Saxon discography

Saxon discography
Saxon live in 2006
Studio albums	21
Live albums	9
Compilation albums	11
Video albums	7

The following is a comprehensive discography of Saxon, an English heavy metal band.

Albums

Studio albums

Date	Album	UK[1]	AUT[2]	FRA[3]	GER[4]	GR[5]	JPN[6]	NL[7]	SWE[8]	SWI[9]	US[10]	Certifications
1979	Saxon	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1980	Wheels of Steel	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	36	-	-	Platinum(UK)[11]
	Strong Arm of the Law	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	37	-	-	Gold (UK)[12]
1981	Denim and Leather	9	-	-	37	-	-	39	21	-	-	Silver (UK)[12]
1983	Power & the Glory	15	-	-	28	-	-	26	9	-	155	-
1984	Crusader	18	-	-	20	-	-	16	15	26	174	-
1985	Innocence Is No Excuse	36	-	-	33	43	-	-	18	-	133	-
1986	Rock the Nations	34	-	-	44	-	-	-	26	-	149	-
1988	Destiny	49	-	-	45	-	-	-	30	28	-	-
1991	Solid Ball of Rock	-	-	-	23	-	-	-	-	28	-	-
1992	Forever Free	-	-	-	58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995	Dogs of War	-	-	-	55	-	-	-	-	43	-	-
1997	Unleash the Beast	-	-	-	61	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999	Metalhead	-	-	-	40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2001	Killing Ground	-	-	141	26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2004	Lionheart	-	-	103	44	44	-	-	57	62	-	-
2007	The Inner Sanctum	102	-	138	36	-	162	-	39	89	-	-
2009	Into the Labyrinth	119	53	87	23	-	232	83	33	61	-	-
2011	Call to Arms	112[13]	55	-	18	-	-	-	19	37	-	-
2013	Sacrifice	87	54	61	14	-	-	-	15	51	-	-
2015	Battering Ram	50	34	66	12	-	-	-	13	21	-	-

Live albums

• The Eagle Has Landed (1982) - #5 UK,^[1] Certified as Silver by BPI)^[12]
• Rock 'n' Roll Gypsies (1989)
• Greatest Hits Live (1990)
• The Eagle Has Landed – Part II (1996)
• Donnington: The Live Tracks (1997)
• BBC Sessions / Live at Reading Festival '86 (1998)
• The Eagle Has Landed – Part III (2006)
• Heavy Metal Thunder - Live: Eagles Over Wacken (2012)
• St. George’s Day Sacrifice: - Live in Manchester (2014)

Compilation albums

• Strong Arm Metal (1984)
• Anthology (1988)
• Back on the Streets (1990)
• The Best of Saxon (1991)
• A Collection of Metal (1996)
• Burrn! Presents: The Best of Saxon (2000)
• Diamonds and Nuggets (2000)
• Masters of Rock: Saxon (2001)
• Heavy Metal Thunder (2002)
• Coming to the Rescue (2002)
• The Very Best of Saxon (1979-1988) (2007)
• The Best of Saxon (2009)
• Saxon - The Carrere Years (1979-1984) (Box Set) (2012)
• Saxon - The EMI Years (1985-1988) (Box Set) (2012)
• Unplugged and Strung Up (2013)

Videos

• Live (1983)
• Live Innocence! (1985)
• Greatest Hits Live! (1989)
• Power & the Glory - Video Anthology (1990)
• The Saxon Chronicles (2003)
• Live Innocence – The Power & the Glory (2003)
• To Hell and Back Again (2007)
• Saxon: Heavy Metal Thunder - Live (2010)
• Heavy Metal Thunder - Live: Eagles Over Wacken (2012)
• Warriors of the Road - The Saxon Chronicles Part II (2014)
• Saxon Chronicles (2015)

UK singles

• "Big Teaser" b/w "Stallions of the Highway" (1979, Carrere Records CAR 118)
• "Backs to the Wall" b/w "Militia Guard" (1979, Carrere CAR 129)
• "Wheels of Steel" b/w "Stand Up and Be Counted" (1980, Carrere CAR 143) - #20
• "747 (Strangers in the Night)" b/w "See The Light Shining" (1980, Carrere CAR 151) - #13
• "Big Teaser" [re-issue] b/w "Rainbow Theme" / "Frozen Rainbow" (1980, Heavy Metal Re-issue Series, Carrere HM 5) - #66
• "Backs to the Wall" [re-issue] b/w "Militia Guard" (1980, Heavy Metal Re-issue Series, Carrere HM 6) - #64
• "Suzie Hold On" b/w "Judgement Day (Live)" (1980, Carrere CAR 165)
• "Strong Arm of the Law" b/w "Taking Your Chances" (1980, Carrere CAR 170) - #63
• "And the Bands Played On" b/w "Hungry Years" / "Heavy Metal Thunder" (1981, Carrere CAR 180) - #12
• "Never Surrender" b/w "20,000 Ft. (Remix)" (1981, Carrere CAR 204) [some copies included free single "Bap-Shoo-Ap!" b/w "Street Fighting Gang"] - #18
• "Princess of the Night" b/w "Fire in the Sky" (1981, Carrere CAR 208) - #57
• "Power and the Glory" b/w "See the Lightning Shine (Live)"(1983, Carrere SAXON 1) - #32
• "Nightmare" b/w "Midas Touch" (1983, Carrere CAR 284) - #50
• "Sailing to America" b/w "A Little Bit of What You Fancy" (1984, Carrere CAR 301)
• "Do It All For You" b/w "Just Let Me Rock" (1984, Carrere CAR 323)
• "Back on the Streets" b/w "Live Fast Die Young" (1985, Parlophone R 6103) - #75
• "Rock 'n' Roll Gypsy" b/w "Krakatoa" (1986, Parlophone R 6112) - #71
• "Waiting for the Night" b/w "Chase the Fade" (1986, EMI Records 5575) - #66
• "Rock the Nations" b/w "747 (Strangers in the Night)" (1986, EMI 5587)
• "Northern Lady" b/w "Everybody Up" (1987, EMI 5593)
• "Ride Like the Wind" b/w "Red Alert" (1988, EMI EM 43) - #52
• "I Can't Wait Anymore" b/w "Broken Heroes (Live)" (1988, EMI EM 54) - #71^[1]
• "We Will Remember" b/w "Alter of the Gods" (1991, Virgin International DINS 105)

Saxon did not have any US Top 40 hits.

References

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13. Chart stats at Zobbel.de