Foo Fighters / Discography

Foo Fighters in 2009;
From left to right: Hawkins, Shiflett, Grohl, Mendel

This discography is an overview of the musical works of the American rock - band Foo Fighters . According to the sources, they have sold more than 29.5 million records in their career, more than 15.6 million of them in their home country alone. The most successful release of the Foo Fighters is the single The Pretender with over 2.8 million units sold.

Albums

Studio albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)						Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US	skirt
1995	Foo fighters	DE33 (15 weeks) DE	AT13 (12 weeks) AT	CH26 (7 weeks) CH	UK3 gold (24 weeks)UK	US23 platinum (51 weeks)US	-	First published: July 4th, 1995 Sales: + 1,100,000
1997	The color and the shape	DE41 (6 weeks) DE	AT19 (7 weeks) AT	CH50 (1 week) CH	UK3 × 2 Double platinum (32 weeks)UK	US10 platinum (74 weeks)US	-	First published: May 20, 1997 Sales: + 1,877,500
1999	There Is Nothing Left to Lose	DE23 (4 weeks) DE	AT34 (2 weeks) AT	-	UK10 platinum (44 weeks)UK	US10 platinum (41 weeks)US	-	First published: November 2nd, 1999 Sales: + 1,340,000
2002	One by one	DE5 (12 weeks) DE	AT19 (13 weeks) AT	CH28 (10 weeks) CH	UK1 × 2 Double platinum (61 weeks)UK	US3 platinum (50 weeks)US	-	First published: October 22, 2002 Sales: + 1,520,000
2005	In your honor	DE4 (17 weeks) DE	AT5 gold (20 weeks)AT	CH7 (14 weeks) CH	UK2 × 2 Double platinum (45 weeks)UK	US2 platinum (37 weeks)US	-	First published: June 14, 2005 Sales: + 2,315,000
2007	Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace	DE3 gold (30 weeks)DE	AT4th gold (22 weeks)AT	CH2 (11 weeks) CH	UK1 × 2 Double platinum (48 weeks)UK	US3 platinum (48 weeks)US	skirt1 (24 weeks) skirt	First published: September 25, 2007 Sales: + 1,865,000
2011	Wasting light	DE1 gold (30 weeks)DE	AT1 gold (37 weeks)AT	CH1 gold (27 weeks)CH	UK1 platinum (41 weeks)UK	US1 platinum (58 weeks)US	skirt1 (56 weeks) skirt	First published: April 12, 2011 Sales: + 1,700,000
2014	Sonic Highways	DE2 gold (19 weeks)DE	AT3 gold (11 weeks)AT	CH2 (18 weeks) CH	UK2 platinum (33 weeks)UK	US2 (14 weeks) US	skirt1 (31 weeks) skirt	First published: November 10, 2014 Sales: + 715,000
2017	Concrete and gold	DE2 (11 weeks) DE	AT1 (10 weeks) AT	CH1 gold (12 weeks)CH	UK1 gold (19 weeks)UK	US1 (13 weeks) US	skirt1 (16 weeks) skirt	First published: September 15, 2017 Sales: + 200,000

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Live albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)						Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US	skirt
2006	Skin and Bones	DE67 (1 week) DE	AT30 (8 weeks) AT	CH40 (2 weeks) CH	UK35 platinum (22 weeks)UK	US21 (11 weeks) US	skirt6 (1 week) skirt	First published: November 7, 2006 Sales: +350,000

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More live albums

year	title	Remarks
2019	00950025	First published: July 5, 2019
	00111125 - Live in London	First published: July 16, 2019
	00070725 - Live at Studio 606	First published: September 13, 2019
	00050525 - Live at Roswell	First published: September 20, 2019

Compilations

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)						Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US	skirt
2009	Greatest hits	DE8 (17 weeks) DE	AT10 gold (36 weeks)AT	CH15 (37 weeks) CH	UK4th × 4 Quadruple platinum (… Where.)UK	US11 (145 weeks) US	skirt3 (69 weeks) skirt	First published: November 3, 2009 Sales: + 1,685,000

More compilations

year	title	Remarks
2011	Medium rare	First published: April 16, 2011 (limited edition)

EPs

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)						Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US	skirt
2015	Saint Cecilia	-	AT63 (1 week) AT	-	UK35 (1 week) UK	US117 (1 week) US	skirt16 (1 week) skirt	First published: November 23, 2015
	Number one albums	DE1DE	AT2AT	CH2CH	UK4thUK	US2US	skirt4thskirt
	Top 10 albums	DE6thDE	AT5AT	CH4thCH	UK10UK	US7thUS	skirt6thskirt
	Albums in the charts	DE10DE	AT11AT	CH9CH	UK12UK	US11US	skirt7thskirt

