Referred to as "The Boss", Bruce Springsteen is one of the best-selling music artists in history with over 150 million records sold as of December 2021. Billboard ranked him as the 24th Greatest Artist of all time. According to Recording Industry Association of America, he has sold 65.5 million albums in the United States, making him the 7th best-selling male soloist of all time. Born in the U.S.A., the best-selling album of his career, sold more than 30 million copies around the world.
Springsteen has released records steadily since 1973, and is widely known for combining 1950s and 1960s rock 'n' roll musical styles with heartland rock, poetic lyrics, and American culture sentiments centered on his native New Jersey. The E Street Band has been Springsteen's primary backing band since 1972 and has appeared on a majority of his studio albums and live releases. Springsteen also released one studio and live album with the Sessions Band.
Springsteen's recordings have tended to alternate between commercially accessible rock albums and somber folk-oriented works. His most commercially successful period occurred between 1975's Born to Run and 1987's Tunnel of Love. 1984's Born in the U.S.A. launched Springsteen into superstardom and the album went on to become one of the biggest selling albums of all time. It produced seven top-10 hit singles, tied for the most ever with Michael Jackson's Thriller and Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814. Springsteen has steadily maintained a loyal audience since his 80s success and experienced a renewed commercial strength since 2002's The Rising, the first in a string of consecutive successful albums following a 1999 reunion with the E Street Band with whom he parted ways in 1989. 2014's High Hopes was Springsteen's eleventh No. 1 album placing him at third all-time for most No. 1 albums ever trailing only the Beatles (19) and Jay-Z (13). He achieved his eleventh No. 1 album in the UK with his next release, 2019's Western Stars, which saw him join Elvis Presley, David Bowie and Robbie Williams on eleven UK No. 1s, trailing only the Beatles (15) and Madonna (12). In October 2019, Springsteen released a theatrical film for Western Stars which marked his directorial debut. The film was accompanied by the Western Stars – Songs from the Film soundtrack. In 2020, Springsteen released his twentieth studio album Letter to You which was his first since 2014's High Hopes to feature the E Street Band. The album became Springsteen's twenty-first top ten album in the United States (the album made its debut at number two) making Springsteen the first artist ever with top five-charting albums in each of the last six decades. Springsteen's twenty-first and latest album, Only the Strong Survive, was released in 2022. In June 2025, Springsteen released the box set Tracks II: The Lost Albums, which features seven full length unreleased albums that were recorded from 1983 to 2018.
Overall, Springsteen has released 21 studio albums, 76 singles, 9 extended plays, 121 live albums, 10 box sets, 10 compilation albums, 2 soundtracks, 68 music videos and 32 home videos/video albums. In 2014, Springsteen opened the Bruce Springsteen Archives and announced that he will release various shows from his past that have been digitally restored and remastered and, unlike the bootleg releases, officially endorsed by Springsteen himself.
Albums
Studio albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions, and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsUSAUSBruce Springsteen in Australian Charts: Top 100 Kent Music Report/AMR peaks 1975–June 1988: Top 50 ARIA peaks (June 1988–current): Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990–December 2010: All ARIA-era (June 1988 onwards) peaks to July 3, 2024: N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's peak on the national chart.CANCanadian Albums Chart positions The RPM-era: Born to Run: Darkness on the Edge of Town: The River: Nebraska: Born in the U.S.A.: Tunnel of Love: Human Touch and Lucky Town: The Ghost of Tom Joad: Greatest Hits: 18 Tracks: Bruce Springsteen albums released after 2000: Live in Dublin: Only the Strong Survive: GERIRENLDNZNORSWEUKBruce Springsteen Chart History – United Kingdom
Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. Released: January 5, 1973 Label: Columbia Format: LP, cassette, CD, 8-track 60 71 — — — — — — 35 41 US: 2× Platinum AUS: Gold UK: Silver The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle Released: November 5, 1973 Label: Columbia Format: LP, cassette, CD, 8-track 59 60 — — — — — — 34 33 US: 2× Platinum AUS: Gold UK: Silver Born to Run Released: August 25, 1975 Label: Columbia Format: LP, cassette, CD, MD, 15″ PS reel to reel, 8-track 3 7 31 — 20 7 28 26 7 17 US: 7× Platinum AUS: 2× Platinum CAN: 2× Platinum NLD: Gold NZ: Platinum UK: Platinum Darkness on the Edge of Town Released: June 2, 1978 Label: Columbia Format: LP, cassette, CD, MD, reel to reel, 8-track 5 9 7 — 73 4 11 12 9 14 US: 3× Platinum AUS: Platinum CAN: Platinum NLD: Gold NZ: Gold UK: Gold The River Released: October 17, 1980 Label: Columbia Format: 2 LP, cassette, 2 CD, 8-track 1 8 1 31 4 2 2 1 2 2 US: 5× Platinum AUS: 3× Platinum CAN: 2× Platinum GER: Gold NZ: 2× Platinum UK: Platinum Nebraska Released: September 30, 1982 Label: Columbia Format: LP, cassette, CD, 8-track 3 8 3 37 78 7 3 3 2 3 US: Platinum AUS: Platinum CAN: Gold NZ: Platinum UK: Silver Born in the U.S.A. Released: June 4, 1984 Label: Columbia Format: LP, cassette, CD, MD, 8-track 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 US: Diamond (17× Platinum) AUS: 14× Platinum CAN: Diamond GER: 2× Platinum NZ: 16× Platinum UK: 3× Platinum Tunnel of Love Released: October 5, 1987 Label: Columbia Format: LP, cassette, CD, MD, 8-track 1 5 1 3 55 4 6 1 1 1 US: 3× Platinum AUS: 2× Platinum CAN: 3× Platinum GER: Gold NLD: 2× Platinum NZ: Platinum SWE: Platinum UK: Platinum Human Touch Released: March 27, 1992 Label: Columbia Format: LP, cassette, CD, MD 2 3 2 2 1 3 5 1 1 1 US: Platinum AUS: Gold CAN: 2× Platinum GER: Gold NZ: Gold SWE: Platinum UK: Gold Lucky Town Released: March 27, 1992 Label: Columbia Format: LP, cassette, CD, MD 3 6 3 4 2 7 6 2 3 2 US: Platinum AUS: Gold CAN: 2× Platinum GER: Gold NZ: Gold SWE: Platinum UK: Gold The Ghost of Tom Joad Released: November 21, 1995 Label: Columbia Format: LP, cassette, CD, MD 11 27 15 22 14 17 47 4 3 16 US: Gold AUS: Gold CAN: Gold NOR: Gold UK: Gold The Rising Released: July 30, 2002 Label: Columbia Format: 2 LP, CD, cassette 1 4 1 1 2 1 12 1 1 1 US: 2× Platinum AUS: Platinum GER: Platinum NLD: Gold NZ: Platinum NOR: Platinum SWE: 2× Platinum UK: Platinum Devils & Dust Released: April 26, 2005 Label: Columbia Format: 2 LP, CD, cassette 1 10 2 1 1 1 13 2 1 1 US: Gold AUS: Gold CAN: Gold GER: Gold IRE: Platinum NZ: Gold SWE: Gold UK: Gold We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions Released: April 25, 2006 Label: Columbia Format: LP, CD 3 21 3 5 2 2 12 1 1 3 US: Gold CAN: Gold GER: Gold IRE: 2× Platinum SWE: Gold Magic Released: September 25, 2007 Label: Columbia Format: LP, CD 1 2 1 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 US: Platinum AUS: Gold GER: Gold IRE: 3× Platinum NZ: Gold SWE: 2× Platinum UK: Gold Working on a Dream Released: January 27, 2009 Label: Columbia Format: 2 LP, CD 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 US: Gold CAN: Platinum GER: Gold IRE: 2× Platinum NLD: Gold SWE: Platinum UK: Gold Wrecking Ball Released: March 6, 2012 Label: Columbia Format: 2 LP, CD 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 US: Gold AUS: Gold CAN: Gold GER: Platinum SWE: Platinum High Hopes Released: January 14, 2014 Label: Columbia Format: 2 LP, CD 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 AUS: Gold IRE: Gold NZ: Gold SWE: Gold UK: Gold Western Stars Released: June 14, 2019 Label: Columbia Format: 2 LP, CD 2 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 GER: Gold UK: GoldLetter to You Released: October 23, 2020 Label: Columbia Format: 2 LP, CD 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 GER: Gold UK: GoldOnly the Strong Survive Released: November 11, 2022 Label: Columbia Format: LP, CD 8 3 8 1 2 1 4 1 1 2 UK: Silver "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released
