As of 2024, the discography of American industrial metal band Ministry, which was founded and is fronted by Al Jourgensen, consists of sixteen studio albums, eight live albums, fourteen compilation and remix albums, thirty singles, five video albums (including video versions of live albums) and twenty music videos. Several tracks spanning from 1981 to 1994 in studio, live and cover formats have remained unreleased by the band.
Formed in 1981, the band made their recording debut with the single "I'm Falling / Cold Life", released by Wax Trax! Records in the US and Situation Two in the UK, respectively.; . Signing a short-lived contract with Arista Records, the band released their debut studio album, With Sympathy, which hit the upper 90s in the Billboard 200, in May 1983. Following a departure from Arista, Ministry returned on Wax Trax!, where several singles—including the club hit "(Every Day Is) Halloween"—were released in 1984–1985. After signing a deal with Sire Records in 1985, the band released the single “Over the Shoulder”, which was followed by the album Twitch in March 1986; co-produced by Jourgensen and Adrian Sherwood, Twitch hit No. 194 in the Billboard 200 and was regarded by profile commentators as a turning point in Ministry' artistic style.;
In 1988–89, Ministry releases The Land of Rape and Honey and The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste. Both positively received by music press, these two albums hit the upper 160s in the Billboard 200, and were certified gold by RIAA. During the tour in support of The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste, the band recorded their debut live album, In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up, released in 1990.
Albums Studio albums YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSalesCertificationsUSCANAUSPeaks in Australia: Filth Pig and Just Another Fix: Psalm 69 and Dark Side of the Spoon: AUTFRAGERNZNORSWESWIUK1983With Sympathy Released: May 10, 1983 Label: Arista/BMG96——————————US: 103,484+1986Twitch Released: March 12, 1986 Label: Sire/Warner Bros.19497—————————US: 138,755+1988The Land of Rape and Honey Released: October 11, 1988 Label: Sire/Warner Bros.164——————————US: Gold1989The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste Released: November 14, 1989 Label: Sire/Warner Bros.16338—————————US: Gold1992Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs Released: July 14, 1992 Label: Sire/Warner Bros.272254——6924———33US: Platinum AUS: Gold CAN: Gold1996Filth Pig Released: January 30, 1996 Label: Warner Bros.195947—28163875043US: 236,557+1999Dark Side of the Spoon Released: June 8, 1999 Label: Warner Bros.92—98——57——51—85US: 79,459+2003Animositisomina Released: February 18, 2003 Label: Sanctuary/BMG157———12593————186US: 46,319+2004Houses of the Molé Released: June 22, 2004 Label: Sanctuary/BMG————162—————135US: 45,419+2006Rio Grande Blood Released: May 2, 2006 Label: 13th Planet/Megaforce134————60—————US: 34,346+2007The Last Sucker Released: September 18, 2007 Label: 13th Planet/Megaforce130————95—————US: 5,140+2012Relapse Released: March 23, 2012 Label: 13th Planet193————72——5699—US: 5,000+2013From Beer to Eternity Released: September 10, 2013 Label: 13th Planet140————79—————2018AmeriKKKant Released: March 9, 2018 Label: Nuclear Blast———7318957———65—2021Moral Hygiene Released: October 1, 2021 Label: Nuclear Blast———65—33———64—2024Hopiumforthemasses Released: March 1, 2024 Label: Nuclear Blast———46—30———49—"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Live albums YearAlbum detailsAUSUKSales1990In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up Released September 4, 1990 Label: Sire/Warner Bros.