# Discografia di Lou Reed

La discografia della rockstar statunitense Lou Reed consiste in 22 album in studio, 13 album live, 15 album compilation, e 44 singoli; esistono inoltre 5 album video, e 11 video musicali.

## Album
### Studio

| Year | Title | Release Date | Label | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Year | Title | Release Date | Label | US | UK | FR | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| 1972 | Lou Reed | June 1972 | RCA Records | 189 | — | — |
| 1972 | Transformer | December 1972 | RCA Records | 29 | 13 | — | AUS: Gold FR: Gold UK: Platinum |
| 1973 | Berlin | July 1973 | RCA Records | 98 | 7 | — | UK: Silver |
| 1974 | Sally Can't Dance | August 1974 | RCA Records | 10 | — | — |
| 1975 | Metal Machine Music | July 1975 | RCA Records | — | — | — |
| 1976 | Coney Island Baby | December 1975 (USA) January 1976 (UK) | RCA Records | 41 | 52 | 12 |
| 1976 | Rock and Roll Heart | October 1976 (USA) November 1976 (UK) | Arista Records | 64 | — | — |
| 1978 | Street Hassle | February 1978 | Arista Records | 89 | — | 20 |
| 1979 | The Bells | April 1979 | Arista Records | 130 | — | — |
| 1980 | Growing Up in Public | April 1980 | Arista Records | 158 | — | — |
| 1982 | The Blue Mask | February 1982 | RCA Records | 169 | — | 15 |
| 1983 | Legendary Hearts | March 1983 | RCA Records | 159 | — | — |
| 1984 | New Sensations | April 1984 | RCA Records | 56 | 92 | — |
| 1986 | Mistrial | May 1986 | RCA Records | 47 | 69 | — |
| 1989 | New York | January 1989 | Sire Records | 40 | 14 | 29 | USA: Gold UK: Gold FR: Gold |
| 1990 | Songs for Drella (with John Cale) | April 1990 | Sire Records | 103 | 22 | — |
| 1992 | Magic and Loss | January 1992 | Sire Records | 80 | 6 | 48 |
| 1996 | Set the Twilight Reeling | February 1996 | Sire Records | 110 | 26 | 17 |
| 2000 | Ecstasy | April 2000 | Sire Records | 183 | 54 | 48 |
| 2003 | The Raven | January 2003 | Sire Records | — | 122 | 60 |
| 2007 | Hudson River Wind Meditations | April 2007 | Sounds True | — | — | — |
| 2011 | Lulu (with Metallica) | October 2011 | Warner Bros. | 36 | 36 | 23 |
| "—" denotes albums that did not chart, or albums not released in a particular territory. ||||||||

### Live

| Year | Title | Release Date | Label | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Year | Title | Release Date | Label | US | UK | FR | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| 1974 | Rock 'n' Roll Animal | February 1974 | RCA Records | 45 | 26 | — | USA: Gold FR: Gold |
| 1975 | Lou Reed Live | March 1975 | RCA Records | 62 | — | 17 |
| 1978 | Live: Take No Prisoners | November 1978 | Arista Records | — | — | — |
| 1984 | Live in Italy | January 1984 | RCA Records | — | — | 30 |
| 1996 | Live in Concert (reissue of Live in Italy) | 1996 | RCA Records | — | — | — |
| 1998 | Perfect Night: Live in London | April 1998 | Sire Records | — | 102 | 56 |
| 2001 | American Poet | June 2001 | Pilot Records | — | — | — |
| 2004 | Animal Serenade | March 2004 | RCA Records | — | — | 157 |
| 2004 | Le Bataclan '72 with John Cale and Nico | October 2004 | Dynamic | — | — | — |
| 2008 | The Stone: Issue Three with John Zorn and Laurie Anderson | April 2008 | Tzadik Records | — | — | — |
| 2008 | Berlin: Live at St. Ann's Warehouse | November 2008 | Matador Records | — | — | 144 |
| 2008 | The Creation of the Universe | December 2008 | Best Seat in the House Productions | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes albums that did not chart, or albums not released in a particular territory. ||||||

