Hole discography explained

Artist:Hole
Studio:4
Compilation:1
Music Videos:12
Ep:3
Singles:16
1Option:15
1Option Name:Miscellaneous
2Option:4
2Option Name:Unofficial label releases

The discography of Hole, a Los Angeles–based American alternative rock band, consists of four studio albums, one compilation album, three extended plays, and 16 singles.

Hole was formed in 1989 by vocalist and rhythm guitarist Courtney Love and lead guitarist Eric Erlandson.[1] The band went through a number of line-up changes before recruiting bassist Jill Emery and drummer Caroline Rue in early 1990. The band signed to the independent label Caroline Records and its European subsidiary City Slang,[2] and released its debut studio album, Pretty on the Inside, in August 1991. Pretty on the Inside was a critical success,[3] especially in the United Kingdom, where the album's lead single, "Teenage Whore", peaked at number 1 in the UK Indie Chart.[4]

Following negotiations with a number of major labels, Hole signed a seven-album contract with DGC Records in 1992.[5] Due to creative differences, Emery and Rue left the band prior to the deal and were replaced by Kristen Pfaff and Patty Schemel, respectively. Hole released its major label debut Live Through This in April 1994. A critical and commercial success, Live Through This was released a week after the death of Love's husband, Kurt Cobain, and two months prior to the death of bassist Kristen Pfaff. The band postponed the album's supporting tour and recruited bassist Melissa Auf der Maur. After constant touring in support of Live Through Thiss release, Hole went on a hiatus in 1995. In 1998, the band released its third studio album, Celebrity Skin, which debuted at number 9 on the Billboard 200. Following the tour in support of the album, Auf der Maur left the band and joined The Smashing Pumpkins in 2000, and Love and Erlandson disbanded Hole in May 2002.

In 2009, Love announced that her second studio album, Nobody's Daughter, was due to be released as Hole's fourth studio album and announced the band's reformation.[6] Although Erlandson claimed that no reformation was possible for legal reasons,[7] Hole released Nobody's Daughter worldwide on April 23, 2010. The album received mixed critical response and was a commercial failure.[8] In 2013, Love announced that Hole was "dead", and that she was abandoning the moniker and returning to recording and performing as a solo artist.

Hole's studio albums alone have sold over 3 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Live Through This and Celebrity Skin have been certified platinum in the United States and Canada, and certified gold in Australia. "Malibu", a single from Celebrity Skin, has also been certified gold in Australia.

Albums

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsSalesCertifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[9]
AUS
[10]
AUT
[11]
CAN
[12]
FRA
[13]
GER
[14]
NLD
[15]
SWE
[16]
SWI
[17]
UK
[18]
Pretty on the Inside
  • Released: September 17, 1991
  • Label: Caroline
  • Format: CD, CS
59
Live Through This
  • Released: April 12, 1994
  • Label: DGC
  • Format: CD, CS
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  • US: 1.6 million[20]
  • Worldwide: 2 million[21]

Platinum[22]

Platinum[23]

Gold[24]

Platinum[25]

Celebrity Skin
  • Released: September 8, 1998
  • Label: Geffen
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
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  • US: 1.4 million
  • CAN: 150,000[26]
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum
  • BPI: Gold
  • MC: Platinum
Nobody's Daughter 155045114461253746
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Live albums

Extended plays

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
US
AUS
Ask for It
  • Released: September 8, 1995
  • Label: Caroline (1470-1), Virgin (20025)
  • Format: CD, LP, CS
172183
The First Session
  • Released: August 26, 1997
  • Label: Sympathy (053)
  • Format: CD
Awful: Australian Tour EP
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Geffen (97058)
  • Format: CD
44
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Promotional extended plays

TitleDetails
Selections from Live Through This
  • Released: March 1994
  • Label: Geffen (4635)
  • Format: CS
Extracts from Celebrity Skin
  • Released: August 1998
  • Label: Geffen (SAM155)
  • Format: CD
Sampler 5 Titres
  • Released: March 2010
  • Label: Mercury
  • Format: CD

Singles

YearSongPeak chart positionsCertificationsB/WAlbum
US
[29]
US
Alt.

