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Foo Fighters discography
Foo Fighters performing live
Studio albums7
Live albums1
Compilation albums2
Video albums5
Music videos40
EPs2
Singles32
Promotional singles12

The discography of Foo Fighters, an American alternative rock band, consists of seven studio albums, one live album, two compilation albums, five video albums, two extended plays, thirty-two singles, twelve promotional singles and forty music videos.

Albums[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[1]
AUS
[2]
CAN
[3]
GER
[4]
NLD
[5]
NZ
[6]
NOR
[7]
SWE
[8]
SWI
[9]
UK
[10]
Foo Fighters
  • Released: July 4, 1995
  • Label: Roswell, Capitol
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
23 3 5 33 22 2 18 26 3
The Colour and the Shape
  • Released: May 20, 1997
  • Label: Roswell, Capitol
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS
10 5 8 41 39 10 20 10 50 3
There Is Nothing Left to Lose
  • Released: November 2, 1999
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS
10 5 4 29 53 12 8 7 8
One by One 3 1 3 26 12 3 2 3 28 1
In Your Honor
  • Released: June 14, 2005
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
2 1 3 3 5 1 2 1 7 2
  • RIAA: Platinum[11]
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum[20]
  • BPI: 2× Platinum[12]
  • MC: 3× Platinum[13]
  • IFPI NOR: Gold[17]
  • IFPI SWE: Gold[21]
  • RIANZ: 4× Platinum[22]
Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
  • Released: September 25, 2007
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
3 1 1 3 6 1 3 9 2 1
Wasting Light
  • Released: April 12, 2011
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums[edit]

List of live albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[1]
AUS
[2]
GER
[4]
NOR
[7]
NZ
[6]
SWE
[8]
SWI
[9]
UK
[10]
Skin and Bones
  • Released: November 7, 2006
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD
21 1 67 37 1 51 40 35

Compilation albums[edit]

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[1]
AUS
[2]
CAN
[3]
GER
[4]
NLD
[5]
NZ
[6]
NOR
[7]
SWE
[8]
SWI
[9]
UK
[10]
Greatest Hits
  • Released: November 3, 2009
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, digital download
11 1 6 8 9 1 7 12 16 4
Medium Rare
  • Released: April 16, 2011
  • Label: Roswell, RCA
  • Formats: CD, LP
51 164
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays[edit]

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[10]
Five Songs and a Cover[29]
  • Released: November 20, 2005
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD
iTunes Festival: London 2011
  • Released: 2011
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: Digital download
167
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Video albums[edit]

List of video albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
Video

[30]
AUS
[31]
NOR
[7]
Everywhere but Home
  • Released: November 25, 2003
  • Label: RCA, Roswell
  • Format: DVD
22 1 8
Skin and Bones
  • Released: November 7, 2006
  • Label: RCA
  • Format: DVD
21 4 3
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum[33]
Skin and Bones & Live in Hyde Park
  • Released: November 7, 2006
  • Label: RCA
  • Format: DVD
14 1
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum[34]
Video Triple Play[35]
  • Released: September 4, 2007
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Format: Digital download
Foo Fighters Live at Wembley Stadium
  • Released: August 25, 2008
  • Label: RCA
  • Format: DVD, Blu-ray
18 2 7
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum[36]
Back and Forth
  • Released: June 2011
  • Label: Columbia
  • Format: DVD, Blu-ray
1 1 1
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles[edit]

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[37]
US
Alt.

