Godsmack is an American rock band founded in 1995 by singer Sully Erna and bassist Robbie Merrill. The band has released nine studio albums, one EP, two compilations, three video albums, and thirty-four singles. Erna and Merrill recruited local friend and guitarist Lee Richards and drummer Tommy Stewart to complete the band's lineup.[1] In 1996, Tony Rombola replaced Richards, as the band's guitarist.[2] In 1998, Godsmack released their self-titled debut album, a remastered version of the band's self-released debut, All Wound Up....[3] The album was distributed by Universal/Republic Records and shipped four million copies in the United States. In 2001, the band contributed the track "Why" to the Any Given Sunday soundtrack. After two years of touring, the band released Awake. Although the album was a commercial success, it failed to match the sales of Godsmack.[4] In 2002, Stewart left the band due to personal differences, and was replaced by Shannon Larkin.[5]
| Godsmack discography | |
|---|---|
 From left to right: Robbie Merrill, Sully Erna, Criss Angel (not a band member), Shannon Larkin, Tony Rombola | |
| Studio albums | 8 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 1 |
| Singles | 34 |
| Video albums | 3 |
| Music videos | 19 |
| Guest appearances | 2 |
The band's third album, Faceless (2003), debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200.[4] In 2004, Godsmack released an acoustic-based EP titled The Other Side. The EP debuted at number five on the Billboard 200 and was certified gold by the RIAA.[6] The band contributed the track "Bring It On" to the Madden 2006 football game in 2005; this track is not featured on any known album or compilation. The band released its fourth studio album, IV, in 2006. IV was the band's second release to debut at number one, and has since been certified platinum.[4][6] After touring in support of IV for over a year, Godsmack released a greatest hits album called Good Times, Bad Times... Ten Years of Godsmack. The album included every Godsmack single (with the exception of "Bad Magick"), a cover of the Led Zeppelin song "Good Times Bad Times" and a DVD of the band's acoustic performance at the House of Blues in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Their fifth studio album, The Oracle, was released on May 4, 2010. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200,[4] making Godsmack one of the few bands with three consecutive albums that debuted at #1 on the chart, a feat that also has been accomplished by Van Halen, U2, Metallica, Dave Matthews Band, Staind, Disturbed, Linkin Park, Tool, and Slipknot.
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||
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| US [4] |
AUS [7] |
AUT [8] |
CAN [9] |
GER [10] |
GRC [11] |
NLD [12] |
NZ [13] |
SWI [14] |
UK [15] | ||||||
| All Wound Up... |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Godsmack | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Awake |
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5 | — | 26 | 9 | 59 | — | — | 38 | — | — | ||||
| Faceless |
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1 | — | — | 9 | 70 | — | 98 | 36 | — | 154 | ||||
| IV |
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1 | — | 65 | 4 | 56 | — | — | — | 100 | — |
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| The Oracle |
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1 | — | — | 2 | 72 | 11 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1000hp |
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3 | 65 | 62 | 2 | 66 | — | — | — | 94 | — | ||||
| When Legends Rise |
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8 | 55 | 12 | 6 | 21 | 32 | 153 | — | 28 | — |
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| Lighting Up the Sky |
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19 | —[A] | 5 | 22 | 10 | — | — | — | 17 | —[B] | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||||||
Live albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US [4] |
CAN [9] | ||
| Live & Inspired |
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19 | 23 |
Compilation albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US [4] | ||
| Good Times, Bad Times... Ten Years of Godsmack |
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35 |
Video albums
edit| Title | Album details | Certifications |
|---|---|---|
| Live |
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| Smack This! |
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| Changes |
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EPs
edit| The Other Side |
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5 |
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Singles
edit| Song | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [4] |
US Alt. [4] |
US Main. Rock [4] |
US Rock [4] |
AUS [7] |
CAN Alt. [19] [20] |
CAN Rock [21] [22] [23] |
GER [10] |
NLD [12] | ||||||
| "Whatever"[A] | 1998 | 116 | 19 | 7 | × | — | — | — | — | — | Godsmack | |||
| "Keep Away" | 1999 | — | 31 | 5 | × | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Voodoo"[B] | 102 | 6 | 5 | × | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Bad Religion" | 2000 | — | 32 | 8 | × | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Awake"[C] | 101 | 12 | 1 | × | — | × | × | — | — | Awake | ||||
| "Greed"[D] | 123 | 28 | 3 | × | — | × | × | — | — | |||||
| "Bad Magick" | 2001 | — | 28 | 12 | × | — | × | × | — | — | ||||
| "I Stand Alone"[E] | 2002 | 102 | 20 | 1 | × | 90 | × | × | 96 | 70 |
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The Scorpion King/Faceless | ||
| "Straight Out of Line" | 2003 | 73 | 9 | 1 | × | — | × | × | — | — | Faceless | |||
