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Judas Priest discography
British heavy metal band Judas Priest performing at the Sweden Rock Festival in 2008
Studio albums16
Live albums5
Compilation albums4
Singles30
Video albums6
Music videos17

The following is a comprehensive discography of English heavy metal band Judas Priest.

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[1][2] 		AUT
[3] 		CAN
[4] 		DEN
[5] 		ESP
[6] 		FIN
[7] 		FRA
[8] 		GER
[9] 		NOR
[10] 		SWE
[11] 		SWI
[12] 		US
[13]
1974 Rocka Rolla
  • Released: 6 September 1974
  • Label: Gull (#1005)
  • Format: CD, cassette, LP
 76 — — — — — — — — — — —
1976 Sad Wings of Destiny
  • Released: 23 March 1976
  • Label: Gull (#1015)
  • Format: CD, cassette, LP
 48 — — — — — — — — — — —
1977 Sin After Sin
  • Released: 23 April 1977
  • Label: Columbia (#32005)
  • Format: CD, cassette, LP
 23 — — — — — — — — 49 — US: Gold[14]
1978 Stained Class
  • Released: 10 February 1978
  • Label: Columbia (#82430)
  • Format: CD, cassette, LP
 27 — — 45 57 — — — — — — 104 US: Gold[14]
Killing Machine/Hell Bent for Leather
  • Released: 9 October 1978
  • Label: Columbia (#83135)
  • Format: CD, cassette, LP
 32 17 22 6 4 1 1 8 9 19 7 128 US: Gold[14]
1980 British Steel
  • Released: 14 April 1980
  • Label: Columbia (#84160)
  • Format: CD, cassette, LP
 4 18 45[15] 6 6 25 — 83 21 20 — 34 UK: Silver[16]
US: Platinum[14]
CAN: Gold[17]
1981 Point of Entry
  • Released: 26 February 1981
  • Label: Columbia (#84834)
  • Format: CD, cassette, LP
 14 — 42[18] — — — — 19 32 14 — 39 UK: Silver[16]
US: Gold[14]
1982 Screaming for Vengeance
  • Released: 17 July 1982
  • Label: Columbia (#85941)
  • Format: CD, cassette, LP
 11 — 17[19] — 39 — — 23 26 12 — 17 US: 2× Platinum[14]
CAN: Platinum[17]
1984 Defenders of the Faith
  • Released: 4 January 1984
  • Label: Columbia (#25713)
  • Format: CD, cassette, LP
 19 2 17[20] 9 1 5 — 21 17 2 12 18 US: Platinum
CAN: Platinum[17]
1986 Turbo
  • Released: 15 April 1986
  • Label: Columbia (#26641)
  • Format: CD, cassette, LP
 33 1 3[21] 2 1 6 8 2 13 10 2 17 US: Platinum[14]
CAN: Platinum[17]
1988 Ram It Down
  • Released: 17 May 1988
  • Label: Columbia (#44244)
  • Format: CD, cassette, LP
 24 4 3[22] 12 12 7 — 9 5 5 8 31 US: Gold[14]
CAN: Gold[17]
1990 Painkiller
  • Released: 3 September 1990
  • Label: Columbia (#46891)
  • Format: CD, cassette, LP
 26 22 29[23] — 68 — — 7 19 19 14 26 US: Gold[14]
CAN: Gold[17]
1997 Jugulator 75 34 87[24] — — 24 — 9 — 33 43 82
2001 Demolition
  • Released: 31 July 2001
  • Label: Atlantic (#83480)
  • Format: CD, cassette, LP
 — 72 — — 7 6 72 16 — 72 55 158
2005 Angel of Retribution
  • Released: 28 February 2005
  • Label: Epic (#92933)
  • Format: CD, DualDisc, LP
 39 10 — 19 6 6 43 5 6 3 19 13
2008 Nostradamus
  • Released: 17 June 2008
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD, LP
 30 13 9 17 26 3 38 5 12 5 12 11
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Live albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1] 		AUT
[3] 		CAN
[4] 		GER
[9] 		NOR
[10] 		SWE
[11] 		SWI
[12] 		US
[13]
1979 Unleashed in the East
  • Released: October, 1979
  • Label: Columbia Records
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
 10 — 73[25] — — — — 70 US: Platinum
1987 Priest...Live!
  • Released: June 21, 1987
  • Label: Columbia Records
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
 47 22 39[26] 23 16 19 18 38 US: Gold[14]
CAN: Gold[17]
1998 '98 Live Meltdown
  • Released: September 29, 1998
  • Label: SPV GmbH
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
 — — — 63 — — — —
2003 Live in London
  • Released: April 8, 2003
  • Label: SPV
  • Formats: CD, LP
 — — — 54 — — — —
2009 A Touch of Evil: Live
  • Released: July 14, 2009
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: CD
 — — — — — — — 87
2010 British Steel - 30th Anniversary - Live
  • Released: May 10, 2010
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: CD
 — — — — — — — —