Live albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions, and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US AUS CAN GER IRE NLD NZ NOR SWE UK Live/1975–85 Released: November 10, 1986 Label: Columbia Format: 5 LP, 3 cassettes, 3 CD, 3 8-tracks 1 3 1 8 42 1 11 3 2 4 US: Diamond (13× Platinum) AUS: Platinum GER: Gold NLD: Platinum NZ: Gold SWE: Gold UK: Gold In Concert/MTV Plugged Released: April 12, 1993 Label: Columbia Format: 2 LP, cassette, CD, MD 189 — — 19 5 4 — 3 14 4 AUS: Platinum UK: Gold Live in New York City Released: April 3, 2001 Label: Columbia Format: 2 CD, 2 SACD, 2 LP, cassette 5 30 19 9 22 31 — 3 3 12 US: Platinum UK: Silver Hammersmith Odeon, London '75 Released: February 28, 2006 Label: Columbia Format: 2 CD 93 — 71 74 24 50 — 9 42 33 Live in Dublin Released: June 5, 2007 Label: Columbia Format: 2 CD, 3 LP 23 40 31 11 1 4 11 2 2 21 US: Gold IRE: Platinum Springsteen on Broadway Released: December 14, 2018 Label: Columbia Format: 2 LP, 2 CD, download 11 4 36 7 4 2 12 8 4 6 UK: Silver The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts Released: November 19, 2021 Label: Columbia Format: 2 LP, 2 CD + DVD, 2 CD + Blu-ray, download 33 6 38 7 10 4 33 10 5 11 Road Diary Released: October 25, 2024 Label: Columbia Format: download — — — — — — — — — — Nebraska '82:Expanded Edition:Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ - 2025 Released: October 24, 2025 Label: Columbia Format: CD + Blu-ray — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released.
Live archive releases + List of albums, with details Title LP details Apollo Theater 3/09/12 Released: November 17, 2014 Label: live.brucespringsteen.net Format: download, CD The Agora, Cleveland 1978 Released: December 23, 2014 Label: live.brucespringsteen.net Format: download, CD Tower Theater, Philadelphia 1975 Released: February 10, 2015 Label: live.brucespringsteen.net Format: download, CD Nassau Coliseum, New York 1980 Released: March 25, 2015 Label: live.brucespringsteen.net Format: download, CD Brendan Byrne Arena, New Jersey 1984 Released: May 13, 2015 Label: live.brucespringsteen.net Format: download, CD LA Sports Arena, California 1988 Released: July 8, 2015 Label: live.brucespringsteen.net Format: download, CD Schottenstein Center, Ohio 2005 Released: September 25, 2015 Label: live.brucespringsteen.net Format: download, CD Ippodromo delle Capannelle, Rome 2013 Released: November 11, 2015 Label: live.brucespringsteen.net Format: download, CD Arizona State University, Tempe 1980 Released: December 24, 2015 Label: live.brucespringsteen.net Format: download, CD Brooklyn, April 23, 2016 Released: April 25, 2016 Label: live.brucespringsteen.net Format: download, CD The Christic Shows 1990 Released: June 1, 2016 Label: live.brucespringsteen.net Format: download, CD London, England, June 5, 2016 Released: July 31, 2016 Label: live.brucespringsteen.net Format: download, CD HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NY, 11/22/09 Released: December 24, 2016 Label: live.brucespringsteen.net Format: download, CD Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO, 8/23/08 Released: April 17, 2017 Label: live.brucespringsteen.net Format: download, CD Olympiastadion, Helsinki, July 31, 2012 Released: May 23, 2017 Label: live.brucespringsteen.net Format: download, CD Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 10/20/09 Released: July 14, 2017 Label: live.brucespringsteen.net Format: download, CD Palace Theatre, Albany 1977 Released: August 4, 2017 Label: live.brucespringsteen.net Format: download, CD Auditorium Theatre, Rochester, NY 1977 Released: August 4, 2017 Label: live.brucespringsteen.net Format: download, CD King's Hall, Belfast March 19, 1996