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The Cult live (2007)

This discography is an overview of the musical works of British rock - band The Cult .

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
1984 Dreamtime - - - UK21st
silver
silver

(8 weeks)UK 		-
First published: August 27, 1984
Sales: + 60,000
1985 Love - - - UK4th
gold
gold

(22 weeks)UK 		US87
gold
gold

(34 weeks)US
First published: October 14, 1985
Sales: + 600,000
1987 Electric - - CH22 (2 weeks)
CH 		UK4th
gold
gold

(27 weeks)UK 		US38
platinum
platinum

(32 weeks)US
First published: April 6, 1987
Sales: + 1,100,000
1989 Sonic Temple DE39 (7 weeks)
DE 		- CH19 (4 weeks)
CH 		UK3
gold
gold

(11 weeks)UK 		US10
platinum
platinum

(33 weeks)US
First published: April 10, 1989
Sales: + 1,100,000
1991 Ceremony DE38 (8 weeks)
DE 		- CH38 (1 week)
CH 		UK9 (4 weeks)
UK 		US25 (12 weeks)
US
First published: September 23, 1991
1994 The Cult DE45 (8 weeks)
DE 		- CH30 (2 weeks)
CH 		UK21 (2 weeks)
UK 		US69 (4 weeks)
US
First published: October 10, 1994
2001 Beyond Good and Evil DE21 (5 weeks)
DE 		AT73 (3 weeks)
AT 		CH93 (2 weeks)
CH 		UK69 (1 week)
UK 		US37 (8 weeks)
US
First published: June 11, 2001
2007 Born Into This DE81 (1 week)
DE 		- - UK72 (1 week)
UK 		US70 (2 weeks)
US
First published: October 1, 2007
2012 Choice of Weapon DE30 (2 weeks)
DE 		AT57 (1 week)
AT 		CH42 (1 week)
CH 		UK20 (2 weeks)
UK 		US36 (2 weeks)
US
First published: May 22, 2012
2016 Hidden City DE51 (1 week)
DE 		AT69 (1 week)
AT 		CH50 (1 week)
CH 		UK19 (2 weeks)
UK 		US153 (1 week)
US
First published: February 5, 2016

Live albums

  • 1984: Dreamtime Live at the Lyceum
  • 1993: Live at the Marquee

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
1993 Pure Cult: for Rockers, Ravers, Lovers, and Sinners DE32 (9 weeks)
DE 		- - UK1
gold
gold

(8 weeks)UK 		-
First published: February 1, 1993
Sales: + 100,000

More compilations

  • 1988: Death Cult
  • 1996: High Octane Cult: Ultimate Collection, 1984-1999
  • 2000: Pure Cult: The Singles 1984-1995
  • 2000: The Best of Rare Cult

EPs

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
1983 The Southern Death Cult - - - UK43 (3 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: June 6, 1983

Singles

Chart placements

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
1984 Resurrection Joe - - - UK74 (2 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: December 10, 1984
1985 She Sells Sanctuary
Love 		- - - UK15th
gold
gold

(23 weeks)UK 		-
First published: May 13, 1985
Sales: + 400,000
Rain
love 		- - - UK17 (8 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: September 23, 1985
Revolution
love 		- - - UK30 (7 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: November 18, 1985
1987 Love Removal Machine
Electric 		- - - UK18 (7 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: February 16, 1987
Lil 'Devil
Electric 		- - - UK11 (7 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: April 20, 1987
Wild Flower
Electric 		- - - UK24 (6 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: August 10, 1987
1989 Fire Woman
Sonic Temple 		- - - UK15 (4 weeks)
UK 		US46 (11 weeks)
US
First published: March 20, 1989
Edie (Ciao Baby)
Sonic Temple 		- - - UK32 (5 weeks)
UK 		US93 (4 weeks)
US
First published: June 26, 1989
Sun King
Sonic Temple 		- - - UK39 (2 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: November 6, 1989
1990 Sweet Soul Sister
Sonic Temple 		- - - UK42 (4 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: February 26, 1990
1991 Wild Hearted Son
Ceremony 		- - - UK40 (2 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: September 2, 1991
1992 Heart of Soul
Ceremony 		- - - UK51 (1 week)
UK 		-
First published: February 17, 1992
1994 Coming Down (Drug Tongue)
The Cult 		- - - UK50 (1 week)
UK 		-
First published: September 26, 1994
Star
The Cult 		- - - UK65 (1 week)
UK 		-
First published: December 26, 1994

