Soundgarden discography

The discography of Soundgarden, an American rock band, consists of six studio albums, one live album, four compilation albums, seven extended plays, twenty-four singles and eighteen music videos.

This list does not include material recorded by Soundgarden band members with Skin Yard, Temple of the Dog, Pearl Jam, Hater, Wellwater Conspiracy, or Audioslave.

Soundgarden was formed in 1984 by vocalist Chris Cornell, guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto. 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 bass player, Ben Shepherd. They 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 being paid 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 because they could no longer agree on how their music sounded. The members worked on other projects for more than ten years. Soundgarden got back together in 2010. Two years later, they released their sixth studio album, _King Animal_.

## Studio albums

|rowspan="2"|Year|rowspan="2" width="250"|Album details|colspan="11"|Peak chart positions|rowspan="2" width="120"|Certifications <small>(sales thresholds)</small>|||||||||||||||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1988|align="left"|***Ultramega OK*** *Released: October 31, 1988 *Label: SST *Formats: CD, cassette (CS), LP|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—||
|1989|align="left"|***Louder Than Love*** *Released: September 5, 1989 *Label: A&M *Formats: CD, CS, LP|align="center"|108|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—||
|1991|align="left"|***Badmotorfinger*** *Released: October 8, 1991 *Label: A&M *Formats: CD, CS, LP|align="center"|39|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|50|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|16|align="center"|—|align="center"|39||
|1994|align="left"|***Superunknown*** *Released: March 8, 1994 *Label: A&M *Formats: CD, CS, LP|align="center"|1|align="center"|1|align="center"|19|align="center"|—|align="center"|2|align="center"|13|align="center"|11|align="center"|5|align="center"|1|align="center"|3|align="center"|4||
|1996|align="left"|***Down on the Upside*** *Released: May 21, 1996 *Label: A&M *Formats: CD, CS, LP|align="center"|2|align="center"|1|align="center"|12|align="center"|18|align="center"|4|align="center"|15|align="center"|12|align="center"|6|align="center"|1|align="center"|3|align="center"|7||
|align="center" colspan="30" style="font-size: 8pt"|"—" denotes albums that did not chart.|||||||||||||||||||||||||

## Compilations

|rowspan="2"|Year|rowspan="2" width="250"|Album details|colspan="4"|Peak chart positions||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1990|align="left"|***Screaming Life/Fopp*** *Released: May 11, 1990 *Label: Sub Pop *Formats: CD, CS|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|
|1997|align="left"|***A-Sides*** *Released: November 4, 1997 *Label: A&M *Formats: CD, CS|align="center"|63|align="center"|39|align="center"|6|align="center"|90|
|align="center" colspan="30" style="font-size: 8pt"|"—" denotes albums that did not chart.||||||||||

## Extended plays

|Year|width="250"|Album details|
| --- | --- | --- |
|1987|align="left"|***Screaming Life*** *Released: October 1, 1987 *Label: Sub Pop *Formats: CS, LP|
|1988|align="left"|***Fopp*** *Released: August 1, 1988 *Label: Sub Pop *Format: LP|
|1990|align="left"|***Loudest Love*** *Released: October 1990 *Label: A&M *Format: CD|
|1992|align="left"|***Satanoscillatemymetallicsonatas (SOMMS)*** *Released: June 23, 1992 *Label: A&M *Format: CD with limited editions of _Badmotorfinger_|
|1995|align="left"|***Songs from the Superunknown*** *Released: November 21, 1995 *Label: A&M *Format: CD|

