Lou Reed discography
The deceased American singer Lou Reed released 22 studio albums, 15 live albums, and 46 singles. Reed also released five video albums and 16 music videos.
Lou Reed discography | |
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Studio albums | 22 |
Live albums | 15 |
Compilation albums | 16 |
Video albums | 5 |
Music videos | 16 |
Singles | 46 |
Box sets | 1 |
Albums
Studio albums
Year | Title | Release date | Label | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||
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US [1] |
AUS [2][3] |
CAN [4] |
FRA [5] |
GER [6] |
NZ [7] |
NLD [8] |
NOR [9] |
SWE [10] |
UK [11] | |||||
1972 | Lou Reed | June 1972 | RCA | 189 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Transformer | November 1972 | 29 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 13 | |||
1973 | Berlin | July 1973 | 98 | 59 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
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1974 | Sally Can't Dance | August 1974 | 10 | 14 | 22 | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | ||
1975 | Metal Machine Music | July 1975 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Coney Island Baby | December 1975 (US) January 1976 (UK) |
41 | 25 | — | — | — | 16 | 4 | — | 23 | 52 | |||
1976 | Rock and Roll Heart | October 1976 (US) November 1976 (UK) |
Arista | 64 | 68 | 91 | — | — | — | 19 | — | 40 | — | |
1978 | Street Hassle | February 1978 | 89 | 24 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | ||
1979 | The Bells | April 1979 | 130 | 58 | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | 44 | — | ||
1980 | Growing Up in Public | April 1980 | 158 | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | 35 | — | ||
1982 | The Blue Mask | February 1982 | RCA | 169 | — | — | — | 52 | 35 | 28 | — | 17 | — | |
1983 | Legendary Hearts | March 1983 | 159 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | ||
1984 | New Sensations | April 1984 | 56 | 56 | 96 | — | — | 25 | — | — | 30 | 92 | ||
1986 | Mistrial | May 1986 | 47 | 47 | 54 | — | — | 31 | — | — | 14 | 69 | ||
1989 | New York | January 1989 | Sire | 40 | 25 | 44 | — | 19 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 14 | |
1990 | Songs for Drella (with John Cale) | April 1990 | 103 | 100 | — | — | 28 | 42 | 14 | — | 43 | 22 | ||
1992 | Magic and Loss | January 1992 | 80 | 56 | 56 | — | 17 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | ||
1996 | Set the Twilight Reeling | February 1996 | 110 | — | 46 | — | 18 | — | 26 | 17 | 23 | 26 | ||
2000 | Ecstasy | April 2000 | 183 | — | — | 48 | 24 | — | 68 | 20 | — | 54 | ||
2003 | The Raven | January 2003 | — | — | — | 60 | 45 | — | 50 | — | — | 122 | ||
2007 | Hudson River Wind Meditations | April 2007 | Sounds True | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
2011 | Lulu (with Metallica) | October 2011 | Warner Bros. | 36 | 33 | 25 | 23 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 36 | |
"—" denotes albums that did not chart, or albums not released in a particular territory. |
Live albums
Year | Title | Release date | Label | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||
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US [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [4] |
FRA [5] |
GER [6] |
NZ [7] |
NLD [8] |
UK [11] | |||||
1974 | Rock 'n' Roll Animal | February 1974 | RCA | 45 | 20 | 55 | — | — | — | — | 26 |
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1975 | Lou Reed Live | March 1975 | 62 | 42 | — | — | — | 15 | 4 | — | ||
1978 | Live: Take No Prisoners | November 1978 | Arista | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | |
1984 | Live in Italy | January 1984 | RCA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1996 | Live in Concert (reissue of Live in Italy) | 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998 | Perfect Night: Live in London | April 1998 | Sire | — | — | — | 56 | 98 | — | 197 | 102 | |
2001 | American Poet | June 2001 | Pilot | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
2004 | Animal Serenade | March 2004 | Reprise | — | — | — | 157 | — | — | — | — | |
