Scorpions discography

The following is a comprehensive discography of Scorpions, a German rock band. They have sold between 100^[1]^[2]^[3] and 160^[4] million albums worldwide.

1 Albums
2 Singles
3 DVD & VHS
4 References

Albums

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications (sales thresholds)
Year	Album details	GER ^[5]	AUT ^[6]	CAN ^[7]	FIN ^[8]	FRA ^[9]	NLD ^[10]	SWE ^[11]	SWI ^[12]	UK ^[13]	US ^[14]	Certifications (sales thresholds)
1972	Lonesome Crow Released: February, 1972 Label: Brain Records	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1974	Fly to the Rainbow Released: November 1, 1974 Label: RCA Records	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1975	In Trance Released: September 17, 1975 Label: RCA Records	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1976	Virgin Killer Released: November 21, 1976 Label: RCA Records	22	—	—	55	—	—	34	—	—	12
1977	Taken by Force Released: December 4, 1977 Label: RCA Records	11	—	—	14	6	—	15	—	—	59
1979	Lovedrive Released: February 25, 1979 Label: Harvest/EMI (Europe) Mercury Records (US)	11	11	13	6	10	8	32	3	36	55	GER: Gold^[15] FRA: Gold^[16] US: Gold^[17]
1980	Animal Magnetism Released: March 31, 1980 Label: Harvest/EMI (Europe) Mercury Records (US)	12	4	7	12	11	1	3	4	2	15	CAN: Gold^[18] US: Platinum^[17]
1982	Blackout Released: April 10, 1982 Label: EMI (Europe) Mercury Records (US)	10	5	11	12	1	45	12	7	11	10	CAN: Platinum^[18] FRA: Gold^[16] US: 2x Platinum^[17]
1984	Love at First Sting Released: May 4, 1984 Label: Harvest/EMI (Europe) Mercury Records (US)	6	1	1	4	4	1	1	9	1	6	GER: Gold^[15] CAN: 2x Platinum^[18] US: 3x Platinum^[17]
1988	Savage Amusement Released: April 18, 1988 Label: Harvest/EMI (Europe) Mercury Records (US)	4	1	2	1	1	2	2	5	1	5	GER: Gold^[15] CAN: Platinum^[18] FIN: Gold^[19] FRA: Gold^[16] SWI: Gold^[20] US: Platinum^[17]
1990	Crazy World Released: November 6, 1990 Label: Mercury Records	1	1	2	4	2	1	1	1	2	21	GER: 3x Gold^[15] AUT: Platinum^[21] CAN: 2x Platinum^[18] FIN: Gold^[19] SWI: 2x Platinum^[20] UK: Silver^[22] US: 2x Platinum^[17]
1993	*Face the Heat* Released: September 21, 1993 Label: Mercury Records	4	12	3	7	5	3	15	9	5	24	FRA: Gold^[16] SWI: Gold^[20]
1996	Pure Instinct Released: May 21, 1996 Label: EastWest Records	8	20	11	10	11	95	38	15	14	99	GER: Gold^[15] FIN: Gold^[19] FRA: Gold^[16]
1999	Eye II Eye Released: March 9, 1999 Label: EastWest Records	6	—	—	37	50	—	—	49	—	—
2000	Moment of Glory with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Released: August 29, 2000 Label: EMI	3	13	15	33	70	—	67	48	—	—	GER: Gold^[15]
2004	Unbreakable Released: June 22, 2004 Label: BMG Records	4	30	16	15	42	67	14	19	43	90
2007	Humanity: Hour I Released: August 28, 2007 Label: BMG Records	9	41	40	29	16	91	36	27	7	63
2010	Sting in the Tail Released: March 19, 2010 Label: BMG Records	2	6	2	6	16	7	14	6	9	23	GER: Platinum^[15]
2011	Comeblack Released: November 4, 2011 Label: Sony Music	25	67	12	7	22	6	9	33	19	55

