The discography of Rage Against the Machine, an American rock band, consists of four studio albums, five live albums, one compilation album, one demo album, 17 singles, four video albums and 16 music videos. Formed in Los Angeles, California in 1991 by vocalist Zack de la Rocha, guitarist Tom Morello, bassist Tim Commerford and drummer Brad Wilk, the band signed to Epic Records and released its self-titled debut album in 1992. The album reached number 45 on the United States Billboard 200 and was certified three times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales in excess of three million units. Rage Against the Machine singles "Killing in the Name", "Bullet in the Head" and "Bombtrack" charted in the United Kingdom and several other regions.
The band returned in 1996 with its second studio album Evil Empire, which topped the Billboard 200 and was again certified three times platinum by the RIAA. Lead single "Bulls on Parade" was the band's first to chart in the US, reaching number 11 on the Alternative Songs chart, number 36 on the Mainstream Rock chart, and number 62 on the Radio Songs chart. The group's first video release, 1997's Rage Against the Machine, reached number 2 on the Billboard Music Video Sales chart and was certified double platinum by the RIAA.Billboard Music Video Sales peak positions for Rage Against the Machine video albums: Rage Against the Machine: The Battle of Mexico City: Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium: Live at Finsbury Park: 1999's The Battle of Los Angeles topped the Billboard 200 and the Canadian Albums Chart.Canadian Albums Chart peak positions for Rage Against the Machine studio albums: Evil Empire: The Battle of Los Angeles and Renegades:
Rage Against the Machine released its final studio album, a collection of cover versions called Renegades, in 2000, reaching number 14 on the Billboard 200. The band broke up prior to the album's release, after de la Rocha announced his departure in October that year. The Battle of Mexico City video album was released in 2001, reaching number 4 on the Billboard Music Video Sales chart. Two years later, Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium reached number 7 on the Music Video Sales chart and the top 100 of the Billboard 200.
In 2009, the band achieved its first UK Singles Chart number 1 when "Killing in the Name" became Christmas number one as the result of a Facebook campaign. To celebrate the achievement, the group reunited for a free concert at Finsbury Park in London on June 6, 2010, which was later released in the form of Live at Finsbury Park in 2015 and reached number 2 on the Billboard Music Video Sales chart.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certificationsTitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertificationsUSAUSPeaks in Australia: For all except noted: For "Bullet in the Head", "Guerrilla Radio" and "Sleep Now in the Fire": AUTCANFINGERNZSWESWIUKRage Against the MachineReleased: November 6, 1992 Label: Epic Formats: CD, LP, CS, MD 45 12 — 86 — 22 9 22 16 17RIAA: 3× Platinum ARIA: 5× Platinum BPI: 3× Platinum BVMI: Gold MC: Platinum RMNZ: 3× PlatinumEvil EmpireReleased: April 16, 1996 Label: Epic Formats: CD, LP, CS, MD 1 2 2 4 5 2 3 1 4 4RIAA: 3× Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: Gold MC: Platinum RMNZ: GoldThe Battle of Los AngelesReleased: November 2, 1999 Label: Epic Formats: CD, LP, CS, MD 1 2 17 1 2 7 1 4 15 23RIAA: 2× Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: Gold MC: 3× Platinum RMNZ: PlatinumRenegadesReleased: December 5, 2000 Label: Epic Formats: CD, LP, CS 14 10 66 13 25 47 — — 49 71RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: Gold RMNZ: Gold"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.
Live albums + List of live albums, with selected chart positions and certificationsTitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertificationsUSAUSCANPeak position for Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium on Canadian Albums Chart: FRANZUKLive & RareReleased: June 30, 1998 Label: Sony Japan Format: CD, CS, LP — — — — — —Live at the Grand Olympic AuditoriumReleased: November 25, 2003 Label: Epic Formats: CD, 2LP 94 69 70 101 34 151ARIA: PlatinumDemocratic National Convention 2000Released: April 21, 2018 Label: Epic Formats: LP — — — — — —The Battle of Mexico CityReleased: June 12, 2021 Label: Epic Formats: 2LP 70 — — — — —Live on Tour 1993Released: April 21, 2025 Label: Legacy Formats: 2LP 149 — — — — —"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.
