Ministry discography

As of 2020, the discography of American Industrial metal band Ministry, which was founded and is fronted by Al Jourgensen, consists of the following: fourteen studio albums, eight live albums, fourteen compilation and remix albums, thirty singles, five video albums (including video versions of live albums) and twenty music videos. Several tracks spanning from 1981 to 1994 in studio, live and cover formats have remained unreleased by the band.

Ministry discography
Ministry performing at the 2017 Hellfest.
Studio albums	14
Live albums	8
Compilation albums	14
Video albums	5
Music videos	20
Singles	30

Formed in 1981, the band made their recording debut with the single "I'm Falling / Cold Life", released by Wax Trax! Records in the US and Situation Two in the UK, respectively.[1] Signing a short-lived contract with Arista Records, the band released their debut studio album, With Sympathy, which hit the upper 90s in the Billboard 200, in May 1983. Following a departure from Arista, Ministry returned on Wax Trax!, where several singles—including the club hit "(Every Day Is) Halloween"—were released in 1984–1985.[2] After signing a deal with Sire Records in 1985, the band released the single “Over the Shoulder”, which was followed by the album Twitch in March 1986; co-produced by Jourgensen and Adrian Sherwood, Twitch hit No. 194 in the Billboard 200 and was regarded by profile commentators as a turning point in Ministry' artistic style.[3]

In 1988-89, Ministry releases The Land of Rape and Honey and The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste. Both positively received by music press, these two albums hit the upper 160s in the Billboard 200, and were certified gold by RIAA. During the tour in support of The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste, the band recorded their debut live album, In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up, released in 1990.

Albums

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions											Sales	Certifications
		US [4]	CAN	AUS [5]	AUT [6]	FRA [7]	GER [8]	NZ [9]	NOR [10]	SWE [11]	SWI [12]	UK [13]
1983	With Sympathy Released: May 10, 1983 Label: Arista/BMG	96	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: 103,484+[14]
1986	Twitch Released: March 12, 1986 Label: Sire/Warner Bros.	194	97	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: 138,755+[14]
1988	The Land of Rape and Honey Released: October 11, 1988 Label: Sire/Warner Bros.	164	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: 525,000+	US: Gold[15]
1989	The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste Released: November 14, 1989 Label: Sire/Warner Bros.	163	38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: 587,000+	US: Gold[15]
1992	Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs Released: July 14, 1992 Label: Sire/Warner Bros.	27	22	—	—	—	69	24	—	—	—	33 [16]	US: 1,061,948+	US: Platinum[15] AUS: Gold[17] CAN: Gold[18]
1996	Filth Pig Released: January 30, 1996 Label: Warner Bros.	19	5	9	47	—	28	16	38	7	50	43	US: 236,557+[14]
1999	Dark Side of the Spoon Released: June 8, 1999 Label: Warner Bros.	92	—	—	—	—	57	—	—	51	—	85	US: 79,459+[14]
2003	Animositisomina Released: February 18, 2003 Label: Sanctuary/BMG	157	—	—	—	125	93	—	—	—	—	186	US: 46,319+[14]
2004	Houses of the Molé Released: June 22, 2004 Label: Sanctuary/BMG	—	—	—	—	162	—	—	—	—	—	135	US: 45,419+[14]
2006	Rio Grande Blood Released: May 2, 2006 Label: 13th Planet/Megaforce	134	—	—	—	—	60	—	—	—	—	—	US: 34,346+[14]
2007	The Last Sucker Released: September 18, 2007 Label: 13th Planet/Megaforce	130	—	—	—	—	95	—	—	—	—	—	US: 5,140+[19]
2012	Relapse Released: March 23, 2012 Label: 13th Planet	193	—	—	—	—	72	—	—	56	99	—	US: 5,000+[14]
2013	From Beer to Eternity Released: September 10, 2013 Label: 13th Planet	140	—	—	—	—	79	—	—	—	—	—
2018	AmeriKKKant Released: March 9, 2018 Label: Nuclear Blast	—	—	—	73	189	57	—	—	—	65	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums

