Alice in Chains discography explained
Artist: | Alice in Chains |
Studio: | 6 |
Live: | 3 |
Compilation: | 5 |
Ep: | 3 |
Singles: | 34 |
Soundtrack: | 6 |
Music Videos: | 44 |
Video: | 4 |
The discography of Alice in Chains, a Seattle-based rock band, consists of six studio albums, three extended plays (EP), three live albums, five compilations, two DVDs, 44 music videos,[1] [2] and 34 singles.
Alice in Chains was formed in 1987 by guitarist Jerry Cantrell and drummer Sean Kinney, who then recruited bassist Mike Starr and singer Layne Staley.[3] [4] The band signed to Columbia Records in 1989 and released its first EP, We Die Young, in July 1990.[5] Later that year, the band released its debut studio album, Facelift. The single "Man in the Box", which reached number 18 on the Mainstream Rock chart, helped Facelift achieve double Platinum status.[6] The band toured in support of the album for two years before releasing the acoustic EP Sap in early 1992. In September 1992, Alice in Chains released Dirt. The critically acclaimed album, also the band's most successful, debuted at number six on the Billboard 200, and was certified quintuple Platinum.[6] The band did not tour in support of Dirt for very long, due to Staley's drug addiction.[7] While touring, Starr left the band for personal reasons and was replaced by Mike Inez.[8] 1994 saw the release of Alice in Chains' second acoustic EP, Jar of Flies. It entered the charts in the top slot, making it the first Alice in Chains release—and the first EP in history—to debut at number one. In 1995, the band released a self-titled album, which debuted at the top of the Billboard 200, and has since been awarded—along with Facelift—double Platinum status while Jar of Flies maintains Quadruple Platinum status.[6] Alice in Chains entered a hiatus after not touring since the release of Dirt.[9]
From 1996 to 2002, the band was mostly inactive, releasing two live albums, including the successful Unplugged,[6] and three compilations. On April 19, 2002, Staley was found dead in his home after overdosing on heroin and cocaine, causing the group to break up.[10] In 2005, the band reunited with new vocalist William DuVall.[11] On April 25, 2009, it was announced that Alice in Chains had signed to Virgin/EMI making it the band's first label change in their 20-plus year career.[12] Black Gives Way to Blue, the group's first album with DuVall, was released on September 29, 2009.[13] In 2011, Alice in Chains began work on their fifth studio album, The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here, which was released on May 28, 2013.[14] Alice in Chains' sixth studio album, Rainier Fog, was released on August 24, 2018.[15]
As of 2019, Alice in Chains has had 18 Top 10 songs and five No. 1 hits on Billboards Mainstream Rock chart.[16]
Albums
Studio albums
Live albums
Compilation albums
Extended plays
Singles
Soundtracks
Year | Song | Album[46] | Comments |
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1992 | "Would?" | Singles soundtrack | Later appeared on Dirt |
1993 | "What the Hell Have I?" and "A Little Bitter" | Last Action Hero soundtrack | Remixed versions of these songs later appeared on Music Bank |
1994 | "Them Bones" | English soundtrack | Originally appeared on Dirt |
"Got Me Wrong" | Clerks soundtrack | Originally appeared on Sap |
1996 | "Again" | Marvin's Room soundtrack | Originally appeared on Alice In Chains |
2004 | "Them Bones" | Riding Giants soundtrack and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | Originally appeared on Dirt |
2008 | "Would?" | Burnout Paradise soundtrack | Originally appeared on Dirt |
2009 | "Rooster" | Terminator Salvation soundtrack | Originally appeared on Dirt |
"Them Bones" | Madden NFL 10 soundtrack | Originally appeared on Dirt | |
Music videos
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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1990 | "We Die Young" (version one) | The Art Institute of Seattle | |
"We Die Young" (version two) | Rocky Schenck | |
1991 | "Sea of Sorrow" (version one) | Paul Rachman | |
"Man in the Box" | |
"Sea of Sorrow" (version two) | Martyn Atkins | |
"Bleed the Freak (live)" | Josh Taft | From Live Facelift |
1992 | "Would?" | Cameron Crowe Josh Taft | |
"Them Bones" | Rocky Schenck | |
"Angry Chair" | Matt Mahurin | |
1993 | "Rooster" | Mark Pellington | |
"What the Hell Have I?" | Rocky Schenck | |
"Down in a Hole" | Nigel Dick | |
