Golden Earring discography explained

Artist:Golden Earring
Studio:26
Live:8
Compilation:3
Singles:74

The discography of Dutch rock band Golden Earring, which consists of 26 studio albums, 8 live albums, 3 compilation albums, and 74 singles.

Studio albums

YearAlbumPeak chart positionCertification
width=40px NLDwidth=40px AUS[1] width=40px USwidth=40px CANwidth=40px GERwidth=40px SWE[2] width=40px UK
1965Just Ear-rings-------
1967Winter-Harvest-------
1968Miracle Mirror-------
1969On the Double4------
Eight Miles High-------
1970Golden Earring1------
1971Seven Tears1------
1972Together6---33--
1973Moontan113121535-24
1975Switch19310879---
1976To the Hilt3-156--46-
Contraband [''Mad Love'' in U.S.A. 1977]10-182----
1978Grab It for a Second13------
1979No Promises...No Debts2------
1980Prisoner of the Night [U.S.A. Title: ''Long Blond Animal'']7------
1982Cut1-2418---
1984N.E.W.S.1-10791---
  • NVPI: Gold
1986The Hole5-196----
1989Keeper of the Flame11------
1991Bloody Buccaneers3------
  • NVPI: Gold
1994Face It6------
  • NVPI: Platinum
1995Love Sweat17------
1999Paradise in Distress5------
  • NVPI: Gold
2003Millbrook U.S.A.2------
2012Tits 'n Ass[7] 1------
  • NVPI: Gold
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

YearAlbumNetherlandsUnited StatesGermanyCertification
1977Live1--
  • NVPI: Gold
19812nd Live2--
1984Something Heavy Going Down26158-
1992The Naked Truth2--
  • NVPI: 3× Platinum
1997Naked II2--
  • NVPI: Platinum
2000Last Blast of the Century4--
  • NVPI: Gold
2005Naked III3--
2006Live in Ahoy---
2016Five Zero 9--
2022You Know We Love You! - Live Ahoy 20192-32
2023Back Home- The complete Leiden 1984 concert 10--
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

YearAlbum
1979Once Upon A Time
1989The Continuing Story of Radar Love
2008Very Best of Golden Earring
2017Complete Studio Recordings [29-CD boxed set]
2018Alive... Though the Years [11-CD boxed set]

