The discography of American rock band Tool consists of five studio albums, one box set, two extended plays, four video albums, sixteen singles and eight music videos.

Tool was founded in 1990 by vocalist Maynard James Keenan and guitarist Adam Jones,Kitts, Jeff; Brad Tolinski (2002). Guitar World Presents Nu-Metal. Hal Leonard Corporation. , pp. 1965–1969. who then recruited drummer Danny Carey and bassist Paul D'Amour. They initially released a demo EP in 1991 called 72826. Although demos are typically intended only for record labels, the band was so pleased with theirs that they sold copies to their fans. Tool signed to Zoo Entertainment just three months into their career, and released their first studio EP, Opiate, in March 1992. After touring to positive reviews, they released their first full-length album, Undertow, in April 1993. The album was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2021.

Shortly after entering the studio to record their second album in September 1995, the band experienced its only lineup change to date, with bassist D'Amour leaving amicably to pursue other projects. He was replaced by Justin Chancellor and recording resumed. October 1996 saw the release of Ænima which eventually beat Tool's debut in sales, and was certified triple platinum by the RIAA in 2003. The third single from the album, "Ænema", won the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 1998. Following legal battles with their label, the band went on hiatus. Tool returned in May 2001 with the release of Lateralus. The album reached number one on the US Billboard 200 chart in its debut week, and was certified triple platinum in April 2021. The first single, "Schism", won a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 2002. Again waiting five years between releases, 10,000 Days was released in May 2006. The album sold 564,000 copies in its opening week in the US, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, and was certified double platinum by the RIAA in April 2021. The album won a Grammy Award for Best Recording Package in 2007. In August 2019, Tool released Fear Inoculum. In March 2022, Tool re-released the song "Opiate" as a single titled "Opiate²". This was a re-recorded version of "Opiate", as the Opiate EP turned 30 years old that year.

Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications US AUS CANPeak chart positions for albums in Canada: All except noted: Ænima: FRA GER NLD NZ SWE SWI UKPeak chart positions for albums in the United Kingdom: Lateralus and 10,000 Days: Ænima: Undertow Released: April 6, 1993 (US) Label: Zoo Formats: CD, CS, LP 19 21 32 — — 89 17 — — — RIAA: 3× Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: Silver MC: Platinum RMNZ: Gold Ænima Released: September 17, 1996 (US) Label: Zoo Formats: CD, CS, LP 2 6 3 — 75 75 1 53 79 108 RIAA: 3× Platinum ARIA: 3× Platinum BPI: Gold MC: Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum Lateralus Released: May 15, 2001 (US) Label: Volcano Formats: HDCD (on the most pressings), CD, CS, LP 1 1 1 21 5 7 2 8 31 16 RIAA: 3× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Gold MC: 2× Platinum RMNZ: Platinum 10,000 Days Released: May 2, 2006 (US) Label: Volcano Formats: CD, LP 1 1 1 7 2 1 1 2 3 4 RIAA: 2× Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold MC: Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum Fear Inoculum Released: August 30, 2019 Label: Volcano, RCA Formats: CD, Digital download, LP 1 1 1 9 2 3 1 7 2 4 US: 390,000RIAA: Gold MC: Gold RMNZ: Platinum "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Box sets + List of box sets, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions US AUS Salival Released: December 12, 2000 (US) Label: Volcano Format: CD+VHS, CD+DVD 38 29

Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected chart positions and certifications Title EP details Peak chart positions Certifications US USRock AUS CAN SWI UKDL UKRockPeaks on the UK Rock & Metal Albums chart: Opiate: 72826 Released: December 21, 1991 (US) Label: Toolshed Music Formats: CS Demo release — — — — — — — Opiate Released: March 10, 1992 (US) Label: Zoo Formats: CD, CS, LP 59 12 43 85 87 41 16 RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Platinum "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

+ List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US USRock AUS N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. CAN GER IRE NLD NZ SCOPeaks in Scotland: "Prison Sex": "Fear Inoculum": UK "Hush" 1992 — — — — — — — — — — Opiate (EP) "Sober" 1993 — 3 131 — — — — — — — RMNZ: Platinum Undertow "Prison Sex" — 18 172 — — — — — 73 81 "Stinkfist" 1996 — 7 126 — — — — — — — RMNZ: Platinum Ænima "H." 1997 — — — — — — — — — — "Ænema" — 9 — — — — — — — — RMNZ: Gold "Forty Six & 2" 1998 — 6 152 — — — — — — — RMNZ: Platinum "Schism" 2001 67 5 — — — — 56 — — — RMNZ: Platinum Lateralus "Parabola" 2002 — 14 — — — — 54 — — — RMNZ: Platinum "Lateralus" — 17 — — — — — — — — "Vicarious" 2006 — 11 — — 71 — — — — — RMNZ: Gold 10,000 Days "The Pot" — 8 — — — — — — — — RMNZ: Platinum "Jambi" 2007 — 21 — — — — — — — — RMNZ: Gold "Fear Inoculum" 2019 93 3 68 76 — — — 40 76 — RMNZ: GoldFear Inoculum "Pneuma" 2020 — 4 78 — — 84 — — — — RMNZ: Platinum "Opiate²" 2022 — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs + List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album USDL USAct. Rock USHardRock USRock AUS IRE NZHot UKRockFor "Litanie contre la peur". "Invincible", "Legion Inoculant", "Descending", and "Culling Voices" "Opiate" 1992 — — — — 181 — — — Opiate (EP) "Eulogy" 1996 44 31 — 22 — — — — Ænima "The Grudge" 2001 — — — — — — — — Lateralus "Right in Two" 2006 — — — — — — — — 10,000 Days "Litanie contre la peur" 2019 — — — — 150 — — 28 Fear Inoculum "Invincible" — — 25 5 89 95 3 12 RMNZ: Gold "Legion Inoculant" — — — — 158 — — 34 "Descending" — — — 7 — — 6 20 "Culling Voices" — — — 13 169 — — 33 "Chocolate Chip Trip" — — — 15 — — — — "7empest" — — — 6 117 — 7 19 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Videos

Video albums + List of video albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US USVideoPeak chart positions for video albums in the United States: Salival: Vicarious: AUSDVD JPNDVD UKVideo Salival Released: December 12, 2000 (US) Label: Volcano Formats: VHS, DVD 38 1 4 19 22 Schism Released: December 20, 2005 (US) Label: Volcano Formats: DVD — 54 4 300 25 RIAA: Gold Parabola Released: December 20, 2005 (US) Label: Volcano Formats: DVD — 12 2 1 24 RIAA: Gold Vicarious Released: December 18, 2007 (US) Label: Volcano Formats: DVD — 21 28 77 — RIAA: 2× Platinum ARIA: Gold Opiate² Released: March 18, 2022 Label: RCA Formats: Blu-Ray — — — — 1 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Music videos + List of music videos, showing year released and director Title Year Director(s) "Hush" Recorded in 1992, released in 2000 Ken Andrews "Sober" 1993 Adam Jones, Fred Stuhr "Prison Sex" 1994 Adam Jones "Stinkfist" 1996 "Ænema" 1997 "Schism" 2001 "Parabola" 2002 "Vicarious" 2007 Adam Jones, Alex Grey "Opiate2" 2022 Adam Jones, Dominic Hailstone

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References

External links Official website Tool at AllMusic