Living Colour discography explained

Artist:	Living Colour
Studio:	6
Music Videos:	18
Ep:	2
Singles:	21

The official discography of Living Colour, an American funk metal band.

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications (sales threshold)
		US ^[1]	AUS ^[2]	GER	AUT ^[3]	NL ^[4]	NOR ^[5]	NZ ^[6]	SWE ^[7]	SWI ^[8]	UK ^[9]
Vivid	Release date: May 3, 1988 Label: Epic Formats: LP, CD, cassette	6	52	—	—	92	15	2	—	—	—	CAN: Platinum^[10] NZ: Gold^[11] US: 2× Platinum
Time's Up	Release date: August 28, 1990 Label: Epic Formats: LP, CD, cassette	13	15	56	—	24	13	10	—	11	20	AUS: Gold^[12] CAN: Gold^[13] US: Gold
Stain	Release date: March 2, 1993 Label: Epic Formats: CD, cassette	26	18	29	25	8	—	10	42	14	19
Collideøscope	Release date: October 7, 2003 Label: Sanctuary Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Chair in the Doorway	Release date: September 15, 2009 Label: Megaforce Formats: CD, download	161	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Shade	Release date: September 8, 2017 Label: Megaforce Formats: LP, CD, download	—	—	—	—	119	—	—	—	25	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums

Title	Album details
Dread	Release date: 1994 Label: Import Japan Formats: CD, cassette
Live from CBGB's	Release date: January 11, 2005 Label: Legacy Formats: CD, download
Instant Live	Release date: February 5, 2005 Label: Instant Live Formats: CD, download
CBGB OMFUG Masters: August 19, 2005 The Bowery Collection	Release date: October 28, 2008 Label: Celluloid Formats: CD, download
The Paris Concert	Release date: March 10, 2009 Label: In-Akustik Formats: CD, download

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		AUS
Pride	Release date: November 14, 1995 Label: Epic Formats: CD, cassette	70
Super Hits	Release date: January 27, 1998 Label: Epic/Legacy Formats: CD, cassette	—
Play It Loud	Release date: April 28, 1998 Label: Sony Music Distribution Formats: CD, cassette	—
What's Your Favorite Color?: Remixes, B-Sides and Rarities	Release date: April 5, 2005 Label: Sony Music Distribution Formats: CD, music download	—
Everything Is Possible: The Very Best of Living Colour	Release date: January 17, 2006 Label: Epic/Legacy Formats: CD, download	—

Extended plays

Title	EP details	Peak chart positions
		US	AUS	NL	SWI
Biscuits^†	Release date: July 16, 1991 Label: Epic Formats: CD, cassette	110	25	43	32
Who Shot Ya?	Release date: September 9, 2016 Label: LC Productions Formats: CD, download	—	—	—	—

^†The Sony Music Japan edition of this disc had nine extra tracks not available on the international editions, making Biscuits a compilation album.

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions								Album
		US ^[14]	US Main ^[15]	US Alt ^[16]	US Dan ^[17]	AUS	NL ^[18]	NZ ^[19]	UK
1988	"Middle Man"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Vivid
	"Cult of Personality"	13	9	—	—	54	—	3	67
1989	"Glamour Boys"	31	26	—	—	—	31	14	83
	"Open Letter (To a Landlord)"	82	11	—	—	116	—	11	—
	"Funny Vibe"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990	"Type"	—	5	3	—	121	—	—	75	Time's Up
1991	"Love Rears Its Ugly Head"	—	28	8	—	10	16	—	12
	"Solace of You"	—	—	—	—	69	27	—	33
	"Elvis Is Dead"	—	—	25	18	—	—	—	—
	"Pride"	—	42	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Time's Up"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	"Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing"	—	—	12	—	—	85	—	—	Biscuits (EP)
1993	"Leave It Alone"	—	14	4	—	59	41	20	34	Stain
	"Ausländer"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	53
	"Nothingness"	—	—	17	—	85	—	28	—
	"Bi"	—	—	—	—	79	—	—	—
1994	"Sunshine of Your Love"	—	—	—	—	56	—	22	—	True Lies soundtrack
2003	"Song Without Sin"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Collideøscope
2009	"Behind the Sun"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	The Chair in the Doorway
2017	"Come On"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Shade
	"Program"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Video albums

Title	Album details	Certifications (sales threshold)
Primer	Release date: 1989 Label: CBS Records Formats: VHS, LD	US: Gold
Time Tunnel	Release date: 1991 Label: Sony Music Video Formats: VHS
Video Hits	Release date: 2006 Label: Sony BMG Formats: DVD
On Stage at World Cafe Live	Release date: May 8, 2007 Label: Decca Format: DVD
The Paris Concert	Release date: November 11, 2008 Label: In-Akustik Format: DVD

Music videos

Year	Song	Director(s)
1988	"Middle Man"	Drew Carolan^[20] ^[21]
	"Cult of Personality"
1989	"Glamour Boys"	Graham Elliott, John England^[22]
	"Open Letter (To a Landlord)"	Drew Carolan^[23]
	"Funny Vibe"	Charles Stone III^[24]
1990	"Love Rears Its Ugly Head"
	"Type"
	"Elvis Is Dead"
1991	"Sailin' On"
	"Solace of You"	Matt Mahurin^[25] ^[26]
1992	"Time's Up"
1993	"Leave It Alone"	Kevin Kerslake^[27]
	"Ausländer"	Eric Zimmerman
	"Nothingness"
	"Bi"
1994	"Sunshine of Your Love"	Nigel Dick^[28]
2003	"Song Without Sin"
2016	"Who Shot Ya?"

