# Dead Kennedys discography

American punk rock band Dead Kennedys has released four studio albums, one extended play, three live albums, and four compilations.

## Albums
### Studio albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | AUS | NZ | UK | UK Indie | Certifications |
| Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables | Released: September 2, 1980 Label: Alternative Tentacles Formats: LP, cassette, CD | 98 | 33 | 33 | 2 | BPI: Gold RIAA: Gold |
| Plastic Surgery Disasters | Released: November 1982 Label: Alternative Tentacles Formats: LP, cassette, CD | — | 40 | — | 2 | BPI: Gold |
| Frankenchrist | Released: October 1985 Label: Alternative Tentacles Formats: LP, cassette, CD | — | — | — | 1 | BPI: Silver |
| Bedtime for Democracy | Released: November 1986 Label: Alternative Tentacles Formats: LP, cassette, CD | — | — | — | 1 | BPI: Silver |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||||

### Live albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US | Certifications |
| Mutiny on the Bay | Released: April 24, 2001 Label: Manifesto Formats: LP, CD, digital download | — | |
| Live at the Deaf Club | Released: January 27, 2004 Label: Manifesto Formats: CD, digital download | — | |
| DK 40 | Released: April 26, 2019 Label: Manifesto Formats: LP, CD, digital download | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||

### Compilation albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US Indie | UK | UK Indie | Certifications |
| Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death | Released: 1987 Label: Alternative Tentacles Formats: LP, cassette, CD | — | 84 | 1 | RIAA: Gold BPI: Gold |
| Milking the Sacred Cow | Released: October 9, 2007 Label: Manifesto Formats: CD | — | — | — | |
| Original Singles Collection | Released: April 15, 2014 Label: Manifesto Formats: 7" box set | — | — | — | |
| Iguana Studios Rehearsal Tape — San Francisco 1978 | Released: November 23, 2018 Label: Manifesto Formats: LP, CD | 17 | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||

## EPs

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | NZ | UK Indie | Certifications |
| In God We Trust, Inc. | Released: 1981 Label: Alternative Tentacles Formats: LP, cassette, CD | 23 | 3 | BPI: Gold |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||

## Singles

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | NZ | UK | UK Indie | Album |
| "California über alles" | 1979 | — | — | 4 | Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables |
| "Holiday in Cambodia" | 1980 | 40 | — | 2 | Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables |
| "Kill the Poor" | 1980 | — | 49 | 1 | Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables |
| "Police Truck" | 1980 | — | — | — | Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death |
| "Too Drunk to Fuck" | 1981 | 9 | 36 | 1 | Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death |
| "Nazi Punks Fuck Off" | 1981 | — | — | 11 | In God We Trust, Inc. |
| "Bleed for Me" | 1982 | 40 | — | 3 | Plastic Surgery Disasters |
| "Halloween" | 1982 | — | — | 3 | Plastic Surgery Disasters |
| "Forest Fire" | 1982 | — | — | 11 | Plastic Surgery Disasters |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||

## Music videos

* "Holiday in Cambodia"
* "Forest Fire"
* "California Über Alles"
* "Kill the Poor"

## Videos

| Year | Video details |
| 1991 | Dead Kennedys Live Released: 1991 Label: Rhino Format: VHS |
| 2000 | DMPO's On Broadway Released: May 30, 2000 Label: Cherry Red Format: DVD |
| 2001 | The Early Years Live Released: July 3, 2001 Label: Cherry Red Format: DVD, VHS |
| 2003 | In God We Trust, Inc.: The Lost Tapes Released: July 22, 2003 Label: Cherry Red Format: DVD, VHS |

## Other appearances

The following Dead Kennedys tracks were released on compilations. This is not an exhaustive list; tracks that were first released on the band's albums, EPs, or singles are not included.
| Year | Details | Track(s) |
| 1981 | Let Them Eat Jellybeans! Released: 1981 Label: Alternative Tentacles (VIRUS 4) Format: LP | "Nazi Punks Fuck Off" |
| 1981 | Wake the Dead Released: 1981 Label: Take It! Magazine (1150195) Format: flexi 7" | "Nazi Punks Fuck Off" (exclusive mix) |
| 1982 | Not So Quiet on the Western Front Released: 1982 Label: Alternative Tentacles (VIRUS 14) Format: 2xLP, CD | "A Child and His Lawn Mower" |
| 1982 | Wargasm Released: 1982 Label: Pax Records (PAX 4) Format: LP | "Kinky Sex Makes the World Go Round" |
| 1986 | Play New Rose for Me Released: 1986 Label: New Rose Records (ROSE 100) Format: LP, CD | "I Fought the Law" |
^ I Denotes tracks that were re-released on Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death.