# Golden Earring discography

The discography of Dutch rock band Golden Earring, which consists of 26 studio albums, 8 live albums, 3 compilation albums, and 74 singles.

## Studio albums

| Year | Album | Peak chart position | Peak chart position | Peak chart position | Peak chart position | Peak chart position | Peak chart position | Peak chart position | Certification |
| Year | Album | NLD | AUS | US | CAN | GER | SWE | UK | Certification |
| 1965 | Just Ear-rings | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1967 | Winter-Harvest | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1968 | Miracle Mirror | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1969 | On the Double | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1969 | Eight Miles High | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1970 | Golden Earring | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1971 | Seven Tears | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1972 | Together | 6 | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | |
| 1973 | Moontan | 1 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 35 | — | 24 | US: Gold CAN: Gold |
| 1975 | Switch | 1 | 93 | 108 | 79 | — | — | — | |
| 1976 | To the Hilt | 3 | — | 156 | — | — | 46 | — | |
| 1976 | Contraband [Mad Love in U.S.A. 1977] | 10 | — | 182 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1978 | Grab It for a Second | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1979 | No Promises...No Debts | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1980 | Prisoner of the Night [U.S.A. Title: Long Blond Animal] | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1982 | Cut | 1 | — | 24 | 18 | — | — | — | CAN: Gold NVPI: Gold |
| 1984 | N.E.W.S. | 1 | — | 107 | 91 | — | — | — | NVPI: Gold |
| 1986 | The Hole | 5 | — | 196 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | Keeper of the Flame | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | Bloody Buccaneers | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NVPI: Gold |
| 1994 | Face It | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NVPI: Platinum |
| 1995 | Love Sweat | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1999 | Paradise in Distress | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NVPI: Gold |
| 2003 | Millbrook U.S.A. | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2012 | Tits 'n Ass | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NVPI: Gold |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||||

## Live albums

| Year | Album | NLD | GER | US | Certification |
| 1977 | Live | 1 | — | — | NVPI: Gold |
| 1981 | 2nd Live | 2 | — | — | |
| 1984 | Something Heavy Going Down | 26 | — | 158 | |
| 1992 | The Naked Truth | 2 | — | — | NVPI: 3× Platinum |
| 1997 | Naked II | 2 | — | — | NVPI: Platinum |
| 2000 | Last Blast of the Century | 4 | — | — | NVPI: Gold |
| 2005 | Naked III | 3 | — | — | |
| 2006 | Live in Ahoy | — | — | — | |
| 2016 | Five Zero (with The Hague EP) | 9 | — | — | |
| 2022 | You Know We Love You! - Live Ahoy 2019 | 2 | 32 | — | |
| 2023 | Back Home- The complete Leiden 1984 concert | 10 | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||

## Compilation albums

| Year | Album | Netherlands | Belgium | Germany |
| 1971 | Greatest Hits, vol. 2 | 39 | - | - |
| 1975 | The Best Of Golden Earring - 10 Years 20 Hits | 1 | - | - |
| 1981 | Golden Earring's Greatest Hits 3 | 23 | - | - |
| 1988 | The Very Best of 1965-1988 | 4 | - | - |
| 1988 | The Very Best of 1976-1988 Volume 2 | 19 | - | - |
| 1992 | The Complete Single Collection | 6 | - | - |
| 2000 | The Devil Made Us Do It - 35 years | 2 | - | - |
| 2009 | Collected | 14 | - | - |
| 2015 | 50 Years Anniversary Album | 13 | 82 | - |
| 2017 | Complete Studio Recordings | 14 | - | - |
| 2018 | Alive... Though the Years [11-CD boxed set] | 40 | - | 64 |

