Red Hot Chili Peppers discography

The discography of Red Hot Chili Peppers, an American rock band, consists of ten studio albums, two live albums, twelve compilation albums, eight video albums, three extended plays, forty-six singles, and forty-four music videos. To date, the band has sold over 80 million albums worldwide.^[1] They have been nominated for sixteen Grammy Awards, of which they have won six.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers released their first three studio albums — The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Freaky Styley, and The Uplift Mofo Party Plan — to virtually no commercial success during the mid to late 1980s.^[2] It was not until their fourth studio album, 1989's Mother's Milk, that the band received critical attention when the album peaked at number fifty-two on the Billboard 200.^[3] After releasing their fifth studio album Blood Sugar Sex Magik in September 1991, the Red Hot Chili Peppers broke into the mainstream. "Under the Bridge", the album's second single, peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100.^[4] The album went on to sell over seven million copies in the United States (thirteen million worldwide) and became a foundation for alternative rock in the 1990s.^[5][6][7] Lead guitarist John Frusciante quit the band shortly thereafter; the band hired Dave Navarro and released their sixth studio album, One Hot Minute, in September 1995. While the album was a sizable hit, peaking at number four on the US Billboard 200, it failed to match the success of its predecessor Blood Sugar Sex Magik.^[2][3]

Frusciante rejoined the Chili Peppers in 1998, and they released their seventh studio album, Californication, in June 1999. It was a commercial success, peaking at number three on the Billboard 200 and being certified quintuple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).^[3][8] The album spawned six singles, including the Billboard Hot 100 top ten hit "Scar Tissue".^[4] Californication was followed by By the Way in July 2002. By the Way peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 and spawned commercially successful singles such as "By the Way" and "Can't Stop".^[3][4] Stadium Arcadium, the band's ninth studio album, was released in May 2006. It became the band's first album to top the Billboard 200.^[3] Stadium Arcadium spawned three straight number-one hits on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart; "Dani California" spent fourteen consecutive weeks atop the chart and also peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100.^[4][9] The band entered the studio in September 2010 to record their tenth studio album, and their first with guitarist Josh Klinghoffer. Recording was completed in March 2011, and the album, I'm with You, was released in August 2011. It peaked at number two on the Billboard 200; "The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie", the album's lead single, peaked at number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became the band's 12th number one single on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart, a record they currently hold.^[3][4]The band started recording their eleventh studio album in January 2015 with Danger Mouse expected to produce, replacing Rick Rubin after 23 years and the previous six albums.

Albums

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilation albums

Extended plays

Singles

Main singles

Other singles

Other appearances

Album appearances

Movie appearances

Videos

Video albums

Music videos

Notes

See also

Red Hot Chili Peppers Official Bootlegs

References

External links

• Official website
• Red Hot Chili Peppers at AllMusic
• Red Hot Chili Peppers discography at Discogs
• Red Hot Chili Peppers discography at MusicBrainz