Lou Reed discography
| Lou Reed discography | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio albums | 22 |
| Live albums | 12 |
| Compilation albums | 15 |
| Singles | 44 |
| Box sets | 1 |
This is a discography for American rock musician Lou Reed.
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Title and details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US[1] | UK[2] | FR[3] | |||
| 1972 | Lou Reed
|
189 | — | — | |
Transformer
|
29 | 13 | — [A] |
| |
| 1973 | Berlin
|
98 | 7 | — |
|
| 1974 | Sally Can't Dance
|
10 | — | — | |
| 1975 | Metal Machine Music
|
— | — | — | |
Coney Island Baby
|
41 | 52 | 12 | ||
| 1976 | Rock and Roll Heart
|
64 | — | — | |
| 1978 | Street Hassle
|
89 | — | 20 | |
| 1979 | The Bells
|
130 | — | — | |
| 1980 | Growing Up in Public
|
158 | — | — | |
| 1982 | The Blue Mask
|
169 | — | 15 | |
| 1983 | Legendary Hearts
|
159 | — | — | |
| 1984 | New Sensations
|
56 | 92 | — | |
| 1986 | Mistrial
|
47 | 69 | — | |
| 1989 | New York
|
40 | 14 | 29 | |
| 1990 | Songs for Drella
|
— | 22[7] | — | |
| 1992 | Magic and Loss
|
80 | 6 | 48 | |
| 1996 | Set the Twilight Reeling
|
110 | 26 | 17 | |
| 2000 | Ecstasy
|
183 | 54 | 48 | |
| 2003 | The Raven
|
— | 122 | 60 | |
| 2007 | Hudson River Wind Meditations
|
— | — | — | |
| 2011 | Lulu
|
36 | 36 | 23 | |
| "—" denotes albums that did not chart, or albums not released in a particular territory. | |||||
- Notes
- A^ Transformer didn't chart in France on the Albums Chart, but did reach #17 on the Mid Price / Back Catalogue Chart in September 2007.[3]
Live albums
| Year | Title and details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US[1] | UK[2] | FR[3] | |||
| 1974 | Rock 'n' Roll Animal
|
45 | 26 | — | |
| 1975 | Lou Reed Live
|
62 | — | 17 | |
| 1978 | Live: Take No Prisoners
|
— | — | — | |
| 1984 | Live in Italy
|
— | — | 30 | |
| 1996 | Live in Concert
|
— | — | — | |
| 1998 | Perfect Night: Live in London
|
— | 102 | 56 | |
| 2001 | American Poet
|
— | — | — | |
| 2004 | Animal Serenade
|
— | — | 157 | |
| Le Bataclan '72 | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | The Stone: Issue Three
|
— | — | — | |
Berlin: Live at St. Ann's Warehouse
|
— | — | 144 | ||
The Creation of the Universe
|
— | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes albums that did not chart, or albums not released in a particular territory. | |||||
Compilation albums
| Year | Title and details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US[1] | UK[2] | FR[3] | |||
| 1975 | Walk on the Wild Side & Other Hits
|
— | — | — | |
| 1977 | Walk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou Reed
|
156 | 144 | — | |
| 1980 | Rock and Roll Diary: 1967–1980
|
178 | — | — | |
| 1985 | City Lights
|
— | — | — | |
| 1989 | Retro
|
— | 29 | — |
|
| 1995 | The Best of Lou Reed & The Velvet Underground
|
— | 56 | — | |
| 1996 | Different Times: Lou Reed in the '70s
|
— | — | — | |
| 1997 | Perfect Day
|
— | — | — | |
| 1998 | Perfect Day
|
— | — | — | |
| 1999 | The Definitive Collection
|
— | — | — | |
| 2000 | The Very Best of Lou Reed
|
— | 94 | — | |
| 2002 | Legendary Lou Reed
|
— | — | — | |
| 2003 | NYC Man (The Ultimate Collection 1967–2003)
|
— | 31 | 16 [B] |
|
| 2004 | NYC Man: Greatest Hits
|
— | 43 | — | |
| 2011 | The Essential Lou Reed
|
— | — | — | |
| "—" denotes albums that did not chart, or albums not released in a particular territory. | |||||
- Notes
- B^ NYC Man didn't chart in France on the Albums Chart, as compilation albums are chart ineligible on the main album chart. The chart position here is from the Compilations Albums Chart and it did also reach #11 on the Mid Price / Back Catalogue Chart in March 2008.[3]
