Queensrÿche discography

The discography of Queensrÿche, an American progressive metal band, consists of fifteen studio albums, five live albums, seven compilation albums, seven video albums, one extended play, thirty-four music videos and thirty-six singles.

Queensrÿche discography
Studio albums	15
Live albums	5
Compilation albums	5
Video albums	7
Music videos	34
EPs	1
Singles	36
Promotional singles	1

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		US [1]	BEL [2]	CAN [3]	GER [4]	JPN [5]	NLD [6]	NOR [7]	SWE [8]	SWI [9]	UK [10]
The Warning	Released: September 7, 1984 Label: EMI Formats: CD, CS, LP, DL	61	—	91	—	—	—	—	42	—	100	RIAA: Gold[11]
Rage for Order	Released: July 14, 1986 Label: EMI Formats: CD, CS, LP, DL	47	—	85	58	—	31	—	47	—	66	RIAA: Gold[11]
Operation: Mindcrime	Released: May 3, 1988 Label: EMI Formats: CD, CS, LP, DL	50	—	75	40	64	29	—	25	21	58	RIAA: Platinum[11]
Empire	Released: September 4, 1990 Label: EMI Formats: CD, CS, LP, DL	7	—	18	22	18	56	14	26	22	13	RIAA: 3× Platinum[11] BPI: Silver[12] MC: Platinum[13]
Promised Land	Released: October 18, 1994 Label: EMI Formats: CD, CS, DL	3	—	28	10	16	16	—	6	14	13	RIAA: Platinum[11] MC: Gold[13]
Hear in the Now Frontier	Released: March 25, 1997 Label: EMI Formats: CD, CS, DL	19	25	41	19	60	—	36	13	—	46	US: +333,000
Q2K	Released: September 14, 1999 Label: Atlantic Formats: CD, CS, DL	46	—	—	21	65	67	—	60	—	—	US: +150,000
Tribe	Released: July 22, 2003 Label: Sanctuary Formats: CD, DL	56	—	—	52	245	79	—	—	—	193	US: +75,000
Operation: Mindcrime II	Released: March 14, 2006 Label: Rhino Formats: CD, LP, DL	14	97	—	51	27	35	27	18	59	107
Take Cover	Released: November 13, 2007 Label: Rhino Formats: CD, LP, DL	173	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
American Soldier	Released: March 31, 2009 Label: Rhino Formats: CD, DL	25	—	—	65	39	100	—	—	71	149
Dedicated to Chaos	Released: June 28, 2011 Label: Roadrunner Formats: CD, DL	70	—	—	62	167	—	—	—	71	—
Queensrÿche	Released: June 25, 2013 Label: Century Media Formats: CD, LP, DL	23	89	—	47	163	—	—	46	44	154	US: 42,000[14]
Condition Hüman	Released: October 2, 2015 Label: Century Media Formats: CD, LP, DL	27	55	—	26	—	51	—	—	54	77
The Verdict	Released: March 1, 2019 Label: Century Media Formats: CD, LP, DL	16	43	—	6	107	92	—	—	9	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Geoff Tate's Queensrÿche

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Other information
		US [1]
Frequency Unknown	Released: April 23, 2013 Label: Deadline Formats: CD, CS, LP, DL	82	Released by Geoff Tate's temporary version of Queensrÿche

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [1]
Operation: Livecrime	Released: October 28, 1991 Label: EMI Formats: CD, DL	38
Live Evolution	Released: September 25, 2001 Label: Sanctuary Formats: CD, DL	143
The Art of Live[15]	Released: April 20, 2004 Label: Sanctuary Formats: CD, DL	—
Extended Versions[16]	Released: February 27, 2007 Label: Sony BMG Formats: CD	—
Mindcrime at the Moore	Released: July 3, 2007 Label: Rhino Formats: CD, DL	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [1]
Greatest Hits	Released: June 27, 2000 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, DL	149
Classic Masters[17]	Released: March 11, 2003 Label: EMI, Capitol Formats: CD, DL	—
Sign of the Times: The Best of Queensrÿche[18]	Released: August 28, 2007 Label: Capitol Formats: CD, DL	—
The Collection[19]	Released: July 7, 2008 Label: EMI Formats: CD	—
10 Great Songs[20]	Released: June 14, 2011 Label: Capitol Formats: CD	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

