# Ministry discography

As of 2024, the discography of American industrial metal band Ministry, which was founded and is fronted by Al Jourgensen, consists of sixteen studio albums, eight live albums, fourteen compilation and remix albums, thirty singles, five video albums (including video versions of live albums) and twenty music videos. Several tracks spanning from 1981 to 1994 in studio, live and cover formats have remained unreleased by the band.
Formed in 1981, the band made their recording debut with the single "I'm Falling / Cold Life", released by Wax Trax! Records in the US and Situation Two in the UK, respectively. Signing a short-lived contract with Arista Records, the band released their debut studio album, With Sympathy, which hit the upper 90s in the Billboard 200, in May 1983. Following a departure from Arista, Ministry returned on Wax Trax!, where several singles—including the club hit "(Every Day Is) Halloween"—were released in 1984–1985. After signing a deal with Sire Records in 1985, the band released the single “Over the Shoulder”, which was followed by the album Twitch in March 1986; co-produced by Jourgensen and Adrian Sherwood, Twitch hit No. 194 in the Billboard 200 and was regarded by profile commentators as a turning point in Ministry' artistic style.
In 1988–89, Ministry releases The Land of Rape and Honey and The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste. Both positively received by music press, these two albums hit the upper 160s in the Billboard 200, and were certified gold by RIAA. During the tour in support of The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste, the band recorded their debut live album, In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up, released in 1990.

## Albums
### Studio albums

| Year | 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 | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications |
| Year | Album details | US | CAN | AUS | AUT | FRA | GER | NZ | NOR | SWE | SWI | UK | Sales | Certifications |
| 1983 | With Sympathy Released: May 10, 1983 Label: Arista/BMG | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | US: 103,484+ | |
| 1986 | Twitch Released: March 12, 1986 Label: Sire/Warner Bros. | 194 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | US: 138,755+ | |
| 1988 | The Land of Rape and Honey Released: October 11, 1988 Label: Sire/Warner Bros. | 164 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | US: Gold |
| 1989 | The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste Released: November 14, 1989 Label: Sire/Warner Bros. | 163 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | US: Gold |
| 1992 | Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs Released: July 14, 1992 Label: Sire/Warner Bros. | 27 | 22 | 54 | — | — | 69 | 24 | — | — | — | 33 | | US: Platinum AUS: Gold CAN: Gold |
| 1996 | Filth Pig Released: January 30, 1996 Label: Warner Bros. | 19 | 5 | 9 | 47 | — | 28 | 16 | 38 | 7 | 50 | 43 | US: 236,557+ | |
| 1999 | Dark Side of the Spoon Released: June 8, 1999 Label: Warner Bros. | 92 | — | 98 | — | — | 57 | — | — | 51 | — | 85 | US: 79,459+ | |
| 2003 | Animositisomina Released: February 18, 2003 Label: Sanctuary/BMG | 157 | — | — | — | 125 | 93 | — | — | — | — | 186 | US: 46,319+ | |
| 2004 | Houses of the Molé Released: June 22, 2004 Label: Sanctuary/BMG | — | — | — | — | 162 | — | — | — | — | — | 135 | US: 45,419+ | |
| 2006 | Rio Grande Blood Released: May 2, 2006 Label: 13th Planet/Megaforce | 134 | — | — | — | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | US: 34,346+ | |
| 2007 | The Last Sucker Released: September 18, 2007 Label: 13th Planet/Megaforce | 130 | — | — | — | — | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | US: 5,140+ | |
| 2012 | Relapse Released: March 23, 2012 Label: 13th Planet | 193 | — | — | — | — | 72 | — | — | 56 | 99 | — | US: 5,000+ | |
| 2013 | From Beer to Eternity Released: September 10, 2013 Label: 13th Planet | 140 | — | — | — | — | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | | |
| 2018 | AmeriKKKant Released: March 9, 2018 Label: Nuclear Blast | — | — | — | 73 | 189 | 57 | — | — | — | 65 | — | | |
| 2021 | Moral Hygiene Released: October 1, 2021 Label: Nuclear Blast | — | — | — | 65 | — | 33 | — | — | — | 64 | — | | |
| 2024 | Hopiumforthemasses Released: March 1, 2024 Label: Nuclear Blast | — | — | — | 46 | — | 30 | — | — | — | 49 | — | | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |||||||||||||||

