Cream discography
Appearance
Cream discography | |
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Studio albums | 4 |
Live albums | 5 |
Compilation albums | 10 |
Video albums | 6 |
Singles | 10 |
Cream were a 1960s British rock power trio consisting of drummer Ginger Baker, guitarist/singer Eric Clapton and bassist/singer Jack Bruce. While together they released four albums, the last two being partly recorded live in concert, and ten singles. Since breaking up there have been five albums of music recorded live in concert (including of their brief reunion at the Royal Albert Hall in 2005), and 10 compilation albums.
Albums
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]Year | Title and details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
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UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
FRA [4] |
FIN [5] |
GER [6] |
NOR [7] |
US [8] | |||
1966 | Fresh Cream | 6 | 10 | — | 20 | 4 | — | — | 39 | |
1967 | Disraeli Gears
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5 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | 16 | 4 | |
1968 | Wheels of Fire
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3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 1 | |
1969 | Goodbye
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1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Live albums
[edit]Year | Title and details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
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UK [1] |
AUS [14] |
CAN [3] |
FRA [4] |
FIN [5] |
GER [6] |
NOR [7] |
US [8] | |||
1970 | Live Cream
|
4 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 30 | 15 | 15 |
|
1972 | Live Cream Volume II
|
15 | — | 30 | 27 | — | — | — | 27 | |
2003 | BBC Sessions
|
100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
2005 | Royal Albert Hall London May 2-3-5-6, 2005
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61 | — | — | 59 | — | 11 | — | 59 | |
2020 | Goodbye Tour: Live 1968
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— | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Compilation albums
[edit]Year | Title and details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||
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UK [1] |
AUS [17] |
CAN [3] |
FIN [5] |
GER [6] |
NZL [18] |
US [8] | |||
1969 | Best of Cream
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6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 29 | — | 3 | |
1972 | Heavy Cream
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | 135 | |
1973 | Cream Off the Top
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1983 | Strange Brew: The Very Best of Cream
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— | — | — | — | — | — | 205 |
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1995 | The Very Best of Cream
|
149 | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | |
1997 | Those Were the Days
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
2000 | 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Cream
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
2005 | Gold
|
186 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
I Feel Free - Ultimate Cream
|
6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| |
2011 | Icon
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Singles
[edit]Year | Titles (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated |
Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||
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UK [1] |
AUS [14] |
CAN [3] |
FRA [20] |
FIN | GER [21] |
NDL | US [23] |
US CB [24] | ||||
1966 | "Wrapping Paper" b/w "Cat's Squirrel" (from Fresh Cream) |
34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |
"I Feel Free" b/w "N.S.U." |
11 | — | — | — | 39 | 27 | 16 | 116 [25] |
— | Best of Cream (UK) Fresh Cream (US) | ||
1967 | "Strange Brew" b/w "Tales of Brave Ulysses" |
17 | 21 | — | 28 | — | — | 18 | — | — | Disraeli Gears | |
"Spoonful" – Part 1 b/w Part 2 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Fresh Cream (UK) Best of Cream (US) | ||
1968 | "Sunshine of Your Love" b/w "SWLABR" |
25 | 22 | 3 | — | — | — | 17 | 5 | 6 | Disraeli Gears | |
"Anyone for Tennis" b/w "Pressed Rat and Warthog" (from Wheels of Fire) |
40 | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | 64 | 83 | non-album single | ||
"White Room" b/w "Those Were the Days" |
28 | 1 | 2 | 73 | 10 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
|
Wheels of Fire | |
1969 | "Crossroads" b/w "Passing the Time" |
— | — | 13 | 70 | 18 | — | — | 28 | 17 | ||
"Badge" b/w "What a Bringdown" |
18 | 38 | 49 | — | 39 | 29 | — | 60 | 65 | Goodbye | ||
1970 | "Lawdy Mama" b/w "Sweet Wine" (from Fresh Cream) |
— | — | 79[26] | — | — | — | — | — | — | Live Cream | |
2006 | "Sunshine of Your Love" (vs The Hoxtons) | — | 31[27] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Videos
[edit]- Farewell Concert - VHS, DVD, recorded Royal Albert Hall, November 1968 (UK : Gold)
- Strange Brew - VHS, DVD, documentary on the band's history, produced in 1991
- Fresh Live Cream - VHS, DVD, documentary filmed just after the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame reunion in 1993 containing band interviews and previously unreleased material
- Royal Albert Hall London May 2-3-5-6, 2005 - DVD, recorded Royal Albert Hall, May 2005 (UK : Platinum), (US : 5× Platinum)
- Classic Albums: Disraeli Gears - DVD, a reflection on what went into making Disraeli Gears and the impact it had on the 60s, produced in 2006 (UK : Gold)
- Cream: Classic Artists - DVD + CD, recorded before and after the Madison Square Garden reunion concerts; features interviews with band members, along with an audio CD containing five previously unreleased tracks from Swedish radio, produced in 2006
References
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- ^ Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book 1940–1969. Australian Chart Book Limited. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
- ^ a b c d "RPM Search Engine" (PHP). Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2004. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ a b "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste". Institut français d'opinion publique (in French). InfoDisc.fr. Archived from the original on 20 July 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015. Note: Search for "CREAM" and press "OK" to see the chart results.
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- ^ a b c "Offizielle Deutsche Charts". GfK Entertainment (in German). Media-Control-Charts. Retrieved 18 September 2015. Note: Search for "Cream" and press enter to see the chart positions.
- ^ a b "Artist Info: Cream". VG-lista (in Norwegian). Archived from the original (PHP) on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ a b c "Cream: Chart History – Billboard 200". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "Best-selling Rock LPs". Billboard Magazine. 28 September 1968. p. 1. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g RIAA Certification Search Archived 26 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine Type "Cream" under Artist to see the results.
- ^ a b c d e f "British certifications – Cream". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 29 January 2023. Type Cream in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ "Facebook Pictures for Cream – Band". uDiscover Music. Facebook Inc. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
It was the first platinum selling double album, and worthy of its inclusion in uDiscover's list of their favourite double albums.
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- ^ "New Zealand Album Charts". Recorded Music NZ. Steffen Hung (Hung Medien). Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ "BPI Gold Certification Award". British Phonographic Industry. Directupload.net. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ "InfoDisc : Tout les Titres par Artiste". Institut français d'opinion publique (in French). InfoDisc.fr. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ "Chartverfolgung: CREAM – Single" [Chart Tracking: Cream – Single]. Music Line (in German). Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Cream - Cream". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
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- ^ Hoffmann, Frank (1983). The Cash Box Singles Charts, 1950-1981. Metuchen, NJ & London: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 135.
- ^ "Bubbling Under the Hot 100". Billboard. Vol. 79, no. 50. 16 December 1967. p. 66. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - June 27, 1970" (PDF).
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 69.