The Cult discography

The discography of British rock band The Cult includes 11 studio albums, two live albums, six compilation albums, seven video albums, five box sets, 20 EPs and 37 singles. The band was formed in 1983 and released their debut album the following year, with their latest studio album being released in 2022.

The Cult discography
The Cult in concert in 2018
Studio albums	11
EPs	22
Live albums	2
Compilation albums	6
Singles	37
Video albums	7
Box sets	5

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		UK [1]	AUS [2]	CAN [3]	GER [4]	NL [5]	NZ [6]	SPA [7][8]	SWE [9]	SWI [10]	US [11]
Dreamtime	Released: 31 August 1984 Label: Beggars Banquet Formats: CD, LP, 2xLP, MC	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	46	—	—	BPI: Silver[12]
Love	Released: 18 October 1985 Label: Beggars Banquet Formats: CD, LP, MC	4	—	5	—	20	37	—	—	—	87	BPI: Gold[12] MC: 2× Platinum[13] RIAA: Gold[14]
Electric	Released: 6 April 1987 Label: Beggars Banquet Formats: CD, LP, MC	4	34	3	—	15	16	—	24	22	38	BPI: Gold[12] MC: 2× Platinum[13] RIAA: Platinum[14]
Sonic Temple	Released: 10 April 1989 Label: Beggars Banquet Formats: CD, LP, MC	3	13	2	39	23	6	—	13	19	10	ARIA: Gold[2] BPI: Platinum[12] MC: 2× Platinum[13] RIAA: Platinum[14]
Ceremony	Released: 23 September 1991 Label: Beggars Banquet Formats: CD, LP, MC	9	7	14	38	48	3	28	21	38	25	BPI: Gold[12] MC: Platinum[13]
The Cult	Released: 10 October 1994 Label: Beggars Banquet Formats: CD, 2xLP, MC	21	7	12	45	61	8	34	21	30	69	MC: Gold[13]
Beyond Good and Evil	Released: 5 June 2001 Label: Atlantic, Lava Formats: CD, MC	69	61	—	21	–	33	28	—	93	37
Born into This	Released: 1 October 2007 Label: Roadrunner Formats: CD, 2xCD	72	121	29	81	71	—	86	56	79	70
Choice of Weapon	Released: 18 May 2012 Label: Cooking Vinyl Formats: CD, 2xCD LP, digital download	20	73	15	30	32	—	33	50	42	36
Hidden City	Released: 5 February 2016 Label: Cooking Vinyl Formats: CD, 2xLP, digital download	19	42	80	51	36	—	41	—	50	153
Under the Midnight Sun	Released: 7 October 2022 Label: Black Hill Records[15] Formats: CD, 2xLP, digital download	15	—	—	89	—	—	—	—	53	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title	Album details
Dreamtime Live at the Lyceum [A]	Released: 31 August 1984 Label: Beggars Banquet Formats: LP, MC
Live Cult Marquee London MCMXCI	Released: February 1993 Label: Beggars Banquet Formats: 2xCD, 2xLP

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions								Certifications
		UK [1]	AUS [2]	CAN [3]	FIN [16]	GER [4]	NL [5]	NZ [6]	SWE [9]
Pure Cult: For Rockers, Ravers, Lovers, and Sinners	Released: 1 February 1993 Label: Beggars Banquet Formats: CD, 2xCD, 2xLP, 4xLP, MC	1	7	5	19	32	31	1	28	ARIA: Gold[17] BPI: Gold[12] MC: 2× Platinum[13] RMNZ: Platinum[18]
High Octane Cult: Ultimate Collection 1984–1995	Released: 5 November 1996 Label: Beggars Banquet Formats: CD, MC	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Pure Cult: The Singles 1984–1995	Released: 5 June 2000 Label: Beggars Banquet Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	MC: Platinum[13]
Best of Rare Cult	Released: 17 October 2000 Label: Beggars Banquet Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Weapon of Choice [B]	Released: 16 October 2012 Label: Cooking Vinyl Formats: digital download	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Electric Peace [C]	Released: 16 July 2013 Label: Beggars Banquet Formats: 2xCD, 2xLP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Box sets

