Genesis discography
The discography of the British band Genesis contains 15 studio albums, six live albums, three compilation albums, and a variety of box sets. They have sold around 21.5 million RIAA-certified albums in the United States[1] and over 100 million worldwide.[2][3]
| Genesis discography | |
|---|---|
 Genesis live on Turn It On Again: The Tour in 2007 | |
| Studio albums | 15 |
| Live albums | 6 |
| Compilation albums | 3 |
| Video albums | 8 |
| Music videos | 32 |
| EPs | 2 |
| Singles | 43 |
| Box sets | 8 |
Genesis were formed by frontman Peter Gabriel, keyboardist Tony Banks, bassist / guitarist Mike Rutherford and guitarist Anthony Phillips at the British public school Charterhouse School, where they drew on contemporary pop, soul, classical and church music influences to write their own songs.[4] They attracted the interest of former pupil Jonathan King, who signed them to a contract in 1967.[5] Following the failure of the first few singles, and an album, From Genesis to Revelation, the group split from King in 1969, signing with Charisma Records the following year.[6] From then to 1974, Genesis released a studio album around once a year. The line-up stabilised in 1971 after Steve Hackett replaced Phillips and Phil Collins joined as a drummer. The group established commercial success in the UK with Foxtrot (1972), and with the following year's Selling England by the Pound charting at No. 3.[7]
The group survived Gabriel's departure in 1975, releasing the top three album A Trick of the Tail the following year with Collins also becoming lead singer.[8] Hackett left in 1977, reducing the group to a trio of Banks, Rutherford and Collins. They became more commercially successful in the 1980s and began to have hit singles, reaching a peak in with 1986's Invisible Touch and 1991's We Can't Dance which both topped the UK charts.[9] After Collins left the band in 1996, the group released one more album, Calling All Stations, before disbanding.[10]
All of the group's work since signing to Charisma (since acquired by Virgin Records and then EMI) has been remastered and re-released, and is available on various compilations albums such as Turn It On Again: The Hits and Platinum Collection. The sole exception is From Genesis to Revelation, whose copyright is owned by King, which has been reissued several times independently to the rest of the band's releases.[11]
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart position | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [12] |
AUS [13] |
AUT [14] |
FRA [15] |
GER [16] |
NLD [17] |
NOR [18] |
SWE [19] |
SWI [20] |
US [21] | |||
| 1969 | From Genesis to Revelation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1970 | Trespass
|
98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1971 | Nursery Cryme
|
39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1972 | Foxtrot
|
12 | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| 1973 | Selling England by the Pound
|
3 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | |
| 1974 | The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
|
10 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | |
| 1976 | A Trick of the Tail
|
3 | 93 | — | — | 43 | 7 | — | 17 | 8 | 31 | |
Wind & Wuthering
|
7 | 57 | — | — | 19 | 15 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 26 | ||
| 1978 | ...And Then There Were Three...
|
3 | 12 | 17 | — | 2 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 14 | |
| 1980 | Duke
|
1 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 11 | |
| 1981 | Abacab
|
1 | 18 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 7 | |
| 1983 | Genesis
|
1 | 41 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 9 | |
| 1986 | Invisible Touch
|
1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
| 1991 | We Can't Dance
|
1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1997 | Calling All Stations
|
2 | — | 6 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 54 |
|
Live albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart position | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [12] |
AUS [13] |
AUT [14] |
FRA [15] |
GER [16] |
NLD [17] |
NOR [18] |
SWE [19] |
SWI [20] |
US [21] | |||
| 1973 | Genesis Live
|
9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 105 | |
| 1977 | Seconds Out
|
4 | 74 | — | — | 17 | 19 | — | 26 | 12 | 47 |
|
| 1982 | Three Sides Live
|
2 | 53 | — | — | 22 | 6 | 14 | 49 | 20 | 10 | |
| 1992 | The Way We Walk, Vol I: The Shorts
|
3 | 37 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 18 | — | 40 | 4 | 35 | |
| 1993 | The Way We Walk, Vol II: The Longs
|
1 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 33 | 3 | 20 |
|
| 2007 | Live over Europe 2007
|
51 | — | 47 | 93 | 1 | 70 | — | — | 62 | — |
|
Compilation albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [12] |
AUS [13] |
GER [16] |
US [21] | |||||||
| 1990 | Genesis – The Vertigo Years
