Live discography
| Releases | |
|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 7 |
| ↙Live albums | 1 |
| ↙Compilation albums | 2 |
| ↙EPs | 2 |
| ↙Singles | 25 |
The discography of the American rock band Live consists of seven studio albums, one live album, two compilation albums, two extended plays, and twenty-five singles. Their first studio album, 1991's Mental Jewelry, peaked at number 73 on the Billboard 200.[1] The single "Operation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition)" peaked at number nine on the Alternative Songs chart.[2]
Live achieved commercial success with their next album, 1994's Throwing Copper. Helped by the singles "Selling the Drama", "I Alone", "Lightning Crashes", and "All Over You", the album reached number one on the music charts in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada.[1][2][3][4][5][6] It went platinum eight times in the US and seven times in Canada.[7][8] Throwing Copper is Live's best-selling album.[7] "Selling the Drama" and "Lightning Crashes" both reached number one on the Alternative Songs chart.[2]
The band's third album, Secret Samadhi, was released in 1997. It peaked at number one in the US, New Zealand, and Canada, and it went platinum twice in both the US and Canada.[1][4][5][6][7][8] One single from the album, "Lakini's Juice", peaked at number one on the Alternative Songs chart.[2]
In 1999, Live's fourth album, The Distance to Here, was released. It went to number one on the Australia and Canada charts and was certified platinum in the US and Canada.[3][5][6][7][8] The band then released the studio albums V and Birds of Pray in 2001 and 2003, respectively, before releasing their first compilation album, Awake: The Best of Live, in 2004. Songs from Black Mountain, their seventh studio album, was released in 2006.[1] The band has sold over 20 million albums worldwide.[9]
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
UK [10] |
GER [11] |
NLD [12] |
AUS [3] |
NZL [4] |
NOR [13] |
FIN [14] |
SWE [15] |
AUT [16] |
SWI [17] |
BEL (FL) [18] |
BEL (WA) [19] |
CAN [5][6] |
DNK [20] | ||||
| 1991 | Mental Jewelry
|
73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | CAN: Gold[21] US: Platinum[7] | |
| 1994 | Throwing Copper
|
1 | 37 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 38 | 11 | 11 | — | 8 | 38 | 1 | — | UK: Gold[22] CAN: 7x Platinum[8] US: 8x Platinum[7] | |
| 1997 | Secret Samadhi
|
1 | 31 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 27 | 1 | — | CAN: 2x Platinum[23] US: 2x Platinum[7] | |
| 1999 | The Distance to Here
|
4 | 56 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 1 | 47 | 1 | — | CAN: Platinum[24] US: Platinum[7] | |
| 2001 | V
|
22 | 80 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 24 | 37 | 2 | — | 5 | 22 | ||
| 2003 | Birds of Pray
|
28 | 199 | 43 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | — | 13 | 27 | 71 | 4 | 33 | — | 20 | ||
| 2006 | Songs from Black Mountain
|
52 | 172 | 73 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | 14 | 66 | 73 | 14 | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
AUS [3] |
BEL (FL) [18] |
NLD [12] |
NZL [4] |
NOR [13] |
SWE [15] | ||||
| 2004 | Awake: The Best of Live
|
65 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 45 | ||
| 2007 | Radiant Sea...
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||
In addition, live acoustic versions of "Lightning Crashes" and "Run to the Water" were included on the compilation album Cold Live at the Chapel (later known as Cold Live at the Chapel Volume 1). These were recordings from the Australian television music show Live at the Chapel in 2000.[25]
Live albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (FL) [18] |
NLD [12] | ||
| 2008 | Live at the Paradiso – Amsterdam
|
46 | 2 |
EPs
- 1990 - Divided Mind, Divided Planet
- 1991 - Four Songs
Singles
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [3] |
AUT [16] |
BEL (FL) [18] |
CAN [26] |
CAN Alt. [27] |
FIN [14] |
GER [28] |
NLD [12] |
NZL [4] |
UK [10] |
US [29] |
US Alt. [2] | ||||
| 1991 | "Operation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | Mental Jewelry | |
| 1992 | "Pain Lies on the Riverside" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | ||
| "The Beauty of Gray" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1994 | "Selling the Drama" | 49 | — | — | 41 | — | — | 89 | 15 | — | 30 | 43 | 1 | Throwing Copper | |
| "I Alone" | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | 48 | — | 6 | |||
| 1995 | "Lightning Crashes" | 13 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | 1 | ||
| "All Over You" | 52 | — | — | 18 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | 4 | |||
| "White, Discussion" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | |||
| 1997 | "Lakini's Juice" | 21 | — | — | 20 | 1 | — | — | 69 | 37 | 29 | — | 1 | Secret Samadhi | |
| "Freaks" | 36 | — | — | 56 | 13 | — | — | 80 | — | 60 | — | 13 | |||
| "Turn My Head" | 47 | 36 | 69 | 16 | 4 | — | — | 67 | — | — | — | 3 | |||
| "Rattlesnake" | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | |||
| 1999 | "The Dolphin's Cry" | 25 | — | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | 10 | 48 | 62 | 78 | 3 | The Distance to Here | |
| 2000 | "Run to the Water" | 34 | — | 57 | — | 10 | 15 | — | 49 | 44 | — | — | 14 | ||
| "They Stood Up for Love" | 88 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | 31 | |||
| 2001 | "Simple Creed" | 43 | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | 18 | V | |
| "Overcome" | 68 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 30 | |||
