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Monday, June 29, 2026

College Rock: Top 30 Acts

College Rock:

Top 30 Acts

College rock emerged in the 1980s as sort of the birth of alternative rock before that term was widely used. It got its name because of the prevalence of radio stations at college universities that would play left-of-mainstream material. Some of the genres most prominent artists (R.E.M., U2, Red Hot Chili Peppers) went on to become some of the biggest mainstream acts of the 1980s and ‘90s while others maintained more of a niche audience (The Replacements, Pixies, Hüsker Dü, Sonic Youth) but have become critically acclaimed bands because of their place in rock and roll history.

11 lists focused on college rock acts were aggegrated to create this list. See other lists of Acts/Music Makers by Genre.


R.E.M.

1. R.E.M.
2. The Smiths
3. The Cure
4. The Replacements
5. U2

6. Pixies
7. Hüsker Dü
8. Red Hot Chili Peppers
9. XTC
10. The Smithereens

11. Sonic Youth
12. 10,000 Maniacs
13. Love & Rockets
14. Camper Van Beethoven
15. Talking Heads

16. The B-52’s
17. Echo & the Bunnymen
18. Midnight Oil
19. Dinosaur Jr.
20. Elvis Costello

21. The Police
22. Tears for Fears
23. INXS
24. Joy Division
25. Pretenders

26. Violent Femmes
27. Siouxsie & the Banshees
28. Psychedelic Furs
29. The Jesus & Mary Chain
30. Big Star

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First posted 6/29/2026.

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Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Alternative Rock: Top 100 Acts

Alternative Rock:

Top 100 Acts

Alternative rock is one of the most difficult genres to define. It emerged most prominently in the 1990s in the wake of the grunge movement and the subsequent embracing of more rock-oriented acts.

The alternative rock genre can be traced to the beginnings of experimental rock in the 1960s with the Velvet Underground and the 1970s with David Bowie. By the end of the decade, punk (Sex Pistols, Ramones, The Clash) created an audience for more left-of-center music.

While it was more guitar-driven, the synthesizer-driven new wave (Elvis Costello, The Police, The Cars, Duran Duran) movement also gained attention. By the early ‘80s, college radio (R.E.M., U2, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Simple Minds) launched multiple acts into the mainstream while also embracing an array of British artists who gained little attention otherwise in the U.S. (The Smiths, New Order, Echo & the Bunnymen, The Jesus & Mary Chain).

In the ‘90s, the explosion of grunge (Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains) gave voice to more guitar-oriented rock that was, at the very least, grunge-adjacent (Smashing Pumpkins, Stone Temple Pilots, the Offspring) and fairly mainstream rock (Dave Matthews Band, Weezer, Foo Fighters). The UK responded with Britpop (Oasis, Blur, Manic Street Preachers) and more experimental rock (Radiohead).

The 21st century saw emo rock (Fall Out Boy, Panic! At the Disco, My Chemical Romance), garage rock revival (The White Stripes, The Strokes, Arctic Monkeys), and more folk-rock/Americana-driven acts (Mumford & Sons, The Lumineers) become successful. In addition, a wave of left-of-mainstream acts (Death Cab for Cutie, Vampire Weekend, Cage the Elephant) arose as well.

This list was created by aggregating nearly 50 lists focused on alternative rock. Those acts featured on 4 or more lists were then re-ordered by overall status in Dave’s Music Database.

See other lists of Acts/Music Makers by Genre.