|
— | — | — | — | |||||
| 1991 | Turn It On Again: Best of '81–'83
|
— | — | 8 | — | |||||
| 1999 | Turn It On Again: The Hits
|
4 | 98 | 1 | 65 | |||||
| 2017 | 50 Years Ago
|
— | — | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||
Box sets
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [12] |
GER [16] |
US [21] | ||||||||
| 1998 | Genesis Archive 1967–75
|
35 | 75 | — | ||||||
| 2000 | Genesis Archive 2: 1976–1992
|
103 | — | — | ||||||
| 2004 | Platinum Collection
|
21 | 15 | 100 | ||||||
| 2007 | Genesis 1976–1982
|
— | — | — | ||||||
Genesis 1983–1998
|
— | 57 | — | |||||||
| 2008 | Genesis 1970–1975
|
151 | 22 | — | ||||||
| 2009 | Genesis Live 1973–2007
|
— | 42 | — | ||||||
| 2014 | R-Kive
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7 | 23 | — | ||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||
Extended plays
| Release date | EP title | UK peak |
|---|---|---|
| May 1977 | Spot the Pigeon | 14[26] |
| May 1982 | 3X3 | 10[26] |
Singles
1960s
| Year | Single | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | "The Silent Sun" | From Genesis to Revelation |
| "A Winter's Tale" | Non-album single | |
| 1969 | "Where the Sour Turns to Sweet" | From Genesis to Revelation |
1970s
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [12] |
AUS [13] |
NZ [27] |
AUT [14] |
BEL [28][29] |
CAN [30] |
FRA [15] |
GER [16] |
NOR [18] |
SWE [19] |
SWI [20] |
ITA [31] |
NLD [32] |
US [33] |
US CB [34] | |||
| 1971 | "The Knife" (Part 1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Trespass |
| 1972 | "Happy the Man"[26] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Watcher of the Skies" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Foxtrot | |
| 1974 | "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)" | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Selling England by the Pound |
| "Counting Out Time" [1] | 53 | — | — | — | 45 | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway | |
| 1975 | "The Carpet Crawlers" [1] | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1976 | "Entangled" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Trick of the Tail |
| "A Trick of the Tail" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | ||
| 1977 | "Your Own Special Way" | 43 | — | — | — | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 87 | Wind & Wuthering |
| Spot the Pigeon (EP)[note 1] | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | Spot the Pigeon | |
| 1978 | "Follow You Follow Me" | 7 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 8 | — | — | 6 | — | 9 | 23 | 22 | ...And Then There Were Three... |
| "Many Too Many" | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Go West Young Man (In the Motherlode)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
- Notes
1980s
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [12] |
IRL [36] |
AUS [13] |
NZ [27] |
AUT [14] |
BEL [28] |
CAN [30] |
FRA [15] |
GER [16] |
NOR [18] |
SWE [19] |
SWI [20] |
ITA [31] |
NLD [32] |
US Hot 100 [33] |
US CB [34] |
US Main [37] | |||
| 1980 | "Turn It On Again" | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 49 | 32 | 66 | — | — | — | 8 | 38 | 58 | 55 | — | Duke |
| "Duchess" | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Misunderstanding" | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | — | ||
| 1981 | "Abacab" | 9 | 16 | 35 | 50 | — | 36 | 11 | 8 | 28 | 8 | — | — | 31 | 25 | 26 | 40 | 4 | Abacab |
| "No Reply at All" | — | — | 74 | — | — | — | 7 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 28 | 2 | ||
| "Keep It Dark" | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982 | "Man on the Corner" | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 45 | 14 | |
| "Paperlate"[note 2] | 10 | 10 | 73 | — | — | — | 25 | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | 40 | 32 | 31 | 2 | 3×3 | |
| 1983 | "Mama" | 4 | 5 | 45 | 27 | 10 | 21 | 43 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 73 | 60 | 5 | Genesis |
| "That's All" | 16 | 6 | 62 | — | 19 | — | 14 | — | 27 | — | — | 15 | — | 37 | 6 | 10 | 2 | ||
| "Home by the Sea" | — | — | 80 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | ||
| 1984 | "Illegal Alien" | 46 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 49 | 21 | |
| "Taking It All Too Hard" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 49 | 41 | ||
| 1986 | "Invisible Touch" | 15 | 7 | 3 | 8 | — | — | 6 | 18 | 16 | — | — | 13 | 21 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Invisible Touch |
| "Throwing It All Away" | 22 | 24 | 94 | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||
| "In Too Deep" | 19 | 12 | 17 | 30 | — | — | 15 | 55 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 25 | ||
| "Land of Confusion" | 14 | 9 | 21 | 9 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 67 | 7 | — | 10 | 8 | — | 10 | 4 | 5 | 11 | ||
