The Velvet Underground / discography
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The Velvet Underground 1968: Lou Reed, Maureen Tucker, Doug Yule, Sterling Morrison (from left)
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 Studio albums
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Live albums
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Compilations
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Singles
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Box sets
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This discography is an overview of the musical works of the American experimental rock band The Velvet Underground . According to sources and record awards, it has sold more than 640,000 records to date. The band's most successful release is the debut album The Velvet Underground & Nico with over 300,000 units sold. The album, recorded with the German singer Nico , reached the charts in Germany, Great Britain and the United States and was awarded a platinum record in the United Kingdom .
Albums
Studio albums
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| 1967 |
The Velvet Underground & Nico Verve Records |
DE89 (1 week) DE |
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UK59  (10 weeks)UK |
US129 (14 weeks) US |
First published: March 12, 1967
Sales: + 300,000; with Nico |
| 1968 |
White Light / White Heat Verve Records |
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US199 (2 weeks) US |
First published: January 30, 1968
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| 1969 |
The Velvet Underground MGM Records |
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First published: March 24th, 1969
Sales: + 60,000 |
| 1970 |
Loaded Cotillion Records |
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First published: September 1970
Sales: + 60,000 |
| 1973 |
Squeeze Polydor |
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First published: February 1973
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gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
Live albums
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| 1972 |
Live at Max's Kansas City Cotillion Records |
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First published: May 30, 1972
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| 1974 | 1969: The Velvet Underground Live Mercury Records |
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First published: September 7, 1974
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| 1993 |
Live MCMXCIII Warner Music |
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UK70 (1 week) UK |
US180 (1 week) US |
First published: November 26, 1993
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| 2001 | Final VU 1971–1973 Captain Trip |
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First published: August 2001
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| The Quine Tapes Polydor |
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First published: October 16, 2001
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| 2015 | The Complete Matrix Tapes Polydor |
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First published: November 20, 2015
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gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
Compilations
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| 1970 | Velvet Underground MGM Records |
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First published: 1970
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| 1971 | Andy Warhol's Velvet Underground featuring Nico MGM Records |
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First published: December 1971
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| 1985 | VU Verve Records |
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UK47 (4 weeks) UK |
US85 (13 weeks) US |
First published: February 1985
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| 1986 | Another View Verve Records |
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First published: September 1986
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| 1989 | The Best of The Velvet Underground: Words and Music of Lou Reed Verve Records |
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First published: October 1989
Sales: + 60,000 |
| 1991 | Chronicles Mercury Records |
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First publication: 1991
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| 1995 | The Best of Lou Reed & The Velvet Underground Global Rad |
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UK56  (5 weeks)UK |
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First published: October 16, 1995
Sales: + 100,000 |
| 1997 | Fully Loaded Rhino Records |
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First published: February 18, 1997
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| 2000 | The Best of The Velvet Underground: The Millennium Collection Polydor |
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First published: October 2000
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| 2001 | Rock and Roll: An Introduction to The Velvet Underground Polydor |
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First published: July 2, 2001
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| 2003 | The Very Best of the Velvet Underground Polydor |
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First published: March 31, 2003
Sales: +60,000 |
| 2005 | Gold polydor |
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First published: June 14, 2005
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| 2008 | Playlist Plus Polydor |
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First published: April 29, 2008
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| 2011 | Icon Polydor |
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First published: July 8, 2011
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gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
Singles
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| 1966 | All Tomorrow's Parties The Velvet Underground & Nico |
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First published: July 1966
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| Sunday Morning The Velvet Underground & Nico |
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First published: December 1966
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| 1967 | White Light / White Heat White Light / White Heat |
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First published: November 1967
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| 1969 | What Goes On The Velvet Underground |
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First published: May 1969
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| 1971 | Who Loves the Sun Loaded |
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First published: March 1971
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| Head Hero High Loaded |
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First published: 1971
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| 1973 |
I'm Waiting for the Man The Velvet Underground & Nico |
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First published: 1971
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| Sweet Jane Loaded |
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First published: August 3, 1973
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| 1988 |
Venus in Furs The Velvet Underground & Nico |
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First published: March 1988
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| 1994 | Venus in Furs (Live) Live MCMXCIII |
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UK71 (1 week) UK |
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First published: February 1994
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| 2011 | Foggy Notion VU |
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First published: April 16, 2011
Promo single: February 1985 |
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
Special publications
| year | Title music label |
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| 2001 | VU - Final VU 1971–1973 Captain Trip Records |
Initial Release: Released in 2001 in Japan only |
| 2009 | White Light / White Heat + The Velvet Underground & Nico Polydor |
First published: June 5, 2009 Part of the “2-for-1” series |
| 2012 | The Velvet Underground & Nico 45th Anniversary Polydor |
First release: October 1st, 2012 extended version, sales will be added to the studio album |
| 2013 | White Light / White Heat 45th Anniversary Polydor |
First release: December 3rd, 2013 extended version, sales will be added to the studio album |
| 2014 | The Velvet Underground 45th Anniversary Polydor |
First release: November 24, 2014 extended version, sales will be added to the studio album |
| 2015 | Loaded 45th Anniversary Atlantic Records / Rhino Records |
First release: October 30, 2015 extended version, sales will be added to the studio album |
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| 1973 | Pop Giants Vol. 9 Brunswick Records |
First published: 1973 part of the "Pop Giants" series |
| Pop History Polydor |
First published: 1973 split compilation with Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention |
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| 1977 | The Story Of Polydor |
First published: 1977 part of the “The Story Of” series |
| 2007 | Rock Legends Mercury Records |
First published: November 2, 2007 Part of the "Rock Legends" series |
| Les 50 plus belles chansons A&M Records |
First published: November 5th, 2007 Compilation for the French-speaking market |
Promo publications
| year | Title album |
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| 1969 | Untitled single track |
First published: 1969 |
| Thanks Andy Warhol single track |
First published: December 1990 Recorded June 15, 1990 in Jouy-en-Josas , France ; Enclosed in What-Goes-On-Magazine |
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| 2009 | We're Gonna Have a Real Good Time Together 1969: The Velvet Underground Live |
First published: 2009 |
| 2013 | Booker T. White Light / White Heat (45th Anniversary Edition) |
First published: 2013 Sales: 1,500 (limited); Recorded April 30, 1967 at The High School in New York City |
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| 1966 | White Wind / Loop Rainy Day Raga / Single-Track |
First published: December 1966 Peter Walker / The Velvet Underground |
| 1978 | Street Hassle / I'm Waiting for the Man Street Hassle / The Velvet Underground & Nico |
First published: July 14, 1978 Lou Reed / The Velvet Underground |
| 2012 |
Femme Fatale single track / The Velvet Underground & Nico |
First published: November 2012 Ty Segall / The Velvet Underground & Nico |
Box sets
| year | Title music label |
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| 1993 | What Goes On Raven Records |
First published: 1993 |
| 1995 | Peel Slowly and See Polydor |
First published: September 26, 1995 |
| 2009 | Singles 1966–69 Sundazed |
First published: September 2009 |
statistics
Chart evaluation
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Awards for music sales
Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.
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gold |
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United Kingdom (BPI)
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4 × silver4th
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gold1
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platinum1
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640,000 | bpi.co.uk |
| All in all |
4 × silver4th
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gold1
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platinum1
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Web links
Charts:
Discography:
- The Velvet Underground at 45cat.com (English)
- The Velvet Underground at Discogs (English)
- The Velvet Underground on MusicBrainz (English)
- The Velvet Underground at Musik-Sammler.de
- The Velvet Underground at Rate Your Music (English)