The solo discography of British musician Damon Albarn consists of four collaboration albums, four soundtrack albums, three extended plays and twelve singles. Also included are releases by Albarn's various side-projects and groups such as Mali Music, The Good, the Bad and the Queen, Monkey, DRC Music and Rocket Juice & the Moon. Most of Albarn's work is either released by Honest Jon's Records (which is run by Albarn), Parlophone or EMI Records.
Since the late 1990s, Albarn began recording as a solo artist outside of Blur originally contributing music to film soundtracks such as Trainspotting (1996), Ravenous (1999), Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000) and 101 Reykjavík (2001). Aside from Gorillaz, Albarn has also recorded albums with various other side-projects and groups including Mali Music (2002) with Afel Bocoum, Toumani Diabaté and other Malian musicians, The Good, the Bad & the Queen with Tony Allen, Paul Simonon and Simon Tong, Kinshasa One Two (2011) as part of the collective DRC Music and Rocket Juice & the Moon (2012) with Tony Allen and Flea. Albarn has also composed the score for several theatre productions including Journey to the West (2008) recorded under the name Monkey and Dr Dee (2012).
Albums
Solo albums Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds)UK AUS AUT DEN FRA GER IRE NZ SCO The Nearer the Fountain: SWI US Everyday Robots Released: 28 April 2014 Label: Parlophone, Warner Bros. Format(s): CD, LP, download 2 26 12 4 6 7 3 15 2 6 32 BPI: SilverThe Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows Released: 12 November 2021 Label: Transgressive Format(s): CD, LP, download 7 — 37 — 15 35 24 — 5 20 —
Live albums + List of albums, with selected details Title Album details Live at the De De De DerReleased: 15/16 November 2014 Label: Parlophone Format: CD
Collaboration albums Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds)UK For UK chart positions 1–100: The Good, the Bad & the Queen: Monkey: Rocket Juice & the Moon: For UK chart positions 1–200: Afel Bocoum, Damon Albarn, Toumani Diabaté & Friends: Deltron 3030: Kano: Monkey: Hollow Ponds and Lonely Press Play: Mali Music (with Afel Bocoum, Toumani Diabaté & Friends) Released: 15 April 2002 Label: Honest Jon's Format(s): CD, download 81 The Good, the Bad & the Queen (with Tony Allen, Paul Simonon & Simon Tong) Released: 22 January 2007 Label: Parlophone, Honest Jon's Format(s): CD, LP, download 2 BPI: Gold SNEP: Silver Kinshasa One Two (as DRC Music) Released: 3 October 2011 Label: Warp Format(s): CD, LP, download — Rocket Juice & the Moon (with Tony Allen & Flea) Released: 26 March 2012 Label: Honest Jon's Format(s): CD, LP, download 85 Maison Des Jeunes (as Africa Express) Released: 9 December 2013 Label: Honest Jon's Format(s): CD, LP, download — Merrie Land (with Tony Allen, Paul Simonon & Simon Tong) Released: 16 November 2018 Label: Studio 13 Format(s): CD, LP, download 31
Soundtracks Title Details Peak chart positionsUK IRE Ravenous (with Michael Nyman) Released: 9 March 1999 Label: EMI Format(s): CD — — 101 Reykjavík (with Einar Örn Benediktsson) Released: 4 June 2001 Label: EMI Format(s): CD — — Journey to the West (as Monkey) Released: 18 August 2008 Label: XL Format(s): CD, LP, download 5 — Dr Dee Released: 8 May 2012 Label: Parlophone Format(s): CD, download 42 50 Songs From Wonder.land (with Moira Buffini & Rufus Norris) Released: 15 April 2016 Label: Parlophone Format(s): CD, LP — —
EPs Democrazy (2003) (double-EP of demos)
Singles As lead artist Single Year Peak chart positions Certifications(thresholds) AlbumUK "Sunset Coming On" (as Mali Music) 2002 – Mali Music "Herculean" (as the Good, the Bad & the Queen) 2006 22 The Good, the Bad & the Queen "Kingdom of Doom" (as the Good, the Bad & the Queen) 2007 20 "Green Fields" (as the Good, the Bad & the Queen) 51 "Monkey Bee" (as Monkey) 2008 – Journey to the West "Hallo" (as DRC Music) 2011 – Kinshasa One Two "Manuela" (as Rocket Juice & the Moon featuring Erykah Badu) 2012 – Rocket Juice & the Moon "Everyday Robots" 2014 – Everyday Robots "Lonely Press Play" – "Hollow Ponds" – "Heavy Seas of Love" 70 "Mr. Tembo" (featuring the Leytonstone City Mission Choir) – "The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows" 2021 – The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows "Polaris" – "Particles" – "Royal Morning Blue" – "The Tower of Montevideo" –
