Judas Priest discography
Judas Priest discographyJudas Priest performing at the Warfield Theater in 2018
Studio albums 19 Live albums 6 Compilation albums 7 Video albums 10 Music videos 21 Singles 29
English heavy metal band Judas Priest have released 19 studio albums, six live albums, seven compilation albums, 29 singles, 10 video albums, and 21 music videos. The band currently consists of bassist Ian Hill , drummer Scott Travis , singer Rob Halford , and guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner . After guitarist K. K. Downing 's retirement from the band in 2011, bassist Ian Hill is the only remaining founding member. Judas Priest have sold over 50 million albums worldwide, with 12 million copies in the United States.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Albums
Studio albums
Year
Album details
Peak chart positions
Certifications (sales thresholds )
UK [ 4] [ 5]
AUS [ 6] [ 7]
CAN [ 8]
FRA [ 9]
GER [ 10]
NOR [ 11]
SPA [ 12]
SWE [ 13]
SWI [ 14]
US [ 15]
1974
Rocka Rolla
Released: 6 September 1974
Label: Gull (#1005)
Format: CD , CS , LP , 8-track
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1976
Sad Wings of Destiny
Released: 26 March 1976
Label: Gull (#1015)
Format: CD, CS, LP, 8-track
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1977
Sin After Sin
Released: 8 April 1977
Label: Columbia (#82008)
Format: CD, CS, LP, 8-track
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49
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1978
Stained Class
Released: 10 February 1978
Label: Columbia (#82430)
Format: CD, CS, LP, 8-track
27
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173
Killing Machine (released in the US as Hell Bent for Leather in February 1979)
Released: November 1978[ 17]
Label: Columbia (#83135)
Format: CD, CS, LP, 8-track
32
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128
1980
British Steel
Released: 11 April 1980
Label: Columbia (#84160)
Format: CD, CS, LP, CD+DVD, 8-track
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45[ 19]
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59
21
55
20
92
34
1981
Point of Entry
Released: 27 February 1981
Label: Columbia (#84834)
Format: CD, CS, LP, 8-track
14
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42[ 23]
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19
32
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14
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39
1982
Screaming for Vengeance
Released: 2 July 1982
Label: Columbia (#85941)
Format: CD, CS, LP, CD+DVD, 8-track
11
81
17[ 24]
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23
26
84
12
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17
1984
Defenders of the Faith
Released: 20 January 1984
Label: Columbia (#25713)
Format: CD, CS, LP, 8-track (record club only release)
19
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17[ 25]
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21
17
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2
12
18
1986
Turbo
Released: 7 April 1986
Label: Columbia (#26641)
Format: CD, CS, LP
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37[ 27]
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28
13
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10
2
17
1988
Ram It Down
Released: 13 May 1988
Label: Columbia (#44244)
Format: CD, CS, LP
24
43
30[ 29]
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9
5
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5
8
31
1990
Painkiller
Released: 14 September 1990
Label: Columbia (#46891)
Format: CD, CS, LP
26
60
29[ 30]
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7
19
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19
14
26
1997
Jugulator
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87[ 32]
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9
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33
43
82
2001
Demolition
Released: 31 July 2001
Label: Atlantic (#83480)
Format: CD, CS, LP
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72
16
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55
72
165
2005
Angel of Retribution
Released: 28 February 2005
Label: Epic (#92933)
Format: CD, DualDisc , LP
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43
5
6
6
3
19
13
2008
Nostradamus
Released: 17 June 2008
Label: Epic
Format: CD, LP
30
17
9
38
5
12
26
5
12
11
2014
Redeemer of Souls
Released: 15 July 2014
Label: Epic
Format: CD, LP
12
31
5
22
3
3
9
5
6
6
2018
Firepower
Released: 9 March 2018
Label: Epic
Format: CD, CS, LP
5
12
3
30
2
5
6
1
3
5
2024
Invincible Shield
Released: 8 March 2024
Label: Epic
Format: CD, CS, LP
2
16[ 34]
16
5
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14[ 35]
3
1[ 36]
1
18
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.