Le Bataclan '72 | October 2004 | Dynamic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008 | The Stone: Issue Three
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April 2008 | Tzadik | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Berlin: Live at St. Ann's Warehouse | November 2008 | Matador | — | — | — | 144 | — | — | — | — | ||
The Creation of the Universe | December 2008 | Best Seat in the House Productions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014 | Thinking of Another Place | March 2014 | Easy Action | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
2016 | Waltzing Matilda (Love Has Gone Away) | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Alice Tully Hall | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"—" denotes albums that did not chart, or albums not released in a particular territory. |
Compilation albums
Year | Title | Release date | Label | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||
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US [1] |
NZ [7] |
NLD [8] |
NOR [9] |
SWE [10] |
UK [11] | ||||||
1977 | Walk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou Reed | 1977 | RCA | 156 | — | — | — | — | 144 | ||
1980 | Rock and Roll Diary: 1967–1980 | 1980 | Arista | 178 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985 | City Lights | 1985 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1989 | Retro | 1989, 1998 | RCA | — | 33 | — | — | — | 29 | ||
1992 | Between Thought and Expression: The Lou Reed Anthology | 1992 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1992 | Walk on the Wild Side & Other Hits | March 1992 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1995 | The Best of Lou Reed & The Velvet Underground | 1995 | Global TV | — | — | — | — | — | 56 |
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1996 | Different Times: Lou Reed in the '70s | May 1996 | RCA | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997 | Perfect Day | October 1997 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1999 | The Definitive Collection | August 1999 | Arista | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000 | The Very Best of Lou Reed | May 2000 | RCA | — | — | — | 19 | — | 94 |
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2002 | Legendary Lou Reed | July 2002 | RCA/BMG | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003 | NYC Man (The Ultimate Collection 1967–2003) | June 2003 | RCA | — | 31 | 91 | — | 42 | 31 | ||
2004 | NYC Man: Greatest Hits | August 2004 | RCA/BMG | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | ||
2008 | Playlist: The Very Best of Lou Reed | July 2008 | Legacy | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011 | The Essential Lou Reed | September 13, 2011 | RCA | 155 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021 | I'm So Free: The 1971 RCA Demos | December 24, 2021 | RCA | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"—" denotes albums that did not chart, or albums not released in a particular territory. |
Singles

Lou Reed, 1977
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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US [16] |
AUS [2][3] |
UK [11] | |||
1972 | "I Can't Stand It" | — | — | — | Lou Reed |
"Walk and Talk It" | — | — | — | ||
"Walk on the Wild Side"[17] | 16 | 100 | 10 | Transformer | |
1973 | "Satellite of Love" | 119 | — | 51 | |
"Vicious" | — | — | — | ||
"How Do You Think It Feels" | — | — | — | Berlin | |
1974 | "Caroline Says" | — | — | — | |
"Sweet Jane" | — | — | — | Rock 'n' Roll Animal | |
"Sally Can't Dance" | 103 | — | — | Sally Can't Dance | |
1976 | "Charley's Girl" | — | — | — | Coney Island Baby |
"Crazy Feeling" | — | — | — | ||
"I Believe In Love" | — | — | — | Rock and Roll Heart | |
1977 | "Chooser and the Chosen One" | — | — | — | |
"Rock and Roll Heart" | — | — | — | ||
1978 | "Street Hassle" | — | — | — | Street Hassle |
1979 | "Disco Mystic" | — | — | — | The Bells |
"City Lights" | — | — | — | ||
1980 | "The Power of Positive Drinking" | — | — | — | Growing Up in Public |
1982 | "The Blue Mask" | — | — | — | The Blue Mask |
"Women" | — | — | — | ||
1983 | "Don't Talk to Me About Work" | — | — | — | Legendary Hearts |
