Judas Priest / discography

- discography
Judas Priest (2010)
Publications
Studio albums	18th
Live albums	7th
Compilations	10
Singles	32
Video albums	10
Music videos	17th
Box sets	3

This discography is an overview of the musical works of the British Metal - band Judas Priest . According to the sources, the band has sold more than 10.3 million records in their career. The most successful release by Judas Priest is the eighth studio album Screaming for Vengeance with more than two 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	AT	CH	UK	US
1974	Rocka Rolla Gull	-	-	-	-	-	First published: September 6, 1974
1976	Sad Wings of Destiny Gull	-	-	-	-	-	First published: March 26, 1976
1977	Sin After Sin Columbia Records	-	-	-	UK23 (6 weeks) UK	US- gold US	First published: April 23, 1977 Sales: + 500,000
1978	Stained Class Columbia Records	-	-	-	UK27 (5 weeks) UK	US173 gold (3 weeks)US	First published: February 10, 1978 Sales: + 500,000
	Killing Machine 1 Columbia Records	-	-	-	UK32 (9 weeks) UK	US128 gold (7 weeks)US	First published: October 9, 1978 Sales: + 500,000
1980	British Steel Columbia Records	-	-	-	UK4th silver (18 weeks)UK	US34 platinum (20 weeks)US	First published: April 14, 1980 Sales: + 1,060,000
1981	Point of Entry Columbia Records	DE19 (16 weeks) DE	-	-	UK14th silver (5 weeks)UK	US39 gold (25 weeks)US	First published: February 26, 1981 Sales: + 560,000
1982	Screaming for Vengeance Columbia Records	DE23 (9 weeks) DE	-	-	UK11 (9 weeks) UK	US17th × 2 Double platinum (54 weeks)US	First published: July 17, 1982 Sales: +2,000,000
1984	Defenders of the Faith Columbia Records	DE21 (13 weeks) DE	AT51 (1 week) AT	CH12 (6 weeks) CH	UK19 (5 weeks) UK	US18th platinum (38 weeks)US	First published: Jan 4th, 1984 Sales: + 1,000,000
1986	Turbo Columbia Records	DE28 (13 weeks) DE	AT51 (1 week) AT	CH26 (2 weeks) CH	UK33 (4 weeks) UK	US17th platinum (36 weeks)US	First published: April 15, 1986 Sales: + 1,000,000
1988	Ram It Down Columbia Records	DE9 (15 weeks) DE	AT14 (8 weeks) AT	CH8 (7 weeks) CH	UK24 (5 weeks) UK	US31 gold (19 weeks)US	First published: May 17, 1988 Sales: + 500,000
1990	Painkiller Columbia Records	DE7 (14 weeks) DE	AT22 (2 weeks) AT	CH14 (9 weeks) CH	UK26 (2 weeks) UK	US26th gold (20 weeks)US	First published: September 3, 1990 Sales: + 500,000
1997	Jugulator CMC International	DE9 (5 weeks) DE	AT34 (3 weeks) AT	CH43 (1 week) CH	-	US82 (2 weeks) US	First published: October 28, 1997
2001	Demolition Atlantic Records	DE16 (5 weeks) DE	AT50 (3 weeks) AT	CH72 (2 weeks) CH	-	US165 (1 week) US	First published: July 31, 2001
2005	Angel of Retribution Epic Records	DE5 (6 weeks) DE	AT10 (5 weeks) AT	CH19 (4 weeks) CH	UK39 (2 weeks) UK	US13 (6 weeks) US	First published: February 28, 2005
2008	Nostradamus Epic Records	DE5 (11 weeks) DE	AT13 (8 weeks) AT	CH12 (5 weeks) CH	UK30 (1 week) UK	US11 (7 weeks) US	First published: June 17, 2008
2014	Redeemer of Souls Epic Records	DE3 (8 weeks) DE	AT6 (6 weeks) AT	CH6 (7 weeks) CH	UK12 (3 weeks) UK	US6 (7 weeks) US	First published: July 8, 2014
2018	Firepower Epic Records	DE2 (21 weeks) DE	AT2 (11 weeks) AT	CH3 (18 weeks) CH	UK5 (3 weeks) UK	US5 (3 weeks) US	First published: March 9, 2018

gray hatching : no chart data available for this year

¹Appeared in the United States as Hell Bent for Leather .

Live albums

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1979	Unleashed in the East 2 Columbia Records	DE71 (1 week) DE	-	-	UK11 (7 weeks) UK	US70 platinum (11 weeks)US	First published: October 1979 Sales: + 1,000,000
1987	Priest ... Live! Columbia Records	DE23 (14 weeks) DE	AT22 (2 weeks) AT	CH18 (2 weeks) CH	UK47 (2 weeks) UK	US38 gold (15 weeks)US	First published: June 21, 1987 Sales: + 500,000
1998	'98 Live Meltdown SPV	DE63 (1 week) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: September 29, 1998
2003	Live in London SPV	DE54 (3 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: April 8, 2008
2009	A Touch of Evil: Live Sony Music	-	-	-	-	US87 (1 week) US	First published: July 14, 2009
2010	British Steel - 30th Anniversary - Live Epic Records	DE59 (1 week) DE	-	CH92 (1 week) CH	-	US136 (1 week) US	First published: May 10, 2010
2016	Battle Cry Epic Records	DE29 (3 weeks) DE	AT57 (1 week) AT	CH34 (2 weeks) CH	-	-	First published: March 25, 2016

gray hatching : no chart data available for this year

²Appeared in Japan as Priest in the East .

