This is the solo discography of Peter Gabriel, an English singer-songwriter, musician and humanitarian activist who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock band Genesis.Peter Gabriel Biography PeterGabriel.com After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to pursue a successful solo career. His fifth studio album, So (1986), is his most commercially successful, selling five million copies in America, and the album's biggest hit, "Sledgehammer", won a record nine MTV Awards at the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards. The song is the most played music video in the history of the station.
Gabriel has been a champion of world music for much of his career. He co-founded the WOMAD festival in 1982. He has continued to focus on producing and promoting world music through his Real World Records label. He has also pioneered digital distribution methods for music, co-founding OD2, one of the first online music download services. Gabriel has been involved in numerous humanitarian efforts. In 1980, he released the anti-apartheid single "Biko". He has participated in several human rights benefit concerts, including Amnesty International's Human Rights Now! tour in 1988, and co-founded the Witness human rights organisation in 1992. In collaboration with entrepreneur Richard Branson, Gabriel developed The Elders, which was launched by Nelson Mandela in 2007.
Gabriel has won numerous music awards throughout his career, including three Brit Awards—winning Best British Male in 1987, six Grammy Awards, thirteen MTV Video Music Awards, the first Pioneer Award at the BT Digital Music Awards, and in 2007, he was honoured as a BMI Icon at the 57th annual BMI London Awards for his "influence on generations of music makers".The BRITs 1987 Brits.co.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2011Past Winners: Peter Gabriel Grammy.com. Retrieved 24 November 2011 In recognition of his many years of human rights activism, he received the Man of Peace award from the Nobel Peace Prize Laureates in 2006, and in 2008, TIME magazine named Gabriel one of the 100 most influential people in the world."The 2008 TIME 100: Peter Gabriel", Time. Retrieved 20 April 2013 Gabriel was also awarded the Ivor Novello Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2007, and the Polar Music Prize in 2009.
AllMusic has described Gabriel as "one of rock's most ambitious, innovative musicians, as well as one of its most political." He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Genesis in 2010, followed by his induction as a solo artist in 2014.
Albums Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications UK AUSAustralian chart peaks: Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 19 June 1988: N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988. Top 50 (ARIA Chart) peaks from 26 June 1988: Top 100 (ARIA Chart) peaks between January 1990 and December 2010: New Blood: CAN FRA GER ITA NLD NOR NZ SWE US Peter Gabriel(aka Peter Gabriel 1: Car) Released: 25 February 1977 Label: Charisma Formats: LP, MC 7 25 30 — 24 9 9 5 38 8 38 BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold SNEP: Gold RIAA: Gold Peter Gabriel(aka Peter Gabriel 2: Scratch) Released: 2 June 1978 Label: Charisma Formats: LP, MC 10 50 46 — 49 — 48 — 24 — 45 MC: Platinum Peter Gabriel(aka Peter Gabriel 3: Melt) Released: 30 May 1980 Label: Charisma Formats: LP, MC 1 29 7 — 9 24 — — — — 22 BPI: Gold MC: 2× Platinum SNEP: Gold Peter Gabriel(aka Peter Gabriel 4: Security) Released: 10 September 1982 Label: Charisma Formats: LP, MC 6 66 2 — 84 10 14 15 18 — 28 BPI: Gold MC: Platinum RIAA: Gold So Released: 19 May 1986 Label: Charisma Formats: CD, LP, MC 1 5 1 61 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 