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Megadeth discography
Megadeth performing at Metalmania in 2008
Studio albums	14
EPs	2
Live albums	5
Compilation albums	5
Singles	44
Video albums	9
Music videos	33

The discography of Megadeth, an American thrash metal band, consists of fourteen studio albums, three live albums, five compilation albums, two extended plays, forty-four singles, eight video albums, and thirty-three music videos. After he was fired from Metallica in 1983, guitarist and vocalist Dave Mustaine formed Megadeth along with bassist Dave Ellefson, guitarist Greg Handevidt, and drummer Dijon Carruthers. The band toured and gained a following, signing with the independent label Combat Records in late 1984. Megadeth's debut album Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good! (1985), sold very well for an independent release, and the group attracted the attention of major record labels. By the end of the year, the group signed with Capitol Records. Megadeth's first major-label album, Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?, was released in 1986.

Before the recording of the band's third album, Mustaine fired Poland and Samuelson; they were replaced by Jeff Young and Chuck Behler, respectively. The new lineup debuted on So Far, So Good... So What! in early 1988. Later that year, Mustaine fired Young and Behler and replaced them with guitarist Marty Friedman and drummer Nick Menza. This lineup recorded Megadeth's fourth album, Rust in Peace, which was released in late 1990. The singles "Holy Wars... The Punishment Due" and "Hangar 18" reached the top 30 in Ireland and the United Kingdom. Megadeth's most commercially successful album, Countdown to Extinction (1992), peaked at number 2 on the Billboard 200 chart, and was the band's first record to be certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Megadeth's biggest hit single is "Symphony of Destruction", which peaked at number 71 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and in the top 15 in Ireland and UK.

Youthanasia (1994) peaked at number 4 on the Billboard 200, and like its predecessor, it was certified platinum by the RIAA. The singles "Train of Consequences" and "A Tout le Monde", reached the top 30 on the US Mainstream Rock chart. The following year Megadeth released Hidden Treasures, an EP that featured previously released non-album tracks, including soundtrack and compilation songs. Cryptic Writings (1997) peaked at number 10 on the Billboard 200, and became the group's sixth consecutive studio album to be certified platinum in the US. The release scored the band's highest-charting single to date, "Trust", which peaked at number 5 on the Mainstream Rock chart. Later that year, Menza left the band and was replaced by drummer Jimmy DeGrasso. The following year, Risk was released, and was a critical and commercial failure. In 2000, Friedman left Megadeth and was replaced by guitarist Al Pitrelli. After signing with Sanctuary Records, the group debuted their new lineup on The World Needs a Hero (2001). In early 2002, Mustaine suffered several injuries, which led him to announce in a press release that Megadeth had disbanded.

In 2004, Megadeth reunited and released The System Has Failed. Although intended to be a solo album by Mustaine, outstanding contractual obligations with the band's European label EMI forced him to release one more album under the "Megadeth" name. The following three studio albums (released through Roadrunner Records), United Abominations (2007), Endgame (2009), and Thirteen (2011) peaked at number 8, number 9, and number 11, respectively, on the Billboard 200. Megadeth's latest studio album, Super Collider, was released in 2014 through Mustaine's label Tradecraft. It debuted at number number 6 on the Billboard chart, becoming the band's highest-charting album since 1994's Youthanasia.

Albums

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilation albums

Video albums

EPs

Singles

Music videos

Notes

References

General

• "Megadeth > Discography > Main Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 5, 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
• "Megadeth > Discography > Compilations". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 5, 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
• "Megadeth > Discography > Singles & EPs". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 5, 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
• "Megadeth > Discography > DVDs & Videos". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 5, 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
• "Discography". Megadeth.com. Retrieved January 5, 2009.
• "Videography". Megadeth.com. Retrieved January 5, 2009.

