Anthrax (band) / discography

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Anthrax-logo.svg - discography
Joey Belladonna and Scott Ian, 2005
Joey Belladonna and Scott Ian, 2005
Publications
Arrow southwest blue.svgStudio albums 11
Arrow southwest blue.svgLive albums 7th
Arrow southwest blue.svgCompilations 8th
Arrow southwest blue.svgEPs 6th
Arrow southwest blue.svgSingles 21st
Arrow southwest blue.svgVideo albums 9

This discography is an overview of the musical works of American Metal - band Anthrax . Anthrax has sold over ten million records worldwide, including over 3.2 million in their home country alone. The most successful release of Anthrax is the EP I'm the Man with over a million units sold.

Albums

Studio albums

year Title
music label
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1984 Fistful of Metal
Megaforce Records
- - - - -
First published: January 1984
1985 Spreading the Disease
Megaforce Records
- - - - US113 (18 weeks)
US
First published: October 30, 1985
1987 Among the Living
Megaforce Records
DE46 (5 weeks)
DE
- - UK18th
silver
silver

(5 weeks)UK
US62
gold
gold

(36 weeks)US
First published: March 22, 1987
1988 State of Euphoria
Megaforce Records
DE15 (8 weeks)
DE
- CH20 (1 week)
CH
UK12
silver
silver

(4 weeks)UK
US30th
gold
gold

(36 weeks)US
First published: September 19, 1988
1990 Persistence of Time
Megaforce Records
DE35 (9 weeks)
DE
- - UK13 (5 weeks)
UK
US24
gold
gold

(31 weeks)US
First published: August 21, 1990
1993 Sound of White Noise
Elektra Records
DE35 (8 weeks)
DE
- CH40 (1 week)
CH
UK14 (3 weeks)
UK
US7th
gold
gold

(17 weeks)US
First published: May 25, 1993
1995 Stomp 442
Elektra Records
- - - UK77 (1 week)
UK
US47 (3 weeks)
US
First published: October 24, 1995
1998 Volume 8: The Threat Is Real
Ignition Records
DE43 (5 weeks)
DE
- - UK73 (1 week)
UK
US118 (2 weeks)
US
First published: July 21, 1998
2003 We've Come for You All
Nuclear Blast
DE22 (3 weeks)
DE
- - - US122 (1 week)
US
First published: May 6, 2003
2011 Worship Music
Nuclear Blast
DE13 (2 weeks)
DE
AT30 (2 weeks)
AT
CH28 (2 weeks)
CH
UK49 (1 week)
UK
US12 (6 weeks)
US
First published: September 12, 2011
2016 For All Kings
Nuclear Blast
DE5 (4 weeks)
DE
AT14 (3 weeks)
AT
CH8 (3 weeks)
CH
UK21 (1 week)
UK
US9 (3 weeks)
US
First published: February 26, 2016

Live albums

year Title
music label
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
2004 Music of Mass Destruction
Nuclear Blast
DE88 (1 week)
DE
- - - -
First published: April 20, 2004
2010 The Big Four Live from Sofia, Bulgaria
Warner Bros.
DE59 (6 weeks)
DE
- CH63 (1 week)
CH
- -
First published: October 29, 2010
Metallica , Slayer , Megadeth & Anthrax
The Big Four Live from Sofia, Bulgaria DE4th
gold
gold

(14 weeks)DE
AT1 (9 weeks)
AT
CH3 (6 weeks)
CH
UK1 (17 weeks)
UK
US1
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum

(65 weeks)US
Chart positions for the video album
2018 Kings Among Scotland
Nuclear Blast
DE51 (1 week)
DE
- - - -
First published: April 27, 2018

More live albums

  • 1994: The Island Years
  • 2005: Alive 2
  • 2007: Caught in a Mosh: BBC Live in Concert
  • 2014: Chile on Hell

Compilations

year Title
music label
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
AT AT UK UK US US
1991 Attack of the Killer B’s
Island Records
AT20 (2 weeks)
AT
UK13 (5 weeks)
UK
US27
gold
gold