More EPs

year	title	Remarks
2003	DVD / EP	First published: July 1, 2003
2005	Resolve	First published: November 19, 2005
	Five songs and a cover	First published: November 20, 2005
2008	Let It Die	First published: April 2, 2008
2011	Wasting Light (Bonus Tracks)	First published: April 12, 2011
	iTunes Festival: London 2011	First published: July 22, 2011
2015	Songs from the Laundry Room	First published: April 18, 2015
	Saint Cecilia	First published: November 23, 2015
2019	01070725	First published: September 27, 2019
	00020225	First published: October 18, 2019
	01050525	First published: November 8, 2019
	00999925	First published: December 13, 2019
	00979725	First published: December 20, 2019
2020	00959525	First published: January 3, 2020

Singles

Chart placements

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)						Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US	skirt
1995	This Is a Call Foo Fighters	-	-	-	UK5 (4 weeks) UK	-	skirt6 (16 weeks) skirt	First published: June 19, 1995
	I'll Stick Around Foo Fighters	-	-	-	UK18 (3 weeks) UK	-	skirt12 (17 weeks) skirt	First published: September 4, 1995
	For All the Cows Foo Fighters	-	-	-	UK28 (3 weeks) UK	-	-	First published: November 20, 1995
1996	Big Me Foo Fighters	-	-	-	UK19 (3 weeks) UK	-	skirt18 (11 weeks) skirt	First published: February 25, 1996
1997	Monkey Wrench The Color and the Shape	-	-	-	UK12 silver (4 weeks)UK	-	skirt9 (20 weeks) skirt	First published: April 28, 1997
	Everlong The Color and the Shape	-	-	-	UK18th platinum (6 weeks)UK	US- × 2 Double platinum US	skirt4 (28 weeks) skirt	First published: August 18, 1997 Sales: + 2,740,000
1998	My Hero The Color and the Shape	-	-	-	UK21st silver (4 weeks)UK	-	skirt8 (26 weeks) skirt	First published: January 19, 1998
	Baker Street The Color and the Shape	-	-	-	-	-	skirt34 (5 weeks) skirt	Promotion release: January 19, 1998
	Walking After You The Color and the Shape	-	-	-	UK20 (3 weeks) UK	-	-	First published: August 17, 1998
1999	Learn to Fly There Is Nothing Left to Lose	DE97 (1 week) DE	AT69 (1 week) AT	CH41 (1 week) CH	UK21st gold (4 weeks)UK	US19th platinum (21 weeks)US	skirt2 (30 weeks) skirt	First published: September 18, 1999 in the German-speaking countries only in 2015 after use in an Italian YouTube music campaign in the charts. Sales: + 1,595,000
2000	Stacked Actors There Is Nothing Left to Lose	-	-	-	-	-	skirt9 (13 weeks) skirt	First published: January 17, 2000
	Breakout There Is Nothing Left to Lose	-	-	-	UK29 (3 weeks) UK	-	skirt11 (12 weeks) skirt	First published: September 18, 2000
	Next Year There Is Nothing Left to Lose	-	-	-	UK42 (2 weeks) UK	-	-	First published: December 4, 2000
2002	The One Orange County (OST)	-	-	-	UK77 (4 weeks) UK	-	skirt20 (11 weeks) skirt	First published: April 2002
	All My Life One by One	DE93 (1 week) DE	-	-	UK5 gold (15 weeks)UK	US43 (20 weeks) US	skirt3 (32 weeks) skirt	First published: September 7, 2002 Sales: + 430,000
2003	Times Like These One by One	-	-	-	UK12 gold (10 weeks)UK	US65 platinum (20 weeks)US	skirt5 (26 weeks) skirt	First published: Jan 20, 2003 Sales: + 1,470,000
	Low one by one	-	-	-	UK21 (2 weeks) UK	-	skirt23 (10 weeks) skirt	First published: June 23, 2003
	Have It All One by One	-	-	-	UK37 (2 weeks) UK	-	-	First published: October 22, 2003
