Metallica discography

The discography of American heavy metal band Metallica includes 11 studio albums, eight live albums, three extended plays, 49 singles, 10 video albums, 43 music videos, one soundtrack album, one collaboration album and three box sets. They are a San Francisco-based metal band formed in 1981 by James Hetfield (lead vocals, rhythm guitar) and Lars Ulrich (drums). After several bassist and lead guitarist changes (including Dave Mustaine), the band settled on Cliff Burton and Kirk Hammett, respectively. Metallica started playing locally, releasing their first widely circulated demo, No Life 'til Leather, in 1982. The demo caught the attention of Johny Zazula, who signed Metallica to Megaforce Records.[1] The band released Kill 'Em All in 1983, and the following year they released Ride the Lightning. After Ride the Lightning was released, Metallica left Megaforce and signed to Elektra Records.[2] In March 1986, the band released its third studio album, Master of Puppets, which was Metallica's first album to be certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[3] While promoting the album, Burton was killed in a bus accident. Jason Newsted was hired as a replacement. The band's first release to feature Newsted was The $5.98 E.P. – Garage Days Re-Revisited, and then followed by ...And Justice for All in August 1988, which peaked at number six on the Billboard 200.[4]

Metallica discography
Metallica playing at the San Siro in Milano, Italy in 2019
Studio albums11
Live albums8
Video albums10
Music videos50
EPs3
Singles49
Soundtrack albums1
Tribute albums1
Collaboration albums1
Box sets3

Metallica's fifth, self-titled album, often called The Black Album, was released in 1991 and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.[4] The band embarked on a two-year tour in support of the album. Metallica has since been certified 16 times platinum by the RIAA.[3] Metallica followed with the release of Load and Reload, respectively.[5] After the release of Garage Inc. and S&M, Newsted (who would later join Voivod) departed from the band. Metallica recorded St. Anger without an official bassist (bass parts for the writing & recording during the album sessions were played by the band's long-time producer Bob Rock). Bassist Robert Trujillo joined Metallica in 2003. In 2008, the band released its ninth studio album, Death Magnetic, which was produced by Rick Rubin and distributed through Warner Bros. Records. In April 2009, the band's catalogue was released on the iTunes Store as the Metallica Collection.[6]

In 2013, Metallica released the movie Metallica: Through the Never, together with its soundtrack. Metallica then started writing their tenth studio album, Hardwired... to Self-Destruct, which was released on November 18, 2016. On April 14, 2023, Metallica released their eleventh studio album, titled 72 Seasons.Metallica has sold more than 125 million albums worldwide,[7] with over 67 million records in the United States alone (56.3 million albums since 1991 when SoundScan started tracking actual sales figures).[8][9][10]

