Mötley Crüe discography

Mötley Crüe discography

Mötley Crüe live in 2007
Releases
↙Studio albums	9
↙Live albums	2
↙Compilation albums	6
↙EPs	3
↙Singles	28
↙Video albums	9
↙Music videos	25

The official discography of Mötley Crüe, a hard rock band from Los Angeles, California, consists of nine studio albums, two live albums, three EPs, six compilation albums, four box sets, nine DVD, twenty-eight singles, and twenty-five music videos.

Mötley Crüe is an American hard rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1981. The band was founded by bass guitarist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, who were later joined by lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead singer Vince Neil. Mötley Crüe has sold more than 80 million album copies worldwide,^[1][2] including 25 million in the US.^[1]

The band members have often been noted for their hard-living lifestyles; all members have had numerous brushes with the law, have spent time in jail, have suffered long addictions to alcohol and drugs, have had countless escapades with women, and are heavily tattooed. Their ninth studio album entitled Saints of Los Angeles was released on June 24, 2008, while a film adaptation of their best-selling autobiography The Dirt is due to be released in 2011.^[3] A tenth studio album is also in the works.^[4]

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Chart positions										Certifications
		US [5]	AUS [6]	AUT [7]	CAN [8]	FIN [9]	NOR [10]	NZ [11]	SWE [12]	SWI [13]	UK [14]
1981	Too Fast for Love Released: November 10, 1981 Re-release: August 20, 1982 Label: Leathür Producer: Michael Wagener	77	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: Platinum[15]
1983	Shout at the Devil Released: September 26, 1983 Label: Elektra Producer: Tom Werman	17	85	—	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: 4× Platinum[15] AUS: Gold[16] CAN: 3× Platinum[17]
1985	Theatre of Pain Released: June 21, 1985 Label: Elektra Producer: Tom Werman	6 [18]	39	—	11	—	—	—	7	25	36	US: 4× Platinum[15] CAN: 3× Platinum[17]
1987	Girls, Girls, Girls Released: May 15, 1987 Label: Elektra Producer: Tom Werman	2	28	—	4	—	8	—	7	13	14	US: 4× Platinum[15] CAN: 2× Platinum[17] UK: Silver[19]
1989	Dr. Feelgood Released: September 1, 1989 Label: Elektra Producer: Bob Rock	1	5	—	7	—	7	—	6	7	4	US: 6× Platinum[15] CAN: 3× Platinum[17] SWI: Gold[20] UK: Gold[19]
1994	Mötley Crüe Released: March 15, 1994 Label: Elektra Producer: Bob Rock	7	3	25	9	—	—	28	6	21	17	US: Gold[15]
1997	Generation Swine Released: June 24, 1997 Label: Elektra Producer: Scott Humphrey	4	34	—	10	—	—	—	18	—	80 [21]	US: Gold[15]
2000	New Tattoo Released: July 11, 2000 Label: Mötley, Eleven Seven Producer: Mike Clink	41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	176 [21]
2008	Saints of Los Angeles Released: June 24, 2008 Label: Mötley, Eleven Seven Producer: James Michael	4	14	73	3	6	37	8	5	42	78	CAN: Gold[17]
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Live albums

Year	Album details	Chart positions	Certifications
		US [5]
1999	Live: Entertainment or Death Release: November 23, 1999 Label: Mötley, Eleven Seven Formats: CD	133
2006	Carnival of Sins Live Release: 2006 Label: Mötley, Eleven Seven Formats: CD, DVD		US: Platinum, 3x Platinum (DVD).
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Extended plays

Year	Album details
1988	Raw Tracks Released: November 23, 1988 Label: Elektra Formats: CD
1990	Raw Tracks 2 Released: November 23, 1990 Label: Elektra Formats: CD
1994	Quaternary Released: 1994 Label: Elektra Formats: CD

Compilation albums

Year	Album details	Chart positions								Certifications
		US [5]	AUS [6]	CAN [5]	FIN [9]	NZ [11]	SWE [12]	SWI [13]	UK [14]
1991	Decade of Decadence Released: October 19, 1991 Label: Elektra Formats: CD	2	9	10 [8]	—	13	43	22	20	US: 2× Platinum[15] CAN: Platinum[17]
1998	Greatest Hits Released: 1998 Label: Mötley, Eleven Seven Formats: CD	20	—	16	—	—	—	—	—	US: Gold[15]
1999	Supersonic and Demonic Relics Released: 1999 Label: Mötley, Eleven Seven Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	The Millennium Collection: The Best of Mötley Crüe Released: 2003 Label: Hip-O Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	Red, White & Crüe Released: February 1, 2005 Label: Mötley, Eleven Seven Formats: CD	6	26	2	16	—	31	—	67	US: Platinum[15] CAN: 2× Platinum[17]
2009	Greatest Hits Released: November 17, 2009 Label: Mötley, Eleven Seven Formats: CD	94	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	CAN: Gold[17]
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Box sets

