Tori Amos / discography

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Tori Amos  - discography
Tori Amos (1996)
Tori Amos (1996)
Publications
Arrow southwest blue.svgStudio albums 15th
Arrow southwest blue.svgLive albums 4th
Arrow southwest blue.svgCompilations 4th
Arrow southwest blue.svgEPs 7th
Arrow southwest blue.svgSingles 43
Arrow southwest blue.svgVideo albums 13
Arrow southwest blue.svgMusic videos 29
Arrow southwest blue.svgBox sets 3
Arrow southwest blue.svgInterview albums 9

This discography is an overview of the musical works of the American rock - singer Tori Amos , her former band Y Kant Tori Read , and their pseudonyms like Ellen Amos . According to sources and record awards, she has sold more than 8.8 million records in her career. Amos' most successful release is their third studio album, Under the Pink, with over 2.3 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
1988 Y Kant Tori Read - - - - -
First published: June 1988
Sales: + 7,000; as Y Kant Tori Read
1992 Little Earthquakes DE65 (10 weeks)
DE
- - UK14th
gold
gold

(29 weeks)UK
US54
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum

(38 weeks)US
First published:
Jan 13, 1992 Sales: + 2,215,000
1994 Under the pink DE15 (22 weeks)
DE
AT6 (21 weeks)
AT
CH11 (20 weeks)
CH
UK1
platinum
platinum

(18 weeks)UK
US12
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum

(35 weeks)US
First published:
Jan 31, 1994 Sales: + 2,390,000
1996 Boys for Pele DE9 (14 weeks)
DE
AT9 (13 weeks)
AT
CH14 (8 weeks)
CH
UK2
gold
gold

(7 weeks)UK
US2
platinum
platinum

(29 weeks)US
First published:
Jan 23, 1996 Sales: + 1,185,000
1998 From the Choirgirl Hotel DE13 (11 weeks)
DE
AT11 (8 weeks)
AT
CH31 (5 weeks)
CH
UK6th
gold
gold

(6 weeks)UK
US5
platinum
platinum

(20 weeks)US
First published: May 4, 1998
Sales: +1,150,000
1999 To Venus and Back DE11 (5 weeks)
DE
AT17 (5 weeks)
AT
CH27 (3 weeks)
CH
UK22 (3 weeks)
UK
US12
platinum
platinum

(11 weeks)US
First published: September 21, 1999
Sales: + 1,000,000
2001 Strange little girls DE11 (8 weeks)
DE
AT18 (8 weeks)
AT
CH34 (6 weeks)
CH
UK16 (3 weeks)
UK
US4 (9 weeks)
US
First published: September 17, 2001
2002 Scarlet's Walk DE9 (11 weeks)
DE
AT26 (6 weeks)
AT
CH21 (14 weeks)
CH
UK26 (2 weeks)
UK
US7th
gold
gold

(22 weeks)US
First published: October 28, 2002
Sales: + 500,000
2005 The Beekeeper DE8 (7 weeks)
DE
AT8 (6 weeks)
AT
CH13 (5 weeks)
CH
UK24 (2 weeks)
UK
US5 (10 weeks)
US
First published: February 20, 2005
2007 American Doll Posse DE10 (7 weeks)
DE
AT14 (8 weeks)
AT
CH15 (5 weeks)
CH
UK50 (2 weeks)
UK
US5 (6 weeks)
US
First published: May 1, 2007
2009 Abnormally Attracted to Sin DE16 (5 weeks)
DE
AT12 (4 weeks)
AT
CH14 (4 weeks)
CH
UK20 (2 weeks)
UK
US9 (9 weeks)
US
First published: May 18, 2009
Sales: + 10,000
Midwinter Graces - - - UK97 (1 week)
UK
US66 (2 weeks)
US
First published: November 10, 2009
2011 Night of Hunters DE12 (6 weeks)
DE
AT22 (6 weeks)
AT
CH33 (5 weeks)
CH
UK27 (1 week)
UK
US24 (4 weeks)
US
First published: September 16, 2011
2012 Gold dust DE48 (1 week)
DE
AT46 (1 week)
AT
CH95 (1 week)
CH
UK36 (1 week)
UK
US63 (1 week)
US
First published: October 1, 2012
2014 Unrepentant Geraldines DE15 (3 weeks)
DE
AT17 (4 weeks)
AT
CH20 (2 weeks)
CH
UK13 (2 weeks)
UK
US7 (1 week)
US
First published: May 9, 2014
2017 Native invaders DE18 (3 weeks)
DE
AT21 (3 weeks)
AT
CH23 (2 weeks)
CH
UK16 (1 week)
UK
US39 (1 week)
US
First published: September 8, 2017

