Metallica in London, 2008 |
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| Releases | ||
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| ↙Studio albums | 9 | |
| ↙Live albums | 4 | |
| ↙EPs | 6 | |
| ↙Singles | 46 | |
| ↙Music videos | 25 | |
| ↙Box sets | 5 | |
| ↙Cover albums | 1 | |
| ↙Demos | 10 | |
| ↙Other appearances | 7 | |
The discography of Metallica, a San Francisco-based heavy metal band formed in 1981 by James Hetfield (lead vocals, rhythm guitar) and Lars Ulrich (drums), consists of nine studio albums, four live albums, and numerous singles and videos, many of which were commercially successful. After several lead guitarist and bassist changes, the band settled on Kirk Hammett and Cliff Burton, respectively. Metallica started playing locally, releasing its 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 and the band's first release to feature the new member was an EP of cover songs. ...And Justice for All was released in August 1988 and peaked at number six on the Billboard 200.[4]
Metallica's fifth, self-titled 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 15 times platinum by the RIAA.[3] Metallica wrote enough material for a double album, but released it all as two separate albums, titled Load and ReLoad.[5] After the release of a cover album and a live album, 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 play by the band's longtime producer Bob Rock). Robert Trujillo was hired as Metallica's newest bassist in 2003. In 2008, the band released its ninth studio album, Death Magnetic, which was produced by Rick Rubin. The album is distributed through Warner Bros. Records. In April 2009, the band's catalogue was released on the iTunes Store as the Metallica Collection.[6] Metallica has sold more than 100 million records worldwide,[7] with over 60 million records in the United States alone. Metallica is one of two bands in history to have five consecutive studio albums debut at number 1 on the Billboard 200 (DMB being the other.)[8][9]
In a June 2009 interview with Italy's Rock TV, Ulrich stated that the next Metallica album will again be produced by Rick Rubin, although they have no plans to write and record it until sometime after the conclusion of the World Magnetic Tour in November 2010.[10]
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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| US [4] |
UK [11] |
JPN [12] |
AUS [13] |
SWI [14] |
AUT [15] |
NLD [16] |
SWE [17] |
FIN [18] |
NOR [19] |
CAN [20] |
GER [21] |
NZL [22] |
IRL [23] |
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| Kill 'Em All | 120 | — | 246 | 55 | — | 129 | — | 28 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 66 | |||
| Ride the Lightning |
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100 | 87 | 201 | 37 | — | 126 | — | 22 | 9 | 40 | — | — | 32 | 55 | ||
| Master of Puppets |
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29 | 41 | 120 | 33 | 18 | 111 | — | 14 | 7 | 34 | 54 | 31 | 33 | 42 | ||
| ...And Justice for All |
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6 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 36 | 48 | ||
| Metallica |
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1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 | ||
| Load |
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1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | ||
| ReLoad |
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1 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | ||
| St. Anger |
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1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Death Magnetic |
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1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| "—" denotes albums that were released but did not chart. | |||||||||||||||||
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||
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| US | UK | JPN | AUS | SWI | AUT | FRA | BEL | DEN | SWE | FIN | NOR | GER | |||||
| 1993 | Live Shit: Binge & Purge
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26 | — | 38 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 149 | 81 | 32 | 68 | |||
| 1999 | S&M (with the San Francisco Symphony)
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2 | 33 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2009 | Orgullo, Pasión y Gloria: Tres Noches en la Ciudad de México
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| 2010 | The Big 4 Live from Sofia, Bulgaria
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— | — | — | 71[35] | 63 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
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| US | UK | JPN | AUS | GER | AUT | BEL | FIN | FRA | SWI | SWE | NLD | NOR | |||
| 1998 | Garage Inc.