[38]
US
Main.
Rock

[39]
AUS
[40]
CAN
[41]
IRL
[42]
NLD
[5]
NZ
[6]
SWE
[8]
UK
[43]
"This Is a Call"[A] 1995 35 2 6 9 29 16 32 11 5 Foo Fighters
"I'll Stick Around"[B] 51 8 12 61 18
"For All the Cows" 69 28
"Big Me"[C] 1996 13 3 18 65 15 27 19
"Monkey Wrench"[D] 1997 58 9 9 17 37 12 The Colour and the Shape
"Everlong"[E] 42 3 4 45 34 18
"My Hero"[F] 1998 59 6 8 74 21
"Walking After You" 12 67 48 20 The X-Files: The Album
"Learn to Fly" 1999 19 1 2 36 13 72 23 52 21 There Is Nothing Left to Lose
"Stacked Actors" 2000 25 9 82
"Generator" 31 151
"Breakout" 8 11 59 63 29
"Next Year" 17 85 92 42
"The One"[G] 2002 121 14 20 21 77 Orange County soundtrack
"All My Life" 41 1 3 20 14 95 46 37 5 One by One
"Times Like These" 2003 65 5 5 22 27 90 12
"Low" 15 23 40 44 100 21
"Have It All" 71 37
"Best of You" 2005 18 1 1 5 53 20 94 38 41 4 In Your Honor
"DOA" 68 1 5 39 40 86 34 25
"Resolve" 82 39 32
"No Way Back"[H] 2006 2 6 64
"Cold Day in the Sun"[H]
"The Pretender" 2007 37 1 1 10 15 11 39 9 11 8 Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
"Long Road to Ruin" 89 1 2 38 42 21 23
"Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)" 2008 194
"Let It Die"[I] 106 1 5
"Wheels" 2009 72 3 4 21 22 38 45 13 24 22 Greatest Hits
"Rope" 2011 68 1 1 55 41 31 22 Wasting Light
"Walk" 83 1 1 57 49 58 38 57
"Arlandria" 79
"These Days"[J] 111 2 5 60 63 192
"Bridge Burning" 2012 25 14 75
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles[edit]

List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Adult

[46]
US
Alt.

[38]
US
Main. Rock

[39]
UK
[43]
UK
Rock

[47]
"Exhausted"[48] 1995 Foo Fighters
"Alone + Easy Target"[49] 1996
"Down in the Park"[50] Songs in the Key of X: Music from and Inspired by the X-Files
"Requiem"[51] 1997 Non-album singles
"Baker Street" 1998 34
"Fraternity"[52] 2000
"Darling Nikki" 2003 15
"Razor" (live)[53] 2005
"Miracle" 2006 39 In Your Honor
"Summer's End"[54] 2008 Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
"Word Forward" 2010 109 Greatest Hits
"White Limo" 2011 29 Wasting Light
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs[edit]

List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
BEL
(FL)

[55]
CAN
[56]
UK
Rock

[47]
"Keep the Car Running" 2008 96 Non-album song
"Better Off" 2011 5 Wasting Light
"Back & Forth" 123
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Music videos[edit]

Year Song Director
1995 "I'll Stick Around" Gerald Casale[57]
1996 "Big Me" Jesse Peretz[57]
1997 "Monkey Wrench" Dave Grohl[57]
"Everlong" Michel Gondry[57]
1998 "My Hero" Dave Grohl[57]
"Walking After You" Matthew Rolston[57]
1999 "Learn to Fly" Jesse Peretz[57]
2000 "Breakout" The Malloys[57]
"Generator"
"Next Year" Phil Harder[58]
2002 "The One" Jesse Peretz[59]
"All My Life" Dave Grohl[60]
"Walking a Line" Jordyn Blum and Chris Osterhus[60]
"Times Like These" Liam Lynch (early version)[61][62]
Marc Klasfeld[62]
Dave Grohl and Bill Yukich (acoustic version)[63]
2004 "Low" Jesse Peretz[57]
2005 "Best of You" Mark Pellington[57]
"DOA" Mike Palmieri[64]
"Resolve"
2006 "No Way Back" Nick Wickham[65]
2007 "The Pretender" Sam Brown[66]
"Long Road to Ruin" Jesse Peretz[57]
2009 "Wheels" Sam Brown[66]
2011 "White Limo" Dave Grohl[67]
"Rope"[67]
"Bridge Burning" (Contest Winner Version*) Will Doyle & Richard Peete[68]
"Rope" (Contest Winner Version*) Djay Brawner[69]
"Dear Rosemary" (Contest Winner Version*) Karl Richter[70]
"White Limo" (Contest Winner Version*) Randy Scott Slavin[71]
"Arlandria" (Contest Winner Version*) Nicholas Spaventa[72]
"These Days" (Contest Winner Version*) Jay Hollinsworth[73]
"Back & Forth" (Contest Winner Version*) Justin Staggs[74]
"A Matter of Time" (Contest Winner Version*) Genie Wiggins[75]
"Miss the Misery" (Contest Winner Version*) Pete Levin[76]
"I Should Have Known" (Contest Winner Version*) Daniel Fickle[77]
"Walk" (Contest Winner Version*) Phil Hodges[78]
"Walk" Sam Jones[79]
"Hot Buns" Dave Grohl[80]
2012 "These Days" Wayne Isham[81]
* "Contest Winner Version" videos were commissioned and paid for by Foo Fighters and RCA Records.

