Soundgarden discography

The discography of Soundgarden, an American rock band, consists of six studio albums, two live albums, six compilation albums, eight extended plays, 24 singles and 23 music videos.

Soundgarden discography
Soundgarden performing at Lollapalooza in Chicago, 2010; L-R: Chris Cornell, Matt Cameron, and Ben Shepherd. Not pictured: Kim Thayil.
Studio albums	6
EPs	8
Live albums	2
Compilation albums	6
Singles	24
Video albums	3
Music videos	23

Soundgarden was formed in Seattle, Washington in 1984 by vocalist Chris Cornell, guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto. The drummer position was originally filled by Cornell until 1986 when Matt Cameron became the band's permanent drummer. The band signed with the independent label Sub Pop and released the Screaming Life EP in 1987 and the Fopp EP in 1988. In 1988, the band signed with legendary punk record label SST Records and released its debut full-length album, Ultramega OK. The band subsequently signed with A&M Records, becoming the first grunge band to sign with a major label. In 1989, the band released its first album for a major label, Louder Than Love.

In 1990, the band was joined by a new bassist, Ben Shepherd. The new line-up released Badmotorfinger in 1991. The album brought the band to a new level of commercial success, and Soundgarden found itself amidst the sudden popularity and attention given to the Seattle music scene. The band's next album was to be its breakthrough. Superunknown, released in 1994, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and launched several successful singles, including "Spoonman" and "Black Hole Sun".^[1] In 1996, the band released its fifth studio album, Down on the Upside; while successful, the album could not emulate the precedent set by Superunknown. In 1997, the band broke up due to internal strife over its creative direction. Soundgarden has sold 14 million records in the US,^[2] and an estimated 30 million worldwide.^[3] Cornell announced Soundgarden's reunion on January 1, 2010,^[4] The band's first studio album in 16 years, King Animal, was released on November 13, 2012.^[5] It debuted and peaked at number five on the Billboard 200.^[1]

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		US [1]	AUS [6]	AUT [7]	CAN [8]	GER [9]	NLD [10]	NOR [11]	NZ [12]	SWE [13]	UK [14]
Ultramega OK[15]	Released: October 31, 1988 Label: SST Formats: CD, CS, LP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Louder Than Love	Released: September 5, 1989 Label: A&M Formats: CD, CS, LP	108	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Badmotorfinger	Released: October 8, 1991 Label: A&M Formats: CD, CS, LP	39	27	—	50	—	—	—	16	—	39	RIAA: 2× Platinum[2] ARIA: Gold[16] BPI: Gold[17] MC: Platinum[18] RMNZ: Platinum[19]
Superunknown	Released: March 8, 1994 Label: A&M Formats: CD, CS, LP	1	1	19	1	13	11	5	1	3	4	RIAA: 6× Platinum[2] ARIA: 3× Platinum[16] BPI: Platinum[17] IFPI SWE: 2× Platinum[20] MC: 3× Platinum[18] NVPI: Gold[21]
Down on the Upside	Released: May 21, 1996 Label: A&M Formats: CD, CS, LP	2	1	12	2	15	12	6	1	3	7	RIAA: Platinum[2] ARIA: Platinum[22] BPI: Silver[17] MC: Platinum[18] RMNZ: Platinum[12]
King Animal	Released: November 13, 2012 Label: Seven Four, Republic Formats: CD, LP, digital download	5	6	19	6	10	24	13	4	25	21
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [1]	BEL (FL) [23]	BEL (WA) [24]	SWI [25]	UK [14]
Live on I-5	Released: March 22, 2011 Label: A&M Formats: CD, LP	47	—	—	—	130
Live from the Artists Den	Released: July 26, 2019[26] Label: Universal Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming	—	87	77	32	—

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		US [1]	AUS [6]	BEL (FL) [23]	BEL (WA) [24]	CAN [8]	GER [9]	NLD [10]	NOR [11]	NZ [12]	UK [14]
Screaming Life/Fopp[27]	Released: May 11, 1990 Label: Sub Pop Formats: CD, CS	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
A-Sides	Released: November 4, 1997 Label: A&M Formats: CD, CS	63	39	—	—	51	—	—	—	6	90	BPI: Silver[17]
Telephantasm	Released: September 28, 2010 Label: A&M Formats: CD, LP	24	20	96	76	15	73	97	35	12	83	RIAA: Platinum[2] BPI: Silver[17]
The Classic Album Selection	Released: May 21, 2012 Label: A&M Format: CD box set	—	—	149	193	—	—	—	—	—	—
Echo of Miles: Scattered Tracks Across the Path	Released: November 24, 2014 Label: A&M Format: CD box set	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Essentials	Released: 2019 Label: A&M Format: CD, digital download
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Video albums

List of video albums

Title	Album details
Louder Than Live[28]	Released: May 22, 1990 Label: A&M Format: VHS
Motorvision[29]	Released: November 17, 1992 Label: A&M Format: VHS
Live from the Artists Den	Released: July 26, 2019 Label: Universal Format: Blu-ray

Extended plays

List of extended plays

Title	EP details
Screaming Life[30]	Released: October 1, 1987 Label: Sub Pop Formats: CS, 12"
Fopp[31]	Released: August 1, 1988 Label: Sub Pop Formats: 12"
Loudest Love	Released: October, 1990 Label: A&M Formats: CD
Satanoscillatemymetallicsonatas (SOMMS)[32]	Released: June 23, 1992 Label: A&M Formats: CD
Songs from the Superunknown[33]	Released: November 21, 1995 Label: A&M Formats: CD
Before the Doors: Live on I-5 Soundcheck[34]	Released: November 25, 2011 Label: A&M Formats: 10"
King Animal Demos[35]	Released: April 20, 2013 Label: Republic Formats: 10"

