Gary Numan discography | |
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Studio albums | 22 |
Live albums | 29 |
Compilation albums | 17 |
EPs | 13 |
Singles | 51 |
The following is a comprehensive discography of Gary Numan , a British singer and musician. Numan (born Gary Webb, 1958) released his first record in 1978 as part of the outfit Tubeway Army. Initially unsuccessful, the band scored a huge hit in 1979 with the single "Are Friends Electric" and their second album Replicas , both of which reached number one in the UK. Numan then decided to release further recordings under his own name, beginning with the single "Cars" later in 1979. Both this and the subsequent album The Pleasure Principle also reached number one in the UK, and Numan became a leading force in the British electronic music scene. He scored a third number one album in 1980 with Telekon , and more hit singles and albums until the mid 1980s when his popularity waned. Despite this, he has continued to record and tour on a regular basis up to the present day. His 2017 studio album, Savage (Songs from a Broken World) , entered the UK Albums Chart at no. 2, which was Numan's highest chart peak since 1980. His most recent album, 2021's Intruder, also entered the UK charts at no. 2. [1]
Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||
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UK [2] [3] | AUS [4] | US [5] | NZ [6] [7] | CAN [8] | JPN [9] [10] | SCO [11] [12] | SWE [13] | GER [14] | NLD [15] | IRE [16] | BEL (FL) [17] | BEL (WA) [18] | SWI [19] | AUT [20] | |||||
1978 | Tubeway Army
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1979 | Replicas
| 1 | 11 | 124 | 8 | — | — | — | 37 | 45 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Tubeway Army (Reissued)
| 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
The Pleasure Principle
| 1 | 24 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1980 | Telekon
| 1 | 24 | 64 | 32 | 53 | — | 30* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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1981 | Dance
| 3 | 85 | 167 | — | — | — | 87* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1982 | I, Assassin
| 8 | 95 | 201 | — | — | — | 35* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1983 | Warriors
| 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 53* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1984 | Berserker
| 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1985 | The Fury
| 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1986 | Strange Charm
| 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1988 | Metal Rhythm
| 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1989 | Automatic (as Sharpe & Numan)
| 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1991 | Outland
| 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1992 | Machine + Soul
| 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1994 | Sacrifice
| 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1997 | Exile
| 48 | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2000 | Pure
| 58 | — | — | — | — | — | 23* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2006 | Jagged
| 59 | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2008 | Replicas Redux
| 96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2009 | The Pleasure Principle 30th Anniversary Edition
| 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2011 | Dead Son Rising
| 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2013 | Splinter (Songs from a Broken Mind)
| 20 | — | 175 | — | — | 197 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2017 | Savage (Songs from a Broken World)
| 2 | 76 | 154 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 87 | 171 | 12 | 59 | 89 | 94 | — | |||
2021 | Intruder
| 2 | 78 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 15 | 56 | 15 | 100 | 60 | 33 | 63 | |||
2021 | Exile (Reissued)
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2023 | Tubeway Army (reissued)
| 72 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"—" denotes releases that failed to chart or were not released |
*Indicates chart entry occurred after release year. Release years can be found here. [24]
Year | Album | Extended release |
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1984 | Berserker | 1991 |
1985 | The Fury | 1996 |
1992 | Machine & Soul | 1993 |
1994 | Sacrifice | 1994 |
1997 | Exile | 1998 |
All Extended albums re-released on CD later or on the specified year.
