Alice in Chains discography

The discography of Alice in Chains, a Seattle-based rock band, consists of six studio albums, three extended plays (EP), three live albums, five compilations, two DVDs, 44 music videos,[1][2] and 32 singles (as of September 2019).

Alice in Chains discography
Alice in Chains in September 2007. L-R: DuVall, Kinney, and Cantrell.
Studio albums	6
Live albums	3
Compilation albums	5
Video albums	4
Music videos	44
EPs	3
Singles	32
Soundtrack albums	6

Alice in Chains was formed in 1987 by guitarist Jerry Cantrell and drummer Sean Kinney, who then recruited bassist Mike Starr and singer Layne Staley.[3][4] The band signed to Columbia Records in 1989 and released its first EP, We Die Young, in July 1990.[5] Later that year, the band released its debut studio album, Facelift. The single "Man in the Box", which reached number 18 on the mainstream rock chart, helped Facelift achieve double Platinum status.[6] The band toured in support of the album for two years before releasing the acoustic EP Sap in early 1992. In September 1992, Alice in Chains released Dirt. The critically acclaimed album, also the band's most successful, debuted at number six on the Billboard 200, and was certified quadruple Platinum.[6] The band did not tour in support of Dirt for very long, due to Staley's drug addiction.[7] While touring, Starr left the band due to personal reasons and was replaced by Mike Inez.[8] 1994 saw the release of Alice in Chains' second acoustic EP, Jar of Flies. It entered the charts in the top slot, making it the first Alice in Chains release—and the first EP in history—to debut at number one. In 1995, the band released a self-titled album, which debuted at the top of the Billboard 200, and has since been awarded—along with Facelift—double Platinum status while Jar of Flies maintains Quadruple Platinum status.[6] Alice in Chains entered a hiatus after not touring since the release of Dirt.[9]

From 1996 to 2002, the band was mostly inactive, releasing two live albums, including the successful Unplugged,[6] and three compilations. On April 19, 2002, Staley was found dead in his home after overdosing on heroin and cocaine, causing the group to break up.[10] In 2005, the band reunited with new vocalist William DuVall.[11] On April 25, 2009, it was announced that Alice in Chains had signed to Virgin/EMI making it the band's first label change in their 20-plus year career.[12] Black Gives Way to Blue, the group's first album with DuVall, was released on September 29, 2009.[13] In 2011, Alice in Chains began work on their fifth studio album, The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here, which was released on May 28, 2013.[14] Alice in Chains' sixth studio album, Rainier Fog, was released on August 24, 2018.[15]

As of 2019, Alice in Chains has had 18 Top 10 songs and five No. 1 hits on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart.[16]

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		US [17]	AUS [18]	CAN [19]	FIN [20]	GER [21]	NLD [22]	NZ [23]	NOR [24]	SWE [25]	UK [26]
Facelift	Released: August 21, 1990 Label: Columbia (#46075) Format: CD, cassette, LP	42	38	53	—	64	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: 2× Platinum[6]
Dirt	Released: September 29, 1992 Label: Columbia (#52475) Format: CD, cassette, LP	6	13	25	—	37	17	36	15	11	42	RIAA: 4× Platinum[6] BPI: Gold[27] CRIA: Platinum[28]
Alice in Chains	Released: November 7, 1995 Label: Columbia (#67248) Format: CD, cassette, LP	1	5	5	13	93	75	28	11	11	37	RIAA: 2× Platinum[6] BPI: Silver[27] CRIA: Platinum[28]
Black Gives Way to Blue	Released: September 29, 2009 Label: Virgin/EMI Format: CD, LP, digital download	5	12	4	11	21	34	7	9	20	19	RIAA: Gold[6] CRIA: Gold[28]
The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here	Released: May 28, 2013 Label: Capitol Format: CD, LP, digital download	2	10	2	6	23	52	12	6	35	22
Rainier Fog	Released: August 24, 2018 Label: BMG Format: CD, LP, digital download	12	15	11	7	8	30	23	20	19	9
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions												Certifications
		US [17]	AUS [18]	AUT [29]	CAN [30]	FIN [20]	GER [21]	NLD [22]	NZ [23]	NOR [24]	SWE [25]	SWI [31]	UK [26]
MTV Unplugged	Released: July 30, 1996 Label: Columbia (#67703) Format: CD, cassette, LP	3	12	23	9	13	46	33	8	9	7	41	20	RIAA: Platinum[6] CRIA: Gold[28]
Live	Released: December 5, 2000 Label: Columbia (#85274) Format: CD	142	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold[6]
Live Facelift	Released: November 25, 2016[32] Label: Sony Legacy (88985374931)[33] Format: Vinyl	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions					Certifications
		US [17]	AUS [18]	CAN [19]	NZ [23]	UK [26]
Jar of Flies/Sap [34]	Released: 1994 Label: Columbia (#4757132) Format: 2-CD	—	2	—	—	4
Nothing Safe: Best of the Box	Released: June 29, 1999 Label: Columbia (#63649) Format: CD	20	—	37	41	—	RIAA: Platinum[6]
Music Bank	Released: October 26, 1999 Label: Columbia (#69580) Format: 3-CD box set	123	—	—	—	—
Greatest Hits	Released: July 24, 2001 Label: Columbia (#85922) Format: CD, SACD	112	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold[6]
The Essential Alice in Chains	Released: September 5, 2006 Label: Columbia (#92090) Format: 2-CD set	139	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions

Title	EP details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		US [17]	AUT [29]	CAN [19]	GER [21]	NLD [22]	NZ [23]	NOR [24]	SWE [25]	SWI [31]	UK [26]
We Die Young	Released: July 1990 Label: Columbia Format: cassette, LP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Sap	Released: February 4, 1992 Label: Columbia (#67059) Format: CD, cassette, LP	134 [upper-alpha 1]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: Gold[6]
Jar of Flies	Released: January 25, 1994 Label: Columbia (#57628) Format: CD, cassette, LP	1	22	5	25	17	1	7	6	31	4	RIAA: 3× Platinum[6] BPI: Silver[27] CRIA: 2× Platinum[28]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

1. Sap charted in the USA upon its vinyl Record Store Day release in 2020.

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Album
		US [35]	US Alt [36]	US Main Rock [37]	US Rock [38]	US Rock Air [39]	AUS [18]	CAN [40]	IRL [41]	NLD [22]	UK [26]
"We Die Young"	1990	—	—	—	×	×	—	—	—	—	—	We Die Young EP and Facelift
"Man in the Box"	1991	—	—	18	×	×	—	—	—	—	—	Facelift
"Bleed the Freak"		—	—	—	×	×	—	—	—	—	—
"Sea of Sorrow"	1992	—	—	27	×	×	—	—	—	—	—
"Would?"		—	—	31[42]	15 ^[V]	×	69	—	—	33	19	Dirt
"Them Bones"		—	30	24	×	×	93	—	22	—	26
"Angry Chair"		—	27	34	×	×	—	—	28	—	33
"Rooster"	1993	—	—	7	×	×	—	—	—	—	—
"Down in a Hole"		—	—	10	×	×	—	—	29	—	36
"What the Hell Have I"		—	—	19	×	×	—	—	—	—	—	Last Action Hero soundtrack
"No Excuses"	1994	— ^[I]	3	1	×	×	—	17	—	—	—	Jar of Flies
"I Stay Away"		—	—	10	×	×	—	—	—	—	—
"Don't Follow"		—	—	25	×	×	—	—	—	—	—
"Got Me Wrong"		—	22	7	×	×	—	—	—	—	—	Clerks soundtrack/Sap
"Grind"	1995	—	18	7	×	×	77	53	—	—	23	Alice in Chains
"Heaven Beside You"	1996	— ^[II]	6	3	×	×	60	—	—	—	35
"Again"		—	36	8	×	×	—	—	—	—	—
"Over Now"		—	24	4	×	×	—	50	—	—	—	Unplugged
"Would?" (Unplugged)		—	x	19	×	×	—	—	—	—	—
"Get Born Again"	1999	— ^[III]	12	4	×	×	—	—	—	—	—	Nothing Safe: Best of the Box
"Fear the Voices"		—	—	11	×	×	—	—	—	—	—	Music Bank
"Man in the Box" (live)	2000	—	—	39	×	×	—	—	—	—	—	Live
"A Looking in View"	2009	—	38	12	27	×	—	—	—	—	—	Black Gives Way to Blue
"Check My Brain"		92	1	1	1	×	—	62	—	—	—
"Your Decision"		— ^[IV]	4	1	1	×	—	57	—	—	—
"Lesson Learned"	2010	—	25	4	10	×	—	—	—	—	—
"Hollow"	2012	—	23	1	37	10	—	—	—	—	—	The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
"Stone"	2013	—	—	1	37	11	—	—	—	—	—
"Voices"		—	—	3	—	18	—	—	—	—	—
"Tears"	2016	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Rush - 2112 (40th Anniversary Edition)
"The One You Know"	2018	—	—	9	36	27	—	—	—	—	—	Rainier Fog
"So Far Under"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Never Fade"		—	—	10	—	32	—	—	—	—	—
"Rainier Fog"	2019	—	—	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. "×" denotes periods where charts did not exist or were not archived

• I ^ "No Excuses" did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100 but charted at number 48 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart,[43] and number 32 on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart.[44]
• II ^ "Heaven Beside You" did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100 but charted at number 52 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart.[43]
• III ^ "Get Born Again" did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100 but charted at number 6 on the Billboard Bubbling Under chart.[45]
• IV ^ "Your Decision" did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100 but charted at number 9 on the Billboard Bubbling Under chart,[45] and number 83 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart.[43]
• V ^ Although the Hot Rock Songs Charts did not exist when "Would?" was released in 1992, it charted at number 15 in 2019 after the chart was created.

