The discography of Rancid, an American punk rock band, includes nine studio albums, two extended plays, two compilations and seventeen singles.

Biography

Rancid were formed in 1991 by vocalist and guitarist

Tim Armstrong Timothy Ross Armstrong (born November 25, 1965) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and producer. Known for his distinctive voice, he is the singer/guitarist for the punk rock band Rancid and hip hop/punk rock supergroup Transplants. ...

and bassist

Matt Freeman Matthew "McCall" Freeman (born Roger Matthew Freeman; April 23, 1966) is an American musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known for his bass work with the punk rock bands Operation Ivy, Rancid and as the frontman of Devil's Brigade. ...

, who then recruited drummer

Brett Reed Brett Reed (born July 12, 1972) is an American musician, best known as the original drummer for the punk rock bands Rancid and Devils Brigade. He joined Rancid in November 1991 and left 15 years later. He played on every Rancid release up to ...

. The band signed to

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, and released its first EP, '' Rancid'', in 1992. Later that year, they signed to

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(a label owned by then-former and now-current

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guitarist

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) and released their

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debut album in 1993. While Rancid was writing a second album,

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, a friend of the band, joined them to co-write the song "Radio". This led to him playing a live show with the band. Armstrong eventually asked Billie Joe to become a member of the band, but he decided to continue playing in Green Day. Armstrong had previously asked

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to be Rancid's second guitarist, but he turned down the request. After Billie Joe declined, Frederiksen changed his mind and decided to join Rancid, making them a four piece. Frederiksen was present on Rancid's second album, '' Let's Go'', which was released in 1994 and spawned the radio hit "

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", which reached number 21 on the

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charts. Its U.S. release date, June 14, 1994, was also Freeman's 28th birthday. That year their label-mates,

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, experienced a huge success with their album '' Smash''. The Offspring took Rancid on tour with them, and helped ''Let's Go'' make it to number 97 on Billboard's Heatseekers and Billboard 200 charts, respectively. With the success of the album Rancid were pursued by several major labels, including

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, but the band eventually turned down the idea of signing to a different label and decided to just stay on Epitaph. In August 1995, Rancid released their third album, '' ...And Out Come the Wolves''. The critically acclaimed album, also the band's most successful, debuted at number 45 on the ''Billboard'' 200, produced three singles, "

Roots Radicals "Roots Radicals" is a song by the American punk rock band Rancid. It was first released as a single in 1994. The song was re-recorded and released as the first single from its third album, '' ...And Out Come the Wolves''. The song reached num ...

", "

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", and " Ruby Soho", which all charted on the

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''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks, and the band performed two of these songs on ''

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''. ''...And Out Come the Wolves'' has continued to sell consistently well since its release, and on January 22, 1996 was certified gold by the

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. It was also certified platinum on September 23, 2004. In 1998, Rancid returned to the scene with their fourth album, ''

Life Won't Wait ''Life Won't Wait'' is the fourth studio album by the American punk rock band Rancid. It was released on June 30, 1998 through Epitaph Records. It was released as the follow-up to '' ...And Out Come the Wolves'' (1995). Writing and production ...

''. That album branched out from Rancid's previous musical styles, and combined punk rock with elements of

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, dub, hip-hop, and

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. Due to this it was often compared to

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's ''

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''. Although not as successful as ''...And Out Come the Wolves'', ''Life Won't Wait'' peaked at number 35 on the ''Billboard'' 200 album chart, the highest position the band had attained at the time. After its release, Rancid moved to Armstrong's vanity label (and subsidiary of

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)

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. That label would release their next album, 2000's '' Rancid'' (Skull Cover), which was not as successful as Rancid's previous three releases, but is considered the band's most hardcore offering to date, which was released as a follow up to the more ska and reggae oriented ''Life Won't Wait''. After the release of the ''Rancid (2000)'' album, Rancid went on hiatus while members were involved in their own projects. Frederiksen released a self-titled album with

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in 2001 and Armstrong released an

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with the

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a year later. Rancid released their sixth studio album, '' Indestructible'', through joint distribution through

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and Epitaph/Hellcat in August 2003. The album featured the hit song "

Fall Back Down "Fall Back Down" is a song by the American punk rock band Rancid. It was released as the first single from their sixth album, '' Indestructible''. "Fall Back Down" was released to radio on July 22, 2003. It peaked at number 13 on the US Modern R ...

