Primal Scream discography

Primal Scream discography
Primal Scream performing in Southampton in 2006
Studio albums12
EPs1
Live albums1
Compilation albums4
Singles26
Video albums2

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.

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
 AUS
 AUT
 FIN
 FRA
 GER
 IRE
 JPN
 NOR
 SWE
Sonic Flower Groove 62 — — — — — — — — —
Primal Scream
  • Released: 4 September 1989
  • Label: Creation
 — — — — — — — — — —
Screamadelica
  • Released: 23 September 1991
  • Label: Creation
 8 — — — — — 57 57 — —
  • UK: 2× Platinum
Give Out but Don't Give Up
  • Released: 28 March 1994
  • Label: Creation
 2 28 31 32 — 40 — 28 15 7
  • UK: Gold
Vanishing Point
  • Released: 7 July 1997
  • Label: Creation
 2 64 31 31 — 97 — 14 — 3
  • UK: Gold
  • JPN: Gold
XTRMNTR
  • Released: 31 January 2000
  • Label: Creation
 3 17 — 27 — 95 14 14 15 7
  • UK: Gold
  • JPN: Gold
Evil Heat 9 50 — 39 101 88 13 13 27 17
  • UK: Silver
Riot City Blues
  • Released: 5 June 2006
  • Label: Columbia
 5 54 — — 74 — 14 10 15 18
  • UK: Gold
  • IRE: Gold
Beautiful Future 9 — 62 — 153 — 36 17 — 57
More Light 12 — 73 — 29 99 16 12 25 27
Chaosmosis
  • Released: 18 March 2016
  • Label: First International
 12 100 — — 184 — 70 18 — —
Come Ahead
  • Released: 8 November 2024
  • Label: BMG
 24 — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
 IRE
 JPN
 SCO
Dirty Hits
  • Released: 3 November 2003
  • Label: Sony
 25 32 16 11
  • UK: Gold
Shoot Speed – More Dirty Hits
  • Released: 17 March 2004
  • Label: Sony
 — — 48 —
Maximum Rock'n'Roll: The Singles
  • Released: 24 May 2019
  • Label: Sony
 18 — — 3
The Screamadelica 12" Singles
  • Released: 1 October 2021
  • Label: Sony
 — — — —
Demodelica
  • Released: 15 October 2021
  • Label: Columbia
 — — — —
Reverberations (Travelling In Time): BBC Radio Sessions & Creation Singles 1985-86
  • Released: 28 July 2023
  • Label: Young Tiki
 — — — —
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Remix albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
 JPN
 SCO
 SWE
Echo Dek
  • Released: 27 October 1997
  • Label: Creation
 43 97 57 46

Live albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
JPN
Live in Japan
  • Released: July 2003
  • Label: Sony
 22
Screamadelica Live
  • Released: 31 May 2011
  • Label: Eagle Vision
 73

Extended plays

Title Extended play details Peak chart positions
UK
 AUS
 IRE
Dixie-Narco
  • Released: 27 January 1992
  • Label: Creation
 11 91 10
Diamonds, Fur Coat, Champagne — — —

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
 AUS
 CAN
 FIN
 GER
 IRE
 NED
 NZ
 SCO
 SWE
1985 "All Fall Down" / "It Happens" — — — — — — — — — — Non-album singles
1986 "Crystal Crescent" / "Velocity Girl" 188 — — — — — — — — —
59
1987 "Gentle Tuesday" 86 — — — — — — — — — Sonic Flower Groove
"Imperial" 86 — — — — — — — — —
1989 "Ivy Ivy Ivy" 97 — — — — — — — — — Primal Scream
1990 "Loaded" 16 — — — — — 31 — — —
  • UK: Gold
 Screamadelica
"Come Together" 26 — — — — — — — — —
1991 "Higher than the Sun" 40 — — — — — — — — —
"Don't Fight It, Feel It" 41 — — — — — — — — —
1992 "Movin' On Up" 11 — — — 93 — — — — —
  • UK: Gold
"Damaged"[citation needed] — — — — — — — — — —
1994 "Rocks"/"Funky Jam" 7 43 47 — — 12 18 8 4 —
  • UK: Gold
 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
  • UK: Silver
 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" — — — — — — — — — — Come Ahead
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Videos

Year Title Format
1992 Screamadelica
  • Released: 13 April 1992
  • Label: Vision Video Ltd.
 VHS
2007 Riot City Blues Tour
  • Released: 6 August 2007
  • Label: Liberation
 DVD
2011 Screamadelica Live
  • Released: 30 May 2011
  • Label: Eagle Vision
 DVD, Blu-ray

References

  1. 1 2 3 "UK Albums". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
  3. ↑ "Austrian Albums". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1961" (in Finnish). Sisältää Hitin - Suomen listalevyt (Timo Pennanen). Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "French Albums". lescharts.com. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  6. ↑ German Albums:
  7. 1 2 "Irish Albums". irish-charts.com. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Japanese Albums". oricon.co.jp. 28 February 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "Norwegian Albums". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  10. 1 2 "Swedish Albums". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "British certifications – Primal Scream". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 August 2024. Type Primal Scream in the "Search:" field.
  12. 1 2 Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  13. ↑ "BRIT Certified Awards". BPI Membership Community. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  14. ↑ "IRMA Certification". IRMA. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  15. 1 2 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.
  16. ↑ Scottish Albums:
  17. ↑ Scottish Albums:
  18. 1 2 "UK EPs and singles". OCC. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  19. 1 2 Irish EPs and singles: "Irish Singles". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  20. ↑ Australian singles:
  21. ↑ Canadian singles:
  22. ↑ "Finnish Singles". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  23. ↑ German singles:
  24. ↑ "Dutch Singles". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  25. ↑ "New Zealand Singles". charts.nz. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  26. ↑ Scottish singles:
  27. ↑ "Swedish Singles". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  28. ↑ "UK Singles Charts: 1986 (Including chart panel sales)". 14 November 2022.