Lou Reed discography
For a comprehensive list of releases by Reed as a member of The Velvet Underground, see The Velvet Underground discography.
| Lou Reed discography | |
|---|---|
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| Studio albums | 22 |
| Live albums | 13 |
| Compilation albums | 15 |
| Video albums | 5 |
| Music videos | 11 |
| Singles | 44 |
| Box sets | 1 |
The discography of the American rock musician Lou Reed consists of 22 studio albums, 13 live albums, 15 compilation albums, and 44 singles. Reed also released 5 video albums and 11 music videos.
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Release Date | Label | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US[1] | UK[2] | FR[3] | |||||
| 1972 | Lou Reed | June 1972 | RCA Records | 189 | — | — | |
| Transformer | December 1972 | RCA Records | 29 | 13 | — [A] |
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| 1973 | Berlin | July 1973 | RCA Records | 98 | 7 | — |
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| 1974 | Sally Can't Dance | August 1974 | RCA Records | 10 | — | — | |
| 1975 | Metal Machine Music | July 1975 | RCA Records | — | — | — | |
| 1976 | Coney Island Baby | December 1975 (USA) January 1976 (UK) |
RCA Records | 41 | 52 | 12 | |
| Rock and Roll Heart | October 1976 (USA) November 1976 (UK) |
Arista Records | 64 | — | — | ||
| 1978 | Street Hassle | February 1978 | Arista Records | 89 | — | 20 | |
| 1979 | The Bells | April 1979 | Arista Records | 130 | — | — | |
| 1980 | Growing Up in Public | April 1980 | Arista Records | 158 | — | — | |
| 1982 | The Blue Mask | February 1982 | RCA Records | 169 | — | 15 | |
| 1983 | Legendary Hearts | March 1983 | RCA Records | 159 | — | — | |
| 1984 | New Sensations | April 1984 | RCA Records | 56 | 92 | — | |
| 1986 | Mistrial | May 1986 | RCA Records | 47 | 69 | — | |
| 1989 | New York | January 1989 | Sire Records | 40 | 14 | 29 | |
| 1990 | Songs for Drella (with John Cale) | April 1990 | Sire Records | 103 | 22[8] | — | |
| 1992 | Magic and Loss | January 1992 | Sire Records | 80 | 6 | 48 | |
| 1996 | Set the Twilight Reeling | February 1996 | Sire Records | 110 | 26 | 17 | |
| 2000 | Ecstasy | April 2000 | Sire Records | 183 | 54 | 48 | |
| 2003 | The Raven | January 2003 | Sire Records | — | 122 | 60 | |
| 2007 | Hudson River Wind Meditations | April 2007 | Sounds True | — | — | — | |
| 2011 | Lulu (with Metallica) | October 2011 | Warner Bros. | 36 | 36 | 23 | |
| "—" denotes albums that did not chart, or albums not released in a particular territory. | |||||||
- Notes
- A^ Transformer didn't chart in France on the Albums Chart, but did reach #17 on the Mid Price / Back Catalogue Chart in September 2007.[3]
Live albums
| Year | Title | Release Date | Label | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US[1] | UK[2] | FR[3] | |||||
| 1974 | Rock 'n' Roll Animal | February 1974 | RCA Records | 45 | 26 | — | |
| 1975 | Lou Reed Live | March 1975 | RCA Records | 62 | — | 17 | |
| 1978 | Live: Take No Prisoners | November 1978 | Arista Records | — | — | — | |
| 1984 | Live in Italy | January 1984 | RCA Records | — | — | 30 | |
| 1996 | Live in Concert (reissue of Live in Italy) | 1996 | RCA Records | — | — | — | |
| 1998 | Perfect Night: Live in London | April 1998 | Sire Records | — | 102 | 56 | |
| 2001 | American Poet | June 2001 | Pilot Records | — | — | — | |
| 2004 | Animal Serenade | March 2004 | RCA Records | — | — | 157 | |
| Le Bataclan '72 | October 2004 | Dynamic | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | The Stone: Issue Three
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April 2008 | Tzadik Records | — | — | — | |