Live albums

  • 1999: To Venus and Back
  • 2004: Welcome to Sunny Florida
  • 2008: Live at Montreux 1991/1992
  • 2010: From Russia with Love

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
2003 A Tori Amos Collection - Tales of a Librarian - AT72 (1 week)
AT
- UK74
silver
silver

(1 week)UK
US40 (9 weeks)
US
First published: November 17, 2003
Sales: +60,000

More compilations

  • 1994: More Pink: The B-Sides
  • 1995: Tori Amos
  • 1997: Retrospective: The Benefit for Rainn

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
1996 Hey Jupiter - - - - US94 (3 weeks)
US
First published: August 20, 1996

More EPs

  • 1992: Crucify
  • 1992: winter
  • 1994: Past the Misson
  • 1996: Caught a Lite Sneeze
  • 2004: Scarlet's Hidden Treasures
  • 2005: Exclusive Session

Interview albums

  • 1997: In Conversation
  • 1998: Star Profiles
  • 1998: interview
  • 1999: An Interview with Tori Amos
  • 1999: Photo CD with interviews
  • 1999: Interview Sessions
  • 2000: maximum tori
  • 2000: Official Interview CD
  • 2003: Interview CD and Book

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
1991 Silent All These Years
Little Earthquakes
- - - UK26 (7 weeks)
UK
US65 (20 weeks)
US
First published: November 1991
1992 China
Little Earthquakes
- - - UK51 (2 weeks)
UK
-
First published: January 20, 1992
Winter
Little Earthquakes
- - - UK25 (4 weeks)
UK
-
First published: March 9, 1992
Crucify
Little Earthquakes
DE84 (2 weeks)
DE
- - UK15 (6 weeks)
UK
-
First published: May 12, 1992
1994 Cornflake Girl
Under the Pink
DE73 (9 weeks)
DE
- - UK4 (7 weeks)
UK
-
First published: January 10, 1994
God
Under the Pink
- - - UK44 (2 weeks)
UK
US72 (12 weeks)
US
First published: February 3, 1994
Pretty Good Year
Under the Pink
- - - UK7 (5 weeks)
UK
-
First published: March 7, 1994
Past the Mission
Under the Pink
- - - UK31 (4 weeks)
UK
-
First published: May 16, 1994
1996 Caught a Lite Sneeze
Boys for Pele
- - - UK20 (4 weeks)
UK
US60 (13 weeks)
US
First published: January 1, 1996
Talula
Boys for Pele
- - - UK22 (2 weeks)
UK
-
First published: March 11, 1996
Professional Widow (It's Got to Be Big)
Boys for Pele
DE38 (8 weeks)
DE
AT23 (8 weeks)
AT
CH22 (11 weeks)
CH
UK1
silver
silver

(15 weeks)UK
-
First published: July 2nd, 1996
Sales: + 200,000
Hey Jupiter / Professional Widow
Boys for Pele
- - - UK20 (16 weeks)
UK
-
First published: July 20, 1996
1998 Spark
From the Choirgirl Hotel
- - - UK16 (4 weeks)
UK
US49 (14 weeks)
US
First published: April 20, 1998
Jackie's Strength
From the Choirgirl Hotel
- - - - US54 (10 weeks)
US
First published: September 15, 1998
1999 Bliss
To Venus and Back
- - - - US91 (2 weeks)
US
First published: August 24, 1999
Glory of the '80s
To Venus and Back
- - - UK46 (2 weeks)
UK
-
First published: November 1, 1999
2002 A Sorta Fairytale
Scarlet’s Walk
DE98 (1 week)
DE
- - UK41 (2 weeks)
UK
-
First published: October 14, 2002

Chart placements as a guest musician

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
1996 Blue Skies
Ima
- - - UK26 (2 weeks)
UK
-
Initial release: October 28, 1996
BT featuring Tori Amos

more publishments

  • 1980: Baltimore / Walking with You (as Ellen Amos)
  • 1988: The Big Picture (as Y Kant Tori Read )
  • 1988: Cool on Your Island (as Y Kant Tori Read )
  • 1991: Me and a Gun
  • 1996: In the Springtime of His Voodoo
  • 1998: Raspberry Swirl
  • 1998: Cruel / Raspberry Swirl
  • 1999: Jackie's Strength (Remix)
  • 1999: 1000 Oceans
  • 2000: Concertina
  • 2001: Strange Little Girl
  • 2003: Taxi Ride
  • 2003: Strange
  • 2003: Don't Make Me Come to Vegas
  • 2003: Mary
  • 2003: Angels
  • 2005: Sleeps with Butterflies
  • 2005: Sweet the Sting
  • 2005: Cars and Guitars
  • 2007: Big Wheel
  • 2007: Bouncing off clouds
  • 2007: Almost Rosey
  • 2009: Welcome to England
  • 2009: A Silent Night with You
  • 2011: Carry
  • 2011: Nautical Twilight

