Pulp discography

Pulp discography
Pulp performing live at the Isle of Wight Festival in 2011
Studio albums	8
Live albums	2
Compilation albums	9
Singles	26
Video albums	6
Music videos	22
Box sets	2

The discography of Pulp, an English Britpop band, consists of eight studio albums, nine compilation albums, two live albums and 26 singles. They were formed in 1978 by Jarvis Cocker and had a continuously rotating band membership until 1991. Between 1991 and their hiatus on 15 December 2002, their line-up was largely settled. ^[1] They rose to prominence during the Britpop era in the early 1990s with their album His 'n' Hers (1994).

Pulp released two albums and eight singles in the 1980s, which garnered little attention from audiences or critics. ^[2] Their first charting single was "Razzmatazz" (1993), which reached No. 80 in the UK Singles Chart. His 'n' Hers (1994) was their first charting album, peaking at No. 9 in the UK Albums Chart.

As Pulp became part of the Britpop music scene, they scored their first major hits, most notably "Common People" and "Disco 2000". Their 1995 album Different Class was a commercial success, peaking at No. 1 in the UK and going Platinum four times. Two further albums, This Is Hardcore (1998) and We Love Life (2001), achieved moderate commercial success.

Fire Records, who own the material from the band's first three albums, re-released Pulp's material several times after they achieved success in a number of compilation albums, most of which had little commercial success.

In 2013, Pulp released the single "After You", written a number of years earlier but never fully finished or released until then. It peaked at No. 101 on the UK Singles Chart ^[3] and in the Top 10 of the UK Indie chart. ^[4] The band released its first studio album in 24 years, More in June 2025 and entered the UK Album Charts at #1, scoring their third #1 album and first since their 1990s commercial peak.

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions												Certifications
		UK [5]	AUS [6]	AUT [7]	BEL [8]	CAN [9] [10]	FRA [11]	GER [12]	NOR [13]	NZL [14]	SWE [15]	SWI [16]	NL
It	Released: 18 April 1983 Label: Red Rhino (REDLP29) Formats: CD, LP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Freaks	Released: 11 May 1987 Label: Fire (FIRELP5) Formats: CD, cassette, LP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Separations	Released: 19 June 1992 Label: Fire (FIRE11026) Formats: CD, cassette, LP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
His 'n' Hers	Released: 18 April 1994 Label: Island (ILPS8025) Formats: CD, cassette, LP	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BPI: Gold [17]
Different Class	Released: 30 October 1995 Label: Island (ILPS8041) Formats: CD, cassette, LP	1	44	24	47	36	—	71	19	37	7	—	69	BPI: 4× Platinum [17] IFPI: Platinum [18]
This Is Hardcore	Released: 30 March 1998 Label: Island (ILPSD 8066) Formats: CD, LP, cassette	1	15	20	44	32	9	24	10	12	14	31	56	BPI: Gold [17]
We Love Life	Released: 22 October 2001 Label: Island (ILPS8110) Formats: CD, LP	6	46	36	—	26	41	25	—	—	46	78	—	BPI: Silver [17]
More	Released: 6 June 2025 Label: Rough Trade (RT0541LPE) Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital	1	33	5	15	—	26	9	—	11	—	7	15
"—" denotes album did not chart in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Certifications
		UK [5]	UK Indie
Intro – The Gift Recordings	Released: 4 October 1993 Label: Island (ILPM2076) Formats: CD, LP, cassette	—	23
Masters of the Universe (Pulp on Fire 1985–86)	Released: 24 June 1994 Label: Fire (FIRELP36) Formats: CD, LP, cassette	—	—
Countdown 1992–1983	Released: 11 March 1996 Label: Nectar Masters (UK), [19] MCA (US) (NTMLP521) Formats: 2×CD, 2×LP, 2×cassette	10	—
Pulp Goes to the Disco	Released: 13 July 1998 Label: Connisseur Collection (VSOPCD 26) Format: CD	—	—
Freshly Squeezed... the Early Years	Released: 1 September 1998 Label: EMI (79737) Format: CD	—	—
Primal: The Best of the Fire Years 1983–1992	Released: 12 October 1998 Label: Music Collection Int. (MCCD375) Format: CD	—	—
On Fire	Released: 29 November 1999 Label: Snapper Music (SMCCD 247) Format: 2×CD	—	—
Hits	Released: 18 November 2002 Label: Universal Island (CID8126) Format: CD	71	—	BPI: Platinum [17]
Pulp It Up	Released: 20 October 2003 Label: Snapper Music (SMDCD463) Format: CD	—	—

Limited releases

Year	Album	Notes
2025	Forty Odd Years: Live. Rare. Unreleased. 1982-2025	Compitation of mostly previously unreleased tracks released with June 2025 Mojo magazine. [20]

