Produced by Butch Vig and mixed by Alan Moulder, Wasting Light was recorded entirely on analog tape in the garage of Grohl's home in California's San Fernando Valley.
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| Other | 2011 | AR | Sony BMG Music Entertainment | none | → |
| Other | 2011 | AR | RCA | 8869 784493-2 | → |
| Other | 2011 | AU | Sony Music | none | → |
| Other | 2011 | AU | Sony Music | 88697872772 | → |
| Other | 2011 | Australia & New Zealand | Sony Music | 88697-84493-2 | → |
| Other | 2011 | BR | RCA | 88697872772 | → |
| Other | 2011 | BR | RCA | 88697844932 | → |
| Other | 2011 | BR | RCA | 88697872772 | → |
| Other | 2011 | BR | RCA | 88697872772 | → |
| Other | 2011 | CA | RCA | none | → |
| Other | 2011 | CA | RCA | 88697-84493-2 | → |
| Other | 2011 | CN | Roswell Records (2) | 88697844932 | → |
| Other | 2011 | CN | RCA (2) | 88697-84493-2 | → |
| Other | 2011 | CN | Roswell Records (2) | 88697844932 | → |
| Other | 2011 | CO | Sony Music | none | → |
| Other | 2011 | GB | Columbia | none | → |
| Other | 2011 | ID | Sony Music | 88697-84493-2 | → |
| Other | 2011 | JP | RCA | SICP 3072 | → |
| Other | 2011 | JP | RCA | SICP 3072 | → |
| Other | 2011 | JP | RCA | SICP 3072 | → |
| Other | 2011 | KR | RCA | S10831C/88697872772 | → |
| Other | 2011 | MX | Roswell Records | 886978727725 | → |
| Other | 2011 | MY | RCA | 88697 87277 2 | → |
| Other | 2011 | RU | Roswell Records (2) | 88697844932 | → |
| Other | 2011 | RU | RCA | 88697-90733-2 | → |
| Other | 2011 | TH | RCA | 88697-8707-2 | → |
| Other | 2011 | UK & Europe | Roswell Records | 88697872772 | → |
| Other | 2011 | US | Roswell Records Wasting Light (Deluxe Pre-Order Package) | none | → |
| Other | 2011 | US | RCA | 88697-84493-2 | → |
| Other | 2011 | US | Roswell Records | 88697-84493-2 | → |
| Other | 2011 | US | Roswell Records | 88697-84493-2 | → |
| Other | 2011 | US | RCA Records Label | none | → |
| Other | 2011 | US | Roswell Records | 88697-84493-2RE1 | → |
| Other | 2011 | US | Roswell Records | 88697-84493-1 | → |
| Other | 2011 | US | RCA Records Label | none | → |
| Other | 2011 | US | Roswell Records | none | → |
| Other | 2011 | US | Roswell Records | 88697-84493-1I1, 88697-84493-1RE1I1 | → |
| Other | 2011 | US | RCA | 88697-84493-2 | → |
| Other | 2011 | US | RCA | 88697-89193-2 | → |
| Other | 2011 | US | RCA Records Label | none | → |
| Other | 2011 | US | Roswell Records | 88697-84493-1RE1 | → |
| Other | 2011 | US | RCA Records Label | none | → |
| Other | 2011 | Europe | Roswell Records | 88697872772 | → |
| Other | 2011 | Europe | RCA | 88697844932 | → |
| Other | 2011 | Europe | RCA | 88697870702 | → |
| Other | 2011 | Europe | Sony Music | none | → |
| Other | 2011 | Europe | Roswell Records | 88697 84493 1 | → |
| Other | 2011 | Europe | Roswell Records | 88697 84493 1 | → |
| Other | 2011 | Europe | Roswell Records | 88697844932 | → |
| Other | 2011 | ZA | Roswell Records | CDRCA7318 | → |
| Other | 2011 | — | Sony | none | → |
| Other | 2011 | — | RCA | none | → |
| Other | 2017 | JP | Roswell Records | SICP 5568 | → |
| Other | 2018 | RU | Star Line (7) | SL18263 | → |
| Other | — | CA | Roswell Records | 88697-84493-2, 88697-84493-2RE1 | → |
| Other | — | MX | Roswell Records | 88697-87277-25 | → |
| Other | — | UK & Europe | Roswell Records | 88697872772 | → |
| Other | — | UK & Europe | Roswell Records | 88697872772 | → |
| Other | — | US | Roswell Records | 88697-84493-2RE1, 88697-84493-2 | → |
| Other | — | US | Roswell Records | 88697 84493 1RE1 | → |
| Other | — | Europe | Roswell Records | 88697 84493 1 | → |