Todd Rundgren discography

Todd Rundgren discography
Studio albums	21
EPs	1
Live albums	2
Compilation albums	10
Singles	21
Video albums	2
Music videos	4

This article is a discography of American rock musician Todd Rundgren.[1]

Albums

Studio albums

Year	Information	Chart positions					Certifications (sales thresholds)
		US [2]	AUS [3]	CAN [4]	JPN [5]	UK [6]
1970	Runt Released: September 1970 Labels: Ampex, Bearsville	185	–	–	269	–
1971	Runt. The Ballad of Todd Rundgren Released: June 24, 1971 Labels: Ampex, Bearsville	214 [A]	–	–	–	–
1972	Something/Anything? Released: February 1972 Label: Bearsville	29	–	34	–	–	RIAA: Gold[8]
1973	A Wizard, a True Star Released: March 2, 1973 Label: Bearsville	86	–	–	–	–
1974	Todd Released: February 1974 Label: Bearsville	54	–	33	–	–
1975	Initiation Released: June 14, 1975 Label: Bearsville	86	–	–	–	–
1976	Faithful Released: April 1976 Label: Bearsville	54	–	–	–	–
1978	Hermit of Mink Hollow Released: April 7, 1978 Label: Bearsville	36	11	27	–	42 [9]
1981	Healing Released: January 28, 1981 Labels: Bearsville, Avatar, Island	48	–	–	–	–
1982	The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect Released: November 15, 1982 Labels: Bearsville, Festival	66	–	–	–	–
1985	A Cappella Released: September 1985 Labels: Warner Bros., Rhino	128	–	–	–	–
1989	Nearly Human Released: May 18, 1989 Label: Warner Bros.	102	–	87	85	–
1991	2nd Wind Released: January 16, 1991 Label: Warner Bros.	118	–	–	82	–
1993	No World Order Released: July 6, 1993 Labels: Rhino, Forward, BMG	–	–	–	96	–
1995	The Individualist Released: October 31, 1995 Label: Digital Entertainment	–	–	–	–	–
1997	Up Against It Released: May 16, 1997 Label: Pony Canyon (Japan only)	N/R	–	N/R	–	N/R
	With a Twist... Released: September 23, 1997 Label: Guardian	–	–	–	–	–
2000	One Long Year Released: June 20, 2000 Labels: Artemis, Sheridan Square Entertainment, Epic	–	–	–	–	–
2004	Liars Released: April 6, 2004 Labels: Sanctuary, Earmark	–	–	–	–	132 [10]
2008	Arena Released: September 30, 2008 Labels: Hi Fi, Cooking Vinyl	–	–	–	–	–
2011	Todd Rundgren's Johnson Released: April 26, 2011 Label: MPCA	–	–	–	–	–
	(re)Production Released: September 13, 2011 Label: MRI	–	–	–	–	–
2013	State Released: April 9, 2013 Label: Esoteric Antenna	–	–	–	–	–
2015	Global Released: April 7, 2015 Label: Esoteric Antenna	–	–	–	222	–
	Runddans Released: May 4, 2015 Label: Smalltown Supersound	–	–	–	–	–
2017	White Knight Released: May 12, 2017 Label: Cleopatra	–	–	–	–	–
2022	Space Force Released: October 14, 2022 Label: Cleopatra	–	–	–	–	–

Live albums

Year	Information	Chart positions
		US [2]	AUS [3]	CAN [4]
1978	Back to the Bars Released: December 1978 Label: Bearsville	75	99	64
1999	Live in Chicago 91 (Todd Archive Series Vol.3) Released: 1991 Label: Panfish	–	–	–
2002	Live at the Forum (Bootleg Series Vol.1) Released: 1994 Label: Sanctuary	–	–	–
2003	Can't Stop Running Released: July 28, 2003 Labels: Castle Music	–	–	–
2006	Liars Live Released: 2005 Label: Castle Music	–	–	–
2011	Todd Released: 2010 Label: Rock Beat	–	–	–
2011	Healing Released: 2010 Label: Rock Beat	–	–	–
2012	Live at the Warfield – 10th March 1990 (Todd Archive Series) Released: 2012 Label: Esoteric	–	–	–
2013	Todd Rundgren's Johnson Live Released: 2013 Label: Cherry Red	–	–	–
2014	At The BBC 1972-1982 Released: 2014 Label: Esoteric	–	–	–
2016	An Evening with Todd Rundgren: Live at the Ridgefield Released: 2016 Label: Purple Pyramid	–	–	–