EP

List of mini-albums, with selected chart positions

Title	EP details	Peak chart positions	Certifications
		US [1]
Queensrÿche	Released: 1983 Label: 206, EMI Formats: CD, CS, LP	81	RIAA: Gold[11]

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Album
		US [21]	US Heri. Rock [22]	US Main. Rock [23]	BEL (FL) [2]	CAN [24]	GER [25]	NLD [6]	NZ [26]	SWI [9]	UK [27]
"Queen of the Reich"	1983	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	94	Queensrÿche (EP)
"The Lady Wore Black"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Warning"[28]	1984	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	The Warning
"Take Hold of the Flame"[29]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Gonna Get Close to You"	1986	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	91	Rage for Order
"The Whisper" / "I Dream in Infrared"[30]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Walk in the Shadows"[31]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Breaking the Silence"[32]	1988	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Operation: Mindcrime
"Eyes of a Stranger"		—	—	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	59
"Revolution Calling"[33]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"I Don't Believe in Love"[34]	1989	—	—	41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Last Time in Paris"	1990	—	—	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	The Adventures of Ford Fairlane soundtrack
"Empire"		—	—	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	61	Empire
"Best I Can"		—	—	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	36
"Silent Lucidity"[upper-alpha 1]		9	—	1	44	7	46	21	11	24	18
"Jet City Woman"	1991	—	—	6	—	92	—	—	—	—	39
"Another Rainy Night (Without You)"		—	—	7	—	76	—	—	—	—	—
"Anybody Listening?"	1992	—	—	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Real World"[upper-alpha 2]	1993	111	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Last Action Hero soundtrack
"I Am I"	1994	—	—	8	—	76	—	—	—	—	40	Promised Land
"Bridge"		—	—	6	—	51	—	—	—	—	40
"Disconnected"		—	—	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Sign of the Times"	1997	—	—	3	—	41	—	—	—	—	—	Hear in the Now Frontier
"You"		—	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"spOOL"[36]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Breakdown"	1999	—	—	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Q2K
"The Right Side of My Mind"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Open"	2003	—	—	38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Tribe
"I'm American"[37]	2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Operation: Mindcrime II
"The Hands"[38]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Welcome to the Machine"[39]	2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Take Cover
"If I Were King"[40]	2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	American Soldier
"Man Down!"[41]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Get Started"	2011	—	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Dedicated to Chaos
"Fallout"[42]	2013	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Queensrÿche
"Spore"/"A World Without"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

Title	Year	Album
"Beside You"[43]	2000	Q2K

Other appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Album
"Prophecy"[44]	1988	The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
"White Christmas"[45]	2007	Monster Ballads XMas

Videos

Video albums

List of video albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US Top Music Videos [46]	GER [4]	JPN DVD [47]
Live in Tokyo[48]	Released: 1985 Label: Sony Formats: VHS, LD	—	—	—
Video: Mindcrime[49]	Released: July 1, 1989 Label: EMI, Capitol Formats: VHS, DVD	—	—	—
Operation: Livecrime[50]	Released: 1991 Label: EMI Formats: VHS, DVD	—	—	—
Building Empires[51]	Released: October 20, 1992 Label: EMI, Capitol Formats: VHS, DVD	—	—	—
Live Evolution[52]	Released: October 9, 2001 Label: Sanctuary Formats: VHS, DVD	—	—	—
The Art of Live[53]	Released: April 20, 2004 Label: Sanctuary Formats: DVD	—	—	—
Mindcrime at the Moore	Released: July 3, 2007 Label: Rhino Formats: DVD, BD	10	78	61
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Music videos

