Meat Loaf discography
Meat Loaf discography Meat Loaf performing in 2004
Studio albums 12 EPs 1 Live albums 5 Compilation albums 7 Singles 39
American singer and actor Meat Loaf (1947–2022) released twelve studio albums, five live albums, seven compilation albums, one extended play and thirty-nine singles. In a career that spanned six decades, he sold over 100 million records worldwide.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] According to Recording Industry Association of America , he sold 25 million certified records in the US alone.[ 4]
Bat Out of Hell (1977) has sold 44 million copies worldwide, becoming the fourth best-selling album in history and is certified 14× platinum in the US.[ 5] Bat Out of Hell has also sold 3.4 million copies in the UK,[ 6] making it the UK's 14th best-selling album of all time .[ 7] His biggest success after that came with Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell (1993), which has sold over 15 million copies worldwide.[ 8] The album's lead single "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) " was his biggest hit, reaching number one in 28 countries.[ 9]
Albums
Solo albums
As Stoney & Meatloaf
Live albums
Compilation albums
Singles
Note
^ "Bat Out of Hell" peaked at number 15 (week ending February 24, 1979) in its original run on the UK singles chart. Its peak position of number eight came during its 1993 re-release (week ending December 25, 1993), in the immediate wake of Meat Loaf reaching number one with "I'd Do Anything for Love".[ 37]
Video
Guest appearances
Notes
^ Chart position from 1994[ 29] when it was allowed to chart in the artist albums chart (the Official Albums chart). This album also charted at number 9 in the compilations chart.
References
^ "Meat Loaf, rock superstar, 'Bat Out of Hell' singer, has died at 74" . CBS News . CBS News. Retrieved January 21, 2022 .
^ Marshall, Alex; Taylor, Derrick Bryson (January 21, 2022). "Meat Loaf, 'Bat Out of Hell' Singer and Actor, Dies" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved January 21, 2022 .
^ "Rock legend and 'Bat Out of Hell' singer Meat Loaf dies at 74" . Today . January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022 .
^ "Searchable Database — RIAA" . Recording Industry Association of America . Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 21, 2022 .
^ Bat Out of Hell worldwide sales:
Olmsted, Larry (May 4, 2018). "Hit Record Becomes Hit Play: Music Lovers Will Love Bat Out Of Hell" . Forbes . Archived from the original on October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019 .
Hall, James (June 20, 2017). "The best-selling album nobody wanted to release: how Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf made Bat Out of Hell" . The Daily Telegraph . Archived from the original on June 24, 2017. Retrieved October 21, 2019 .
Petkovic, John (August 12, 2019). " 'Bat Out of Hell' Hits the Stage: An Album Born in Cleveland Is Now a Musical (Photos)" . Cleveland International Records . Archived from the original on October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019 .
^ "Meat Loaf dies at the age of 74" . www.officialcharts.com . Retrieved January 21, 2022 .
^ "The UK's Top 40 biggest studio albums of time" . www.officialcharts.com . Retrieved January 21, 2022 .
^ Associated Press (January 21, 2022). "Meat Loaf, 'Bat Out of Hell' Rock Superstar Dies at 74" . Billboard . Associated Press. Retrieved January 21, 2022 .
^ "Meat Loaf dies at the age of 74" . www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved January 21, 2022 .
^ a b "Meat Loaf – Chart history (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved February 1, 2022 .
^ a b c Australian chart peaks:
Top 100 (Kent Music Report ) peaks until June 19, 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 . St Ives , N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 196. ISBN 0-646-11917-6 . N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and June 19, 1988.
Top 50 (ARIA Chart ) peaks from June 26, 1988: "Australian Charts > Meat Loaf" . australian-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved April 19, 2010 .
Top 100 (ARIA Chart) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 183.
"Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer than They Are" (ARIA Chart) peak: "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 24 Jul 1994" . ARIA . Retrieved March 9, 2016 .
^ a b c d e f "Meat LoafARIA Chart history (1988-2024)" . ARIA. Retrieved July 28, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
^ a b c "Charts.de > Meat Loaf > Albums" . Media Control . Retrieved February 24, 2012 .[dead link ]
^ a b c "Irish Charts > Meat Loaf (chart positions back to 2000)" . irish-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved September 27, 2011 .
^ a b c d "Dutch Charts > Meat Loaf" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl Hung Medien. Retrieved August 5, 2011 .
^ a b c "New Zealand Charts > Meat Loaf" . charts.nz Hung Medien. Retrieved August 5, 2011 .
^ a b "Norwefian Charts > Meat Loaf" . norwegiancharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved September 27, 2011 .
^ a b "Swedish Charts > Meat Loaf" . swedishcharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved August 5, 2011 .
^ a b "Hit Parade Switzerland > Meat Loaf" . hitparade.ch Hung Medien. Retrieved September 27, 2011 .
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^ a b c d e f g h i "American certifications – Meat Loaf" . Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved February 7, 2022 .
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2022 Albums" (PDF) . Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved May 16, 2022 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae "British certifications – Meat Loaf" . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved October 29, 2024 . Type Meat Loaf in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
^ a b c d e Canadian albums chart Archived April 12, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Search 'Meat Loaf'
^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2017 Albums" . ARIA. Retrieved October 16, 2017 .
^ a b Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010 . Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2007 Albums" . ARIA. Retrieved October 23, 2011 .
^ "Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 28 January 2022" . Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 28, 2022 .
^ "MEAT LOAF AND BONNIE TYLER | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company" . www.officialcharts.com . Retrieved March 10, 2022 .
^ Billboard singles - Meat Loaf
^ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS" . ultratop.be .
^ "Results: RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada" . Bac-lac.gc.ca. July 17, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2022 .
^ "Charts.de (singles) > Meat Loaf" . Media Control . Retrieved February 24, 2012 .[dead link ]
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^ "Hit Parade Switzerland > Meat Loaf (singles)" . hitparade.ch Hung Medien. Retrieved September 27, 2011 .
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2022" (PDF) . Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved February 7, 2022 .
^ "Bat Out of Hell" . Official Charts .
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