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Slayer discography
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This discography is an overview of the musical works of Slayer , one in 1981 Huntington Park based thrash metal - band . It includes twelve studio albums , four live albums , two EPs , five DVDs , a compilation , 28 singles and 16 music videos . Before the dissolution in 2019, Slayer consisted of singer and bassist Tom Araya , guitarists Kerry King and Gary Holt and drummer Paul Bostaph . According to sources and record awards, the band has sold more than 2.7 million records to date, over 2.3 million of them in their home country alone. Slayer's most successful release is the album South of Heaven with over 560,000 units sold.
Albums
Studio albums
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1983 |
Show No Mercy Metal Blade |
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First published: December 3, 1983
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1985 |
Hell Awaits Metal Blade |
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First published: April 19, 1985
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1986 |
Reign in Blood Def Jam Recordings |
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UK47 (3 weeks) UK |
US94 ![]() (18 weeks)US |
First published: October 7, 1986
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1988 |
South of Heaven Def Jam Recordings |
DE23 (10 weeks) DE |
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UK25th ![]() (4 weeks)UK |
US57 ![]() (19 weeks)US |
First published: July 5, 1988
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1990 |
Seasons in the Abyss Def American |
DE19 (10 weeks) DE |
AT29 (1 week) AT |
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UK18 (3 weeks) UK |
US40 ![]() (23 weeks)US |
First published: October 9, 1990
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1994 |
Divine Intervention American Recordings |
DE18 (9 weeks) DE |
AT22 (3 weeks) AT |
CH15 (5 weeks) CH |
UK15 (4 weeks) UK |
US8th ![]() (9 weeks)US |
First published: September 27, 1994
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1996 |
Undisputed Attitude American Recordings |
DE45 (5 weeks) DE |
AT43 (2 weeks) AT |
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UK31 (3 weeks) UK |
US34 (5 weeks) US |
First published: May 28, 1996
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1998 |
Diabolus in Musica American Recordings |
DE32 (6 weeks) DE |
AT40 (6 weeks) AT |
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UK27 (3 weeks) UK |
US31 (6 weeks) US |
First published: June 9, 1998
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2001 |
God Hates Us All American Recordings |
DE9 (5 weeks) DE |
AT31 (4 weeks) AT |
CH44 (3 weeks) CH |
UK31 (2 weeks) UK |
US28 (6 weeks) US |
First published: September 11, 2001
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2006 |
Christ Illusion American Recordings |
DE2 (7 weeks) DE |
AT6 (7 weeks) AT |
CH11 (6 weeks) CH |
UK23 (3 weeks) UK |
US5 (6 weeks) US |
First published: August 8, 2006
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2009 |
World Painted Blood American Recordings |
DE7 (4 weeks) DE |
AT13 (3 weeks) AT |
CH14 (3 weeks) CH |
UK41 (1 week) UK |
US12 (5 weeks) US |
First published: November 3, 2009
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2015 |
Repentless Nuclear Blast |
DE1 (12 weeks) DE |
AT6 (5 weeks) AT |
CH3 (7 weeks) CH |
UK11 (3 weeks) UK |
US4 (4 weeks) US |
First published: September 11, 2015
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Live albums
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1984 |
Live Undead Metal Blade |
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First published: November 16, 1984
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1991 |
Decade of Aggression American Recordings |
DE35 (10 weeks) DE |
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UK29 (2 weeks) UK |
US55 (10 weeks) US |
First published: October 22, 1991
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2010 |
The Big Four Live from Sofia, Bulgaria Universal Records |
DE59 (6 weeks) DE |
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CH63 (1 week) CH |
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2019 |
The Repentless Killogy (Live at the Forum in Inglewood, CA) Universal Records |
DE16 (2 weeks) DE |
AT36 (1 week) AT |
CH21 (2 weeks) CH |
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First published: November 8, 2019
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Compilations
- 2003: Soundtrack to the Apocalypse
Collaborations
- Slayer - Biohazard - Machine Head - The Tour '95
EPs
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1984 |
Haunting the Chapel Metal Blade |
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First published: June 1984
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2006 |
Eternal Pyre American Recordings |
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CH88 (1 week) CH |
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First published: June 6, 2006
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Singles
Chart placements
year | Title album |
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1986 | Raining Blood Reign in Blood |
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UK64 (3 weeks) UK |
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First published: October 7, 1986
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1991 | Seasons in the Abyss Seasons in the Abyss |
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UK51 (1 week) UK |
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1995 | Serenity in Murder Divine Intervention |
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UK50 (2 weeks) UK |
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2006 | Eyes of the Insane Christ Illusion |
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UK97 (1 week) UK |
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First published: November 23, 2006
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More singles
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Video albums
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2002 | War at the Warfield American Recordings |
DE58 (1 week) DE |
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US3 ![]() (11 weeks)US |
First published: July 29, 2003
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2004 | Still Reigning American Recordings |
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US7th ![]() (2 weeks)US |
First published: October 26, 2004
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2010 |
The Big Four Live from Sofia, Bulgaria Universal Records |
DE4th ![]() (14 weeks)DE |
AT1 (9 weeks) AT |
CH3 (6 weeks) CH |
UK1 (17 weeks) UK |
US1 ![]() × 2
(65 weeks)US |
More video albums
- 1995: Live Intrusion
- 2007: Unholy Alliance
Music videos
year | title | Director |
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1987 | Criminally Insane | Dean Karr |
1988 | South of Heaven | Gérard di Puglia |
1990 | Was ensemble | |
1990 | Seasons in the Abyss | Gérard di Puglia |
1994 | Dittohead | Jon Reiss |
Killing Fields | Gérard di Puglia | |
1995 | Serenity in Murder | Gérard di Puglia |
1996 | I hate you | Gérard di Puglia |
1998 | Stain of Mind | |
2001 | Bloodline | Evan Bernard |
2006 | Eyes of the Insane | Tony Petrossian |
2010 | Beauty Through Order | Ben Hibon |
2010 | World Painted Blood | Mark Brooks |
2015 | Repentless | BJ Mcdonnell |
2016 | You Against You | BJ Mcdonnell |
2016 | Pride in Prejudice | BJ Mcdonnell |
statistics
Chart evaluation
The following list contains an overview of Slayer's chart successes in the album, single and music DVD charts.
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Number one video albums | DE-DE | AT1AT | CH-CH | UK1UK | US1US |
Top 10 video albums | DE1DE | AT1AT | CH1CH | UK1UK | US3US |
Video albums on the charts | DE2DE | AT1AT | CH1CH | UK1UK | US3US |
Awards for music sales
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Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.
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Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
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- | 25,000 | musikindustrie.de |
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- | 300,000 | musiccanada.com |
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50,000 | bestsellery.zpav.pl |
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2,300,000 | riaa.com |
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- | - | 60,000 | bpi.co.uk |
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