The Who / discography
The Who, 1975
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Publications | |
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Studio albums | 12 |
Live albums | 15th |
Compilations | 53 |
EPs | 6th |
Singles | 47 |
Video albums | 15th |
Box sets | 4th |
This discography is an overview of the musical works of British rock - music group The Who and their pseudonyms like High Numbers . According to the sources, the band has sold around 27.3 million records in their career, over 4.7 million of them in their homeland alone. The Who’s most successful release is Who's Next with over 3.2 million units sold.
Albums
Studio albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1965 | My generation |
DE14 (16 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK5
gold
(19 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: December 3, 1965
Sales: + 100,000 |
1966 | A quick one | - | - | - |
UK4 (17 weeks) UK |
US67 (22 weeks) US |
First published: December 9, 1966
|
1967 | The Who Sell Out |
DE15 (20 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK13
silver
(11 weeks)UK |
US48 (23 weeks) US |
First published: December 15, 1967
|
1969 | Tommy |
DE50 (4 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK2
gold
(9 weeks)UK |
US4th × 2
(126 weeks)US |
First published: May 23, 1969
Sales: +2,000,000 |
1971 | Who's next |
DE18 (12 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK1
platinum
(13 weeks)UK |
US4th × 3
(41 weeks)US |
First published: August 25, 1971
Sales: + 3,200,000 |
1973 | Quadrophenia |
DE7 (28 weeks) DE |
AT8 (12 weeks) AT |
- |
UK2
gold
(15 weeks)UK |
US2
platinum
(40 weeks)US |
First published: October 19, 1973
Sales: + 1,060,000 |
1975 | The Who by Numbers | - | - | - |
UK7th
gold
(6 weeks)UK |
US8th
platinum
(25 weeks)US |
First published: October 3, 1975
Sales: + 1,100,000 |
1978 | Who are you |
DE49 (1 week) DE |
- | - |
UK6th
gold
(9 weeks)UK |
US2 × 2
(30 weeks)US |
First published: August 18, 1978
Sales: + 2,060,000 |
1981 | Face Dances |
DE29 (8 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK2
silver
(9 weeks)UK |
US4th
platinum
(20 weeks)US |
First published: March 16, 1981
Sales: + 1,060,000 |
1982 | It's hard | - | - | - |
UK11 (6 weeks) UK |
US8th
gold
(32 weeks)US |
First published: September 4, 1982
Sales: + 500,000 |
2006 | Endless wire |
DE34 (4 weeks) DE |
AT28 (3 weeks) AT |
CH51 (3 weeks) CH |
UK9
gold
(3 weeks)UK |
US7 (8 weeks) US |
First published: October 30, 2006
Sales: + 660,000 |
2019 | Who |
DE5 (9 weeks) DE |
AT14 (3 weeks) AT |
CH5 (7 weeks) CH |
UK3
silver
(6 weeks)UK |
US2 (3 weeks) US |
First published: December 6th, 2019
Sales: + 60,000 |
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Live albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1970 | Live at Leeds |
DE8 (20 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK3
gold
(22 weeks)UK |
US4th × 2
(44 weeks)US |
First published: May 16, 1970
Sales: +2,000,000 |
1984 | Who's burden | - | - | - |
UK48
gold
(4 weeks)UK |
US81 (14 weeks) US |
First published: November 5, 1984
|
1990 | Join together | - | - | - |
UK59 (1 week) UK |
US188 (2 weeks) US |
First published: March 12, 1990
|
1996 | Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 | - | - | - |
UK56 (4 weeks) UK |
US194 (1 week) US |
First published: October 29, 1996
in UK only placed in 2013 |
2000 | BBC sessions | - | - | - |
UK24 (2 weeks) UK |
US101 (3 weeks) US |
First published: February 15, 2000
|
2003 | Live at the Royal Albert Hall |
DE43 (4 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK72 (1 week) UK |
- |
First published: December 5, 2003
|
2012 | Live at Hull 1970 | - | - | - |
UK68 (1 week) UK |
- |
First published: November 6, 2012
|
2014 | Quadrophenia: Live in London | - |
AT73 (1 week) AT |
- |
UK28 (2 weeks) UK |
US118 (1 week) US |
First published: June 6, 2014
|
2015 | Live in Hyde Park |
DE32 (1 week) DE |
- | - | - | - |
First published: November 20, 2015
|
2018 | Live at the Fillmore East 1968 |
DE26 (1 week) DE |
AT32 (2 weeks) AT |
- |
UK15 (1 week) UK |
- |
First published: February 20, 2018
|