Other appearances

Title	Album details	Song
Judgment Night	Release date: September 14, 1993 Label: Epic Format: CD	"Me, Myself, & My Microphone" with Run DMC
	Release date: November 9, 1993 Label: Reprise Format: CD	"Crosstown Traffic"
True Lies	Release date: July 19, 1994 Label: Lightstorm/Epic Soundtrax Format: CD	"Sunshine of Your Love"

Notes and References

1. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=living colour|chart=Billboard 200}} Living Colour Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200]. Billboard. August 28, 2011.
2. Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
   • Top 50 peaks: Web site: australian-charts.com > Living Colour in Australian Charts. Hung Medien. August 24, 2016.
   • "Cult of Personality": Web site: Chartifacts > Week Ending: 19 May 1991 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 69). Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). August 24, 2016.
   • Vivid: Web site: Chartifacts > Week Ending September 23, 1990 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 37). Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). August 24, 2016.
   • Top 100 peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: 168.
   • "Sunshine of Your Love": Web site: The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 13 Nov 1994. Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). August 24, 2016.
   • "Open Letter (To a Landlord)": Web site: Week commencing 12 June 1989. 2022-02-11. en-GB.
   • "Type": Web site: Week commencing 10 December 1990. 2022-02-11. en-GB.
3. Web site: austriancharts.at - Austria Top 40. Hung Medien. August 28, 2011.
4. Web site: dutchcharts.nl - Dutch charts portal. Hung Medien. August 28, 2011.
5. Web site: norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal. Hung Medien. August 28, 2011.
6. Web site: charts.nz - New Zealand charts portal. Hung Medien. August 28, 2011.
7. Web site: swedishcharts.com - Swedish charts portal. Hung Medien. August 28, 2011.
8. Web site: Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community. Hung Medien. August 28, 2011.
9. Web site: Official Charts > Living Colour. The Official UK Charts Company. August 24, 2016.
10. Web site: Gold & Platinum Search - Music Canada - Vivid. Music Canada. August 28, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120604150938/http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=Vivid&ica=False&sa=Living%20Colour&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist. June 4, 2012.
11. New Zealand. Living Colour. album. 3366. 21 October 2017.
12. Book: Ryan, Gavin. Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. 2011. Moonlight Publishing. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia.
13. Web site: Gold & Platinum Search - Music Canada - Time's Up. Music Canada. August 28, 2011.
14. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=living colour|chart=Hot 100}} Living Colour Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100]. Billboard. August 28, 2011.
15. Web site: Living Colour - Chart history Billboard . www.billboard.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150928011325/http://www.billboard.com/artist/307663/living%20colour/chart?f=376 . 2015-09-28.
16. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=living colour|chart=Alternative Songs}} Living Colour Album & Song Chart History - Alternative Songs]. Billboard. August 28, 2011.
17. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=living colour|chart=Dance/Club Play Songs}} Living Colour Album & Song Chart History - Dance/Club Play Songs]. Billboard. August 28, 2011.
18. Web site: dutchcharts.nl - Dutch charts portal. Hung Medien. August 28, 2011.
19. Web site: charts.nz - New Zealand charts portal. Hung Medien. August 28, 2011.
20. Web site: Living Colour: Cult of Personality (1988) . www.imdb.com . IMDB . 4 July 2019.
21. Web site: Living Colour: Middle Man (1988) . www.imdb.com . IMDB . 4 July 2019.
22. Web site: Glamour Boys by Living Colour . www.songfacts.com . Songfacts . 4 July 2019.
23. Web site: Living Colour: Open Letter (to a Landlord) (1989) . www.imdb.com . IMDB . 4 July 2019.
24. Web site: Living Colour: Funny Vibe (1989) . www.imdb.com . IMDB . 4 July 2019.
25. Web site: Living Colour: Solace of You (1991) . www.imdb.com . IMDB . 4 July 2019.
26. Web site: Living Colour: Time's Up (1992) . www.imdb.com . IMDB . 4 July 2019.
27. Web site: Leave It Alone by Living Colour . www.songfacts.com . Songfacts . 4 July 2019.
28. Web site: Sunshine of Your Love (1994) . imvdb.com . IMVDb . 4 July 2019.