# Rage Against the Machine discography

The discography of Rage Against the Machine, an American rock band, consists of four studio albums, two live albums, one compilation album, one demo album, 17 singles, four video albums and 15 music videos. Formed in Los Angeles, California in 1991 by vocalist Zack de la Rocha, guitarist Tom Morello, bassist Tim Commerford and drummer Brad Wilk, the band signed to Epic Records and released its self-titled debut album in 1992. The album reached number 45 on the United States Billboard 200 and was certified three times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales in excess of three million units. Rage Against the Machine singles "Killing in the Name", "Bullet in the Head" and "Bombtrack" charted in the United Kingdom and several other regions.
The band returned in 1996 with its second studio album Evil Empire, which topped the Billboard 200 and was again certified three times platinum by the RIAA. Lead single "Bulls on Parade" was the band's first to chart in the US, reaching number 11 on the Alternative Songs chart, number 36 on the Mainstream Rock chart, and number 62 on the Radio Songs chart. The group's first video release, 1997's Rage Against the Machine, reached number 2 on the Billboard Music Video Sales chart and was certified double platinum by the RIAA. 1999's The Battle of Los Angeles topped the Billboard 200 and the Canadian Albums Chart.
Rage Against the Machine released its final studio album, a collection of cover versions called Renegades, in 2000, reaching number 14 on the Billboard 200. The band broke up prior to the album's release, after de la Rocha announced his departure in October that year. The Battle of Mexico City video album was released in 2001, reaching number 4 on the Billboard Music Video Sales chart. Two years later, Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium reached number 7 on the Music Video Sales chart and the top 100 of the Billboard 200.
In 2009, the band achieved its first UK Singles Chart number 1 when "Killing in the Name" became Christmas number one as the result of a Facebook campaign. To celebrate the achievement, the group reunited for a free concert at Finsbury Park in London on June 6, 2010, which was later released in the form of Live at Finsbury Park in 2015 and reached number 2 on the Billboard Music Video Sales chart.

## Albums
### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications :
| 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 | US | AUS | AUT | CAN | FIN | GER | NZ | SWE | SWI | UK | Certifications |
| Rage Against the Machine | Released: November 3, 1992 Label: Epic Formats: CD, LP, CS, MD | 45 | 12 | — | 86 | — | 22 | 9 | 22 | 16 | 17 | RIAA: 3× Platinum ARIA: 5× Platinum BPI: 3× Platinum BVMI: Gold MC: Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum |
| Evil Empire | Released: April 16, 1996 Label: Epic Formats: CD, LP, CS, MD | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | RIAA: 3× Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: Gold MC: Platinum RMNZ: Gold |
| The Battle of Los Angeles | Released: November 2, 1999 Label: Epic Formats: CD, LP, CS, MD | 1 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 23 | RIAA: 2× Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: Gold MC: 3× Platinum RMNZ: Platinum |
| Renegades | Released: December 5, 2000 Label: Epic Formats: CD, LP, CS | 14 | 10 | 66 | 13 | 25 | 47 | — | — | 49 | 71 | RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: Gold |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region. |||||||||||||

### Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions and certifications :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US | AUS | CAN | FRA | NZ | UK | Certifications |
| Live & Rare | Released: June 30, 1998 Label: Sony Japan Format: CD, CS, LP | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium | Released: November 25, 2003 Label: Epic Formats: CD, 2LP | 94 | 69 | 70 | 101 | 34 | 151 | ARIA: Platinum |
| Democratic National Convention 2000 | Released: April 21, 2018 Label: Epic Formats: LP | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Battle of Mexico City | Released: June 12, 2021 Label: Epic Formats: 2LP | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region. ||||||||

### Compilation albums

List of compilation albums :
| Title | Album details |
| The Collection | Released: May 28, 2010 Labels: Epic, Sony, Legacy Format: 5CD box set |

### Demo albums

List of demo albums :
| Title | Album details |
| Rage Against the Machine | Released: December 1991 Labels: none (self-released) Format: CS |

## Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | 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 | Album |
| Title | Year | US | US Alt. | US Main. | AUS | FRA | NED | NOR | NZ | SWE | UK | Certifications | Album |
| "Killing in the Name" | 1992 | — | — | — | 7 | 109 | 13 | — | 8 | — | 1 | BPI: 2× Platinum BVMI: Gold | Rage Against the Machine |
| "Bullet in the Head" | 1993 | — | — | — | 53 | — | 47 | — | 19 | — | 16 | | Rage Against the Machine |
| "Bombtrack" | 1993 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 11 | — | 37 | | Rage Against the Machine |
| "Freedom" | 1994 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | | Rage Against the Machine |
| "Bulls on Parade" | 1996 | — | 11 | 36 | 29 | 27 | 46 | 4 | 22 | 9 | 8 | BPI: Silver | Evil Empire |
| "People of the Sun" | 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | | Evil Empire |
| "Vietnow" | 1997 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Evil Empire |
| "The Ghost of Tom Joad" | 1997 | — | 34 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Rage Against the Machine: The Video |
| "Guerrilla Radio" | 1999 | 69 | 6 | 11 | 57 | — | — | 17 | — | 42 | 32 | BPI: Silver | The Battle of Los Angeles |
| "Sleep Now in the Fire" | 1999 | — | 8 | 16 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | | The Battle of Los Angeles |
| "Testify" | 2000 | — | 16 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Battle of Los Angeles |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region. ||||||||||||||

## Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US Bub. | US Alt. | US Main. | Album |
| "Year of tha Boomerang" | 1994 | — | — | — | Higher Learning |
| "Down Rodeo" | 1996 | — | — | — | Evil Empire |
| "No Shelter" | 1998 | — | 33 | 30 | Godzilla: The Album |
| "Renegades of Funk" | 2001 | 9 | 9 | 19 | Renegades |
| "How I Could Just Kill a Man" | 2001 | — | 37 | 39 | Renegades |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region. ||||||

## Other appearances

List of other appearances, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Album | Ref. |
| "Darkness" | 1994 | The Crow: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
| "Snoop Bounce" (Roc N Roll Remix) (with Snoop Dogg and Charlie Wilson) | 2001 | Death Row: Snoop Doggy Dogg at His Best | |

## Videos
### Video albums

List of video albums, with selected chart positions and certifications :
| Title | Album details | Charts | Charts | Charts | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US | AUS | UK | Certifications |
| Rage Against the Machine | Released: November 25, 1997 Label: Epic Formats: DVD, VHS, LD | 2 | 12 | 23 | RIAA: 2× Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: Gold |
| The Battle of Mexico City | Released: February 20, 2001 Label: Epic Formats: DVD, VHS | 4 | 5 | 5 | RIAA: Gold ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Gold |
| Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium | Released: November 25, 2003 Label: Epic Format: DVD | 7 | 14 | 41 | RIAA: Gold ARIA: 3× Platinum BPI: Gold |
| Live at Finsbury Park | Released: October 16, 2015 Labels: Eagle Vision, Universal Formats: DVD, BD | 2 | | 4 | |

### Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and director(s) :
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
| "Killing in the Name" | 1992 | Peter Gideon |
| "Bullet in the Head" | 1993 | BBC Worldwide |
| "Bombtrack" | 1993 | Peter Christopherson |
| "Freedom" | 1993 | Peter Christopherson |
| "Bulls on Parade" | 1996 | Peter Christopherson |
| "People of the Sun" | 1996 | Peter Christopherson |
| "The Ghost of Tom Joad" | 1997 | Heather Parry |
| "No Shelter" | 1998 | Joe Demaio |
| "Guerrilla Radio" | 1999 | Honey |
| "Sleep Now in the Fire" | 2000 | Michael Moore |
| "Testify" | 2000 | Michael Moore |
| "Renegades of Funk" | 2000 | Steven Murashige |
| "How I Could Just Kill a Man" | 2003 | Harri Kristin |