The discography of the English rock band the Who consists of 12 studio albums, 18 live albums, four soundtrack albums, 36 compilation albums, four extended plays, 58 singles and 25 video albums.
The Who have been with several labels over the years. In the United Kingdom and elsewhere outside North America, they were signed originally to Brunswick Records. In 1966, they moved to Polydor Records and took the rights to their Brunswick recordings with them. They created and moved to Track Records the following year with distribution by Polydor. They left Track in 1974 and returned to Polydor directly, remaining with the label ever since.
In North America, they were originally on Decca Records. They moved to Atco Records for one single in 1966 before returning to Decca later that year. In 1972 the US Decca label was absorbed into MCA Records. The band changed North American labels again in 1981, to Warner Bros. Records. The label released Face Dances and It's Hard and their singles, before the Who disbanded. In later years, MCA would acquire the US rights to the Warner Bros. albums. In 2003, MCA Records (now under common ownership with Polydor, under Universal Music Group) was folded into Geffen Records. Geffen now controls the US rights to the Who's catalogue up through It's Hard. Their 2006 comeback album, Endless Wire, was released through Universal Republic in the US.
Albums Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) UK AUSFor The Who peaks in Australia: All except noted: "Wire & Glass" and Then and Now: all ARIA: N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.CANFRAGERNLDNORSWESWIUS My Generation (UK) The Who Sings My Generation (US) Released: 3 December 1965 (UK); 25 April 1966 (US) Label: Brunswick (UK) and Decca (US)5153——14————— UK: Gold A Quick One (UK) Happy Jack (US) Released: 9 December 1966 (UK); April 1967 (US) Label: Reaction (UK) and Decca (US)416313———19——67 The Who Sell Out Released: 15 December 1967 Label: Track (UK) and Decca (US)1381603————4848 UK: Silver Tommy Released: 19 May 1969 Label: Track (UK) and Decca (US)2862505———4 UK: Gold FRA: Gold NZ: Gold US: 2× Platinum Who's Next Released: 2 August 1971 (US); 27 August 1971 (UK) Label: Track (UK) and Decca (US)13521426—394 UK: Platinum US: 3× Platinum Quadrophenia Released: 26 October 1973 (US); 2 November 1973 (UK) Label: Track (UK) and MCA (US)272——33——2 UK: Gold FRA: Gold US: Platinum The Who by Numbers Released: 3 October 1975 Label: Polydor (UK) and MCA (US)72993—————8 UK: Gold CAN: Gold US: Platinum Who Are You Released: 21 August 1978 Label: Polydor (UK) and MCA (US)692749292127—2 UK: Gold CAN: 2× Platinum US: 2× Platinum Face Dances Released: 16 March 1981 Label: Polydor (UK) and Warner Bros. (US)2911229161917—4 UK: Silver US: Platinum It's Hard Released: September 1982 Label: Polydor (UK) and Warner Bros. (US)11553——432847—8 CAN: Gold US: Gold Endless Wire Released: 30 October 2006 Label: Polydor (UK) and Republic (US)9631062347723—517 UK: Gold Who Released: 6 December 2019 Label: Polydor (UK and US)364243538—2752 UK: Gold
Live albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications UK AUS CAN GER NLD NOR US US Cash Box Record World Live at Leeds Released: 16 May 1970 Label: Track (UK) and Decca (US) 3 6 2 8 5 13 4 4 3UK: Gold US: 2× Platinum Who's Last Released: December 1984 Label: MCA (UK and US) 48 — 56 — — — 81 — — UK: Gold Join Together Released: March 1990 Label: Virgin (UK) and MCA (US) 59 119 — — — — 188 — — Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 Released: 29 October 1996 Label: Sony (UK) and Columbia/Legacy (US) 84 — — — — — 194 — — BBC Sessions Released: 15 February 2000 Label: Polydor (UK) and MCA (US) 24 — — — — — 101 — — Blues to the Bush Released: 19 March 2000 Label: Polydor (UK) and MCA (US) — — — — — — — — — Live at the Royal Albert Hall Released: 5 December 2003 Label: Polydor (UK) and MCA (US) 72 — — 43 95 — — — — Live from Toronto Released: 21 April 2006 Label: Immortal (Europe only) — — — — — — — — — View from a Backstage Pass Released: 5 November 2007 Label: thewho.com — — — — — — — — — Greatest Hits Live Released: 18 January 2010 Label: Polydor (UK) and Geffen (US) — — — — — — — — — Live at Hull 1970 Released: 19 November 2012 Label: Polydor (UK) & Geffen (US) 68 — — — — — — — — Quadrophenia Live in London Released: 10 June 2014 Label: Universal (UK and US) 28 — — — — — 118 — — Live in Hyde Park Released: 6 November 2015 Label: Eagle (UK and US) — — — — — — — — — Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 2004 Released: 6 February 2017 Label: Eagle (UK and US) — — — — — — — — — Tommy Live at the Royal Albert Hall Released: 13 October 2017 Label: Eagle (UK and US) — — — — — — — — — Live at the Fillmore East 1968 Released: 20 April 2018 Label: Polydor (UK) and Geffen (US) 15 — — 26 — — — — — The Who With Orchestra Live at Wembley Released: 31 March 2023 Label: Polydor (UK and US) — — — 12 — — — — — Live at Shea Stadium 1982 Released: 1 March 2024 Label: Mercury Records (UK and US) — — — — — — — — — Live at the Oval 1971 Released: 22 August 2025 Label: UMe 40 — — 28 — — 147 — — Live at Eden Project Released: 29 May 2026 Label: earMUSIC — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes albums that were released but did not chart, albums not released in a particular territory, or chart information is not available.
