The discography of Mötley Crüe, an American heavy metal band, consists of nine studio albums, three live albums, three EPs, eight compilation albums, three box sets, nine DVD, 31 singles, and 32 music videos.
Mötley Crüe was formed in 1981 by bass guitarist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, who were later joined by lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead singer Vince Neil. Mötley Crüe has sold more than 100 million albums worldwide, including 25 million in the US.
The band members have often been noted for their hard-living lifestyles; all members have had numerous brushes with the law, have spent time in jail and have suffered long addictions to alcohol and drugs. Their ninth studio album entitled Saints of Los Angeles was released on June 24, 2008. The band announced their retirement in 2013 and played what was planned to be their final concert on December 31, 2015. In 2019, the band officially reunited.
Studio albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US AUSAustralian chart peaks: Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to June 19, 1988: N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA from mid-1983 until June 19, 1988. Top 50 (ARIA Chart) peaks from June 26, 1988: N.B. This site erroneously lists the peak for "Without You" as No. 45. The single was at No. 52 the week this site lists it at No. 45 <http://i.imgur.com/EsUKaSh.png>, whereas its peak was No. 46. Top 100 peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: "Hooligan's Holiday" (ARIA Chart) peak: AUT CAN FIN NOR NZ SWE SWI UK Too Fast for LoveOriginal release: November 10, 1981 Label: Leathür, Elektra Format: LP, CD, CS 77 — — — — — — — — —RIAA: Platinum Shout at the DevilReleased: September 26, 1983 Label: Elektra Format: LP, CD, CS 17 85 — 23 18 — — 13 59 —RIAA: 4× Platinum ARIA: Gold MC: 3× Platinum Theatre of PainReleased: June 24, 1985 Label: Elektra Format: LP, CD, CS 6 7 — 11 5 — — 7 25 36RIAA: 4× Platinum MC: 3× Platinum Girls, Girls, GirlsReleased: May 15, 1987 Label: Elektra Format: LP, CD, CS 2 5 — 4 3 8 43 7 13 14RIAA: 4× Platinum BPI: Silver MC: 2× Platinum Dr. FeelgoodReleased: September 1, 1989 Label: Elektra Format: LP, CD, CS 1 5 — 7 6 7 5 6 7 4RIAA: 9× Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: Gold MC: 3× Platinum RMNZ: Platinum IFPI SWI: Gold Mötley CrüeReleased: March 15, 1994 Label: Elektra Format: LP, CD, CS 7 3 25 9 15 — 28 6 21 17RIAA: Gold Generation SwineReleased: June 24, 1997 Label: Elektra Format: CD, CS 4 34 — 10 — — — 18 — 80RIAA: Gold New TattooReleased: July 11, 2000 Label: Mötley, Beyond Format: CD, CS 41 — — — — — — — — 176 Saints of Los AngelesReleased: June 24, 2008 Label: Mötley, Eleven Seven Format: LP, CD 4 14 73 3 6 37 8 5 42 78MC: Gold "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Live albums + List of live albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US SWI Live: Entertainment or DeathRelease: November 23, 1999 Label: Mötley, Beyond Formats: CD, CS 133 — Carnival of Sins LiveRelease: February 7, 2006 Label: Mötley Formats: CD, DVD — — The End: Live in Los AngelesRelease: October 21, 2016 Label: Eagle Vision Formats: CD, DVD, Blu-ray — 46 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US AUS CAN FIN NZ SWE SWI UK Decade of Decadence 81–91Released: October 1, 1991 Label: Elektra Formats: LP, CD, CS 2 9 10 24 13 43 22 20RIAA: 2× Platinum ARIA: Gold MC: Platinum Greatest HitsReleased: November 14, 1998 Label: Mötley, Beyond Formats: CD, CS 20 — 16 — — — 85 —RIAA: Gold Supersonic and Demonic RelicsReleased: June 29, 1999 Label: Mötley, Beyond Formats: CD, CS — — — — — — — — The Millennium Collection: The Best of Mötley CrüeReleased: October 7, 2003 Label: Hip-O Formats: CD — — — — — — — — Loud as FuckReleased: April 13, 2004 Label: Mötley, Hip-O Formats: CD, DVD 94 — — — — — — — Red, White & CrüeReleased: February 1, 2005 Label: Mötley, Hip-O Formats: CD, CS 6 26 2 16 — 31 — 67RIAA: Platinum MC: 2× Platinum Greatest HitsReleased: November 17, 2009 Label: Mötley, Eleven Seven Formats: LP, CD 90 30 39 — — — — —RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver MC: Gold The Dirt SoundtrackReleased: March 22, 2019 Label: Mötley, Eleven Seven Formats: LP, CD, digital 10 10 7 — — 13 8 32 From the BeginningReleased: September 12, 2025 Label: Big Machine Formats: LP, CD, digital 163 — — — — — 35 — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Box sets + List of box sets Title Details Peak chart positions USCurrentSales Music to Crash Your Car To: Vol. 1Released: November 11, 2003 Label: Mötley, Eleven Seven Formats: CD Music to Crash Your Car To: Vol. 2Released: June 29, 2004 Label: Mötley, Eleven Seven Formats: CD 40 Years (40th Anniversary Cassette Boxset)Released: June 12, 2021 Label: Mötley Formats: Cassette 100 "—" denotes a release that did not chart. "×" denotes a period where a chart did not exist or was not archived.
Extended plays + List of EPs Title Details Raw TracksReleased: November 23, 1988 Label: Elektra Formats: CD, LP, CS Raw Tracks 2Released: November 23, 1990 Label: Elektra Formats: CD QuaternaryReleased: September 10, 1994 Label: Elektra Formats: CD, CS CancelledReleased: October 4, 2024 Label: Big Machine Formats: CD, LP
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US US Main. US Rock US Hard Rock Digi. US Hard Rock US Heri. AUS NZ SWE UK "Stick to Your Guns"1981—————————— Too Fast for Love "Live Wire" 1982———11—————— RIAA: Gold "Merry-Go-Round" [promo]————————— — "Shout at the Devil" [airplay] 1983—302314—————— RIAA: Gold Shout at the Devil "Looks That Kill" 19845412—17—————— RIAA: Gold "Too Young to Fall in Love"9017———————— "Helter Skelter"—————————— "Smokin' in the Boys Room"1985167————61——71 Theatre of Pain "Home Sweet Home"8938121—————51 RIAA: Platinum RMNZ: Gold "Keep Your Eye on the Money" 1986—————————— "Girls, Girls, Girls" 19871220197——43——26 RIAA: Platinum RMNZ: Gold Girls, Girls, Girls "Wild Side"———18—————— RIAA: Gold "You're All I Need"83————————23 "Dr. Feelgood" 198967206——2611—50RIAA: Platinum RMNZ: Gold Dr. Feelgood "Kickstart My Heart"271893——3431—— RIAA: 2× Platinum BPI: Gold RMNZ: 2× Platinum "Without You" 1990811————46——39 "Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)"1913————7249—— "Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.)"7834—13—————— "Primal Scream" 19916321————2930—32 Decade of Decadence "Home Sweet Home '91"3741————88——37 "Anarchy in the U.S.A." —10———————— "Angela" 1992—————————— "Hooligan's Holiday" 1994—10————60—3436 Mötley Crüe "Misunderstood"—24———————— "Uncle Jack" [promo]—————————— "Smoke the Sky" [promo]—————————— "Power to the Music" [promo]————————— "Afraid" 1997—10———13———58 Generation Swine "Beauty"—37———————— "Glitter"—————————— "Bitter Pill" 1998—22———19———— Greatest Hits "Enslaved" [promo]—————34———— "Teaser" [promo] 1999—35———18———— Supersonic and Demonic Relics "Hell on High Heels" 2001—13———7———— New Tattoo "New Tattoo" [promo]—————————— "Treat Me Like the Dog I Am" [promo]—————————— "If I Die Tomorrow"2005—4———2———63 Red, White & Crüe "Sick Love Song"—22———23———— "Saints of Los Angeles" 2008—5———2———— Saints of Los Angeles "Mutherfucker of the Year" [promo]—29———24———— "White Trash Circus" [promo] 2009—37———23———— "Sex" 2012———4—24————rowspan="2" "All Bad Things Must End" 2015—32403—————— "The Dirt (Est. 1981)"(featuring Machine Gun Kelly) 2019—81814—————— The Dirt Soundtrack "The Retaliators (21 Bullets)"(The Retaliators featuring Mötley Crüe, Asking Alexandria, Ice Nine Kills and From Ashes to New) 2022—15———————— The Retaliators "Dogs of War" 2024—53823————— Cancelled "(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)"—————————— "Cancelled"—38—45————— "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Other charted songs + List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions Album US Hard Rock Digi. US Heri. "Take Me to the Top" 1981 22 — Too Fast for Love "The Animal in Me" 2008 — 28 The Saints of Los Angeles "Crash and Burn" 2019 24 — The Dirt Soundtrack "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Other appearances + List of appearances on various artist albums Title Year Album Notes "Teaser" 1989Stairway to Heaven/Highway to HellTommy Bolin cover "Rock 'N' Roll Junkie" 1990The Adventures of Ford Fairlaneoriginal song
Video albums + List of video albums Title Album details Certifications UncensoredReleased: 1986 Label: Elektra Format: VHS, LaserDisc RIAA: 2× Platinum Dr. Feelgood: The VideosReleased: 1990 Label: Elektra Format: VHS, LaserDiscRIAA: Platinum Decade of DecadenceReleased: 1992 Label: Elektra Format: VHS, LaserDiscRIAA: Gold Behind the Music: Mötley CrüeReleased: 1998 Label: Format: VHS, DVD Lewd, Crüed & TattooedReleased: 2001 Label: Mötley Format: VHS, DVDRIAA: Gold ARIA: Platinum Greatest Video HitsReleased: 2003 Label: Mötley Format: DVDRIAA: Platinum Classic Mötley Crüe: Universal Masters DVD CollectionReleased: 2005 Label: Mötley Format: DVD Carnival of Sins LiveReleased: 2006 Label: Mötley Format: DVD, Blu-ray RIAA: 3× Platinum Crüe FestReleased: March 24, 2009 Label: Mötley Format: DVD
Music videos
+ List of music videos Title Year "Live Wire"1982 "Looks That Kill"1983 "Too Young to Fall in Love"1984 "Smokin' in the Boys Room"1985 "Home Sweet Home" "Girls, Girls, Girls"1987 "Wild Side" "You're All I Need" "Dr. Feelgood"1989 "Kickstart My Heart" "Without You"1990 "Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)" "Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.)" "Primal Scream" 1991 "Home Sweet Home '91" "Anarchy in the U.K." "Hooligan's Holiday"1994 "Misunderstood" "Uncle Jack" "Smoke the Sky" "Power to the Music" "Afraid"1997 "Shout at the Devil '97" "Enslaved"1998 "Hell on High Heels"2000 "If I Die Tomorrow"2004 "Sick Love Song"2005 "Saints of Los Angeles"2008 "Mutherfucker of the Year" "White Trash Circus"2009 "Kickstart My Heart – 2011"2011 "Sex"2012 "All Bad Things Must End"2015 "The Dirt (Est. 1981)"2019 "Ride with the Devil"2019 "Take Me to the Top"2019 "Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.) – 2019"2019 "Looks That Kill – 2019"2019 "Shout at the Devil – 2019"2020 "Dogs of War"2024 "Cancelled"2024
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