This is the discography of British drummer Roger Taylor.
Roger Taylor
Albums Fun in Space (1981) – No. 18 UK Strange Frontier (1984) – No. 30 UK Happiness? (1994) – No. 22 UK Electric Fire (1998) – No. 53 UK Fun on Earth (2013) – No. 69 UK Outsider (2021) – No. 3 UK Violence Insane in a Beautiful World (2026) – No. 6 UK
Compilations The Lot (2013) Roger Taylor: Best (2014)
Live albums The Outsider Tour Live (2022) - No. 46 UK
Singles 1977: "I Wanna Testify" (B-side: "Turn on the TV") 1981: "Future Management" – No. 49 UK 1981: "My Country" 1981: "Let's Get Crazy" (Australia, Japan, New Zealand, USA) 1984: "Man on Fire" – No. 66 UK, No. 11 South Africa 1984: "Strange Frontier" – No. 98 UK 1984: "Beautiful Dreams" (Portugal) 1994: "Nazis 1994" – No. 22 UK 1994: "Foreign Sand" (with Yoshiki) – No. 26 UK 1994: "Happiness" – No. 32 UK 1998: "Pressure On" – No. 45 UK 1999: "Surrender" – No. 38 UK 2009: "The Unblinking Eye (Everything Is Broken)" 2011: "Dear Mr. Murdoch 2011" 2013: "Sunny Day" (promo) 2017: "Journey's End" 2018: "Christmas in Love" (with ZoaK) 2019: "That's Football" (with Petr Cech) 2019: "Gangsters Are Running This World" 2020: "Isolation" 2021: "We're All Just Trying to Get By" (With KT Tunstall) 2026: "Chumps" 2026: "Come On Summer (It's Party Time)" (With the Ndlovu Youth Choir)
Video albums 1998: Live at the Cyberbarn
Music videos
1977: "I Wanna Testify" 1981: "Future Management" 1984: "Strange Frontier" 1984: "Man on Fire" 1994: "Nazis 1994" 1994: "Foreign Sand" (with Yoshiki) 1994: "Happiness" 1999: "Surrender" 2009: "The Unblinking Eye (Everything Is Broken)" 2013: "Sunny Day" 2018: "Journey's End" 2020: "Isolation" 2021: "We’re All Just Trying to Get By" (with KT Tunstall)
The Cross
Albums 1988: Shove it 1990: Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know 1991: Blue Rock
Compilations The Lot (2013) Best (2014)
Singles 1987: "Cowboys and Indians" - UK #74 1988: "Shove It" - UK #83 1988: "Heaven for Everyone" - UK #84 1988: "Manipulator" 1990: "Power to Love" - UK #83 1990: "Liar" 1990: "Final Destination" 1991: "New Dark Ages" 1991: "Life Changes" (Germany only, withdrawn)
Music videos
1987: "Cowboys and Indians" 1988: "Shove It" 1988: "Heaven for Everyone" 1990: "Power to Love" 1990: "Liar" 1990: "Final Destination" 1991: "New Dark Ages"
Other
The Reaction Year of releaseRecordSongs1966Johnny Quale and the ReactionBuona Sera (single)"Buona Sera", "Just a Little Bit", "What's on Your Mind", "I'll Go Crazy"1966The ReactionIn the Midnight Hour (single)"In the Midnight Hour", "I Got You (I Feel Good)"
Smile
Year of releaseRecordSongs1969Earth/Step on Me (single, USA only)"Earth", "Step on Me"1982Gettin' Smile (LP, Japan only)"Doing Alright", "Blag", "April Lady", "Polar Bear", "Earth", "Step on Me" [all songs recorded 1969]1997Ghost of a Smile (CD, Netherlands only)incl. "Earth", "Step on Me", "Doing Alright", "April Lady", "Polar Bear", "Blag" [all songs recorded 1969]
Larry Lurex
Year of releaseRecordSongsComment1973I Can Hear Music (single)"I Can Hear Music", "Goin' Back"drums by Taylor, vocals by Freddie Mercury, guitar by Brian May
Both songs are also part of the box set Freddie Mercury - The Solo Collection (2000) and the compilation album Lover of Life, Singer of Songs - The Very Best of Freddie Mercury Solo (2006).
Collaborations and guest appearances Year of releaseSongRecordTaylor's contribution1973Al Stewart Past, Present and Future (album)drums1975Fox"Survival"Tails of Illusion (album)backing vocals1975Eugene Wallace Dangerous (album)drums1976Ian Hunter"You Nearly Did Me In"All-American Alien Boy (album)backing vocals by Taylor, Freddie Mercury, Brian May1980Hilary Hilary"How Come You're So Dumb?", "Rich Kid Blues"How Come You're So Dumb? (single)songwriting, arrangement, production, guitar, drums, keyboard, bass, backing vocals1981Mel Smith"Mel Smith's Greatest Hits", "Richard and Joey"Mel Smith's Greatest Hits (single)production, all instrumentation, backing vocals1981Gary Numan"Crash", "You Are, You Are", "Moral"Dance (album)drums, percussion1982Kansas"Right Away", "Diamonds & Pearls", "Play the Game Tonight"Vinyl Confessions (album)backing vocals1982Billy Squier"Emotions in Motion"Emotions in Motion (album)backing vocals by Taylor and Freddie Mercury1983Brian May & Friends"Star Fleet"Star Fleet Project (mini album); Star Fleet (single)backing vocals1985Jimmy Nail"Love Don't Live Here Anymore"Take It or Leave It (album); Love Don't Live Here Anymore (single)drums, synthesizer; produced by Taylor and David Richards1985Camy Todorow"Bursting at the Seams"Bursting at the Seams (single)drums; produced by Taylor and David Richards1985Elton John"Too Young"Ice on Fire (album)drums (bass by John Deacon)1985Feargal Sharkey"Loving You"Loving You (7"/12" single)additional drums and synths; produced by Taylor and David Richards1985Debbie Byrne"Fools Rush In" Persuader (album)drums1986Virginia Wolf Virginia Wolf (album)produced by Taylor and David Richards1986Roger Daltrey"Under a Raging Moon"Under a Raging Moon (album)drums1986Elton John"Angeline"Leather Jackets (album)drums (bass by John Deacon)1986Magnum"When the World Comes Down", "Sometime Love"Vigilante (album)producer; backing vocals on two tracks1989Sigue Sigue Sputnik"Dancerama" remix production1989Rock Aid Armenia"Smoke on the Water"Smoke on the Water (single)drums (guitar by Brian May)1989Ian & Belinda"Who Wants to Live Forever" (various versions)Who Wants to Live Forever (7"/12" singles; for the British Bone Marrow Donor Appeal)drums (production and guitar by Brian May, bass by John Deacon)1991Hale and Pace and the Stonkers"The Stonk"The Stonk (single; for Comic Relief; reached No. 1 in the UK chart)drums (production and guitar by Brian May)1992Shakin' Stevens"Radio"The Epic Years (album)drums1997SAS Band"That's the Way God Planned It"SAS Band (album)drums, vocals (bass by John Deacon)2001Bob Geldof Sex, Age & Death (album)drums & background vocals2004Queen/David A. Stewart"Say It's Not True"46664 Part 1 African Prayer (album)vocals2003Procol Harum"Shadow Boxed"The Well's on Fire (album)backing vocals2004Cherie"Say You Love Me"Cherie (album)drums2010Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders"Your Shoes"Red Light Feverbacking vocals2014Band Aid 30"Do They Know It's Christmas?"Do They Know It's Christmas (single)drums and keyboards2019Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders"Shapes of Things"Get The MoneyBacking Vocals
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