The British-American hard rock band Whitesnake have released thirteen studio albums, nine live albums, twelve compilation albums, seven box sets, Five 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. The group's debut EP Snakebite was released in June 1978 and reached number 61 on the UK Singles Chart. After replacing Solley with Jon Lord, the band released their debut full-length album Trouble later in the year, which reached number 50 on the UK Albums Chart.UK Albums Chart peak positions for Whitesnake releases: In their later years several albums were remastered and edited by Kenny Veenstra at Progressive Music in Tampa. All releases except noted: Live... in the Shadow of the Blues: 1979's Lovehunter reached number 29 on the chart. Lead single "Long Way from Home" charted at number 55.
Dowle was replaced by Ian Paice after the release of Lovehunter, 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). The album was also the band's first to register on the US Billboard 200, reaching number 90. The album's lead single "Fool for Your Loving" reached number 13 on the UK Singles Chart. 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. 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). Three singles from across the two albums reached the UK Singles Chart top 40.
After a brief hiatus in 1982 and several lineup changes, Whitesnake resurfaced in 1983 and in 1984 they released Slide It In, which was their first album to reach the US top 40. It was also the band's first release to be certified by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), reaching double platinum status. 1987's Whitesnake was even more successful, reaching number 2 on the Billboard 200, 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, five times platinum by Music Canada, and platinum by the BPI. The single "Here I Go Again" topped the Billboard Hot 100 and the Canadian Singles Chart, as well as reaching the top ten of the UK Singles Chart. Its follow-up "Is This Love" reached number 2 on the Hot 100 and number 9 in the UK. The band's 1989 release Slip of the Tongue was the band's only other album to reach the US top ten, and the last to be certified by the RIAA (reaching platinum status).
Whitesnake broke up in 1990. Four 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. The band returned with Restless Heart in 1997, which peaked at number 34 in the UK. In early 2003, 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, 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.UK Music Video Chart peak positions for Whitesnake releases: Live... in the Still of the Night: Made in Japan: Live in '84: Back to the Bone: 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. 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. In 2019 the band released their thirteenth studio album titled Flesh & Blood which reached number 7 on the UK charts. 2020 and 2021 were characterised by the release of musically distinct compilation trilogy albums 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.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certificationsTitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSalesCertificationsUKAUTCANCanadian Albums Chart peak positions for Whitesnake studio albums: Whitesnake: Slip of the Tongue: Good to Be Bad: Forevermore: FINGERNEDNORSWESWIUSTroubleReleased: October 1978 Label: EMI Formats: LP, CS 50 — — — — — — — — —UK: 3,604LovehunterReleased: 21 September 1979 Label: United Artists Formats: LP, CS 29 — — — — — — — — —UK: 22,885 Ready an' WillingReleased: 23 May 1980 Label: United Artists, Mirage/Atlantic Formats: LP, CS 6 — — — — — 32 — — 90UK: 28,210 UK: GoldCome an' Get ItReleased: 6 April 1981 Label: Liberty, Mirage/Atlantic Formats: LP, CS 2 — — 3 20 — 26 24 — 151UK: 26,813 JP: Gold UK: GoldSaints & SinnersReleased: 15 November 1982 Label: Liberty/EMI Formats: LP, CS 9 14 — 7 28 — — 45 — —UK: 34,069 UK: SilverSlide It InReleased: 30 January 1984 Label: Liberty, Geffen, CBS/Sony Formats: CD, LP, CS 9 — — 4 14 — 11 12 12 40UK: 11,646 US: 4,000,000+ Worldwide: 6,000,000+CAN: Platinum JP: Gold SWE: Gold US: 2× Platinum1987Released: 30 March 1987 Label: EMI, Geffen, CBS/Sony Formats: CD, LP, CS 8 25 5 4 13 27 10 8 10 2UK: 86,996 US: 10,000,000+ Worldwide: 25,000,000+CAN: 5× Platinum GER: GoldNote: User must manually search for "Whitesnake" in order to yield results. NZ: Platinum SWE: Gold SWI: Gold"Swiss Certifications UK: Platinum US: 8× PlatinumSlip of the TongueReleased: 7 November 1989 Label: EMI, Geffen, CBS/Sony Formats: CD, LP, CS 10 29 18 1 19 43 9 11 11 10UK: 24,704 Worldwide: 4,000,000+JP: Gold UK: Gold US: PlatinumRestless HeartReleased: 26 March 1997 Label: EMI Formats: CD, CS 34 45 — 7 26 65 35 5 23 —Japan: 103,340Good to Be BadReleased: 21 April 2008 Label: Steamhammer, WEA Format: CD 7 11 23 5 6 33 5 10 15 62Worldwide: 700,000+ForevermoreReleased: 9 March 2011 Label: Frontiers, WEA Formats: CD, DL 33 27 — 11 16 42 16 6 17 49US: 44,000+The Purple AlbumReleased: 29 April 2015 Label: Frontiers, Rhino Formats: CD, LP, DL 18 28 — 2 13 24 32 17 11 87Flesh & BloodReleased: 10 May 2019 Label: Frontiers Formats: CD, LP, DL 7 — — 4 3 51 13 9 2 131US: 10,780+