"Martial Law" | — | — | — | ||
1984 | "I Love You, Suzanne" | — | 71 | 78 | New Sensations |
"My Red Joystick" | — | — | — | ||
"High in the City" | — | — | — | ||
1985 | "My Love Is Chemical" | — | — | — | White Nights |
"September Song" | — | — | — | Lost in the Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill | |
1986 | "The Original Wrapper" | — | — | — | Mistrial |
"No Money Down" | — | — | 75 | ||
1989 | "Busload of Faith" | — | — | — | New York |
"Romeo Had Juliette" | — | — | — | ||
"Dirty Blvd." | — | — | 45 | ||
1992 | "Sword of Damocles" | — | — | — | Magic and Loss |
"What's Good" | — | — | — | ||
1996 | "Adventurer" | — | — | — | Set the Twilight Reeling |
"NYC Man" | — | — | — | ||
"Hookywooky" | — | — | — | ||
1997 | "Perfect Day" (as part of Artists for Children in Need) |
— | — | 1 | Non-album single |
2000 | "Future Farmers of America" | — | — | — | Ecstasy |
"Modern Dance" | — | — | — | ||
"Paranoia Key of E" | — | — | — | ||
2002 | "Who Am I? (Tripitena's Song)" | — | — | — | The Raven |
2004 | "Satellite of Love '04" | — | 83 | 10 | NYC Man: Greatest Hits |
2007 | "Gravity"/"Safety Zone" | — | — | — | Music Inspired by the Film Nanking |
"Tranquilize" (with The Killers) |
— | 84 | 13 | Sawdust | |
2011 | "The View" (with Metallica) |
— | — | — | Lulu |
"—" denotes singles that did not chart, or singles not released in a particular territory. |
Other album appearances
Studio
Year | Song(s) | Album | Notes |
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1983 | "Little Sister" | Get Crazy soundtrack | Original song |
1985 | "Hot Hips" | Perfect soundtrack | |
"My Love Is Chemical" | White Nights soundtrack | ||
"September Song" | Lost in the Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill | Kurt Weill cover | |
1986 | "Soul Man" (with Samuel David Moore) | Soul Man soundtrack | Cover of Sam & Dave's 1967 song |
1988 | "Something Happened" | Permanent Record soundtrack | Original song |
1990 | "One World One Voice" | One World One Voice | A concept album for environmental awareness. Reed and his band perform a track with overdubs from Richard Galliano and Penguin Café Orchestra |
1993 | "Tarbelly and Featherfoot" | Sweet Relief: A Benefit for Victoria Williams | Victoria Williams cover |
1994 | "Why Can't I Be Good" | Faraway, So Close! soundtrack | Original song |
1995 | "You'll Know You Were Loved" | Friends soundtrack | |
1997 | "This Magic Moment" | Lost Highway soundtrack | Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman cover |
2004 | "Gentle Breeze" | Mary Had a Little Amp | Written and sung by Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson for a charity album |
2006 | "Leave Her Johnny" | Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys | Traditional song |
2010 | "Solsbury Hill" | And I'll Scratch Yours | Peter Gabriel cover released as a single in 2010, released on And I'll Scratch Yours in 2013 |
2011 | "The Debt I Owe" | Note of Hope - A Celebration of Woody Guthrie[18] | Original song based on Hank Williams' writings |
"Peggy Sue" | Rave On Buddy Holly | Jerry Allison & Norman Petty cover |
Live and remix
Year | Song(s) | Album | Type | Notes |
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1991 | "What's Good" | Until the End of the World soundtrack | Remix | Early mix |
1993 | "Foot of Pride" | The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration | Live | Recorded live on October 16, 1992, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. |
1996 | "Sweet Jane" | The Concert for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame | Recorded live in 1995 with Soul Asylum | |
1997 | "September Song" | September Songs – The Music of Kurt Weill | Remix | New version, released on video in 1994 |
2001 | "Set the Twilight Reeling" | The Best of Sessions at West 54th | Live | Broadcast in 1998 |
2006 | "Perfect Day" and "Vicious" | The Bridge School Collection, Vol.1 | ||
"See That My Grave Is Kept Clean" | The Harry Smith Project Live, Vol. 2[19] |
Guest appearances
Year | Album | Artist | Details | Ref. |
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1976 | Wild Angel | Nelson Slater | Backing vocals, piano, producer | [20] |
