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English heavy metal band Judas Priest have released 19 studio albums, six live albums, seven compilation albums, 29 singles, 10 video albums, and 21 music videos. The band currently consists of bassist Ian Hill, drummer Scott Travis, singer Rob Halford, and guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner. After guitarist K. K. Downing's retirement from the band in 2011, bassist Ian Hill is the only remaining founding member. Judas Priest have sold over 50 million albums worldwide, with 12 million copies in the United States.[1][2][3]
| Judas Priest discography | |
|---|---|
Judas Priest performing at the Warfield Theater in 2018 | |
| Studio albums | 19 |
| Live albums | 6 |
| Compilation albums | 7 |
| Singles | 29 |
| Video albums | 10 |
| Music videos | 21 |
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [4][5] |
AUS [6][7] |
CAN [8] |
FRA [9] |
GER [10] |
NOR [11] |
SPA [12] |
SWE [13] |
SWI [14] |
US [15] | ||||
| 1974 | Rocka Rolla | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976 | Sad Wings of Destiny
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977 | Sin After Sin
|
23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | — |
| |
| 1978 | Stained Class
|
27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 173 |
| |
Killing Machine (released in the US as Hell Bent for Leather in February 1979)
|
32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 128 | |||
| 1980 | British Steel
|
4 | — | 45[19] | — | 59 | 21 | 55 | 20 | 92 | 34 | ||
| 1981 | Point of Entry
|
14 | — | 42[23] | — | 19 | 32 | — | 14 | — | 39 | ||
| 1982 | Screaming for Vengeance
|
11 | 81 | 17[24] | — | 23 | 26 | 84 | 12 | — | 17 | ||
| 1984 | Defenders of the Faith
|
19 | — | 17[25] | 142 | 21 | 17 | — | 2 | 12 | 18 | ||
| 1986 | Turbo
|
33 | 56 | 37[27] | 162 | 28 | 13 | — | 10 | 2 | 17 | ||
| 1988 | Ram It Down
|
24 | 43 | 30[29] | — | 9 | 5 | — | 5 | 8 | 31 | ||
| 1990 | Painkiller
|
26 | 60 | 29[30] | — | 7 | 19 | — | 19 | 14 | 26 | ||
| 1997 | Jugulator
|
— | — | 87[32] | — | 9 | — | — | 33 | 43 | 82 | ||
| 2001 | Demolition
|
— | — | — | 72 | 16 | — | — | 55 | 72 | 165 | ||
| 2005 | Angel of Retribution | 39 | 58 | — | 43 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 13 | ||
| 2008 | Nostradamus
|
30 | 17 | 9 | 38 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 5 | 12 | 11 | ||
| 2014 | Redeemer of Souls
|
12 | 31 | 5 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2018 | Firepower
|
5 | 12 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| |
| 2024 | Invincible Shield
|
2 | 16 [34] |
16 | 5 | 1 | 14 [35] |
3 | 1 [36] |
1 | 18 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | |||||||||||||
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [4] |
AUS [6] |
AUT [37] |
CAN [8] |
GER [10] |
NOR [11] |
SWE [13] |
SWI [14] |
US [15] | |||
| 1979 | Unleashed in the East
|
10 | — | — | 73[38] | — | — | — | — | 70 | |
| 1987 | Priest...Live!
|
47 | 72 | 22 | 39[39] | 23 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 38 | |
| 1998 | Priest, Live and Rare
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1998 | '98 Live Meltdown
|
— | — | — | — | 63 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2003 | Live in London
|
— | — | — | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2009 | A Touch of Evil: Live
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 87 | |
| 2010 | Setlist: The Very Best of Judas Priest Live
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2016 | Battle Cry
|
— | — | 57 | — | 29 | 37 | — | 34 | 90 | |
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [4] |
FIN [40] |
GER [10] |
SWE [13] |
SWI [14] |
US [15] | ||
| 1978 | The Best of Judas Priest
|
— | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | Hero, Hero
|
— | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | Metal Works '73–'93
|
37 | — | 50 | — | 40 | 155 |
| 1997 | The Best of Judas Priest: Living After Midnight
|
— | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | Genocide
|
— | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | Metalogy
|
— | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | Judas Priest: The Collection
|
— | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | The Essential Judas Priest
|
— | 21 | — | 23 | — | — |
| 2008 | Playlist: The Very Best of Judas Priest
|
— | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | Single Cuts
|
— | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | The Chosen Few | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | The Complete Albums Collection