### Compilation

| Year | Title | Release Date | Label | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Year | Title | Release Date | Label | US | UK | FR | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| 1977 | Walk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou Reed | 1977 | RCA Records | 156 | 144 | — |
| 1980 | Rock and Roll Diary: 1967–1980 | 1980 | Arista Records | 178 | — | — |
| 1985 | City Lights | 1985 | Arista Records | — | — | — |
| 1989 | Retro | 1989, 1998 | Sony Records | — | 29 | — | UK: Silver |
| 1992 | Between Thought and Expression: The Lou Reed Anthology | 1992 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | Walk on the Wild Side & Other Hits | March 1992 | RCA Records | — | — | — |
| 1995 | The Best of Lou Reed & The Velvet Underground | 1995 | Global TV | — | 56 | — | UK: Silver |
| 1996 | Different Times: Lou Reed in the '70s | May 1996 | RCA Records | — | — | — |
| 1997 | Perfect Day | October 1997 | Sony Records | — | — | — |
| 1999 | The Definitive Collection | August 1999 | Arista Records | — | — | — |
| 2000 | The Very Best of Lou Reed | May 2000 | Sony Records | — | 94 | — | UK: Silver |
| 2002 | Legendary Lou Reed | July 2002 | BMG Records | — | — | — |
| 2003 | NYC Man (The Ultimate Collection 1967–2003) | June 2003 | RCA Records | — | 31 | 16 |
| 2004 | NYC Man: Greatest Hits | August 2004 | BMG Records | — | 43 | — |
| 2011 | The Essential Lou Reed | September 13, 2011 | RCA Records | 155 | — | — |
| "—" denotes albums that did not chart, or albums not released in a particular territory. ||||||

## Singoli

| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Title | US | UK | Album |
| 1972 | "I Can't Stand It" | — | — | Lou Reed |
| 1972 | "Walk and Talk It" | — | — | Lou Reed |
| 1972 | "Walk on the Wild Side" | 16 | 10 | Transformer |
| 1973 | "Satellite of Love" | 119 | 51 | Transformer |
| 1973 | "Vicious" | — | — | Transformer |
| 1973 | "How Do You Think It Feels" | — | — | Berlin |
| 1974 | "Caroline Says" | — | — | Berlin |
| 1974 | "Sweet Jane" | — | — | Rock 'n' Roll Animal |
| 1974 | "Sally Can't Dance" | 103 | — | Sally Can't Dance |
| 1976 | "Charley's Girl" | — | — | Coney Island Baby |
| 1976 | "Crazy Feeling" | — | — | Coney Island Baby |
| 1976 | "I Believe In Love" | — | — | Rock and Roll Heart |
| 1977 | "Chooser and the Chosen One" | — | — | Rock and Roll Heart |
| 1977 | "Rock and Roll Heart" | — | — | Rock and Roll Heart |
| 1978 | "Street Hassle" | — | — | Street Hassle |
| 1979 | "Disco Mystic" | — | — | The Bells |
| 1979 | "City Lights" | — | — | The Bells |
| 1980 | "The Power of Positive Drinking" | — | — | Growing Up in Public |
| 1982 | "The Blue Mask" | — | — | The Blue Mask |
| 1982 | "Women" | — | — | The Blue Mask |
| 1983 | "Don't Talk to Me About Work" | — | — | Legendary Hearts |
| 1983 | "Martial Law" | — | — | Legendary Hearts |
| 1984 | "High in the City" | — | — | New Sensations |
| 1984 | "My Red Joystick" | — | — | New Sensations |
| 1984 | "I Love You, Suzanne" | — | 78 | New Sensations |
| 1985 | "My Love Is Chemical" | — | — | White Nights |
| 1985 | "September Song" | — | — | Lost in the Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill |
| 1986 | "The Original Wrapper" | — | — | Mistrial |
| 1986 | "No Money Down" | — | — | Mistrial |
| 1989 | "Busload of Faith" | — | — | New York |
| 1989 | "Romeo Had Juliette" | — | — | New York |
| 1989 | "Dirty Blvd." | — | — | New York |
| 1992 | "Sword of Damocles" | — | — | Magic and Loss |
| 1992 | "What's Good" | — | — | Magic and Loss |
| 1996 | "Adventurer" | — | — | Set the Twilight Reeling |
| 1996 | "NYC Man" | — | — | Set the Twilight Reeling |
| 1996 | "Hookywooky" | — | — | Set the Twilight Reeling |
| 1997 | "Perfect Day" (as part of Artists for Children in Need) | — | 1 | Non-album single |
| 2000 | "Future Farmers of America" | — | — | Ecstasy |
| 2000 | "Modern Dance" | — | — | Ecstasy |
| 2000 | "Paranoia Key of E" | — | — | Ecstasy |
| 2002 | "Who Am I? (Tripitena's Song)" | — | — | The Raven |
| 2004 | "Satellite of Love '04" | — | 10 | NYC Man: Greatest Hits |
| 2007 | "Gravity"/"Safety Zone" | — | — | Music Inspired by the Film Nanking |
| 2007 | "Tranquilize" (with The Killers) | — | 13 | Sawdust |
| 2011 | "The View" (with Metallica) | — | — | Lulu |
| "—" denotes singles that did not chart, or singles not released in a particular territory. |||||

