The discography of Kansas, an American rock band, consists of 16 studio albums, seven live albums, nine compilation albums, and 29 singles. Formed by members Kerry Livgren, Robby Steinhardt, Dave Hope, Phil Ehart, Steve Walsh, and Rich Williams, the group signed a recording contract with Kirshner Records in 1974. That same year they released their self-titled debut album.

After the release of two albums in 1975, including Masque (which eventually sold half a million copies in the United States after the group scored hit singles with later releases), the group released Leftoverture in October 1976. The album peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 and spawned the single "Carry On Wayward Son," which reached No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100, leading the album to sell over five million copies in the United States. The following year, their fifth album Point of Know Return was issued and certified four-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America; it spawned the Top 10 single "Dust in the Wind". After the release of a live album, the group sixth studio release Monolith was issued in 1979, which spawned two singles. Audio-Visions was released in 1980 and certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. Their eighth studio album Vinyl Confessions contained the single "Play the Game Tonight," which became their first Top 20 single on the Billboard Hot 100 in four years; however, the album itself did not sell well. Eventually, after the release of a ninth studio album in 1983, the group disbanded.

Kansas reformed again in 1985 and released the studio album Power in 1986 on MCA Records, whose single "All I Wanted" reached No. 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 that year. After the release of In the Spirit of Things in 1988, the group returned to the studio seven years later for the Freaks of Nature album (1995) on Intersound Records. In 1998, Always Never the Same was released on River North Records, followed by Somewhere to Elsewhere in 2000 on Magna Carta Records. Lineup changes in 2014 motivated a return to the studio which led to the release of The Prelude Implicit in 2016 and The Absence of Presence in 2020.

According to the Recording Industry Association of America, Kansas have sold 15.5 million physical records as well as scoring RIAA awards for digital sales of their biggest singles.

Albums

Studio albums Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales threshold) US AUS CAN GER SWE Click on "Veckans albumlista". 1974 Kansas Release date: March 8, 1974 Label: Kirshner Records 174 — — — — CAN: Gold"Certified Awards Search US: Gold 1975 Song for America Release date: February 1975 Label: Kirshner Records 57 — — — — US: Gold Masque Release date: September 1975 Label: Kirshner Records 70 — — — — US: Gold 1976 Leftoverture Release date: October 21, 1976 Label: Kirshner Records 5 68 2 — — CAN: Platinum US: 5× Platinum 1977 Point of Know Return Release date: October 11, 1977 Label: Kirshner Records 4 52 7 — — CAN: Platinum US: 4× Platinum 1979 Monolith Release date: May 1979 Label: Kirshner Records 10 69 18 — 27 CAN: Gold US: Gold 1980 Audio-Visions Release date: September 1980 Label: Kirshner Records 26 — 96 — 35 US: Gold 1982 Vinyl Confessions Release date: May 20, 1982 Label: Epic/Kirshner Records 16 — — 36 — 1983 Drastic Measures Release date: July 1983 Label: Epic/Kirshner Records 41 — — — — 1986 Power Release date: October 28, 1986 Label: MCA Records 35 — 93 — — 1988 In the Spirit of Things Release date: October 25, 1988 Label: MCA Records 114 — — — — 1995 Freaks of Nature Release date: May 29, 1995 Label: Magna Carta Records — — — — — 1998 Always Never the Same Release date: May 19, 1998 Label: Magna Carta Records — — — — — 2000 Somewhere to Elsewhere Release date: July 11, 2000 Label: Magna Carta Records — — — — — 2016 The Prelude Implicit Release date: September 23, 2016 Label: Inside Out Music 41 — — 25 59 2020 The Absence of Presence Release date: July 17, 2020 Label: Inside Out Music — — — 7 51 "—" denotes releases that did not chartSource:

