# Rainbow discography

The following is a comprehensive discography of Rainbow, an English hard rock band. They have released 8 studio albums, 16 live albums, 16 compilation albums, 8 box sets, 3 EPs and 24 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 | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | UK | AUS | CAN | FIN | GER | JPN | NOR | NLD | SWE | US | Certifications |
| Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow | Released: 5 September 1975 Label: Oyster, Polydor Formats: LP, MC, 8-track | 11 | 55 | 83 | — | — | 26 | 10 | — | 24 | 30 | UK: Silver |
| Rising | Released: 17 May 1976 Label: Oyster, Polydor Formats: LP, MC, 8-track | 11 | 33 | 17 | — | 38 | 12 | — | — | 23 | 48 | UK: Gold (Original Edition) UK: Silver (Deluxe Edition) AUS: Gold JPN: Gold |
| Long Live Rock 'n' Roll | Released: 14 April 1978 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, MC, 8-track | 7 | 43 | 94 | 14 | 26 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 89 | UK: Silver |
| Down to Earth | Released: 3 August 1979 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, MC, 8-track | 6 | 27 | — | 26 | 19 | 15 | — | — | 17 | 66 | UK: Gold |
| Difficult to Cure | Released: 9 February 1981 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, MC, 8-track | 3 | 77 | — | 1 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 50 | UK: Gold FIN: Gold JPN: Gold |
| Straight Between the Eyes | Released: April 1982 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, MC, 8-track | 5 | 86 | 17 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 30 | UK: Gold FIN: Gold |
| Bent Out of Shape | Released: September 1983 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, MC, 8-track | 11 | — | 93 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 6 | 34 | |
| Stranger in Us All | Released: 21 August 1995 Label: RCA/BMG Formats: CD, MC | 102 | — | — | 6 | 36 | 7 | 38 | 70 | 8 | — | JPN: Gold |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||||||||||||

### Live 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 | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | UK | AUS | FIN | GER | JPN | NOR | NLD | SWE | SWI | US | Certifications |
| On Stage (Live in Japan/Germany 1976) | Released: 15 July 1977 Label: Oyster, Polydor Formats: 2xLP, MC, 8-track | 7 | 22 | 21 | 28 | 6 | 17 | 29 | 25 | — | 65 | UK: Silver JPN: Gold |
| Live in Germany 1976 | Released: 5 November 1990 Label: Connoisseur Collection Formats: 2xCD, 2xLP, MC | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Live In Köln 1976 | Released: 17 July 2006 Label: AFM/Hummingbird Formats: 2xCD First released as part of the Deutschland Tournee 1976 box set | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Live In Düsseldorf 1976 | Released: 12 February 2007 Label: AFM/Hummingbird Formats: 2xCD First released as part of the Deutschland Tournee 1976 box set | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Live In Nürnberg 1976 | Released: 10 December 2007 Label: AFM/Hummingbird Formats: 2xCD First released as part of the Deutschland Tournee 1976 box set | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Live in Munich 1977 | Released: 13 June 2006 Label: Eagle Formats: 2xCD | — | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Finyl Vinyl (Recorded 1978-1984) | Released: 24 February 1986 Label: Polydor, Mercury Formats: 2xCD, 2xLP, 2xMC | 31 | — | 35 | — | 20 | — | — | 25 | — | 87 | |
| Denver 1979 | Released: 12 May 2015 Label: Cleopatra/Purple Pyramid Formats: 2xLP, digital download Also released as part of the Down to Earth Tour 1979 box set | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Long Island 1979 | Released: 21 August 2015 Label: Cleopatra/Purple Pyramid Formats: 2xLP Also released as part of the Down to Earth Tour 1979 box set | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Monsters of Rock – Live at Donington 1980 | Released: 15 April 2016 Label: Eagle Formats: CD, 2xCD, digital download | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Boston 1981 | Released: 13 May 2016 Label: Purple Pyramid Formats: CD, 2xLP, digital download | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Live in Japan 1984 | Released: 18 November 2015 Label: Eagle Formats: 2xCD Japan-only release | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Black Masquerade – Live in Rockpalast 1995 | Released: 7 August 2013 Label: Eagle Formats: 2xCD, digital download | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Memories in Rock – Live in Germany (2016) | Released: 18 November 2016 Label: Eagle Formats: 2xCD, 3xLP, digital download | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | |
| Live in Birmingham 2016 | Released: 31 May 2017 Label: Eagle Formats: 2xCD, digital download | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | 83 | — | |
| Memories in Rock II – Live in UK 2017 | Released: 4 April 2018 Label: Minstrel Hall Music Formats: 2xCD, 3xLP, digital download | — | — | — | 37 | 31 | 26 | — | — | 48 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||||||||||||