1. David Bowie
2. U2
3. R.E.M.
4. Nirvana
5. Pearl Jam
6. Elvis Costello
7. Radiohead
8. The Clash
9. The Police
10. Lou Reed

11. Red Hot Chili Peppers
12. Velvet Underground
13. The Smiths
14. The Cure
15. Green Day
16. Oasis
17. Talking Heads
18. Coldplay
19. Tears for Fears
20. Blondie

21. Ramones
22. Depeche Mode
23. Foo Fighters
24. INXS
25. Sex Pistols
26. Alanis Morissette
27. Beastie Boys
28. Smashing Pumpkins
29. Simple Minds
30. Beck

31. The White Stripes
32. New Order
33. Duran Duran
34. Pixies
35. Alice in Chains
36. Joy Division
37. Morrissey
38. Patti Smith
39. Blur
40. The Cars

41. Pretenders
42. Dave Matthews Band
43. Stone Temple Pilots
44. Soundgarden
45. The Replacements
46. Manic Street Preachers
47. Nine Inch Nails
48. Kate Bush
49. Arctic Monkeys
50. Roxy Music

51. Sonic Youth
52. The B-52’s
53. Imagine Dragons
54. Sinéad O’Connor
55. Tool
56. The Stooges
57. Arcade Fire
58. Nick Cave
59. PJ Harvey
60. The Stone Roses

61. XTC
62. Muse
63. Weezer
64. Live
65. Siouxsie & the Banshees
66. Violent Femmes
67. Nickelback
68. The Strokes
69. Hüsker Dü
70. Kings of Leon

71. Linkin Park
72. Mumford & Sons
73. Rage Against the Machine
74. Björk
75. Echo & the Bunnymen
76. Wilco
77. Bush
78. The Black Keys
79. Blink-182
80. The Jam

81. Devo
82. Television
83. The Offspring
84. Faith No More
85. The Killers
86. The Lumineers
87. Goo Goo Dolls
88. Counting Crows
89. Gorillaz
90. Jane’s Addiction

91. Korn
92. Franz Ferdinand
93. Fall Out Boy
94. Twenty One Pilots
95. The Cranberries
96. Queens of the Stone Age
97. Hole
98. Psychedelic Furs
99. Vampire Weekend
100. Garbage

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First posted 9/8/2017; last updated 6/23/2026.

 
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Thursday, June 5, 2025

Hollywood Walk of Fame

Hollywood Walk of Fame:

1957-2025

The Hollywood Walk of Fame is comprised of stars awarded to people in the entertainment industry for motion pictures, television, theater/live performance, recording, and radio. E.M. Stuart, the volunteer president of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, is credited with conceiving the idea in 1953. The design for the star was approved by 1956 and between then and 1957 more than 1500 honorees were selected by a committee representing the different entertainment industries. There are now more than 2700 stars.

This page acknowledges all of those stars who received stars on the Walk of Fame for recording as well as music-related stars for motion pictures, theater/live performance, television, and radio. Stars are for recording unless noted otherwise. The 2022 class was announced on June 17, 2021.

See other Hall of Fames.

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  • Ice Cube (2017)
  • Ice-T (2023)
  • Billy Idol (2023)
  • Julio Iglesias (1985)
  • Pedro Infante (1994)
  • Jose Iturbi
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  • Kitty Kallen
  • Casey Kasem (radio, 1981)
  • Danny Kaye (recording, 1960; radio, 1960)
  • Sammy Kaye (recording, 1960; radio, 1960)
  • KC & The Sunshine Band (2002)
  • Shotgun Tom Kelley (radio, 2013)
  • Stan Kenton
  • Chaka Khan (2011)
  • B.B. King (1990)
  • Carole King (2012)
  • Pee Wee King
  • Dorothy Kirsten
  • Kiss (1999)
  • Eartha Kitt (1960)
  • Evelyn Knight
  • Gladys Knight (1995)
  • Kool & the Gang (2015)
  • André Kostelanetz
  • Dave Koz (2009)
  • Lenny Kravitz (2024)
  • Fritz Kreisler
  • Kay Kyser
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First posted 6/28/2016; last updated 7/12/2025.
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Friday, October 14, 2022

Red Hot Chili Peppers: A Retrospective (1983-2022)

Red Hot Chili Peppers

A Retrospective: 1983-2022

Overview:

The Red Hot Chili Peppers formed in Los Angeles, California in 1983. Only singer Anthony Kiedes and bassist Flea have been a part of every incarnation of the band, although drummer Chad Smith has been with the band since 1988. The group recorded its first four albums with EMI before moving to Warner Bros. Records where their first album, 1991’s Blood Sugar Sex Magik, would become a career pinnacle, launching the band into a string of multi-platinum, top-ten albums. Most of the band’s output with Warner Bros. Records was with famed producer Rick Rubin.

