The English-American hard rock band Whitesnake have released thirteen studio albums, nine live albums, twelve compilation albums, three box sets, two extended plays (EPs), 40 singles, nine video albums and 29 music videos. Formed in London in 1978 by vocalist David Coverdale, the band originally featured guitarists Micky Moody and Bernie Marsden, bassist Neil Murray, keyboardist Peter Solley and drummer Dave Dowle.[1] The group's debut EP Snakebite was released in June 1978 and reached number 61 on the UK Singles Chart.[2] After replacing Solley with Jon Lord,[1] the band released their debut full-length album Trouble later in the year, which reached number 50 on the UK Albums Chart.[3] 1979's Lovehunter reached number 29 on the chart.[3] Lead single "Long Way from Home" charted at number 55.[2]
| Whitesnake discography | |
|---|---|
 Whitesnake performing in 2016 | |
| Studio albums | 13 |
| Live albums | 9 |
| Compilation albums | 15 |
| Video albums | 9 |
| Music videos | 30 |
| EPs | 2 |
| Singles | 44 |
| Box sets | 5 |
Dowle was replaced by Ian Paice after the release of Lovehunter,[4] and in 1980 Whitesnake reached the UK top ten for the first time with Ready an' Willing, which peaked at number 6 and was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).[3][5] The album was also the band's first to register on the US Billboard 200, reaching number 90.[6] The album's lead single "Fool for Your Loving" reached number 13 on the UK Singles Chart.[2] The group's first live release, Live... in the Heart of the City, reached number 5 on the UK Albums Chart and was certified platinum by the BPI.[3][5] 1981's Come an' Get It and 1982's Saints & Sinners also both reached the UK top ten, with the former reaching a peak of number 2 (the band's highest to date).[3] Three singles from across the two albums reached the UK Singles Chart top 40.[2]
After a brief hiatus and several lineup changes, Whitesnake resurfaced in 1984 with Slide It In, which was their first album to reach the US top 40.[6] It was also the band's first release to be certified by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), reaching double platinum status.[7] 1987's Whitesnake was even more successful, reaching number 2 on the Billboard 200,[6] number 5 on the Canadian Albums Chart, and the top ten in several other regions. The album was certified eight times platinum by the RIAA,[7] five times platinum by Music Canada,[8] and platinum by the BPI.[5] The single "Here I Go Again" topped the Billboard Hot 100 and the Canadian Singles Chart,[9] as well as reaching the top ten of the UK Singles Chart.[2] Its follow-up "Is This Love" reached number 2 on the Hot 100 and number 9 in the UK.[9][2] The band's 1989 release Slip of the Tongue was the band's only other album to reach the US top ten,[6] and the last to be certified by the RIAA (reaching platinum status).[7]
Whitesnake broke up in 1991. Three years later, Greatest Hits was released as the band's first compilation album, reaching number 4 on the UK Albums Chart and being certified gold by the BPI.[3][5] The band returned with Restless Heart in 1997, which peaked at number 34 in the UK.[3] In late 2002 the band returned on a permanent basis. The 2003 compilation Best of Whitesnake reached number 44 in the UK and was certified gold by the BPI,[3][5] while the 2006 video release Live... in the Still of the Night reached number 2 on the UK Music Video Chart and was also certified gold.[10][5] Whitesnake's tenth studio album Good to Be Bad was released in 2008, reaching number 7 in the UK and number 62 in the US.[3][6] In 2011, the band reached number 33 with Forevermore and number 81 with Live at Donington 1990, in 2013 they reached number 67 with Made in Japan, and in 2015 they reached number 18 with The Purple Album.[3] In 2019 was released band's thirteenth studio album Flesh & Blood which reached number 7 on the UK charts.[3] Next year and 2021 was characterized by the release of musically distinct compilation trilogy of white's The Rock Album, red's Love Songs and blue's The Blues Album, all reaching at least number 2 on the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart.[11][12][13]
