British rock band The Cult has released 11 studio albums, two live albums, six compilation albums, seven video albums, five box sets, 20 EPs and 37 singles.
| The Cult discography | |
|---|---|
 The Cult in concert in 2007 | |
| Studio albums | 11 |
| EPs | 22 |
| Live albums | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 6 |
| Singles | 37 |
| Video albums | 7 |
| Box sets | 5 |
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
GER [4] |
NL [5] |
NZ [6] |
SPA [7][8] |
SWE [9] |
SWI [10] |
US [11] | |||
| Dreamtime |
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21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | |
| Love |
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4 | — | 5 | — | 20 | 37 | — | — | — | 87 | |
| Electric |
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4 | 34 | 3 | — | 15 | 16 | — | 24 | 22 | 38 | |
| Sonic Temple |
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3 | 13 | 2 | 39 | 23 | 6 | — | 13 | 19 | 10 | |
| Ceremony |
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9 | 7 | 14 | 38 | 48 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 38 | 25 | |
| The Cult |
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21 | 7 | 12 | 45 | 61 | 8 | 34 | 21 | 30 | 69 |
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| Beyond Good and Evil | 69 | 61 | — | 21 | – | 33 | 28 | — | 93 | 37 | ||
| Born into This |
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72 | — | — | 81 | 71 | — | 86 | 56 | 79 | 70 | |
| Choice of Weapon |
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20 | 73 | 15 | 30 | 32 | — | 33 | 50 | 42 | 36 | |
| Hidden City |
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19 | 42 | 80 | 51 | 36 | — | 41 | — | 50 | 153 | |
| Under the Midnight Sun |
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15 | — | — | 89 | — | — | — | — | 53 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Live albums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Dreamtime Live at the Lyceum [A] |
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| Live Cult Marquee London MCMXCI |
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Compilation albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
FIN [16] |
GER [4] |
NL [5] |
NZ [6] |
SWE [9] | |||
| Pure Cult: For Rockers, Ravers, Lovers, and Sinners |
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1 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 28 | |
| High Octane Cult: Ultimate Collection 1984–1995 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Pure Cult: The Singles 1984–1995 |
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| Best of Rare Cult |
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| Weapon of Choice [B] |
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| Electric Peace [C] |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
Box sets
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Singles Collection 1984–1990 [D] |
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| Rare Cult [E] |
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| Rare Cult: The Demo Sessions [F] |
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| Love: Omnibus Edition |
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| Sonic Temple 30 |
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Video albums
edit| Title | Album details | Certifications |
|---|---|---|
| Dreamtime Live at the Lyceum | ||
| Electric Love: The Videosingles |
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| Sonic Ceremony: The Video Singles |
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| Pure Cult: For Rockers, Ravers, Lovers, and Sinners |
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| Pure Cult Anthology 1984–1995 |
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| Music Without Fear: Live from the Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles |
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| Live at the Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza November 13, 2006 |
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EPs
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| UK [19] | ||
| Death Cult (as Death Cult) [G] |
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103 |
| Revolution E.P. |
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| Love Removal Machine |
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| Lil' Devil |
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| Wildflower |
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| Wildflower – Special Ltd Edition Australian Tour E.P. |
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| The Manor Sessions |
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| Fire Woman |
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| The Love Mixes |
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| Edie (Ciao Baby) |
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| The Electric Mixes |
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| Sweet Soul Sister |
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| Spiritwalker • Go West |
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| Ressurection Joe • She Sells Sanctuary |
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| Rain • Revolution |
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| Love Removal Machine • Lil' Devil |
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| Wildflower • Live 1986 / 1987 |
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| Fire Woman • Edie (Ciao Baby) • Sun King |
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| Sweet Soul Sister • Live 1987 / 1989 |
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| The White EP |
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| Capsule I |
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| Capsule II |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||
Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][19] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [20] |
FIN [16] |
IRE [21] |
NL [22] |
NZ [23] |
US [24][25] |
US Alt [26] |
US Main [27] | ||||
| "Gods Zoo" (as Death Cult) | 1983 | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Spiritwalker" | 1984 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dreamtime | |
| "Go West (Crazy Spinning Circles)" | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Ressurection Joe" | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "She Sells Sanctuary" | 1985 | 15 | — | 11 | — | 27 | 35 | — | — | — | — | Love | |
| "Rain" | 17 | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Revolution" | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Love Removal Machine" | 1987 | 18 | 58 | 36 | — | — | 24 | 25 | — | — | 15 |
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Electric |
| "Lil' Devil" | 11 | — | — | 25 | 13 | 90 | — | — | — | 34 | |||
| "Wild Flower" | 24 | 69 | — | — | 16 | — | 5 | — | — | 39 | |||
| "Fire Woman" | 1989 | 15 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 7 | 81 | 1 | 46 | 2 | 4 |
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Sonic Temple |
| "Edie (Ciao Baby)" | 32 | 77 | 62 | — | 21 | 40 | 17 | 93 | — | 17 | |||
| "Sun King" | 39 | — | — | — | 25 | — | 19 | — | 21 | 18 | |||
| "Sweet Soul Sister" | 1990 | 42 | 109 | — | — | 16 | — | 37 | — | — | 14 | ||
| "Wild Hearted Son" | 1991 | 40 | 27 | 47 | 4 | 13 | — | 13 | — | 4 | 12 | Ceremony | |
| "Heart of Soul" | 1992 | 51 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 41 | ||
| "The Witch" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | Cool World (soundtrack) | ||
| "Sanctuary MCMXCIII" | 1993 | 15 | 51 | — | — | 22 | — | 9 | — | — | — | Pure Cult: For Rockers, Ravers, Lovers, and Sinners | |
| "Coming Down (Drug Tongue)" | 1994 | 50 | 40 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 13 | The Cult | |
| "Star" | 65 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Painted on My Heart" | 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | Gone in 60 Seconds (soundtrack) | |
| "Rise" | 2001 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 125 | 19 | 3 | Beyond Good and Evil | |
| "Breathe" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "True Believers" | 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Dirty Little Rockstar | 2007 | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | Born into This | |
| "Illuminated" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Every Man and Woman Is a Star" | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Embers" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "For the Animals" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Choice of Weapon | |
| "Honey from a Knife" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Lucifer" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Wolf" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Twisted and Bleeding" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Weapon of Choice | ||
| "Deeply Ordered Chaos" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hidden City | |
| "Dark Energy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Hinterland" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "G.O.A.T." | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Notes
edit- ^ Dreamtime Live at the Lyceum was initially released with the first 30,000 copies of Dreamtime in the UK on 31 August 1984. The live album was later released as a separate album in Japan in September 1985 and in Canada in 1986.
