# Tesla discography

This is a complete discography of the hard rock band Tesla. They have released eight full-length studio albums, four live albums, three compilation albums, three video releases, two tribute albums, one extended play album and 23 singles.

## Albums
### Studio albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US | AUS | AUT | JPN | NLD | SWI | UK | Certifications |
| Mechanical Resonance | Released: December 8, 1986 Label: Geffen Formats: CD, CS, LP, DL | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | US: Platinum |
| The Great Radio Controversy | Released: February 1, 1989 Label: Geffen Format: CD, CS, LP, DL | 18 | 121 | — | 94 | 91 | — | 34 | US: 2× Platinum CAN: Gold |
| Psychotic Supper | Released: September 10, 1991 Label: Geffen Formats: CD, CS, LP, DL | 13 | 158 | — | 18 | — | 39 | 44 | US: Platinum CAN: Gold |
| Bust a Nut | Released: August 23, 1994 Label: Geffen Formats: CD, CS, DL | 20 | — | 37 | 31 | — | 43 | 51 | US: Gold |
| Into the Now | Released: March 9, 2004 Label: Sanctuary Formats: CD, DL | 31 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | |
| Forever More | Released: October 7, 2008 Label: Ryko Formats: CD, LP, DL | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Simplicity | Released: June 6, 2014 Label: Tesla Formats: CD, LP, DL | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Shock | Released: March 8, 2019 Label: UMe Formats: CD, LP, DL | 21 | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | |

### Acoustic albums

| Year | Details | Peak chart positions |
| Year | Details | US |
| Twisted Wires & the Acoustic Sessions | Released: July 12, 2011 Label: Tesla Formats: CD, DL | 97 |

### Live albums

| Year | Title | US | AUS | JPN | UK | Certifications |
| 1990 | Five Man Acoustical Jam | 12 | 145 | 65 | 59 | US: Platinum CAN: Gold |
| 2001 | Replugged Live | — | — | — | |
| 2002 | Standing Room Only | — | — | — | — | |
| 2010 | Alive in Europe | — | — | — | |
| 2016 | Mechanical Resonance Live | — | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | Five Man London Jam (Live at Abbey Road) | 129 | — | — | |

### Compilation albums

| Year | Title | US | RIAA |
| 1995 | Time's Makin' Changes – The Best of Tesla | 197 | Platinum |
| 2001 | 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Tesla | — | — |
| 2008 | Gold | — | — |

### Tribute and cover albums

| Year | Details | Peak chart positions |
| Year | Details | US |
| 2007 | Real to Reel Label: Ryko | 48 |
| 2007 | Real to Reel, Vol. 2 Label: Ryko | — |

### Soundtracks

| Year | Song | Album | Comments |
| 1993 | "Last Action Hero" | Last Action Hero soundtrack |

### Video albums

| Year | Title |
| 1990 | Tesla – Five Man Video Band |
| 1995 | Time's Makin' Changes: The Videos & More |
| 2008 | Comin' Atcha Live! 2008 |

## Extended plays

| Year | Details |
| A Peace of Time | Released: November 20, 2007 Label: Ryko Formats: DL |

## Singles

| Year | Title | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Year | Title | US | US Main. Rock | UK | Certifications | Album |
| 1987 | "Modern Day Cowboy" | — | 35 | — | | Mechanical Resonance |
| 1987 | "Little Suzi" | 91 | 22 | — | | Mechanical Resonance |
| 1988 | "Gettin' Better" | — | 46 | — | | Mechanical Resonance |
| 1989 | "Heaven's Trail (No Way Out)" | — | 13 | — | | The Great Radio Controversy |
| 1989 | "Hang Tough" | — | 34 | — | | The Great Radio Controversy |
| 1989 | "Love Song" | 10 | 7 | 140 | RIAA: Gold | The Great Radio Controversy |
| 1990 | "The Way It Is" | 55 | 13 | — | | The Great Radio Controversy |
| 1991 | "Paradise" | — | 28 | — | | Five Man Acoustical Jam |
| 1991 | "Signs" | 8 | 2 | 70 | | Five Man Acoustical Jam |
| 1991 | "Edison's Medicine" | — | 20 | 80 | | Psychotic Supper |
| 1991 | "Call It What You Want" | — | 19 | — | | Psychotic Supper |
| 1992 | "What You Give" | 86 | 7 | — | | Psychotic Supper |
| 1992 | "Song & Emotion" | — | 13 | — | | Psychotic Supper |
| 1992 | "Stir It Up" | — | 35 | — | | Psychotic Supper |
| 1994 | "Mama's Fool" | — | 5 | — | | Bust a Nut |
| 1994 | "Need Your Lovin'" | — | 19 | — | | Bust a Nut |
| 1995 | "A Lot to Lose" | — | 35 | — | | Bust a Nut |
| 1995 | "Need Your Lovin'" (re-release) | — | 25 | — | | Bust a Nut |
| 1995 | "Steppin' Over" | — | 31 | — | | Times Makin' Changes – The Best of Tesla |
| 2004 | "Caught in a Dream" | — | 21 | — | | Into the Now |
| 2004 | "Words Can't Explain" | — | 35 | — | | Into the Now |
| 2007 | "Thank You" | — | 39 | — | | Real to Reel |
| 2008 | "I Wanna Live" | — | 38 | — | | Forever More |
| 2013 | "Taste My Pain" | — | — | — | | Non–album single |
| 2014 | "So Divine" | — | — | — | | Simplicity |
| 2016 | "Save That Goodness" | — | — | — | | Mechanical Resonance Live |