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Tesla discography

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{{Infobox artist discography

| Artist = Tesla

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| Studio = 8

| Live = 5

| Compilation = 3

| Video = 3

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| Tribute = 2

| EP = 1

| Singles = 28

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This is a complete discography of the hard rock band Tesla. They have released eight full-length studio albums, four live albums, three compilation albums, three video releases, two tribute albums, one extended play album and 23 singles.

Albums

=Studio albums=

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style="width:2em"|US
{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/tesla/chart-history/tlp/|title=Tesla Chart History: Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 8, 2020}}

! style="width:2em"|AUS
{{cite web|url= https://imgur.com/a/9T8tKI7| title=Tesla ARIA Chart History (albums) complete to 2024|publisher=ARIA|via=Imgur.com|access-date= July 26, 2024}} N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.

! style="width:2em"|AUT

! style="width:2em"|JPN
{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/107052/ranking/cd_album/ |title=テスラのCDアルバムランキング、テスラのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE |publisher=Oricon.co.jp |language=ja |access-date=January 1, 2014}}The Great Radio Controversy & Five Man Acoustical Jam {{Cite book |author= [Oricon] |title= Album Chart-Book Complete Edition 1970-2005 |year= 2006 |publisher = Oricon,ltd |page=412 |isbn= 4-87131-077-9}}

! style="width:2em"|NLD

! style="width:2em"|SWI
{{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/album/Tesla/Shock-378625|title=Tesla – Shock|website=hitparade.ch|access-date=March 20, 2019}}

! style="width:2em"|UK
{{cite web|url=http://www.everyhit.com/notauth.html|title=everyHit.com search results|website=www.everyhit.com}}{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited| location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 554}}

align="left"| Mechanical Resonance

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  • US: Platinum{{cite web |title=Recording Industry Association of America |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=tesla&ti=&lab=&genre=&format=&date_option=release&from=&to=&award=&type=&category=&adv=SEARCH#search_section |access-date=January 15, 2024 |publisher=RIAA}}
align="left"| The Great Radio Controversy

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  • Released: February 1, 1989
  • Label: Geffen
  • Format: CD, CS, LP, DL

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  • US: 2× Platinum
  • CAN: Gold

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align="left"| Psychotic Supper

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  • Released: September 10, 1991
  • Label: Geffen
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, DL

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  • US: Platinum
  • CAN: Gold

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align="left"| Bust a Nut

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  • Released: August 23, 1994
  • Label: Geffen
  • Formats: CD, CS, DL

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  • US: Gold
align="left"| Into the Now

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  • Released: March 9, 2004
  • Label: Sanctuary
  • Formats: CD, DL

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align="left"| Forever More

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  • Released: October 7, 2008
  • Label: Ryko
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL

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align="left"| Simplicity

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  • Released: June 6, 2014
  • Label: Tesla
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL

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align="left"| Shock

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  • Released: March 8, 2019
  • Label: UMe
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL

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=Acoustic albums=

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!colspan=1|Peak chart positions

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align="left"| Twisted Wires & the Acoustic Sessions

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  • Released: July 12, 2011
  • Label: Tesla
  • Formats: CD, DL

| style="text-align:center;"|97

=Live albums=

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!width="45"|AUS

!width="45"|JPN

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!Certifications

1990

| Five Man Acoustical Jam

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  • US: Platinum
  • CAN: Gold

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2001

| Replugged Live

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2002

| Standing Room Only

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2010

| Alive in Europe

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2016

| Mechanical Resonance Live

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2020

| Five Man London Jam (Live at Abbey Road)

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=Compilation albums=

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!RIAA

1995

| Time's Makin' Changes – The Best of Tesla

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| style="text-align:center;"|Platinum

2001

| 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Tesla

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2008

| Gold

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=Tribute and cover albums=

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rowspan="2"|2007

| Real to Reel

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Real to Reel, Vol. 2

  • Label: Ryko

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= Soundtracks =

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Year

! Song

! Album[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1659237/#Soundtrack Tesla. Soundtrack] at the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved March 6, 2023.

! Comments

1993

| "Last Action Hero"

| Last Action Hero soundtrack

=Video albums=

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Year

!Title

1990

| Tesla – Five Man Video Band

1995

| Time's Makin' Changes: The Videos & More

2008

| Comin' Atcha Live! 2008

Extended plays

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scope="row" | A Peace of Time

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  • Released: November 20, 2007
  • Label: Ryko
  • Formats: DL

Singles

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! rowspan="2"|Title

! colspan="3"|Chart positions

! rowspan="2" |Certifications

! rowspan="2" |Album

width="30"|US
{{cite magazine|publisher=Eldridge Industries|magazine=Billboard|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/tesla/chart-history/hsi/|title=Tesla Chart History (Hot 100)|access-date=May 30, 2017}}

!width="30"|US
Main.
Rock
{{cite magazine|publisher=Eldridge Industries|magazine=Billboard|url= https://www.billboard.com/artist/tesla/chart-history/rtt/|title=Tesla Chart History (Mainstream Rock)|access-date=May 29, 2017}}

!width="30"|UK
{{Cite web|title=TESLA {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/26979/tesla/|access-date=June 26, 2021|website=www.officialcharts.com}}

rowspan="2"|1987

|"Modern Day Cowboy"

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| rowspan="3" |Mechanical Resonance

"Little Suzi"

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rowspan="1"|1988

|"Gettin' Better"

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|align=center|46

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rowspan="3"|1989

|"Heaven's Trail (No Way Out)"

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|align=center|13

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| rowspan="4" |The Great Radio Controversy

"Hang Tough"

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"Love Song"

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|align=center|7

|align=center|140

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  • RIAA: Gold
rowspan="1"|1990

|"The Way It Is"

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rowspan="4"|1991

|"Paradise"

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|align=center|28

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| rowspan="2" |Five Man Acoustical Jam

"Signs"

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|align=center|70

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"Edison's Medicine"

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|align=center|20

|align=center|80

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| rowspan="2" |Psychotic Supper

"Call It What You Want"

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|align=center|19

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rowspan="3"|1992

|"What You Give"

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| rowspan="3" |Psychotic Supper

"Song & Emotion"

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|align=center|13

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"Stir It Up"

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|align=center|35

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rowspan="2"|1994

|"Mama's Fool"

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|align=center|5

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| rowspan="4" |Bust a Nut

"Need Your Lovin'"

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|align=center|19

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rowspan="3"|1995

|"A Lot to Lose"

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|align=center|35

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"Need Your Lovin'" (re-release)

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|align=center|25

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"Steppin' Over"

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|align=center|31

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|Times Makin' Changes – The Best of Tesla

rowspan="2"|2004

|"Caught in a Dream"

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|align=center|21

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| rowspan="2" |Into the Now

"Words Can't Explain"

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|align=center|35

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2007

|"Thank You"

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|align=center|39

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|Real to Reel

2008

|"I Wanna Live"

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|align=center|38

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|Forever More

2013

|"Taste My Pain"

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|Non–album single

2014

|"So Divine"

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|Simplicity

2016

|"Save That Goodness"

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|Mechanical Resonance Live

References

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External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20090902141728/http://www.teslatheband.com/media/ts_media_discography.php Official discography of Tesla]
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