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [3] | AUT [14] | CAN [15] | FIN [16][17] | GER [18] | NED [19] | NOR [20] | SWE [21] | SWI [22] | US [6] | ||||
| Trouble | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Lovehunter |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Ready an' Willing | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | 90 |
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| Come an' Get It |
| 2 | — | — | 3 | 20 | — | 26 | 24 | — | 151 |
| |
| Saints & Sinners |
| 9 | 14 | — | 7 | 28 | — | — | 45 | — | — |
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| Slide It In | 9 | — | — | 4 | 14 | — | 11 | 12 | 12 | 40 | |||
| Whitesnake | 8 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 2 | |||
| Slip of the Tongue | 10 | 29 | 18 | 1 | 19 | 43 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |||
| Restless Heart |
| 34 | 45 | — | 7 | 26 | 65 | 35 | 5 | 23 | — |
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| Good to Be Bad |
| 7 | 11 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 62 |
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| Forevermore | 33 | 27 | — | 11 | 16 | 42 | 16 | 6 | 17 | 49 |
| ||
| The Purple Album |
| 18 | 28 | — | 2 | 13 | 24 | 32 | 17 | 11 | 87 | ||
| Flesh & Blood |
| 7 | — | — | 4 [39] | 3 | 51 | 13 [40] | 9 [41] | 2 | 131 | ||
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [3] | AUT [14] | BEL Fla. [42] | BEL Wal. [43] | FRA [44] | GER [18] | ITA [45] | JPN [46] | SWI [22] | US [6] | |||
| Live... in the Heart of the City (Recorded 1978~1980) |
| 5 | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | 146 |
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| Starkers in Tokyo (Recorded 5 July 1997) |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Live... in the Still of the Night (Recorded October 2004) |
| 2 | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | 16 | — | — | |
| Live... in the Shadow of the Blues |
| 141 | 64 | — | — | 177 | 82 | — | 64 | — | — | |
| Live at Donington 1990 |
| 81 | — | — | 100 | — | 32 | 85 | 221 | — | — | |
| Made in Japan (Recorded October 2011) |
| 67 | 54 | 108 | 59 | — | 26 | — | — | 99 | — | |
| Made in Britain / The World Record |
| — | — | — | 83 | — | 57 | — | 59 | — | — | |
| Live in '84: Back to the Bone (Recorded 16 April/11 August 1984) |
| — | — | — | 131 | — | 98 | — | — | — | — | |
| The Purple Tour (Recorded at Genting Arena, Birmingham, England on 12 December 2015) |
| 60 | 19 [47] | 111 | 69 | — | 17 | — | — | 31 | — | |
Compilations
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [3] | AUS [48] | ESP [49] | FIN [16] | GER [18] | NOR [20] | POR [50] | SWE [21] | SWI [22] | US [6] | ||||
| The Best of Whitesnake |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | ||
| The Greatest Whitesnake |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | ||
| Best |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | ||
| Greatest Hits |
| 4 | 34 | 95 | 6 | 51 | — | — | 17 | 12 | 161 |
| |
| The Best of Whitesnake: The Millennium Collection |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 194 |
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| Here I Go Again: The Whitesnake Collection |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Best of Whitesnake |
| 44 | — | — | 4 | 83 | 23 | 11 | 31 | — | — |
| |
| The Silver Anniversary Collection |
| — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| The Early Years |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| The Definitive Collection |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Gold |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Unzipped |
| — | — | 150 | — | — | 36 | — | — | 48 | — | ||
| The Rock Album |
| 81 | — | — | — | 40 | — | 44 | — | 36 | — | ||
| Love Songs |
| — | — | — | — | 66 | — | 37 | — | 34 | — | ||
| The Blues Album |
| 57 | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | 10 | — | ||
| Greatest Hits: Revisited, Remixed, Remastered |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Box sets
| Title | Album details | Peaks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [3] | FIN [16] | GER [18] | ||
| Whitesnake 1978-1982 |
| — | — | — |
| The Originals |
| — | — | — |
| Chronicles: 3 Classic Albums |
| — | — | — |
| 30th Anniversary Collection |
| 38 | — | — |
| Box 'o' Snakes: The Sunburst Years 1978–1982 |
| — | 27 | 87 |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region. | ||||
Extended plays
| Title | EP details | Peak | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] | |||
| Snakebite |
| 61 | |
| 1987 Versions | — | ||
| "—" denotes a release that was not issued in that region. | |||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] | AUS [51][52] | IRL [53] | CAN [54] | GER [55] | NED [19] | NOR [20] | NZ [56] | US [9] | US Main. [57] | ||||
| "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" [K] | 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Snakebite | |
| "Lie Down (A Modern Love Song)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Trouble | ||
| "Day Tripper" [L] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Time Is Right for Love" | 1979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Long Way from Home" | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lovehunter | ||
| "Fool for Your Loving" | 1980 | 13 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 53 | — | Ready an' Willing | |
| "Ready an' Willing" [M] | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Sweet Talker" [N] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" (live) | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Live... in the Heart of the City | ||
| "Don't Break My Heart Again" | 1981 | 17 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Come an' Get It | |
| "Would I Lie to You" | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Here I Go Again" | 1982 | 34 | 53 | — | — | 51 | — | 17 | 34 | — | — | Saints & Sinners | |
| "Bloody Luxury" [O] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Victim of Love" [P] | 1983 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Guilty of Love" | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Slide It In | ||
| "Give Me More Time" | 1984 | 29 | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Standing in the Shadow" | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Love Ain't No Stranger" | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | |||
| "Slow an' Easy" [US radio promo] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | |||
| "Still of the Night" | 1987 | 16 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | 18 | Whitesnake | |
| "Here I Go Again '87" | 9 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 6 | — | 10 | 1 | 4 |
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| "Is This Love" | 9 | 12 | 21 | 11 | — | 31 | — | 8 | 2 | 13 |
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| "Give Me All Your Love" | 1988 | 18 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 48 | 22 | ||
| "Crying in the Rain '87" [US promo] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Fool for Your Loving '89" | 1989 | 43 | 69 | — | 37 | — | 19 | — | — | 37 | 2 | Slip of the Tongue | |
| "Judgement Day" [airplay] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | |||
| "The Deeper the Love" | 1990 | 35 | 149 | 30 | 36 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 4 | ||
| "Now You're Gone" | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | 15 | |||
| "Is This Love" [reissue] [Q] | 1994 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Greatest Hits | |
| "Too Many Tears" [R] | 1997 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Restless Heart | |
| "Don't Fade Away" [S] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "All in the Name of Love" [promo] | 1998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "All I Want Is You" | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Live... in the Shadow of the Blues | |
| "Lay Down Your Love" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Good to Be Bad | |
| "All for Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Summer Rain" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Can You Hear the Wind Blow" [promo] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Love Will Set You Free" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Forevermore | |