Berserker - all tracks extended except "Pump It Up" / "The God Film" / "A Child With The Ghost"
The Fury - all tracks extended
Machine & Soul - all tracks extended except the cover of "U Got The Look"
Sacrifice - all tracks extended
Exile - all tracks extended
Year | Album | Peak chart positions | |||||||||
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UK [2] [3] [25] | AUS [4] | SCO [26] | |||||||||
1981 | Living Ornaments '79 and '80 a | 2 | — | — | |||||||
Living Ornaments '79 | 47 | — | — | ||||||||
Living Ornaments '80 | 39 | — | — | ||||||||
Live At The Roxy 77 [27] | — | — | — | ||||||||
1985 | White Noise – Live | 29 | 64 | — | |||||||
1987 | Ghost | — | — | — | |||||||
1989 | The Skin Mechanic | 55 | — | — | |||||||
1994 | Dream Corrosion | 86 | — | — | |||||||
1995 | Dark Light | 107 | — | — | |||||||
1998 | Living Ornaments '81 | — | — | — | |||||||
1999 | The Radio One Recordings | — | — | — | |||||||
2003 | Scarred - Live At Brixton Academy | 160 | — | 40* | |||||||
2004 | Live at Shepherds Bush Empire | — | — | — | |||||||
Hope Bleeds | — | — | — | ||||||||
Live in London | — | — | — | ||||||||
2005 | Fragment 1/04 | — | — | — | |||||||
Fragment 2/04 | — | — | — | ||||||||
2007 | The Complete John Peel Sessions | — | — | — | |||||||
Jagged Live | — | — | — | ||||||||
2008 | Engineers | — | — | — | |||||||
Telekon – Live | — | — | — | ||||||||
2009 | Replicas Live [2] | — | — | — | |||||||
2010 | The Pleasure Principle Live | — | — | — | |||||||
2011 | Decoder (Live in Australia) | — | — | — | |||||||
2012 | Big Noise Transmission | — | — | — | |||||||
2013 | Machine Music Live | — | — | — | |||||||
2016 | Obsession – Live at the Hammersmith Eventim Apollo | — | — | — | |||||||
Here in the Black – Live at Hollywood Forever Cemetery | — | — | — | ||||||||
2017 | Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1989 | — | — | — | |||||||
2018 | Savage – Live at Brixton Academy | 75 | — | 45 | |||||||
2019 | When the Sky Came Down [28] | 51 | — | 56 | |||||||
"—" denotes releases that failed to chart or were not released |
*Indicates chart entry occurred after release year. Release years can be found here. [24]
Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||
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UK [3] | SCO [29] | ||||||||
1980 | Photograph (released only in Germany) | — | — | ||||||
1982 | New Man Numan: The Best of Gary Numan | 45 | — | ||||||
1984 | The Plan | 29 | — | ||||||
1987 | Exhibition | 43 | — | ||||||
1990 | Asylum a (released only in Japan) | — | — | ||||||
1992 | Isolate | — | — | ||||||
1993 | The Best of Gary Numan 1978–1983 | 70 | — | ||||||
1994 | Here I Am [30] | — | — | ||||||
1996 | The Premier Hits | 21 | 48 |
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1997 | Random (various artists covers) | — | — | ||||||
1999 | Nicholson / Numan 1987–1994 | — | — | ||||||
New Dreams for Old | — | — | |||||||
2002 | Disconnection | — | — | ||||||
2002 | Exposure | 44 | 50 | ||||||
2003 | Reconnected: Live 'n' More | — | — | ||||||
2004 | Resonator (Pioneer of Sound) | — | — | ||||||
2013 | 5 Albums: Gary Numan | — | — | ||||||
2019 | Replicas - The First Recordings [32] | 31 | 14 | ||||||
The Pleasure Principle - The First Recordings [33] | 36 | 13 | |||||||
2021 | The Singles Collection 1978–1983 [34] | — | 40 | ||||||
"—" denotes releases that failed to chart |
Year | Album |
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1994 | The Radial Pair: Video Soundtrack |
1995 | Human (with Michael R Smith) |
2014 | From Inside (with Ade Fenton) |
2016 | For You EP (with Andy Gray) |
Year | Album | Peak chart positions | ||||||||
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UK [3] | SCO [24] | |||||||||
1996 | Techno Army Featuring Gary Numan (remix album) | — | — | |||||||
1998 | Random (02) (remix album) | — | — | |||||||
The Mix (remix album) | — | — | ||||||||
2003 | Hybrid (remix album) | 99 | 60* | |||||||
2008 | Jagged Edge (remix album) | — | — | |||||||
2012 | Dead Moon Falling(remix album) | — | — | |||||||
"—" denotes releases that failed to chart |
*Indicates chart entry occurred after release year. Release years can be found here. [24]
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | Album | ||||||||||||||
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UK [2] [3] | IRE [35] | AUS [4] | NZ [36] | CAN [37] | US [38] [39] | BEL [40] | DE [41] | NLD [42] | AUT [41] | |||||||||
1978 | "That's Too Bad" (with Tubeway Army) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non Album Single Later Reissued on The Plan | ||||||
"Bombers" (with Tubeway Army) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
1979 | "Down in the Park" (with Tubeway Army) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Replicas | ||||||
"Are 'Friends' Electric?" (with Tubeway Army) | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | — | 105† | 21 | 23 | 9 | 12 | ||||||||
"Cars" | 1 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 45 | — | — | The Pleasure Principle | |||||||
"Complex" | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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1980 | "We Are Glass" | 5 | 9 | 15 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Telekon | ||||||
"I Die: You Die"† | 6 | 16 | 86 | — | — | 102 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"This Wreckage" | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
1981 | "She's Got Claws" | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dance | ||||||
1982 | "Music for Chameleons" | 19 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I, Assassin | ||||||
"We Take Mystery (To Bed)" | 9 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"White Boys and Heroes" | 20 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
1983 | "Warriors" | 20 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Warriors | ||||||
"Sister Surprise" | 32 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
1984 | "Berserker" | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Berserker | ||||||
"My Dying Machine" | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
1985 | "Your Fascination" | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Fury | ||||||
