Rose Tattoo discography

The discography of Australian hard rock band Rose Tattoo includes seven studio albums, two live albums, seven compilation albums and nineteen singles.^[1][2]

Rose Tattoo at Wacken Open Air 2019

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		AUS [3]
Rose Tattoo	Released: October 1978 Label: Albert Productions (APLP-032) Formats: LP	40
Assault & Battery	Released: September 1981 Label: Albert Productions (APLP-049) Formats: LP	27
Scarred for Life	Released: October 1982 Label: Albert Productions (APLP-056) Formats: LP	11
Southern Stars	Released: October 1984 Label: Albert Productions (APLP-431063) Formats: LP	30
Beats from a Single Drum	* Songs ( Calling, Frightened Kid, Suddenly, Runaway, Winnie Mandela, Get It Right, Say Goodbye, Falling, Clear And Simple, Michael O´Reilly ) Released: November 1986 Label: Mushroom (RML-53217) Formats: LP	35
Pain	Released: 2002 Label: SPV GmbH (085-74212) Formats: LP, CD	—
Blood Brothers	Released: 2007 Label: Armageddon (AMG 059-2) Formats: LP, CD	—
Outlaws	Released: 2020 Label: Cleopatra (CL01544CD) Formats: LP, CD	—

Live albums

Title	Album details
25 to Life	Released: 2000 Label: SPV GmbH (085-72092) Formats: CD, LP
Tatts – Live in Brunswick	Released: February 2017 Label: Golden Robot (GOLDRR011) Formats: CD, LP

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		AUS [3]
A Decade of Rock	Released: March 1986 Label: Albert Productions (APLP-431067) Formats: LP	15
Their Greatest Hits	Released: 1987 Label: Dino Music (DINO50) Formats: LP	—
Angry Metal	Released: 1989 Label: Repertoire (RR 2010-DL) Formats: LP, CD	—
Nice Boys Don't Play Rock 'n' Roll	Released: 1992 Label: Albert Productions (472469) Formats: CD	—
Never Too Loud	Released: 1997 Label: Repertoire (REP 4601-WO) Formats: CD	—
The Essential Rose Tattoo	Released: 2013 Label: Alberts/ Sony Music Australia (88883774882) Formats: CD, DD	—
Keef's Free	Released: 2017 Label: Repertoire (REP2380 V275) Formats: LP	—

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Certifications	Album
		AUS [3]
"Bad Boy for Love"	1977	19		Rose Tattoo
"Rock 'n' Roll Outlaw"	1978	68
"One of the Boys"		95
"Release Legalise" (with Cole Paterson)	1980	—		Non-album single
"Rock 'n' Roll Is King"	1981	60		Assault & Battery
"Assault & Battery" (UK only)		—
"Out of This Place"	1982	—
"We Can't Be Beaten"		28		Scarred for Life
"Branded"	1983	97
"It's Gonna Work Itself Out"		—
"I Wish"	1984	32		Southern Stars
"Freedom Flame"		—
"No Secrets"	1985	—
"Born to Be Wild"		25		Non-album single
"Calling"	1986	24		Beats from a Single Drum
"Get It Right"		100
"Falling"	1987	100
"All Hell Broke Loose"	1998	—		Nice Boys Don't Play Rock 'n' Roll
"Black-Eyed Bruiser"	2006	—		Blood Brothers

References

General

• McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Whammo Homepage". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 5 April 2004. Retrieved 20 May 2010. Note: Archived [on-line] copy has limited functionality.
• Nimmervoll, Ed. "Rose Tattoo". Howlspace – The Living History of Our Music (Ed Nimmervoll). White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd. Archived from the original on 28 January 2003. Retrieved 10 February 2014.

Specific

1. McFarlane 'Rose Tattoo' entry. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
2. Holmgren, Magnus. "Rose Tattoo". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.

External links

• Rose Tattoo discography discography at Discogs