Social Distortion discography
# Social Distortion discography

The discography of Social Distortion, a Southern California-based punk rock band formed in 1978 by vocalist/guitarist and founder Mike Ness, contains seven studio albums, one extended play (EP), two compilation albums, two DVDs and twenty-four singles.

After releasing a handful of singles between 1980 and 1982, Social Distortion released their first studio album in 1983, titled Mommy's Little Monster. Five years elapsed before Social Distortion's next major release, Prison Bound. While the band still failed to break into the mainstream success at the time of its release, critical praise given to Prison Bound garnered attention from major labels, including Epic Records, with whom Social Distortion would eventually sign in 1989.

In 1990, they released their third album, which is self-titled, with the singles "Let It Be Me", "Ball and Chain", "Ring of Fire", "Sick Boy" and "Story of My Life" bringing the band exposure on the United States charts. This album was followed by 1992's Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell, which debuted at number 76 on the Billboard 200 and featured the band's highest charting single "Bad Luck", which reached number 2 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. Four years elapsed before Social Distortion's next studio album, White Light, White Heat, White Trash, which peaked at #27 on the Billboard 200 in 1996, the band's highest chart position to date, and featured their only Billboard Hot 100 single "I Was Wrong". In 1997, Social Distortion terminated their contract with Epic and decided to stay on TimeBomb Recordings, who reissued their first two albums and released the Mainliner compilation two years earlier.

After the release of the White Light, White Heat, White Trash album, Social Distortion took another hiatus and Ness pursued a solo career and released two albums (Cheating at Solitaire and Under the Influences) in 1999. Tragedy struck on February 29, 2000 when their longtime guitarist Dennis Danell died from an apparent brain anyuerism. After debating whether to break up, or to move on with a new guitarist, Ness decided to hire a new guitarist, Jonny "2 Bags" Wickersham, who would stay with the band permanently. Also during that time, a new drummer, Charlie Quintana, was hired. From 2001 to 2004, the band had been touring semi-frequently, playing sold-out shows in the Los Angeles, California area and other cities. In September 2004, Social Distortion issued their long-awaited sixth album Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll, which was their second album to peak in the top 40 of the Billboard 200, at number 31. The album's lead single, "Reach for the Sky", became another one of Social Distortion's biggest hits in the fall of 2004. Prior to the release of that album, longtime bassist John Maurer, who had remained with the band for 20 years, decided to leave Social Distortion and Rancid's Matt Freeman replaced him on tour for a few months and then the band hired their current bassist Brent Harding. Social Distortion released their seventh studio album, Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes, on January 18, 2011.

During the bands set at Hellfest 2022, Ness commented on stage that the band was set to enter the studio in September of 2022 to start recording. The band then played a new song off the aforementioned forthcoming album.

## Albums

### Studio albums

| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Year | Album | US | US Ind. | AUT | CAN | CHE | FIN | GER | NLD | SWE | UK | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| 1983 | Mommy's Little Monster Released: February 1, 1983 Label: 13th Floor (original release), Triple-X (1989 re-release), Time Bomb (1995 re-release) Formats: CD, CS, LP, DI | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1988 | Prison Bound Released: January 18, 1988 Label: Restless (original release), Time Bomb (1995 re-release) Formats: CD, CS, LP, DI | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | Social Distortion Released: March 27, 1990 Label: Epic Formats: CD, CS, LP, DI | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RIAA: Gold |
| 1992 | Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell Released: February 11, 1992 Label: Epic Formats: CD, CS, LP, DI | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RIAA: Gold |
| 1996 | White Light, White Heat, White Trash Released: September 17, 1996 Label: Epic Formats: CD, CS, LP, DI | 27 | — | — | 67 | — | — | 77 | — | — | — | |
| 2004 | Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll Released: September 28, 2004 Label: Time Bomb Formats: CD, LP, DI | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | 29 | — | |
| 2011 | Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes Released: January 18, 2011 Label: Epitaph Formats: CD, LP, DI | 4 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 95 | 11 | 169 | |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. |||||||||||||

### Live albums

| Year | Album details | US |
| - | - | - |
| 1998 | Live at the Roxy Released: June 30, 1998 Label: Time Bomb Formats: CD, CS, LP, DI | 121 |

