Meat Loaf / Discography
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Meat Loaf - Discography
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Meat Loaf (2004)
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| Publications | |
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 Studio albums
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13 |
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Live albums
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9 |
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Compilations
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20th |
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EPs
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1 |
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Singles
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37 |
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Video albums
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15th |
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Box sets
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1 |
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Interview albums
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2 |
This discography is an overview of the musical works of the American rock - singer Meat Loaf . According to the sources, he has sold more than 90 million records in his career, making him one of the performers with the highest number of records sold worldwide . Meat Loaf's most successful release is the Bat Out of Hell album with around 43 million units sold.
Albums
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1971 | Stoney & Meatloaf | - | - | - | - | - |
First published: October 1971
with Shaun Murphy |
| 1977 | Bat out of hell |
DE11  (67 weeks)DE |
- | - |
UK9 × 11
(522 weeks)UK |
US14th  × 4
(82 weeks)US |
First published: October 21, 1977
Sales: + 43,000,000 |
| 1981 | Dead ringer |
DE8 (31 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK1 (46 weeks)UK |
US45 (11 weeks) US |
First published: September 4th, 1981
Sales: + 392,500 |
| 1983 | Midnight at the Lost and Found |
DE26 (9 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK7th  (23 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: April 25, 1983
Sales: + 100,000 |
| 1984 | Bad attitude |
DE24 (18 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK8th (16 weeks)UK |
US74 (10 weeks) US |
First published: October 29, 1984
Sales: + 100,000 |
| 1986 | Blind Before I Stop |
DE51 (5 weeks) DE |
- |
CH21 (3 weeks) CH |
UK28  (6 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: September 29, 1986
Sales: +60,000 |
| 1993 | Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell |
DE1 × 2
(48 weeks)DE |
AT1 (30 weeks)AT |
CH1 (36 weeks)CH |
UK1 × 6
(67 weeks)UK |
US1 × 5
(55 weeks)US |
First published: September 14, 1993
Sales: + 9,295,000 |
| 1995 | Welcome to the neighborhood |
DE10 (22 weeks)DE |
AT44 (1 week) AT |
CH10 (12 weeks) CH |
UK3 (28 weeks)UK |
US17th (14 weeks)US |
First published: November 14, 1995
Sales: + 2,100,000 |
| 2003 | Couldn't Have Said It Better |
DE8 (9 weeks) DE |
AT58 (4 weeks) AT |
CH44 (10 weeks) CH |
UK4th (14 weeks)UK |
US85 (4 weeks) US |
First published: September 23, 2003
Sales: +300,000 |
| 2006 | Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose |
DE2 (18 weeks)DE |
AT5 (7 weeks) AT |
CH3 (13 weeks)CH |
UK3 (12 weeks)UK |
US8th (11 weeks)US |
First published: October 20, 2006
Sales: + 4,000,000 |
| 2010 | Hang Cool Teddy Bear |
DE4 (7 weeks) DE |
AT11 (4 weeks) AT |
CH4 (7 weeks) CH |
UK4th (7 weeks)UK |
US27 (3 weeks) US |
First published: April 19, 2010
Sales: + 60,000 |
| 2011 | Hell in a hand basket |
DE29 (3 weeks) DE |
- |
CH49 (1 week) CH |
UK5 (4 weeks) UK |
US100 (1 week) US |
First published: September 30, 2011
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| 2016 | Braver Than We Are |
DE7 (3 weeks) DE |
AT27 (2 weeks) AT |
CH19 (2 weeks) CH |
UK4 (5 weeks) UK |
US31 (1 week) US |
First published: September 9, 2016
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gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
Live albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1987 | Live at Wembley | - | - | - |
UK60 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: October 26, 1987
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| 1999 | VH1 storytellers | - | - | - | - |
US129 (5 weeks) US |
First published: September 14, 1999
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| 2004 | Bat out of Hell: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra | DE*DE | - | - |
UK14th (5 weeks)UK |
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First published: September 28, 2004
Sales: + 60,000 * see DVD |
More live albums
- 1978: Live at "My Father's Place" (Promo)
- 1978 Live from "The El Mocambo" (Promo)
