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Damon Albarn discography

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Damon Albarn discography
Albarn performing at the Sydney Opera House in 2014
Studio albums2
EPs3
Soundtrack albums5
Live albums1
Singles18
Music videos4
Collaboration albums4

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

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Solo albums

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Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[1][2]
AUS
[3]
AUT
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DEN
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FRA
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GER
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IRE
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NZ
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SCO
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SWI
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US
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Everyday Robots 2 26 12 4 6 7 3 15 2 6 32
The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows
  • Released: 12 November 2021
  • Label: Transgressive
  • Format(s): CD, LP, download
7 37 15 35 24 5 20

Live albums

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List of albums, with selected details
Title Album details
Live at the De De De Der
  • Released: 15/16 November 2014
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Format: CD

Collaboration albums

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Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[1][2]
Mali Music
(with Afel Bocoum, Toumani Diabaté & Friends)
  • Released: 15 April 2002
  • Label: Honest Jon's
  • Format(s): CD, download
81
The Good, the Bad & the Queen
(with Tony Allen, Paul Simonon & Simon Tong)
  • Released: 22 January 2007
  • Label: Parlophone, Honest Jon's
  • Format(s): CD, LP, download
2
Kinshasa One Two
(as DRC Music)
  • Released: 3 October 2011
  • Label: Warp
  • Format(s): CD, LP, download
Rocket Juice & the Moon
(with Tony Allen & Flea)
  • Released: 26 March 2012
  • Label: Honest Jon's
  • Format(s): CD, LP, download
85
Maison Des Jeunes
(as Africa Express)
  • Released: 9 December 2013
  • Label: Honest Jon's
  • Format(s): CD, LP, download
Merrie Land
(with Tony Allen, Paul Simonon & Simon Tong)
  • Released: 16 November 2018
  • Label: Studio 13
  • Format(s): CD, LP, download
31

Soundtracks

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Title Details Peak chart positions
UK
[1][2]
IRE
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Ravenous
(with Michael Nyman)
  • Released: 9 March 1999
  • Label: EMI
  • Format(s): CD
101 Reykjavík
(with Einar Örn Benediktsson)
  • Released: 4 June 2001
  • Label: EMI
  • Format(s): CD
Journey to the West
(as Monkey)
  • Released: 18 August 2008
  • Label: XL
  • Format(s): CD, LP, download
5
Dr Dee
  • Released: 8 May 2012
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Format(s): CD, download
42 50
Songs From Wonder.land
(with Moira Buffini & Rufus Norris)
  • Released: 15 April 2016
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Format(s): CD, LP

EPs

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  • 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)

Singles

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As lead artist

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Single Year Peak chart positions Certifications
(thresholds)
Album
UK
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"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 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"
"Hollow Ponds"
"Heavy Seas of Love" 70
"Mr. Tembo" (featuring the Leytonstone City Mission Choir)
"The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows" 2021 The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows
"Polaris"
"Particles"
"Royal Morning Blue"
"The Tower of Montevideo"
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Single Year Album
"Time Keeps on Slipping" (with Deltron 3030) 2000 Deltron 3030
"Every Season" (with Tony Allen & Ty) 2002 HomeCooking
"FM" (with Nathan Haines) 2003 Squire for Hire
"Feel Free" (with Kano) 2007 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
"Perdu" (with Roméo Elvis) 2019 Chocolat (album)
"Palaces"[16] (with Flume) 2022 Palaces

Music videos

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Year Song Director(s)
2007 "Kingdom of Doom"
(as The Good, the Bad & the Queen)
Giorgio Testi[17]
2008 "Monkey Bee" (as Monkey) Jamie Hewlett[18]
2011 "Hallo" (as DRC Music)
2014 "Everyday Robots" Aitor Throup[19]
"Lonely Press Play" Damon Albarn
"Heavy Seas of Love" Damon Albarn
Matt Cronin[20]
"Mr. Tembo" Giorgio Testi[21]
2021 "Royal Morning Blue" Damon Albarn

Compilation appearances

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Guest appearances

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Production discography

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d 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.
  2. ^ a b c d For UK chart positions 1–200:
  3. ^ "Discography Damon Albarn". australiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Discographie Damon Albarn" (in German). austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Discography Damon Albarn". danishcharts.dk. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  6. ^ "Discographie Damon Albarn" (in French). lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  7. ^ "Discographie von Damon Albarn" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Discography Damon Albarn". irishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Discography Damon Albarn". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  10. ^ "2014 Top 40 Scottish Albums Archive 10th May 2014". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  11. ^ "Damon Albarn - Everyday Robots". swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 29 August 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  12. ^ "Billboard Chart Search - Damon Albarn". Billboard. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  13. ^ "British certifications – Damon Albarn". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 24 March 2015. Type Damon Albarn in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  14. ^ "British certifications – The Good The Bad & The Queen". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 5 September 2021. Type The Good The Bad & The Queen in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  15. ^ "French certifications – The Good the Bad & the Queen" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  16. ^ "Flume Releases Two New Album Singles "Escape" & "Palaces"". Cultr. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  17. ^ "The Good, the Bad and the Queen 'Kingdom of Doom' | Prime Focus". Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  18. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  19. ^ Phillips, Amy and Evan Minsker (20 January 2014). "Video: Damon Albarn: "Everyday Robots"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  20. ^ "MUSIC GEEK TRACK OF THE DAY: DAMON ALBARN'S "HEAVY SEAS OF LOVE"". Nerdist News. Archived from the original on 25 April 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  21. ^ "Damon Albarn releases "Mr. Tembo" video, starring a baby elephant". Los Angeles Times. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  22. ^ Spencer, Neil (6 May 2023). "Fatoumata Diawara: London Ko review – exuberance rules". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
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