Gary Numan discography

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

Contents 1 Album Certifications 2 Studio albums 3 Live albums 4 Compilation albums 5 Single Certifications 6 Singles and EPs 7 Guest appearances 8 Videos

[edit] Album Certifications

• Replicas: BPI (UK) Gold 100,000+
• The Pleasure Principle: BPI (UK) Gold 100,000+
• Telekon: BPI (UK) Gold 100,000+

[edit] Studio albums

• 1978 Tubeway Army (also known as the Blue Album) UK #14 (1979 reissue)
• 1979 Replicas UK #1, US #124
• 1979 The Pleasure Principle (Numan's first album under his own name) UK #1, US #16
• 1980 Telekon UK #1, US #64
• 1981 Dance UK #3, US #167
• 1982 I, Assassin UK #8
• 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

[edit] 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)
• 1985 White Noise (live recording) UK #29
• 1987 Ghost (live recording)
• 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 2008)

[edit] 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
• 1987 Exhibition (compilation from Beggars Banquet days) UK #43
• 1996 The Premier Hits (Beggers Banquet compilation) UK #21
• 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)

[edit] Single Certifications

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

[edit] Singles 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
• "Are 'Friends' Electric?" (19/5/1979) - with Tubeway Army UK #1, US #85
• "Cars" (1/9/1979) UK #1, US #9, CAN #1
• "Complex" (24/11/1979) UK #6
• "We Are Glass" (24/5/1980) UK #5
• "I Die: You Die" (30/8/1980) UK #6, US #92
• "This Wreckage" (20/12/1980) UK #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
• "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
• "We Take Mystery (To Bed)" (19/6/1982) UK #9
• "White Boys and Heroes" (28/8/1982) UK #20
• 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
• "Sister Surprise" (22/10/1983) UK #32
• "Berserker" (3/11/1984) UK #32
• "My Dying Machine" (15/12/1984) UK #66
• "Change Your Mind" (9/2/1985) - with Bill Sharpe as Sharpe and Numan UK #17
• 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
• "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) - (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
• "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

[edit] 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")
• 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)

[edit] Videos

• 1979 The Touring Principle '79 (VHS)
• 1982 Micromusic (VHS)
• 1982 Newman Numan The Best Of Gary Numan (VHS)
• 1985 The Berserker Tour (VHS)
• 1990 The Skin Mechanic (VHS)
• 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)

v • d • e Gary Numan Albums with Tubeway Army Tubeway Army • Replicas • The Plan Studio albums The Pleasure Principle • Telekon • Dance • I, Assassin • Warriors • Berserker • The Fury • Strange Charm • Metal Rhythm • Outland • Machine + Soul • Sacrifice • Exile • Pure • Jagged • Splinter Collaborations Automatic (with Bill Sharpe) • Human (with Michael R. Smith) Live albums Living Ornaments '79 • Living Ornaments '80 • White Noise • Ghost • The Skin Mechanic • Dream Corrosion • Dark Light • Living Ornaments '81 • The Radio One Recordings • Scarred • Live at Shepherd's Bush Empire • Hope Bleeds • Fragment 1/04 • Fragment 2/04 • The Complete John Peel Sessions • Jagged Live • Engineers Soundtracks The Radial Pair Compilations Exhibition • The Premier Hits • The Mix • Exposure • Hybrid • Resonator Related articles Discography • Paul Gardiner