# Soundgarden discography

The discography of Soundgarden, an American rock band, consists of six studio albums, two live albums, six compilation albums, eight extended plays, 24 singles and 23 music videos.
Soundgarden was formed in Seattle, Washington in 1984 by vocalist Chris Cornell, guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto. The drummer position was originally filled by Cornell until 1986 when Matt Cameron became the band's permanent drummer. The band signed with the independent label Sub Pop and released the Screaming Life EP in 1987 and the Fopp EP in 1988. In 1988, the band signed with legendary punk record label SST Records and released its debut full-length album, Ultramega OK. The band subsequently signed with A&M Records, becoming the first grunge band to sign with a major label. In 1989, the band released its first album for a major label, Louder Than Love.
In 1990, the band was joined by a new bassist, Ben Shepherd. The new line-up released Badmotorfinger in 1991. The album brought the band to a new level of commercial success, and Soundgarden found itself amidst the sudden popularity and attention given to the Seattle music scene. The band's next album was to be its breakthrough. Superunknown, released in 1994, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and launched several successful singles, including "Spoonman" and "Black Hole Sun". In 1996, the band released its fifth studio album, Down on the Upside; while successful, the album could not emulate the precedent set by Superunknown. In 1997, the band broke up due to internal strife over its creative direction. Soundgarden has sold 14 million records in the US, and an estimated 30 million worldwide. Cornell announced Soundgarden's reunion on January 1, 2010, The band's first studio album in 16 years, King Animal, was released on November 13, 2012. It debuted and peaked at number five on the Billboard 200.

## 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 | GER | NLD | NOR | NZ | SWE | UK | Certifications |
| Ultramega OK | Released: October 31, 1988 Label: SST Formats: CD, CS, LP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Louder Than Love | Released: September 5, 1989 Label: A&M Formats: CD, CS, LP | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Badmotorfinger | Released: October 8, 1991 Label: A&M Formats: CD, CS, LP | 39 | 27 | — | 50 | — | — | — | 16 | — | 39 | RIAA: 2× Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: Gold MC: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum |
| Superunknown | Released: March 8, 1994 Label: A&M Formats: CD, CS, LP | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | RIAA: 6× Platinum ARIA: 3× Platinum BPI: Platinum IFPI SWE: 2× Platinum MC: 3× Platinum NVPI: Gold |
| Down on the Upside | Released: May 21, 1996 Label: A&M Formats: CD, CS, LP | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 7 | RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: Silver MC: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum |
| King Animal | Released: November 13, 2012 Label: Seven Four, Republic Formats: CD, LP, digital download | 5 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 25 | 21 | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||||||||||

### Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US | BEL (FL) | BEL (WA) | SWI | UK |
| Live on I-5 | Released: March 22, 2011 Label: A&M Formats: CD, LP | 47 | — | — | — | 130 |
| Live from the Artists Den | Released: July 26, 2019 Label: Universal Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming | — | 87 | 77 | 32 | — |

### Compilation albums

List of compilation 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 | BEL (FL) | BEL (WA) | CAN | GER | NLD | NOR | NZ | UK | Certifications |
| Screaming Life/Fopp | Released: May 11, 1990 Label: Sub Pop Formats: CD, CS | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| A-Sides | Released: November 4, 1997 Label: A&M Formats: CD, CS | 63 | 39 | — | — | 51 | — | — | — | 6 | 90 | BPI: Silver |
| Telephantasm | Released: September 28, 2010 Label: A&M Formats: CD, LP | 24 | 20 | 96 | 76 | 15 | 73 | 97 | 35 | 12 | 83 | RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver |
| The Classic Album Selection | Released: May 21, 2012 Label: A&M Format: CD box set | — | — | 149 | 193 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Echo of Miles: Scattered Tracks Across the Path | Released: November 24, 2014 Label: A&M Format: CD box set | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Essentials | Released: 2019 Label: A&M Format: CD, digital download | | | | | | | | | | | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||||||||||