Compilations

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1993	Metal Works '73 -'93 Sony Music	DE50 (8 weeks) DE	-	CH40 (2 weeks) CH	UK37 (1 week) UK	US155 (2 weeks) US	First published: May 18, 1993

More compilations

• 1978: Best of Judas Priest
• 1981: Hero, Hero
• 1989: The Collection
• 1995: Metal Gods - Best
• 1997: Living After Midnight
• 1998: Priest Live & Rare
• 1999: Simply the Best / Breaking the Law
• 2006: The Essential
• 2011: The Chosen Few

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
1979	Take on the World Killing Machine	-	-	-	UK14 (10 weeks) UK	-	First published: January 6, 1979
1978	Evening Star Killing Machine	-	-	-	UK53 (4 weeks) UK	-	First published: April 28, 1978
1980	Living After Midnight British Steel	-	-	-	UK12 (7 weeks) UK	-	First published: March 15, 1980
	Breaking the Law British Steel	-	-	-	UK12 (6 weeks) UK	-	First published: May 23, 1980
	United British Steel	-	-	-	UK26 (8 weeks) UK	-	First published: August 9, 1980
1981	Don't go point of entry	-	-	-	UK51 (3 weeks) UK	-	First published: February 7, 1981
	Hot Rockin ' Point of Entry	-	-	-	UK60 (3 weeks) UK	-	First published: April 11, 1981
1982	You've Got Another Thing Comin ' Screaming for Vengeance	-	-	-	UK66 (2 weeks) UK	US67 (7 weeks) US	First published: August 7, 1982
1984	Freewheel Burning Defenders of the Faith	-	-	-	UK42 (3 weeks) UK	-	First published: January 7, 1984
	Some Heads Are Gonna Roll Defenders of the Faith	-	-	-	UK97 (1 week) UK	-	First published: March 15, 1984
1988	Johnny B. Good Ram It Down	-	-	-	UK64 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: April 9, 1988
1990	Painkiller Painkiller	-	-	-	UK74 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: September 1, 1990
1991	A Touch of Evil Painkiller	-	-	-	UK58 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: March 9, 1991
1992	Night Crawler Painkiller	-	-	-	UK63 (1 week) UK	-	First published: September 3, 1990
2001	Machine Man Demolition	DE90 (1 week) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: May 27, 2001

More singles

• 1974: Rocka Rolla
• 1976: The Ripper
• 1977: Diamonds & Rust
• 1978: Better by You, Better Than Me
• 1979: Rock Forever
• 1981: Heading Out to the Highway
• 1982: (Take These) Chains
• 1982: Electric Eye
• 1984: Love Bites
• 1986: Turbo Lover
• 1986: Locked in
• 1986: Parental Guidance
• 1988: Ram It Down
• 1997: Burn in Hell
• 2005: revolution
• 2008: Was
• 2008: Visions

Videography

Video albums

• 1983: Judas Priest Live (US:gold)
• 1986: Fuel for Life (US:gold)
• 1987: Priest… Live
• 1991: Painkiller
• 1993: Metal Works 73-93
• 2001: British Steel
• 2001: Live in London
• 2003: Electric Eye (including the Priest ... Live Videos) (US:platinum)
• 2005: Rising in the East (US:gold)
• 2006: Live Vengeance '82 (DVD from Metalogy Box)

Music videos

year	title	Director (s)
1980	Living After Midnight	Julien Temple
	Breaking the Law
1981	Don't go
	Heading out to the highway
	Hot rockin '
1982	You've Got Another Thing Comin '
1984	Freewheel Burning
	Love bites	Keith MacMillan
1986	Turbo lover	Wayne Isham
	Locked In
1988	Johnny B. Goode
1990	Painkiller
	A Touch of Evil
1997	Burn in Hell
2001	Lost and Found	Aubrey Powell
2005	revolution
2008	Was	Tony Luke

Box sets

• 2004: Metalogy Box
• 2008: Greatest Hits - Steel Box Collection
• 2011: single cuts

Awards for music sales

Golden record  Canada 1982: for the album British Steel 1987: for the album Priest… Live! 1990: for the album Painkiller 1998: for the album Ram it Down

Platinum record  Canada 1984: for the album Screaming for Vengeance 1985: for the album Defenders of the Faith 1987: for the album Turbo

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

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Canada (MC)	-	4 × gold4th	3 × platinum3	500,000	musiccanada.com
United States (RIAA)	-	10 × gold10	7 × platinum7th	9,750,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × silver2	-	-	120,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	2 × silver2	14 × gold14th	10 × platinum10

Web links

• Chart sources: DE / AT / CH / UK / US