American singer and actor Meat Loaf (1947–2022) released twelve studio albums, five live albums, seven compilation albums, one extended play and thirty-nine singles. In a career that spanned six decades, he sold over 100 million records worldwide. According to Recording Industry Association of America, he sold 25 million certified records in the US alone.

Bat Out of Hell (1977) has sold 44 million copies worldwide, becoming the fourth best-selling album in history and is certified 14× platinum in the US.Bat Out of Hell worldwide sales: Bat Out of Hell has also sold 3.4 million copies in the UK, making it the UK's 14th best-selling album of all time. His biggest success after that came with Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell (1993), which has sold over 15 million copies worldwide. The album's lead single "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" was his biggest hit, reaching number one in 28 countries.

Albums

Solo albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsUSAUSAustralian chart peaks: Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks until June 19, 1988: N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and June 19, 1988. Top 50 (ARIA Chart) peaks from June 26, 1988: Top 100 (ARIA Chart) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: "Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer than They Are" (ARIA Chart) peak: N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.GERIRENLNZNORSWESWIUKThe Official Charts Company Official Charts Official Charts (Meat Loaf with John Parr) Chart Log UK Bat Out of HellReleased: October 21, 1977 Label: Cleveland International / Epic 13 1 11 1 1 1 3 13 9 3RIAA: Diamond (14× Platinum) ARIA: 26× Platinum BPI: 11× Platinum MC: 2× DiamondCanadian albums chart Search 'Meat Loaf' Dead RingerReleased: September 4, 1981 Label: Epic 45 5 8 — 10 2 10 1 — 1ARIA: Gold BPI: Platinum MC: Gold Midnight at the Lost and FoundReleased: April 22, 1983 Label: Epic — 84 26 — — — 7 21 — 7 BPI: Gold Bad AttitudeReleased: November 2, 1984 Label: Arista 74 42 24 — — — — 36 — 8 BPI: Gold Blind Before I Stop Released: September 22, 1986 Label: Atlantic — — 51 — — — — 36 21 28 BPI: Silver Bat Out of Hell II: Back into HellReleased: September 14, 1993 Label: MCA 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1RIAA: 5× Platinum ARIA: 4× Platinum BPI: 6× Platinum MC: 9× Platinum RMNZ: Gold Welcome to the NeighbourhoodReleased: October 30, 1995 Label: MCA 17 10 10 4 28 17 12 22 10 3 RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: Platinum MC: Platinum Couldn't Have Said It BetterReleased: September 23, 2003 Label: Polydor 85 28 8 16 36 17 — 26 44 4BPI: Gold Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is LooseReleased: October 20, 2006 Label: Virgin, Mercury 8 9 2 16 7 5 6 10 3 3RIAA: Gold ARIA: Gold BPI: Platinum MC: Platinum Hang Cool Teddy BearReleased: April 19, 2010 Label: Mercury 27 16 4 28 23 5 16 21 4 4BPI: Gold Hell in a HandbasketReleased: September 30, 2011 (AUS/NZ) / December 2, 2011 (Germany) / February 2012 (UK/US) Label: Sony 100 20 29 51 62 39 — — 49 5 Braver Than We AreReleased: September 9, 2016 (EU) / September 19, 2016 (UK/US) Label: Caroline, 429 31 17 7 43 13 — — — 19 4 "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

As Stoney & Meatloaf

+ List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positionsNL Stoney & Meatloaf(with Shaun Murphy)Released: October 1971 Label: Rare Earth 25

Live albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsUSAUSGERIREUK Live at WembleyReleased: October 26, 1987 Label: Arista — — — — 60 Live from Hell and More Hell HitsReleased: 1994 Label: Arista — 175 — — — Live Around the WorldReleased: November 1996 Label: MCA / Virgin — — — — — VH1: StorytellersReleased: 1999 Label: Beyond 129 — — — — Bat Out of Hell: Live with the Melbourne Symphony OrchestraReleased: September 2004 Label: Mercury — — 81 69 14 BPI: Gold 3 Bats LiveReleased: October 2007 Label: Mercury — — 72 — — Guilty Pleasure Tour - Live from Sydney, AustraliaReleased: October 2012 Label: Store For Music — — — — 177 "—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not released in that country