"Call Out the Dogs" | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"Miracles" | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
1986 | "I Still Remember" | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
"This Is Love" | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Strange Charm | |||||||
"I Can't Stop" | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
1987 | "Cars (E Reg Model)" / "Are 'Friends' Electric?" (remixes) | 16 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Exhibition | ||||||
1988 | "New Anger" | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Metal Rhythm | ||||||
"America" | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
1991 | "Heart" | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Outland | ||||||
"My World Storm (US Promo Mix)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | ||||||||
"Emotion" | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Machine + Soul | |||||||
1992 | "The Skin Game" | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
"Machine + Soul" | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
1993 | "Cars" (1993 remix) | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Best of Gary Numan 1978–1983 | ||||||
1994 | "A Question of Faith" | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sacrifice | ||||||
1995 | "Absolution" | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Exile | ||||||
"Dark Light (The Live LP)" | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dark Light | |||||||
1996 | "Cars" (Premier Mix) | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Premier Hits | ||||||
1998 | "Dominion Day" | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Exile | ||||||
2002 | "Rip" | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Pure | ||||||
2006 | "In a Dark Place" | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Jagged | ||||||
2008 | "Are 'Friends' Electric?" | 146 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Replicas Redux | ||||||
2013 | "Love Hurt Bleed" | — [upper-alpha 1] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Splinter (Songs from a Broken Mind) | ||||||
2014 | "I Am Dust" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
2017 | "My Name Is Ruin" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Savage (Songs from a Broken World) | ||||||
"When The World Comes Apart" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"The End Of Things" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"My Name Is Ruin" (Metal Beat Manifesto Poison Remix) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non Album Single | |||||||
2021 | "Intruder" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Intruder | ||||||
"I Am Screaming" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"Saints and Liars" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"Now and Forever" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"—" denotes releases that failed to chart or were not released in that territory | ||||||||||||||||||
† Non-album single except in US.
† Are "Friends" Electric? charts in the US but only in 1980.
Albums and singles by other artists on which Numan appears in some form.
Year | Single | Artist | Album | Single Peak Chart Position | Album Peak Chart Position | Role | |||||||||||||||
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UK [45] | US | US Alt. [46] | US Main [46] | US Dance [46] | SWE | IRE | NZ | DE | UK | US | US Indie | SWE [47] | NLD [48] [47] | BEL | AUS | ||||||
1980 | "I Dream of Wires" | Robert Palmer | Clues | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 59 | — | — | — | — | 26 | Keyboards & Writer | |
"Found You Now" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Co-Writer | |||||||||||
1981 | "Stormtrooper in Drag"† | Paul Gardiner | Dance (Reissued) | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Producer & Lead Vocals | |
"Love Needs No Disguise" | Dramatis | For Future Reference | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lead Vocals | ||
"Stars" | Nicky Robson | Non Album Single | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Producer & Backing Vocals | ||
1982 | "Style Kills" | Robert Palmer | Maybe It's Live | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 148 | — | 23 | 92 | — | — | Co-Writer | |
1984 | "Venus in Furs" | Paul Gardiner | Non Album Single | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Producer | |
"Show Me Something Real" | Tik and Tok | Intolerance | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Keyboards & Backing Vocals | ||
"A Child With A Ghost" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Writer | |||||||||||
"Ultra Violet Light" | Claire Hamill | Touchpaper | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Keyboards | ||
"Pump Me Up" | Caroline Munro | Non Album Single | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Production, Writer | ||
"The Picture" | (B-Side to "Pump Me Up"') | ||||||||||||||||||||
"Pump Me Up" (Remix) | Non Album Single | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Pump Me Up" (Instrumental) | (B-Side to "Pump Me Up" Remix') | Keyboards, Production, Writer | |||||||||||||||||||
1985 | "Change Your Mind" | Sharpe/Numan | Famous People | 17 | — | — | — | 35 | 19 | 22 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lead Vocals | |
Automatic | 59† | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
1986 | "New Thing From London Town" | Strange Charm † | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lead Vocals, Writer of Album Lyrics | ||
1987 | "Voices" | Automatic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59† | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lead Vocals, Co-Writer | ||
"Radio Heart" | Radio Heart | Radio Heart Featuring Gary Numan | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lead Vocals | ||
"London Times" | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"All Across The Nation" | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
1988 | "No More Lies" | Sharpe/Numan | Automatic | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59† | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lead Vocals, Co-Writer | |