The Players:

  • Anthony Kiedes (vocals: 1983-present)
  • Michael “Flea” Balzay (bass/trumpet/piano/backing vocals: 1983-present)
  • Chad Smith (drums, percussion: 1988-present)
  • John Frusciante (guitar/keyboards/backing vocals: 1988-92, 1998-2009, 2019-present)
  • Cliff Martinez (drums: 1983-86)
  • Hillel Slovak (guitar/backing vocals: 1983-88). Died of a heroin overdose on 6/25/88 at age 26.
  • Jack Irons (drums: 1983, 1986-88)
  • Zander Schloss (bass: 1992)
  • Arik Marshall (drums: 1992)
  • Jesse Tobias (drums: 1992)
  • Dave Navarro (guitar: 1994-97)
  • Josh Klinghoffer (guitars/keyboards/backing vocals: 2009-2019)

Links:

Awards:

Studio Albums:

Compilations:

Under each album snapshot, songs featured on the anthologies are noted. If the song charted, the date of the song’s release or first chart appearance and its chart peaks are noted in parentheses. Click for codes to charts.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Released: August 10, 1984

Peak: --

Sales (in millions): -- US, -- UK, 0.3 world (includes US + UK)

Genre: alternative rock/funk

Rating:

2.263 out of 5.00 (average of 8 ratings)

Tracks:

  1. True Men Don’t Kill Coyotes (39 CO, 32 DF) WH
  2. Baby Appeal
  3. Buckle Down
  4. Get Up and Jump (8/10/84, 39 CO, 37 DF) WH
  5. Why Don’t You Love Me
  6. Green Heaven
  7. Mommy Where’s Daddy
  8. Out in L.A.
  9. Police Helicopter
  10. You Always Sing the Same
  11. Grand Pappy Du Plenty (instrumental)

Total Running Time: 31:54

About the Album:

The self-titled debut album from the Red Hot Chili Peppers is the only album to feature Jack Sherman on guitar. He replaced Hillel Slovak, who left the band along with founding drummer Jack Irons before the album was recorded. However, Slovak returned after this album. Andy Gill, the guitarist from Gang of Four, produced the album. While the album failed to chart, the Peppers started building a fan base at MTV and with college radio.

Freaky Styley

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Released: August 16, 1985

Peak: --

Sales (in millions): -- US, 0.06 UK, -- world (includes US + UK)

Genre: alternative rock/funk

Rating:

2.328 out of 5.00 (average of 9 ratings)

Tracks:

  1. Jungle Man (8/16/85, 40 CO) WH
  2. Hollywood (Africa) (8/16/85, 15 CO) WH
  3. American Ghost Dance
  4. If You Want Me to Stay (18 DF) WH
  5. Nevermind
  6. Freaky Styley
  7. Blackeyed Blonde
  8. The Brothers Cup WH
  9. Battleship
  10. Lovin’ and Touchin’
  11. Catholic School Girls Rule (40 CO) WH
  12. Sex Rap
  13. Thirty Dirty Birds
  14. Yertle the Turtle

Total Running Time: 39:50

About the Album:

Founding guitarist Hillel Slovak left the Peppers before they recorded their debut album, but was back for this one. George Clinton of Parliament-Funkadelic produced the album. While they had chemistry with him, delving into funk, punk, and psychedelic rock, the band suffered from drug use during the recording.

