T. Rex / discography
This discography is an overview of the musical works of the British band T. Rex . According to sources and record awards, it has sold more than 1.6 million records to date. The most successful T. Rex releases are the Hits! The Very Best of T. Rex and The Very Best of Marc Bolan and T-Rex , each with over 300,000 units sold.
Albums
Studio albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1968 | My People Were Fair and Had Skyin Their Hair but Now They're Content to Wear Stars on Their Brows |
- | - | - |
UK15 (9 weeks) UK |
- |
as a Tyrannosaurus Rex
|
1969 | Unicorn | - | - | - |
UK10 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
as a Tyrannosaurus Rex
|
1970 | A Beard of Stars | - | - | - |
UK21 (6 weeks) UK |
- |
as a Tyrannosaurus Rex
|
1971 | T. rex | - | - | - |
UK7 (23 weeks) UK |
US188 (5 weeks) US |
|
Electric warrior |
DE14 (2 months) DE |
- | - |
UK1
gold
(45 weeks)UK |
US32 (34 weeks) US |
160th place in the Rolling Stone 500
|
|
1972 | The slider |
DE7 (9 months) DE |
- | - |
UK4 (18 weeks) UK |
US17 (24 weeks) US |
|
1973 | Tanx |
DE3 (7 months) DE |
- | - |
UK4 (12 weeks) UK |
US102 (10 weeks) US |
|
1974 | Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow - A Creamed Cage in August |
- | - | - |
UK12 (3 weeks) UK |
- | |
1976 | Futuristic Dragon | - | - | - |
UK50 (1 week) UK |
- | |
1977 | Dandy in the Underworld | - | - | - |
UK26 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
More albums
- 1968: Prophets Seers & Sages: The Angels of the Ages (as Tyrannosaurus Rex)
- 1974: Light of Love
- 1975: Bolan's Zip Gun
- 1982: Billy Super Duper (Marc Bolan & T. Rex)
- 1989: Honey Don't (Marc Bolan & T. Rex)
- 1991: The Sound Track of the Motion Picture Born to Boogie (Marc Bolan & T. Rex)
- 1998: Marc - Songs from the Granada TV Series (Marc Bolan & T. Rex)
- 2003: For the Lion and the Unicorn in the Oak Forests of Faun (as Tyrannosaurus Rex) (2 CDs, limited)
Live albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1981 | In concert | - | - | - |
UK35 (6 weeks) UK |
- |
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
More live albums
- 1993: BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert (as Tyrannosaurus Rex)
- 1997: Live 1977 (Marc Bolan & T. Rex) (2 CDs)
- 1998: Midnight Court at the Lyceum (as Tyrannosaurus Rex) (2 CDs)
- 2000: There Was a Time (as Tyrannosaurus Rex)
- 2001: Live at the Boston Glitterdome 1972 (Marc Bolan & T. Rex)
- 2007: Live at Wembley 1972
Compilations
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1971 | The Best of T. Rex |
DE41 (2 months) DE |
- | - |
UK21 (8 weeks) UK |
- | |
1972 | Prophets, Seers & Sages: The Angels of the Ages / My People Were Fair and Had Sky in Their Hair ... |
- | - | - |
UK1 (12 weeks) UK |
US113 (12 weeks) US |
Re-release of the two albums from 1968 as Tyrannosaurus Rex, US title: Tyrannosaurus Rex (A Beginning)
|
Bolan boogie | - | - | - |
UK1 (19 weeks) UK |
- | ||
A Beard of Stars / Unicorn | - | - | - |
UK44 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
as a Tyrannosaurus Rex
|
|
1973 | 20th Century Boy |
DE38 (1 month) DE |
- | - | - | - | |
Greatest hits | - | - | - |
UK32
silver
(3 weeks)UK |
- | ||
1979 | Solid gold | - | - | - |
UK51
silver
(3 weeks)UK |
- | |
1985 | Best of the 20th Century Boy | - | - | - |
UK5
gold
(21 weeks)UK |
- |
Marc Bolan & T. Rex
|
1987 | Cosmic Dancer - The Greatest Songs |
DE40 (6 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | - |
Marc Bolan & T. Rex
|
1991 | The Ultimate Collection | - | - | - |
UK4th
gold
(16 weeks)UK |
- |
Marc Bolan & T. Rex
|
1995 | The Essential Collection | - | - | - |
UK18th
gold
(14 weeks)UK |
- |
Marc Bolan & T. Rex
|
2007 | Born to boogie |
DE89 (2 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | - |
Marc Bolan & T. Rex
|
Greatest hits | - | - | - |
UK15th
silver
(5 weeks)UK |
- |
Marc Bolan & T. Rex
|
|
2018 | gold | - | - | - |
UK8th
silver
(11 weeks)UK |
- |
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
More compilations
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Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1968 | Debora My People Were Fair and Had Sky ... |
DE45 (½ month) DE |
- | - |
UK34 (7 weeks) UK |
- |
as a Tyrannosaurus Rex
|
