Rainbow discography

Rainbow discography
Studio albums 8
Live albums 5
Compilation albums 7
EPs 1
Singles 18

The following is a comprehensive discography of Rainbow, an English hard rock band. Over the years they have released 8 studio albums, 5 live albums, 7 compilation albums, 1 EP and 18 singles.

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[1]		 UK
[2][3]		 GER
[4][5]		 SWE
[6]		 NOR
[6]		 NLD
[7][8]
1975 Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
  • Released: 4 August 1975
  • Label: Polydor
  • Format:
30 11 — 24 10 —
1976 Rising
  • Released: 17 May 1976
  • Label: Polydor
  • Format:
48 11 38 23 — —
  • UK: Gold (Original Edition)[9]
  • UK: Silver (Deluxe Edition)[9]
1978 Long Live Rock 'n' Roll
  • Released: 9 April 1978
  • Label: Polydor
  • Format:
89 7 26 18 12 11
1979 Down to Earth
  • Released: 28 July 1979
  • Label: Polydor
  • Format:
66 6 19 17 — —
1981 Difficult to Cure
  • Released: 3 February 1981
  • Label: PolyGram
  • Format:
50 3 13 9 17 14
1982 Straight Between the Eyes
  • Released: 10 June 1982
  • Label: Polydor
  • Format:
30 5 21 7 12 19
1983 Bent Out of Shape
  • Released: 24 August 1983
  • Label: Mercury
  • Format:
34 11 25 6 6 44
1995 Stranger in Us All
  • Released: 21 August 1995
  • Label:
  • Format:
— 102 36 8 38 70
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[2]		 GER
[4]		 NL
[7]		 US
[1]
1977 On Stage 7 28 17 65 UK: Silver
1980 Monsters of Rock[11] — — — —
1986 Finyl Vinyl 31 — — 87
1990 Live in Germany 1976 — — — —
2006 Deutschland Tournee 1976 (Box set) — — — —
Live In Düsseldorf 1976 — — — —
Live In Köln 1976 — — — —
Live In Nürnburg 1976 — — — —
Live in Munich 1977 — 73 — —
2013 Black Masquerade - Rockpalast '95 — 131 14 —
2015 Denver 1979 — — — —
Long Island 1979 — — — —
Down To Earth Tour 1979 (Box set) — — — —
Live in Japan 1984 — — — —
2016 Monsters of Rock - Live at Donington 1980 — 54 — —
Boston 1981 — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Compilation albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[2][3]
1981 The Best of Rainbow 14 UK: Gold
1997 The Very Best of Rainbow 197 UK: Silver
2000 The Millennium Collection: The Best of Rainbow —
2002 Pot of Gold —
All Night Long: An Introduction —
2003 Catch the Rainbow: The Anthology —
Winning Combinations: Deep Purple and Rainbow —
2009 Anthology 1975-1984 —
2014 The Singles Box Set 1975-1986 —
Since You Been Gone: The Collection —
2015 A Light In The Black 1975-1984 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

EPs

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[1]
1981 Jealous Lover 147

Video albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
1982 Live Between the Eyes
1984
2015		 Japan Tour 1984 (VHS, Japan only)[12]
Live in Japan 1984 (DVD)
1986 The Final Cut
2006 Live in Munich 1977
2006 Live Between the Eyes / The Final Cut
2013 Black Masquerade

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
US
[13]		 US Main.
[13]		 UK
[2]		 NLD
[14]
1975 "Man on the Silver Mountain" / "Snake Charmer" — — — — Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
"The Temple of the King" — — — —
1976 "Starstruck" / "Run with the Wolf" — — — — Rising
1977 "Kill the King" (live) / "Man on silver mountain" (live) / "Mistreated" (live) — — 44 — On Stage
1978 "Long Live Rock 'N' Roll" / "Sensitive to Light" — — 33 — Long Live Rock 'N' Roll
"LA Connection" / "Lady of the Lake" — — 40 —
1979
"Since You Been Gone"/ "Bad Girl" - (UK: Silver) 57 — 6 47 Down to Earth
1980 "All Night Long" / "Weiss Heim" - (UK: Silver) 110 — 5 —
1981 "I Surrender" / "Maybe Next Time" (UK: Silver) 105 19 3 — Difficult to Cure
"Can't Happen Here" / "Jealous Lover" — 13 20 —
1982 "Stone Cold" / "Rock Fever" 40 1 34 — Straight Between the Eyes
"Power" / "Death Alley Driver" — 35 — —
1983 "Can't Let You Go" / "All Night Long" (live) // "Stranded" (live) — — 43 — Bent Out of Shape
"Street of Dreams" / "Anybody There" // "Power" (live) 60 2 52 —
1995 "Hunting Humans (Insatiable)" — — — — Stranger in Us All
"Ariel" / "The Temple of the King" (live) — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "allmusic ((( Rainbow > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))".
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Rainbow". UK Top 40 Hit Database. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
  3. 1 2 Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK - Quick Guide (1994– )". The Zobbel Website. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  4. 1 2 "Chart-History (Rainbow)". Media Control. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  5. ↑ "Chart-History (Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow)". Media Control. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  6. 1 2 Steffen Hung. "Rainbow - Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
  7. 1 2 "Album Top 100 - Rainbow". Dutch charts portal. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
  8. ↑ "Album Top 100 - Ritchie Blackmore". Dutch charts portal. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 23 November 2010. Note: User needs to enter "Rainbow" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
  10. 1 2 "Certified Awards". Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved on 4 September 2011.
  11. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Various-Monsters-Of-Rock/master/417216
  12. ↑ http://www.deep-purple.net/tree/rainbow/rainbow-3.htm
  13. 1 2 Rivadavia, Eduardo (2001-03-29). "Rainbow". AllMusic. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
  14. ↑ "Single Top 100 - Rainbow". Dutch charts portal. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
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