| Berlin: Live at St. Ann's Warehouse | November 2008 | Matador Records | — | — | 144 | ||
| The Creation of the Universe | December 2008 | Best Seat in the House Productions | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes albums that did not chart, or albums not released in a particular territory. | |||||||
Compilation albums
- Notes
- B^ NYC Man didn't chart in France on the Albums Chart, as compilation albums are chart ineligible on the main album chart. The chart position here is from the Compilations Albums Chart and it did also reach #11 on the Mid Price / Back Catalogue Chart in March 2008.[3]
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US[9] | UK[2] | Aus[10] | |||
| 1972 | "I Can't Stand It" | — | — | — | Lou Reed |
| "Walk and Talk It" | — | — | — | ||
| "Walk on the Wild Side"[11] | 16 | 10 | 100 | Transformer | |
| 1973 | "Satellite of Love" | 119 | 51 | — | |
| "Vicious" | — | — | — | ||
| "How Do You Think It Feels" | — | — | — | Berlin | |
| 1974 | "Caroline Says" | — | — | — | |
| "Sweet Jane" | — | — | — | Rock 'n' Roll Animal | |
| "Sally Can't Dance" | 103 | — | — | Sally Can't Dance | |
| 1976 | "Charley's Girl" | — | — | — | Coney Island Baby |
| "Crazy Feeling" | — | — | — | ||
| "I Believe In Love" | — | — | — | Rock and Roll Heart | |
| 1977 | "Chooser and the Chosen One" | — | — | — | |
| "Rock and Roll Heart" | — | — | |||
| 1978 | "Street Hassle" | — | — | — | Street Hassle |
| 1979 | "Disco Mystic" | — | — | — | The Bells |
| "City Lights" | — | — | — | ||
| 1980 | "The Power of Positive Drinking" | — | — | — | Growing Up in Public |
| 1982 | "The Blue Mask" | — | — | — | The Blue Mask |
| "Women" | — | — | — | ||
| 1983 | "Don't Talk to Me About Work" | — | — | — | Legendary Hearts |
| "Martial Law" | — | — | — | ||
| 1984 | "High in the City" | — | — | — | New Sensations |
| "My Red Joystick" | — | — | — | ||
| "I Love You, Suzanne" | — | 78 | — | ||
| 1985 | "My Love Is Chemical" | — | — | — | White Nights |
| "September Song" | — | — | — | Lost in the Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill | |
| 1986 | "The Original Wrapper" | — | — | — | Mistrial |
| "No Money Down" | — | — | 75 | ||
| 1989 | "Busload of Faith" | — | — | — | New York |
| "Romeo Had Juliette" | — | — | — | ||
| "Dirty Blvd." | — | — | 45 | ||
| 1992 | "Sword of Damocles" | — | — | — | Magic and Loss |
| "What's Good" | — | — | — | ||
| 1996 | "Adventurer" | — | — | — | Set the Twilight Reeling |
| "NYC Man" | — | — | — | ||
| "Hookywooky" | — | — | — | ||
| 1997 | "Perfect Day" (as part of Artists for Children in Need) |
— | 1 | — | Non-album single |
| 2000 | "Future Farmers of America" | — | — | — | Ecstasy |
| "Modern Dance" | — | — | — | ||
| "Paranoia Key of E" | — | — | — | ||
| 2002 | "Who Am I? (Tripitena's Song)" | — | — | — | The Raven |
| 2004 | "Satellite of Love '04" | — | 10 | — | NYC Man: Greatest Hits |
| 2007 | "Gravity"/"Safety Zone" | — | — | — | Music Inspired by the Film Nanking |
| "Tranquilize" (with The Killers) |
— | 13 | — | Sawdust | |
| 2011 | "The View" (with Metallica) |
— | — | — | Lulu |
| "—" denotes singles that did not chart, or singles not released in a particular territory. | |||||
Video albums
| Year | Video details |
|---|---|
| 1991 | A Night with Lou Reed
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| 1992 | Magic and Loss Live in Concert
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| 1992 | Coney Island Baby: Live in Jersey
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| 2005 | Lou Reed: Spanish Fly
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| 2008 | Berlin: Live at St. Ann's Warehouse
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Music videos
