Lou Reed discography

This list is an overview of the musical works of the American singer-songwriter and guitarist Lou Reed. According to sources, he has sold in his career more than 3,000,000 records. The most successful recordings of Lou Reed 's album New York with approximately 1,300,000 units sold.

  • 2.1 Chartplatzierungen solo
  • 2.2 chart positions as a guest musician

Albums

Studio albums

Collaboration albums

Live albums

Compilations

Singles

Chartplatzierungen solo

*: These singles were able to place in the charts only because of Reed's death in 2013.

Chart positions as a guest musician

Awards for music sales

Silver record

  • Great Britain 1973 for the album "Berlin"
  • 1989: for the Album " Retro"
  • 2013: for the Album "The Best of Lou Reed & the Velvet Underground"
  • 2013: for the album " The Very Best of "

Golden Record

  • France 1981 for the album "Rock ' n ' Roll Animal"
  • 1982 for the album "Transformer"
  • 1990: for the Album "New York"

Platinum record

  • 2013: for the album "Transformer"

Swell

Chart literature:

  • U.S. Singles: Joel Whitburn 's Top Pop Singles 1955-2006. Billboard Books, New York 2007, ISBN 0-89820-172-1 / U.S. albums: The Billboard Album by Joel Whitburn, 6th Edition, Record Research 2006 ISBN 0-89820-166-7
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Media-Control-Charts Billboard 200 Transformer (Album) Coney Island Baby Songs for Drella John Cale Lulu (Lou Reed and Metallica album) Metallica Walk on the Wild Side (Lou Reed song) Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Perfect Day (Lou Reed song)
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