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US[8] | UK[2] | |||
| 1972 | "I Can't Stand It" | — | — | Lou Reed |
| "Walk and Talk It" | — | — | ||
| "Walk on the Wild Side" | 16 | 10 | Transformer | |
| 1973 | "Satellite of Love" | — | — | |
| "Vicious" | — | — | ||
| "How Do You Think It Feels" | — | — | Berlin | |
| 1974 | "Caroline Says" | — | — | |
| "Sweet Jane" | — | — | Rock 'n' Roll Animal | |
| "Sally Can't Dance" | — | — | Sally Can't Dance | |
| 1976 | "Charley's Girl" | — | — | Coney Island Baby |
| "Crazy Feeling" | — | — | ||
| "I Believe In Love" | — | — | Rock and Roll Heart | |
| 1977 | "Chooser and the Chosen One" | — | — | |
| "Rock and Roll Heart" | — | — | ||
| 1978 | "Street Hassle" | — | — | Street Hassle |
| 1979 | "Disco Mystic" | — | — | The Bells |
| "City Lights" | — | — | ||
| 1980 | "The Power of Positive Drinking" | — | — | Growing Up in Public |
| 1982 | "The Blue Mask" | — | — | The Blue Mask |
| "Women" | — | — | ||
| 1983 | "Don't Talk to Me About Work" | — | — | Legendary Hearts |
| "Martial Law" | — | — | ||
| 1984 | "High in the City" | — | — | New Sensations |
| "My Red Joystick" | — | — | ||
| "I Love You, Suzanne" | — | 78 | ||
| 1985 | "My Love Is Chemical" | — | — | White Nights |
| "September Song" | — | — | Lost in the Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill | |
| 1986 | "The Original Wrapper" | — | — | Mistrial |
| "No Money Down" | — | — | ||
| 1989 | "Busload of Faith" | — | — | New York |
| "Romeo Had Juliette" | — | — | ||
| "Dirty Blvd." | — | — | ||
| 1992 | "Sword of Damocles" | — | — | Magic and Loss |
| "What's Good" | — | — | ||
| 1996 | "Adventurer" | — | — | Set the Twilight Reeling |
| "NYC Man" | — | — | ||
| "Hooky Wooky" | — | — | ||
| 1997 | "Perfect Day" (as part of Artists for Children in Need) | — | 1 | Non-album single |
| 2000 | "Future Farmers of America" | — | — | Ecstasy |
| "Modern Dance" | — | — | ||
| "Paranoia Key of E" | — | — | ||
| 2002 | "Who Am I? (Tripitena's Song)" | — | — | The Raven |
| 2004 | "Satellite of Love '04" | — | 10 | NYC Man: Greatest Hits |
| 2007 | "Gravity"/"Safety Zone" | — | — | Music Inspired by the Film Nanking |
| 2011 | "The View" | — | — | Lulu |
| "—" denotes singles that did not chart, or singles not released in a particular territory. | ||||
Box sets
Other appearances
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | "This Magic Moment" | Lost Highway (Soundtrack) |
| 2010 | "Sweet Jane" (with Metallica) | The 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Concerts[9] |
| 2011 | "Peggy Sue" | Rave On Buddy Holly |
References
- ^ a b c "Lou Reed > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
- ^ a b c d "Lou Reed". www.chartstats.com. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
- ^ a b c d e "Tous les Albums classés par Artiste". www.infodisc.fr. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
- ^ a b c "Les Certifications (Albums) du SNEP (Bilan par Artiste)". www.infodisc.fr (in French). Retrieved 2010-09-02.
- ^ a b c "Certified Awards Search". www.bpi.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
- ^ a b "Gold & Platinum - Searchable Database". www.riaa.com. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
- ^ "Lou Reed And John Cale". www.chartstats.com. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
- ^ "Lou Reed > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
- ^ "The 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Concerts (4CD)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
External links
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