Foo Fighters discography
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 Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl performing in 2005 |
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| Releases | ||
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| ↙Studio albums | 6 | |
| ↙Live albums | 1 | |
| ↙Extended plays | 3 | |
| ↙Singles | 28 | |
| ↙Video albums | 4 | |
| ↙Music videos | 22 | |
| ↙Other appearances | 31 | |
| References and footnotes | ||
The discography of Foo Fighters, an American alternative rock band formed in 1995 by Dave Grohl, consists of six studio albums, two extended plays (EPs), three video albums and twenty-eight singles. Foo Fighters consists of Grohl (vocals and guitar), Taylor Hawkins (drums), Nate Mendel (bass) and Chris Shiflett (guitar).
The band's self-titled debut album (1995) peaked at number twenty three on the Billboard 200 and was certified platinum in the United States. Their follow-up The Colour and the Shape (1997) charted higher, reaching number ten on the Billboard 200, and went platinum in the US, Australia and Canada. The "Everlong" single from the album was certified gold in the US. There Is Nothing Left to Lose (1999) was again certified platinum in the US, Australia and Canada. "Learn to Fly" was the band's first single to peak at number one. Foo Fighters' fourth album One by One (2002) was their first to top the charts in the United Kingdom and Australia. In 2003, the band released their first video album, Everywhere but Home, featuring live concert footage from the One by One tour.
The band's fifth album, In Your Honor was released in 2005. "Best of You" achieved the band's highest certifications for a single, earning platinum status in the US and Canada. Skin and Bones, a live album with videos, debuted at number twenty one in the US, selling about 49,000 copies in its first week.[1] The band's latest album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace (2007) topped the charts in the UK, Australia, Canada and Belgium; earning Foo Fighters more number ones than any other release. The album's singles also charted well; "The Pretender," "Long Road to Ruin," and "Let It Die" all topped the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart in the US.
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[edit] Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||||||||
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| US [2] |
AUS [3] |
AUT [4] |
BEL [5] |
CAN [6] |
DEN [7] |
FIN [8] |
FRA [9] |
GER [10] |
IRE [11] |
NLD [12] |
NZ [13] |
NOR [14] |
SWE [15] |
SWI [16] |
UK [17] |
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| 1995 | Foo Fighters | 23 | 3 | 13 | 23 | — | — | 21 | — | 33 | — | 22 | 2 | — | 18 | 26 | 3 | |||
| 1997 | The Colour and the Shape
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10 | 5 | 19 | 7 | 8 | — | 12 | 24 | 41 | — | 39 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 50 | 3 | |||
| 1999 | There Is Nothing Left to Lose
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10 | 5 | 34 | 46 | 4 | — | 25 | 62 | 23 | 49 | 59 | 12 | 8 | 7 | — | 10 | |||
| 2002 | One by One
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3 | 1 | 19 | 22 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2005 | In Your Honor
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2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |||
| 2007 | Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
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3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | |||
| "—" denotes albums that did not chart. | ||||||||||||||||||||
[edit] EPs
| Year | Album details |
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| 2003 | DVD/EP
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| 2005 | Five Songs and a Cover
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| 2008 | Let It Die
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[edit] Live albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
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| US [2] |
AUS [3] |
AUT [4] |
BEL [5] |
GER [10] |
IRE [11] |
SWE [15] |
SWI [16] |
NZ [13] |
NOR [14] |
UK [17] |
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| 2006 | Skin and Bones
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21 | 11 | 30 | 37 | 67 | 33 | 51 | 40 | 1 | 35 | 35 | |
| "—" denotes albums that did not chart. | |||||||||||||
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [28][29] |
US Air [28] |
US Mod [28] |
US Main [28] |
AUS [3] |
BEL [5] |
CAN [30] |
IRE [11] |
NLD [12] |
NZ [13] |
SWE [15] |
UK [17] |
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| 1995 | "Exhausted" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Foo Fighters | |
| "This Is a Call" | — | 35 | 2 | 6 | 9 | — | — | 16 | 32 | 11 | — | 5 | |||
| "I'll Stick Around" | — | 51 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | |||
| "For All the Cows" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | |||
| 1996 | "Big Me" | — | 13 | 3 | 18 | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | 19 | ||
| 1997 | "Monkey Wrench" | — | 58 | 9 | 9 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | The Colour and the Shape | |
| "Everlong" Gold (US)[18] | — | 42 | 3 | 4 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | |||
| 1998 | "My Hero" | — | 59 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | ||
| "Walking After You" | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | 20 | |||
| 1999 | "Learn to Fly" Gold (US)[18] | 19 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 36 | — | — | — | 72 | 23 | 52 | 21 | There Is Nothing Left to Lose | |
| 2000 | "Stacked Actors" | — | — | 25 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Generator" | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 151 | |||
| "Breakout" | — | — | 8 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 63 | — | — | 29 | |||
| "Next Year" | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | — | — | 42 | |||
| 2002 | "The One" | 121 | — | 14 | 20 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | Orange County soundtrack | |
| "All My Life" | 43 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 93 | — | 14 | 95 | 46 | 37 | 5 | One by One | ||
| 2003 | "Times Like These" Gold (US)[18] | 65 | 64 | 5 | 5 | 22 | — | — | 27 | 90 | — | — | 12 | ||
| "Low" | — | — | 15 | 23 | 40 | — | 30 | 44 | 100 | — | — | 21 | |||
| "Have It All" | — | — | — | — | 71 [31] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | |||
| "Darling Nikki" | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single[I] | ||
| 2005 | "Best of You" Platinum (US) (CAN)[18][20] | 18 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 20 | 94 | 38 | 41 | 4 | In Your Honor | |
| "DOA" Gold (US)[18] | 68 | 67 | 1 | 5 | 39 | — | — | 40 | 86 | 34 | — | 25 | |||
| "Resolve" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | — | — | 32 | |||
| 2006 | "No Way Back" / "Cold Day in the Sun" | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | ||
| "Miracle" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2007 | "The Pretender" Gold (US)(AUS) [18][22] | 37 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 39 | 9 | 11 | 8 | Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace | |
| "Long Road to Ruin" | 89 | 69 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 79 | 42 | — | — | 21 | 23 | 35 | |||
| 2008 | "Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 194 | ||
| "Let It Die" | 106 | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes singles that did not chart. | |||||||||||||||
- ^ "Darling Nikki" is a B-side appearing on the "Have It All" CD single.