Live albums

Title	Album details
The Peel Sessions	Released: 23 October 2006 Label: Universal Island (9841397) Format: 2×CD
Party Clowns: Live in London 1991	Released: 12 November 2012 [21] Label: Floating World (FLOATM6180) Formats: CD, digital download

Box sets

Title	Album details	Notes
Simply Fuss Free	Released: July 1996 Label: Island Format: 6×CD	Includes the singles "Do You Remember the First Time?", "Common People" ('daytime'), "Mis-Shapes" / "Sorted for E's & Wizz" (both versions) and "Disco 2000" (both versions) Released in Australia only
Pulped: 1983–1992	Released: 31 May 1999 Label: Cooking Vinyl (COOKCD178) Format: 4×CD	Includes the albums It, Freaks, Separations and Masters of the Universe (compilation)

Singles and EPs

Year	Title	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		UK [5]	AUS [6]	AUT [7]	FIN [22]	FRA [11]	GER [23]	IRE [24]	NOR [13]	SWE [15]	SWI [16]
1983	"My Lighthouse"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		It
	"Everybody's Problem"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
1985	"Little Girl (With Blue Eyes)"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1986	"Dogs Are Everywhere"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1987	"They Suffocate at Night"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Freaks
	"Master of the Universe"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	"My Legendary Girlfriend"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Separations
	"Countdown"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	"O.U. (Gone, Gone)"	133	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
	"Babies"	111	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BPI: Silver [17]
1993	"Razzmatazz"	80	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Lipgloss"	50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		His 'n' Hers
1994	"Do You Remember the First Time?"	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BPI: Silver [17]
	The Sisters EP ("Babies")	19	197	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	"Common People"	2	65	—	—	49	77	9	5	4	42	BPI: 2× Platinum [17]	Different Class
	"Sorted for E's & Wizz" / "Mis-Shapes"	2	—	—	15	—	—	6	—	25	—	BPI: Silver [17]
	"Disco 2000"	7	35	14	9	—	47	13	—	41	—	BPI: Platinum [17]
1996	"Something Changed"	10	—	—	—	—	—	30	—	—	—
1997	"Help the Aged"	8	85	—	—	—	—	—	—	56	—		This Is Hardcore
1998	"This Is Hardcore"	12	64	—	16	98	—	—	—	—	—
	"A Little Soul"	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Party Hard"	29	90	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	"Sunrise" / "The Trees"	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		We Love Life
2002	"Bad Cover Version"	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	"After You"	101	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
2025	"Spike Island" [25]	98	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		More
	"Got to Have Love" [26]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Tina" [27]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.

Other appearances

List of non-single songs by Pulp from non-Pulp releases, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Album
"What Do You Say?"	1982	Your Secret's Safe with Us [28]
"Whiskey in the Jar"	1996	Childline [29]
"Mile End"		Trainspotting: Music from the Motion Picture
"All Time High"	1997	Shaken and Stirred: The David Arnold James Bond Project
"Like a Friend"	1998	Great Expectations: The Album
"Le Roi des Fourmis"	1999	A Tribute to Polnaref
"Born to Cry"		Notting Hill: Music from the Motion Picture
"My Body May Die"	2000	Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased): The Soundtrack
"Grandfather's Nursery" [A]	2005	100% Sinnamon
"Party Hard" (Christopher Just Mix)	2008	Dirty Sanchez [30]

• A ^ "Grandfather's Nursery" was also released as a free download track by Amazon.com in 2002. ^[31]

Other appearances

List of appearances by Pulp on various artists’ compilations, showing year released and album name

Year	Album	Track(s)
1996	Evening Session: Priority Tunes [32]	Includes Pulp performance of the song "Babies"
	...Later Volume One: Brit Beat [33]	Includes a live version of the song "I Spy"
1997	Long Live Tibet [34]	Includes a live version of the song "Live Bed Show"
2002	4 Scott	Scott Piering tribute album includes live performance of the songs "Babies" and "Sunrise"
2014	Britpop at the BBC [35]	Includes Pulp performance of the song "Lipgloss"

Video

Video albums

Year	Video details	Certifications
Sorted for Films & Vids	Released: November 1995 Label: Polygram Video Format: VHS	BPI: Gold [17]
F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.I.V.E	Released: October 1996 Label: Polygram Video Format: VHS
The Park Is Mine	Released: November 1998 Label: Polygram Video Format: VHS
Hits	Released: 9 December 2002 Label: Island Universal (0634169) Format: DVD
Ultimate Live	Released: 20 June 2005 Label: Universal (LC01846 / 0602498296165 ) Format: DVD
Pulp: A Film About Life, Death And Supermarkets	Released: 9 March 2014 Label: Soda Pictures Format: Clu + Blu-ray + DVD and PAL

