# Foreigner discography

The discography of Foreigner, a British-American rock band, consists of 9 studio albums, 7 live albums, 20 compilation albums, and 47 singles.
The band was formed in New York City in 1976 by veteran English musicians Mick Jones and Ian McDonald, and American vocalist Lou Gramm. Since then, Foreigner has released nine studio albums, seven of which have reached the top 30 of the Billboard 200 chart. 4 was the band's only chart-topper in the US, while Agent Provocateur was their only album to achieve the same feat on the UK Albums Chart. Overall, Foreigner's albums have sold more than 50 million copies worldwide, almost 40 million of them in the United States alone.
Among the 47 singles released by the band, 14 of them became top 20 hits in the Billboard Hot 100 chart, including the number-one song "I Want to Know What Love Is" and the number-two "Waiting for a Girl Like You", which spent a record-setting 10 weeks at the number 2 position of the chart without ever reaching the top. Four of these singles were certified Gold by the RIAA for shipments of over a million copies, all of them which peaked within the top 3 ("Hot Blooded", "Double Vision", "Waiting for a Girl Like You" and "I Want to Know What Love Is"). Despite its British roots, the band achieved only moderate success in the UK Singles Chart, with only two of their songs, "Waiting for a Girl Like You" and "I Want to Know What Love Is", peaking within the top 20.
In 2014, Rhino released a boxed set of the band's seven albums recorded for Atlantic entitled Foreigner: The Complete Atlantic Studios Albums 1977-1991. The first four albums that were expanded to include bonus tracks in 2002 were included in the set along with the remaining albums by the band. These were housed in cardboard replicas of the original vinyl sleeves.

## 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 (sales threshold) |
| Title | Album details | US | UK | AUS | CAN | GER | NL | NOR | NZ | SWE | SWI | Certifications (sales threshold) |
| Foreigner | Released: March 8, 1977 Label: Atlantic Records | 4 | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | US: 5× Platinum CAN: Platinum AUS: Platinum |
| Double Vision | Released: June 20, 1978 Label: Atlantic Records | 3 | 32 | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | US: 7× Platinum CAN: 2× Platinum |
| Head Games | Released: September 11, 1979 Label: Atlantic Records | 5 | — | 45 | 5 | 39 | — | — | 38 | — | — | US: 5× Platinum CAN: Platinum |
| 4 | Released: July 3, 1981 Label: Atlantic Records | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | — | 19 | 41 | — | US: 6× Platinum AUS: Platinum FRA: Gold GER: Platinum UK: Gold |
| Agent Provocateur | Released: December 14, 1984 Label: Atlantic Records | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | US: 3× Platinum FRA: Gold GER: Platinum UK: Platinum |
| Inside Information | Released: December 7, 1987 Label: Atlantic Records | 15 | 64 | 33 | 23 | 7 | 26 | 5 | — | 11 | 7 | US: Platinum UK: Silver GER: Gold |
| Unusual Heat | Released: June 24, 1991 Label: Atlantic Records | 117 | 56 | 102 | 50 | 13 | 70 | 18 | — | 40 | 8 | |
| Mr. Moonlight | Released: October 24, 1994 Label: Arista Records | 136 | 59 | 126 | 69 | 21 | 60 | — | — | — | 17 | |
| Can't Slow Down | Released: September 29, 2009 Label: Rhino Records | 29 | 105 | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | 26 | UK: Silver |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |||||||||||||

### Live albums

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Year | US | AUS | CAN | GER | NL | NZ | SWI |
| Best of Live / Classic Hits Live | 1993 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Live in '05 / Extended Versions | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Can't Slow Down ... When It's Live! / Extended Versions | 2010 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alive & Rockin' | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| The Best of 4 & More | 2014 | 162 | — | — | — | — | 26 | — |
| In Concert: Unplugged | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Foreigner with the 21st Century Symphony Orchestra & Chorus | 2018 | — | 120 | — | 9 | 171 | — | 14 |
| The Greatest Hits of Foreigner: Live in Concert | 2019 | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — |
| Live At The Rainbow '78 | 2019 | — | — | — | 75 | — | — | — |
| Double Vision: Then And Now Live.Reloaded | 2019 | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |||||||||

