Megadeth discography
Megadeth discography | |
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![]() Megadeth performing at Metalmania in 2008
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Studio albums | 15 |
Live albums | 5 |
Compilation albums | 6 |
Video albums | 11 |
Music videos | 33 |
EPs | 2 |
Singles | 45 |
American thrash metal band Megadeth has released fourteen studio albums, five live albums, six compilation albums, two EPs, forty-five singles, eleven video albums, and thirty-three music videos. After he was fired from Metallica in 1983, guitarist and vocalist Dave Mustaine formed Megadeth along with bassist Dave Ellefson, guitarist Greg Handevidt, and drummer Dijon Carruthers. The band toured and gained a following, signing with the independent label Combat Records in late 1984.[1] Megadeth's debut album Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good! (1985), sold very well for an independent release, and the group attracted the attention of major record labels.[1] By the end of the year, the group signed with Capitol Records. Megadeth's first major-label album, Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?, was released in 1986.
Before the recording of the band's third album, Mustaine fired Poland and Samuelson; they were replaced by Jeff Young and Chuck Behler, respectively. The new lineup debuted on So Far, So Good... So What! in early 1988. Later that year, Mustaine fired Young and Behler and replaced them with guitarist Marty Friedman and drummer Nick Menza. This lineup recorded Megadeth's fourth album, Rust in Peace, which was released in late 1990. The singles "Holy Wars... The Punishment Due" and "Hangar 18" reached the top 30 in Ireland and the United Kingdom. Megadeth's most commercially successful album, Countdown to Extinction (1992), peaked at number 2 on the Billboard 200 chart, and was the band's first record to be certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[1] Megadeth's biggest hit single is "Symphony of Destruction", which peaked at number 71 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and in the top 15 in Ireland and UK.
Youthanasia (1994) peaked at number 4 on the Billboard 200, and like its predecessor, it was certified platinum by the RIAA.[1] The singles "Train of Consequences" and "A Tout le Monde", reached the top 30 on the US Mainstream Rock chart. The following year Megadeth released Hidden Treasures, an EP that featured previously released non-album tracks, including soundtrack and compilation songs. Cryptic Writings (1997) peaked at number 10 on the Billboard 200, and became the group's sixth consecutive studio album to be certified platinum in the US.[1] The release scored the band's highest-charting single to date, "Trust", which peaked at number 5 on the Mainstream Rock chart. Later that year, Menza left the band and was replaced by drummer Jimmy DeGrasso. The following year, Risk was released, and was a critical and commercial failure. In 2000, Friedman left Megadeth and was replaced by guitarist Al Pitrelli. After signing with Sanctuary Records, the group debuted their new lineup on The World Needs a Hero (2001).[1] In early 2002, Mustaine suffered several injuries, which led him to announce in a press release that Megadeth had disbanded.[2]
In 2004, Megadeth reunited and released The System Has Failed. Although intended to be a solo album by Mustaine, outstanding contractual obligations with the band's European label EMI forced him to release one more album under the "Megadeth" name.[3] The following three studio albums (released through Roadrunner Records), United Abominations (2007), Endgame (2009), and Thirteen (2011) peaked at number 8, number 9, and number 11, respectively, on the Billboard 200.[4] Megadeth's latest studio album, Super Collider, was released in 2013 through Mustaine's label Tradecraft. It debuted at number 6 on the Billboard chart, becoming the band's highest-charting album since 1994's Youthanasia.[5]
Contents
Albums
Studio albums
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||
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US [4] |
AUS [6] |
AUT [7] |
CAN [8] |
DEN [9] |
FIN [10] |
FRA [11] |
GER [12] |
JPN [13] |
NLD [14] |
SWE [15] |
SWI [16] |
UK [17] |
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1985 | Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good! | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1986 | Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?
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76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 182 | — | — | — | — | |
1988 | So Far, So Good... So What!