1978 | Urban Desire | Genya Ravan | Vocals ("Aye Co'lorado") | |
1988 | Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom | Tom Tom Club | Backing vocals ("Femme Fatale") | [21] |
Nothing But the Truth | Rubén Blades | Guest vocals ("Hopes on Hold", "Letters to the Vatican", "The Calm Before the Storm") | [22] | |
1989 | Yo Frankie | Dion DiMucci | ||
Street Fighting Years | Simple Minds | Guest vocals ("This Is Your Land") | [23] | |
1991 | I Spent a Week There the Other Night | Maureen Tucker | ||
1992 | I Still Believe in You | Vince Gill | ||
1994 | A Date with The Smithereens | The Smithereens | Guest vocals ("Point of No Return", "Long Way Back Again") | |
Greetings from the Gutter | David A. Stewart | |||
1995 | In Our Sleep | Laurie Anderson | Vocals, lyrics ("In our sleep") CD maxi-single | |
1998 | Music for Children | John Zorn | Guest vocals ("Cycles Du Nord") | [24] |
2002 | Hitting the Ground | Gordon Gano | Guest vocals ("Catch 'Em In the Act") | |
No Regrets | Jamie Richards | |||
2005 | No Balance Palace | Kashmir | Guest vocals ("Black Building") | |
I Am a Bird Now | Antony and the Johnsons | Guest vocals ("Fistful of Love") | ||
2006 | I Will Break Your Fall | Fernando Saunders | Guest vocals, guitar, writer ("Baton Rouge") | [25] |
Intersections 1985–2005 | Bruce Hornsby | Guest vocals ("The Mighty Quinn") | ||
A Portrait of Howard | Howard Tate | Guest vocals ("How Do You Think It Feels") | ||
2007 | Sawdust | The Killers | Guest vocals ("Tranquilize") | |
The Family Album | Lucibel Crater | Guest vocals ("Threadbare Funeral") | ||
2008 | Recitement | Stephen Emmer | Guest vocals ("Passengers") | |
2009 | Solid Ground | Sara Wasserman (Rob Wasserman's daughter) | Guest vocals ("Need To Know") | |
Havana Winter | Kevin Hearn and Thin Buckle | Guest vocals ("Coma", "In The Shade", "Helicopter in the Sand") | ||
2010 | Plastic Beach | Gorillaz | Guest vocals ("Some Kind of Nature") | |
2010 | Mayhem | Imelda May | Guest vocals ("Kentish Town Waltz") (non-album track) | |
2011 | The Road from Memphis | Booker T. Jones | Guest vocals ("The Bronx") | |
2012 | Synthetica | Metric | Guest vocals ("The Wanderlust") | [26] |
Videography
Video albums
Year | Video details |
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1991 | A Night with Lou Reed
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1992 | Magic and Loss Live in Concert
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1992 | Coney Island Baby: Live in Jersey
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2005 | Lou Reed: Spanish Fly
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2008 | Berlin: Live at St. Ann's Warehouse
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Music videos
Year | Title | Director(s) | Ref. |
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1982 | "Women" | ||
1983 | "Legendary Hearts" | ||
"Don't Talk to Me About Work" | |||
1984 | "I Love You, Suzanne" | ||
"My Red Joystick" | |||
1986 | "The Original Wrapper" | Zbigniew Rybczyński | [27] |
"No Money Down" | Godley & Creme | [28] | |
1989 | "Busload of Faith" | ||
1990 | "Work" (with John Cale) | ||
1992 | "What's Good" | Matt Mahurin | |
1996 | "Hooky Wooky" | ||
2000 | "Ecstasy" | Michele Civetta | [29] |
"Modern Dance" | Stefan Sagmeister | [30] | |
2003 | "NYC Man" | ||
2007 | "Tranquilize" (with The Killers) | Anthony Mandler | [31] |
2011 | "The View" (with Metallica) | Darren Aronofsky | [32] |
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- Coupled with "Perfect Day", though it was not promoted as a double A-side.
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- Various - The Harry Smith Project Live, retrieved 2022-02-18
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- "Tom Tom Club – Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom". Discogs. Zink Media, Inc. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
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External links
- Lou Reed Complete Discography and Concerts
- Lou Reed at IMDb
- Lou Reed discography at MusicBrainz
- Lou Reed discography at Discogs
- Lou Reed at Rateyourmusic
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