Damon Albarn discography
| Damon Albarn discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 1 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Music videos | 3 |
| EPs | 3 |
| Singles | 13 |
| Soundtrack albums | 4 |
| Collaboration albums | 4 |
The solo discography of British musician Damon Albarn consists of four collaboration albums, four soundtrack albums, three extended plays and twelve singles. Also included are releases by Albarn's various side-projects and groups such as Mali Music, The Good the Bad & the Queen, Monkey, DRC Music and Rocket Juice & the Moon. Most of Albarn's work is either released by Honest Jon's Records (which is run by Albarn), Parlophone or EMI Records.
Since the late 1990s, Albarn began recording as a solo artist outside of Blur originally contributing music to film soundtracks such as Trainspotting (1996), Ravenous (1999), Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000) and 101 Reykjavík (2001). Aside from Gorillaz, Albarn has also recorded albums with various other side-projects and groups including Mali Music (2002) with Afel Bocoum, Toumani Diabaté and other Malian musicians, The Good, the Bad & the Queen with Tony Allen, Paul Simonon and Simon Tong, Kinshasa One Two (2011) as part of the collective DRC Music and Rocket Juice & the Moon (2012) with Tony Allen and Flea. Albarn has also composed the score for several theatre productions including Journey to the West (2008) recorded under the name Monkey and Dr Dee (2012).
Albums
Solo albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Sales | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][2] |
AUS [3] |
AUT [4] |
DEN [5] |
FRA [6] |
GER [7] |
IRE [8] |
NZ [9] |
SCO [10] |
SWI [11] |
US [12] | ||||
| Everyday Robots |
|
2 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 32 |
| |
Live albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Live at the De De De Der |
|
EPs
- Democrazy (2003) (Double-EP of demos)
- Live from SoHo (iTunes Exclusive EP) (2007) (as The Good, the Bad & the Queen)
- Leave-Taking EP (2012) (as Rocket Juice & the Moon)
Collaboration albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][2] | ||||
| Mali Music (with Afel Bocoum, Toumani Diabaté & Friends) |
|
81 | ||
| The Good, the Bad & the Queen (with Tony Allen, Paul Simonon & Simon Tong) |
|
2 |
| |
| Kinshasa One Two (as DRC Music) |
|
– | ||
| Rocket Juice & the Moon (with Tony Allen & Flea) |
|
85 | ||
| Maison Des Jeunes (as Africa Express) |
|
– |
Soundtracks
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][2] | |||
| Ravenous (with Michael Nyman) |
|
– | |
| 101 Reykjavík (with Einar Örn Benediktsson) |
|
– | |
| Journey to the West (as Monkey) |
|
5 | |
| Dr Dee |
|
42 |
Singles
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications (thresholds) |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][2] | ||||
| "Sunset Coming On" (as Mali Music) | 2002 | – | Mali Music | |
| "Herculean" (as The Good, the Bad & the Queen) | 2006 | 22 | The Good, the Bad & the Queen | |
| "Kingdom of Doom" (as The Good, the Bad & the Queen) | 2007 | 20 | ||
| "Green Fields" (as The Good, the Bad & the Queen) | 51 | |||
| "Monkey Bee" (as Monkey) | 2008 | 196 | Journey to the West | |
| "Hallo" (as DRC Music) | 2011 | – | Kinshasa One Two | |
| "Manuela" (as Rocket Juice & the Moon featuring. Erykah Badu) | 2012 | – | Rocket Juice & the Moon | |
| "Everyday Robots" | 2014 | – | Everyday Robots | |
| "Lonely Press Play" | 126 | |||
| "Hollow Ponds" | 126 | |||
| "Heavy Seas of Love" (featuring. Brian Eno & The Leytonstone City Mission Choir) | 70 | |||
| "Mr. Tembo" (featuring. The Leytonstone City Mission Choir) | – |
As featured artist
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications (thresholds) |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][2] | ||||
| "Time Keeps on Slipping" (with Deltron 3030) | 2000 | 195 | Deltron 3030 | |
| "Every Season" (with Tony Allen & Ty) | 2002 | – | HomeCooking | |
| "Feel Free" (with Kano) | 2007 | 143 | London Town | |
| "Repetition Kills You" (with The Black Ghosts) | 2008 | – | The Black Ghosts | |
| "Deep Blues" (with Kano) | 2016 | – | Made in the Manor | |
| "Blu" (with Mura Masa) | 2017 | – | Mura Masa |
Music videos
| Year | Song | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "Kingdom of Doom" (as The Good, the Bad & the Queen) |
Giorgio Testi[16] |
| 2008 | "Monkey Bee" (as Monkey) | Jamie Hewlett[17] |
| 2011 | "Hallo" (as DRC Music) | |
| 2014 | "Everyday Robots" | Aitor Throup[18] |
| "Lonely Press Play" | Damon Albarn | |
| "Heavy Seas of Love" | Damon Albarn Matt Cronin[19] | |
| "Mr. Tembo" | Giorgio Testi[20] |
Compilation appearances
- Trainspotting (1996) – "Closet Romantic"
- Random (1997) – "We Have a Technical" (with Matt Sharp)
- Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000) – "One Day at a Time" (with Robert Del Naja), "Kevin on a Motorbike", "Chase After Gallery", "Bank Job", "Dying Isn't Easy"
- This Is Where I Belong: The Songs of Ray Davies & The Kinks (2002) – "Waterloo Sunset" (with Ray Davies)
