This is the discography of American singer Pat Benatar. It consists of 11 studio albums, nine live albums, 27 compilation albums, 39 singles and 34 music videos.
Albums Studio albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales, and certifications Title Album details Peak chart position CertificationsUSAUS N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.CANFRAGERNEDNZSWESWIUK In the Heat of the Night Release date: August 27, 1979 Label: Chrysalis Format: LP record, 8-track, cassette, CD 12 25 3 20 — — 8 — — 98*RIAA: Platinum MC: 4× Platinum RMNZ: Platinum Crimes of Passion Release date: August 5, 1980 Label: Chrysalis Format: LP record, 8-track, cassette, CD 2 16 2 2 — — 6 27 — —RIAA: 4× Platinum MC: 5× Platinum RMNZ: Gold Precious Time Release date: July 6, 1981 Label: Chrysalis Format: LP record, 8-track, cassette, CD 1 8 2 3 57 46 2 9 — 30RIAA: 2× Platinum MC: 2× Platinum RMNZ: Gold Get Nervous Release date: October 29, 1982 Label: Chrysalis Format: LP record, Cassette, CD 4 15 16 14 — — 15 18 — 73RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Gold MC: Platinum RMNZ: Gold Tropico Release date: November 1, 1984 Label: Chrysalis Format: LP record, Cassette, CD 14 9 21 16 26 23 7 19 21 31RIAA: Platinum MC: Platinum BPI: Silver RMNZ: Platinum Seven the Hard Way Release date: November 13, 1985 Label: Chrysalis Format: LP record, Cassette, CD 26 19 36 — 42 — 2 33 — 69RIAA: Gold MC: Platinum RMNZ: Gold Wide Awake in Dreamland Release date: July 4, 1988 Label: Chrysalis Format: LP record, Cassette, CD 28 13 11 — 47 — 15 33 — 11RIAA: Gold BPI: Gold MC: Platinum True Love Release date: April 9, 1991 Label: Chrysalis Format: LP record, Cassette, CD 37 53 22 — — 52 30 30 39 40MC: Gold Gravity's Rainbow Release date: June 1, 1993 Label: Chrysalis Format: LP record, Cassette, CD 85 130 44 — — — — — — — Innamorata Release date: June 3, 1997 Label: CMC International Format: LP record, CD 171 — — — — — — — — — Go Release date: August 12, 2003 Label: Bel Chiasso Format: CD 187 — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart. * Benatar's debut album, In the Heat of the Night, did not chart in the UK following its original release, but charted in 1985 after it was re-released by Chrysalis Records.
Live albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales, and certifications Title Album details Peak chart position CertificationsUSAUSCANFRAGERNEDNZSWEUK Live from EarthRelease date: September 22, 1983 Label: Chrysalis Format: LP record, cassette, CD 13 2 25 22 7 4 12 45 60RIAA: Platinum MC: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum 8-15-80 Release date: 1998 Label: CMC International Format: CD————————— Concert Classics Released: July 1998 Label: Ranch Life Format: CD (CRANCH 6)————————— Greatest Hits Live Released: March 14, 2000 Label: King Biscuit Flower Hour Records Format: CD (70710-88054-2)————————— From the Front Row... Live! Release date: May 25, 2003 Label: Silverline Format: DVD-Audio (288150-9)————————— 35th Anniversary Tour(with Neil Giraldo) Release date: April 28, 2015 Label: Mailboat Records Format: 2×CD+DVD (MBD 8500), DVD (MBDVD 8501), 2×CD (MBD 8502)—————————
Compilations YearTitle Peak chart positions Certifications Additional informationUSUKAUSAustralian chart peaks: Top 100 (Australian Music Report) singles and albums peaks to June 26, 1988: Top 50 (ARIA Chart) singles peaks from June 26, 1988: Top 50 (ARIA Chart) albums peaks from June 26, 1988: "Don't Walk Away" (ARIA Chart) peak: Top 100 (ARIA Chart) singles and albums peaks from June 26, 1988 (including those between 51–100 from January 1990): NZ1974Coxon's Army: Live from Sam Miller's Exchange Cafe————Pat Benatar sings the following songs: "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" (written by Oscar Hammerstein II and Jerome Kern), "Respect" (written by Otis Redding), "If He Walked Into My Life" (written by Jerry Herman), "Medley: Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show/Yes We Can Can" (written by Neil Diamond / Allen Toussaint).1989Best Shots676195 BPI: PlatinumGreatest hits compilation issued internationally (one CD), 1987. Completely different release (one CD) by same title issued in the US, 1989. US release re-issued in 2003 (one CD/one DVD) with the DVD Choice Cuts: Pat Benatar – The Complete Video Collection. 