Live albums
Compilation albums
Year
Album details
Peak chart positions
UK [ 4]
FIN [ 40]
GER [ 10]
SWE [ 13]
SWI [ 14]
US [ 15]
1978
The Best of Judas Priest
Released February 1978
Label: Gull
Formats: CD, CS, LP
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1981
Hero, Hero
Released: 1981
Label: Gull
Formats: CD, CS, LP
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1993
Metal Works '73–'93
Released: April 1993
Label: Sony
Formats: CD, CS, LP
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40
155
1997
The Best of Judas Priest: Living After Midnight
Released: 3 February 1997
Label: Columbia
Formats: CD, CS, LP
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2000
Genocide
Released: 2000
Label: Gull
Formats: CD
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2004
Metalogy
Released: 11 May 2004
Label: Columbia
Formats: CD, LP
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2005
Judas Priest: The Collection
Released: 5 April 2005
Label: Columbia
Formats: CD, CS, LP
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2006
The Essential Judas Priest
Released: 11 April 2006
Label: Columbia
Formats: CD, CS, LP
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21
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23
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2008
Playlist: The Very Best of Judas Priest
Released: 17 June 2008
Label: Columbia
Formats: CD
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2011
Single Cuts
Released: 22 August 2011
Label: Columbia
Formats: CD
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2011
The Chosen Few
Released: 11 October 2011
Label: Legacy /Sony
Formats: CD
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2012
The Complete Albums Collection
Released: 12 June 2012
Label: Legacy
Formats: CD
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2021
Reflections: 50 Heavy Metal Years of Music
Released: 15 October 2021
Label: Sony
Formats: CD & LP
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15
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62
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Singles
This section includes physical UK and US singles only, and additional charted songs in these markets.[ 41] [ 42]
Notes:
^ Re-released in 1980, b/w "Victim of Changes"
^ First US single release
^ b/w "Metal Gods" (US)
^ b/w "Diamonds and Rust" (live) (US)
^ b/w "Breaking the Law" (live) (US)
^ b/w "Reckless" (US)
^ b/w "Hot for Love" (US)
Videography
Video albums
Year
Video details
Certifications
1983
Live Vengeance '82
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1986
Fuel for Life
Label: Columbia
Formats: VHS
US: Gold[ 16]
1987
Priest...Live!
Released: 21 June 1987
Label: Columbia
Formats: VHS
US: Gold[ 16]
1993
Metal Works '73–'93
Released: 25 May 1993
Label: Sony (#49885)
Format: VHS
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2002
Live in London
Released: 23 July 2002
Label: Steamhammer (#7426)
Format: DVD , VHS
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2003
Electric Eye
Released: 24 November 2003
Label: Sony (#51411)
Format: DVD
US: Platinum[ 16] AUS: Gold[ 47]
2005
Rising in the East
Released: 8 November 2005
Label: Rhino
Formats: VHS, DVD
US: Gold[ 16]
2006
Live Vengeance '82
Released: December, 2006
Label: Sony
Formats: DVD, UMD
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2013
Epitaph
Released: 27 May 2013
Label: Columbia/Legacy
Formats: Blu-ray, DVD
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2016
Battle Cry
Released: 25 March 2016
Label: Columbia/Epic
Formats: Blu-ray, DVD
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Music videos
Year
Title
Director
1980
"Living After Midnight"
Julien Temple
"Breaking the Law"
1981
"Don't Go"
"Heading Out to the Highway"
"Hot Rockin'"
1982
"You've Got Another Thing Comin'"
1984
"Freewheel Burning"
"Love Bites"
Keith "Keef" MacMillan
1986
"Turbo Lover"
Wayne Isham
"Locked In"
1988
"Johnny B. Goode"
1990
"Painkiller"
"A Touch of Evil"
1997
"Burn in Hell"
2001
"Lost and Found"
Aubrey Powell
2005
"Revolution"
2008
"The Four Horsemen"/"War"
Tony Luke
2018
"Lightning Strike"
"Spectre"
"No Surrender"
2023
"Trial By Fire"
2024
"Panic Attack"
"Crown of Horns"
"Invincible Shield"
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