Alice in Chains in September 2007. L-R: DuVall, Kinney, and Cantrell. |
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| Releases | ||
|---|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 4 | |
| ↙Live albums | 2 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 4 | |
| ↙EPs | 3 | |
| ↙Singles | 23 | |
| ↙Video albums | 4 | |
| ↙Music videos | 20 | |
The discography of Alice in Chains, a Seattle, Washington-USA-based rock band, consists of four studio albums, three extended plays (EP), two live albums, four compilations, eighteen music videos and twenty-three singles.
Alice in Chains was formed in 1987 by singer Layne Staley and guitarist Jerry Cantrell, who then recruited bassist Mike Starr and drummer Sean Kinney. The band signed to Columbia Records in 1989, and released its first EP, We Die Young, in July 1990.[1] Later that year, the band released its debut studio album, Facelift. The single "Man in the Box", which reached number 18 on the mainstream rock charts,[2] helped Facelift achieve double Platinum status.[3] The band toured in support of the album for two years before releasing the acoustic EP Sap in early 1992. In September 1992, Alice in Chains released Dirt. The critically acclaimed album, also the band's most successful, debuted at number six on the Billboard 200, and was certified quadruple Platinum.[3][4] The band did not tour in support of Dirt for very long, due to Staley's drug addiction.[5] While touring, Starr left the band due to personal reasons and was replaced by Mike Inez.[6] 1994 saw the release of Alice in Chains' second acoustic EP, Jar of Flies. It debuted at number one, making it the first Alice in Chains release—and the first-ever EP—to do so.[4] In 1995, the band released a self–titled album, which debuted at the top of the U.S. charts, and has since been awarded—along with Facelift and Jar of Flies—double Platinum status.[3] Alice in Chains entered a hiatus after not touring since the release of Dirt.[7]
From 1996 to 2002, the band was mostly inactive, releasing two live albums, including the successful Unplugged,[3][4] and three compilations. On April 20, 2002, Staley was found dead in his home after overdosing on heroin and cocaine, causing Alice in Chains to break up.[8] In 2005, the band reunited with new vocalist William DuVall.[9] On April 25, 2009, it was announced that Alice in Chains had signed to Virgin/EMI making it the band's first label change in their 20-plus year career.[10] Black Gives Way to Blue, the group's first album with DuVall, was released on September 29, 2009.[11] Alice in Chains has discussed the possibility of making a fifth studio album in the future.[12]
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| Year | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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| US [4] |
AUS [13] |
CAN [14][15] |
FIN [16] |
GER [17] |
NLD [18] |
NZ [19] |
NOR [20] |
SWE [21] |
UK [22] |
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| 1990 | Facelift | 42 | 38 | 53 | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | 24 | ||||||
| 1992 | Dirt
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6 | 13 | 25 | — | 37 | 17 | — | 15 | 11 | 42 | ||||||
| 1995 | Alice in Chains
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1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 93 | 75 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 37 | ||||||
| 2009 | Black Gives Way to Blue | 5 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 34 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 19 | ||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||||||||
| Year | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||||
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| US [4] |
AUT [25] |
CAN [14] |
GER [17] |
NLD [18] |
NZ [19] |
NOR [20] |
SWE [21] |
SWI [26] |
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| 1990 | We Die Young
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| 1992 | Sap
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| 1994 | Jar of Flies
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1 | 22 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 31 | ||||||
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| Year | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||||
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| US [4] |
AUS [13] |
AUT [25] |
CAN [14] |
FIN [16] |
GER [17] |
NLD [18] |
NZ [19] |
NOR [20] |
SWE [21] |
SWI [26] |
UK [22] |
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| 1996 | MTV Unplugged
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3 | 12 | 23 | 11 | 13 | 46 | 33 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 41 | 20 | |||
| 2000 | Live
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142 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
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| Year | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
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| US [4] |
AUS [13] |
CAN [14] |
NZ [19] |
UK [22] |
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| 1994 | Jar of Flies/Sap
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— | 2 | — | — | 4 | |
| 1999 | Nothing Safe: Best of the Box
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20 | — | 37 | 41 | — |
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Music Bank