Live albums + List of live albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positionsSales Certifications UK AUT BELFla. BELWal. FRA GER ITA JPN SWI US Live... in the Heart of the City (Recorded 1978~1980) Released: 3 November 1980 Label: United Artists Formats: 2LP, CS 5 — — — — 56 — — — 146UK: PlatinumStarkers in Tokyo (Recorded 5 July 1997)Released: 9 September 1997 Label: EMI Formats: CD, CS — — — — — — — 16 — —Live... in the Still of the Night (Recorded October 2004)Released: 7 February 2006 Label: Coming Home Formats: DVD, DVD+CD 2 — — — — 23 — 16 — —UK: Gold GER: GoldLive... in the Shadow of the BluesReleased: 24 November 2006 Label: Steamhammer Format: 2CD 141 64 — — 177 82 — 64 — —Live at Donington 1990Released: 20 May 2011 Label: Frontiers, RHINO Formats: 2CD, 3LP, DL 81 — — 100 — 32 85 221 — —Made in Japan (Recorded October 2011)Released: 22 April 2013 Label: Frontiers Formats: 2CD, 3LP, DL 67 54 108 59 — 26 — — 99 — Made in Britain / The World Record Released: 9 July 2013 Label: Frontiers Formats: 2CD, 4LP, DL — — — 83 — 57 — 59 — — Live in '84: Back to the Bone (Recorded 16 April/11 August 1984) Released: 7 November 2014 Label: Frontiers Formats: CD, DL — — — 131 — 98 — — — — The Purple Tour (Recorded at Genting Arena, Birmingham, England on 12 December 2015) Released: 19 January 2018 Label: Rhino Formats: CD, LP 60 19 111 69 — 17 — — 31 —US: 1,700+
Compilations + List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certificationsTitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSalesCertificationsUKAUSESPFINGERNORPORSWESWIUSThe Best of WhitesnakeReleased: December 1981 Label: Polydor (Japan) Formats: CD, LP, CS — — — — — — — — — -The Greatest WhitesnakeReleased: 29 December 1983 Label: Polydor (Japan) Formats: CD, LP, CS — — — — — — — — — -BestReleased: 1987 and updated as The Best in 1991 Label: Polydor (Japan) Formats: CD, LP, CS — — — — — — — — — -Greatest HitsReleased: 4 July 1994 Label: EMI Formats: CD, LP, CS 4 34 95 6 51 — — 17 12 161UK: 300,218+UK: Gold US: Platinum JP: GoldThe Best of Whitesnake: The Millennium CollectionReleased: 27 June 2000 Label: Geffen Formats: CD, CS — — — — — — — — — 194US: 768,904+US: GoldHere I Go Again: The WhitesnakeCollectionReleased: 29 October 2002 Label: Geffen Format: 2CD — — — — — — — — — —Best of WhitesnakeReleased: 24 March 2003 Label: EMI Format: CD 44 — — 4 83 23 11 31 — —UK: GoldThe Silver Anniversary CollectionReleased: 20 May 2003 Label: EMI Format: 2CD — — — 26 — — — — — —The Early YearsReleased: 10 February 2004 Label: EMI Format: CD — — — — — — — — — —The Definitive CollectionReleased: 7 February 2006 Label: Geffen Format: CD — — — — — — — — — —GoldReleased: 27 June 2006 Label: Geffen Format: CD — — — — — — — — — — Unzipped Released: 19 October 2018 Label: Rhino Formats: CD, download — — 150 — — 36 — — 48 —The Rock AlbumReleased: 19 June 2020 Label: Rhino Formats: CD, LP, DL 81 — — — 40 — 44 — 36 —Love SongsReleased: 6 November 2020 Label: Rhino Formats: CD, LP, DL — — — — 66 — 37 — 34 —The Blues AlbumReleased: 19 February 2021 Label: Rhino Formats: CD, LP, DL 57 — — — 13 — — — 10 —Greatest Hits: Revisited, Remixed, RemasteredReleased: 6 May 2022 Label: Rhino Formats: CD, LP, DL — — — — — — — — — —
Box sets + List of box sets, with selected chart positionsTitleAlbum detailsPeaksSalesUKFINGERSWIWhitesnake 1978-1982 Released: 1 November 1992 (Japan) Label: Polydor Format: 4CD — — — —The OriginalsReleased: 1995 Label: EMI Format: 3CD — — — —Chronicles: 3 Classic AlbumsReleased: 27 September 2005 Label: Geffen Format: 3CD — — — —30th Anniversary CollectionReleased: 9 June 2008 Label: EMI Format: 3CD 38 — — —Box 'o' Snakes: The SunburstYears 1978–1982Released: 7 November 2011 Label: EMI Format: 9CD+DVD+LP — 27 87 —Into the Light: The Solo AlbumsReleased: 25 October 2024 Label: Rhino Formats: CD, LP, DL — — — 90US: 775+Access All Areas: LiveReleased: 25 April 2025 Label: Rhino Formats: 8CD, DL — — — —US: 600+"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.
Extended plays TitleEP detailsPeakUKSnakebiteReleased: 2 June 1978 Label: Sunburst Format: 7" vinyl 61Long Way From HomeReleased: 26 October 1979 Label: Sunburst Format: 7" vinyl —Fool For Your LovingReleased: 1980 Label: Sunburst Format: 7" vinyl —Ready An' Willing (Sweet Satisfaction)Released: 1980 Label: Sunburst Format: 7" vinyl —1987 VersionsReleased: 21 October 1987 (Japan only) Label: CBS/Sony Formats: CD, 12" vinyl —"—" denotes a release that was not issued in that region or did not chart.
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album nameTitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbumUKAUSIRLCANCanadian Singles Chart peak positions for Whitesnake releases: "Here I Go Again": "Is This Love": "Fool For Your Loving '89": "The Deeper the Love": GERNEDNORNZUSUSMain."Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" 1978 — — — — — — — — — —Snakebite "Lie Down (A Modern Love Song)" — — — — — — — — — —Trouble"Day Tripper" — — — — — — — — — —"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" 43 — — — — — — — — —"Sweet Talker" — — — — — — — — — —"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 — —NZ: 3× Platinum