Judas Priest discography
British heavy metal band Judas Priest have released 18 studio albums, six live albums, seven compilation albums, 35 singles, 10 video albums, and 21 music videos. The band currently consists of singer Rob Halford, bassist Ian Hill, guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner, and drummer Scott Travis. After guitarist K. K. Downing's retirement from the band in 2011, bassist Ian Hill is the only remaining founding member. Judas Priest have sold close to 50 million albums worldwide, with 12 million copies in the United States.[1][2][3]
Judas Priest discography | |
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Judas Priest performing at the Sheffield Arena in February 2009 | |
Studio albums | 18 |
Live albums | 6 |
Compilation albums | 6 |
Video albums | 10 |
Music videos | 21 |
Singles | 35 |
Albums
Studio albums
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UK [4][5] |
US [6] |
AUT [7] |
CAN [8] |
DEN [9] |
FIN [10] |
FRA [11] |
GER [12] |
NOR [13] |
SPA [14] |
SWE [15] |
SWI [16] | ||||
1974 | Rocka Rolla
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1976 | Sad Wings of Destiny
|
48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1977 | Sin After Sin | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | US: Gold[17] | |
1978 | Stained Class
|
27 | 173 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
US: Gold[17] | |
Killing Machine (released in the US as Hell Bent for Leather)
|
32 | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
US: Gold[17] | ||
1980 | British Steel
|
4 | 34 | — | 45[18] | 6 | 46 | — | 59 | 21 | 55 | 20 | 92 | ||
1981 | Point of Entry
|
14 | 39 | — | 42[22] | — | — | — | 19 | 32 | — | 14 | — | ||
1982 | Screaming for Vengeance
|
11 | 17 | — | 17[23] | — | — | — | 23 | 26 | 84 | 12 | — | ||
1984 | Defenders of the Faith
|
19 | 18 | — | 17[24] | 9 | — | 142 | 21 | 17 | — | 2 | 12 | ||
1986 | Turbo
|
33 | 17 | — | 37[25] | 2 | — | 162 | 28 | 13 | — | 10 | 2 | ||
1988 | Ram It Down
|
24 | 31 | 14 | 30[27] | 12 | — | — | 9 | 5 | — | 5 | 8 | ||
1990 | Painkiller
|
26 | 26 | 22 | 29[28] | — | — | — | 7 | 19 | — | 19 | 14 | ||
1997 | Jugulator
|
— | 82 | 34 | 87[30] | — | 24 | — | 9 | — | — | 33 | 43 | — | |
2001 | Demolition
|
— | 165 | 50 | — | — | — | 72 | 16 | — | — | 55 | 72 | — | |
2005 | Angel of Retribution | 39 | 13 | 10 | — | 19 | 6 | 43 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | — | |
2008 | Nostradamus
|
30 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 38 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 5 | 12 | — | |
2014 | Redeemer of Souls
|
12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 6 | — | |
2018 | Firepower
|
5 | 5 [31] |
2 [32] |
3 | 19 [33] |
2 [34] |
30 | 2 | 5 [35] |
6 [36] |
1 [37] |
3 | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. |
Live albums
This section contains albums that Judas Priest have recorded live.
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
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UK [4] |
AUT [7] |
CAN [8] |
GER [12] |
NOR [13] |
SWE [15] |
SWI [16] |
US [6] | |||
1979 | Unleashed in the East
|
10 | — | 73[38] | — | — | — | — | 70 | US: Platinum[17] |
1987 | Priest...Live!
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47 | 22 | 39[39] | 23 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 38 | CAN: Gold[20] US: Gold[17] |
1998 | '98 Live Meltdown
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— | — | — | 63 | — | — | — | — | — |
2003 | Live in London
|
— | — | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | — |
2009 | A Touch of Evil: Live
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 87 | — |
2016 | Battle Cry
|
— | 57 | — | 29 | 37 | — | 34 | 90 | - |
Compilation albums
This section contains compilation albums released by Judas Priest. Only officially recognized releases are listed, the many unofficial releases and derivatives have purposefully been omitted.