The Uplift Mofo Party Plan

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Released: September 29, 1987

Peak: 148 US, -- UK, -- CN, -- AU

Sales (in millions): 0.5 US, -- UK, 1.0 world (includes US + UK)

Genre: alternative rock/funk

Rating:

2.902 out of 5.00 (average of 15 ratings)

Tracks:

  1. Fight Like a Brave (9/29/87, 39 CO, 31 DF) WH
  2. Funky Crime
  3. Me & My Friends (10/17/87, 39 CO, 31 DF) WH
  4. Backwoods (32 DF) WH
  5. Skinny Sweaty Man
  6. Behind the Sun (11/9/92, 7 MR, 21 CO, 18 DF) WH
  7. Subterranean Homesick Blues
  8. Party on Your Pussy (aka “Special Secret Song Inside”)
  9. No Chump Love Sucker
  10. Walkin’ on Down the Road
  11. Love Trilogy
  12. Organic Anti-Beat Box Band

Total Running Time: 38:19

About the Album:

This is the only Peppers album to feature the four founding members of the band on every track. It is the band’s only full-length album to feature drummer Jack Irons. This was also guitarist Hillel Slovak’s last album with the band before he died in 1988 from a heroin overdose. The album features a cover of Bob Dylan’s “Subterranean Homesick Blues.” This was the band’s first album to chart and it eventually achieved gold status.

Mother’s Milk

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Released: August 16, 1989

Peak: 52 US, -- UK, -- CN, 33 AU

Sales (in millions): 2.0 US, 0.06 UK

Genre: alternative rock/funk

Rating:

3.223 out of 5.00 (average of 11 ratings)

Tracks:

  1. Good Time Boys
  2. Higher Ground (4/8/89, 26 AR, 11 MR, 54 UK, 8 DF) WH, GH
  3. Subway to Venus
  4. Magic Johnson
  5. Nobody Weird Like Me
  6. Knock Me Down (8/22/89, 6 MR, 31 DF) WH
  7. Taste the Pain (10/14/89, 29 UK) WH
  8. Stone Cold Bush
  9. Fire (9/29/87, 39 CO, 29 DF) WH
  10. Pretty Little Ditty (instrumental)
  11. Punk Rock Classic
  12. Sexy Mexican Maid
  13. Johnny Kick a Hole in the Sky (36 DF) WH

Total Running Time: 44:52

About the Album:

The fourth Peppers album was the first to feature guitarist John Frusciante and drummer Chad Smith. Producer Michael Beinhorn pushed for more overdubbing and heavy metal guitar riffs. The album was their second to chart and first to reach gold status. Their cover of Stevie Wonder’s “Higher Ground” just missed the top-ten on the alternative rock chart.

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Released: September 24, 1991

Peak: 3 US, 25 UK, 11 CN, 12 AU

Sales (in millions): 7.0 US, 0.9 UK, 15.0 world (includes US + UK)

Genre: alternative rock/funk

Rating:

4.295 out of 5.00 (average of 24 ratings)

Tracks:

  1. The Power of Equality
  2. If You Have to Ask (2/93, --)
  3. Breaking the Girl (7/30/92, 15 AR, 19 MR, 41 UK, 45 CN, 30 AU, 22 DF) GH, RT
  4. Funky Monks
  5. Suck My Kiss (12/14/91, 15 MR, 8 AU, 21 DF) GH, RT
  6. I Could Have Lied
  7. Mellowship Slinky in B Major
  8. The Righteous & the Wicked
  9. Give It Away (9/4/91, 73 BB, 1 MR, 9 UK, 41 US, 12 DF) GH, RT
  10. Blood Sugar Sex Magik (33 DF)
  11. Under the Bridge (2/15/92, 2 BB, 1 CB, 1 GR, 1 RR, 2 AR, 6 MR, 13 UK, 3 CN, 1 AU, 2 DF) WH, GH, RT
  12. Naked in the Rain
  13. Apache Rose Peacock
  14. The Greeting Song
  15. My Lovely Man
  16. Sir Psycho Sexy
  17. They’re Red Hot

Total Running Time: 73:56

About the Album:

After four albums with EMI, the Red Hot Chili Peppers signed a new contract with Warner Bros. Records. The result was a blockbuster argument that reached #3 in the United States, sold 15 million copies worldwide, and featured the group’s signature song, the #2 hit “Under the Bridge.” Read more on the DMDB page for this album.

