Jefferson Starship discography explained

Artist:Jefferson Starship
Studio:11
Live:3
Compilation:4
Singles:22

This is a comprehensive discography of Jefferson Starship, a rock band from San Francisco that developed out of Jefferson Airplane in 1974.

Albums

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
US
[1]
AUS
[2]
CAN
NED
NZ
UK
Dragon Fly
  • Released: October 1974
  • Label: Grunt/RCA
116018

Gold[3]

Red Octopus
  • Released: June 13, 1975
  • Label: Grunt/RCA
1691315
  • US: 2X Platinum
Spitfire
  • Released: June 1976
  • Label: Grunt/RCA
3623171330
Earth
  • Released: March 1978
  • Label: Grunt/RCA
561429
  • US: Platinum
Freedom at Point Zero
  • Released: November 1979
  • Label: Grunt/RCA
1075202322
  • CAN: Platinum
  • US: Gold
Modern Times
  • Released: April 2, 1981
  • Label: Grunt/RCA
268415
  • US: Gold
Winds of Change
  • Released: October 4, 1982
  • Label: Grunt/RCA
26
  • US: Gold
Nuclear Furniture
  • Released: June 1984
  • Label: Grunt/RCA
28
  • US: Gold
Windows of Heaven
Jefferson's Tree of Liberty
Mother of the Sun
  • Released: August 22, 2020
  • Label: Golden Robot
" - " denotes release did not chart and/or not certified.

Live albums

YearTitleChart positionsRIAA Certification
US
1982RCA Special Radio Series Volume 19
1995Deep Space/Virgin Sky
1999 (compilation/live)
2001Across the Sea of Suns
2013Live In Central Park NYC May 12, 1975
2014Soiled Dove
" - " denotes release did not chart and/or not certified.
soundboard recordingsThese were CDs recorded directly from the soundboard at the live shows and sold to concert attendees. They were also sold online for a short time.

Compilation albums

YearTitleChart positionsCertifications
CAN
US
1979Gold 5320
  • US: Gold
1991Greatest Hits (Ten Years and Change 1979-1991)
  • US: Gold
1993Jefferson Starship at Their Best
1998Jefferson Airplane – Jefferson Starship – Starship: Hits
2008Playlist: The Very Best of Jefferson Starship
2019Starship Enterprise: The Best of Jefferson Starship and Starship
" - " denotes release did not chart and/or not certified.

Singles

YearSongChart positionsAlbum
CAN
[5]
NZ
[6]
UK
[7]
US
[8]
US Rock
[9]
US AC
1974"Ride the Tiger"84Dragon Fly
1975"Miracles"2240317Red Octopus
1976"Play on Love"4649
"With Your Love"10126Spitfire
"St. Charles"64
1978"Count On Me"924815Earth
"Runaway"91237
"Crazy Feelin'"7154
"Light the Sky on Fire"7366Gold
1979"Jane"13182114Freedom at Point Zero
1980"Girl with the Hungry Eyes"55
1981"Find Your Way Back"29293Modern Times
"Stranger"4817
"Save Your Love"10449
"Stairway to Cleveland"
1982"Be My Lady"2833Winds of Change
"Can't Find Love"16
1983"Winds of Change"3818
1984"No Way Out"59231Nuclear Furniture
"Layin' It on the Line"666
"Sorry Me, Sorry You"50
2020"It's About Time"Mother of the Sun
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Other appearances

YearWorkSongComments
1977Flight Log"Please Come Back"live recording
1978Star Wars Holiday Special"Light the Sky on Fire"also released as a single
1987"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" single"Layin' It on the Line" (live)B-side of the Starship song

Collaborations

YearWorkArtistCollaborators
1970Blows Against the EmpirePaul Kantner & Jefferson StarshipDavid Freiberg, Grace Slick
1971If I Could Only Remember My NameDavid CrosbyFreiberg, Kantner, Slick
SunfighterPaul Kantner & Grace SlickCraig Chaquico, Papa John Creach
Papa John CreachPapa John CreachKantner, Pete Sears, Slick
1972Rolling ThunderMickey HartFreiberg, Kantner, Slick
1973Baron von Tollbooth & the Chrome NunPaul Kantner, Grace Slick & David FreibergJohn Barbata, Chaquico, Creach, Freiberg
Child of NatureJack Traylor & SteelwindChaquico, Freiberg
1974ManholeGrace SlickBarbata, Chaquico, Freiberg, Sears
Let It FlowElvin BishopDonny Baldwin, Mickey Thomas
1975Juke Joint Jump
Solid SilverQuicksilver Messenger ServiceFreiberg, Sears
Struttin' My StuffElvin BishopBaldwin, Thomas
1976Hometown Boy Makes Good!
1977Raisin' Hell
1981Alive AloneMickey ThomasChaquico, Baldwin
1983Planet Earth Rock and Roll OrchestraPaul KantnerChaquico, Sears, Slick, Thomas
1984SoftwareGrace SlickKantner, Thomas

Videos

Music videos

List of music videos, with directors, showing year released! Year! Video! Director[10]
1981"Find Your Way Back"C.D. Taylor
1981"Stranger"C.D. Taylor
1982"Be My Lady"Jerry Kramer
1983"Can't Find Love"Stanley Dorfman
1983"Out of Control"Jerry Kramer
1983"Winds of Change"Jerry Kramer
1984"No Way Out"
1984"Layin' It on the Line"Irv Goodnoff

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jefferson Starship - Awards. AllMusic. October 20, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20121123094354/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jefferson-starship-mn0000840050/awards. November 23, 2012.
  2. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 154.
  3. United States. Jefferson Starship. June 30, 2024.
  4. "Certified Starship Awards
  5. Web site: Search for Canadian peaks. 2014-07-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20141226234810/http://www.officialcharts.de/suche.asp?search=starship&country=de&x=0&y=0&kategorie=single. 2014-12-26. dead.
  6. Web site: NZ peaks. 2012-03-30. 2020-12-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20201229052112/https://charts.nz/search.asp?search=Starship&cat=s . live .
  7. Book: Roberts, David. 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited. London. 1-904994-10-5. 373.
  8. Book: Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990. 0-89820-089-X . Whitburn . Joel . 1991 . Record Research .
  9. Web site: Starship Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography. Music VF. 2 December 2021.
  10. Web site: Jefferson Starship artist videography . mvdbase.com . 2018-06-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143234/http://www.mvdbase.com/person.php?&id=A4860 . 2018-06-12 . live .