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | "Women" | ||
| 1983 | "Legendary Hearts" | ||
| "Don't Talk to Me About Work" | |||
| 1984 | "I Love You, Suzanne" | ||
| "My Red Joystick" | |||
| 1986 | "The Original Wrapper" | Zbigniew Rybczyński | [12] |
| "No Money Down" | Godley and Creme | [13] | |
| 1989 | "Bus Load of Faith" | ||
| 1990 | "Work" (with John Cale) | ||
| 1992 | "What's Good" | Matt Mahurin | |
| 1996 | "Hookywooky" | ||
| 2000 | "Ecstasy" | Michele Civetta | [14] |
| "Modern Dance" | Stefan Sagmeister | [15] | |
| 2003 | "NYC Man" | ||
| 2007 | "Tranquilize" (with The Killers) | Anthony Mandler | [16] |
| 2011 | "The View" (with Metallica) | Darren Aronofsky | [17] |
Other album appearances
Soundtracks
| Year | Song(s) | Album | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | "Little Sister" | Get Crazy soundtrack | [18] | |
| 1983 | "My Name is Mok","Triumph" | Rock & Rule soundtrack | Lou Reed was one of the singing voices for the character Mok | [19] |
| 1985 | "Hot Hips" | Perfect soundtrack | [20] | |
| "My Love Is Chemical" | White Nights soundtrack | [21] | ||
| 1986 | "Soul Man" (with Samuel David Moore) | Soul Man soundtrack | Cover of Sam & Dave's 1967 song. | [22] |
| 1988 | "Something Happened" | Permanent Record soundtrack | [23] | |
| 1991 | "What's Good" | Until the End of the World soundtrack | Earlier extended mix | [24] |
| 1994 | "Why Can't I Be Good" | Faraway, So Close! soundtrack | [25] | |
| 1995 | "You'll Know You Were Loved" | Friends soundtrack | [26] | |
| 1997 | "This Magic Moment" | Lost Highway soundtrack | [27] | |
| 2003 | "America" | Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde soundtrack | [28] |
Various artist compilation albums
| Year | Song(s) | Album | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | "September Song" | Lost in the Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill | ||
| 1993 | "Tarbelly and Featherfoot" | Sweet Relief: A Benefit for Victoria Williams | ||
| "Foot of Pride" | The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration | Recorded live on October 16, 1992 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. | ||
| 1997 | "September Songs from Knickerbocker Holiday" | September Songs – The Music of Kurt Weill | ||
| 2001 | "Set the Twilight Reeling" (Live) | The Best of Sessions at West 54th | ||
| 2006 | "Perfect Day" (Live), "Vicious" (Live) | The Bridge School Collection, Vol.1 | ||
| "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean" (Live) | The Harry Smith Project Live, Vol. 2 | |||
| "Leave Her Johnny" | Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys | |||
| 2011 | "The Debt I Owe" | Note of Hope - A Celebration of Woody Guthrie | ||
| "Peggy Sue" | Rave On Buddy Holly | |||
| "Sweet Jane" (Live) (with Soul Asylum) | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Vol. 3: 1995 (Live) | |||
| 2013 | "Solsbury Hill" | And I'll Scratch Yours | A response to Peter Gabriel's cover of "The Power of the Heart". | [29] |
Guest appearances
| Year | Album | Artist | Details | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom | Tom Tom Club | Backing vocals ("Femme Fatale") | [30] |
| Nothing But the Truth | Rubén Blades | Guest vocals ("Hopes on Hold," "Letters to the Vatican," "The Calm Before the Storm") | [31] | |
| 1989 | Yo Frankie | Dion DiMucci | ||
| Street Fighting Years | Simple Minds | Guest vocals ("This Is Your Land") | [32] | |
| 1991 | I Spent a Week There the Other Night | Maureen Tucker | ||
| 1992 | I Still Believe in You | Vince Gill | ||
| 1994 | A Date with The Smithereens | The Smithereens | Guest vocals ("Point of No Return", "Long Way Back Again") | |