2005	Best of You In Your Honor	DE85 (1 week) DE	AT74 (1 week) AT	-	UK4th platinum (33 weeks)UK	US18th × 2 Double platinum (21 weeks)US	skirt1 (33 weeks) skirt	First published: May 30, 2005 Sales: + 2,370,000
	DOA In Your Honor	-	-	-	UK25 (6 weeks) UK	US68 gold (12 weeks)US	skirt5 (24 weeks) skirt	First published: September 5, 2005 Sales: + 500,000
	Resolve In Your Honor	-	-	-	UK32 (3 weeks) UK	-	-	First published: November 21, 2005
2006	No Way Back / Cold Day in the Sun In Your Honor	-	-	-	UK64 (1 week) UK	-	skirt6 (20 weeks) skirt	First published: March 13, 2006
2007	The Pretender Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace	DE72 (9 weeks) DE	AT46 (4 weeks) AT	CH61 (5 weeks) CH	UK8th platinum (33 weeks)UK	US37 × 2 Double platinum (15 weeks)US	skirt1 (32 weeks) skirt	First published: August 21, 2007 Sales: + 2,840,000
	Long Road to Ruin Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace	DE79 (9 weeks) DE	-	-	UK35 (14 weeks) UK	US89 (12 weeks) US	skirt2 (22 weeks) skirt	First published: December 3, 2007
2008	Let It Die Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace	-	-	-	-	-	skirt5 (22 weeks) skirt	First published: June 24, 2008
2009	Wheels Greatest Hits	DE42 (15 weeks) DE	AT36 (12 weeks) AT	CH48 (8 weeks) CH	UK22 (9 weeks) UK	US72 (7 weeks) US	skirt1 (20 weeks) skirt	First published: September 29, 2009
2011	Rope wasting light	DE83 (3 weeks) DE	AT51 (1 week) AT	-	UK22 (9 weeks) UK	US68 (13 weeks) US	skirt1 (43 weeks) skirt	First published: March 1, 2011
	Walk wasting light	-	AT49 (2 weeks) AT	CH74 (1 week) CH	UK57 silver (7 weeks)UK	US83 (13 weeks) US	skirt1 (45 weeks) skirt	First published: June 6th, 2011 Sales: + 260,000
	Arlandria Wasting Light	-	-	-	UK79 (2 weeks) UK	-	-	First published: September 2011
	These Days Wasting Light	-	-	-	-	-	skirt2 (45 weeks) skirt	First published: November 1, 2011
2012	Bridge Burning Wasting Light	-	-	-	-	-	skirt22 (16 weeks) skirt	First published: June 5, 2012
2014	Something from Nothing Sonic Highways	DE100 (1 week) DE	AT75 (1 week) AT	-	UK73 (3 weeks) UK	-	skirt8 (20 weeks) skirt	First published: October 16, 2014
	Congregation Sonic Highways	DE97 (1 week) DE	AT73 (1 week) AT	-	-	-	skirt21 (18 weeks) skirt	First published: October 31, 2014
2015	Outside Sonic Highways	-	-	-	-	-	skirt35 (9 weeks) skirt	First published: August 4th, 2015
	Saint Cecilia Saint Cecilia	-	-	-	-	-	skirt30 (14 weeks) skirt	First published: November 23, 2015
2017	Run Concrete and Gold	-	-	CH79 (1 week) CH	UK64 (2 weeks) UK	-	skirt7 (20 weeks) skirt	First published: June 1, 2017
	The Sky Is a Neighborhood Concrete and Gold	-	-	-	UK63 (3 weeks) UK	-	skirt10 (21 weeks) skirt	First published: August 23, 2017
2018	The Line Concrete and Gold	-	-	-	-	-	skirt41 (5 weeks) skirt	First published: May 1, 2018
The following songs did not appear as single, but were made available for download and streaming through the album and were thus able to achieve a placement:
2017	T-shirt Concrete and Gold	-	-	-	UK94 (1 week) UK	-	-	Chart entry: September 28, 2017
	Number one singles	DE-DE	AT-AT	CH-CH	UK-UK	US-US	skirt5skirt
	Top 10 singles	DE-DE	AT-AT	CH-CH	UK4thUK	US-US	skirt21stskirt
	Singles in the charts	DE9DE	AT8thAT	CH5CH	UK30thUK	US10US	skirt32skirt

