Faith No More discography
| Faith No More discography | |
|---|---|
 Mike Patton in 2005 | |
| Studio albums | 6 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 5 |
| Singles | 18 |
| Video albums | 4 |
| Music videos | 18 |
| Other appearances | 2 |
The discography of Faith No More, an American alternative rock group, consists of six studio albums, eighteen singles, one live album, five compilations, four video albums.
Faith No More's first album was We Care a Lot, released by Mordam Records in 1985. The band soon signed with Slash Records and released, Introduce Yourself, their second album, in April 1987. Shortly afterwards the rest of the band fired the vocalist, Chuck Mosely, and replaced him with Mike Patton.[1] During the tour supporting their third album, The Real Thing, Faith No More recorded their only live album, Live at the Brixton Academy, and released their first number one single, "Epic".[2] Their fourth studio album Angel Dust was released in 1992 with their final two number one singles, "Midlife Crisis"[3] and the Lionel Richie cover "Easy".[2] Following the tour supporting Angel Dust and the departure of long-time guitarist Jim Martin Faith No More released their fifth studio album, King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime, in 1995. Their final studio album, Album of the Year, released on June 3, 1997, was their only number one-charting album.[4] Faith No More disbanded in 1998 and their first compilation album, Who Cares a Lot?, was released Later on in the same year with their final single, a cover of the Bee Gees song "I Started a Joke", followed by their similarly named music video compilation Who Cares a Lot?: Greatest Videos. In 2003 their second compilation album, This Is It: The Best of, was released followed by Epic and Other Hits in 2005, The Platinum Collection and the DVD compilation You Fat Bastards/Who Cares a Lot? in 2006 and the three disc compilation album The Works in 2008.
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [5] | AUS [2] | AUT [6] | FIN [7] | FRA [8] | GER [9] | NLD [10] | NOR [11] | NZ [4] | SWE [12] | SWI [13] | UK [14] | |||
| 1985 | We Care a Lot
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1987 | Introduce Yourself
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— | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | |
| 1989 | The Real Thing | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 38 | — | 30 | US: Platinum[15] UK: Silver[16] CAN: Platinum[17] |
| 1992 | Angel Dust | 10 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 8 | 22 | 7 | — | 18 | 9 | 2 | US: Gold[15] UK: Silver[16] CAN: Platinum[17] |
| 1995 | King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime | 31 | 2 | 9 | 22 | — | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | UK: Gold[16] |
| 1997 | Album of the Year | 41 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 7 | AUS: Platinum[18] |
| "—" denotes albums that were released but did not chart. | ||||||||||||||
Live albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [2] | UK [14] | ||
| 1991 | Live at the Brixton Academy
|
93 | 20 |
Compilation albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [2] |
AUT [6] |
NOR [11] |
NZ [4] |
UK [14][19] | |||
| 1998 | Who Cares a Lot?
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4 | 46 | 26 | 10 | 37 | AUS: Platinum[20] UK: Silver[16] |
| 2003 | This Is It: The Best of Faith No More
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| 2005 | Epic and Other Hits
|
— | — | — | — | — | |
| 2006 | The Platinum Collection
|
— | — | — | — | 38 | |
| 2008 | The Works | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes albums that were released but did not chart. | |||||||
Videography
| Year | Title | Certifications |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | You Fat Bastards: Live at the Brixton Academy | US: Gold[15] |
| 1993 | Video Croissant
|
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| 1999 | Who Cares a Lot: Greatest Videos
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| 2006 | You Fat Bastards/Who Cares a Lot |
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] |
US Main | US Mod | AUS [2] |
AUT [6] |
FIN [7] |
FRA [8] |
NLD [10] |
NOR [11] |
NZ [4] |
SWE [12] |
SWI [13] |
UK [14][21] | |||
| 1988 | "We Care a Lot" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | Introduce Yourself |
| "Anne's Song" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989 | "From out of Nowhere" | — | — | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | The Real Thing |
| 1990 | "Epic" | 9 | 25 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | |
| "Falling to Pieces" | 92 | 40 | 12 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | ||
| 1992 | "Midlife Crisis" | — | 32 | 1 | 31 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | Angel Dust |
| "A Small Victory" | — | — | 11 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | ||
| "Everything's Ruined" | — | — | — | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | ||
| 1993 | "Easy" | 58 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | — | 11 | 9 | 3 | |
| "Another Body Murdered"[A] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | 26 | Judgment Night OST | |
| 1995 | "Digging the Grave" | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 23 | — | 11 | 16 | 39 | — | 16 | King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime |
| "Ricochet" | — | — | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | ||
| "Evidence" | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | 42 | — | 38 | — | — | 32 | ||
| 1997 | "Ashes to Ashes" | — | 23 | — | 8 | — | 7 | — | — | 14 | 39 | — | 50 | 15 | Album of the Year |
| "Last Cup of Sorrow" | — | 14 | — | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | 51 | ||
| "Stripsearch" | — | — | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998 | "This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us" | — | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 40 | Plagiarism |
| "I Started a Joke" | — | — | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | 49 | Who Cares a Lot? | |
| "—" denotes singles that were released but did not chart. | |||||||||||||||
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director [22] |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | "We Care a Lot" | Bob Biggs & Jay Brown |
| "Anne's Song" | Tamra Davis | |
| 1989 | "From out of Nowhere" | Doug Freel |
| 1990 | "Epic" | Ralph Ziman |
| "Falling to Pieces" | ||
| "Surprise! You're Dead!" | Billy Gould | |
| 1992 | "Midlife Crisis" | Kevin Kerslake |
| "A Small Victory" | Marcus Nispel | |
| "Everything's Ruined" | Kevin Kerslake | |
| "Easy" | Barry McGuire | |
| 1993 | "Another Body Murdered" | Marcus Raboy |
| 1995 | "Digging the Grave" | |
| "Ricochet" | Alex Hemming | |
| "Evidence" | Walter A. Stern | |
| 1997 | "Ashes to Ashes" | Tim Royes |
| "Last Cup of Sorrow" | Joseph Khan | |
| "Stripsearch" | Philip Stolzt | |
| 1998 | "I Started a Joke" | Vito Rocco |
Other appearances
| Year | Title | Appearance |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | "The Perfect Crime" | Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey: Music from the Motion Picture |
| 1993 | "Another Body Murdered"[A] | Judgment Night: Music From The Motion Picture |
Footnotes
- ^ a b Performed with Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E., Guitars by Billy Gould.
References
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- ^ a b c d "UK Top 40 Chart Archive, British Singles & Album Charts". everyHit.com. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
- ^ a b c "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2008-05-28.
- ^ a b c d "The BPI - Certified awards database". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2008-05-28.
- ^ a b "CRIA: Certification Results - Search Certification Database". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2008-05-28.
- ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 1997 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2008-05-28.
- ^ "Chart Log UK, 1994–2006: Adam F – FYA". Tobias Zywietz, zobbel.de. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
- ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 1997 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2008-05-28.
- ^ "Chart Stats - Faith No More". chartstats.com. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
- ^ Faith No More. Live at the Brixton Academy, London: You Fat Bastards/Who Cares a Lot?: The Greatest Videos. Rhino Entertainment.
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External links
- Faith No More discography on FNM.com
- Faith No More at Discogs