BPI: 3× Platinum ARIA: 3× Platinum BVMI: Platinum NVPI: Platinum RIAA: 5× Platinum RMNZ: 5× Platinum SNEP: Gold Us Released: 28 September 1992 Label: Real World Formats: CD, LP, MC 2 3 4 — 1 3 8 7 6 2 2 US: 1,600,000 ARIA: Platinum BPI: Platinum BVMI: Platinum FIMI: 3× Platinum GLF: Gold MC: 2× Platinum RIAA: Platinum RMNZ: Gold SNEP: Gold Up Released: 23 September 2002 Label: Real World Formats: CD, LP 11 37 2 4 4 1 18 11 35 6 9 US: 338,000 BPI: Silver BVMI: Gold MC: Gold Scratch My Back Released: 12 February 2010 Label: Real World Formats: CD, LP 12 59 2 4 2 3 10 11 15 5 26 FIMI: Gold New Blood Released: 9 October 2011 Label: Real World Formats: CD, LP 22 64 9 12 6 6 12 13 — 19 30 BPI: SilverI/O Released: 1 December 2023 Label: Real World Formats: CD, LP 1 20 80 7 2 4 5 — 23 45 99O\I Expected release: late 2026 Label: Real World
Soundtrack albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications UK AUS GER ITA NLD SWE US Birdy Released: 18 March 1985 Label: Charisma Formats: LP, MC 51 — — — — 30 162 Passion Released: 5 June 1989 Label: Real World Formats: CD, LP, MC 29 — 30 24 59 34 60 RIAA: Gold OVO Released: 12 June 2000 Label: Real World Formats: CD, MC 24 90 14 4 66 54 — Long Walk Home: Music from the Rabbit-Proof Fence Released: 15 April 2002 Label: Real World Formats: CD, MC — — 78 34 — — —
Live albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications UK AUS FRA GER ITA NLD NZ SWE US Plays Live Released: 6 June 1983 Label: Charisma Formats: CD, LP, MC 8 55 — 40 — 21 25 31 44 Secret World Live Released: 30 August 1994 Label: Real World Formats: CD, MC 10 34 — 8 11 16 — 24 23 BPI: Silver BVMI: Gold MC: Gold RIAA: Gold SNEP: Gold Live Blood Released: 23 April 2012 Label: Real World Formats: CD 195 — 185 65 88 — — — — Back to Front: Live in London Released: 23 June 2014 Label: Real World Formats: CD — — — 7 — — — — — Growing Up: Live Released: 8 February 2019 Label: Real World Formats: LP — — — 31 — — — — — In The Big Room Released: 27 June 2025 Label: Real World Formats: Streaming, download, LP, CD — — — 12 — 98 — — — Live at WOMAD 1982 Released: 8 August 2025 Label: Real World Formats: Streaming, download———45—————
Encore Series 2003, Encore Series 2004, Encore Series 2007, Encore Series 2009, Encore Series 2012, Encore Series 2013, Encore Series 2014 and Encore Series 2014-winter
Compilation albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications UK AUS GER ITA NLD NZ SWE SWI US Shaking the Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats Released: 19 November 1990 Label: Real World Formats: CD, LP, MC 11 41 12 — 14 18 10 27 48 BPI: 2× Platinum BVMI: Platinum IFPI SWI: Gold NVPI: Gold RIAA: 2× Platinum RMNZ: Gold Revisited Released: 10 November 1992 Label: Atlantic Formats: CD, MC Not released in the UK — — — — — — — — — Hit Released: 3 November 2003 Label: Real World Formats: CD 29 — 25 17 — 34 — 16 100 BPI: Gold Rated PG Released: 13 April 2019 Label: Real World Formats: CD, LP — — 97 — — — — 37 — Flotsam and Jetsam Released: 13 September 2019 Label: Real World Formats: Digital download — — — — — — — — —
Other albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Notes FRA GER US Ein deutsches Album Released: July 1980 Label: Charisma Formats: LP, MC — 65 — German language version of Peter Gabriel 3 Deutsches Album Released: September 1982 Label: Charisma Formats: LP, MC — — — German language version of Peter Gabriel 4 Big Blue Ball Released: 24 June 2008 Label: Real World Formats: CD 12 — 130 Album by Big Blue Ball (Peter Gabriel and various artists) Full Stretch Released: January 2012 Label: La Fabrica Revista Matador Formats: CD — — — Free with Spanish Matador magazine. Four ambient tracks based on New Blood recordings.
