Meat Loaf discography
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| Meat Loaf discography | |
|---|---|
| File:Meat Loaf in performance (New York, 2004).jpg Meat Loaf performing in 2004 | |
| Studio albums | 12 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Live albums | 5 |
| Compilation albums | 7 |
| Singles | 39 |
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American singer and actor Meat Loaf (1947–2022) released twelve studio albums, five live albums, seven compilation albums, one extended play and thirty-nine singles. In a career that spanned six decades, he sold over 100 million records worldwide.[1][2][3] According to Recording Industry Association of America, he sold 25 million certified records in the US alone.[4]
Bat Out of Hell (1977) has sold 44 million copies worldwide, becoming the fourth best-selling album in history and is certified 14× platinum in the US.[5] Bat Out of Hell has also sold 3.4 million copies in the UK,[6] making it the UK's 14th best-selling album of all time.[7] His biggest success after that came with Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell (1993), which has sold over 15 million copies worldwide.[8] The album's lead single "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" was his biggest hit, reaching number one in 28 countries.[9]
Albums
[edit | edit source]Solo albums
[edit | edit source]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [10] |
AUS [11][12] |
GER [13] |
IRE [14] |
NL [15] |
NZ [16] |
NOR [17] |
SWE [18] |
SWI [19] |
UK [20] | |||
| Bat Out of Hell |
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13 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 3 | |
| Dead Ringer |
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45 | 5 | 8 | — | 10 | 2 | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Midnight at the Lost and Found |
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— | 84 | 26 | — | — | — | 7 | 21 | — | 7 |
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| Bad Attitude |
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74 | 42 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | 8 |
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| Blind Before I Stop |
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— | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 21 | 28 |
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| Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Welcome to the Neighbourhood |
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17 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 12 | 22 | 10 | 3 | |
| Couldn't Have Said It Better |
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85 | 28 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 17 | — | 26 | 44 | 4 |
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| Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose |
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8 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | |
| Hang Cool Teddy Bear |
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27 | 16 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 4 | 4 |
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| Hell in a Handbasket |
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100 | 20 | 29 | 51 | 62 | 39 | — | — | 49 | 5 | |
| Braver Than We Are | 31 | 17 | 7 | 43 | 13 | — | — | — | 19 | 4 | ||
| "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released | ||||||||||||
As Stoney & Meatloaf
[edit | edit source]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| NL [15] | ||
| Stoney & Meatloaf (with Shaun Murphy) |
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25 |
Live albums
[edit | edit source]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [10] |
AUS [12] |
GER [13] |
IRE [14] |
UK [20] | |||
| Live at Wembley |
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— | — | — | — | 60 | |
| Live from Hell and More Hell Hits |
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— | 175 | — | — | — | |
| Live Around the World |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| VH1: Storytellers |
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129 | — | — | — | — | |
| Bat Out of Hell: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra |
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— | — | 81 | 69 | 14 | BPI: Gold[23] |
| 3 Bats Live |
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— | — | 72 | — | — | |
| Guilty Pleasure Tour - Live from Sydney, Australia |
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— | — | — | — | 177 | |
| "—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not released in that country | |||||||
Compilation albums
[edit | edit source]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [11][12] |
GER [13] |
IRE [14] |
NL [15] |
NZ [16] |
NOR [17] |
SWE [18] |
SWI [19] |
UK [20] | |||
| Hits Out of Hell |
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139 | 53 | 2 [28] |
— | 10 | — | — | — | 2 |
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| The Big Ones |
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14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Rock 'N' Roll Hero |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Prime Cuts |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Heaven & Hell (with Bonnie Tyler) |
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43 | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | 83 | 84 [nb 1] |
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| Paradise by the Dashboardlight (The Very Best of) |
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— | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Meat Loaf and Friends |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Back from Hell! The Very Best of Meat Loaf |
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— | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6 | — | |
| Back from Hell Again! − The Very Best of Meat Loaf Vol. 2 |
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— | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Alive in Hell |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | |
| Definitive Collection |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Heaven Can Wait – The Best Ballads of Meat Loaf Vol. 1 |
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— | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| The Very Best of Meat Loaf |
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116 | 5 | 14 | 29 | 22 | — | 39 | 24 | 14 | |
| Heaven Can Wait – The Best of Meat Loaf |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Fallen Angel |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Collections |
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134 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Piece of the Action: The Best of Meat Loaf | 101 | — | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | 56 |
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| Hits Out of Hell |
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— | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
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| Essential |
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104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Playlist: The Very Best of Meat Loaf |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not released in that country | |||||||||||
Singles
[edit | edit source]| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [30] |
