Judas Priest discography

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

Albums

Studio albums

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 Released: 6 September 1974 Label: Gull (#1005) Format: CD, CS, LP, 8-track	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1976	Sad Wings of Destiny Released: 26 March 1976 Label: Gull (#1015) Format: CD, CS, LP, 8-track	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1977	Sin After Sin Released: 8 April 1977 Label: Columbia (#82008) Format: CD, CS, LP, 8-track	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	49	—	—	US: Gold[16]
1978	Stained Class Released: 10 February 1978 Label: Columbia (#82430) Format: CD, CS, LP, 8-track	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	173	US: Gold[16]
	Killing Machine (released in the US as Hell Bent for Leather in February 1979) Released: November 1978[17] Label: Columbia (#83135) Format: CD, CS, LP, 8-track	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	128	CAN: Platinum[18] US: Gold[16]
1980	British Steel Released: 11 April 1980 Label: Columbia (#84160) Format: CD, CS, LP, CD+DVD, 8-track	4	—	45[19]	—	59	21	55	20	92	34	UK: Silver[20] CAN: Gold[21] SWE: Gold[22] US: Platinum[16]
1981	Point of Entry Released: 27 February 1981 Label: Columbia (#84834) Format: CD, CS, LP, 8-track	14	—	42[23]	—	19	32	—	14	—	39	UK: Silver[20] US: Gold[16]
1982	Screaming for Vengeance Released: 2 July 1982 Label: Columbia (#85941) Format: CD, CS, LP, CD+DVD, 8-track	11	81	17[24]	—	23	26	84	12	—	17	CAN: Platinum[21] SWE: Gold[22] US: 2× Platinum[16]
1984	Defenders of the Faith Released: 20 January 1984 Label: Columbia (#25713) Format: CD, CS, LP, 8-track (record club only release)	19	—	17[25]	142	21	17	—	2	12	18	CAN: 2× Platinum[18] JPN: Gold[26] SPA: Gold US: Platinum[16]
1986	Turbo Released: 7 April 1986 Label: Columbia (#26641) Format: CD, CS, LP	33	56	37[27]	162	28	13	—	10	2	17	CAN: Platinum[21] SPA: Gold[28] US: Platinum[16]
1988	Ram It Down Released: 13 May 1988 Label: Columbia (#44244) Format: CD, CS, LP	24	43	30[29]	—	9	5	—	5	8	31	CAN: Gold[21] US: Gold[16]
1990	Painkiller Released: 17 September 1990 Label: Columbia (#46891) Format: CD, CS, LP	26	60	29[30]	—	7	19	—	19	14	26	CAN: Gold[21] JPN: Gold[31] US: Gold[16]
1997	Jugulator Released: 28 October 1997 Label: CMC International (#86224) Format: CD, CS, LP	—	—	87[32]	—	9	—	—	33	43	82
2001	Demolition Released: 31 July 2001 Label: Atlantic (#83480) Format: CD, CS, LP	—	—	—	72	16	—	—	55	72	165
2005	Angel of Retribution Released: 28 February 2005 Label: Epic (#92933) Format: CD, DualDisc, LP	39	58	—	43	5	6	6	3	19	13
2008	Nostradamus Released: 17 June 2008 Label: Epic Format: CD, LP	30	17	9	38	5	12	26	5	12	11
2014	Redeemer of Souls Released: 15 July 2014 Label: Epic Format: CD, LP	12	31	5	22	3	3	9	5	6	6
2018	Firepower Released: 9 March 2018 Label: Epic Format: CD, CS, LP	5	12	3	30	2	5	6	1	3	5	GER: Gold[33]
2024	Invincible Shield Released: 8 March 2024 Label: Epic Format: CD, CS, LP	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.

Live albums

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 Released: 21 September 1979 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, CS, LP	10	—	—	73[38]	—	—	—	—	70	CAN: Platinum[18] US: Platinum[16]
1987	Priest...Live! Released: 1 June 1987 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, CS, LP	47	72	22	39[39]	23	16	19	18	38	CAN: Gold[21] US: Gold[16]
1998	Priest, Live and Rare Released: 22 April 1998 Label: Epic Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	'98 Live Meltdown Released: 29 September 1998 Label: SPV Formats: CD, CS, LP	—	—	—	—	63	—	—	—	—
2003	Live in London Released: 8 April 2003 Label: SPV Formats: CD, LP	—	—	—	—	54	—	—	—	—
2009	A Touch of Evil: Live Released: 14 July 2009 Label: Sony Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	87
2010	Setlist: The Very Best of Judas Priest Live Released: 2010 Label: Columbia/Legacy Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	Battle Cry Released: 25 March 2016 Label: Epic Formats: CD	—	—	57	—	29	37	—	34	90

Compilation albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
		UK [4]	FIN [40]	GER [10]	SWE [13]	SWI [14]	US [15]
1978	The Best of Judas Priest Released February 1978 Label: Gull Formats: CD, CS, LP	—	—	—	—	—	—
1981	Hero, Hero Released: 1981 Label: Gull Formats: CD, CS, LP	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	Metal Works '73–'93 Released: April 1993 Label: Sony Formats: CD, CS, LP	37	—	50	—	40	155
1997	The Best of Judas Priest: Living After Midnight Released: 3 February 1997 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, CS, LP	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	Genocide Released: 2000 Label: Gull Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	Metalogy Released: 11 May 2004 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, LP	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	Judas Priest: The Collection Released: 5 April 2005 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, CS, LP	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	The Essential Judas Priest Released: 11 April 2006 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, CS, LP	—	21	—	23	—	—
2008	Playlist: The Very Best of Judas Priest Released: 17 June 2008 Label: Columbia Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	Single Cuts Released: 22 August 2011 Label: Columbia Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	The Chosen Few Released: 11 October 2011 Label: Legacy/Sony Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	The Complete Albums Collection Released: 12 June 2012 Label: Legacy Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021	Reflections: 50 Heavy Metal Years of Music Released: 15 October 2021 Label: Sony Formats: CD & LP	—	—	15	—	62	—

Singles

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:

1. Re-released in 1980, b/w "Victim of Changes"
2. First US single release
3. b/w "Metal Gods" (US)
4. b/w "Diamonds and Rust" (live) (US)
5. b/w "Breaking the Law" (live) (US)
6. b/w "Reckless" (US)
7. b/w "Hot for Love" (US)

Videography

Video albums

Year	Video details	Certifications
1983	Live Vengeance '82 Label: CMV Format: VHS	—
1986	Fuel for Life Label: Columbia Formats: VHS	US: Gold[16]
1987	Priest...Live! Released: 21 June 1987 Label: Columbia Formats: VHS	US: Gold[16]
1993	Metal Works '73–'93 Released: 25 May 1993 Label: Sony (#49885) Format: VHS	—
2002	Live in London Released: 23 July 2002 Label: Steamhammer (#7426) Format: DVD, VHS	—
2003	Electric Eye Released: 24 November 2003 Label: Sony (#51411) Format: DVD	US: Platinum[16] AUS: Gold[47]
2005	Rising in the East Released: 15 November 2005 Label: Rhino Formats: VHS, DVD	US: Gold[16]
2006	Live Vengeance '82 Released: December, 2006 Label: Sony Formats: DVD, UMD	—
2013	Epitaph Released: 27 May 2013 Label: Columbia/Legacy Formats: Blu-ray, DVD	—
2016	Battle Cry Released: 25 March 2016 Label: Columbia/Epic Formats: Blu-ray, DVD	—

Music videos

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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External links

• Judas Priest's official website
• Judas Priest discography at Discogs