The discography of the American rock band Live consists of nine studio albums (including The Death of a Dictionary, recorded when the band was known as Public Affection), one live album, two compilation albums, three extended plays, twenty-eight singles and twenty-six music videos. After initially self-releasing a full-length album and an EP under the name Public Affection, their first studio album as Live, 1991's Mental Jewelry, peaked at number 73 on the Billboard 200.[1] The single "Operation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition)" peaked at number nine on the Alternative Songs chart.[2]
| Live discography | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio albums | 9 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 2 |
| Music videos | 26 |
| EPs | 3 |
| Singles | 28 |
Live achieved commercial success with their next album, 1994's Throwing Copper. Helped by the singles "Selling the Drama", "I Alone", "Lightning Crashes", and "All Over You", the album reached number one on the music charts in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada.[1][2][3][4][5][6] It went platinum eight times in the US and seven times in Canada.[7][8] Throwing Copper is Live's best-selling album.[7] "Selling the Drama" and "Lightning Crashes" both reached number one on the Alternative Songs chart.[2]
The band's third album, Secret Samadhi, was released in 1997. It peaked at number one in the US, New Zealand, and Canada, and it went platinum twice in both the US and Canada.[1][4][5][6][7][8] One single from the album, "Lakini's Juice", peaked at number one on the Alternative Songs chart.[2]
In 1999, Live's fourth album, The Distance to Here, was released. It went to number one on the Australia and Canada charts and was certified platinum in the US and Canada.[3][5][6][7][8] The band then released the studio albums V and Birds of Pray in 2001 and 2003, respectively, before releasing their first compilation album, Awake: The Best of Live, in 2004. Songs from Black Mountain, their seventh studio album, was released in 2006.[1] The band has sold over 20 million albums worldwide.[9]
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] | AUS [3] | BEL [10] | CAN [5][6] | GER [11] | NLD [12] | NZL [4] | SWE [13] | SWI [14] | UK [15] | |||||||||
| 1989 | The Death of a Dictionary
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1991 | Mental Jewelry
| 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1994 | Throwing Copper
| 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 11 | — | 37 | |||||||
| 1997 | Secret Samadhi
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 31 | |||||||
| 1999 | The Distance to Here
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 47 | 56 | |||||||
| 2001 | V
| 22 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 37 | 80 | |||||||
| 2003 | Birds of Pray
| 28 | 3 | 4 | — | 43 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 71 | 199 | |||||||
| 2006 | Songs from Black Mountain
| 52 | 4 | 14 | — | 73 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 73 | 172 |
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| 2014 | The Turn
| 133 | — | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] | AUS [3] | BEL [10] | NLD [12] | NOR [36] | NZL [4] | SWE [13] | ||||
| 2004 | Awake: The Best of Live
| 65 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 45 | ||
| 2007 | Radiant Sea: A Collection of Bootleg Rarities and Two New Songs
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||
In addition, live acoustic versions of "Lightning Crashes" and "Run to the Water" were included on the compilation album Cold Live at the Chapel (later known as Cold Live at the Chapel Volume 1). These were recordings from the Australian television music show Live at the Chapel in 2000.[39]
Live albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [3] | BEL [10] | NLD [12] | ||
| 2008 | Live at the Paradiso – Amsterdam
| 63 | 46 | 2 |
EPs
- Divided Mind, Divided Planet (1990)
- Four Songs (1991)
- Local 717 (2018)
Singles
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [40] | US Alt. [2] | AUS [3] | BEL (FL) [10] | CAN [41] | CAN Alt. [42] | GER [43] | NLD [12] | NZL [4] | UK [15] | ||||||
| 1991 | "Operation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition)" | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mental Jewelry | |||
