Queensrÿche discography

Queensrÿche discography
Releases
↙Studio albums 14
↙Live albums 5
↙Compilation albums 7
↙EPs 1
↙Singles 34
↙Video albums 7

The discography of Queensrÿche, an American progressive metal band, consists of fourteen studio albums, five live albums, seven compilation albums, seven video albums, one extended play and thirty-four singles.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[1]		 BEL
(FL)
[2]		 CAN
[3]		 GER
[4]		 JPN
[5]		 NLD
[6]		 NOR
[7]		 SWE
[8]		 SWI
[9]		 UK
[10]
The Warning 61 — — — — — — 42 — 100
Rage for Order
  • Released: July 14, 1986
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, digital download
 47 — — — — 31 — 47 — 66
Operation: Mindcrime
  • Released: May 3, 1988
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, digital download
 50 — — — 64 29 — 25 21 58
Empire
  • Released: September 10, 1990
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, digital download
 7 — 18 22 18 56 14 26 22 13
Promised Land
  • Released: October 18, 1994
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD, CS, digital download
 3 — 28 10 16 16 — 6 14 13
Hear in the Now Frontier
  • Released: March 25, 1997
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD, CS, digital download
 19 25 41 19 60 — 36 13 — 46
Q2K
  • Released: September 14, 1999
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, CS, digital download
 46 — — 21 65 67 — 60 — —
Tribe
  • Released: July 22, 2003
  • Label: Sanctuary
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 56 — — 52 245 79 — — — 193
Operation: Mindcrime II
  • Released: March 14, 2006
  • Label: Rhino
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 14 97 — 51 27 35 27 18 59 107
Take Cover
  • Released: November 13, 2007
  • Label: Rhino
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 173 — — — — — — — — —
American Soldier
  • Released: March 31, 2009
  • Label: Rhino
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 25 — — 65 39 100 — — 71 149
Dedicated to Chaos
  • Released: June 28, 2011
  • Label: Roadrunner, Loud & Proud
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 70 — — 62 167 — — — 71 —
Frequency Unknown
  • Released: April 23, 2013 (recorded by Queensryche featuring Geoff Tate)
  • Label: Deadline
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, digital download
 82 — — — — — — — — —
Queensrÿche
  • Released: June 25, 2013
  • Label: Century Media
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 23 127 — 47 163 — — 46 44 154
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[1]
Operation: Livecrime
  • Released: October 28, 1991
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 38
Live Evolution
  • Released: September 25, 2001
  • Label: Sanctuary
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 143
The Art of Live[14]
  • Released: June 8, 2004
  • Label: Sanctuary
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 —
Extended Versions[15]
  • Released: February 27, 2007
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Formats: CD
 —
Mindcrime at the Moore
  • Released: July 3, 2007
  • Label: Rhino
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[1]
Evolution Calling
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD, CS, digital download
 —
Greatest Hits
  • Released: June 27, 2000
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 149
Classic Masters[16]
  • Released: March 11, 2003
  • Label: EMI, Capitol
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 —
Revolution Calling[17]
  • Released: June 10, 2003
  • Label: EMI, Capitol
  • Formats: CD box set, digital download
 —
Sign of the Times: The Best of Queensrÿche[18]
  • Released: August 28, 2007
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 —
The Collection[19]
  • Released: July 7, 2008
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD
 —
10 Great Songs[20]
  • Released: June 14, 2011
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: CD
 —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Video albums

List of video albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US Top Music Videos
[21] 		GER
[4]		 JPN
DVD
[22]
Live in Tokyo[23]
  • Released: 1985
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: VHS
 — — —
Video: Mindcrime[24]
  • Released: July 1, 1989
  • Label: EMI, Captiol
  • Formats: VHS, DVD
 — — —
Operation: Livecrime[25]
  • Released: 1991
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: VHS, DVD
 — — —
Building Empires[26]
  • Released: October 20, 1992
  • Label: EMI, Capitol
  • Formats: VHS, DVD
 — — —
Live Evolution[27]
  • Released: October 9, 2001
  • Label: Sanctuary
  • Formats: VHS, DVD
 — — —
The Art of Live[28]
  • Released: April 20, 2004
  • Label: Sanctuary
  • Formats: DVD
 — — —
Mindcrime at the Moore
  • Released: July 3, 2007
  • Label: Rhino
  • Formats: DVD, Blu-ray
 10 78 61
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
Title EP details Peak chart positions
US
[1]
Queensrÿche
  • Released: 1983
  • Label: 206, EMI
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
 81