AUS [11][12] |
BEL [31] |
CAN [32] |
GER [33] |
IRE [34] |
NL [15] |
NZ [16] |
SWI [35] |
UK [20] | ||||||||
| 1971 | "What You See Is What You Get" (Stoney & Meat Loaf) | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Stoney & Meat Loaf | |||||
| "It Takes All Kinds of People" (Stoney & Meat Loaf) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1977 | "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth" | 39 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 22 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 33 | Bat Out of Hell | |||||
| 1978 | "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" | 11 | 11 | — | 5 | — | 25 | — | 9 | — | 32 | ||||||
| "Bat Out of Hell" | — | 26 | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | 8[a] | |||||||
| "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" | 39 | 81 | 2 | 11 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |||||||
| "All Revved Up with No Place to Go" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Hot Patootie – Bless My Soul" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Rocky Horror Picture Show | ||||||
| 1981 | "I'm Gonna Love Her for Both of Us" | 84 | 92 | — | 41 | — | — | — | 40 | — | 62 | Dead Ringer | |||||
| "Dead Ringer for Love" (with Cher) | — | 65 | 33 | — | — | 2 | 32 | — | — | 5 |
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| "Read 'Em and Weep" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1982 | "Peel Out" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1983 | "If You Really Want To" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | Midnight at the Lost and Found | |||||
| "Razor's Edge" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | |||||||
| "Midnight at the Lost and Found" | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | 17 | |||||||
| 1984 | "Modern Girl" | — | — | — | — | 30 | 16 | — | — | — | 17 | Bad Attitude | |||||
| "Nowhere Fast" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | |||||||
| 1985 | "Piece of the Action" | — | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | ||||||
| "Surf's Up" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1986 | "Rock 'n' Roll Mercenaries" (with John Parr) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | Blind Before I Stop | |||||
| "Getting Away with Murder" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1987 | "Blind Before I Stop" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | ||||||
| "Special Girl" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | |||||||
| "Bat Out of Hell" [live] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Live at Wembley | ||||||
| "A Time for Heroes" (with Brian May) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||||
| 1988 | "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" (with Ellen Foley) [re-release] | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1991 | "Dead Ringer for Love" [re-release] | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | 53 | Bat Out of Hell: Re-Vamped | |||||
| 1992 | "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" [re-release] | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | 69 | ||||||
| 1993 | "Bat Out of Hell" [re-release] | — | 79 | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | 8 | ||||||
| "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" (with Ellen Foley) [re-release] | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | |||||||
| "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)"(featuring Lorraine Crosby) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell | ||||||
| 1994 | "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through" | 13 | 18 | 23 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 26 | 6 | — | 11 | ||||||
| "Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer than They Are" | 38 | 52 | — | 26 | 90 | — | — | 32 | — | 26 | |||||||
| 1995 | "I'd Lie for You (And That's the Truth)" (with Patti Russo) | 13 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 2 | Welcome to the Neighbourhood | |||||
| 1996 | "Not a Dry Eye in the House" | 82 | 111 | — | — | 93 | 23 | — | — | — | 7 | ||||||
| "Runnin' for the Red Light (I Gotta Life)" | — | 151 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | |||||||
| 1998 | "A Kiss Is a Terrible Thing to Waste" (featuring Bonnie Tyler) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Very Best of Meat Loaf | |||||
| 1999 | "Is Nothing Sacred" (with Patti Russo) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | VH1: Storytellers | |||||
| 2003 | "Did I Say That?" | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | 56 | — | Couldn't Have Said It Better | |||||
| "Couldn't Have Said It Better" (with Patti Russo) | — | — | — | — | 80 | — | 43 | — | — | 31 | |||||||
| "Man of Steel" (with Pearl Aday) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | |||||||
| 2006 | "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" (with Marion Raven) | — | — | — | — | 7 | 34 | 15 | — | 21 | 6 |
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Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose | ||||
| "Blind As a Bat" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 2007 | "Cry Over Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | ||||||
| 2010 | "Los Angeloser" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hang Cool Teddy Bear | |||||
| "If I Can't Have You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Peace on Earth" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 2011 | "All of Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hell in a Handbasket | |||||
| 2016 | "Going All the Way" (with Ellen Foley and Karla DeVito) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Braver Than We Are | |||||
| "Speaking in Tongues" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "—" denotes the single failed to chart or was not released in that country | |||||||||||||||||
Note
- ^ "Bat Out of Hell" peaked at number 15 (week ending February 24, 1979) in its original run on the UK singles chart. Its peak position of number eight came during its 1993 re-release (week ending December 25, 1993), in the immediate wake of Meat Loaf reaching number one with "I'd Do Anything for Love".[37]
Video
[edit | edit source]| Title | Year | Certifications |
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| Hits Out of Hell | 1985 |
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| Bad Attitude – Live! | 1985 | |
| Live | 1986 | |
| Bat Out of Hell II: Picture Show | 1994 |
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| VH1: Storytellers | 1999 |
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| Bat Out of Hell: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra | 2004 |
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| 3 Bats Live DVD and Blu-ray (UK only) | 2007 |
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| Bat Out of Hell: The Original Tour | 2009 | |
| Live in Sydney | 2012 |
Guest appearances
[edit | edit source]- 1974: The Rocky Horror Show (Starring Tim Curry And The Original Roxy Cast): "What Ever Happened to Saturday Night", "Eddie's Teddy"
- 1975: The Rocky Horror Picture Show Soundtrack: "Hot Patootie"
- 1976: Free-for-All: "Writing on the Wall", "Street Rats", "Together", "Hammerdown", "I Love You So I Told You a Lie"
- 1994: The Glory of Gershwin: "Somebody Loves Me"
- 1998: Chef Aid: The South Park Album: "Tonight is Right for Love"
- 2006: The Pick of Destiny: "Kickapoo"
Notes
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