Damon Albarn discography

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Damon Albarn discography
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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.

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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

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
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 226124673152632
The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows
  • Released: 12 November 2021
  • Label: Transgressive
  • Format(s): CD, LP, download
737153524520

Live albums

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

Collaboration albums

TitleDetailsPeak 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

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
UK
[1] [2]
IRE
[8]
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
4250
Songs From Wonder.land
(with Moira Buffini & Rufus Norris)
  • Released: 15 April 2016
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Format(s): CD, LP

EPs

Singles

As lead artist

SingleYearPeak 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)200622 The Good, the Bad & the Queen
"Kingdom of Doom" (as the Good, the Bad & the Queen)200720
"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"
SingleYearAlbum
"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
"Saturday Come Slow" (Massive Attack)2010 Heligoland
"Deep Blues" (with Kano)2016 Made in the Manor
"Blu" (with Mura Masa)2017 Mura Masa
"Perdu" (with Roméo Elvis)2019 Chocolat
"Young Lies" (with Pote)2021A Tenuous Tale of Her
"Palaces" [16] (with Flume)2022 Palaces
"Nseraa" (with Fatoumata Diawara)London Ko

Music videos

YearSongDirector(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

Guest appearances

Production discography

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