Ministry discography
Ministry discography
Studio albums 16
Live albums 8
Compilation albums 14
Singles 30
Video albums 5
Music videos 20
As of 2024, the discography of American industrial metal band Ministry , which was founded and is fronted by Al Jourgensen , consists of sixteen studio albums , eight live albums , fourteen compilation and remix albums , thirty singles, five video albums (including video versions of live albums) and twenty music videos . Several tracks spanning from 1981 to 1994 in studio, live and cover formats have remained unreleased by the band.
Formed in 1981, the band made their recording debut with the single "I'm Falling / Cold Life ", released by Wax Trax! Records in the US and Situation Two in the UK, respectively. Signing a short-lived contract with Arista Records , the band released their debut studio album, With Sympathy Billboard 200(Every Day Is) Halloween "—were released in 1984–1985. After signing a deal with Sire Records in 1985, the band released the single “Over the Shoulder”, which was followed by the album Twitch Adrian Sherwood , Twitch hit No. 194 in the Billboard 200 and was regarded by profile commentators as a turning point in Ministry' artistic style.
In 1988–89, Ministry releases The Land of Rape and Honey The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste Billboard 200, and were certified gold by RIAA . During the tour in support of The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste , the band recorded their debut live album, In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up
Albums Studio albums Year Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications US CAN AUS AUT FRA GER NZ NOR SWE SWI UK 1983 With Sympathy Arista /BMG 96 — — — — — — — — — — US: 103,484+ 1986 Twitch Sire /Warner Bros. 194 97 — — — — — — — — — US: 138,755+ 1988 The Land of Rape and Honey 164 — — — — — — — — — — US : Gold1989 The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste 163 38 — — — — — — — — — US: Gold 1992 Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs Released: July 14, 1992 Label: Sire/Warner Bros.27 22 54 — — 69 24 — — — 33 US: Platinum AUS : Gold CAN : Gold 1996 Filth Pig 19 5 9 47 — 28 16 38 7 50 43 US: 236,557+ 1999 Dark Side of the Spoon 92 — 98 — — 57 — — 51 — 85 US: 79,459+ 2003 Animositisomina Sanctuary /BMG157 — — — 125 93 — — — — 186 US: 46,319+ 2004 Houses of the Molé — — — — 162 — — — — — 135 US: 45,419+ 2006 Rio Grande Blood 13th Planet /Megaforce 134 — — — — 60 — — — — — US: 34,346+ 2007 The Last Sucker 130 — — — — 95 — — — — — US: 5,140+ 2012 Relapse 193 — — — — 72 — — 56 99 — US: 5,000+ 2013 From Beer to Eternity 140 — — — — 79 — — — — — 2018 AmeriKKKant Nuclear Blast — — — 73 189 57 — — — 65 — 2021 Moral Hygiene — — — 65 — 33 — — — 64 — 2024 Hopiumforthemasses — — — 46 — 30 — — — 49 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Live albums Year Album details AUS UK Sales 1990 In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up — — US: 196,225 1995 Just Another Fix Released January 1, 1995 Label: Warner Bros.21 — US: 1,130[citation needed ] 2002 Sphinctour — — US: 12,113 2009 Adios... Puta Madres — — 2013 Enjoy the Quiet—Live at Wacken 2012 Released August 27, 2013 Label: UDR/EMI — 33 2014 Last Tangle in Paris / Live 2012 Defibrila Tour Released July 8, 2014 Label: UDR— — 2015 Toronto 1986 2017 Live Necronomicon Released July, 2017 Label: Cleopatra2019 Chicago/Detroit 1982 Released September 27, 2019 Label: Cleopatra"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Compilation and remix albums Year Album details Sales 1987 Twelve Inch Singles (1981–1984) Wax Trax! US: 113,646 1993 Box Released: November 30, 1993 Label: Warner Bros.2001 Greatest