Bad Company discography

Bad Company discography
Bad Company in 1976.
Studio albums	12
Live albums	5
Singles	29
Music videos	6

The discography of Bad Company consists of 12 studio albums, and 6 live albums. Additionally, they have released 29 singles and 6 music videos.

Although they were an English band, Bad Company had more success in the United States than in the United Kingdom. Four of their albums were certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry, while another four other albums were certified Multi-Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Bad Company's most successful album was their 1974 debut, Bad Company. It was a Number One album on the Billboard 200 and also made the Top 3 on the UK Albums Chart. This album featured their biggest hit, "Can't Get Enough", which is their only Top 5 single on the Billboard Hot 100 and their highest-charting single on the UK Singles Chart, where it reached #15 in 1974.

Albums

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications (sales threshold)
		UK [1]	AUS [2]	CAN [3]	FR [4]	GE [5]	NDL [6]	NOR [7]	NZ [8]	SWE [9]	US [10]
1974	Bad Company Release date: May 24, 1974 Label: Island, Swan Song	3	6	1	—	45	—	17	27	—	1	UK: Gold[11] US: 5× Platinum[12]
1975	Straight Shooter Release date: March 28, 1975 Label: Island, Swan Song	3	8	3	13	47	19	6	13	—	3	UK: Gold[11] US: 3× Platinum[12] CAN: Gold[13]
1976	Run with the Pack Release date: January 30, 1976 Label: Island, Swan Song	4	9	13	19	—	11	11	32	23	5	UK: Gold[11] US: Platinum[12]
1977	Burnin' Sky Release date: March 3, 1977 Label: Island, Swan Song	17	15	16	—	—	14	45	32	32	15	US: Gold[12]
1979	Desolation Angels Release date: March 7, 1979 Label: Swan Song	10	27	6	29	—	27	7	32	9	3	AUS: Gold[14] US: 2× Platinum[12]
1982	Rough Diamonds Release date: August 12, 1982 Label: Swan Song	15	63	26	—	61	—	—	32	—	26
1986	Fame and Fortune Release date: October 1986 Label: Atlantic	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	106
1988	Dangerous Age Release date: August 15, 1988 Label: Atco	—	—	84	—	—	—	—	—	—	58	US: Gold[12]
1990	Holy Water Release date: June 12, 1990 Label: Atco	—	—	41	—	—	—	—	—	—	35	US: Platinum[12] CAN: Gold[13]
1992	Here Comes Trouble Release date: September 22, 1992 Label: Atco	—	—	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	40	US: Gold[12] CAN: Gold[13]
1995	Company of Strangers Release date: June 6, 1995 Label: East West	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	159
1996	Stories Told & Untold Release date: October 15, 1996 Label: East West	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums

Year	Album details	Peak positions			Certifications (sales threshold)
		US [10]	GE [5]	US Rock [15]
1993	The Best of Bad Company Live Release date: November 16, 1993 Label: Atlantic Records	—	—	—
2002	In Concert: Merchants of Cool Release date: May 21, 2002 Label: Sanctuary Records	—	—	—	US: Gold[12] (DVD) UK: Gold[11]
2006	Live in Albuquerque 1976 Release date: August 8, 2006 Label: Cleopatra Records	—	—	—
2010	Hard Rock Live Release date: February 9, 2010 Label: Image Entertainment	—	—	—
2011	Live at Wembley Release date: June 27, 2011 Label: Eagle	—	—	—
2016	Live in Concert 1977 & 1979 Release date: April 29, 2016 Label: Rhino	166	85	17
2018	Live at Red Rocks Release date: January 11, 2018 Label: BMG	—	—	—

Compilation albums

Year	Album details	Peak positions			Certifications (sales threshold)
		AUS [2]	US [10]	Hard Rock [16]
1985	10 from 6 Release date: December 1985 Label: Atlantic Records	68	137	—	UK: Gold US: 2× Platinum
1999	The 'Original' Bad Co. Anthology Release date: March 23, 1999 Label: Atlantic Records	—	189	—	UK: Silver
2008	The Hits Release date: April 10, 2008 Label: Sbme Special Mkts.	—	—	—
2011	Extended Versions Release date: April 26, 2011 Label: Sbme Special Mkts.	—	82	4
2015	Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy: The Very Best of Bad Company Release date: September 25, 2015 Label: Atlantic Records	—	—	25
2018	An Introduction to Bad Company Release date: March 2, 2018 Label: Rhino Records	—	—	—
2019	The Swan Song Years 1974-1982 Release date: July 18, 2019 Label: Rhino Records	—	—	—

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions							Certifications (sales threshold)	Album
		UK [1]	CAN [17]	NZ [18]	US [19]	US Main [20]	US Pop [21]	AUS [2]
1974	"Can't Get Enough"	15	3	—	5		—	22		Bad Company
1975	"Movin' On"	—	30	—	19		—	—
	"Good Lovin' Gone Bad"	31	48	—	36		—	93		Straight Shooter
	"Feel Like Makin' Love"	20	5	2	10		—	—
1976	"Run with the Pack"	—	—	—	—		—	—		Run with the Pack
	"Young Blood"	—	9	—	20		—	—
	"Honey Child"	—	—	—	59		—	—
1977	"Everything I Need"	—	—	—	—		—	41		Burnin' Sky
	"Burnin' Sky"	—	73	—	78		—	—
1979	"Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy"	—	16	—	13		—	65	US: Gold[22]	Desolation Angels
	"Gone, Gone, Gone"	—	55	—	56		—	—
1982	"Electricland"	—	—	—	74	2	—	—		Rough Diamonds
1986	"This Love"	—	—	12	85	12	—	—		Fame and Fortune
1987	"That Girl"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Fame and Fortune"	—	—	—	—	37	—	—
1988	"No Smoke Without a Fire"	—	—	—	—	4	—	—		Dangerous Age
1989	"Shake It Up"	—	—	—	82	9	—	—
1990	"Holy Water"	—	56	—	89	1	—	—		Holy Water
	"If You Needed Somebody"	—	51	18	16	2	—	—
1991	"Walk Through Fire"	—	34	—	28	14	—	—
1992	"How About That"	—	17	—	38	1	26	—		Here Comes Trouble
	"This Could Be the One"	—	48	—	87	21	—	—
1999	"Hey Hey" (promo)	—	—	—	—	15	—	—		The 'Original' Bad Co. Anthology
	"Hammer of Love" (promo)	—	—	—	—	23	—	—
2002	"Joe Fabulous"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		In Concert: Merchants of Cool
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
1974	"Can't Get Enough"
1975	"Feel Like Makin' Love" (live)
1986	"This Love"
1988	"No Smoke Without Fire"
	"One Night"	Nigel Dick
1989	"Shake It Up"	Peter Christopherson
1990	"Holy Water"
	"If You Needed Somebody"
1992	"How About That"

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