Skillet discography
| Skillet discography | |
|---|---|
 Skillet | |
| Studio albums | 8 |
| EPs | 4 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 1 |
| Singles | 48 |
| Music videos | 14 |
The discography of the American Christian rock band Skillet consists of eight studio albums, three EPs, two DVDs, and 48 radio singles.
Studio albums
 | This section needs additional citations for verification. (February 2011) |
| Year | Title | Label(s) | Chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album Sales | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 | US Christ | US Rock | US Alt | US Heat | NZ | |||||
| 1996 | Skillet | Ardent/Sparrow | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35,000 | |
| 1998 | Hey You, I Love Your Soul | Ardent/ForeFront | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | 17,000 | |
| 2000 | Invincible | Ardent/ForeFront | — | 13 | — | — | 22 | — | 38,000 | |
| 2000 | Ardent Worship | Ardent | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | 35,000+ | |
| 2001 | Alien Youth | Ardent | 141 | 4[1] | — | — | 4 | — | 133,000+ [2] | |
| 2003 | Collide | Lava/Ardent/SRE | 179 | 9 | — | — | 5 | — | 200,000+ | |
| 2006 | Comatose | Lava/Ardent/Atlantic | 55 | 4 | 19 | — | — | — | US: Gold | 500,000+ |
| 2009 | Awake | Lava/Ardent/Atlantic | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 9[3] | US: Gold | 700 000+ [4] |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | ||||||||||
EPs
| Year | Title | Label(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Alien Youth: Limited Edition | Ardent |
| 2007 | The Older I Get EP | Ardent |
| 2010 | iTunes Session [5] | Atlantic |
| 2011 | Awake and Remixed EP | Lava/Ardent/Atlantic |
DVDs
| Year | Title | Label(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Alien Youth: The Unplugged Invasion | Ardent |
| 2007 | Comatose: Deluxe Edition | Lava/Ardent/Atlantic |
| 2008 | Comatose Comes Alive | Lava/Ardent/Atlantic |
Compilation albums
| Year | Title | Label(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The Early Years (1996-2001)[6] | Ardent |
Singles
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| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Alt. |
US Main. |
US Rock |
US Christ. |
US Heat |
Japan | Certification | |||
| 1996 | "I Can" | Skillet | ||||||||
| "Gasoline" | ||||||||||
| "Saturn" | ||||||||||
| "My Beautiful Robe" | ||||||||||
| 1998 | "Hey You, I Love Your Soul" | Hey You, I Love Your Soul | ||||||||
| "Locked in a Cage" | ||||||||||
| "More Faithful" | ||||||||||
| "Suspended in You" | ||||||||||
| "Take" | ||||||||||
| "Whirlwind" | ||||||||||
| 2000 | "Best Kept Secret" | Invincible | ||||||||
| "Invincible" | ||||||||||
| "You're Powerful" | ||||||||||
| "Come On to the Future" | ||||||||||
| "Rest" | ||||||||||
| "The One" | ||||||||||
| "You Take My Rights Away" | ||||||||||
| "Shout to the Lord" | Ardent Worship | |||||||||
| "Your Name Is Holy" | ||||||||||
| 2001 | "Alien Youth" | Alien Youth | ||||||||
| "Eating Me Away | ||||||||||
| "Rippin' Me Off" | ||||||||||
| "Stronger" | ||||||||||
| "You Are My Hope" | ||||||||||
| 2002 | "Earth Invasion" | |||||||||
| "Kill Me Heal Me" | ||||||||||
| "Vapor" | ||||||||||
| 2003 | "The Thirst Is Taking Over" | |||||||||
| 2004 | "Forsaken" | Collide | ||||||||
| "My Obsession" | ||||||||||
| "Savior" | 26 | |||||||||
| "Open Wounds" | ||||||||||
| 2005 | "Under My Skin" | |||||||||
| "Collide" | ||||||||||
| "A Little More" | ||||||||||
| 2006 | "Rebirthing" | 9 | Comatose | |||||||
| "Whispers in the Dark" | 34 | |||||||||
| 2007 | "The Older I Get" | 27 | 14 | |||||||
| "The Last Night" | 38 | 16 | ||||||||
| "Comatose" | ||||||||||
| 2008 | "Live Free or Let Me Die" | |||||||||
| "Those Nights" | 22 | |||||||||
| 2009 | "Better than Drugs" | |||||||||
| "Monster" | 101 | 28 | 4 | 20 | 7 | 98 | US: Gold[7] | |||
| 2010 | "Hero"[8] | 15 | 35 | 29 | 77 | US: Gold[9] | Awake | |||
| "Awake and Alive"[10] | 100 | 46 | 5 | 22 | 30 | 16 | ||||
| "Forgiven"[11] | 23 | |||||||||
| 2011 | "Lucy" | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | ||||||||||
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | "I Can" | Skillet | |
| "Gasoline" | |||
| "Saturn" | |||
| 1998 | "More Faithful" | Hey You, I Love Your Soul | |
| 2000 | "Best Kept Secret" | Invincible | |
| 2001 | "Alien Youth" | Alien Youth | |
| 2003 | " Savior" | Collide | |
| 2006 | "Rebirthing" | Comatose | |
| "Whispers in the Dark" | |||
| 2007 | "The Older I Get" | ||
| "Looking for Angels" | |||
| 2009 | "Monster" | Erwin Brothers | Awake |
| "Hero"' | |||
| 2010 | "Awake and Alive" |
Compilation appearances
