Grand Funk Railroad discography

Grand Funk Railroad discography
Studio albums13
Live albums4
Compilation albums8
Singles25

Grand Funk Railroad (shortened to Grand Funk) is an American hard rock band formed in 1969. The band is most notable for their peak in popularity during the 1970s. Grand Funk has released 13 studio albums, 4 live albums, 8 compilation albums and 25 singles.

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US
[1] 		AU
[2][3] 		CA
[4] 		JP
[5] 		NO
[6]
1969 On Time
  • Release date: August 1969
  • Label: Capitol (ST-307)
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette, CD
 27 14 34 44 —
Grand Funk
  • Release date: December 1969
  • Label: Capitol (SKAO-406)
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette, CD
 11 13 9 26 —
  • US: Platinum[7]
1970 Closer to Home
  • Release date: June 1970
  • Label: Capitol (SKAO-471)
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette, CD
 6 9 5 30 —
  • US: 2× Platinum[7]
1971 Survival
  • Release date: April 1971
  • Label: Capitol (SW-764)
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette, CD
 6 9 5 7 —
  • US: Platinum[7]
E Pluribus Funk
  • Release date: November 1971
  • Label: Capitol (SW-854)
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette, CD
 5 11 3 15 —
  • US: Platinum[7]
1972 Phoenix
  • Release date: September 1972
  • Label: Capitol (SMAS-11099)
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette, CD
 7 13 8 21 20
1973 We're an American Band
  • Release date: July 1973
  • Label: Capitol (SMAS-11207)
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette, CD
 2 27 4 10 12
  • US: Platinum[7]
1974 Shinin' On
  • Release date: March 1974
  • Label: Capitol (SWAE-11278)
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette, CD
 5 43 2 24 10
All the Girls in the World Beware!!!
  • Release date: December 1974
  • Label: Capitol (SO-11356)
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette, CD
 10 66 20 38 —
1976 Born to Die
  • Release date: January 1976
  • Label: Capitol (ST-11482)
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette, CD
 47 — 31 35 —
Good Singin', Good Playin'
  • Release date: August 9, 1976
  • Label: MCA (MCA-2216)
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette, CD
 52 — 48 — —
1981 Grand Funk Lives
  • Release date: September 28, 1981
  • Label: Full Moon (FMH 3625)
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette
 149 — — — —
1983 What's Funk?
  • Release date: 1983
  • Label: Warner Bros. (9 23750–1)
  • Format: LP, cassette
 — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums

Year Album Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[1] 		AU
[2] 		CA
[4] 		JP
[5] 		UK
[8]
1970 Live Album
  • Released: September, 1970
  • Label: Capitol Records
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette, CD
 5 15 5 10 29
1975 Caught in the Act
  • Released: 1975
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette, CD
 21 — 33 31 —
1997 Bosnia
  • Released: October 21, 1997
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: CD, Digital
 — — — — —
2002 Live: The 1971 Tour
  • Released: June 4, 2002
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: CD, Digital
 — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Compilation albums

Release Album Peak chart
positions 		Certifications
US
[1]
1972 Mark, Don & Mel: 1969–71 17
1972 Mark, Don & Terry 1966–67
  • Released: 1972
  • Label: ABKCO Records
    (Terry Knight & The Pack tracks w/Farner & Brewer)
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette
 —
1976 Grand Funk Hits
  • Released: 1976
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: LP, 8-track, cassette
 126
1989 Heavy Hitters! —
1990 The Best of Grand Funk
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: CEMA
  • Format: CD, cassette
 —
1991 Capitol Collectors Series
  • Released: February 26, 1991
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: CD, cassette
 —
1991 More of the Best
  • Released: June 1, 1991
  • Label: Rhino
  • Format: CD, cassette
 —
1999 Thirty Years of Funk: 1969-1999
  • Released: June 29, 1999
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: CD, Digital
 —
2002 Classic Masters
  • Released: July 30, 2002
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: CD, Digital
 —
2002 Trunk of Funk
  • Released: August 27, 2002
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: CD, Digital
 —
2006 Greatest Hits
  • Released: April 4, 2006
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: CD, Digital
 —
2014 10 Great Songs The Millennium Collection: 20th Century Masters
  • Released: April 1, 2014
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: CD, Digital
 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

