Jethro Tull discography
This is the discography of the British progressive rock band Jethro Tull who formed in Blackpool, Lancashire in 1967. Initially playing blues rock, the band's sound soon incorporated elements of British folk music and hard rock to forge a progressive rock signature. The band were led by vocalist/flautist/guitarist Ian Anderson, and have included other significant members such as guitarist Martin Barre, drummer Doane Perry, and bassist Dave Pegg.
| Jethro Tull discography | |
|---|---|
 Jethro Tull with Neue Philharmonie Frankfurt in June 2007 | |
| Studio albums | 21 |
| Live albums | 9 |
| Compilation albums | 15 |
| Video albums | 12 |
| EPs | 4 |
| Singles | 33 |
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart position | Certifications sales thresholds | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
UK [2] |
AUS [3] |
AUT [4] |
CH [5] |
NOR [6] |
SWE [7] |
GER [8] | |||
| 1968 | This Was
|
62 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | 28 | |
| 1969 | Stand Up
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20 | 1 | 12 | – | – | 5 | – | 5 | US: Gold[9] UK: Silver [10] |
| 1970 | Benefit
|
11 | 3 | 12 | – | – | 2 | – | 5 | US: Gold[9] |
| 1971 | Aqualung
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7 | 4 | 3 | 60 | – | 3 | – | 5 | US: 3x Platinum[9] UK: Gold [11] GER: Gold |
| 1972 | Thick as a Brick
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1 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | 2 | US: Gold[9] |
| 1973 | A Passion Play
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1 | 16 | 9 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 5 | US: Gold[9] UK: Silver[12] |
| 1974 | War Child
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2 | 14 | 9 | – | – | 8 | – | 24 | US: Gold[9] |
| 1975 | Minstrel in the Gallery
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7 | 20 | 20 | 7 | – | 13 | 50 | 14 | US: Gold[9] UK: Silver[12] |
| 1976 | Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die!
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14 | 25 | 27 | 10 | – | 10 | 27 | 26 | |
| 1977 | Songs from the Wood
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8 | 13 | 26 | 23 | 45 | 8 | 22 | 10 | US: Gold[9] UK: Silver [13] CAN: Gold[14] |
| 1978 | Heavy Horses
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19 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 30 | 13 | 27 | 4 | US: Gold[9] CAN: Gold[14] UK: Silver[12] |
| 1979 | Stormwatch
|
22 | 27 | 17 | – | 42 | 15 | – | 8 | US: Gold[9] CAN: Gold[14] |
| 1980 | A
|
30 | 25 | 47 | 10 | – | 9 | – | 21 | |
| 1982 | The Broadsword and the Beast
|
19 | 27 | 18 | 18 | – | 14 | – | 14 | UK: Silver[12] |
| 1984 | Under Wraps
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76 | 18 | 45 | – | 9 | – | 43 | 15 | |
| 1987 | Crest of a Knave
|
32 | 19 | 57 | 19 | 7 | – | 40 | 10 | US: Gold[9] CAN: Gold[14] UK: Gold[12] Grammy Award for "Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Instrumental"[15] |
| 1989 | Rock Island
|
56 | 18 | - | 20 | 7 | 14 | 35 | 5 | UK: Silver[12] |
| 1991 | Catfish Rising
|
88 | 27 | - | 36 | 12 | 12 | 48 | 21 | |
| 1995 | Roots to Branches
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114 | 20 | - | – | 25 | 27 | 21 | 55 | |
| 1999 | J-Tull Dot Com
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161 | 44 | - | – | 50 | – | – | 15 | |
| 2003 | The Jethro Tull Christmas Album
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 51 | |
| "–" denotes releases that did not chart or weren't released in that country. | ||||||||||
Live albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart position | Certifications sales thresholds | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
UK [2] |
AUS [3] |
AUT [4] |
CH [5] |
NOR [6] |
SWE [7] |
GER [8] | |||
| 1978 | Live - Bursting Out
|
21 | 17 | 20 | 16 | – | 20 | – | 16 | US: Gold[9] CAN: Gold[14] UK: Silver[12] |
| 1990 | Live at Hammersmith '84
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1992 | A Little Light Music
|
150 | 34 | – | – | 22 | – | – | – | |
| 1995 | In Concert
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2002 | Living with the Past
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 75 | US: Gold[9] CAN: Gold[14] |
| 2004 | Nothing Is Easy: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2005 | Aqualung Live
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 78 | |
| 2007 | Live at Montreux 2003
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 38 | |
| 2009 | Live at Madison Square Garden 1978 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | - | |
| 2015 | Live at Carnegie Hall 1970
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | - | |
| 2020 | Live in Sweden '69