## Extended plays

| Year | Album |
| 2015 | The Hague |

## Singles

| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Single | NLD | BEL | US | GER | AUT | SWI | UK | Album |
| 1965 | "Please Go" b/w "Chunk of Steel" | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Just Ear-rings |
| 1965 | "Lonely Everyday" b/w "Not to Find" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Just Ear-rings |
| 1966 | "That Day" b/w "The Words I Need" | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 1966 | "If You Leave Me" b/w "Waiting for You" | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 1966 | "Things Go Better" b/w "Rum and Cola" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 1966 | "Daddy Buy Me a Girl" b/w "What You Gonna Tell" | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 1966 | "Don't Run Too Far" b/w "Wings" | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 1967 | "In My House" b/w "Smoking Cigarettes" | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Winter-Harvest |
| 1967 | "Sound of the Screaming Day" b/w "She Won't Come to Me" | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 1967 | "Together We Live, Together We Love" b/w "I Wonder" / "Preview Together We Live and Love" | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 1968 | "The Truth About Arthur" b/w "Gipsy Rhapsody" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Miracle Mirror |
| 1968 | "I've Just Lost Somebody" b/w "The Truth About Arthur" | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Miracle Mirror |
| 1968 | "Dong-Dong-Di-Ki-Di-Gi-Dong" b/w "Wake Up - Breakfast!" | 1 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 1968 | "Just a Little Bit of Peace in My Heart" b/w "Remember My Friend " | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | On the Double |
| 1969 | "Where Will I Be" b/w "It's Alright, But I Admit It Could Be Better" | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 1969 | "It's Alright, But I Admit It Could Be Better" b/w "Song of a Devil's Servant" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 1969 | "Another 45 Miles" b/w "I Can't Get a Hold on Her" | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 1970 | "Back Home" b/w "This Is the Time of the Year" | 1 | 2 | — | 15 | — | 6 | — | Golden Earring |
| 1971 | "Holy Holy Life" b/w "Jessica" | 3 | 12 | — | 24 | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 1971 | "She Flies on Strange Wings (Part 1)" b/w "She Flies on Strange Wings (Part 2)" | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Seven Tears |
| 1972 | "Buddy Joe" b/w "Avalanche of Love " | 3 | 5 | — | 12 | — | — | — | Together |
| 1972 | "Stand by Me" b/w "All Day Watcher" | 8 | 37 | — | 45 | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 1973 | "Radar Love" b/w "The Song Is Over" (Europe); "Just Like Vince Taylor" (UK) | 1 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 10 | — | 7 | Moontan |
| 1974 | "Instant Poetry" b/w "From Heaven from Hell" (1974 version) | 3 | 13 | — | 24 | — | — | 51 | Non-album single |
| 1974 | "Candy's Going Bad" b/w "She Flied on Strange Wings" (edit) | — | — | 91 | — | — | — | — | Moontan |
| 1975 | "Ce Soir" b/w "Lucky Number" | 6 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | Switch |
| 1975 | "Tons of Time" b/w "Love Is a Rodeo" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Switch |
| 1975 | "The Switch" b/w "The Lonesome D.J." | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Switch |
| 1976 | "Sleepwalkin'" b/w "Babylon" | 7 | 24 | | — | — | — | — | To the Hilt |
| 1976 | "To the Hilt" b/w "Violins (part 1)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | To the Hilt |
| 1976 | "Bombay" b/w "Faded Jeans" | 7 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | Contraband |
| 1977 | "Just Like Vince Taylor" (live) b/w "Radar Love" (live) | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | Live |
| 1978 | "Movin' Down Life" b/w "Can't Talk Now" | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Grab It for a Second |
| 1979 | "Weekend Love" b/w "Only a Matter of Time" | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | No Promises...No Debts |
| 1979 | "I Do Rock 'n Roll" b/w "Sellin' Out" | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 1980 | "Long Blond Animal" b/w "Triple Threat" | 15 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | Prisoner of the Night |
| 1980 | "No for an Answer" b/w "Annie" | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Prisoner of the Night |
| 1981 | "Slow Down" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2nd Live |
| 1982 | "Twilight Zone" | 1 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | Cut |
| 1983 | "The Devil Made Me Do It" | 15 | 24 | 79 | — | — | — | — | Cut |
| 1984 | "When The Lady Smiles" | 1 | 1 | 76 | — | — | — | — | N.E.W.S. |
| 1984 | "Clear Night Moonlight" | 6 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | N.E.W.S. |
| 1984 | "N.E.W.S." | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N.E.W.S. |
| 1984 | "Something Heavy Going Down" | 22 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | Something Heavy Going Down |
| 1986 | "Quiet Eyes" | 9 | — | | — | — | — | — | The Hole |
| 1986 | "Why Do I" | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Hole |
| 1986 | "They Dance" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Hole |
| 1988 | "My Killer, My Shadow" | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Keeper of the Flame |
| 1989 | "Turn the World Around" | 8 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | Keeper of the Flame |
| 1989 | "Distant Love" | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Keeper of the Flame |
| 1991 | "Going to the Run" | 4 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | Bloody Buccaneers |
| 1991 | "Temporary Madness" | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bloody Buccaneers |
| 1991 | "Pouring My Heart Out Again" | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bloody Buccaneers |
| 1992 | "Making Love to Yourself" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bloody Buccaneers |
| 1992 | "Bloody Buccaneers" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bloody Buccaneers |
| 1992 | "I Can't Sleep Without You" | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Naked Truth |
| 1993 | "Another 45 Miles" (live) | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Naked Truth |
| 1993 | "Long Blond Animal" (live) | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Naked Truth |
| 1993 | "As Long as the Wind Blows" (live) | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Naked Truth |
| 1994 | "Hold Me Now" | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 169 | Face It |
| 1994 | "Johnny Make Believe" | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Face It |
| 1996 | "Gotta See Jane" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Love Sweat |
| 1996 | "This Wheel's on Fire" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Love Sweat |
| 1997 | "Burning Stuntman" | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 1998 | "The Devil Made Me Do It" (live) | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Naked II |
| 1999 | "Paradise In Distress" | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Paradise in Distress |
| 1999 | "Whisper in a Crowd" | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Paradise in Distress |
| 2000 | "Miles Away from Nowhere" | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 2000 | "Yes! We're on Fire" | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 2003 | "Albino Moon" | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Millbrook U.S.A. |
| 2003 | "A Sound I Never Heard" | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Millbrook U.S.A. |
| 2005 | "I've Just Lost Somebody" (live) | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Naked III, Live at Panama |
| 2005 | "Angel" (live) | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Naked III, Live at Panama |
| 2012 | "Still Got the Keys to My First Cadillac" | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tits 'n Ass |
| 2019 | "Say When" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||||