[30]
US
Main.

[31]
AUS
CAN
[32]
FRA
NLD
NZL
[33]
SWE
UK
1990"Retard Girl""Phonebill Song"/"Johnnie's in the Bathroom"Non-album single
1991"Dicknail""Burn Black"
"Teenage Whore"80"Drown Soda"/"Burn Black"Pretty on the Inside
1993"Beautiful Son"54"20 Years in the Dakota"/"Old Age"Non-album single
1994"Miss World"13578964"Rock Star" (alternate mix)Live Through This
"Doll Parts"584136754516"The Void"
1995"Violet"291104517"Old Age"
"Softer, Softest"3290"He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss)"
1996"Gold Dust Woman"3187The Crow: City of Angels soundtrack
1998"Celebrity Skin"85142464334319
  • BPI: Silver
"Best Sunday Dress"Celebrity Skin
"Malibu"8131611403822 "Drag"
1999"Awful"134439
2000"Be a Man"102Any Given Sunday soundtrack
2010"Skinny Little Bitch"1935180"Codine"Nobody's Daughter
"Pacific Coast Highway"
"Letter to God"
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Split singles

! Year! Single! Other artist! Notes
1994"Circle One / Shutdown"MonkeywrenchHole are credited as "The Holez"
1996"Gold Dust Woman/Spit"NY Loosehttps://www.discogs.com/release/2407652-Hole-2-NY-Loose-Gold-Dust-Woman-Spit
1998"Celebrity Skin/Closing Time"Semisonic
"Malibu/Tropicalia"Beck
"I Don't Like the Drugs (But the Drugs Like Me)/Malibu"Marilyn Manson

Music videos

YearTitleDirector(s)
1991"Garbage Man"
1993"Beautiful Son"
1994"Miss World"Sophie Muller[35]
"Doll Parts"Samuel Bayer[36]
1995"Violet"Mark Seliger and Fred Woodward[37]
1996"Gold Dust Woman"Matt Mahurin[38]
1998"Celebrity Skin"Nancy Bardawil[39]
"Malibu"Paul Hunter[40]
1999"Awful"Jeff Richter[41]
2000"Be a Man"Joseph Kahn and Joe Rey[42]
2011"Samantha"Alphan Eseli[43]

Miscellaneous

YearSongAlbumNotes
1992"Dicknail"[46] Revolution Come and GonePreviously released as 1991 single, "Dicknail"
1993"Over the Edge"[47] Eight Songs for Greg Sage and the WipersCover of a song by the Wipers. Later featured on Ask for It EP.
1994"Beautiful Son"[48] DGC Rarities, Vol. 1Previously released as 1992 single, "Beautiful Son"
Jabberjaw Compilation: Good to the Last DropThis song is an alternate mix of "Olympia", referred to as "Rock Star" here to match the printing mistake on Live Through This
1995"Drown Soda"[49] Tank Girl (soundtrack)1991 Peel session recording of the song, also released on the Ask for It EP. The original studio version was first released on the 1991 "Teenage Whore" single, and a live version was released on the compilation album My Body, the Hand Grenade.
1996"Gold Dust Woman"[50] [51] The Crow: City of Angels (soundtrack)Cover of a 1977 Fleetwood Mac song. Released as a single and included on The Crow: City of Angels soundtrack. Later released as a split single with NY Loose track "Spit".
"Circle One"Cover of 1978 track by The Germs from their EP Lexicon Devil. Hole appears on the album as "The Holez", and Love plays bass on the track instead of guitar. Also released as a split single with "Shutdown" by Monkeywrench.
1997"Dicknail"[52] Nowhere (soundtrack)Previously released as 1991 single, "Dicknail".
1998"Phonebill Song"[53] Their Sympathetic Majesties Request: A Decade of Obscurity and Obsolescence (1988–1998)Previously released as B-side of "Retard Girl" single, and on The First Session and My Body, the Hand Grenade.
1999"Retard Girl"[54] Alright, This Time Just the GirlsPreviously released as 1990 single, "Retard Girl".
"Heaven Tonight" Never Been Kissed (soundtrack)Previously released on Celebrity Skin.
"Doll Parts" (live)[55] The Best of KROQ's Almost Acoustic ChristmasLive version of the song.
"Best Sunday Dress"[56] Much at Edgefest 1999Previously released on "Celebrity Skin" single and the Japanese edition of Celebrity Skin; was originally written in 1985 in Love's band The Pagan Babies with Kat Bjelland.
2000"Be a Man"[57] Any Given Sunday (soundtrack)Released as single, "Be a Man", and appeared on Any Given Sunday soundtrack
"Malibu" (single)Cover of a 1965 Bob Dylan song, released on some editions of "Malibu" single.
2009"Violet"[58] Jennifer's Body (soundtrack)Previously released on Live Through This.

