La discografia della rockstar statunitense Lou Reed consiste in 22 album in studio, 13 album live, 15 album compilation, e 44 singoli; esistono inoltre 5 album video, e 11 video musicali.
Album
Studio Year Title Release Date Label Peak chart positionsCertifications (sales thresholds)USUKFR1972Lou Reed June 1972 RCA Records 189 — —Transformer December 1972 RCA Records 29 13 — AUS: Gold FR: Gold UK: Platinum1973Berlin July 1973 RCA Records 98 7 — UK: Silver1974Sally Can't Dance August 1974 RCA Records 10 — —1975Metal Machine Music July 1975 RCA Records — — —1976Coney Island Baby December 1975 (USA) January 1976 (UK) RCA Records 41 52 12Rock and Roll Heart October 1976 (USA) November 1976 (UK) Arista Records 64 — —1978Street Hassle February 1978 Arista Records 89 — 201979The Bells April 1979 Arista Records 130 — —1980Growing Up in Public April 1980 Arista Records 158 — —1982The Blue Mask February 1982 RCA Records 169 — 151983Legendary Hearts March 1983 RCA Records 159 — —1984New Sensations April 1984 RCA Records 56 92 —1986Mistrial May 1986 RCA Records 47 69 —1989New York January 1989 Sire Records 40 14 29 USA: Gold UK: Gold FR: Gold1990Songs for Drella (with John Cale) April 1990 Sire Records 103 22 —1992Magic and Loss January 1992 Sire Records 80 6 481996Set the Twilight Reeling February 1996 Sire Records 110 26 172000Ecstasy April 2000 Sire Records 183 54 482003The Raven January 2003 Sire Records — 122 602007Hudson River Wind Meditations April 2007 Sounds True — — —2011Lulu (with Metallica) October 2011 Warner Bros. 36 36 23 "—" denotes albums that did not chart, or albums not released in a particular territory.
Live Year Title Release Date Label Peak chart positionsCertifications (sales thresholds)USUKFR1974Rock 'n' Roll Animal February 1974 RCA Records 45 26 — USA: Gold FR: Gold1975Lou Reed Live March 1975 RCA Records 62 — 171978Live: Take No Prisoners November 1978 Arista Records — — —1984Live in Italy January 1984 RCA Records — — 301996Live in Concert (reissue of Live in Italy) 1996 RCA Records — — —1998Perfect Night: Live in London April 1998 Sire Records — 102 562001American Poet June 2001 Pilot Records — — —2004Animal Serenade March 2004 RCA Records — — 157Le Bataclan '72 with John Cale and Nico October 2004 Dynamic — — —2008The Stone: Issue Three with John Zorn and Laurie Anderson April 2008 Tzadik Records — — —Berlin: Live at St. Ann's Warehouse November 2008 Matador Records — — 144The Creation of the Universe December 2008 Best Seat in the House Productions — — — "—" denotes albums that did not chart, or albums not released in a particular territory.
Compilation Year Title Release Date Label Peak chart positionsCertifications (sales thresholds)USUKFR1977Walk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou Reed 1977 RCA Records 156 144 —1980Rock and Roll Diary: 1967–1980 1980 Arista Records 178 — —1985City Lights 1985 Arista Records — — —1989Retro 1989, 1998 Sony Records — 29 — UK: Silver1992Between Thought and Expression: The Lou Reed Anthology1992 — — —1992Walk on the Wild Side & Other Hits March 1992 RCA Records — — —1995The Best of Lou Reed & The Velvet Underground 1995 Global TV — 56 — UK: Silver1996Different Times: Lou Reed in the '70s May 1996 RCA Records — — —1997Perfect Day October 1997 Sony Records — — —1999The Definitive Collection August 1999 Arista Records — — —2000The Very Best of Lou Reed May 2000 Sony Records — 94 — UK: Silver2002Legendary Lou Reed July 2002 BMG Records — — —2003NYC Man (The Ultimate Collection 1967–2003) June 2003 RCA Records — 31 162004NYC Man: Greatest Hits August 2004 BMG Records — 43 —2011The Essential Lou Reed September 13, 2011 RCA Records 155 — — "—" denotes albums that did not chart, or albums not released in a particular territory.
Singoli Year Title Peak chart positionsAlbumUSUK1972"I Can't Stand It" — —Lou Reed"Walk and Talk It" — —"Walk on the Wild Side" 16 10Transformer1973"Satellite of Love" 119 51"Vicious" — —"How Do You Think It Feels" — —Berlin1974"Caroline Says" — —"Sweet Jane" — —Rock 'n' Roll Animal"Sally Can't Dance" 103 —Sally Can't Dance1976"Charley's Girl" — —Coney Island Baby"Crazy Feeling" — —"I Believe In Love" — —Rock and Roll Heart1977"Chooser and the Chosen One" — —"Rock and Roll Heart" — —1978"Street Hassle" — —Street Hassle1979"Disco Mystic" — —The Bells"City Lights" — —1980"The Power of Positive Drinking" — —Growing Up in Public1982"The Blue Mask" — —The Blue Mask"Women" — —1983"Don't Talk to Me About Work" — —Legendary Hearts"Martial Law" — —1984"High in the City" — —New Sensations"My Red Joystick" — —"I Love You, Suzanne" — 781985"My Love Is Chemical" — —White Nights"September Song" — —Lost in the Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill1986"The Original Wrapper" — —Mistrial"No Money Down" — —1989"Busload of Faith" — —New York"Romeo Had Juliette" — —"Dirty Blvd." — —1992"Sword of Damocles" — —Magic and Loss"What's Good" — —1996"Adventurer" — —Set the Twilight Reeling"NYC Man" — —"Hookywooky" — —1997"Perfect Day" (as part of Artists for Children in Need) — 1Non-album single2000"Future Farmers of America" — —Ecstasy"Modern Dance" — —"Paranoia Key of E" — —2002"Who Am I? (Tripitena's Song)" — —The Raven2004"Satellite of Love '04" — 10NYC Man: Greatest Hits2007"Gravity"/"Safety Zone" — —Music Inspired by the Film Nanking"Tranquilize" (with The Killers) — 13Sawdust2011"The View" (with Metallica) — —Lulu "—" denotes singles that did not chart, or singles not released in a particular territory.