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UK [4] |
FIN [10] |
GER [12] |
SWE [15] |
SWI [16] |
US [6] | |||
1993 | Metal Works '73–'93
|
37 | — | 50 | — | 40 | 155 | — |
1997 | The Best of Judas Priest: Living After Midnight
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2004 | Metalogy
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2006 | The Essential Judas Priest
|
— | 21 | — | 23 | — | — | — |
2011 | Single Cuts
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2011 | The Chosen Few | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Singles
Year | Title | B-side | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
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UK [40][5] |
CAN | US [41] |
US Rock [42] | ||||
1974 | "Rocka Rolla" | "Never Satisfied"[43] | — | — | — | — | Rocka Rolla |
1976 | "The Ripper" | "Island of Domination"[43] | — | — | — | — | Sad Wings of Destiny |
1976 | "Tyrant" | ||||||
1977 | "Diamonds & Rust" | "Dissident Aggressor"[43] | — | — | — | — | Sin After Sin |
1978 | "Better By You, Better Than Me" | "Invader"[43] | — | — | — | — | Stained Class |
"Before the Dawn"[43] | "Rock Forever"[43] | Killing Machine | |||||
1979 | "Take On the World" | "Starbreaker"[43] | 14 | — | — | — | |
"Evening Star" | "Beyond the realms of Death"[43] | 53 | — | — | — | ||
1980 | "Living After Midnight" | "Delivering the Goods"[43] | 12 | — | — | — | British Steel |
"Breaking the Law" | "Metal Gods"[43] | 12 | — | — | — | ||
"United" | 26 | — | — | — | |||
1981 | "Don't Go" | "Solar Angels"[43] | 51 | — | — | — | Point of Entry |
"Heading Out to the Highway" | — | — | — | 10 | |||
"Hot Rockin'" | 60 | — | — | — | |||
1982 | "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" | 66 | — | 67 | 4 | Screaming for Vengeance | |
"(Take These) Chains" | — | — | — | — | |||
"Electric Eye" | — | — | — | 38 | |||
1983 | "Freewheel Burning" | 42 | — | — | — | Defenders of the Faith | |
1984 | "Love Bites" | — | — | — | — | ||
"Some Heads Are Gonna Roll" | 97 | — | — | 42 | |||
1986 | "Turbo Lover" | — | — | — | 44 | Turbo | |
"Locked In" | — | — | — | 25 | |||
"Parental Guidance" | — | — | — | — | |||
1988 | "Johnny B. Goode" | 64 | — | — | 47 | Ram It Down | |
"Ram It Down" | — | — | — | — | |||
"I'm a Rocker" | — | — | — | — | |||
1990 | "Painkiller" | 74 | — | — | — | Painkiller | |
1991 | "A Touch of Evil" | 58 | — | — | 29 | ||
1992 | "Night Crawler" | 63 | — | — | — | ||
1997 | "Burn in Hell" | — | — | — | — | Jugulator | |
2001 | "Machine Man" | 159 | — | — | — | Demolition | |
2005 | "Revolution" | — | — | — | 23 | Angel of Retribution | |
2008 | "War" | — | — | — | — | Nostradamus | |
2014 | "Redeemer of Souls" | — | — | — | — | Redeemer of Souls | |
2018 | "Lightning Strike" | — | — | — | 21 | Firepower |
Videography
Video albums
Year | Video details | Certifications |
---|---|---|
1983 | Judas Priest Live
|
— |
1986 | Fuel for Life
|
US: Gold[17] |
1987 | Priest...Live!
|
US: Gold[17] |
1993 | Metal Works '73–'93
|
— |
2002 | Live in London
|
— |
2003 | Electric Eye
|
US: Platinum[17] AUS: Gold |
2005 | Rising in the East
|
US: Gold[17] |
2006 | Live Vengeance '82
|
— |
2013 | Epitaph
|
— |
2016 | Battle Cry
|
— |
Music videos
Year | Title | Director |
---|---|---|
1980 | "Living After Midnight" | Julien Temple |
"Breaking the Law" | ||
1981 | "Don't Go" | |
"Heading Out to the Highway" | ||
"Hot Rockin'" | ||
1982 | "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" | |
1984 | "Freewheel Burning" | |
"Love Bites" | Keith "Keef" MacMillan | |
1986 | "Turbo Lover" | Wayne Isham |
"Locked In" | ||
1988 | "Johnny B. Goode" | |
1990 | "Painkiller" | |
"A Touch of Evil" | ||
1997 | "Burn in Hell" | |
2001 | "Lost and Found" | Aubrey Powell |
2005 | "Revolution" | |
2008 | "The Four Horsemen"/"War" | Tony Luke |
2018 | "Lightning Strike" | |
"Spectre" | ||
"No Surrender" |
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