The discography of Rancid, an American punk rock band, includes ten studio albums, two extended plays, two compilations, twenty-seven singles and thirty-seven music videos.
Biography Rancid were formed in 1991 by vocalist and guitarist Tim Armstrong and bassist Matt Freeman, who then recruited drummer Brett Reed. The band signed to Lookout! Records, and released its first EP, Rancid, in 1992. Later that year, they signed to Epitaph Records (a label owned by then-former and now-current Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz) and released their self-titled debut album in 1993. While Rancid was writing a second album, Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong, 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 Lars Frederiksen 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 "Salvation", which reached number 21 on the modern rock charts. Its U.S. release date, June 14, 1994, was also Freeman's 28th birthday. That year their label-mates, The Offspring, 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 Madonna's Maverick Records, 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", "Time Bomb", and "Ruby Soho", which all charted on the North American Billboard Modern Rock Tracks, and the band performed two of these songs on Saturday Night Live. ...And Out Come the Wolves has continued to sell consistently well since its release, and on January 22, 1996 was certified gold by the RIAA. It was also certified platinum on September 23, 2004.
In 1998, Rancid returned to the scene with their fourth album, Life Won't Wait. That album branched out from Rancid's previous musical styles, and combined punk rock with elements of roots reggae, rockabilly, dub, hip-hop, and funk. Due to this it was often compared to The Clash's Sandinista!. 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 Epitaph) Hellcat Records. 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 Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards in 2001 and Armstrong released an album with the Transplants a year later. Rancid released their sixth studio album, Indestructible, through joint distribution through Warner Bros. and Epitaph/Hellcat in August 2003. The album featured the hit song "Fall Back Down", 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 Records' Hellcat Nights concert series at The Echo before Reed quit the band later that year. He was replaced by former Used drummer Branden Steineckert. Rancid released their long-awaited seventh studio album, Let the Dominoes Fall, on June 2, 2009 and was their first album of new material in nearly six years. After a five-year wait and many delays, Rancid released their eight studio album, Honor Is All We Know in October 2014. That album was followed three years later by Trouble Maker (2017). The band will release their tenth album, Tomorrow Never Comes, in June 2023. It marks the longest gap between studio albums in their career at six years. The album was once again produced by Epitaph Records founder Brett Gurewitz who has now produced six straight albums for the band and eight of the band's ten albums.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications US"Rancid Chart History: Billboard 200" Billboard. Retrieved on June 13, 2023. AUSAustralian (ARIA) chart peaks: Top 50 peaks: Top 100 peaks to December 2010: "Time Bomb": N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached. "Ruby Soho": Tomorrow Never Comes: AUT"Austrian Albums Chart Search for Rancid" austriancharts.at. Retrieved on March 30, 2009. CAN FIN"Finnish Albums Chart Search for Rancid" finnishcharts.com. Retrieved on March 30, 2009. FRA"French Albums Chart Search for Rancid" lescharts.com. Retrieved on March 30, 2009. GER NZ"New Zealand Albums Chart Search for Rancid" charts.org.nz. Retrieved on March 30, 2009. SWE"Swedish Albums Chart Search for Rancid" swedishcharts.com. Retrieved on March 30, 2009. UK"Chart Log UK (1994–2006) The Rabble Army – RZA" Zobbel. Retrieved on March 30, 2009. RancidReleased: May 10, 1993 Record label: Epitaph Format: CD, LP, CS, DD — — — — — — — — — — Let's GoReleased: June 14, 1994 Record label: Epitaph Format: CD, LP, CS, DD 97 — — — — — — — — —RIAA: Gold ...And Out Come the WolvesReleased: August 22, 1995 Record label: Epitaph Format: CD, LP, CS, DD 45 30 — 27 30 — 74 — 39 55RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: Gold MC: Gold Life Won't WaitReleased: June 30, 1998 Record label: Epitaph Format: CD, LP, CS, DD 35 41 — 27 40 — — 46 — 32 RancidReleased: August 1, 2000 Record label: Hellcat Format: CD, LP, CS, DD 68 73 — 25 39 — — — — 68 IndestructibleReleased: August 19, 2003 Record label: Warner Bros. (CD), Hellcat (LP) Format: CD, LP, DD 15 48 59 14 — 84 81 — 35 29 Let the Dominoes FallReleased: June 2, 2009 Record label: Hellcat Format: CD, LP, DD 11 31 — 7 29 165 48 32 27 41 ...Honor Is All We KnowReleased: October 27, 2014 Record label: Hellcat Format: CD, LP, CS, DD 20 34 58 25 — 157 84 40 — 45 Trouble MakerReleased: June 9, 2017 Record label: Hellcat Format: CD, LP, DD 23 41 33 55 — 189 21 — — 57 Tomorrow Never ComesReleased: June 2, 2023 Record label: Hellcat/Epitaph Format: CD, LP, DD 126 51 — — 49 — 12 — — 86"—" denotes a release that did not chart.
