T. Rex / discography

Marc Bolan , 1973

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
		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	-

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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
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1981	In concert	-	-	-	UK35 (6 weeks) UK	-

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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
		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	-

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More compilations

1971: The Best of T. Rex 1971: Flyback 2 - The Best of T. Rex 1971: Bolan Boogie 1972: A Beard of Stars / Unicorn (as Tyrannosaurus Rex) 1972: Prophets, Seers & Sages, the Angels of the Ages / My People Were Fair and Had Sky in Their Hair… But Now They're Content to Wear Stars on Their Brows (as Tyrannosaurus Rex) 1972: Ride a White Swan 1972: The Best of T. Rex Vol. II 1972: Great Hits 1973: 20th Century 1974: Get It On 1976: Debora (as Tyrannosaurus Rex) 1976: Hot Rock Greatest Hits (2 LPs) 1976: A History of T. Rex 1976: The Greatest Hits Vol. 1 1977: Pop Chronicle 1978: The Story of Pop: Marc Bolan & T. Rex 1980: The Unobtainable T. Rex 1980: The Best of T. Rex 1980: The Best Of 1981: The Platinum Collection of T. Rex (2 LPs) 1982: Across the Airwaves 1982: Solid Gold - Easy Action, 20 Golden Greats 1984: Child of the Revolution 14 Greats (2 LPs) 1984: Off the Record with T-Rex (2 LPs) 1984: Rare Magic 1985: T. Rextasy: The Best of T. Rex, 1970-1973 1985: Solid Gold Boogie Boy 1985: Best of the 20th Century Boy 1985: Billy Super Duper 1985: A Creamed Cage in August - Bolan's Jive in '85 ( White Label ) 1985: A Crown of Jewels 1986: The Collection 1986: Get It On 1986: The Main Man 1986: Greatest Hits Volume One 1986: History of T.Rex - The Singles Collection 1968-77 (box with 4 LPs) 1987: History of T.Rex - The Singles Collection 1968-77 - Volume 1 1987: Cosmic Dancer 1987: Teenage Dream 1987: Stand by Me (2 LPs) 1988: strong times 1988: Out-Takes (Heavy Versions) 1988: Night Riding 1989: History of T.Rex - The Singles Collection 1968-77 - Volume 2 1989: History of T.Rex - The Singles Collection 1968-77 - Volume 3 1989: The 16 Greatest Hits 1991: The Phantastic Collection of Marc Bolan and T-Rex 1991: The Very Best of Marc Bolan and T-Rex (UK:platinum) 1991: All the Hits and More (3 CDs) 1991: Anthology (3 CDs) 1991: The Essential Collection (box with 3 CDs) 1991: Hot Love - T. Rex Best 1991: 20th Century Boy - The Very Best of Marc Bolan & T-Rex 1972–1977 1993: The Definitive (as Tyrannosaurus Rex) 1994: Great Hits - 1972–1977 - The A-Sides and the B-Sides (2 CDs, also individually) 1994: Messing with the Mystic - Unissued Songs 1972–1977 1994: Rabbit Fighter (The Alternate Slider) 1996: Precious Star (The Alternate Bolan's Zip Gun)

