The following is a comprehensive discography of Rainbow, an English hard rock band. They have released 8 studio albums, 16 live albums, 16 compilation albums, 8 box sets, 3 EPs, 24 singles, 10 video albums and 12 music videos.
Albums Studio albums Title Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications UK AUS CAN FIN GER JPN NOR NLD SWE USRitchie Blackmore's Rainbow Released: Label: Oyster, Polydor Formats: LP, MC, 8-track115583——2610—2430 UK: SilverRising Released: 17 May 1976 Label: Oyster, Polydor Formats: LP, MC, 8-track113317—3812——2348 UK: Gold (Original Edition) UK: Silver (Deluxe Edition) AUS: Gold JPN: GoldLong Live Rock 'n' Roll Released: 14 April 1978 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, MC, 8-track743941426912111889 UK: SilverDown to Earth Released: 3 August 1979 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, MC, 8-track627—261915——1766 UK: GoldDifficult to Cure Released: 9 February 1981 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, MC, 8-track377—113121714950 UK: Gold FIN: Gold JPN: GoldStraight Between the Eyes Released: 14 April 1982 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, MC, 8-track5861722181219730 UK: Gold FIN: GoldBent Out of Shape Released: 9 September 1983 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, MC, 8-track11—932253644634Stranger in Us All Released: 11 September 1995 Label: RCA/BMG Formats: CD, MC102——636738708— JPN: Gold"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Live albums Title Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications UK AUS FIN GER JPN NOR NLD SWE SWI USOn Stage Released: 15 July 1977 Label: Oyster, Polydor Formats: 2×LP, MC, 8-track72221286172925—65 UK: Silver JPN: GoldFinyl Vinyl Released: 24 February 1986 Label: Polydor, Mercury Formats: 2×CD, 2×LP, 2×MC31—35—20——25—87Live in Germany 1976 Released: 5 November 1990 Label: Connoisseur Collection Formats: 2×CD, 2×LP, MC——35———————Live in Munich 1977 Released: 13 June 2006 Label: Eagle Formats: 2×CD——73———————Live In Köln 1976 Released: 17 July 2006 Label: AFM/Hummingbird Formats: 2×CD First released as part of the Deutschland Tournee 1976 box set——————————Live In Düsseldorf 1976 Released: 12 February 2007 Label: AFM/Hummingbird Formats: 2×CD First released as part of the Deutschland Tournee 1976 box set——————————Live In Nürnberg 1976 Released: 10 December 2007 Label: AFM/Hummingbird Formats: 2×CD First released as part of the Deutschland Tournee 1976 box set——————————Black Masquerade – Live in Rockpalast 1995 Released: 7 August 2013 Label: Eagle Formats: 2×CD, digital download———14——————Denver 1979 Released: 12 May 2015 Label: Cleopatra/Purple Pyramid Formats: 2×LP, digital download Also released as part of the Down to Earth Tour 1979 box set——————————Long Island 1979 Released: 21 August 2015 Label: Cleopatra/Purple Pyramid Formats: 2×LP Also released as part of the Down to Earth Tour 1979 box set——————————Live in Japan 1984 Released: 18 November 2015 Label: Eagle Formats: 2×CD Japan-only release——————————Monsters of Rock – Live at Donington 1980 Released: 15 April 2016 Label: Eagle Formats: CD, 2×CD, digital download————12—————Boston 1981 Released: 13 May 2016 Label: Purple Pyramid Formats: CD, 2×LP, digital download——————————Memories in Rock – Live in Germany 2016 Released: 18 November 2016 Label: Eagle Formats: 2×CD, 3×LP, digital download————————56—Live in Birmingham 2016 Released: 31 May 2017 Label: Eagle Formats: 2×CD, digital download————45———83—Memories in Rock II – Live in UK 2017 Released: 4 April 2018 Label: Minstrel Hall Music Formats: 2×CD, 3×LP, digital download———373126——48—"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Compilation albums Title Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications UK FIN JPN SWE USThe Best of Rainbow Released: 28 January 1981 Label: Polydor Formats: 2×LP Japan-only release——48——The Best of Rainbow Released: 13 November 1981 Label: Polydor Formats: 2×LP, MC14———— UK: GoldThe Best Released: 25 November 1990 Label: Polydor Formats: CD Japan-only release—————The Very Best of Rainbow Released: 11 August 1997 Label: Polydor Formats: CD197———— UK: Silver20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of RainbowAdams, Bret. [ 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Rainbow] allmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-06-24. Released: 3 October 2000 Label: Polydor Formats: CD—————Classic Rainbow: The Universal Masters Collection Released: 2001 Label: Polydor Formats: CD—————Pot of Gold Released: February 2002 Label: Spectrum Music Formats: CD—————All Night Long: An Introduction Released: May 2002 Label: Polydor Formats: CD—————Catch the Rainbow: The Anthology Released: 18 March 2003 Label: Polydor Formats: 2×CD—26——— UK: SilverWinning Combinations: Deep Purple and Rainbow Released: 17 June 2003 Label: Universal Formats: CD—————Colour Collection Released: 20 November 2006 Label: Universal Formats: CD—————Anthology 1975–1984 Released: 7 September 2009 Label: Polydor Formats: 2×CD—————Essential Released: 18 April 2014 Label: Universal Formats: