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Faith No More (2009)

This discography is an overview of the musical works of the American rock band Faith No More and their predecessor Faith. No man . According to the sources, she has sold more than three million records to date. The most successful release of Faith No More is the third studio album The Real Thing with over one million units sold.

Albums

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1985 We Care a Lot - - - - -
First published: 1985
1987 Introduce Yourself - - - - -
First published: April 1987
1989 The real thing DE37 (16 weeks)
DE
- - UK30th
silver
silver

(35 weeks)UK
US11
platinum
platinum

(60 weeks)US
First published: July 3, 1989
Sales: +1,160,000
1992 Angel Dust DE8th
gold
gold

(45 weeks)DE
AT4 (16 weeks)
AT
CH9 (15 weeks)
CH
UK2
gold
gold

(25 weeks)UK
US10
gold
gold

(19 weeks)US
First published: June 8, 1992
Sales: + 950,000
1995 King for a Day ... Fool for a Lifetime DE8 (24 weeks)
DE
AT9 (16 weeks)
AT
CH7 (16 weeks)
CH
UK5
gold
gold

(8 weeks)UK
US31 (8 weeks)
US
First published: March 25, 1995
Sales: + 100,000
1997 Album of the Year DE2 (20 weeks)
DE
AT5 (11 weeks)
AT
CH16 (12 weeks)
CH
UK7 (5 weeks)
UK
US41 (8 weeks)
US
First published: June 3, 1997
Sales: + 70,000
2015 Sol Invictus DE4 (7 weeks)
DE
AT7 (6 weeks)
AT
CH3 (6 weeks)
CH
UK6 (4 weeks)
UK
US15 (4 weeks)
US
First published: May 15, 2015

Live albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1991 Live at the Brixton Academy DE38 (11 weeks)
DE
- - UK20 (4 weeks)
UK
-
First published: February 4, 1991

Compilations

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1998 Who Cares a Lot? - The Greatest Hits DE27 (13 weeks)
DE
AT46 (3 weeks)
AT
- UK37
silver
silver

(3 weeks)UK
-
First published: November 24, 1998
Sales: + 130,000
2009 The Very Best Definitive
Ultimate Greatest Hits Collection
- - CH77 (1 week)
CH
- -
First published: June 8, 2009

More compilations

  • 1991: Epic Remix + Live Tracks
  • 1995: B-Sides and Alternate Versions (Gimick supplement to the first copies of the King for a Day… Fool for a Lifetime album)
  • 1995: Fool's Small Victory - B-Sides and Rarities 90-95
  • 2000: Last Cup of Sorrow
  • 2003: This Is It: The Best of Faith No More
  • 2005: Epic and Other Hits
  • 2006: The Platinum Collection
  • 2008: The Works
  • 2008: Angel Dust / The Real Thing
  • 2009: Rhino Classic Albums Collection
  • 2010: Midlife Crisis: The Very Best of Faith No More

EPs

  • 1993: Songs to Make Love To

Tribute albums

  • 2002: Tribute of the Year: A Tribute to Faith No More

Singles

Chart placements as lead musician

year Title
album
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1988 We Care a Lot
Introduce Yourself
- - - UK53 (4 weeks)
UK
-
First published: January 18, 1988
1989 From Out of Nowhere
The Real Thing
- - - UK23 (6 weeks)
UK
-
First published: August 30, 1989
1990 Epic
The Real Thing
- - - UK25 (9 weeks)
UK
US9
gold
gold

