Joe Satriani discography

Joe Satriani discography

Joe Satriani in 2005
Releases
Studio albums 14
Live albums 5
Compilation albums 4
EPs 3

This is the discography for Joe Satriani, an Italian American multi-instrumentalist, known primarily for his work as an instrumental rock guitarist, with multiple Grammy Award nominations. This discography includes all of his albums, including collaboration albums with Chickenfoot, Blue Öyster Cult, Stuart Hamm, Alice Cooper, Spinal Tap and G3 projects (see the collaborations section for more details).

Since his self-titled debut EP in 1984, Satriani has released five live albums, four compilation albums, three extended plays (one was mostly a live recording), and fourteen studio albums (one features material both recorded live and in the studio), three of which have received gold certification in the United States, while Surfing with the Alien went platinum.

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
US
[1]
AUS
[2]
FR
[3]
NZ
[4]
SWE
[5]
SWI
[6]
UK
[7]
1986 Not of This Earth
1987 Surfing with the Alien
  • Released: October 1987
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD, LP, CS, digital download
29 10 16
1989 Flying in a Blue Dream
  • Released: October 1989
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD, LP, CS, digital download
23 21 7 34
1992 The Extremist
  • Released: July 1992
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD, LP, CS, digital download
22 29 16 35 11 13
1993 Time Machine 95 85 32
1995 Joe Satriani
  • Released: October 1995
  • Label: Sony Music Distribution
  • Format: CD, CS, digital download
51 72 27 36 21
1998 Crystal Planet
  • Released: March 3, 1998
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD, CS, digital download
50 10 40 32
2000 Engines of Creation
  • Released: March 14, 2000
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD, SACD, CS, digital download
90 37 86 78
2002 Strange Beautiful Music
  • Released: June 25, 2002
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD, SACD, digital download
140 38 78 111
2004 Is There Love in Space?
  • Released: April 13, 2004
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD, digital download
80 45 83 86
2006 Super Colossal
  • Released: March 14, 2006
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD, digital download
86 86 83 107
2008 Professor Satchafunkilus and the Musterion of Rock
  • Released: April 1, 2008
  • Label: Epic/RED
  • Format: CD, digital download
89 64 57 67 75
2010 Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards
  • Released: October 5, 2010
  • Label: Epic/RED
  • Format: CD, digital download
45 84 39 34 62
2013 Unstoppable Momentum
  • Released: May 7, 2013
  • Label: Epic/RED
  • Format: CD, digital download
42 81 77 32 44
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Extended plays

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[1]
1984 Joe Satriani
1988 Dreaming #11
  • Released: November 1988
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
42 US: Gold[15]
2000 Additional Creations
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Compilations

Year Album details
1993 The Beautiful Guitar
2003 The Electric Joe Satriani: An Anthology
  • Released: November 18, 2003
  • Label: Epic/Legacy
  • Format: CD, digital download
2005 One Big Rush: The Genius of Joe Satriani
  • Released: November 29, 2005
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Format: CD
2008 Joe Satriani Original Album Classics
  • Released: June 16, 2008
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Format: CD, digital download

Live albums

Year Album details
2001 Live in San Francisco
2006 Satriani Live!
  • Released: October 31, 2006
  • Label: Red Ink
  • Format: CD, DVD, digital download
2010 Live In Paris: I Just Wanna Rock
  • Released: February 2, 2010
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Format: CD, DVD, digital download
2012 Satchurated: Live in Montreal
  • Released: April 24, 2012
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Format: CD, DVD, Blu-ray, digital download

Collaborations

Year Artist Album
1986 Crowded House Crowded House
Greg Kihn Love And Rock And Roll
1987 Danny Gottlieb Aquamarine
1988 Stuart Hamm Radio Free Albemuth
Blue Öyster Cult Imaginos
Possessed The Eyes of Horror (producer)
1991 Alice Cooper Hey Stoopid
1992 Brian May Back to the Light Back to the Light#Track listing
1992 Spinal Tap Break Like the Wind
1996 Pat Martino All Sides Now
Greg Kihn King Biscuit Flower Hour
1997 Steve Vai / Eric Johnson G3: Live in Concert
Steve Vai / Alex Lifeson / Joe Perry Merry Axemas Volume 1
2003 Steve Vai / Yngwie Malmsteen G3: Rockin' in the Free World
The Yardbirds Birdland
2004 Jordan Rudess Rhythm of Time
2005 Steve Vai / John Petrucci G3: Live in Tokyo
2006 Ian Gillan Gillan's Inn
Particle Transformations Live for the People
2007 John 5 The Devil Knows My Name
Dream Theater (spoken voice only) Systematic Chaos
Stanley Clarke Guitar Masters, Vol. 1
2008 Funtwo YouTube Live
Jason Becker Collection
2009 Chickenfoot Chickenfoot
2010 Steve Miller Band Bingo!
Tarja What Lies Beneath
2011 Chickenfoot Chickenfoot III
2013 Steve Hunter The Manhattan Blues Project

References

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  2. Steffen Hung. "Australian charts portal". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
  3. Steffen Hung. "French charts portal". lescharts.com. Retrieved 203-05-18. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. Steffen Hung (1988-06-26). "New Zealand charts portal". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
  5. Steffen Hung. "Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
  6. Steffen Hung. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community". Swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
  7. http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/joe%20satriani/
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  8. "American certifications – Joe Satriani – Surfing with the Alien". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
  9. "American certifications – Joe Satriani – Flying in a Blue Dream". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
  10. "British album certifications – Joe Satriani – Flying in a Blue Dream". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Flying in a Blue Dream in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Search
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 "Sludge Scan For December 1999". www.metalsludge.tv. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
  12. "American certifications – Joe Satriani – The Extremist". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
  13. "American certifications – Joe Satriani – Time Machine". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
  14. "Sludge Scans For August 2001". www.metalsludge.tv. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
  15. "American certifications – Joe Satriani – Dreaming No. 11". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2010-10-29.