Gary Numan discography

This is a complete discography of the solo artist Gary Numan.

Album Certifications

* "Replicas": BPI (UK) Gold 100,000+
* "The Pleasure Principle": BPI (UK) Gold 100,000+; Gold (Canada)
* "Telekon": BPI (UK) Gold 100,000+

tudio albums

* 1978 "Tubeway Army" (also known as the "Blue Album") UK #14 (1979 reissue)
* 1979 "Replicas" UK #1, US #124, Sweden #37, Australia #11
* 1979 "The Pleasure Principle" (Numan's first album under his own name) UK #1, US #16, Australia #24
* 1980 "Telekon" UK #1, US #64, Australia #24
* 1981 "Dance" UK #3, US #167, Australia #85
* 1982 "I, Assassin" UK #8, Australia #95
* 1983 "Warriors" UK #12
* 1984 "Berserker" (first album on self-owned Numa label) UK #45
* 1985 "The Fury" UK #24
* 1986 "Strange Charm" UK #59
* 1988 "Metal Rhythm" (released in a re-sequenced edition in the US as "New Anger") UK #48
* 1989 "Automatic" (collaboration with Bill Sharpe as "Sharpe + Numan") UK #59
* 1991 "Outland" UK #39
* 1992 "Machine + Soul" UK #42
* 1994 "The Radial Pair" (soundtrack for video of the same name)
* 1994 "Sacrifice" UK #94
* 1995 "Human" ("Gary Numan and Michael R. Smith, instrumental album)
* 1997 "Dawn" (US reissue of "Sacrifice"; same track listing)
* 1997 "Exile" UK #47
* 2000 "Pure" UK #58
* 2006 "Jagged" UK #59
* 2008 "Replicas Redux" UK #98

Live albums

* 1980 "Living Ornaments '79-'80" UK #2 (live recording, expanded/reissued as "Living Ornaments '79" in 1998 and "Living Ornaments '80" in 2005)
* 1980 "Living Ornaments 1979" live recording) UK #47
* 1980 "Living Ornaments 1980" live recording) UK #39
* 1985 "White Noise" (live recording) UK #29, Australia #64
* 1987 "Ghost" (live recording) (fan club only release)
* 1989 "The Skin Mechanic" (live recording) UK #55
* 1994 "Dream Corrosion" (live recording) UK #86
* 1995 "Dark Light" (live recording) UK #107
* 1998 "Living Ornaments '81" (live recording)
* 1999 "The Radio One Recordings" (1979 BBC radio sessions)
* 2003 "Scarred" (live recording) UK #160
* 2004 "Live at Shepherd's Bush Empire" (live recording)
* 2004 "Hope Bleeds" (live recording)
* 2005 "Fragment 1/04" (live recording)
* 2005 "Fragment 2/04" (live recording)
* 2007 "The Complete John Peel Sessions" (live Peel sessions from Gary's 1979 and 2000 sessions, respectively)
* 2007 "Jagged Live" (live recording)
* 2008 "Engineers" (live recording)
* 2008 "Telekon Live" (live recording)

Compilation albums

* 1982 "New Man Numan: The Best Of Gary Numan" (Beggars Banquet compilation) UK #45
* 1984 "The Plan" (demo recordings from 1978) UK #29
* 1986 "Numa Records Years One" (compilation featuring a variety of artists from Numan's Numa Records label 1984-1985) UK #94
* 1987 "Exhibition" (compilation from Beggars Banquet days) UK #43
* 1992 "Isolate" (compilation from Numa Records years) UK #84
* 1996 "The Premier Hits" (Beggers Banquet compilation) UK #21
* 1997 "Random: Gary Numan Tribute" (various artists covers; two volumes)
* 1998 "The Mix" (remix project by Cleopatra label, featuring Spahn Ranch, Information Society and others)
* 2002 "Exposure" (compilation of Beggars Banquet and recent material; two new recordings plus new track "Exposure") UK #44
* 2003 "Hybrid" (remix project featuring Curve, Alan Moulder, Rico and Flood; three new songs including Andy Gray mix of "Crazier") UK #99
* 2004 "Resonator (Pioneer of Sound)" (compilation album of recent material, pulled from release by Numan himself)
* 2008 "Jagged Edge" (A 2-disc album of alternate versions and remixes of songs from the album Jagged)