1994 | "No Excuses" | Matt Mahurin | |
"I Stay Away" | Nick Donkin | |
1995 | "Grind" | Rocky Schenck | |
1996 | "Heaven Beside You" | Frank W. Ockenfels III | |
"Again" | George Vale Layne Staley | |
"Over Now" (MTV Unplugged) | Alex Coletti | |
1999 | "Get Born Again" | Paul Fedor | |
2009 | "A Looking in View" | Stephen Schuster | |
"Check My Brain" | Alexandre Courtes | |
"Your Decision" | Stephen Schuster | |
2010 | "Lesson Learned" | Paul Matthaeus | |
"Acid Bubble" | Nick Goso | |
"Last of My Kind" (live)[47] | | |
2013 | "Hollow" | Roboshobo | |
"Stone" | |
"Voices" | |
"The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here" | Travis Hopkins | |
2014 | "Phantom Limb" | Roboshobo | |
2018 | "The One You Know" (version one) | Adam Mason | |
"Never Fade" | |
2019 | "The One You Know" (version two) | Episode from Black Antenna |
"Rainier Fog" |
"Red Giant" |
"Fly" |
"Drone" |
"Deaf Ears Blind Eyes" |
"Rainier Fog" | Peter Darley Miller & Alice In Chains | Official music video |
"Maybe" | Adam Mason | Episode from Black Antenna |
"So Far Under" |
"Never Fade" |
"All I Am" |
"Private Hell"[48] | Todd Shuss | |
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Videos
Year | Video details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
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US | UK [49] |
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1991 | Live Facelift- Released: 1991
- Label: Columbia (#49081)
- Format: VHS
| — | 11 | RIAA: Gold |
1995 | The Nona Tapes- Released: December 12, 1995
- Label: Columbia (#50137)
- Format: VHS
| 32[50] | 10 | |
1996 | Unplugged- Released: July 24, 1996
- Label: Columbia (#50148)
- Format: VHS, DVD
| 7[51] | 18 | RIAA: Gold |
1999 | - Released: October 26, 1999
- Label: Columbia (#50208)
- Format: VHS, DVD
| 11[52] | 33 | RIAA: Gold |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |
Guest appearances
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Alice In Chains Official Music Videos (1989-2019). YouTube. September 27, 2019. March 9, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210309034117/https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9PnF5M5bSl3U1hqQiBK_4Jknk2SNWpn9&disable_polymer=true. live.
- Web site: Alice in Chains Videos - YouTube. YouTube. September 27, 2019. March 9, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210309041656/https://www.youtube.com/user/aliceinchainsvids/videos?view=0&flow=grid. live.
- Alice in Chains: Through the Looking Glass. Rolling Stone. November 26, 1992. July 16, 2017. July 28, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170728124745/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/alice-in-chains-through-the-looking-glass-19921126. live.
- Web site: Interview Alice In Chains - Jerry Cantrell and Sean Kinney about Layne Staley. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/tJW77uMEHdI . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube. January 12, 2010. July 16, 2017.
- Alice in Chains . Music Bank . 1996 . . Columbia Records . 69580.
- Web site: Gold & Platinum Search "Alice in Chains". Recording Industry Association of America. October 2, 2021. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304104636/http://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=Alice+in+Chains#search_section. live.
- Web site: D'Angelo, Joe . April 20, 2002 . Layne Staley, Alice in Chains Singer, Dead At 34 . . November 25, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20071206010338/http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1453520/04202002/alice_in_chains.jhtml. December 6, 2007 . dead.
- Web site: 2006 band bio - Aliceinchains.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20060719150353/http://www.aliceinchains.com/biography/default.aspx. July 19, 2006 . Aliceinchains.com . December 14, 2007.
- Rothman, Robin . April 22, 2002 . Layne Staley Found Dead . . November 24, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071114034706/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/aliceinchains/articles/story/5934348/layne_staley_found_dead . November 14, 2007 . dead .
- Web site: Wiederhorn, Jon . February 25, 2003 . Late Alice In Chains Singer Layne Staley's Last Interview Revealed In New Book . MTV . December 22, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20071217070928/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1470138/20030225/alice_in_chains.jhtml. December 17, 2007 . dead.