CD—————The Polydor Years Released: 24 November 2014 Label: Polydor Formats: 9×LP—————Since You Been Gone – The Best of Rainbow Released: December 2013 Label: Universal Formats: CD—————Since You Been Gone – The Essential Released: 19 May 2017 Label: Spectrum Music Formats: 3×CD, digital download—————Rarities Released: 27 March 2026 Label: Edsel Records Formats: digital download—————"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Box sets Title Album detailsPeak chart positions GER JPNRitchie Blackmore's Rainbow Released: 1983 Label: Polydor Formats: 8×LP Germany-only release——Deutschland Tournee 1976 Released: 24 May 2006 Label: Polydor Formats: 6×CD Japan-only release—75The Polydor Years 1975–1986 Released: 23 May 2007 Label: Polydor Formats: 10×CD Japan-only release——5 Original Albums Released: August 2011 Label: Universal Formats: 5×CD——The Singles Box Set 1975–1986 Released: 3 February 2014 Label: Polydor Formats: 19×CD, digital download——Down to Earth Tour 1979 Released: 21 August 2015 Label: Cleopatra Formats: 3×CD, digital download——A Light in the Black 1975–1984 Released: 23 January 2015 Label: Polydor/Universal Formats: 5×CD+DVD, digital download3947Treasures – A Vinyl Collection Released: 6 December 2019 Label: Ear Music Formats: 11×LP——The Temple of the King: 1975-1976 Released: 27 March 2026 Label: Edsel Records Formats: 9×CD——"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Extended plays Title EP detailsPeak chart positions UK USLive Released: 2 September 1977 Label: Oyster, Polydor Formats: 7"41—Jealous Lover Released: 19 October 1981 Label: Polydor Formats: 12" US-only release—147Rainbow Vorwärts Released: 4 June 2019 Label: Minstrel Hall Music Formats: CD Limited tour-only release——"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Singles Title YearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum UK AUS FIN IRE NL US US Main"Man on the Silver Mountain"1975—81—————Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow"Temple of the King" ———————"Still I'm Sad" ———————"Starstruck" 1976———————Rising"Long Live Rock 'n' Roll"197833——————Long Live Rock 'n' Roll"L.A. Connection"40——————"Since You Been Gone"19796——54757— UK: GoldDown to Earth"All Night Long"19805——6—110— UK: Silver"I Surrender"19813—74—10519 UK: SilverDifficult to Cure"Can't Happen Here"20——27———"Difficult to Cure" ———————"Jealous Lover" ——————13"Magic" ———————Difficult to Cure"Stone Cold"198234—21——401Straight Between the Eyes"Death Alley Driver" ———————"Street of Dreams"198352————602Bent Out of Shape"Can't Let You Go"43——————"Bad Girl"1986———————Finyl Vinyl"Ariel" 1995———————Stranger in Us All"Land of Hope and Glory"2017——————— rowspan="2" "I Surrender" (re-recording)———————"Waiting for a Sign"2018———————Memories in Rock II"Black Sheep of the Family"2019——————— rowspan="2" "The Storm"———————"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Promotional singles Title YearPeak chart positionsAlbum USMain"Tarot Woman" 1976—Rising"Power" 198235Straight Between the Eyes"Stranded" 1983—Bent Out of Shape"Desperate Heart" 198452"Hunting Humans (Insatiable)" 1995—Stranger in Us All"Wolf to the Moon" —"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Videography Video albums Title Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications UKPeak positions for video albums in the UK: Live in Munich 1977: Live Between The Eyes / The Final Cut: Black Masquerade: Monsters of Rock – Live at Donington 1980: Memories in Rock – Live in Germany: AUS AUTPeak positions for video albums in Austria: Black Masquerade: Monsters of Rock – Live at Donington 1980: Memories in Rock – Live in Germany: GER NL JPN SWE SWILive Between the Eyes Released: 1983 Label: PolyGram Video, Pioneer Artists Formats: VHS, Beta, LD————————Japan Tour '84 Released: 1984 Label: Toei Video Formats: VHS, LD Japan-only release————————The Final Cut Released: 19 June 1986 Label: PolyGram Video Formats: VHS, LD————————Live in Munich 1977 Released: 22 August 2006 Label: Eagle Vision Formats: DVD32——8892— ARIA: GoldLive Between The Eyes / The Final CutReleased: September 2006 Label: Universal Formats: 2×DVD5—————4—Black Masquerade Released: 7 August 2013 Label: Eagle Vision Formats: DVD5—3—10523Live in Japan Released: 18 November 2015 Label: Ward Formats: DVD Japan-only release—————22——Monsters of Rock – Live at Donington 1980 Released: 15 April 2016 Label: Eagle Vision Formats: DVD3—154——12Memories in Rock – Live in Germany Released: 18 November 2016 Label: Eagle Vision Formats: DVD, Blu-ray5—31162724Memories in Rock II Released: 4 April 2018 Label: Minstrel Hall Music Formats: DVD————————"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Music videos YearTitleAlbum1978"Long Live Rock 'n' Roll"Long Live Rock 'n' Roll"L.A. Connection""Gates of Babylon"1979"Since You Been Gone"Down to Earth"All Night Long"1981"I Surrender"Difficult to Cure"Can't Happen Here"1982"Stone Cold"Straight Between the Eyes"Death Alley Driver"1983"Street of Dreams"Bent Out of Shape1984"Can't Let You Go"1995"Ariel" Stranger in Us All
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