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSalesCertifications
US
[11]
AUS
[12]
CAN
[13]
FIN
[14][15]
GER
[16]
NOR
[17]
NZ
[18]
SWE
[19]
SWI
[20]
UK
[21]
Kill 'Em All66[A]5512172831142
  • US: 4,500,000[B]
Ride the Lightning
  • Released: July 27, 1984
  • Label: Megaforce
48[C]389214032223587
Master of Puppets
  • Released: March 3, 1986
  • Label: Elektra
293352543033141741
...And Justice for All
  • Released: September 7, 1988
  • Label: Elektra
6161313836574
  • RIAA: 8× Platinum[3]
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum[23]
  • BPI: Platinum[24]
  • BVMI: 2× Platinum[25]
  • IFPI FIN: Platinum[27]
  • IFPI NOR: Platinum[29]
  • IFPI SWI: Platinum[30]
  • MC: 3× Platinum[26]
  • RMNZ: Platinum[28]
Metallica
  • Released: August 12, 1991
  • Label: Elektra
1111111411
  • RIAA: 16× Platinum[3] (Diamond)
  • ARIA: 13× Platinum[32]
  • BPI: 3× Platinum[24]
  • BVMI: 4× Platinum[25]
  • GLF: Platinum[33]
  • IFPI FIN: 2× Platinum[27]
  • IFPI NOR: 3× Platinum[34]
  • IFPI SWI: 4× Platinum[30]
  • MC: Diamond[26]
  • RMNZ: 12× Platinum[28]
Load
  • Released: June 4, 1996
  • Label: Elektra
1111111111
  • RIAA: 5× Platinum[3]
  • ARIA: 5× Platinum[23]
  • BPI: Platinum[24]
  • BVMI: 5× Gold[25]
  • GLF: Platinum[33]
  • IFPI FIN: Platinum[27]
  • IFPI NOR: Platinum[29]
  • MC: 4× Platinum[26]
Reload
  • Released: November 18, 1997
  • Label: Elektra
1221111114
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum[3]
  • ARIA: 5× Platinum[23]
  • BPI: Gold[24]
  • BVMI: 5× Gold[25]
  • GLF: Platinum[33]
  • IFPI FIN: Platinum[27]
  • IFPI SWI: Platinum[30]
  • MC: 2× Platinum[26]
St. Anger
  • Released: June 5, 2003
  • Label: Elektra
1111111123
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum[3]
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum[23]
  • BPI: Gold[24]
  • BVMI: 2× Platinum[25]
  • GLF: Platinum[36]
  • IFPI FIN: Platinum[27]
  • IFPI NOR: Platinum[29]
  • IFPI SWI: Platinum[30]
  • MC: 2× Platinum[26]
  • RMNZ: 2× Platinum[37]
Death Magnetic1111111111
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum[3]
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum[40]
  • BPI: Platinum[24]
  • BVMI: 5× Gold[25]
  • GLF: 2× Platinum[41]
  • IFPI FIN: 2× Platinum[27]
  • IFPI SWI: Platinum[30]
  • MC: 4× Platinum[26]
  • RMNZ: Platinum[28]
Hardwired... to Self-Destruct
  • Released: November 18, 2016
  • Label: Blackened
1111111112
72 Seasons
  • Released: April 14, 2023
  • Label: Blackened
2111121111
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSalesCertifications
US
[11]
AUS
[12]
CAN
[13]
FIN
[14]
GER
[16]
NOR
[17]
NZ
[18]
SWE
[19]
SWI
[20]
UK
[21]
Live Shit: Binge & Purge
  • Released: November 23, 1993
  • Label: Elektra
261840683254
  • RIAA: 15× Platinum[3]
  • BVMI: Gold[25]
S&M
(with San Francisco Symphony)
  • Released: November 23, 1999
  • Label: Elektra
214211111433
  • RIAA: 6× Platinum[3]
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum[50]
  • BPI: Platinum[24]
  • BVMI: 5× Gold[25]
  • GLF: Platinum[51]
  • IFPI FIN: Gold[27]
  • IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum[30]
  • MC: 3× Platinum[26]
  • RMNZ: 2× Platinum[52]
Orgullo, Pasión, y Gloria: Tres Noches
en la Ciudad de México
  • Released: November 30, 2009
  • Label: Universal
Six Feet Down Under
  • Released: September 20, 2010
  • Label: Warner Bros.
The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria
(with Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax)
  • Released: November 2, 2010
  • Label: Warner Bros.
71315963
Six Feet Down Under Part II
  • Released: November 12, 2010
  • Label: Warner Bros.
Live at Grimey's
  • Released: November 26, 2010
  • Label: Universal
Helping Hands...Live & Acoustic at the Masonic[53]
  • Released: February 1, 2019
  • Label: Blackened
Live in Chile (1993 – 2017)
  • Released: April 15, 2020
  • Label: Blackened
Live in Argentina (1993 – 2017)
  • Released: April 18, 2020
  • Label: Blackened
Live in Brazil (1993 – 2017)
  • Released: April 21, 2020
  • Label: Blackened
S&M2
(with San Francisco Symphony)
  • Released: August 28, 2020[54]
  • Label: Blackened
4143167722
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Cover albums