| 1992 | "Pain Lies on the Riverside" | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "The Beauty of Gray" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1994 | "Selling the Drama" | 43 | 1 | 49 | — | 41 | — | 89 | 15 | — | 30 | Throwing Copper | |||
| "I Alone" | —[A] | 6 | 97 | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | 48 | |||||
| 1995 | "Lightning Crashes" | —[B] | 1 | 13 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 33 | ||||
| "All Over You" | —[C] | 4 | 52 | — | 18 | 3 | — | — | — | 48 | |||||
| "White, Discussion" | —[D] | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1997 | "Lakini's Juice" | —[E] | 1 | 21 | — | 20 | 1 | — | 69 | 37 | 29 | Secret Samadhi | |||
| "Freaks" | —[F] | 13 | 36 | — | 56 | 13 | — | 80 | — | 60 | |||||
| "Turn My Head" | —[G] | 3 | 47 | 69 | 16 | 4 | — | 67 | — | — | |||||
| "Rattlesnake" | — | 18 | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1999 | "The Dolphin's Cry" | 78 | 3 | 25 | 7 | — | 1 | — | 10 | 48 | 62 |
| The Distance to Here | ||
| 2000 | "Run to the Water" | — | 14 | 34 | 57 | — | 10 | — | 49 | 44 | — | ||||
| "They Stood Up for Love" | — | 31 | 88 | 1 | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | |||||
| 2001 | "Simple Creed" | — | 18 | 43 | 54 | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | V | |||
| "Overcome" | — | 30 | 68 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | |||||
| 2002 | "Forever May Not Be Long Enough" | — | — | — | 68 | — | — | — | 59 | — | — | ||||
| 2003 | "Heaven" | 59 | 33 | 19 | 56 | — | — | — | 30 | 16 | — | Birds of Pray | |||
| "Run Away" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | |||||
| "Sweet Release" | — | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2004 | "We Deal in Dreams" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | Awake: The Best of Live | |||
| 2006 | "The River" | — | — | 33 | 49 | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | Songs from Black Mountain | |||
| "Mystery" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Wings" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2009 | "Forever" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | Live at the Paradiso | |||
| 2014 | "The Way Around Is Through" | — | —[H] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Turn | |||
| 2018 | "Love Lounge" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Local 717 | |||
| "Be a Giver, Man" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | |||||||||||||||
Music videos
| Year | Song | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | "Operation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition)" | George Seminara[46] |
| "Pain Lies on the Riverside" | Ron Keith[47] | |
| 1994 | "Selling the Drama" | Julia Heyward, Phyllis Famiglietti[48] |
| "I Alone" | Tim Pope[49] | |
| "Lightning Crashes" | Jake Scott[50] | |
| 1995 | "White, Discussion" (Version 1) | Tom Giovarell[51] |
| "White, Discussion" (Version 2) | Josh Taft[51] | |
| 1997 | "Lakini's Juice" | Gavin Bowden[52] |
| "Freaks" | Paul Cunningham[53] | |
| "Turn My Head" | Mary Lambert[54] | |
| "Turn My Head" (John Register Version) | Jake Scott[55] | |
| "Ghost" | Mark Neale[56] | |
| 1999 | "The Dolphin's Cry" | Martin Weisz[57][58] |
| 2000 | "Run to the Water" | |
| "They Stood Up for Love" | Kai Sehr[59] | |
| 2001 | "Forever May Not Be Long Enough" | Mary Lambert[60] |
| "Simple Creed" | Marc Webb[61] | |
| "Overcome" | Mary Lambert[62] | |
| "Overcome" (with Ground Zero Footage) | Steven Rosenbaum[63] | |
| 2002 | "Like a Soldier" | Matt Bass[64] |
| 2003 | "Heaven" (Version 1) | Arni & Kinski[65] |
| "Heaven" (Version 2) | Peter Van Eyndt[66] | |
| 2004 | "Run Away" | Mary Lambert[67] |
| 2006 | "The River" | Nathan Cox[68] |
| 2014 | "The Way Around Is Through"[69] | |
| 2018 | "Love Lounge" | Clay Patrick McBride[70] |
Live songs in film
- "The Dam at Otter Creek" – In the Army Now (1994)[71]
- "White, Discussion (Sever & Reynolds Remix)" – Virtuosity (1995)[71]
- "The Dolphin's Cry" – Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000)*
- "Forever May Not Be Long Enough" – The Mummy Returns (2001)[71]
- "Deep Enough" (Remix) – The Fast and the Furious (2001)[71]*
- "Hold Me Up" – Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)[71]*
- "Lightning Crashes" – Kodachrome (2017)
* indicates that the track does not appear on the film's soundtrack album.
References
External links
- Discography from AllMusic
- Discography from Discogs
- Discography from MusicBrainz