
Artist
Cheap Trick
Cheap Trick is a rock artist from Rockford, Illinois, USA formed in 1973. 50 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Rock · Rockford, Illinois, USA · Best rock albums
- 50
- Releases
- 1977–2026
- Active years
- 1973
- Formed

Artist
Cheap Trick is a rock artist from Rockford, Illinois, USA formed in 1973. 50 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Rock · Rockford, Illinois, USA · Best rock albums

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Heaven Tonight
1978 · 10 tracks

In Color
1977

Dream Police
1979

Lap of Luxury
1988

Authorized Greatest Hits
2000

Cheap Trick
1977

One on One
1982

Bang, Zoom, Crazy… Hello
2016

All Shook Up
1980

Busted
1990

Standing on the Edge
1985

The Doctor
1986

Christmas Christmas
2017

We're All Alright!
2017

Woke Up With a Monster
1994

All Washed Up
2025

In Another World
2021

Out To Get You! Live 1977
2020

Are You Ready? Live 12/31/1979
2019
Greatest Hits: Japanese Single Collection
2018

The Epic Archive, Vol. 2 (1980-1983)
2015

The Epic Archive, Vol. 1 (1975-1979)
2015

The Epic Archive, Vol. 3 (1984-1992)
2015
On Top of the World
2014
Playlist: The Very Best of Cheap Trick
2009
Sgt. Pepper Live
2009
The Latest
2009
Super Hits
2007

Next Position Please - The Authorized Version
2006
Rockford
2006

The Essential Cheap Trick
2004
Special One
2003
Don't Be Cruel
1998

Sex, America, Cheap Trick
1996
The Greatest Hits
1991

At Budokan
1990
Next Position Please
1983
Cheap Trick at Budokan
1978

BUDOKAN! (30th Anniversary)
1978

Found All the Parts
EP · 1980

Rebel Rebel
Single · 2026

Light Up The Fire
Single · 2026

The Riff That Won't Quit
Single · 2026

Twelve Gates
Single · 2026

Gimme Some Truth
Single · 2026

Boys & Girls & Rock N Roll
Single · 2026

I Wish it Could Be Christmas Everyday (Live)
Single · 2026

Ambush
Single · 2019

I'm Waiting For The Man (Live)
Single · 2017

No Direction Home
Single · 2016
Back in the 60s, rock n roll oddball Rick Nielson began collecting bizarre guitars and studying esoteric British bands like Family and the Move. Tooling around the world, he returned to hometown Rockford, Illinois, and wound up in various outfits with avuncular drummer Bun E. Carlos. With lies of success, Nielson fooled bassist-in-crime Tom Petersson into leaving Europe to join. Soon, young folk singer Robin Zander was on board and Cheap Trick was born. The band played anywhere and everywhere, soon opening for the Kinks, Journey and Kiss. Nielson amassed a huge song portfolio before legendary producer Jack (Aerosmith, John Lennon, Zebra) Douglas finally led the quartet into the studio for their self-titled debut in 77. Cheap Trick showcased the Trick throwaway aesthetics of brilliant stupidity ("Hot Love"), wily irreverence ("Daddy Should Have Stayed in High School") and high-voltage pop genius ("He’s a Whore," "Oh Candy"). Chicago murderer Richard Speck was the topic of "Ballad of TV Violence" while "ELO Kiddies" is the cleverest Japanese toy/nuclear generation/Jeff Lynne song ever. In-house producer Tom Werman cleaned up the follow-up, In Color (77), for the radio and polished t…