Hole discography
Hole discography | |
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![]() Hole performing live in 2012. | |
Studio albums | 4 |
Compilation albums | 1 |
Music videos | 12 |
EPs | 3 |
Singles | 16 |
Miscellaneous | 15 |
Unofficial label releases | 4 |
The discography of Hole, a Los Angeles–based American alternative rock band, consists of four studio albums, one compilation album, three extended plays, and 16 singles.
Hole was formed in 1989 by vocalist and rhythm guitarist Courtney Love and lead guitarist Eric Erlandson.[1] The band went through a number of line-up changes before recruiting bassist Jill Emery and drummer Caroline Rue in early 1990. The band signed to the independent label Caroline Records and its European subsidiary City Slang,[2] and released its debut studio album, Pretty on the Inside, in August 1991. Pretty on the Inside was a critical success,[3] especially in the United Kingdom, where the album's lead single, "Teenage Whore", peaked at number 1 in the UK Indie Chart.[4]
Following negotiations with a number of major labels, Hole signed a seven-album contract with DGC Records in 1992.[5] Due to creative differences, Emery and Rue left the band prior to the deal and were replaced by Kristen Pfaff and Patty Schemel, respectively. Hole released its major label debut Live Through This in April 1994. A critical and commercial success, Live Through This was released a week after the death of Love's husband, Kurt Cobain, and two months prior to the death of bassist Kristen Pfaff. The band postponed the album's supporting tour and recruited bassist Melissa Auf der Maur. After constant touring in support of Live Through This's release, Hole went on a hiatus in 1995. In 1998, the band released its third studio album, Celebrity Skin, which debuted at number 9 on the Billboard 200.[6] Following the tour in support of the album, Auf der Maur left the band and joined The Smashing Pumpkins in 2000, and Love and Erlandson disbanded Hole in May 2002.
In 2009, Love announced that her second studio album, Nobody's Daughter, was due to be released as Hole's fourth studio album and announced the band's reformation.[7] Although Erlandson claimed that no reformation was possible for legal reasons,[8] Hole released Nobody's Daughter worldwide on April 23, 2010. The album received mixed critical response and was a commercial failure.[9] In 2013, Love announced that Hole was "dead", and that she was abandoning the moniker and returning to recording and performing as a solo artist.
Hole's studio albums alone have sold over 3 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Live Through This and Celebrity Skin have been certified platinum in the United States and Canada, and certified gold in Australia. "Malibu", a single from Celebrity Skin, has also been certified gold in Australia.
Albums
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||||
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US [6] |
AUS [10] |
AUT [11] |
CAN [12][6] |
FRA [13] |
GER [14] |
NLD [15] |
SWE [16] |
SWI [17] |
UK [18] | |||||
Pretty on the Inside | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 |
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Live Through This |
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52 | 13 | — | 29 | — | 39 | 29 | 22 | — | 13 | |||
Celebrity Skin | 9 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 62 | 10 | 26 | 11 | ||||
Nobody's Daughter |
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15 | 50 | 45 | 11 | 44 | 61 | — | 25 | 37 | 46 |
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"—" denotes a release that did not chart. |
Compilation albums
[edit]Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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UK [28] | ||
My Body, the Hand Grenade |
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82 |
Live albums
[edit]Title | Details |
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Grease Your Hips |
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Extended plays
[edit]Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
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US [6] |
AUS [10] | |||||||||||||
Ask for It | 172 | 183 | ||||||||||||
The First Session |
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Awful: Australian Tour EP |
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"—" denotes a release that did not chart. |
Promotional extended plays
[edit]Title | Details |
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Selections from Live Through This |
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Extracts from Celebrity Skin |
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Sampler 5 Titres[II] |
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Singles
[edit]Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Certifications | B/W | Album | ||||||||||
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US [29] |
US Alt. [30] |
US Main. [31] |
AUS [10] |
CAN [32] |
FRA [13] |
NLD [15] |
NZL [33] |
SWE [16] |
UK [18] | ||||||
1990 | "Retard Girl" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | "Phonebill Song"/"Johnnie's in the Bathroom" | Non-album single | ||
1991 | "Dicknail" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | "Burn Black" | |||
