Led Zeppelin discography | |
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Studio albums | 9[A][C] |
Live albums | 3 |
Compilation albums | 9 |
Video albums | 2 |
Singles | 26 |
Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968. Their discography consists of nine studio albums, three live albums, nine compilations, twenty-six singles, and two video albums. Until their break-up, the group were formed by guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist John Paul Jones and drummer John Bonham. From September 1968 through October 1968 they were known as the "New Yardbirds" and later "Led Zeppelin", after an annotation by the Who's bassist John Entwistle, which he reckoned the duo Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck, they would go down like a "lead zeppelin", a term Entwistle used to describe a bad gig.[1]
After the formation, the first four albums simply contained the band's name and the number of the album in Roman numerals in chronological order. On 12 January, 1969 they released the very successful debut album Led Zeppelin. This album peaked at number six in the UK charts and number ten in the US charts and received honorable certifications, including an 8× Multi-Platinum certification by the national American certification and Diamond by the national Canadian certification. This album contains different kinds of genres, including hard rock-orientated, blues rock-orientated and folk rock-orientated music.[2] It is widely regarded as marking a significant turning point in the evolution of hard rock and heavy metal and were therefore a huge influence for bands, especially for Heavy-metal bands.[2] Their second studio album, Led Zeppelin II, went to number one in several countries, including in the UK and in the US and received 12× Multi-Platinum by RIAA. Unlike the first album, which songs are mainly covers from classics,[2] the songs were written by the band theirself, except "Bring It On Home", a blues record written by Sonny Boy Williamson II.[3] On 5 October, 1970 Led Zeppelin III was released. It peaked at number one in the UK and in the US. The songs are less heavy, but more easier and more comfortable than the prior albums.[4] The charting of their fourth album, Led Zeppelin IV, is comparatively with the first three albums and received 23× Multi-Platinum by RIAA, the third best-selling album in the US to date.[5] On 28 March, 1973 their fifth album, Houses of the Holy, peaked at number one in both, in the UK, as well as in the US, and received 11× Multi-Platinum from RIAA. This album is musically similar with the third album. On 24 February, 1975 they released Physical Graffiti and received 16× Multi-Platinum from the RIAA. Their seventh album Presence was a more commercial flop as against their previous releases, "only" receiving 3× Multi-Platinum from the RIAA. Surprisingly, the band's drummer, John Bonham, died on alcohol intoxication.[6] The following eight and last album with him alive, In Through the Out Door, received 6× Multi-Platinum. On 19 November, 1982 they released the album Coda, possibly also a compilation album.[A]
After their break-up, the band have released numerous compilation albums and live albums from older concerts. Examples are the live album How the West Was Won, which peaked at number one in the Billboard charts, and the compilation album Mothership. Since the death of the drummer, this band neither released more studio albums, nor performed in live concerts with the original line-up. An exception was the benefit concert Ahmet Ertegün Tribute Concert, which took place in the O2 Arena in London in honor to the Turkish record producer and founder of the Atlantic Records Ahmet Ertegün.[7] Their, the original drummer, was replaced with his son, Jason Bonham.[8][6]
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Jimmy Page has released several albums as a solo-artist. In the 90s he formed with him the group Page and Plant. He was also one of three guitarists appeared in the rockumentary It Might Get Loud with The Edge and Jack White.[9]
Robert Plant has released nine solo studio albums. He collaborated with the bluegrass-country singer Alison Krauss and released the grammy award-winning album Raising Sand. His latest released album is Band of Joy with his new band.[10]
John Paul Jones has released three studio albums. The latest released album is Them Crooked Vultures as one of three members of the supergroup Them Crooked Vultures.[11]
The band have sold over 300 million albums worldwide,[12] including 111.5 million certified units in the United States,[5] making them one of the best-selling music artists of all time. They have had all of their original studio albums reach the top 10 of the Billboard album chart in the US, with six reaching the number one spot.[13] Led Zeppelin are ranked number one on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock"[14] and Classic Rock's "50 Best Live Acts of All Time".[15] Rolling Stone magazine has described Led Zeppelin as "the heaviest band of all time", "the biggest band of the '70s" and "unquestionably one of the most enduring bands in rock history."[16] Similarly, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame described the band as being "as influential in that decade [70s] as The Beatles were in the prior one."[17]
Albums
Studio albums
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||||||
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UK [18] |
AUS [19] |
CAN [20] |
FRA [21] |
GER [22] |
JPN [23] |
NLD [24] |
NZ [25] |
NOR [26] |
US [27][28] | |||||||
1969 | Led Zeppelin | 6 | 9 | 11 | 115 | 32 | 36 | — | — | 16 | 10 | |||||
Led Zeppelin II
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1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | ||||||
1970 | Led Zeppelin III
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1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | |||||
1971 | Led Zeppelin IV ( ![]()
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1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 7 | — | 3 | 2 | |||||
1973 | Houses of the Holy
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1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | — | 4 | 1 | |||||
1975 | Physical Graffiti
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1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |||||
1976 | Presence
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1 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | |||||
1979 | In Through the Out Door
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1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 14 | 1 | |||||
1982 | Coda[A]
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4 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 43 | 16 | — | 7 | 18 | 6 | |||||
"—" denotes albums that were released but did not chart, albums not released in a particular territory, or chart information is not available. |
Live albums
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||||
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UK [18] |