ingle Certifications

* Are 'Friends' Electric?: BPI (UK) Gold 400,000+
* Cars: BPI (UK) Gold 400,000+
* Complex: BPI (UK) Silver 200,000+

ingles and EPs

* "That's Too Bad" (12/2/1978) - with "Tubeway Army"
* "Bombers" (4/8/1978) - with "Tubeway Army"
* "Down in the Park" (16/3/1979) - with "Tubeway Army" UK #198
* "Are 'Friends' Electric?" (19/5/1979) - with "Tubeway Army" UK #1, US #85, Austria #12, Holland #9, Australia #12
* "Cars" (1/9/1979) UK #1, US #9, CAN #1, GER #1, IRL #5, Australia #9
* "Complex" (24/11/1979) UK #6, IRL #9
* "We Are Glass" (24/5/1980) UK #5, IRL #9, Australia #15
* "" (30/8/1980) UK #6, US #92, IRL #16, Australia #86
* "This Wreckage" (20/12/1980) UK #20, IRL #20
* "Stormtrooper in Drag" (25/7/1981) - with Tubeway Army co-founder "Paul Gardiner" UK #49
* "She's Got Claws" (29/8/1981) UK #6, IRL #12
* "Love Needs No Disguise" (5/12/1981) - with members of former backing band as "Gary Numan and Dramatis" UK #33
* "Music for Chameleons" (6/3/1982) UK #19, IRL #23
* "We Take Mystery (To Bed)" (19/6/1982) UK #9, IRL #26
* "White Boys and Heroes" (28/8/1982) UK #20, IRL #14
* "1978" (2/4/1983) - (12" vinyl only, reissued 1985 as "1978 Volume 1") - as "Gary Numan and Tubeway Army" UK #97
* "Warriors" (3/9/1983) UK #20, IRL #15
* "Sister Surprise" (22/10/1983) UK #32, IRL #25
* "Berserker" (3/11/1984) UK #32, IRL 40
* "My Dying Machine" (15/12/1984) UK #66
* "Change Your Mind" (9/2/1985) - with Bill Sharpe as "Sharpe and Numan" UK #17, IRL #22 , Holland #12
* "1978-79 Volume 3" (16/3/1985) - (12" vinyl only) - as "Gary Numan and Tubeway Army" UK #76
* "1978-79 Volume 2" (23/3/1985) - (12" vinyl only) - as "Gary Numan and Tubeway Army" UK #82
* "The Live EP" (25/5/1985) - tracks: "Are 'Friends' Electric?"/"Berserker"/"Cars"/"We Are Glass" UK #27
* "Your Fascination' (10/8/1985) UK #46
* "Call Out the Dogs" (21/9/1985) UK #49
* "Miracles" (16/11/1985) UK #49
* "This Is Love" (19/4/1986) UK #28
* "I Can't Stop" (28/6/1986) UK #27
* "New Thing from London Town" (4/10/1986) - with Bill Sharpe as "Sharpe and Numan" UK #52
* "I Still Remember" (29/11/1986) UK #74
* "Radio Heart" (28/3/1987) - with Radio Heart as "Radio Heart Featuring Gary Numan" UK #35
* "London Times" (13/6/1987) - with Radio Heart as "Radio Heart Featuring Gary Numan" UK #48
* "Cars (E Reg Model)" (19/9/1987) - re-mix UK #16, IRL #23
* "All Across the Nation" (7/11/1987) - with Radio Heart as "Radio Heart Featuring Gary Numan" UK #81
* "No More Lies" (30/1/1988) - with Bill Sharpe as "Sharpe and Numan" UK #34
* "New Anger" (1/10/1988) UK #46
* "America" (3/12/1988) UK #49
* "I'm on Automatic" (3/6/1989) - with Bill Sharpe as "Sharpe and Numan" UK #44
* "Adrenalin" (-/2/1990) - with Yen as "NY"
* "Heart" (16/3/1991) UK #43
* "My World Storm" (-/6/1991) - (USA Only Release) (12" vinyl only) - US #46 (Hot Dance Club Chart)
* "Emotion" (-/9/1991) (Did not chart)
* "The Skin Game" (21/3/1992) UK #68
* "Machine + Soul" (1/8/1992) UK #72
* "Cars ('93 Sprint)" (4/9/1993) - re-mix UK #53
* "Like a Refugee (I Won't Cry)" (-/4/1994) - with Dadadang as "Dadadang Featuring Gary Numan" UK #78
* "Dream Corossion - The Live EP" (-/7/1994) - tracks: "Noise Noise"/"It Must Have Been Years"/"I'm An Agent"/"Jo The Waiter" #111
* "A Question of Faith" (-/10/1994) (Did not chart)
* "Absolution" (20/3/1995) UK #102
* "Dark Light - The Live EP" (-/5/1995) - tracks: "Bleed"/"Every Day I Die"/"The Dream Police"/"Listen to the Sirens" #136
* "Cars (Premier Mix)" (16/3/1996) UK #17
* "Dominion Day" (6/4/1998) UK #99
* "Rip" (13/7/2002) UK #29
* "Crazier" (5/7/2003) - with Rico as "Gary Numan Vs. Rico" UK #13
* "In a Dark Place" (29/7/2006) UK #63, reached #4 in the official independent chart
* "Healing" (30/4/2007) - with Ade Fenton as "Ade Fenton vs. Gary Numan" (Did not chart)
* "The Leather Sea" (30/7/2007) - with Ade Fenton as "Gary Numan vs. Ade Fenton" UK #72
* "Are Friends Electric?" (7" picture disc re-issue b/w 'Down In The Park')(3/2008) UK #178