Unofficial label releases

YearTitleTypeFormatOther artist(s)LabelNotes
1992Sugar and SpiceSplit albumLPBabes in ToylandFoxcore Records
1993"Kool Thing/Teenage Whore" (live)Split singleLPSonic YouthSnack Cake Discs and DessertsReleased in Sweden, titled Gooey on the Inside
1995MTV Unplugged & Even MoreAlbumCDUP01Recorded at Hole's MTV Unplugged performance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on February 14, 1995
2013Hole and Courtney Love' Greatest Fucking Hits (1991–2010)AlbumCD, digital downloadCourtney LoveHellbound Records

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Cohen. Jason. Hole: Life in a Band with Courtney Love, Rock's Wildest Diva. Rolling Stone. 1995. August 24, 1995. 66.
  2. Courtney Love. Behind the Music. Behind the Music. VH1. 2010.
  3. Book: Brite, Poppy Z.. Poppy Z. Brite. Courtney Love: The Real Story. 117. Simon & Schuster. 978-0-684-84800-6. December 1998.
  4. Indie Charts: September 28, 1991. The ITV Chart Show. Channel 4. 28 September 1991.
  5. Book: Cross, Charles R.. Charles R. Cross. Heavier Than Heaven: The Biography of Kurt Cobain. 224. Spectre. 978-0-340-73939-6. 2002.
  6. Web site: The Return of Hole – Courtney Love's In-the-Studio Video Diary . . Martin . Dan . June 17, 2009 . August 16, 2012 .
  7. Web site: Q&A: Hole's Eric Erlandson . . Peisner . David . July 9, 2010 . August 16, 2012 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20121011154155/https://www.spin.com/2009/07/qa-holes-eric-erlandson/ . October 11, 2012 .
  8. Web site: The 20 Biggest Flops of 2010 . . August 16, 2012 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120904083351/http://phoenix.metromix.com/music/standard_photo_gallery/the-20-biggest-flops/2377236/content . September 4, 2012 .
  9. Hole Chart History: Billboard 200 . . 2020-07-19.
  10. Australian (ARIA) peaks:
  11. Web site: Discographie Hole . de . Hung Medien . 2010-06-15 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20111227041905/http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Hole . 2011-12-27 .
  12. Peak chart positions for Hole in Canada:
    • Top Albums/CDs - Volume 61, No. 26, July 31, 1995 . . 2011-12-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121024064908/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.7768&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5 . 2012-10-24 .
  13. Web site: Discographie Hole . fr . Hung Medien . 2010-06-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121102180058/http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Hole . 2012-11-02 .
  14. Web site: Chartverfolgung / Hole / Longplay . de . PhonoNet . 2010-06-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120730035220/http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Hole/longplay . 2012-07-30 .
  15. Web site: Discografie Hole . nl . Hung Medien . 2010-06-15 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20121025082511/http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Hole . 2012-10-25 .
  16. Web site: Discography Hole . Hung Medien . 2010-06-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121026111829/http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Hole . 2012-10-26 .
  17. Web site: Discographie Hole . de . Hung Medien . 2010-06-15 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20111028093636/http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Hole . 2011-10-28 .
  18. UK chart peaks:
    • Top 100 peaks except "Teenage Whore": Web site: Official Charts > Hole. Official Charts Company. June 26, 2024. N.B. This site contains compressed chart peaks (singles with sales decreases exceeding 20% on the previous week are excluded from the chart below number 75) for singles charting between number 76 and 100. The site is missing positions 76–100 from the second week of April 1991 through to January 1994 inclusive; hence, the peak for "Teenage Whore" is not listed here.