Compilation albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsAUSGERIRENLNZNORSWESWIUK Hits Out of HellReleased: 14 January 1985 Label: Cleveland International, Epic 139 53 2 — 10 — — — 2 BPI: 2× Platinum The Big OnesReleased: August 1984 (Australia only) Label: J&B 14 — — — — — — — — Rock 'N' Roll HeroReleased: 1987 (UK only) Label: Pickwick — — — — — — — — — Prime CutsReleased: 1989 (Europe only) Label: Arista — — — — — — — — — Heaven & Hell (with Bonnie Tyler)Released: 1989 Label: Columbia 43 — 28 — — — — 83 84 BPI: Platinum Paradise by the Dashboardlight (The Very Best of)Released: February 1991 Label: Arcade — — — 23 — — — — — Meat Loaf and FriendsReleased: 1992 (Europe only) Label: Epic — — — — — — — — — BPI: Gold Back from Hell! The Very Best of Meat LoafReleased: 1993 Label: Columbia — 5 — — — 3 — 6 — Back from Hell Again! − The Very Best of Meat Loaf Vol. 2Released: August 1994 Label: Columbia — 59 — — — — — — — Alive in HellReleased: October 1994 Label: Pure Music — — — — — — — — 33 Definitive CollectionReleased: 1995 (Europe only) Label: Epic — — — — — — — — — Heaven Can Wait – The Best Ballads of Meat Loaf Vol. 1Released: January 1996 Label: Epic — 30 — — — — — — — BPI: Gold The Very Best of Meat LoafReleased: November 1998 Label: Virgin / Epic 116 5 14 29 22 — 39 24 14RIAA: Gold BPI: 2× Platinum Heaven Can Wait – The Best of Meat LoafReleased: March 2003 Label: EMI Gold — — — — — — — — — Fallen AngelReleased: June 2003 Label: Epic — — — — — — — — — CollectionsReleased: March 2008 134 — — — — — — — — Piece of the Action: The Best of Meat LoafReleased: 2009 Label: Camden / Sony BMG 101 — 80 — — — — — 56 BPI: Platinum Hits Out of HellRe-release / Expanded Version Released: June 2009 Label: Epic — — 41 — — — — — 10 BPI: Platinum EssentialReleased: September 2011 104 — — — — — — — — Playlist: The Very Best of Meat LoafReleased: October 9, 2012 Label: Epic — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not released in that country

