit: Binge & Purge[IV]
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 149 | 81 | 32 | — | ||||
| 1999 | S&M[V]
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33 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5× Platinum | |||
| "—" denotes albums that were released but did not chart. | ||||||||||||||||
^ IV Live Shit: Binge & Purge is a boxed set which includes three CDs and two VHS/DVDs.
^ V S&M was also released as a DVD.
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | RIAA cert.[3] |
Album | |||||||||||||||
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| US [22][23] |
US Main[22] | US Mod[22] | UK [11] |
AUS [24] |
SWI [25] |
FRA [26] |
NLD [27] |
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| 1983 | "Whiplash" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Kill 'Em All | |||||||||
| "Jump in the Fire" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Seek & Destroy" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||
| 1984 | "Fade to Black" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ride the Lightning | |||||||||
| "Creeping Death" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| 1985 | "For Whom the Bell Tolls" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1986 | "Master of Puppets" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Master of Puppets | |||||||||
| "Battery" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| 1988 | "Eye of the Beholder" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ...And Justice for All | |||||||||
| "...And Justice for All" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Harvester of Sorrow" | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| 1989 | "One" | 35 | — | — | 13 | 38 | 22 | — | — | Gold | |||||||||
| 1991 | "Enter Sandman" | 16 | 10 | — | 5 | 10 | 11 | — | — | Gold | Metallica | ||||||||
| "Don't Tread on Me" | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "The Unforgiven" | 35 | 10 | — | 15 | 10 | — | 28 | — | |||||||||||
| 1992 | "Nothing Else Matters" | 34 | 11 | — | 6 | 8 | 5 | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Wherever I May Roam" | 82 | 25 | — | 25 | 14 | — | 10 | — | |||||||||||
| "Sad But True" | 98 | 15 | — | 20 | 48 | — | — | 21 | |||||||||||
| 1996 | "Until It Sleeps" | 10 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 22 | — | 5 | Gold | Load | ||||||||
| "Ain't My Bitch" | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Hero of the Day" | 60 | 1 | — | 17 | 2 | — | — | 25 | |||||||||||
| "Mama Said" | — | — | — | 19 | 24 | — | — | 58 | |||||||||||
| 1997 | "King Nothing" | 90 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Bleeding Me" | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "The Memory Remains" | 28 | 3 | — | 13 | 6 | 30 | — | 15 | ReLoad | ||||||||||
| 1998 | "The Unforgiven II" | 59 | 2 | — | 15 | 9 | — | 89 | 16 | ||||||||||
| "Fuel" | — | 6 | — | 31 | 2 | — | — | 53 | |||||||||||
| "Better Than You" | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Turn the Page" | 102 | 1 | 39 | — | 11 | — | — | 42 | Garage Inc. | ||||||||||
| 1999 | "Whiskey in the Jar" | 124 | 4 | — | 29 | 14 | — | — | 47 | ||||||||||
| "Die, Die My Darling" | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "No Leaf Clover" | 74 | 1 | 18 | — | 41 | 99 | — | 41 | S&M | ||||||||||
| 2000 | "I Disappear" | 76 | 1 | 11 | 35 | 20 | — | 45 | 36 | Mission: Impossible II soundtrack |
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| 2003 | "St. Anger" | 107 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 28 | — | 12 | St. Anger | |||||||||
| "Frantic" | — | 21 | — | 16 | 22 | 57 | 59 | 22 | |||||||||||
| 2004 | "The Unnamed Feeling" | — | 28 | — | — | 23 | 47 | 60 | 20 | ||||||||||
| "Some Kind of Monster" | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| 2007 | "The Ecstasy of Gold" | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | We All Love Ennio Morricone | |||||||||
| "—" denotes singles that were released but did not chart. | |||||||||||||||||||
[edit] Miscellaneous
| Year | Song | Album |
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| 1982 | "Hit the Lights" | Metal Massacre |
| 1990 | "Stone Cold Crazy" | Rubaiyat – Elektra's 40th Anniversary |
| 1992 | "Enter Sandman" | For Those About To Rock: Moscow |
| "Creeping Death" | ||
| "Fade to Black" | ||
