Tesla discography

Tesla discography
Studio albums 8
Live albums 5
Compilation albums 3
Video albums 3
EPs 1
Singles 23
Tribute albums 2

This is a complete discography of the rock band Tesla. They have released eight full-length studio albums, four live albums, three compilation albums, three video releases, two tribute albums, one extended play album and 23 singles.

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album Details Peak Chart Positions Certifications
US
[1]
AUT JPN
[2][3]
NLD SWI UK
[4][5]
1986 Mechanical Resonance 32[6]
  • US: Platinum[7]
1989 The Great Radio Controversy
  • Label: Geffen Records
18[6] 94 91 34
  • US: 2× Multi-Platinum[7]
  • CAN: Gold
1991 Psychotic Supper
  • Label: Geffen Records
13[6] 18 39 44
  • US: Platinum[7]
  • CAN: Gold
1994 Bust a Nut
  • Label: Geffen Records
20[6] 37 31 43 51
  • US: Gold
2004 Into the Now 31[6] 9
2008 Forever More
  • Label: Ryko Records
33[6]
2014 Simplicity
  • Label: Tesla Records
24

Acoustic albums

Year Album Details Peak Chart Positions Certifications
US
[1]
AUT JPN
[2][3]
NLD SWI UK
[4][5]
2011 Twisted Wires & the Acoustic Sessions
  • Label: Tesla Records
97

Tribute and cover albums

Year Album Details Peak Chart Positions Certifications
US
[1]
AUT JPN
[2][3]
NLD SWI UK
[4][5]
2007 Real to Reel 48[6]
Real to Reel, Vol. 2
  • Label: Ryko Records

Extended plays

Year Album Details Peak Chart Positions Certifications
US
[1]
AUT JPN
[2][3]
NLD SWI UK
[4][5]
2007 A Peace of Time
  • Label: Ryko Records

Live albums

Year Title Billboard album 200[1] JPN
[3]
UK Albums Chart[4][5] Certifications
1990 Five Man Acoustical Jam 12 65 59
  • US:Platinum[7]
  • CAN:Gold
2001 Replugged Live - - -
2002 Standing Room Only - - -
2010 Alive In Europe - - -
2016 Mechanical Resonance Live - - -

Compilation albums

Year Title Billboard album 200[1] UK Albums Chart[4] RIAA[7] BPI[8]
1993 Last Action Hero – Music from the Original Motion Picture - - - -
1995 Time's Makin' Changes – The Best of Tesla 197 - Gold -
2001 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Tesla - - - -
2008 Gold - - - -

Video

Year Title
1990 Tesla - Five Man Video Band
1995 Time's Makin' Changes: The Videos & More
2008 Comin' Atcha Live! 2008

Singles

Year Title Billboard Hot 100[9] U.S Mainstream Rock[9] UK Singles Chart[4][5] Album
1987 "Little Suzi" 91 22 Mechanical Resonance
"Modern Day Cowboy" 35
1989 "Hang Tough" 34 The Great Radio Controversy
"Heaven's Trail (No Way Out)" 13
"Love Song" 10 7
1990 "Signs" 2 Five Man Acoustical Jam
1991 "The Way It Is" 55 13
"Call It What You Want" 19 Psychotic Supper
"Edison's Medicine" 20
"Paradise" 28 Five Man Acoustical Jam
"Signs" (re-release) 8 70
1992 "Love Song" (re-release) 13 The Great Radio Controversy
"Stir It Up" 35 Psychotic Supper
"Song & Emotion"
"What You Give" 86 7
1994 "Mama's Fool" 5 Bust a Nut
"Need Your Lovin'" 19
1995 "A lot to Lose" 35
"Need Your Lovin' (re-release)" 25
"Steppin' Over" 31 Times Makin' Changes - The Best of Tesla
2004 "Caught in a Dream" 21 Into the Now
"Words Can't Explain" 35
2007 "Thank You" Real to Reel
2008 "I Wanna Live" 38 Forever More
2013 "Taste My Pain" Non–album single
2014 "So Divine" Simplicity
2016 "Save That Goodness" "Mechanical Resonance Live"

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tesla discography at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "テスラのCDアルバムランキング、テスラのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 The Great Radio Controversy & Five Man Acoustical Jam [Oricon] (2006). Album Chart-Book Complete Edition 1970-2005. Oricon,ltd. p. 412. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 http://www.everyhit.com/searchsec.php
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 554. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 http://www.billboard.com/artist/376568/tesla/chart?f=305
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
  8. "Home". BPI. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
  9. 1 2 Huey, Steve (2001-10-19). "Tesla". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
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