- Lucy (2014) – "Sister Rust"
Guest appearances
- Elastica – Elastica (1995) (keyboard on "Car Song", "Indian Song" & "Waking Up")
- The Pretenders – The Isle of View (1995) (piano on "I Go to Sleep")
- Terry Hall – Rainbows EP (1995) (on "Chasing a Rainbow")
- Terry Hall – Laugh (1997) (on "Room Full of Nothing")
- The Rentals – Seven More Minutes (2000) (on "Big Daddy C")
- Deltron 3030 – Deltron 3030 (2000) (on "State of the Nation" & "Time Keeps on Slipping")
- Elastica – The Menace (2000) (keyboard on "Da Da Da")
- Lovage – Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By (2001) (on "Lovage (Love That Lovage, Baby)")
- Tony Allen – Home Cooking (2002) (on "Every Season")
- Massive Attack – 100th Window (2003) (on "Small Time Shot Away")
- Terry Hall & Mushtaq – The Hour of Two Lights (2002)
- Fatboy Slim – Palookaville (2004) (on "Put It Back Together")
- Roots Manuva – Awfully De/EP (2005) (on "Awfully Deep (Lambeth Blues)")
- Kano – London Town (2007) (on "Feel Free")
- U-Cef – Halalwood (2008) (on "Stick")
- The Black Ghosts – The Black Ghosts (2008) (on "Repetition Kills You")
- Eslam Jawaad – The Mammoth Tusk (2009) (on "Alarm Chord")
- Hypnotic Brass Ensemble – Hypnotic Brass Ensemble (2009) (synthesizer on "Rabbit Hop (Version)")
- Scratch – Loss 4 Wordz (2009) (on "Too Late")
- Massive Attack – Heligoland (2010) (on several songs)
- Gil Scott-Heron – I'm New Here (2010) (bass guitar on "Me and the Devil")
- Kano – Method to the Maadness (2010) (on "Bassment")
- Owiny Sigoma Band – Owiny Sigoma Band (2011)
- JJ DOOM – Key to the Kuffs (2012) (on "Bite the Thong")
- Ghostigital – Division of Culture and Tourism (2012) (piano on "Numb")
- Deltron 3030 – Event 2 (2013) (on "What Is This Loneliness")
- Michael Horovitz – Nuclear Detergent Blues (piano on several songs)
- The Child of Lov – The Child of Lov (2013) (bass guitar on "Heal" and "One Day")
- Tony Allen – Film of Life (2014) (on "Go Back")
- De La Soul – and the Anonymous Nobody... (2016) (on "Here in After")
- Vince Staples – Big Fish Theory (2017) (on "Love Can Be...")
- Tony Allen – The Source (Blue Note, 2017) (on "Cool Cats")
- Kali Uchis - Isolation (2018) (on "In My Dreams")
Production discography
- Roots Manuva – Awfully De/EP (2005)
- Kano – London Town (2007)
- Abdel Hadi Halo – Abdel Hadi Halo & the El Gusto Orchestra of Algiers (2007)
- Amadou & Mariam – Welcome to Mali (2008)
- Bobby Womack – The Bravest Man in the Universe (2012)
- Damon Albarn – Everyday Robots (2014)
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e For UK chart positions 1–100:
- The Good, the Bad & the Queen: "Artist chart history". The Official Charts. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- Monkey: "Artist chart history". The Official Charts. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- Rocket Juice & the Moon: "Artist chart history". The Official Charts. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ^ a b c d e For UK chart positions 1–200:
- Afel Bocoum, Damon Albarn, Toumani Diabaté & Friends: "Chart Log UK". zobbel.de. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- Deltron 3030: "Chart Log UK". zobbel.de. Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
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- Monkey: "Chart Log UK". zobbel.de. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- Hollow Ponds and Lonely Press Play:"CHART LOG UK: NEW ENTRIES UPDATE". zobbel.de. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Damon Albarn - Everyday Robots". australian-charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
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- ^ "Damon Albarn - Everyday Robots". charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|work=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "2014 Top 40 Scottish Albums Archive 10th May 2014". OCC. OCC. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ "Damon Albarn - Everyday Robots". swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 29 August 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
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{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ a b "Certified Awards" (enter "Damon Albarn" into the "Keywords" box, then select "Search"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ^ a b http://www.vblurpage.com/info/chartography/sales_albums.htm
- ^ "Disque en France: Les Certifications" (in French). Disque en France Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
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- ^ Phillips, Amy and Evan Minsker (20 January 2014). "Video: Damon Albarn: "Everyday Robots"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ "MUSIC GEEK TRACK OF THE DAY: DAMON ALBARN'S "HEAVY SEAS OF LOVE"". Nerdist News. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ "Damon Albarn releases "Mr. Tembo" video, starring a baby elephant". Retrieved 13 May 2014.
External links
- Damon Albarn discography at Discogs
- Damon Albarn discography at AllMusic
- Damon Albarn discography at MusicBrainz