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK AUSBubbling Under peak chart positions in Australia "Solsbury Hill" (1991 re-release): "Blood of Eden": CAN GER ITA IRE NLD SWI NZ US "Solsbury Hill" 1977 13 45 92 16 24 — 13 — — 68 BPI: Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum Peter Gabriel 1 "Modern Love" — — — — — — — — — — "D.I.Y." 1978 — — — — — — — — — — Peter Gabriel 2 "Games Without Frontiers" 1980 4 44 7 36 — 3 — — — 48 BPI: Silver Peter Gabriel 3 "No Self-Control" 33 — — — — — — — — — "Spiel ohne Grenzen" — — — — — — — — — — Ein deutsches Album "Biko" 38 — — — — — — — — — Peter Gabriel 3 "I Don't Remember" — — — — — — — — — 107 "Shock the Monkey" 1982 58 25 10 — 2 — — — — 29 Peter Gabriel 4 "I Have the Touch" — — — — — — — — — — "I Don't Remember" (live) 1983 62 — — — — — — — — — Plays Live "Solsbury Hill" (live) — — — — — — — — — 84 "Walk Through the Fire" 1984 69 — — — — — — — — — Against All Odds "Sledgehammer" 1986 4 3 1 7 5 3 6 4 3 1 BPI: Gold RMNZ: Platinum So "In Your Eyes" — 97 29 — — — — — 50 26 RIAA: Gold RMNZ: Gold "Don't Give Up" (with Kate Bush) 9 5 40 27 — 4 5 — 16 72 RMNZ: Gold "Big Time" 13 37 15 38 — 11 25 — 19 8 "Red Rain" 1987 46 — — — — 27 — — — — "Biko" (live) 49 — — — — — — — 41 — "In Your Eyes" (reissue) 1989 — — — — — — — — — 41 Say Anything... "Shakin' the Tree"(with Youssou N'Dour) 61 — — — — — — — — — The Lion "Solsbury Hill" / "Shaking the Tree" (with Youssou N'Dour) 1990 57 121 — — — — 26 — — — Shaking the Tree "Digging in the Dirt" 1992 24 23 6 23 — — 39 12 25 52 Us "Steam"1993 10 29 1 48 — 7 27 — 7 32 "Blood of Eden" (with Sinéad O'Connor) 43 112 73 — — — — — — — "Kiss That Frog" 46 — 36 — — — — — — — "Come Talk to Me" (with Sinéad O'Connor) — — — — — — — — — — "Lovetown" 1994 49 — — 95 — — — — 17 — Philadelphia SW Live EP: "Red Rain" (live) 39 — 63 — — — — — — — Secret World Live "While the Earth Sleeps" (with Deep Forest) 1996 — — — — 25 — — — — — Strange Days "When You're Falling" (Afro Celt Sound System featuring Peter Gabriel) 2001 — — — — — — 86 — — — Volume 3: Further in Time "The Barry Williams Show" 2002 — — — 66 10 — — 81 — — Up "More Than This" 47 — — — 39 — — — — — "Growing Up" 2003 — — — — 35 — — — — — "Burn You Up, Burn You Down" 78 — — — 49 — — — — — Hit "Darkness" (remixes) 2004 — — — — — — — — — — Up "Salala" (Angélique Kidjo featuring Peter Gabriel) 2007 — — — — — — — — — — Djin Djin "Whole Thing" (with Francis Bebey, Alex Faku, Tim Finn, Karl Wallinger, Andy White) — — — — — — — — — — Big Blue Ball "Burn You Up, Burn You Down" (with Billy Cobham, The Holmes Brothers, Wendy Melvoin, Arona N'diaye, Jah Wobble) 2008 — — — — — — — — — — "Down to Earth" (with The Soweto Gospel Choir) — — 73 — — — — — — — WALL-E "The Book of Love" 2010 — — — 93 — — — — — — Scratch My Back "Courage" 2013 — — — — — — — — — — So 25th Anniversary Box Set "I'm Amazing" 2016 — — — — — — — — — — rowspan="2" "The Veil" — — — — — — — — — — "Panopticom"2023 — — — — — — — — — —I/O "The Court" — — — — — — — — — — "Playing for Time" — — — — — — — — — — "I/O" — — — — — — — — — — "Four Kinds of Horses" — — — — — — — — — — "Road to Joy" — — — — — — — — — — "So Much" — — — — — — — — — — "Olive Tree" — — — — — — — — — — "Love Can Heal" — — — — — — — — — — "This Is Home" — — — — — — — — — — "And Still" — — — — — — — — — — "Live and Let Live" — — — — — — — — — — "Been Undone"2026 — — — — — — — — — —O\I "Put the Bucket Down"" — — — — — — — — — — "What Lies Ahead" — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. "x" denotes the chart did not exist at the time.
Notes
a. "Shock the Monkey" also reached No. 64 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart and No. 26 on the Dance Music/Club Play chart. b. "Sledgehammer" also reached No. 61 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart and No. 1 on the Dance Music/Club Play chart. c. "Shakin' the Tree" also reached No. 9 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. d. "Digging in the Dirt" also reached No. 1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. e. "Steam" also reached No. 1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. f. "Kiss That Frog" also reached No. 18 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. g. "Lovetown" also reached No. 22 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. h. "When You're Falling" also reached No. 27 on the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart.