The discography of Motörhead, an English rock band, consists of 23 studio albums, 23 live albums, 16 compilation albums, five extended plays (EPs), three box sets, 29 singles, 10 video albums and 34 music videos. Motörhead were originally formed in 1975 in London by bassist and vocalist Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister, after his departure from Hawkwind, who drafted in guitarist Larry Wallis and drummer Lucas Fox (who was quickly replaced by Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor) to complete the band's initial lineup. The trio recorded their debut album for release on United Artists, although it was not released until 1979 as On Parole. "Fast" Eddie Clarke joined the band as a second guitarist soon after this recording was completed, but as it was shelved by United Artists and even though On Parole is chronologically the band's first album, Clarke would instead replace Wallis who left soon after Clarke joined for unspecified reasons. It is this trio who would go on to record the band's first released album, the self-titled Motörhead, as a three-piece. Thus, beginning the band's classic line-up and initially issued by Chiswick Records in 1977 (as a favour to Lemmy), reaching number 43 on the UK Albums Chart.UK chart positions for Motörhead: For all releases except those listed below: For Snake Bite Love and Hammered: For Aftershock:
In 1978, Motörhead signed with Bronze Records; their first releases on the label was Overkill and Bomber, both in 1979. The albums reached 24 and 12 respectively in the UK, and both spawned UK top 40 singles in "Overkill" and "Bomber". Motörhead improved further on their chart success with their next two studio albums, Ace of Spades and Iron Fist, which reached 4 and 6 respectively on the UK Albums Chart. In 1981 the group also achieved their first UK number one with their first live album, No Sleep 'til Hammersmith, which was supported by the release of a live recording of "Motörhead" which reached number six in the UK. The band also collaborated with Girlschool (as Headgirl) on the EP St. Valentine's Day Massacre, which reached number 5 in the UK. Clarke left the band in 1982.
Clarke was replaced by former Thin Lizzy guitarist Brian Robertson, who performed on the top-20 album Another Perfect Day. In 1984 Robertson was replaced by Phil Campbell and Michael "Würzel" Burston, while Taylor also left to be replaced by Pete Gill. The new four-piece released Orgasmatron in 1986, which reached number 21 in the UK, before Taylor returned to the band. Rock 'N' Roll and 1916 reached the UK top 40, before Taylor left again during the recording of March ör Die; Mikkey Dee was brought in as his replacement. The band's next three albums – Bastards, Sacrifice and Overnight Sensation – failed to chart in the UK. During the Sacrifice era Würzel left the band which made the band return to its roots as a three-piece line up which would last up until Lemmy's passing in 2015. In 1998, Snake Bite Love reached number 171. Later releases improved in chart success, with the band's album Bad Magic reaching number ten on the UK Albums Chart. By 2025, Motörhead had sold over 25 million albums worldwide.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certificationsTitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSalesCertificationsUKAUSAUTFINFRAGERNEDNORSWESWIUSUS Billboard 200 positions for Motörhead: For all releases except those listed below: For Iron Fist and Another Perfect Day: MotörheadReleased: 12 August 1977 Label: Chiswick (#2) Format: LP 43 — — — — — — — — — —BPI: SilverOverkillReleased: March 1979 Label: Bronze (#515) Formats: LP, CS 24 — — — — 60 — — — 77 —BPI: SilverBomberReleased: 12 October 1979 Label: Bronze (#523) Format: LP 12 — — — — 97 — — — — —BPI: SilverOn Parole Released: 2 November 1979 Label: United Artists (#1004) Format: LP 65 — — — — — — — — — —Ace of SpadesReleased: October 1980 Label: Bronze (#531) Formats: LP, CS 4 — 42 — — 10 — 37 — 39 201BPI: GoldIron FistReleased: April 1982 Label: Bronze (#539) Formats: LP, CS 6 80 75 — — 15 26 4 25 26 174BPI: SilverAnother Perfect DayReleased: May 1983 Label: Bronze (#546) Formats: LP, CS 20 89 30 — — 24 39 — 18 39 153OrgasmatronReleased: 21 July 1986 Label: GWR (#1) Formats: CD, LP, CS 21 86 — — — 47 69 — — — 157Rock 'n' RollReleased: 17 August 1987 Label: GWR (#14) Formats: CD, LP, CS 34 99 — — — 33 69 — 41 — 1501916Released: 21 January 1991 Label: Epic (#467481) Formats: CD, LP, CS 24 95 — — — 14 — — 23 24 142March ör DieReleased: 27 July 1992 Label: Epic (#471723) Formats: CD, LP, CS 60 — 16 — — 21 — — 42 18 —BastardsReleased: 11 October 1993 Label: ZYX (#20263) Formats: CD, LP — — — — — 28 — — 48 — —SacrificeReleased: 27 March 1995 Label: Steamhammer (#7694) Formats: CD, LP — — — — — 31 — — 36 — —Overnight SensationReleased: 15 October 1996 Label: Steamhammer (#1830) Formats: CD, LP — — — 39 — 70 — — 60 — —Snake Bite LoveReleased: 10 March 1998 Label: Steamhammer (#1889) Formats: CD, LP 171 — — — — 47 — — 49 — —We Are MotörheadReleased: 16 May 2000 Label: Steamhammer (#2182) Formats: CD, LP 91 — — 39 — 21 — — 33 — —US: 5,900HammeredReleased: 9 April 2002 Label: Steamhammer (#7406) Formats: CD, LP 113 — — 34 113 39 — — 18 — —US: 12,900InfernoReleased: 22 June 2004 Label: Steamhammer (#6974) Formats: CD, LP 95 — 44 17 58 10 — — 34 36 —US: 3,100Kiss of DeathReleased: 29 August 2006 Label: Steamhammer (#9991) Formats: CD, LP, DL 45 — 20 16 37 4 64 9 13 26 —MotörizerReleased: 26 August 2008 Label: Steamhammer (#9163) Formats: CD, LP, DL 32 — 13 9 24 5 58 11 10 11 82The Wörld Is YoursReleased: 14 December 2010 Label: UDR/EMI (#0001/2/3) Formats: CD, CD+DVD, LP, DL 45 — 34 15 89 25 — 40 24 24 94AftershockReleased: 21 October 2013 Label: UDR (#0175/6/7) Formats: CD, CD+DVD, LP, DL 115 — 7 5 14 5 64 6 8 6 22 BVMI: GoldBad MagicReleased: 28 August 2015 Label: UDR (#057) Formats: CD, LP, DL 10 — 1 1 16 1 7 7 4 2 35 BVMI: Gold
Live albums + List of live albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications UK FRA GER NOR NZ SWE No Sleep 'til Hammersmith Released: June 1981 Label: Bronze (#535) Formats: LP, CS 1 — 4 24 28 27 BPI: Gold What's Words Worth? (recorded 1978) Released: February 1983 Label: Big Beat (#2) Formats: LP, CS 71 — — — — — Nö Sleep at All Released: October 1988 Label: GWR (#31) Formats: CD, LP, CS 79 59 — — — — Blitzkrieg on Birmingham '77 Released: November 1989 Label: Receiver (#120) Format: CD — — — — — — Lock Up Your Daughters 1978 Released: July 1990 Label: Receiver (#130) Format: CD — — — — — — Live at Brixton '87 Released: 28 March 1994 Label: Roadrunner (#9009) Formats: CD, LP, CS — — — — — — Everything Louder than Everyone Else (live on 21 May 1998 at The Docks, Hamburg, Germany) Released: 9 March 1999 Label: Steamhammer (#068) Format: 2CD, 3LP — — — — — — 25 & Alive: Live at Brixton Academy Released: 9 December 2003 Label: Steamhammer (#7262) Format: 2CD — — — — — — BBC Live & In-Session Released: 20 September 2005 Label: Sanctuary Format: 2CD, 2 x 2LP — — — — — — Better Motörhead than Dead: Live at Hammersmith Released: 16 July 2007 Label: Steamhammer (#9817) Formats: 2CD, 4LP — 176 — — — — The Wörld Is Ours - Vol. 1: Everywhere Further Than Everyplace Else Released: 22 November 2011 Label: UDR (#0078) Formats: 2CD+DVD, 2LP — — 51 — — — The Wörld Is Ours – Vol. 2: Anyplace Crazy as Anywhere Else Released: 2 October 2012 Label: UDR (#0125) Formats: 2CD+DVD, 2LP — — 44 — — — Clean Your Clock Released: 10 June 2016 Label: UDR Formats: CD+DVD/Blu-ray, 2LP 36 77 2 18 — — Louder Than Noise... Live in Berlin (Live on 5 December 2012 at the Velodrom, Berlin, Germany) Released: 23 April 2021 Label: Silver Lining Music Formats: CD+DVD, 2LP — 128 4 — — — The Löst Tapes Vol. 1 (Live In Madrid 1995) (Live on 1 June 1995 at Sala Aqualung, Madrid, Spain) Released: 8 May 2021 Format: only digital (24 FLAC