|
— | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | Reflections: 50 Heavy Metal Years of Music
|
— | — | 15 | — | 62 | — |
This section includes physical UK and US singles only, and additional charted songs in these markets.[41][42]
| Year | Title | B-side | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [43][5] |
US [44] |
US Main [45] |
US Hard Digi. | ||||
| 1974 | "Rocka Rolla" | "Never Satisfied"[46] | — | — | — | — | Rocka Rolla |
| 1976 | "The Ripper" [A] | "Island of Domination"[46] | — | — | — | — | Sad Wings of Destiny |
| 1977 | "Diamonds & Rust" | "Dissident Aggressor"[46] | — | — | — | — | Sin After Sin |
| 1978 | "Better by You, Better than Me" | "Invader"[46] | — | — | — | — | Stained Class |
| "Before the Dawn"[46] | "Rock Forever"[46] | — | — | — | — | Killing Machine | |
| 1979 | "Take On the World" | "Starbreaker" (live)[46] | 14 | — | — | — | |
| "Evening Star" | "Beyond the realms of Death" (live)[46] | 53 | — | — | — | ||
| "The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)" [B] | "Rock Forever" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Diamonds & Rust (live)" | "Starbreaker" (live)[46] | — | — | — | — | Unleashed in the East | |
| 1980 | "Living After Midnight" | "Delivering the Goods"[46] [C] | 12 | — | — | — | British Steel |
| "Breaking the Law" | "Metal Gods"[46] | 12 | — | — | — | ||
| "United" | "Grinder" | 26 | — | — | — | ||
| 1981 | "Don't Go" | "Solar Angels"[46] | 51 | — | — | — | Point of Entry |
| "Heading Out to the Highway" | "Rock Forever" / "Hell Bent for Leather" (live) | — | — | 10 | — | ||
| "Hot Rockin'" | "Breaking the Law" (live) | 60 | — | — | — | ||
| 1982 | "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" | "Exciter" (live) [D] | 66 | 67 | 4 | — | Screaming for Vengeance |
| "(Take These) Chains" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Electric Eye" [airplay] | — | — | 38 | — | |||
| 1983 | "Tyrant" | "Rocka Rolla" / "Genocide" | — | — | — | — | Sad Wings of Destiny |
| 1984 | "Freewheel Burning" | "Breaking The Law" (live) | 42 | — | — | — | Defenders of the Faith |
| "Some Heads Are Gonna Roll" | "The Green Manalishi" (live) [E] | 97 | — | 42 | — | ||
| "Love Bites" | "Jawbreaker" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986 | "Turbo Lover" | "Hot for Love" [F] | — | — | 44 | — | Turbo |
| "Locked In" | "Reckless" [G] | — | — | 25 | — | ||
| "Parental Guidance" | "Rock You All Around the World" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988 | "Johnny B. Goode" | "Rock You All Around The World (Live) | 64 | — | 47 | — | Ram It Down |
| 1990 | "Painkiller" | "United" | 74 | — | — | — | Painkiller |
| 1991 | "A Touch of Evil" | "Between The Hammer and The Anvil" | 58 | — | 29 | — | |
| 1993 | "Night Crawler" | "Living After Midnight" (Live) | 63 | — | — | — | Metal Works '73–'93 |
| 2001 | "Machine Man" | "Subterfuge" | 159 | — | — | — | Demolition |
| 2005 | "Revolution" | — | — | — | 23 | — | Angel of Retribution |
| 2018 | "Lightning Strike" | — | — | 21 | 11 | Firepower | |
| 2023 | "Panic Attack" | — | — | — | 10 | Invincible Shield | |
| "Trial By Fire" | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2024 | "Crown of Horns" | — | — | 24 | — | ||
Notes:
| Year | Video details | Certifications |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Live Vengeance '82 | — |
| 1986 | Fuel for Life
|
US: Gold[16] |
| 1987 | Priest...Live!
|
US: Gold[16] |
| 1993 | Metal Works '73–'93
|
— |
| 2002 | Live in London
|
— |
| 2003 | Electric Eye
|
US: Platinum[16] AUS: Gold[47] |
| 2005 | Rising in the East
|
US: Gold[16] |
| 2006 | Live Vengeance '82
|
— |
| 2013 | Epitaph
|
— |
| 2016 | Battle Cry
|
— |
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | "Living After Midnight" | Julien Temple |
| "Breaking the Law" | ||
| 1981 | "Don't Go" | |
| "Heading Out to the Highway" | ||
| "Hot Rockin'" | ||
| 1982 | "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" | |
| 1984 | "Freewheel Burning" | |
| "Love Bites" | Keith "Keef" MacMillan | |
| 1986 | "Turbo Lover" | Wayne Isham |
| "Locked In" | ||
| 1988 | "Johnny B. Goode" | |
| 1990 | "Painkiller" | |
| "A Touch of Evil" | ||
| 1997 | "Burn in Hell" | |
| 2001 | "Lost and Found" | Aubrey Powell |
| 2005 | "Revolution" | |
| 2008 | "The Four Horsemen"/"War" | Tony Luke |
| 2018 | "Lightning Strike" | |
| "Spectre" | ||
| "No Surrender" | ||
| 2023 | "Trial By Fire" | |
| 2024 | "Panic Attack" | |
| "Crown of Horns" | ||
| "Invincible Shield" |
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