Live albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications (sales thresholds)
Year	Album details	GER ^[5]	AUT ^[6]	CAN ^[7]	FIN ^[8]	FRA ^[9]	NLD ^[10]	SWE ^[11]	SWI ^[12]	UK ^[13]	US ^[14]	Certifications (sales thresholds)
1978	Tokyo Tapes Released: 1978 (Europe), 1979 (USA) Label: RCA Records	35	66	13	55	14	34	42	—	—	206	FRA: Gold^[16]
1985	World Wide Live Released: June 20, 1985 Label: Harvest/EMI (Europe) Mercury Records (US)	4	4	3	9	20	4	9	18	18	17	GER: Gold^[15] CAN: Platinum^[18] FRA: Gold^[16] US: Platinum^[17]
1995	Live Bites Released: April 3, 1995 Label: Mercury Records	66	35	15	4	12	34	63	7	45	55
2001	Acoustica Released: May 14, 2001 Label: EastWest Records	13	—	—	—	46	—	—	35	—	—	BRA: Gold ^[23]
2011	Live 2011: Get Your Sting & Blackout Released: October 14, 2011 Label: RCA /Sony Music	22	23	66	44	12	22	7	11	9	45

Compilations

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications (sales thresholds)
Year	Album details	GER ^[5]	AUT ^[6]	CAN ^[7]	FIN ^[8]	FRA ^[!]^[9]	NLD ^[10]	SWE ^[11]	SWI ^[12]	UK ^[13]	US ^[14]	Certifications (sales thresholds)
1978	Best of Scorpions Released: 1978 Label: RCA Records	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	180
1982	Hot & Heavy Released: 1982 Label: RCA Records	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984	Best of Scorpions Vol. 2 Released: 1984 Label: RCA Records	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	175
1985	Gold Ballads Released: 1985 Label: Harvest/EMI	25	—	—	—	—	11	—	7	—	—
1989	Best of Rockers 'n' Ballads Released: October 1989 Label: EMI (Europe) Mercury Records (US)	14	—	—	16	—	92	35	21	—	43	GER: Gold^[15] CAN: Gold^[18] FIN: Gold^[19] SWI: Gold^[20] US: Platinum^[17]
1991	Hot & Slow: The Best of the Ballads Released: October 1991 Label: RCA Records	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	FRA: Gold^[16]
1992	Still Loving You Released: April 2, 1992 Label: Harvest/EMI	18	32	—	3	4	16	30	24	—	—	FIN: Platinum^[19] FRA: Gold^[16]
1993	Hot & Hard Released: August 23, 1993 Label: RCA Records	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	Deadly Sting Released: February 2, 1995 Label: Electrola (EMI)	28	39	—	13	15	—	—	32	—	—
1995	Born To Touch Your Feelings Released: March 20, 1995 Label: RCA Records	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	Still Loving You - The Best Of (1975–1995) Released: March 14, 1997 (France) Label: Odeon	—	—	—	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	FRA: Gold^[16]
1997	Deadly Sting: The Mercury Years Released: July 15, 1997 Label: Mercury Records	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	Hot & Slow: Best Masters of the 70's Released: September 28, 1998 Label: BMG International	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	Big City Nights Released: 1998 Label: UMVD Special Markets	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	Best Released: September 17, 1999 Label: EMI	—	—	—	12	8	—	19	—	—	—	FIN: Gold^[19] FRA: 2× Gold^[16]
2000	Pictured Life: All The Best Released: March 13, 2000 Label: BMG	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Scorpions Released: June 12, 2001 Label: Mercury Records	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	Bad for Good: The Very Best of Scorpions Released: May 28, 2002 Label: Hip-O Records	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	161
2002	Classic Bites Released: July 8, 2002 Label: Mercury	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Essential Released: March 31, 2003 Label: EMI	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	Box Of Scorpions Released: May 5, 2004 Label: Hip-O Records	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	The Platinum Collection Released: September 30, 2005 Label: EMI	—	—	—	7	5	—	—	—	—	—
2008	Gold Released: April 25, 2006 July 31, 2008 (Europe) Label: Hip-O Records (USA) Universal (Europe)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

^ In France compilation albums are not listed on the Top 200 Albums Chart, but instead on a separate chart for compilation albums only. The French chart positions here for the compilation albums are their peak positions on the French Compilation Albums Chart.