What Hits!?

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Released: September 29, 1992

Recorded: 1984-1991

Peak: 22 US, 23 UK, 18 CN, 9 AU

Sales (in millions): 1.5 US, 0.1 UK

Genre: alternative rock/funk

Rating:

4.136 out of 5.00 (average of 11 ratings)

Tracks: (1) Higher Ground (2) Fight Like a Brave (3) Behind the Sun (4) Me & My Friends (5) Backwoods (6) True Men Don’t Kill Coyotes (7) Fire (8) Get Up and Jump (9) Knock Me Down (10) Under the Bridge (11) Show Me Your Soul (12) If You Want Me to Stay (13) Hollywood (Africa) (14) Jungle Man (15) The Brothers Cup (16) Taste the Pain (17) Catholic School Girls Rule (18) Johnny Kick a Hole in the Sky

Total Running Time: 67:28

Tracks Not on Previously Noted Albums:

  • Show Me Your Soul (10/14/89, 10 MR, 13 DF) WH

About the Album:

This compilation was released by EMI to collect highlights from the four albums the Red Hot Chili Peppers released in the 1980s via the label. The set also includes “Under the Bridge,” from the band’s first album, Blood Sugar Sex Magik, with Warner Bros. Records. The collection also features “Show Me Your Soul,” a non-album cut first released as the B-side of “Taste the Pain” and later included on the Pretty Woman soundtrack.

One Hot Minute

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Released: September 12, 1995

Peak: 4 US, 2 UK, 6 CN, 12 AU

Sales (in millions): 2.0 US, 0.1 UK, 6.0 world (includes US + UK)

Genre: alternative rock/funk

Rating:

3.416 out of 5.00 (average of 14 ratings)

Tracks:

  1. Warped (8/9/95, 41 BA, 13 AR, 7 MR, 31 UK)
  2. Aeroplane (3/14/96, 49 BA, 40 GR, 28 RR, 12 AR, 8 MR, 11 UK, 25 DF) RT
  3. Deep Kick
  4. My Friends (9/19/95, 27 BA, 33 GR, 46 RR, 4 AA, 1 AR, 1 MR, 29 UK, 10 DF) GH
  5. Coffee Shop (8/12/96, --)
  6. Pea
  7. One Big Mob
  8. Walkabout
  9. Tearjerker
  10. One Hot Minute
  11. Falling into Grace
  12. Shallow Be Thy Game (5/29/96, --)
  13. Transcending

Total Running Time: 61:14

About the Album:

Guitarist John Frusciante was overwhelmed by the success of the Blood Sugar Sex Magik album and left the band, opening the door for the band to hire Dave Navarro, best known for his stint in Jane’s Addiction. His style brought more heavy metal and psychedelic rock to the band’s sound. This would be his only album with the band – he was fired in 1998 for drug use and Frusciante returned. It was the band’s second album produced by Rick Rubin.

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Released: June 8, 1999

Peak: 3 US, 5 UK, 2 CN, 11 AU

Sales (in millions): 5.35 US, 0.9 UK, 15.5 world (includes US + UK)

Genre: alternative rock/funk

Rating:

3.981 out of 5.00 (average of 19 ratings)

Tracks:

