Gorillaz discography

Gorillaz discography

De La Soul performing "Feel Good Inc." with Gorillaz at the Demon Days Live concert in Manchester.
Releases
Studio albums 4
EPs 2
Singles 16
Video albums 4
Music videos 13

The discography of Gorillaz, a London-based virtual band, consists of four studio albums, sixteen singles, two extended plays, two one B-side compilations, and one remix album.

Gorillaz were formed in 1998 by Damon Albarn of alternative rock band Blur, and Jamie Hewlett, co-creator of the comic book Tank Girl. In 2001, the band released their first studio album, Gorillaz, followed by Demon Days in 2005 and Plastic Beach in 2010. They released their fourth album The Fall, which was recorded mainly on an iPad. In November 2011, Gorillaz released The Singles Collection 2001–2011.[1]

Contents

Albums

Studio albums
Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK US AUS NZL GER FRA SWI ITA JPN CAN IRL
[2]
2001 Gorillaz 3 14 17 2 3 8 6 10 49 13 6
2005 Demon Days
  • Released: 11 May 2005 (2005-05-11)
  • Label: Parlophone
1 6 2 3 2 1 12 5 7 5 2
  • UK: 5× Platinum[3]
  • AUS: 3× Platinum[8]
  • CAN: Platinum[9]
  • EU: 2× Platinum[10]
  • US: 2× Platinum[7]
2010 Plastic Beach 2 2 1 4 3 2 2 12 17 3 4
2010 The Fall
  • Released: 25 December 2010
  • Apple iPad album
  • Label: Parlophone
12 24 41 95 43 24 21
"—" denotes albums that did not chart.
Compilation & remix albums
Year Album details Peak chart positions
UK US NZL FRA SWI JPN
2002 G Sides 65 84 28 95 72
2002 Laika Come Home
  • Released: 1 July 2002
  • Dub remix of Gorillaz
  • Label: Parlophone
156
2007 D-Sides 63 166 102 66 184
2011 The Singles Collection 2001-2011
  • Released: 28 November 2011
  • Greatest hits collection
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, vinyl, digital[15]
  • Label: Parlophone
61
"—" denotes albums that did not chart.

Extended plays

Year EP details US Dig.
(Peak)
2000 Tomorrow Comes Today
2010 Gorillaz: iTunes Session (iTunes exclusive)[16] 25
"—" denotes albums that did not chart.

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
UK
[17]
AUS
[18]
[19]
BEL (Fla)
[20]
BEL (Wal)
[21]
NLD
[22]
AUT
[23]
SWI
[24]
NZL
[25]
GER
[26]
IRL
[27]
ITA
[28]
DEN
[29]
SWE
[30]
US
[31]
US Alt.
[32]
2001 "Clint Eastwood" (featuring Del tha Funkee Homosapien) 4 17 21 11 42 2 3 12 2 5 1 16 7 57 3 Gorillaz
"19-2000" 6 39 53 30 42 16 36 1 29 26 24 23
"Rock the House" (featuring Del tha Funkee Homosapien) 18 57 90 36
2002 "Tomorrow Comes Today" 33
"Lil' Dub Chefin'" (with Spacemonkeyz) 73 Laika Come Home
2005 "Feel Good Inc." (featuring De La Soul) 2 3 52 36 87 4 12 2 8 4 5 19 14 14 1 Demon Days
"DARE" (featuring Shaun Ryder) 1 11 53 42 98 29 22 5 37 7 11 87 8
"Dirty Harry" (featuring Bootie Brown) 6 15 58 55 100 69 88 80 19 20
2006 "Kids with Guns" (featuring Neneh Cherry) / "El Mañana" 27 31 94 39
2010 "Stylo" (featuring Bobby Womack and Mos Def) 48 31 25 56 40 56 20 103 24 Plastic Beach
(+ re-release)
"Superfast Jellyfish" (featuring Gruff Rhys and De La Soul)
"On Melancholy Hill" 78 94 72 62
"Rhinestone Eyes" 35
"Doncamatic" (featuring Daley) 37 60 75 40
2011 "Revolving Doors"/"Amarillo" The Fall
"—" denotes singles that did not chart or have not charted yet.

