Dave Grohl discography

Dave Grohl is an American singer, songwriter, and musician whose discography consists of 16 studio albums, six live albums, eight compilation albums, six EPs, and four soundtracks, and also includes his other collaborations and work as a studio musician with 26 additional artists. A large portion of his releases have come as the drummer of Nirvana (1990–1994) and as the frontman of Foo Fighters (1995–present).

Grohl began playing music in the 1980s and was a member of Freak Baby, whose name was later changed to Mission Impossible after Grohl switched from guitarist to drummer. The band recorded demos under both names and released a split EP with Lünch Meat, originally issued as Thanks (1986), later retitled Getting Shit for Growing Up Different. After some lineup changes, Mission Impossible became Dain Bramage and released I Scream Not Coming Down (1986) before breaking up when Grohl auditioned for Scream and became the band's drummer.

With Scream, Grohl released No More Censorship (1988), two live albums and the posthumous release, Fumble (1993), recorded shortly before the group's dissolution in 1990. Later that year, Grohl was put in contact with Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic who were in search of a new drummer for their band Nirvana. After a successful tryout, Grohl joined the band and recorded Nevermind (1991) with them the following year. The album became a breakthrough achievement and to date has sold over 30 million copies worldwide. In Utero (1993), their third and final studio album, was released just months prior to the death of Cobain. Since then, a multitude of posthumous releases featuring Grohl have been issued, including MTV Unplugged in New York (1994), From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah (1996), With the Lights Out (2004), and Live at Reading (2009).

Throughout his tenure with Scream and Nirvana, Grohl worked on crafting material of his own. Using the pseudonym Late!, Grohl released the album Pocketwatch (1992), on which he performed all instruments and vocals. This recording method was adopted three years later with Foo Fighters (1995), another album performed entirely by Grohl. After acquiring band members to help support the release, Foo Fighters quickly transformed into a group fronted by Grohl. The band has gone on to release a total of ten studio albums and three EPs to date, in addition to the live album Skin and Bones (2006) and their career spanning Greatest Hits (2009). As of 2015, Foo Fighters have sold over 12 million albums in the U.S.

Grohl appeared as drummer of The Backbeat Band, who recorded music for the film Backbeat (1994). Although recorded in 1990, Harlingtox A.D. would mark Grohl's only appearance as a bassist, with the release of Harlingtox Angel Divine (1996). He appeared for the first time as David Grohl, credited for the music to the film Touch (1997), which also included the resurrection of his former moniker Late! on select tracks. In 2000, Grohl began work on the heavy metal side project Probot (2004), writing and performing the majority of the music himself. While remaining active with Foo Fighters, Grohl has also contributed to an assortment of releases by other artists, ranging from solo acts such as Tony Iommi, David Bowie, Slash, and Michael Jackson to rock groups including Tenacious D, Queens of the Stone Age, Killing Joke, and Nine Inch Nails, among many others (see also: collaborations). Grohl contributed the track "Vile" to the soundtrack of the documentary film Rising Sun: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi (2006).

In 2009, along with Josh Homme and John Paul Jones, he co-founded the supergroup Them Crooked Vultures for which he plays drums. The band released one self-titled studio album.

with Mission Impossible

 * Alive & Kicking (1985), WGNS Recordings – "I Can Only Try"
 * 77 KK (1985), 77 KK Records – "Life Already Drawn"
 * Getting Shit for Growing Up Different (1986), Dischord Records/Sammich Records

with Dain Bramage

 * Demo 1 (1986), No Label
 * Demo 2 (1986), No Label
 * I Scream Not Coming Down (1986), Fartblossom Enterprizes

with Scream

 * No More Censorship (1988), RAS Records
 * Live at Van Hall in Amsterdam (1988), Konkurrel Records
 * Your Choice Live Series Vol.10 (1990), Your Choice Records
 * Fumble (Recorded 1989 / Released 1993), Dischord Records

