Orbital discography
 |
| Orbital discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 8 |
| EPs | 4 |
| Soundtrack albums | 3 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 4 |
| Singles | 18 |
The discography of the electronic dance music duo Orbital consists of eight studio albums, two original score albums, three live/session albums, four compilation albums, two DJ-Mix albums, four extended plays, and eighteen singles.
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][2] |
US [3] |
US Elec [3] |
US H-S [3] | |||
| 1991 | Orbital | 71 | – | – | – | |
| 1993 | Orbital 2
|
28 | – | – | – | |
| 1994 | Snivilisation
|
4 | – | – | – | |
| 1996 | In Sides
|
5 | – | – | 47 | |
| 1999 | The Middle of Nowhere
|
4 | 191 | – | 11 |
|
| 2001 | The Altogether
|
11 | – | 8 | 24 |
|
| 2004 | Blue Album
|
44 | – | 9 | – | |
| 2012 | Wonky
|
22 | – | – | – | |
Soundtracks
| Year | Title | UK [1][2] |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Event Horizon (Michael Kamen & Orbital)
|
83 |
| 2003 | Octane | – |
| 2012 | Pusher
|
– |
Compilation albums
| Year | Title | UK [1][2] |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Peel Session
|
32 |
Diversions
|
– | |
| 1997 | Satan Live
|
48 |
| 2002 | Work 1989–2002
|
36 |
| 2005 | Halcyon
|
– |
| 2007 | Orbital: Live at Glastonbury 1994–2004
|
101 |
| 2009 | Orbital 20
|
118 |
Singles and extended plays
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][2] |
IRL [6] |
US Hot 100 | US Club Play | |||
| 1990 | "Chime" | 17 | – | – | 23 | Orbital |
| "Omen" | 46 | – | – | – | — | |
| 1991 | III EP (including Belfast) | 31 | – | – | – | Orbital |
| "Midnight / Choice" | – | – | – | – | Orbital | |
| 1992 | Mutations EP | 24 | – | – | – | Orbital |
| Radiccio EP (including Halcyon) | 37 | – | – | 33 | Orbital 2 | |
| 1993 | "Lush 3" | 43 | – | – | – | Orbital 2 |
| 1994 | "Are We Here?" | 33 | – | – | 38 | Snivilisation |
| 1995 | "Belfast/Wasted" / "Innocent X" (split single with Therapy?) | 53 | – | – | – | Wasted - The Best Of Volume (Part 1) |
| "Times Fly (EP)" | – | – | – | – | — | |
| 1996 | "The Box" | 11 | 25 | – | – | In Sides |
| "Satan Live" | 3 | 7 | – | – | — | |
| 1997 | "The Saint" | 3 | 7 | 104 | – | The Saint (Soundtrack) |
| 1999 | "Style" | 13 | – | – | – | The Middle of Nowhere |
| "Nothing Left" | 32 | – | – | – | ||
| 2000 | "Beached" (Orbital and Angelo Badalamenti) | 36 | – | – | – | The Beach (Soundtrack) |
| 2001 | "Funny Break (One is Enough)" | 21 | – | – | – | The Altogether |
| "Illuminate" (12" Only) | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2002 | Rest/Play EP | 33 | – | – | – | Work |
| 2004 | "One Perfect Sunrise" / "You Lot" | 29 | – | – | – | Blue Album |
| 2010 | "Don't Stop Me" / "The Gun is Good" | – | – | – | – | — |
| 2012 | "New France EP" | – | – | – | – | Wonky |
Compilations
- The Bedroom Sessions (Various Artists, selected by Orbital, released with the April 2002 issue of Mixmag.) (2002) UK
- Back to Mine (DJ Mix album) (2002)
Featured songs
- Sonatine (1993) "Belfast"
- Hackers (1995) Soundtrack Vol.1 • "Halcyon + On + On" (shortened version) • used as the film's theme
- Hackers (1995) Soundtrack Vol.2 • "Speed Freak [Moby Remix]"
- Mortal Kombat (1995) • "Halcyon + On + On"
- Johnny Mnemonic (1995) • "Sad But True"
- Event Horizon (1997)
- The Saint (1997) • "The Saint Theme"
- A Life Less Ordinary (1997) • "The Box" and "Dŵr Budr"
- Test Drive 4 (1997) • "Out There Somewhere? (Part 2)" • Background music for the main menu.
- Spawn (1997) • "Satan" (with featuring. Kirk Hammett)
- π (1998) • "P.E.T.R.O.L"
- Human Traffic (1999) • "Belfast" • Played when the ravers are driving back from the house party and the sun rises over Cardiff (Viewed from above).
- The Beach (2000) • "Beached"
- Groove (2000) • "Halcyon + On + On"
- CKY2K (2001) • "Halcyon + On + On"
- FreQuency (2001) • "Funny Break (One Is Enough)- Weekend Ravers Mix"
- 24 Hour Party People (2002) • "Satan" • Played when Shaun Ryder fires a gun and sells the mastertapes of the Happy Mondays album Yes Please! to Tony Wilson in Dry Bar Fac 201
- xXx (2002) • "Technologicque Park" (original to this film) • Orbital appear in the film during the night club/rave sequence
- ER (episode: "Insurrection") • "Frenetic"
- BBC 40th anniversary celebration of Doctor Who (2003) • Doctor Who?
- Keen Eddie • (original to this programme) score for first episode (2003)
- Haggard: The Movie (2003) • "Doctor?" • Played while Valo and Falcone tape faeces to Glauren's garage door
- Mean Girls (2004) • "Halcyon + On + On" (not on soundtrack) • Played in the last scene of Mean Girls before closing credits.
- It's All Gone Pete Tong • "Frenetic (Short Mix)"
- Wipeout • various
- Forza Motorsport 2 • "Nothing Left"
- Long Way Round (BBC series 2004) • "One Perfect Sunrise"
Selected remixes
To clarify, these are remixes by Paul Hartnoll and Phil Hartnoll, but not those which are described as an "Orbital Mix" involving The Orb or William Orbit.
- Madonna - "Bedtime Story"
- Meat Beat Manifesto - "Edge of No Control"
- Meat Beat Manifesto - "Mindstream"
- Kirk Hammett - "Satan"
References
- ^ a b c d Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 409. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ a b c d "Chart Stats: Orbital". ChartStats.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
- ^ a b c "Orbital > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 718–719. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
- ^ a b c d e f "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 13 August 2011. Note: User needs to enter "Orbital" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
- ^ "The Irish Charts". IRMA. Retrieved 2011-08-13.