Singles Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications AlbumUS[ Billboard singles - Meat Loaf]AUSBELCANGERIRE1977–2000: 2000–2010: NLNZSWIUK 1971 "What You See Is What You Get" (Stoney & Meat Loaf) 71 — — — — — — — — — Stoney & Meat Loaf "It Takes All Kinds of People" (Stoney & Meat Loaf) — — — — — — — — — — 1977 "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth" 39 3 4 31 22 — 4 2 — 33 ARIA: Platinum BPI: Gold RMNZ: Platinum Bat Out of Hell 1978 "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" 11 11 — 5 — 25 — 9 — 32 RIAA: Platinum BPI: Gold RMNZ: Platinum "Bat Out of Hell" — 26 — — — — — — — 15 ARIA: Platinum BPI: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" 39 81 2 11 — — 1 — — — RIAA: Platinum BPI: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum "All Revved Up with No Place to Go" — — — — — — — — — — "Hot Patootie – Bless My Soul" — — — — — — — — — — The Rocky Horror Picture Show 1981 "I'm Gonna Love Her for Both of Us" 84 92 — 41 — — — 40 — 62 Dead Ringer "Dead Ringer for Love" (with Cher) — 65 33 — — 2 32 — — 5 BPI: Gold "Read 'Em and Weep" — — — — — — — — — — 1982 "Peel Out" — — — — — — — — — — 1983 "If You Really Want To" — — — — — — — — — 59 Midnight at the Lost and Found "Razor's Edge" — — — — — — — — — 41 "Midnight at the Lost and Found" — — — — — 21 — — — 17 1984 "Modern Girl" — — — — 30 16 — — — 17 Bad Attitude "Nowhere Fast" — — — — — — — — — 67 1985 "Piece of the Action" — 98 — — — — — — — 47 "Surf's Up" — — — — — — — — — — 1986 "Rock 'n' Roll Mercenaries" (with John Parr) — — — — — — — — — 31 Blind Before I Stop "Getting Away with Murder" — — — — — — — — — — 1987 "Blind Before I Stop" — — — — — — — — — 89 "Special Girl" — — — — — — — — — 81 "Bat Out of Hell" [live] — — — — — — — — — — Live at Wembley "A Time for Heroes" (with Brian May) — — — — — — — — — — rowspan="2" 1988 "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" (with Ellen Foley) [re-release] — — — — — — 3 — — — 1991 "Dead Ringer for Love" [re-release] — — — — — 28 — — — 53 Bat Out of Hell: Re-Vamped 1992 "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" [re-release] — — — — — 25 — — — 69 1993 "Bat Out of Hell" [re-release] — 79 — — — 16 — — — 8 "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" (with Ellen Foley) [re-release] — — — — — — 25 — — — "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)"(featuring Lorraine Crosby) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 RIAA: Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell 1994 "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through" 13 18 23 4 26 19 26 6 — 11 "Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer than They Are" 38 52 — 26 90 — — 32 — 26 1995 "I'd Lie for You (And That's the Truth)" (with Patti Russo) 13 7 10 11 17 4 9 14 24 2 RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver Welcome to the Neighbourhood 1996 "Not a Dry Eye in the House" 82 111 — — 93 23 — — — 7 "Runnin' for the Red Light (I Gotta Life)" — 151 — — — — — — — 21 1998 "A Kiss Is a Terrible Thing to Waste" (featuring Bonnie Tyler) — — — — — — — — — — The Very Best of Meat Loaf 1999 "Is Nothing Sacred" (with Patti Russo) — — — — — — — — — 15 VH1: Storytellers (duet), Welcome to the Neighbourhood (solo) 2003 "Did I Say That?" — — — — 18 — — — 56 — Couldn't Have Said It Better "Couldn't Have Said It Better" (with Patti Russo) — — — — 80 — 43 — — 31 "Man of Steel" (with Pearl Aday) — — — — — — — — — 21 2006 "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" (with Marion Raven) — — — — 7 34 15 — 21 6 BPI: Silver Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose "Blind As a Bat" — — — — — — — — — — 2007 "Cry Over Me" — — — — — — — — — 47 2010 "Los Angeloser" — — — — — — — — — — Hang Cool Teddy Bear "If I Can't Have You" — — — — — — — — — — "Peace on Earth" — — — — — — — — — — 2011 "All of Me" — — — — — — — — — — Hell in a Handbasket 2016 "Going All the Way" (with Ellen Foley and Karla DeVito) — — — — — — — — — — Braver Than We Are "Speaking in Tongues" — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes the single failed to chart or was not released in that country

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Video Title Year Certifications Hits Out of Hell 1985 BPI: Platinum Bad Attitude – Live! 1985 Live 1986 Bat Out of Hell II: Picture Show 1994 BPI: Gold VH1: Storytellers 1999 BPI: Gold Bat Out of Hell: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra 2004 BPI: Platinum 3 Bats Live DVD and Blu-ray (UK only) 2007 BPI: Gold Bat Out of Hell: The Original Tour 2009 Guilty Pleasure Tour, Live in Sydney 2012

Guest appearances 1974: The Rocky Horror Show (Starring Tim Curry And The Original Roxy Cast): "What Ever Happened to Saturday Night", "Eddie's Teddy" 1975: The Rocky Horror Picture Show Soundtrack: "Hot Patootie" 1976: Free-for-All: "Writing on the Wall", "Street Rats", "Together", "Hammerdown", "I Love You So I Told You a Lie" 1994: The Glory of Gershwin: "Somebody Loves Me" 1998: Chef Aid: The South Park Album: "Tonight is Right for Love" 2006: The Pick of Destiny: "Kickapoo"

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