Video album Year Video details 1991 A Night with Lou Reed Distributor: Image Entertainment Format: VHS 1992 Magic and Loss Live in Concert Distributor: Sire Records Format: VHS 1992 Coney Island Baby: Live in Jersey Distributor: Lionsgate Home Entertainment Format: VHS 2005 Lou Reed: Spanish Fly Distributor: Sanctuary Records Group Format: DVD 2008 Berlin: Live at St. Ann's Warehouse Distributor: Third Rail Releasing Format: Theatrical, DVD
Video musicali Year Title Director(s) Ref. 1982 "Women" 1983 "Legendary Hearts" "Don't Talk to Me About Work" 1984 "I Love You, Suzanne" "My Red Joystick" 1986 "The Original Wrapper" Zbigniew Rybczyński "No Money Down" Godley and Creme 1989 "Bus Load of Faith" 1990 "Work" (with John Cale) 1992 "What's Good" Matt Mahurin 1996 "Hookywooky" 2000 "Ecstasy" Michele Civetta "Modern Dance" Stefan Sagmeister 2003 "NYC Man" 2007 "Tranquilize" (with The Killers) Anthony Mandler 2011 "The View" (with Metallica) Darren Aronofsky
Apparizioni in altri album
Colonne sonore Year Song(s) Album Notes Ref. 1983 "Little Sister" Get Crazy soundtrack 1983 "My Name is Mok","Triumph" Rock & Rule soundtrack Lou Reed was one of the singing voices for the character Mok 1985 "Hot Hips" Perfect soundtrack "My Love Is Chemical" White Nights soundtrack 1986 "Soul Man" (with Samuel David Moore) Soul Man soundtrack Cover of Sam & Dave's 1967 song. 1988 "Something Happened" Permanent Record soundtrack 1991 "What's Good" Until the End of the World soundtrack Earlier extended mix 1994 "Why Can't I Be Good" Faraway, So Close! soundtrack 1995 "You'll Know You Were Loved" Friends soundtrack 1997 "This Magic Moment" Lost Highway soundtrack 2003 "America" Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde soundtrack
Album compilation di vari artisti Year Song(s) Album Notes Ref. 1985 "September Song" Lost in the Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill 1993 "Tarbelly and Featherfoot" Sweet Relief: A Benefit for Victoria Williams "Foot of Pride" The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration Recorded live on October 16, 1992 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. 1997 "September Songs from Knickerbocker Holiday" September Songs – The Music of Kurt Weill 2001 "Set the Twilight Reeling" (Live) The Best of Sessions at West 54th 2006 "Perfect Day" (Live), "Vicious" (Live) The Bridge School Collection, Vol.1 "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean" (Live) The Harry Smith Project Live, Vol. 2 "Leave Her Johnny" Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys 2011 "The Debt I Owe" Note of Hope - A Celebration of Woody Guthrie "Peggy Sue" Rave On Buddy Holly "Sweet Jane" (Live) (with Soul Asylum) Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Vol. 3: 1995 (Live) 2013 "Solsbury Hill" And I'll Scratch Yours A response to Peter Gabriel's cover of "The Power of the Heart".
Apparizioni come ospite speciale Year Album Artist Details Ref. 1988 Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom Tom Tom Club Backing vocals ("Femme Fatale") Nothing But the Truth Rubén Blades Guest vocals ("Hopes on Hold," "Letters to the Vatican," "The Calm Before the Storm") 1989 Yo Frankie Dion DiMucci Street Fighting Years Simple Minds Guest vocals ("This Is Your Land") 1991 I Spent a Week There the Other Night Maureen Tucker 1992 I Still Believe in You Vince Gill 1994 A Date with The Smithereens The Smithereens Guest vocals ("Point of No Return", "Long Way Back Again") Greetings from the Gutter David A. Stewart 1998 Music for Children John Zorn Guest vocals ("Cycles Du Nord") 2002 Hitting the Ground Gordon Gano Guest vocals ("Catch 'Em In the Act") No Regrets Jamie Richards 2005 No Balance Palace Kashmir Guest vocals ("Black Building") I Am a Bird Now Antony and the Johnsons Guest vocals ("Fistful of Love") 2006 I Will Break Your Fall Fernando Saunders Guest vocals, guitar, writer ("Baton Rouge") Intersections 1985–2005 Bruce Hornsby Guest vocals ("The Mighty Quinn") A Portrait of Howard Howard Tate Guest vocals ("How Do You Think It Feels") 2007 Sawdust The Killers Guest vocals ("Tranquilize") The Family Album Lucibel Crater Guest vocals ("Threadbare Funeral") 2008 Recitement Stephen Emmer Guest vocals ("Passengers") 2009 Solid Ground Sara Wasserman (Rob Wasserman's daughter) Guest vocals ("Need To Know") Havana Winter Kevin Hearn and Thin Buckle Guest vocals ("Coma", "In The Shade", "Helicopter in the Sand") 2010 Plastic Beach Gorillaz Guest vocals ("Some Kind of Nature") 2011 The Road from Memphis Booker T. Jones Guest vocals ("The Bronx") 2012 Synthetica Metric Guest vocals ("The Wanderlust")
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