Free discography

Free was an English rock band formed in London in 1968 by singer Paul Rodgers, guitarist Paul Kossoff, bassist Andy Fraser and drummer Simon Kirke. Signed with Island Records, the group are known for their hit songs "All Right Now” and "Wishing Well". Free's discography consists of six studio albums, two live albums, 18 compilation albums, one EP, 16 singles and two video albums. The band released their debut album Tons of Sobs in 1969. The album entered the US Billboard 200 chart at number 197. Free's self-titled second album failed in sales and charts, before the 1970 follow-up Fire and Water peaked at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart,Guinness British Hit Singles & Albums, Edition 18, published 2005 supported by the popular single "All Right Now" which reached the same position on the UK Singles Chart. The single also reached the top ten in a number of other regions, including the United States where it peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Free's fourth album Highway reached number 41 on the UK Albums Chart, while its lead single "Stealer" charted at number 49 on the Billboard Hot 100. Free broke up in 1971 due to tensions between members of the band. In September, the group's first live album Free Live! was released, reaching number 4 on the UK Albums Chart and number 89 on the Billboard 200. The non-album single "My Brother Jake", released the same year, peaked at number 4 in the UK. Free reunited the following year, releasing Free at Last in June 1972 which reached the top ten of the UK Albums Chart. In early 1973 the band released Heartbreaker, which was recorded primarily by Rodgers and Kirke due to Fraser's departure and Kossoff's drug problems.

The band broke up permanently later in 1973, with Rodgers and Kirke going on to form Bad Company later that year. Island issued the first Free compilation at the end of the year, The Free Story, which reached number 2 on the UK Albums Chart and was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Note: User must manually define search field as "Free" and click 'Search' in order to yield results. Many more compilations followed in the subsequent years, including The Best of Free: All Right Now in 1991, which reached the top ten in the UK, and Chronicles in 2005, which reached number 42 on the chart. The Very Best of Free & Bad Company Featuring Paul Rodgers, released in 2010, which also features tracks by Bad Company, peaked at number 10 on the UK Albums Chart and was certified silver by the BPI. The band reached the top ten on the UK Singles Chart again in 1991, with a remixed version of "All Right Now" which peaked at number 8.

Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positionsTitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertificationsUKAUSCANFINGERNORUSUS Billboard 200 peak positions for Free studio albums: Tons of Sobs: Fire and Water: Highway: Tons of SobsReleased: 14 March 1969 Label: Island Format: LP — — —— — — 197FreeReleased: October 1969 Label: Island Format: LP — 28 —— 86 32 177Fire and WaterReleased: 26 June 1970 Label: Island Formats: LP, 8-track 2 253417 30 19 17BPI: SilverHighwayReleased: December 1970 Label: Island Formats: LP, 8-track 41 11 —— 43 — 190Free at LastReleased: May 1972 Label: Island Format: LP, 8-track 9 32 —— — — 69HeartbreakerReleased: 19 January 1973 Label: Island Format: LP 7 29 26— 9 — 47"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.

Live albums + List of live albums, with selected chart positionsTitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsUKUKRockAUSGERUSFree Live!Released: 4 June 1971 Label: Island Format: LP 4 — 18 45 89Free – Live at the BBCReleased: 1 April 2006 Label: Island Formats: 2CD, DL 127 15 — —— —"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.

Compilations + List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certificationsTitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertificationsUKUKRockUK Rock & Metal Albums Chart peak positions for Free compilation albums: Songs of Yesterday: Chronicles: The Vinyl Collection: UKVinylUSAUSBest of FreeReleased: 1972 Label: A&M Formats: LP, 8-track — — — — 120 — The Free StoryReleased: 31 December 1973 Label: Island Format: 2LP 2 — — — — 34BPI: SilverFree & Easy, Rough & ReadyReleased: November 1976 Label: Island Format: LP — — — — — — Completely FreeReleased: 1982 Label: Island Formats: LP, CS — — — — — 55The Best of Free: All Right NowReleased: 1 February 1991 Label: Island Formats: CD, LP, CS 9 29 — — — — BPI: SilverMolten Gold: The AnthologyReleased: 5 October 1993 Labels: A&M, Island, Chronicles Format: 2CD — — — — — — Walk in My Shadow: AnIntroduction to FreeReleased: 3 November 1998 Label: Island Masters Format: CD — — — — — — All Right NowReleased: 1999 Label: Spectrum Format: CD — 13 — — — — Songs of YesterdayReleased: 10 October 2000 Label: Island Formats: 5CD, DL 150 — 11 — — — Classic FreeReleased: 2001 Labels: Island, Universal Format: CD — 8 — — — — 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of FreeReleased: 6 August 2002 Label: A&M, Universal, Chronicles Format: CD — — — — — — ChroniclesReleased: 5 April 2005 Labels: Universal, Chronicles Format: 2CD 42 — 10 — — — Walking in My Shadow: TheFree CollectionReleased: 7 May 2007 Label: Universal Format: 2CD — — — — — — Rock LegendsReleased: 28 January 2008 Labels: Island, Universal Format: CD — — — — — — The Very Best of Free & BadCompany Featuring PaulRodgers (with Bad Company)Released: 6 April 2010 Labels: Rhino, UMTV Format: CD 10 — — — — — BPI: SilverWishing Well: The CollectionReleased: 2010 Label: Spectrum Formats: 2CD, DL — — — — — — All Right Now: The CollectionReleased: 29 October 2012 Label: Spectrum Formats: CD, DL — — — — — — BPI: SilverThe Vinyl CollectionReleased: 16 September 2016 Label: Island Format: 7LP — — 26 19 — — All Right Now: The Essential FreeReleased: 2018 Label: Island Format: 3CD — — — — — — "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.

Video albums + List of video albums, with selected chart positions and certificationsTitleAlbum detailsPeakCertificationsUKFreeReleased: 1989 Label: Island Format: VHS —ForeverReleased: 2006 Label: Island Format: 2DVD 1BPI: Gold"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.

Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected chart positionsTitleAlbum detailsPeakUKThe Free EP: All Right Now (Long Version)/Wishing Well/My Brother JakeReleased: 1978 Label: Island (IEP 6) Format: 7" vinyl (45rpm) 11

Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album nameTitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbumUKAUTBEL(FL)CANFINGERNEDNORSWIUS"I'm A Mover"1969 — — — — — — — — — —Tons of Sobs"Walk in My Shadow" — — — — — — — — — —Tons of Sobs"Broad Daylight" — — — — — — — — — —Free"I'll Be Creeping" — — — — — — — — — — "Fire and Water"1970 — — — — — — — — — —Fire and Water"All Right Now" 2 6 10 4 26 5 8 9 4 4BPI: Platinum"The Stealer" 51 16 — 40 — 37 — — — 49Highway"Ride on a Pony" — — — — — — — — — —"The Highway Song"1971 — — — — — — — — — —"My Brother Jake" 4 — — — — — — — — —"Little Bit of Love"1972 13 — — — — — — — — 119Free at Last"Wishing Well" 7 — — — — 47 — — — 112Heartbreaker"Travellin' in Style"1973 51 — — — — — — — — —"The Hunter"1976 58 — — — — — — — — —Tons of Sobs"Wishing Well" (remix)1985 96 — — — — — — — — —"All Right Now" (remix)1991 8 — — — — — — — — —The Best of Free: All Right Now"My Brother Jake" (remix) — — — — — — — — — —"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.

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