Blur discography
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.jpg) Blur performing at Hyde Park in London, July 2009. Left to right: Graham Coxon, Damon Albarn, Dave Rowntree and Alex James. |
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| Releases | ||
|---|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 7 | |
| ↙Live albums | 5 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 4 | |
| ↙EPs | 0 | |
| ↙Singles | 28 | |
| ↙Video albums | 5 | |
| ↙Music videos | 26 | |
The discography of Blur, an English alternative rock band, consists of seven studio albums, five compilations, twenty-six singles and four video albums. The band, who formed in London in 1989, consists of vocalist Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree.
Blur found mainstream recognition in their native country almost instantly from their Top 10 hit "There's No Other Way".[1] Parklife was their most successful album domestically but it wasn't until their 1995 album The Great Escape that they gained an international following, with the album reaching top 10 in the albums charts of seven countries and selling 2.15 million copies worldwide.[2][3] Their follow-up Blur saw similar amounts of success, with 2.4 million sales and their second highest positioning on the Billboard 200.[3][4][5]
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[edit] Albums
[edit] Studio albums
| Year | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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| UK [1] |
AUS [6] |
AUT [7] |
CAN [4] |
SWI [8] |
FRA [9] |
GER [10] |
NLD [11] |
NOR [12] |
NZL [13] |
POR [14] |
SWE [15] |
JPN [16] |
US [4] |
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| 1991 | Leisure
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7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | Modern Life Is Rubbish
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15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1994 | Parklife
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1 | 45 | — | 41 [17] |
— | — | — | — | 37 | 27 | — | 8 | 36 | — | |
| 1995 | The Great Escape
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1 | 10 | 21 | 24 [20] |
26 | 14 [21] |
35 | 28 | 5 | 7 | — | 2 | 5 | 150 | |
| 1997 | Blur
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1 | 22 | 21 | 26 [25] |
17 | 12 | 23 | 49 | 6 | 3 | — | 4 | 7 | 61 | |
| 1999 | 13
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1 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 60 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 13 | 80 | |
| 2003 | Think Tank
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1 | 30 | 19 | — | 9 | 11 | 8 | 52 | 18 | 27 | 28 | 44 | 14 | 56 [5] |
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[edit] Compilation albums
| Year | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [6] |
AUT [7] |
BEL [30] |
BEL [31] |
CAN [4] |
CHE [8] |
DEN [32] |
FIN [33] |
FRA [9] |
GER [10] |
IRL [34] |
ITA [35] |
JPN [16] |
NLD [11] |
NOR [12] |
NZL [13] |
POR [14] |
SWE [15] |
US [4] |
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| 1994 | The Special Collectors Edition
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1998 | Bustin' + Dronin'
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50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2000 | Blur: The Best Of
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3 | 23 | 25 | 29 | — | 14 | 31 | 29 | — | — | 35 | 3 | 15 | 20 | — | 13 | 6 | — | 22 | 186 | |
| 2009 | Midlife: A Beginner's Guide to Blur
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20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
[edit] Live albums
| Year | Details |
|---|---|
| 1996 | Live at the Budokan |
| 2009 | All the People: Blur Live at Hyde Park |
[edit] Box sets
| Year | Details |
|---|---|
| 1994 | The Brit Pop Blur Box |
| 1999 | The 10 Year Limited Edition Anniversary Box Set
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[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [6] |
CAN [38] [39] |
CHE [8] |
FIN [33] |
FRA [9] |
GER [40] |
IRL [34] [41] |
NLD [11] |
NOR [12] |
NZL [13] |
SWE [15] |
US [38] |
US Alt [38] |
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| 1990 | "She's So High" | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Leisure | |
| 1991 | "There's No Other Way" | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | 82 | 5 | ||
| "Bang" | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1992 | "Popscene" | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| 1993 | "For Tomorrow" | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Modern Life Is Rubbish | |
| "Chemical World" | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | |||
| "Sunday Sunday" | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1994 | "Girls & Boys" | 5 | 19 | 27 | — | — | 11 | — | 23 | 24 | — | 16 | 30 | 59 | 4 | Parklife | |
| "To the End" | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Parklife" | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "End of a Century" | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1995 | "Country House" | 1 | 28 | — | 26 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 30 | 10 | — | — | UK: Gold[2] NOR: Gold[12] |
The Great Escape |
| "The Universal" | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | 55 | — | — | UK: Silver[2] | ||
| 1996 | "Stereotypes" | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Charmless Man" | 5 | 35 | — | — | — | 33 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1997 | "Beetlebum" | 1 | 35 | — | — | 3 | — | 85 | 8 | 87 | — | 34 | 39 | — | — | Blur | |
| "Song 2" | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 73 | — | — | 28 | — | 6 | |||
| "On Your Own" | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "M.O.R." | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | 114 | — | |||
| 1999 | "Tender" | 2 | 32 | — | 45 | — | — | 94 | 6 | 90 | 15 | 12 | 29 | — | — | UK: Silver[2] | 13 |