Fits US: 89,283 2003 Twitched (unauthorised release) Released: 2003 Label: Radioactive 2004 Early Trax Rykodisc US: 7,555 Side Trax US: 9,205 2005 Rantology US: 12,868 2007 Rio Grande Dub US: 9,750[citation needed ] 2008 Cover Up US: 1,400 2009 The Last Dubber 2010 MiXXXes of the Molé Released: August 17, 2010 Label: 13th PlanetEvery Day Is Halloween: The Anthology Released: October 5, 2010 Label: Cleopatra Undercover 2011 Very Best of Fixes and Remixes Released: November 9, 2011 Label: Cleopatra 2016 Trax! Rarities Released: December 9, 2016 Label: Cleopatra 2020 Everyday (Is Halloween) - The Lost Mixes Released: October 30, 2020 Label: Cleopatra 2024 Ultimate Rarest Trax! 1981-1986 Released: January 19, 2024 Label: Cleopatra 2025 The Squirrely Years Revisited Cleopatra
Singles Year Song Peak chart positions Album US Alt. US Dance NZ SWE UK 1981 "I'm Falling / Cold Life " — 45 — — — Non-album single 1983 "Work for Love" — 20 — — 115 With Sympathy "I Wanted to Tell Her " — 13 35 — 150 "Revenge" — — — — 172 1985 "All Day" — — — — — Non-album single "Nature of Love" — — — — — "(Every Day Is) Halloween " — — — — — "Over the Shoulder " — — — — — Twitch 1988 "Stigmata " — — — — — The Land of Rape and Honey 1989 "Burning Inside " 23 — — — — The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste 1990 "So What" — — — — — 1991 "Jesus Built My Hotrod " 19 34 — — 94 Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs 1992 "N.W.O. " 11 — — — 49 1993 "Just One Fix " — — — — — 1995 "The Fall " — 18 — 46 53 Filth Pig 1996 "Lay Lady Lay" — — — — 128 "Reload" — — — — — 1997 "Brick Windows" — — — — — 1999 "Bad Blood " — — — — — Dark Side of the Spoon 2001 "What About Us? — — — — — Greatest Fits 2003 "Piss" — — — — — Animositisomina 2004 "No W " — — — — — Houses of the Molé 2008 "Keys to the City " — — — — — Non-album single 2010 "Thunderstruck " — — — — — Undercover 2011 "99 Percenters " — — — — — Relapse 2012 "Double Tap " — — — — — 2013 "Permawar " — — — — — From Beer to Eternity 2017 "Dancing Madly Backwards" — — — — — Non-album single 2020 "Alert Level" — — — — — Moral Hygiene 2023 "Goddamn White Trash" — — — — — Hopiumforthemasses "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Unreleased tracks Year Song Notes Format Circa 1981 "First True Love Affair" Jimmy Ross cover, Live at Misfits in Chicago Cover/Live Circa 1981 "Make Up Your Mind" Live at Misfits in Chicago Live Circa 1981 "Jodie Foster" Live at Misfits in Chicago Live Circa 1981 "Orangotango" Live at Misfits in Chicago Live Circa 1982 "The Urge To Run Away" Live at Misfits in Chicago Live Circa 1983 "So So Life" Performed on the 1983 tour. Live Circa 1984 "Do You Even Like It?" Performed on the 1984 tour. Live Circa 1986 "The Eyes of Christ" Live at Medusa's in IL , re-worked into "Apathy" by 1000 Homo DJs Live Circa 1986 "Thrill Kill Kult" Live at Medusa's in IL , re-worked into "Hatred" by Lead Into Gold Live Circa 1986 "The Angel (Remix)" Re-Recorded Version, Performed on some 1986 and 1987 shows. Remix Circa 1987 "Ingrate" Part of the original tracklist for The Land of Rape and Honey, but isn't on the final version. Studio Circa 1987 "I'm Sick" Part of the original tracklist for The Land of Rape and Honey, but isn't on the final version. Studio Circa 1994 "Midnight Cowboy" Fred Neil cover, performed live at Bridge Benefit VIII at the Shoreline Amphitheater. Cover/Live
