Michael Schenker Group discography

Michael Schenker Group discography
Releases
Studio albums 10
Live albums 6
Compilation albums 9
Video albums 9

The following is a comprehensive discography of Michael Schenker Group.

Discography

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
GER
[1]
JAP
[2]
NLD
[3]
SWE
[4]
UK
[5]
US
[6]
1980 The Michael Schenker Group
  • Released: August 1980
  • Label: Chrysalis
59 8 100
1981 MSG
  • Released: September 1981
  • Label: Chrysalis
15 31 14 81
1982 Assault Attack
  • Released: October 1982
  • Label: Chrysalis
9 34 19 151
1983 Built to Destroy
  • Released: September 1983
  • Label: Chrysalis
6 32 23 201
1996 Written in the Sand 22
1999 The Unforgiven 92 58
2001 Be Aware of Scorpions 60
2003 Arachnophobiac 115
2006 Tales of Rock'n'Roll
  • Released: March 2006
  • Label: Armageddon Entertainment
67
2008 In the Midst of Beauty
  • Released: May 2008
  • Label: In-akustik
78 32 60

Cover albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
GER
[1]
JAP
[2]
NLD
[3]
SWE
[4]
UK
[5]
US
[6]
2005 Heavy Hitters
  • Released: July 2005
  • Label: Cleopatra
190
2011 By Invitation Only
  • Released: June 3, 2011
  • Label:

Live albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
GER
[1]
JAP
[2]
NLD
[3]
SWE
[4]
UK
[5]
US
[6]
1982 One Night at Budokan
  • Released: February 1982
  • Label: Chrysalis
25 30 44 5 *UK: Silver[5]
1984 Rock Will Never Die
  • Released: June 1984
  • Label: Chrysalis
21 32 24
1995 BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert
1997 The Michael Schenker Story Live
  • Released: May 1997
  • Label: Michael Schenker Records
1999 The Unforgiven World Tour
  • Released: September 1999
  • Label: SPV GmbH
2010 The 30th Anniversary Concert – Live in Tokyo
  • Released: October, 2010
  • Label: In-Akustik
126

Compilations & Box Sets

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
GER
[1]
JAP
[2]
NLD
[3]
SWE
[4]
UK
[5]
US
[6]
1991 The Collection
1992 Essential Michael Schenker Group
  • Released: July, 1992
  • Label: Chrysalis
1994 Armed and Ready - The Best of the Michael Schenker Group
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: Music Club Records
2001 Masters of Rock - The Michael Schenker Group
  • Released: August 2001
  • Label: EMI
2008 The Best of the Michael Schenker Group 1980 - 1984
  • Released: September 2008
  • Label: EMI
2002 Reactivate Live (4CD BOX)
  • Released: October 2002
  • Label: Zoom Club Records
2003 Back to Attack Live (4CD BOX)
  • Released: May, 2003
  • Label: Zoom Club Records
2009 Walk the Stage - Official Bootleg Boxset (4CD - 1 DVD BOX)
  • Released: June, 2009
  • Label: EMI

MSG videography

Year VHS - DVD details Peak chart positions
JAP
[2]
1984 Rock Will Never Die
  • Released: 1984
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Type: VHS
1984 Super Rock '84 in Japan
1998 In the Recording Studio with Michael Schenker - The Making of the New MSG CD Unforgiven
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: Michael Schenker Records
  • Type: VHS
1999 The Michael Schenker Story Live
  • Released: April, 1999
  • Label: Michael Schenker Records
  • Type: VHS
2000 Michael Schenker Live in Japan The Unforgiven World Tour 2000
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: Michael Schenker Records
  • Type: VHS
2004 World Wide Live 2004
  • Released: October, 2004
  • Label: Metal Mind Records
  • Type: DVD
2005 Live in Tokyo 1997
  • Released: July, 2005
  • Label: Metal Mind Records
  • Type: DVD
2010 The 30th Anniversary Concert – Live in Tokyo
  • Released: October, 2010
  • Label: Inakustik
  • Type: DVD & Blu-ray
5
2010 Rockpalast Hardrock Legends Vol. 2
  • Released: October, 2010
  • Label: MIG
  • Type: DVD

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "German charts". germancharts.com. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Japanese album charts". oricon. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Dutch album charts". dutchcharts. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Michael Schenker Group Discography". swedishcharts. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "Chart Stats - Michael Schenker Group". chartstats. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Billboard". billboard. Retrieved 2011-04-20.