Compilation albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[1] 		FIN
[7] 		GER
[9] 		SWE
[11] 		SWI
[12] 		US
[13]
1993 Metal Works '73–'93
  • Released: May 18, 1993
  • Label: Sony Records
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
 37 — 50 — 40 155
1997 The Best of Judas Priest: Living After Midnight
  • Released: February 3, 1998
  • Label: Columbia Records
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
 — — — — — —
2004 Metalogy
  • Released: May 11, 2004
  • Label: Columbia Records
  • Formats: CD, LP
 — — — — — —
2006 The Essential Judas Priest
  • Released: April 11, 2006
  • Label: Columbia Records
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
 — 21 — 23 — —

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
UK[27] CAN US US
Main
1974 "Rocka Rolla" — — — — Rocka Rolla
1976 "The Ripper" — — — — Sad Wings of Destiny
1977 "Diamonds & Rust" — — — — Sin After Sin
1978 "Better by You, Better Than Me" — — — — Stained Class
"Evening Star" 53 — — — Killing Machine
1979 "Take on the World" 14 — — —
"Rock Forever" — — — —
1980 "Living After Midnight" 12 — — — British Steel
"Breaking the Law" 12 — — —
"United" 26 — — —
1981 "Don't Go" 51 — — — Point of Entry
"Heading Out to the Highway" — — — 10
"Hot Rockin'" 60 — — —
1982 "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" 66 — 67 4 Screaming for Vengeance
"(Take These) Chains" — — — —
"Electric Eye" — — — 38
1983 "Freewheel Burning" 42 — — — Defenders of the Faith
1984 "Love Bites" — — — —
"Some Heads Are Gonna Roll" — — — —
1986 "Turbo Lover" — 50[28] — — Turbo
"Locked In" — — — 25
"Parental Guidance" — — — —
1988 "Johnny B. Goode" 64 — — — Ram it Down
"Ram It Down" — — — —
1990 "Painkiller" 74 — — — Painkiller
1991 "A Touch of Evil" 58 — — 29
1992 "Night Crawler" 63 — — —
1997 "Burn in Hell" — — — — Jugulator
2001 "Machine Man" — — — — Demolition
2005 "Revolution" — — — 23 Angel of Retribution
2008 "War" — — — — Nostradamus

Video albums

Year Video details Certifications
1983 Judas Priest Live
1986 Fuel for Life
  • Label: Columbia Records
  • Formats: VHS
 US: Gold[14]
1987 Priest...Live!
  • Released: June 21, 2001
  • Label: Columbia Records
  • Formats: VHS
 US: Gold[14]
1993 Metal Works '73–'93
  • Released: 25 May 1993
  • Label: Sony (#49885)
  • Format: VHS
2001 British Steel
  • Released: 6 November 2001
  • Label: Eagle Vision (#9002)
  • Format: DVD, VHS
2002 Live in London
  • Released: 23 July 2002
  • Label: Steamhammer (#7426)
  • Format: DVD, VHS
2003 Electric Eye
  • Released: November 24, 2003
  • Label: Sony (#51411)
  • Format: DVD
 US: Platinum[14]
2005 Rising in the East
  • Released: November 8, 2005
  • Label: Rhino Home Video
  • Formats: VHS, DVD
 US: Gold[14]
2006 Live Vengeance '82
  • Released: December, 2006
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: DVD
2010 British Steel - 30th Anniversary DVD
  • Released: May 10, 2010
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: DVD

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 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

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