  1. Around the World (8/23/99, 16 AR, 7 MR, 35 UK, 30 DF) RT
  2. Parallel Universe (12/1/99, 37 MR) GH, RT
  3. Scar Tissue (5/25/99, 9 BB, 11 GR, 10 RR, 11 A40, 2 AA, 1 AR, 1 MR, 12 DF) GH, RT
  4. Otherside (1/1/00, 14 BB, 23 GR, 25 RR, 11 A40, 12 AA, 2 AR, 1 MR, 33 UK, 18 DF) GH, RT
  5. Get on Top
  6. Californication (6/17/00, 69 BB, 30 GR, 31 RR, 28 A40, 17 AA, 1 AR, 1 MR, 16 UK, 12 DF) GH, RT
  7. Easily
  8. Porcelain
  9. Emit Remmus
  10. I Like Dirt
  11. This Velvet Glove
  12. Savior
  13. Purple Stain
  14. Right on Time (2/3/03, --)
  15. Road Trippin’ (12/11/00, 30 UK, 26 DF) GH, RT

Total Running Time: 56:24

About the Album:

Guitarist John Frusciante joined the Red Hot Chili Peppers for their Mother’s Milk album, but left after Blood Sugar Sex Magik. However, he was only out of the fold for one album before returning for Californication. This ended up being the band’s best-selling album. Read more on the DMDB page for this album.

By the Way

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Released: July 9, 2002

Peak: 2 US, 15 UK, 11 CN, 14 AU, 11 DF

Sales (in millions): 2.0 US, 1.95 UK, 11.2 world (includes US + UK)

Genre: alternative rock/funk

Rating:

3.998 out of 5.00 (average of 21 ratings)

Tracks:

  1. By the Way (6/10/02, 34 BB, 1 AR, 1 MR, 2 UK, 13 DF) GH, RT
  2. Universally Speaking (6/1/03, 27 UK) GH
  3. This Is the Place
  4. Dosed (5/19/03, 13 MR, 22 DF)
  5. Don’t Forget Me
  6. The Zephyr Song (8/17/02, 49 BB, 16 A40, 1 AA, 14 AR, 6 MR, 11 UK, 28 DF) RT
  7. Can’t Stop (12/28/02, 57 BA, 15 AR, 1 MR, 22 UK, 25 DF) RT
  8. I Could Die for You
  9. Midnight
  10. Throw Away Your Television
  11. Cabron
  12. Tear
  13. On Mercury
  14. Minor Thing
  15. Warm Tape
  16. Venice Queen

Total Running Time: 68:27

About the Album:

The eighth studio album by the Red Hot Chili Peppers was also the fourth to be produced by Rick Rubin. The album was a top-5, multi-platinum success, just like its three predecessors on Warner Bros. Records. Nonethless, it was somewhat a departure from the band’s previous sound with much less emphasis on the funk-and-metal fusion for which they were so known. Read more on the DMDB page for this album.

Greatest Hits

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Released: November 18, 2003

Recorded: 1988-2003

Peak: 18 US, 4 UK, 38 CN, 2 AU

Sales (in millions): 2.0 US, 1.2 UK, 7.0 world (includes US and UK)

Genre: alternative rock/funk

Rating:

4.397 out of 5.00 (average of 14 ratings)

Awards: (Click on award to learn more).

Tracks: (1) Under the Bridge (2) Give It Away (3) Californication (4) Scar Tissue (5) Soul to Squeeze (6) Otherside (7) Suck My Kiss (8) By the Way (9) Parallel Universe (10) Breaking the Girl (11) My Friends (12) Higher Ground (13) Universally Speaking (14) Road Trippin’ (15) Fortune Faded (16) Save the Population

Total Running Time: 66:46

Tracks Not on Previously Noted Albums:

  • Soul to Squeeze (9/4/91, 22 BB, 15 CB, 14 GR, 20 RR, 7 AR, 1 MR, 10 DF) GH, RT
  • Fortune Faded (11/3/03, 22 AR, 8 MR, 11 UK, 25 DF) GH
  • Save the Population (11/18/03, --) GH

About the Album:

After four albums with EMI, Red Hot Chili Peppers jumped ship and signed with Warner Bros. Records. Their old label released What Hits!? to compile highlights from the band’s ‘80s output. This collection focuses in on the band’s four studio releases with Warner Bros. Records – plus one song, “Higher Ground,” from their EMI days. The album features two new songs which were originally recorded for an unreleased studio album. The collection also includes “Soul to Squeeze,” a non-album cut previously released as the B-side to “Give It Away” and available on the soundtrack for The Coneheads.