[edit] Videos
| Year | Video | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
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| US [32][33] | NZ [34] |
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| 2003 | Everywhere but Home
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22 | — | |
| 2006 | Skin and Bones
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7 | 3 |
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Skin and Bones & Live in Hyde Park
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| 2008 | Live at Wembley Stadium
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| "—" denotes videos that did not chart. | ||||
[edit] Music videos
| Year | Title | Director [35][36][37][38][39][40] |
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| 1995 | "This Is a Call" | Joe Perota |
| "I'll Stick Around" | Gerald Casale | |
| 1996 | "Big Me" | Jesse Peretz |
| 1997 | "Monkey Wrench" | Dave Grohl |
| "Everlong" | Michel Gondry | |
| 1998 | "My Hero" | Dave Grohl |
| "Walking After You" | Matthew Rolston | |
| 1999 | "Learn to Fly" | Jesse Peretz |
| 2000 | "Breakout" | The Malloys |
| "Next Year" | Phil Harder | |
| 2002 | "The One" | Jesse Peretz |
| "All My Life" | Dave Grohl | |
| "Times Like These" (version 1) | Liam Lynch | |
| 2003 | "Times Like These" (version 2) | Marc Klasfeld |
| "Times Like These" (version 3) | Bill Yukich and Dave Grohl | |
| 2004 | "Low" | Jesse Peretz |
| 2005 | "Best of You" | Mark Pellington |
| "DOA" | Mike Palmieri | |
| "Resolve" | ||
| 2006 | "No Way Back" | Nick Wickham |
| 2007 | "The Pretender" | Sam Brown |
| "Long Road to Ruin" | Jesse Peretz | |
| 2008 | "Let It Die" | Martin Fougerol |
[edit] Other appearances
[edit] References
- ^ Katie Hasty, "'NOW 23' Trumps Groban, Urban, Sugarland At No. 1", Billboard.com, November 15, 2006.
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- ^ a b "Swiss charts" (in German). Swiss Singles Top 100. http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Foo+Fighters. Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
- ^ a b c "UK Music charts". EveryHit.com. http://www.everyhit.com/. Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "RIAA Searchable database – Gold and Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH. Retrieved on 2008-01-03.
- ^ "Foo Fighters Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=20977. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
- ^ a b c d e f "CRIA". Canadian Recording Industry Association. http://www.cria.ca/. Retrieved on 2008-01-03.
- ^ "The Colour and the Shape Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=27312. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "ARIA". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/. Retrieved on 2008-01-03.
- ^ "There Is Nothing Left to Lose Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=28730. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
- ^ "One by One Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=30785. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
- ^ "In Your Honor Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=32469. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
- ^ "Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=33052. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
- ^ "The Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. http://www.irishcharts.ie/awards/gold06.htm. Retrieved on 2008—01—03.
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- ^ "Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?exp=y&Ne=4&inert=25&Ntt=Foo+Fighters&Ntk=Keyword&an=bbcom&nor=10&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&N=37+4294089322. Retrieved on 2008-06-19.
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- ^ (PDF) ARIA Top 100 Singles. ARIA. 2003-11-03. pp. 2. http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20031107-0000/Issue715.pdf. Retrieved on 2008-10-03..
- ^ "Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos - Everywhere But Home". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=383&cfgn=Videos&cfn=Billboard+Comprehensive+Music+Videos&ci=3053001&cdi=8121973&cid=03%2F06%2F2004. Retrieved on 2008-04-09.
- ^ "Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos - Skin and Bones". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=383&cfgn=Videos&cfn=Billboard+Comprehensive+Music+Videos&ci=3080511&cdi=9129822&cid=12%2F16%2F2006. Retrieved on 2008-04-09.
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- ^ Montgomery, James (2005-07-27). "Foo Fighters Brave 'Barf Ball' For Gravity-Defying Video". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1506533/07272005/foo_fighters.jhtml. Retrieved on 2008-05-21.
- ^ "Foo Fighters: A Career in Music Videos". Spin. 2007-11-13. http://www.spin.com/articles/foo-fighters-career-music-videos. Retrieved on 2008-05-21.
- ^ "Foo Fighters - "The Pretender"". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?vid=169364. Retrieved on 2008-05-21.
- ^ "Foo Fighters Approach 'Times Like These' Without Laughs". MTV. 2002-11-12. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458663/20021112/foo_fighters.jhtml?headlines=true. Retrieved on 2008-05-21.
- ^ "Foo Fighters - "Times Like These (Acoustic)"". MTV Overdrive. http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?vid=86194. Retrieved on 2008-05-21.
- ^ "For The Record: Quick News On Foo Fighters, 'Daredevil,' Saliva, Glassjaw, Iron Maiden, Stone Sour & More". MTV. 2003-01-03. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1459365/20030103/foo_fighters.jhtml. Retrieved on 2008-05-21.
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