Saxon discography
Saxon discography | |
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![]() Saxon live in 2016 | |
Studio albums | 24 |
Live albums | 11 |
Compilation albums | 11 |
Video albums | 11 |
The following is a comprehensive discography of Saxon, a British heavy metal band.
Albums
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||
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US [1] | AUT [2] | FRA [3] | GER [4] | NLD [5] | SWE [6] | SWI [7] | UK [8] | UK Rock [9] | |||||||
Saxon |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
Wheels of Steel |
| — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | 5 | — |
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Strong Arm of the Law |
| — | — | 15 | — | — | 37 | — | 11 | — |
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Denim and Leather |
| — | — | 19 | 37 | 39 | 21 | — | 9 | — |
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Power & the Glory |
| 155 | — | — | 28 | 26 | 9 | — | 15 | — | |||||
Crusader |
| 174 | — | — | 20 | 16 | 15 | 26 | 18 | — | |||||
Innocence Is No Excuse |
| 133 | — | — | 33 | — | 18 | — | 36 | — | |||||
Rock the Nations |
| 149 | — | — | 44 | — | 26 | — | 34 | — | |||||
Destiny |
| — | — | — | 45 | — | 30 | 28 | 49 | — | |||||
Solid Ball of Rock |
| — | — | — | 23 | — | — | 28 | — | — | |||||
Forever Free |
| — | — | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
Dogs of War |
| — | — | — | 55 | — | — | 43 | — | — | |||||
Unleash the Beast |
| — | — | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
Metalhead |
| — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
Killing Ground |
| — | — | 141 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
Lionheart |
| — | — | 103 | 44 | — | 57 | 62 | — | 22 | |||||
The Inner Sanctum |
| — | — | 138 | 36 | — | 39 | 89 | — | 4 | |||||
Into the Labyrinth |
| — | — | 87 | 23 | 83 | 33 | 61 | — | 6 | |||||
Call to Arms |
| — | — | — | 18 | — | 19 | 37 | — | 6 | |||||
Sacrifice |
| — | 54 | 82 | 14 | — | 15 | 51 | 87 | 4 | |||||
Battering Ram |
| — | 34 | 66 | 12 | — | 13 | 21 | 50 | 3 | |||||
Thunderbolt |
| — | 18 | 113 | 5 | — | 13 | 6 | 29 | 2 | |||||
Carpe Diem |
| — | 7 | 59 | 3 | 59 | 15 | 4 | 17 | 2 | |||||
Hell, Fire and Damnation |
| — | 4 | 27 | 4 | 59 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 2 | |||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Cover albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||||
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AUT [2] | FRA [3] | GER [4] | SWI [7] | UK [8] | UK Rock [9] | ||||||||||
Inspirations |
| 27 | 154 | 10 | 12 | 56 | 1 | ||||||||
More Inspirations |
| 63 | — | 30 | 23 | — | 5 | ||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Live albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||
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FRA [3] | GER [4] | NLD [5] | SWE [6] | SWI [7] | UK [8] | UK Rock [9] | |||||||||
The Eagle Has Landed |
| — | 33 | 32 | 30 | — | 5 | — |
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Rock 'n' Roll Gypsies |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Greatest Hits Live! |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
The Eagle Has Landed – Part II |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Donnington: The Live Tracks |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
BBC Sessions |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
The Eagle Has Landed – Part III |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Heavy Metal Thunder – Live: Eagles Over Wacken |
| — | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
St. George's Day Sacrifice: Live in Manchester |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | |||||||
Let Me Feel Your Power |
| 169 | 47 | — | — | — | — | 19 | |||||||
The Vinyl Hoard |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
The Eagle Has Landed 40: Live |
| 192 | 36 | — | — | 63 | 46 | 2 | |||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Compilation albums
- Strong Arm Metal (1984)
- Anthology (1988)
- Back on the Streets (1990)
- The Best of Saxon (1991)
- A Collection of Metal (1996)
- Burrn! Presents: The Best of Saxon (2000)
- Diamonds and Nuggets (2000)
- Masters of Rock: Saxon (2001)
- Heavy Metal Thunder (2002) (re-recordings)
- Coming to the Rescue (2002)
- The Very Best of Saxon (1979–1988) (2007)
- The Best of Saxon (2009)
- Saxon – The Carrere Years (1979–1984) (Box Set) (2012)