- ^ Weapon of Choice was announced as an exclusive iTunes release that would be available for a limited time until December 2012. However, in some countries, the album is still available to stream and download from iTunes, and it is even available on some other streaming sites, such as Spotify.
- ^ This is a re-packaging of the 1987 album Electric and Peace, which had only previously been available on the 2000 box set Rare Cult.
- ^ Only 10,000 copies were produced. A similar, partially unofficial box set, entitled E.P. Collection '84–'90, consisting of 11 CDs was also released, with only 500 copies produced.
- ^ Only 15,000 copies were produced, with the first 5,000 copies including a bonus disc of remixes
- ^ Only 3,000 copies were produced
- ^ Released on CD in 1988 with two additional tracks, before being released as a 10-track album in 1996 as Ghost Dance.
References
edit- ^ a b c "CULT | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d Australian chart peaks:
- Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 12 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 78. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.
- Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from 13 June 1988: "australian-charts.com > The Cult in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- "Edie (Ciao Baby)" (ARIA) peak: Scott, Gavin. "This Week In 1989: July 30, 1989". Chart Beats: A Journey Through Pop. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 71.
- "Sweet Soul Sister" (ARIA) peak: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 14 July 2015". Imgur.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- "Star" (ARIA) peak: "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 12 Mar 1995". ARIA. Retrieved 14 December 2016 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
- Choice of Weapon (ARIA) peak: "The ARIA Report Issue No. 1163 – Week Commencing 11 June 2012" (PDF). Australian Web Archive (original document published by ARIA). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ a b Peak positions for the Cult's albums in Canada:
- Love: "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. Vol. 44, no. 1. 29 March 1986. Retrieved 29 June 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- Electric: "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. Vol. 46, no. 8. 30 May 1987. Retrieved 29 June 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- Sonic Temple: "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. Vol. 50, no. 5. 3 June 1989. Retrieved 29 June 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- Ceremony: "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. Vol. 54, no. 21. 26 October 1991. Retrieved 29 June 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- Pure Cult: "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. Vol. 57, no. 9. 13 March 1993. Retrieved 29 June 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- The Cult: "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. Vol. 60, no. 15. 31 October 1994. Retrieved 29 June 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- Choice of Weapon and Hidden City: "The Cult – Billboard Canadian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Discographie von The Cult". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ a b "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Spanish charts portal". spanishcharts.com. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ Salaverri, Fernando (2015). Sólo éxitos 1959–2012 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 978-84-8048-866-2.
- ^ a b "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade - hitparade.ch". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "The Cult – Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g "British certifications – Cult". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 March 2022. Type Cult in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Canadian certifications – The Cult". Music Canada. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ a b c "American certifications – The Cult". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ Pearis, Bill (7 July 2022). "The Cult prep new LP, share "Give Me Mercy"; tour with BRMC & Zola Jesus starts this week". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1960: Artistit COU - CYR". Sisältää hitin. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1993" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "New Zealand album certifications". Recorded Music NZ. 11 July 1993. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ a b "UK Singles Charts: 1983 (including chart panel sales)". UKMIX Forums. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ Peak positions for the Cult's singles in Canada:
- "She Sells Sanctuary": "RPM 100 Singles". RPM. Vol. 44, no. 1. 29 March 1986. Retrieved 30 June 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Love Machine Removal": "RPM 100 Singles". RPM. Vol. 46, no. 11. 20 July 1987. Retrieved 30 June 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Fire Woman": "RPM 100 Singles". RPM. Vol. 50, no. 6. 5 June 1989. Retrieved 30 June 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Edie (Ciao Baby)": "RPM 100 Singles". RPM. Vol. 50, no. 23. 2 October 1989. Retrieved 30 June 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Wild Hearted Son": "RPM 100 Hit Tracks". RPM. Vol. 54, no. 23. 9 November 1991. Retrieved 30 June 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Coming Down (Drug Tongue)": "RPM 100 Hit Tracks". RPM. Vol. 60, no. 17. 14 November 1994. Retrieved 30 June 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Dirty Little Rockstar": "The Cult – Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "The Cult – Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "The Cult – Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "The Cult – Alternative Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "The Cult – Mainstream Rock Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