    • "Teenage Whore": Web site: UK Singles Charts: 1991 (including chart panel sales) – page 23. UKmix.org. June 26, 2024.
    • Top 200 peaks from November 1994 to December 2010: Web site: Tobias. Zywietz. Chart Log UK: H & Claire – Hysterix. Zobbel. June 15, 2010. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20081208144744/http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_H.HTM. December 8, 2008. N.B. This site contains uncompressed (no exclusions below number 75) chart peaks between numbers 76 and 200. Some peaks will therefore be lower than those on the Official Charts site.
  19. Newman . Melinda . 2003 . Courtney Cuts the Drama: Love Leaves Woe Behind . . July 19, 2003 . 61 . August 16, 2012 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170221112138/https://books.google.com/books?id=WhEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA6 . February 21, 2017 .
  20. Newman. Melinda. 2004. Jury Out on Love's Solo Bow. Billboard. February 7, 2004. 55. August 16, 2012.
  21. Book: Durchholz. Daniel. Graff. Gary. Gary Graff. Rock 'n' Roll Myths: The True Stories Behind the Most Infamous Legends. 2012. Voyageur Press. 978-0-760-34230-5.
  22. Web site: RIAA certifications . 2010-06-15 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070626050454/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH . 2007-06-26 .
  23. Web site: ARIA certifications . 2010-07-23 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721045031/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-1998.htm . 2011-07-21 .
  24. Web site: BRIT Certified . . 2020-07-19. N.B. User must define search parameters. Enter "Hole" into Keywords, select "Artist" from Search by and click search.
  25. Web site: Gold Platinum Database: Hole . . 2011-12-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120225041920/http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st= . 2012-02-25.
  26. Web site: Two Holes in one. https://web.archive.org/web/20010119045800/http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicArtistsH/hole.html. dead. January 19, 2001. May 18, 2020.
  27. Web site: On the charts: The National, Sleigh Bells make an impact in a sloooooooow sales week . Latimesblogs.latimes.com . May 19, 2010 . July 21, 2013 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140506071025/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/05/on-the-charts-the-national-sleigh-bells-make-an-impact-on-a-week-that-boasts-a-record-low.html . May 6, 2014.
  28. Web site: Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 (26 October 1997 – 1 November 1997). The Official Charts Company. The Official UK Charts Company. May 4, 2017.
  29. Hole Chart History: Hot 100 . . 2020-07-20.
  30. Hole Chart History: Alternative Airplay . . 2020-07-20 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150709125354/http://www.billboard.com/artist/303552/hole/chart?f=377 . 2015-07-09.
  31. Hole Chart History: Mainstream Rock . . 2020-07-20.
  32. Peak chart positions for singles in Canada:
  33. Web site: Discography Hole . Hung Medien . 2010-06-15 .
  34. Web site: ARIA certifications . 2010-07-23 . Australian Recording Industry Association . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120204062132/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-1999.htm . 2012-02-04 .
  35. Web site: "Miss World" by Hole | Music Videos | VH1.com . . July 30, 2008 . April 20, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150510010602/http://www.vh1.com/video/hole/256626/miss-world.jhtml . May 10, 2015 .
  36. Web site: Motion List | Samuel Bayer . samuelbayer.com . April 20, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120519204542/http://samuelbayer.com/motion-list/ . May 19, 2012 .
  37. Web site: 100 Greatest Music Videos | Music | Slant Magazine . . Cinquemani . Gonzalez . Sal . Ed . June 30, 2003 . April 20, 2012 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120120140310/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/feature/100-greatest-music-videos/205/page_8 . January 20, 2012 .
