Genesis discography
| Genesis discography | |
|---|---|
 Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | |
| Studio albums | 15 |
| Live albums | 6 |
| Compilation albums | 6 |
| Video albums | 12 |
| EPs | 2 |
| Singles | 42 |
The Genesis discography is a list of official studio and live albums released by the band Genesis. Genesis are a British progressive rock band comprising several artists including Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks, Chester Thompson, Daryl Stuermer and previously including Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett, Anthony Phillips and John Mayhew, in various periods of their history. Genesis' first album, From Genesis to Revelation, was released in March 1969 and reached its international peak of #170 on the United States' Billboard 200 albums chart. Over the next five years, Genesis released albums in the second half of every year, including two in 1973, as one was a live album. Over this period, the group's fame rose, as did their charting positions. Over time, the group has broken up, changed lineups and taken both short and extended hiatuses. In their recording career, the group has released fifteen studio albums, six live albums, six compilation albums, two extended plays and 42 singles.
Albums
Studio albums
1969-1976
| Year | Album details | Peak chart position | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | AUT | BEL | FIN | FRA | GER | NLD | NOR | SWE | SWI | US | |||
| 1969 | From Genesis to Revelation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 170 | |
| 1970 | Trespass
|
98 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1971 | Nursery Cryme
|
39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1972 | Foxtrot
|
12 | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — |
FRA: Gold |
| 1973 | Selling England by the Pound
|
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | |
| 1974 | The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
|
10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | |
| 1976 | A Trick of the Tail
|
3 | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | 17 | — | 31 | |
| 1976 | Wind & Wuthering
|
7 | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | 12 | 21 | — | 26 | |
1978-1997
| Year | Album details | Peak chart position | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | AUT | BEL | FIN | FRA | GER | NLD | NOR | SWE | SWI | US | |||
| 1978 | …And Then There Were Three…
|
3 | 17 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 7 | 22 | — | 14 | |
| 1980 | Duke
|
1 | 14 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 9 | — | 11 | |
| 1981 | Abacab
|
1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 4 | 11 | — | 7 | |
| 1983 | Genesis
|
1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 12 | 2 | 9 | |
| 1986 | Invisible Touch
|
1 | 5 | — | — | 8 | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
| 1991 | We Can't Dance
|
1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 97 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
FRA: 2x Platinum |
| 1997 | Calling All Stations
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2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 54 | |
Live albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart position | Certifications (sales thresholds) [13] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUT [2] |
BEL [3] |
FRA [5] |
GER [6] |
NLD [7] |
NOR [8] |
SWE [9] |
SWI [10] |
US [11] | |||
| 1973 | Genesis Live
|
9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 105 | |
| 1977 | Seconds Out
|
4 | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | 26 | — | 47 | |
| 1982 | Three Sides Live
|
2 | — | — | — | 22 | — | 14 | 49 | — | 10 | US: Gold |
| 1992 | The Way We Walk, Vol I: The Shorts
|
3 | 8 | 28 | — | 2 | 22 | — | 40 | 4 | 35 | US: Gold |
| 1993 | The Way We Walk, Vol II: The Longs
|
1 | 12 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 17 | 33 | 3 | 20 | |
| 2007 | Live Over Europe 2007
|
51 | 47 | — | 93 | 16 | 70 | — | — | 62 | — | |
Compilation albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | US | GER | ||||||||
| 1986 | Rock Theatre
|
— | — | — | ||||||
| 1998 | Genesis Archive 1967-75
|
35 | — | 75 | ||||||
| 1999 | Turn It on Again: The Hits
|
4 | 65 | 1 | ||||||
| 2000 | Genesis Archive 2: 1976-1992
|
103 | — | — | ||||||
| 2004 | Platinum Collection
|
21 | 100 | 15 | ||||||
| 2007 | Turn It on Again: The Hits - The Tour Edition
|
5 | 132 | 9 | ||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||
Box Sets
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | US | GER | ||||||||
| 2007 | Genesis 1976-1982
|
— | — | — | ||||||
Genesis 1983-1998
|
— | — | 57 | |||||||
| 2008 | Genesis 1970-1975
|
151 | — | 22 | ||||||
| 2009 | Genesis Live 1973-2007
|
— | — | — | ||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||
Extended plays
| Release Date | Album Title | UK Chart |
|---|---|---|
| 20 May 1977 | Spot the Pigeon | 14 |
| 10 May 1982 | 3 X 3 | 10 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | US | CAN | AUS | FRA | NOR | SWE | SWI | AUT | GER | |||
| 1968 | "The Silent Sun" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | From Genesis to Revelation |
| "A Winter’s Tale" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-Album Single | |
| 1969 | "Where the Sour Turns to Sweet" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | From Genesis to Revelation |
| 1971 | "The Knife" (Part 1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Trespass |
| 1972 | Happy the Man | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-Album Single |
| 1974 | I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Selling England by the Pound |