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | - | – | Unofficial release |
| "–" denotes releases that did not chart or weren't released in that country. | ||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications sales thresholds | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
UK [2] |
AUS [3] |
AUT [4] |
CH [5] |
NOR [6] |
SWE [7] |
GER [8] | |||
| 1972 | Living in the Past
|
3 | 8 | 2 | – | – | 5 | – | 8 | US: Gold[9] |
| 1976 | M.U. - The Best of Jethro Tull
|
13 | 44 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | US: Platinum[9] UK: Gold[12] |
| 1977 | Repeat – The Best of Jethro Tull – Vol II
|
94 | – | 92 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1985 | Original Masters
|
– | 63 | 98 | – | – | – | – | – | US: Platinum[9] UK: Silver[12] |
| 1988 | 20 Years of Jethro Tull: Box Set
|
97 | 78 | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | |
20 Years of Jethro Tull: Highlights
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1993 | 25th Anniversary Box Set
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 81 | |
Nightcap
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| The Best of Jethro Tull - The Anniversary Collection (two-CD compilation)
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1998 | Through the Years
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2001 | The Very Best of Jethro Tull
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– | – | – | – | 99 | 13 | – | 65 | UK: Gold[12] |
| 2003 | The Essential Jethro Tull
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2007 | The Best of Acoustic Jethro Tull
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| 2011 | Jethro Tull Essential[16]
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| 2012 | 10 Great Songs[17] | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2018 | 50 for 50[18]
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2018 | 50th Anniversary Collection[19]
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– | 73 | – | – | – | – | – | 48 | |
| "–" denotes releases that did not chart or weren't released in that country. | ||||||||||
Extended plays
| Year | Details | Peak chart position | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
IRL [21] |
GER [8] | |||||||
| 1971 | Life Is a Long Song
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11 | 14 | 41 | |||||
| 1976 | Ring Out, Solstice Bells
|
28 | – | – | |||||
| 1979 | Home
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– | – | – | |||||
| 2004 | Ring Out, Solstice Bells
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78 | – | – | |||||
| 2019 | North Sea Oil
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– | – | – | |||||
| "–" denotes releases that did not chart or weren't released in that country. | |||||||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart position | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [23] |
US Main | UK [2] [25] |
IRL [26] |
BEL (Wall.) [27] |
FRA [28] |
ITA [29] |
GER [8] |
NL [30] |
AUS | |||
| 1968 | "Sunshine Day" [upper-alpha 1] | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | non-album single |
| "A Song for Jeffrey" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | This Was | |
| "Love Story" | – | – | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 51 | non-album single | |
| 1969 | "Living in the Past" [upper-alpha 2] | 11 | – | 3 | 5 | 25 | 41 | – | – | – | 36 | |
| "Sweet Dream" | – | – | 7 | 11 | 37 | 49 | – | 14 | – | – | ||
| "Bourée" [upper-alpha 3] | – | – | – | – | 20 | 5 | – | 37 | 5 | – | Stand Up | |
| 1970 | "The Witch's Promise" | – | – | 4 | 6 | 46 | 59 | – | 28 | 23 | 91 | non-album single |
| "Inside" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Benefit | |
| 1971 | "Hymn 43" | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Aqualung |
| "Locomotive Breath" [upper-alpha 4] | 62 | – | – | – | – | 29 | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Aqualung" [upper-alpha 5] | – | – | – | – | – | – | 29 | – | – | – | ||
| 1972 | "Thick as a Brick" (part I) [upper-alpha 6] | – | – | – | – | 44 | 26 | – | – | – | – | Thick as a Brick |
| 1973 | "A Passion Play" (Edit #8) | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 50 | – | – | A Passion Play |
| "A Passion Play" (Edit #6) [upper-alpha 7] | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1974 | "Bungle in the Jungle" | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 32 | War Child |
| 1975 | "Skating Away on the Thin Ice of the New Day" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| "Minstrel in the Gallery" | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | 32 | – | – | – | Minstrel in the Gallery | |
| 1976 | "Too Old to Rock N' Roll, Too Young to Die!" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Too Old to Rock N' Roll, Too Young to Die! |
