The discography of Primal Scream, a Scottish rock band, consists of twelve studio albums, twenty-six singles, one EP, two greatest hits albums, two live albums, and one remix album. They also released a joint live CD and DVD with MC5 titled Black to Comm, recorded at the 2008 Meltdown festival.
| Primal Scream discography | |
|---|---|
 Primal Scream performing in Southampton in 2006 | |
| Studio albums | 12 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 4 |
| Singles | 26 |
| Video albums | 2 |
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [3] |
FIN [4] |
FRA [5] |
GER [6] |
IRE [7] |
JPN [8] |
NOR [9] |
SWE [10] | ||||||
| Sonic Flower Groove |
|
62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Primal Scream |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Screamadelica |
|
8 | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 57 | — | — | ||||
| Give Out but Don't Give Up |
|
2 | 28 | 31 | 32 | — | 40 | — | 28 | 15 | 7 |
| |||
| Vanishing Point |
|
2 | 64 | 31 | 31 | — | 97 | — | 14 | — | 3 | ||||
| XTRMNTR |
|
3 | 17 | — | 27 | — | 95 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 7 | ||||
| Evil Heat |
|
9 | 50 | — | 39 | 101 | 88 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 17 | ||||
| Riot City Blues |
|
5 | 54 | — | — | 74 | — | 14 | 10 | 15 | 18 | ||||
| Beautiful Future |
|
9 | — | 62 | — | 153 | — | 36 | 17 | — | 57 | ||||
| More Light |
|
12 | — | 73 | — | 29 | 99 | 16 | 12 | 25 | 27 | ||||
| Chaosmosis |
|
12 | 100 | — | — | 184 | — | 70 | 18 | — | — | ||||
| Come Ahead | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
IRE [7] |
JPN [8] |
SCO [15] | |||||||||||
| Dirty Hits |
|
25 | 32 | 16 | 11 |
| ||||||||
| Shoot Speed – More Dirty Hits |
|
— | — | 48 | — | |||||||||
| Maximum Rock'n'Roll: The Singles |
|
18 | — | — | 3 | |||||||||
| The Screamadelica 12" Singles |
|
- | — | — | - | |||||||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Remix albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
JPN [8] |
SCO [16] |
SWE [10] | ||
| Echo Dek |
|
43 | 97 | 57 | 46 |
Live albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| JPN [8] | ||
| Live in Japan |
|
22 |
| Screamadelica Live |
|
73 |
Extended plays
edit| Title | Extended play details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [17] |
AUS [2] |
IRE [18] | ||
| Dixie-Narco |
|
11 | 91 | 10 |
| Diamonds, Fur Coat, Champagne |
|
— | — | — |
Singles
edit| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [17] |
AUS [19] |
CAN [20] |
FIN [21] |
GER [22] |
IRE [18] |
NED [23] |
NZ [24] |
SCO [25] |
SWE [26] | |||||
| 1985 | "All Fall Down" / "It Happens" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| 1986 | "Crystal Crescent" / "Velocity Girl" | 188[27] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 59 | ||||||||||||||
| 1987 | "Gentle Tuesday" | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sonic Flower Groove | ||
| "Imperial" | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1989 | "Ivy Ivy Ivy" | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Primal Scream | ||
| 1990 | "Loaded" | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — |
|
Screamadelica | |
| "Come Together" | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1991 | "Higher than the Sun" | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Don't Fight It, Feel It" | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1992 | "Movin' On Up" | 11 | — | — | — | 93 | — | — | — | — | — |
| ||
| "Damaged"[citation needed] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1994 | "Rocks"/"Funky Jam" | 7 | 43 | 47 | — | — | 12 | 18 | 8 | 4 | — |
|
Give Out but Don't Give Up | |
| "Jailbird" | 29 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 60 | — | ||||
| "(I'm Gonna) Cry Myself Blind" | 49 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 40 | — | ||||
| 1996 | "The Big Man and the Scream Team Meet the Barmy Army Uptown" (with Irvine Welsh and On-U Sound) |
17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | Non-album single | ||
| 1997 | "Kowalski" | 8 | 79 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 20 | Vanishing Point | ||
| "Star" | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 25 | ||||
| "Burning Wheel" | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 60 | ||||
| 1998 | "If They Move, Kill 'Em" | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | — | |||
| 1999 | "Swastika Eyes" | 22 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | XTRMNTR | ||
| 2000 | "Kill All Hippies" | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | |||
| "Accelerator" | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | ||||
| 2002 | "Miss Lucifer" | 25 | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | 21 | 48 | Evil Heat | ||
| "Autobahn 66" | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | ||||
| 2003 | "Some Velvet Morning" (with Kate Moss) | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | — | 42 | — | |||
| 2006 | "Country Girl" | 5 | — | — | 17 | — | 18 | — | — | 3 | 47 |
|
Riot City Blues | |
| "Dolls (Sweet Rock and Roll)" | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | ||||
| "Sometimes I Feel So Lonely" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2008 | "Can't Go Back" | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | Beautiful Future | ||
| "Uptown" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2013 | "2013" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | More Light | ||