### Compilation albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | UK | FIN | JPN | SWE | US | Certifications |
| The Best of Rainbow | Released: 28 January 1981 Label: Polydor Formats: 2xLP Japan-only release | — | — | 48 | — | — | |
| The Best of Rainbow | Released: November 1981 Label: Polydor Formats: 2xLP, MC | 14 | — | — | — | — | UK: Gold |
| The Best | Released: 25 November 1990 Label: Polydor Formats: CD Japan-only release | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Very Best of Rainbow | Released: July 1997 Label: Polydor Formats: CD | 197 | — | — | — | — | UK: Silver |
| 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Rainbow | Released: 3 October 2000 Label: Polydor Formats: CD | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Classic Rainbow: The Universal Masters Collection | Released: 2001 Label: Polydor Formats: CD | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Pot of Gold | Released: February 2002 Label: Spectrum Music Formats: CD | — | — | — | — | — | |
| All Night Long: An Introduction | Released: May 2002 Label: Polydor Formats: CD | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Catch the Rainbow: The Anthology | Released: 18 March 2003 Label: Polydor Formats: 2xCD | — | 26 | — | — | — | UK: Silver |
| Winning Combinations: Deep Purple and Rainbow | Released: 17 June 2003 Label: Universal Formats: CD | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Colour Collection | Released: 20 November 2006 Label: Universal Formats: CD | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Anthology 1975–1984 | Released: 7 September 2009 Label: Polydor Formats: 2xCD | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Essential | Released: 18 April 2014 Label: Universal Formats: CD | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Polydor Years | Released: 24 November 2014 Label: Polydor Formats: 9xLP | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Since You Been Gone – The Best of Rainbow | Released: December 2013 Label: Universal Formats: CD | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Since You Been Gone – The Essential | Released: 19 May 2017 Label: Spectrum Music Formats: 3xCD, digital download | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. ||||||||

### Box sets

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | GER | JPN |
| Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow | Released: 1983 Label: Polydor Formats: 8xLP Germany-only release | — | — |
| Deutschland Tournee 1976 | Released: 24 May 2006 Label: Polydor Formats: 6xCD Japan-only release | — | 75 |
| The Polydor Years 1975–1986 | Released: 23 May 2007 Label: Polydor Formats: 10xCD Japan-only release | — | — |
| 5 Original Albums | Released: August 2011 Label: Universal Formats: 5xCD | — | — |
| The Singles Box Set 1975–1986 | Released: 3 February 2014 Label: Polydor Formats: 19xCD, digital download | — | — |
| Down to Earth Tour 1979 | Released: 21 August 2015 Label: Cleopatra Formats: 3xCD, digital download | — | — |
| A Light in the Black 1975–1984 | Released: 23 January 2015 Label: Polydor/Universal Formats: 5xCD+DVD, digital download | 39 | 47 |
| Treasures – A Vinyl Collection | Released: 6 December 2019 Label: Ear Music Formats: 11xLP | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. ||||

## EPs

| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | EP details | UK | US |
| Live | Released: 2 September 1977 Label: Oyster, Polydor Formats: 7" | 41 | — |
| Jealous Lover | Released: 19 October 1981 Label: Polydor Formats: 12" US-only release | — | 147 |
| Rainbow Vorwärts | Released: 4 June 2019 Label: Minstrel Hall Music Formats: CD Limited tour-only release | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. ||||