Music videos

Year Song Director(s) Writer(s) Producer(s)
2001 "Clint Eastwood" Jamie Hewlett and
Pete Candeland[33]
Joel A. Green Damon Albarn and
William Quinbell
"19-2000"
"Rock the House"
2002 "Tomorrow Comes Today" Rick Kirkman and Joel A. Green
"Lil Dub Chefin"[34] Joel A. Green
2005 "Feel Good Inc." James Aslake and Robert Haseltin
"DARE"
"Dirty Harry"
2006 "El Mañana" James Aslake
2010 "Stylo" Robert Haseltin
"On Melancholy Hill" John G. Aslake
"Rhinestone Eyes"[35] John G. Aslake
"Doncamatic" Robert Haseltin and John G. Aslake
Non-Single Videos
Year Song Director(s)
2001 "5/4"[36] Jamie Hewlett & Pete Cadeland
2004 "Rock It"
2010 "Phoner to Arizona"

DVDs

Year Title Content
2002 Phase One: Celebrity Take Down Music videos from Gorillaz singles, shorts and more.
2006 Demon Days Live Demon Days Live show from November 2005.
Phase Two: Slowboat to Hades Music videos from Demon Days singles, shorts and more.
2009 Bananaz A documentary film on the band.

References

  1. ^ "News - 10 Years of Gorillaz!". Gorillaz. 5 October 2011. http://gorillaz.com/news/news/10-years-of-gorillaz-the-singles-collection. Retrieved 15 October 2011. 
  2. ^ http://www.irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Gorillaz
  3. ^ a b c "BPI Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx. Retrieved 04-09-2009. 
  4. ^ "ARIA certificates Albums 2001". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2001.htm. Retrieved 04-09-2009. 
  5. ^ "Gold & Platinum Certification – October 2001". Canadian Recording Industry Association. http://www.cria.ca/gold/1001_g.php. Retrieved 2010-08-17. 
  6. ^ "IFPI 2001 Certification". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat1997.html. Retrieved 04-09-2009. 
  7. ^ a b "RIAA Certified Awards Search". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS. Retrieved 04-09-2009. 
  8. ^ "ARIA certificates Albums 2005". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/ARIACharts-Accreditations-2006Albums.htm. Retrieved 04-09-2009. 
  9. ^ http://www.cria.ca/gold/1205_g.php
  10. ^ "IFPI 2006 Certification". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat2006.html. Retrieved 04-09-2009. 
  11. ^ "Top 50 Albums Chart - Australian Recording Industry Association". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_album.asp?chart=1G50. Retrieved 30 April 2010. 
  12. ^ http://www.cria.ca/gold/0510_g.php
  13. ^ http://www.ifpi.dk/index.php?pk_menu=284
  14. ^ http://www.irishcharts.ie/awards/gold10.htm
  15. ^ "Gorillaz - The Singles Collection 2001-2011 (pre-order site)". EMI. http://widgets.platform.emi.com/landing/998020002bbe4872971ebd42c08401db.html. Retrieved 15 Oct 2011. 
  16. ^ http://www.undercover.fm/news/12588-gorillaz-release-online-live-ep
  17. ^ UK Singles Chart
  18. ^ Australian singles chart
  19. ^ (PDF) The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 29 November 2010. Pandora Archive. 29 November 2010. http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20110121-0000/Issue1083.pdf. Retrieved 17 February 2011. 
  20. ^ Belgian singles chart
  21. ^ [1]
  22. ^ Dutch singles chart
  23. ^ [2]
  24. ^ [3]
  25. ^ New Zealand singles chart
  26. ^ German singles chart
  27. ^ [4]
  28. ^ [5]
  29. ^ [6]
  30. ^ [7]
  31. ^ [8]
  32. ^ [9]
  33. ^ "Gorillaz: Stylo". Motionographer (Motionographer). 2 March 2010. http://motionographer.com/2010/03/02/gorillaz-stylo/. Retrieved 2010-06-07. 
  34. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBxxFEZzE1s
  35. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvPKDZ4ty68&feature=related
  36. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tAEqUQ210M