1994Greatest Hits————Canadian one-CD greatest hits release with 16 tracks. Polytel/EMIAll Fired Up: The Very Best of Pat Benatar———2Two-CD compilation featuring remastered greatest hits, mostly edit versions. Last album released by Chrysalis Records. Issued in the UK with a different cover. 1996Pat Benatar: Heartbreaker – Sixteen Classic Performances————One CD featuring hits, album and two unreleased live tracks.Back to Back Hits: Blondie/Pat Benatar————One CD featuring five hits from both artists. Re-issued four more times with four different covers each time.Pat Benatar The Very Best of Volume 2————One-CD greatest hits release1998In the Heat of the Night/Tropico————Two-CD remastered releaseIn the Heat of the Night/Crimes of Passion————Two-CD remastered release1999Pat Benatar All-Time Greatest Hits————Three-CD box set featuring hits, album and live tracks.Synchronistic Wanderings: Recorded Anthology 1979–1999————Three-CD box set featuring hits, album tracks, soundtrack and previously unreleased rarities.Precious Time/Get Nervous————Two-CD remastered releaseTropico/Seven the Hard Way————Two-CD remastered releaseInnamorata/Eight-Fifteen-Eighty————Two-CD combination release2000Extended Versions: Pat Benatar – The Encore Collection————One CD featuring hits and album tracks from the King Biscuit Flower Hour.2001Best of Pat Benatar Volume 1 and Volume 2————Two CDs featuring hits and album tracks. Released both separately and together. Pat Benatar/Neil Giraldo: Summer Vacation Tour Book DVD————One DVD featuring 15 live tracks including four new songs; originally released to fan club members with different packaging but same track listing.Pat Benatar/Neil Giraldo: Summer Vacation Soundtrack————One CD 15-track live concert album featuring four new songs; originally released to fan club members with different packaging and additional tracks on two CDs.Premium Gold Collection————One-CD greatest hits releaseThe Collection————One-CD greatest hits release2004Best of Pat Benatar Volume 1 and Volume 2————Two CDs featuring hits and album tracks; previously released as two separate CDs. Re-issued in the 2008 "Green Series". Live from Earth/Wide Awake in Dreamland————Two-CD remastered release2005Greatest Hits47——26 BPI: SilverOne CD 20-track comprehensive hit singles collection. Re-issued in 2007 (two CDs/one DVD) with the CD Live from Earth and the DVD Choice Cuts: Pat Benatar: The Complete Video Collection. Re-issued in the 2008 "Green Series". Re-issued 2010 in the Live Life Greener Merch Box (includes green bag).2008Ultimate Collection————Two-CD compilation with 40 tracks, featuring an acoustic version of "Everytime I Fall Back" from an appearance on the soap opera The Young and the Restless; digital collection2009Pat Benatar Collector's Edition————Three-CD compilation in a tin packaging released by Madacy Records.10 Great Songs123———One-CD compilation Pat Benatar Essential————One-CD greatest hits release2010True Love/Gravity's Rainbow————Two-CD remastered release2011Best Shots/Wide Awake in Dreamland————Two-CD remastered releasePat Benatar Performance————One-CD remastered release2013Icons————One-CD compilation 2014The Best of Pat Benatar: 20th Century Masters/The Millennium Collection————One-CD compilation 2014The One and Only CD: Pat Benatar the Very Best Of————One-CD compilation different track listing than the European very best of.2017Pat Benatar: 5 Classic Albums————Five-CD remastered release. Includes the albums In the Heat of the Night, Crimes of Passion, Get Nervous, Tropico and Wide Awake in Dreamland
