Rainbow discography
The following is a comprehensive discography of Rainbow, an English hard rock band. Over the years they have released 8 studio albums, 19 live albums, 11 compilation albums, 1 EP and 18 singles.
| Rainbow discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 8 |
| Live albums | 19 |
| Compilation albums | 11 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Singles | 18 |
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][2] |
AUS [3] |
CAN [4] |
FIN [5] |
GER [6][7] |
SWE [8] |
NOR [8] |
NLD [9][10] |
JPN [11] |
US [12] | |||
| 1975 | Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
|
11 | 55 | 83 | — | — | 24 | 10 | — | 26 | 30 | |
| 1976 | Rising
|
11 | 33 | 17 | — | 38 | 23 | — | — | 12 | 48 | |
| 1978 | Long Live Rock 'n' Roll
|
7 | 43 | 94 | 14 | 26 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 89 | |
| 1979 | Down to Earth
|
6 | 27 | — | 26 | 19 | 17 | — | — | 15 | 66 |
|
| 1981 | Difficult to Cure
|
3 | 77 | — | 1 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 50 | |
| 1982 | Straight Between the Eyes
|
5 | 86 | 17 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 30 | |
| 1983 | Bent Out of Shape
|
11 | — | 93 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 3 | 34 |
|
| 1995 | Stranger in Us All
|
102 | — | — | 6 | 36 | 8 | 38 | 70 | 7 | — |
|
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||
Live albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [3] |
AUT [19] |
FIN [5] |
GER [6] |
NL [9] |
NZ [20] |
SWE [8] |
US [12] | |||
| 1977 | On Stage | 7 | 22 | 15 | 21 | 28 | 17 | 29 | 25 | 65 | |
| 1986 | Finyl Vinyl | 31 | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | 87 | |
| 1990 | Live in Germany 1976 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2006 | Deutschland Tournee 1976 (Box set) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Live In Düsseldorf 1976 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Live In Köln 1976 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Live In Nürnburg 1976 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Live in Munich 1977 | — | — | — | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013 | Black Masquerade - Rockpalast '95 | — | — | — | — | 131 | 14 | — | — | — | |
| 2015 | Denver 1979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Long Island 1979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Down to Earth Tour 1979 (Box set) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Live in Japan 1984 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016 | Monsters of Rock - Live at Donington 1980 | — | — | — | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | |
| Boston 1981 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Memories in Rock - Live in Germany | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — |
| |
| 2017 | Live in Birmingham 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | Memories in Rock II | — | — | 37 | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Year | Album details | Peaks | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][2] | |||
| 1981 | The Best of Rainbow | 14 | |
| 1997 | The Very Best of Rainbow | 197 | |
| 2000 | The Millennium Collection: The Best of Rainbow | — | |
| 2002 | Pot of Gold | — | |
| All Night Long: An Introduction | — | ||
| 2003 | Catch the Rainbow: The Anthology | — | |
| Winning Combinations: Deep Purple and Rainbow | — | ||
| 2009 | Anthology 1975-1984 | — | |
| 2014 | The Singles Box Set 1975-1986 | — | |
| Since You Been Gone: The Collection | — | ||
| 2015 | A Light in the Black 1975-1984 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||
EPs
| Year | Album details | Peaks | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
|---|---|---|---|
| US [12] | |||
| 1981 | Jealous Lover | 147 |
Video albums
| Year | Album details | Peaks | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [21] | |||
| 1982 | Live Between the Eyes | — | |
| 1984 2015 |
Japan Tour 1984 (VHS, Japan only)[22] Live in Japan 1984 (DVD) |
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| 1986 | The Final Cut | — | |
| 2006 | Live in Munich 1977 | 2 |
|
| 2006 | Live Between the Eyes / The Final Cut | — | |
| 2013 | Black Masquerade - Rockpalast '95 | — | |
| 2016 | Memories in Rock - Live in Germany | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions[23] | Album | Certifications | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
IRL [24] |
AUS [3] |
NLD [25] |
US [12] |
US Main. [12] | ||||||
| 1975 | "Man on the Silver Mountain" | — | — | 81 | — | — | — | Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow | |||
| "Temple of the King" [G] | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Still I'm Sad" [A] | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1976 | "Starstruck" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rising | |||
| 1977 | "Kill the King" (live) [B] | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | On Stage | |||
| 1978 | "Long Live Rock 'N' Roll" | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | Long Live Rock 'N' Roll | |||
| "LA Connection" | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1979 | "Since You Been Gone" | 6 | 5 | — | 47 | 57 | — | Down to Earth | |||
| 1980 | "All Night Long" | 5 | 6 | — | — | 110 | — | ||||
| 1981 | "I Surrender" | 3 | 4 | — | — | 105 | 19 | Difficult to Cure | |||
| "Can't Happen Here" | 20 | 27 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Difficult to Cure" [C] | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Magic" [D] | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Jealous Lover" [J] | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | Jealous Lover | ||||
| 1982 | "Stone Cold" | 34 | — | — | — | 40 | 1 | Straight Between the Eyes | |||
| "Power" [promo] | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | |||||
| "Death Alley Driver" [F] | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1983 | "Street of Dreams" | 52 | — | — | — | 60 | 2 | Bent Out of Shape | |||
| "Can't Let You Go" | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1984 | "Desperate Heart" [airplay] | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | ||||
| 1986 | "Bad Girl" [I] | — | — | — | — | — | — | Finyl Vinyl | |||
| 1995 | "Ariel" [C] | — | — | — | — | — | — | Stranger in Us All | |||
| 2017 | "Land of Hope and Glory" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
| "I Surrender" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2018 | "Waiting for a Sign" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Memories in Rock II | |||
| 2019 | "Black Sheep of the Family" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
| "The Storm" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||
- notes
Music Videos
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Gates of Babylon | Long Live Rock & Roll |
| 1978 | Long Live Rock & Roll | |
| L.A. Connection | ||
| 1979 | Since You Been Gone | Down to Earth |
| 1980 | All Night Long | |
| 1981 | I Surrender | Difficult to Cure |
| Can't Happen Here | ||
| 1982 | Stone Cold | Straight Between the Eyes |
| Death Alley Driver | ||
| 1983 | Street of Dreams | Bent Out of Shape |
| Can't Let You Go |
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