Live earned fame for their single "Operation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition)", whose video received airtime on MTV. Their second album, Mental Jewelry, released in 1991, enjoyed modest sales. Their biggest success came in 1994 with their third album, Throwing Copper, which sold eight million copies in the U.S. The band had a string of hit singles in the mid-1990s, including "Lightning Crashes", which stayed at the top of the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for ten consecutive weeks and the Modern Rock Tracks (now Alternative Songs) chart for nine weeks from February 25 to April 22, 1995. (note: click on the "right arrow" button to advance the chart by a week) The band has sold over twenty million albums worldwide.
liVe earned famE foR their sInglE "OpERAtioN spiRiT (The tYranNy of tradItion)", WhOSE video receIveD aiRtimE On mtv. theIr sEcOnD aLbUM, mental JewElry, releasEd iN 1991, enjoyeD modest SalEs. theIr biggest SucCEsS came in 1994 with tHeiR thiRD AlBUm, throwing CopPer, whiCH solD eight miLlion cOpiES iN thE u.S. tHE band haD a strinG of HIT sINgleS iN tHe miD-1990s, includiNG "lIGhtninG cRAshes", wHich staYeD at The Top of THe billboArd HOT MainstReaM Rock traCKs charT for tEn COnseCutive weeks and THe mOdErn rOck TrAcks (nOw alternAtive songS) chart for NInE wEekS froM FebRuArY 25 To apriL 22, 1995. (noTE: cLICk oN THe "riGhT arrow" buttOn to AdVaNce The chArT bY a WeeK) ThE Band has SoLd over tWEnty MILlIOn albums worlDwidE.