Primal Scream discography

The discography of Primal Scream, a Scottish rock band, consists of eleven 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.

Primal Scream discography
Primal Scream performing in Southampton in 2006
Studio albums	11
Live albums	1
Compilation albums	2
Video albums	2
EPs	1
Singles	26

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions											Certifications
		UK [1]	AUS [2]	AUT [3]	FIN [4]	FRA [5]	GER [6]	IRE [7]	JAP [8]	NOR [9]	SWE [10]	US Heat [11]
Sonic Flower Groove	Released: 5 October 1987 Label: Elevation	62	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Primal Scream	Released: 4 September 1989 Label: Creation	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Screamadelica	Released: 23 September 1991 Label: Creation	8	—	—	—	—	—	57	57	—	—	31	UK: Platinum[12]
Give Out But Don't Give Up	Released: 28 March 1994 Label: Creation	2	28	31	32	—	40	—	28	15	7	22	UK: Gold[12]
Vanishing Point	Released: 7 July 1997 Label: Creation	2	64	31	31	—	97	—	14	—	3	34	UK: Gold[12] JAP: Gold[13]
XTRMNTR	Released: 31 January 2000 Label: Creation	3	17	—	27	—	95	14	14	15	7	—	UK: Gold[12] JAP: Gold[13]
Evil Heat	Released: 5 August 2002 Label: Columbia	9	50	—	39	101	88	13	13	27	17	—
Riot City Blues	Released: 5 June 2006 Label: Columbia	5	54	—	—	74	—	14	10	15	18	—	UK: Gold[12] IRE: Gold[14]
Beautiful Future	Released: 21 July 2008 Label: B-Unique	9	—	62	—	153	—	36	17	—	57	—
More Light	Released: 13 May 2013 Label: Ignition	12	—	73	—	29	99	16	12	25	27	20
Chaosmosis	Released: 18 March 2016 Label: First International	12	100	—	—	184	—	70	18	—	—	14
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions				Certifications
		UK [1]	IRE [7]	JAP [8]	SCO [15]
Dirty Hits	Released: 3 November 2003 Label: Sony	25	32	16	11	UK: Gold[12]
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
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Remix albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		UK [1]	JAP [8]	SCO [16]	SWE [10]
Echo Dek	Released: 27 October 1997 Label: Creation	43	97	57	46

Live albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		UK [1]	JAP [8]
Live in Japan	Released: July 2003 Label: Sony	—	22
Screamadelica Live	Released: 31 May 2011 Label: Eagle Vision	—	73
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Extended plays

Title	Extended play details	Peak chart positions
		UK [17]	AUS [2]	IRE [18]
Dixie-Narco	Released: 27 January 1992 Label: Creation	11	91	10
Diamonds, Fur Coat, Champagne	Released: 30 March 2009 Label: Blast First Petite	—	—	—

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions											Album
		UK [17]	AUS [19]	CAN [20]	FIN [21]	GER [22]	IRE [18]	NED [23]	NZ [24]	SCO [25]	SWE [26]	US Alt [27]
1985	"All Fall Down" / "It Happens"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album singles
1986	"Crystal Crescent" / "Velocity Girl"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
										59
1987	"Gentle Tuesday"	86	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Sonic Flower Groove
	"Imperial"	86	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989	"Ivy Ivy Ivy"	97	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Primal Scream
1990	"Loaded"	16	—	—	—	—	—	31	—	—	—	19	Screamadelica
	"Come Together"	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13
1991	"Higher Than the Sun"	40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Don't Fight It, Feel It"	41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	"Movin' on Up"	11	—	—	—	93	—	—	—	—	—	2
	"Damaged"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	"Rocks"/"Funky Jam"	7	43	47	—	—	12	18	8	4	—	16	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	—	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"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" 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. "UK Albums". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
2. Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
   • Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Primal Scream in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
   • Top 100 peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
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6. German Albums:
   • "Give Out But Don't Give Up" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
   • "Vanishing Point" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
   • "XTRMNTR" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
   • "Evil Heat" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
   • "More Light" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
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15. Scottish Albums:
    • "Dirty Hits". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
    • "Maximum Rock'n'Roll: The Singles". OCC. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
16. Scottish Albums:
    • "Echo Dek". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
17. "UK EPs and singles". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
18. Irish EPs and singles: "Irish Singles". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
    • "Miss Lucifer". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
19. Australian singles:
    • Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Primal Scream in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
    • Top 100 peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
    • "Jailbird": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 14 Aug 1994". ARIA. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
20. Canadian singles:
    • "Rocks" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
21. "Finnish Singles". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
22. German singles:
    • "Movin' on Up" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
23. "Dutch Singles". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
24. "New Zealand Singles". charts.nz. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
25. Scottish singles:
    • "Rocks". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
    • "Jailbird". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
    • "(I'm Gonna) Cry Myself Blind". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
    • "The Big Man and the Scream Team Meet the Barmy Army Uptown". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
    • "Kowalski". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
    • "Star". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
    • "Burning Wheel". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
    • "If They Move, Kill 'Em". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
    • "Swastika Eyes". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
    • "Kill All Hippies". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
    • "Accelerator". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
    • "Miss Lucifer". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
    • "Autobahn 66". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
    • "Some Velvet Morning". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
    • "Country Girl". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
    • "Dolls". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
    • "Can't Go Back". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
    • "Velocity Girl". OCC. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
26. "Swedish Singles". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
27. "Primal Scream Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". www.musicvf.com. Retrieved 2020-07-27.