### Video albums

List of video albums :
| Title | Album details |
| Louder Than Live | Released: May 22, 1990 Label: A&M Format: VHS |
| Motorvision | Released: November 17, 1992 Label: A&M Format: VHS |
| Live from the Artists Den | Released: July 26, 2019 Label: Universal Format: Blu-ray |

## Extended plays

List of extended plays :
| Title | EP details |
| Screaming Life | Released: October 1, 1987 Label: Sub Pop Formats: CS, 12" |
| Fopp | Released: August 1, 1988 Label: Sub Pop Formats: 12" |
| Loudest Love | Released: October, 1990 Label: A&M Formats: CD |
| Satanoscillatemymetallicsonatas (SOMMS) | Released: June 23, 1992 Label: A&M Formats: CD |
| Songs from the Superunknown | Released: November 21, 1995 Label: A&M Formats: CD |
| Before the Doors: Live on I-5 Soundcheck | Released: November 25, 2011 Label: A&M Formats: 10" |
| King Animal Demos | Released: April 20, 2013 Label: Republic Formats: 10" |

## Singles
### 1980s

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | UK | Album |
| "Hunted Down" | 1987 | — | Screaming Life |
| "Flower" | 1989 | — | Ultramega OK |
| "Loud Love" | 1989 | 87 | Louder Than Love |

### 1990s

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 Air | US Alt. | US Main. Rock | AUS | CAN | GER | NLD | NZ | SWE | UK | Certifications | Album |
| "Hands All Over" | 1990 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | | Louder Than Love |
| "Room a Thousand Years Wide" | 1990 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album single (later re-recorded for Badmotorfinger) |
| "Jesus Christ Pose" | 1991 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | | Badmotorfinger |
| "Outshined" | 1991 | — | — | 45 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | RMNZ: Gold | Badmotorfinger |
| "Rusty Cage" | 1992 | — | — | — | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | | Badmotorfinger |
| "Spoonman" | 1994 | — | 9 | 3 | 23 | 12 | — | 37 | 10 | 37 | 20 | RMNZ: Gold | Superunknown |
| "The Day I Tried to Live" | 1994 | — | 25 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | | Superunknown |
| "Black Hole Sun" | 1994 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 12 | ARIA: Gold BPI: Platinum RMNZ: 3× Platinum | Superunknown |
| "My Wave" | 1994 | — | 18 | 11 | 50 | 66 | — | — | 46 | — | — | | Superunknown |
| "Fell on Black Days" | 1994 | 54 | 13 | 4 | 52 | 66 | — | 45 | — | — | 24 | RMNZ: Platinum | Superunknown |
| "Pretty Noose" | 1996 | 37 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 43 | — | — | 18 | 42 | 14 | | Down on the Upside |
| "Burden in My Hand" | 1996 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 57 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 33 | RMNZ: Gold | Down on the Upside |
| "Blow Up the Outside World" | 1996 | 53 | 8 | 1 | 76 | 89 | — | — | — | — | 40 | | Down on the Upside |
| "Ty Cobb" | 1997 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Down on the Upside |
| "Bleed Together" | 1997 | — | 32 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | A-Sides |

### 2010s

List of singles released in the 2010s, with selected chart positions, 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 | Album |
| Title | Year | US | US Alt. | US Main. Rock | US Rock | AUS | CAN | CAN Rock | UK | UK Rock | Album |
| "Black Rain" | 2010 | 96 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 90 | 44 | 8 | 109 | 2 | Telephantasm |
| "The Telephantasm" | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Telephantasm |
| "Live to Rise" | 2012 | — | 12 | 1 | 4 | — | 69 | 1 | — | 11 | Avengers Assemble |
| "Been Away Too Long" | 2012 | — | 16 | 1 | 17 | — | 93 | 1 | — | 16 | King Animal |
| "By Crooked Steps" | 2013 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | King Animal |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||||||