## Singles

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | UK | AUS | FIN | IRE | NL | US | US Main | Certifications | Album |
| "Man on the Silver Mountain" | 1975 | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | | Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow |
| "Temple of the King" | 1975 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow |
| "Still I'm Sad" | 1975 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow |
| "Starstruck" | 1976 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Rising |
| "Long Live Rock 'n' Roll" | 1978 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Long Live Rock 'n' Roll |
| "L.A. Connection" | 1978 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Long Live Rock 'n' Roll |
| "Since You Been Gone" | 1979 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 47 | 57 | — | UK: Gold | Down to Earth |
| "All Night Long" | 1980 | 5 | — | — | 6 | — | 110 | — | UK: Silver | Down to Earth |
| "I Surrender" | 1981 | 3 | — | 7 | 4 | — | 105 | 19 | UK: Silver | Difficult to Cure |
| "Can't Happen Here" | 1981 | 20 | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | | Difficult to Cure |
| "Difficult to Cure" | 1981 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Difficult to Cure |
| "Jealous Lover" | 1981 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | | Non-album single |
| "Magic" | 1981 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Difficult to Cure |
| "Stone Cold" | 1982 | 34 | — | 21 | — | — | 40 | 1 | | Straight Between the Eyes |
| "Death Alley Driver" | 1982 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Straight Between the Eyes |
| "Street of Dreams" | 1983 | 52 | — | — | — | — | 60 | 2 | | Bent Out of Shape |
| "Can't Let You Go" | 1983 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Bent Out of Shape |
| "Bad Girl" | 1986 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Finyl Vinyl |
| "Ariel" | 1995 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Stranger in Us All |
| "Land of Hope and Glory" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "I Surrender" (re-recording) | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Waiting for a Sign" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Memories in Rock II |
| "Black Sheep of the Family" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "The Storm" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||||||||||

### Promotional singles

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US Main | Album |
| "Tarot Woman" | 1976 | — | Rising |
| "Power" | 1982 | 35 | Straight Between the Eyes |
| "Stranded" | 1983 | — | Bent Out of Shape |
| "Desperate Heart" | 1984 | 52 | Bent Out of Shape |
| "Hunting Humans (Insatiable)" | 1995 | — | Stranger in Us All |
| "Wolf to the Moon" | 1995 | — | Stranger in Us All |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. ||||

## Videos
### Video 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 | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | UK | AUS | AUT | GER | NL | JPN | SWE | SWI | Certifications |
| Live Between the Eyes | Released: 1983 Label: PolyGram Video, Pioneer Artists Formats: VHS, Beta, LD | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Japan Tour '84 | Released: 1984 Label: Toei Video Formats: VHS, LD Japan-only release | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Final Cut | Released: 19 June 1986 Label: PolyGram Video Formats: VHS, LD | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Live in Munich 1977 | Released: 22 August 2006 Label: Eagle Vision Formats: DVD | 3 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 89 | 2 | — | ARIA: Gold |
| Live Between The Eyes / The Final Cut | Released: September 2006 Label: Universal Formats: 2xDVD | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | |
| Black Masquerade | Released: 7 August 2013 Label: Eagle Vision Formats: DVD | 5 | — | 3 | — | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
| Live in Japan | Released: 18 November 2015 Label: Ward Formats: DVD Japan-only release | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | |
| Monsters of Rock – Live at Donington 1980 | Released: 15 April 2016 Label: Eagle Vision Formats: DVD | 3 | — | 1 | 54 | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
| Memories in Rock – Live in Germany | Released: 18 November 2016 Label: Eagle Vision Formats: DVD, Blu-ray | 5 | — | 3 | 11 | 6 | 27 | 2 | 4 | |
| Memories in Rock II | Released: 4 April 2018 Label: Minstrel Hall Music Formats: DVD | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||||||||||

### Music videos

| Year | Title | Album |
| 1978 | "Long Live Rock 'n' Roll" | Long Live Rock 'n' Roll |
| 1978 | "L.A. Connection" | Long Live Rock 'n' Roll |
| 1978 | "Gates of Babylon" | Long Live Rock 'n' Roll |
| 1979 | "Since You Been Gone" | Down to Earth |
| 1979 | "All Night Long" | Down to Earth |
| 1981 | "I Surrender" | Difficult to Cure |
| 1981 | "Can't Happen Here" | Difficult to Cure |
| 1982 | "Stone Cold" | Straight Between the Eyes |
| 1982 | "Death Alley Driver" | Straight Between the Eyes |
| 1983 | "Street of Dreams" | Bent Out of Shape |
| 1984 | "Can't Let You Go" | Bent Out of Shape |
| 1995 | "Ariel" | Stranger in Us All |