Led Zeppelin discography
The discography of the English rock band Led Zeppelin consists of eight studio albums, four live albums, nine compilation albums, sixteen singles and eight music downloads. Formed in London in 1968, the group consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham. The band pioneered the concept of album-oriented rock and often refused to release popular songs as singles.[1] Their debut album, Led Zeppelin (1969), released by Atlantic Records, charted at number six on the UK Albums Chart and at number ten on the United States Billboard 200. It received several sales certifications, including an 8 times multi-platinum from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Diamond from the Music Canada. Led Zeppelin's second studio album, Led Zeppelin II, recorded when the band were on tour, was released a few months after the first. It reached number one in several countries, including the UK and the US, where it was certified 12 times multi-platinum. The album produced Led Zeppelin's most successful single, "Whole Lotta Love", which peaked at several music charts in the top 10. Led Zeppelin III (1970) was a softer, more folk-based effort compared to the hard rock of the band's previous releases.[2] It also peaked at number one in the UK and in the US.
Led Zeppelin discography | |
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Jimmy Page (right) with Robert Plant during a 1977 concert in Chicago | |
Studio albums | 8 |
Live albums | 4 |
Compilation albums | 10 |
Video albums | 3 |
Music videos | 16 |
Singles | 16 |
Charted songs | 3 |
Music downloads | 7 |
Led Zeppelin's untitled fourth album, often called Led Zeppelin IV and released on 8 November 1971, is their most commercially successful album. It received a 23 times multi-platinum certification from RIAA, the third-highest of all albums.[3] The band's fifth album, Houses of the Holy, was released in 1973. Again a transatlantic chart-topper, it has received an 11 times multi-platinum certification from RIAA. In 1974, the band set up their own vanity label, Swan Song Records, which would release the rest of Led Zeppelin's studio albums. The first was the 1975 double album Physical Graffiti, which has received a 16 times platinum certification from RIAA. Zeppelin's seventh album, Presence (1976), achieved a very respectful triple Platinum certification from RIAA. On 20 October 1976 Led Zeppelin released their first concert film The Song Remains the Same. The recording of the film took place during three nights of concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York City, during the band's 1973 concert tour of the United States.[4] The band's eighth album, In Through the Out Door, received a sextuple platinum certification. This was the last album released by the band before Bonham died of alcohol intoxication in 1980; Led Zeppelin disbanded less than three months later.[5]
In 1982 Led Zeppelin released the album Coda, a compilation of outtakes from the band's previous recordings. Since their break-up, the band have released numerous compilation and live albums from older concerts, including How the West Was Won, which peaked at number one on the Billboard charts, and the compilation album Mothership, which produced seven music downloads and was released on the same day Led Zeppelin's entire catalog became available in digital stores, including in the iTunes Store.[6] "Stairway to Heaven", which had never been released as an official single before, was one of these songs released in digital stores.[7] The band has sold more than 300 million albums worldwide,[8] including 111.5 million certified units in the United States.[9]
Albums
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||||||
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UK [10] |
AUS [11] |
AUT [12] |
CAN [13] |
FRA [14] |
GER [15][16] |
NLD [17] |
SPA [18] |
NOR [19] |
US [20] | |||||||||
Led Zeppelin | 6 | 9 | — | 11 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 16 | 7 | ||||||||
Led Zeppelin II |
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1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
Led Zeppelin III |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
Led Zeppelin IV[nb 1] |
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1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | |||||||
Houses of the Holy |
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1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | |||||||
Physical Graffiti |
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1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |||||||
Presence |
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1 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | |||||||
In Through the Out Door |
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1 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 1 | |||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. |
Live albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||||||
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UK [10] |
AUS [11] |
AUT [12] |
CAN [13] |
FRA [14] |
GER [15][16] |
NLD [17] |
NZ [18] |
NOR [19] |
US [20] | |||||||||
The Song Remains the Same |
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1 | 8 | 37 | 8 | — | 20 | 19 | 6 | 21 | 2 | |||||||
BBC Sessions |
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23 | 60 | — | 30 | 38 | — | — | 26 | 36 | 12 | |||||||
How the West Was Won |
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5 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 47 | 13 | 10 | 1 | |||||||
Celebration Day[nb 2] |
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4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. |
Compilation albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||
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UK [10] |
AUS [11] |
AUT [12] |
CAN [13] |
FRA [14] |
GER [15][16] |
NLD [17] |
NZ [18] |
NOR [19] |
US [20] | ||||||||
Coda[40] |
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4 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 6 | ||||||
Led Zeppelin Boxed Set |
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48 | 46 | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | 18 | ||||||
Led Zeppelin Remasters |
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10 | 1 | 19 | 46 | 3 | 13 | 33 | 3 | 8 | 47 | ||||||
Led Zeppelin Boxed Set 2 |
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56 | — | — | — | 67 | — | — | 48 | — | 87 |
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The Complete Studio Recordings |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
Early Days: Best of Led Zeppelin Volume One |
