Red Hot Chili Peppers discography

The American funk rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers since 1984 has released eleven studio albums, three live albums, 12 compilation albums, eight video albums, five extended plays, 44 singles, and 46 music videos. To date, the band has sold over 80 million albums worldwide. They have been nominated for 16 Grammy Awards, of which they have won six. The band currently holds the record for most number one singles (13), most cumulative weeks at number one (87) and most top-10 songs (25) on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers released their first three studio albums—1984's The Red Hot Chili Peppers, 1985's Freaky Styley, and 1987's The Uplift Mofo Party Plan—to virtually no commercial success during the mid to late 1980s. It was not until their fourth studio album, 1989's Mother's Milk, that the band received critical attention when the album peaked at number fifty-two on the Billboard 200. After releasing their fifth studio album Blood Sugar Sex Magik in September 1991, the Red Hot Chili Peppers broke into the mainstream. "Under the Bridge", the album's second single, peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100. The album went on to sell over seven million copies in the United States (thirteen million worldwide) and became a foundation for alternative rock in the 1990s. Lead guitarist John Frusciante quit the band shortly thereafter in 1992 and was replaced by Arik Marshall who was fired in 1993 being briefly replaced by Jesse Tobias before Dave Navarro was hired that same year and with the band would release their sixth studio album, One Hot Minute, in September 1995. While the album was a sizable hit, peaking at number four on the US Billboard 200, it failed to match the success of its predecessor Blood Sugar Sex Magik. Navarro was fired in 1998 as the band was starting to work on their follow-up to One Hot Minute.

Frusciante rejoined the Chili Peppers in 1998, and they released their seventh studio album, Californication, in June 1999. It was a commercial success, peaking at number three on the Billboard 200 and being certified six times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album spawned six singles, including the Billboard Hot 100 top ten hit "Scar Tissue". Californication was followed by By the Way in July 2002. By the Way peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 and spawned commercially successful singles such as "By the Way" and "Can't Stop". Stadium Arcadium, the band's ninth studio album, was released in May 2006. It became the band's first album to top the Billboard 200. Stadium Arcadium spawned three straight number-one hits on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart; "Dani California" spent 14 consecutive weeks atop the chart and also peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100. The band entered the studio in September 2010 to record their 10th studio album, and their first with guitarist Josh Klinghoffer. Recording was completed in March 2011, and the album, I'm with You, was released in August 2011. It peaked at number two on the Billboard 200; "The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie", the album's lead single, peaked at number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became the band's 12th number one single on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart, a record they currently hold.

The band released their 11th studio album, their first with producer Danger Mouse, titled The Getaway in June 2016. Danger Mouse replaced Rick Rubin after 25 years and the previous six albums. "Dark Necessities", the first single from the album, became the band's 13th number-one single on the Alternative Songs chart, a record they have held since 2006 and extended their lead over Linkin Park (11). The song was also the band's 25th top ten single on the Alternative Songs chart, extending their record over runner-up U2 (23). It also became only the fourth song ever to top the Mainstream Rock, Alternative Songs and Adult Alternative charts at the same time. The song became the Chili Peppers' 30th to chart inside the chart's top 20, which places them one entry below U2, with 3 The Chili Peppers moved into a tie for the third-most Alternative Songs visits, matching Foo Fighters' 31; the leader, again, is U2 at 41, while Pearl Jam has charted 38.The Getaway made its debut at number two on the Billboard 200 chart and it was the band's seventh straight album to chart within the top four dating back to 1991's Blood Sugar Sex Magik.