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More live albums
- 2000: Blues to the Bush
- 2006: Live from Toronto
- 2007: View from a Backstage Pass
- 2010: Greatest Hits Live
- 2017: Tommy - Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Compilations
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1968 | Magic Bus: The Who on Tour | - | - | - | - |
US39 (10 weeks) US |
First published: September 1968
|
1970 | The Who & The Jimi Hendrix Experience |
DE28 (12 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | - |
First published: October 15, 1970
with The Jimi Hendrix Experience |
1971 | Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy | - | - | - |
UK9 (8 weeks) UK |
US11
platinum
(21 weeks)US |
First published: October 30, 1971
Sales: + 1,000,000 |
1974 | A Quick One / The Who Sell Out | - | - | - | - |
US185 (4 weeks) US |
First published: 1974
|
Odds & Sods |
DE46 (4 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK10
silver
(4 weeks)UK |
US15th
gold
(15 weeks)US |
First published: Sep 28, 1974
Sales: + 560,000 |
|
1975 | Tommy (OST) | - | - | - |
UK30 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: March 19, 1975
|
1976 | The Story of The Who | - | - | - |
UK2
gold
(18 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: September 23, 1976
Sales: + 100,000 |
1979 | The Kids Are Alright (OST) | - | - | - |
UK26th
gold
(13 weeks)UK |
US8th
platinum
(25 weeks)US |
First published: June 24, 1979
Sales: + 1,100,000 |
Quadrophenia (OST) | - | - | - |
UK23 (16 weeks) UK |
US46 (16 weeks) US |
First published: August 13, 1979
|
|
1981 | Hooligans | - | - | - | - |
US52
gold
(19 weeks)US |
First published: October 1981
Sales: + 500,000 |
1983 | Who's greatest hits | - | - | - | - |
US94 × 2
(13 weeks)US |
First published: November 23, 1983
Sales: +2,000,000 |
1985 | Who's missing | - | - | - | - |
US116 (8 weeks) US |
First published: November 30, 1985
|
The Who Collection | - | - | - |
UK44
gold
(10 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: December 10, 1985
Sales: + 100,000 |
|
1988 | Who's Better, Who's Best | - | - | - |
UK10
gold
(11 weeks)UK |
US-
gold
US
|
First published: March 7, 1988
Sales: + 560,000 |
1994 | Thirty Years of Maximum R&B | - | - | - |
UK48 (1 week) UK |
US170
gold
(1 week)US |
First published: July 5, 1994
Sales: + 500,000 |
1996 | My Generation: The Very Best of the Who | - | - | - |
UK11
gold
(6 weeks)UK |
US-
gold
US
|
First published: August 27, 1996
Sales: + 560,000 |
2002 | The Ultimate Collection | - | - | - |
UK17th
platinum
(6 weeks)UK |
US31
platinum
(11 weeks)US |
First published: June 11, 2002
Sales: + 1,060,000 |
2004 | Then and Now | - | - | - |
UK5 × 2
(23 weeks)UK |
US57 (6 weeks) US |
First published: March 30, 2004
|
2009 | Greatest hits | - | - | - | - |
US56 (14 weeks) US |
First published: December 21, 2009
|
2010 | Greatest Hits & More | - | - | - |
UK20th
gold
(5 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: June 7, 2010
|
2012 | The Studio Albums |
DE79 (1 week) DE |
- | - | - | - |
First published: November 16, 2012
|
2014 | The Who Hits 50! | - |
AT69 (1 week) AT |
- |
UK11
gold
(18 weeks)UK |
US93 (8 weeks) US |
First published: November 3, 2014
|
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More compilations
- 1968: Direct hits
- 1969: The Who / The Strawberry Alarm Clock
- 1969: Tommy, Pt. 1
- 1970: Backtrack 1
- 1970: Backtrack 2
- 1970: Backtrack 3
- 1970: Backtrack 4
- 1970: Backtrack 5
- 1970: Backtrack 6
- 1970: Backtrack 7
- 1970: Backtrack 8
- 1970: Backtrack 9
- 1970: Backtrack 10
- 1970: Backtrack 11
- 1970: Backtrack 12
- 1970: Backtrack 13
- 1970: Backtrack 14
- 1971: Golden Double Album
- 1972: Tommy, Pt. 2
- 1973: Perfect Collection
- 1974: Magic Bus / My Generation
- 1981: Phases
- 1983: Rarities Volume I & Volume II
- 1984: The Singles
- 1987: Two's Missing
- 1999: 20th Century Masters - The Best of The Who (Sales: + 1,000,000 , US:platinum)
- 2008: Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who (OST)
- 2011: Icon
- 2011: Icon II
- 2012: Pinball Wizards - The Collection (UK:gold)
- 2017: Maximum As & Bs (The Complete Singles)
