Rage Against the Machine discography

The discography of Rage Against the Machine, an American rock band, consists of four studio albums, two live albums, one compilation album, one demo album, 17 singles, four video albums and 15 music videos. Formed in Los Angeles, California in 1991 by vocalist Zack de la Rocha, guitarist Tom Morello, bassist Tim Commerford and drummer Brad Wilk, the band signed to Epic Records and released its self-titled debut album in 1992.[1] The album reached number 45 on the United States Billboard 200 and was certified three times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales in excess of three million units.[2][3] Rage Against the Machine singles "Killing in the Name", "Bullet in the Head" and "Bombtrack" charted in the United Kingdom and several other regions.[4]

Rage Against the Machine discography
Rage Against the Machine in 2007. From left to right: Tim Commerford, Zack de la Rocha, Brad Wilk and Tom Morello.
Studio albums4
Live albums2
Compilation albums1
Video albums4
Music videos15
Singles17
Demo albums1
Other appearances1

The band returned in 1996 with its second studio album Evil Empire,[1] which topped the Billboard 200 and was again certified three times platinum by the RIAA.[2][3] Lead single "Bulls on Parade" was the band's first to chart in the US, reaching number 11 on the Alternative Songs chart,[5] number 36 on the Mainstream Rock chart,[6] and number 62 on the Radio Songs chart.[7] The group's first video release, 1997's Rage Against the Machine, reached number 2 on the Billboard Music Video Sales chart and was certified double platinum by the RIAA.[8][3] 1999's The Battle of Los Angeles topped the Billboard 200 and the Canadian Albums Chart.[2][9]

Rage Against the Machine released its final studio album, a collection of cover versions called Renegades, in 2000,[1] reaching number 14 on the Billboard 200.[2] The band broke up prior to the album's release, after de la Rocha announced his departure in October that year.[1] The Battle of Mexico City video album was released in 2001, reaching number 4 on the Billboard Music Video Sales chart.[8] Two years later, Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium reached number 7 on the Music Video Sales chart and the top 100 of the Billboard 200.[8][10]

In 2009, the band achieved its first UK Singles Chart number 1 when "Killing in the Name" became Christmas number one as the result of a Facebook campaign.[11] To celebrate the achievement, the group reunited for a free concert at Finsbury Park in London on June 6, 2010,[12] which was later released in the form of Live at Finsbury Park in 2015 and reached number 2 on the Billboard Music Video Sales chart.[8]

Albums

Studio albums
List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[2]		 AUS
[13]		 AUT
[14]		 CAN
[9]		 FIN
[15]		 GER
[16]		 NZ
[17]		 SWE
[18]		 SWI
[19]		 UK
[4]
Rage Against the Machine
  • Released: November 3, 1992
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS
 4512—86—229221617
Evil Empire
  • Released: April 16, 1996
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS, MD
 1224523144
The Battle of Los Angeles
  • Released: November 2, 1999
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS, MD
 1217127141523
Renegades
  • Released: December 5, 2000
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS
 141066132547——4971
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.

Live albums
List of live albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[10]		 AUS
[29]		 FRA
[30]		 NZ
[17]		 UK
[31]
Live & Rare
  • Released: June 30, 1998
  • Label: Sony Japan
  • Format: CD
 —————
Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium
  • Released: November 25, 2003
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, 2LP
 946910134151
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.

Compilation albums
List of compilation albums
Title Album details
The Collection
  • Released: May 28, 2010
  • Labels: Epic, Sony, Legacy
  • Format: 5CD

Demo albums
List of demo albums
Title Album details
Rage Against the Machine
  • Released: December 1991
  • Labels: none (self-released)
  • Format: CS

Singles
List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[33]		 US
Alt.
[5]		 US
Main.
[6]		 AUS
[13]		 FRA
[30]		 NED
[34]		 NOR
[35]		 NZ
[17]		 SWE
[18]		 UK
[4]
"Killing in the Name" 1992 ———710913—8—1
[upper-alpha 1]
  • BPI: 2× Platinum[21]
 Rage Against the Machine
"Bullet in the Head" 1993 ———53—47—19—16
"Bombtrack" —————8—11—37
"Freedom" 1994 ———————17——
"Year of tha Boomerang" —————————— Higher Learning
"Bulls on Parade" 1996 —113629274642298 Evil Empire
"People of the Sun" —————————26
"Down Rodeo" ——————————
"Vietnow" 1997 ——————————
"The Ghost of Tom Joad" —3435———————

Renegades

"No Shelter" 1998 —3330——————— Godzilla: The Album
"Guerrilla Radio" 1999 6961157——17—4232 The Battle of Los Angeles
"Sleep Now in the Fire" —[upper-alpha 2]81694—————43
"Testify" 2000 —1622———————
"Calm Like a Bomb" ——————————
"Renegades of Funk" 2001 —[upper-alpha 3]919——————— Renegades
"How I Could Just Kill a Man" —3739———————
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.

Notes

  1. On its original release in 1992, Killing in the Name reached #25 in the UK. It later reached #1 during a campaign in 2009 based solely on downloads, without a physical single re-release.
  2. "Sleep Now in the Fire" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 12 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[36]
  3. "Renegades of Funk" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number nine on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[36]

Videos

Video albums
List of video albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Charts Certifications
US
[8]		 UK
[37]
Rage Against the Machine
  • Released: November 25, 1997
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: DVD, VHS, LD
 223
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum[3]
  • BPI: Gold[21]
The Battle of Mexico City
  • Released: February 20, 2001
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: DVD, VHS
 45
Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium
  • Released: November 25, 2003
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: DVD
 741
Live at Finsbury Park 24

Music videos
List of music videos, showing year released and director(s)
Title Year Director(s) Ref.
"Killing in the Name" 1992 Peter Gideon [39]
"Bullet in the Head" 1993 BBC Worldwide
"Bombtrack" Peter Christopherson [40]
"Freedom" [39]
"Bulls on Parade" 1996
"People of the Sun"
"The Ghost of Tom Joad" 1997 Heather Parry [41]
"No Shelter" 1998 Joe Demaio [42]
"Guerrilla Radio" 1999 Honey [43]
"Sleep Now in the Fire" 2000 Michael Moore [44]
"Testify" [45]
"Renegades of Funk" Steven Murashige [46]
"How I Could Just Kill a Man" 2003 Harri Kristin [40]

Other appearances
List of other appearances, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album Ref.
"Darkness" 1994 The Crow: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [47]

See also

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  8. Billboard Music Video Sales peak positions for Rage Against the Machine video albums:
  9. Canadian Albums Chart peak positions for Rage Against the Machine studio albums:
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  37. UK Music Video Chart peak positions for Rage Against the Machine video albums:
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