- 1996: Live Around the World
- 2008: 3 Bats Live
- 2012: Guilty Pleasure Tour
Compilations
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1985 | Hits out of Hell |
DE53 (5 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK2 (95 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: Jan 14, 1985
Sales: + 300,000 |
| 1989 | Heaven & Hell | - | - | - |
UK9 (12 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: November 13, 1989
with Bonnie Tyler |
| 1993 | Back from Hell: The Very Best of Meat Loaf |
DE5 (26 weeks) DE |
AT9 (16 weeks) AT |
CH6th (16 weeks)CH |
- | - |
First published: December 6, 1993
Sales: + 50,000 |
| 1994 | Back from Hell Again! - The Very Best of Meat Loaf Vol. 2 |
DE59 (8 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | - |
First published: August 22, 1994
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| Alive in Hell | - | - | - |
UK33 (5 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: October 10, 1994
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| 1996 | Heaven Can Wait - The Best Ballads of Meat Loaf Vol. 1 |
DE30 (10 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | - |
First published: January 29, 1996
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| 1998 | The Very Best of Meat Loaf |
DE5 (4 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK14th × 2
(48 weeks)UK |
US- |
First published: November 24, 1998
Sales: + 1,100,000 |
| 2009 | Piece of the Action: The Best of Meat Loaf | - | - | - |
UK56 (64 weeks)UK |
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First published: March 2, 2009
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More albums
- 1982: Meat Loaf in Europe '82
- 1987: Rock 'n' Roll Hero
- 1989: Prime Cuts
- 1991: Simply the Best
- 1991: Live & Alive - Live USA
- 1991: Paradise by the Dashboardlight (The Very Best of)
- 1993: 12 ″ tape
- 1993: The Collection
- 1995: Definitive Collection
- 1997: The Masters
- 1999: Masters
- 2003: Fallen Angel
- 2003: Masters of Rock
- 2003: Meat Loaf
- 2003: Heaven Can Wait: The Best of Meat Loaf (Sales: + 100,000; UK:gold)
- 2007: Hit Collection
- 2007: Dead Ringer / Bat Out of Hell (Sales: + 600,000; UK:silver)
- 2007: Discover Meat Loaf
- 2008: Collections
- 2008: Dead Ringer for Love: The Meat Loaf Collection
- 2009: Piece of the Action
- 2009: Collected Hits
- 2009: Steel Box Collection - Greatest Hits
- 2011: The Essential Meat Loaf
EPs
- 1982: Greatest Original Hits
Interview albums
- 1988: The Chris Tetley Interviews
- 1995: Chat Out Of Hell
Singles
Chart placements
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1971 | What You See Is What You Get Stoney & Meatloaf |
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US71 (6 weeks) US |
First published: May 8, 1971
with Shaun Murphy |
| 1978 | Two Out of Three Ain't Bad Bat out of Hell |
- | - | - |
UK32 (9 weeks)UK |
US11 (23 weeks)US |
First published: March 4, 1978
Sales: + 2,290,000 |
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You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth Bat out of Hell |
DE22 (13 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK33 (8 weeks)UK |
US39 (13 weeks) US |
First published: May 8, 1978
Sales: + 200,000 |
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Paradise by the Dashboard Light Bat out of Hell |
- | - | - |
UK- |
US39 (10 weeks)US |
First published: July 29, 1978
feat. Ellen Foley |
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| 1979 | Bat Out of Hell Bat out of Hell |
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UK8th (17 weeks)UK |
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First published: January 29, 1979
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| 1981 | I'm Gonna Love Her for Both of Us Dead Ringer |
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UK62 (3 weeks) UK |
US84 (3 weeks) US |
First published: September 14, 1981
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| Dead Ringer for Love Dead Ringer |
- | - | - |
UK5 (19 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: November 16, 1981
Sales: + 200,000, feat. Cher |
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| 1983 | If You Really Want to Midnight at the Lost and Found |
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UK59 (3 weeks) UK |
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First published: May 16, 1983
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| Midnight at the Lost and Found Midnight at the Lost and Found |
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UK17 (8 weeks) UK |
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First published: September 12, 1983
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| 1984 | Razor's Edge Midnight at the Lost and Found |