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| Year | Album | Song(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | No Lies | "Locked In a Cage" |
| 1998 | Surfonic Water Revival | "Last Day of Summer" |
| 1998 | WWJD | "Whirlwind" |
| 2000 | Cross Seekers | "Safe with You" |
| 2000 | Absolute Modern Worship | "How Deep The Father's Love For Us " |
| 2001 | Festival Con Dios | "Alien Youth" |
| 2001 | Extreme Days: The Soundtrack | "Come On to the Future" |
| 2002 | Parachute 2002 | "One Real Thing" |
| 2003 | X 2003: Music Video DVD! | "Kill Me, Heal Me" |
| 2004 | Veggie Tales: Veggie Rocks! | "Stand" |
| 2004 | X 2004: Music Video DVD! | "Savior" |
| 2004 | X 2004: Music Video DVD! | "Savior" |
| 2005 | Absolute Smash Hits, Vol. 2 | "A Little More" |
| 2005 | X 2005 | "Open Wounds" |
| 2005 | !HERO (John Cooper Only) | Various Tracks |
| 2006 | X 2007 | "Rebirthing" |
| 2006 | OSeven: The Year's Best Christian Rock Hits | "Comatose" |
| 2007 | X 2008 | "Whispers in the Dark" |
| 2009 | X 2009 | "Live Free or Let Me Die" |
| 2009 | X 2009: Music Video DVD! | "Comatose" (live) |
| 2009 | X 2010 | "Dead Inside" |
| 2010 | WOW Hits 2011 | "Hero" |
In the media
Television
- Comatose Comes Alive made its world television premiere on December 5, 2008 on Gospel Music Channel.
- Skillet once appeared on the CMT television show, Mobile Home Disaster in an episode where the kids in the family were fans of the band.
- Their songs "You Are My Hope" and "A Little More" were featured in two episodes of the CBS show Joan of Arcadia.[12]
- Their song "You Are My Hope" was featured once on the CW show America's Next Top Model.
- The song "Best Kept Secret" is used as the theme for the New Jersey-based Christian teen show, Real Faith TV.
- Skillet's song "Rebirthing" is the theme song for the Philadelphia Flyers as they enter the ice before the game.
- WWE used "Monster" as the theme song for their Hell in a Cell pay-per-view in 2009. WWE also used "Hero" as a theme song for their Royal Rumble (2010) pay-per-view and the WWE Tribute to the Troops 2009.
- NFL on NBC is using "Hero" as the background song for their game previews.
- "Hero" was used as music for the World Series.
- "Awake and Alive" was used for the November 2009 promo for the soap opera, One Life to Live.
- "Hero" was also used in promos for NBC's Sunday Night Football
Video games
- The song "A Little More" can be added to the Christian video game Dance Praise via the Dance Praise- Expansion Pack Volume 3: Pop & Rock Hits.
- The songs "The Older I Get," "Savior," and "Rebirthing" can be played on the Christian Video Game "Guitar Praise" for PCs or Macs.
- The songs "Hero" and "Monster" are on the WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2010 soundtrack.[13]
- "Monster" is a downloadable track in Rock Band and Rock Band 2.[14]
Films
- The songs "Best Kept Secret" and "Invincible" appeared in the movie Carman: The Champion.[citation needed]
- The songs "Come on to the Future" and "Invincible" were featured on the soundtrack for the movie Extreme Days.[citation needed]
- "Hero" was used for the trailers of the 20th century Fox Film Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.[15]
References
- ^ http://www.100xr.com/100_XR/Artists/S/Skillet.htm
- ^ http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.ListAll&friendId=64532698&page=3
- ^ "RIANZ Album Charts to Monday 31 January 2011". RIANZ. January 31, 2011. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
- ^ http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/news/2011/01/27.SKILLET%20ROCKS%20BOTH%20MAINSTREAM%20TOP%20ALTERNATIVE%20ROCK%20AND%20TOP%20CHRISTIAN%20BILLBOARD%20YEAR%20END%20CHARTS.asp
- ^ http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/itunes-session/id401587463?ign-mpt=uo%3D4
- ^ http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-early-years-1996-2001/id382465219
- ^ http://ardentrecords.com/skillets-massive-hit-monster-goes-gold-as-band-racks-up-another-1-single/
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/song/skillet/hero/14041693
- ^ http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/news/2011/03/03.SKILLET%20SETS%20AWAKE%20AND%20REMIXED%20EP%20FOR%20MARCH%2022ND.asp
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/song/skillet/awake-and-alive/14041696
- ^ http://twitter.com/ccmsingles
- ^ http://www.cbs.com/primetime/joan_of_arcadia/tunes/index.shtml
- ^ http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/sdvsraw2010/exclusives/music
- ^ http://www.rockband.com/zine/skillet-superchick-dlc
- ^ http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=247611843540