| 1994 | "For Whom the Bell Tolls" (live) | Woodstock '94 |
| 1996 | "The Call of Ktulu" | Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills soundtrack |
| "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" | ||
| "Orion" | ||
| 1997 | "Enter Sandman" | ECW Barely Legal soundtrack |
| "For Whom the Bell Tolls" (remix) | Spawn soundtrack |
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| 1999 | "Creeping Death" | Woodstock '99 |
| "Seek and Destroy" | WCW: Mayhem The Music soundtrack |
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| "Hell Isn't Good" | South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut soundtrack |
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| "Seek and Destroy" (live) | WCW Mayhem: The Music soundtrack |
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| 2000 | "I Disappear" | Mission: Impossible II soundtrack |
| 2001 | "Poor Twisted Me" | The Pledge soundtrack |
| "Fuel For Fire" | NASCAR: Full Throttle soundtrack |
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| 2002 | "We Did It Again" | Swizz Beatz Presents G.H.E.T.T.O. Stories |
| 2003 | "We Did It Again" | Biker Boyz soundtrack |
| "53rd & 3rd" | We're a Happy Family - A Tribute to Ramones |
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| "Master of Puppets" | Old School soundtrack |
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| "The Wait" | The School of Rock soundtrack |
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| 2004 | "Whiplash" | Tony Hawk's Underground 2 soundtrack |
| 2005 | "Master of Puppets" | Metal: A Headbanger's Journey soundtrack |
| 2006 | "Hero of the Day" | Annapolis soundtrack |
| "No Leaf Clover" | The Darwin Awards soundtrack |
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| "Fade to Black" (live) | The Bridge Collection | |
| "The Four Horsemen" (live) | ||
| 2007 | "The Ecstacy of Gold" | We All Love Ennio Morricone |
| "Frantic" | Shoot 'Em Up soundtrack |
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| "One" | Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock | |
| "...And Justice for All" | Rock Band | |
| "Enter Sandman" | ||
| "Ride the Lightning" | ||
| "Blackened" | ||
| "Whiplash" | The Heavy Metal Box set | |
| "One" |
[edit] Tributes
[edit] Music videos
| Year | Title | Director [28][29] |
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| 1989 | "One" | Michael Salomon Bill Pope |
| 1991 | "Enter Sandman" | Wayne Isham |
| "The Unforgiven" | Matt Mahurin | |
| 1992 | "Nothing Else Matters" | Adam Dubin |
| "Wherever I May Roam" | Wayne Isham | |
| "Sad But True" | ||
| 1996 | "Until it Sleeps" | Samuel Bayer |
| "Hero of the Day" | Anton Corbijn | |
| "Mama Said" | ||
| 1997 | "King Nothing" | Matt Mahurin |
| "The Memory Remains" | Paul Andresen | |
| 1998 | "The Unforgiven II" | Matt Mahurin |
| "Fuel" | Wayne Isham | |
| "Turn the Page" | Jonas Åkerlund | |
| 1999 | "Whiskey in a Jar" | |
| "No Leaf Clover" | Wayne Isham | |
| 2000 | "I Disappear" | |
| 2003 | "St. Anger" | The Malloys |
| "Frantic" | Wayne Isham | |
| 2004 | "The Unnamed Feeling" | The Malloys |
| "Some Kind of Monster" | Bruce Sinofsky |
[edit] Videos
| Year | Video details | Top Music Video peak |
Certifications [3][9] |
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| 1987 | Cliff 'em All
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20[30] | RIAA: 4× Platinum | |||||||||||||
| 1989 | 2 of One | 31[31] | RIAA: Platinum | |||||||||||||
| 1992 | A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
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26[32] | RIAA: 3× Platinum | |||||||||||||
| 1993 | Live Shit: Binge & Purge[VI]
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27[33] | RIAA: 15× Platinum | |||||||||||||
| 1998 | Cunning Stunts
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3[34] | RIAA: 3× Platinum | |||||||||||||
| 1999 | S&M[VII]
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14[35] | RIAA: 6× Platinum | |||||||||||||
| 2001 | Classic Albums: Metallica - The Black Album
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— | RIAA:Platinum CRIA:Gold |
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| 2006 | The Videos 1989-2004
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^ VI Live Shit: Binge & Purge is a boxed set which includes three CDs and two VHS/DVDs.