Guest appearances

Albums and singles by other artists on which Numan appears in some form.
* 1980 Robert Palmer: "Clues" (keyboards and writer, "I Dream of Wires"; co-writer, "Found You Now")
* 1981 Claire Hamill: "Ultra Violet Light" (single, Numan on keyboards)
* 1982 Dramatis: "For Future Reference" (lead vocals on "Love Needs No Disguise")
* 1982 Robert Palmer: "Maybe It's Live" (co-writer, "Style Kills")
* 1984 Tik and Tok: "Intolerance" (backing vocals and keyboards on "Show Me Something Real") UK #89
* 1982 Nicky Robson: "Stars" (single, co-written by Numan, co-vocals and keyboards)
* 1987 Radio Heart: "Radio Heart" (lead vocals on three tracks)
* 1998 Fear Factory: "Obsolete" (vocals on the cover of "Cars", spoken intro of "Obsolete")
* 1998 The High Kings Of Tara: "I Can't Believe It's Not Plankton" (Spoken vocals by Numan and wife Gemma Webb on "Mars Is heaven")
* 2000 The 6ths: "Hyacinths and Thistles" (lead vocals on "A Sailor In Love With The Sea")
* 2000 Dubstar: "The Self Same Thing EP" (Lead vocals on "Redirected Mail")
* 2003 Rico: "Violent Silences" (lead vocals on "Crazier")
* 2003 Plump DJ's "Eargasm" (lead vocals on "Pray For You")
* 2003 Junkie XL: "A Broadcast From The Computer Hell Cabin" (lead vocals on "Angels")
* 2004 Afrika Bambaataa: "Dark Matter Moving at the Speed of Light" (vocals on the cover of "Metal")
* 2007 Ade Fenton: "Artificial Perfect" (vocals on four tracks)

Videos

* 1979 "The Touring Principle '79" (VHS) UK #1
* 1982 "Micromusic" (VHS) UK #1
* 1982 "Newman Numan The Best Of Gary Numan" (VHS) UK #1
* 1985 "The Berserker Tour" (VHS) UK #2
* 1990 "The Skin Mechanic" (VHS)UK #20
* 1994 "Dream Corrosion" (VHS)
* 1994 "Shadow Man" (VHS)
* 2004 "Hope Bleeds" (DVD)
* 2005 "Fragment 1/04 - Birmingham Academy Live [2004] " (DVD)
* 2005 "Fragment 2/04 - Shepherds Bush Empire Live [2004] " (DVD)
* 2007 "Jagged Live" (DVD)
* 2008 "Cold Warning" (DVD; expanded version of "The Berserker Tour")
* 2008 "Telekon Live" (DVD)