"Teenage Whore" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | "Drown Soda"/"Burn Black" | Pretty on the Inside | |||
1993 | "Beautiful Son" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | "20 Years in the Dakota"/"Old Age" | Non-album single | ||
1994 | "Miss World" | — | 13 | — | 57 | 89 | — | — | — | — | 64 | "Rock Star" (alternate mix) | Live Through This | ||
"Doll Parts" | 58 | 4 | — | 136 | 75 | 45 | — | — | — | 16 | "The Void" | ||||
1995 | "Violet" | — | 29 | — | 110 | — | — | 45 | — | — | 17 | "Old Age" | |||
"Softer, Softest" | — | 32 | — | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | "He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss)" | ||||
1996 | "Gold Dust Woman" | — | 31 | — | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Crow: City of Angels soundtrack | |||
1998 | "Celebrity Skin" | 85 | 1 | 4 | 24 | — | 64 | — | 33 | 43 | 19 |
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"Best Sunday Dress" | Celebrity Skin | |
"Malibu" | 81 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 40 | — | — | 38 | — | 22 |
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"Drag" | |||
1999 | "Awful" | — | 13 | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | ||||
2000 | "Be a Man" | — | — | — | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Any Given Sunday soundtrack | |||
2010 | "Skinny Little Bitch" | — | 19 | 35 | 180 | — | — | — | — | — | — | "Codine" | Nobody's Daughter | ||
"Pacific Coast Highway" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Letter to God" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"—" denotes a release that did not chart. |
Split singles
[edit]Year | Single | Other artist | Notes |
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1994 | "Circle One / Shutdown" | Monkeywrench | Hole are credited as "The Holez" |
1996 | "Gold Dust Woman/Spit" | NY Loose | https://www.discogs.com/release/2407652-Hole-2-NY-Loose-Gold-Dust-Woman-Spit |
1998 | "Celebrity Skin/Closing Time" | Semisonic | |
"Malibu/Tropicalia" | Beck | ||
"I Don't Like the Drugs (But the Drugs Like Me)/Malibu" | Marilyn Manson |
Other charted songs
[edit]Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album |
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US Alt. [30] | |||
1995 | "Asking for It" | 36 | Live Through This |
Music videos
[edit]Year | Title | Director(s) |
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1991 | "Garbage Man" | — |
1993 | "Beautiful Son"[I] | — |
1994 | "Miss World" | Sophie Muller[35] |
"Doll Parts"[II] | Samuel Bayer[36] | |
1995 | "Violet" | Mark Seliger and Fred Woodward[37] |
1996 | "Gold Dust Woman" | Matt Mahurin[38] |
1998 | "Celebrity Skin" | Nancy Bardawil[39] |
"Malibu" | Paul Hunter[40] | |
1999 | "Awful" | Jeff Richter[41] |
2000 | "Be a Man" | Joseph Kahn and Joe Rey[42] |
2011 | "Samantha" | Alphan Eseli[43] |
- I ^ Unreleased music video recorded in early 1993, featuring Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain.[44]
- II ^ Two edits of "Doll Parts" exist, the second being known as the "Producer's Version."[45]
Miscellaneous
[edit]Year | Song | Album | Notes |
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1992 | "Dicknail"[46] | Revolution Come and Gone | Previously released as 1991 single, "Dicknail" |
1993 | "Over the Edge"[47] | Eight Songs for Greg Sage and the Wipers | Cover of a song by the Wipers. Later featured on Ask for It EP. |
1994 | "Beautiful Son"[48] | DGC Rarities, Vol. 1 | Previously released as 1992 single, "Beautiful Son" |
"Rock Star" (alternate version)[49] | Jabberjaw Compilation: Good to the Last Drop | This song is an alternate mix of "Olympia", referred to as "Rock Star" here to match the printing mistake on Live Through This | |
1995 | "Drown Soda"[50] | Tank Girl (soundtrack) | 1991 Peel session recording of the song, also released on the Ask for It EP. The original studio version was first released on the 1991 "Teenage Whore" single, and a live version was released on the compilation album My Body, the Hand Grenade. |
1996 | "Gold Dust Woman"[51][52] | The Crow: City of Angels (soundtrack) | Cover of a 1977 Fleetwood Mac song. Released as a single and included on The Crow: City of Angels soundtrack. Later released as a split single with NY Loose track "Spit". |
"Circle One" | A Small Circle of Friends: Germs (Tribute) | Cover of 1978 track by The Germs from their EP Lexicon Devil. Hole appears on the album as "The Holez", and Love plays bass on the track instead of guitar. Also released as a split single with "Shutdown" by Monkeywrench. | |
1997 | "Dicknail"[53] | Nowhere (soundtrack) | Previously released as 1991 single, "Dicknail". |
1998 | "Phonebill Song"[54] | Their Sympathetic Majesties Request: A Decade of Obscurity and Obsolescence (1988–1998) | Previously released as B-side of "Retard Girl" single, and on The First Session and My Body, the Hand Grenade. |
1999 | "Retard Girl"[55] | Alright, This Time Just the Girls | Previously released as 1990 single, "Retard Girl". |
"Heaven Tonight" | Never Been Kissed (soundtrack) | Previously released on Celebrity Skin. | |
"Doll Parts" (live)[56] | The Best of KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas | Live version of the song. | |