AUS [19] |
CAN [20] |
FRA [21] |
GER [22] |
JPN [23] |
NLD [24] |
NZ [25] |
NOR [26] |
US [27][28] | |||||||
1976 | The Song Remains the Same
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1 | 8 | 8 | — | 28 | 6 | 24 | 6 | 21 | 2 | |||||
1997 | BBC Sessions
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23 | — | 30 | 38 | — | 10 | — | 26 | 36 | 12 | |||||
2003 | How the West Was Won
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5 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 47 | 13 | 10 | 1 | |||||
"—" denotes albums that were released but did not chart, albums not released in a particular territory, or chart information is not available. |
Compilation albums
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||||
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UK [18] |
AUS [19] |
CAN [20] |
FRA [21] |
GER [22] |
JPN [23] |
NLD [24] |
NZ [25] |
NOR [26] |
US [27][28] | |||||||
1990 | Led Zeppelin Boxed Set
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48 | 46 | — | 16 | — | 17 | — | — | — | 18 | |||||
Led Zeppelin Remasters
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10 | 1 | 46 | — | 13 | 32 | 34 | 3 | 8 | 47 | ||||||
1993 | Led Zeppelin Boxed Set 2
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56 | — | — | 67 | — | 45 | — | 48 | — | 87 |
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The Complete Studio Recordings
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
1999 | Early Days: Best of Led Zeppelin Volume One
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55 | — | — | — | 79 | 97 | — | — | — | 71 | |||||
2000 | Latter Days: Best of Led Zeppelin Volume Two
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40 | — | — | — | 71 | — | — | — | — | 81 | |||||
2002 | Early Days and Latter Days
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11 | — | — | — | 96 | 62 | — | 17 | — | 114 | |||||
2007 | Mothership
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4 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||||
2008 | Definitive Collection
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— | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | |||||
"—" denotes albums that were released but did not chart, albums not released in a particular territory, or chart information is not available. |
Singles
Year | Song | Chart positions | Album | |||||||||||||
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UK [18] |
AUS [19] |
AUT [40] |
CAN [20] |
GER [22] |
NLD [24] |
US [27][28] |
US Main [27][28] |
US Digital [27][28] |
SWI [41] | |||||||
1969 | "Good Times Bad Times" | — | — | — | 64 | — | 17 | 80 | — | — | — | Led Zeppelin | ||||
"Whole Lotta Love" | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 5 | Led Zeppelin II | |||||
1970 | "Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | — | — | — | |||||
"Immigrant Song" | — | 16 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 16 | — | — | 4 | Led Zeppelin III | |||||
1971 | "Black Dog" | — | 9 | — | 11 | 22 | 20 | 15 | — | — | 6 | Led Zeppelin IV | ||||
1972 | "Rock and Roll" | — | 51 | — | 38 | 13 | — | 47 | — | — | — | |||||
1973 | "Over the Hills and Far Away" | — | — | — | 63 | — | — | 51 | — | — | — | Houses of the Holy | ||||
"D'yer Mak'er" | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | ||||||
"The Ocean" | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
1975 | "Trampled Under Foot" | — | 60 | — | 41 | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | Physical Graffiti | ||||
1976 | "Candy Store Rock" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Presence | ||||
1979 | "Fool in the Rain" | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | In Through the Out Door | ||||
1982 | "Darlene"^ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | Coda | ||||
"Ozone Baby"^ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | ||||||
"Poor Tom"^ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | ||||||
1990 | "Travelling Riverside Blues" | — | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | Led Zeppelin (box set) | ||||
1993 | "Baby Come On Home" | — | — | — | 66 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | Boxed Set 2 | ||||
1997 | "Whole Lotta Love" (UK re-release) | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Led Zeppelin II | ||||
"The Girl I Love She Got Long Black Wavy Hair" | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | BBC Sessions | |||||
2007 | "Whole Lotta Love" ↑ | 64 | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mothership | ||||
"Immigrant Song" ↑ | 109 | — | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | 71 | — | ||||||
"Black Dog" ↑ | 119 | — | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | 66 | — | ||||||
"Stairway to Heaven" ↑ | 37 | — | — | 17 | 15 | — | — | — | 30 | 17 | ||||||
"Kashmir" ↑ | 80 | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | 42 | 64 | ||||||
"Ramble On" | — | — | — | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"Fool in the Rain" | — | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"—" denotes singles that were released but did not chart, singles not released in a particular territory, or chart information is not available. |
^ No commercial or promotional single was actually issued. Chart number represents radio airplay of album tracks.
↑ Due to new UK chart regulations with download sales included on the official UK Singles Chart, these five classic Led Zeppelin tracks charted on the singles chart listed 24 November 2007 (week 46) without any re-release due to promotion for the Mothership compilation album.
Notes
- A ^ : The liner notes for the Led Zeppelin Box Set, Vol. 2 and the label attached to the Complete Studio Recordings boxed set categorise Coda as a compilation album, while Led Zeppelin's official album label, Atlantic Records, categorises it as studio album.
- B ^ : The fourth Led Zeppelin album was untitled and is generally known as Led Zeppelin IV. It is also referred to as Four Symbols, Runes, Untitled or Zoso; see the respective article for in-depth information on the album's title and its contents.
- C ^ : Liner notes for the Led Zeppelin Box Set, Vol. 2.
Video albums and concert films
Year | Video details | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Notes |
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1976 | The Song Remains the Same
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2003 | Led Zeppelin
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AUS: 5× Platinum[33] |
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See also
References
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- ^ "100 greatest artists of hard rock". VH1. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
- ^ "50 Best Live Acts of All Time". Classic Rock Magazine. 2008-04. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
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External links
- Official website
- Led Zeppelin discography discography at Discogs
- Led Zeppelin discography at MusicBrainz
- Led Zeppelin at IMDb
- Led Zeppelin at AllMusic