### Live albums

| Year | Album details | AUS | UK | Sales |
| 1990 | In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up Released September 4, 1990 Label: Sire/Warner Bros. | — | — | US: 196,225 |
| 1995 | Just Another Fix Released January 1, 1995 Label: Warner Bros. | 21 | — | US: 1,130 |
| 2002 | Sphinctour Released April 9, 2002 Label: Sanctuary/BMG | — | — | US: 12,113 |
| 2009 | Adios... Puta Madres Released March 31, 2009 Label: 13th Planet | — | — | |
| 2013 | Enjoy the Quiet—Live at Wacken 2012 Released August 27, 2013 Label: UDR/EMI | — | 33 | |
| 2014 | Last Tangle in Paris / Live 2012 Defibrila Tour Released July 8, 2014 Label: UDR | — | — | |
| 2015 | Toronto 1986 Released May 22, 2015 Label: Cleopatra | | | |
| 2017 | Live Necronomicon Released July, 2017 Label: Cleopatra | | | |
| 2019 | Chicago/Detroit 1982 Released September 27, 2019 Label: Cleopatra | | | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |||||

### Compilation and remix albums

| Year | Album details | Sales |
| 1987 | Twelve Inch Singles (1981–1984) Released: 1987 Label: Wax Trax! | US: 113,646 |
| 1993 | Box Released: November 30, 1993 Label: Warner Bros. | |
| 2001 | Greatest Fits Released: June 19, 2001 Label: Warner Bros. | US: 89,283 |
| 2003 | Twitched (unauthorised release) Released: 2003 Label: Radioactive | |
| 2004 | Early Trax Released: October 12, 2004 Label: Rykodisc | US: 7,555 |
| 2004 | Side Trax Released: October 12, 2004 Label: Rykodisc | US: 9,205 |
| 2005 | Rantology Released: September 27, 2005 Label: Sanctuary/BMG | US: 12,868 |
| 2007 | Rio Grande Dub Released: July 10, 2007 Label: 13th Planet | US: 9,750 |
| 2008 | Cover Up Released: April 1, 2008 Label: 13th Planet | US: 1,400 |
| 2009 | The Last Dubber Released: September 15, 2009 Label: 13th Planet | |
| 2010 | MiXXXes of the Molé Released: August 17, 2010 Label: 13th Planet | |
| 2010 | Every Day Is Halloween: The Anthology Released: October 5, 2010 Label: Cleopatra | |
| 2010 | Undercover Released: December 7, 2010 Label: 13th Planet | |
| 2011 | Very Best of Fixes and Remixes Released: November 9, 2011 Label: Cleopatra | |
| 2016 | Trax! Rarities Released: December 9, 2016 Label: Cleopatra | |
| 2020 | Everyday (Is Halloween) - The Lost Mixes Released: October 30, 2020 Label: Cleopatra | |
| 2024 | Ultimate Rarest Trax! 1981-1986 Released: January 19, 2024 Label: Cleopatra | |

## Singles

| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Song | | | $^{NZ}$ | $^{SWE}$ | | Album |
| 1981 | "I'm Falling / Cold Life" | — | 45 | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 1983 | "Work for Love" | — | 20 | — | — | 115 | With Sympathy |
| 1983 | "I Wanted to Tell Her" | — | 13 | 35 | — | 150 | With Sympathy |
| 1983 | "Revenge" | — | — | — | — | 172 | With Sympathy |
| 1985 | "All Day" | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 1985 | "Nature of Love" | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 1985 | "(Every Day Is) Halloween" | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 1985 | "Over the Shoulder" | — | — | — | — | — | Twitch |
| 1988 | "Stigmata" | — | — | — | — | — | The Land of Rape and Honey |
| 1989 | "Burning Inside" | 23 | — | — | — | — | The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste |
| 1990 | "So What" | — | — | — | — | — | The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste |
| 1991 | "Jesus Built My Hotrod" | 19 | 34 | — | — | 94 | Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs |
| 1992 | "N.W.O." | 11 | — | — | — | 49 | Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs |
| 1993 | "Just One Fix" | — | — | — | — | — | Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs |
| 1995 | "The Fall" | — | 18 | — | 46 | 53 | Filth Pig |
| 1996 | "Lay Lady Lay" | — | — | — | — | 128 | Filth Pig |
| 1996 | "Reload" | — | — | — | — | — | Filth Pig |
| 1997 | "Brick Windows" | — | — | — | — | — | Filth Pig |
| 1999 | "Bad Blood" | — | — | — | — | — | Dark Side of the Spoon |
| 2001 | "What About Us? | — | — | — | — | — | Greatest Fits |
| 2003 | "Piss" | — | — | — | — | — | Animositisomina |
| 2004 | "No W" | — | — | — | — | — | Houses of the Molé |
| 2008 | "Keys to the City" | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 2010 | "Thunderstruck" | — | — | — | — | — | Undercover |
| 2011 | "99 Percenters" | — | — | — | — | — | Relapse |
| 2012 | "Double Tap" | — | — | — | — | — | Relapse |
| 2013 | "Permawar" | — | — | — | — | — | From Beer to Eternity |
| 2017 | "Dancing Madly Backwards" | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 2020 | "Alert Level" | — | — | — | — | — | Moral Hygiene |
| 2023 | "Goddamn White Trash" | — | — | — | — | — | Hopiumforthemasses |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. ||||||||

