Rage Against the Machine discography

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Rage Against the Machine discography

RATM performing at Big Day Out festival, in 2008
Releases
↙Studio albums 4
↙Compilation albums 1
↙Singles 17
↙Video albums 3
↙Music videos 13
↙Demos 1

The discography of Rage Against the Machine, a Los Angeles-based rock band, consists of four studio albums, one compilation album, three video albums, seventeen singles, thirteen music videos, and one demo. Rage Against the Machine was formed in 1991 by Zack de la Rocha (vocals), Tom Morello (guitar), Tim Commerford (bass) and Brad Wilk (drums). The band is noted both for its blend of hip hop, heavy metal, punk, and funk, and its revolutionary politics and lyrics.[1] Rage Against the Machine have released four full-length studio albums, one of which is a cover album. From these works, 17 singles have been released, with 13 accompanying music videos. They have also released three video albums and two live albums. All of their studio albums have been RIAA certificated as Platinum, of which two were Billboard number ones.

They released their debut album, Rage Against the Machine, in 1992; although not immediately successful, it did reach first position in the Top Heatseekers chart, and eventually reached #45 in the Billboard 200. Their next major release was Evil Empire, which entered the Billboard 200 at number one in 1996. In 1999, the third studio album, The Battle of Los Angeles, also debuted in top spot in the Billboard 200; it sold 430,000 copies in its first week.[2] The band, however, split in October 2000 after vocalist de la Rocha cited problems with the band having compromised their "artistic and political ideal[s]".[3] Their final studio album was a cover album entitled Renegades, released shortly after the band's dissolution. The Battle of Mexico City, a video album composed of a recording of a 1999 live performance in Mexico City, was released in 2001. In 2003, a live album titled Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium was released. It was an edited recording of the band's final two concerts on September 12 and 13, 2000 at the Grand Olympic Auditorium. After a seven-year hiatus, the band reunited in January 2007 at the Coachella Festival. However, according to guitarist Tom Morello, Rage Against the Machine had no plans to record new material until 2010.[4] The band achieved their first ever #1 single in December 2009 as a Christmas number one single in the UK courtesy of a Facebook campaign against The X Factor.

Contents

[edit] Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[5]		 AUS
[6]		 AUT
[7]		 CAN
[8][9]		 FIN
[10]		 FRA
[11]		 GER
[12]		 NLD
[13]		 NZ
[14]		 SWE
[15]		 SWI
[16]		 UK
[17]
1992 Rage Against the Machine
  • Released: November 6, 1992
  • Label: Epic (ZK 52959)
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
 45 12 — — — 129 22 5 9 22 16 17 US: 3× Platinum[18]
AUS: Gold[19]
CAN: Platinum[20]
UK: Platinum[21]
1996 Evil Empire
  • Released: April 16, 1996
  • Label: Epic (EK 57523)
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
 1 2 2 4 5 26 2 4 3 1 4 4 US: 3× Platinum[18]
CAN: Platinum[20]
UK: Silver[22]
1999 The Battle of Los Angeles
  • Released: November 2, 1999
  • Label: Epic (EK 69630)
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
 1 2 17 1 2 10 7 28 1 4 15 23 US: 2× Platinum[18]
AUS: Platinum[23]
CAN: 2× Platinum[20]
2000 Renegades
  • Released: December 5, 2000
  • Label: Epic (EK 85289)
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
 14 10 66 13 25 — 47 — — — 49 71 US: Platinum[18]
AUS: Platinum[24]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

[edit] Live albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[5]		 FRA
[11]		 NZ
[14]		 UK
[17]
1998 Live & Rare
  • Released: June 30, 1998
  • Label: Sony Japan (SRCS 8361)
  • Format: CD
 — — — —
2003 Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium
  • Released: November 25, 2003
  • Label: Epic (EK 85114)
  • Formats: CD, LP
 94 101 34 151 AUS: Platinum[25]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

[edit] Compilations

Year Album details
2010 The Collection

[edit] Demos

Year Album details
1991 Rage Against the Machine

[edit] Singles

Year Song Peak chart positions Album
US
[26]		 US
Main.
[26]		 US
Alt.
[26]		 AUS
[27]		 FRA
[28]		 NLD
[29]		 NZ
[30]		 NOR
[31]		 SWE
[32]		 UK
[17]		 IRL
[33]
1992 "Killing in the Name" — — — 7 — 13 8 — — 1 2 Rage Against the Machine
1993 "Bullet in the Head" — — — — — 47 19 — — 16 28
"Bombtrack" — — — — — 8 11 — — 37 —
1994 "Freedom" — — — — — — 17 — — — —
"Year of tha Boomerang" — — — — — — — — — — — Higher Learning
1996 "Bulls on Parade" 62[A] 36 11 29 27 46 22 4 9 8 26 Evil Empire
"People of the Sun" — — — — — — — — — 26 —
"Down Rodeo" — — — — — — — — — — —
1997 "Vietnow" — — — — — — — — — — —
1998 "The Ghost of Tom Joad" — 35 34 — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"No Shelter" — 30 33 — — — — — — — — Godzilla
1999 "Guerrilla Radio" 69 11 6 — — — — 17 42 32 — The Battle of Los Angeles
2000 "Sleep Now in the Fire" 112[B] 16 8 — — — — — — 43 —
"Testify" — 22 16 — — — — — — — —
"Calm Like a Bomb" — — — — — — — — — — —
"Renegades of Funk" 109[B] 19 9 — — — — — — — — Renegades
2001 "How I Could Just Kill a Man" — 39 37 — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

[edit] Video albums

Year Video details Notes Certifications
1997 Rage Against the Machine
  • Released: November 25, 1997
  • Label: Epic (EVD 50160)
  • Format: DVD, VHS
  • Peak at #2 on the Billboard Top Music Video chart[34]
 US: 2× Platinum[18]
2001 The Battle of Mexico City
  • Released: February 20, 2001
  • Label: Epic (EVD 50213)
  • Format: DVD, VHS
  • Peak at #4 on the Billboard Top Music Video chart[35]
 US: Gold[18]
AUS: 2× Platinum[36]
2003 Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium
  • Released: December 9, 2003
  • Label: Epic (EVD 56012)
  • Format: DVD
  • Peak at #7 on the Billboard Top Music Video chart[37]
 US: Gold[18]
AUS: 3× Platinum[36]

[edit] Music videos

Year Title Director
1992 "Killing in the Name" Peter Gideon[38]
1993 "Bullet in the Head" BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc.[38]
"Bombtrack" Peter Christopherson[38][39]
"Freedom"
1996 "Bulls on Parade"
"People of the Sun"
1997 "The Ghost of Tom Joad" Heather Perry[38]
1998 "No Shelter" Gavin Bowden[40]
1999 "Guerrilla Radio" Honey[41]
2000 "Sleep Now in the Fire" Michael Moore[42]
"Testify"
"Renegades of Funk" Steven Murashige[43]
2003 "How I Could Just Kill a Man" Harri Kristin[39]

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

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