Soundtrack albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications UKUS Tommy Released: 19 March 1975 Label: Polydor (UK) and MCA (US) 21 2UK: Gold CAN: Gold US: Gold The Kids Are Alright Released: 8 June 1979 Label: Polydor (UK) and MCA (US) 26 8UK: Gold CAN: Gold US: Platinum Quadrophenia Released: September 1979 Label: Polydor (UK) and MCA (US) 23 46UK: Gold Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who Released: 24 March 2008 Label: Geffen (US only) — — "—" denotes albums that did not chart, or was not released in that country.
Compilation albums Title Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsUKAUSBELCANESPIRENORUSUSCashBoxRecordWorld Magic Bus: The Who on Tour Released: September 1968 Label: Decca (US only) — — — — — — — 39 — 31 Direct Hits Released: October 1968 Label: Track (UK only) — — — — — — — — — — Backtrack 8: A Quick One (Part of Track Records' Backtrack series, reissue of A Quick One) Released: November 1970 Label: Track (UK only) — — — — — — — — — — Backtrack 9: The Who Sell Out (Part of Track Records' Backtrack series, reissue of The Who Sell Out) Released: November 1970 Label: Track (UK only) — — — — — — — — — — Backtrack 14: The Ox (Part of Track Records' Backtrack series, Who tracks written or co-written by John Entwistle) Released: November 1970 Label: Track (UK only) — — — — — — — — — — Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy Released: November 1971 Label: Track (UK) and Decca (US) 9 27 — — — — — 11 14 9US: Platinum Tommy Part 1 (Reissue of Tommy LP1) Released: 12 May 1972 Label: Track (UK only) — — — — — — — — — — Tommy Part 2 (Reissue of Tommy LP2) Released: 16 June 1972 Label: Track (UK only) — — — — — — — — — — A Quick One/The Who Sell Out (2×LP reissue) Released: 1974 Label: Track (UK) and MCA (US) — — — — — — — — — — Odds & Sods Released: 4 October 1974 Label: Track (UK) and MCA (US) 10 47 — — — — — 15 — 14UK: Silver US: Gold Magic Bus: The Who On Tour/The Who Sings My Generation (2×LP reissue) Released: 1974 Label: MCA (US only) — — — — — — — 185 — — The Story of The Who Released: 24 September 1976 Label: Polydor (UK only) 2 — — — — — — — — —UK: Gold Phases Released: May 1981 Label: Polydor (UK only) — — — — — — — — — — Hooligans Released: October 1981 Label: MCA (US only) — — — — — — — 52 — 73US: Gold Who's Greatest Hits Released: May 1983 Label: MCA (US only) — — — — — — — 94 — —US: 2× Platinum Rarities Volume I & Volume II Released: August 1983 Label: Polydor (UK only) — — — — — — — — — — The Singles Released: October 1984 Label: Polydor (UK only) — — — — — — — — — — The Who Collection Released: 30 September 1985 Label: Polydor (UK only) 44 — — — — — — — — —UK: Gold Who's Missing Released: November 1985 Label: MCA (UK and US) 44 — — — — — — 116 — — Two's Missing Released: April 1987 Label: MCA (UK and US) — — — — — — — — — — Who's Better, Who's Best Released: March 1988 Label: Polydor (UK) and MCA (US) 10 51 45 — — — — — — —UK: Gold US: Gold Thirty Years of Maximum R&B Released: 5 July 1994 Label: Polydor (UK) and MCA (US) 48 138 — — — — — 170 — —US: Gold My Generation: The Very Best of The Who Released: 27 August 1996 Label: Polydor (UK) and MCA (US) 11 — — — — — — — — —UK: Gold US: Gold 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Who Released: 13 April 1999 Label: Universal (US only) — — — — — — — — — —US: Platinum The Ultimate Collection Released: 11 June 2002 Label: Polydor (UK) and MCA (US) 17 150 — — — 65 11 31 — —UK: Platinum US: Platinum Then and Now 1964—2004 Released: 30 March 2004 Label: Polydor (UK) and Geffen (US) 5 96 — — 67 21 — 57 — —UK: 2× Platinum NZ: Gold The 1st Singles Box Released: 2 May 2004 Label: Polydor (Europe only) 154 — — — 1 — — — — — Then and Now 1964—2007 Released: 11 June 2007 Label: Polydor (UK only) 9 — — — — — — — — — Greatest Hits Released: 21 December 2009 Label: Polydor (UK) and Geffen (US) 12 170 69 — — — — 19 — — Greatest Hits & More Released: 13 February 2010 Label: Polydor (UK only) 20 — — — — — — — — — UK: Gold Icon Released: 5 April 2011 Label: Geffen (US only) — — — — — — — — — — Icon 2 Released: 5 April 2011 Label: Geffen (US only) — — — — — — — — — — Pinball Wizard: The Collection Released: 28 May 2012 Label: Spectrum (UK only) — — — — — — — — — —UK: Gold The Who Hits 50! Released: 27 October 2014 Label: Polydor (UK) and Geffen (US) 11 — — 44 — — — — — — UK: Platinum Maximum A's & B's: The Complete Singles Released: 27 October 2017 Label: Polydor (UK only) — — — — — — — — — — Essential Released: 16 October 2020 Label: Universal (UK only) — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes albums that were released but did not chart, albums not released in a particular territory, or chart information is not available.
Extended plays Title EP details Peak chart positions UK AUT DEN ESP NZ SWI Ready Steady Who Released: 11 November 1966 Label: Reaction (UK only) 1 — — — — — Tommy Released: 6 November 1970 Label: Track (UK only) 53 — — — — — Won't Get Fooled Again Released: August 1988 Label: Polydor Records (UK only) 91 — — — — — Wire & Glass Released: 17 July 2006 Label: Polydor (Europe and Australasia) — 31 3 9 39 83
Singles