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Encyclopedia > Blur Discography

This page lists albums, singles and compilations by the English rock band Blur. Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Blur are an English rock band formed in Colchester in 1989. ...

Contents

Studio albums

Album Art Title Release date UK US Heatseekers CA
Leisure 26 August 1991 7 - 20 -
Modern Life Is Rubbish 10 May 1993 15 - 6 -
Parklife 25 April 1994 1 - 6 -
The Great Escape 11 September 1995 1 150 - -
Blur 10 February 1997 1 61 - -
13 15 March 1999 1 80 - 11
Think Tank 15 May 2003 1 56 - -

The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ... Top Heatseekers is a weekly albums chart introduced by Billboard magazine in 1993 whose purpose is to highlight sales by new and developing musical recording artists. ... The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada. ... Image File history File links LeisureUK.jpg File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Leisure is the debut album by Blur, released in August 1991 and making # 7 in the UK. The US version of the album had some differences. ... August 26 is the 238th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (239th in leap years). ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This is an album cover. ... Modern Life Is Rubbish is the second album by the British rock band Blur, released on May 10 1993. ... May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (131st in leap years). ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Blur Parklife album cover This is an album cover. ... Parklife is a critically acclaimed Britpop album by the band Blur, released on April 25, 1994. ... April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (116th in leap years). ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Image File history File links Blur_thegreatescape. ... The Great Escape is the fourth album by Blur. ... September 11 is the 254th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (255th in leap years). ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cover of Blurs self titled album, Blur. ... Blur is the fifth album by Blur, first release in 1997. ... February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Blur13. ... 13 is the sixth album by English rock band Blur, first released in 1999. ... March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in leap years). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This work is copyrighted. ... Think Tank is the seventh studio album by English rock band Blur, released in May 2003 (see 2003 in music). ... May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Compilations & live albums

Album Art Title Release date UK chart position US chart position
The Special Collectors Edition
(Japan-only B-sides album)
26 October 1994 - -
Live at the Budokan
(Japan-only live album)
22 May 1996 - -
Bustin' + Dronin'
(remix/live album)
25 February 1998 (Japan)
9 March 1998 (UK)
7 April 1998 (US)
50 -
The 10 Year Limited Edition Anniversary Box Set
(singles box set)
17 August 1999 - -
Blur: The Best of
(greatest hits compilation)
30 October 2000 3 186

The UK Albums Chart is a chart of the sales positions of albums in the United Kingdom. ... The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ... Image File history File links Blur_special_cover. ... The Special Collectors Edition was released in Japan in 1994. ... October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 66 days remaining. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (635x648, 83 KB) Blur, Live at the Budokan album cover This image is of a cover of an audio recording, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the album or the artist(s) which... Live at Budokan is a 1995 live album by British band Blur, recorded during their 1995 tour for their album The Great Escape at Budokan. ... May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Image File history File links This image is of a music album or single cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the album or the artist(s) which produced the music in question. ... Bustin + Dronin is a remix compilation/live album by the band Blur. ... February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (69th in leap years). ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... Image File history File links Cover of Blurs box set, 10 Year Anniversary Box Set. ... The 10 Year Limited Edition Anniversary Box Set is a box set by the band Blur released in limited quantities on August 17, 1999. ... August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (710x702, 261 KB)Cover of Blurs album, Blur: The Best Of. ... Blur: The Best of is a greatest hits compilation by Blur released on CD, cassette tape, MiniDisc, double 12 vinyl record, DVD and VHS. The CD album includes 18 of Blurs 23 singles from 1990 to 2000. ... October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Singles

Note: Top 10 singles in bold.