## Video album

| Year | Video details |
| 1991 | A Night with Lou Reed Distributor: Image Entertainment Format: VHS |
| 1992 | Magic and Loss Live in Concert Distributor: Sire Records Format: VHS |
| 1992 | Coney Island Baby: Live in Jersey Distributor: Lionsgate Home Entertainment Format: VHS |
| 2005 | Lou Reed: Spanish Fly Distributor: Sanctuary Records Group Format: DVD |
| 2008 | Berlin: Live at St. Ann's Warehouse Distributor: Third Rail Releasing Format: Theatrical, DVD |

## Video musicali

| Year | Title | Director(s) |
| 1982 | "Women" |
| 1983 | "Legendary Hearts" |
| 1983 | "Don't Talk to Me About Work" |
| 1984 | "I Love You, Suzanne" |
| 1984 | "My Red Joystick" |
| 1986 | "The Original Wrapper" | Zbigniew Rybczyński |
| 1986 | "No Money Down" | Godley and Creme |
| 1989 | "Bus Load of Faith" |
| 1990 | "Work" (with John Cale) |
| 1992 | "What's Good" | Matt Mahurin |
| 1996 | "Hookywooky" | Matt Mahurin |
| 2000 | "Ecstasy" | Michele Civetta |
| 2000 | "Modern Dance" | Stefan Sagmeister |
| 2003 | "NYC Man" |
| 2007 | "Tranquilize" (with The Killers) | Anthony Mandler |
| 2011 | "The View" (with Metallica) | Darren Aronofsky |

## Apparizioni in altri album
### Colonne sonore

| Year | Song(s) | Album | Notes |
| 1983 | "Little Sister" | Get Crazy soundtrack | |
| 1983 | "My Name is Mok","Triumph" | Rock & Rule soundtrack | Lou Reed was one of the singing voices for the character Mok |
| 1985 | "Hot Hips" | Perfect soundtrack | |
| 1985 | "My Love Is Chemical" | White Nights soundtrack | |
| 1986 | "Soul Man" (with Samuel David Moore) | Soul Man soundtrack | Cover of Sam & Dave's 1967 song. |
| 1988 | "Something Happened" | Permanent Record soundtrack | |
| 1991 | "What's Good" | Until the End of the World soundtrack | Earlier extended mix |
| 1994 | "Why Can't I Be Good" | Faraway, So Close! soundtrack | |
| 1995 | "You'll Know You Were Loved" | Friends soundtrack | |
| 1997 | "This Magic Moment" | Lost Highway soundtrack | |
| 2003 | "America" | Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde soundtrack | |