Singles

1980s

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		UK [36]
"Hunted Down"[37]	1987	—	Screaming Life
"Flower"[38]	1989	—	Ultramega OK
"Loud Love"		87	Louder Than Love

1990s

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		US Air [39]	US Alt. [40]	US Main. Rock [41]	AUS [6]	CAN [42]	GER [43]	NLD [10]	NZ [12]	SWE [13]	UK [36]
"Hands All Over"	1990	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	82		Louder Than Love
"Room a Thousand Years Wide"[44]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single (later re-recorded for Badmotorfinger)
"Jesus Christ Pose"	1991	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	30		Badmotorfinger
"Outshined"		—	—[A]	45	76	—	—	—	—	—	50	RMNZ: Gold[46]
"Rusty Cage"	1992	—	—	—	80	—	—	—	—	—	41
"Spoonman"	1994	—	9	3	23	12	—	37	10	37	20	RMNZ: Gold[47]	Superunknown
"The Day I Tried to Live"		—	25	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	42
"Black Hole Sun"		24	2	1	6	5	26	25	22	19	12	ARIA: Gold[48] BPI: Platinum[17] RMNZ: 3× Platinum[49]
"My Wave"		—	18	11	50	66	—	—	46	—	—
"Fell on Black Days"		54	13	4	52	66	—	45	—	—	24	RMNZ: Platinum[50]
"Pretty Noose"	1996	37	2	4	22	43	—	—	18	42	14		Down on the Upside
"Burden in My Hand"		40	2	1	57	9	—	—	—	—	33	RMNZ: Gold[51]
"Blow Up the Outside World"		53	8	1	76	89	—	—	—	—	40
"Ty Cobb"[52]	1997	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Bleed Together"		—	32	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		A-Sides

2010s

List of singles released in the 2010s, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions									Album
		US [53]	US Alt. [40]	US Main. Rock [41]	US Rock [54]	AUS [6]	CAN [42]	CAN Rock [55]	UK [36]	UK Rock [56]
"Black Rain"	2010	96	20	10	14	90	44	8	109	2	Telephantasm
"The Telephantasm"[57]		—[B]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Live to Rise"	2012	—[C]	12	1	4	—	69	1	—	11	Avengers Assemble
"Been Away Too Long"		—	16	1	17	—	93	1	—	16	King Animal
"By Crooked Steps"	2013	—	—	1	—	—	—	4	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

1. "Outshined" did not enter the Alternative Airplay chart, but peaked at number 13 on the Alternative Digital Song Sales chart.^[45]
2. "The Telephantasm" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 9 on the Hot Singles Sales chart.^[58]
3. "Live to Rise" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 10 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.^[59]

Promotional singles

List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		US Main. Rock [60]
"Get on the Snake"	1989	—	Louder Than Love
"Rhinosaur"	1997	19	Down on the Upside
"Halfway There"	2013	12	King Animal

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and director

Title	Year	Director(s)	Album
"Flower"	1988	Mark Miremont[61]	Ultramega OK
"Loud Love"	1989	Kevin Kerslake[62]	Louder Than Love
"Hands All Over"	1990
"Jesus Christ Pose"	1991	Eric Zimmerman[63]	Badmotorfinger
"Outshined" (version 1)		Matt Mahurin[64]
"Outshined" (version 2)		Kevin Kerslake
"Rusty Cage"	1992	Eric Zimmerman[65]
"Spoonman"	1994	Jeffrey Plansker[66]	Superunknown
"The Day I Tried to Live"		Matt Mahurin[67]
"Black Hole Sun"		Howard Greenhalgh[68]
"My Wave"		Henry Shepherd[69]
"Fell on Black Days"		Jake Scott[70]
"Superunknown"	1995	Numillennia
"Pretty Noose" (version 1)	1996	Frank Kozik[71]	Down On The Upside
"Pretty Noose" (version 2)		Henry Shepherd[72]
"Burden in My Hand"		Jake Scott[69]
"Blow Up the Outside World"		Gerald Casale[73]
"Get on the Snake" (Live)	2010	—	Telephantasm
"Black Rain"		Brendon Small[74][75]
"Live to Rise"	2012	Robert Hales[76]	Avengers Assemble
"Been Away Too Long"		Josh Graham[77]	King Animal
"By Crooked Steps"	2013	Dave Grohl[78]
"Halfway There"		Josh Graham

Other appearances

Year	Song	Album	Label
1986	"Heretic" "Tears to Forget" "All Your Lies"	Deep Six	C/Z
1988	"Sub Pop Rock City"	Sub Pop 200	Sub Pop
1990	"Ugly Truth" (live)	New Music Awards	College Media, Inc.
	"Fresh Deadly Roses"	Pave the Earth	A&M
1992	"Birth Ritual"	Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	Epic
1993	"Show Me"	No Alternative	Arista
	"HIV Baby"	Born to Choose	Rykodisc
1994	"New Damage" (with Brian May)	Alternative NRG	Hollywood
1995	"Blind Dogs"	The Basketball Diaries soundtrack	Island
1996	"Kyle Petty, Son of Richard"	Home Alive: The Art of Self-Defense	Epic
2012	"Live to Rise"[79]	Avengers Assemble	Hollywood, Marvel Music