Saxon discography
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The following is a comprehensive discography of Saxon
, an English
heavy metal
band.
Saxon did not have any US
Top 40 hits.
Saxon (band)
Saxon are an English heavy metal band, formed in 1976 in Barnsley, Yorkshire. As front-runners of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, they had 8 UK Top 40 albums in the 1980s including 4 UK Top 10 albums. Saxon also had numerous singles in the Top 20 singles chart...
, an English
England
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heavy metal
Heavy metal music
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band.
Studio albums
Date | Album | US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
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UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
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1979 | Saxon Saxon (album) Saxon is the debut studio album by British heavy metal band Saxon released in 1979 .-Track listing:Bonus tracks on 2009 remastered album-Personnel:*Biff Byford - vocals*Graham Oliver - guitar*Paul Quinn - guitar... |
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1980 | Wheels of Steel Wheels of Steel Wheels of Steel is the second studio album by heavy metal band Saxon. It was released in 1980 .Despite its lyric, "747 " does not appear to be based on any actual incidents.... |
- | - | 5 | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | Gold (UK) |
Strong Arm of the Law Strong Arm of the Law Strong Arm of The Law is the third studio album by heavy metal band Saxon released in 1980. This was released a few months after the classic Wheels of Steel and debuted on the UK chart at #11."Dallas 1 PM" was written about the assassination of John F... |
- | - | 11 | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | Gold (UK) | |
1981 | Denim and Leather Denim and Leather Denim and Leather is the fourth studio album by English heavy metal band Saxon released in 1981 . The name of the album and song was inspired by the popular attire of metalheads in the early 1980s, defined by denim pants and leather jackets... |
- | - | 9 | 21 | - | - | 37 | 39 | - | - | Silver (UK) |
1983 | Power & the Glory | 155 | - | 15 | 9 | - | - | 28 | 26 | - | - | - |
1984 | Crusader Crusader (Saxon album) Crusader is the sixth studio album by heavy metal band Saxon released in 1984 . The album sold over 2 million copies.-Track listing:-Personnel:*Biff Byford - Vocals*Graham Oliver - Guitar*Paul Quinn - Guitar*Steve Dawson - Bass... |
174 | - | 18 | 15 | 26 | - | 20 | 16 | - | - | - |
1985 | Innocence Is No Excuse Innocence Is No Excuse Innocence Is No Excuse is the seventh studio album by heavy metal band Saxon released in 1985 . it was the group's first album for EMI after a falling-out with their previous label, Carrere Records... |
133 | - | 36 | 18 | - | - | 33 | - | - | 43 | - |
1986 | Rock the Nations Rock the Nations Rock the Nations is the eighth studio album by heavy metal band Saxon released in 1986 . Elton John, who was recording the tracks for his album Leather Jackets in the same studio, is featured on the songs "Party Til You Puke" and "Northern Lady".-Track listing:-Personnel:*Biff Byford - vocals,... |
149 | - | 34 | 26 | - | - | 44 | - | - | - | - |
1988 | Destiny Destiny (Saxon album) Destiny is the ninth studio album by heavy metal band Saxon released in 1988.-Track listing:-Personnel:*Biff Byford - vocals*Graham Oliver - guitar*Paul Quinn - guitar*Paul Johnson - bass*Nigel Durham - drums-Additional Musicians:... |
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1991 | Solid Ball of Rock Solid Ball of Rock Solid Ball of Rock is the tenth studio album by heavy metal band Saxon released in 1991 .Interestingly, five of the 11 tracks on Solid Ball of Rock were written by new bassist Nibbs Carter, who co-wrote an additional three songs.... |
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1992 | Forever Free Forever Free (Saxon album) Forever Free is the eleventh studio album by heavy metal band Saxon released in 1992 .A UK version of the album features a cover of a biker Space Marine from the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop wargame.-Track listing:-Personnel:... |
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1995 | Dogs of War Dogs of War (album) Dogs of War is the twelfth studio album by heavy metal band Saxon released in 1995 . It is the last album to feature Graham Oliver on guitar.-Track listing:... |
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1997 | Unleash the Beast Unleash the Beast -Track listing:- Personnel :* Biff Byford - Vocals* Doug Scarratt - Guitar* Paul Quinn - Guitar* Nibbs Carter - Bass* Nigel Glockler - Drums-Lyrical Concept:# "Unleash the Beast" is about a fictional story of stone gargoyles coming alive.... |
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1999 | Metalhead Metalhead (album) Metalhead is the fourteenth studio album by heavy metal band Saxon released in 1999 .-Track listing:-Personnel:*Biff Byford - vocals*Paul Quinn - Guitar*Doug Scarratt - Guitar*Nibbs Carter - Bass*Fritz Randow - drums... |
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2001 | Killing Ground Killing Ground Killing Ground is the fifteenth full-length studio album by heavy metal band Saxon released in 2001 .Killing Ground was also released as a special Digi-pack edition with a bonus disc featuring 8 classics re-recorded tracks which would later appear in Heavy Metal Thunder."The Court of the Crimson... |
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2004 | Lionheart Lionheart (Saxon album) Lionheart is the sixteenth studio album by heavy metal band Saxon released in 2004 .The album title is inspired from Richard Lionheart, King of England. "Beyond the Grave" was released as a single and a video... |
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2007 | The Inner Sanctum The Inner Sanctum The Inner Sanctum is the seventeenth album by the British heavy metal band Saxon, released on March 5, 2007. A limited edition with DVD is available too.... |
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2009 | Into the Labyrinth Into the Labyrinth (Saxon album) Into the Labyrinth is the 18th studio album by British heavy metal band Saxon, which was released on 9 January 2009. The album was made in between Saxon tours in 2008 and written by the band in England and at Biff Byford's house in France. The first single "Live to Rock" was released on 17 October... |
- | 232 | - | 33 | 61 | 87 | 23 | 83 | 53 | - | - |
2011 | Call to Arms Call to Arms (Saxon album) Call To Arms is the 19th studio album by British heavy metal band Saxon. Call to Arms was released the 3 June in Europe; 6 June in Denmark, Finland, and the UK; 8 June in Greece and Poland; 10 June in France. Previously, it was due to be released on 23 May 2011. The album was released on 27... |
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Live albums
- The Eagle Has LandedThe Eagle Has Landed (album)The Eagle Has Landed is the first live album by heavy metal band Saxon. It was recorded during the 1981 European leg of the world tour and released in 1982.It won the British Heavy Metal live 1982 Award.-Track listing:- Personnel :...
(1982) - #5 UKUK Albums ChartThe UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
, Certified as Silver by BPIBritish Phonographic IndustryThe British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade association.-Structure:Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four "major" record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies...
) - Rock 'n' Roll GypsiesRock 'n' Roll GypsiesRock 'n' Roll Gypsies is the second live album by the band Saxon released in 1989 by Roadrunner Records.It was the first album produced by Biff Byford and the first work with bass player Nibbs Carter; in addition it states drummer Nigel Glockler's return to the band.In 2001 it was re-released with...
(1989) - Greatest Hits Live (1990)
- The Eagle Has Landed – Part II (1996)
- Donnington: The Live Tracks (1997)
- BBC Sessions / Live at Reading Festival '86 (1998)
- Live at Donnington 1980 - reprint of Donnington: The Live Tracks (2000)
- Live in the Raw (2002)
- The Eagle Has Landed – Part III (2006)
- An Introduction to Saxon (2006)
Compilation albums
- Strong Arm Metal (1984)
- AnthologyAnthology (Saxon album)Anthology is a compilation album by the British heavy metal band Saxon released in 1988 as a double LP.-Side 1:#"Rockin' Again" - 5:12#"Rock & Roll Gipsy" - 4:13#"Stallions of the Highway" - 2:52#"Battle Cry" - 5:26...
(1988) - Back on the Streets (1990)
- The Best of Saxon (1991)
- A Collection of MetalA Collection of MetalA Collection of Metal is a compilation album by the British heavy metal band Saxon released in 1996 .-Track listing:# "747 " – 3:45# "Rock n' Roll Gypsy" – 4:12# "And the Bands Played On" – 2:48...
(1997) - Burrn! Presents: The Best of Saxon (2000)
- Diamonds and NuggetsDiamonds and NuggetsDiamonds and Nuggets is a compilation album by heavy metal band Saxon released in 2000.This compilation consists of rare and unreleased tracks recorded during the band's early days. Sources include sessions at Luxemburg Studios in 1978, outtakes from the Power & the Glory album, and the Tapestry...
(2000) - Heavy Metal Thunder (2002)
- Coming to the Rescue (2002)
- Masters of Rock: Saxon (2003)
- The Very Best of Saxon (1979-1988) (2007)
Videos
- Live (1983)
- Live Innocence! (1985)
- Greatest Hits Live! (1989)
- Power & the Glory - Video Anthology (1990)
- The Saxon ChroniclesThe Saxon ChroniclesThe Saxon Chronicles is a double DVD showcasing one of the NWOBHM pioneers spanning 23 years of their career. It features a 2001 concert, interviews, videos, and on-tour documentaries.-Disc 1:*Wacken Open Air Festival, Germany 2001 The Saxon Chronicles is a double DVD showcasing one of the NWOBHM...
(2003) - Live Innocence – The Power & the Glory (2003)
- To Hell and Back Again (2007)
UK charting singles
- "Wheels of Steel" (1980) - #20
- "747 (Strangers in the Night)" (1980) - #13
- "Backs to the Wall" (1980) - #64
- "Big Teaser" (1980) - #66
- "Strong Arm of the Law" (1980) - #63
- "And the Bands Played OnAnd the Bands Played On"And the Bands Played On" is a single by heavy metal band Saxon from their 1981 album Denim and Leather. It peaked at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart and is Saxon's most successful single to date....
" (1981) - #12 - "Never Surrender" (1981) - #18
- "Princess of the NightPrincess of the Night"Princess of the Night" is a single by British heavy metal band Saxon, featured as the opening track and single from their 1981 album Denim and Leather; the song was written as a group production of all five members of the band at the time: Peter "Biff" Byford, Steve Dawson, Pete Gill, Graham...
" (1981) - #57 - "Power and the Glory" (1983) - #32
- "Nightmare" (1983) - #50
- "Back on the Streets" (1985) - #75
- "Rock 'n' Roll Gypsy" (1986) - #71
- "Waiting for the Night" (1986) - #66
- "Ride Like the Wind" (1988) - #52
- "I Can't Wait Anymore" (1988) - #71
Saxon did not have any US
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Top 40 hits.