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
 Year Album details Peak chart positionsCertifications(sales thresholds) US AUS AUT BEL CAN GER NLD NOR NZ SWE UK 1988 Ultramega OK
Released: October 31, 1988
Label: SST
Formats: CD, cassette (CS), LP — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 Louder Than Love
Released: September 5, 1989
Label: A&M
Formats: CD, CS, LP 108 — — — — — — — — — — 1991 Badmotorfinger
Released: October 8, 1991
Label: A&M
Formats: CD, CS, LP 39 — — — 50 — — — 16 — 39 1994 Superunknown
Released: March 8, 1994
Label: A&M
Formats: CD, CS, LP 1 1 19 — 2 13 11 5 1 3 4  1996 Down on the Upside
Released: May 21, 1996
Label: A&M
Formats: CD, CS, LP 2 1 12 18 4 15 12 6 1 3 7  "—" denotes albums that did not chart.

Compilations
 Year Album details Peak chart positions US AUS NZ UK 1990 Screaming Life/Fopp
Released: May 11, 1990
Label: Sub Pop
Formats: CD, CS — — — — 1997 A-Sides
Released: November 4, 1997
Label: A&M
Formats: CD, CS 63 39 6 90 "—" denotes albums that did not chart.

Extended plays
YearAlbum details 1987 Screaming Life
Released: October 1, 1987
Label: Sub Pop
Formats: CS, LP 1988 Fopp
Released: August 1, 1988
Label: Sub Pop
Format: LP 1990 Loudest Love
Released: October 1990
Label: A&M
Format: CD 1992 Satanoscillatemymetallicsonatas (SOMMS)
Released: June 23, 1992
Label: A&M
Format: CD with limited editions of Badmotorfinger 1995 Songs from the Superunknown
Released: November 21, 1995
Label: A&M
Format: CD

Singles
 Year Single Peak chart positions Album US Main US Mod AUS CAN GER IRE NLD NZ SWE UK1987"Hunted Down" — — — — — — — — — —Screaming Life EP1989"Flower" — — — — — — — — — —Ultramega OK"Loud Love" — — — — — — — — —87Louder Than Love1990"Hands All Over" — — — — — — — — —82"Room a Thousand Years Wide" — — — — — — — — — —Non-album single1991"Jesus Christ Pose" — — — — — — — — —30Badmotorfinger"Outshined" — — — — — — — — —501992"Rusty Cage" — — — — — — — — —411994"Spoonman"392312 —2337103720Superunknown"The Day I Tried to Live"1325 — — — — — — —42"Black Hole Sun"126526725221912"My Wave"11185066 — — —46 — —"Fell on Black Days"413 —66 —1445 — —241996"Pretty Noose"422243 — — —184214Down on the Upside"Burden in My Hand"12 —9 — — — — —33"Blow Up the Outside World"18 —89 — — — — —401997"Ty Cobb" — — — — — — — — — —"Rhinosaur"19 — — — — — — — — —"Bleed Together"1332 — — — — — — — —A-Sides2010"Spoonman (Live)" — — — — — — — — — — Non album single "—" denotes singles that did not chart.

Videos
YearVideo detailsUS peakchart position 1990 Louder Than Live
Released: May 22, 1990
Label: A&M
Format: VHS 15 1992 Motorvision
Released: November 17, 1992
Label: A&M
Format: VHS 25

Music videos
Year TitleDirector 1988 "Flower" Mark Miremont 1989 "Loud Love"Kevin Kerslake 1990 "Hands All Over" 1991 "Jesus Christ Pose" Eric ZimmermanSoundgarden Rail Against the "Jesus Christ Pose" 
in New and Gripping Video. Levine Schneider Public Relations. October 30, 1991. "Outshined" Matt MahurinMacnie, Jim. "Soundgarden Hyperventilate and See Stars: The Godfathers of Grunge Go Psychedelic". Musician. April 1994. "Outshined" (Canadian version) 1992 "Rusty Cage" Eric Zimmerman 1994 "Spoonman" Jeffrey Plansker "The Day I Tried to Live" Matt Mahurin "Black Hole Sun" Howard Greenhalgh "My Wave" Henry ShepherdCross, Charles R. "Soundgarden: The Home Team Wins the World Series". The Rocket. December 21, 1994.Doug Pray "Fell on Black Days" Jake Scott 1996 "Pretty Noose" Frank KozikZogbi, Marina. "Upshot on "The Upside" from Kim Thayil". Metal Edge. August 1996. "Pretty Noose" (International version) Henry Shepherd "Burden in My Hand" Jake Scott "Blow Up the Outside World" Gerald CasaleGold, Jonathan. "Chris Cornell: Great Voice. Great Face. Great Soul". Details. December 1996. 2010 "Get On the Snake"

Other appearances
Year SongTitleLabel1986"Heretic""Tears to Forget""All Your Lies"Deep SixC/Z1988"Sub Pop Rock City"Sub Pop 200Sub Pop1990"Ugly Truth" (live)New Music AwardsCollege Media, Inc."Fresh Deadly Roses"Pave the EarthA&M1992"Birth Ritual"Singles: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackEpic1993"Show Me"No AlternativeArista"HIV Baby"Born to ChooseRykodisc1994"New Damage" (with Brian May)Alternative NRGHollywood1995"Blind Dogs"The Basketball Diaries: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackIsland1996"Kyle Petty, Son of Richard"Home Alive: The Art of Self-DefenseEpic

References

Other websites
Discography on the Unofficial Soundgarden Homepage 

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