Bad Company discography
| Bad Company discography | |
|---|---|
 Bad Company in 1976. | |
| Studio albums | 12 |
| Live albums | 5 |
| Singles | 29 |
| Music videos | 6 |
The discography of Bad Company consists of 12 studio albums, and 6 live albums. Additionally, they have released 29 singles and 6 music videos.
Although they were an English band, Bad Company had more success in the United States than in the United Kingdom. Four of their albums were certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry, while another four other albums were certified Multi-Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Bad Company's most successful album was their 1974 debut, Bad Company. It was a Number One album on the Billboard 200 and also made the Top 3 on the UK Albums Chart. This album featured their biggest hit, "Can't Get Enough", which is their only Top 5 single on the Billboard Hot 100 and their highest-charting single on the UK Singles Chart, where it reached #15 in 1974.
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
FR [4] |
GE [5] |
NDL [6] |
NOR [7] |
NZ [8] |
SWE [9] |
US [10] | ||||
| 1974 | Bad Company | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 45 | — | 17 | 27 | — | 1 | ||
| 1975 | Straight Shooter
|
3 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 47 | 19 | 6 | 13 | — | 3 | ||
| 1976 | Run with the Pack
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4 | 9 | 13 | 19 | — | 11 | 11 | 32 | 23 | 5 | ||
| 1977 | Burnin' Sky
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17 | 15 | 16 | — | — | 14 | 45 | 32 | 32 | 15 |
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| 1979 | Desolation Angels
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10 | 27 | 6 | 29 | — | 27 | 7 | 32 | 9 | 3 | ||
| 1982 | Rough Diamonds
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15 | 63 | 26 | — | 61 | — | — | 32 | — | 26 | ||
| 1986 | Fame and Fortune
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 106 | ||
| 1988 | Dangerous Age
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— | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 |
| |
| 1990 | Holy Water
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— | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | ||
| 1992 | Here Comes Trouble
|
— | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | ||
| 1995 | Company of Strangers
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 159 | ||
| 1996 | Stories Told & Untold
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||
Live albums
| Year | Album details | Peak positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [10] |
GE [5] |
US Rock [15] | |||
| 1993 | The Best of Bad Company Live
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— | — | — | |
| 2002 | In Concert: Merchants of Cool
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— | — | — | |
| 2006 | Live in Albuquerque 1976
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— | — | — | |
| 2010 | Hard Rock Live
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— | — | — | |
| 2011 | Live at Wembley
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— | — | — | |
| 2016 | Live in Concert 1977 & 1979
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166 | 85 | 17 | |
| 2018 | Live at Red Rocks
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— | — | — | |
Compilation albums
| Year | Album details | Peak positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [2] |
US [10] |
Hard Rock [16] | |||
| 1985 | 10 from 6
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68 | 137 | — | |
| 1999 | The 'Original' Bad Co. Anthology
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— | 189 | — |
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| 2008 | The Hits
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— | — | — | |
| 2011 | Extended Versions
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— | 82 | 4 | |
| 2015 | Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy: The Very Best of Bad Company
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— | — | 25 | |
| 2018 | An Introduction to Bad Company
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— | — | — | |
| 2019 | The Swan Song Years 1974-1982
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— | — | — | |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
CAN [17] |
NZ [18] |
US [19] |
US Main [20] |
US Pop [21] |
AUS [2] | ||||
| 1974 | "Can't Get Enough" | 15 | 3 | — | 5 | — | 22 | Bad Company | ||
| 1975 | "Movin' On" | — | 30 | — | 19 | — | — | |||
| "Good Lovin' Gone Bad" | 31 | 48 | — | 36 | — | 93 | Straight Shooter | |||
| "Feel Like Makin' Love" | 20 | 5 | 2 | 10 | — | — | ||||
| 1976 | "Run with the Pack" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Run with the Pack | ||
| "Young Blood" | — | 9 | — | 20 | — | — | ||||
| "Honey Child" | — | — | — | 59 | — | — | ||||
| 1977 | "Everything I Need" | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | Burnin' Sky | ||
| "Burnin' Sky" | — | 73 | — | 78 | — | — | ||||
| 1979 | "Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy" | — | 16 | — | 13 | — | 65 | Desolation Angels | ||
| "Gone, Gone, Gone" | — | 55 | — | 56 | — | — | ||||
| 1982 | "Electricland" | — | — | — | 74 | 2 | — | — | Rough Diamonds | |
| 1986 | "This Love" | — | — | 12 | 85 | 12 | — | — | Fame and Fortune | |
| 1987 | "That Girl" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Fame and Fortune" | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | |||
| 1988 | "No Smoke Without a Fire" | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | Dangerous Age | |
| 1989 | "Shake It Up" | — | — | — | 82 | 9 | — | — | ||
| 1990 | "Holy Water" | — | 56 | — | 89 | 1 | — | — | Holy Water | |
| "If You Needed Somebody" | — | 51 | 18 | 16 | 2 | — | — | |||
| 1991 | "Walk Through Fire" | — | 34 | — | 28 | 14 | — | — | ||
| 1992 | "How About That" | — | 17 | — | 38 | 1 | 26 | — | Here Comes Trouble | |
| "This Could Be the One" | — | 48 | — | 87 | 21 | — | — | |||
| 1999 | "Hey Hey" (promo) | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | The 'Original' Bad Co. Anthology | |
| "Hammer of Love" (promo) | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | |||
| 2002 | "Joe Fabulous" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | In Concert: Merchants of Cool | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | "Can't Get Enough" | |
| 1975 | "Feel Like Makin' Love" (live) | |
| 1986 | "This Love" | |
| 1988 | "No Smoke Without Fire" | |
| "One Night" | Nigel Dick | |
| 1989 | "Shake It Up" | Peter Christopherson |
| 1990 | "Holy Water" | |
| "If You Needed Somebody" | ||
| 1992 | "How About That" |
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