Motörhead discography
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The discography of Motörhead, an English rock band, consists of 23 studio albums, 20 live albums, 16 compilation albums, five extended plays (EPs), three box sets, 29 singles, 10 video albums and 34 music videos. Motörhead were originally formed in 1975 in London by bassist and vocalist Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister, after his departure from Hawkwind, who drafted in guitarist Larry Wallis and drummer Lucas Fox (who was quickly replaced by Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor) to complete the band's initial lineup. The trio recorded their debut album for release on United Artists, although it was not released until 1979 as On Parole.[1] "Fast" Eddie Clarke joined the band as a second guitarist soon after this recording was completed, but as it was shelved by United Artists and even though On Parole is chronologically the band's first album, Clarke would instead replace Wallis who left soon after Clarke joined for unspecified reasons. It is this trio who would go on to record the band's first released album, the self-titled Motörhead, as a three-piece. Thus, beginning the band's classic line-up and initially issued by Chiswick Records in 1977 (as a favour to Lemmy), reaching number 43 on the UK Albums Chart.[1][2]
| Motörhead discography | |
|---|---|
Motörhead in 1982 | |
| Studio albums | 23 |
| EPs | 5 |
| Live albums | 20 |
| Compilation albums | 16 |
| Singles | 29 |
| Video albums | 10 |
| Music videos | 34 |
| Box sets | 3 |
In 1978, Motörhead signed with Bronze Records; their first releases on the label was Overkill and Bomber, both in 1979.[1] The albums reached 24 and 12 respectively in the UK, and both spawned UK top 40 singles in "Overkill" and "Bomber".[2] Motörhead improved further on their chart success with their next two studio albums, Ace of Spades and Iron Fist, which reached 4 and 6 respectively on the UK Albums Chart.[2] In 1981 the group also achieved their first UK number one with their first live album, No Sleep 'til Hammersmith, which was supported by the release of a live recording of "Motörhead" which reached number six in the UK.[2] The band also collaborated with Girlschool (as Headgirl) on the EP St. Valentine's Day Massacre, which reached number 5 in the UK.[2] Clarke left the band in 1982.[1]
Clarke was replaced by former Thin Lizzy guitarist Brian Robertson, who performed on the top-20 album Another Perfect Day.[1] In 1984 Robertson was replaced by Phil Campbell and Michael "Würzel" Burston, while Taylor also left to be replaced by Pete Gill.[1] The new four-piece released Orgasmatron in 1986, which reached number 21 in the UK,[2] before Taylor returned to the band.[1] Rock 'N' Roll and 1916 reached the UK top 40,[2] before Taylor left again during the recording of March ör Die; Mikkey Dee was brought in as his replacement.[1] The band's next three albums – Bastards, Sacrifice and Overnight Sensation – failed to chart in the UK. During the Sacrifice era Würzel left the band which made the band return to its roots as a three-piece line up which would last up until Lemmy's passing in 2015. In 1998 Snake Bite Love reached number 171.[2] Later releases improved in chart success, with the band's final album Bad Magic reaching number ten on the UK Albums Chart.[2] By 2025 Motörhead sold over 25 million albums worldwide.[3]
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
AUS [4] |
AUT [5] |
FIN [6] |
FRA [7] |
GER [8] |
NED [9] |
NOR [10] |
SWE [11] |
SWI [12] |
US [13] | ||||
| Motörhead | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Overkill | 24 | — | — | — | — | 60 | — | — | — | 77 | — |
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| Bomber |
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12 | — | — | — | — | 97 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| On Parole |
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65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Ace of Spades |
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4 | — | 42 | — | — | 10 | — | 37 | — | 39 | 201 |
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| Iron Fist |
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6 | 80 | 75 | — | — | 15 | 26 | 4 | 25 | 26 | 174 |
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| Another Perfect Day |
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20 | 89 | 30 | — | — | 24 | 39 | — | 18 | 39 | 153 | ||
| Orgasmatron | 21 | 86 | — | — | — | 47 | 69 | — | — | — | 157 | |||
| Rock 'n' Roll |
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34 | 99 | — | — | — | 33 | 69 | — | 41 | — | 150 | ||
| 1916 |
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24 | 95 | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | 23 | 24 | 142 | ||
| March ör Die |
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60 | — | 16 | — | — | 21 | — | — | 42 | 18 | — | ||
| Bastards |
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— | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | 48 | — | — | ||
| Sacrifice |
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— | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | 36 | — | — | ||
| Overnight Sensation |
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— | — | — | 39 | — | 70 | — | — | 60 | — | — | ||
| Snake Bite Love |
