Uriah Heep discography explained

Artist:Uriah Heep
Studio:25
Live:20
Compilation:41
Video:18
Singles:33
UK: 27

Over the years, the British hard rock[1] band Uriah Heep has released 25 studio albums (of original material), 20 live albums, 41 compilation albums, 27 UK singles (33 worldwide) and 17 videos. The band's best selling album is Sweet Freedom, which was released in 1973 and its worldwide sales are more than 6 million copies. Uriah Heep's progressive/art rock/heavy metal fusion's distinctive features have always featured massive keyboards sound, strong vocal harmonies and (in the early years) David Byron's operatic vocals.[2] [3] Twelve of the band's albums have made it to the UK Albums Chart (Return to Fantasy reached No. 7 in 1975)[4] while of the fifteen Billboard 200 Uriah Heep albums Demons and Wizards was the most successful (No. 23, 1972).[5] In the late 1970s the band had massive success in Germany, where the "Lady in Black" single was a big hit.[6] [7] With Black Sabbath, Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin, Uriah Heep became one of the top heavy metal and hard rock bands of the 1970s.

Studio albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[8]
AUS
[9] [10]
CAN
[11]
GER
[12]
AUT
[13]
SWI
[14]
NOR
[15]
SWE
[16] [17]
US
[18]
FIN
[19]
JPN
[20]
1970...Very 'Eavy ...Very 'Umble
(titled Uriah Heep in the U.S.)
  • Released: June 1970
  • Label: Vertigo, Mercury
1584221861441
1971Salisbury
  • Released: January 1971
  • Label: Vertigo, Mercury
1931103347
Look at Yourself
  • Released: September 1971
  • Label: Bronze, Mercury
391611149315
1972Demons and Wizards
  • Released: May 1972
  • Label: Bronze, Mercury
2014225895823128

Gold[22]

The Magician's Birthday
  • Released: November 1972
  • Label: Bronze, Mercury
2862275931143
1973Sweet Freedom
  • Released: September 1973
  • Label: Bronze, Warner
1819512921333245
  • UK: Silver[24]
  • US: Gold
1974Wonderworld
  • Released: June 1974
  • Label: Bronze, Warner
23263172338576
  • UK: Silver
1975Return to Fantasy
  • Released: June 1975
  • Label: Bronze, Warner
722832132985874
  • UK: Silver
1976High and Mighty
  • Released: May 1976
  • Label: Bronze, Warner
55664842116127
1977Firefly
  • Released: February 1977
  • Label: Bronze, Warner
1763516621
Innocent Victim
  • Released: November 1977
  • Label: Bronze, Warner
441513

Gold[26]

1978Fallen Angel
  • Released: September 1978
  • Label: Bronze, Chrysalis
1810186
1980Conquest
  • Released: February 1980
  • Label: Bronze
373311
1982Abominog
  • Released: April 1982[27]
  • Label: Bronze, Mercury
34523056
1983Head First
  • Released: May 1983
  • Label: Bronze, Mercury
465619159
1985Equator
  • Released: March 1985
  • Label: Portrait, Columbia
79
1989Raging Silence
  • Released: May 1989
  • Label: Legacy, Enigma
26
1991Different World
  • Released: February 1991
  • Label: Legacy
1995Sea of Light
  • Released: April 1995
  • Label: HTD
8729
1998Sonic Origami
  • Released: September 1998
  • Label: Eagle, Spitfire
2008Wake the Sleeper
  • Released: June 2008
  • Label: Sanctuary
5555
2011Into the Wild 3258422931
2014Outsider
  • Released: 6 June 2014
  • Label: Frontiers
32561728
2018Living the Dream
  • Released: 14 September 2018
  • Label: Frontiers
57101852828
[28]
2023Chaos & Colour
  • Released: 27 January 2023
  • Label: Silver Lining Music
73410540
[29]
60
[30]
16
[31]