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55 | — | 23 | — | — | 71 | — | — | — | 71 | ||||||
Latter Days: Best of Led Zeppelin Volume Two |
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40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | ||||||
Early Days and Latter Days |
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11 | — | — | — | 21 | 96 | — | 17 | — | 114 | ||||||
Mothership |
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4 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||||||
Definitive Collection |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. |
Singles, other charted songs and music downloads
Singles
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certification | Album | ||||||||||||
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UK [10] |
AUS [43] |
AUT [44] |
CAN [45] |
GER [16] |
NLD [17] |
SWI [46] |
NZ [47] |
US [20] |
US Rock [20] | |||||||
1969 | "Good Times Bad Times" b/w "Communication Breakdown" |
— | — | — | 64 | — | 17 | — | — | 80 | N/A | Led Zeppelin | ||||
"Whole Lotta Love" b/w "Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)" |
— — |
1 — |
3 — |
4 — |
1 — |
5 — |
5 — |
4 — |
4 65 |
N/A N/A |
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Led Zeppelin II | ||||
1970 | "Immigrant Song" b/w "Hey, Hey, What Can I Do" |
— | 16 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 16 | N/A | Led Zeppelin III | ||||
1971 | "Black Dog" b/w "Misty Mountain Hop" |
— | 9 | — | 11 | 22 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 15 | N/A | Led Zeppelin IV | ||||
1972 | "Rock and Roll" b/w "Four Sticks" |
— | 51 | — | 38 | 13 | — | — | — | 47 | N/A | |||||
1973 | "Over the Hills and Far Away" b/w "Dancing Days" |
— | — | — | 63 | — | — | — | — | 51 | N/A | Houses of the Holy | ||||
"D'yer Mak'er" b/w "The Crunge" |
— | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | 20 | N/A | ||||||
"The Ocean" b/w "Over the Hills and Far Away" / "Dancing Days" |
— | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | N/A | ||||||
1975 | "Trampled Under Foot" b/w "Black Country Woman" |
— | 60 | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | 38 | N/A | Physical Graffiti | ||||
1976 | "Candy Store Rock" b/w "Royal Orleans" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N/A | Presence | ||||
1979 | "Fool in the Rain" b/w "Hot Dog" |
— | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | 44[49] | 21 | N/A | In Through the Out Door | ||||
1990 | "Travelling Riverside Blues" | — | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | Boxed Set | ||||
1993 | "Baby Come On Home" | — | — | — | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | Boxed Set 2 | ||||
1997 | "Whole Lotta Love" (UK re-release) | 21 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | BBC Sessions | ||||
"The Girl I Love She Got Long Black Wavy Hair" | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | ||||||
2018 | "Rock and Roll (Sunset Sound Mix)" b/w "Friends (Olympic Studio Mix)" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Record Store Day release | ||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. "N/A" denotes chart did not exist at that time |
Promotional singles
Year | Title | Album |
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1969 | "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" b/w "Dazed and Confused" |
Led Zeppelin |
1970 | "Gallows Pole" | Led Zeppelin III |
1972 | "Stairway to Heaven" | Led Zeppelin IV |
Charted songs
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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US Main [20] | |||
"Darlene" | 1982 | 4 | Coda |
"Ozone Baby" | 14 | ||
"Poor Tom" | 18 |
Music downloads singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | Certification | |||||||||||||
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UK [10] |
CAN [45] |
GER |
SWI [46] |
NZ [47] |
US Digital [20] | ||||||||||||
"Whole Lotta Love" | 2007 | 64[50] | 49 | — | — | — | — | Mothership |
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"Immigrant Song" | 109[52] | 54 | — | — | — | 71 |
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"Black Dog" | 119[52] | 59 | — | — | — | 66 | |||||||||||
"Stairway to Heaven" | 37[50] | 17 | 15[53] | 17 | 13[49] | 30 |
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"Kashmir" | 80[50] | 33 | — | 64 | — | 42 |
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"Ramble On" | — | 66 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. |
Download compilations
Title | Album details |
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Led Zeppelin x Led Zeppelin[54] |
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An Intro to Led Zeppelin[55] |
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Rock & Roll (Sunset Sound Mix)[56] |
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Video albums and concert films
Title | Album details | Certifications |
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The Song Remains the Same[nb 3] |
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Led Zeppelin DVD |
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Mothership |
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Celebration Day |
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Music videos
Year | Title | Release | Reference |
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1969 | "Communication Breakdown" | Led Zeppelin | [59] |
1976 | "Black Dog" | The Song Remains the Same | [60] |
1979 | "Hot Dog" | In Through the Out Door | [61] |
1990 | "Over the Hills and Far Away" | Led Zeppelin Boxed Set | [62] |
"Travelling Riverside Blues" | [63] | ||
1997 | "Whole Lotta Love" | BBC Sessions | [64] |
2003 | "Immigrant Song" | Led Zeppelin DVD | [65] |
"Going to California" | [66] | ||
"Stairway to Heaven" | [67] | ||
"Rock And Roll" | [68] | ||
"Kashmir" | [69] | ||
2012 | "Black Dog" | Celebration Day | [70] |
"Kashmir" | [71] | ||
2014 | "Whole Lotta Love (Rough Mix With Vocal)" | Led Zeppelin II (Deluxe Edition) | [72] |
"Rock And Roll (Alternate Mix)" | Led Zeppelin IV (Deluxe Edition) | [73] | |
2016 | "What Is And What Should Never Be" | The Complete BBC Sessions | [74] |
See also
Notes
- The fourth Led Zeppelin album was untitled and is generally known as Led Zeppelin IV. It is also referred to as Four Symbols,[32] Runes,[32] Untitled[33] and Zoso.[33]
- Celebration Day was released on CD, DVD and Blu-ray on 19 November 2012. The vinyl edition was released on 12 February 2013.
- The Song Remains the Same was first released theatrically on 20 October 1976.[4] It was issued on VHS in 1984 and on DVD in 1999, and reissued on DVD and Blu-ray in 2007.[57]
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