EPs
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
2006 | Wire & Glass - Six Songs from a Mini-Opera |
DE58 (3 weeks) DE |
AT31 (3 weeks) AT |
CH83 (1 week) CH |
UK58 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: July 17, 2006
|
More EPs
- 1966: Ready Steady Who
- 1969: Pictures of Lily / I'm a Boy / Happy Jack / Substitute
- 1970: Tommy
- 1970: The Who
- 1988: Won't Get Fooled Again
Singles
Chart placements
year | Title B side |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, B-side , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1964 | I Can't Explain Bald Headed Woman |
- | - | - |
UK8 (13 weeks) UK |
US93 (2 weeks) US |
First published: December 1964
|
1965 | Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere Daddy Rolling Stone (UK) / Anytime You Want Me (US) |
- | - | - |
UK10 (12 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: May 21, 1965
|
My Generation Shout and Shimmy (UK) / Out in the Street (US) |
DE6 (10 weeks) DE |
AT9 (4 weeks) AT |
- |
UK2
silver
(17 weeks)UK |
US74 (5 weeks) US |
First published: October 29, 1965
|
|
1966 | Substitute Circles (UK) / Waltz for a Pig (US) |
DE13 (6 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK5 (20 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: March 4, 1966
|
A Legal Matter Instant Party |
- | - | - |
UK32 (6 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: March 7, 1966
|
|
The Kids Are Alright The Ox (UK) / A Legal Matter (US) |
- | - | - |
UK41 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: July 1966
|
|
I'm a boy in the city |
DE10 (8 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK2 (13 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: August 26, 1966
|
|
Happy Jack I've Been Away (UK) / Whiskey Man (US) |
DE4 (14 weeks) DE |
AT7 (8 weeks) AT |
- |
UK3 (11 weeks) UK |
US24 (9 weeks) US |
First published: December 3, 1966
|
|
1967 | Pictures of Lily Doctor, Doctor |
DE5 (10 weeks) DE |
AT9 (12 weeks) AT |
- |
UK4 (10 weeks) UK |
US51 (6 weeks) US |
First published: April 22, 1967
|
The Last Time Under My Thumb |
- | - | - |
UK44 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: June 30, 1967
|
|
I Can See for Miles Someone’s Coming (UK) / Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand (US) |
DE37 (2 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK10 (12 weeks) UK |
US9 (11 weeks) US |
First published: October 14, 1967
|
|
1968 | Call Me Lightning Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde |
- | - | - | - |
US40 (8 weeks) US |
First published: March 16, 1968
|
Dogs Call Me Lightning |
DE40 (2 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK25 (5 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: June 7, 1968
|
|
Magic Bus Someone’s Coming (UK) / Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (US) |
DE20 (6 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK26 (6 weeks) UK |
US25 (9 weeks) US |
First published: July 27, 1968
|
|
1969 |
Pinball Wizard Dogs, Pt. 2 |
DE25 (6 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK4th
silver
(13 weeks)UK |
US19 (11 weeks) US |
First published: March 7, 1969
|
I'm Free We're Not Gonna Take It |
DE18 (6 weeks) DE |
- | - | - |
US37 (8 weeks) US |
First published: July 5, 1969
|
|
1970 | The Seeker Here for More |
DE18 (6 weeks) DE |
AT15 (8 weeks) AT |
- |
UK19 (11 weeks) UK |
US44 (7 weeks) US |
First published: March 21, 1970
|
Summertime Blues Heaven and Hell |
DE19 (4 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK38 (4 weeks) UK |
US27 (9 weeks) US |
First published: July 6, 1970
|
|
See Me, Feel Me Overture |
- | - | - | - |
US12 (13 weeks) US |
First published: September 12, 1970
|
|
1971 | Won't Get Fooled Again I Don't Even Know Myself |
DE27 (13 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK9
silver
(12 weeks)UK |
US15 (13 weeks) US |
First published: June 25, 1971
|
Let's See Action When I Was a Boy |
DE43 (1 week) DE |
- | - |
UK16 (12 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: October 11, 1971
|
|
Behind Blue Eyes My Wife |
- | - | - | - |
US34 (11 weeks) US |
First published: November 6, 1971
