Massive Attack discography
The discography of British trip hop band Massive Attack consists of five studio albums, three compilation albums, five remix albums, one soundtrack album, five extended plays, eighteen singles and twenty-seven music videos. The group was founded in 1988 by musicians Robert "3D" Del Naja, Adrian "Tricky" Thaws, Grantley "Daddy G" Marshall, and Andrew "Mushroom" Vowles in Bristol, England. Prior to the formation of Massive Attack, all four were members of British sound system The Wild Bunch.
Massive Attack discography | |
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![]() Massive Attack performing at Hyde Park in July 2009 | |
Studio albums | 5 |
Compilation albums | 3 |
Music videos | 27 |
EPs | 6 |
Singles | 18 |
Soundtrack albums | 1 |
Remix albums | 5 |
Massive Attack's debut album Blue Lines was released in 1991, and was a pioneering force in the forming of the fusion genre dubbed trip hop.[1] Blue Lines peaked at number 13 on the UK Albums Chart, and was certified Double Platinum in the United Kingdom. The album spawned four singles, three of which charted in the top 100 of the UK Singles Chart. In 1994, Massive Attack released their second album, Protection, which peaked at number 4 in the UK. In 1998, the group released their third album, Mezzanine, which peaked at number 1 in the UK and Australia, and was the group's first release to chart in the United States. 100th Window was released in 2003, peaking at number 1 in the UK and three other countries.
In 2006, Massive Attack released Collected, a compilation of the group's singles and music videos. The compilation charted in seven countries, and was certified platinum in the UK. Their fifth studio album Heligoland was released in 2010. It peaked at number 6 in the UK and was certified Gold.
Albums
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
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UK [2] |
AUS [3] |
AUT [4] |
BEL [5][upper-alpha 1] |
FRA [7] |
GER [8] |
NLD [9] |
NZ [10] |
SWI [11] |
US [12] | ||||
Blue Lines | 13 | 69 | 5 | 81 | 31 | 31 | 39 | 26 | 26 | — | |||
Protection |
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4 | 15 | 21 | 47 | 24 | 63 | 76 | 9 | 29 | — | ||
Mezzanine |
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1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 60 | ||
100th Window |
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1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 69 | ||
Heligoland |
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6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 46 | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Compilation albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
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UK [2] |
AUS [3] |
AUT [4] |
BEL [5] |
GER [8] |
NLD [9] |
NZ [10] |
SWI [11] |
US [12] | |||||
Singles 90/98 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Collected | 2 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 198 | ||||
Selected | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Remix albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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UK [2] |
NZ [10] | ||
No Protection (with Mad Professor) |
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10 | 29 |
Blue Lines – The Remixes |
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— | — |
Protection – The Remixes |
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— | — |
Mezzanine – The Remixes |
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— | — |
100th Window – The Remixes |
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— | — |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Extended plays
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||
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UK [38] |
AUS [3] |
SWI [11] | ||
Massive Attack EP |
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27 | 49 | 35 |
Bite Size Massive Attack |
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— | — | — |
Splitting the Atom |
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64 | — | 68 |
Atlas Air |
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— | — | — |
Ritual Spirit |
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— | — | — |
Eutopia |
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— | — | — |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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UK [44] |
AUS [3] |
AUT [4] |
BEL [5] |
GER [45] |
NLD [9] |
NZ [10] |
SWI [11] |
US Bub. [46] |
US Dance [47] | |||||
"Any Love"[48] | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | ||
"Daydreaming" | 1990 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Blue Lines | ||
"Unfinished Sympathy" | 1991 | 13 | 95 | — | 15 | 17 | 2 | 48 | 9 | — | — |
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"Safe from Harm" | 25 | 132 | 23 | — | 33 | 28 | — | 15 | — | 35 | ||||
"Sly" | 1994 | 24 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Protection | ||
"Protection" | 1995 | 14 | 91 | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | |||