Specific

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2. "Dave Mustaine suffers serious injury, announces departure from Megadeth; Group disbanding after nearly 20 years together" (Press release). Megadeth; Sanctuary Records Group. April 3, 2002. Retrieved January 6, 2009.
3. Nalbandian, Bob. "Dave Mustaine Interview Page 6". HardRadio. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
4. ^ Peak chart positions for Megadeth in the United States:
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   • "Megadeth > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 5, 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
5. Caulfield, Keith. "Queens of the Stone Age Get First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
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8. Peak chart positions for Megadeth in Canada:
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9. danishcharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=Megadeth
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13. ^ "メガデス-ORICON STYLE ミュージック" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 30, 2008.
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17. ^ Peak chart positions for Megadeth in the United Kingdom:
    • "Chart Stats - Megadeth". Chart Stats. Archived from the original on 2012-05-30. Retrieved January 5, 2009.
    • Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: M – My Vitriol". Zobbel. Retrieved August 10, 2008.
18. ^ "RIAA Gold and Platinum Database Search". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
19. ^ Certifications for Megadeth in Canada:
    • "Gold & Platinum – March 2001". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
    • "CRIA search databases". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved July 31, 2009.
    • "Gold & Platinum – January 2005". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
20. "Top 100 Albums" (DjVu). RPM. 47 (24). Library and Archives Canada. April 2, 1988. Retrieved August 5, 2008. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
21. "Top 100 Albums" (DjVu). RPM. 52 (25). Library and Archives Canada. November 3, 1990. Retrieved August 5, 2008. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
22. ^ "Discos de Oro y Platino" (in Spanish). Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers. Retrieved January 5, 2009.
23. "Platinum Awards Content". British Phonographic Industry. March 1, 1991. Retrieved January 7, 2009.
24. "Top 100 Albums" (DjVu). RPM. 56 (12). Library and Archives Canada. September 19, 1992. Retrieved August 5, 2008. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
25. "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2005 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved August 4, 2008.
26. "Platinum Awards Content". British Phonographic Industry. January 1, 1993. Retrieved January 7, 2009.
27. "Top 100 Albums" (DjVu). RPM. 60 (17). Library and Archives Canada. November 14, 1994. Retrieved August 5, 2008. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
28. "Discographie Megadeth" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
29. "Megadeth Discography, 1997–2007". Rockdetector. Musicdetector Websites. Archived from the original on November 11, 2007. Retrieved January 5, 2009.
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31. "'The Big Four: Live From Sofia, Bulgaria' Lands At No. 1 On 'Top Music Videos' Chart - Nov. 10, 2010". Blabbermouth.net. 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
32. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('The Big Four: Live from Sofia')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
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36. "Megadeth - VG-lista". VG-lista (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved December 11, 2008.
37. "Top Music Video - Rusted Pieces". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. June 22, 1991. Retrieved December 11, 2008.
38. "Top Music Video - Exposure of a Dream". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. December 19, 1992. Retrieved December 11, 2008.
39. "Top Music Video - Evolver: The Making of Youthanasia". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. May 27, 1995. Retrieved December 11, 2008.
40. "Top Music Video - VH1 Behind the Music". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. November 3, 2001. Retrieved December 11, 2008.
41. "Top Music Video - Rude Awakening". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. April 27, 2002. Retrieved December 11, 2008.
42. "Suomen virallinen lista - DVD". YLE Pop. YLE. Retrieved December 11, 2008.
43. "Top Music Video - Arsenal of Megadeth". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. April 8, 2006. Retrieved December 11, 2008.
44. "ARIA Top 40 Music DVD" (PDF). ARIA Report (956). Australian Record Industry Association: 25. June 23, 2008. Retrieved January 6, 2009.
45. "Suomen virallinen lista - DVD". YLE Pop. YLE. Retrieved December 11, 2008.
46. "Top 100 Singles" (DjVu). RPM. 56 (13). Library and Archives Canada. September 26, 1992. Retrieved November 27, 2008. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
47. "Search the Charts". The Irish Charts. Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved September 5, 2008.
48. Arsenal of Megadeth (DVD). Capitol Records. March 21, 2006.
49. "Crush 'Em". MTV. MTV Networks. August 8, 1999. Retrieved January 6, 2009.
50. Mancini, Robert (February 17, 2000). "Megadeth Takes Video Online, Takes Crüe on the Road". MTV News. MTV Networks. Retrieved January 6, 2009.
51. "Megadeth Set to Film Video for Moto Psycho, The First Single from The World Needs a Hero" (Press release). Megadeth; Sanctuary Records Group. March 15, 2001. Retrieved January 6, 2009.
52. "Megadeth: Die Dead Enough Video Posted Online". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. October 12, 2004. Retrieved January 6, 2009.
53. "Of Mice and Men". MTV. MTV Networks. March 1, 2005. Retrieved November 4, 2008.
54. "À Tout le Monde (Set Me Free)". MTV. MTV Networks. April 25, 2007. Retrieved November 4, 2008.
55. "Never Walk Alone... A Call to Arms". MTV. MTV Networks. October 30, 2007. Retrieved November 4, 2008.
56. "Music Video News: SHOT: Megadeth - Patrick Kendall, director". Video Static. 2009-07-30. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
57. "Megadeth 'Head Crusher' -- Video Premiere".
58. "Blabbermouth.Net". Roadrunnerrecords.com. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
59. "Megadeth 'The Right to Go Insane' -- Video Premiere".

External links

• Official website
• Megadeth at AllMusic
• Megadeth discography discography at Discogs

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