| 1977 | "The Whistler" | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Songs from the Wood |
| "Songs from the Wood" [upper-alpha 8] | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1978 | "Moths" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Heavy Horses |
| "A Stitch in Time" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | non-album single | |
| "Sweet Dream" (live) [upper-alpha 9] | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Bursting Out | |
| 1979 | "North Sea Oil" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Stormwatch |
| "Elegy" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Warm Sporran" [upper-alpha 10] | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1980 | "Working John, Working Joe" / "Fylingdale Flyer" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | A |
| 1982 | "Broadsword" [upper-alpha 11] | - | - | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | The Broadsword and the Beast |
| "Fallen On Hard Times" | 108 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Beastie" / "Pussy Willow" [upper-alpha 12] | - | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1984 | "Lap of Luxury" | - | 30 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Under Wraps |
| "Under Wraps #1" | - | - | - | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1986 | "Coronach" (with David Palmer) [upper-alpha 13] | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | non-album single |
| 1987 | "Steel Monkey" | - | 10 | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Crest of a Knave |
| "Farm on the Freeway" [US radio promo] | - | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Jump Start" [airplay] | - | 12 | - | – | – | – | - | - | - | – | ||
| "Budapest" | - | - | - | – | – | – | - | - | - | – | ||
| 1988 | "Said She Was a Dancer" | – | – | 55 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| "Part of the Machine" | - | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 Years of Jethro Tull | |
| 1988 | "Kissing Willie" [US radio promo] | - | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Rock Island |
| "Heavy Water" | - | - | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1989 | "Another Christmas Song" | – | – | 95 | – | – | – | 27 | – | – | – | |
| "The Rattlesnake Trail" | – | – | - | – | – | – | - | – | – | – | ||
| 1991 | "This Is Not Love" | - | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Catfish Rising |
| "Still Loving You Tonight" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1992 | "Rocks on the Road" | – | – | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| "Doctor to My Disease" | – | – | - | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1993 | "Living in the Past" (live) | – | – | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | A Little Light Music |
| 1995 | "Rare and Precious Chain" | - | - | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Roots to Branches |
| "Beside Myself" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1999 | "Bends Like a Willow" | – | – | 136 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | J-Tull Dot Com |
| "Dot Com" | – | – | - | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Spiral" | – | – | - | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2000 | "A Gift of Roses" | – | – | – | - | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| "–" denotes releases that did not chart or weren't released in that country. | ||||||||||||
Notes:
- released in UK
- US and AUS peak in 1972
- released in EU
- US peak in 1976
- released in Italy
- released in EU
- released in US/CAN
- released in AUS and NZ
- released in Germany
- released in Germany
- released in Germany
- released in Germany
- released in UK
Videos
| Year | Details |
|---|---|
| 1981 | Slipstream
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| 1988 | 20 Years of Jethro Tull
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| 1994 | 25th Anniversary Video
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| 2002 | Living with the Past
|
| 2003 | A New Day Yesterday
|
| 2005 | Nothing Is Easy: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970
|
| 2007 | Live at Montreux 2003
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| 2007 | Jethro Tull Box
|
| 2008 | Jack in the Green: Live in Germany 1970-1993
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| 2009 | Classic Artists : Jethro Tull - Their Fully Authorized Story
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| 2009 | Live at AVO Session Basel
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| 2009 | Live at Madison Square Garden 1978
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| 2013 | Around the World Live
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