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2 | 29 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |
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| US | UK | JPN | AUS | GER | AUT | BEL | FIN | FRA | SWI | SWE | NLD | NOR | |||
| 2011 | Lulu
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36 | 36 | 33 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 16 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 11 | ||
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| Year | Album details | Top Music Video peak |
Certifications [3][24][29] |
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| 1987 | Cliff 'Em All | 20[37] |
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| 1989 | 2 of One
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31[38] |
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| 1992 | A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
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26[39] |
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| 1993 | Live Shit: Binge & Purge[VI]
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27[40] |
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| 1998 | Cunning Stunts
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3[41] |
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| 1999 | S&M
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14[42] | |
| 2001 | Classic Albums: Metallica – Metallica
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| 2006 | The Videos 1989–2004
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1[43] |
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| 2009 | Français Pour Une Nuit
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Orgullo, Pasión y Gloria: Tres Noches en la Ciudad de México
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| 2010 | The Big 4 Live from Sofia, Bulgaria
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| Year | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||
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| US | AUS | AUT | SWI | NZL | CAN | |||
| 1987 | The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited [2]
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28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2004 | Some Kind of Monster
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37 | — | 40 | 71 | — | — | |
| 2010 | Six Feet Down Under
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— | 12 | — | — | 6 | — | |
| 2010 | Six Feet Down Under (Part II)
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— | 13 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2010 | Live at Grimey's
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| 2011 | Beyond Magnetic
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29 | 19 | — | — | 22 | 15 | |
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| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | RIAA Cert.[3] | Album | |||||||||||||||||
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| US | US Main. | US Mod. | UK [47] |
AUS [48] |
FRA [49] |
CAN | CAN Alt |
SWE [50] |
FIN [51] |
DEN [52] |
NOR [53] |
GER [54] |
AUT [55] |
SWI [56] |
NLD [57] |
NZL [58] |
IRE [59] |
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| 1983 | "Whiplash" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Kill 'Em All | |
| 1984 | "Jump in the Fire" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | ||
| "Seek & Destroy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Fade to Black" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 100 | — | — | — | Ride the Lightning | ||
| "Creeping Death" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1985 | "For Whom the Bell Tolls" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986 | "Master of Puppets" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Master of Puppets | |
| "Battery" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1988 | "Harvester of Sorrow" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ...And Justice for All | |
| "Eye of the Beholder" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "...And Justice for All" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1989 | "One" | 35 | 46 | — | 13 | 38 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | 31 | — | 22 | 3 | 13 | 7 | Gold | |
| 1991 | "Enter Sandman" | 16 | 10 | — | 5 | 10 | — | 17 | — | 14 | — | — | 1 | 9 | — | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | Platinum | Metallica |
| "Don't Tread on Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Unforgiven" | 35 | 10 | — | 15 | 10 | 28 | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | 25 | 24 | 22 | |||
| 1992 | "Nothing Else Matters" | 34 | 7 | — | 6 | 8 | 10 | 41 | — | 12 | 14 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 6 | ||
| "Wherever I May Roam" | 82 | 2 | — | 25 | 14 | 10 | — | — | 28 | — | 26 | 2 | 30 | — | — | 22 | 8 | 15 | |||
| "Sad but True" | 98 | 7 | — | 20 | 48 | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | 5 | 42 | — | — | 10 | 42 | 13 | |||
| 1996 | "Until It Sleeps" | 10 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 1 | — | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 3 | Gold | Load |
| "Ain't My Bitch" | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Hero of the Day" | 60 | 1 | — | 17 | 2 | — | 17 | — | 10 | 3 | — | 8 | 39 | 29 | — | 25 | 21 | 16 | |||
| "Mama Said" | — | — | — | 19 | 24 | — | — | — | 24 | 4 | — | 14 | — | — | — | 58 | — | 19 | |||
