Rose Tattoo discography
The discography of Australian hard rock band Rose Tattoo includes eight studio albums, five live albums, seven compilation albums and twenty-one singles.[1][2]
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [3] |
UK [4] | ||
| Rose Tattoo |
|
40 | — |
| Assault & Battery |
|
27 | 40 |
| Scarred for Life |
|
11 | — |
| Southern Stars |
|
30 | — |
| Beats from a Single Drum |
|
35 | — |
| Pain |
|
— | — |
| Blood Brothers |
|
— | — |
| Outlaws |
|
— | — |
Live albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| 25 to Life |
|
| Tatts – Live in Brunswick |
|
| Scarred for Live 1980 - 1982 |
|
| Staunch As At SS&A (Live) |
|
| Boggo Road Jail '93 |
|
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUS [3][5] | ||
| A Decade of Rock |
|
15 |
| Their Greatest Hits |
|
— |
| Angry Metal |
|
— |
| Nice Boys Don't Play Rock 'n' Roll |
|
121 |
| Never Too Loud |
|
— |
| The Essential Rose Tattoo |
|
— |
| Keef's Free |
|
— |
Box Set
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The Albums 1981-84 |
|
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [3] |
NZ [7] |
UK [4] | |||
| "Bad Boy for Love" | 1977 | 19 | — | — | Rose Tattoo |
| "Rock 'n' Roll Outlaw" | 1978 | 68 | — | 60 | |
| "One of the Boys" | 95 | — | — | ||
| "Release Legalise" (with Cole Paterson) | 1980 | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Rock 'n' Roll Is King" | 1981 | 60 | — | — | Assault & Battery |
| "Assault & Battery" (UK only) | — | — | — | ||
| "Out of This Place" | 1982 | — | — | — | |
| "We Can't Be Beaten" | 28 | 47 | — | Scarred for Life | |
| "Branded" | 1983 | 97 | — | — | |
| "It's Gonna Work Itself Out" | — | — | — | ||
| "I Wish" | 1984 | 32 | — | — | Southern Stars |
| "Freedom Flame" | — | — | — | ||
| "No Secrets" | 1985 | — | — | — | |
| "Born to Be Wild" | 25 | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Calling" | 1986 | 24 | — | — | Beats from a Single Drum |
| "Get It Right" | 100 | — | — | ||
| "Falling" | 1987 | 100 | — | — | |
| "Bad Boy for Love" (re-release) | 1993 | 102 | — | — | Nice Boys Don't Play Rock 'n' Roll |
| "All Hell Broke Loose" | 1998 | — | — | — | |
| "Black-Eyed Bruiser" | 2006 | — | — | — | Blood Brothers |
| "Hard Road"[8] | 2025 | — | — | — | |
References
General
- McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Whammo Homepage". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 5 April 2004. Retrieved 20 May 2010. Note: Archived [on-line] copy has limited functionality.
- Nimmervoll, Ed. "Rose Tattoo". Howlspace – The Living History of Our Music (Ed Nimmervoll). White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd. Archived from the original on 28 January 2003. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
Specific
- ^ McFarlane 'Rose Tattoo' entry. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
- ^ Holmgren, Magnus. "Rose Tattoo". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ a b c Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
- ^ a b "Rose Tattoo at Official Charts". Official Charts Company. December 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ^ "Bubbling Down Under Week commencing 8 February 1993". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ "The Albums 1981-84 (Deluxe Box Set)". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ^ "Rose Tattoo at Charts NZ". charts.nz. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "Rose Tattoo Cover Stevie Wright's "Hard Road" With First New Music in 17 Years". noise11. 29 January 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
External links
- Rose Tattoo discography discography at Discogs