Year Title Peak positions B-sides Certifications Album
US
[9] 		CA
[4] 		DE
[10] 		AU UK
[11]
1969 "Time Machine" 48 43 — — — "High on a Horse" On Time
"Mr. Limousine Driver" 97 92 — — — "High Falootin' Woman" Grand Funk
"Inside Looking Out" 34 — — — 40 "Paranoid"
1970 "Heartbreaker" 72 58 — — — "Please Don't Worry" On Time
"Sin's a Good Man's Brother" — — — — — "Nothing is the Same" Closer To Home
"Closer to Home" 22 21 — — — "Aimless Lady"
"Mean Mistreater" 47 30 — — — "Mark Say's Alright" Live Album
1971 "Feelin' Alright" 54 20 — — — "I Want Freedom" Survival
"Gimme Shelter" 61 49 42 — — "I Can Feel Him in the Morning"
"People, Let's Stop the War" 105* — — — — "Save the Land" E Pluribus Funk
"Footstompin' Music" 29 43 — 83 — "I Come Tumblin'"
1972 "Upsetter" 73 89 — — — "No Lies"
"Rock 'N Roll Soul" 29 37 — — — "Flight of the Phoenix" Phoenix
1973 "We're an American Band" 1 4 — 87 — "Creepin'"
  • US: Platinum[7]
 We're an American Band
"Walk Like a Man" 19 16 — — — "The Railroad"
1974 "The Loco-Motion" 1 1 10 5 57[A] "Destitute And Losin'" Shinin' On
"Shinin' On" 11 13 — — — "Mr. Pretty Boy"
"Some Kind of Wonderful" 3 6 — 39 — "Wild"
  • US: Platinum[7]
 All the Girls in the World Beware!!!
1975 "Bad Time" 4 3 — — — "Good and Evil"
"Take Me" 53 58 — — — "Genevieve" Born to Die
1976 "Sally" 69 35 — — — "Love Is Dyin'"
"Can You Do It" 45 75 — — — "1976" Good Singin', Good Playin'
1977 "Just Couldn't Wait" — — — — — "Out to Get You"
1981 "Y.O.U." 125** — — — — "Testify" Grand Funk Lives
1982 "Stuck in the Middle" 108 — — — — "No Reason Why"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. US Charts are Billboard unless otherwise noted. * Cash Box Singles Chart. ** Record World Singles Chart.[12]

Notes

  1. ^ Chart position is from the official UK "Breakers List".

References

  1. ^ a b c "Grand Funk Railroad: Charts & Awards – Billboard Albums". Allmusic. United States: Rovi Corporation. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Go-Set Magazine Charts: Australian Top 40 Singles and Album Charts 1966–1974". Pop Archives. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 128. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ a b c "RPM Search Engine" (PHP). Library and Archives Canada. March 31, 2004.
  5. ^ a b "クロスビー,スティルス,ナッシュ&ヤングの売上ランキング". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  6. ^ "Artist Info: Grand Funk Railroad" (PHP). VG-lista (in Norwegian). Retrieved June 11, 2011.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Grand Funk Railroad
  8. ^ "Artist Chart History: Grand Funk". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  9. ^ "Grand Funk Railroad: Charts & Awards – Billboard Singles". AllMusic. United States: Rovi Corporation. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  10. ^ "Chartverfolgung / Grand Funk Railroad / Single". Music Line (in German). Germany: Media Control Charts. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  11. ^ "Official Charts / Grand Funk Railroad / Singles". United Kingdom: The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  12. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2015). The Comparison Book Billboard/Cash Box/Record World 1954-1982. Sheridan Books. p. 554. ISBN 978-0-89820-213-7.