1989 | "I'm On Automatic" | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1990 | "Adrenalin" | NY (collaboration between Gary Numan and Yen) | Non Album Single | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Co-Producer | |
1994 | "Like a Refugee (I Won't Cry)" | Dadadang | Like a Refugee (I Won't Cry) EP | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lead Vocals | |
"Like a Refugee (I Won't Cry)" (Acoustic Version) | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Like a Refugee (I Won't Cry)" (Pandemonium Mix) | |||||||||||||||||||||
1995 | Are 'Friends' Electric? (Pacifica Mix) | Nancy Boy | Are 'Friends' Electric? EP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Producer | |
Are 'Friends' Electric? (Desert Mix) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
1998 | "Cars" | Fear Factory | Obsolete | 57 | — | 38 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | Lead Vocals, Writer | |
"Obsolete" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Spoken Piece | |||||||||||
1999 | "I Live In Your Dreams" | Project Pitchfork | I Live In Your Dreams EP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Producer | |
2000 | "A Sailor in Love with the Sea" | The 6ths | Hyacinths and Thistles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lead Vocals | |
"Redirected Mail" | Dubstar | The Self Same Thing EP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2003 | "Angels" | Junkie XL | A Broadcast From The Computer Hell Cabin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | |||
"Ancients" | Gary Numan / Andy Gray | Hybrid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lead Vocals, Co-Writer | ||
"Crazier" | Gary Numan Vs. Rico | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
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"Crazier" (Slide Remix) | Crazier EP | ||||||||||||||||||||
"Crazier" (Acoustic Glide Mix) | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Big Black Sea" | Lead Vocals | ||||||||||||||||||||
"Pray For You" | Plumps DJs | Eargasm | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2005 | "Metal" | Afrika Bambaataa | Dark Matter Moving at the Speed of Light | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lead Vocals, Writer | |
2007 | "Healing" | Ade Fenton | Artificial Perfect | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lead Vocals, Co-Writer | |
"Slide Away" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lead Vocals | ||||
"Recall" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"The Leather Sea" | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
2009 | "25 Seconds" (Gary Numan & Ade Fenton Remix) | Mandy Kane | 25 Seconds EP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Edit Co-Producer | |
"Venus in Furs" (with Little Boots) | The Velvet Underground | BBC Radio 6 Live | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Guest Vocals | ||
"Stuck on Repeat" | Little Boots | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
2011 | "My Machines" | Battles | Gloss Drop | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 98 | 19 | — | — | 73 | — | Lead Vocals | |
"Crawl" | South Central | Society of the Spectacle | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2012 | "Petals" | Officers | On the Twelve Thrones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Dead Moon Falling | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"For You" | Andy Gray | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
For You EP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Pleasure In Heaven" | Motor | Man Made Machine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2014 | "Long Way Down" | Masafumi Takada | The Evil Within (Original Game Soundtrack) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lead Vocals | |
2015 | "Happiness" (Remix) | IAMX | Everything Is Burning (Metanoia Addendum) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Remix Producer | |
"Losing Myself In You" | VOWWS | The Great Sun | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lead Vocals | ||
2016 | "We Are All Hunted" | Andy Gray | For You EP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"In My Liar's Grave" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"It Will All Rain Down" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"Dark Rain" | Titán | Dama | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Swansea" | Dusky | Outer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Here For You" | Jean-Michel Jarre | Electronica 2: The Heart of Noise | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 27 | — | 14 | — | Lead Vocals, Co-Writer | ||
"Talk (Are You Listening To Me?)" | John Foxx | 21st Century: A Man, A Woman And A City | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lead Vocals, Co-Writer | ||
"Within the Deepest Darkness (Fearful)" | The Mission | Another Fall From Grace | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Backing Vocals | ||
2018 | "Polished Chrome (The Friend Part 1)" | Chris Liebing | Burn Slow | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lead Vocals | |
"Summer" (Gary Numan & Ade Fenton Edit) | Simple Minds | Non Album Single | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Edit Co-Producer | ||
2020 | "TOS2020" ( Tower of Strength ) (with Martin Gore, Midge Ure, Billy Duffy, Rachel Goswell, Andy Rourke, Julianne Regan, Kirk Brandon, Lol Tolhurst, and Miles Hunt) | The Mission | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Guest Vocals | ||
2021 | "I Know Time (Is Calling)" (with Paul McCartney) | Mark Ronson | Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lead Vocals, Co-Writer | |
"Love Like Anthrax" | Gang of Four | The Problem of Leisure: A celebration of Andy Gill and Gang of Four | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lead Vocals | ||
2022 | "Vanishing Shadows" | Liela Moss | Internal Working Model | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Guest Vocals |
† "Stormtrooper in Drag" was originally a stand-alone single but has since been included as a bonus track on CD versions of Numan's 1981 album Dance as well as various Numan compilation albums
† "Change Your Mind" released in 1985 with Bill Sharpe's solo album Famous People with no chart success, later packaged with the collaboration album Automatic which charted in 1989 at 59.
