English electronic music group the Prodigy has released seven studio albums, one live album, one compilation album, one mix album, three extended plays, twenty-one singles, and twenty-two music videos. Hailed as pioneers of genres such as rave, techno, and big beat, the group have sold over 20 million albums worldwide. As of 9 November 2018 their UK album sales stood at 4,707,982.
The Prodigy's first release was the 1991 EP What Evil Lurks. Experience, the group's debut studio album, was released in September 1992, peaking at number 12 in the United Kingdom and certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Experience spawned the singles "Charly", "Everybody in the Place", "Fire" / "Jericho", "Out of Space" and "Wind It Up (Rewound)", all of which were top 12 hits in the United Kingdom. Music for the Jilted Generation, the group's second studio album, was released in July 1994. The album peaked at number one in the UK, also reaching the top ten in countries such as Australia and New Zealand. Earning a platinum certification from the BPI, Music for the Jilted Generation spawned the UK top ten singles "One Love" and "No Good (Start the Dance)".
The Prodigy's third studio album The Fat of the Land was released in June 1997, becoming a huge commercial success. The album peaked at number one in multiple countries, including the United Kingdom and the United States. The Fat of the Land received multi-platinum certifications from the BPI, the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). "Firestarter", the album's first single, peaked at number one in the United Kingdom and hit the top ten in multiple other countries. It also gave the group their biggest hit in the United States, where it peaked at number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified gold by the RIAA. The album's second single "Breathe" also performed well commercially, reaching the top ten in multiple countries and becoming the group's second consecutive UK number-one hit. "Smack My Bitch Up", the album's final single, peaked at number 8 in the UK.
The group released their fourth studio album Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned in August 2004. Their style had changed from rave and breakbeat to more of an electronic rock style. The album topped the charts in the United Kingdom, earning a silver certification from the BPI. Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned spawned three singles, including the UK top 20 hit "Girls". Invaders Must Die, the group's fifth studio album, was released in February 2009. The album became the band's fourth consecutive studio album to top the charts in the UK. Among its four singles were the UK top ten hits "Omen" and "Warrior's Dance", both of which received silver certifications from the BPI.
"Firestarter" re-entered the UK and US charts in March 2019 following the death of band member Keith Flint.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications UK AUS AUT BEL FINPeak chart positions in Finland: Pre-1996: From 1996 onwards: GER IRLPeak chart positions in Ireland: All singles from 1991 to 1997: The Fat of the Land: All positions from 2000 onwards: NLD NOR US Experience Released: 28 September 1992 Label: XL Formats: CD, CS, LP 12 163 — — 39 75 — 20 — —UK: 377,196 BPI: Platinum Music for the Jilted Generation Released: 4 July 1994 Label: XL Formats: CD, CS, LP 1 9 7 22 1 11 1 5 12 198UK: 813,265 FIN: 20,830 BPI: 2× Platinum ARIA: Platinum IFPI FIN: Gold The Fat of the Land Released: 30 June 1997 Label: XL Formats: CD, CS, LP 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 UK: 1,432,579 FIN: 42,426 US: 2,800,000 BPI: 5× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BRMA: Platinum BVMI: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI FIN: Platinum NVPI: Platinum RIAA: 2× Platinum Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned Released: 11 August 2004 Label: XL Formats: CD, LP, digital download 1 5 8 8 7 6 3 4 5 62 UK: 230,248 US: 85,000 BPI: Gold Invaders Must Die Released: 18 February 2009 Label: Take Me to the Hospital Formats: CD, LP, digital download 1 3 5 4 9 3 3 3 10 58World: 1,300,000 UK: 701,916 US: 64,000 BPI: 2× Platinum ARIA: Gold BVMI: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold NVPI: Gold The Day Is My Enemy Released: 30 March 2015 Label: Take Me to the Hospital Formats: CD, LP, digital download 1 8 10 6 7 6 4 2 17 127 UK: 130,764 BPI: Gold No Tourists Released: 2 November 2018 Label: Take Me to the Hospital Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 1 19 15 30 7 6 18 21 — — UK: 48,151 BPI: Silver "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Live albums + List of live albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions UK AUT BEL FRA GER IRL NLD NOR USDance World's on Fire Released: 23 May 2011 Label: Take Me to the Hospital Formats: CD+DVD, CD+Blu-ray, digital download 5 29 26 128 15 28 39 34 15
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications UK AUS AUT BEL FIN GER NLD NOR NZ USDance Their Law: The Singles 1990–2005 Released: 17 October 2005 Label: XL, Maverick Formats: CD, LP, digital download 1 29 34 21 38 45 18 26 11 8UK: 903,543 BPI: 4× Platinum