Year	Album details	AUS [5]	UK [20]	Sales
1990	In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up Released September 4, 1990 Label: Sire/Warner Bros.	—	—	US: 196,225[14]
1995	Just Another Fix Released January 1, 1995 Label: Warner Bros.	21	—	US: 1,130
2002	Sphinctour Released April 9, 2002 Label: Sanctuary/BMG	—	—	US: 12,113[14]
2009	Adios... Puta Madres Released March 31, 2009 Label: 13th Planet	—	—
2013	Enjoy the Quiet—Live at Wacken 2012 Released August 27, 2013 Label: UDR/EMI	—	33
2014	Last Tangle in Paris / Live 2012 Defibrila Tour Released July 8, 2014 Label: UDR	—	—
2015	Toronto 1986 Released May 22, 2015 Label: Cleopatra
2017	Live Necronomicon Released July, 2017 Label: Cleopatra
2019	Chicago/Detroit 1982 Released September 27, 2019 Label: Cleopatra
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Compilation and remix albums

Year	Album details	Sales
1987	Twelve Inch Singles (1981–1984) Released: 1987 Label: Wax Trax!	US: 113,646[14]
1993	Box Released: November 30, 1993 Label: Warner Bros.
2001	Greatest Fits Released: June 19, 2001 Label: Warner Bros.	US: 89,283[14]
2003	Twitched (unauthorised release) Released: 2003 Label: Radioactive
2004	Early Trax Released: October 12, 2004 Label: Rykodisc	US: 7,555[14]
	Side Trax Released: October 12, 2004 Label: Rykodisc	US: 9,205[14]
2005	Rantology Released: September 27, 2005 Label: Sanctuary/BMG	US: 12,868[14]
2007	Rio Grande Dub Released: July 10, 2007 Label: 13th Planet	US: 9,750
2008	Cover Up Released: April 1, 2008 Label: 13th Planet	US: 1,400[21]
2009	The Last Dubber Released: September 15, 2009 Label: 13th Planet
2010	MiXXXes of the Molé Released: August 17, 2010 Label: 13th Planet
	Every Day Is Halloween: The Anthology Released: October 5, 2010 Label: Cleopatra
	Undercover Released: December 7, 2010 Label: 13th Planet
2011	Very Best of Fixes and Remixes Released: November 9, 2011 Label: Cleopatra
2016	Trax! Rarities Released: December 9, 2016 Label: Cleopatra
2020	Everyday (Is Halloween) - The Lost Mixes Released: October 30, 2020 Label: Cleopatra

Singles

Year	Song	Peak chart positions					Album
		^USAlt. [22]	^US Dance [23]	^NZ [9]	^SWE [11]	^UK [16]
1981	"I'm Falling / Cold Life"	—	45	—	—	—	Non-album single
1983	"I Wanted to Tell Her"	—	13	35	—	—	With Sympathy
	"Work for Love"	—	20	—	—	—
	"Revenge"	—	—	—	—	—
1985	"All Day"[24]	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
	"Nature of Love"	—	—	—	—	—
	"(Every Day Is) Halloween"	—	—	—	—	—
	"Over the Shoulder"	—	—	—	—	—	Twitch
1988	"Stigmata"	—	—	—	—	—	The Land of Rape and Honey
1989	"Burning Inside"	23	—	—	—	—	The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste
1990	"So What"[25]	—	—	—	—	—
1991	"Jesus Built My Hotrod"	19	34	—	—	—	Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs
1992	"N.W.O."	11	—	—	—	49
1993	"Just One Fix"[26]	—	—	—	—	—
1995	"The Fall"[lower-alpha 1]	—	18	—	46	53	Filth Pig
1996	"Lay Lady Lay"	—	—	—	—	128 [13]
	"Reload"	—	—	—	—	—
1997	"Brick Windows"	—	—	—	—	—
1999	"Bad Blood"	—	—	—	—	—	Dark Side of the Spoon
2001	"What About Us?	—	—	—	—	—	Greatest Fits
2003	"Piss"	—	—	—	—	—	Animositisomina
2004	"No W"	—	—	—	—	—	Houses of the Molé
2008	"Keys to the City"	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
2010	"Thunderstruck"	—	—	—	—	—	Undercover
2011	"99 Percenters"	—	—	—	—	—	Relapse
2012	"Double Tap"	—	—	—	—	—
2013	"Permawar"	—	—	—	—	—	From Beer to Eternity
2017	"Dancing Madly Backwards"[28][lower-alpha 2]	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
2020	"Alert Level"	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Unreleased Tracks