Live albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
AUS
AUT
FIN
GER
JPN
NOR
SWE
[32]
US
1973Uriah Heep Live
  • Released: April 1973
  • Label: Bronze, Mercury
23185582231037
  • UK: Silver
  • US: Gold
1986Live in Europe 1979
  • Released: 30 June 1986
  • Label: Raw Power, Castle
Live at Shepperton '74
  • Released: 10 November 1986
  • Label: Castle
1988Live in Moscow 1987
  • Released: 4 July 1988[33]
  • Label:
1996Spellbinder Live 1994
  • Released: 8 December 1996
  • Label: Spitfire
1997King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Uriah Heep in concert 1974
  • Released: 21 May 1997
  • Label: King Biscuit Flower Hour
2000Future Echoes of the Past
  • Released: 27 February 2000
  • Label: Classic Rock Productions
2001Acoustically Driven
  • Released: 2 June 2001,(recorded 2000)
  • Label: Classic Rock Productions
Electrically Driven, live 2001
  • Released: 22 May 2001
  • Label: Classic Rock Productions
2002The Magician's Birthday Party
  • Released: 5 February 2002 (recorded 2001)
  • Label: Classic Rock Productions
2003Live in the USA
  • Released: 6 November 2003
  • Label: Classic Rock Productions
2004Magic Night
  • Released: 6 November 2004,(recorded 2003)
  • Label: Classic Rock Productions
2010Official Bootleg Series Vol. 1: Live at Sweden Rock Festival 2009
  • Released: February 2010
  • Label: Ear Music
2010Official Bootleg Series Vol. 2: Live in Budapest, Hungary 2010
  • Released: October 2010
  • Label: Ear Music
2010Official Bootleg Series Vol. 3: Live in Kawazaki, Japan 2010
  • Released: March 2011
  • Label: Ear Music
2011Official Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Live in Brisbane, Australia 2011
  • Released: September 2011
  • Label: Ear Music
2011Live in Armenia
  • Released: September 2011
  • Label: Ear Music
2012Official Bootleg Series Vol. 5: Live in Athens, Greece 2011
  • Released: March 2012
  • Label: Ear Music
2013Official Bootleg Series Vol. 6: Live at the Rock of Ages Festival 2008
  • Released: July 2013
  • Label: Ear Music
2015Live at Koko – London 2014
  • Released: February 2015
  • Label: Ear Music

Compilation albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
(sales thresholds)
AUT
[34]
FIN
GER
NOR
[35]
SWE
[36]
US
1976The Best of Uriah Heep 847145
1985Anthology
  • Released: 1985
  • Label: Parlophone / Elektra
1986Anthology Volume One
  • Released: April 1986
  • Label: Legacy
1988Collection
  • Released: 1988
  • Label: Legacy
1989The Collection
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: Castle
Ironstrike: 14 Rock Hard Hits
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: Avanti
Milestones
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: Castle
1990Still 'eavy Still Proud
  • Released: April 1990
  • Label: Legacy
Two Decades in Rock
  • Released: June 1990
  • Label: Essential
1991Echoes in the Dark
  • Released: 1991
  • Label: Elite
Rarities from the Bronze Age
  • Released: 1991
  • Label: Sequel
1993The Lansdowne Tapes
  • Released: July 1993
  • Label: Parlophone, Elektra
1994Lady in Black
  • Released: 21 November 1994
  • Label: Parlophone, Elektra
1996A Time of Revelation (4-CD box set)
  • Released: May 1996
  • Label: Essential
The Best of ... Part 1
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: Essential
1997The Best of ... Part 2
  • Released: April 1997
  • Label: Essential
1998Classic: An Anthology
  • Released: 15 September 1998
  • Label: Parlophone, Elektra
2000Easy Livin
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: Delta
Travellers in Time
  • Released: February 2000
  • Label: Essential
2001Blood on Stone
  • Released: March 2001
  • Label: Castle
Empty the Vaults: The Rarities
  • Released: June 2001
  • Label: Castle
Come Away Melinda: The Ballads
  • Released: June 2001
  • Label: Castle
Remasters: The Official Anthology
  • Released: 28 October 2001,Remasters features new re-mixes, alternate versions en re-recordings of classic Heep material from 1970 to 2001, recorded by the band line-up of 2001
  • Label: Parlphone, Elektra
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Uriah Heep
  • Released: 10 November 2001
  • Label: Parlophone, Elektra
2002The Very Best of Uriah Heep
  • Released: May 2002
  • Label: Sanctuary
Between Two Worlds
  • Released: 30 June 2002
  • Label: Parlophone, Elektra
2003The Very Best of Uriah Heep
  • Released: March 2003
  • Label: BMG Camden
The Ultimate Collection
  • Released: July 2003
  • Label: Parlophone, Elektra
1114
2004Revelations
  • Released: February 2004
  • Label: Union Square Music
Rainbow Demon: Live & in the Studio 1994–1998
  • Released: April 2004
  • Label: Parlophone, Elektra
2005Chapter & Verse
  • Released: 27 February 2005
  • Label: Capitol
2006The Very Best of Uriah Heep
  • Released: February 2006
  • Label: Capitol
  • Released: 22 May 2006
  • Label: Capitol
2007Loud Proud & Heavy: The Best of Uriah Heep
  • Released: 5 February 2007
  • Label: Parlophone, Hollywood
2009Celebration – Forty Years of Rock
  • Released: 6 November 2009
  • Label: Edel
99
2009The Definite Spitfire Collection
  • Released: November 2009
  • Label: Store for Music
2010On the Rebound; A Very 'eavy 40th Anniversary Collection
  • Released: May 2010
  • Label: Sanctuary
The Uriah Heep Collection
  • Released: October 2010
  • Label: Brunswick
2011Wizards: The Best Of
  • Released: August 2011
  • Label: Parlophone, Atlantic, Sanctuary
2012Logical Revelations
  • Released: January 2012
  • Label: Store for Music
2015Totally Driven
  • Released: 12 November 2015
  • Label: Uriah Heep