Year	Song	Director
1983	"Queen of the Reich"	Kort Falkenberg III
	"Nightrider"
1984	"Warning"
1986	"Gonna Get Close to You"	Kort Falkenberg III
1989	"Eyes of a Stranger"	Marc Reshovsky
	"I Don't Believe in Love"	Chris Painter
	"Operation: Mindcrime"
	"Breaking the Silence"
	"Speak"
1990	"Empire"	Matt Mahurin
1991	"Best I Can"
	"Silent Lucidity"
	"Jet City Woman"	Wayne Isham
	"Another Rainy Night (Without You)"	Mary Lambert
1992	"Anybody Listening?"	Matt Murray
1993	"Another Rainy Night (Without You)" (live)	Matt Mahurin
1994	"I Am I"	Wayne Isham
1995	"Disconnected"	David Barnard
	"Bridge"	Matt Mahurin
2000	"The Right Side of My Mind"	Rory Berger
2006	"I'm American"
	"The Hands"
2009	"If I Were King"
	"Home Again"
2011	"Get Started"
2013	"Fallout"
	"Redemption"
	"Ad Lucem"	Daniel Bagby
2015	"Guardian"
2016	"Eye9"	The Cordero Brothers
	"Hellfire"
	"Bulletproof"
2019	"Blood of the Levant"	David Brodsky
	"Light-years"

Notes

1. For its original 1991 release, "Silent Lucidity" peaked at number 34 in the United Kingdom. It was re-issued in 1992, reaching a higher peak of number 18.
2. "Real World" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number eleven on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot 100.[35]

References

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3. Peak chart positions for albums in Canada:
   • Empire: "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 54, No. 1". RPM. June 8, 1991. Archived from the original on 2014-09-10. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
   • Promised Land: "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 60, No. 16". RPM. November 7, 1994. Archived from the original on 2014-09-11. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
   • Hear in the Now Frontier: "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 65, No. 5". RPM. April 7, 1997. Archived from the original on 2014-09-11. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
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10. Peak chart positions for albums in the United Kingdom:
    • All except Tribe, Operation: Mindcrime II, American Soldier and Queensrÿche: "Queensryche" (select "Albums" tab). Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
    • Tribe, Operation: Mindcrime II and American Soldier: Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: Q – Qwilo". zobbel.de. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
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24. Peak chart positions for singles in Canada:
    • "Silent Lucidity": "Top Singles - Volume 54, No. 2". RPM. June 15, 1991. Archived from the original on December 28, 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
    • "Jet City Woman": "Top Singles - Volume 54, No. 7". RPM. August 17, 1991. Archived from the original on 2015-07-06. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
    • "Another Rainy Night (Without You)": "Top Singles - Volume 54, No. 26". RPM. November 30, 1991. Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
    • "I Am I": "Top Singles - Volume 60, No. 18". RPM. November 21, 1994. Archived from the original on 2012-12-28. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
    • "Bridge": "Top Singles - Volume 61, No. 2". RPM. February 13, 1995. Archived from the original on 2016-03-19. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
    • "Sign of the Times": "Top Singles - Volume 65, No. 8". RPM. April 28, 1997. Archived from the original on 2012-12-28. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
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30. The Whisper / I Dream in Infrared (track listing). Queensrÿche. EMI. 1986. SPRO-9862.CS1 maint: others (link)
31. Walk in the Shadows (track listing). Queensrÿche. EMI. 1986. SPRO-9692.CS1 maint: others (link)
32. Breaking the Silence (track listing). Queensrÿche. EMI. 1988. SPRO-04048.CS1 maint: others (link)
33. Revolution Calling (track listing). Queensrÿche. EMI. 1988. SPRO-04141.CS1 maint: others (link)
34. I Don't Believe in Love (track listing). Queensrÿche. EMI. 1989. 4JM-50214.CS1 maint: others (link)
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External links

• Queensrÿche
• Mindcrime (Geoff Tate)
• Queensrÿche at AllMusic
• Queensrÿche discography at Discogs
• Queensrÿche discography at MusicBrainz