with Nirvana

 * Nevermind (1991), DGC
 * Hormoaning (1992), DGC/Geffen
 * Incesticide (1992), Sub Pop/DGC
 * In Utero (1993), DGC/Geffen
 * MTV Unplugged in New York (1994), DGC/Geffen
 * Singles (1996), DGC/Geffen
 * From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah (1996), DGC/Geffen
 * Nirvana (2002), DGC/Geffen
 * With the Lights Out (2004), DGC/Geffen/Universal
 * Sliver: The Best of the Box (2005), DGC/Geffen/Universal
 * Live at Reading (2009), Geffen
 * Icon (2010), Universal

with Late!

 * Pocketwatch (1992), Simple Machines
 * Touch Motion Picture soundtrack (on select tracks)

with Foo Fighters

 * Foo Fighters (1995), Roswell/Capitol
 * The Colour and the Shape (1997), Roswell/Capitol
 * There Is Nothing Left to Lose (1999), RCA
 * One by One (2002), RCA
 * In Your Honor (2005), RCA
 * Five Songs and a Cover (2005), RCA
 * Skin and Bones (2006), RCA
 * Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace (2007), RCA
 * Greatest Hits (2009), RCA
 * Wasting Light (2011), RCA
 * Medium Rare (2011), Roswell/RCA
 * Sonic Highways (2014), RCA
 * Concrete and Gold (2017), RCA
 * Medicine at Midnight (2021), RCA
 * But Here We Are (2023), RCA

with Harlingtox A.D.

 * Harlingtox Angel Divine (1996), Laundry Room Records

with Tenacious D

 * Tenacious D (2001), Epic Records
 * Pick of Destiny (2006), Epic Records
 * Rize of the Fenix (2012), Columbia Records
 * Post-Apocalypto (2018), Columbia Records

with Queens of the Stone Age

 * Songs for the Deaf (2002), Interscope Records
 * ...Like Clockwork (2013), Matador Records

with Probot

 * Probot (2004), Southern Lord/Roswell

with Them Crooked Vultures

 * Them Crooked Vultures (2009), DGC/Interscope

with Dee Gees

 * Hail Satin (2021), RCA

with Dream Widow

 * Dream Widow (2022), Roswell Records

Solo career

 * Play (2018)

With The Backbeat Band

 * Backbeat Music from the Motion Picture (1994), Virgin Records

With Tenacious D

 * The Pick of Destiny Soundtrack to the film Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006), Epic Records

As David/Dave Grohl

 * Touch Music from the Motion Picture (1997), Roswell/Capitol
 * Rising Sun: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi Soundtrack (2006), Image Entertainment
 * Sound City: Real to Reel Soundtrack (2013), Variance Films/Roswell Films/Gravitas Ventures

Collaborations
The following is a list of artists whose releases feature contributions from Dave Grohl.

Singles
The following is a list of singles that include Dave Grohl as an official band member.

With Scream
 * "Mardi Gras"/"Land Torn Down" (1990)

With Nirvana
 * "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (1991)
 * "Come as You Are" (1992)
 * "On a Plain" (1992) promotional single
 * "Lithium" (1992)
 * "In Bloom" (1992)
 * "Molly's Lips" (1992) promotional single
 * "Puss"/"Oh, the Guilt" (1993) split single w/ The Jesus Lizard
 * "Heart-Shaped Box" (1993) see also: "Marigold"
 * "All Apologies"/"Rape Me" (1993)
 * "Pennyroyal Tea" (1994) discontinued
 * "About a Girl" (1994)
 * "The Man Who Sold the World" (1994) promotional single
 * "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" (1994) promotional single
 * "Lake of Fire" (1994) promotional single
 * "Aneurysm" (1996) promotional single
 * "Drain You" (1996) promotional single
 * "You Know You're Right" (2002)

With The Backbeat Band
 * "Money" (1994)
 * "Please Mr. Postman" (1994)