| 2002 | "Forever May Not Be Long Enough" | — | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003 | "Heaven" | 19 | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 16 | — | 59 | 33 | Birds of Pray | |
| 2004 | "Run Away" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "We Deal in Dreams" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | Awake: The Best of Live | ||
| 2006 | "The River" | 33 | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | Songs from Black Mountain | |
| "Mystery" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Wings" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2009 | "Forever" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | Live at the Paradiso | |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | |||||||||||||||
Live songs in film
- "The Dam At Otter Creek" - In The Army Now (1994)[30]
- "White, Discussion (Sever & Reynolds Remix)" - Virtuosity (1995)[30]
- "Forever May Not Be Long Enough" - The Mummy Returns (2001)[30]
- "Deep Enough (Remix)" - The Fast and the Furious (2001)[30]*
- "Hold Me Up" - Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)[30]*
* indicates that the track does not appear on the film's soundtrack album.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Charts & Awards for Live (Billboard)" allmusic
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Live Album & Song Chart History – Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Discography Live" australiancharts.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Discography Live" charts.org.nz
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Peak positions for Live' albums on Canadian Albums Chart:
- For "Throwing Copper" "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 61, No. 14, May 08 1995". RPM. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Live Album & Song Chart History – Canadian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 "Gold & Platinum entry for Live" RIAA
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "Gold Platinum Database: Live - Throwing Copper". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- ↑ "LIVE to Perform at The Pools at The Palazzo on June 11". reuters.com. May 7, 2009. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "DJ Steve L – LZ Love" Chart Log UK
- ↑ "Chartverfolgung / LIVE / Longplay" musicline
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 "Discografie Live" GfK dutchcharts.nl
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Discography Live" norwegiancharts.com
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Discography Live" finnishcharts.com
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Discography Live" swedishcharts.com
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Live In Der Österreichischen Hitparade" austriancharts.at
- ↑ "Schweizer Hitparade" swisscharts.com - (Note: This is the page for Secret Samadhi, scroll down for Album chart positions)
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 "Live In Ultratop Vlaanderen" Ultratop
- ↑ "Live dans l'Ultratop Wallonie" Ultratop
- ↑ "Discography Live" danishcharts.com
- ↑ "Gold Platinum Database: Live - Mental Jewelry". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- ↑ "Certified Award Search" BPI (Note: Enter "Live" into the "Artist" box)
- ↑ "Gold Platinum Database: Live - Secret Samadhi". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- ↑ "Gold Platinum Database: Live - The Distance to Here". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- ↑ "Various – Cold Live At The Chapel" Discogs
- ↑ Peak positions for Live's singles on Canadian Singles Chart:
- For "Selling the Drama" "Top Singles - Volume 60, No. 2, August 01 1994". RPM. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- For "Lightning Crashes" "Top Singles - Volume 61, No. 15, May 15, 1995". RPM. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- For "All Over You" "Top Singles - Volume 62, No. 4, August 28, 1995". RPM. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- For "Lakini's Juice" "Top Singles - Volume 65, No. 6, April 14, 1997". RPM. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- For "Freaks" "Top Singles - Volume 65, No. 18, July 07 1997". RPM. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- For "Turn My Head" "Top Singles - Volume 66, No. 4, September 29, 1997". RPM. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- ↑ Peak positions for Live's singles on Canada's Rock/Alternative Chart:
- For "All Over You" "Rock/Alternative - Volume 61, No. 22, July 03 1995". RPM. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- For "Lakini's Juice" "Rock/Alternative - Volume 65, No. 1, March 10, 1997". RPM. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- For "Freaks" "Rock/Alternative - Volume 65, No. 10, May 12, 1997". RPM. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- For "Turn My Head" "Rock/Alternative - Volume 65, No. 22, August 04 1997". RPM. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- For "Rattlesnake" "Rock/Alternative - Volume 66, No. 15, December 15, 1997". RPM. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- For "The Dolphin's Cry" "Rock/Alternative - Volume 70, No. 2, November 01 1999". RPM. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- For "Run to the Water" "Rock/Alternative - Volume 70, No. 21, March 27, 2000". RPM. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- ↑ "Chartverfolgung / LIVE / Single" musicline.de
- ↑ "Live Album & Song Chart History – Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 30.3 30.4 "Live" IMDb
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