Dokken discography explained

This is the complete discography of American glam metal band Dokken. Throughout their career, they have released 12 studio albums, 1 EP, 6 live albums, 9 compilation albums and 36 singles.

Albums

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions				Certifications (sales threshold)
		US [1]	SWE [2]	SWI [3]	UK [4]
1981	Breaking the Chains European release date: September 1981 Carrere Records American release date: September 1983 Label: Elektra Records	136	—	—	—
1984	Tooth and Nail Release date: September 14, 1984[5] Label: Elektra Records	49	—	—	—	US: Platinum[6]
1985	Under Lock and Key Release date: November 22, 1985 Label: Elektra Records	32	—	—	—	US: Platinum
1987	Back for the Attack Release date: November 2, 1987 Label: Elektra Records	13	19	25	96	US: Platinum
1995	Dysfunctional Release date: May 23, 1995 Label: Columbia Records	47	—	—
1997	Shadowlife Release date: April 15, 1997 Label: CMC International	146	—	—	—
1999	Erase the Slate Release date: June 15, 1999 Label: CMC International	—	—	—	—
2002	Long Way Home Release date: April 23, 2002 Label: Sanctuary Records	—	—	—	—
2004	Hell to Pay Release date: July 13, 2004 Label: Sanctuary	—	—	—	—
2008	Lightning Strikes Again Release date: May 13, 2008 Label: Frontiers	133	—	—	—
2012	Broken Bones Release date: September 21, 2012 Label: Frontiers	173	—	—	—
2023	Heaven Comes Down Release date: October 27, 2023 Label: Silver Lining Music	—	—	20	—

Live albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions		Certifications (sales threshold)
		US	SWE
1988	Beast from the East Release date: November 7, 1988[7] Label: Elektra Records	33	47	US: Gold
1996	One Live Night Release date: November 12, 1996 Label: CMC International	—	—
2000	Live from the Sun Release date: April 18, 2000 Label: CMC International	—	—
2003	Japan Live '95 Release date: 2003 Label: Sanctuary Records	—	—
2007	Release date: March 13, 2007 Label: Rhino Records	—	—
2018	Return to the East Live (2016) Release date: April 20, 2018 Label: King Records (Japan), Frontiers Records (rest of world)	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums

Year	Album details
1994	The Best of Dokken Release date: 1994 Label: Elektra Japan
1999	The Very Best of Dokken Release date: July 6, 1999 Label: Elektra Records
2002	Then and Now Release date: 2002 Label: Sanctuary Records
	Alone Again and Other Hits Release date: 2002 Label: Flashback Records
2004	Release date: 2004 Label: Sanctuary Records UK
2006	The Definitive Rock Collection Release date: 2006 Label: Elektra/Warner Music Group
2010	Greatest Hits Release date: May 4, 2010 Label: Cleopatra Records
2018	An Introduction to: Dokken Release date: October 5, 2018 Label: Rhino Entertainment
2020	The Lost Songs: 1978 - 1981 Release date: August 28, 2020 Label: Silver Lining Music

Extended plays

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions			Album
		US [8]	US Main [9]	UK
1979	"Hard Rock Woman"	—	—	—	Non-album single
1981	"I Can't See You"	—	—	—	Breaking the Chains
	"Young Girls"	—	—	—
1982	"We're Illegal"	—	—	—
1983	"Breaking the Chains"	—	32	—
1984	"Into the Fire"	—	21	—	Tooth and Nail
	"Just Got Lucky"	—	27	—
1985	"Alone Again"	64	20	—
	"The Hunter"	—	25	—	Under Lock and Key
1986	"In My Dreams"	77	24	—
	"It's Not Love"	—	—	—
1987	"Dream Warriors"	—	22	—	Back for the Attack
	"Burning Like a Flame"	72	20	78
1988	"Prisoner" [US promo]	—	37	—
	"Heaven Sent"	—	—	—
	"So Many Tears"	—	—	—
	"Alone Again"	—	—	—	Beast from the East
1989	"Walk Away"	—	48	—
1995	"Too High to Fly" [US promo]	—	29	—	Dysfunctional
2023	"Fugitive"	—	—	—	Heaven Comes Down
	"Gypsy"	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music Videos

• Breaking the Chains (1983)
• Just Got Lucky (1984)
• Into the Fire (1984)
• Alone Again (1984)
• The Hunter (1985)
• In My Dreams (1985)
• It's Not Love (1985)
• Heaven Sent (1987)
• Burning Like a Flame (1987)
• Dream Warriors (1987)
• Walk Away (1989)
• Empire (2012)
• Step Into Light (2020)
• Fugitive (2023)
• Gypsy (2023)
• Over the Mountain (2023)

External links

• Discography on Dokken's official website

Notes and References

1. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=dokken|chart=Billboard 200}} Dokken Album & Song Chart History (Billboard 200)]. Billboard. August 27, 2010.
2. Web site: swedishcharts.com - Swedish charts portal. swedishcharts.com. August 27, 2010.
3. Web site: Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community. hitparade.ch. August 27, 2010.
4. Web site: The Official Charts Company - Dokken. Official Charts Company. August 27, 2010.
5. Web site: RIAA.
6. Web site: RIAA - Gold & Platinum - Dokken certified albums . . August 27, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130225031458/http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS . February 25, 2013 .
7. Web site: RIAA.
8. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=dokken|chart=all}} Dokken Album & Song Chart History (Hot 100)]. Billboard. August 28, 2010.
9. Web site: Prometheus Global Media. Billboard. Dokken - Chart history. June 24, 2017. February 1, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190201071000/https://www.billboard.com/artist/301073/dokken/chart?f=376. dead.