The Cult discography
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The discography of British rock band The Cult includes 11 studio albums, two live albums, six compilation albums, seven video albums, five box sets, 20 EPs and 38 singles. The band was formed in 1983 and released their debut album the following year, with their latest studio album being released in 2022.
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Studio albums11
EPs22
Live albums2
Compilation albums6
| The Cult discography | |
|---|---|
The Cult in concert in 2018 | |
| Studio albums | 11 |
| EPs | 22 |
| Live albums | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 6 |
| Singles | 38 |
| Video albums | 7 |
| Box sets | 5 |
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
GER [4] |
NL [5] |
NZ [6] |
SPA [7][8] |
SWE [9] |
SWI [10] |
US [11] | |||
| Dreamtime |
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21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | |
| Love |
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4 | — | 5 | — | 20 | 37 | — | — | — | 87 | |
| Electric |
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4 | 34 | 3 | — | 15 | 16 | — | 24 | 22 | 38 | |
| Sonic Temple |
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3 | 13 | 2 | 39 | 23 | 6 | — | 13 | 19 | 10 | |
| Ceremony |
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9 | 7 | 14 | 38 | 48 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 38 | 25 | |
| The Cult |
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21 | 7 | 12 | 45 | 61 | 8 | 34 | 21 | 30 | 69 |
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| Beyond Good and Evil | 69 | 61 | — | 21 | – | 33 | 28 | — | 93 | 37 | ||
| Born into This |
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72 | 121 | 29 | 81 | 71 | — | 86 | 56 | 79 | 70 | |
| Choice of Weapon |
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20 | 73 | 15 | 30 | 32 | — | 33 | 50 | 42 | 36 | |
| Hidden City |
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19 | 42 | 80 | 51 | 36 | — | 41 | — | 50 | 153 | |
| Under the Midnight Sun |
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15 | — | — | 89 | — | — | — | — | 53 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Live albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Dreamtime Live at the Lyceum [A] |
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| Live Cult Marquee London MCMXCI |
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| Paradise Live (as Death Cult) |
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Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
FIN [16] |
GER [4] |
NL [5] |
NZ [6] |
SWE [9] | |||
| Pure Cult: For Rockers, Ravers, Lovers, and Sinners |
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1 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 28 | |
| High Octane Cult: Ultimate Collection 1984–1995 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Pure Cult: The Singles 1984–1995 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Best of Rare Cult |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Weapon of Choice [B] |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Electric Peace [C] |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
Box sets
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Singles Collection 1984–1990 [D] |
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| Rare Cult [E] |
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| Rare Cult: The Demo Sessions [F] |
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| Love: Omnibus Edition |
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| Sonic Temple 30 |
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Video albums
| Title | Album details | Certifications |
|---|---|---|
| Dreamtime Live at the Lyceum | ||
| Electric Love: The Videosingles |
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| Sonic Ceremony: The Video Singles |
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| Pure Cult: For Rockers, Ravers, Lovers, and Sinners |
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| Pure Cult Anthology 1984–1995 |
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| Music Without Fear: Live from the Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles |
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| Live at the Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza November 13, 2006 |
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EPs
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| UK [20] | ||
| Death Cult (as Death Cult) [G] |
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103 |
| Revolution E.P. |
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| Love Removal Machine |
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| Lil' Devil |
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| Wildflower |
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| Wildflower – Special Ltd Edition Australian Tour E.P. |
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| The Manor Sessions |
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| Fire Woman |
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| The Love Mixes |
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| Edie (Ciao Baby) |
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| The Electric Mixes |
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| Sweet Soul Sister |
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| Spiritwalker • Go West |
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| Ressurection Joe • She Sells Sanctuary |
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| Rain • Revolution |
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| Love Removal Machine • Lil' Devil |
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| Wildflower • Live 1986 / 1987 |
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| Fire Woman • Edie (Ciao Baby) • Sun King |
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| Sweet Soul Sister • Live 1987 / 1989 |
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| The White EP |
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| Capsule I |
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| Capsule II |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][20] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [21] |
FIN [16] |
IRE [22] |
NL [23] |
NZ [24] |
US [25][26] |
US Alt [27] |
US Main [28] | ||||
| "Gods Zoo" (as Death Cult) | 1983 | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Spiritwalker" | 1984 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dreamtime | |
| "Go West (Crazy Spinning Circles)" | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Ressurection Joe" | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "She Sells Sanctuary" | 1985 | 15 | — | 11 | — | 27 | 35 | — | — | — | — | Love | |
| "Rain" | 17 | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Revolution" | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Love Removal Machine" | 1987 | 18 | 58 | 36 | — | — | 24 | 25 | — | — | 15 |
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Electric |
| "Lil' Devil" | 11 | — | — | 25 | 13 | 90 | — | — | — | 34 | |||
| "Wild Flower" | 24 | 69 | — | — | 16 | — | 5 | — | — | 39 | |||
| "Fire Woman" | 1989 | 15 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 7 | 81 | 1 | 46 | 2 | 4 |
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Sonic Temple |
| "Edie (Ciao Baby)" | 32 | 77 | 62 | — | 21 | 40 | 17 | 93 | — | 17 | |||
| "Sun King" | 39 | — | — | — | 25 | — | 19 | — | 21 | 18 | |||
| "Sweet Soul Sister" | 1990 | 42 | 109 | — | — | 16 | — | 37 | — | — | 14 | ||
| "Wild Hearted Son" | 1991 | 40 | 27 | 47 | 4 | 13 | — | 13 | — | 4 | 12 | Ceremony | |
| "Heart of Soul" | 1992 | 51 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 41 | ||
| "The Witch" | — | 112 | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | Cool World (soundtrack) | ||
| "Sanctuary MCMXCIII" | 1993 | 15 | 51 | — | — | 22 | — | 9 | — | — | — | Pure Cult: For Rockers, Ravers, Lovers, and Sinners | |
| "Coming Down (Drug Tongue)" | 1994 | 50 | 40 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 13 | The Cult | |
| "Star" | 65 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Painted on My Heart" | 2000 | — | 198 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | Gone in 60 Seconds (soundtrack) | |
| "Rise" | 2001 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 125 | 19 | 3 | Beyond Good and Evil | |
| "Breathe" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "True Believers" | 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Dirty Little Rockstar" | 2007 | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | Born into This | |
| "Illuminated" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Every Man and Woman Is a Star" | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Embers" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "For the Animals" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Choice of Weapon | |
| "Honey from a Knife" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Lucifer" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Wolf" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Twisted and Bleeding" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Weapon of Choice | ||
| "Deeply Ordered Chaos" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hidden City | |
| "Dark Energy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Hinterland" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "G.O.A.T." | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Give Me Mercy" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Under the Midnight Sun | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Notes
- Dreamtime Live at the Lyceum was initially released with the first 30,000 copies of Dreamtime in the UK on 31 August 1984. The live album was later released as a separate album in Japan in September 1985 and in Canada in 1986.
- This is a re-packaging of the 1987 album Electric and Peace, which had only previously been available on the 2000 box set Rare Cult.
- Only 10,000 copies were produced. A similar, partially unofficial box set, entitled E.P. Collection '84–'90, consisting of 11 CDs was also released, with only 500 copies produced.
- Only 15,000 copies were produced, with the first 5,000 copies including a bonus disc of remixes
- Only 3,000 copies were produced
- Released on CD in 1988 with two additional tracks, before being released as a 10-track album in 1996 as Ghost Dance.