", and peaked at number 15, marking the highest initial charting album in Rancid's career. After the release of that album, Rancid went on hiatus again when all members decided to continue working on their projects. After no activity at all in most of 2004 and 2005, Rancid reunited in 2006 to embark on a successful tour and played several acoustic sets as part of

' Hellcat Nights concert series at The Echo before Reed quit the band later that year. He was replaced by former

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drummer

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. Rancid released their long-awaited seventh studio album, ''

Let the Dominoes Fall ''Let the Dominoes Fall'' is the seventh studio album by the American punk rock band Rancid. It is their first album of new material in nearly six years, following 2003's '' Indestructible'', and their first with drummer Branden Steineckert, who ...

'', on June 2, 2009 and was their first album of new material in six years. After a five-year wait and many delays, Rancid released their eight studio album, ''

Honor Is All We Know ''...Honor Is All We Know'' is the eighth studio album by the American punk rock band Rancid, released on October 27, 2014. It is the band's first studio album since ''Let the Dominoes Fall'' (2009), and their second one to be recorded under ...

'' in October 2014. That album was followed three years later by '' Trouble Maker'' (2017).

Studio albums

Split albums

Extended plays

Compilation albums

Singles

Video albums

Music videos

Compilation appearances

* "Brixton" - ''

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'' 1994 * "Can't Forgive" - ''Land of Greed... World of Need'' (

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tribute) 1994 * "Hyena," "I Wanna Riot" - ''

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'' 1994 * "I Wanna Riot (feat.

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)" - '' Beavis and Butt-Head Do America soundtrack'' 1996 * "Just a Feeling" - "

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" 1994 * "Sidekick" - ''

Punk-O-Rama Vol. 2 ''Punk-O-Rama'' was the title given to a series of ten compilation albums published by Epitaph Records. The first volume was released in 1994, the second in 1996, and the rest annually from 1998 to 2005. The albums included artists from Epitaph' ...

'' 1996 * "The Brothels" - ''

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'' 1997 * "

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" - ''

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'' 1997 * "Rats in the Hallway" - ''

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'' 1998 * "Brad Logan" - '' Chef Aid: The South Park Album'' 1998 * "Lethal" - ''Skaliente'' 1998 * "Cheat" - " Burning London: The Clash Tribute" 1999 * "Blacklisted" - ''

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'' 1999 * "If the Kids Are United" - ''

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'' 1999 * "Misty Days" (

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w/ Rancid) - ''Give 'Em the Boot II'' 1999 * "Bruk Out" (Buccaneer w/ Rancid) - ''Give 'Em the Boot II'' 1999 * "1998" - ''

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'' 1999 * "No More Misty Days" (w/ Buju Banton) - ''

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'' 2000 * "Maxwell Murder" - ''Dave Mira Freestyle BMX Soundtrack'' 2000 * "Poison" - '' Punk-O-Rama Vol. 5'' 2000 * "It's Quite Alright" - '' Punk-O-Rama Vol. 6'' 2001 * "Golden Gate Fields" - ''

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'' 2002 * "Bob" - '' Punk-O-Rama Vol. 7'' 2002 * "

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" - '' We're a Happy Family - A Tribute to Ramones'' 2003 * "Out of Control" - '' Need for Speed: Underground soundtrack'' 2003 * "As Wicked" - ''

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'' 2003 * "Killing Zone" - ''