- Saxon – The EMI Years (1985–1988) (Box Set) (2012)
- Unplugged and Strung Up (2013) (orchestral + acoustic)
- The Complete Albums 1979-1988 (10-CD boxed set) (2014)
- Baptism in Fire – The Collection 1991–2009 (2016)[11]
- Decade of the Eagle - 1979-1988 (2017)
Videos
- Live (1983)
- Live Innocence! (1985)
- Greatest Hits Live! (1989)
- Power & the Glory – Video Anthology (1990)
- The Saxon Chronicles (2003)
- Live Innocence – The Power & the Glory (2003)
- To Hell and Back Again (2007)
- Saxon: Heavy Metal Thunder – Live (2010)
- Heavy Metal Thunder – Live: Eagles Over Wacken (2012)
- Warriors of the Road – The Saxon Chronicles Part II (2014)
- The Saxon Chronicles (2015)
- Let Me Feel Your Power (2016)[12]
Singles
Year | Single | UK [13][14] | |
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1979 | "Big Teaser" B-side: "Stallions of the Highway" | — | |
"Backs to the Wall" B-side: "Militia Guard" | — | ||
1980 | "Wheels of Steel" B-side: "Stand Up and Be Counted" | 20 | |
"747 (Strangers in the Night)" B-side: "See The Light Shining" | 13 | ||
"Big Teaser" (re-issue) B-side: "Rainbow Theme" | 66 | ||
"Backs to the Wall" (re-issue) B-side: "Militia Guard" | 64 | ||
"Suzie Hold On" B-side: "Judgement Day (Live)" | — | ||
"Strong Arm of the Law" B-side: "Taking Your Chances" | 63 | ||
1981 | "And the Bands Played On" B-side: "Hungry Years" | 12 | |
"Never Surrender" B-side: "20,000 Ft. (Remix)" | 18 | ||
"Princess of the Night" B-side: "Fire in the Sky" | 57 | ||
1983 | Power and the Glory" B-side: "See the Lightning Shine (Live)" | 32 | |
"Nightmare" B-side: "Midas Touch" | 50 | ||
1984 | "Sailing to America" B-side: "A Little Bit of What You Fancy" | 81 | |
"Do It All for You" B-side: "Just Let Me Rock" | 178[15] | ||
1985 | "Back on the Streets" B-side: "Live Fast Die Young" | 75 | |
1986 | "Rock 'n' Roll Gypsy" B-side: "Krakatoa" | 72 | |
"Waiting for the Night" B-side: "Chase the Fade" | 66 | ||
"Rock the Nations" B-side: "747 (Strangers in the Night)" | 80 | ||
1987 | "Northern Lady" B-side: "Everybody Up" | 91 | |
1988 | "Ride Like the Wind" B-side: "Red Alert" | 52 | |
"I Can't Wait Anymore" B-side: "Broken Heroes (Live)" | 71 | ||
1991 | "We Will Remember" B-side: "Alter of the Gods" | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
References
- ^ "US Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Saxon in Der Österreichischen Hitparade". Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ a b c "Recherche pour: saxon". Leschartes.com (in French). Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ a b c "German Albums". Charts.de. GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Saxon in Dutch Charts". Dutch Charts. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Search for: saxon". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ a b c "Swiss Albums". swisscharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ a b c "UK Albums". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ a b c "UK Albums". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d BPI Certified Awards Search
- ^ "Saxon: Baptism of Fire – The Collection 1991–2009 – Demon Music Group". Demon Music Group. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ "Saxon, Let Me Feel Your Power". Amazon. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 483. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Saxon | full Official Chart history". Official Charts. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ https://www.ukmix.org/forum/chart-discussion/chart-analysis/10895472-uk-singles-charts-1984-including-chart-panel-sales?q=saxon [bare URL]
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- Brian Tatler
- Saxon
- Wheels of Steel
- Strong Arm of the Law
- Denim and Leather
- Power & the Glory
- Crusader
- Innocence Is No Excuse
- Rock the Nations
- Destiny
- Solid Ball of Rock
- Forever Free
- Dogs of War
- Unleash the Beast
- Metalhead
- Killing Ground
- Lionheart
- The Inner Sanctum
- Into the Labyrinth
- Call to Arms
- Sacrifice
- Battering Ram
- Thunderbolt
- Inspirations
- Carpe Diem
- More Inspirations
- Hell, Fire and Damnation
- The Eagle Has Landed
- Rock 'n' Roll Gypsies
- Greatest Hits Live!
- The Eagle Has Landed – Part II
- Donnington: The Live Tracks
- BBC Sessions / Live at Reading Festival '86
- Live at Donnington 1980
- The Eagle Has Landed – Part III
- Let Me Feel Your Power
- Anthology
- A Collection of Metal
- Burrn! Presents: The Best of Saxon
- Diamonds and Nuggets
- Heavy Metal Thunder