Year	Song	Notes	Format
Circa 1981	"First True Love Affair"[29]	Jimmy Ross cover, performed live at Huey's in IL	Cover/Live
Circa 1982	"The Urge To Run Away"[30]	Live at Misfits in Chicago	Live
Circa 1983	"Hardman"[31]	Live at the Palladium in LA	Live
Circa 1983	"So So Life"[32]	Performed on the 1983 tour.	Live
Circa 1984	"Do You Even Like It?"[33]	Performed on the 1984 tour.	Live
Circa 1984	"Ricky's Hand"[34]	Fad Gadget cover performed on the 1984 and 1986 tours.	Cover/Live
Circa 1986	"The Eyes of Christ"[35]	Live at Medusa's in IL	Live
Circa 1986	"Thrill Kill Kult"[36]	Live at Medusa's in IL	Live
Circa 1986	"The Angel (Remix)"[37]	Re-Recorded Version, Performed on some 1986 and 1987 shows.	Remix
Circa 1987	"Ingrate"[38]	Part of the original tracklist for The Land of Rape and Honey, but isn't on the final version.	Studio
Circa 1987	"I'm Sick"[39]	Part of the original tracklist for The Land of Rape and Honey, but isn't on the final version.	Studio
Circa 1994	"Midnight Cowboy"[40]	Fred Neil cover, performed live at Bridge Benefit VIII at the Shoreline Amphitheater.	Cover/Live

Boxed sets

• Box (1993)
• Just Another Fix (1995)
• 3 for One Box (2000)
• Original Album Series (2011)
• Trax Box! (2015)

Videos

Full length videos

• In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up (1990)
• Tapes of Wrath (2000)
• Sphinctour (2002)
• Adios... Puta Madres (2009)

Music videos

Year	Song	Director(s)	Album
1982	"Same Old Madness"	Jim Nash	non-album single
1983	"Revenge"	Tim Pope	With Sympathy
1985	"Over the Shoulder"	Peter Christopherson[41][42][lower-alpha 3]	Twitch
1988	"Stigmata"	Benjamin Stokes and Eric Zimmerman	The Land Of Rape And Honey
	"Flashback"	Benjamin Stokes
	"The Land of Rape and Honey"[lower-alpha 4]	H-Gun Labs and Dead Battery Productions
1989	"Burning Inside"	Benjamin Stokes and Eric Zimmerman	The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste
1991	"Jesus Built My Hotrod" (with Gibby Haynes)	Paul Elledge	Psalm 69
1992	"N.W.O."	Peter Christopherson
1993	"Just One Fix"
1995	"Lay Lady Lay"	Paul Elledge	Filth Pig
1996	"Reload"	Doug Freel
1999	"Bad Blood"	Benjamin Stokes	Dark Side Of The Spoon
2001	"What About Us?"	Jeffrey Kinart	Greatest Fits
2004	"No W"		Houses Of The Mole
2006	"LiesLiesLies"	Zach Passero[43]	Rio Grande Blood
2012	"99%"	Zach Passero	Relapse
	"Ghouldiggers"
2013	"Last Sucker"		The Last Sucker
	"PermaWar"	Zach Passero	From Beer To Eternity
2017	"Antifa"		AmeriKKKant
2018	"Wargasm" (Lyric Video)
	"Twilight Zone"	Chris Roth
	"Victims of a Clown"

