Cream / discography

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Cream  - discography
Cream (1960s)
Cream (1960s)
Publications
Arrow southwest blue.svgStudio albums 4th
Arrow southwest blue.svgLive albums 4th
Arrow southwest blue.svgCompilations 12
Arrow southwest blue.svgSingles 10
Arrow southwest blue.svgVideo albums 6th

This discography is an overview of the musical works of the British rock group Cream .

Albums

Studio albums

year Title
music label
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE UK UK US US
1966 Fresh Cream
Reaction / Polydor
- UK6 (19 weeks)
UK
US39
gold
gold

(92 weeks)US
First published: December 9, 1966
Sales: + 500,000
1967 Disraeli Gears
Reaction / Polydor
- UK5
gold
gold

(42 weeks)UK
US4th
platinum
platinum

(83 weeks)US
First published: November 2, 1967
Sales: + 1,156,900
1968 Wheels of Fire
Polydor / Atco
DE15 (20 weeks)
DE
UK3 (26 weeks)
UK
US1
platinum
platinum

(50 weeks)US
First published: August 9, 1968
Sales: +1,132,300
1969 Goodbye
Polydor / Atco
DE9 (24 weeks)
DE
UK1 (27 weeks)
UK
US2
gold
gold

(26 weeks)US
First published: February 5, 1969
Sales: + 595,000

Live albums

year Title
music label
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT UK UK US US
1970 Live Cream
Polydor / Atco
DE30 (4 weeks)
DE
- UK4th
silver
silver

(15 weeks)UK
US15 (21 weeks)
US
First published: April 1970
Sales: + 60,000
1972 Live Cream Volume II
Polydor / Atco
- - UK15 (5 weeks)
UK
US27 (16 weeks)
US
First published: March 2, 1972
2003 BBC Sessions
Polydor
- - UK100 (1 week)
UK
-
First published: March 25, 2003
2005 Royal Albert Hall London May 2-3-5-6, 2005
recapitulation
DE11
gold
gold

(9 weeks)DE
AT51 (4 weeks)
AT
UK61 (2 weeks)
UK
US59 (4 weeks)
US
First published: October 4th, 2005
Sales: + 155,000

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Compilations

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE UK UK US US
1969 Best of Cream DE29 (4 weeks)
DE
UK6 (34 weeks)
UK
US3
gold
gold

(44 weeks)US
First published: November 1969
Sales: + 500,000
1972 Heavy Cream - - US135 (10 weeks)
US
First published: 1972
1983 Strange Brew: The Very Best of Cream - - US-
platinum
platinum
US
First published: 1983
Sales: + 1,000,000
1995 The very best of cream - UK-
gold
gold
UK
US-
gold
gold
US
First published: May 9, 1995
Sales: + 600,000
2005 I Feel Free - Ultimate Cream - UK6th
gold
gold

(11 weeks)UK
-
First published: May 31, 2005
Sales: + 100,000
2016 Classic Album Selection - UK80 (1 week)
UK
-
First published: 2016
2020 Goodbye Tour - Live 1968 DE25 (1 week)
DE
- -
First published: March 6, 2020
more compilations
year Title
music label
Remarks
1973 Cream Off the Top
Polydor
First published: 1973
1997 Those Were the Days
Polydor
First published: September 23, 1997
2000 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection
Polydor
First published: February 29, 2000
2005 Gold
polydor
First published: April 2005
2011 Icon
Polydor
First published: June 21, 2011
2013 The Alternative Album
ITM Records
First published: May 2013

Singles

year Title
album
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT UK UK US US
1966 Wrapping paper
- - UK34 (6 weeks)
UK
-
First published: October 1966
B-side: Cat's Squirrel
I Feel Free
Best of Cream (UK), Fresh Cream (US)
DE27 (4 weeks)
DE
- UK11 (12 weeks)
UK
-
First publication: December 1966
B-side: NSU
1967 Strange Brew
Disraeli Gears
- - UK17 (9 weeks)
UK
-
First published: June 1967
B-side: Tales of Brave Ulysses
1968 Sunshine of Your Love
Disraeli Gears
- - UK25th
silver
silver