Stadium Arcadium

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Released: May 9, 2006

Peak: 12 US, 12 UK, 12 CN, 13 AU

Sales (in millions): 2.0 US, 0.68 UK, 7.0 world (includes US + UK)

Genre: alternative rock/funk

Rating:

4.018 out of 5.00 (average of 29 ratings)

Tracks, Disc 1:

  1. Dani California (4/4/06, 6 BB, 24 RR, 5 A40, 1 AA, 1 AR, 1 MR, 2 UK, 1 CN, 8 AU, 21 DF) RT
  2. Snow (Hey Oh) (6/3/06, 22 BB, 21 A40, 3 A40, 3 AR, 1 MR, 18 UK, 28 DF) RT
  3. Charlie
  4. Stadium Arcadium
  5. Hump De Bump (4/7/07, 27 AR, 8 MR, 41 UK, 33 DF)
  6. She’s Only 18
  7. Slow Cheetah
  8. Torture Me
  9. Strip My Mind
  10. Especially in Michigan
  11. Warlocks
  12. C’mon Girl
  13. Wet Sand
  14. Hey

Tracks, Disc 2:

  1. Desecration Smile (2/12/07, 27 UK)
  2. Tell Me Baby (7/8/06, 50 BB, 22 A40, 27 AA, 8 AR, 1 MR, 16 UK, 28 DF) RT
  3. Hard to Concentrate (1 DF)
  4. 21st Century
  5. She Looks to Me
  6. Readymade
  7. If
  8. Make You Feel Better
  9. Animal Bar
  10. So Much I
  11. Storm in a Teacup
  12. We Believe
  13. Turn It Again
  14. Death of a Martian

Total Running Time: 122:19

About the Album:

This was the only double album released by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, although they did release two albums in 2022 which came out of the same sessions. Read more on the DMDB page for this album.

Road Trippin’ Through Time

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Released: May 5, 2011

Recorded: 1991-2006

Peak: --

Sales (in millions): --

Genre: alternative rock/funk

Rating:

4.396 out of 5.00 (average of 8 ratings)

Tracks: (1) Give It Away (2) Under the Bridge (3) Suck My Kiss (4) Scar Tissue (5) Breaking the Girl (6) Around the World (7) Otherside (8) Aeroplane (9) Californication (10) By the Way (11) Snow (Hey Oh) (12) Soul to Squeeze (13) Tell Me Baby (14) Dani California (15) The Zephyr Song (16) Can’t Stop (17) Parallel Universe (18) Road Trippin’

Total Running Time: 78:09

About the Album:

This was a promo-only compilation released with the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ studio album I’m With You. It was not available commercially. It covered the five studio albums the group had released with Warner Bros. Records.

I’m With You

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Released: August 29, 2011

Peak: 2 US, 11 UK, 2 CN, 2 AU

Sales (in millions): 0.55 US, 0.18 UK, 0.73 world (includes US + UK)

Genre: alternative rock/funk

Rating:

3.015 out of 5.00 (average of 17 ratings)

Tracks:

  1. Monarchy of Roses (10/7/11, 16 AR, 4 MR)
  2. Factory of Faith
  3. Brendan’s Death Song (6/11/12, --)
  4. Ethiopia
  5. Annie Wants a Baby
  6. Look Around (1/25/12, 25 AA, 12 AR, 8 MR)
  7. The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie (7/18/11, 38 BB, 50 RR, 18 A40, 1 AA, 7 AR, 1 MR, 44 UK)
  8. Did I Let You Know (1/12, --)
  9. Goodbye Hooray
  10. Happiness Loves Company
  11. Police Station
  12. Even You Brutus?
  13. Meet Me at the Corner
  14. Dance, Dance, Dance

Total Running Time: 59:15

About the Album:

This album marked the return of the Red Hot Chili Peppers after a two-year hiatus from working together in the studio or on the road. This was their sixth studio album with Rick Rubin as their producer. This album also marked the debut of guitarist Josh Klinghoffer after John Frusciante left in 2009.

