Damon Albarn discography

This article is about Damon Albarn's solo discography. For his work with Blur and Gorillaz, see Blur discography and Gorillaz discography.

Damon Albarn discography
Albarn performing at the Sydney Opera House in 2014
Studio albums	2
EPs	3
Soundtrack albums	5
Live albums	1
Singles	18
Music videos	4
Collaboration albums	4

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 and 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

Solo albums

Title	Details	Peak 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	Released: 28 April 2014 Label: Parlophone, Warner Bros. Format(s): CD, LP, download	2	26	12	4	6	7	3	15	2	6	32	BPI: Silver [13]
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

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

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	BPI: Gold [14] SNEP: Silver [15]
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

Title	Details	Peak 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	42	50
Songs From Wonder.land (with Moira Buffini & Rufus Norris)	Released: 15 April 2016 Label: Parlophone Format(s): CD, LP	—	—

EPs

• 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

As lead artist

Single	Year	Peak 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)	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"		–

As featured artist

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
"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)	2021	A Tenuous Tale of Her
"Palaces" (with Flume)	2022	Palaces
"Nseraa" (with Fatoumata Diawara)		London Ko

Music videos

Year	Song	Director(s)
2007	"Kingdom of Doom" (as The Good, the Bad & the Queen)	Giorgio Testi [16]
2008	"Monkey Bee" (as Monkey)	Jamie Hewlett [17]
2011	"Hallo" (as DRC Music)
2014	"Everyday Robots"	Aitor Throup [18]
	"Lonely Press Play"	Damon Albarn
	"Heavy Seas of Love"	Damon Albarn Matt Cronin [19]
	"Mr. Tembo"	Giorgio Testi [20]
2021	"Royal Morning Blue"	Damon Albarn

Compilation appearances

• Trainspotting (1996) – "Closet Romantic"
• Random (1997) – "We Have a Technical" (with Matt Sharp)
• Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000) – "One Day at a Time" (with Robert Del Naja), "Kevin on a Motorbike", "Chase After Gallery", "Bank Job", "Dying Isn't Easy"
• This Is Where I Belong – The Songs of Ray Davies & The Kinks (2002) – "Waterloo Sunset" (with Ray Davies)
• Maestros of Cool: A Tribute to Steely Dan (2006) – "FM" (with Nathan Haines)
• Lucy (2014) – "Sister Rust"

Guest appearances

• Elastica – Elastica (1995)(keyboard on "Car Song", "Indian Song" & "Waking Up")
• The Pretenders – The Isle of View (1995) (piano on "I Go to Sleep")
• Terry Hall – Rainbows EP (1995) (on "Chasing a Rainbow")
• Terry Hall – Laugh (1997) (on "A Room Full of Nothing")
• The Rentals – Seven More Minutes (2000) (on "Big Daddy C")
• Deltron 3030 – Deltron 3030 (2000) (on "State of the Nation")
• Elastica – The Menace (2000) (keyboard on "Da Da Da")
• Lovage – Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By (2001) (on "Lovage (Love That Lovage, Baby)")
• Terry Hall & Mushtaq – The Hour of Two Lights (2002) (all over)
• Massive Attack – 100th Window (2003) (on "Small Time Shot Away")
• Fatboy Slim – Palookaville (2004) (on "Put It Back Together")
• Marianne Faithfull - Before the Poison (2004) (on "last song")
• Roots Manuva – Awfully De/EP(2005) (on "Awfully Deep (Lambeth Blues)")
• U-Cef – Halalwood (2008) (on "Stick")
• Eslam Jawaad – The Mammoth Tusk (2009) (on "Alarm Chord")
• Hypnotic Brass Ensemble – Hypnotic Brass Ensemble (2009) (synthesizer on "Rabbit Hop (Version)")
• Scratch – Loss 4 Wordz (2009) (on "Too Late")
• Massive Attack – Heligoland (2010) (on “Splitting the Atom”)
• Gil Scott-Heron – I'm New Here (2010) (keyboards on "Me and the Devil")
• Kano – Method to the Maadness (2010) (on "Bassment")
• Owiny Sigoma Band – Owiny Sigoma Band (2011)
• JJ Doom – Key to the Kuffs (2012) (on "Bite the Thong")
• Ghostigital – Division of Culture and Tourism (2012) (piano on "Numb")
• Deltron 3030 – Event 2 (2013) (on "What Is This Loneliness")
• Michael Horovitz – Bankbusted Nuclear Detergent Blues(piano on several songs)
• The Child of Lov – The Child of Lov (2013) (bass guitar on "Heal" and "One Day")
• Tony Allen – Film of Life(2014) (on "Go Back")
• De La Soul – And the Anonymous Nobody... (2016) (on "Here in After")
• Vince Staples – Big Fish Theory (2017) (on "Love Can Be...")
• Tony Allen – The Source (2017) (piano on "Cool Cats")
• Kali Uchis – Isolation (2018) (on "In My Dreams")
• Slingbaum – Slingbaum One (2020) (on "Morphine")
• Paul McCartney - McCartney III Imagined (2021) (on "Long Tailed Winter Bird")
• Joan as Police Woman, Tony Allen, Dave Okumu - The Solution is Restless (2021) (on "Get My Bearings")
• Bombay Bicycle Club - My Big Day (2023) (on "Heaven")
• Little Dragon - Slugs of Love (2023) (on "Glow")
• EarthGang - Perfect Fantasy(2024) (on "Godly")
• Kaktus Einarsson - Lobster Code (2024) (on "Gumbri")

Production discography

• Roots Manuva – Awfully De/EP (2005)
• Kano – London Town (2007)
• Abdel Hadi Halo – Abdel Hadi Halo & the El Gusto Orchestra of Algiers (2007)
• Amadou & Mariam – Welcome to Mali (2008)
• Bobby Womack – The Bravest Man in the Universe (2012)
• Damon Albarn – Everyday Robots (2014)
• Damon Albarn – The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows (2021)
• Fatoumata Diawara - London Ko (2022) ^[21]

See also

• Blur discography
• The Good, the Bad & the Queen discography
• Gorillaz discography
• Graham Coxon discography

References

1. 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. For UK chart positions 1–200:
   • Afel Bocoum, Damon Albarn, Toumani Diabaté & Friends: "Chart Log UK". zobbel.de. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
   • Deltron 3030: "Chart Log UK". zobbel.de. Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
   • Kano: "Chart Log UK". zobbel.de. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
   • Monkey: "Chart Log UK". zobbel.de. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
   • Hollow Ponds and Lonely Press Play: "CHART LOG UK: NEW ENTRIES UPDATE". zobbel.de. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
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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.
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17. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
18. Phillips, Amy and Evan Minsker (20 January 2014). "Video: Damon Albarn: "Everyday Robots"". Pitchfork . Retrieved 23 January 2014.
19. "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.
20. "Damon Albarn releases "Mr. Tembo" video, starring a baby elephant". Los Angeles Times . 13 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
21. Spencer, Neil (6 May 2023). "Fatoumata Diawara: London Ko review – exuberance rules". The Observer. ISSN   0029-7712 . Retrieved 3 July 2023.

External links

• Damon Albarn discography at Discogs
• Damon Albarn discography at AllMusic
• Damon Albarn discography at MusicBrainz