Further guest contributions

Video albums and music videos

Video 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
2004 Welcome to Sunny Florida DE77 (1 week)
DE
- - - US-
gold
gold
US
First published: May 18, 2004
Sales: + 50,000

More video albums

  • 1992: Little Earthquakes (Sales: + 50,000, US:goldgold)
  • 1998: Live from New York
  • 1998: The Complete Videos 1991–1998 (Sales: + 50,000, US:goldgold)
  • 2002: Scarlet's DVD
  • 2003: A Sorta Fairytale
  • 2003: A Tori Amos Collection - Tales of a Librarian (Limited-Edition)
  • 2006: Fade to Red: Video Collection
  • 2008: Live at Montreux 1991/1992
  • 2009: Abnormally Attracted to Sin (Limited-Edition)
  • 2009: Midwinter Graces (Limited-Edition)
  • 2010: Live from the Artists Den
  • 2011: Night of Hunters (Limited-Edition)

Music videos

year title Director (s)
1991 Silent All These Years Cindy Palmano
1992 China Cindy Palmano
winter Cindy Palmano
Crucify Cindy Palmano
1994 Cornflake Girl (UK Version) Big TV!
God Melody McDaniel
Pretty good year Cindy Palmano, Sam Riley
Cornflake Girl (US Version) Tori Amos, Nancy Bennett
Past the mission Jake Scott
1996 Caught a Lite Sneeze Mike Lipscombe
Talula Mark Kohr
Hey Jupiter Earle Sebastian
Professional widow
1998 Spark James Brown
Jackie's Strength James Brown
Raspberry Swirl Barnaby & Scott
1999 Bliss Loren Haynes
1000 oceans Erick Ifergan
Glory of the '80s Erick Ifergan
2001 Strange little girl David Slade
2002 A Sorta Fairytale Sanji
2003 Mary
2005 Sleeps with Butterflies Laurent Briet
Sweet the sting Alex Smith
2007 Big wheel Tori Amos, Blaise Reutersward
Bouncing off clouds Tori Amos, Blaise Reutersward
2009 Welcome to England Christian Lamb
2011 Carry Victor de Mello
Nautical Twilight Victor de Mello

Box sets

  • 1995: Under the Pink & Little Earthquakes
  • 2006: A Piano: The Collection
  • 2008: Scarlet's Walk / The Beekeeper

statistics

Chart evaluation

DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
Number one albums DE-DE AT-AT CH-CH UK1UK US-US
Top 10 albums DE4thDE AT3AT CH-CH UK3UK US7thUS
Albums in the charts DE13DE AT12AT CH11CH UK13UK US15thUS
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
Number one singles DE-DE AT-AT CH-CH UK1UK US-US
Top 10 singles DE-DE AT-AT CH-CH UK3UK US-US
Singles in the charts DE4thDE AT1AT CH1CH UK16UK US6thUS

Awards for music sales

Golden record

  • AustraliaAustralia Australia
    • 2000: for the album Boys for Pele
  • BelgiumBelgium Belgium
    • 2003: for the album Little Earthquakes
  • CanadaCanada Canada
    • 1993: for the album Little Earthquakes
    • 1994: for the album Under the Pink
    • 1996: for the album Boys for Pele
    • 1998: for the album From the Choirgirl Hotel
  • NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands
    • 2001: for the album Under the Pink
    • 2001: for the album Little Earthquakes
  • PolandPoland Poland
    • 2009: for the album Abnormally Attracted to Sin

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)
Australia (ARIA) Australia (ARIA) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 35,000 aria.com.au
Belgium (BEA) Belgium (BEA) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 25,000 ultratop.be
Canada (MC) Canada (MC) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 4 × gold4th 0! P- 200,000 musiccanada.com
Netherlands (NVPI) Netherlands (NVPI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 2 × gold2 0! P- 80,000 nvpi.nl
Poland (ZPAV) Poland (ZPAV) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 10,000 bestsellery.zpav.pl
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 4 × gold4th Platinum record icon.svg 7 × platinum7th 7,650,000 riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Silver record icon.svg 2 × silver2 Gold record icon.svg 3 × gold3 Platinum record icon.svg platinum1 860,000 bpi.co.uk
All in all Silver record icon.svg 2 × silver2 Gold record icon.svg 16 × gold16 Platinum record icon.svg 8 × platinum8th

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  1. a b c d e f Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
  2. Sales by Y Kant Tori Read
  3. Music Videos . MVDbase. Retrieved August 30, 2008.