The Getaway

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Released: June 17, 2016

Peak: 2 US, 2 UK, 2 CN, 12 AU

Sales (in millions): 0.5 US, 0.1 UK, 1.03 world (includes US + UK)

Genre: alternative rock/funk

Rating:

2.838 out of 5.00 (average of 10 ratings)

Tracks:

  1. The Getaway
  2. Dark Necessities (5/5/16, 67 BB, 1 AA, 1 AR, 1 MR, 72 UK, 51 CN, 52 AU)
  3. We Turn Red
  4. The Longest Wave
  5. Goodbye Angels (6/17/16, 25 MR)
  6. Sick Love (12/4/16, --)
  7. Go Robot (9/8/16, 6 AA, 20 AR, 12 MR)
  8. Feasting on the Flowers
  9. Detroit
  10. This Ticonderoga
  11. Encore
  12. The Hunter
  13. Dreams of a Samurai

Total Running Time: 53:41

About the Album:

This was the band’s second and final album with guitarist Josh Klinghoffer. John Frusciante would return for Unlimited Love in 2022. After six albums with Rick Rubin as producer – their entire output with Warner Bros. Records – the group went with Danger Mouse for this album.

Unlimited Love

Unlimited Love

Released: April 1, 2022

Peak: 11 US, 11 UK, 11 CN, 11 AU

Sales (in millions): --

Genre: alternative rock/funk

Rating:

3.116 out of 5.00 (average of 9 ratings)

Tracks:

  1. Black Summer (2/4/22, 78 BB, 3 AA, 2 AR, 1 MR, 43 UK, 38 CN, 82 AU)
  2. Here Ever After
  3. Aquatic Mouth Dance
  4. Not the One
  5. Poster Child (3/4/22, --)
  6. The Great Apes
  7. It’s Only Natural
  8. She’s a Lover
  9. These Are the Ways (3/31/22, 27 AR, 28 MR)
  10. Whatchu Thinkin’
  11. Bastards of Light
  12. White Braids & Pillow Chair
  13. One Way Traffic
  14. Veronica
  15. Let ‘Em Cry
  16. The Heavy Wing
  17. Tangelo

Total Running Time: 73:13

About the Album:

After a ten-year absence, guitarist John Frusciante was back with the band for this album. In addition, after going with Danger Mouse as the producer for their previous album, The Getaway, the band returned to Rick Rubin, who’d produced the six studio albums before that. The group recorded nearly 50 songs and intended to release 40 of them as one album spread over seven physical discs. The record company balked at the idea, agreeing instead to release two separate studio albums, six months part, with a combined 34 songs.

Return of the Dream Canteen

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Released: October 14, 2022

Peak: 3 US, 2 UK, 3 CN, 2 AU

Sales (in millions): --

Genre: alternative rock/funk

Rating:

3.674 out of 5.00 (average of 5 ratings)

Tracks:

  1. Tippa My Tongue (8/19/22, 36 AA, 2 AR, 1 MR)
  2. Peace and Love
  3. Reach Out
  4. Eddie (9/23/22, --)
  5. Fake as Fuck
  6. Bella
  7. Roulette
  8. My Cigarette
  9. Afterlife
  10. Shoot Me a Smile
  11. Handful
  12. The Drummer (10/14/22, 19 MR)
  13. Bag of Grins
  14. La La La La La La La La
  15. Copperbelly
  16. Carry Me Home
  17. In the Snow

Total Running Time: 75:10

About the Album:

The songs from this album were recorded during the same sessions as the band’s previous album, Unlimited Love. Drummer Chad Smith noted that the band sequenced the albums as two separate experiences and that the second album should not be viewed as a collection of leftovers from the first album.

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First posted 11/16/2023.

 
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