## Unreleased tracks

| Year | Song | Notes | Format |
| Circa 1981 | "First True Love Affair" | Jimmy Ross cover, Live at Misfits in Chicago | Cover/Live |
| Circa 1981 | "Make Up Your Mind" | Live at Misfits in Chicago | Live |
| Circa 1981 | "Jodie Foster" | Live at Misfits in Chicago | Live |
| Circa 1981 | "Orangotango" | Live at Misfits in Chicago | Live |
| Circa 1982 | "The Urge To Run Away" | Live at Misfits in Chicago | Live |
| Circa 1983 | "So So Life" | Performed on the 1983 tour. | Live |
| Circa 1984 | "Do You Even Like It?" | Performed on the 1984 tour. | Live |
| Circa 1986 | "The Eyes of Christ" | Live at Medusa's in IL, re-worked into "Apathy" by 1000 Homo DJs | Live |
| Circa 1986 | "Thrill Kill Kult" | Live at Medusa's in IL, re-worked into "Hatred" by Lead Into Gold | Live |
| Circa 1986 | "The Angel (Remix)" | Re-Recorded Version, Performed on some 1986 and 1987 shows. | Remix |
| Circa 1987 | "Ingrate" | Part of the original tracklist for The Land of Rape and Honey, but isn't on the final version. | Studio |
| Circa 1987 | "I'm Sick" | Part of the original tracklist for The Land of Rape and Honey, but isn't on the final version. | Studio |
| Circa 1994 | "Midnight Cowboy" | Fred Neil cover, performed live at Bridge Benefit VIII at the Shoreline Amphitheater. | Cover/Live |

## Boxed sets

* Box (1993)
* Just Another Fix (1995)
* 3 for One Box (2000)
* Original Album Series (2011)
* Trax Box! (2015)

## Videos
### Full length videos

* In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up (1990)
* Tapes of Wrath (2000)
* Sphinctour (2002)
* Adios... Puta Madres (2009)