† "New Thing From London Town" had alterations to the lyrics on the album version of the single release.
† "Voices" released in 1987 as a standalone single, later repackaged later packaged with the collaboration album Automatic which charted in 1989 at 59.
† "No More Lies" released in 1988 as a standalone single, later repackaged later packaged with the collaboration album Automatic which charted in 1989 at 59.
Year | Song | Album | Original Artist | Notes |
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1978 | "White Light/White Heat" | Live at the Roxy 77 | The Velvet Underground | The only known live album recording of Tubeway Army before coming famous. Recorded in 1977, unofficially released in 1981, reissued on Tubeway Army in 1998. |
1979 | "On Broadway" | Living Ornaments '79 | The Drifters | Performed only as a live performance. |
1980 | "Trois Gymnopédies (First Movement)" | Telekon | Erik Satie | |
1984 | "On Broadway" | The Leo Sayer Show | The Drifters | Performed with and on The Leo Sayer Show. |
1992 | "U Got The Look" | Machine & Soul | Prince | |
"1999" |
Year | Song | Artist | Artist Album | Original Album(s) | Original Year(s) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1980 | "I Dream Of Wires" | Robert Palmer | Clues | Telekon | 1980 | Performed on Keyboards |
1979 | "Don't Be A Dummy" | John Du Cann | The World's Not Big Enough | The Plan | 1978 1984 (released) | |
1984 | "A Child With A Ghost" | Tik & Tok | Intolerance | Berserker | 1984 | |
"Pump Me Up" | Caroline Munro | Non Album Single | Berserker | 1985 | Written and produced by Gary Numan on his label "Numa" under her own name later included on Numan's 1985 album The Fury entitled "Pump It Up" rather "Pump Me Up" | |
1994 | "Down In the Park" | Marilyn Manson | Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) EP | Replicas | 1979 | Included in "Sweet Dreams" EP, which was also a cover by Eurythmics. |
1995 | "Are 'Friends' Electric? | Nancy Boy | Promosexual | Replicas | 1979 | |
1996 | "Down In the Park" | Foo Fighters | Songs in the Key of X: Music from and Inspired by the X-Files | Replicas | 1979 | Covered song while using lightly sampling the original song |
1998 | "Cars" | Fear Factory | Obsolete | The Pleasure Principle | 1979 | Written and co-lead vocalist with the band. |
2000 | "Metal" | Nine Inch Nails | Things Falling Apart | The Pleasure Principle | 1979 | Also features a sample from Numan's "M.E.", and a piano line that references "Remember I Was Vapour" from Telekon. |
2001 | "Where's Your Head At" | Basement Jaxx | Rooty | The Pleasure Principle | 1979 | Sampling from both songs "M.E." and "This Wreckage" |
Telekon | 1980 | |||||
2002 | "Freak Like Me" | Sugababes | Angels With Dirty Faces | Replicas | 1979 | Sampled loop of "Are 'Friends' Electric?" |
2005 | "Metal" | Afrika Bambaataa | Dark Matter Moving at the Speed of Light | The Pleasure Principle | 1979 | Written and lead vocalist. |
2009 | "Hiding All The Stars" | Chicane | Giants | The Pleasure Principle | 1979 | Sampled "Cars" |
2018 | "Metal" | Poppy | Non-album single | The Pleasure Principle | 1979 |
Remake Year | Original Year | Song | Original Release Album | Remake Release Album | Notes |
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1998 | 1979 | "Metal" | The Pleasure Principle | Dominion Day EP | 20th Anniversary |
"Down In The Park" | Replicas | ||||
1988 | "Voix" | Metal Rhythm | 10th Anniversary | ||
2002 | 1978 | "My Shadow In Vain" | Tubeway Army | Exposure | Remake for compilation album |
"Everyday I Die" | |||||
2003 | 1979 | "M.E." | The Pleasure Principle | Hybrid | Remake added to the Hybrid remix album |