| "Serenity"[F] | 113 | 10 | 7 | × | — | × | × | — | — | |||||
| "Re-Align" | — | 28 | 3 | × | — | × | × | — | — | |||||
| "Running Blind"[G] | 2004 | 123 | 14 | 3 | × | — | × | × | — | — | The Other Side | |||
| "Touché" | — | 33 | 7 | × | — | × | × | — | — | |||||
| "Speak" | 2006 | 85 | 10 | 1 | × | — | × | × | — | — | IV | |||
| "Shine Down" | — | 31 | 4 | × | — | × | 42 | — | — | |||||
| "The Enemy" | — | — | 4 | × | — | × | 49 | — | — | |||||
| "Good Times Bad Times"[H] (Led Zeppelin cover) |
2007 | 124 | 28 | 8 | × | — | × | 46 | — | — | Good Times, Bad Times... Ten Years of Godsmack | |||
| "Whiskey Hangover"[I] | 2009 | 102 | 20 | 1 | 7 | — | 23 | 20 | — | — | The Oracle | |||
| "Cryin' Like a Bitch" | 2010 | 74 | 25 | 1 | 7 | — | 26 | 16 | — | — |
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| "Love-Hate-Sex-Pain" | — | 24 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 50 | — | — | |||||
| "Saints and Sinners" | 2011 | — | — | 25 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Rocky Mountain Way" (Joe Walsh cover) |
2012 | — | — | 5 | 17 | — | — | 30 | — | — | Live & Inspired | |||
| "1000hp" | 2014 | — | — | 1 | 22 | — | — | 15 | — | — | 1000hp | |||
| "Something Different" | — | — | 6 | 38 | — | — | 7 | — | — | |||||
| "What's Next" | 2015 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Inside Yourself" | — | — | 32 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | ||||
| "Come Together" (Beatles cover) |
2012 | — | — | 21 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | Live & Inspired | |||
| "Bulletproof" | 2018 | — | — | 1 | 9 | — | — | 10 | — | — |
|
When Legends Rise | ||
| "When Legends Rise" | — | — | 1 | 13 | — | — | 9 | — | — |
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| "Under Your Scars" | 2019 | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | 43 | — | — |
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| "Unforgettable" | 2020 | — | — | 1 | 16 | — | — | 31 | — | — | ||||
| "Surrender" | 2022 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | Lighting Up the Sky | |||
| "Soul on Fire" | 2023 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | ||||
| "Truth" | 2024 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart.
"×" denotes periods where charts did not exist or were not archived. | ||||||||||||||
Promotional singles
edit| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Rock Digi. | US Hard Rock Digi. | ||||
| 2001 | "Sick of Life" | — | — | Awake | |
| 2003 | "Releasing the Demons" | — | — | Faceless | |
| 2004 | "I Am" | — | — | ||
| 2010 | "What If?" | 45 | — | The Oracle | |
| 2014 | "Generation Day" | — | 6 | 1000hp | |
| 2022 | "You and I" | 22 | 5 | Lighting Up the Sky | |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | |||||
Music videos
edit| Year | Song | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | "Whatever" | Michael Alperowitz |
| 1999 | "Keep Away" | Peter Christopherson |
| "Voodoo" | Dean Karr | |
| 2000 | "Awake" | Troy Smith |
| 2001 | "Greed" | Troy Smith & Sully Erna |
| 2002 | "I Stand Alone" | The Brothers Strause |
| 2003 | "Straight Out of Line" | Dean Karr |
| "Serenity" | Sully Erna | |
| 2006 | "Speak" | Wayne Isham |
| 2007 | "Good Times Bad Times" | Rocky Schenck |
| 2010 | "Cryin' Like a Bitch" | Paul Harb |
| 2012 | "Rocky Mountain Way" | Daniel Catullo |
| "Come Together" | Ian Barrett | |
| 2014 | "1000hp" | Troy Smith |
| 2015 | "Something Different" | Paris Visone |
| 2018 | "Bulletproof" | Troy Smith |
| 2019 | "When Legends Rise" | Sully Erna & Paris Visone |
| "Under Your Scars" | Paris Visone | |
| 2020 | "Unforgettable" | Noah Berlow |
| 2022 | "Surrender" | Paris Visone |
| 2023 | "Soul On Fire" | Sully Erna |
| 2024 | "Truth" | Sully Erna & Francesca Ludikar |
| 2024 | "Bad Magick" | Troy Smith |
Guest appearances
edit| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | "Why" | Any Given Sunday soundtrack |
| 1999 | "Keep Away (Live)" | Woodstock '99 |
| 2000 | "Sweet Leaf" | Nativity in Black II |
| 2000 | "Goin' Down" | Mission: Impossible 2 soundtrack |
| 2000 | "Time Bomb (Edited)" | Scream 3 soundtrack |
| 2001 | "Awake" | Tough Enough |
| 2002 | "I Stand Alone | The Scorpion King soundtrack |
| 2014 | "Turning to Stone (Acoustic)" | The Walking Dead: Songs of Survival Vol. 2 |
| 2020 | "Vampires" | Hardcore Halloween |
Notes
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References
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- "Godsmack Chart History: Alternative Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
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- ^ "Discographie Godsmack" (in German). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on December 22, 2011. Retrieved March 8, 2008.
- ^ a b "Godsmack Chart History: Canadian Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 7, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
- ^ a b "Discographie von Godsmack". GfK Entertainment. Archived from the original on March 2, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
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- ^ "Australian Physical Albums". ARIA. March 7, 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 16, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
- ^ "Official Album Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. March 4, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
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- ^ Rock/alt, Canadian (July 18, 2012). "Canadian Active Rock & Alt Rock Chart Archive: Active Rock - July 17, 2012". Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
External links
edit- Official website Archived June 25, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
- Godsmack discography at Discogs