Singles

Year	Title^[24]	Album	Chart positions
Year	Title^[24]	Album	US	US Rock	UK	GER ^[25]	SWI^[26]	FRA
1971	"I'm Going Mad" / "Action"	Lonesome Crow	-	-	-	-	-	-
1975	"In Trance"	In Trance	-	-	-	-	-	-
	"Fuchs geh' voran" ("Fox on the Run")/"Wenn es Richtig Losgeht" ("Action") (as "The Hunters", covers of The Sweet)	single only	-	-	-	-	-	-
	"Speedy's Coming"	Fly to the Rainbow	-	-	-	-	-	-
1976	"Virgin Killer"	Virgin Killer	-	-	-	-	-	-
1977	"He's A Woman - She's A Man"	Taken by Force	-	-	-	-	-	-
1977	"Pictured Life"	Virgin Killer	-	-	-	-	-	-
1978	"All Night Long" (Live)	Tokyo Tapes	-	-	-	-	-	-
1978	"Sails of Charon" / "Steamrock Fever"	Taken by Force	-	-	-	-	-	-
1979	"Is There Anybody There?"	Lovedrive	-	-	-	-	-	-
	"Another Piece of Meat"		-	-	-	-	-	-
	"Is There Anybody There?" / "Another Piece of Meat" (UK-only release)		-	-	39	-	-	-
	"Lovedrive"		-	-	69	-	-	-
	"Loving You Sunday Morning"		-	-	-	-	-	-
1980	"Make It Real"	Animal Magnetism	-	-	72	-	-	-
	"The Zoo"	Animal Magnetism	-	-	75	-	-	-
	"Hey You"	single only	-	-	-	-	-	-
	"Only a Man"	Animal Magnetism	-	-	-	-	-	-
	"Lady Starlight"	Animal Magnetism	-	-	-	-	-	-
1982	"No One Like You"	Blackout	65	1	64	-	-	-
	"Can't Live Without You"		-	47	63	-	-	17
	"Now!"		-	-	-	-	-	-
	"When the Smoke Is Going Down"		-	-	-	-	-	-
1984	"Rock You Like a Hurricane"	Love at First Sting	25	5	78	-	-	17
	"Still Loving You"		64	36	-	14	3	2
	"Big City Nights"		-	14	76	-	-	-
	"Coming Home"		-	-	-	-	-	-
	"I'm Leaving You"		-	-	-	-	-	-
1985	"No One Like You" (Live)	World Wide Live	-	-	-	40	-	-
1988	"Rhythm of Love"	Savage Amusement	75	6	59	-	-	-
1988	"Believe in Love"		-	12	-	-	-	-
1989	"Passion Rules the Game"		-	-	74	-	-	-
	"Is There Anybody There?" (Long version)	Best of Rockers 'n' Ballads	-	-	-	-	-	-
	"Can't Explain"		-	5	-	-	-	-
1990	"Holiday" (Remix)		-	-	-		-	-
1990	"Tease Me, Please Me"	Crazy World	-	8	-	-	-	-
1991	"Don't Believe Her"		-	13	77	-	-	-
	"Wind of Change" (Gold US), (UK Silver)		4	2	2	1	1	1
	"Send Me an Angel"		44	8	27	5	14	8
	"Ветер Перемен (Wind Of Change)" (Russian version)	single only	-	-	-	38	-	-
	"Vientos De Cambio (Wind Of Change)" (Spanish version)	single only	-	-	-	-	-	-
1992	"Hit Between the Eyes"	Crazy World / Freejack (Soundtrack)	-	24	-	-	-	-
	"Still Loving You" (Remix)	Still Loving You	-	-	-	87	-	-
	"Living for Tomorrow" (Live)	Still Loving You	-	-	-	-	-	-
1993	"Alien Nation"	Face the Heat	-	10	-	27	-	-
	"Under the Same Sun"		-	16	-	99	-	19
	"Woman"		-	15	-	-	-	-
1994	"No Pain No Gain"		-	-	-	-	-	-
1995	"White Dove"	Live Bites	-	-	-	18	20	-
	"Edge of Time"	Deadly Sting / Live Bites	-	-	-	-	-	-
	"In Trance" (Studio/Live)	Live Bites	-	-	-	-	-	-
1996	"You and I"	Pure Instinct	-	-	-	22	23	23
	"Wild Child"		-	19	-	-	-	-
	"Does Anyone Know"		-	-	-	81	-	-
	"When You Came Into My Life"		-	-	-	97	-	-
1997	"Where the River Flows"		-	-	-	97	-	-
1997	"Over the Top"	Deadly Sting: The Mercury Years	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999	"To Be No. 1"	Eye II Eye	-	-	168	55	-	-
	"Mysterious"		-	26	-	-	-	-
	"10 Light Years Away"		-	-	-	-	-	-
	"Eye to Eye"		-	-	-	-	-	-
	"Aleyah"		-	-	-	-	-	-
2000	"Moment of Glory"	Moment of Glory	-	-	-	67	-	-
	"Hurricane 2000"		-	-	-	-	-	-
	"Here In My Heart"		-	-	113	-	-	-
2001	"When Love Kills Love"	Acoustica	-	-	-	-	-	-
2004	"Love 'em or Leave 'em"	Unbreakable	-	-	-	-	-	-
	"You Are the Champion" (Scorpions & Michael Kleitman)	single only	-	-	-	92	-	-
	"Miracle"	download only	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007	"Humanity"	Humanity - Hour 1	-	-	-	-	-	-
	"The Game of Life"		-	-	-	-	-	-
	"Love Will Keep Us Alive"		-	-	-	-	-	-
2010	"Raised on Rock"	Sting in the Tail	-	2	-	2	-	-
2010	"The Good Die Young"	Sting in the Tail	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011	"Tainted Love"	Comeblack	-	-	-	-	-	-