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UK41 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: January 2, 1984
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| Modern Girl Bad Attitude |
DE30 (10 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK17 (11 weeks) UK |
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First published: September 24, 1984
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| Nowhere Fast Bad Attitude |
- | - | - |
UK67 (8 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: December 10, 1984
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| 1985 | Piece of the Action Bad Attitude |
- | - | - |
UK47 (6 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: March 11, 1985
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| 1986 | Rock 'n' Roll Mercenaries Blind Before I Stop |
- | - | - |
UK31 (6 weeks) UK |
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| 1993 |
I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) Bat out of Hell II: Back Into Hell |
DE1 (26 weeks)DE |
AT1 (19 weeks)AT |
CH1 (25 weeks)CH |
UK1 (21 weeks)UK |
US1 (44 weeks)US |
First published: September 27, 1993
Sales: +2,305,000 |
| 1994 | Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through Bat out of Hell II: Back Into Hell |
DE26 (16 weeks) DE |
AT17 (8 weeks) AT |
- |
UK11 (8 weeks) UK |
US13 (20 weeks) US |
First published: January 18, 1994
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| Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are Bat out of Hell II: Back Into Hell |
DE90 (2 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK26 (4 weeks) UK |
US38 (11 weeks) US |
First published: April 25, 1994
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| 1995 | I'd Lie for You (And That's the Truth) Welcome to the Neighborhood |
DE17 (19 weeks) DE |
AT31 (8 weeks) AT |
CH24 (11 weeks) CH |
UK2 (13 weeks)UK |
US13 (20 weeks)US |
First published: October 3, 1995
Sales: + 700,000, feat. Patti Russo |
| 1996 | Not a Dry Eye in the House Welcome to the Neighborhood |
DE93 (3 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK7 (6 weeks) UK |
US82 (4 weeks) US |
First published: January 15, 1996
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| Runnin 'for the Red Light (I Gotta Life) Welcome to the Neighborhood |
- | - | - |
UK21 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: April 15, 1996
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| 1999 | Is Nothing Sacred The Very Best of Meat Loaf |
- | - | - |
UK15 (4 weeks) UK |
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First published: April 5th, 1999
feat. Patti Russo |
| 2003 | Did I Say That? Couldn't Have Said It Better |
DE18 (6 weeks) DE |
AT40 (4 weeks) AT |
CH56 (2 weeks) CH |
- | - |
First published: January 26, 2003
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| Couldn't Have Said It Better. Couldn't Have Said It Better |
DE80 (3 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK31 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: April 14, 2003
feat. Patti Russo |
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| Man of Steel Couldn't Have Said It Better |
- | - | - |
UK21 (4 weeks) UK |
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First release: November 24, 2003
feat. Pearl Aday |
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| 2006 | It's All Coming Back to Me Now Bat out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose |
DE7 (19 weeks) DE |
AT17 (15 weeks) AT |
CH21 (16 weeks) CH |
UK6 (10 weeks) UK |
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First release: October 9, 2006
feat. Marion Raven |
| 2007 | Cry Over Me Bat out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose |
- | - | - |
UK47 (1 week) UK |
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First published: May 7, 2007
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More singles
- 1971: It Takes All Kinds of People (with Shaun Murphy )
- 1981: Read 'Em and Weep
- 1981: Peel Out
- 1984: Surf's Up
- 1987: Blind Before I Stop
- 1987: Special Girl
- 1993: Life Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back
- 2003: Man of Steel
- 2010: Los Angeloser
- 2010: If I Can't Have You
- 2011: All of Me
Guest Posts
- 1998: Tonight Is Right for Love ( Chef feat.Meat Loaf & Meredith Baxter-Birney )
Video albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 2004 | Bat out of Hell: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra |
DE81 (1 week) DE |
- | - | - | - |
First published: September 28, 2004
Sales: + 7,500 |
| 2007 | 3 Bats Live |
DE72 (3 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK- |
- |
First published: October 12, 2007
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More video albums
- 1978: Live
- 1984: Hits Out of Hell (Sales: + 155,000; UK:platinum)
- 1985: Bad Attitude - Live!
