Queensrÿche discography

The discography of Queensrÿche, an American progressive metal band, consists of sixteen studio albums, five live albums, five compilation albums, seven video albums, one extended play, thirty-four music videos and thirty-six singles.

Queensrÿche discography
Studio albums	16
EPs	1
Live albums	5
Compilation albums	5
Singles	37
Video albums	7
Music videos	35
Promotional singles	1

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Sales	Certifications
		US [1]	BEL [2]	CAN [3]	GER [4]	JPN [5]	NLD [6]	NOR [7]	SWE [8]	SWI [9]	UK [10]
The Warning	Released: September 7, 1984 Label: EMI Formats: CD, CS, LP, DL	61	—	91	—	—	—	—	42	—	100		RIAA: Gold[11]
Rage for Order	Released: July 14, 1986 Label: EMI Formats: CD, CS, LP, DL	47	—	85	58	—	31	—	47	—	66		RIAA: Gold[11]
Operation: Mindcrime	Released: May 3, 1988 Label: EMI Formats: CD, CS, LP, DL	50	—	75	17	64	29	—	25	21	58		RIAA: Platinum[11]
Empire	Released: September 4, 1990 Label: EMI Formats: CD, CS, LP, DL	7	—	18	22	18	56	14	26	22	13	US: 3,500,000[12]	RIAA: 3× Platinum[11] BPI: Silver[13] MC: Platinum[14]
Promised Land	Released: October 18, 1994 Label: EMI Formats: CD, CS, LP, DL	3	—	28	10	16	16	—	6	14	13	US: 734,000[15]	RIAA: Platinum[11] MC: Gold[14]
Hear in the Now Frontier	Released: March 25, 1997 Label: EMI Formats: CD, CS, DL	19	25	41	19	60	—	36	13	—	46	US: 312,000[16]
Q2K	Released: September 14, 1999 Label: Atlantic Formats: CD, CS, DL	46	—	—	21	65	67	—	60	—	—	US: 156,000[16]
Tribe	Released: July 22, 2003 Label: Sanctuary Formats: CD, DL	56	—	—	52	245	79	—	—	—	193	US: 74,000[17]
Operation: Mindcrime II	Released: March 31, 2006 Label: Rhino Formats: CD, LP, DL	14	97	—	51	27	35	27	18	59	107	US: 150,000[18]
Take Cover	Released: November 13, 2007 Label: Rhino Formats: CD, LP, DL	173	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
American Soldier	Released: March 31, 2009 Label: Rhino Formats: CD, DL	25	—	—	65	39	100	—	—	71	149	US: 60,000[18]
Dedicated to Chaos	Released: June 28, 2011 Label: Roadrunner Formats: CD, DL	70	—	—	62	167	—	—	—	71	—	US: 20,000[18]
Queensrÿche	Released: June 25, 2013 Label: Century Media Formats: CD, LP, DL	23	89	—	47	163	—	—	46	44	154	US: 42,000[19] WW: 80,000+[20]
Condition Hüman	Released: October 2, 2015 Label: Century Media Formats: CD, LP, DL	27	55	—	26	—	51	—	—	54	77
The Verdict	Released: March 1, 2019 Label: Century Media Formats: CD, LP, DL	110	43	—	6	107	92	—	—	9	—
Digital Noise Alliance[21]	Released: October 7, 2022 Label: Century Media Formats: CD, LP, DL	—	101	—	12	—	33	—	—	15	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Geoff Tate's Queensrÿche

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Other information
		US [1]
Frequency Unknown	Released: April 23, 2013 Label: Deadline Formats: CD, CS, LP, DL	82	Released by Geoff Tate's temporary version of Queensrÿche

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [1]
Operation: Livecrime	Released: October 28, 1991 Label: EMI Formats: CD, DL	38
Live Evolution	Released: September 25, 2001 Label: Sanctuary Formats: CD, DL	143
The Art of Live[22]	Released: April 20, 2004 Label: Sanctuary Formats: CD, DL	—
Extended Versions[23]	Released: February 27, 2007 Label: Sony BMG Formats: CD	—
Mindcrime at the Moore	Released: July 3, 2007 Label: Rhino Formats: CD, DL	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [1]
Greatest Hits	Released: June 27, 2000 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, DL	149
Classic Masters[24]	Released: March 11, 2003 Label: EMI, Capitol Formats: CD, DL	—
Sign of the Times: The Best of Queensrÿche[25]	Released: August 28, 2007 Label: Capitol Formats: CD, DL	—
The Collection[26]	Released: July 7, 2008 Label: EMI Formats: CD	—
10 Great Songs[27]	Released: June 14, 2011 Label: Capitol Formats: CD	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

EP

List of mini-albums, with selected chart positions

Title	EP details	Peak chart positions	Certifications
		US [1]
Queensrÿche	Released: 1983 Label: 206, EMI Formats: CD, CS, LP	81	RIAA: Gold[11]