Compilation albums + List of compilation albumsTitleAlbum detailsThe CollectionReleased: May 28, 2010 Labels: Epic, Sony, Legacy Format: 5CD box set
Demo albums + List of demo albumsTitleAlbum detailsRage Against the MachineReleased: December 1991 Labels: none (self-released) Format: CS
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album nameTitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbumUSUSAlt.USMain.AUS N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.FRANEDNORNZSWEUK"Killing in the Name"1992 — — — 7 109 13 — 8 — 1 ARIA: Platinum BPI: 3× Platinum BVMI: Platinum RMNZ: 6× PlatinumRage Against the Machine"Bullet in the Head"1993 — — — 53 — 47 — 19 — 16 RMNZ: Gold"Bombtrack" — — — 173 — 8 — 11 — 37 BPI: Silver RMNZ: Platinum"Freedom" — — — 109 — — — 17 — —"Bulls on Parade"1996 — 11 36 29 27 46 4 22 9 8BPI: Silver RMNZ: 2× PlatinumEvil Empire"People of the Sun" — — — 123 — — — — — 26"Vietnow"1997 — — — — — — — — — —"The Ghost of Tom Joad" — 34 35 — — — — — — —N/A"Guerrilla Radio"1999 69 6 11 57 — — 17 — 42 32BPI: Silver RMNZ: PlatinumThe Battle of Los Angeles"Sleep Now in the Fire"2000 — 8 16 94 — — — — — 43 RMNZ: Gold"Testify" — 16 22 — — — — — — — RMNZ: Gold"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.
Promotional singles + List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album nameTitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbumUSBub.USAlt.USMain."Year of tha Boomerang"1994 — — —Higher Learning"Down Rodeo"1996 — — —Evil Empire"No Shelter"1998 — 33 30Godzilla: The Album"Renegades of Funk"2001 9 9 19Renegades"How I Could Just Kill a Man" — 37 39"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.
Other appearances + List of other appearances, showing year released and album nameTitleYearAlbumRef."Darkness"1994The Crow: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack"Snoop Bounce" (Roc N Roll Remix) 2001Death Row: Snoop Doggy Dogg at His Best
Videos Video albums + List of video albums, with selected chart positions and certificationsTitleAlbum detailsChartsCertificationsUSAUSUKUK Music Video Chart peak positions for Rage Against the Machine video albums: Rage Against the Machine: The Battle of Mexico City: Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium: Live at Finsbury Park: Rage Against the MachineReleased: November 25, 1997 Label: Epic Formats: DVD, VHS, LD 2 12 23RIAA: 2× Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: GoldThe Battle of Mexico CityReleased: February 20, 2001 Label: Epic Formats: DVD, VHS 4 5 5RIAA: Gold ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: GoldLive at the Grand Olympic AuditoriumReleased: November 25, 2003 Label: Epic Format: DVD 7 14 41RIAA: Gold ARIA: 3× Platinum BPI: GoldLive at Finsbury ParkReleased: October 16, 2015 Labels: Eagle Vision, Universal Formats: DVD, BD 2 — 4"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.
Music videos + List of music videos, showing year released and director(s)TitleYearDirector(s)Ref."Killing in the Name"1992Peter Gideon"Bullet in the Head"1993BBC Worldwide"Bombtrack"Peter Christopherson"Freedom""Bulls on Parade"1996"People of the Sun""The Ghost of Tom Joad"1997Heather Parry"No Shelter"1998Joe Demaio"Guerrilla Radio"1999Honey"Sleep Now in the Fire"2000Michael Moore"Testify""Renegades of Funk"Steven Murashige"How I Could Just Kill a Man"2003Harri Kristin“Beautiful World”2003 (unreleased)Josh Koppel
Notes
See also List of songs recorded by Rage Against the Machine
References
External links Rage Against the Machine official website Rage Against the Machine discography at Discogs Rage Against the Machine discography at MusicBrainz