Foreigner discography
| Foreigner discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 9 |
| Live albums | 7 |
| Compilation albums | 20 |
| Singles | 47 |
The discography of Foreigner, a British-American rock band, consists of 9 studio albums, 7 live albums, 20 compilation albums, and 47 singles.
The band was formed in New York City in 1976 by veteran English musicians Mick Jones and Ian McDonald, and American vocalist Lou Gramm. Since then, Foreigner has released nine studio albums, seven of which have reached the top 30 of the Billboard 200 chart. 4 was the band's only chart-topper in the US, while Agent Provocateur was their only album to achieve the same feat on the UK Albums Chart. Overall, Foreigner's albums have sold more than 50 million copies worldwide, almost 40 million of them in the United States alone.
Among the 47 singles released by the band, 14 of them became top 20 hits in the Billboard Hot 100 chart, including the number-one song "I Want to Know What Love Is" and the number-two "Waiting for a Girl Like You", which spent a record-setting 10 weeks at the number 2 position of the chart without ever reaching the top. Four of these singles were certified Gold by the RIAA for shipments of over a million copies, all of them which peaked within the top 3 ("Hot Blooded", "Double Vision", "Waiting for a Girl Like You" and "I Want to Know What Love Is"). Despite its British roots, the band achieved only moderate success in the UK Singles Chart, with only two of their songs, "Waiting for a Girl Like You" and "I Want to Know What Love Is", peaking within the top 20.
In 2014, Rhino released a boxed set of the band's seven albums recorded for Atlantic entitled Foreigner: The Complete Atlantic Studios Albums 1977-1991. The first four albums that were expanded to include bonus tracks in 2002 were included in the set along with the remaining albums by the band. These were housed in cardboard replicas of the original vinyl sleeves.[1]
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications[2][3] (sales threshold) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [4] |
US Rock [4] |
US R&B [4] |
UK [5][6] |
NZ [7] |
AUT [8] |
CAN [9] |
NOR [10] |
GER [11] |
SWI [12] | |||
| 1977 | Foreigner
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4 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | — | — | |
| 1978 | Double Vision
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3 | — | — | 32 | 32 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
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| 1979 | Head Games
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5 | — | — | — | 38 | — | 5 | — | 39 | — |
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| 1981 | 4
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1 | — | — | 5 | 19 | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | |
| 1984 | Agent Provocateur
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4 | — | 49 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| 1987 | Inside Information
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15 | — | — | 64 | — | — | 23 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
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| 1991 | Unusual Heat
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117 | — | — | 56 | — | 30 | 50 | 18 | — | 8 | |
| 1994 | Mr. Moonlight
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136 | — | — | 59 | — | — | 69 | — | 21 | 17 | |
| 2009 | Can't Slow Down
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29 | 12 | — | 105 | — | 58 | — | — | 16 | 26 | |
Live albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | UK | ||
| 1993 | Classic Hits Live/Best of Live | — | — |
| 2006 | Extended Versions | 88 | — |
| 2010 | Can't Slow Down ... When It's Live! | — | — |
| 2012 | Alive & Rockin' | — | — |
| 2014 | The Best of 4 & More | 162 | — |
| 2016 | In Concert: Unplugged | — | — |
| 2018 | Foreigner with the 21st Century Symphony Orchestra & Chorus | — | — |
| 2019 | Live At The Rainbow '78 | — | — |
Compilation albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart position | Certifications[2][3] (sales threshold) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | UK | GER | AUT | SWI | |||||||||
| 1982 | Records | 10 | 58 | 22 | — | — |
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| 1992 | The Very Best of Foreigner | — | 19[5] | 23 | 34 | 20 |
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| The Very Best ... and Beyond | 123 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1998 | The Best of Ballads – I Want to Know What Love Is | — | — | 81 | — | — | |||||||
| 1999 | The Platinum Collection | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 2000 | Jukebox Heroes: The Foreigner Anthology | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 2002 | Complete Greatest Hits | 80 | — | — | — | — |
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| The Definitive | — | 33[6] | 48 | — | — | ||||||||
| 2004 | Hot Blooded and Other Hits | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2005 | The Essentials | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 2006 | Extended Versions | 88 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| The Definitive Collection | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 2007 | The Very Best of Toto & Foreigner (Toto/Foreigner) | — | — | — | — | 84 | |||||||
| 2008 | No End in Sight: The Very Best of Foreigner | 132 | — | 46 | 23 | 64 | |||||||
| 2011 | Acoustique | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 2012 | Juke Box Heroes | 109 | — | — | — | — |
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| 2014 | I Want to Know What Love Is – The Ballads | — | — | 60 | — | — | |||||||