Boxed sets Box (1993)Just Another Fix (1995)3 for One Box (2000)Original Album Series (2011)Trax Box! Videos Full length videos Music videos Year Song Director(s) Album 1982 "Same Old Madness" Jim Nash non-album single 1983 "Revenge" Tim Pope With Sympathy 1985 "Over the Shoulder " Peter Christopherson Twitch 1988 "Stigmata " Benjamin Stokes and Eric Zimmerman The Land of Rape and Honey "Flashback" Benjamin Stokes 1989 "Burning Inside " Benjamin Stokes and Eric Zimmerman The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste 1990 "The Land of Rape and Honey" H-Gun Labs and Dead Battery Productions In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up 1991 "Jesus Built My Hotrod " (with Gibby Haynes ) Paul Elledge Psalm 69 1992 "N.W.O. " Peter Christopherson 1993 "Just One Fix " 1995 "Lay Lady Lay" Paul Elledge Filth Pig 1996 "Reload" Doug Freel 1999 "Bad Blood " Benjamin Stokes Dark Side of the Spoon 2001 "What About Us?" Jeffrey Kinart Greatest Fits 2004 "No W " Houses of the Mole 2006 "LiesLiesLies " Zach Passero Rio Grande Blood 2012 "99%" Zach Passero Relapse "Ghouldiggers" 2013 "Last Sucker" The Last Sucker "PermaWar" Zach Passero From Beer to Eternity 2017 "Antifa" AmeriKKKant 2018 "Wargasm" (Lyric Video) "Twilight Zone" Chris Roth "Victims of a Clown" 2021 "Search & Destroy" Dean Karr Moral Hygiene "Disinformation" Chris Roth 2022 "Sabotage Is Sex" (with Jello Biafra ) Joel Smith "Believe Me" Ministry 2023 "Goddamn White Trash" Dean Karr Hopiumforthemasses 2024 "New Religion" "B.D.E." 2025 "Every Day Is Halloween " Vicente Cordero The Squirrely Years Revisited "I'll Do Anything For You"
Other appearances Song(s) Title Year "Stigmata " Miami Vice 1988 Hardware 1990 "Thieves " Freejack 1992 "N.W.O. " Cool World "Just One Fix " Totally Fucked Up 1993 "Psalm 69" The River Wild 1994 "Jesus Built My Hotrod " Exit to Eden "Tonight We Murder" Demon Knight 1995 "Stigmata " Rumble in the Bronx "N.W.O. " SubUrbia 1996 "Paisley" Escape from L.A. "Reload" Speed 2: Cruise Control 1997 "(Every Day Is) Halloween " The Black Bible 1998 "Just One Fix " Urban Legend "Bad Blood " The Matrix: Music from the Motion Picture 1999 "Eureka Pile" Universal Soldier: The Return "Nursing Home" Left Behind: The Movie 2000 "10/10" Street Sk8r 2 "What About Us" and "Dead Practice" A.I. Artificial Intelligence 2001 "Jesus Built My Hotrod " Crusty Demons /Watch Dogs 2003/2014 "No W " Tony Hawk's Underground 2 2004 Need for Speed: Underground 2 "Bloodlines" Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines "Thieves " and "Waiting" Murderball 2005 "The Light Pours Out of Me" Alone in the Dark "Señor Peligro" and "Burning Inside " Scarface: The World Is Yours 2006 "Stigmata " Tony Hawk's Project 8 "Fear (Is Big Business)" Saw III "Hero" Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 2007 "Life Is Good" Saw IV "Death and Destruction (Remix)" Saw V 2008 "Bang a Gong ", "Radar Love ", "Cuz U R Next" and "Khyber Pass (Wicked Instrumental)" The Wicked Soundtrack by Al Jourgensen "NCIS Theme (Remix)" NCIS: The Official TV Soundtrack 2009 "Stigmata " and "Thieves " Brütal Legend "Fear (Is Big Business)", "Palestina" and "Khyber Pass" The Hurt Locker "Just One Fix " Hatchet II 2010 "N.W.O. " Need for Speed: The Run 2011
Tribute albums An Industrial Tribute to Ministry Wish You Were Queer: A Tribute to Ministry Another Prick In the Wall: A Tribute to Ministry - Volume 2 Devilswork: Tribute to Ministry Notes Citations Further reading Glickman, Simon (1994). . In Rubiner, Julia M. (ed.). Contemporary Musicians: Profiles of The People in Music . Vol. 10. Detroit / Washington, D.C. / London: Gale Research. pp. . ISBN 0-8103-2218-8. ISSN . Greene, Jo-Ann (April 2, 1993). "Ministry". Goldmine ISSN – via scans available at prongs.org. Jourgensen, Al & Wiederhorn, Jon (July 9, 2013). . Boston, MA: Da Capo Press. ISBN 9780306822186. Includes the discography section on pp. 275–278. Between pp. 128 and 129 there are 12 pages of pictures. {{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)