| 1997 | "King Nothing" | 90 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Bleeding Me" | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Memory Remains" | 28 | 3 | — | 13 | 6 | — | 4 | 25 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 15 | 23 | 13 | ReLoad | ||
| 1998 | "The Unforgiven II" | 59 | 2 | — | 15 | 9 | 89 | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | 8 | 23 | 18 | — | 16 | 22 | 14 | ||
| "Better Than You" | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Fuel" | — | 4 | — | 31 | 2 | — | — | — | 49 | 5 | — | — | 57 | — | — | 53 | 35 | — | |||
| "Turn the Page" | 78 | 1 | 39 | — | 11 | — | 83 | — | 13 | 7 | — | 11 | 23 | 19 | — | 42 | 22 | — | Garage Inc. | ||
| 1999 | "Whiskey in the Jar" | — | 1 | — | 29 | 14 | — | — | 5 | 15 | 16 | — | 4 | 23 | 30 | 55 | 47 | 41 | 17 | ||
| "Die, Die My Darling" | — | 26 | — | — | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "No Leaf Clover" | 74 | 1 | 18 | — | 41 | — | — | 3 | 50 | — | — | 9 | 40 | — | 99 | 41 | — | — | S&M | ||
| 2000 | "I Disappear" | 76 | 1 | 11 | 35 | 20 | 45 | — | 11 | 25 | 2 | — | 8 | 14 | 25 | 20 | 36 | — | — | Mission: Impossible II | |
| 2003 | "St. Anger" | — | 2 | 17 | 9 | 15 | — | 24 | — | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 28 | 12 | 38 | 12 | St. Anger | |
| "Frantic" | — | 21 | 22 | 16 | 22 | 59 | — | — | 13 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 30 | 57 | 22 | 23 | 20 | |||
| 2004 | "The Unnamed Feeling" | — | 28 | — | 42 | 23 | 60 | — | — | 37 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 42 | 47 | 20 | — | — | ||
| "Some Kind of Monster" | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2008 | "The Day That Never Comes" | 31 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 18 | — | 9 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 25 | 32 | 20 | 14 | 14 | Death Magnetic | |
| "My Apocalypse" | 67 | 38 | — | 51 | 38 | — | 28 | — | 15 | 3 | 15 | 9 | — | 56 | — | 33 | — | — | |||
| "Cyanide" | 50 | 1 | 19 | 48 | 48 | — | 19 | — | 14 | 3 | 23 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Judas Kiss" | — | — | — | 79 | — | — | 71 | — | 44 | 20 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "All Nightmare Long" | — | 7 | — | — | 90 | 55 | — | — | 44 | 11 | — | — | 15 | 51 | — | 7 | — | — | |||
| 2009 | "Broken, Beat & Scarred" | — | 15 | — | — | 75 | 36 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 35 | 74 | — | 25 | — | — | ||
| 2012 | "Hate Train" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | Beyond Magnetic | |
| 2012 | "So What!/Through the Never" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
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| Year | Title | Director(s)[60] |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | "One" | Bill Pope, Michael Salomon |
| 1991 | "Enter Sandman" | Wayne Isham |
| "The Unforgiven" | Matt Mahurin | |
| 1992 | "Nothing Else Matters" | Adam Dubin |
| "Wherever I May Roam" | Wayne Isham | |
| "Sad but True" | ||
| 1996 | "Until It Sleeps" | Samuel Bayer |
| "Hero of the Day" | Anton Corbijn | |
| "Mama Said" | ||
| 1997 | "King Nothing" | Matt Mahurin |
| "The Memory Remains" | Paul Andresen | |
| 1998 | "The Unforgiven II" | Matt Mahurin |
| "Fuel" | Wayne Isham | |
| "Turn the Page" | Jonas Åkerlund | |
| 1999 | "Whiskey in the Jar" | |
| "No Leaf Clover" | Wayne Isham | |
| 2000 | "I Disappear" | |
| 2003 | "St. Anger" | The Malloys |
| "Frantic" | Wayne Isham | |
| 2004 | "The Unnamed Feeling" | The Malloys |
| "Some Kind of Monster" | Bruce Sinofsky | |
| 2008 | "The Day That Never Comes" | Peter Hjors, Thomas Vinterberg[61] |
| "All Nightmare Long" | Roboshobo[62] | |
| 2009 | "Broken, Beat & Scarred" | Wayne Isham |
| 2011 | "The View" | Darren Aronofsky |
| Year | Album details |
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| 1990 | The Good, the Bad and the Live
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| 1993 | Live Shit: Binge & Purge
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| 1995 | The Apocalypse
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| 2004 | Metallica: Vinyl Box Set
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| 2009 | The Metallica Collection
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| Year | Title |
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| 1982 | Ron McGovney's '82 Garage demo |
| Power Metal | |
| No Life 'til Leather | |
| Metal Up Your Ass (Live) | |
| 1983 | Horsemen of the Apocalypse |
| Megaforce | |
| Ride the Lightning demos | |
| 1985 | Master of Puppets demos |
| 1988 | ...And Justice for All demos |
| 1997 | Mandatory Metallica Radio station demo |
| Various tracks from prior albums | |
| Breadfan cover demo | |
| Stone Cold Crazy cover demo | |
| 2007 | Demo Magnetic |
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | "Hit the Lights" | Metal Massacre, Vol. 1[63] |
| 1990 | "Stone Cold Crazy" | Rubáiyát: Elektra's 40th Anniversary[64] |
| 2000 | "I Disappear" | Mission: Impossible II[65] |
| 2002 | "We Did It Again" | Presents G.H.E.T.T.O. Stories[66] |
| 2003 | "53rd & 3rd" | We're a Happy Family: A Tribute to Ramones[67] |
| 2007 | "The Ecstasy of Gold" | We All Love Ennio Morricone |
| 2008 | "Remember Tomorrow" | Maiden Heaven: A Tribute to Iron Maiden |
| 2010 | "You Really Got Me" | See My Friends |
| "For Whom the Bell Tolls" "Turn the Page" |
The 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Concerts[68] |
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