- 1993: Bat out of Hell II: Picture Show (UK:gold)
- 1999: VH1: Storytellers (Sales: + 32,500; UK:gold)
- 2000: Bat out of Hell: Classic Albums (Sales: +57,500)
- 2004: Bat out of Hell - Live (UK:gold)
- 2006: Bat out of Hell II: Back into Hell
- 2007: Cry Over Me
- 2008: In Search of Paradise
- 2009: Live at Rockpalast
- 2009: Bat out of Hell: The Original Tour
- 2010: Live in Concert
- 2011: Welcome to the Neighborhood
- 2012: Guilty Pleasure Tour
Box sets
- 1997: Dead Ringer - Midnight at the Lost and Found - Bat Out of Hell
statistics
Chart evaluation
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Awards for music sales
| Country / Region |
silver |
gold |
platinum |
diamond
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 Australia (ARIA)
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- |
6 × gold6th
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41 × platinum41
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- | 2,557,500 | aria.com.au AU2 |
 Denmark (IFPI)
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- |
gold1
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2 × platinum2
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- | 55,000 | ifpi.dk |
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Germany (BVMI)
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- |
2 × gold2
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4 × platinum4th
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- | 2,400,000 | musikindustrie.de |
 Europe (IFPI)
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- | - |
platinum1
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- | (1,000,000) | ifpi.org ( Memento from January 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) |
 Canada (MC)
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5 × gold5
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12 × platinum12
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2 × diamond2
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3,330,000 | musiccanada.com |
 New Zealand (RMNZ)
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- |
2 × gold2
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19 × platinum19th
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- | 300,000 | nztop40.co.nz |
 Netherlands (NVPI)
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- | - |
4 × platinum4th
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- | 425,000 | nvpi.nl |
 Norway (IFPI)
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- |
gold1
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- | - | 25,000 | ifpi.no |
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Austria (IFPI)
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- | - |
2 × platinum2
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- | 100,000 | ifpi.at |
 Sweden (IFPI)
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- | - |
platinum1
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- | 100,000 | sverigetopplistan.se |
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Switzerland (IFPI)
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3 × gold3
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platinum1
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- | 115,000 | hitparade.ch |
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United States (RIAA)
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6 × gold6th
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13 × platinum13
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diamond1
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25,650,000 | riaa.com |
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United Kingdom (BPI)
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8 × silver8th
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10 × gold10
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28 × platinum28
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- | 10,525,000 | bpi.co.uk |
| All in all |
8 × silver8th
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36 × gold36
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128 × platinum128
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3 × diamond3
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- ^ Matt Wyatt: Reports: Meat Loaf collapses onstage in Canada. Chron, July 17, 2016, accessed December 5, 2017 .
- ↑ These are the 25 best-selling albums of all time - have you heard them all? February 4, 2020, accessed on July 3, 2020 (German).
- ↑ a b c d e Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ These are the 25 best-selling albums of all time - have you heard them all? February 4, 2020, accessed on July 3, 2020 (German).
- ↑ Sales of Bat Out of Hell and Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose to: Paul ODonnell: Federal appeals court sides with Clevelander in 'Bat Out of Hell' dispute . Cleveland.com, November 21, 2007, accessed September 27, 2017.
Publications by Meat Loaf
Studio albums: Stoney & Meatloaf (1971) | Bat Out of Hell (1977) | Dead Ringer (1981) | Midnight at the Lost and Found (1983) | Bad Attitude (1984) | Blind Before I Stop (1986) | Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell (1993) | Welcome to the Neighborhood (1995) | Couldn't Have Said It Better (2003) | Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose (2006) | Hang Cool Teddy Bear (2010) | Hell in a Handbasket (2011) | Braver Than We Are (2016)
Live albums: Live at Wembley (1987) | Live Around the World (1996) | VH1 Storytellers (1999) | Bat Out of Hell: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (2004)
Compilations: Hits out of Hell (1984) | Heaven & Hell (1993) | Rock 'n' Roll Hero (1995) | The Very Best of Meat Loaf (1998) | Piece of the Action - The Best Of (2009)