Mix albums + List of mix albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions Notes FIN NLD SWE US The Dirtchamber Sessions Volume One Released: 22 February 1999 Label: XL Formats: CD, CS 24 34 35 136 Back to Mine Released: 30 January 2006 Label: Disco Mix Club (DMC) Formats: CD — — — — Contains the otherwise unreleased song "Wake the Fuck Up"
Extended plays + List of extended plays Title Extended play details What Evil Lurks Released: 25 February 1991 Label: XL Formats: 12" UK no. 118 Voodoo People Released: 7 November 1995 Label: XL, Mute Formats: CD Lost Beats Released: 18 February 2009 Label: Take Me to the Hospital Formats: CD, digital download The Added Fat EP Released: 3 December 2012 Label: XL Formats: CD, 12", digital download HMV Exclusive Remix EP Released: 30 March 2015 Label: Take Me to the Hospital Formats: CD The Night Is My Friend EP Released: 31 July 2015 Label: Take Me to the Hospital Formats: CD, 12", cassette, digital download
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Certifications Album UKPeak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom: For all except where noted: For "Spitfire": For "The Day Is My Enemy": For "Wild Frontier": AUSAustralian (ARIA) chart peaks: Top 50 peaks: Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Experience: "Charly", "Wind It Up (Rewound)" and "One Love": "Everybody in the Place", "Fire" and "Out of Space": "Poison": N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached. "Invaders Must Die" and "Omen": AUT BEL FIN GER IRL NLD NOR US "Charly" 1991 3 161 — — — — 9 — — — BPI: Silver Experience "Everybody in the Place" 2 125 — — — — 2 65 — — "Fire" / "Jericho" 1992 11 138 — — — — 15 — — — "Out of Space" 5 167 — 32 — 15 6 3 — — BPI: Platinum "Wind It Up (Rewound)" 1993 11 — — — — — 6 37 — — "One Love" 8 — — — — — 3 — — — Music for the Jilted Generation "No Good (Start the Dance)" 1994 4 45 6 7 1 4 3 3 7 — UK: 358,559 BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold "Voodoo People" 13 24 — 26 1 — 7 20 — — "Poison" 1995 15 64 — — 1 — 3 — 5 — BPI: Silver "Firestarter" 1996 1 22 8 15 1 6 2 14 1 30 UK: 850,759 FIN: 6,452 BPI: 2× Platinum IFPI FIN: Gold RIAA: Gold The Fat of the Land "Breathe" 1 2 6 2 1 8 1 10 1 — UK: 977,374 FIN: 10,507 BPI: 2× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BRMA: Gold BVMI: Gold IFPI FIN: Platinum "Smack My Bitch Up" 1997 8 41 — 57 1 51 6 22 8 89 BPI: Platinum "Baby's Got a Temper" 2002 5 36 35 65 7 37 14 39 13 — "Girls" 2004 19 — — 63 18 — 27 28 — — Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned "Hotride" — — — — — — 40 — — — "Spitfire" 2005 107 — — — — — — — — — "Voodoo People" / "Out of Space" 20 79 — — — — 27 59 20 — BPI: Gold Their Law: The Singles 1990–2005 "Invaders Must Die" 2008 49 58 — — — — — — — — BPI: Gold Invaders Must Die "Omen" 2009 4 83 22 66 — 28 28 75 — — UK: 429,452 BPI: Platinum "Warrior's Dance" 9 — 54 — — 64 44 — — — BPI: Gold "Take Me to the Hospital" 38 — — — — — — — — — "Nasty" 2015 98 — — — — — — — — — The Day Is My Enemy "Wild Frontier" 197 — — 117 — — — — — — "Wall of Death" — — — — — — — — — — "Ibiza" — — — 140 — — — — — — "Need Some1" 2018 — — — — — — — — — — No Tourists "Light Up the Sky" — — — — — — — — — — "Fight Fire With Fire" — — — — — — — — — — "We Live Forever" — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Promotional singles +List of promotional singles, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumUK "We Eat Rhythm" 1994 — Select Magazine Future Tracks "Mindfields" 1996 —The Fat of the Land "Serial Thrilla" 1997 — "Funky Shit" 1998 — "(You'll Be) Under My Wheels" 2004 — Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned "Get Up Get Off" — "Thunder" 2009 — Invaders Must Die "Smack My Bitch Up" / "Breathe" 2012 — The Added Fat EP "The Day Is My Enemy" 2015 136 The Day Is My Enemy "Rhythm Bomb" — "Get Your Fight On" —
Video albums Title Album details Electronic Punks Released: 10 July 1995 Label: XL Formats: VHS Their Law: The Singles 1990–2005 Released: 17 October 2005 Label: XL, Maverick Formats: DVD World's on Fire Released: 23 May 2011 Label: Take Me to the Hospital Formats: DVD, Blu-ray
Music videos + List of music videos, showing year released and director Title Year Director(s) "Charly" 1991 Russell Curtis "Everybody in the Place" "Fire" 1992 "Out of Space" "Wind It Up (Rewound)" 1993 "One Love" Hyperbolic Systems "No Good (Start the Dance)" 1994 Walter Stern "Voodoo People" "Poison" 1995 "Firestarter" 1996 "Breathe" "Smack My Bitch Up" 1997 Jonas Åkerlund "Baby's Got a Temper" 2002 Traktor "Girls" 2004 Mat Cook, Julian House "Hotride" Daniel Levi "Spitfire" 2005 Tim Qualtrough "Voodoo People" (Pendulum Remix) Ron Scalpello "Invaders Must Die" 2008 Cordelia Plunket "Omen" 2009 Paul Dugdale "Warrior's Dance" Corin Hardy "Take Me to the Hospital" Paul Dugdale "Run with the Wolves" 2010 Rob Wicksteed "Nasty" 2015 Oliver Jones "Wild Frontier" Mascha Halberstad "Ibiza" Roger Sargent "Get Your Fight On" Bartleberry Logan "Need Some1" 2018 Paco Raterta "Timebomb Zone"
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References
External links Official website The Prodigy at AllMusic