| The Soundtrack of Summer (Styx/Foreigner (with Don Felder)) | 69 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| The Complete Atlantic Studio Albums 1977–1991 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 2017 | 40 | 108 | 79 | 94 | |||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | RIAA[2] | Album | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Main |
US AC |
US Dance |
FRA [14] |
CAN | NZ | UK | GER [15] |
SWI | NL [16] |
BEL [17] |
AUS | ||||
| 1977 | "Feels Like the First Time" | 4 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | 41 | Gold (DL) | Foreigner |
| "Cold as Ice" | 6 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 24 | — | — | 13 | 20 | 32 | Gold (DL) | ||
| "Long, Long Way from Home" | 20 | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | |||
| 1978 | "Hot Blooded" | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | 24 | Platinum (ST) Gold (DL) |
Double Vision |
| "Double Vision" | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | Gold (ST) | ||
| 1979 | "Blue Morning, Blue Day" | 15 | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Dirty White Boy" | 12 | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Head Games | ||
| "Head Games" | 14 | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Love on the Telephone" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | |||
| 1980 | "Women" | 41 | — | — | — | — | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I'll Get Even With You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1981 | "Urgent" | 4 | 1 | — | 32 | — | 1 | — | 54 | 12 | — | — | — | 24 | 4 | |
| "Juke Box Hero" | 26 | 3 | — | — | 29 | 39 | — | 48 | 24 | — | — | — | 53 | Platinum (DL) | ||
| "Waiting for a Girl Like You" | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | 24 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 29 | — | 16 | 18 | 3 | Platinum (ST) Gold (DL) | ||
| 1982 | "Night Life" (Charted due to airplay) | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Break It Up" | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Luanne" | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Urgent" (Re-release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1984 | "I Want to Know What Love Is" | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | Platinum (ST) Platinum (DL) |
Agent Provocateur |
| 1985 | "That Was Yesterday" | 12 | 4 | 24 | — | — | 24 | — | 28 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 55 | ||
| "Tooth and Nail" (Airplay) | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Reaction to Action" | 54 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Growing Up The Hard Way" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Cold as Ice" (UK remix) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Down on Love" | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Agent Provocateur | ||
| 1987 | "Say You Will" | 6 | 1 | 41 | — | 83 | 13 | — | 71 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 24 | 6 | Inside Information | |
| 1988 | "I Don't Want to Live Without You" | 5 | 18 | 1 | — | — | 18 | — | 91 | — | — | 19 | 25 | 21 | ||
| "Heart Turns to Stone" | 56 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Can't Wait" | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1991 | "Lowdown and Dirty" | — | 4 | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Unusual Heat | |
| "I'll Fight For You" | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1992 | "With Heaven on Our Side" | 103 | — | — | — | — | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Very Best...and Beyond | |
| 1993 | "Soul Doctor" | — | 5 | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994 | "White Lie" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 51 | — | — | — | — | Mr. Moonlight | |
| 1995 | "Until the End of Time" | 42 | — | 8 | — | — | 13 | — | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Rain" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "All I Need To Know" | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Under the Gun" | — | 28 | — | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2008 | "Too Late" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | No End in Sight: The Very Best of Foreigner | |
| "Urgent" (Download) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | — | — | — | |||
| "Juke Box Hero" (Download) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 87 | — | — | — | |||
| 2009 | "When It Comes to Love" | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Can't Slow Down | |
| 2010 | "Can't Slow Down" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "In Pieces" | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2016 | "The Flame Still Burns" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Single | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ Rhino Newsletter, September 2014
- ^ a b c RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Foreigner
- ^ a b The Bpi
- ^ a b c https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4296/charts-awards
- ^ a b everyHit.com search results Archived October 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "The Official Charts Company - Foreigner". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2009-08-16.
- ^ "charts.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
- ^ "austriancharts.at - Austria Top 40". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
- ^ "Canadian peaks". Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
- ^ "norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
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- ^ "hitparade.ch - Foreigner". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
- ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 1997 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on May 28, 2008. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
- ^ http://www.infodisc.fr/Tubes_Artistes_F.php
- ^ https://www.offiziellecharts.de
- ^ https://www.top40.nl/top40-artiesten/foreigner
- ^ http://www.ultratop.be/nl/search.asp?search=Foreigner&cat=s