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123 | — | — | — | — |
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| 2001 | Greatest Hits
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112 | — | — | — | — |
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| 2006 | The Essential Alice in Chains
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139 | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
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| US [4] |
US Alt [4] |
US Main [2] |
US Rock [4] |
AUS [13] |
CAN [4][27] |
CAN Alt [28] |
IRL [29] |
NLD [18] |
UK [22] |
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| 1990 | "We Die Young" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Facelift | |
| 1991 | "Man in the Box" | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Bleed the Freak" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1992 | "Sea of Sorrow" | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Would?" | — | — | 31 | — | 69 | — | — | — | 33 | 19 | Dirt | ||
| "Them Bones" | — | 30 | 24 | — | 93 | — | — | 22 | — | 26 | |||
| "Angry Chair" | — | 27 | 34 | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | 33 | |||
| 1993 | "Rooster" | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Down in a Hole" | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | 36 | |||
| "What the Hell Have I" | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Last Action Hero soundtrack | ||
| 1994 | "No Excuses" | 48 [a] |
3 | 1 | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | Jar of Flies | |
| "I Stay Away" | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Don't Follow" | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Got Me Wrong" | — | 22 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Clerks soundtrack | ||
| 1995 | "Whale & Wasp" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Jar of Flies | |
| "Grind" | — | 18 | 7 | — | 77 | 53 | 3 | — | — | 23 | Alice in Chains | ||
| 1996 | "Heaven Beside You" | 52 [a] |
6 | 3 | — | 60 | — | 7 | — | — | 35 | ||
| "Over Now" | — | 24 | 4 | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | Unplugged | ||
| "Again" | — | 36 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Alice in Chains | ||
| 1999 | "Get Born Again" | 106 [b] |
12 | 4 | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | Nothing Safe: Best of the Box | |
| "Fear the Voices" | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Music Bank | ||
| 2000 | "Man in the Box" (live) | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Live | |
| 2009 | "A Looking in View" | — | 38 | 12 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Black Gives Way to Blue | |
| "Check My Brain" | 92 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Your Decision" | 109 [b] |
4 | 1 | 1 | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2010 | "Lesson Learned" | — | 25 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
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| Year | Song | Album | Comments |
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| 1992 | "Would?" | Singles soundtrack | Later appeared on Dirt. |
| 1993 | "What the Hell Have I?" and "A Little Bitter" | Last Action Hero soundtrack | These songs later appeared on Music Bank. |
| 1994 | "Them Bones" | Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie English soundtrack | Originally appeared on Dirt. |
| 1995 | "Got Me Wrong" | Clerks soundtrack | Originally appeared on Sap. |
| 2004 | "Them Bones" | Riding Giants soundtrack and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | Originally appeared on Dirt. |
| 2009 | "Rooster" | Terminator Salvation soundtrack | Originally appeared on Dirt. |
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | "Killing Yourself" (live) | Bill Board |
| 1990 | "We Die Young" (version one) | The Art Institute of Seattle |
| "We Die Young" (version two) | Rocky Schenck | |
| 1991 | "Sea of Sorrow" (version one) | Paul Rachman |
| "Man in the Box" | ||
| "Sea of Sorrow" (version two) | Martyn Atkins | |
| 1992 | "Would?" | Cameron Crowe Josh Taft |
| "Them Bones" | Rocky Schenck | |
| "Angry Chair" | Matt Mahurin | |
| 1993 | "Rooster" | Mark Pellington |
| "What the Hell Have I?" | Rocky Schenck | |
| "Down in a Hole" | Nigel Dick | |
| 1994 | "No Excuses" | Matt Mahurin |
| "I Stay Away" | Nick Donkin | |
| 1995 | "Grind" | Rocky Schenck |
| 1996 | "Heaven Beside You" | Frank W. Ockenfels III |
| "Again" | George Vale Layne Staley |
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| 1999 | "Get Born Again" | Paul Fedor |
| 2009 | "A Looking in View" | Stephen Schuster |
| "Check My Brain" | Alexandre Courtes | |
| "Your Decision" | Stephen Schuster | |
| 2010 | "Lesson Learned" | Paul Matthaeus |
| "Acid Bubble" | Nick Goso |
| Year | Video details | U.S peak | RIAA certifications[3] | ||||||||||||||
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| 1991 | Live Facelift
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— | Gold | ||||||||||||||
| 1995 | The Nona Tapes
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32[30] | Gold | ||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Unplugged
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7[31] | Gold | ||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Music Bank: The Videos
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11[32] | Gold | ||||||||||||||
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