Mötley Crüe discography
Mötley Crüe live in 2007 |
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| Releases | ||
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| ↙Studio albums | 9 | |
| ↙Live albums | 2 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 6 | |
| ↙EPs | 3 | |
| ↙Singles | 28 | |
| ↙Video albums | 9 | |
| ↙Music videos | 25 | |
The official discography of Mötley Crüe, a hard rock band from Los Angeles, California, consists of nine studio albums, two live albums, three EPs, six compilation albums, four box sets, nine DVD, twenty-eight singles, and twenty-five music videos.
Mötley Crüe is an American hard rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1981. The band was founded by bass guitarist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, who were later joined by lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead singer Vince Neil. Mötley Crüe has sold more than 80 million album copies worldwide,[1][2] including 25 million in the US.[1]
The band members have often been noted for their hard-living lifestyles; all members have had numerous brushes with the law, have spent time in jail, have suffered long addictions to alcohol and drugs, have had countless escapades with women, and are heavily tattooed. Their ninth studio album entitled Saints of Los Angeles was released on June 24, 2008, while a film adaptation of their best-selling autobiography The Dirt is due to be released in 2011.[dated info][3] A tenth studio album is also in the works.[4]
Contents |
[edit] Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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| US [5] |
AUS [6] |
AUT [7] |
CAN [8] |
FIN [9] |
NOR [10] |
NZ [11] |
SWE [12] |
SWI [13] |
UK [14] |
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| 1981 | Too Fast for Love
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77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1983 | Shout at the Devil
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17 | 85 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1985 | Theatre of Pain
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6 [18] |
39 | — | 11 | — | — | — | 7 | 25 | 36 | |
| 1987 | Girls, Girls, Girls
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2 | 28 | — | 4 | — | 8 | — | 7 | 13 | 14 | |
| 1989 | Dr. Feelgood
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1 | 5 | — | 7 | — | 7 | — | 6 | 7 | 4 | |
| 1994 | Mötley Crüe
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7 | 3 | 25 | 9 | — | — | 28 | 6 | 21 | 17 |
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| 1997 | Generation Swine
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4 | 34 | — | 10 | — | — | — | 18 | — | 80 [21] |
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| 2000 | New Tattoo
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41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 176 [21] |
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| 2008 | Saints of Los Angeles
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4 | 14 | 73 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 8 | 5 | 42 | 78 |
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| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | ||||||||||||
[edit] Live albums
| Year | Album details | Chart positions | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| US [5] |
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| 1999 | Live: Entertainment or Death
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133 | |
| 2006 | Carnival of Sins Live
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US: Platinum,
3x Platinum (DVD). |
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| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | |||
[edit] Extended plays
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 1988 | Raw Tracks
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| 1990 | Raw Tracks 2
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| 1994 | Quaternary
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[edit] Compilation albums
| Year | Album details | Chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [5] |
AUS [6] |
CAN [5] |
FIN [9] |
NZ [11] |
SWE [12] |
SWI [13] |
UK [14] |
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| 1991 | Decade of Decadence
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2 | 9 | 10 [8] |
— | 13 | 43 | 22 | 20 | |
| 1998 | Greatest Hits
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20 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1999 | Supersonic and Demonic Relics
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2003 | The Millennium Collection: The Best of Mötley Crüe
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2005 | Red, White & Crüe
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6 | 26 | 2 | 16 | — | 31 | — | 67 | |
| 2009 | Greatest Hits
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94 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | ||||||||||
[edit] Box sets
| Year | Album details |
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| 2003 | Music to Crash Your Car to: Vol. 1
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| 2004 | Music to Crash Your Car to: Vol. 2
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Loud as F@*k
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| 2007 | Shout at the Demos
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[edit] Singles
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
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| US [22] |
US Main. [22] |
AUS [6] |
NZ [11] |
SWE [12] |
UK [14] |
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| 1982 | "Live Wire" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Too Fast for Love | |
| 1983 | "Shout at the Devil" | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | Shout at the Devil | |