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbum
NLD
[8]
BEL
[9]
US
[10]
GER
[11]
AUT
[12]
SWI
[13]
UK
[14]
1965"Please Go"
b/w "Chunk of Steel"
8Just Ear-rings
"Lonely Everyday"
b/w "Not to Find"
1966"That Day"
b/w "The Words I Need"
2Non-album single
"If You Leave Me"
b/w "Waiting for You"
8
"Things Go Better"
b/w "Rum and Cola"
"Daddy Buy Me a Girl"
b/w "What You Gonna Tell"
15
"Don't Run Too Far"
b/w "Wings"
19
1967"In My House"
b/w "Smoking Cigarettes"
10Winter-Harvest
"Sound of the Screaming Day"
b/w "She Won't Come to Me"
4Non-album single
"Together We Live, Together We Love"
b/w "I Wonder" / "Preview Together We Live and Love"
5
1968"The Truth About Arthur"
b/w "Gipsy Rhapsody"
Miracle Mirror
"I've Just Lost Somebody"
b/w "The Truth About Arthur"
8
"Dong-Dong-Di-Ki-Di-Gi-Dong"
b/w "Wake Up - Breakfast!"
115Non-album single
"Just a Little Bit of Peace in My Heart"
b/w "Remember My Friend "
3On the Double
1969"Where Will I Be"
b/w "It's Alright, But I Admit It Could Be Better"
7Non-album single
"It's Alright, But I Admit It Could Be Better"
b/w "Song of a Devil's Servant"
"Another 45 Miles"
b/w "I Can't Get a Hold on Her"
3
1970"Back Home"
b/w "This Is the Time of the Year"
12156Golden Earring
1971"Holy Holy Life"
b/w "Jessica"
31224Non-album single
"She Flies on Strange Wings (Part 1)"
b/w "She Flies on Strange Wings (Part 2)"
4Seven Tears
1972"Buddy Joe"
b/w "Avalanche of Love "
3512Together
"Stand by Me"
b/w "All Day Watcher"
837[15] 45Non-album single
1973"Radar Love"
b/w "The Song Is Over" (Europe); "Just Like Vince Taylor" (UK)
16135107Moontan
1974"Instant Poetry"
b/w "From Heaven from Hell" (1974 version)
3132451Non-album single
"Candy's Going Bad"
b/w "She Flied on Strange Wings" (edit)
91Moontan
1975"Ce Soir"
b/w "Lucky Number"
620Switch
"Tons of Time"
b/w "Love Is a Rodeo"
"The Switch"
b/w "The Lonesome D.J."
1976"Sleepwalkin'"
b/w "Babylon"
724[16] To the Hilt
"To the Hilt"
b/w "Violins (part 1)"
"Bombay"
b/w "Faded Jeans"
711Contraband
1977"Just Like Vince Taylor" (live)
b/w "Radar Love" (live)
3044Live
1978"Movin' Down Life"
b/w "Can't Talk Now"
20Grab It for a Second
1979"Weekend Love"
b/w "Only a Matter of Time"
410No Promises...No Debts
"I Do Rock 'n Roll"
b/w "Sellin' Out"
18Non-album single
1980"Long Blond Animal"
b/w "Triple Threat"
1520Prisoner of the Night
"No for an Answer"
b/w "Annie"
36
1981"Slow Down"2nd Live
1982"Twilight Zone" 1510[17] Cut
1983"The Devil Made Me Do It"152479
1984"When The Lady Smiles"1176[18] N.E.W.S.
"Clear Night Moonlight"613
"N.E.W.S."48
"Something Heavy Going Down"2240Something Heavy Going Down
1986"Quiet Eyes"9[19] The Hole
"Why Do I"37
"They Dance"
1988"My Killer, My Shadow"31Keeper of the Flame
1989"Turn the World Around"833
"Distant Love"73
1991"Going to the Run"442Bloody Buccaneers
"Temporary Madness"32
"Pouring My Heart Out Again"51
1992"Making Love to Yourself"
"Bloody Buccaneers"
"I Can't Sleep Without You"29The Naked Truth
1993"Another 45 Miles" (live)23
"Long Blond Animal" (live)23
"As Long as the Wind Blows" (live)30
1994"Hold Me Now"12169Face It
"Johnny Make Believe"43
1996"Gotta See Jane"Love Sweat
"This Wheel's on Fire"
1997"Burning Stuntman"26Non-album single
1998"The Devil Made Me Do It" (live)62Naked II
1999"Paradise In Distress"29Paradise in Distress
"Whisper in a Crowd"74
2000"Miles Away from Nowhere"79Non-album single
"Yes! We're on Fire"55
2003"Albino Moon"16Millbrook U.S.A.
"A Sound I Never Heard"50
2005"I've Just Lost Somebody" (live)5Naked III, Live at Panama
"Angel" (live)18
2012"Still Got the Keys to My First Cadillac"17Tits 'n Ass
2019"Say When"Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian)

    . David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 127.

  2. Web site: Steffen Hung . Swedish Charts Portal . swedishcharts.com . 1976-03-15 . 2012-12-27.
  3. Web site: Gold & Platinum. 2020-09-16. RIAA. en-US.
  4. From the Music Capitals of the World-Toronto. 20 December 2020. Billboard. 14 June 1975. 47.
  5. Web site: Gold & Platinum. October 3, 2023. Music Canada. en.
  6. Netherlands. Golden Earring. October 3, 2023.
  7. Web site: Tits 'n Ass - Universal Music Norge . Universalmusic.no . 2000-09-16 . 2012-05-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131224104942/http://www.universalmusic.no/Artister/Golden-Earring/Musikk/tits-n-ass/ . 2013-12-24 .
  8. Web site: Steffen Hung . Dutch charts portal . dutchcharts.nl . 2012-12-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160313095722/http://www.dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=golden%2Bearring&cat=s . 2016-03-13 .
  9. Web site: Steffen Hung . Belgium charts portal . Ultratop.be. 2012-12-27.
  10. Web site: Golden Earring - Awards . AllMusic . 2012-12-27.
  11. Web site: Die ganze Musik im Internet . musicline.de . 2012-12-27.
  12. Web site: Steffen Hung . Austria Top 40 - Hitparade Österreich . https://archive.today/20120711130231/http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?search=golden+earring&cat=s . dead . 2012-07-11 . austriancharts.at . 1974-02-15 . 2012-12-27 .
  13. Web site: Steffen Hung . The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community . Swisscharts.com . 2012-12-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304105336/http://swisscharts.com/search.asp?search=golden%20earring&cat=s . 2016-03-04 .
  14. Web site: Golden Earring | Artist . Official Charts . 2012-12-27.
  15. charted on the Wallonia chart only
  16. Did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 109 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
    1. 1 Billboard Mainstream Rock chart
    1. 9 Billboard Mainstream Rock chart
    1. 31 Billboard Mainstream Rock chart