| Greetings from the Gutter | David A. Stewart | |||
| 1998 | Music for Children | John Zorn | Guest vocals ("Cycles Du Nord") | [33] |
| 2002 | Hitting the Ground | Gordon Gano | Guest vocals ("Catch 'Em In the Act") | |
| No Regrets | Jamie Richards | |||
| 2005 | No Balance Palace | Kashmir | Guest vocals ("Black Building") | |
| I Am a Bird Now | Antony and the Johnsons | Guest vocals ("Fistful of Love") | ||
| 2006 | I Will Break Your Fall | Fernando Saunders | Guest vocals, guitar, writer ("Baton Rouge") | [34] |
| Intersections 1985–2005 | Bruce Hornsby | Guest vocals ("The Mighty Quinn") | ||
| A Portrait of Howard | Howard Tate | Guest vocals ("How Do You Think It Feels") | ||
| 2007 | Sawdust | The Killers | Guest vocals ("Tranquilize") | |
| The Family Album | Lucibel Crater | Guest vocals ("Threadbare Funeral") | ||
| 2008 | Recitement | Stephen Emmer | Guest vocals ("Passengers") | |
| 2009 | Solid Ground | Sara Wasserman (Rob Wasserman's daughter) | Guest vocals ("Need To Know") | |
| Havana Winter | Kevin Hearn and Thin Buckle | Guest vocals ("Coma", "In The Shade", "Helicopter in the Sand") | ||
| 2010 | Plastic Beach | Gorillaz | Guest vocals ("Some Kind of Nature") | |
| 2011 | The Road from Memphis | Booker T. Jones | Guest vocals ("The Bronx") | |
| 2012 | Synthetica | Metric | Guest vocals ("The Wanderlust") | [35] |
References
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- ↑ Coupled with "Perfect Day", though it was not promoted as a double A-side.
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- ↑ "Stefan Sagmeister". Nonbox. Archived from the original on November 26, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
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- ↑ "Rock & Rule".
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- ↑ Viglione, Joe. "Soul Man [A&M Original Soundtrack]". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Various – Permanent Record - Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Discogs. Zink Media, Inc. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ↑ DiGravina, Tim. "Until the End of the World – Original Soundtrack". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ↑ Ruhlmann, William. "Faraway, So Close! – Original Soundtrack". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Friends: Music from the TV Series". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ↑ Ankeny, Jason. "Lost Highway – Original Soundtrack". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Legally Blonde 2 - Motion Picture Soundtrack". Amazon.com. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ↑ Oran, Nicole (December 31, 2013). "Peter Gabriel's 'Scratch My Back ... And I'll Scratch Yours' collection includes covers from Bon Iver, Lou Reed and Arcade Fire". Music Times. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Tom Tom Club – Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom". Discogs. Zink Media, Inc. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
- ↑ Birchmeier, Jason. "Nothing But the Truth - Rubén Blades". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Simple Minds 'Street Fighting Years' Reviews & Articles". Retrieved February 28, 2014.
- ↑ "John Zorn – Music Romance Vol. 1: Music For Children". Discogs. Zink Media, Inc. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
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External links
- Official website
- Lou Reed Complete Discography and Concerts
- Lou Reed at the Internet Movie Database
- Lou Reed discography at MusicBrainz
- Lou Reed discography at Discogs
- Lou Reed at Rateyourmusic
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