| 1982 |
No Life 'til Leather (Demo) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1983 |
Kill 'Em All |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1983 |
Whiplash (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1984 |
Jump in the Fire (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1984 |
Ride the Lightning |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1984 |
Creeping Death (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1986 |
Master of Puppets (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1986 |
Master of Puppets |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm), Guitars (lead on "Orion") |
| 1987 |
Creeping Death / Jump in the Fire (EP) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1987 |
Cliff 'Em All! (Video/VHS) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1987 |
Garage Days Re-Revisited (EP) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1988 |
...and Justice for All (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1988 |
...and Justice for All |
Guitars (acoustic), Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1988 |
Harvester of Sorrow (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1988 |
Eye of the Beholder (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1989 |
One (demo) (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1989 |
One (EP) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1989 |
One (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1989 |
2 of One (Video/VHS) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1990 |
Stone Cold Crazy (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1991 |
Enter Sandman (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1991 |
Metallica |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm), Guitars (lead on "Nothing Else Matters") |
| 1991 |
The Unforgiven (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1992 |
Live at Wembley Stadium (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars |
| 1992 |
Sad but True Part 1 (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1992 |
A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica (Video/VHS) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1992 |
Wherever I May Roam (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1992 |
Nothing Else Matters (Single) |
Vocals, Rhythm and Lead Guitars |
| 1993 |
Metallistore 1/21/93 (EP) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1993 |
Sad but True Part 2 (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1993 |
Sad but True (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1993 |
Live Shit: Binge and Purge (Boxed set) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1994 |
One (live) (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1996 |
Until It Sleeps: Part 2 (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1996 |
Until It Sleeps (Video/VHS) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1996 |
Until It Sleeps (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1996 |
Load |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1996 |
King Nothing (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1996 |
Mama Said (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1996 |
Hero of the Day (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1996 |
Until It Sleeps: Part I (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1997 |
Live in London (1996) (EP) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1997 |
The Unforgiven II (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1997 |
The Memory Remains (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1997 |
ReLoad |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1998 |
bay area trashers (Live album) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1998 |
Live in London - Antipodean Tour Edition (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1998 |
Poor Touring Me (EP) |
Vocals, Guitars |
| 1998 |
The Unforgiven II (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1998 |
Fuel (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1998 |
The Unforgiven II (EP) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1998 |
Mama Said (Japan) (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1998 |
Better than You (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1998 |
Turn the Page (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1998 |
Fuel pt. 3 (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1998 |
Fuel Pt. 2 (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1998 |
Cunning Stunts (DVD) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1999 |
Master of Puppets (S&M version) (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1999 |
S&M Promo (Video/VHS) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1999 |
Whiskey in the Jar (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1999 |
Die Die My Darling (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1999 |
No Leaf Clover (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1999 |
Nothing Else Matters (S&M version) (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1999 |
S&M (Live album) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 1999 |
S&M (DVD) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2000 |
No Leaf Clover Pt.1 (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2000 |
I Disappear (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2001 |
Classic Albums: Metallica (DVD) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2003 |
St. Anger (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars |
| 2003 |
St. Anger |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2003 |
Frantic (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars |
| 2004 |
The Unnamed Feeling Maxi (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2004 |
The Unnamed Feeling (EP) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2004 |
Some Kind of Monster (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2005 |
Some Kind of Monster (DVD) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2006 |
The Videos 1989-2004 (DVD) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2007 |
The Ecstasy of Gold (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2007 |
Live from Live Earth (EP) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2008 |
The Day That Never Comes (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2008 |
My Apocalypse (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2008 |
Cyanide (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2008 |
The Judas Kiss (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2008 |
Death Magnetic |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2008 |
All Nightmare Long (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2009 |
Broken, Beat & Scarred (Single) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2009 |
Français Pour Une Nuit (DVD) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2009 |
Orgullo, Pasión y Gloria - Tres Noches en la Ciudad de México (DVD) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2010 |
Frantic / Paranoid (Split) |
Vocals, Guitars |
| 2010 |
Six Feet Down Under (EP) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2010 |
The Big 4: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria (Split DVD/video) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2010 |
Six Feet Down Under Part II (EP) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2010 |
Live at Grimey's (EP) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2011 |
The View (Single) |
Guitars, Vocals (secondary) |
| 2011 |
Lulu |
Guitars, Vocals |
| 2011 |
Beyond Magnetic (EP) |
Vocals, Guitars |
| 2012 |
The First 30 Years (Single) |
Vocals (lead), Guitars (rhythm) |
| 2012 |
Quebec Magnetic (DVD) |
Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) |
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Trivia
James was addicted to alcohol and was saved in 2002 after he went to rehab.James Hetfield has been known to skateboard and has had numerous accidents. Because of this, his management company Q Prime added a clause in his contract saying he is not allowed to skateboard while Metallica is on tour.