List of cover albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSalesCertifications
US
[11]
AUS
[12]
CAN
[13]
FIN
[14]
GER
[16]
NOR
[17]
NZ
[18]
SWE
[19]
SWI
[20]
UK
[21]
Garage Inc.
  • Released: November 24, 1998
  • Label: Elektra
223111311029

Tribute albums

List of tribute albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
[11]
CAN
[13]
FIN
[14]
UK
The Metallica Blacklist
  • Released: September 10, 2021[58]
  • Label: Blackened
103
[59]
44
[60]
48
[61]
27
[62]

Collaboration albums

List of collaboration albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales
US
[11]
AUS
[12]
AUT
[63]
CAN
[13]
FIN
[14]
GER
[16]
NZ
[18]
SWE
[19]
SWI
[20]
UK
[21]
Lulu (with Lou Reed)
  • Released: November 1, 2011
  • Label: Warner Bros.
363325166111291436

Soundtrack albums

List of soundtrack albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
[11]
AUS
[12]
AUT
[63]
CAN
[13]
FIN
[14]
GER
[16]
NZ
[18]
SWE
[19]
SWI
[20]
UK
[21]
Metallica: Through the Never
  • Released: September 24, 2013
  • Label: Blackened
9164911611301636

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions and certifications
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
US
[11]
AUS
[12]
AUT
[63]
CAN
[13]
FIN
[14]
GER
[16]
NZ
[18]
SPA
[64]
SWI
[20]
UK
[21]
The $5.98 E.P. / $9.98 CD: Garage Days Re-Revisited
  • Released: August 21, 1987
  • Label: Elektra
186916171012
[65]
6227
Some Kind of Monster[66]
  • Released: July 13, 2004
  • Label: Elektra
37
Beyond Magnetic
  • Released: December 13, 2011
  • Label: Warner Bros.
291930152222225
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Box sets

List of box sets, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
UK
[21]
The Good, the Bad & the Live
  • Released: May 7, 1990
  • Label: Vertigo
56
Limited-Edition Vinyl Box Set
  • Released: November 23, 2004
  • Label: Rhino
The Metallica Collection
  • Released: April 14, 2009
  • Label: Warner Bros.
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
[67]
US
Main.
Rock

[68]
AUS
[12]
GER
[16]
NLD
[69]
NOR
[17]
NZ
[18]
SWE
[19]
SWI
[20]
UK
[70]
"Whiplash"[71]1983Kill 'Em All
"Jump in the Fire"198430
"Creeping Death"[72]117Ride the Lightning
"Master of Puppets"[74]1986351819100[G]176922Master of Puppets
"Harvester of Sorrow"19881003020...And Justice for All
"Eye of the Beholder"[77]
"One"19893546531341332213
"Enter Sandman"19911610101102814115Metallica
"The Unforgiven"3510104725243215
"Nothing Else Matters"199234118943111256
"Wherever I May Roam"8225143022282825
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum[73]
"Sad but True"199398154842105423120
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum[73]
"Until It Sleeps"199610111552111225Load
"Hero of the Day"601239258211017
"Mama Said"2458132419
"King Nothing"1997906
"The Memory Remains"2836201532343013Reload
"The Unforgiven II"199859292316822815
"Fuel"625753354931
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum[73]
"Turn the Page"[H]1112342112213Garage Inc.
"Whiskey in the Jar"1999[I]4142347441155529
"Die, Die My Darling"2682
"Nothing Else Matters '99"
(with San Francisco Symphony)
28234S&M
"No Leaf Clover"
(with San Francisco Symphony)
200074141404195099
"I Disappear"76114368252035Mission: Impossible 2 soundtrack
"St. Anger"2003[J]21515126389289St. Anger
"Frantic"21222122523135716
"The Unnamed Feeling"20042823242010374742
"Some Kind of Monster"19-
"The Day That Never Comes"2008311182011433219Death Magnetic
"My Apocalypse"6738383391551
"Cyanide"50148151448
"The Judas Kiss"[K]134479
"All Nightmare Long"99015744
"Broken, Beat & Scarred"200915753525
"The View" (with Lou Reed)2011Lulu
"Lords of Summer"2014141Hardwired... to Self-Destruct bonus track
"Hardwired"2016[L]170[M]72186Hardwired... to Self-Destruct
"Moth into Flame"591
"Atlas, Rise!"110087
"Now That We're Dead"2017269
"Spit Out the Bone"4
"All Within My Hands"
(with San Francisco Symphony)
20201S&M2
"Lux Æterna"2022[N]1[O][P][Q]72 Seasons
"Screaming Suicide"20234[R][S][T]
"If Darkness Had a Son"[U][V]
"72 Seasons"1[W][X]
"Too Far Gone?"1
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
Main.
Rock

