Tesla (band) / discography

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Tesla  discography
Tesla live 2009
Tesla live 2009
Publications
Arrow southwest blue.svgStudio albums 9
Arrow southwest blue.svgLive albums 4th
Arrow southwest blue.svgCompilations 4th
Arrow southwest blue.svgEPs 1
Arrow southwest blue.svgTribute albums 2
Arrow southwest blue.svgSingles 23
Arrow southwest blue.svgVideo albums 3

This discography is an overview of the musical works of the American hard rock band Tesla . It includes eight studio albums and 23 singles. According to sources and record awards, she has sold more than 7.1 million records to date, over seven million of them in her home country alone. The most successful Tesla release is the album The Great Radio Controversy with over two 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
1986 Mechanical resonance - - - - US32
platinum
platinum

(61 weeks)US
1989 The Great Radio Controversy - - - UK34 (2 weeks)
UK 		US18th
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum

(67 weeks)US
1991 Psychotic super - - CH39 (1 week)
CH 		UK44 (2 weeks)
UK 		US13
platinum
platinum

(56 weeks)US
1994 Bust a nut - AT37 (1 week)
AT 		CH43 (3 weeks)
CH 		UK51 (1 week)
UK 		US20th
gold
gold

(10 weeks)US
2004 Into the now - - - - US31 (4 weeks)
US
2008 Forever More - - - - US33 (3 weeks)
US
2011 Twisted Wired & the Acoustic Sessions ... - - - - US97 (1 week)
US
2014 Simplicity DE93 (1 week)
DE 		- CH42 (1 week)
CH 		- US24 (3 weeks)
US
2019 Shock DE69 (1 week)
DE 		- CH34 (1 week)
CH 		- US21 (1 week)
US

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
1990 Five Man Acoustical Jam - - - UK59 (1 week)
UK 		US12
platinum
platinum

(48 weeks)US
2020 Five Man London Jam - - - - US129 (... weeks)
Template: chart table / maintenance / provisional / 2020US

More live albums

  • 2001: Replugged Live
  • 2002: Standing Room Only
  • 2010: Alive in Europe

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
1995 Time's Makin 'Changes - The Best of Tesla - - - - US197
platinum
platinum

(1 week)US

More compilations

  • 2001: 20th Century Masters - The Millenium Collection: The Best of Tesla
  • 2003: Extended Versions
  • 2008: gold

Tribute 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
2007 Real to reel - - - - US48 (2 weeks)
US

More tribute albums

  • 2007: Real to Reel Vol. 2

EPs

  • 2007: A Peace of Time (Ryko Records)

Singles

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
1987 Little Suzi
Mechanical Resonance 		- - - - US91 (3 weeks)
US
1989 Love Song
The Great Radio Controversy 		- - - - US10
gold
gold

(27 weeks)US
1990 Signs
Five Man Acoustical Jam 		- - - UK70 (1 week)
UK 		US8 (22 weeks)
US
1991 The Way It Is
Five Man Acoustical Jam 		- - - - US55 (12 weeks)
US
1992 What You Give
Psychotic Supper 		- - - - US86 (6 weeks)
US

More singles

  • 1987: Modern Day Cowboy (Mechanical Resonance)
  • 1989: Hang Tough (The Great Radio Controversy)
  • 1989: Heaven's Trail (No Way Out) (The Great Radio Controversy)
  • 1991: Call It What You Want (Psychotic Supper)
  • 1991: Edison's Medicine (Psychotic Supper)
  • 1991: Paradise (Five Man Acoustical Jam)
  • 1991: Signs (Re-Release) (Five Man Acoustical Jam)
  • 1992: Love Song (Re-Release) (The Great Radio Controversy)
  • 1992: Stir It Up (Psychotic Supper)
  • 1992: Song & Emotion (Psychotic Supper)
  • 1994: Mama's Fool (Bust a Nut)
  • 1994: Need Your Lovin ' (Bust a Nut)
  • 1995: Alot to Lose (Bust a Nut)
  • 1995: Need Your Lovin ' (Re-Release) (Bust a Nut)
  • 1995: Steppin 'Over (Times Makin' Changes - The Best of Tesla)
  • 2004: Caught in a Dream (Into the Now)
  • 2004: Words Can't Explain (Into the Now)
  • 2007: Thank You (Real to Reel)
  • 2008: I Wanna Live (Forever More)
  • 2013: Taste My Pain
  • 2014: So Divine (Simplicity)

Others

Video albums

  • 1990: Tesla - Five Man Video Band (VHS / DVD: 2002)
  • 1995: Time's Makin 'Changes: The Videos & More (VHS)
  • 2008: Comin 'Atcha Live! 2008 (DVD)

Exclusive songs

  • 1987: Cumin 'Atcha Live (remix) on the compilation Time to Rock
  • 1993: Last Action Hero for the soundtrack of the film Last Action Hero

Awards for music sales

Golden record

  • CanadaCanada Canada
    • 1990: for the album The Great Radio Controversy
    • 1991: for the album Five Man Acoustical Jam
    • 1991: for the album Psychotic Super

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

Country / Region Gold record icon.svg gold Platinum record icon.svg platinum Sales swell
Awards for music sales
(country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Canada (MC) Canada (MC) Gold record icon.svg 3 × gold3 0! P- 150,000 musiccanada.com
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) Gold record icon.svg 2 × gold2 Platinum record icon.svg 6 × platinum6th 7,000,000 riaa.com
All in all Gold record icon.svg 5 × gold5 Platinum record icon.svg 6 × platinum6th

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  1. ↑ a b c d Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
  2. ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US

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