### Compilation albums

| 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 | Certifications |
| Title | Year | US | UK | AUS | GER | NL | NOR | NZ | SWE | SWI | Certifications |
| Records | 1982 | 10 | 58 | 26 | 22 | — | — | 17 | — | — | US: 7× Platinum UK: Silver GER: Gold |
| The Very Best of Foreigner | 1992 | — | 19 | 119 | 23 | 2 | — | — | — | 20 | AUS: Gold |
| The Very Best ... and Beyond | 1992 | 123 | — | 185 | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | UK: Gold |
| The Best of Ballads – I Want to Know What Love Is | 1998 | — | — | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Platinum Collection | 1999 | — | — | 178 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Jukebox Heroes: The Foreigner Anthology | 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Complete Greatest Hits | 2002 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | US: Platinum |
| The Definitive | 2002 | — | 33 | 30 | 48 | 71 | 13 | — | 40 | — | UK: Silver AUS: Gold |
| Hot Blooded and Other Hits | 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | US: Gold |
| The Essentials | 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Definitive Collection | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Very Best of Toto & Foreigner (Toto & Foreigner) | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | |
| No End in Sight: The Very Best of Foreigner | 2008 | 132 | — | — | 46 | — | — | 34 | — | 64 | |
| Juke Box Heroes | 2011 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | US: Gold |
| I Want to Know What Love Is – The Ballads | 2014 | — | — | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Soundtrack of Summer (Styx/Foreigner (with Don Felder)) | 2014 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Complete Atlantic Studio Albums 1977–1991 | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 40 | 2017 | 106 | 79 | 183 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. ||||||||||||

## Singles

| Single | 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 |
| Single | Year | US | UK | AUS | BEL | CAN | GER | NL | NOR | NZ | SWI | Certifications | Album |
| "Feels Like the First Time" | 1977 | 4 | 39 | 41 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | US: Gold | Foreigner |
| "Cold as Ice" | 1977 | 6 | 24 | 32 | 20 | 9 | — | 10 | — | — | — | US: Gold UK: Silver | Foreigner |
| "Long, Long Way from Home" | 1977 | 20 | — | 70 | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | | Foreigner |
| "Hot Blooded" | 1978 | 3 | 42 | 24 | — | 3 | — | 46 | — | — | — | US: Platinum | Double Vision |
| "Double Vision" | 1978 | 2 | — | 97 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | US: Gold | Double Vision |
| "Blue Morning, Blue Day" | 1978 | 15 | 45 | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | | Double Vision |
| "Dirty White Boy" | 1979 | 12 | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | | Head Games |
| "Head Games" | 1979 | 14 | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | | Head Games |
| "Love on the Telephone" | 1980 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | | Head Games |
| "Women" | 1980 | 41 | — | — | — | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | | Head Games |
| "I'll Get Even with You" | 1980 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Head Games |
| "Urgent" | 1981 | 4 | 45 | 24 | — | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | | 4 |
| "Waiting for a Girl Like You" | 1981 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 29 | 13 | — | 10 | — | US: Platinum | 4 |
| "Juke Box Hero" | 1981 | 26 | 48 | 53 | — | 39 | 24 | — | — | — | — | US: Platinum | 4 |
| "Break It Up" | 1982 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | 4 |
| "Luanne" | 1982 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | 4 |
| "I Want to Know What Love Is" | 1984 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | US: Platinum UK: Platinum | Agent Provocateur |
| "That Was Yesterday" | 1985 | 12 | 28 | 55 | 25 | 24 | 31 | 19 | — | — | 29 | | Agent Provocateur |
| "Reaction to Action" | 1985 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Agent Provocateur |
| "Cold as Ice" (UK remix) | 1985 | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "Down on Love" | 1985 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Agent Provocateur |
| "Growing Up the Hard Way" | 1985 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Agent Provocateur |
| "Say You Will" | 1987 | 6 | 71 | 6 | 24 | 13 | 22 | 12 | 4 | — | 20 | | Inside Information |
| "I Don't Want to Live Without You" | 1988 | 5 | 91 | 21 | 25 | 18 | — | 16 | — | — | — | | Inside Information |
| "Heart Turns to Stone" | 1988 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Inside Information |
| "Lowdown and Dirty" | 1991 | — | 110 | 123 | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | | Unusual Heat |
| "I'll Fight for You" | 1991 | — | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Unusual Heat |
| "With Heaven on Our Side" | 1992 | — | — | — | — | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | | The Very Best ... and Beyond |
| "Soul Doctor" | 1993 | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | | The Very Best ... and Beyond |
| "White Lie" | 1994 | — | 58 | 120 | — | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | | Mr. Moonlight |
| "Until the End of Time" | 1995 | 42 | 84 | 150 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | | Mr. Moonlight |
| "Rain" | 1995 | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | | Mr. Moonlight |
| "All I Need to Know" | 1995 | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | | Mr. Moonlight |
| "Under the Gun" | 1995 | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | | Mr. Moonlight |
| "The Flame Still Burns" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | 40 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. ||||||||||||||
* A ^ "With Heaven on Our Side" did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100 but did peak at number three on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which is an extension of the Billboard Hot 100.