| 1987 | "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" | 18 | 9 | 93 | 42 | — | 40 | 19 | 59 | 23 | — | — | — | 33 | — | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
1990s
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [12] |
IRL [38] |
AUS [13] |
NZ [27] |
AUT [14] |
BEL [28] |
CAN [30] |
FRA [15] |
GER [16] |
NOR [18] |
SWE [19] |
SWI [20] |
ITA [31] |
NLD [32] |
US Hot 100 [33] |
US CB [34] |
US Main [37] | |||
| 1991 | "No Son of Mine" | 6 | 5 | 29 | 36 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 3 | We Can't Dance |
| "I Can't Dance" | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | — | 13 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1992 | "Hold on My Heart" | 16 | 20 | 63 | — | — | 16 | 1 | 19 | 45 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 11 | — | |
| "Jesus He Knows Me" | 20 | 22 | 56 | 35 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 27 | 13 | — | 38 | — | — | 18 | 23 | 16 | 24 | ||
| "Never a Time" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 19 | — | ||
| "Invisible Touch" (Live) | 7 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Way We Walk, Volume One: The Shorts | |
| 1993 | "Tell Me Why" | 40 | — | 110 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 51 | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | We Can't Dance |
| 1997 | "Congo" | 29 | — | — | — | 35 | — | 28 | 51 | 31 | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | 25 | Calling All Stations |
| "Shipwrecked" | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998 | "Not About Us" | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1999 | "The Carpet Crawlers 1999" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Turn It On Again: The Hits |
2000s
| Year | Single | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | "The Silent Sun 2006" | Non-album single |
Other charted songs
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Main [39] | |||
| 1982 | "You Might Recall" | 40 | 3×3 |
| 1983 | "It's Gonna Get Better" | 16 | Genesis |
| "Just a Job to Do" | 10 | ||
| 1986 | "The Last Domino" | 29 | Invisible Touch |
| "Anything She Does" | 40 | ||
| 1992 | "Driving the Last Spike" | 25 | We Can't Dance |
Videos
Concert films and videos
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Genesis: In Concert[40] | Mix of live concert and stock footage set to music. |
| 1982 | Three Sides Live[41] | Compilation of footage from Nassau Coliseum, The Savoy and Birmingham International Arena, filmed November - December 1981.[42] |
| 1985 | The Mama Tour[43] | Filmed at the Birmingham NEC, February 1984.[42] |
| 1987 | Visible Touch[43] | Compilation of music videos.[42] |
| 1988 | Invisible Touch Tour[43] | Filmed at Wembley Stadium, July 1987.[42] |
| 1993 | Genesis Live – The Way We Walk – In Concert[43][44] | Reissued in 2002 as The Way We Walk – Live in Concert |
| 2003 | Genesis Live at Wembley Stadium[45] | Reissue of Invisible Touch tour video |
| 2004 | The Video Show[46] | Compilation of videos from 1976–1999 |
| 2008 | When in Rome 2007 | |
| 2009 | Genesis The Movie Box[47] | Compilation of concert footage from 1981–1992 |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | "A Trick of the Tail" | Bruce Gowers |
| "Ripples" | ||
| "Robbery, Assault and Battery" | ||
| 1978 | "Follow You Follow Me" | B. Rymer |
| "Many Too Many" | Ken O'Neill | |
| 1980 | "Turn It On Again" | Stuart Orme |
| "Duchess" | ||
| "Misunderstanding" | ||
| 1981 | "Abacab" | B. Rymer |
| "No Reply at All" | Stuart Orme | |
| "Keep It Dark" | ||
| 1982 | "Man on the Corner" | |
| "Paperlate" | N/A | |
| 1983 | "Mama" | Stuart Orme |
| "Illegal Alien" | ||
| "That's All" | Jim Yukich | |
| 1984 | "Home by the Sea/Second Home by the Sea" | |
| 1986 | "Invisible Touch" | |
| "In Too Deep" | ||
| "Throwing It All Away" | ||
| "Land of Confusion" | Jim Yukich, John Lloyd | |
| 1987 | "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" | Jim Yukich |
| "Anything She Does" | ||
| 1991 | "No Son of Mine" | |
| "I Can't Dance" | ||
| 1992 | "Hold on My Heart" | |
| "Jesus He Knows Me" | ||
| 1993 | "Tell Me Why" | |
| 1997 | "Congo" | Howard Greenhalgh |
| "Shipwrecked" | Greg Masuak | |
| 1998 | "Not About Us" | Mike Kaufman |
| 1999 | "The Carpet Crawlers 1999" | N/A |
References
Citations
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- Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 19 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 123. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.
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- "Norwegian Album Chart". norwegiancharts.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2007.
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Sources
- Banks, Tony; Collins, Phil; Gabriel, Peter; Hackett, Steve; Rutherford, Mike (2007). Dodd, Philipp (ed.). Genesis. Chapter and Verse. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 978-0-297-84434-1.
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