[68]
US
Rock

[90]
SWI
[20]
"Fade to Black"1984100Ride the Lightning
"For Whom the Bell Tolls"[91]18
  • RIAA: Gold[3]
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum[73]
"...And Justice for All"[92]1989...And Justice for All
"Stone Cold Crazy"[93]1990Elektra's 40th Anniversary
"Don't Tread on Me"[94]1991Metallica
"Ain't My Bitch"199615Load
"Bleeding Me"19976
"Better than You"19987Reload
"The Ecstasy of Gold"200721We All Love Ennio Morricone
"The End of the Line"[95]2009Death Magnetic
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted and certified songs

List of songs, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
Bub.

[78]
US
Heri.
Rock

[96]
US
Main.
Rock

[68]
AUS
[12]
AUT
[63]
FIN
[14]
NOR
[17]
SWE
[19]
SWI
[20]
UK
[97]
"Battery"1986Master of Puppets
"Blackened"1988…And Justice for All
"Remember Tomorrow"200832Maiden Heaven: A Tribute to Iron Maiden
"That Was Just Your Life"16Death Magnetic
"The Unforgiven III"14411683412120
"Hate Train"201230Beyond Magnetic
"When a Blind Man Cries"22Re-Machined: A Tribute to Deep Purple's Machine Head
"Halo on Fire"201814Hardwired... to Self-Destruct
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other appearances

SongYearAlbumRef(s)
"Hit the Lights" (original version, later re-recorded for Kill 'Em All)1982Metal Massacre, Vol. 1[98]
"Stone Cold Crazy"1990Rubáiyát: Elektra's 40th Anniversary[99]
"For Whom the Bell Tolls (The Irony of It All)" (with DJ Spooky) 1997Spawn: The Album
"I Disappear"2000Mission: Impossible 2[100]
"We Did It Again" (with Ja Rule)2002Swizz Beatz Presents G.H.E.T.T.O. Stories[101]
"53rd & 3rd"2003We're a Happy Family: A Tribute to Ramones[102]
"The Ecstasy of Gold"2007We All Love Ennio Morricone
"Remember Tomorrow"2008Maiden Heaven: A Tribute to Iron Maiden
"You Really Got Me"2010See My Friends[103]
"When a Blind Man Cries"2012Re-Machined: A Tribute To Deep Purple's Machine Head
"Ronnie Rising Medley"2014Ronnie James Dio – This is Your Life
"Nothing Else Matters – Jungle Cruise Version"2021Jungle Cruise (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)[104]

Videos

Video albums

List of video albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSalesCertifications
US
Video

