The Band | |
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 Bob Dylan and The Band touring in Chicago in 1974. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Toronto,Ontario,Canada |
| Genres | Americana,Roots rock,Country rock,Folk rock |
| Years active | 1964–1976, 1983–1999 |
| Labels | Capitol Records Rhino Records Warner Bros. Records |
| Past member(s) | Levon Helm Garth Hudson Rick Danko Robbie Robertson Richard Manuel Stan Szelest Jim Weider Randy Ciarlante Richard Bell |
The Band was arock music band from 1964 to 1976 and again from 1983 to 1999. The original group was made up of fourCanadians (Robbie Robertson,Richard Manuel,Garth Hudson, andRick Danko) and oneAmerican, (Levon Helm).
This band was the subject of the 1978 movieThe Last Waltz.
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| 1976–1983 | Band Split |
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| 1985–1986 |
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| 1986–1989 |
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| 1989–1990 |
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| 1990–1991 |
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| 1991–1992 |
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| 1992–1999 |
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| Year | Album | Chart Positions | RIAA | |
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| CAN | US | |||
| 1968 | Music from Big Pink | 18 | 30 | Gold |
| 1969 | The Band | 2 | 9 | Platinum |
| 1970 | Stage Fright | 6 | 5 | Gold |
| 1971 | Cahoots | 15 | 21 | — |
| 1973 | Moondog Matinee | 19 | 28 | — |
| 1975 | Northern Lights – Southern Cross | 27 | 26 | — |
| 1977 | Islands | — | 64 | — |
| 1993 | Jericho | 50 | 166 | — |
| 1996 | High on the Hog | — | — | — |
| 1998 | Jubilation | — | — | — |
| Year | Album | Chart Positions | RIAA | |
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| CAN | US | |||
| 1972 | Rock of Ages | 4 | 6 | Gold |
| 1995 | Live at Watkins Glen | — | — | — |
| Year | Album | Chart Positions | CRIA | |
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| CAN | US | |||
| 1978 | The Last Waltz | 13 | 16 | Gold |
| 2002 | The Last Waltz(box set) | — | — | — |
| Year | Album | Chart Positions | RIAA | |
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| CAN | US | |||
| 1976 | The Best of The Band | 35 | 51 | Gold |
| 1978 | Anthology | — | — | — |
| 1989 | To Kingdom Come: The Definitive Collection | — | — | — |
| 1994 | Across the Great Divide(box set) | — | — | — |
| 1999 | The Best of The Band, Vol. II | — | — | — |
| 2000 | Greatest Hits | — | — | — |
| 2005 | A Musical History(box set) | — | — | — |
| Year | Album | Chart Positions | RIAA | |
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| CAN | US | |||
| 1974 | Planet Waves | 1 | 1 | Gold |
| Before the Flood | 5 | 3 | Platinum | |
| 1975 | The Basement Tapes | 15 | 7 | Gold |
| 1998 | The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live 1966, The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert | 50 | 31 | Gold |
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album | |||
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| CAN | CAN AC | CAN Country | US | |||
| 1968 | "The Weight" | 35 | — | — | 63 | Music from Big Pink |
| 1969 | "Up on Cripple Creek" | 10 | — | — | 25 | The Band |
| 1970 | "Rag Mama Rag" | 46 | — | — | 57 | |
| "Time to Kill" | 45 | — | — | 77 | Stage Fright | |
| 1971 | "Life Is a Carnival" | 25 | — | — | 72 | Cahoots |
| 1972 | "Don't Do It" | 11 | — | — | 34 | Rock of Ages |
| 1973 | "Ain't Got No Home" | 35 | — | — | 73 | Moondog Matinee |
| 1974 | "Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)"(withBob Dylan) | 43 | — | — | 66 | Before the Flood |
| 1976 | "Ophelia" | — | — | — | 62 | Northern Lights – Southern Cross |
| 1993 | "Remedy" | 14 | 27 | 71 | — | Jericho |
| 1994 | "Atlantic City" | — | 37 | — | — | |