Singles Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications Album US US Main. AUS BEL (FL) CAN NED NZ SWI UK 1974 "Day Gig" b/w "Last Saturday" — — — — — — — — — 1979 "I Need a Lover" — — — 24 — 31 — — — In the Heat of the Night "If You Think You Know How to Love Me" — — — — — — — — — "Heartbreaker" 23 — 95 — 18 — 14 — — 1980 "We Live for Love" 27 — 28 — 8 — 26 — — "Rated X" — — — — — — — — — "I'm Gonna Follow You" — — — — — — — — — Crimes of Passion "You Better Run" 42 — 31 — 76 — 42 — — "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" 9 — 33 — 10 — — — — RIAA: Gold BPI: Gold "Treat Me Right" 18 31 — — 12 — — — — 1981 "Fire and Ice" 17 2 30 — 4 — 22 — — Precious Time "Promises in the Dark" 38 16 — — 31 — — — — 1982 "Shadows of the Night" 13 3 29 — 12 — 32 — 83 Get Nervous 1983 "Little Too Late" 20 38 — — — — — — — "Looking for a Stranger" 39 4 — — — — — — — "Anxiety (Get Nervous)" — — — — — — — — — "Love Is a Battlefield" 5 1 1 1 2 1 6 11 49 RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver MC: Gold Live from Earth "Lipstick Lies" — — — — — — — — — 1984 "We Belong" 5 3 7 16 8 13 7 5 22 MC: Gold Tropico "Painted Desert" — — — — — — — — — 1985 "Ooh Ooh Song" 36 22 78 — 89 — 41 — — "Temporary Heroes" — — — — — — — — — "Love Is a Battlefield" (re-release) — — — — — — — — 17 "Shadows of the Night" (re-release)————————50 Get Nervous "Invincible" 10 4 23 9 6 18 15 — 53 Seven the Hard Way "Sex as a Weapon" 28 5 33 — 30 — 26 — 67 1986 "Le Bel Age" 54 19 86 — 92 — — — — 1988 "All Fired Up" 19 2 2 — 19 — 20 — 19 Wide Awake in Dreamland "Don't Walk Away" — 44 61 — 63 — 48 — 42 "Let's Stay Together" — — — — — — — — — 1989 "One Love" — — 166 — — — — — 59 1991 "True Love" — — 107 — — 21 — — 95 True Love "Payin' the Cost to Be the Boss" — 17 — — — — — — — "So Long" — — — — — — — — — 1993 "Somebody's Baby" — — 90 — 41 — 36 — 48 Gravity's Rainbow "Everybody Lay Down" — 3 — — 50 — — — — "Crazy" — — — — — — — — — 1997 "Strawberry Wine (Life Is Sweet)" — — — — — — — — — Innamorata "At This Time" — — — — — — — — — "Papa's Roses" — — — — — — — — — 2003 "Have It All" — — — — — — — — — Go "Go" — — — — — — — — — "Sorry" — — — — — — — — — 2015 "Promises in the Dark" (live) — — — — — — — — — 35th Anniversary Tour (Live) "One December Night" — — — — — — — — — rowspan=2 2017 "Shine" — — — — — — — — — "Dancing Through the Wreckage" — — — — — — — — — Served Like a Girl Soundtrack 2020 "Together" — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
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Other charted songs, B-sides, soundtracks Year Song Peak positions Album US AC US Main 1981 "Take It Anyway You Want It" — 32 Precious Time "Just Like Me" — 15 1982 "The Victim" — 23 Get Nervous 1984 "Here's My Heart" — — Metropolis Soundtrack "Diamond Field" — 20 Tropico 1987 "Sometimes the Good Guys Finish First" — — The Secret of My Success: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack 1988 "Jimmy Says" — — Free to Be a Family 1993 "Temptation" — — B-side of "Somebody's Baby" 1997 "Cry for Love" — — Promo single; B-side of "Strawberry Wine (Life Is Sweet)" 1998 "Love Is a Battlefield" (with Queen Latifah) — — Small Soldiers Soundtrack 2001 "Christmas in America" 22 — Go 2000 "Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades" — — Disney's An Extremely Goofy Movie Dance Party! 2013 "Passion" — — Jello Fruit commercial
Video releases Title Details Notes Hit Videos Released: 1984 Label: RCA/Columbia Pictures (VHS/Betmax) / Pioneer Artists (Laserdisc) Formats: VHS (60353), Betamax (BE 91097), Laserdisc (PA-85-M028)Includes music videos for "Anxiety (Get Nervous)", "Lipstick Lies", "Shadows of the Night" and "Love Is a Battlefield", as well as a "making-of" feature for "Love Is a Battlefield". In Concert Released: 1985 Label: RCA/Columbia Pictures (VHS) / Pioneer Artists (Laserdisc) Formats: VHS (60305), Laserdisc (PA-85-090) Recorded live at New Haven Coliseum in 1982.Includes music video for "Love is a Battlefield" (1985 release only).Re-issued by Rhino Entertainment on VHS and DVD in 1998 and 1999 under the title of Live in New Haven. The Visual Music Collection Released: 1986 Label: Chrysalis/Vestron MusicVideo Inc.