"Best Sunday Dress"[57] | Much at Edgefest 1999 | Previously released on "Celebrity Skin" single and the Japanese edition of Celebrity Skin; was originally written in 1985 in Love's band The Pagan Babies with Kat Bjelland. | |
2000 | "Be a Man"[58] | Any Given Sunday (soundtrack) | Released as single, "Be a Man", and appeared on Any Given Sunday soundtrack |
"It's All Over Now, Baby Blue"[59] | "Malibu" (single) | Cover of a 1965 Bob Dylan song, released on some editions of "Malibu" single. | |
2009 | "Violet"[60] | Jennifer's Body (soundtrack) | Previously released on Live Through This. |
Unofficial label releases
[edit]Year | Title | Type | Format | Other artist(s) | Label | Notes |
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1992 | Sugar and Spice | Split album | LP | Babes in Toyland | Foxcore Records | |
1993 | "Kool Thing/Teenage Whore" (live) | Split single | LP | Sonic Youth | Snack Cake Discs and Desserts | Released in Sweden, titled Gooey on the Inside |
1995 | MTV Unplugged & Even More | Album | CD | UP01 | Recorded at Hole's MTV Unplugged performance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on February 14, 1995 | |
2013 | Hole and Courtney Love' Greatest Fucking Hits (1991–2010) | Album | CD, digital download | Courtney Love | Hellbound Records |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Cohen, Jason (1995). "Hole: Life in a Band with Courtney Love, Rock's Wildest Diva". Rolling Stone. No. August 24, 1995. p. 66.
- ^ "Courtney Love". Behind the Music. 2010. VH1.
- ^ Brite, Poppy Z. (December 1998). Courtney Love: The Real Story. Simon & Schuster. p. 117. ISBN 978-0-684-84800-6.
- ^ "Indie Charts: September 28, 1991". The ITV Chart Show. September 28, 1991. Channel 4.
- ^ Cross, Charles R. (2002). Heavier Than Heaven: The Biography of Kurt Cobain. Spectre. p. 224. ISBN 978-0-340-73939-6.
- ^ a b c d "Hole Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ^ Martin, Dan (June 17, 2009). "The Return of Hole – Courtney Love's In-the-Studio Video Diary". NME. Retrieved August 16, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Peisner, David (July 9, 2010). "Q&A: Hole's Eric Erlandson". Spin. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
- ^ "The 20 Biggest Flops of 2010". Metromix. Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
- ^ a b c Australian (ARIA) peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: "Discography Hole". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on January 20, 2012. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- Top 100 peaks until December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- "Miss World": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 31 Jul 1994". ARIA. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
- "Softer, Softest": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 25 Feb 1996". ARIA. Retrieved July 21, 2017 – via Imgur.com.
- "Doll Parts" and "Violet": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 12 July 2016". ARIA. Archived from the original on August 21, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2016 – via Imgur.com.
- All ARIA peaks to April 7, 2024: "Hole chart history, received from ARIA on April 7, 2024". ARIA. Retrieved June 26, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's peak on the national chart.
- ^ "Discographie Hole" (in German). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on December 27, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ Peak chart positions for Hole in Canada:
- "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 61, No. 26, July 31, 1995". RPM. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2011.
- ^ a b "Discographie Hole" (in French). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ "Chartverfolgung / Hole / Longplay" (in German). PhonoNet. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ a b "Discografie Hole" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ a b "Discography Hole". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ "Discographie Hole" (in German). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on October 28, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ a b UK chart peaks:
- Top 100 peaks except "Teenage Whore": "Official Charts > Hole". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 26, 2024. N.B. This site contains compressed chart peaks (singles with sales decreases exceeding 20% on the previous week are excluded from the chart below number 75) for singles charting between number 76 and 100. The site is missing positions 76–100 from the second week of April 1991 through to January 1994 inclusive; hence, the peak for "Teenage Whore" is not listed here.
- "Teenage Whore": "UK Singles Charts: 1991 (including chart panel sales) – page 23". UKmix.org. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- Top 200 peaks from November 1994 to December 2010: Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: H & Claire – Hysterix". Zobbel. Archived from the original on December 8, 2008. Retrieved June 15, 2010. N.B. This site contains uncompressed (no exclusions below number 75) chart peaks between numbers 76 and 200. Some peaks will therefore be lower than those on the Official Charts site.