^ VII S&M was also released as a CD.
[edit] Films
| Year | Film details | Director |
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| 2004 | Some Kind of Monster
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Joe Berlinger Bruce Sinofsky |
[edit] References
- Christe, Ian (2003), Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal, HarperCollins, ISBN 0-380-81127-8
[edit] Notes
- ^ Christe 2003, p. 86
- ^ Metallica timeline Fall, 1984 – March 27, 1986. MTV. Retrieved on 2008-04-01.
- ^ a b c d e f g h RIAA Searchable database – Gold and Platinum. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
- ^ a b c d e Metallica – Artist chart history. Billboard charts. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
- ^ Metallica timeline December, 1995 – June 27, 1996. MTV.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-05.
- ^ Metallica.com "Metallica, Limp Bizkit and Linkin Park committed to the Sanitarium". Metallica.com. Retrieved on 2006-12-05.
- ^ a b RIAA Total Sales. RIAA. Retrieved on 2006-12-05.
- ^ "So What! The Good, The Mad, and The Ugly" - Review. Popmatters.com. Retrieved on 2006-12-05.
- ^ a b c CRIA Searchable Database. Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
- ^ British Phonographic Industry statistics. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
- ^ a b c d UK Top 40 Hit Database. Every hit. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
- ^ a b Australian charts portal. Australian charts. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
- ^ a b c Discography Metallica. Charts.org.nz. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
- ^ a b c d Discography Metallica (German). Hit parade. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
- ^ a b c d Discography Metallica (German). Austrian charts. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
- ^ a b c Discography Metallica (French). Les charts. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
- ^ a b c Discography Metallica (Dutch). Dutch charts. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
- ^ a b c Discography Metallica (Dutch). Ultra top. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
- ^ a b c Discography Metallica (Swedish). Swedish charts. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
- ^ a b c Discography Metallica (Finnish). Finnish charts. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
- ^ a b c Discography Metallica (Norwegian). Norwegian charts. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
- ^ a b c Artist Chart History – singles. Billboard charts. Retrieved on 2008-04-01.
- ^ Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles. Billboard charts. Retrieved on 2008-05-05.
- ^ Australian charts portal. Australian charts. Retrieved on 2008-04-01.
- ^ Metallica singles (German). Hit parade. Retrieved on 2008-04-01.
- ^ Metallica singles (French). Les charts. Retrieved on 2008-04-01.
- ^ Metallica singles (Dutch). Dutch charts. Retrieved on 2008-04-01.
- ^ Metallica videography. MVDbase. Retrieved on 2008-04-25.
- ^ Metallica. (2006-12-05). The Videos 1989-2004 (DVD). Warner Bros. Records. Retrieved on 2008-04-25.
- ^ Top Music Videos – Cliff 'em All. Billboard charts. Retrieved on 2008-04-01.
- ^ Top Music Videos – 2 of One. Billboard charts. Retrieved on 2008-04-01.
- ^ Top Music Videos – A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica. Billboard charts. Retrieved on 2008-04-01.
- ^ Top Music Videos – Live Shit: Binge & Purge. Billboard charts. Retrieved on 2008-04-01.
- ^ Top Music Videos – Cunning Stunts. Billboard charts. Retrieved on 2008-04-01.
- ^ Top Music Videos – S&M. Billboard charts. Retrieved on 2008-04-01.
- ^ Top Music Videos – The Videos 1989-2004. Billboard charts. Retrieved on 2008-04-01.
