Portishead discography

The discography of British trip hop group Portishead consists of three studio albums, one live album, one compilation, ten singles and one video album. The Bristol-based band consists of Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons and Adrian Utley.

Portishead discography
Studio albums3
Live albums1
Compilation albums1
Video albums1
Music videos11
Singles10
Remixes20

Albums

Studio albums
List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]		 AUS
[2]		 AUT
[3]		 CAN
[4]		 GER
[5]		 NLD
[6]		 NZ
[7]		 NOR
[8]		 US
[9]
Dummy
  • Released: 22 August 1994
  • Label: Go! Beat (8285222)
  • Formats: CD, LP
 223—164515212979
Portishead
  • Released: 29 September 1997[10]
  • Label: Go! Beat (8285222)
  • Format: CD, LP
 22657311721
Third
  • Released: 28 April 2008[10]
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 294368967
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]		 AUS
[2]		 GER
[5]		 NZ
[7]		 US
[9]
Roseland NYC Live
  • Released: 2 November 1998[10]
  • Label: Go! Beat (5594242)
  • Format: CD, LP
 40335823155

Singles
Single Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[1][14]		 AUS
[2]		 BEL
(Wal)
[15]		 CAN
[16]		 FRA
[17]		 IRE
[18]		 NLD
[6]		 NZ
[7]		 SWE
[19]		 SWI
[20]		 US
[21]		 US Mod
[22]
"Numb" 1994 —213—————————— Dummy
"Sour Times" 1366————————535
"Glory Box" 1995 139636—121225—————
"All Mine" 1997 836—————294442—— Portishead
"Over" 25159——————————
"Only You" 1998 35131—————37————
"Machine Gun" 2008 5287628482——————— Third
"The Rip" ————98———————
"Magic Doors" ————83———————
"Chase the Tear" 2009 164——————————— non-album single
"—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Compilations
  • 1995 Glory Times (the "Glory Box" and "Sour Times" singles combined)
  • 1995 The Rebirth of Cool Phive[23] ("Revenge of the Number")

Video albums

Collaborations and miscellaneous releases
  • 1999: Portishead collaborated with Tom Jones on "Motherless Child" from his album of duets Reload. That album also has a cover of Portishead's "All Mine" sung as a duet with Neil Hannon from The Divine Comedy.
  • 2003: Geoff Barrow along with Adrian Utley, Clive Deamer, Tim Saul and John Baggott assisted with the production of Stephanie McKay's McKay under the Go! Beat Records label.
  • 2005: Geoff Barrow and Adrian Utley produced The Coral's The Invisible Invasion.
  • 2006: Portishead recorded a cover of "Requiem for Anna" on the various artists compilation "Monsieur Gainsbourg revisited".
  • Portishead Interview and Mix CD (Geoff Barrow interviewed by Mark Findlay (INTER HEAD 1) and Mix by Geoff Barrow & Andy Smith with Cowboys (MIX HEAD 1))
  • A track entitled "Acid Jazz & Trip Hop (Remix)" has been circulating the web and Portishead, Massive Attack, or Squarepusher are widely credited as the artist. However, the track is in fact a Portishead remix of an Unkle song that has been given different titles on a number of releases. On Unkle's earliest release, The Time Has Come EP, the track is entitled "If You Find Earth Boring (Portishead Plays U.N.K.L.E Mix)". However, on various compilations and "The Time Has Come" 2005 single by DJ Shadow, the track is entitled "Time Has Come (Portishead Plays Unkle Mix)".

Remixes
  • Depeche Mode – "In Your Room" (The Jeep Rock Mix) (1993)
  • Depeche Mode – "Walking in My Shoes" (Grungy Gonads Mix) (1993)
  • Gabrielle – "Going Nowhere" (Portishead Mix) (1993)
  • Whores of Babylon – "Fall of Agade" (Portishead Remix) (1993)
  • Paul Weller – "Wild Wood" (The Sheared Wood Remix) (1994)
  • Primal Scream – "Give Out but Don't Give Up" (Portishead Remix) (1994)
  • Ride – "Moonlight Medicine" (Portishead's Ride On The Wire Mix) (1994)
  • The Sabres of Paradise – "Planet D" (Portishead Remix) (1994)
  • Gravediggaz – "Nowhere to Run, Nowhere To Hide" (Portishead Remix) (1994)
  • The Federation – "Rusty James" (Portishead Remix) (1994)
  • UNKLE – "The Time Has Come" (Portishead Plays Unkle Mix) (1994)
  • Earthling – "1st Transmission" (Portishead's Earthead Mix) (1994)
  • Earthling – "Nefisa" (Portishead Mix) (1995)
  • Nine – "Whutcha Want?" (Portishead Mix) (1995)
  • Massive Attack – "Karmacoma" (Portishead Experience) (1995)
  • Junkwaffel – "Mudskipper" (Portishead So-So Mix) (1995)
  • My Dying Bride - "Grace Unhearing" (Portishell Mix) (1998)
  • Something for Kate – "Easy" (Mr Barrow and Mr Yates Surfin' For Kate Remix) (1999)
  • Machine Gun Fellatio – "Horny Blonde 40" (Portishead Remix) (2002)

Videography

Music videos
  • "Sour Times" (Hemming): made up of scenes from To Kill a Dead Man
  • "Numb" (dir. Alexander Hemming)
  • "Glory Box" (Hemming) homage to the Basil Dearden film Victim
  • "Wandering Star" (acoustic version)
  • "All Mine" (Dick Caruthers) based on a 1968 Italian talent show and The Outer Limits
  • "Over" (Chris Bran)
  • "Humming" (Ben Waters) A short film noir set to the song of the same name (2003)
  • "Only You" (Chris Cunningham)
  • "Machine Gun" (John Minton)
  • "Magic Doors" (John Minton)
  • "The Rip" (Nick Uff)
  • "We Carry On" (Nick Uff)
  • "SOS" (Unknown director)

Short films

Other use in media

Advertisements
  • "Glory Box" appeared in a Levi's ad celebrating the watch pocket.
  • "Numb" was used in a commercial for the TV series Lost and featured in a commercial for the Nissan Primera.
  • "Roads" was used in TV advertisements for One Campaign as well as for the Alfa Romeo 159.
  • "Machine Gun" was used in the Metro: Last Light teaser trailer.
  • "Chase the Tear" was used in the promotional teaser for the reality series Utopia.

Films

Television

Video games

References
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  2. Australian (ARIA Chart) chart peaks:
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  4. Canadian albums chart peaks:
  5. "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Search results for Portishead" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2019-05-22. N.B. Select 'Album' tab to display albums chart peaks, as no Portishead singles charted in Germany.
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  9. "Portishead Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  10. "BRIT Certified > Search for 'Portishead'". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  11. "Gold/Platinum". Music Canada. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  12. "Gold & Platinum: Portishead". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  13. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  14. UK singles chart peaks between 101–200 until December 2010: "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 > Rodney P. – The Pussycat Dolls". Dipl.-Bibl.(FH) Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
  15. "Ultratop > Portishead dans L'Ultratop Wallonie" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  16. "Portishead Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
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  18. "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for Portishead". Fireball Media. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
  19. "swedishcharts.com > Portishead in Swedish Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  20. "hitparade.ch > Portishead (songs)" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  21. "Portishead Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  22. "Portishead Chart History: Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  23. "Various – The Rebirth Of Cool Phive". Discogs.
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