This is the discography of American rock band Survivor. Their discography consists of 8 studio albums 1 live album 17 compilation albums 24 singles and 2 video albums. Formed in 1978, Survivor released their debut self titled album in 1979 which debuted at 169 on the Billboard 200. This was followed by Premonition which was released in 1981 and peaked at number 82 on the Billboard 200. Just one year later in 1982 they released their hit album Eye of the Tiger which peaked at number 2 on the Billboard 200 and charted in the top 40 in 8 other countries. This album also produced the title track "Eye of the Tiger" which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and also topped the charts in Australia, Canada and the UK. In 1983 they won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for the song. Eye of the Tiger was group's highest-charting album and has since been certified platinum by the RIAA.
Survivor followed this up with their 4th studio album Caught in the Game which was released in 1983, commercially it did not come anywhere close to the performance of their previous effort but sit peaked at number 82 on the Billboard 200. The following year in 1984 they released Vital Signs which peaked at number 16 on the Billboard 200 and featured the hit singles “High on You” which peaked number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and “The Search Is Over" which charted even higher peaking at number 4 while also reaching number 1 on the US Adult Contemporary chart. The album has been certified platinum by the RIAA. That same year they released the song “Burning Heart” which was featured on the Rocky IV soundtrack. The track reached number 2 on the Billboard hot 100 and topped the charts in Belgium and Switzerland.
In 1986 they released their first video album Live in Japan, along with their 6th album When Seconds Count which debuted at number 49 on the Billboard 200. It featured the single “Is This Love” which peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 1988 they released Too Hot to Sleep which debuted at number 187 on the Billboard 200, while also charting in the top 100 in 4 other countries, the band then broke up following the album's release.
In 1993 they released their second video album Greatest Hits – The Video Collection, then in 2004 they re released Live in Japan now with the title Extended Versions – The Encore Collection. Then following an 18-year hiatus including multiple lineup changes the band released their 8th and final album Reach in 2006.
Albums Studio albums TitleReleasePeak chart positionsCertificationsUSAUSCANGERNLDNORJPNSWESWIUKSurvivor Released: December 1979 Label: Scotti Brothers Formats: LP, MC169—————————Premonition Released: October 1981 Label: Scotti Brothers Formats: LP, MC82—————————Eye of the Tiger Released: June 1982 Label: Scotti Brothers Formats: LP, MC, 8-track2264312931713—12 RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Platinum MC: PlatinumCaught in the Game Released: September 1983 Label: Scotti Brothers Formats: LP, MC, 8-track82——63——————Vital Signs Released: September 1984 Label: Scotti Brothers Formats: CD, LP, MC16—85————4827— RIAA: Platinum MC: GoldWhen Seconds Count Released: October 1986 Label: Scotti Brothers Formats: CD, LP, MC49—————6830——Too Hot to Sleep Released: October 1988 Label: Scotti Brothers Formats: CD, LP, MC187——55——824823—Reach Released: April 25, 2006 Label: Frontiers Formats: CD, digital download——————————"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Live albums TitleReleaseExtended Versions – The Encore Collection Released: August 3, 2004 Label: BMG Formats: CD Re-released with an additional two tracks in 2009 in Japan as Live in Japan 1985
Compilation albums TitleAlbum detailsPeak chartpositionsJPNThe Best of Survivor Released: 1984 Label: Scotti Brothers Formats: LP, MC Japan and South Korea-only release—The Best Collection of Survivor Released: June 21, 1986 Label: Scotti Brothers Formats: CD, LP, MC Japan-only release69The Very Best of Survivor Released: September 1986 Label: Scotti Brothers Formats: CD, LP, MC Germany-only release—Greatest Hits Released: November 1989 Label: Scotti Brothers Formats: CD, LP, MC—Greatest Hits Released: June 22, 1993 Label: Scotti Brothers Formats: CD, MC—Survivor Collection Volume 1 Released: November 1993 Label: Scotti Brothers Formats: CD, MC Split album with solo Jimi Jamison—Survivor Collection Volume 2 Released: April 26, 1994 Label: Scotti Brothers Formats: CD, MC Split album with solo Jimi Jamison—Prime Cuts Released: October 19, 1998 Label: Spectrum Formats: CD UK-only release—The Finest Selection ~The Search Is Not Over Yet~ Released: March 17, 1999 Label: Scotti Brothers Formats: CD, MC Japan and Philippines-only release—Fire in Your Eyes – Greatest Hits Released: April 24, 2001 Label: Mercury Formats: CD Germany-only release—Ultimate Survivor Released: July 13, 2004 Label: Volcano/BMG Formats: CD, digital download—The Best of Survivor Released: June 6, 2006 Label: Volcano/Legacy Formats: CD, digital download—Playlist – The Very Best Of Survivor Released: June 30, 2009 Label: Volcano/Legacy Formats: CD—Best of Survivor Released: July 8, 2009 Label: Sony Formats: CD Japan-only release—Super Hits Released: September 14, 2010 Label: Sony Music Formats: CD—The Essential Survivor Released: October 24, 2014 Label: Sony Music Formats: digital download—The Definitive Collection Released: July 1, 2016 Label: Real Gone Music/Volcano Formats: 2xCD—"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Video albums TitleReleaseLive in Japan Released: January 21, 1986 Label: Pony Video Formats: LaserDisc, VHS Japan-only release Recorded live at Koseinenkin Hall Tokyo on September 21, 1985Greatest Hits – The Video Collection Released: 1993 Label: Scotti Brothers Formats: VHS Contains ten music videos
Singles TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbumUSUSACUSMainAUSBEL(FL)CANGERJPNOkamoto, Satoshi (2011). Single Chart Book: Complete Edition 1968-2010 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. SWIUK"Somewhere in America"198070—————————Survivor"Rebel Girl"103—————————"Summer Nights"198162—————————Premonition"Poor Man's Son"33—19———————"Eye of the Tiger"19821271131131061 RIAA: 8× Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: 4× Platinum BVMI: 2× Platinum MC: 2× Platinum RIAJ: Gold SNEP: GoldRocky III soundtrack /Eye of the Tiger"American Heartbeat"17—————55———Eye of the Tiger"The One That Really Matters"74—————————"Caught in the Game"198377—16——————Caught in the Game"Slander" (Germany-only release)——————————"I Never Stopped Loving You"1984104—————————"It Doesn't Have to Be This Way" (Germany-only release)——————————"The Moment of Truth"63——————49——The Karate Kid soundtrack"I Can't Hold Back"13—1931819———80Vital Signs"High on You"19858—8——35———197"The Search Is Over"41—60—21———143"First Night"53—————————"Burning Heart"2351155114174115 BPI: Gold SNEP: GoldRocky IV soundtrack"Is This Love"198692527——43————When Seconds Count"How Much Love"198751—————————"Man Against the World"86—————————"In Good Faith" (Germany-only release)——————————"Didn't Know It Was Love"198861—40———————Too Hot to Sleep"Across the Miles"19897416————————"Eye of the Tiger" (2007 re-entry)2007—————————47Eye of the Tiger"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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