Tesla discography

Tesla discography
Tesla discography
Studio albums	8
EPs	1
Live albums	5
Compilation albums	3
Tribute albums	2
Singles	28
Video albums	3

This is a complete discography of the hard rock band Tesla. They have released eight full-length studio albums, four live albums, three compilation albums, three video releases, two tribute albums, one extended play album and 23 singles.

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions							Certifications
Title	Album details	US ^[1]	AUS ^[2]	AUT	JPN ^[3]^[4]	NLD	SWI ^[5]	UK ^[6]^[7]	Certifications
Mechanical Resonance	Released: December 8, 1986 Label: Geffen Formats: CD, CS, LP, DL	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: Platinum^[8]
The Great Radio Controversy	Released: February 1, 1989 Label: Geffen Format: CD, CS, LP, DL	18	121	—	94	91	—	34	US: 2× Platinum^[8] CAN: Gold
Psychotic Supper	Released: September 10, 1991 Label: Geffen Formats: CD, CS, LP, DL	13	158	—	18	—	39	44	US: Platinum^[8] CAN: Gold
Bust a Nut	Released: August 23, 1994 Label: Geffen Formats: CD, CS, DL	20	—	37	31	—	43	51	US: Gold
Into the Now	Released: March 9, 2004 Label: Sanctuary Formats: CD, DL	31	—	—	—	—	9	—
Forever More	Released: October 7, 2008 Label: Ryko Formats: CD, LP, DL	33	—	—	—	—	—	—
Simplicity	Released: June 6, 2014 Label: Tesla Formats: CD, LP, DL	24	—	—	—	—	—	—
Shock	Released: March 8, 2019 Label: UMe Formats: CD, LP, DL	21	—	—	—	—	34	—

Acoustic albums

Year	Details	Peak chart positions
Year	Details	US ^[1]
Twisted Wires & the Acoustic Sessions	Released: July 12, 2011 Label: Tesla Formats: CD, DL	97

Live albums

Year	Title	US ^[1]	AUS ^[2]	JPN ^[4]	UK ^[6]^[7]	Certifications
1990	Five Man Acoustical Jam	12	145	65	59	US: Platinum^[8] CAN: Gold
2001	Replugged Live	—	—	—
2002	Standing Room Only	—	—	—	—
2010	Alive in Europe	—	—	—
2016	Mechanical Resonance Live	—	—	—	—
2020	Five Man London Jam (Live at Abbey Road)	129	—	—

Compilation albums

Year	Title	US ^[1]	RIAA ^[8]
1995	Time's Makin' Changes – The Best of Tesla	197	Platinum
2001	20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Tesla	—	—
2008	Gold	—	—

Tribute and cover albums

Year	Details	Peak chart positions
Year	Details	US ^[1]
2007	Real to Reel Label: Ryko	48^[9]
2007	Real to Reel, Vol. 2 Label: Ryko	—

Soundtracks

Year	Song	Album^[10]	Comments
1993	"Last Action Hero"	Last Action Hero soundtrack

Video albums

Year	Title
1990	Tesla – Five Man Video Band
1995	Time's Makin' Changes: The Videos & More
2008	Comin' Atcha Live! 2008

Extended plays

Year	Details
A Peace of Time	Released: November 20, 2007 Label: Ryko Formats: DL

Singles

Year	Title	Chart positions			Certifications	Album
Year	Title	US ^[11]	US Main. Rock ^[12]	UK ^[13]	Certifications	Album
1987	"Modern Day Cowboy"	—	35	—		Mechanical Resonance
1987	"Little Suzi"	91	22	—
1988	"Gettin' Better"	—	46	—
1989	"Heaven's Trail (No Way Out)"	—	13	—		The Great Radio Controversy
	"Hang Tough"	—	34	—
	"Love Song"	10	7	140	RIAA: Gold^[8]
1990	"The Way It Is"	55	13	—
1991	"Paradise"	—	28	—		Five Man Acoustical Jam
	"Signs"	8	2	70		Five Man Acoustical Jam
	"Edison's Medicine"	—	20	80		Psychotic Supper
	"Call It What You Want"	—	19	—		Psychotic Supper
1992	"What You Give"	86	7	—		Psychotic Supper
	"Song & Emotion"	—	13	—
	"Stir It Up"	—	35	—
1994	"Mama's Fool"	—	5	—		Bust a Nut
1994	"Need Your Lovin'"	—	19	—
1995	"A Lot to Lose"	—	35	—
	"Need Your Lovin'" (re-release)	—	25	—
	"Steppin' Over"	—	31	—		Times Makin' Changes – The Best of Tesla
2004	"Caught in a Dream"	—	21	—		Into the Now
2004	"Words Can't Explain"	—	35	—		Into the Now
2007	"Thank You"	—	39	—		Real to Reel
2008	"I Wanna Live"	—	38	—		Forever More
2013	"Taste My Pain"	—	—	—		Non–album single
2014	"So Divine"	—	—	—		Simplicity
2016	"Save That Goodness"	—	—	—		Mechanical Resonance Live

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Tesla Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Tesla ARIA Chart History (albums) complete to 2024". ARIA. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
^ "テスラのCDアルバムランキング、テスラのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
^ ^a ^b The Great Radio Controversy & Five Man Acoustical Jam [Oricon] (2006). Album Chart-Book Complete Edition 1970-2005. Oricon,ltd. p. 412. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
^ "Tesla – Shock". hitparade.ch. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "everyHit.com search results". www.everyhit.com.
^ ^a ^b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 554. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
^ https://www.billboard.com/artist/tesla/chart-history/billboard-200
^ Tesla. Soundtrack at the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
^ "Tesla Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
^ "Tesla Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
^ "TESLA | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved June 26, 2021.

External links

Official discography of Tesla
Tesla discography discography at Discogs

[autogenerated1-1] "Tesla Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2020.

[ARIA_history_pages-2] "Tesla ARIA Chart History (albums) complete to 2024". ARIA. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.

[Oricon.co.jp-3] "テスラのCDアルバムランキング、テスラのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved January 1, 2014.

[Oricon-4] The Great Radio Controversy & Five Man Acoustical Jam [Oricon] (2006). Album Chart-Book Complete Edition 1970-2005. Oricon,ltd. p. 412. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.

[5] "Tesla – Shock". hitparade.ch. Retrieved March 20, 2019.

[autogenerated2-6] "everyHit.com search results". www.everyhit.com.

[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-7] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 554. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

[riaa.com-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Retrieved January 15, 2024.

[billboard.com-9] ttps://www.billboard.com/artist/tesla/chart-history/billboard-200

[Soundracks-10] Tesla. Soundtrack at the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved March 6, 2023.

[11] "Tesla Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved May 30, 2017.

[12] "Tesla Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved May 29, 2017.

[13] "TESLA | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved June 26, 2021.

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Studio albums	Mechanical Resonance The Great Radio Controversy Psychotic Supper Bust a Nut Into the Now Real to Reel Real to Reel, Vol. 2 Forever More Twisted Wires & the Acoustic Sessions Simplicity Shock
EPs	A Peace of Time
Live albums	Five Man Acoustical Jam Replugged Live Standing Room Only
Compilations	Time's Makin' Changes – The Best of Tesla
Singles	"Modern Day Cowboy" "Little Suzi" "Heaven's Trail (No Way Out)" "Hang Tough" "Love Song" "The Way It Is" "Signs" "Edison's Medicine" "Thank You"
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