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28 | — | — | 40 [20] |
— | — | — | — | 57 | 51 | 37 | 28 | 18 | |
1990 | Rust in Peace
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23 | 47 | — | 70 [21] |
— | — | — | — | 29 | 72 | 34 | 29 | 8 | |
1992 | Countdown to Extinction
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2 | 14 | 12 | 25 [24] |
— | — | — | 18 | 6 | 45 | 10 | 16 | 5 | |
1994 | Youthanasia
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4 | 9 | 26 | 11 [27] |
— | — | — | 13 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 32 | 6 | |
1997 | Cryptic Writings
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10 | 43 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 7 | 48 | 15 | 45 | 38 | |
1999 | Risk
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16 | — | 34 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 38 | 11 | 39 | 17 | — | 29 |
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2001 | The World Needs a Hero
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16 | — | 59 | 20 | — | 23 | 28 | 36 | 17 | 80 | 38 | 94 | 45 | |
2004 | The System Has Failed
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18 | — | 43 | 10 | 38 | 12 | 28 | 29 | 15 | 32 | 14 | 57 | 60 | |
2007 | United Abominations
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8 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 40 | 28 | 9 | 49 | 15 | 38 | 23 | |
2009 | Endgame
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9 | 11 | 22 | 4 | 19 | 7 | 28 | 21 | 16 | 22 | 17 | 32 | 24 | |
2011 | Thirteen
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11 | 13 | 28 | 8 | 39 | 8 | 49 | 25 | 11 | 42 | 18 | 23 | 34 | |
2013 | Super Collider
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6 | 28 | 26 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 43 | 24 | 12 | 36 | 15 | 21 | 22 | |
2016 | Dystopia
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. |
Live albums
Year | Album details | Peak chart | Certifications | |||||||||||
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US [4] |
BEL [28] |
CAN [29] |
FIN [10] |
FRA [11] |
MEX [30] |
NLD [14] |
SWI [16] |
UK [17] |
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2002 | Rude Awakening
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115 | — | 100 | — | 93 | — | — | — | 129 | ||||
2007 | That One Night: Live in Buenos Aires
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
2010 | Rust in Peace Live
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161 | 96 | 72 | — | — | 83 | — | — | — | ||||
The Big 4 Live from Sofia, Bulgaria (with Slayer, Metallica and Anthrax)
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1 [31] |
73 | 1 | 31 | — | — | 75 | 63 | 1 | |||||
2013 | Countdown to Extinction: Live
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. |
Compilation albums
Year | Album details | Peak chart | ||||
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US [4] |
FIN [10] |
JPN [13] |
NZ [35] |
UK [17] |
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2000 | Capitol Punishment: The Megadeth Years
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66 | — | 26 | 41 | 185 |
2002 | Still Alive... and Well?
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— | — | — | — | — |
2005 | Greatest Hits: Back to the Start
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65 | 21 | — | — | 47 |
2007 | Warchest
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— | 36 | — | — | — |
2008 | Anthology: Set the World Afire
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— | — | — | — | — |
2014 | Icon
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— | — | — | — | — |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. |
Video albums
Year | Album details | Peak chart | Certifications | |||
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US | AUS | FIN | NOR [36] |
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1991 | Rusted Pieces
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3 [37] |
— | — | — | |
1992 | Exposure of a Dream
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25 [38] |
— | — | — | |
1995 | Evolver: The Making of Youthanasia
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13 [39] |
— | — | — | |
2001 | Behind the Music
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23 [40] |
— | — | — | |
2002 | Rude Awakening
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2 [41] |
— | 8 [42] |
— | |
2005 | Video Hits
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— | — | — | — | |
2006 | Arsenal of Megadeth
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6 [43] |
5 [44] |
1 [45] |
— | |
2007 | That One Night: Live in Buenos Aires
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12 | 6 | 1 | 10 | |
2010 | Rust in Peace Live
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2 | 3 | 4 | — | |
The Big 4 Live from Sofia, Bulgaria (with Slayer, Metallica and Anthrax)
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— | — | — | — | ||
2013 | Countdown to Extinction: Live
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4 | ||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. |
EPs
Year | EP details | Peak chart | ||
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US [4] |
JPN [13] |
UK [17] |
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1991 | Maximum Megadeth
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— | — | — |
1995 | Hidden Treasures
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90 | 13 | 28 |
Singles
Year | Song | Peak chart | Album | ||||||
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US [4] |
US Main. [4] |