- Wood, Mikael (May 2009). "Get Born Again". Revolver.
- News: Alice In Chains Signs With Virgin/EMI . . April 25, 2009 . April 25, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090427112318/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=118840 . April 27, 2009 . dead .
- News: Alice In Chains: New Album Title, Release Date Revealed . . June 11, 2009 . June 11, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090614073059/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=121762 . June 14, 2009 . dead .
- Alice in Chains Follow-Up Album Likely, Says Frontman . . . September 8, 2010 . September 8, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100908081359/http://www.billboard.com/news . September 8, 2010 . live.
- Web site: Alice In Chains Announce New Album, Debut New Track . June 27, 2018 . Kerrang! . June 27, 2018 . June 27, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180627153420/http://www.kerrang.com/the-news/alice-in-chains-announce-new-album-debut-new-track/ . live .
- Alice in Chains Chart History - Mainstream Rock. Billboard. June 6, 2019. July 4, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180704073232/https://www.billboard.com/music/Alice-in-Chains/chart-history/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks/song/44085. live.
- Alice In Chains – Chart History: Billboard 200 . . September 5, 2018 . February 14, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180214111211/https://www.billboard.com/music/alice-in-chains/chart-history/billboard-200/song/178456 . live .
- Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
- Peaks in Canada:
- All except noted: Web site: Alice in Chains Top Albums/CDs positions. RPM. October 12, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121019185632/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5&q1=Alice+in+Chains&q2=Top+Albums%2FCDs&interval=50. October 19, 2012.
- Peaks since 2009: Alice in Chains Chart History: Canadian Albums. Billboard. January 30, 2021. November 17, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211117212723/https://www.billboard.com/artist/alice-in-chains/chart-history/cna/. live.
- Web site: Discography Alice in Chains . Hung Medien . fi . February 14, 2008 . July 11, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110711003643/http://finnishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alice+in+Chains . live .
- Web site: Discographie von Alice in Chains. GfK Entertainment. September 28, 2022. September 28, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220928093133/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artistId=Alice+in+Chains. live.
- Web site: Discografie Alice in Chains . Hung Medien . nl . February 14, 2008 . January 22, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090122095136/http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alice+In+Chains . live .
- Web site: Discography Alice in Chains. Hung Medien. February 14, 2008. May 17, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200517144752/https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alice+In+Chains. live.
- Web site: Discography Alice in Chains . Hung Medien . no . February 14, 2008 . July 14, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110714200710/http://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alice+in+Chains . live .
- Web site: Discography Alice in Chains . Hung Medien . sv . February 14, 2008 . July 16, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716173129/http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alice+in+Chains . live .
- Web site: ALICE IN CHAINS full Official Chart history. Official Charts Company. November 3, 2016. October 13, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161013140517/http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/28434/alice-in-chains/. live.
- Advertisements . 1990-08-18 . . 1 . 2023-11-08 . World Radio History . April 11, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240411125946/https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1990/BB-1990-08-18.pdf . live .
- United Kingdom . Alice in Chains . June 26, 2024.
- Australia. album. 2022. November 7, 2022.
- Web site: Gold Platinum Database: Alice In Chains . . September 1, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120607122527/http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=Alice%20In%20Chains&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist . June 7, 2012 .
- Australia. Alice in Chains. album. 1996. November 28, 2021.
- HITS OF THE WORLD . . December 26, 2018. August 24, 1996 .
- Web site: Accreditations - ARIA . October 6, 2021 . September 22, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180922183712/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations.htm . live .
- Web site: BLACK FRIDAY 2016 > Alice In Chains - Live---Facelift. Record Store Day. December 17, 2017. December 12, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171212193400/http://www.recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/8812. live.
- Web site: Alice In Chains – Live Facelift. Discogs. December 17, 2017. December 22, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171222053025/https://www.discogs.com/Alice-In-Chains-Live-Facelift/release/9405086. live.
- Web site: Alice In Chains – Jar Of Flies / SAP. Discogs. April 26, 2018. October 13, 2020. https://archive.today/20201013145836/https://www.discogs.com/Alice-In-Chains-Jar-Of-Flies-Sap/release/1317999. live.
- Web site: Discographie Alice in Chains . de . Hung Medien . February 14, 2008 . January 1, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110101082320/http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alice+In+Chains . live .