- ^ Newman, Melinda (2003). "Courtney Cuts the Drama: Love Leaves Woe Behind". Billboard. No. July 19, 2003. p. 61. Archived from the original on February 21, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
- ^ a b Newman, Melinda (2004). "Jury Out on Love's Solo Bow". Billboard. No. February 7, 2004. p. 55. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
- ^ Durchholz, Daniel; Graff, Gary (2012). Rock 'n' Roll Myths: The True Stories Behind the Most Infamous Legends. Voyageur Press. ISBN 978-0-760-34230-5.
- ^ a b "RIAA certifications". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on June 26, 2007. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ a b "ARIA certifications". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved July 23, 2010.
- ^ a b c "BRIT Certified". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 19, 2020. N.B. User must define search parameters. Enter "Hole" into Keywords, select "Artist" from Search by and click search.
- ^ a b "Gold Platinum Database: Hole". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2011.
- ^ "Two Holes in one". Archived from the original on January 19, 2001. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
- ^ "On the charts: The National, Sleigh Bells make an impact in a sloooooooow sales week". Latimesblogs.latimes.com. May 19, 2010. Archived from the original on May 6, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 (26 October 1997 – 1 November 1997)". The Official Charts Company. The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
- ^ "Hole Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ a b "Hole Chart History: Alternative Airplay". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ "Hole Chart History: Mainstream Rock". Billboard. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Canada:
- "Miss World": "Top Singles - Volume 59, No. 18". RPM (Library and Archives Canada). May 23, 1994. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
- "Doll Parts": "Top Singles - Volume 60, No. 17". RPM (Library and Archives Canada). November 14, 1994. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
- "Malibu": "Top Singles - Volume 68, No. 20". RPM (Library and Archives Canada). March 8, 1999. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
- ^ "Discography Hole". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ "ARIA certifications". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2010.
- ^ ""Miss World" by Hole | Music Videos | VH1.com". VH1. July 30, 2008. Archived from the original on May 10, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
- ^ "Motion List | Samuel Bayer". samuelbayer.com. Archived from the original on May 19, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
- ^ Cinquemani, Sal; Gonzalez, Ed (June 30, 2003). "100 Greatest Music Videos | Music | Slant Magazine". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on January 20, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
- ^ ""Gold Dust Woman" by Hole | Music Video | VH1.com". VH1. July 3, 1996. Archived from the original on May 10, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
- ^ ""Celebrity Skin" by Hole | Music Video | VH1.com". VH1. August 13, 1998. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
- ^ ""Malibu" by Hole | Music Video | VH1.com". VH1. July 30, 2008. Archived from the original on May 10, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
- ^ ""Awful" by Hole | Music Video | VH1.com". VH1. July 12, 2005. Archived from the original on May 10, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
- ^ "CMT : Video : Courtney Love : Be a Man". CMT. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
- ^ "PRESENTING "SAMANTHA" VIDEO | ISNTABUL'74". istanbul74.com. December 12, 2011. Archived from the original on January 14, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
- ^ True, Everett (2006). NIRVANA: The True Story. Omnibus Press. pp. 459–460. ISBN 978-1844496402.
- ^ "iTunes - Music Videos - Doll Parts (Producer's Version) by Hole". iTunes. Archived from the original on November 25, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
- ^ "Revolution Come and Gone". Allmusic. Retrieved on 5 November 2007.
- ^ "Eight Songs for Greg Sage and the Wipers". Allmusic. Retrieved on 30 March 2016.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "DGC Rarities, Vol. 1". Allmusic. Retrieved on 5 November 2007.
- ^ Rabid, Jack. "Jabberjaw Compilation: Good to the Last Drop". AllMusic. Retrieved on 5 November 2007.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Tank Girl". Allmusic. Retrieved on 5 November 2007.
- ^ "Crow/Crow: City of Angels". Allmusic. Retrieved on 5 November 2007.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. The Crow: City of Angels Original Soundtrack. Allmusic. Retrieved on 5 November 2007.
- ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Nowhere". Allmusic. Retrieved on 5 November 2007.
- ^ Kaups, Robert. "Their Sympathetic Majesties Request". Allmusic. Retrieved on 5 November 2007.
- ^ Flota, Brian. "Alright, This Time Just the Girls". Allmusic. Retrieved on 5 November 2007.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Best of KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas". Allmusic. Retrieved on 5 November 2007.
- ^ "Much at Edgefest 1999". Allmusic. Retrieved on 5 November 2007.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "Any Given Sunday". Allmusic. Retrieved on 5 November 2007.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "Crow: Salvation". Allmusic. Retrieved on 5 November 2007.
- ^ "Jennifer's Body".