AUS [6] |
CAN [46] |
IRL [47] |
NZ [35] |
UK [17] |
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1986 | "Wake Up Dead" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? |
"Peace Sells" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988 | "Mary Jane" | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 46 | So Far, So Good... So What! |
"Anarchy in the U.K." | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 45 | ||
"In My Darkest Hour" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Hook in Mouth" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989 | "Liar" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"No More Mr. Nice Guy" | — | — | 48 | — | 7 | — | 13 | Shocker | |
1990 | "Holy Wars... The Punishment Due" | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 24 | Rust in Peace |
1991 | "Hangar 18" | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | 26 | |
1992 | "Foreclosure of a Dream" | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | Countdown to Extinction |
"Symphony of Destruction" | 71 | 29 | — | 91 | 14 | 15 | 15 | ||
1993 | "Skin o' My Teeth" | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 13 | |
"Sweating Bullets" | — | 27 | — | — | 18 | — | 26 | ||
1994 | "Crown of Worms" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
"Train of Consequences" | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | 22 | Youthanasia | |
1995 | "A Tout le Monde" | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Angry Again" | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | Hidden Treasures | |
"99 Ways to Die" | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997 | "Trust" | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | Cryptic Writings |
"Almost Honest" | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998 | "Use the Man" | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
"A Secret Place" | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999 | "Crush 'Em" | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | Risk |
2000 | "Breadline" | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Insomnia" | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Kill the King" | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | Capitol Punishment: The Megadeth Years | |
2001 | "Moto Psycho" | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | The World Needs a Hero |
"Dread and the Fugitive Mind" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004 | "Die Dead Enough" | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | The System Has Failed |
2005 | "Of Mice and Men" | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
"The Scorpion" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006 | "Gears of War" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | United Abominations |
2007 | "À Tout le Monde (Set Me Free)"[A] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Sleepwalker"[A] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Washington Is Next!" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Never Walk Alone... A Call to Arms" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009 | "Head Crusher" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Endgame |
2010 | "The Right to Go Insane" | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | |
"44 Minutes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Sudden Death" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock | |
2011 | "Never Dead" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Thirteen |
"Public Enemy No. 1" | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012 | "Whose Life (Is It Anyways?)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
2013 | "Super Collider" | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | Super Collider |
2015 | "Fatal Illusion" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dystopia |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. |
Music videos
Year | Song | Director(s)[48] |
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1986 | "Peace Sells" | Robert Longo |
1987 | "Wake Up Dead" | Penelope Spheeris |
1988 | "In My Darkest Hour" | |
"Anarchy in the U.K." | David Mackie | |
1989 | "No More Mr. Nice Guy" | Penelope Spheeris |
1990 | "Holy Wars... The Punishment Due" | Benjamin Stokes, Eric Zimmerman |
"Hangar 18" | Paul Boyington | |
1991 | "Go to Hell" | Eric Zimmerman, Eric Koziol |
1992 | "Foreclosure of a Dream" | Jeff Richter |
"High Speed Dirt" | Eric Zimmerman, Eric Koziol | |
"Symphony of Destruction" | Wayne Isham | |
"Skin o' My Teeth" | Eric Zimmerman, Eric Koziol | |
1993 | "99 Ways to Die" | Wayne Isham |
"Sweating Bullets" | ||
1994 | "A Tout le Monde" | Justin Keith |
"Reckoning Day" | Jerry Behrens | |
"Angry Again" | Wayne Isham | |
"Train of Consequences" | ||
1997 | "Trust" | Liz Friedlander |
"Almost Honest" | Scott Richter | |
1998 | "A Secret Place" | Kyle LaBreche |
1999 | "Insomnia" | Len Wiseman[49] |
"Crush 'Em" | ||
2000 | "Breadline" | John Richards[50] |
2001 | "Moto Psycho" | Nathan Cox[51] |
2004 | "Die Dead Enough" | Thomas Mignone[52] |
2005 | "Of Mice and Men" | Michael Sarna[53] |
2007 | "À Tout le Monde (Set Me Free)" | Aggressive[54] |
"Never Walk Alone... A Call to Arms" | Labworks[55] | |
2009 | "Head Crusher" | Patrick Kendall[56][57] |
2010 | "The Right to Go Insane" | Bill Fishman[58][59] |
2011 | "Public Enemy No. 1" | Kevin McVey |
2012 | "Whose Life (Is It Anyways?)" | Cody Calahan |
2013 | "Super Collider" | |
2015 | "The Threat is Real" |
Notes
References
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External links
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