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171 | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | 49 | — | — | ||
| We Are Motörhead |
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91 | — | — | 39 | — | 21 | — | — | 33 | — | — |
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| Hammered |
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113 | — | — | 34 | 113 | 39 | — | — | 18 | — | — |
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| Inferno |
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95 | — | 44 | 17 | 58 | 10 | — | — | 34 | 36 | — |
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| Kiss of Death |
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45 | — | 20 | 16 | 37 | 4 | 64 | 9 | 13 | 26 | — | ||
| Motörizer |
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32 | — | 13 | 9 | 24 | 5 | 58 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 82 | ||
| The Wörld Is Yours | 45 | — | 34 | 15 | 89 | 25 | — | 40 | 24 | 24 | 94 | |||
| Aftershock |
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115 | — | 7 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 64 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 22 | ||
| Bad Magic |
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10 | — | 1 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 35 |
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| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
FRA [7] |
GER [8] |
NOR [10] |
NZ [20] |
SWE [11] | ||||
| No Sleep 'til Hammersmith |
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1 | — | 4 | 24 | 28 | 27 |
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| What's Words Worth? (recorded 1978) |
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71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Nö Sleep at All |
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79 | 59 | — | — | — | — | ||
| Blitzkrieg on Birmingham '77 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Lock Up Your Daughters 1978[22] |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Live at Brixton '87 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Everything Louder than Everyone Else (live on 21 May 1998 at The Docks, Hamburg, Germany) |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 25 & Alive: Live at Brixton Academy |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| BBC Live & In-Session |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Better Motörhead than Dead: Live at Hammersmith |
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— | 176 | — | — | — | — | ||
| The Wörld Is Ours - Vol. 1: Everywhere Further Than Everyplace Else |
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— | — | 51 | — | — | — | ||
| The Wörld Is Ours – Vol. 2: Anyplace Crazy as Anywhere Else |
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— | — | 44 | — | — | — | ||
| Clean Your Clock |
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36 | 77 | 2 | 18 [23] | — | — | ||
| Louder Than Noise... Live in Berlin (Live on 5 December 2012 at the Velodrom, Berlin, Germany) |
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— | 128 [24] | 4 | — | — | — | ||
| The Löst Tapes Vol. 1 (Live In Madrid 1995) (Live on 1 June 1995 at Sala Aqualung, Madrid, Spain)[25][26][27] | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| The Löst Tapes Vol. 2 (Live In Norwich 1998) (Live on 18 October 1998 at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, England, UK)[28] |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| The Löst Tapes Vol. 3 (Live in Malmö 2000) (Live on 17 November 2000 at KB Hallen, Malmö, Sweden)[29] |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| The Löst Tapes Vol. 4 (Live In Madrid 1995) (Live on 29 December 1984 at Sporthalle, Heilbronn, Germany) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| We Play Rock 'N' Roll • Live at Montreux Jazz Festival ‘07 (Live on 07/07/07 at Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland) |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| The Löst Tapes Vol. 5 (Live At Donington Download Fest '08) (Live on 13 June 2008 at Download Festival, Donington, UK)[30][31] | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that territory. | |||||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
FIN [6] |
GER [8] | ||||
| No Remorse |
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14 | — | — |
| |
| Anthology |
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— | — | — | ||
| Welcome to the Bear Trap |
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— | — | — | ||
| Meltdown | — | — | — | |||
| The Best of Motörhead |
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— | — | — | ||
| All the Aces |
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— | — | — | ||
| Protect the Innocent |
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— | — | — | ||
| Deaf Forever: The Best of Motörhead |
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— | — | — | ||
| The Best Of |
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52 | 30 | 97 |
| |
| Over the Top: The Rarities |
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— | — | — | ||
| No Class |
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— | — | — | ||
| Tear Ya Down: The Rarities |
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— | — | — | ||
