Dead Kennedys discography

The discography of the Dead Kennedys, an American punk rock band, includes four studio albums, one extended play, two live albums and three compilations. This list does not include material performed by members or former members of the Dead Kennedys that was recorded with Lard, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The No W.T.O. Combo or any solo projects.

Demos

Year	Title
1978	The 1978 Demos Length: 46:59

Studio albums

Year	Title	Peak chart positions		Certifications (sales thresholds)
		UK [1]	NZ [1]
1980	Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables Released: September, 1980 Label: Alternative Tentacles Formats: LP, CS, CD	33	33	UK: Gold[2]
1982	Plastic Surgery Disasters Released: November, 1982 Label: Alternative Tentacles Formats: LP, CS, CD (with In God We Trust, Inc.)	—	40	UK: Gold[3]
1985	Frankenchrist Released: October, 1985 Label: Alternative Tentacles Formats: LP, CS, CD	—	—	UK: Silver[4]
1986	Bedtime for Democracy Released: November, 1986 Label: Alternative Tentacles Formats: LP, CS, CD	—	—	UK: Silver[5]
"—" denotes albums that did not chart.

EPs

Year	Title	Peak chart positions
		UK[6]	US[7]
1981	In God We Trust, Inc. Released: 1981 Label: Alternative Tentacles Formats: Vinyl, Cassette, CD (with Plastic Surgery Disasters)	—	—
"—" denotes albums that did not chart.

Live albums

Year	Title	Peak chart positions
		UK[6]	US[7]
1983	A Skateboard Party Released: August 1983 Label: Starving Missile, Alternative Tentacles Formats: vinyl	—	—
2001	Mutiny on the Bay Released: April 24, 2001 Label: Manifesto Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download	—	—
2004	Live at the Deaf Club Released: January 27, 2004 Label: Manifesto Formats: CD, digital download	—	—
"—" denotes albums that did not chart.

Compilations

Year	Title	Peak chart positions		Certifications (sales thresholds)
		UK[6]	US[7]
1982	Not So Quiet on the Western Front Released: 1982 Label: Alternative Tentacles Formats: 2-LP, CD Track: "A Child And His Lawn Mower"	—	—
1987	Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death Released: 1987 Label: Alternative Tentacles Formats: CD, LP, CS	84	—	US: Gold[8] UK: Gold[9]
2007	Milking the Sacred Cow Released: October 9, 2007 Label: Manifesto Formats: CD	—	—
"—" denotes albums that did not chart.

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions	Album
		UK [6]
1979	"California Über Alles"	—	Non-album single
1980	"Holiday in Cambodia"	—
	"Police Truck"	—
	"Kill the Poor"	49	Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
	"Viva Las Vegas"	—
1981	"Let's Lynch the Landlord"	—
	"Drug Me"	—
	"Too Drunk to Fuck"	36	Non-album single
	"Nazi Punks Fuck Off"	—	In God We Trust, Inc.
1982	"Bleed for Me"	—	Plastic Surgery Disasters
	"Halloween"	—
	"Moon Over Marin"	—
1985	"MTV Get off the Air"	—	Frankenchrist
	"Jock-O-Rama"	—
1986	"Chickenshit Conformist"	—	Bedtime for Democracy
1987	"I Fought the Law (And I Won)"	—	Give Me Convenience OR Give Me Death
"—" denotes singles that did not chart.

Videos

Year	Video details
1991	Dead Kennedys Live Released: 1991 Label: Rhino Format: VHS
2000	DMPO's On Broadway Released: May 30, 2000 Label: Cherry Red Format: DVD
2001	The Early Years Live Released: July 3, 2001 Label: Cherry Red Format: DVD, VHS
2003	In God We Trust, Inc.: The Lost Tapes Released: July 22, 2003 Label: Cherry Red Format: DVD, VHS

References

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Notes

• Warwick, Neil; Jon Kutner, & Tony Brown (2004). The Complete Book of the British Charts: Singles and Albums. Omnibus Press. ISBN 1-84449-058-0.