### Compilation albums

| Year | Album details | US | US Ind. |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1981 | Hell Comes to Your House Released: 1981 Label: Bemisbrain Records Formats: LP | — | — |
| 1995 | Posh Hits Vol. 1 Released: 1982 Label: Posh Boy Formats: LP | — | — |
| 1995 | Mainliner: Wreckage from the Past Released: July 18, 1995 (recorded in 1981) Label: Time Bomb Formats: CD, LP, DI | — | — |
| 2004 | Rock Against Bush, Vol. 1 Released: April 20, 2004 Label: Fat Wreck Chords Formats: DVD | — | — |
| 2007 | Greatest Hits Released: June 26, 2007 Label: Time Bomb Formats: CD, LP, DI | 86 | 7 |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. ||||

### Extended plays

| Year | EP details |
| - | - |
| 1990 | Story of My Life...And Other Stories Released: 1990 Label: Epic Formats: CD |

## Songs

### Singles

| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Year | Song | US | US Alt. | US Main. | UK | Album |
| 1981 | "Mainliner"/"Playpen" | — | — | — | — | Mainliner: Wreckage from the Past |
| 1982 | "1945" | — | — | — | — | Mainliner: Wreckage from the Past |
| 1983 | "Another State of Mind" | — | — | — | — | Mommy's Little Monster |
| 1988 | "Prison Bound" | — | — | — | — | Prison Bound |
| 1990 | "Let It Be Me" | — | 11 | — | — | Social Distortion |
| 1990 | "Ball and Chain" | — | 13 | — | — | Social Distortion |
| 1990 | "Ring of Fire" | — | 25 | — | — | Social Distortion |
| 1990 | "Sick Boys" | — | — | — | — | Social Distortion |
| 1990 | "Story of My Life" | — | — | — | — | Social Distortion |
| 1992 | "Bad Luck" | — | 2 | 44 | — | Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell |
| 1992 | "Born to Lose" | — | — | — | — | Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell |
| 1992 | "Bye Bye Baby" | — | — | — | — | Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell |
| 1992 | "Cold Feelings" | — | 11 | — | — | Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell |
| 1992 | "When She Begins" | — | 14 | — | — | Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell |
| 1996 | "I Was Wrong" | 54 | 4 | 12 | 163 | White Light, White Heat, White Trash |
| 1996 | "When the Angels Sing" | — | 33 | 32 | — | White Light, White Heat, White Trash |
| 1997 | "Don't Drag Me Down" | — | — | — | — | White Light, White Heat, White Trash |
| 1998 | "Story of My Life" (live) | — | — | — | — | Live at the Roxy |
| 2004 | "Highway 101" | — | — | — | — | Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll |
| 2004 | Reach for the Sky" | — | 27 | — | — | Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll |
| 2005 | "Don't Take Me for Granted" | — | — | — | — | Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll |
| 2005 | "Death or Glory" | — | — | — | — | Lords of Dogtown soundtrack |
| 2007 | "Far Behind" | — | 19 | — | — | Greatest Hits |
| 2010 | "Machine Gun Blues" | — | 10 | — | — | Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes |
| 2011 | "California (Hustle and Flow)" | — | — | — | — | Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes |
| 2011 | "Gimme the Sweet and Lowdown" | — | — | — | — | Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes |
| 2013 | "Up Around the Bend" | — | — | — | — | Free Birds soundtrack |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. |||||||

## Videography

### Video albums

| Year | Title | Certifications |
| - | - | - |
| 2004 | Live in Orange County Released: July 27, 2004 Label: Time Bomb Formats: VHS | RIAA: Gold |

### Music videos

| Year | Song | Director(s) |
| - | - | - |
| 1990 | "Ball and Chain" | Tony Vanden Ende |
| 1990 | "Story of My Life" | Tony Vanden Ende |
| 1992 | "Bad Luck" | Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris |
| 1992 | "Cold Feelings" | R. Ramirez |
| 1993 | "When She Begins" | Jim Guerinot |
| 1996 | "I Was Wrong" | Ken Fox |
| 1997 | "When the Angels Sing" | Nigel Dick |
| 2011 | "Machine Gun Blues" | Jeremy Alter |
| 2012 | "Gimme the Sweet and Lowdown" | The Mad Twins |