Title	Album details
Singles Collection 1984–1990 [D]	Released: 5 August 1991[19] Label: Beggars Banquet Formats: 7xCD
Rare Cult [E]	Released: 21 November 2000 Label: Beggars Banquet Formats: 6xCD, 7xCD
Rare Cult: The Demo Sessions [F]	Released: 12 August 2002 Label: Beggars Banquet Formats: 5xCD
Love: Omnibus Edition	Released: 21 September 2009 Label: Beggars Banquet Formats: 4xCD
Sonic Temple 30	Released: 10 September 2019 Label: Beggars Banquet Formats: 5xCD, 3xLP+MC, digital download

Video albums

Title	Album details	Certifications
Dreamtime Live at the Lyceum	Released: September 1984 Label: Beggars Banquet Formats: VHS, Betamax
Electric Love: The Videosingles	Released: November 1987 Label: Beggars Banquet Formats: VHS	MC: Platinum[13]
Sonic Ceremony: The Video Singles	Released: June 1992 Label: Beggars Banquet Formats: VHS
Pure Cult: For Rockers, Ravers, Lovers, and Sinners	Released: February 1993 Label: Beggars Banquet Formats: VHS
Pure Cult Anthology 1984–1995	Released: October 2001 Label: Beggars Banquet Formats: DVD	MC: Gold[13]
Music Without Fear: Live from the Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles	Released: November 2002 Label: Beggars Banquet Formats: DVD
Live at the Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza November 13, 2006	Released: October 2007 Label: The Cult Live Formats: DVD