(25 weeks)US
First published: June 25, 1991

More compilations

  • 1998: Moshers ... 1986–1991
  • 1999: Return of the Killer A’s
  • 2001: Madhouse: The Very Best of Anthrax
  • 2002: Classic Anthrax: The Universal Masters Collection
  • 2002: The Collection
  • 2004: The Greater of Two Evils
  • 2005: Anthrology: No Hit Wonders (1985-1991)

EPs

year Title
music label
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
UK UK US US
1987 I'm the Man
Island Records
UK20 (6 weeks)
UK
US53
platinum
platinum

(40 weeks)US
First published: January 1, 1987
1999 Inside Out UK95 (1 week)
UK
-
First published: January 19, 1999
2013 Anthems
Nuclear Blast
- US52 (2 weeks)
US
First published: March 19, 2013

More EPs

  • 1985: Armed and Dangerous
  • 1989: Penikufesin
  • 2003: Summer 2003

Singles

year Title
album
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
UK UK
1987 I Am the Law
Among the Living
UK32 (5 weeks)
UK
First published: 1987
Indians
Among the Living
UK44 (4 weeks)
UK
First published: 1987
1988 Make Me Laugh
State of Euphoria
UK26 (3 weeks)
UK
First published: 1988
1989 Anti-Social
State of Euphoria
UK44 (3 weeks)
UK
First published: March 6, 1989
1990 In My World
Persistence of Time
UK29 (2 weeks)
UK
First published: 1990
Got the Time
Persistence of Time
UK16 (4 weeks)
UK
First published: 1990
1991 Bring the noise
attack of the Killer B’s
UK14 (5 weeks)
UK
feat. Chuck D
1993 Only
sound of white noise
UK36 (3 weeks)
UK
First published: June 1993
Black Lodge
Sound of White Noise
UK53 (2 weeks)
UK
First published: 1993
1996 Nothing
Stomp 442
UK89 (1 week)
UK
First published: 1996

More singles

  • 1985: Madhouse (12 ″)
  • 1993: Hy Pro Glo (single)
  • 1995: High Octane ( Promo )
  • 1996: Fueled (single)
  • 1998: Born Again Idiot (single)
  • 1998: Crush (Promo)
  • 2003: Safe Home (single)
  • 2003: Taking the Music Back (single)
  • 2011: Fight 'Em' til You Can't (Single)
  • 2015: Evil Twin (single)
  • 2016: Breathing Lightning (single)

Video albums

  • 1987: NFV: Oidivnikufesin (US:goldgold)
  • 1991: Through Time POV
  • 1991: Alive 2
  • 1994: White Noise: The Videos
  • 1999: Return of the Killer A's: Video Collection
  • 2004: Music of Mass Destruction
  • 2005: Rock Legends
  • 2005: Alive 2: The DVD
  • 2005: Anthrology: No Hit Wonders (1985–1991) The Videos

Awards for music sales

Golden record

  • CanadaCanada Canada
    • 1988: for the album State of Euphoria
    • 1990: for the EP I'm the Man
    • 1991: for the album Attack of the Killer B’s
    • 1994: for the album Sound of White Noise

3 × platinum record

  • PolandPoland Poland
    • 2010: for the video album The Big Four Live from Sofia, Bulgaria

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region Silver record icon.svg silver Gold record icon.svg gold Platinum record icon.svg platinum Sales swell
Awards for music sales
(country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Germany (BVMI) Germany (BVMI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 25,000 musikindustrie.de
Canada (MC) Canada (MC) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 4 × gold4th 0! P- 200,000 musiccanada.com
Poland (ZPAV) Poland (ZPAV) 0! S.- 0! G- Platinum record icon.svg 3 × platinum3 30,000 bestsellery.zpav.pl
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 6 × gold6th Platinum record icon.svg 3 × platinum3 3,250,000 riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Silver record icon.svg 2 × silver2 0! G- 0! P- 120,000 bpi.co.uk
All in all Silver record icon.svg 2 × silver2 Gold record icon.svg 11 × gold11 Platinum record icon.svg 6 × platinum6th

Individual evidence

  1. inmusicwetrust.com: In Music We Trust
  2. a b c d e Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US