——US: 196,2251995Just Another Fix Released January 1, 1995 Label: Warner Bros.21—US: 1,1302002Sphinctour Released April 9, 2002 Label: Sanctuary/BMG——US: 12,1132009Adios... Puta Madres Released March 31, 2009 Label: 13th Planet——2013Enjoy the Quiet—Live at Wacken 2012 Released August 27, 2013 Label: UDR/EMI—332014Last Tangle in Paris / Live 2012 Defibrila Tour Released July 8, 2014 Label: UDR——2015Toronto 1986 Released May 22, 2015 Label: Cleopatra2017Live Necronomicon Released July, 2017 Label: Cleopatra2019Chicago/Detroit 1982 Released September 27, 2019 Label: Cleopatra"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Compilation and remix albums YearAlbum detailsSales1987Twelve Inch Singles (1981–1984) Released: 1987 Label: Wax Trax!US: 113,6461993Box Released: November 30, 1993 Label: Warner Bros.2001Greatest Fits Released: June 19, 2001 Label: Warner Bros.US: 89,2832003Twitched (unauthorised release) Released: 2003 Label: Radioactive2004Early Trax Released: October 12, 2004 Label: RykodiscUS: 7,555Side Trax Released: October 12, 2004 Label: RykodiscUS: 9,2052005Rantology Released: September 27, 2005 Label: Sanctuary/BMGUS: 12,8682007Rio Grande Dub Released: July 10, 2007 Label: 13th PlanetUS: 9,7502008Cover Up Released: April 1, 2008 Label: 13th PlanetUS: 1,4002009The Last Dubber Released: September 15, 2009 Label: 13th Planet2010MiXXXes of the Molé Released: August 17, 2010 Label: 13th PlanetEvery Day Is Halloween: The Anthology Released: October 5, 2010 Label: CleopatraUndercover Released: December 7, 2010 Label: 13th Planet2011Very Best of Fixes and Remixes Released: November 9, 2011 Label: Cleopatra2016Trax! Rarities Released: December 9, 2016 Label: Cleopatra2020Everyday (Is Halloween) - The Lost Mixes
Released: October 30, 2020 Label: Cleopatra2024Ultimate Rarest Trax! 1981-1986
Released: January 19, 2024 Label: Cleopatra2025The Squirrely Years Revisited
Released: March 28, 2025 Label: Cleopatra
Singles YearSongPeak chart positionsAlbumUSAlt.US DanceNZSWEUK1981"I'm Falling / Cold Life"—45———Non-album single1983"Work for Love"—20——115With Sympathy"I Wanted to Tell Her"—1335—150"Revenge"————1721985"All Day"—————Non-album single"Nature of Love"—————"(Every Day Is) Halloween"—————"Over the Shoulder"—————Twitch1988"Stigmata"—————The Land of Rape and Honey1989"Burning Inside"23————The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste1990"So What"—————1991"Jesus Built My Hotrod"1934——94Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs1992"N.W.O."11———491993"Just One Fix"—————1995"The Fall"—18—4653Filth Pig1996"Lay Lady Lay"————128"Reload"—————1997"Brick Windows"—————1999"Bad Blood"—————Dark Side of the Spoon2001"What About Us?—————Greatest Fits2003"Piss"—————Animositisomina2004"No W"—————Houses of the Molé2008"Keys to the City"—————Non-album single2010"Thunderstruck"—————Undercover 2011"99 Percenters"————— Relapse2012"Double Tap"—————2013"Permawar"————— From Beer to Eternity2017"Dancing Madly Backwards"————— Non-album single2020"Alert Level"————— Moral Hygiene2023"Goddamn White Trash"————— Hopiumforthemasses"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Unreleased tracks +YearSongNotesFormatCirca 1981"First True Love Affair"Jimmy Ross cover, Live at Misfits in ChicagoCover/LiveCirca 1981"Make Up Your Mind"Live at Misfits in ChicagoLiveCirca 1981"Jodie Foster"Live at Misfits in ChicagoLiveCirca 1981"Orangotango"Live at Misfits in ChicagoLiveCirca 1982"The Urge to Run Away"Live at Misfits in ChicagoLiveCirca 1983"So So Life"Performed on the 1983 tour.LiveCirca 1984"Do You Even Like It?"Performed on the 1984 tour.LiveCirca 1986"The Eyes of Christ"Live at Medusa's in IL, re-worked into "Apathy" by 1000 Homo DJsLiveCirca 1986"Thrill Kill Kult"Live at Medusa's in IL, re-worked into "Hatred" by Lead Into GoldLiveCirca 1986"The Angel (Remix)"Re-Recorded Version, Performed on some 1986 and 1987 shows.RemixCirca 1987"Ingrate"Part of the original tracklist for The Land of Rape and Honey, but isn't on the final version.StudioCirca 1987"I'm Sick"Part of the original tracklist for The Land of Rape and Honey, but isn't on the final version.StudioCirca 1994"Midnight Cowboy"Fred Neil cover, performed live at Bridge Benefit VIII at the Shoreline Amphitheater. Cover/Live