Year	Album details
2003	Music to Crash Your Car to: Vol. 1 Released: 2003 Label: Mötley, Eleven Seven Formats: CD
2004	Music to Crash Your Car to: Vol. 2 Released: 2004 Label: Mötley, Eleven Seven Formats: CD
	Loud as F@*k Released: 2004 Label: Mötley, Eleven Seven Formats: CD
2007	Shout at the Demos Released: 2007 Label: Mötley, Eleven Seven Formats: CD

Singles

Year	Song	Peak chart positions						Certifications	Album
		US [22]	US Main. [22]	AUS [6]	NZ [11]	SWE [12]	UK [14]
1982	"Live Wire"	—	—	—	—	—	—		Too Fast for Love
1983	"Shout at the Devil"	—	30	—	—	—	—		Shout at the Devil
1984	"Looks That Kill"	54	12	—	—	—	—
	"Too Young to Fall in Love"	90	17	—	—	—	—
1985	"Smokin' in the Boys Room"	16	7	—	—	—	71		Theatre of Pain
	"Home Sweet Home"	89	38	—	—	—	51
1987	"Girls, Girls, Girls"	12	20	—	—	—	26		Girls, Girls, Girls
	"Wild Side"	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"You're All I Need"	83	—	—	—	—	23
1989	"Dr. Feelgood"	6	7	26	11	—	50	US: Gold[15]	Dr. Feelgood
	"Kickstart My Heart"	27	18	34	31	—	—
1990	"Without You"	8	11	45	—	—	39
	"Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)"	19	13	—	49	—	—
	"Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.)"	78	34	—	—	—	—
1991	"Primal Scream"	63	21	29	30	—	32		Decade of Decadence
	"Home Sweet Home '91"	37	41	—	—	—	37
1994	"Hooligan's Holiday"	—	10	—	—	34	36		Mötley Crüe
	"Misunderstood"	—	24	—	—	—	—
1997	"Afraid"	—	10	—	—	—	58		Generation Swine
	"Beauty"	—	37	—	—	—	—
1998	"Bitter Pill"	—	22	—	—	—	—		Greatest Hits
1999	"Teaser"	—	35	—	—	—	—		Supersonic and Demonic Relics
2001	"Hell on High Heels"	—	13	—	—	—	—		New Tattoo
2004	"If I Die Tomorrow"	—	4	—	—	—	63		Red, White & Crüe
2005	"Sick Love Song"	—	22	—	—	—	—
2008	"Saints of Los Angeles"	—	5	—	—	—	—		Saints of Los Angeles
	"Mutherfucker of the Year"	—	29	—	—	—	—
2009	"White Trash Circus"	—	37	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Video albums

Year	Title	Certifications
1986	Uncensored Released: 1986 Label: Elektra Format: VHS	US: 2x Platinum[15]
1990	Dr. Feelgood, the Videos Released: 1990 Label: Elektra Format: VHS	US: Platinum[15]
1992	Decade of Decadance '81-'91 Released: 1992 Labal: Elektra Format: VHS	US: Gold[15]
1998	Behind the Music: Mötley Crüe Released: 1998 Label: Format: DVD
2001	Lewd, Crüed & Tattooed Released: 2001 Label: Mötley Format: DVD	US: Gold[15] AUS: Platinum[23]
2003	Greatest Video Hits Released: 2003 Label: Mötley Format: DVD	US: Platinum[15]
2005	Classic Mötley Crüe: Universal Masters DVD Collection Released: 2005 Label: Mötley Format: DVD
2006	Carnival of Sins Live Released: 2006 Label: Mötley Format: DVD	US: 3x Platinum[15]
2009	Crüe Fest Released: March 24, 2009 Label: Mötley Format: DVD

Music videos

Year	Song
1982	"Live Wire"
1984	"Looks That Kill"
	"Too Young to Fall in Love"
1985	"Smokin' in the Boys Room"
	"Home Sweet Home"
1987	"Girls, Girls, Girls"
	"Wild Side"
	"You're All I Need"
1989	"Dr. Feelgood"
	"Kickstart My Heart"
1990	"Without You"
	"Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)"
	"Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.)"
1991	"Anarchy in the U.K."
	"Primal Scream"
	"Home Sweet Home '91"
1994	"Hooligan's Holiday"
	"Misunderstood"
1997	"Afraid"
	"Shout at the Devil '97"
2001	"Hell on High Heels"
2004	"If I Die Tomorrow"
2005	"Sick Love Song"
	"Enslaved"
2008	"Saints of Los Angeles"
	"Mutherfucker of the Year"
2009	"White Trash Circus"
2011	"Kickstart My Heart"

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