  38. Web site: "Gold Dust Woman" by Hole | Music Video | VH1.com . VH1 . July 3, 1996 . April 20, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150510010555/http://www.vh1.com/video/hole/123516/gold-dust-woman.jhtml . May 10, 2015 .
  39. Web site: "Celebrity Skin" by Hole | Music Video | VH1.com . VH1 . August 13, 1998 . April 20, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130927231048/http://www.vh1.com/video/hole/8794/celebrity-skin.jhtml . September 27, 2013 .
  40. Web site: "Malibu" by Hole | Music Video | VH1.com . VH1 . July 30, 2008 . April 20, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150510010518/http://www.vh1.com/video/hole/256634/malibu.jhtml . May 10, 2015 .
  41. Web site: "Awful" by Hole | Music Video | VH1.com . VH1 . July 12, 2005 . April 20, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150510194657/http://www.vh1.com/video/hole/739012/awful.jhtml . May 10, 2015 .
  42. Web site: CMT : Video : Courtney Love : Be a Man . . April 20, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131227211711/http://www.cmt.com/videos/courtney-love/8790/be-a-man.jhtml . December 27, 2013 .
  43. Web site: PRESENTING "SAMANTHA" VIDEO | ISNTABUL'74 . istanbul74.com . December 12, 2011 . April 20, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120114083950/http://www.istanbul74.com/2011/12/12/presenting-samantha-video/ . January 14, 2012 .
  44. Book: True, Everett. NIRVANA: The True Story. 459–460. Omnibus Press. 2006. 978-1844496402.
  45. Web site: iTunes - Music Videos - Doll Parts (Producer's Version) by Hole . . April 20, 2012 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20121125015753/https://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/doll-parts-producers-version/id450506181 . November 25, 2012 .
  46. "[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r535028|pure_url=yes}} ''Revolution Come and Gone'']". Allmusic. Retrieved on 5 November 2007.
  47. "[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r182134|pure_url=yes}} ''Eight Songs for Greg Sage and the Wipers'']". Allmusic. Retrieved on 30 March 2016.
  48. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r203116|pure_url=yes}} ''DGC Rarities, Vol. 1'']". Allmusic. Retrieved on 5 November 2007.
  49. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r218349|pure_url=yes}} ''Tank Girl'']". Allmusic. Retrieved on 5 November 2007.
  50. "[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r309620|pure_url=yes}} ''Crow/Crow: City of Angels'']". Allmusic. Retrieved on 5 November 2007.
  51. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r238070|pure_url=yes}} ''The Crow: City of Angels'' Original Soundtrack.] Allmusic. Retrieved on 5 November 2007.
  52. Ankeny, Jason. "[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r256759|pure_url=yes}} ''Nowhere'']". Allmusic. Retrieved on 5 November 2007.
  53. Kaups, Robert. "[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r365335|pure_url=yes}} ''Their Sympathetic Majesties Request'']". Allmusic. Retrieved on 5 November 2007.
  54. Flota, Brian. "[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r415818|pure_url=yes}} ''Alright, This Time Just the Girls'']". Allmusic. Retrieved on 5 November 2007.
  55. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r444075|pure_url=yes}} ''The Best of KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas'']". Allmusic. Retrieved on 5 November 2007.
  56. "[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r425609|pure_url=yes}} ''Much at Edgefest 1999'']". Allmusic. Retrieved on 5 November 2007.
  57. Phares, Heather. "[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r450137|pure_url=yes}} ''Any Given Sunday'']". Allmusic. Retrieved on 5 November 2007.
  58. "Jennifer's Body".