Split albums Title Details Other artist(s) Peak chart positions US USIndie SCO UK UKIndie BYO Split Series, Vol. 3Released: March 5, 2002 Label: BYO Format: CD, LP, DDNOFX 147 6 96 75 12
Compilation albums Title Details B Sides and C SidesReleased: January 15, 2008 Label: Rancid Format: CD, DD Essentials Box SetReleased: Upcoming Label: Pirate's Press Format: 7" Essentials 7" album packsReleased: Upcoming Label: Pirate's Press Format: 7" All the Moon StompersReleased: 2015 Label: Randale records, Chase The Ace Records Format: CD, 2xLP
Video albums Title Details The Music Videos: 1993-2003Released: April 2008 Label: Rancid Format: DVD
Extended plays Title Details RancidReleased: January 1992 Label: Lookout! Format: Vinyl Radio Radio RadioReleased: August 26, 1993 Label: Fat Wreck Chords Format: Vinyl Let Me GoReleased: October 16, 2000 Label: Hellcat Records Format: Vinyl, CD
Singles As lead artist Title Year Peak chart positions Album USAir USAlt USRock AUS CANRockPeaks on the Canadian Rock chart: Peaks before 2006: Peaks after 2006: CZRock MEX SCOPeaks on the Scottish singles chart: "Time Bomb": "Bloodclot": "Fall Back Down": UK UKIndie Peak chart position on the UK Indie Singles Chart: "Bloodclot": "Hooligans": "Let Me Go": "Hyena" 1993 — — — — — — — — — — Rancid (1993) "Nihilism" 1994 — — — — — — — — — — Let's Go "Salvation" 1995 — 21 — — — — — — — — "Roots Radicals" — 27 — — — — — — — — ...And Out Come the Wolves "Time Bomb" 48 8 — 76 7 — — 67 56 — "Ruby Soho" 63 13 — 64 9 — — — — — "Bloodclot" 1998 — — — — — — — 97 98 15 Life Won't Wait "Hooligans" — — — — — — — — 162 43 "Who Would've Thought" — — — — — — — — — — "Let Me Go" 2000 — — — — — — — — 188 48 Rancid (2000) "Radio Havana" — — — — — — — — — — "Sick Sick World" 2003 — — — — — — — — — — "Fall Back Down" — 13 — 92 — — — 47 42 — Indestructible "Red Hot Moon" 2004 — — — — — — — — — — "Tropical London" — — — — — — — — — — "Last One to Die" 2009 — 22 44 — 36 3 20 — — — Let the Dominoes Fall "Up to No Good" — — — — — — — — — — "Fuck You" 2012 — — — — — — — — — — rowspan="2" "Turn In Your Badge" 2014 — — — — — — — — — — "Collision Course" — — — — — — — — — — ...Honor Is All We Know "Ghost of a Chance" 2017 — — — — — — — — — — Trouble Maker "Bovver Rock and Roll" — — — — — — — — — — "Tomorrow Never Comes"2023 — — — — — — — — — —Tomorrow Never Comes "Don't Make Me Do It" — — — — — — — — — — "Devil in Disguise" — — — — — — — — — — "New American" — — — — — — — — — — "Live Forever" — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a release that did not chart.
Split singles Title Year Other artist(s) Notes "East Bay Night" / "England Belongs to Me" 2012 Cock Sparrer Label: Pirates Press Tour exclusive limited edition 7" red vinyl
Music videos Year Title Director Album 1993 "Hyena" Isaac Camner Rancid (1993) 1994 "Nihilism" Tim Armstrong Let's Go "Salvation" Tim Armstrong/Mark Kohr 1995 "Roots Radicals" Tim Armstrong ...And Out Come the Wolves "Time Bomb" Marcus Raboy "Ruby Soho" Tim Armstrong/Jim Guerinot 1997 "The Harder They Come" Evan Bernard Tibetan Freedom Concert1998 "Bloodclot" Rancid/Nick Egan Life Won't Wait "Backslide"Tim Armstrong/Rancid "Who Would've Thought" "Leicester Square" "Hooligans" "Crane Fist"2000 "GGF (Golden Gate Fields)" Tim ArmstrongRancid (2000) "Young Al Capone" "Let Me Go" "I Am Forever" "Dead Bodies" "Rwanda" "Blackhawk Down" "Black Derby Jacket" "Rattlesnake" "Poison" "Loki" 2003 "Fall Back Down" Tim Armstrong/Nazeli Kodjoian Indestructible "Red Hot Moon" Evan Bernard "Spirit of '87" 2009 "Last One to Die" Tim Armstrong Let the Dominoes Fall "Up to No Good" 2014 "Collision Course"/"Honor Is All We Know"/Evil's My Friend"Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Tim Armstrong/Kevin Kerslake Honor Is All We Know 2017 "Ghost of a Chance" Trouble Maker "Telegraph Avenue" 2023 "Tomorrow Never Comes"Tim Armstrong/Kevin KerslakeTomorrow Never Comes "Don't Make Me Do It" "Devil in Disguise" "New American" "Live Forever"
Compilation appearances "Brixton" - Rock Stars Kill 1994 "Can't Forgive" - Land of Greed... World of Need (Embrace tribute) 1994 "Hyena," "I Wanna Riot" - Punk-O-Rama Vol. 1 1994 "I Wanna Riot (feat. Stubborn All-Stars)" - Beavis and Butt-Head Do America soundtrack 1996 "Just a Feeling" - "Fat Music For Fat People" 1994 "Sidekick" - Punk-O-Rama Vol. 2 1996 "The Brothels" - Give 'Em the Boot 1997 "The Harder They Come" - Tibetan Freedom Concert 1997 "Rats in the Hallway" - Punk-O-Rama Vol. 3 1998 "Brad Logan" - Chef Aid: The South Park Album 1998 "Lethal" - Skaliente 1998 "Kill the Lights" - Old Skars and Upstarts 1998 "Cheat" - "Burning London: The Clash Tribute" 1999 "Blacklisted" - Short Music for Short People 1999 "If the Kids Are United" - Give 'Em the Boot II 1999 "Misty Days" (Buju Banton w/ Rancid) - Give 'Em the Boot II 1999