Directors were picked from a national contest.[82]

Other appearances[edit]

Year Song Album
1996 "Alone+Easy Target" Big Shiny Tunes
"This Is a Call" Triple J Hottest 100 Volume 3
"Down in the Park" Songs in the Key of X: Music From and Inspired by The X-Files
1997 "This Is a Call" (live) Tibetan Freedom Concert
"Dear Lover" Scream 2: Music From The Dimension Motion Picture
1998 "Baker Street" Come Again / Essential Interpretations
"A320" Godzilla Soundtrack
"Walking After You" The X-Files: The Album
"Friend of a Friend" (live) Melody Maker: Steve Lamacq's Bootleg Session
"My Hero" Big Shiny Tunes 3
"Monkey Wrench" Triple J Hottest 100 Volume 5
1999 "My Hero" Varsity Blues Soundtrack
"I'll Stick Around" MTV: The First 1000 Years: Rock
2000 "Have a Cigar" (with Brian May) Music from and Inspired by Mission: Impossible II
"Breakout" Me, Myself & Irene Soundtrack
"Everlong" (live) Cold: Live at the Chapel
"My Hero" (Worcester Firefighters Tribute mix) WAAF Survive This!
"My Hero" (live) Live X6 Walk Unafraid
"Learn to Fly" Triple J Hottest 100 Volume 7
2001 "Generator" Triple J Hottest 100 Volume 8
"Win or Lose" Music from the Motion Picture Out Cold
"The One" Orange County: The Soundtrack
2002 "All My Life" Triple J Hottest 100 Volume 10
"Generator" Big Day Out Disrespective
"The One" Big Day Out 03
2004 "Gas Chamber" Rock Against Bush, Vol. 2
2005 "Danny Says" Little Steven's Underground Garage Presents: CBGB Forever
2006 "DOA" (live) Radio 1's Live Lounge
2007 "Band on the Run" Radio 1: Established 1967
"Razor" Catch and Release soundtrack
"Times Like These" (live) Radio 1's Live Lounge - Volume 2
2010 "Virginia Moon" (featuring Norah Jones) ...Featuring
2011 "Walk" Thor soundtrack
"Miss the Misery" Real Steel soundtrack

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

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    • Skin and Bones:
    • Live at Wembley Stadium:
    • Back and Forth:
  31. ^ Peak chart positions for video albums on the Top 40 DVD chart in Australia:
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    • Skin and Bones:
    • Skin and Bones & Live in Hyde Park:
    • Live at Wembley Stadium:
    • Back and Forth:
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  40. ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Australia:
  41. ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Canada:
  42. ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Ireland:
  43. ^ a b Peak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom:
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  68. ^ Bridge Burning (This Video Sucks Contest: Directed by Will Doyle & Richard Peete) | The Official Foo Fighters Site
  69. ^ Rope (This Video Sucks Contest: Directed by DJay Brawner) | The Official Foo Fighters Site
  70. ^ Dear Rosemary (This Video Sucks Contest: Directed by Karl Richter) | The Official Foo Fighters Site
  71. ^ White Limo (This Video Sucks Contest: Directed by Randy Scott Slavin) | The Official Foo Fighters Site
  72. ^ Arlandria (This Video Sucks Contest: Directed by Nicholas Spaventa) | The Official Foo Fighters Site
  73. ^ These Days (This Video Sucks Contest: Directed by Jay Hollinsworth) | The Official Foo Fighters Site
  74. ^ Back & Forth (This Video Sucks Contest: Directed by Justin Staggs) | The Official Foo Fighters Site
  75. ^ A Matter Of Time (This Video Sucks Contest: Directed by Genie Wiggins) | The Official Foo Fighters Site
  76. ^ Miss The Misery (This Video Sucks Contest: Directed by Pete Levin) | The Official Foo Fighters Site
  77. ^ I Should Have Known (This Video Sucks Contest: Directed by Daniel Fickle) | The Official Foo Fighters Site
  78. ^ Walk (This Video Sucks Contest: Directed by Phil Hodges) | The Official Foo Fighters Site
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