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Album
		US [28]	US Heri. Rock [29]	US Main. Rock [30]	BEL (FL) [2]	CAN [31]	GER [32]	NLD [6]	NZ [33]	SWI [9]	UK [34]
"Queen of the Reich" / "The Lady Wore Black"	1983	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	94	Queensrÿche (EP)
"Warning"[35]	1984	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	The Warning
"Take Hold of the Flame"[36]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Gonna Get Close to You"	1986	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	91	Rage for Order
"The Whisper" / "I Dream in Infrared"[37]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Walk in the Shadows"[38]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Breaking the Silence"[39]	1988	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Operation: Mindcrime
"Revolution Calling"[40]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Eyes of a Stranger"[41]	1989	—	—	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	59
"I Don't Believe in Love"[42]		—	—	41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Last Time in Paris"	1990	—	—	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	The Adventures of Ford Fairlane soundtrack
"Empire"		—	—	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	61	Empire
"Best I Can"		—	—	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	36
"Silent Lucidity"[A]		9	—	1	44	7	46	21	11	24	18
"Jet City Woman"	1991	—	—	6	—	92	—	—	—	—	39
"Another Rainy Night (Without You)"		—	—	7	—	76	—	—	—	—	—
"Anybody Listening?"	1992	—	—	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Real World"[B]	1993	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Last Action Hero soundtrack
"I Am I"	1994	—	—	8	—	76	—	—	—	—	40	Promised Land
"Bridge"		—	—	6	—	51	—	—	—	—	40
"Disconnected"		—	—	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Sign of the Times"	1997	—	—	3	—	41	—	—	—	—	—	Hear in the Now Frontier
"You"		—	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"spOOL"[44]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Breakdown"	1999	—	—	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Q2K
"The Right Side of My Mind"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Open"	2003	—	—	38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Tribe
"I'm American"[45]	2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Operation: Mindcrime II
"The Hands"[46]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Welcome to the Machine"[47]	2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Take Cover
"If I Were King"[48]	2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	American Soldier
"Man Down!"[49]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Get Started"	2011	—	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Dedicated to Chaos
"Fallout"[50]	2013	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Queensrÿche
"Spore"/"A World Without"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"In Extremis"	2022	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Digital Noise Alliance
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

Title	Year	Album
"Beside You"[51]	2000	Q2K

Other appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Album
"Prophecy"[52]	1988	The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
"White Christmas"[53]	2007	Monster Ballads XMas

Videos

Video albums

List of video albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions			Certifications
		US Top Music Videos [54]	GER [4]	JPN DVD [55]
Live in Tokyo[56]	Released: 1985 Label: Sony Formats: VHS, LD	—	—	—
Video: Mindcrime[57]	Released: July 1, 1989 Label: EMI, Capitol Formats: VHS, DVD	—	—	—	RIAA: Platinum [58]
Operation: Livecrime[59]	Released: 1991 Label: EMI Formats: VHS, DVD	—	—	—	RIAA: 2× Platinum [58]
Building Empires[60]	Released: October 20, 1992 Label: EMI, Capitol Formats: VHS, DVD	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold [58]
Live Evolution[61]	Released: October 9, 2001 Label: Sanctuary Formats: VHS, DVD	—	—	—
The Art of Live[62]	Released: April 20, 2004 Label: Sanctuary Formats: DVD	—	—	—
Mindcrime at the Moore	Released: July 3, 2007 Label: Rhino Formats: DVD, BD	10	78	61	RIAA: Gold [58]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Music videos

Year	Song	Director
1983	"Queen of the Reich"	Kort Falkenberg III
	"Nightrider"
1984	"Warning"
1986	"Gonna Get Close to You"	Kort Falkenberg III
1989	"Eyes of a Stranger"	Marc Reshovsky
	"I Don't Believe in Love"	Chris Painter
	"Operation: Mindcrime"
	"Breaking the Silence"
	"Speak"
1990	"Empire"	Matt Mahurin
1991	"Best I Can"
	"Silent Lucidity"
	"Jet City Woman"	Wayne Isham
	"Another Rainy Night (Without You)"	Mary Lambert
1992	"Anybody Listening?"	Matt Murray
1993	"Another Rainy Night (Without You)" (live)	Matt Mahurin
1994	"I Am I"	Wayne Isham
1995	"Disconnected"	David Barnard
	"Bridge"	Matt Mahurin
2000	"The Right Side of My Mind"	Rory Berger
2006	"I'm American"
	"The Hands"
2009	"If I Were King"
	"Home Again"
2011	"Get Started"
2013	"Fallout"
	"Redemption"
	"Ad Lucem"	Daniel Bagby
2015	"Guardian"
2016	"Eye9"	The Cordero Brothers
	"Hellfire"
	"Bulletproof"
2019	"Blood of the Levant"	David Brodsky
	"Light-years"
2022	"In Extremis"	Thomas Crane
	"Forest"
	"Behind The Walls"
	"Hold On"
	"Sicdeth"
2023	"Realms"

Notes

1. For its original 1991 release, "Silent Lucidity" peaked at number 34 in the United Kingdom. It was re-issued in 1992, reaching a higher peak of number 18.
2. "Real World" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number eleven on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot 100.^[43]