1994 | "Bleed" | Sacrifice | Although it is not considered an official remake and is remixed by Sulpher, it was a ground up production with a complete overhaul in production to the original. | ||
1997 | "Absolution" | Exile | Although it is not considered an official remake and is remixed by Andy Gray, it was a ground up production with a complete overhaul in production to the original. |
Year | Song | UK Peak Chart Position | Album | Format | Date | |
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Singles | Albums | |||||
1979 | "Are 'Friends' Electric?" | 1 | 1 | Replicas | Live Studio | |
"Are 'Friends' Electric?" | 1 | 1 | ||||
"Are 'Friends' Electric?" | 1 | 1 | ||||
"Are 'Friends' Electric?" | 1 | 1 | ||||
"Cars" | 1 | 1 | The Pleasure Principle | |||
"Cars" | 1 | 1 | ||||
"Complex" | 6 | 1 | Radio | |||
1980 | "We Are Glass" | 5 | 1 | Telekon | Music Video | |
"I Die: You Die" | 6 | 1 | ||||
"This Wreckage" | 20 | 1 | Live Studio | |||
1981 | "She's Got Claws" | 6 | 3 | Dance | Music Video | |
"Love Needs No Disguise" (With Dramatis) | 33 | - | For Future Reference | |||
1982 | "Music For Chameleons" | 19 | 8 | I, Assassin | Live Studio | |
"Music For Chameleons" | 19 | 8 | ||||
"We Take Mystery (To Bed)" | 9 | 8 | Music Video | |||
"White Boys and Heros" | 20 | 8 | ||||
1983 | "Warriors" | 20 | 12 | Warriors | Live Studio | |
"Sister Surprise" | 32 | 12 | ||||
1984 | "Berserker" | 32 | 45 | Berserker | ||
1985 | "Change Your Mind" (With Bill Sharpe) | 17 | - | Famous People | ||
1986 | "I Can't Stop" | 27 | 59 | Strange Charm | Music Video | |
1987 | "Cars" 'E' Reg Model Remix | 16 | 43 | Exhibition | Live Studio | |
1993 | "Cars" (Sprint Mix) | 53 | 70 | The Best Of Gary Numan 1978-1983 | Unknown | |
1996 | "Cars" (Premier Mix) | 17 | 21 | The Premier Hits | Live Studio | |
2002 | "Are 'Friends' Electric?" | - | - | Replicas | ||
"Rip" | 29 | 59 | Pure | |||
2003 | "Crazier" (With Rico) | 13 | 99 | Hybrid |
Year | Music video | Artist | Album | Director |
---|---|---|---|---|
1979 | "Cars" | Gary Numan | The Pleasure Principle | Derek Burbidge |
"Complex" | ||||
"Metal" | Unknown TV Studio | |||
1980 | "We Are Glass" | Telekon | Derek Burbidge | |
"I Die: You Die" | ||||
"This Wreckage" | ||||
1981 | "She's Got Claws" | Dance | Julien Temple | |
"Love Needs No Disguise" | Dramatis | For Future Reference | Unknown | |
1982 | "The 1930's Rust" | Gary Numan | I, Assassin | |
"Music For Chameleons" | ||||
"We Take Mystery (To Bed)" | ||||
"White Boys and Heroes" (TOTP Promo Video) | BBC | |||
"We Take Mystery (To Bed)" (TOTP Promo Video) | ||||
1983 | "Warriors" | Warriors | Unknown | |
1984 | "Berserker" | Berserker | Trillion Pictures | |
"My Dying Machine" | ||||
1985 | "Change Your Mind" | Sharpe/Numan | Famous People(Bill Sharpe album) Automatic (Sharpe/Numan album) | Unknown |
"Your Fascination" | Gary Numan | The Fury | Terry Braun | |
"Call Out The Dogs" | Adrienne Sharp | |||
"Miracles" | Unknown | |||
1986 | "I Still Remember" | |||
"New Thing From London Town" | Sharpe/Numan | Strange Charm | ||
"This Is Love" | Gary Numan | |||
"I Can't Stop" | ||||
"I Can't Stop" (TOTP Promo Video) | ||||
1987 | "Radio Heart" | Radio Heart | Radio Heart featuring Gary Numan (Radio Heart album) | |
"Radio Heart" (Alternative take) | ||||
1991 | "Heart" | Gary Numan | Outland | David Rose |
"Emotion" | Machine & Soul | Tracey Adam | ||
1992 | "Machine & Soul" | |||
1994 | "Like A Refugee (I Won't Cry)" | Dadadang | Nicholson / Numan 1987–1994 | Vittorio Panza |
1998 | "Dominion Day" | Gary Numan | Exile | Unknown |
1999 | "Cars" | Fear Factory | Obsolete | John S. Bartley |
2002 | "Rip" | Gary Numan | Pure | Unknown |