- Web site: Discographie Alice in Chains . de . Hung Medien . February 14, 2008 . July 6, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706235503/http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alice+in+Chains . live .
- [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Alice in Chains|chart=Hot 100}} Alice In Chains – Chart History: Hot 100 ]. Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . November 2, 2013.
- [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Alice in Chains|chart=RTT}} Alice In Chains – Chart History: Mainstream Rock Tracks ]. Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . November 12, 2019 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20191112115241/https://www.billboard.com/music/alice-in-chains/chart-history/RTT . November 12, 2019.
- Alice In Chains Chart History - Hot Rock Songs . Billboard . January 23, 2019 . November 17, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211117155001/https://www.billboard.com/artist/alice-in-chains/chart-history/ark/ . live .
- For "No Excuses": Top RPM Singles: Issue 2470 . . . November 7, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161108052809/http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.2470&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.2470.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.2470 . November 8, 2016 . dead .
- For "Grind": Top RPM Singles: Issue 2851. . . . November 7, 2016 . July 17, 2013 . November 8, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161108052318/http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.2851&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.2851.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.2851 . live .
- For "Over Now": Top RPM Singles: Issue 9865. . . . November 7, 2016 . July 17, 2013 . November 8, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161108052729/http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.9865&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.9865.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.9865 . live .
- For: "Check My Brain" and "Your Decision": Alice in Chains - Billboard Canadian Hot 100 . . November 7, 2016 . April 9, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160409055202/http://www.billboard.com/artist/278597/alice-chains/chart?f=793 . live .
- Peaks on the European Hot 100 Singles chart:
- For "Would?": January 30, 1993 . Eurochart Hot 100 Singles . . 43 . August 3, 2018 .
- For "Them Bones": April 3, 1993 . Eurochart Hot 100 Singles . . 19 . August 3, 2018 .
- For "Angry Chair": June 19, 1993 . Eurochart Hot 100 Singles . . 19 . August 3, 2018 .
- For "Angry Chair": June 19, 1993 . Eurochart Hot 100 Singles . . 19 . August 3, 2018 .
- For "Grind": November 18, 1995 . Eurochart Hot 100 Singles . . 27 . August 3, 2018 .
- For "Heaven Beside You": February 17, 1996. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 17. June 24, 2021. September 28, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210928230715/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1996/MM-1996-02-17.pdf. live.
- Peaks on the Finnish singles chart:
- Web site: Irishcharts: searchable database . July 18, 2009 . irishcharts.ie . https://web.archive.org/web/20090609154740/http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement . June 9, 2009 . dead .
- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2750498/#Soundtrack Alice in Chains. Soundtrack
- News: ALICE IN CHAINS Unveils 'Acid Bubble' Interactive Music Video. Blabbermouth. September 17, 2010. July 16, 2017. May 5, 2016. https://archive.today/20160505142538/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/alice-in-chains-unveils-acid-bubble-interactive-music-video/. live.
- Web site: Alice In Chains - Private Hell (Official Studio Video) . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/IBuxFU-e4zA . 2021-12-21 . live. September 27, 2019 . YouTube.
- https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/28434/alice-in-chains/
- Web site: Top Music Video – The Nona Tapes . https://web.archive.org/web/20090114040332/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=388&cfgn=Videos&cfn=Top+Music+Video&ci=3022704&cdi=7034873&cid=03%2F16%2F1996 . dead . January 14, 2009 . Billboard charts . February 14, 2008 .
- Web site: Top Music Video – Unplugged . https://web.archive.org/web/20090114040337/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=388&cfgn=Videos&cfn=Top+Music+Video&ci=3024947&cdi=7116969&cid=11%2F09%2F1996 . dead . January 14, 2009 . Billboard charts . February 14, 2008 .
- Web site: Top Music Video – Music Bank: The Videos . https://web.archive.org/web/20090114041040/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=388&cfgn=Videos&cfn=Top+Music+Video&ci=3035858&cdi=7507073&cid=11%2F13%2F1999 . dead . January 14, 2009 . Billboard charts . February 14, 2008 .
- Heart Live Album Features Alice in Chains, Dave Navarro . Grow . Kory . December 4, 2018 . Rolling Stone . February 21, 2019 . February 21, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190221165731/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/heart-live-album-alice-in-chains-763227/ . live .