## Singles

|rowspan="2"|Year|rowspan="2" width="225"|Single|colspan="10"|Peak chart positions|rowspan="2"|Album||||||||||||||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1987|"Hunted Down"|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|_Screaming Life_ EP||
|rowspan="2"|1989|"Flower"|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|_Ultramega OK_|
|"Loud Love"|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|87|rowspan="2" align="center"|_Louder Than Love_|||
|rowspan="2"|1990|"Hands All Over"|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|82|||
|"Room a Thousand Years Wide"|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|rowspan="1" align="center"|Non-album single|||
|rowspan="2"|1991|"Jesus Christ Pose"|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|30|rowspan="3" align="center"|_Badmotorfinger_|
|"Outshined"|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|50|||||
|1992|"Rusty Cage"|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|41||||
|rowspan="5"|1994|"Spoonman"|align="center"|3|align="center"|9|align="center"|23|align="center"|12|align="center"|—|align="center"|23|align="center"|37|align="center"|10|align="center"|37|align="center"|20|rowspan="5" align="center"|_Superunknown_|
|"The Day I Tried to Live"|align="center"|13|align="center"|25|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|42|||||
|"Black Hole Sun"|align="center"|1|align="center"|2|align="center"|6|align="center"|5|align="center"|26|align="center"|7|align="center"|25|align="center"|22|align="center"|19|align="center"|12|||||
|"My Wave"|align="center"|11|align="center"|18|align="center"|50|align="center"|66|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|46|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|||||
|"Fell on Black Days"|align="center"|4|align="center"|13|align="center"|—|align="center"|66|align="center"|—|align="center"|14|align="center"|45|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|24|||||
|rowspan="3"|1996|"Pretty Noose"|align="center"|4|align="center"|2|align="center"|22|align="center"|43|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|18|align="center"|42|align="center"|14|rowspan="5" align="center"|_Down on the Upside_|
|"Burden in My Hand"|align="center"|1|align="center"|2|align="center"|—|align="center"|9|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|33|||||
|"Blow Up the Outside World"|align="center"|1|align="center"|8|align="center"|—|align="center"|89|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|40|||||
|rowspan="3"|1997|"Ty Cobb"|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|||
|"Rhinosaur"|align="center"|19|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|||||
|"Bleed Together"|align="center"|13|align="center"|32|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|_A-Sides_|||
|2010|"Spoonman (Live)"|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|_Non album single_||
|align="center" colspan="30" style="font-size: 8pt"|"—" denotes singles that did not chart.||||||||||||||||||||||||

## Videos

|Year|width="250"|Video details|US peak chart position||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1990|align="left"|***Louder Than Live*** *Released: May 22, 1990 *Label: A&M *Format: VHS|align="center"|15|
|1992|align="left"|***Motorvision*** *Released: November 17, 1992 *Label: A&M *Format: VHS|align="center"|25|

## Music videos

|Year|width="225"|Title|Director|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1988|"Flower"|Mark Miremont||
|1989|"Loud Love"|rowspan=2|Kevin Kerslake|
|1990|"Hands All Over"|||
|rowspan=3|1991|"Jesus Christ Pose"|Eric Zimmerman|
|"Outshined"|Matt Mahurin|||
|"Outshined" (Canadian version)||||
|1992|"Rusty Cage"|Eric Zimmerman||
|rowspan=5|1994|"Spoonman"|Jeffrey Plansker|
|"The Day I Tried to Live"|Matt Mahurin|||
|"Black Hole Sun"|Howard Greenhalgh|||
|"My Wave"|Henry Shepherd Doug Pray|||
|"Fell on Black Days"|Jake Scott|||
|rowspan=4|1996|"Pretty Noose"|Frank Kozik|
|"Pretty Noose" (International version)|Henry Shepherd|||
|"Burden in My Hand"|Jake Scott|||
|"Blow Up the Outside World"|Gerald Casale|||
|rowspan=1|2010|"Get On the Snake"||

## Other appearances

|Year|width="225"|Song|Title|Label|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1986|"Heretic" "Tears to Forget" "All Your Lies"|_Deep Six_|C/Z||
|1988|"Sub Pop Rock City"|_Sub Pop 200_|Sub Pop||
|rowspan="2"|1990|"Ugly Truth" (live)|_New Music Awards_|College Media, Inc.|
|"Fresh Deadly Roses"|_Pave the Earth_|A&M|||
|1992|"Birth Ritual"|_Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack_|Epic||
|rowspan="2"|1993|"Show Me"|_No Alternative_|Arista|
|"HIV Baby"|_Born to Choose_|Rykodisc|||
|1994|"New Damage" (with Brian May)|_Alternative NRG_|Hollywood||
|1995|"Blind Dogs"|_The Basketball Diaries: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack_|Island||
|1996|"Kyle Petty, Son of Richard"|_Home Alive: The Art of Self-Defense_|Epic||

## Other websites

- Discography on the Unofficial Soundgarden Homepage

## Infobox (artist discography)

- **artist**: Soundgarden
- **image**: Soundgarden_Chicago.jpg
- **caption**: Soundgarden performing at Lollapalooza in Chicago, 2010; L-R: Chris Cornell, Matt Cameron, and Ben Shepherd. Not pictured: Kim Thayil.
- **studio**: 6
- **live**: 2
- **compilation**: 6
- **video**: 3
- **ep**: 8
- **singles**: 24
- **music videos**: 23