| Orbital discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 10 |
| EPs | 4 |
| Soundtrack albums | 3 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 7 |
| Singles | 18 |
The discography of the electronic dance music duo Orbital consists of ten studio albums, three original score albums, three live/session albums, seven compilation albums, two DJ-mix albums, four extended plays, and eighteen singles.
| Title | Album details | Chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] [2] | AUS [3] | BEL (FL) [4] | US [5] | US Elec. [6] | US Heat. [7] | |||
| Orbital | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Orbital |
| 13 | – | 117 | – | – | – |
|
| Snivilisation |
| 4 | 190 | – | – | – | – |
|
| In Sides |
| 5 | – | – | – | – | 47 |
|
| The Middle of Nowhere |
| 4 | 113 | 38 | 191 | – | 11 |
|
| The Altogether | 11 | 50 | – | – | 8 | 24 |
| |
| Blue Album |
| 44 | – | – | – | 9 | – | |
| Wonky |
| 22 | 186 | 44 | – | – | – | |
| Monsters Exist |
| 12 | – | 143 | – | 24 | 9 | |
| Optical Delusion |
| 6 | – | 70 | – | – | – | |
| Title | Album details | UK [1] [2] |
|---|---|---|
| Event Horizon (with Michael Kamen) | 83 | |
| Octane | – | |
| Pusher |
| – |
| The Pentaverate (Original Soundtrack from the Netflix Series) |
| – |
| Title | Album details | UK [1] [2] |
|---|---|---|
| Orbital: Live at Glastonbury 1994–2004 |
| 101 |
| Title | Album details | UK [1] [2] |
|---|---|---|
| Peel Session |
| 32 |
| Diversions |
| – |
| Work 1989–2002 |
| 36 |
| Halcyon |
| – |
| Orbital 20 |
| 118 |
| 30 Something |
| 19 |
| A Beginner's Guide |
| – |
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] [2] | UK Dance [1] [2] | IRL [10] | US Bub. [11] | US Club Play [12] | |||
| 1990 | "Chime" | 17 | – | – | – | 23 | Orbital (Green Album) |
| "Omen" | 46 | – | – | – | – | — | |
| 1991 | III EP(including "Satan" and "Belfast") | 31 | – | – | – | – | Orbital (Green Album) |
| "Midnight / Choice" | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1992 | Mutations EP | 24 | – | – | – | – | |
| Radiccio EP (including "Halcyon") | 37 | – | – | – | 33 | Orbital (Brown Album) | |
| 1993 | "Lush 3" | 43 | – | – | – | – | |
| 1994 | "Are We Here?" (featuring Alison Goldfrapp) | 33 | 16 | – | – | 38 | Snivilisation |
| 1995 | "Belfast/Wasted" / "Innocent X" (split single with Therapy?) | 53 | – | – | – | – | Wasted – The Best of Volume (Part 1) (originally released on Volume 3 in 1992) |
| Times Fly (EP) | – | – | – | – | – | — | |
| 1996 | "The Box" | 11 | 2 | 25 | – | – | In Sides |
| "Satan Live" | 3 | – | 7 | – | – | — | |
| 1997 | "The Saint" | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | – | The Saint soundtrack |
| 1999 | "Style" | 13 | 3 | – | – | – | The Middle of Nowhere |
| "Nothing Left" | 32 | 5 | – | – | – | ||
| 2000 | "Beached" (Orbital and Angelo Badalamenti) | 36 | 15 | – | – | – | The Beach soundtrack |
| 2001 | "Funny Break (One Is Enough)" | 21 | 3 | – | – | – | The Altogether |
| "Illuminate" (12" only) | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2002 | Rest/Play EP | 33 | 3 | – | – | – | Work |
| 2004 | "One Perfect Sunrise" / "You Lot" | 29 | 2 | – | – | – | Blue Album |
| 2010 | "Don't Stop Me" / "The Gun Is Good" | – | 37 | – | – | – | — |
| 2012 | "New France"(featuring Zola Jesus) | – | – | – | – | – | Wonky |
| "Wonky"(featuring Lady Leshurr) | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Where Is It Going?" | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2013 | "Christmas Chime" | – | 36 | – | – | – | — |
| 2017 | "Kinetic 2017" | – | – | – | – | – | Monsters Exist (HMV exclusive edition) |
| "Copenhagen" | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2018 | "Tiny Foldable Cities" | – | – | – | – | – | Monsters Exist |
| "P.H.U.K." | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| "The End Is Nigh" | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2019 | "Buried Deeper Within" | – | – | – | – | – | — |
| 2022 | "Dirty Rat" (featuring Sleaford Mods) | – | – | – | – | – | Optical Delusion |
| "Ringa Ringa (The Old Pandemic Folk Song)" (featuring Mediæval Bæbes) | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2023 | "Are You Alive?" (featuring Penelope Isles) | – | – | – | – | – | |
Tracks not released on an Orbital release
| Title | Released on | Year |
|---|---|---|
| "Chime (The Helium Mix)" | FFRR presents Gold on Black | 1990 |
| "Son of Chime" | Live at The Brain | 1990 |
| "Chime (Friends of Matthew Remix)" | October 91: Two | 1991 |
| "Open Mind (Remix by Orbital)" | Funky Alternatives Six | 1991 |
| "Adnan" [13] | War Child: The Help Album | 1995 |
| "Equinox" | 3rd Side of the Record: Compilation One | 1995 |
| "The Tranquiliser Busy Tranquilising" | Foundations: Coming up from the Streets | 1997 |
| "The Girl with the Sun in Her Head" [14] | Sally's Photographic Memory | 1997 |
| "Technologicque Park" | Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture xXx (a New Breed of Special Agent) | 2002 |
| "The Box (Equilibrium Found Mix)" | The Fire This Time | 2002 |
| "Lush (Hervé's Tree and Leaf Remix)" | Hervé: Ghetto Bass 2 | 2010 |
| "Halcyon Teen Spirit" (with Elle Fanning) | Teen Spirit (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 2019 |
To clarify, these are remixes by Paul Hartnoll and Phil Hartnoll, but not those which are described as an "Orbital Mix" involving The Orb or William Orbit.