Soundtracks

Year	Song	Album[46]	Comments
1992	"Would?"	Singles soundtrack	Later appeared on Dirt.
1993	"What the Hell Have I?" and "A Little Bitter"	Last Action Hero soundtrack	These songs later appeared on Music Bank.
1994	"Them Bones"	Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie English soundtrack	Originally appeared on Dirt.
1994	"Got Me Wrong"	Clerks soundtrack	Originally appeared on Sap.
1996	"Again"	Marvin's Room soundtrack	Originally appeared on Alice In Chains.
2004	"Them Bones"	Riding Giants soundtrack and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	Originally appeared on Dirt.
2008	"Would?"	Burnout Paradise soundtrack	Originally appeared on Dirt.
2009	"Rooster"	Terminator Salvation soundtrack	Originally appeared on Dirt.
	"Them Bones"	Madden NFL 10 soundtrack	Originally appeared on Dirt.

Music videos

Year	Title	Director	Notes
1990	"We Die Young" (version one)	The Art Institute of Seattle
	"We Die Young" (version two)	Rocky Schenck
1991	"Sea of Sorrow" (version one)	Paul Rachman
	"Man in the Box"
	"Sea of Sorrow" (version two)	Martyn Atkins
1991	"Bleed the Freak (live)"	Josh Taft	from Live Facelift
1992	"Would?"	Cameron Crowe Josh Taft
	"Them Bones"	Rocky Schenck
	"Angry Chair"	Matt Mahurin
1993	"Rooster"	Mark Pellington
	"What the Hell Have I?"	Rocky Schenck
	"Down in a Hole"	Nigel Dick
1994	"No Excuses"	Matt Mahurin
	"I Stay Away"	Nick Donkin
1995	"Grind"	Rocky Schenck
1996	"Heaven Beside You"	Frank W. Ockenfels III
	"Again"	George Vale Layne Staley
	"Over Now" (MTV Unplugged)	Alex Coletti
1999	"Get Born Again"	Paul Fedor
2009	"A Looking in View"	Stephen Schuster
	"Check My Brain"	Alexandre Courtes
	"Your Decision"	Stephen Schuster
2010	"Lesson Learned"	Paul Matthaeus
	"Acid Bubble"	Nick Goso
	"Last of My Kind" (live)[47]
2013	"Hollow"	Roboshobo
	"Stone"
	"Voices"
	"The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here"	Travis Hopkins
2014	"Phantom Limb"	Roboshobo
2018	"The One You Know" (version one)	Adam Mason
	"Never Fade"
2019	"The One You Know" (version two)		episode from Black Antenna
	"Rainier Fog"
	"Red Giant"
	"Fly"
	"Drone"
	"Deaf Ears Blind Eyes"
	"Rainier Fog"	Peter Darley Miller & Alice In Chains	Official music video
	"Maybe"	Adam Mason	episode from Black Antenna
	"So Far Under"
	"Never Fade"
	"All I Am"
	"Private Hell"[48]	Todd Shuss

Videos

Year	Video details	US peak	RIAA certifications[6]
1991	Live Facelift Released: 1991 Label: Columbia (#49081) Format: VHS	—	Gold
1995	The Nona Tapes Released: December 12, 1995 Label: Columbia (#50137) Format: VHS	32[49]
1996	Unplugged Released: July 24, 1996 Label: Columbia (#50148) Format: VHS, DVD	7[50]	Gold
1999	Music Bank: The Videos Released: October 26, 1999 Label: Columbia (#50208) Format: VHS, DVD	11[51]	Gold
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Guest appearances

Year	Song	Artist(s)	Album
2016	"Tears"	Rush	Rush - 2112 (40th Anniversary Edition)
2019	"Would?"	Heart	Live in Atlantic City[52]
"Rooster"

Notes

• A ^ Would? - Live 1992 is a reissue of Live at the Palladium, albeit from a different label and under a different name.

See also

• List of songs recorded by Alice in Chains

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External links

• Official website