Live albums Year Album details Peak positions Certifications(sales threshold) US AUS CAN 1978 Two for the Show Release date: October 1978 Label: Epic/Legacy Recordings 32 95 29 US: Platinum 1992 Live at the Whisky Release date: July 7, 1992 Label: Intersound Records — — — 1998 King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Kansas Release date: October 20, 1998 Label: King Biscuit Flower — — — 2001 Dust in the Wind Release date: 2001 Label: Disky Communications Europe — — — 2002 Device - Voice - Drum Release date: October 8, 2002 Label: JVC Victor — — — 2009 There's Know Place Like Home Release date: October 13, 2009 Label: InsideOut Music — — — 2017 Leftoverture: Live and Beyond Release date: November 3, 2017 Label: InsideOut Music 20 (rock sales) — — 2021 Point of Know Return: Live and Beyond Release date: May 28, 2021 Label: InsideOut Music 53 (current album sales) — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums Year Album details Peak positions Certifications(sales threshold) US CAN 1984 The Best of Kansas Release date: July 31, 1984 Label: CBS Records 154 86 US: 4× Platinum 1992 Carry On Release date: 1992 Label: Sony BMG — — 1994 The Kansas Boxed Set Release date: July 12, 1994 Label: Epic/Legacy Recordings — — 2002 The Ultimate Kansas Release date: July 2, 2002 Label: Epic/Legacy Recordings — — 2004 Sail On: The 30th Anniversary Collection Release date: August 31, 2004 Label: Sony BMG — — 2005 On the Other Side Release date: 2005 Label: Sony BMG — — 2006 Works in Progress Release date: May 23, 2006 Label: Comependia Records — — 2008 Playlist: The Very Best of Kansas Release date: April 29, 2008 Label: Sony Legacy — — 2015 Miracles Out of Nowhere Release date: March 2015 Label: Epic, Legacy Recordings 68 — 2022 Another Fork In The Road - 50 Years Of Kansas Release date: December 9, 2022 Label: InsideOut Music — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications(sales threshold) Album US US Main US AC CAN CAN AC AUS UK 1974 "Can I Tell You" — — — — — — — Kansas 1975 "Lonely Wind" — — — — — — — "Song for America" — — — — — — — Song for America 1976 "It Takes a Woman's Love (To Make a Man)" — — — — — — — Masque "Carry On Wayward Son" 11 — — 5 — 58 51 GER: Gold UK: Platinum US: 4× Platinum Leftoverture 1977 "What's on My Mind" — — — 89 — — — "Point of Know Return" 28 — — 13 — — — Point of Know Return 1978 "Dust in the Wind" 6 — 6 3 1 52 — CAN: Gold UK: Silver US: 3× Platinum "Portrait (He Knew)" 64 — 62 — — — 1979 "Lonely Wind" (live) 60 — — 62 — — — Two for the Show "People of the South Wind" 23 — — 59 — — — Monolith "Reason to Be" 52 — — — — — — 1980 "Hold On" 40 — — — — — — Audio-Visions "Got to Rock On" 76 — — — — — — 1982 "Play the Game Tonight" 17 4 — 35 — — — Vinyl Confessions "Chasing Shadows" [airplay] — 54 — — — — — "Right Away" 73 33 — — — — — 1983 "Fight Fire With Fire" 58 3 — — — — 116 Drastic Measures "Everybody's My Friend" — 34 — — — — — 1984 "Perfect Lover" [airplay] — 54 — — — — — The Best of Kansas 1986 "All I Wanted" 19 10 14 75 29 — 187 Power 1987 "Power" 84 38 — — — — — "Can't Cry Anymore" — — — — — — — 1988 "Stand Beside Me" — 13 — — — — — In the Spirit of Things 1995 "Desperate Times" — — — — — — — Freaks of Nature "Hope Once Again" — — — — — — — 2020 "Throwing Mountains" — — — — — — — The Absence of Presence "Memories Down The Line" — — — — — — — "Jets Overhead" — — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Other album appearances Year Song Album 2001 "The Light" Sounds Like Christmas

Music videos +YearSongDirector(s)1976"Carry on Wayward Son"1977"Point of Know Return"1978"Dust in the Wind"Bruce Gowers1979"On the Other Side"Arnold Levine"People of the South Wind"Arnold Levine"Away From You"Arnold Levine"Reason to Be"Arnold Levine1982"Windows"Mark Stimson"Play the Game Tonight"Mark Stimson1983"Fight Fire with Fire"Dominic Orlando1984"Everybody's My Friend"Dominic Orlando"Best of Kansas (Medley)"Ed Pacio1986"All I Wanted"1987"Can't Cry Anymore"James Yukich1988"Stand Beside Me"Michael Patterson Candace Reckinger2017"Rhythm in the Spirit"Steven C. Knapp2020"Throwing Mountains"

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