# Free discography

Free were an English rock band formed in London in 1968, by singer Paul Rodgers, guitarist Paul Kossoff, bassist Andy Fraser and drummer Simon Kirke. Signed with Island Records, the group are known for their hit songs "All Right Now” and "Wishing Well". Free's discography consists of six studio albums, two live albums, 18 compilation albums, one EP, 16 singles and two video albums. The band released their debut album Tons of Sobs in 1969. The album entered the US Billboard 200 chart at number 197. Free's self-titled second album failed in sales and charts, before the 1970 follow-up Fire and Water peaked at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart, supported by the popular single "All Right Now" which reached the same position on the UK Singles Chart. The single also reached the top ten in a number of other regions, including the United States where it peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Free's fourth album Highway reached number 41 on the UK Albums Chart, while its lead single "Stealer" charted at number 49 on the Billboard Hot 100. Free broke up in 1971 due to tensions between members of the band. In September, the group's first live album Free Live! was released, reaching number 4 on the UK Albums Chart and number 89 on the Billboard 200. The non-album single "My Brother Jake", released the same year, peaked at number 4 in the UK. Free reunited the following year, releasing Free at Last in June 1972 which reached the top ten of the UK Albums Chart. In early 1973 the band released Heartbreaker, which was recorded primarily by Rodgers and Kirke due to Fraser's departure and Kossoff's drug problems.
The band broke up permanently later in 1973, with Rodgers and Kirke going on to form Bad Company later that year. Island issued the first Free compilation at the end of the year, The Free Story, which reached number 2 on the UK Albums Chart and was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Many more compilations followed in the subsequent years, including The Best of Free: All Right Now in 1991, which reached the top ten in the UK, and Chronicles in 2005, which reached number 42 on the chart. The Very Best of Free & Bad Company Featuring Paul Rodgers, released in 2010, which also features tracks by Bad Company, peaked at number 10 on the UK Albums Chart and was certified silver by the BPI. The band reached the top ten on the UK Singles Chart again in 1991, with a remixed version of "All Right Now" which peaked at number 8.

## Albums
### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | UK | AUS | CAN | FIN | GER | NOR | US |
| Tons of Sobs | Released: 14 March 1969 Label: Island Format: LP | — | — | — | — | — | — | 197 |
| Free | Released: October 1969 Label: Island Format: LP | 22 | 28 | — | — | 86 | 32 | 177 |
| Fire and Water | Released: 26 June 1970 Label: Island Formats: LP, CS | 2 | 25 | 34 | 17 | 30 | 19 | 17 |
| Highway | Released: December 1970 Label: Island Formats: LP, CS | 41 | 11 | — | — | 43 | — | 190 |
| Free at Last | Released: May 1972 Label: Island Format: LP | 9 | 32 | — | — | — | — | 69 |
| Heartbreaker | Released: January 1973 Label: Island Format: LP | 7 | 29 | 26 | — | 9 | — | 47 |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region. |||||||||

### 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 | UK | UK Rock | AUS | GER | US |
| Free Live! | Released: September 1971 Label: Island Format: LP | 4 | — | 18 | 45 | 89 |
| Live at the BBC | Released: 1 April 2006 Label: Island Formats: CD, DL | 127 | 15 | — | —— | — |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region. |||||||

### Compilations

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 | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | UK | UK Bud. | UK Rock | UK Vinyl | US | AUS | Certifications |
| The Free Story | Released: 31 December 1973 Label: Island Format: 2LP | 2 | — | — | — | — | 34 | BPI: Silver |
| Best of Free | Released: 1974 Label: A&M Formats: LP, 8-track | — | — | — | — | 120 | — | |
| Free & Easy, Rough & Ready | Released: 1976 Label: Island Format: LP | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Completely Free | Released: 1982 Label: Island Formats: LP, CS | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | |
| The Best of Free: All Right Now | Released: 1 February 1991 Label: Island Formats: CD, LP, CS | 9 | 29 | — | — | — | — | BPI: Silver |
| Molten Gold: The Anthology | Released: 5 October 1993 Labels: Island, Chronicles Format: 2CD | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Walk in My Shadow: An Introduction to Free | Released: 3 November 1998 Label: Island Masters Format: CD | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Songs of Yesterday | Released: 10 October 2000 Label: Island Formats: 5CD, DL | 150 | — | 11 | — | — | — | |
| All Right Now | Released: 18 September 2001 Label: Spectrum Format: CD | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | |
| Classic Free | Released: 2001 Labels: Island, Universal Format: CD | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
| 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Free | Released: 6 August 2002 Label: A&M Format: CD | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Chronicles | Released: 5 April 2005 Labels: Universal, Chronicles Format: 2CD | 42 | — | 10 | — | — | — | |
| Walking in My Shadow: The Free Collection | Released: 7 May 2007 Label: Universal Format: 2CD | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Rock Legends | Released: 28 January 2008 Labels: Island, Universal Format: CD | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Very Best of Free & Bad Company Featuring Paul Rodgers (with Bad Company) | Released: 6 April 2010 Labels: Rhino, UMTV Format: CD | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | BPI: Silver |
| Wishing Well: The Collection | Released: 2010 Label: Spectrum Formats: 2CD, DL | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| All Right Now: The Collection | Released: 29 October 2012 Label: Spectrum Formats: CD, DL | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Vinyl Collection | Released: 16 September 2016 Label: Island Format: 7LP | — | — | 26 | 19 | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region. |||||||||

### Video albums

List of video albums, with selected chart positions and certifications :
| Title | Album details | Peak | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | UK | Certifications |
| Free | Released: 1989 Label: Island Format: VHS | — | |
| Forever | Released: 2006 Label: Island Format: 2DVD | 1 | BPI: Gold |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region. ||||

## Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak |
| Title | Album details | UK |
| The Free EP | Released: 1978 Label: Island Format: LP | 11 |

## 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 | UK | AUT | BEL (FL) | CAN | FIN | GER | NED | NOR | SWI | US | Certifications | Album |
| "Walk in My Shadow" | 1969 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Tons of Sobs |
| "Broad Daylight" | 1969 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Free |
| "I'll Be Creeping" | 1969 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Free |
| "Fire and Water" | 1970 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Fire and Water |
| "All Right Now" | 1970 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | BPI: Platinum | Fire and Water |
| "Stealer" | 1970 | 51 | 16 | — | 40 | — | 37 | — | — | — | 49 | | Highway |
| "Ride on a Pony" | 1970 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Highway |
| "The Highway Song" | 1971 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Highway |
| "My Brother Jake" | 1971 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "Little Bit of Love" | 1972 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 119 | | Free at Last |
| "Wishing Well" | 1972 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | 112 | | Heartbreaker |
| "Travellin' in Style" | 1973 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Heartbreaker |
| "The Hunter" | 1976 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Tons of Sobs |
| "Wishing Well" (remix) | 1985 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "All Right Now" (remix) | 1991 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Best of Free: All Right Now |
| "My Brother Jake" (remix) | 1991 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Best of Free: All Right Now |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region. ||||||||||||||