| Counting Out Time | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway | |
| 1975 | The Carpet Crawlers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1976 | A Trick of the Tail | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Trick of the Tail |
| Ripples | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977 | Your Own Special Way | 43 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wind and Wuthering |
| Match of the Day Pigeons † |
14 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | Spot the Pigeon | |
| 1978 | Follow You Follow Me | 7 | 23 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 15 | 8 | ...And Then There Were Three... |
| Many Too Many | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | ||
| Go West Young Man (In the Motherlode) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980 | Turn It on Again | 8 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | Duke |
| Duchess | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Misunderstanding | 42 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981 | Abacab | 9 | 26 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 28 | Abacab |
| No Reply at All | — | 29 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Keep It Dark | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982 | Man on the Corner | 41 | 40 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Paperlate You Might Recall‡ |
10 | 32 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 3X3 | |
| 1983 | Mama | 4 | 73 | 43 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | Genesis |
| That's All | 16 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 19 | 27 | ||
| Home by the Sea | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984 | Illegal Alien | 46 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Taking It All Too Hard | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986 | Invisible Touch | 15 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 13 | — | 16 | Invisible Touch |
| Throwing It All Away | 22 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Land of Confusion | 14 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | 10 | 8 | 27 | 7 | ||
| 1987 | In Too Deep | 19 | 3 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | |
| Tonight, Tonight, Tonight | 18 | 3 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | ||
| 1991 | No Son of Mine | 6 | 12 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 3 | We Can't Dance |
| I Can't Dance | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 9 | — | 13 | 8 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1992 | Hold on My Heart | 16 | 12 | 1 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | 45 | |
| Jesus He Knows Me | 20 | 23 | 11 | — | 27 | — | 38 | — | 26 | 13 | ||
| Never a Time | — | 21 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Invisible Touch (Live) | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Way We Walk, Volume One: The Shorts | |
| 1993 | Tell Me Why | 40 | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | 51 | We Can't Dance |
| 1997 | Congo | 29 | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 35 | 31 | ...Calling All Stations... |
| Shipwrecked | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | ||
| 1998 | Not About Us | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | |
| 1999 | The Carpet Crawlers 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | Turn It on Again: The Hits |
| 2006 | The Silent Sun 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-Album Single |
- † Match of the Day was the lead track on the Spot the Pigeon EP, which appeared on the singles charts in the UK and Sweden. The EP was also released in Canada, where it did not chart.
- ‡ In the UK, Paperlate was the lead track on the 3 x 3 EP. This EP appeared on the UK singles charts, peaking at #10. In most other territories, Paperlate was released as a conventional 7" single.
Video albums
| Release Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 1976 | Genesis: In Concert |
| 1982 | Three Sides Live |
| 1984 | The Mama Tour |
| 1987 | Visible Touch |
| 1988 | Invisible Touch Tour |
| 1991 | Genesis: A History |
| 2001 | The Genesis Songbook |
| 2002 | The Way We Walk - Live in Concert |
| 2003 | Genesis Live at Wembley Stadium |
| 2004 | The Video Show |
| 2008 | When in Rome 2007 |
| 2009 | Genesis The Movie Box |
References
- ^ a b c "Chart Stats - Genesis". Charts Stats. Retrieved 26 July 2007.
- ^ a b c "Austria Album Chart". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 26 July 2007.
- ^ a b c "Belgian Album Chart". ultratop.be. Retrieved 26 July 2007.
- ^ a b "Finnish Album Chart". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 26 July 2007.
- ^ a b c "French Album Chart". lescharts.com. Retrieved 26 July 2007.
- ^ a b c "Chartverfolgung / GENESIS / Longplay" (in German). musicline.de. Retrieved 24 June 2008.
- ^ a b c "Dutch Album Chart". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 26 July 2007.
- ^ a b c "Norwegian Album Chart". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 26 July 2007.
- ^ a b c "Swedish Album Chart". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 26 July 2007.
- ^ a b c "Swiss Album Chart". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 26 July 2007.
- ^ a b c "Artist Chart History - Genesis". Allmusic. Retrieved 26 July 2007.
- ^ Gallo, Armando (1980). I Know What I Like. Los Angeles: D.I.Y Books. p. 161. ISBN 0283987030.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "RIAA Gold & Platinum Awards". riaa.com. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
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