1996: A Wizard, a True Star - Marc Bolan & T.Rex 1972-77 (box with 3 CDs) 1996: A BBC History (Tyrannosaurus Rex / T. Rex) 1995: T.Rex Unchained: Unreleased Recordings Volume 1: 1972 Part 1 1995: T.Rex Unchained: Unreleased Recordings Volume 2: 1972 Part 2 1995: T.Rex Unchained: Unreleased Recordings Volume 3: 1973 Part 1 1995: T.Rex Unchained: Unreleased Recordings Volume 4: 1973 Part 2 1996: T.Rex Unchained: Unreleased Recordings Volume 5: 1974 1996: T.Rex Unchained: Unreleased Recordings Volume 6: 1975 1996: Electric Warrior Sessions 1997: T.Rex Unchained: Unreleased Recordings Volume 7 1997: T.Rex Unchained: Unreleased Recordings Volume 8 1997: The Best of the Unchained Series: Unreleased Recordings 1997: The Very Best of T-Rex 1997: Spaceball 1997: Electric Boogie (2 CDs) 1997: Extended Play (EP) 1997: Dazzling Raiment (The Alternate Futuristic Dragon) 1997: Stars & Cars in the Ballroom of Mars 1997: The Best of '72 -'77 (2 CDs) 1998: The Best of '72 -'77 - Volume Two (2 CDs) 1998: Live at the BBC 1998: Prince of Players (The Alternate Dandy in the Underworld) 1999: The Alternate Takes of Classical Hits 1999: Solid Gold - The Best of T. Rex 1999: The Alternative Takes of Marc Bolan & T. Rex 1999: Millenium Collection (2 CDs) 2000: Get It On 2000: Cosmic Dancer 2001: Definitive Collection 2001: Born to Boogie - The Collection 2001: Rocks! 2002: 20th Century Boy: The Ultimate Collection 2002: hits! The Very Best of T. Rex (UK:platinum) 2002: The Essential Collection 2002: The T-Rex Wax Co. Singles A's and B's 1972-77 2002: The Slider Recordings 2002: Wax Co. Singles Volume 1 (1972–1974) (box with 11 single CDs) 2002: Wax Co. Singles Volume 2 (1975–1978) (box with 11 single CDs) 2002: The Singles As & Bs (2 CDs) 2002: 20th Century Superstar (box with 4 CDs + booklet) 2003: Work in Progress 2003: T. Rex 2003: Solid Gold (box with 3 CDs) 2004: Total T. Rex 1971–1972 (box with 5 CDs + DVD) 2005: A Whole Zinc of Finches (as Tyrannosaurus Rex) (Box with 5 CDs + DVD) 2005: Children of the Revolution (An Introduction to Marc Bolan) (2 CDs, UK:gold) 2006: The Very Best of T. Rex Volume 1 2006: The Final Cuts 2007: Interstellar Soul (3 CDs) 2007: The Electric Boogie: Nineteen Seventy One (Box with 5 CDs + DVD) 2007: Color Collection 2007: Bolan at the Beeb (Tyrannosaurus Rex / T. Rex) (3 CDs) 2009: Live & Rare Recordings 2009: Get It On (2 CDs) 2010: Classics (box with 5 CDs) 2011: Get It On - The Collection (UK:silver) 2011: hits 2012: Electric Sevens (box with 4 vinyl singles) 2014: The Albums Collection (box with 10 CDs)

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes)					Remarks
		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

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More singles

1969: Pewter Suitor 1970: By the Light of a Magical Moon 1972: Chariot Choogle 1972: Christmas Time ( Flexi ) 1973: Blackjack (as Big Carrot) 1977: Dandy in the Underworld 1977: Celebrate Summer 1978: Crimson Moon 1981: You Scare Me to Death 1981: Christmas Jingle 1982: The Wizard

1982: Christmas Bop 1983: Think Zinc (Special Edited Remix) 1985: Sunken Rags 1987: Children of the Revolution '87 Remix 2007: Telegram Sam (Marc 'n' Mickey Demo) Autumn '71 Home Demo 2008: All at Once 2012: T. Rex Regeneration - Childlike Men 2014: Ride a White Swan (BBC TV, Top of the Pops: 12th November 1970) 2015: Nijinsky Hind 2015: Conesuala 2015: Strange Orchestras

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

DE  UK  US Number one albums DE-DE UK2UK US-US Top 10 albums DE2DE UK9UK US-US Albums in the charts DE7thDE UK21stUK US5US

DE  AT  CH  UK  US Number one singles DE1DE AT-AT CH-CH UK4thUK US-US Top 10 singles DE9DE AT2AT CH3CH UK11UK US1US Singles in the charts DE14thDE AT3AT CH4thCH UK28UK US4thUS

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
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
United Kingdom (BPI)	6 × silver6th	6 × gold6th	2 × platinum2	1,625,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	6 × silver6th	6 × gold6th	2 × platinum2

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1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
2. ↑ ^{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