As featured artist Single Year Album "Time Keeps on Slipping" (with Deltron 3030) 2000 Deltron 3030 "Every Season" (with Tony Allen & Ty) 2002 HomeCooking "FM" (with Nathan Haines) 2003 Squire for Hire "Feel Free" (with Kano) 2007 London Town "Repetition Kills You" (with The Black Ghosts) 2008 The Black Ghosts "Saturday Come Slow" (Massive Attack)2010Heligoland "Deep Blues" (with Kano) 2016 Made in the Manor "Blu" (with Mura Masa) 2017 Mura Masa "Perdu" (with Roméo Elvis) 2019 Chocolat "Young Lies" (with Pote)2021A Tenuous Tale of Her "Palaces" (with Flume) 2022 Palaces "Nseraa" (with Fatoumata Diawara)London Ko "Flags" (with Grian Chatten & Kae Tempest) 2026Help(2)
Music videos Year Song Director(s) 2007 "Kingdom of Doom" (as The Good, the Bad & the Queen) Giorgio Testi 2008 "Monkey Bee" (as Monkey) Jamie Hewlett 2011 "Hallo" (as DRC Music) 2014 "Everyday Robots" Aitor Throup "Lonely Press Play" Damon Albarn "Heavy Seas of Love" Damon AlbarnMatt Cronin "Mr. Tembo" Giorgio Testi 2021 "Royal Morning Blue" Damon Albarn
Compilation appearances Trainspotting (1996) – "Closet Romantic" Random (1997) – "We Have a Technical" (with Matt Sharp) Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000) – "One Day at a Time" (with Robert Del Naja), "Kevin on a Motorbike", "Chase After Gallery", "Bank Job", "Dying Isn't Easy" This Is Where I Belong – The Songs of Ray Davies & The Kinks (2002) – "Waterloo Sunset" (with Ray Davies) Maestros of Cool: A Tribute to Steely Dan (2006) – "FM" (with Nathan Haines) Lucy (2014) – "Sister Rust"
Guest appearances Elastica – Elastica (1995) (keyboard on "Car Song", "Indian Song" & "Waking Up") The Pretenders – The Isle of View (1995) (piano on "I Go to Sleep") Terry Hall – Rainbows EP (1995) (on "Chasing a Rainbow") Terry Hall – Laugh (1997) (on "A Room Full of Nothing") The Rentals – Seven More Minutes (2000) (on "Big Daddy C") Deltron 3030 – Deltron 3030 (2000) (on "State of the Nation") Elastica – The Menace (2000) (keyboard on "Da Da Da") Lovage – Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By (2001) (on "Lovage (Love That Lovage, Baby)") Terry Hall & Mushtaq – The Hour of Two Lights (2002) (all over) Massive Attack – 100th Window (2003) (on "Small Time Shot Away") Fatboy Slim – Palookaville (2004) (on "Put It Back Together") Marianne Faithfull - Before the Poison (2004) (on "last song") Roots Manuva – Awfully De/EP (2005) (on "Awfully Deep (Lambeth Blues)") U-Cef – Halalwood (2008) (on "Stick") Eslam Jawaad – The Mammoth Tusk (2009) (on "Alarm Chord") Hypnotic Brass Ensemble – Hypnotic Brass Ensemble (2009) (synthesizer on "Rabbit Hop (Version)") Scratch – Loss 4 Wordz (2009) (on "Too Late") Massive Attack – Heligoland (2010) (on “Splitting the Atom”) Gil Scott-Heron – I'm New Here (2010) (keyboards on "Me and the Devil") Kano – Method to the Maadness (2010) (on "Bassment") Owiny Sigoma Band – Owiny Sigoma Band (2011) JJ Doom – Key to the Kuffs (2012) (on "Bite the Thong") Ghostigital – Division of Culture and Tourism (2012) (piano on "Numb") Deltron 3030 – Event 2 (2013) (on "What Is This Loneliness") Michael Horovitz – Bankbusted Nuclear Detergent Blues (piano on several songs) The Child of Lov – The Child of Lov (2013) (bass guitar on "Heal" and "One Day") Tony Allen – Film of Life (2014) (on "Go Back") De La Soul – And the Anonymous Nobody... (2016) (on "Here in After") Vince Staples – Big Fish Theory (2017) (on "Love Can Be...") Tony Allen – The Source (2017) (piano on "Cool Cats") Kali Uchis – Isolation (2018) (on "In My Dreams") Slingbaum – Slingbaum One (2020) (on "Morphine") Paul McCartney - McCartney III Imagined (2021) (on "Long Tailed Winter Bird") Joan as Police Woman, Tony Allen, Dave Okumu - The Solution is Restless (2021) (on "Get My Bearings") Bombay Bicycle Club - My Big Day (2023) (on "Heaven") Little Dragon - Slugs of Love (2023) (on "Glow") EarthGang - Perfect Fantasy (2024) (on "Godly") Kaktus Einarsson - Lobster Code (2024) (on "Gumbri") ASAP Rocky, Westside Gunn - Don't Be Dumb (2026) (on "Whiskey (Release Me)")
Production discography Roots Manuva – Awfully De/EP (2005) Kano – London Town (2007) Abdel Hadi Halo – Abdel Hadi Halo & the El Gusto Orchestra of Algiers (2007) Amadou & Mariam – Welcome to Mali (2008) Bobby Womack – The Bravest Man in the Universe (2012) Damon Albarn – Everyday Robots (2014) Damon Albarn – The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows (2021) Fatoumata Diawara - London Ko (2022) See also Blur discography The Good, the Bad & the Queen discography Gorillaz discography Graham Coxon discography
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