With Foo Fighters
 * "Exhausted" (1995) promotional single
 * "This Is a Call" (1995)
 * "I'll Stick Around" (1995)
 * "For All the Cows" (1995)
 * "Big Me" (1996)
 * "Alone+Easy Target" (1996) promotional single
 * "Monkey Wrench" (1997)
 * "Everlong" (1997)
 * "My Hero" (1998)
 * "Walking After You" (1998)
 * "Baker Street" (1998) promotional single
 * "Learn to Fly" (1999)
 * "Stacked Actors" (2000)
 * "Generator" (2000)
 * "Breakout" (2000)
 * "Next Year" (2000)
 * "The One" (2002)
 * "All My Life" (2002)
 * "Times Like These" (2003)
 * "Low" (2003)
 * "Have It All" (2003)
 * "Darling Nikki" (2003) promotional single
 * "Best of You" (2005)
 * "DOA" (2005)
 * "Resolve" (2005)
 * "No Way Back/Cold Day in the Sun" (2006)
 * "Miracle" (2006) promotional single
 * "Virginia Moon" (2006) promotional single

With Foo Fighters (continued) 
 * "The Pretender" (2007)
 * "Long Road to Ruin" (2007)
 * "Cheer Up Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)" (2008)
 * "Let It Die" (2008)
 * "Keep the Car Running" (2008) promotional single
 * "Summer's End" (2008) promotional single
 * "Wheels" (2009)
 * "Word Forward" (2010) promotional single
 * "Rope" (2011)
 * "White Limo" (2011) promotional single
 * "Walk" (2011)
 * "Arlandria" (2011)
 * "These Days" (2011)
 * "Bridge Burning" (2012)
 * "Something from Nothing (2014)
 * "The Feast and the Famine" (2014)
 * "Congregation" (2014)
 * "What Did I Do? / God As My Witness" (2014)
 * "Outside" (2015)
 * "Saint Cecilia" (2015)
 * "Run" (2017)
 * "The Sky Is a Neighborhood" (2017)
 * "The Line" (2018)
 * "Shame Shame" (2020)
 * "No Son of Mine" (2020)
 * "Waiting on a War" (2021)
 * "Making a Fire" (2021)
 * "Rescued" (2023)
 * "Under You" (2023)
 * "Show Me How" (2023)
 * "The Teacher" (2023)

With Queens of the Stone Age
 * "No One Knows" (2002)
 * "Go with the Flow" (2003)
 * "First It Giveth" (2003)
 * "My God Is the Sun" (2013)

As Probot
 * "Centuries of Sin"/"The Emerald Law" (2003)

With Them Crooked Vultures
 * "New Fang" (2009)
 * "Mind Eraser, No Chaser" (2009)

With BBC Music (various artists)
 * "God Only Knows" (charity single) (2014)

Solo
 * "Play" (2018)

With Live Lounge Allstars
 * "Times Like These" (charity single) (2020)

With Liam Gallagher
 * "Everything's Electric" (co-wrote and plays drums) (2022)

Production
The following releases were produced or co-produced by Dave Grohl.


 * I Co-produced by Dave Grohl and Buzz Osborne.
 * II Co-produced by Dave Grohl and Barrett Jones.

With Nirvana

 * Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! (1994) DGC
 * Classic Albums: Nirvana – Nevermind (2005) Eagle Vision
 * MTV Unplugged in New York (2007) DGC
 * Live at Reading (2009) Geffen
 * Live at the Paramount (2011) DGC
 * Live and Loud (2013) DGC

With Foo Fighters

 * Everywhere but Home (2003) Roswell/RCA
 * Skin and Bones (2006) RCA
 * Skin and Bones & Live in Hyde Park (2006) RCA
 * Live at Wembley Stadium (2008) RCA
 * Foo Fighters: Back and Forth (2011) RCA
 * Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways (2014) RCA

As David/Dave Grohl

 * Sound City (2013) Variance Films/Roswell Films/Gravitas Ventures