This is a comprehensive listing of official releases by Courtney Love, best known as the lead vocalist of the alternative rock band Hole. Aside from her numerous releases with Hole, Love has released one solo studio album, five singles, and appeared in several musical collaborations.
| Courtney Love discography | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio albums | 1 |
| Soundtrack albums | 3 |
| Singles | 5 |
| Music videos | 2 |
| Other collaborations | 3 |
Love's musical career started with a brief position as a singer in Faith No More.[1] Love also founded the all-female group Babes in Toyland with Kat Bjelland, though she was kicked out of the band.[2] Love formed Hole in 1989, and the band released their debut album Pretty on the Inside in 1991. Love married Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain in 1992, and the same year their child Frances Bean Cobain was born. The band's next album, Live Through This, was released in 1994 a week after Cobain's death. Live Through This became the band's best-selling album, topped the annual Village Voice Pazz & Jop critic's poll[3] and was listed by Time in a 100 best albums list.[4] Hole's third album, Celebrity Skin, had lower U.S. sales than Live Through This, but received critical acclaim, and the album's title track garnered them their first No. 1 single on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.[2]
In 2001, Love formed the band Bastard with Hole drummer Patty Schemel, though the group quickly dissolved after recording several demos.[2] Love and guitarist Eric Erlandson disbanded Hole in 2002 amidst a lawsuit from Universal Music Group against the band for breach of contract.[5] Love released her first solo album, America's Sweetheart, in 2004 to underwhelming sales.[6] In 2009, Love re-formed Hole with new members, releasing the album Nobody's Daughter, which had originally been conceived as a solo album in 2006. In 2013, Love stated that she was again abandoning the Hole moniker, and was returning to recording and performing under her own name as a solo artist. She revealed she had recorded a total of twelve new songs, including the tracks "This Is War", "Wedding Day", and "California", all of which she planned to release on her purported second album, the tentatively titled Died Blonde. In April 2014 "You Know My Name"/"Wedding Day" was released as a double A-side single and garnered praise.[7][8]
In February 2015, two tracks Love contributed to Fox's hit television series Empire were featured on the show's soundtrack: "Walk Out On Me" and "Take Me to the River" were both produced by Timbaland. Courtney played the role of Empire Record's biggest star "Elle Dallas", a hard rock/soul diva who is determined to make a comeback. Both tracks were received well by the fans and press alike.[9][10]
Studio albums
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [11] |
AUS [12] |
AUT [13] |
FRA [14] |
GER [15] |
NZ [16] |
SWE [17] |
UK [18] | ||
| America's Sweetheart |
|
53 | 40 | 62 | 85 | 49 | 26 | 13 | 56 |
Singles
edit| Single | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Alt [19] |
UK [18] |
UK Ind [20] | |||||||
| "Mono" | 2004 | 18 | 41 | — | America's Sweetheart | ||||
| "Hold On to Me" | 39 | — | — | ||||||
| "You Know My Name" / "Wedding Day" | 2014 | — | — | 34 | Non-album single | ||||
| "Honour" (with Ginger Wildheart) | 2015 | — | — | — | |||||
| "Miss Narcissist" / "Killer Radio" | — | — | — | ||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Soundtrack contributions
edit| Song | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "I Stalked Him" | 2004 | Mayor of the Sunset Strip[21] |
| "Love, Love, Love" (duet with Roddy Bottum) |
2005 | Adam & Steve[22] |
| "Rio Grande" (duet with Michael Stipe) |
2013 | Son of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys[23] |
| "Rat a Tat" (duet with Fall Out Boy) |
Save Rock and Roll[24] | |
| "Walk Out On Me" | 2015 | Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1 |
| "Mother" | 2020 | The Turning: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack[25] |
Other appearances
edit| Song | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| "Take Me to the River" | 2015 | Recorded for Empire |
Videography
editMusic videos
edit| Song | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|
| "Mono" | 2004 | Chris Milk |
| "You Know My Name" | 2014 | Maximilla Lukacs |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Faith No More biography". FNM.com. Retrieved on November 4, 2007. Archived March 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c Sutton, Michael and Torreano, Bradley. "Courtney Love > Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved on November 4, 2007.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Hegemony Sez Who?". Village Voice, February 28, 2007. Retrieved on November 4, 2007. Archived March 25, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Tyrangiel, Josh. "The All-Time 100 Albums: Live Through This by Hole". Time, November 13, 2006. Retrieved on November 4, 2007.
- ^ Saraceno, Christina. "Hole Call It Quits". Rolling Stone, May 24, 2002. Retrieved on November 5, 2007.
- ^ Friedman, Roger. "Courtney Love: Did Virgin Records Use Her?". Fox News, May 20, 2004. Retrieved on November 5, 2007. [1]
- ^ Nelson, Michael (April 22, 2014). "Courtney Love – "You Know My Name"". Stereogum. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- ^ Blistein, John (April 22, 2014). "Courtney Love Knows 'You Know My Name' on New Song". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
- ^ Horowitz, Steven J. (October 16, 2012). "Stevie Nicks Headlines Elton John's AIDS Foundation Gala in New York". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
- ^ LoBasso, Randy (June 19, 2013). "Love Child: Grunge goddess Courtney Love opens up". Philadelphia Weekly. Archived from the original on October 16, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
- ^ "Courtney Love Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
- ^ "australian-charts.com - Australian charts portal". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
- ^ "austriancharts.at - Austria Top 40". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
- ^ "lescharts.com - French charts portal". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on February 10, 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
- ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts - German Albums". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
- ^ "charts.nz - New Zealand charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
- ^ "swedishcharts.com - Swedish charts portal". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
- ^ a b "The Official Charts Company - Courtney Love". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
- ^ "Courtney Love Album & Song Chart History - Alternative Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
- ^ "2014-05-17 Top 40 Independent Singles Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
- ^ Campbell, Al. "Mayor of the Sunset Strip". Allmusic. Retrieved on November 6, 2007.
- ^ Prato, Greg. "Bottum, Courtney Love Go To The Movies". Billboard, March 16, 2005. Retrieved on November 5, 2007.
- ^ Battan, Carrie (December 5, 2012). "Tom Waits Teams With Keith Richards, Patti Smith Teams With Johnny Depp, Courtney Love Teams With Michael Stipe for Depp-Helmed Compilation". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on October 28, 2013. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
- ^ "Fall Out Boy Will 'Save Rock and Roll' With Help From 'Courtney, Bitch'". Spin. Archived from the original on May 15, 2013.
- ^ Kreps, Daniel (November 21, 2019). "Hear Courtney Love's New Song 'Mother' From 'The Turning' Soundtrack". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
External links
edit- Courtney Love discography at Discogs
- Courtney Love at AllMusic