Year Date Title UK Singles US Hot 100 US Modern Rock Tracks US Dance Album
1990 October 15 She's So High* 48 - - - Leisure
1991 April 15 There's No Other Way* 8 82 5 15 Leisure
1991 July 29 Bang 24 - 40 40 Leisure
1992 March 30 Popscene 32 - - -
1993 April 19 For Tomorrow* 28 - - - Modern Life Is Rubbish
1993 June 28 Chemical World 28 - 27 - Modern Life Is Rubbish
1993 October 4 Sunday Sunday 26 - - - Modern Life Is Rubbish
1994 March 7 Girls & Boys* 5 59 4 21 Parklife
1994 May 30 To the End* 16 - - - Parklife
1994 August 22 Parklife* 10 - - - Parklife
1994 November 7 End of a Century* 19 - - - Parklife
1995 August 14 Country House* 1 - - - The Great Escape
1995 November 13 The Universal* 5 - - - The Great Escape
1996 February 12 Stereotypes 7 - - - The Great Escape
1996 April 29 Charmless Man* 5 - - - The Great Escape
1997 January 20 Beetlebum* 1 - - - Blur
1997 April 7 Song 2* 2 - 6 - Blur
1997 June 16 On Your Own* 5 - - - Blur
1997 September 15 M.O.R. 15 - - - Blur
1999 February 22 Tender* 2 - - - 13
1999 June 28 Coffee & TV* 11 - - - 13
1999 November 15 No Distance Left to Run 14 - - - 13
2000 October 16 Music Is My Radar 10 - - - The Best of Blur
2003 April 14 Out of Time 5 - - - Think Tank
2003 July 7 Crazy Beat 18 - 22 1 Think Tank
2003 October 6 Good Song 22 - - - Think Tank

The UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... Modern Rock Tracks is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in Billboard magazine since September 10, 1988. ... Billboards Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart is a weekly national survey of what songs are most popular in U.S. dance clubs. ... Shes So High is a song by Blur and was released as a double a-side with I Know on 15 October 1990 as their debut single, reaching #48 in the UK Singles Chart (see 1990 in British music). ... Theres No Other Way is a song and single by the band Blur. ... Bang is the third single by Blur from their debut album Leisure. ... This article is about the song by Blur. ... For Tomorrow is a song by British rock band Blur and is the lead track to their second album, Modern Life Is Rubbish. ... Chemical World is a song by British rock band Blur and is featured on their second album, Modern Life Is Rubbish. ... Sunday Sunday is a song by British rock band Blur and is featured on their second album, Modern Life Is Rubbish. ... Girls & Boys (or Girls and Boys) is a song by British rock band Blur and is the lead track on their third album, Parklife. ... To the End is a song by British rock band Blur and is featured on their third album, Parklife. ... Parklife is a song by Blur. ... End of a Century is a song by Blur. ... Country House is a song by the band Blur. ... The Universal is a song by the British band Blur released as a single in November 1995. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Charmless Man is a song by British band Blur and is the opening track to their fourth studio album, The Great Escape. ... Beetlebum is a song by English band Blur and was released as the lead single from the bands eponymous fifth album, Blur. ... Song 2 is a song by Blur, and the second single released from their eponymous fifth album, Blur in April 1997. ... On Your Own is a song by Blur. ... M.O.R. is the title of a song by Blur, from their eponymous album, Blur (also known as The Blurred Album). ... Tender is a song by the band Blur. ... Coffee & TV is a song by Blur. ... No Distance Left to Run is a song by Blur. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... Out of Time is a song by Blur and was released as the lead single from their seventh album Think Tank in 2003 (see 2003 in British music). ... Crazy Beat is a song by Blur and was released as the second single from their seventh album Think Tank in 2003 (see 2003 in music). ... Good Song is a song by Blur and was released as the last single from their seventh album Think Tank in 2003 (see 2003 in British music). ...

Video releases

  • Starshaped (VHS:1993, DVD:2004) (tour video)
  • Showtime (VHS:1995) (live performance)
  • No Distance Left to Run (The Making of) (1999)
  • Blur: The Best of (DVD & VHS:2000) (video version of the greatest hits compilation)
Blur
Damon Albarn | Alex James | Dave Rowntree
Graham Coxon | Simon Tong
Discography
Albums: Leisure | Modern Life Is Rubbish | Parklife | The Great Escape | Blur | 13 | Think Tank
Compilations: The Special Collectors Edition | Live at the Budokan | Bustin' + Dronin'
The 10 Year Limited Edition Anniversary Box Set | Blur: The Best of
Singles: See Blur Singles
Other projects
The Ailerons | Fat Les | The Good, the Bad and the Queen | Gorillaz | Me Me Me | WigWam
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