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'' 2004 * "Tropical London" - '' Punk-O-Rama Vol. 9'' 2004 * "Fall Back Down" - '' Tony Hawk's Underground 2 soundtrack'' 2004 * "White Knuckle Ride" - '' Punk-O-Rama Vol. 10'' 2005 * "Tattoo" - ''

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'' 2006 * "Endrina" - ''Give 'Em the Boot VI'' 2007 * "Salvation" - '' Guitar Hero II soundtrack'' (appears as a cover made by the game producers, only in the Xbox 360 version) 2007 * "Fuck You" - ''Oi! This is Streetpunk, Volume Two'' 2012 * "Silence is the Only Rule" - ''Oi! Ain't Dead 5'' - Rebellion Records 2016

Official live recordings

At the end of 2006, Rancid started selling official live recordings on their official website. The following shows from the Summer Tour of 2006 were professionally recorded and sold in

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format. * ''Live in Canada Recorded: December 9, 2006 Venue: Montreal'' * ''Live in the UK Recorded: November 20, 2006 Venue: Brighton UK'' * ''Live in the UK Recorded: November 19, 2006 Venue: Bristol UK'' * ''Live in the UK Recorded: November 16, 2006 Venue: London, UK'' * ''Live in the UK Recorded: November 13, 2006 Venue: Newcastle UK'' * ''Live in the UK Recorded: November 12, 2006 Venue: Nottingham, UK'' * ''Summer Tour 2006 Recorded: October 16, 2006 Venue: Live from San Diego'' * ''Summer Tour 2006 Recorded: October 11, 2006 Venue: Live from Anaheim'' * ''Summer Tour 2006 Recorded: October 6, 2006 Venue: Live from Salt Lake City'' * ''Summer Tour 2006 Recorded: October 5, 2006 Venue: Live from Salt Lake City'' * ''Summer Tour 2006 Recorded: October 1, 2006 Venue: Live from Calgary'' * ''Summer Tour 2006 Recorded: September 13, 2006 Venue: Live from Minneapolis'' * ''Summer Tour 2006 Recorded: September 12, 2006 The House of Blues: Live from Chicago'' * ''Summer Tour 2006 Recorded: September 11, 2006 The House of Blues: Live from Chicago'' * ''Summer Tour 2006 Recorded: September 9, 2006 Venue: Live from Detroit'' * ''Summer Tour 2006 Recorded: September 8, 2006 Venue: Live from Detroit'' * ''Summer Tour 2006 Recorded: September 7, 2006 Venue: Live from Columbus'' * ''Summer Tour 2006 Recorded: September 6, 2006 Venue: Live from Cleveland'' * ''Summer Tour 2006 Recorded: August 27, 2006 Venue: Live from New York City'' * ''Summer Tour 2006 Recorded: August 26, 2006 Venue: Live from New York City'' * ''Summer Tour 2006 Recorded: August 25, 2006 Venue: Live from New York City'' * ''Summer Tour 2006 Recorded: August 24, 2006 Venue: Live from New York City'' * ''Summer Tour 2006 Recorded: August 23, 2006 Venue: Live from Boston'' * ''Summer Tour 2006 Recorded: August 20, 2006 Venue: Live from Philadelphia'' * ''Summer Tour 2006 Recorded: August 19, 2006 Venue: Live from Philadelphia'' * ''Summer Tour 2006 Recorded: August 18, 2006 Venue: Live from Washington DC'' * ''Summer Tour 2006 Recorded: August 17, 2006 Venue: Live from Washington DC'' * ''Summer Tour 2006 Recorded: August 16, 2006 Venue: Live from Washington DC'' * ''Summer Tour 2006 Recorded: August 1, 2006 Venue: Live from Albuquerue'' * ''Summer Tour 2006 Recorded: July 21, 2006 Venue: Live from Miami'' * ''Summer Tour 2006 Recorded: July 19, 2006 Venue: Live from Orlando''

Notes

References

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