Boxed sets Box (1993) Just Another Fix (1995) 3 for One Box (2000) Original Album Series (2011) Trax Box! (2015)
Videos
Full length videos In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up (1990) Tapes of Wrath (2000) Sphinctour (2002) Adios... Puta Madres (2009)
Music videos YearSongDirector(s)Album1982"Same Old Madness"Jim Nashnon-album single1983"Revenge"Tim PopeWith Sympathy1985"Over the Shoulder"Peter ChristophersonTwitch1988"Stigmata"Benjamin Stokes and Eric ZimmermanThe Land of Rape and Honey"Flashback"Benjamin Stokes1989"Burning Inside"Benjamin Stokes and Eric ZimmermanThe Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste1990"The Land of Rape and Honey"H-Gun Labs and Dead Battery ProductionsIn Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up1991"Jesus Built My Hotrod" (with Gibby Haynes)Paul ElledgePsalm 691992"N.W.O."Peter Christopherson1993"Just One Fix"1995"Lay Lady Lay"Paul ElledgeFilth Pig1996"Reload"Doug Freel1999"Bad Blood"Benjamin StokesDark Side of the Spoon 2001"What About Us?"Jeffrey KinartGreatest Fits2004"No W"Houses of the Mole2006"LiesLiesLies"Zach PasseroRio Grande Blood2012"99%" Zach PasseroRelapse"Ghouldiggers"2013"Last Sucker"The Last Sucker"PermaWar" Zach PasseroFrom Beer to Eternity2017"Antifa"AmeriKKKant2018"Wargasm" (Lyric Video)"Twilight Zone"Chris Roth"Victims of a Clown"2021"Search & Destroy" Dean KarrMoral Hygiene"Disinformation" Chris Roth2022"Sabotage Is Sex" (with Jello Biafra) Joel Smith"Believe Me"Ministry2023"Goddamn White Trash"Dean KarrHopiumforthemasses2024"New Religion""B.D.E."2025"Every Day Is Halloween"Vicente CorderoThe Squirrely Years Revisited"I'll Do Anything for You"
Other appearances Song(s)TitleYear"Stigmata"Miami Vice1988Hardware1990"Thieves"Freejack1992"N.W.O."Cool World"Just One Fix"Totally Fucked Up1993"Psalm 69"The River Wild1994"Jesus Built My Hotrod"Exit to Eden"Tonight We Murder"Demon Knight1995"Stigmata"Rumble in the Bronx"N.W.O."SubUrbia1996"Paisley"Escape from L.A."Reload"Speed 2: Cruise Control1997"(Every Day Is) Halloween"The Black Bible1998"Just One Fix"Urban Legend"Bad Blood"The Matrix: Music from the Motion Picture1999"Eureka Pile"Universal Soldier: The Return"Nursing Home"Left Behind: The Movie2000"10/10"Street Sk8r 2"What About Us" and "Dead Practice"A.I. Artificial Intelligence2001"Jesus Built My Hotrod"Crusty Demons/Watch Dogs2003/2014"No W"Tony Hawk's Underground 22004Need for Speed: Underground 2"Bloodlines"Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines"Thieves" and "Waiting"Murderball2005"The Light Pours Out of Me"Alone in the Dark"Señor Peligro" and "Burning Inside"Scarface: The World Is Yours2006"Stigmata"Tony Hawk's Project 8"Fear (Is Big Business)"Saw III"Hero"Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 22007"Life Is Good"Saw IV"Death and Destruction (Remix)"Saw V2008"Bang a Gong", "Radar Love", "Cuz U R Next" and "Khyber Pass (Wicked Instrumental)"The Wicked Soundtrack by Al Jourgensen"NCIS Theme (Remix)"NCIS: The Official TV Soundtrack2009"Stigmata" and "Thieves"Brütal Legend"Fear (Is Big Business)", "Palestina" and "Khyber Pass"The Hurt Locker"Just One Fix"Hatchet II2010"N.W.O."Need for Speed: The Run2011
Tribute albums An Industrial Tribute to Ministry Wish You Were Queer: A Tribute to Ministry Another Prick In the Wall: A Tribute to Ministry - Volume 2 Devilswork: Tribute to Ministry
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