| Hellraiser: Best of the Epic Years |
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— | 49 | — | ||
| The Essential Motörhead |
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— | — | — | ||
| You'll Get Yours: The Best of Motörhead |
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— | — | — | ||
| Under Cöver |
|
19 | 13 [36] | 4 | ||
| Everything Louder Forever – The Very Best of Motörhead |
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18 | 31 [37] | 6 | ||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that territory. | ||||||
Box sets
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
FIN [6] |
GER [8] | ||||
| Stone Deaf Forever! |
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— | — | — | ||
| End of the Wörld |
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— | — | — | ||
| 1979 | — | — | 44 | |||
| The Löst Tapes - The Collection Volumes 1-5 |
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— | — | — | ||
| We Take No Prisoners (The Singles 1995–2006) |
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— | — | 40 | ||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that territory. | ||||||
Extended plays
| Title | EP details | Peaks | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] | ||||
| The Golden Years: Live EP | 8 | |||
| Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers |
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43 | ||
| St. Valentine's Day Massacre (with Girlschool as Headgirl) |
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5 |
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| Stand by Your Man (Lemmy with Wendy O. Williams) |
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— | ||
| '92 Tour EP |
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63 | ||
| Enter Sandman EP |
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— | ||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that territory. | ||||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peaks | Certifications | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
NZ [20] |
GER [8] |
US Rock [40] | |||||
| "Leaving Here" | 1977 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Motörhead"[A] | 52 | — | — | — | Motörhead | |||
| "Louie Louie" | 1978 | 68 | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Overkill" | 1979 | 39 | — | — | — | Overkill | ||
| "No Class" | 61 | — | — | — | ||||
| "Bomber" | 34 | — | — | — | Bomber | |||
| "Ace of Spades" | 1980 | 15 | — | — | — |
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Ace of Spades | |
| "The Train Kept A-Rollin'" (live) | 1981 | — | — | — | — | The Flexipop Album | ||
| "Motörhead" (live) | 6 | 33 | — | — | No Sleep 'til Hammersmith | |||
| "Iron Fist" | 1982 | 29 | — | — | — | Iron Fist | ||
| "Go to Hell" | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "I Got Mine" | 1983 | 46 | — | — | — | Another Perfect Day | ||
| "Shine" | 59 | — | — | — | ||||
| "Killed by Death" | 1984 | 51 | — | — | — | No Remorse | ||
| "Deaf Forever" | 1986 | 67 | — | — | — | Orgasmatron | ||
| "Eat the Rich" | 1987 | — | — | — | — | Rock 'N' Roll | ||
| "Live in Athens" | 1988 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "The One to Sing the Blues" | 1990 | 45 | — | — | — | 1916 | ||
| "Hellraiser" | 1992 | — | — | — | — | March ör Die | ||
| "Don't Let Daddy Kiss Me" | 1993 | — | — | — | — | Bastards | ||
| "Born to Raise Hell" (featuring Ice-T and Whitfield Crane) |
1994 | 47 | — | — | — | |||
| "I Don't Believe a Word" | 1996 | — | — | — | — | Overnight Sensation | ||
| "God Save the Queen" | 2000 | 93 | — | — | — | We Are Motörhead | ||
| "We Are Motörhead" | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Kingdom of the Worm" | 2006 | — | — | — | — | Kiss of Death | ||
| "Rock Out" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | Motörizer | ||
| "Get Back in Line" | 2010 | — | — | — | — | The Wörld Is Yours | ||
| "I Know How to Die" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Crying Shame" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | Aftershock | ||
| "Thunder & Lightning" / "Electricity" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | Bad Magic | ||
| "Ace of Spades" (reissue) | 2016 | 13 | — | 96 | 12 | Ace of Spades | ||
| "Get Back in Line" (VideoVinyl) | 2018 | — | — | — | — | The Wörld Is Yours | ||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that territory. | ||||||||
Videos
Summarize
Perspective
Video albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Live in Toronto | |
| Deaf Not Blind | |
| The Birthday Party |
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| Another Perfect Day EP[41] | |
| Motörhead Live: Everything Löuder than Everything Else | |
| The Best of Motörhead |
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| 25 & Alive Boneshaker |
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| Special Edition EP[43] |
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| Classic Albums: Ace of Spades |
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| Stage Fright (Live on 7 December 2004 in Düsseldorf, Germany) |
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Music videos
| Title | Year | Director(s) | Background/Synopsis | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Motörhead" | 1977 | Keith "Marcus Keef" MacMillan | live footage | [44] |
| "Overkill" | 1979 | |||