Music videos

Year	Title	Director(s)
1985	"Manon"	James Eaton and Simon Hinkler
1986	"They Suffocate at Night"	Michael Geoghegan
1991	"My Legendary Girlfriend"	Martin Wallace and Jarvis Cocker
	"Countdown"
1992	"Babies" (original version)	Martin Wallace and Jarvis Cocker [36]
1993	"Razzmatazz"
	"Lipgloss"
1994	"Do You Remember the First Time?"	Pedro Romhanyi [36]
	"Babies" (1994 version)
1995	"Common People"
	"Mis-Shapes"
	"Sorted For E's & Wizz"
	"Disco 2000"	Pedro Romhanyi [36]
	"Something Changed"
1997	"Help the Aged"	Hammer & Tongs [36]
1998	"This Is Hardcore"	Doug Nichol [36]
	"A Little Soul"	Hammer & Tongs [36]
	"Party Hard"	Mike Mills [36]
2001	"The Trees"	Phil Harder [36]
	"Bad Cover Version"	Martin Wallace and Jarvis Cocker [36]
2025	"Spike Island"	Jarvis Cocker
	"Got to Have Love"
	"Tina"	Julia Schimautz

References

General

• "Pulp > Discography". AllMusic . Retrieved 27 May 2009.
• Sturdy, Mark (2003). Truth & Beauty: The Story of Pulp. Omnibus Press. pp. 434–450. ISBN   0-7119-9599-0.

Specific

1. "Happy Ending?". NME . Retrieved 5 June 2009.
2. "Pulp Biography". AllMusic . Retrieved 5 June 2009.
3. "Chart Log UK: New Entries Update". zobbel.de. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
4. "2013 Top 40 Independent Singles Archive 9th February 2013". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 9 June 2014.
5. "Pulp in the UK charts". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 14 June 2025.
6. Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
   • Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Pulp in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
   • Top 100 peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 226.
   • The Sisters (EP): "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 15 July 2015". Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015– via Imgur.com.
   • "Common People": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 15 Oct 1995". ARIA . Retrieved 6 July 2017– via Imgur.com. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
   • "This Is Hardcore" (single): "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 10 May 1998". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 14 June 2017.
   • "Party Hard": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 04 Oct 1998". ARIA. Retrieved 20 October 2016– via Imgur.com.
7. "Austrian chart positions". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
8. "Belgian (Wallonia) chart positions". Ultratop . Retrieved 15 June 2025.
9. "Canadian Different Class position". RPM. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
10. "Canadian This Is Hardcore position". RPM. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
11. "French chart positions". lescharts.com. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
12. "Suchen nach "Pulp"" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
13. "Norwegian chart positions". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
14. "New Zealand chart positions". aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
15. "Swedish chart positions". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
16. "Swiss chart positions". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
17. "British certifications – Pulp". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 11 March 2023.Type Pulp in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
18. "IFPI certificates: 1996". ifpi.org. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
19. "Pulp | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". OfficialCharts.com .
20. "Mojo 379 - June 2025:Pulp". mojo4music.com. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
21. Party Clouns: Live In London 1991 Archived 18 June 2013 at archive.today at floatingworldrecords.co.uk
22. "Finnish chart positions". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
23. "German singles positions". musicline.de. Archived from the original on 3 November 2004. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
24. "Searchable database". irish-charts.ie. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
25. Petridis, Alexis (10 April 2025). "Pulp: Spike Island review – Jarvis Cocker and co's joyous second coming". The Guardian . Retrieved 10 June 2025.
26. Taylor, Sam (22 May 2025). "Pulp have shared their new single 'Got to Have Love' from upcoming album More". Dork . Retrieved 10 June 2025.
27. Taylor, Sam (21 July 2025). "Pulp have released a new animated video for 'Tina': 'It's like digital Fuzzy-Felt'". Dork . Retrieved 21 July 2025.
28. Your Secret's Safe With Us at Discogs
29. Childline at Discogs
30. Dirty Sanchez at Discogs
31. Grandfather's Nursery at Music From a Bachelor's Den
32. Evening Session: Priority Tunes at Discogs
33. 'Brit Beat...Later Volume One' at Discogs
34. Long Live Tibet at Discogs
35. Britpop At The BBC at Discogs
36. Pulp Hits (Booklet). Universal Music. 2002 [2002].

Notes

• Warwick, Neil; Jon Kutner; Tony Brown (2004). The Complete Book of the British Charts: Singles and Albums. Omnibus Press. ISBN   1-84449-058-0.

External links

• Pulp at AllMusic
• Pulp discography at Discogs