[105]
AUS
DVD

[106]
CAN
Video

[107]
FIN
DVD

[108]
GER
[16]
NZ
DVD

[109]
UK
Video

[110]
Cliff 'Em All
  • Released: November 28, 1987
  • Label: Elektra
207
  • RIAA: 4× Platinum[3]
2 of One
  • Released: June 20, 1989
  • Label: Elektra
31
  • RIAA: Platinum[3]
A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
  • Released: November 17, 1992
  • Label: Elektra
26
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum[3]
Cunning Stunts
  • Released: December 8, 1998
  • Label: Elektra
311
S&M (with San Francisco Symphony)
  • Released: November 23, 1999
  • Label: Elektra
1214
  • RIAA: 6× Platinum[3]
  • ARIA: 7× Platinum[113]
  • MC: 3× Platinum[26]
The Videos 1989–2004
  • Released: December 5, 2006
  • Label: Warner Bros.
414341
Français Pour une Nuit
  • Released: November 23, 2009
  • Label: Universal
229
Orgullo, Pasión, y Gloria: Tres Noches en la Ciudad de México
  • Released: November 30, 2009
  • Label: Universal
2
The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria
(with Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax)
  • Released: November 1, 2010
  • Label: Universal
111411
Quebec Magnetic
  • Released: December 10, 2012
  • Label: Blackened
331299
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Music videos

List of music videos, with directors, showing year released along with albums
TitleYearDirector(s)Album
"One"1989Bill Pope, Michael Salomon[116]...And Justice for All
"Enter Sandman"1991Wayne Isham[117]Metallica
"The Unforgiven"Matt Mahurin[118]
"Nothing Else Matters"1992Adam Dubin[119]
"Wherever I May Roam"Wayne Isham[120]
"Sad but True"
"Fade to Black (Live)"1993Live Shit: Binge and Purge
"Until It Sleeps"1996Samuel Bayer[121]Load
"Hero of the Day"Anton Corbijn
"Mama Said"
"King Nothing"1997Matt Mahurin
"The Memory Remains"Paul AndresenReload
"The Unforgiven II"1998Matt Mahurin
"Fuel"Wayne Isham
"Turn the Page"Jonas Åkerlund[122]Garage, Inc.
"Whiskey in the Jar"1999
"Die, Die My Darling"Joe Friday
"No Leaf Clover"Wayne IshamS&M
"I Disappear"2000Mission: Impossible 2 soundtrack
"St. Anger"2003The MalloysSt. Anger
"Frantic"Wayne Isham
"The Unnamed Feeling"The Malloys[123]
"Some Kind of Monster"2004Bruce Sinofsky
"Iron Man"2006Joel Gallen, Tim KettleRock and Roll Hall of Fame
"The Day That Never Comes"2008Peter Hjors, Thomas Vinterberg[124]Death Magnetic
"All Nightmare Long"Roboshobo[125]
"Broken, Beat & Scarred"2009Wayne Isham[126]
"Master of Puppets" (Live)2013Nimród Antal[127]Metallica: Through the Never
"Hardwired"2016Colin Shane Hakes[128]Hardwired... to Self Destruct
"Moth into Flame"Tom Kirk[129]
"Atlas, Rise!"Clark Eddy[130]
"Dream No More"Tom Kirk[131]
"Confusion"Claire Marie Vogel[132]
"ManUNkind"Jonas Åkerlund[133]
"Now That We're Dead"Herring & Herring
"Here Comes Revenge"Jessica Cope
"Am I Savage?"Herring & Herring
"Halo on Fire"
"Murder One"Robert Valley
"Spit Out the Bone"Phil Mucci
"Lords of Summer"Brett Murray
"Now That We're Dead"
(second music video)
2017
"Lux Æterna"2022Tim Saccenti72 Seasons
"Screaming Suicide"2023
"If Darkness Had a Son"
"72 Seasons"
"Sleepwalk My Life Away"
"Room of Mirrors"Tristan Zammit
"Shadows Follow"
"Too Far Gone?"Team Rolfes
"Crown of Barbed Wire"Corey Daigle
"Chasing Light"Kim Asendorf, Dina Chang
"You Must Burn!"Tim Saccenti
"Inamorata"Jess Cope
"Too Far Gone?"
(second music video)
Coan “Buddy” Nichols

See also

Notes

References

External links