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More singles

• 1998: A320 (on Godzilla soundtrack )
• 2000: generator
• 2000: Have a Cigar (with Brian May ) (on the soundtrack for Mission: Impossible II )
• 2001: Brain Damage (Live in Leeds Glasgow)
• 2008: Cheer Up Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)
• 2017: Soldier

Promo singles

• 1995: Exhausted
• 1996: Alone + Easy Target
• 2003: Darling Nikki
• 2006: Miracle
• 2006: Virginia Moon
• 2008: Keep the Car Running
• 2008: Summer's End
• 2010: Word Forward
• 2011: White Limo
• 2012: Back & Forth
• 2014: The Feast and the Famine
• 2014: What Did I Do? / God as My Witness

Video albums and music videos

Video albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
2008	Live at Wembley Stadium	DE68 (1 week) DE	AT6 (2 weeks) AT	CH8 (1 week) CH	UK- platinum UK	-	First published: August 25, 2008 Sales: + 30,000
2011	Back and Forth	DE27 (4 weeks) DE	AT2 (... weeks) AT	CH4 (... weeks) CH	UK1 gold (… Where.)UK	US- gold US	First published: June 11th, 2011 Sales: + 25,000

More video albums

year	title	Remarks
2002	One by one	First published: 2002
2003	Everywhere but Home	First published: November 25, 2003 (US: gold)
2006	Skin and Bones	First published: November 7, 2006
	Skin and Bones & Live in Hyde Park	First published: November 7, 2006
2008	Live at Wembley Stadium	First published: August 25, 2008
2009	Greatest hits	First published: 2009
2011	Back and Forth	First published: June 2011
2012	Live from Wembley Stadium	First published: 2012
2014	Sonic Highways	First published: October 6, 2014

Music videos

year	title	Director (s)
1995	I'll stick around	Gerald Casale
1996	Big me	Jesse Peretz
1997	Monkey Wrench	Dave Grohl
	Everlong	Michel Gondry
1998	My hero	Dave Grohl
	Walking After You	Matthew Rolston
1999	Learn to Fly	Jesse Peretz
2000	Breakout	The Malloys
	generator
	Next year	Phil Harder
2002	The One	Jesse Peretz
	All my life	Dave Grohl
	Walking a line
	Times Like These (Version 1)	Liam Lynch
2003	Times Like These (Version 2)	Marc Klasfeld
	Times Like These (Version 3)	Bill Yukich and Dave Grohl
	Low	Jesse Peretz
2005	Best of You	Mark Pellington
	DOA	Mike Palmieri
	Resolve	Mike Palmieri
2006	No way back	Nick Wickham
2007	The Pretender	Sam Brown
	Long Road to Ruin	Jesse Peretz
2009	Wheels	Sam Brown
2011	White soda	Dave Grohl
	Rope	Dave Grohl
	Bridge Burning (Music Video Contest Winner)	Will Doyle & Richard Peete
	Rope (music video contest winner)	DJay Brawner
	Dear Rosemary (Music Video Contest Winner)	Karl Richter
	White Limo (music video contest winner)	Randy Scott Slavin
	Arlandria (music video contest winner)	Nicholas Spaventa
	These Days (music video contest winner)	Jay Hollinsworth
	Back & Forth (music video contest winner)	Justin Staggs
	A Matter of Time (Music Video Contest Winner)	Genius Wiggins
	Miss the Misery (music video contest winner)	Pete Levin
	I Should Have Known (Music Video Contest Winner)	Daniel Fickle
	Walk (music video contest winner)	Phil Hodges
	walk	Sam Jones
	Hot buns	Dave Grohl
	Arlandria	Nick Wickham
2012	These Days	Wayne Isham
2014	Something from Nothing	Dave Grohl
	The Feast and the Famine	Dave Grohl
	In the clear	Dave Grohl
2017	run	Dave Grohl
	The Sky Is a Neighborhood	Dave Grohl

Awards for music sales

→ Main article : Foo Fighters / Music Sales Awards

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Australia (ARIA)	-	5 × gold5	39 × platinum39	1,897,500	aria.com.au
Belgium (BEA)	-	3 × gold3	-	45,000	ultratop.be
Brazil (PMB)	-	3 × gold3	-	120,000	pro-musicabr.org.br
Denmark (IFPI)	-	gold1	2 × platinum2	67,500	ifpi.dk
Germany (BVMI)	-	3 × gold3	-	300,000	musikindustrie.de
Finland (IFPI)	-	2 × gold2	-	34,488	ifpi.fi
Ireland (IRMA)	-	gold1	4 × platinum4th	67,500	irishcharts.ie
Italy (FIMI)	-	5 × gold5	3 × platinum3	290,000	fimi.it
Japan (RIAJ)	-	4 × gold4th	-	400,000	riaj.or.jp
Canada (MC)	-	3 × gold3	11 × platinum11	1,130,000	musiccanada.com
Mexico (AMPROFON)	-	2 × gold2	5 × platinum5	360,000	amprofon.com.mx
New Zealand (RMNZ)	-	6 × gold6th	11 × platinum11	205,000	nztop40.co.nz NZ2
Netherlands (NVPI)	-	2 × gold2	-	45,000	nvpi.nl
Norway (IFPI)	-	2 × gold2	-	30,000	ifpi.no
Austria (IFPI)	-	5 × gold5	-	67,500	ifpi.at
Poland (ZPAV)	-	2 × gold2	-	20,000	bestsellery.zpav.pl
Portugal (AFP)	-	-	platinum1	8,000	Individual evidence
Sweden (IFPI)	-	3 × gold3	-	80,000	sverigetopplistan.se
Switzerland (IFPI)	-	2 × gold2	-	25,000	hitparade.ch
United States (RIAA)	-	3 × gold3	15 × platinum15th	15,600,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	3 × silver3	6 × gold6th	22 × platinum22nd	8,575,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	3 × silver3	63 × gold63	113 × platinum113

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1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US US rock albums US rock singles
2. ↑ 1000 musicians land with "Learn To Fly" Youtube hit , RP Online, August 3, 2015