files / 24 (320 kbps) mp3 files) Released: 26 November 2021 Format: 2LP (red vinyl) "RSD Exclusive" (limited edition: only 3,500 copies) Label: BMG — — — — — — The Löst Tapes Vol. 2 (Live In Norwich 1998) (Live on 18 October 1998 at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, England, UK) Released: 24 December 2021 Format: only digital (22 FLAC files / 22 (320 kbps) mp3 files) Released: 23 April 2022 Format: 2LP (blue transparent vinyl) "RSD Exclusive" (limited edition: only 2,250 copies) Label: BMG — — — — — — The Löst Tapes Vol. 3 (Live in Malmö 2000) (Live on 17 November 2000 at KB Hallen, Malmö, Sweden) Released: 8 May 2022 Format: digital (21 FLAC files / 21 (320 kbps) mp3 files) Released: 25 November 2022 Format: 2LP (green translucent vinyl) "RSD Exclusive" (limited edition) (limited edition: only 2,600 copies) Label: BMG — — — — — — The Löst Tapes Vol. 4 (Live In Heilbronn Christmas Metal Meeting 84) (Live on 29 December 1984 at Sporthalle, Heilbronn, Germany) Released: 24 December 2022 Format: digital (19 FLAC files / 19 (320 kbps) mp3 files) Released: 22 April 2023 Format: 2LP (amber transparent vinyl) "RSD Exclusive" (limited edition: only 2,250 copies) Label: BMG — — — — — — We Play Rock 'N' Roll • Live at Montreux Jazz Festival ‘07 (Live on 07/07/07 at Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland) Released: 16 June 2023 Format: CD, vinyl & digital Label: BMG — — — — — — The Löst Tapes Vol. 5 (Live At Donington Download Fest '08) (Live on 13 June 2008 at Download Festival, Donington, UK) Released: 24 December 2023 Format: digital (14 AAC files, 256 kbps) Label: BMG Released: 23 February 2024 Format: 2LP (yellow transparent vinyl) Label: BMG — — 46 — — — The Löst Tapes Vol. 6 (Live in Berlin 1992) (Live on 24 December 1992 at Eissporthalle, Berlin, Germany) Released: 24 December 2024 Format: digital (17 AAC files, 256 kbps) Label: Sanctuary Records Released: April 12, 2025 Format: 2LP (purple transparent vinyl) Label: BMG — — — — — — The Löst Tapes Vol. 7 (Lemmy's 50th Birthday, Live In West Hollywood, 1995) (Live on 14 December 1995 at Whisky a Go Go, Los Angeles, CA) Released: 24 December 2025 Format: digital (16 MP3 files, 320 kbps & 16 FLAC files) Label: BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited Released: April 18, 2026 (RSD) Format: 2LP (crystal clear vinyl) — — — — — — The Löst Tapes Vol. 8 (Live at Winter Gardens, Margate, Nov. 5th, 1984) Released: 8 May 2026 Format: digital (18 (48 kHz / 24-bit) AIFF files / 18 FLAC audio files) Label: BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited — — — — — — "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that territory.
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certificationsTitleAlbum detailsPeak positionsCertificationsUKFINGERNo RemorseReleased: 7 September 1984 Label: Bronze (#5) Formats: 2LP, CS 14 — — BPI: SilverAnthologyReleased: April 1986 Label: Castle Formats: CD, CS — — — Welcome to the Bear TrapReleased: April 1990 Label: Castle Records Formats: CD, 2LP — — — MeltdownReleased: 1991 Label: Castle Formats: 3 CD — — — The Best of MotörheadReleased: 6 July 1993 Label: Roadrunner (#9056) Format: CD — — — All the AcesReleased: November 1993 Label: Castle (#125) Formats: CD, 2LP, CS — — — Protect the InnocentReleased: 25 August 1997 Label: Castle (#562) Format: 4CD — — — Deaf Forever: The Best of MotörheadReleased: 8 August 2000 Label: Castle (#502) Format: CD — — — The Best OfReleased: 28 August 2000 Label: Metal-is (#002) Formats: 2CD, 3LP 52 30 97BPI: SilverOver the Top: The RaritiesReleased: 26 September 2000 Label: Sanctuary (#176) Format: CD — — — No ClassReleased: 2001 Label: Castle Pie(#PIESD268) Format: CD — — — Tear Ya Down: The RaritiesReleased: 7 May 2002 Label: Castle (#444) Format: 2CD — — — Hellraiser: Best of the Epic YearsReleased: 17 March 2003 Label: Sony Format: CD — 49 — The Essential Motörhead Released: 2007 Label: Metro Doubles