### Album compilation di vari artisti

| Year | Song(s) | Album | Notes |
| 1985 | "September Song" | Lost in the Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill |
| 1993 | "Tarbelly and Featherfoot" | Sweet Relief: A Benefit for Victoria Williams |
| 1993 | "Foot of Pride" | The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration | Recorded live on October 16, 1992 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. |
| 1997 | "September Songs from Knickerbocker Holiday" | September Songs – The Music of Kurt Weill |
| 2001 | "Set the Twilight Reeling" (Live) | The Best of Sessions at West 54th |
| 2006 | "Perfect Day" (Live), "Vicious" (Live) | The Bridge School Collection, Vol.1 |
| 2006 | "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean" (Live) | The Harry Smith Project Live, Vol. 2 |
| 2006 | "Leave Her Johnny" | Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys |
| 2011 | "The Debt I Owe" | Note of Hope - A Celebration of Woody Guthrie |
| 2011 | "Peggy Sue" | Rave On Buddy Holly |
| 2011 | "Sweet Jane" (Live) (with Soul Asylum) | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Vol. 3: 1995 (Live) |
| 2013 | "Solsbury Hill" | And I'll Scratch Yours | A response to Peter Gabriel's cover of "The Power of the Heart". |

### Apparizioni come ospite speciale

| Year | Album | Artist | Details |
| 1988 | Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom | Tom Tom Club | Backing vocals ("Femme Fatale") |
| 1988 | Nothing But the Truth | Rubén Blades | Guest vocals ("Hopes on Hold," "Letters to the Vatican," "The Calm Before the Storm") |
| 1989 | Yo Frankie | Dion DiMucci |
| 1989 | Street Fighting Years | Simple Minds | Guest vocals ("This Is Your Land") |
| 1991 | I Spent a Week There the Other Night | Maureen Tucker |
| 1992 | I Still Believe in You | Vince Gill |
| 1994 | A Date with The Smithereens | The Smithereens | Guest vocals ("Point of No Return", "Long Way Back Again") |
| 1994 | Greetings from the Gutter | David A. Stewart |
| 1998 | Music for Children | John Zorn | Guest vocals ("Cycles Du Nord") |
| 2002 | Hitting the Ground | Gordon Gano | Guest vocals ("Catch 'Em In the Act") |
| 2002 | No Regrets | Jamie Richards |
| 2005 | No Balance Palace | Kashmir | Guest vocals ("Black Building") |
| 2005 | I Am a Bird Now | Antony and the Johnsons | Guest vocals ("Fistful of Love") |
| 2006 | I Will Break Your Fall | Fernando Saunders | Guest vocals, guitar, writer ("Baton Rouge") |
| 2006 | Intersections 1985–2005 | Bruce Hornsby | Guest vocals ("The Mighty Quinn") |
| 2006 | A Portrait of Howard | Howard Tate | Guest vocals ("How Do You Think It Feels") |
| 2007 | Sawdust | The Killers | Guest vocals ("Tranquilize") |
| 2007 | The Family Album | Lucibel Crater | Guest vocals ("Threadbare Funeral") |
| 2008 | Recitement | Stephen Emmer | Guest vocals ("Passengers") |
| 2009 | Solid Ground | Sara Wasserman (Rob Wasserman's daughter) | Guest vocals ("Need To Know") |
| 2009 | Havana Winter | Kevin Hearn and Thin Buckle | Guest vocals ("Coma", "In The Shade", "Helicopter in the Sand") |
| 2010 | Plastic Beach | Gorillaz | Guest vocals ("Some Kind of Nature") |
| 2011 | The Road from Memphis | Booker T. Jones | Guest vocals ("The Bronx") |
| 2012 | Synthetica | Metric | Guest vocals ("The Wanderlust") |