Compilation albums

• Anthology (1968–1985) (WEA, 1989)
• In Todd We Trust (SGC, 1989) (Nazz, Runt and Utopia)
• The Best of Todd Rundgren (Rhino, 1992)
• The Very Best of Todd Rundgren (Rhino, 1997)
• Free Soul (Victor, 14 July 1998) (Japanese release)
• The Best of Todd Rundgren "Go Ahead. Ignore Me." (Essential, 1999)
• The Essentials (Rhino, 2000)
• Best Of – I Saw the Light (Essential, 2000)
• Somewhere/Anywhere? (Rhino/Bearsville, July 17, 2000) (Japanese release) 2 CDs (Previously unreleased demos/radio sessions and out-takes)
• Reconstructed (Anagram, April 9, 2001) (Remixes)
• The Definitive Rock Collection (Rhino, 2006)
• The Complete Bearsville Albums Collection (Bearsville, 2016) (13-CD Box Set)

Extended plays

• Todd Rundgren's Short Johnson (Hi Fi, 23 March 2010)

Singles

Below is a list of Todd Rundgren's singles that charted in the US, Australia, Canada or UK. For the sake of convenience, singles recorded by Rundgren as a member of Nazz, Runt and Utopia are listed here.

• For a full discography of Nazz, see Nazz.
• For a full discography of Utopia, see Utopia.

Year	Title	Chart positions							Album
		US BB [11]	US CB	US MSR [11]	US AC	AUS [3]	CAN	UK [9]
1968	"Open My Eyes" ^[A]	112	–	–	–	–	–	–	Nazz
1969	"Hello It's Me" ^[A]	66	47	–	–	–	41	–
	"Not Wrong Long" ^[A]	–	–	–	–	–	90	–	Nazz Nazz
1970	"We Gotta Get You a Woman" ^[B]	20	21	–	–	–	20	–	Runt
1971	"Be Nice to Me" ^[B]	71	87	–	–	–	92	–	Runt. The Ballad of Todd Rundgren
	"A Long Time, a Long Way to Go" ^[B]	92	–	–	–	–	–	–
1972	"I Saw the Light"	16	11	–	12	21	15	36	Something/Anything?
	"Couldn't I Just Tell You"	93	–	–	–	–	–	–
1973	"Hello It's Me"	5	2	–	17	68	17	–
1974	"A Dream Goes on Forever"	69	46	–	–	–	45	–	Todd
	"Wolfman Jack" (featuring Wolfman Jack)	105	94	–	–	–	–	–	Something/Anything?
1975	"Real Man"	83	84	–	–	–	–	–	Initiation
1976	"Good Vibrations"	34	47	–	32	–	28	–	Faithful
1978	"Can We Still Be Friends"	29	38	–	45	8	37	–	Hermit of Mink Hollow
1980	"Set Me Free" ^[C]	27	29	–	–	–	55	–	Adventures in Utopia
	"The Very Last Time" ^[C]	76	80	–	–	–	–	–
1981	"Time Heals"	107	–	18	–	–	–	–	Healing
	"Compassion"	–	–	48	–	–	–
1982	"One World" ^[C]	–	–	–	–	–	34	–	Swing to the Right
	"Hammer in My Heart" ^[C]	–	–	31	–	–	–	–	Utopia
1983	"Feet Don't Fail Me Now" ^[C]	82	–	–	–	–	–	–
	"Bang the Drum All Day"	63	73	29	–	–	–	86	The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect
1984	"Crybaby" ^[C]	–	–	30	–	–	–	–	Oblivion
1986	"Loving You's a Dirty Job but Somebody's Gotta Do It" (Bonnie Tyler and Todd Rundgren)	–	82	–	–	–	–	73 [12]	Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire
1989	"The Want of a Nail"	–	–	15	–	–	–	–	Nearly Human
2020	"Flappie"	–	–	-	–	–	–	–
"–" denotes releases that did not chart.