Other appearances

Song(s)	Title	Year
"Stigmata"	Miami Vice[44]	1988
	Hardware[45]	1990
"Thieves"	Freejack[46]	1992
"N.W.O."	Cool World[47]
"Just One Fix"	Totally Fucked Up[48]	1993
"Psalm 69"	The River Wild[49]	1994
"Jesus Built My Hotrod"	Exit to Eden[50]
"Tonight We Murder"	Demon Knight[51]	1995
"Stigmata"	Rumble in the Bronx[52]
"N.W.O."	SubUrbia[53]	1996
"Paisley"	Escape from L.A.[54]
"Reload"	Speed 2: Cruise Control	1997
"(Every Day Is) Halloween"	The Black Bible	1998
"Just One Fix"	Urban Legend
"Bad Blood"	The Matrix: Music from the Motion Picture[55]	1999
"Eureka Pile"	Universal Soldier: The Return[56]
"Nursing Home"	Left Behind: The Movie	2000
"10/10"	Street Sk8r 2[57]
"What About Us" and "Dead Practice"	A.I. Artificial Intelligence[58]	2001
"Jesus Built My Hotrod"	Crusty Demons/Watch Dogs	2003/2014
"No W"	Tony Hawk's Underground 2[59]	2004
	Need for Speed: Underground 2[60]
"Bloodlines"	Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines[61]
"Thieves" and "Waiting"	Murderball[62]	2005
"The Light Pours Out of Me"	Alone in the Dark
"Señor Peligro" and "Burning Inside"	Scarface: The World Is Yours[63]	2006
"Stigmata"	Tony Hawk's Project 8[64]
"Fear (Is Big Business)"	Saw III[65]
"Hero"	Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2	2007
"Life Is Good"	Saw IV[66]
"Death and Destruction (Remix)"	Saw V[67]	2008
"Bang a Gong", "Radar Love", "Cuz U R Next" and "Khyber Pass (Wicked Instrumental)"	The Wicked Soundtrack by Al Jourgensen[68]
"NCIS Theme (Remix)"	NCIS: The Official TV Soundtrack[69]	2009
"Stigmata" and "Thieves"	Brütal Legend[70]
"Fear (Is Big Business)", "Palestina" and "Khyber Pass"	The Hurt Locker[71]
"Just One Fix"	Hatchet II	2010
"N.W.O."	Need for Speed: The Run	2011

Tribute albums

• An Industrial Tribute to Ministry
• Wish You Were Queer: A Tribute to Ministry
• Another Prick In the Wall: A Tribute to Ministry - Volume 2
• Devilswork: Tribute to Ministry

References

Notes

1. "The Fall" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 15 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[27]
2. "Dancing Maldy Backwards" was released as a split single featuring the versions of the title track, recorded separately by Peter Hook and Ministry, respectively.[28]
3. In his 2013 autobiography, co-written with Jon Wiederhorn, Jourgensen claims Storm Thorgerson to be director of the video (Jourgensen 2013, p. 65 harvnb error: no target: CITEREFJourgensen2013 (help)).
4. An excerpt from the video version of In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up.

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Further reading

• Glickman, Simon (1994). "Ministry". In Rubiner, Julia M. (ed.). Contemporary Musicians: Profiles of The People in Music. 10. Detroit / Washington, D.C. / London: Gale Research. pp. 164–166. ISBN 0-8103-2218-8. ISSN 1044-2197.
• Greene, Jo-Ann (April 2, 1993). "Ministry". Goldmine. Vol. 19 no. 7 (331). pp. 26, 28, 32, 38, 40. ISSN 1055-2685 – via scans available at prongs.org.
• Jourgensen, Al & Wiederhorn, Jon (July 9, 2013). Ministry: The Lost Gospels According To Al Jourgensen. Boston, MA: Da Capo Press. ISBN 9780306822186. Includes the discography section on pp. 275–278. Between pp. 128 and 129 there are 12 pages of pictures.