|
|
1972 | Join Together Baby Don't You Do It |
DE23 (11 weeks) DE |
- |
CH9 (9 weeks) CH |
UK9 (9 weeks) UK |
US17 (10 weeks) US |
First published: June 16, 1972
|
Relay Waspman |
DE28 (8 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK21 (5 weeks) UK |
US39 (8 weeks) US |
First published: November 25, 1972
|
|
1973 | 5:15 am Water (UK) / I'm One (US) |
DE46 (1 week) DE |
- | - |
UK20 (6 weeks) UK |
US45 (7 weeks) US |
First published: October 1, 1973
|
Love Reign o'er Me Water |
- | - | - | - |
US76 (5 weeks) US |
First published: October 23, 1973
|
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1974 | The Real Me I'm One |
- | - | - | - |
US92 (3 weeks) US |
First published: January 12, 1974
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Long Live Rock I'm the Face / My Wife (UK) / My Wife (US) |
- | - | - |
UK48 (5 weeks) UK |
US54 (6 weeks) US |
First published: September 28, 1974
|
|
1975 | Squeeze Box Success Story |
- | - | - |
UK10 (9 weeks) UK |
US16 (16 weeks) US |
First published: November 15, 1975
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1978 | Who Are You Had Enough |
- | - | - |
UK18th
silver
(12 weeks)UK |
US14 (15 weeks) US |
First published: July 10, 1978
|
1981 | You Better You Bet The Quiet One |
- | - | - |
UK9 (8 weeks) UK |
US8 (15 weeks) US |
First published: February 23, 1981
|
Don't Let Go the Coat You |
- | - | - |
UK47 (4 weeks) UK |
US84 (4 weeks) US |
First published: April 27, 1981
|
|
1982 | Athena A Man Is a Man (UK) / It's Your Turn (US) |
- | - | - |
UK40 (4 weeks) UK |
US28 (14 weeks) US |
First published: August 21, 1982
|
Eminence Front One at a Time |
- | - | - | - |
US68 (6 weeks) US |
First published: December 11, 1982
|
|
2012 | Baba O'Riley / See Me, Feel Me / My Generation (Live) | - | - | - |
UK55
platinum
(1 week)UK |
- |
First published: August 12, 2014
A Symphony of British Music |
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More singles
- 1964: Zoot Suit / I'm the Face
- 1966: La-La-La-Lies / The Good's Gone
- 1972: Baba O'Riley / My Wife
- 1974: Postcard / Put the Money Down
- 1976: Slip Kid / Dreaming from the Waist
- 1978: Trick of the Light / 905
- 1983: It's Hard / Dangerous
- 1983: You Better You Bet (live) / Don't Let Go the Coat
- 1984: Twist and Shout / I Can't Explain
- 2004: Real Good Looking Boy / Old Red Wine
- 2006: It's Not Enough / Tea & Theater
- 2014: Be Lucky
Video albums
- 1979: The Kids Are Alright (UK:platinum)
- 1988: Who's Better, Who's Best (Sales: + 77,500, US:gold)
- 1989: The Who Live feat. 'Tommy' (Sales: + 100,000, US:platinum)
- 1994: Thirty Years of Maximum R&B Live (UK:gold)
- 1998: Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 (Sales: + 67,500) (UK / US:platinum)
- 2000: Classic Albums: The Who - Who's Next
- 2001: The Who & Special Guests: Live at the Royal Albert Hall (Sales: + 115,000) (UK / US:platinum)
- 2003: The Who Special Edition EP
- 2003: Live in Boston
- 2005: Tommy and Quadrophenia Live (Sales: + 307,500) (UK:gold, US: × 3Triple platinum )
- 2006: The Vegas Job (Sales: + 5,000) (UK:gold)
- 2008: Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who (UK:gold)
- 2008: Retrospectives
- 2008: The Who at Kilburn: 1977
- 2009: Maximum R&B Live
Box sets
- 2004: The 1st Singles Box
- 2006: Special Box Set
- 2007: Paper Sleeve Box
- 2008: My Generation (UK:silver)
statistics
Chart evaluation
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Awards for music sales
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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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Australia (ARIA) | - | 2 × gold2 | 3 × platinum3 | 60,000 | aria.com.au |
France (SNEP) | - | 3 × gold3 | - | 300,000 | infodisc.fr |
Italy (FIMI) | - | 2 × gold2 | platinum1 | 175,000 | fimi.it |
Canada (MC) | - | 4 × gold4th | 4 × platinum4th | 375,000 | musiccanada.com |
United States (RIAA) | - | 7 × gold7th | 24 × platinum24 | 21,650,000 | riaa.com |
United Kingdom (BPI) | 9 × silver9 | 20 × gold20th | 8 × platinum8th | 4,750,000 | bpi.co.uk |
All in all | 9 × silver9 | 38 × gold38 | 40 × platinum40 |