| "It's Alright, It's OK" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Invisible City" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2016 | "Where the Light Gets In" (with Sky Ferreira) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Chaosmosis | ||
| "100% or Nothing" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "(Feeling Like a) Demon Again" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2024 | "Love Insurrection"[14] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Come Ahead | ||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Videos
edit| Year | Title | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Screamadelica
|
VHS |
| 2007 | Riot City Blues Tour
|
DVD |
| 2011 | Screamadelica Live
|
DVD, Blu-ray |
References
edit- ^ a b c "UK Albums". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ a b Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Primal Scream in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- 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. 224.
- Chaosmosis: Ryan, Gavin (26 March 2016). "ARIA Albums: Violent Soho 'Waco' Is No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^ "Austrian Albums". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1961" (in Finnish). Sisältää Hitin - Suomen listalevyt (Timo Pennanen). Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "French Albums". lescharts.com. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ German Albums:
- "Give Out But Don't Give Up" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- "Vanishing Point" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- "XTRMNTR" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- "Evil Heat" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- "More Light" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Irish Albums". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Japanese Albums". oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "Norwegian Albums". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Swedish Albums". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "British certifications – Primal Scream". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 August 2024. Type Primal Scream in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ a b Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ^ "IRMA Certification". IRMA. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ a b Carter, Daisy (18 July 2024). "Primal Scream return with details of new album Come Ahead and share latest single 'Love Insurrection' | News". DIY. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ Scottish Albums:
- "Dirty Hits". OCC. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- "Maximum Rock'n'Roll: The Singles". OCC. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ Scottish Albums:
- "Echo Dek". OCC. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ a b "UK EPs and singles". OCC. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ a b Irish EPs and singles:
"Irish Singles". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- "Miss Lucifer". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ^ Australian singles:
- Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Primal Scream in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- Top 100 peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- "Jailbird": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 14 Aug 1994". ARIA. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ Canadian singles:
- ^ "Finnish Singles". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ German singles:
- "Movin' On Up" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "Dutch Singles". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "New Zealand Singles". charts.nz. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ Scottish singles:
- "Rocks". OCC. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- "Jailbird". OCC. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- "(I'm Gonna) Cry Myself Blind". OCC. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- "The Big Man and the Scream Team Meet the Barmy Army Uptown". OCC. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- "Kowalski". OCC. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- "Star". OCC. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- "Burning Wheel". OCC. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- "If They Move, Kill 'Em". OCC. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- "Swastika Eyes". OCC. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- "Kill All Hippies". OCC. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- "Accelerator". OCC. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- "Miss Lucifer". OCC. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- "Autobahn 66". OCC. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- "Some Velvet Morning". OCC. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- "Country Girl". OCC. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- "Dolls". OCC. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- "Can't Go Back". OCC. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- "Velocity Girl". OCC. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ "Swedish Singles". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "UK Singles Charts: 1986 (Including chart panel sales)".
External links
edit- Primal Scream discography discography at Discogs