Grand Funk Railroad discography explained

Artist:Grand Funk Railroad
Studio:13
Live:4
Compilation:8
Singles:25

Grand Funk Railroad (shortened to Grand Funk) is an American hard rock band formed in 1969. The band is most notable for their peak in popularity during the 1970s. Grand Funk has released 13 studio albums, 4 live albums, 8 compilation albums and 25 singles.

Albums

Studio albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
(sales threshold)
US
[1]
AU
[2] [3]
CA
[4]
JP
[5]
NO
[6]
1969On Time
  • Release date: August 1969
  • Label: Capitol (ST-307)
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette, CD
27143444
Grand Funk
  • Release date: December 1969
  • Label: Capitol (SKAO-406)
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette, CD
1113926
  • US: Platinum
1970Closer to Home
  • Release date: June 1970
  • Label: Capitol (SKAO-471)
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette, CD
69530
  • US: 2× Platinum
1971Survival
  • Release date: April 1971
  • Label: Capitol (SW-764)
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette, CD
6957
  • US: Platinum
E Pluribus Funk
  • Release date: November 1971
  • Label: Capitol (SW-854)
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette, CD
511315
  • US: Platinum
1972Phoenix
  • Release date: September 1972
  • Label: Capitol (SMAS-11099)
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette, CD
71382120
  • US: Gold
1973We're an American Band
  • Release date: July 1973
  • Label: Capitol (SMAS-11207)
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette, CD
22741012
  • US: Platinum
1974Shinin' On
  • Release date: March 1974
  • Label: Capitol (SWAE-11278)
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette, CD
54322410
  • US: Gold
All the Girls in the World Beware!!!
  • Release date: December 1974
  • Label: Capitol (SO-11356)
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette, CD
10662038
  • US: Gold
1976Born to Die
  • Release date: January 1976
  • Label: Capitol (ST-11482)
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette, CD
473135
Good Singin', Good Playin'
  • Release date: August 9, 1976
  • Label: MCA (MCA-2216)
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette, CD
5248
1981Grand Funk Lives
  • Release date: September 28, 1981
  • Label: Full Moon (FMH 3625)
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette
149
1983What's Funk?
  • Release date: 1983
  • Label: Warner Bros. (9 23750–1)
  • Format: LP, cassette
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums

YearAlbumPeak chart positionsCertifications
US
AU
CA
JP
UK
[8]
1970Live Album
  • Released: September, 1970
  • Label: Capitol Records
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette, CD
51551029
  • US: 2× Platinum
1975Caught in the Act
  • Released: 1975
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette, CD
213331
1997Bosnia
  • Released: October 21, 1997
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: CD, Digital
2002
  • Released: June 4, 2002
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: CD, Digital
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Compilation albums

ReleaseAlbumPeak chart
positions
Certifications
US
1972 17
1972Mark, Don & Terry 1966–67
  • Released: 1972
  • Label: ABKCO Records
    (Terry Knight & The Pack tracks w/Farner & Brewer)
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette
1976Grand Funk Hits
  • Released: 1976
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette
126
1989Heavy Hitters!
1990The Best of Grand Funk
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: CEMA
  • Format: CD, cassette
1991Capitol Collectors Series
  • Released: February 26, 1991
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: CD, cassette
  • US: Gold
1991More of the Best
  • Released: June 1, 1991
  • Label: Rhino
  • Format: CD, cassette
1999
  • Released: June 29, 1999
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: CD, Digital
2002Classic Masters
  • Released: July 30, 2002
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: CD, Digital
2002Trunk of Funk
  • Released: August 27, 2002
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: CD, Digital
2006Greatest Hits
  • Released: April 4, 2006
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: CD, Digital
201410 Great Songs The Millennium Collection: 20th Century Masters
  • Released: April 1, 2014
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: CD, Digital
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

YearTitlePeak positionsB-sidesCertificationsAlbum
US
[9]
CA
DE
[10]
AUUK
[11]
1969"Time Machine"4843"High on a Horse"On Time
"Mr. Limousine Driver"9792"High Falootin' Woman"Grand Funk
"Inside Looking Out"40"Paranoid"
1970"Heartbreaker"7258"Please Don't Worry"On Time
"Sin's a Good Man's Brother""Nothing is the Same"Closer To Home
"Closer to Home"2221"Aimless Lady"
"Mean Mistreater"4730"Mark Say's Alright"Live Album
1971"Feelin' Alright"5420"I Want Freedom"Survival
"Gimme Shelter" 614942"I Can Feel Him in the Morning"
"People, Let's Stop the War"105*"Save the Land"E Pluribus Funk
"Footstompin' Music"294383"I Come Tumblin'"
1972"Upsetter"7389"No Lies"
"Rock 'N Roll Soul"2937"Flight of the Phoenix"Phoenix
1973"We're an American Band"1487"Creepin'"
  • US: Platinum
We're an American Band
"Walk Like a Man"1916"The Railroad"
1974"The Loco-Motion"1110557"Destitute And Losin'"Shinin' On
"Shinin' On"1113"Mr. Pretty Boy"
"Some Kind of Wonderful"3639"Wild"
  • US: Platinum
All the Girls in the World Beware!!!
1975"Bad Time"43"Good and Evil"
"Take Me"5358"Genevieve"Born to Die
1976"Sally"6935"Love Is Dyin'"
"Can You Do It"4575"1976"Good Singin', Good Playin'
1977"Just Couldn't Wait""Out to Get You"
1981"Y.O.U."125**"Testify"Grand Funk Lives
1982"Stuck in the Middle"108"No Reason Why"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. US Charts are Billboard unless otherwise noted. * Cash Box Singles Chart. ** Record World Singles Chart.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grand Funk Railroad: Charts & Awards – Billboard Albums. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. United States. June 13, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20121014174853/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/grand-funk-railroad-mn0000659517/awards. October 14, 2012.
  2. Web site: Go-Set Magazine Charts: Australian Top 40 Singles and Album Charts 1966–1974. Pop Archives. June 13, 2011.
  3. 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. 128.

  4. Web site: RPM Search Engine. March 31, 2004. Library and Archives Canada. PHP.
  5. Web site: クロスビー,スティルス,ナッシュ&ヤングの売上ランキング. 2020-10-11. ORICON NEWS.
  6. Web site: Artist Info: Grand Funk Railroad. VG-lista. Norwegian. PHP. June 11, 2011.
  7. https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Grand%20Funk&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50 RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Grand Funk Railroad
  8. Web site: Artist Chart History: Grand Funk. The Official Charts Company. June 13, 2011.
  9. Web site: Grand Funk Railroad: Charts & Awards – Billboard Singles. AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. United States. June 13, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20121014174853/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/grand-funk-railroad-mn0000659517/awards. October 14, 2012.
  10. Web site: Chartverfolgung / Grand Funk Railroad / Single. Music Line. Media Control Charts. Germany. German. June 13, 2011.
  11. Web site: Official Charts / Grand Funk Railroad / Singles. The Official UK Charts Company. United Kingdom. English. February 13, 2017.
  12. Book: Whitburn, Joel. The Comparison Book Billboard/Cash Box/Record World 1954-1982. Sheridan Books. 2015. 978-0-89820-213-7. 554.