| "No Class" | ||||
| "Capricorn" | ||||
| "Stay Clean" | ||||
| "Bomber" | ||||
| "Dead Men Tell No Tales" | ||||
| "Poison" | ||||
| "Ace of Spades" | 1980 | |||
| "The Chase Is Better than the Catch" | ||||
| "Please Don't Touch" (with Girlschool as Headgirl) |
1981 | unknown | live footage | |
| "Iron Fist" | 1982 | Keith "Marcus Keef" MacMillan | live footage | [45] |
| "One Track Mind" | 1983 | |||
| "Shine" | ||||
| "I Got Mine" | ||||
| "Killed by Death" | 1984 | Rod Swenson | Lemmy fetches a young woman from her oppressive parent's home on a motorcycle by breaking through the wall. He takes her to a wild rock concert which is brutally intercepted by police. He is put to death on an electric chair and mourned over by her. | [46] |
| "Eat the Rich" | 1987 | unknown | Scenes from the same-titled movie, intersected by band footage | |
| "I'm So Bad (Baby I Don't Care)" | 1991 | Steve Taylor | mostly live footage | [47] |
| "I Ain't No Nice Guy" (featuring Ozzy Osbourne and Slash) |
1992 | Michael Brillantes | video clip | [48] |
| "Hellraiser" | Clive Barker | live footage mixed with scenes from Hellraiser movie | [49] | |
| "Burner" | 1993 | Jefferson Spady | mostly live footage | [50] |
| "Born to Raise Hell" (featuring Ice-T and Whitfield Crane) |
1994 | Paul Rachman | The band invades a movie theater and, in front of the destroyed screen, plays a concert which ends in a small riot. | [51] |
| "Sacrifice" | 1995 | unknown | Video clip including stock footage, mostly of World War II | |
| "I Don't Believe a Word" | 1996 | unknown | live footage | |
| "God Save the Queen" | 2000 | Vanessa Warwick, Justin B. Murphy | The band plays on a double-decker bus driving through London, as well as a club show, in company of the queen. | [52] |
| "Brave New World" | 2002 | Stefan Browatzki | Footage of perceived wrongs of the world, as drug abuse, homelessness, poverty, neglect of children and war, in contrast to politicians, church leaders and high society. | [53] |
| "Serial Killer" | unknown | Lemmy is shown reciting the poem, with him being executed on an electric chair in the end. | ||
| "Life's a Bitch" | 2004 | unknown | The band members play arms dealers residing in a car parlor, guarded by women with assault rifles. Mixed with live footage. | |
| "Whorehouse Blues" | 2005 | Geraldine Geraghty | The band, as well as a group of exotic dancers, get ready in their backstage rooms and move forwards to the main room of a strip club, where they put on a show for the patrons. | [54] |
| "Be My Baby" | 2006 | unknown | live footage | |
| "Rock Out" | 2008 | Greg Olliver, Wes Orshoski | The video depicts different Motörhead fans and how they live out the music. | [55] |
| "Get Back in Line" | 2010 | Geraldine Geraghty | The band roughs up a gluttonous high society poker game. Mixed with footage of the band playing on a London roof top with view on St Paul's Cathedral.
The video also appears on VideoVinyl in a special 2018 release on the Sounds of Subterrania label. |
.[56][57] |
| "I Know How to Die" | 2011 | unknown | live footage from The Wörld Is Ours tour | |
| "Heartbreaker" | 2013 | Geraldine Geraghty, Martin Hawkes | An artist is depicted developing artwork, originally sketched by Lemmy, for the video, while watching Motörhead live footage, which was also used in the video. | [58] |
| "Lost Woman Blues" | 2014 | unknown | Live version with live, backstage and fan footage | |
| "Electricity" | 2015 | lyric video | [59] | |
| "When the Sky Comes Looking for You" | Pep Bonet | After killing a hitch hiker with his mental powers, a mysterious biker visits a roadside rocker club where he finishes off cheating regulars at a poker game. | [60] | |
| "Ripsaw Teardown" | 2022 | Nick Mead | Filmed at Allan Ballard’s Hertfordshire home. Video material used occasionally on the Iron Fist tour. | [61] |
| "Greedy Bastards" | 2023 | Natalia Jonderko Śmiechowicz | Bonus track from the 2023 re-release of Bad Magic. Animated video. | [62] |
Other appearances
| Title | Year | Album | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Hell on Earth" | 1992 | Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth | [63] |
| "The Game" | 2001 | WWF The Music, Vol. 5 | [64] |
| "Shoot 'Em Down" | Twisted Forever | [65] | |
| "Bomber" (live) | 2003 | Wacken Metal Overdrive | [66] |
| "No Class" (live) | |||
| "Whiplash" | 2004 | Metallic Attack: The Ultimate Tribute | [67] |
| "You Better Swim" | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | [68] | |
| "Line in the Sand" | ThemeAddict: WWE The Music, Vol. 6 | [69] | |
| "Civil War" | 2005 | Armageddon Over Wacken: Live 2004 | [70][71] |
| "Life's a Bitch" | |||
| "Metropolis" | |||
| "We Are Motörhead" | |||
| "Stay Clean" (live) | 2006 | Bang Your Head!!! Festival 2005 | [72] |
| "Dr. Rock" (live) | Bang Your Head!!! Festival Best Of | [73] | |
| "King of Kings" | WWE Wreckless Intent | [74] | |
| "In the Name of Tragedy" (live) | 2007 | Live at Wacken 2006 | [75] |
| "Killers" (live) | |||
| "Breaking the Law" | 2008 | Hell Bent Forever: A Tribute to Judas Priest | [76] |
| "Killed by Death" (live) | 2010 | Live at Wacken 2009 | [77] |
| "Overkill" (live) | |||
| "Damage Case" (live) | 2014 | Live at Wacken 2013 | [78] |
| "Metropolis" (live) | |||
| "Starstruck" | Ronnie James Dio: This Is Your Life |
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