EPs

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		UK [20]
Death Cult (as Death Cult) [G]	Released: 29 July 1983 Label: Situation Two Formats: 12"	103
Revolution E.P.	Released: 22 November 1985 Label: Beggars Banquet Formats: 12", MC	—
Love Removal Machine	Released: 1987 Label: Vertigo Formats: 2x12" Canada-only release	—
Lil' Devil	Released: 1987 Label: Vertigo Formats: 2x12" Canada-only release	—
Wildflower	Released: 1987 Label: Vertigo Formats: 2x12" Canada-only release	—
Wildflower – Special Ltd Edition Australian Tour E.P.	Released: 1987 Label: Vertigo Formats: CD, 12" Australia-only limited release	—
The Manor Sessions	Released: 12 December 1988 Label: Beggars Banquet Formats: CD	—
Fire Woman	Released: 1989 Label: Vertigo Formats: CD, 12", MC Canada-only release	—
The Love Mixes	Released: 1989 Label: Beggars Banquet Formats: CD	—
Edie (Ciao Baby)	Released: 1989 Label: Vertigo Formats: CD, 12", MC Canada-only release	—
The Electric Mixes	Released: 27 November 1989 Label: Beggars Banquet Formats: CD	—
Sweet Soul Sister	Released: 1990 Label: Vertigo Formats: CD, 12", MC Canada-only release	—
Spiritwalker • Go West	Released: 1991 Label: Beggars Banquet Formats: CD	—
Ressurection Joe • She Sells Sanctuary	Released: 1991 Label: Beggars Banquet Formats: CD	—
Rain • Revolution	Released: 1991 Label: Beggars Banquet Formats: CD	—
Love Removal Machine • Lil' Devil	Released: 1991 Label: Beggars Banquet Formats: CD	—
Wildflower • Live 1986 / 1987	Released: 1991 Label: Beggars Banquet Formats: CD	—
Fire Woman • Edie (Ciao Baby) • Sun King	Released: 1991 Label: Beggars Banquet Formats: CD	—
Sweet Soul Sister • Live 1987 / 1989	Released: 1991 Label: Beggars Banquet Formats: CD	—
The White EP	Released: 1992 Label: Vertigo Formats: CD Canada-only release	—
Capsule I	Released: 14 September 2010 Label: Aderra/New Wilderness Formats: CD, digital download	—
Capsule II	Released: 16 November 2010 Label: Aderra/New Wilderness Formats: CD, digital download	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		UK [1][20]	AUS [2]	CAN [21]	FIN [16]	IRE [22]	NL [23]	NZ [24]	US [25][26]	US Alt [27]	US Main [28]
"Gods Zoo" (as Death Cult)	1983	124	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Spiritwalker"	1984	77	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Dreamtime
"Go West (Crazy Spinning Circles)"		90	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Ressurection Joe"		74	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"She Sells Sanctuary"	1985	15	—	11	—	27	35	—	—	—	—	BPI: Platinum[12] MC: 2× Platinum[13]	Love
"Rain"		17	—	—	—	17	—	—	—	—	—
"Revolution"		30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Love Removal Machine"	1987	18	58	36	—	—	24	25	—	—	15	MC: Gold[13]	Electric
"Lil' Devil"		11	—	—	25	13	90	—	—	—	34
"Wild Flower"		24	69	—	—	16	—	5	—	—	39
"Fire Woman"	1989	15	24	22	23	7	81	1	46	2	4	MC: Platinum[13]	Sonic Temple
"Edie (Ciao Baby)"		32	77	62	—	21	40	17	93	—	17
"Sun King"		39	—	—	—	25	—	19	—	21	18
"Sweet Soul Sister"	1990	42	109	—	—	16	—	37	—	—	14
"Wild Hearted Son"	1991	40	27	47	4	13	—	13	—	4	12		Ceremony
"Heart of Soul"	1992	51	92	—	—	—	—	—	—	21	41
"The Witch"		—	112	—	—	—	—	36	—	—	—		Cool World (soundtrack)
"Sanctuary MCMXCIII"	1993	15	51	—	—	22	—	9	—	—	—		Pure Cult: For Rockers, Ravers, Lovers, and Sinners
"Coming Down (Drug Tongue)"	1994	50	40	69	—	—	—	—	—	26	13		The Cult
"Star"		65	70	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Painted on My Heart"	2000	—	198	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	26		Gone in 60 Seconds (soundtrack)
"Rise"	2001	86	—	—	—	—	—	—	125	19	3		Beyond Good and Evil
"Breathe"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"True Believers"	2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Dirty Little Rockstar"	2007	—	—	45	—	—	—	—	—	—	38		Born into This
"Illuminated"	2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Every Man and Woman Is a Star"	2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
"Embers"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"For the Animals"	2012	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Choice of Weapon
"Honey from a Knife"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Lucifer"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"The Wolf"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Twisted and Bleeding"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Weapon of Choice
"Deeply Ordered Chaos"	2016	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Hidden City
"Dark Energy"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Hinterland"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"G.O.A.T."		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes

1. Dreamtime Live at the Lyceum was initially released with the first 30,000 copies of Dreamtime in the UK on 31 August 1984. The live album was later released as a separate album in Japan in September 1985 and in Canada in 1986.
2. Weapon of Choice was announced as an exclusive iTunes release that would be available for a limited time until December 2012. However, in some countries, the album is still available to stream and download from iTunes, and it is even available on some other streaming sites, such as Spotify.
3. This is a re-packaging of the 1987 album Electric and Peace, which had only previously been available on the 2000 box set Rare Cult.
4. Only 10,000 copies were produced. A similar, partially unofficial box set, entitled E.P. Collection '84–'90, consisting of 11 CDs was also released, with only 500 copies produced.
5. Only 15,000 copies were produced, with the first 5,000 copies including a bonus disc of remixes
6. Only 3,000 copies were produced
7. Released on CD in 1988 with two additional tracks, before being released as a 10-track album in 1996 as Ghost Dance.