### Music videos

| Year | Song | Director(s) | Album |
| 1982 | "Same Old Madness" | Jim Nash | non-album single |
| 1983 | "Revenge" | Tim Pope | With Sympathy |
| 1985 | "Over the Shoulder" | Peter Christopherson | Twitch |
| 1988 | "Stigmata" | Benjamin Stokes and Eric Zimmerman | The Land of Rape and Honey |
| 1988 | "Flashback" | Benjamin Stokes | The Land of Rape and Honey |
| 1989 | "Burning Inside" | Benjamin Stokes and Eric Zimmerman | The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste |
| 1990 | "The Land of Rape and Honey" | H-Gun Labs and Dead Battery Productions | In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up |
| 1991 | "Jesus Built My Hotrod" (with Gibby Haynes) | Paul Elledge | Psalm 69 |
| 1992 | "N.W.O." | Peter Christopherson | Psalm 69 |
| 1993 | "Just One Fix" | Peter Christopherson | Psalm 69 |
| 1995 | "Lay Lady Lay" | Paul Elledge | Filth Pig |
| 1996 | "Reload" | Doug Freel | Filth Pig |
| 1999 | "Bad Blood" | Benjamin Stokes | Dark Side of the Spoon |
| 2001 | "What About Us?" | Jeffrey Kinart | Greatest Fits |
| 2004 | "No W" | | Houses of the Mole |
| 2006 | "LiesLiesLies" | Zach Passero | Rio Grande Blood |
| 2012 | "99%" | Zach Passero | Relapse |
| 2012 | "Ghouldiggers" | | Relapse |
| 2013 | "Last Sucker" | | The Last Sucker |
| 2013 | "PermaWar" | Zach Passero | From Beer to Eternity |
| 2017 | "Antifa" | | AmeriKKKant |
| 2018 | "Wargasm" (Lyric Video) | | AmeriKKKant |
| 2018 | "Twilight Zone" | Chris Roth | AmeriKKKant |
| 2018 | "Victims of a Clown" | Chris Roth | AmeriKKKant |
| 2021 | "Search & Destroy" | Dean Karr | Moral Hygiene |
| 2021 | "Disinformation" | Chris Roth | Moral Hygiene |
| 2022 | "Sabotage Is Sex" (with Jello Biafra) | Joel Smith | Moral Hygiene |
| 2022 | "Believe Me" | Ministry | Moral Hygiene |
| 2023 | "Goddamn White Trash" | Dean Karr | Hopiumforthemasses |
| 2024 | "New Religion" | | Hopiumforthemasses |
| 2024 | "B.D.E." | | Hopiumforthemasses |

## Other appearances

| Song(s) | Title | Year |
| "Stigmata" | Miami Vice | 1988 |
| "Stigmata" | Hardware | 1990 |
| "Thieves" | Freejack | 1992 |
| "N.W.O." | Cool World | 1992 |
| "Just One Fix" | Totally Fucked Up | 1993 |
| "Psalm 69" | The River Wild | 1994 |
| "Jesus Built My Hotrod" | Exit to Eden | 1994 |
| "Tonight We Murder" | Demon Knight | 1995 |
| "Stigmata" | Rumble in the Bronx | 1995 |
| "N.W.O." | SubUrbia | 1996 |
| "Paisley" | Escape from L.A. | 1996 |
| "Reload" | Speed 2: Cruise Control | 1997 |
| "(Every Day Is) Halloween" | The Black Bible | 1998 |
| "Just One Fix" | Urban Legend | 1998 |
| "Bad Blood" | The Matrix: Music from the Motion Picture | 1999 |
| "Eureka Pile" | Universal Soldier: The Return | 1999 |
| "Nursing Home" | Left Behind: The Movie | 2000 |
| "10/10" | Street Sk8r 2 | 2000 |
| "What About Us" and "Dead Practice" | A.I. Artificial Intelligence | 2001 |
| "Jesus Built My Hotrod" | Crusty Demons/Watch Dogs | 2003/2014 |
| "No W" | Tony Hawk's Underground 2 | 2004 |
| "No W" | Need for Speed: Underground 2 | 2004 |
| "Bloodlines" | Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines | 2004 |
| "Thieves" and "Waiting" | Murderball | 2005 |
| "The Light Pours Out of Me" | Alone in the Dark | 2005 |
| "Señor Peligro" and "Burning Inside" | Scarface: The World Is Yours | 2006 |
| "Stigmata" | Tony Hawk's Project 8 | 2006 |
| "Fear (Is Big Business)" | Saw III | 2006 |
| "Hero" | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 | 2007 |
| "Life Is Good" | Saw IV | 2007 |
| "Death and Destruction (Remix)" | Saw V | 2008 |
| "Bang a Gong", "Radar Love", "Cuz U R Next" and "Khyber Pass (Wicked Instrumental)" | The Wicked Soundtrack by Al Jourgensen | 2008 |
| "NCIS Theme (Remix)" | NCIS: The Official TV Soundtrack | 2009 |
| "Stigmata" and "Thieves" | Brütal Legend | 2009 |
| "Fear (Is Big Business)", "Palestina" and "Khyber Pass" | The Hurt Locker | 2009 |
| "Just One Fix" | Hatchet II | 2010 |
| "N.W.O." | Need for Speed: The Run | 2011 |

## Tribute albums

* An Industrial Tribute to Ministry
* Wish You Were Queer: A Tribute to Ministry
* Another Prick In the Wall: A Tribute to Ministry - Volume 2
* Devilswork: Tribute to Ministry