Cold Chisel are an Australian pub rock band. The band have released nine studio albums. The band were included into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 1993.
The group have achieved six number-one albums on the ARIA Charts, the latest being their 2024 compilation 50 Years – The Best Of.
Albums
Studio albums TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsCertificationsAUSAustralian chart peaks: Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 12 June 1988: N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988. Top 50 peaks after 1988: Covered: NZUSCold ChiselReleased: 24 April 1978 Label: Atlantic 31—— AUS: GoldBreakfast at SweetheartsReleased: February 1979 Label: Atlantic4—— AUS: PlatinumEastReleased: 2 June 1980 Label: WEA232171 AUS: 5× PlatinumCircus AnimalsReleased: 8 March 1982 Label: WEA11— ARIA: 3× Platinum RMNZ: PlatinumTwentieth CenturyReleased: April 1984 Label: WEA118— ARIA: 2× PlatinumThe Last Wave of SummerReleased: 9 October 1998 Label: Mushroom113— ARIA: 2× PlatinumNo PlansReleased: 6 April 2012 Label: Warner Music214— ARIA: GoldThe Perfect CrimeReleased: 2 October 2015 Label: Cold Chisel Music, Universal Music Australia27— ARIA: GoldBlood MoonReleased: 6 December 2019 Label: Cold Chisel Music, Universal Music Australia1—— "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Live albums TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsCertificationsAUSNZSwingshiftReleased: April 1981 Label: WEA19 ARIA: 3× PlatinumBarking Spiders Live: 1983Released: December 1984 Label: WEA14—The Last Stand (live soundtrack)Released: October 1992 Label: EastWest8— ARIA: GoldRingsideReleased: 14 November 2003 Label: Warner Music16— ARIA: Gold RMNZ: GoldThe Live Tapes Vol. 1Released: 22 November 2013 Label: Cold Chisel Music, Universal Music Australia27—The Live Tapes Vol. 2Released: 14 November 2014 Label: Cold Chisel Music, Universal Music Australia19—The Live Tapes Vol. 3Released: 2 December 2016 Label: Cold Chisel Music, Universal Music Australia11—The Live Tapes Vol. 4Released: 10 November 2017 Label: Cold Chisel Music, Universal Music Australia9—The Live Tapes Vol. 5Released: 11 December 2020 Label: Cold Chisel Music, Universal Music Australia5—The Big Five-O LiveReleased: 8 August 2025 Label: Cold Chisel Music, Universal Music Australia4— "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Compilation albums TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsCertificationsAUSNZ Northbound: The Best of Cold ChiselReleased: 1983 (Europe) Label: Line Radio Songs: A Best of Cold ChiselReleased: 1985 Label: WEA336Razor SongsReleased: 1987 Label: WEA11— ARIA: PlatinumChiselReleased: September 1991 Label: Warner Music Group316ARIA: 9× PlatinumTeenage LoveReleased: October 1994 Label: Warner Music Group6— ARIA: GoldThe Studio Sessions 1978–1984Released: 6 December 1999 Label: Warner Music Group Seven-disc, limited edition box set——Standing on the OutsideReleased: 2007 Label: Rhino Tribute/Compilation albums2— ARIA: PlatinumNever BeforeReleased: 21 July 2011 Label: Cold Chisel Digital only——BesidesReleased: 21 July 2011 Label: Cold Chisel Digital only——CoveredReleased: 19 August 2011 Label: Cold Chisel Digital only82—The Best of Cold Chisel: All for YouReleased: 14 October 2011 Label: WEA2— ARIA: 4× Platinum RMNZ: Platinum50 Years – The Best OfReleased: 23 August 2024 Label: Universal Music Group123 RMNZ: Gold "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
EPs TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsCertificationsAUSYou're Thirteen, You're Beautiful, and You're MineReleased: November 1978 Label: Elektra38 ARIA: GoldTriple J – Live at the Wireless 29.3.77Released: 2011 Label: — Triple J – Live in St Leonards Park 28.5.78Released: 2011 Label: —
Singles YearSinglePeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbumAUSNZ1978"Khe Sanh"41 — RMNZ: 3× PlatinumCold Chisel"Goodbye (Astrid Goodbye)"65 —Breakfast at Sweethearts1979"Breakfast at Sweethearts"63 —"Shipping Steel"— —"Choirgirl"14 — RMNZ: GoldEast1980"Cheap Wine"8 — RMNZ: Platinum"My Baby"40 — RMNZ: Gold"Knockin' on Heaven's Door"— — Swingshift1981"You Got Nothing I Want"12 —Circus Animals1982"Forever Now"4 2 RMNZ: 2× Platinum"When the War Is Over"25 — RMNZ: Platinum1983"Hold Me Tight" / "No Sense"14 —Twentieth Century1984"Saturday Night"11 —"Twentieth Century" / "Only One"91 —"Flame Trees"26 — RMNZ: Platinum1991"Misfits"55 —Chisel1994"Hands Out of My Pocket"9 —Teenage Love"Nothing But You"16 —1995"Yesterdays"23 —1998"The Things I Love in You"10 43 ARIA: GoldThe Last Wave of Summer"Water into Wine"46 —1999"Way Down"63 —2011"All for You"80 —The Best of Cold Chisel: All for You2012"Everybody"— —No Plans2015"Lost"92 —The Perfect Crime"The Backroom"— —2016"Long Dark Road"— —2019"Getting the Band Back Together"— — Blood Moon"I Hit the Wall"— —2020"Killing Time"— —2024"You've Got to Move"— — 50 Years - The Best Of
Notes
Other certified songs SingleCertificationsAlbum"Bow River" RMNZ: Gold Circus Animals
Video albums Title Details Certification Seeing Is Believing Released: 1986 Label: WEA Music Video (WMV516) Last Stand Released: 1992 Label: Warner Music Vision (450990740-3) ARIA: 2× Platinum Vision Released: 2002 Label: Warner Music Vision (0927409252)/(CCDVD001) ARIA: 2× Platinum Ringside The Movie Released: 2003 Label: Warner Music Vision (5046723882)/(CCDVD003) Rockplalast Released: 2007 Label: Warner Vision Australia (5144218202)/(CCDVD002) ARIA: Platinum The Best of Cold Chisel – Vision Released: 2011 Label: Universal (CCDVD004) The Live Tapes – Vol. 1 Released: 2013 Label: Universal (CCDVD005) ARIA: Platinum
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