Singles

YearTitlePeak chart positionCertificationsAlbum
UKUSGERNZNORAUSFINCANSWIDENNL
1970"Gypsy"28...Very 'Eavy ...Very 'Umble
"Wake Up (Set Your Sights)"
1971"Lady in Black"5166Salisbury
"High Priestess"
"Look at Yourself"334Look at Yourself
1972"The Wizard"34868Demons and Wizards
"July Morning"Look at Yourself
"Easy Livin'"391575152595Demons and Wizards
"Spider Woman"14The Magician's Birthday
1973"Sweet Lorraine"91
"July Morning" (Live)Uriah Heep Live
"Love Machine" (Live)
"Stealin'"91401923
  • RMNZ: Gold
Sweet Freedom
"Dreamer"
"Seven Stars"
1974"Something or Nothing"45625Wonderworld
1975"Prima Donna"310Return to Fantasy
"Return to Fantasy"34
1976"One Way or Another"High and Mighty
"Make a Little Love"
1977"Wise Man"Firefly
"Sympathy"3713
"Free Me"93188Innocent Victim
1978"Love or Nothing"36Fallen Angel
"Come Back to Me"40
1979"One More Night"
1980"Carry On"Conquest
"Feelings"
"Love Stealer"Non-album single
1981"Think It Over"
1982"On the Rebound"Abominog
"That's the Way That It Is"106
1983"Lonely Nights"85Head First
"Stay on Top"76
1985"Rockarama"Equator
"Poor Little Rich Girl"
1989"Hold Your Head Up"Raging Silence
"Blood Red Roses"
1991"Different World"Different World
1995"Dream On"Sea of Light
1998"Heartless Land"Sonic Origami
2001"Lady in Black" (Live)Acoustically Driven
2011"Nail on the Head"Into the Wild
2014"One Minute"Outsider
2018"Grazed by Heaven"Living the Dream
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Notes

Video albums

YearTitleFormat
1985Easy Livin' – A History of Uriah HeepVHS
1989Raging Through the SilenceVHS
1990Live LegendsVHS
GypsyVHS
1995Live in Moscow (Japan only)VHS
2000The Legend ContinuesVHS/DVD
2001Acoustically DrivenVHS/DVD
Sailing the Sea of LightVHS/DVD
2002The Magician's Birthday PartyDVD
Moscow and Beyond...DVD
2003Live in the USADVD
2004Magic NightDVD
The Ultimate AnthologyDVD
Classic Heep Live from the Byron EraDVD
Rock LegendsDVD
2005Between Two WorldsDVD
2006The Live BroadcastsDVD
2010Live in ConcertDVD
2013One More Night: Collectors RaritiesDVD
2015Live at Koko – London 2014DVD

External links

Notes and References

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  3. Web site: Stephen Thomas . Erlewine . Uriah Heep biography. AllMusic . 2010-04-08.
  4. Web site: Uriah Heep UK Charts . . 2010-04-08 .
  5. Web site: Uriah Heep Billboard 200 . AllMusic . 2010-04-08.
  6. Web site: Lady in Black - the new single by Uriah Heep . 2010-01-02. Uriah Heep - Official Web Site.
  7. Web site: Uriah Heep Singles . Musicline.de . de . 25 October 2019 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170909054627/http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/URIAH+HEEP/single . 9 September 2017.
  8. Web site: Uriah Heep full Official Chart history . . 22 September 2018.
  9. Web site: Go-Set Australian charts – Search for Uriah Heep . Poparchives.com.au . 25 November 2018.
  10. 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. 283.
  11. Web site: RPM Search Database: Uriah Heep . 25 November 2018 . Library and Archives Canada.
  12. Web site: Albums - Uriah Heep . Offiziellecharts.de . . de . 21 September 2018.
  13. Web site: Suche nach: Uriah Heep . 25 November 2018 . Austriancharts.at . . de.
  14. Web site: Suche nach: Uriah Heep . Hitparade.ch . 26 September 2018 . . de.
  15. Web site: Search for: Uriah Heep . 25 November 2018 . Norwegiancharts.com . .
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  18. Web site: Uriah Heep Chart History: Billboard 200 . . 4 October 2021.
  19. Book: Pennanen, Timo . Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 . 2021 . Uriah Heep. 270. Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava . Helsinki. May 17, 2022.
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  29. Web site: Album 2023 uke 05. VG-lista. 4 February 2023.
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  33. Web site: Music Week. 52.
  34. Web site: Uriah Heep . Austrian Charts.at . Hung Medien . 2011-06-01.
  35. Web site: Uriah Heep . Norwegian Charts . Hung Medien . 2009-11-26.
  36. Web site: Steffen . Hung . Uriah Heep . Swedish Charts.com . 2011-12-03.
  37. Germany. June 20, 2024. Uriah Heep.