2003 | "Crazier" | Gary Numan Vs. Rico | Hybrid | |
2006 | "In A Dark Place" | Gary Numan | Jagged | Paul Green |
2007 | "Healing" | Ade Fenton | Artificial Perfect(Ade Fenton album) | Simon Dunn |
2011 | "The Fall" | Gary Numan | Dead Son Rising | Unknown |
"My Machine" | Battles | Gloss Drop (Battles album) | DANIELS | |
2012 | "Petals" (Censored Cut) | Officers | On the Twelve Thrones (Officers Album) Dead Moon Falling (Gary Numan Album) | Julian Jones |
"Petals" (Extended Cut) | ||||
2013 | "Love Hurt Bleed" | Gary Numan | Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind) | Joel Kazuo Knoernschild |
2014 | "I Am Dust" (Logan Owlbeemoth Edit) | Logan Owlbeemoth | ||
"I Am Dust" | Chris Corner | |||
2017 | "Dark Rain" | Titán | Dama(Titán album) | Gabriel Govela |
"My Name Is Ruin" | Gary Numan | Savage (Songs From A Broken World) | Chris Corner | |
"The End of Things" | Unknown | |||
"When the World Comes Apart" | Paul Green | |||
2020 | "TOS2020" (Tower of Strength) | The Mission | Non Album Single | Vicente Cordero |
2021 | "Intruder" | Gary Numan | Intruder | Chris Corner |
"Saints and Liars" |
Year | Album | Peak chart positions |
---|---|---|
UK | ||
1979 | The Touring Principle '79
| 1 |
1982 | Micromusic
| 1 |
Newman Numan The Best of Gary Numan
| 1 | |
1985 | The Berserker Tour
| 2 |
1990 | The Skin Mechanic
| 20 |
1992 | Shadow Man
| — |
1994 | Dream Corrosion
| — |
2002 | Berserker
| — |
Anthology
| — | |
2003 | Gary Numan In Concert
| — |
2004 | Hope Bleeds
| — |
2005 | Fragment 1/04 – Birmingham Academy Live [2004]
| — |
Fragment 2/04 – Shepherds Bush Empire Live [2004]
| — | |
2007 | Jagged Live
| — |
2008 | Broadcasting Live
| — |
Cold Warning
| — | |
Telekon Live
| — | |
2009 | Replicas Live
| 3 |
The Touring Principle 79
| — | |
Conversation: The Pleasure Principle Tour 2009 DVD Programme
| — | |
2010 | Micromusic
| — |
The Pleasure Principle Live
| — | |
2011 | Decoder
| — |
2012 | Machine Music
| — |
Big Noise Transmission
| — | |
2013 | Machine Music Live
| — |
Splintered – The Making of Splinter
| — | |
2014 | From Inside
| — |
2016 | Here In the Black Live
| — |
Obsession Live
| — | |
Reinvention
| — | |
Gary Numan: Android in La La Land
| — | |
2017 | Legacy Liverpool Live
| — |
2018 | Savage: Live at Brixton
| — |
2019 | When the Sky Came Down
| — |
Gary Anthony James Webb, known professionally as Gary Numan, is an English musician. He entered the music industry as frontman of the new wave band Tubeway Army. After releasing two studio albums with the band, he released his debut solo studio album The Pleasure Principle in 1979, topping the UK Albums Chart. His commercial popularity peaked in the late 1970s and early 1980s with hits including "Are 'Friends' Electric?" and "Cars". Numan maintains a cult following. He has sold over 10 million records.
Tubeway Army were a London-based new wave band led by lead singer Gary Numan. Formed at the height of punk rock in 1977 the band gradually changed to an electronic sound. They were the first band of the electronic era to have a synthesiser-based number-one hit, with their single "Are 'Friends' Electric?" and its parent album Replicas both topping the UK charts in mid-1979. After its release, Numan opted to drop the Tubeway Army name and release music under his own name as he was the sole songwriter, producer and public face of the band, but he retained the musicians from Tubeway Army as his backing band.
"Cars" is the first solo single by English musician Gary Numan. It was released on 24 August 1979 and is from his debut studio album The Pleasure Principle. The song reached the top of the charts in several countries, and is Numan's most successful single.