Notes

• A^ As a member of Nazz
• B^ As a member of Runt
• C^ As a member of Utopia

Music videos

• "All the Children Sing" (1978)
• "Can We Still Be Friends" (1978)
• "Time Heals" (1981)
• "Hideaway" (1983)
• "Bang the Drum All Day" (1983)
• "Crybaby" (1984)
• "Something to Fall Back On" (1985)
• "The Want of a Nail" (1989)
• "Change Myself" (1991)
• "Property" (1993)

Video

• The Desktop Collection and 2nd Wind Live Recording Sessions
• Live in Japan

Production

• Great Speckled Bird (1969) - Great Speckled Bird
• The American Dream (1970) - The American Dream
• Stage Fright (1970) – The Band
• Straight Up (1971) – Badfinger
• Halfnelson (1971) - Sparks
• New York Dolls (1973) – New York Dolls
• We're an American Band (1973) – Grand Funk Railroad
• Mother's Pride (1973) – Fanny
• Shinin' On (1974) - Grand Funk Railroad
• War Babies (1974) – Hall & Oates
• Felix Cavaliere (1974) – Felix Cavaliere
• Bricks (1975) – Hello People
• L (1976) – Steve Hillage
• Bat Out of Hell (1977) – Meat Loaf
• Remote Control (1979) - The Tubes
• TRB Two (1979) - Tom Robinson Band
• Guitars and Women (1979) - Rick Derringer
• Wave (1979) - Patti Smith Group
• Wasp (1980) - Shaun Cassidy
• Walking Wild (1981) - New England
• Bad for Good (1981) - Jim Steinman
• Forever Now (1982) – The Psychedelic Furs
• Party of Two (1983) - Rubinoos
• Next Position Please (1983) - Cheap Trick
• Watch Dog (1983) - Jules Shear
• Zerra 1 (1984) - Zerra 1
• Love Bomb (1985) - The Tubes
• What Is This? (1985) - What Is This?
• Skylarking (1986) – XTC
• Dreams of Ordinary Men (1986) - Dragon
• Yoyo (1987) – Bourgeois Tagg
• Love Junk (1988) – The Pursuit of Happiness
• Karakuri House (1989) - Lä-Ppisch
• Things Here Are Different (1990) – Jill Sobule
• Cue (1990) - Hiroshi Takano
• One Sided Story (1990) - The Pursuit of Happiness
• Awakening (1992) - Hiroshi Takano
• The World's Most Dangerous Party (1993) – Paul Shaffer
• Halfway Down the Sky (1999) – Splender
• The New America (2000) - Bad Religion
• Separation Anxieties (2000) - 12 Rods
• Cause I Sez So (2009) – New York Dolls

Related

• An Elpee's Worth of Productions—tracks from albums Rundgren has produced
• Reconstructed—techno remixes of Rundgren and Utopia tracks by other artists
• Todd Rundgren and His Friends—various artists remake and remix Rundgren songs

See also

Main articles: Utopia discography and The Nazz § Discography

References

Notes

1. The Ballad of Todd Rundgren did not enter the Billboard 200, but peaked at number 214 on the Bubbling Under the Top LP's chart.[7]

Citations

1. Scott Sheppard's Utopian Discography
2. "Todd Rundgren Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 261. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
4. "Search - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2013-03-07.
5. "Japan: Album positions". oricon.co.jp. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
6. "Todd Rundgren | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
7. Whitburn, Joel (1998). Bubbling Under Singles & Albums. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 371. ISBN 0-89820-128-4.
8. "Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2012-01-29. Note: User must define 'Artist' search parameter as "Todd Rundgren".
9. "The Official Charts Company - Todd Rundgren". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
10. "UK Chartlog". zobbel.de. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
11. "allmusic ((( Todd Rundgren > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-12-17.
12. UK SIngles Chart Official Charts Company (Retrieved August 22, 2008)

External links

• Todd Rundgren discography at Discogs