| "One of These Days" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Easier Said Than Done" [promo] | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Stormbringer" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Purple Album | |
| "Burn" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Soldier of Fortune" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Shut Up & Kiss Me" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Flesh & Blood | |
| "Trouble Is Your Middle Name" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Hey You (You Make Me Rock)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Always & Forever" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region. | |||||||||||||
Notes:
Videos
Video albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [10] | GER [55] | JPN [58] | SWI [22] | US [59] | |||
| Fourplay |
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| Whitesnake Commandos |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| Super Rock '84 in Japan | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Trilogy |
| — | — | — | — | 3 |
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| Starkers in Tokyo |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| Live... in the Still of the Night |
| 2 | 23 | 16 | — | — | |
| Live at Donington 1990 |
| — | — | 12 | 10 | — | |
| Made in Japan |
| 5 | — | 54 | 2 | — | |
| Live in '84: Back to the Bone (Same video as Super Rock '84 in Japan) |
| 37 | — | 12 | — | — | |
| Unzipped ("Starkers" unplugged series in Tokyo, New York, Warsaw, Stockholm, Cologne, Sofia, Paris, Wolverhampton, Glasgow) |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| Greatest Hits: The Videos |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region. | |||||||
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" | 1978 | unknown | |
| "Come On" | |||
| "Bloody Mary" | |||
| "Lie Down (A Modern Love Song)" | |||
| "The Time Is Right For Love" | |||
| "Day Tripper" | |||
| "Long Way from Home" | 1979 | ||
| "We Wish You Well" | |||
| "Fool for Your Loving" | 1980 | Lindsey Clennell | [60] |
| "Don't Break My Heart Again" | 1981 | ||
| "Would I Lie to You" | unknown | ||
| "Here I Go Again" | 1982 | Maurice Phillips | [60] |
| "Guilty of Love" | 1983 | Lindsey Clennell | |
| "Give Me More Time" | unknown | ||
| "Love Ain't No Stranger" | 1984 | Mark Rezyka | [61] |
| "Slow an' Easy" | unknown | ||
| "All or Nothing" | 1985 | ||
| "Here I Go Again '87" | 1987 | Marty Callner | [62] |
| "Is This Love" | |||
| "Still of the Night" | |||
| "Give Me All Your Love" | 1988 | ||
| "Fool for Your Loving '89" | 1989 | [63] | |
| "The Deeper the Love" | 1990 | ||
| "Now You're Gone" | Wayne Isham | ||
| "Too Many Tears" | 1997 | unknown | |
| "Don't Fade Away" | |||
| "Anything You Want" | 1998 | ||
| "Ready to Rock" | 2006 | ||
| "If You Want Me" | |||
| "Lay Down Your Love" | 2008 | ||
| "All For Love" | |||
| "Can You Hear The Wind Blow" | |||
| "Best Years" | |||
| "Love Will Set You Free" | 2011 | Daniel Nanasi | [64] |
| "Easier Said Than Done" | 2012 | ||
| "Forevermore" | 2013 | Made in Japan Fan Video | |
| "Steal Your Heart Away" | |||
| "Stormbringer" | 2015 | Tyler Bourns | [65] |
| "Burn" | [66] | ||
| "Soldier of Fortune" | |||
| "Sail Away" | |||
| "Lady Double Dealer" | |||
| "The Gypsy" | [67] | ||
| "Here I Go Again (Radio Mix)" | 2017 | [68] | |
| "Burn (Live)" | 2018 | [69] | |
| "Is This Love (2018 Video Remix)" | [70] | ||
| "Shut Up & Kiss Me" | 2019 | Tyler Bourns | [71] |
| "Trouble Is Your Middle Name" | |||
| "Hey You (You Make Me Rock)" | |||
| "All or Nothing (Video Remix)" | [72] | ||
| "Sweet Lady Luck" | [73] | ||
| "Always The Same" | 2020 | ||
| "Give Me All Your Love (2020 Video Remix)" | [74] | ||
| "Yours For The Asking" | |||
| "Steal Your Heart Away (Video Remix)" | 2021 | [75] | |
| "Lay Down Your Love (Video Remix)" | [76] | ||
| "Whipping Boy Blues" | [77] | ||
| "You're So Fine" | [78] | ||
| "All In The Name Of Love" | [79] | ||
| "Restless Heart" | [80] | ||
| "You're Gonna Break My Heart Again" | 2022 | [81] | |
| "Can You Hear The Wind Blow (Video Remix)" | 2023 | [82] | |
| "All I Want Is You" | [83] | ||
| "Call On Me" | [84] | ||
| "All For Love (Video Remix)" | [85] | ||
References
External links
- Whitesnake official website
- Whitesnake discography at Discogs