(21 weeks)US
First published: Jan 30, 1990
Sales: + 500,000
Falling to Pieces
The Real Thing
- - - UK41 (3 weeks)
UK
US92 (3 weeks)
US
First published: July 2, 1990
1992 Midlife Crisis
Angel Dust
DE32 (15 weeks)
DE
AT9 (2 weeks)
AT
- UK10 (5 weeks)
UK
-
First published: May 26, 1992
A Small Victory
Angel Dust
- - - UK29 (6 weeks)
UK
-
First published: August 3, 1992
Everything's Ruined
Angel Dust
- - - UK28 (3 weeks)
UK
-
First published: November 9, 1992
Easy / Be Aggressive
Angel Dust
DE20 (25 weeks)
DE
- CH9 (23 weeks)
CH
UK3 (8 weeks)
UK
US58 (8 weeks)
US
First published: December 29, 1992
1993 Another Body Murdered
Judgment Night - OST
- - - UK26 (3 weeks)
UK
-
First published: September 1993
with Boo-Yaa Tribe
1995 Digging the Grave
King for a Day ... Fool for a Lifetime
DE48 (5 weeks)
DE
- CH42 (3 weeks)
CH
UK16 (4 weeks)
UK
-
First published: February 28, 1995
Ricochet
King for a Day… Fool for a Lifetime
- - - UK27 (3 weeks)
UK
-
First published: May 1, 1995
Evidence
King for a Day… Fool for a Lifetime
- - - UK32 (3 weeks)
UK
-
First published: May 8, 1995
1997 Ashes to Ashes
Album of the Year
DE76 (6 weeks)
DE
- CH50 (1 week)
CH
UK15 (6 weeks)
UK
-
First published: May 19, 1997
Sales: + 35,000
Last Cup of Sorrow
Album of the Year
- - - UK51 (2 weeks)
UK
-
First published: August 5, 1997
1998 I Started a Joke
Who Cares a Lot?
- - - UK49 (2 weeks)
UK
-
First published: September 21, 1998

More singles

Chart placements as a guest musician

year Title
album
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1997 This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us
Plagiarism
- - - UK40 (2 weeks)
UK
-
First published: December 1, 1997
Sparks vs. Faith No More

more publishments

  • 1981: Song of Liberty / All Quiet in Heaven
  • 1988: Anne's Song
  • 1990: Surprise! You're dead!
  • 1997: Stripsearch

Video albums and music videos

Video albums

  • 1990: You Fat Bastards: Live at the Brixton Academy (Sales: + 50,000, US:goldgold)
  • 1992: Video croissant
  • 1999: Who Cares a Lot: Greatest Videos
  • 2006: You Fat Bastards / Who Cares a Lot

Music videos

year title Director (s)
1988 We Care a Lot Bob Biggs & Jay Brown
Anne's song Tamra Davis
1989 From Out of Nowhere Doug Freel
1990 Epic Ralph Ziman
Falling to pieces Ralph Ziman
Surprise! You're dead! Billy Gould
1992 Midlife crisis Kevin Kerslake
A Small Victory Marcus Nispel
Everything's Ruined Kevin Kerslake
Easy Barry McGuire
1993 Another body murdered Marcus Raboy
1995 Digging the Grave Marcus Raboy
Ricochet Alex Hemming
Evidence Walter A. Stern
1997 Ashes to Ashes Tim Royes
Last Cup of Sorrow Joseph Kahn
Strip search Philipp Stölzl
1998 I started a joke Vito Rocco

Box sets

  • 2011: Original Album Series (Sales: + 10,000)

Awards for music sales

Golden record

  • AustraliaAustralia Australia
    • 1997: for the single Ashes to Ashes
  • PolandPoland Poland
    • 2012: for the album Original Album Series

Platinum record

  • AustraliaAustralia Australia
    • 1997: for the album Album of the Year
    • 1999: for the album Who Cares a Lot? - The Greatest Hits
  • CanadaCanada Canada
    • 1990: for the album The Real Thing
    • 1992: for the album Angel Dust

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)
Australia (ARIA) Australia (ARIA) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum2 175,000 aria.com.au
Germany (BVMI) Germany (BVMI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 250,000 musikindustrie.de
Canada (MC) Canada (MC) 0! S.- 0! G- Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum2 200,000 musiccanada.com
Poland (ZPAV) Poland (ZPAV) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 10,000 bestsellery.zpav.pl
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 3 × gold3 Platinum record icon.svg platinum1 2,050,000 riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Silver record icon.svg 2 × silver2 Gold record icon.svg 2 × gold2 0! P- 320,000 bpi.co.uk
All in all Silver record icon.svg 2 × silver2 Gold record icon.svg 8 × gold8th Platinum record icon.svg 5 × platinum5

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  1. Mike Morris on Faith. No Man on FaithNoMan.com
  2. a b c d e Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US