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[29]		 US
Heri. Rock
[30]		 US
Main. Rock
[31]		 BEL
(FL)
[2]		 CAN
[32]		 GER
[33]		 NLD
[6]		 NZ
[34]		 SWI
[9]		 UK
[35]
"Queen of the Reich" 1983 — — — — — — — — — 94 Queensrÿche (EP)
"The Lady Wore Black" — — — — — — — — — —
"Warning" 1984 — — — — — — — — — — The Warning
"Take Hold of the Flame"[36] — — — — — — — — — —
"Walk in the Shadows" 1986 — — — — — — — — — — Rage for Order
"Gonna Get Close to You" — — — — — — — — — 91
"Revolution Calling"[37] 1988 — — — — — — — — — — Operation: Mindcrime
"Breaking the Silence" — — — — — — — — — —
"Eyes of a Stranger" — — 35 — — — — — — 59
"I Don't Believe in Love"[38] 1989 — — — — — — — — — —
"Last Time in Paris" 1990 — — 27 — — — — — — — The Adventures of Ford Fairlane soundtrack
"Empire" — — 22 — — — — — — — Empire
"Best I Can" — — 28 — — — — — — 36
"Silent Lucidity"[upper-alpha 1] 9 — 1 44 7 46 21 11 24 18
"Jet City Woman" 1991 — — 6 — 92 — — — — 39
"Another Rainy Night (Without You)" — — 7 — 76 — — — — —
"Anybody Listening?" 1992 — — 16 — — — — — — —
"Real World"[upper-alpha 2] 1993 111 — 3 — — — — — — — Last Action Hero soundtrack
"I Am I" 1994 — — 8 — 76 — — — — 40 Promised Land
"Bridge" — — 6 — 51 — — — — 40
"Disconnected" — — 32 — — — — — — —
"Sign of the Times" 1997 — — 3 — 52 — — — — — Hear in the Now Frontier
"You" — — 11 — — — — — — —
"spOOL"[40] — — — — — — — — — —
"Breakdown" 1999 — — 27 — — — — — — — Q2K
"The Right Side of My Mind" — — — — — — — — — —
"Open" 2003 — — 38 — — — — — — — Tribe
"I'm American"[41] 2006 — — — — — — — — — — Operation: Mindcrime II
"The Hands"[42] — — — — — — — — — —
"Welcome to the Machine"[43] 2007 — — — — — — — — — — Take Cover
"If I Were King"[44] 2009 — — — — — — — — — — American Soldier
"Man Down!"[45] — — — — — — — — — —
"Get Started" 2011 — 26 — — — — — — — — Dedicated to Chaos
"Fallout"[46]
 2013 — — — — — — — — — — Queensrÿche
"Spore"/"A World Without" — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Prophecy"[47] 1988 The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
"White Christmas"[48] 2007 Monster Ballads XMas

Notes

  1. ↑ For its original 1991 release, "Silent Lucidity" peaked at number 34 in the United Kingdom. It was re-issued in 1992, reaching a higher peak of number 18.
  2. ↑ "Real World" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number eleven on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot 100.[39]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Queensrÿche – Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Discografie Queensrÿche". ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved December 19, 2008.
  3. ↑ Peak chart positions for albums in Canada:
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Chartverfolgung / Queensryche / Longplay". musicline.de (in German). PhonoNet. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  5. ↑ "クイーンズライク". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Discografie Queensrÿche". dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved December 19, 2008.
  7. ↑ "Discography Queensrÿche". norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved December 19, 2008.
  8. ↑ "Discography Queensrÿche". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved December 19, 2008.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Discography Queensrÿche". swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  10. ↑ Peak chart positions for albums in the United Kingdom:
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 "American certifications – Queensryche". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Certified Awards Search" (To access, enter the search parameter "Queensryche" and select "Search by Artist"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Canadian certifications – Queensryche". Music Canada. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  14. ↑ Jurek, Thom. "The Art of Live – Queensrÿche". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  15. ↑ "Extended Versions – Queensrÿche". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  16. ↑ Prato, Greg. "Classic Masters – Queensrÿche". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  17. ↑ Jurek, Thom. "Revolution Calling – Queensrÿche". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  18. ↑ Jurek, Thom. "Sign of the Times: The Best of Queensrÿche – Queensrÿche". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  19. ↑ "The Collection – Queensrÿche". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  20. ↑ Heaney, Gregory. "10 Great Songs – Queensrÿche". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  21. ↑ http://books.google.pl/books?id=3A4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA3&dq=billboard+Top+Music+Video&hl=pl&sa=X&ei=wzjuUrq0OtOu7Ab5vYCYAQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=billboard%20Top%20Music%20Video&f=false
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  23. ↑ "Live in Tokyo – Queensrÿche". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  24. ↑ "Video: Mindcrime – Queensrÿche". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  25. ↑ Hill, Gary. "Operation: LIVEcrime [DVD] – Queensrÿche". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  26. ↑ "Building Empires – Queensrÿche". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  27. ↑ Deming, Mark. "Live Evolution – Queensrÿche". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  28. ↑ "The Art of Live – Queensrÿche". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  29. ↑ "Queensrÿche – Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  30. ↑ "Queensrÿche – Chart History: Heritage Rock". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  31. ↑ Peak chart positions for singles on the Mainstream Rock chart in the United States:
  32. ↑ Peak chart positions for singles in Canada:
  33. ↑ "Chartverfolgung / Queensryche / Single". musicline.de (in German). PhonoNet. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  34. ↑ "Discography Queensrÿche". charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  35. ↑ "Queensryche" (select "Singles" tab). Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  36. ↑ Take Hold of the Flame (track listing). Queensrÿche. EMI. 1984. EA 183.
  37. ↑ Revolution Calling (track listing). Queensrÿche. EMI. 1988. SPRO-04141.
  38. ↑ I Don't Believe in Love (track listing). Queensrÿche. EMI. 1989. 4JM-50214.
  39. ↑ "Queensrÿche – Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  40. ↑ spOOL (track listing). Queensrÿche. EMI. 1997. CDSP 149.
  41. ↑ "R&R Going For Adds: Active Rock (Week Of: March 14, 2006)". Radio & Records. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  42. ↑ "R&R Going For Adds: Active Rock (Week Of: May 16, 2006)". Radio & Records. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  43. ↑ "Welcome to the Machine – Queensrÿche". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  44. ↑ "If I Were King – Queensrÿche". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  45. ↑ "R&R Going For Adds: Active Rock (Week Of: June 23, 2009)". Radio & Records. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  46. ↑ "Active & Mainstream Rock – Airplay Archive". FMQB (Mediaspan Online Services). Retrieved September 1, 2013.
  47. ↑ Forget, Tom. "The Decline Of Western Civilization, Part II: The Metal Years – Various Artists". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  48. ↑ Leggett, Steve. "Monster Ballads Xmas – Various Artists". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved March 21, 2013.

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