| "Coffee & TV" | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "No Distance Left to Run" | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2000 | "Music Is My Radar" | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Best of Blur | |
| 2002 | "Don't Bomb When You Are the Bomb" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Limited Edition/Non-album single (Promotional Only - 500 made) | |
| 2003 | "Out of Time" | 5 | — | — | 97 | — | — | 75 | 17 | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | Think Tank | |
| "Crazy Beat" | 18 | — | 30 | — | — | — | 98 | 41 | — | — | — | 20 | — | 22 | |||
| "Good Song" | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2010 | "Fool's Day" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Limited Edition/Non-album single (For Record Store Day 2010 - 1000 made) (also from Parlophone Record Store Day Box) | |
[edit] Other singles
[edit] Fanclub singles
- "Death of a Party (Demo Version)" (1996)
- "I Love Her" (1997)
- "Close" (1998)
- "Sing (to Me)" (2000)
- B-Sides Gig EP (2001)
- "Won't Do It / Come Together (Seymour Demos)" (2002)
- "Colours" (2003)
- "Some Glad Morning" (2005)
[edit] Promotional
- "High Cool / Bad Day" (1991)
- "Bang" (remix) (1992)
- "The Wassailing Song" (1992)
- "This is a Low" (1995)
- "Tracy Jacks / Bank Holiday" (1995)
- "Entertain Me" (The Live It! Remix) (1995)
- "Bugman" (1999)
- "We've Got a File on You" (2003)
[edit] Music videos
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | "She's So High" | David Balfe |
| 1991 | "There's No Other Way" (UK version) | |
| "Bang" | Willy Smax | |
| "There's No Other Way" (US version) | Matthew Amos | |
| 1992 | "Popscene" | David Mould |
| 1993 | "For Tomorrow" | Julien Temple |
| "Chemical World" | Dwight Clarke | |
| "Sunday Sunday" | ||
| 1994 | "Girls & Boys" | Kevin Godley |
| "To the End" | David Mould | |
| "Parklife" | Pedro Romhanyi | |
| "End of a Century" | Matthew Longfellow | |
| 1995 | "Country House" | Damien Hirst |
| "The Universal" | Jonathan Glazer | |
| 1996 | "Stereotypes" | Matthew Longfellow |
| "Charmless Man" | Jamie Thraves | |
| 1997 | "Beetlebum" | Sophie Muller |
| "Song 2" | ||
| "On Your Own" | ||
| "M.O.R." | John Hardwick | |
| 1999 | "Tender" | Grant Gee |
| "Coffee & TV" | Hammer & Tongs | |
| "No Distance Left to Run" | Thomas Vinterberg | |
| 2000 | "Music Is My Radar" | Don Cameron[disambiguation needed  ] |
| 2003 | "Out of Time" | John Hardwick |
| "Crazy Beat" | Shynola | |
| "Crazy Beat" (alternative version) | John Hardwick | |
| "Good Song" | Shynola & David Shrigley | |
| 2010 | "Fool's Day" | Unknown |
[edit] Video releases
| Year | Title | Format | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Starshaped | VHS (1993), DVD (2004) | Tour video |
| 1995 | Showtime | VHS, Laserdisc | Live Performance |
| 1999 | No Distance Left to Run | DVD | The making of |
| 2000 | Blur: The Best of | VHS, DVD | Promo videos compilation |
| 2003 | "Out of Time" | DVD | DVD single |
| "Crazy Beat" | DVD | DVD single | |
| "Good Song" | DVD | DVD single | |
| 2009 | No Distance Left to Run | DVD (2010) | Documentary film |
[edit] Appearences
- 2004: Glastonbury Anthems, featured a live version of "This is a Low".
- 2004: Top of the Pops 40th Anniversary 1964–2004 DVD, featured a live version of "Parklife".
[edit] Other noteable releases
[edit] Interview albums
- Focusing in with Blur (1991) (with snippets of songs from "Leisure" and unreleased remixes from "Leisure")
- Basically Blur (1993) (with acoustic versions of "Sunday Sunday", "Chemical World" & "For Tomorrow")
- Blurb (1997)
- 15on13 (1999)
- Blur: The Best of...The Interview (2000)
- Blur: The Best of...The Radio Show (2000)
- Interview CD (2003)
All were promotionally released to radio stations in the UK, except Focusing in with Blur, released in the US.
[edit] Appearances on compilation albums
- Volume Two (1991): "Oily Water", early version
- In a Field of their Own (1992): Sunday Sunday (Live at Glastonbury 1992)
- NME: Ruby Trax (1993): Cover of The Faces "Maggie May" (same as the B-Side to "Chemical World" UK 7" release)
- Peace Together (1993): Cover of Elvis Costello's "Oliver's Army"
- Who Covers Who? (1993): Cover of The Who's "Substitute"
- The Help Album (1995): "Eine Klein Lift Muzik"
- Food 100 (1997): "Never Clever" (previously unreleased studio version from 1992) also features "Popscene"
- Parlophone Record Store Day Box (2010): 7" boxset containing all Parlophone Record Store Day singles including "Fool's Day".
[edit] Compilation and live albums
- Blur-ti-Go (1992) (US promotional compilation of remixes and live tracks)
- Bet Bet Bet (1994) (French promotional live EP)
- Exclusive 5 Track CD (2003) (UK release free with The Observer newspaper)
- Live 2009 (2009) (UK live album free with The Observer newspaper)
[edit] External links
[edit] References
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "British certificates: searchable database". bpi.co.uk. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
- ^ a b "Couple win Blur royalties battle". BBC. 7 March 2001. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1207128.stm. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "North American chart positions". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p12405/charts-awards. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
- ^ a b "Blur Album & Song Chart History". billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/blur/chart-history/10178?f=305&g=Albums. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
- ^ a b c "Australian chart positions". australian-charts.com. http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Blur. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
- ^ a b "Austrian chart positions". austriancharts.at. http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Blur. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
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- ^ a b c d "Gold Platinum Database: Blur". Canadian Recording Industry Association. http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=Blur&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
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