More singles

  • 1982: Fatman
  • 1983: God's Zoo
  • 1984: Spiritwalker
  • 1984: Go West (Crazy Spinning Circles)
  • 1992: The Witch
  • 1993: Sanctuary MCMXCIII
  • 2000: Painted on My Heart
  • 2001: Rise
  • 2001: Breathe
  • 2002: True Believers
  • 2007: Dirty Little Rockstar
  • 2008: Illuminated
  • 2010: Every Man and Woman Is a Star
  • 2010: Embers

Video albums

  • 1984: Dreamtime Live at the Lyceum (Recorded at The Lyceum , London on May 20, 1984)
  • 1992: Electric-Love (videos from the albums: Love and Electric)
  • 1992: Sonic-Ceremony (Videos from the albums: Sonic Temple and Ceremony)
  • 1993: Pure Cult: for Rockers, Ravers, Lovers, and Sinners
  • 2001: Pure Cult DVD Anthology
  • 2002: The Cult - Music Without Fear (live in Los Angeles October 4, 2001)
  • 2007: The Cult - New York City (live in New York on November 13, 2006)

Box sets

  • 1991: Singles Collection: 1984-1990 / EP Collection (sales: 10,000 / 500, total 10,500, limited)
  • 2000: Rare Cult (sales: + 15,000, limited, the first 5,000 included a bonus remix CD)
  • 2002: Rare Cult: The Demos Sessions (Sales: 3,000, limited)
  • 2009: Love: The Omnibus Edition

Awards for music sales

Golden record

  • CanadaCanada Canada
    • 1986: for the single She Sells Sanctuary
    • 1989: for the single Fire Women
    • 1994: for the album The Cult
    • 2002: for the video album Pure Cult DVD Anthology

Platinum record

  • CanadaCanada Canada
    • 1991: for the album Ceremony
    • 1992: for the video album Electric-Love
    • 2017: for the single She Sells Sanctuary
    • 2018: for the single Fire Woman
    • 2018: for the album Pure Cult: The Singles 1984–1995

2 × platinum record

  • CanadaCanada Canada
    • 1989: for the album Love
    • 1989: for the album Electric
    • 1989: for the album Sonic Temple
    • 1995: for the album Pure Cult: for Rockers, Ravers, Lovers, and Sinners

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

Country / Region Silver record icon.svg silver 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) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 4 × gold4th Platinum record icon.svg 13 × platinum13 1,315,000 musiccanada.com
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum2 2,500,000 riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Silver record icon.svg silver1 Gold record icon.svg 5 × gold5 0! P- 860,000 bpi.co.uk
All in all Silver record icon.svg silver1 Gold record icon.svg 10 × gold10 Platinum record icon.svg 15 × platinum15th

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  1. ↑ a b c d Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
The Cult
Ian Astbury  • Billy Duffy  • Mike Dimkich • Chris Wyse  • John Tempesta
Les Warner • Ray Mondo • Nigel Preston • Jamie Stewart  • Mark Brzezicki  • Kid Chaos • John Webster • Chris Taylor • Eric Singer  • Mickey Curry • Matt Sorum  • Todd Hoffman • James Kottak  • Charley Drayton • Michael Lee • Kinley Wolfe • John Sinclair • Craig Adams • Scott Garrett • Martyn LeNoble  • Billy Morrison
Studio albums

Dreamtime  (1984) • Love  (1985) • Electric  (1987) • Sonic Temple  (1989) • Ceremony  (1991) • The Cult (1994) • Beyond Good and Evil (2001) • Born into This (2007) • Choice of Weapon  (2012)