One Inch Rock T. Rex |
- | - | - |
UK28 (7 weeks) UK |
- |
as a Tyrannosaurus Rex
|
|
1969 | King of the Rumbling Spiers The Best of T. Rex |
- | - | - |
UK44 (1 week) UK |
- |
as a Tyrannosaurus Rex
|
1970 | Ride a White Swan T. Rex Reissue |
DE34 (1 week) DE |
- | - |
UK2 (20 weeks) UK |
US76 (6 weeks) US |
|
1971 |
Hot Love The Best of T. Rex |
DE3 (26 weeks) DE |
AT8 (1 month) AT |
CH3 (16 weeks) CH |
UK1 (17 weeks) UK |
US72 (6 weeks) US |
|
Get It On Electric Warrior |
DE3 (18 weeks) DE |
- |
CH3 (10 weeks) CH |
UK1 (14 weeks) UK |
US10 (15 weeks) US |
US title: Bang a Gong (Get It On)
|
|
Jeepster Electric Warrior |
DE3 (20 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK2 (15 weeks) UK |
- | ||
1972 | Telegram Sam The Slider |
DE4 (14 weeks) DE |
- |
CH4 (5 weeks) CH |
UK1 (14 weeks) UK |
US67 (5 weeks) US |
|
Debora / One Inch Rock My People Were Fair and Had Sky… / T. Rex |
- | - | - |
UK7 (10 weeks) UK |
- |
as a Tyrannosaurus Rex
|
|
Metal Guru The Slider |
DE1 (20 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK1 (14 weeks) UK |
- | ||
Children of the Revolution 20th Century |
DE4 (19 weeks) DE |
AT7 (2 months) AT |
- |
UK2 (10 weeks) UK |
- | ||
Solid Gold Easy Action 20th Century |
DE6 (15 weeks) DE |
AT13 (2 months) AT |
- |
UK2 (11 weeks) UK |
- | ||
1973 |
20th Century Boy 20th Century |
DE8 (13 weeks) DE |
- |
CH27 (4 weeks) CH |
UK3 (17 weeks) UK |
- | |
The Groover Great Hits |
DE5 (13 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK4 (9 weeks) UK |
- | ||
Truck On (Tyke) Tanx Reissue |
DE17 (7 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK12 (11 weeks) UK |
- | ||
1974 | Teenage Dream Light of Love |
DE39 (2 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK13 (5 weeks) UK |
- |
Marc Bolan & T. Rex
|
Think Zinc Light of Love |
DE47 (1 week) DE |
- | - | - | - | ||
Light of Love Light of Love |
- | - | - |
UK22 (5 weeks) UK |
- | ||
Zip Gun Boogie Bolan's Zip Gun |
- | - | - |
UK41 (3 weeks) UK |
- | ||
1975 | New York City Futuristic Dragon |
- | - | - |
UK15 (8 weeks) UK |
- | |
Dreamy Lady Futuristic Dragon |
- | - | - |
UK30 (5 weeks) UK |
- | ||
1976 | London Boys Futuristic Dragon |
- | - | - |
UK40 (3 weeks) UK |
- | |
I Love to Boogie Dandy in the Underworld |
- | - | - |
UK13
silver
(9 weeks)UK |
- | ||
Laser Love Solid Gold |
- | - | - |
UK41 (4 weeks) UK |
- | ||
1977 | Soul of My Suit Dandy in the Underworld |
- | - | - |
UK42 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
as a Tyrannosaurus Rex
|
1985 | Megarex I Love to Boogie EP |
- | - | - |
UK72 (9 weeks) UK |
- | |
Children of the Revolution (Remix) Best of the 20th Century Boy |
- | - | - |
UK90 (2 weeks) UK |
- | ||
1987 | Get It On (Remix) Best of the 20th Century Boy |
- | - | - |
UK54 (4 weeks) UK |
- | |
2000 | Get it on | - | - | - |
UK59 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
Bus Stop feat. T. rex
|
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
More singles
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Video albums
- 1985: Marc Bolan on Video
- 1991: The Essential Video Collection
- 1994: Born to Boogie (UK:gold)
- 1998: The Best of MusikLaden Live Double Feature (with Roxy Music )
- 2003: Special Edition EP
- 2003: Back in Business
- 2005: Born to Boogie (2 DVDs)
- 2005: Rock Review
- 2006: Inside T-Rex: An Independent Critical Overview
- 2006: On TV
- 2008: Metal Guru: The Marc Bolan & T. Rex: Inside Story with Bill Legend & Paul Fenton (3 DVDs)
statistics
Chart evaluation
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Awards for music sales
Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.
Country / Region | silver | gold | platinum | Sales | swell |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
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United Kingdom (BPI) | 6 × silver6th | 6 × gold6th | 2 × platinum2 | 1,625,000 | bpi.co.uk |
All in all | 6 × silver6th | 6 × gold6th | 2 × platinum2 |
swell
- ↑ a b c d Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ a b The Billboard album by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .
Web links
- T. Rex at Allmusic (English)
- T. Rex at Discogs (English)
- Tyrannosaurs at Discogs (English)
- Big Carrot at Discogs (English)
- Discography at 45cat.com