(7 weeks)UK
US5
gold
gold

(26 weeks)US
First published: January 1968
Sales: + 1,225,000
Anyone for tennis
- - UK40 (3 weeks)
UK
US64 (5 weeks)
US
First published: May 1968
B-side: Pressed Rat and Warthog
White Room
Wheels of Fire
DE28 (4 weeks)
DE
AT19 (4 weeks)
AT
UK28 (8 weeks)
UK
US6 (11 weeks)
US
First published: September 1968
B-side: Those Were the Days
1969 Crossroads
Wheels of Fire
- - - US28 (8 weeks)
US
First published: 1969
B-side: Passing the Time
Badge
goodbye
DE29 (2 weeks)
DE
AT18 (4 weeks)
AT
UK18 (14 weeks)
UK
US60 (5 weeks)
US
First published: March 17, 1969 (US), April 3, 1969 (UK)
B-side: What a Bringdown
more singles
year Title
album
Remarks
1967 Spoonful - Part 1
Fresh Cream
First published: 1967
B-side: Spoonful - Part 2
1970 Those Were the Days
Wheels of Fire
First publication: 1970
B-side: Sweet Wine

Video albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT UK UK US US
1969 Farewell Concert - - UK-
gold
gold
UK
-
First published: Jan 5th, 1969
Sales: + 25,000
2005 Royal Albert Hall London May 2-3-5-6, 2005 DE*
gold
gold
DE
AT1 (11 weeks)
AT
UK2
platinum
platinum

(23 weeks)UK
US1
Quintuple platinum
× 5
Quintuple platinum

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First published: October 4, 2005
Sales: + 605,000; * see live album

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More video albums

  • 1991: Strange Brew
  • 1994: Fresh Live Cream
  • 2005: Classic Artists: Cream
  • 2006: Classic Albums: Cream - Disraeli Gears

Awards for music sales

Golden record

  • FranceFrance France
    • 2005: for the video album Royal Albert Hall London May 2-3-5-6, 2005
  • ItalyItaly Italy
    • 2019: for the single Sunshine of Your Love
  • CanadaCanada Canada
    • 2006: for the video album Classic Artists: Cream

Platinum record

  • AustraliaAustralia Australia
    • 2005: for the video album Royal Albert Hall London May 2-3-5-6, 2005
  • New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand
    • 2006: for the video album Royal Albert Hall London May 2-3-5-6, 2005

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region Silver record icon.svg silver Gold record icon.svg gold Platinum record icon.svg platinum Sales swell
Awards for music sales
(country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Australia (ARIA) Australia (ARIA) 0! S.- 0! G- Platinum record icon.svg platinum1 15,000 aria.com.au
Germany (BVMI) Germany (BVMI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 2 × gold2 0! P- 125,000 musikindustrie.de
France (SNEP) France (SNEP) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 294.200 snepmusique.com
Italy (FIMI) Italy (FIMI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 25,000 fimi.it
Canada (MC) Canada (MC) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 5,000 musiccanada.com
New Zealand (RMNZ) New Zealand (RMNZ) 0! S.- 0! G- Platinum record icon.svg platinum1 5,000 Individual evidence
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 5 × gold5 Platinum record icon.svg 8 × platinum8th 6,555,000 riaa.com US2
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Silver record icon.svg 2 × silver2 Gold record icon.svg 4 × gold4th Platinum record icon.svg platinum1 635,000 bpi.co.uk UK2
All in all Silver record icon.svg 2 × silver2 Gold record icon.svg 14 × gold14th Platinum record icon.svg 11 × platinum11

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  1. a b c d e Chart sources: DE AT UK US
  2. Sales figures for Disraeli Gears in France ( Memento from December 2, 2019 in the Internet Archive )
  3. Sales figures for Wheels of Fire in France ( Memento from September 29, 2018 in the Internet Archive )
  4. Sales figures for Wheels of Fire - In the Studio in France ( Memento from February 10, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
  5. Sales figures for Goodbye in France ( Memento from December 2, 2019 in the Internet Archive )
  6. Sales for Royal Albert Hall London May 2-3-5-6, 2005 in the United States
  7. ^ Dean Scapolo: The Complete New Zealand Music Charts: 1966 - 2006 . Ed .: Maurienne House. 2007, ISBN 978-1-877443-00-8 (English).