DVD & VHS

First Sting (1985)

Tracks: "Rock You Like a Hurricane"; "No One Like You"; "I‘m Leaving You"; "Still Loving You"

World Wide Live (1985)
To Russia With Love (1988)
Moscow Music Peace Festival (1990)
Roger Waters The Wall Berlin 1990 (1990)
Crazy World Tour Live ... Berlin 1991 (1991)
Moment of Glory - Berliner Philharmoniker Live (2001) (CAN: Gold^[18])
Acoustica (2001)
A Savage Crazy World (2002)
Unbreakable World Tour 2004: One Night in Vienna (2004)
Live At Wacken Open Air 2006 (2007)
Amazônia - Live in The Jungle (2009)
Scorpions live in 3D (Blu-Ray 3D) (2011)^[4]

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c Scorpions in Finnish Charts:
- 1982-1995 Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
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Scorpions

Rudolf Schenker · Klaus Meine · Matthias Jabs · James Kottak · Paweł Mąciwoda Herman Rarebell · Francis Buchholz · Uli Jon Roth · Michael Schenker · Ralph Rieckermann · Rudy Lenners · Jürgen Rosenthal · Wolfgang Dziony · Lothar Heimberg · Karl-Heinz Vollmer · Joe Wyman · Ken Taylor · Curt Cress · Barry Sparks · Ingo Powitzer

Studio albums	Lonesome Crow · Fly to the Rainbow · In Trance · Virgin Killer · Taken by Force · Lovedrive · Animal Magnetism · Blackout · Love at First Sting · Savage Amusement · Crazy World · Face the Heat · Pure Instinct · Eye II Eye · Moment of Glory · Unbreakable · Humanity: Hour I · Sting in the Tail

Live albums	Tokyo Tapes · World Wide Live · Live Bites · Acoustica

Compilations	The Best of Scorpions Vol. 1 · The Best of Scorpions Vol. 2 · Best of Rockers 'n' Ballads · Still Loving You · Deadly Sting: The Mercury Years · Big City Nights · 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Scorpions · Bad for Good: The Very Best of Scorpions · Box of Scorpions · Gold · Comeblack

Videos	World Wide Live · Crazy World Tour Live Release · A Savage Crazy World · Moment of Glory · Acoustica · Unbreakable World Tour 2004 · Live at Wacken Open Air 2006

Tours	Lonesome Crow Tour · Fly to the Rainbow Tour · In Trance Tour · Virgin Killer Tour · Taken by Force Tour · Lovedrive Tour · Animal Magnetism Tour · Blackout Tour · Love at First Sting World Tour · Savage Amusement World Tour · Crazy World Tour · Face the Heat World Tour · Pure Instinct World Tour · Eye to Eye Tour · Moment Of Glory Tour · Acoustica Tour · Scorpions Tour 2002 · Scorpions Tour 2003 · Unbreakable World Tour · Humanity World Tour · Get Your Sting and Blackout World Tour

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