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.
| Orbital discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 10 |
| EPs | 4 |
| Soundtrack albums | 3 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 7 |
| Singles | 18 |
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| 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 |
|
28 | – | – | – | – | – |
|
| Snivilisation |
|
4 | – | – | – | – | – |
|
| In Sides |
|
5 | – | – | – | – | 47 |
|
| The Middle of Nowhere |
|
4 | – | 38 | 191 | – | 11 |
|
| The Altogether | 11 | 50 | – | – | 8 | 24 |
| |
| Blue Album |
|
44 | – | – | – | 9 | – | |
| Wonky |
|
22 | – | 44 | – | – | – | |
| Monsters Exist |
|
12 | – | 143 | – | 24 | 9 | |
| Optical Delusion |
|
6 | – | 70 | – | – | – | |
Soundtrack albums
edit| Title | Album details | UK [1][2] |
|---|---|---|
| Event Horizon (with Michael Kamen) |
83 | |
| Octane | – | |
| Pusher |
|
– |
| The Pentaverate (Original Soundtrack from the Netflix Series) |
|
– |
Live albums
edit| Title | Album details | UK [1][2] |
|---|---|---|
| Orbital: Live at Glastonbury 1994–2004 |
|
101 |
Compilation albums
edit| 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 |
|
– |
Singles and extended plays
edit| 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?" | 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 EP" | – | – | – | – | – | Wonky |
| 2013 | "Christmas Chime" | – | 36 | – | – | – | — |
| 2019 | "Buried Deeper Within" | – | – | – | – | – | — |
Compilations
edit- The Bedroom Sessions (Various Artists, selected by Orbital, released with the April 2002 issue of Mixmag.) (2002) UK
- Back to Mine (DJ Mix album) (2002)
Compilation appearances
editTracks 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 |
Featured songs
edit- Sonatine (1993) "Belfast"
- Shopping (1994) "Crash and Carry"
- Hackers (1995) Soundtrack Vol.1 • "Halcyon + On + On" (shortened version) (Used as the film's theme)
- Hackers (1995) Soundtrack Vol.2 • "Speed Freak [Moby Remix]"
- Mortal Kombat (1995) • "Halcyon + On + On"
- Johnny Mnemonic (1995) • "Sad But True"
- The Saint (1997) • "The Saint Theme"
- A Life Less Ordinary (1997) • "The Box" and "Dŵr Budr"
- Test Drive 4 (1997) • "Out There Somewhere? (Part 2)" (Background music for the main menu)
- Spawn (1997) • "Satan" (with Kirk Hammett)
- π (1998) • "P.E.T.R.O.L"
- Human Traffic (1999) • "Belfast" (Played when the ravers are driving back from the house party and the sun rises over Cardiff, viewed from above)
- The Beach (2000) • "Beached"
- Groove (2000) • "Halcyon + On + On"
- CKY2K (2001) • "Halcyon + On + On"
- FreQuency (2001) • "Funny Break (One Is Enough) (Weekend Ravers Mix)"
- 24 Hour Party People (2002) • "Satan" (Played when Shaun Ryder fires a gun and sells the mastertapes of the Happy Mondays album Yes Please! to Tony Wilson in Dry Bar Fac 201)
- XXX (2002) • "Technologicque Park" (original to this film) (Orbital appears in the film performing during the night club/rave sequences)
- ER (episode: "Insurrection") • "Frenetic"
- BBC 40th anniversary celebration of Doctor Who (2003) • Doctor?
- Keen Eddie • (original to this programme) (score for first episode) (2003)
- Haggard: The Movie (2003) • "Doctor?" (Played while Valo and Falcone tape fæces to Glauren's garage door)
- Mean Girls (2004) • "Halcyon + On + On" (not on soundtrack) (Played in the last scene of Mean Girls before closing credits)
- It's All Gone Pete Tong • "Frenetic (Short Mix)"
- Wipeout • "Kein Trink Wasser", "P.E.T.R.O.L"
- Forza Motorsport 2 • "Nothing Left"
- Long Way Round (2004 BBC series) • "One Perfect Sunrise"
Selected remixes
editTo 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.
- Madonna – "Bedtime Story"
- Kraftwerk – "Expo 2000"
- Meat Beat Manifesto – "Edge of No Control" and "Mindstream"
- EMF – "It's You"
- Queen Latifah – "Come Into My House"
- The Shamen – "Hear Me O My People"
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 409. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ a b c d e f "Orbital | full Official Charts history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
- ^ "Discography Orbital". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ^ "Discografie Orbital" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ^ "Orbital Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ^ "Orbital Chart History: Top Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ^ "Orbital Chart History: Top Heatseekers". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 718–719. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
- ^ a b c d e f "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 13 August 2011. Note: User needs to enter "Orbital" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
- ^ "The Irish Charts". IRMA. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
- ^ "Orbital Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ^ "Orbital Chart History: Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ^ This track appears in longer form on the In Sides album, as "Adnan's".
- ^ Recorded live at Leeds Sound City in 1996. A longer version of this track appears on the In Sides album.
- ^ "Electronic Music Blog". Electronica. Retrieved 2020-10-09.