"Karmacoma" | 28 | 114 | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | ||||
"Risingson" | 1997 | 11 | — | — | 43 | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | Mezzanine | ||
"Teardrop" | 1998 | 10 | 16 | — | 67 | 52 | 64 | 19 | 75 | 10 | —[upper-alpha 2] |
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"Angel" | 30 | 129 | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | ||||
"Inertia Creeps" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | ||||
"Special Cases" | 2003 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 100th Window | ||
"Butterfly Caught" | —[upper-alpha 3] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Live with Me" | 2006 | 17 | — | 58 | 52 | 74 | — | — | 64 | — | — | Collected | ||
"False Flags / United Snakes" | 158 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Psyche" | 2009 | — | — | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Heligoland | ||
"Paradise Circus" | 2010 | 117 | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | 41 | — | —[upper-alpha 4] | |||
"Four Walls"[51] (with Burial) |
2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | ||
"The Spoils" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Dear Friend" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Other charted songs
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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UK [52] |
FRA [7] | |||
"Ritual Spirit" (with Azekel) |
2016 | — | 30 | Ritual Spirit |
"Dead Editors" (with Roots Manuva) |
—[upper-alpha 5] | — | ||
"The Spoils" (featuring Hope Sandoval) |
— | 53 [54] |
The Spoils | |
"Come Near Me" (with Ghostpoet) |
— | 110 [54] | ||
Remixes
Massive Attack / 3D have remixed the following artists:
- Neneh Cherry
- Lisa Stansfield
- Jesus Loves You
- Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
- Kwanzaa Posse
- Les Negresses Vertes
- Peter Gabriel
- Nas
- U2
- Indo Aminata
- Garbage
- Manic Street Preachers
- Unkle
- Primal Scream
- A Perfect Circle
- The Dandy Warhols
- Lupine Howl
- Run the Jewels
Year | Artist | Release | Song(s) |
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1989 | Neneh Cherry | "Manchild" 12"-single[55][56] | "Manchild (Massive Attack Remix)" "Manchild (Massive Attack Bonus Beats)" |
1990 | Lisa Stansfield | "Live Together" single | "Live Together (Big Beats Mix)"[57] |
Jesus Loves You | "One on One" single | "One on One (Fon Forece / Edit)"[58] | |
1992 | Kwanzaa Posse | "African Vibrations" single | "African Vibration (Massive Attack Hilltop Mix)"[59] |
Music videos
Title | Year | Director(s) |
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"Daydreaming" | 1990 | Baillie Walsh[60] |
"Unfinished Sympathy" | 1991 | |
"Safe from Harm" | ||
"Be Thankful for What You've Got" | ||
"Sly" | 1994 | Stéphane Sednaoui[61] |
"Protection" | 1995 | Michel Gondry[62] |
"Karmacoma" | Jonathan Glazer[60] | |
"Risingson" | 1997 | Walter Stern[60][63] |
"Teardrop" | 1998 | |
"Angel" | ||
"Inertia Creeps" | 1999 | W.I.Z.[60] |
"Special Cases" (version 1) | 2003 | H5[60][64] |
"Special Cases" (version 2) | ||
"Butterfly Caught" | Daniel Levi[65] | |
"Live with Me" (version 1) | 2006 | Jonathan Glazer[60] |
"Live with Me" (version 2) | ||
"False Flags" | Paul Gore[60] | |
"United Snakes" | 2009 | UnitedVisualArtists[66] |
"Splitting the Atom" (version 1) | Baillie Walsh[67] | |
"Paradise Circus" | Toby Dye[68] | |
"Splitting the Atom" (version 2) | 2010 | Edouard Salier[69] |
"Flat of the Blade" | Ewen Spencer[70] | |
"Saturday Come Slow" | Adam Broomberg, Oliver Chanarin[71] | |
"Psyche" (version 1) | Dougal Wilson[72] | |
"Psyche" (version 2) | John Downer[73] | |
"Atlas Air" | Edouard Salier[74] | |
"Pray for Rain" | Jake Scott[75] | |
"Take It There" | 2016 | Hiro Murai[76] |
"Voodoo In My Blood" | Ringan Ledwidge[77] | |
"Ritual Spirit" | Medium, Robert Del Naja[78] | |
"Come Near Me" | Ed Morris[79] | |
"The Spoils" | John Hillcoat[80] | |
"#CLIMATEEMERGENCY" | 2020 | Mark Donne, Robert Del Naja[81] |
"#TAXHAVENS" | ||
"#UNIVERSALBASICINCOME" |
Notes
- Ultratop maintains two concurrent charts for the two largest regions of Belgium, the Dutch-speaking region of Flanders and the French-speaking southern region of Wallonia.[6] This note indicates chart positions for Flanders.
- "Teardrop" did not enter the Dance Club Songs chart, but peaked at number 35 on the Dance/Electronic Digital Songs chart.[49]
- "Butterfly Caught" was deemed ineligible to enter the UK Singles Chart by the Official Charts Company, as it exceeded the maximum track length for a release to be considered a single; it did, however, peak at number 1 on the UK Budget Albums Chart.[50]
- "Paradise Circus" did not enter the Dance Club Songs chart, but peaked at number 27 on the Dance/Electronic Digital Songs chart.[49]
- "Dead Editors" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 55 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart.[53]
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External links
- Official website
- Massive Attack at AllMusic
- Massive Attack discography at Discogs
- Massive Attack discography at MusicBrainz