"Down in the Park" is a 1979 song by the English band Tubeway Army, featuring lead vocals by Gary Numan. It was released as the first single from the band's second album Replicas, though was not a hit. The song was written and produced by the band's frontman Gary Numan, and despite its lack of commercial success, has been performed by Numan regularly in his live shows throughout the years.
"Are 'Friends' Electric?" is a 1979 song by the English band Tubeway Army. Taken from their album Replicas, it was released as a single in May 1979 and reached number one in the UK Singles Chart, staying there for four weeks. It was written and produced by Gary Numan, the band's frontman and lead vocalist. It was also the band's last single before breaking up.
Dance is the third solo studio album by the English new wave musician Gary Numan, released on 4 September 1981 by Beggars Banquet Records. It was the first studio album Numan released after his "Farewell Concerts" staged at Wembley Arena.
Replicas is the second and final studio album by the English new wave band Tubeway Army, released on 4 April 1979 by Beggars Banquet Records. It followed their self-titled debut from the previous year. After this, Tubeway Army frontman Gary Numan would continue to release records under his own name, though the musicians in Tubeway Army would continue to work with him for some time. Replicas was the first album of what Numan later termed the "machine" phase of his career, preceding The Pleasure Principle (1979) and Telekon (1980), a collection linked by common themes of a dystopian science fiction future and transmutation of man/machine, coupled with an androgynous image and a synthetic rock sound.
The Pleasure Principle is the debut solo studio album by the English new wave musician Gary Numan, released on 7 September 1979 by Beggars Banquet Records. The album came about six months after Replicas (1979), his second and final studio album with the band Tubeway Army. The Pleasure Principle peaked at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart.
Pure is the fourteenth solo studio album by English musician Gary Numan, released in November 2000 by Eagle Records.
Tubeway Army is the debut studio album by the English new wave band Tubeway Army, released in 1978. Its initial limited-edition run of 5,000 sold out but did not chart. When reissued in mid-1979, following the success of the follow-up Replicas (1979), the more commonly known cover art featuring a stylised portrait of Gary Numan was introduced. This release made No. 14 in the UK Albums Chart.
"That's Too Bad" is the debut single by Tubeway Army, the band which provided the initial musical vehicle for Gary Numan. It was released in February 1978 by independent London record label Beggars Banquet. On the day of its release, Numan quit his job in a warehouse to become a professional musician.
Paul Andrew Gardiner was a British musician who played bass guitar with Gary Numan and Tubeway Army, as well as creating material under his own name.
"Stormtrooper in Drag" is the debut single by Paul Gardiner, who was the bass player in Gary Numan's backing band. Numan is featured on the single as a co-composer, producer, musician and vocalist.
I, Assassin is the fourth solo studio album by the English new wave musician Gary Numan, released on 10 September 1982 by Beggars Banquet. It peaked at No. 8 on the UK Album Chart. Three singles were released from the album: "Music for Chameleons", "We Take Mystery " and "White Boys and Heroes", all of which reached the UK Top 20.
White Noise is a double live album by British musician Gary Numan and originally released in 1985. The album was reissued as a double CD in 1998 before a remastered version was released in 2003.
The Plan is an archival compilation album of early demo recordings by British new wave band Tubeway Army, released in 1984.
New Man Numan: The Best of Gary Numan is a compilation album released on the T.V. Records label in 1982 of songs featuring Gary Numan. The album reached number 45 on the UK Albums Chart.
Hybrid is a remix/cover album, consisting of songs by Gary Numan remixed by other artists, covers of Numan's early songs from his first three albums, plus three new tracks created specifically for the album. Hybrid was recorded in autumn of 2002 and released in March 2003 with a collaboration from various industrial rock/heavy rock musicians such as Rico, Sulpher and Alan Moulder. The album includes tracks originally found on the albums Tubeway Army, Replicas, The Pleasure Principle, Telekon, Sacrifice, Exile and Pure.
The Premier Hits is a compilation album by Gary Numan released in March 1996 on the Polygram TV record label. The album reached No 21 in the UK Albums Chart, leaving the chart after three weeks. It currently stands as the best selling compilation by Gary Numan. The album was promoted by the re-released 1987 remixed version of "Cars", re-titled as the 'Premier Mix' in a TV advert campaign for Carling Premier lager. The single reached No 17, making the third time that "Cars" has reached the top 40 in the UK Singles Chart.
Savage (Songs from a Broken World) is the eighteenth solo studio album by English musician Gary Numan, released on 15 September 2017 by BMG and The End. The album was first announced to be a part of a fan-backed Pledge Music Campaign on 12 November 2015. On 9 November 2018, a followup EP titled The Fallen was released. The EP features similar artwork to Savage, and it was intended to complement the album.