| 1984 | "Looks That Kill" | 54 | 12 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Too Young to Fall in Love" | 90 | 17 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1985 | "Smokin' in the Boys Room" | 16 | 7 | — | — | — | 71 | Theatre of Pain | |
| "Home Sweet Home" | 89 | 38 | — | — | — | 51 | |||
| 1987 | "Girls, Girls, Girls" | 12 | 20 | — | — | — | 26 | Girls, Girls, Girls | |
| "Wild Side" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "You're All I Need" | 83 | — | — | — | — | 23 | |||
| 1989 | "Dr. Feelgood" | 6 | 7 | 26 | 11 | — | 50 |
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Dr. Feelgood |
| "Kickstart My Heart" | 27 | 18 | 34 | 31 | — | — | |||
| 1990 | "Without You" | 8 | 11 | 45 | — | — | 39 | ||
| "Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)" | 19 | 13 | — | 49 | — | — | |||
| "Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.)" | 78 | 34 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1991 | "Primal Scream" | 63 | 21 | 29 | 30 | — | 32 | Decade of Decadence | |
| "Home Sweet Home '91" | 37 | 41 | — | — | — | 37 | |||
| 1994 | "Hooligan's Holiday" | — | 10 | — | — | 34 | 36 | Mötley Crüe | |
| "Misunderstood" | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1997 | "Afraid" | — | 10 | — | — | — | 58 | Generation Swine | |
| "Beauty" | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1998 | "Bitter Pill" | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | Greatest Hits | |
| 1999 | "Teaser" | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | Supersonic and Demonic Relics | |
| 2001 | "Hell on High Heels" | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | New Tattoo | |
| 2004 | "If I Die Tomorrow" | — | 4 | — | — | — | 63 | Red, White & Crüe | |
| 2005 | "Sick Love Song" | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | "Saints of Los Angeles" | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | Saints of Los Angeles | |
| "Mutherfucker of the Year" | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2009 | "White Trash Circus" | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | |||||||||
[edit] Video albums
| Year | Title | Certifications |
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| 1986 | Uncensored
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| 1990 | Dr. Feelgood, the Videos
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| 1992 | Decade of Decadance '81-'91
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| 1998 | Behind the Music: Mötley Crüe
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| 2001 | Lewd, Crüed & Tattooed
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| 2003 | Greatest Video Hits
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| 2005 | Classic Mötley Crüe: Universal Masters DVD Collection
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| 2006 | Carnival of Sins Live
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| 2009 | Crüe Fest
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[edit] Music videos
| Year | Song |
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| 1982 | "Live Wire" |
| 1984 | "Looks That Kill" |
| "Too Young to Fall in Love" | |
| 1985 | "Smokin' in the Boys Room" |
| "Home Sweet Home" | |
| 1987 | "Girls, Girls, Girls" |
| "Wild Side" | |
| "You're All I Need" | |
| 1989 | "Dr. Feelgood" |
| "Kickstart My Heart" | |
| 1990 | "Without You" |
| "Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)" | |
| "Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.)" | |
| 1991 | "Anarchy in the U.K." |
| "Primal Scream" | |
| "Home Sweet Home '91" | |
| 1994 | "Hooligan's Holiday" |
| "Misunderstood" | |
| 1997 | "Afraid" |
| "Shout at the Devil '97" | |
| 2001 | "Hell on High Heels" |
| 2004 | "If I Die Tomorrow" |
| 2005 | "Sick Love Song" |
| "Enslaved" | |
| 2008 | "Saints of Los Angeles" |
| "Mutherfucker of the Year" | |
| 2009 | "White Trash Circus" |
| 2011 | "Kickstart My Heart" |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Motley Crue to Commemorate Vinyl Reissue With Limited Edition Leather Box Set, "Journals of the Damned"
- ^ Motley Crue: It's Time to Really Make Rock History!
- ^ The Dirt (2009)
- ^ "Mötley Crüe's Tommy Lee: Making Full-Length Albums 'Makes No Sense On Any Level'". Blabbermouth.net. July 18, 2011. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=160818. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Mötley Crüe Albums Charts". Allmusic. http://allmusic.com/artist/mtley-cre-p4964/charts-awards.
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- ^ a b "Canadian album chart". http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=v2a76h62to0aart05gg0u3agj2&q1=Motley+Crue.
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- ^ "Accreditations - 1997 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-1997.htm.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "CRIA Certifications". Canadian Recording Industry Association. http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=motley&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Cert.%20Date.
- ^ "Mötley Crüe Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/artist/mötley-crüe/chart-history/5252#/artist/m%C3%B6tley-cr%C3%BCe/chart-history/5252?f=305&g=Albums.
- ^ a b "Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx.
- ^ "SWI certificate gold". swisscharts.com. http://swisscharts.com/search_certifications.asp?search=M%F6tley+Cr%FCe.
- ^ a b "Chart Log UK: M - My Vitriol". Zobbel. http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_M.HTM.
- ^ a b "Mötley Crüe Singles Charts". Allmusic. http://allmusic.com/artist/mtley-cre-p4964/charts-awards/billboard-singles.
- ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2006 DVD". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/ariacharts-accreditations-2006dvd.htm.
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