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Genesis discography

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The discography of the British band Genesis contains 15 studio albums, 6 live albums, 3 compilation albums, and 10 box sets. They have sold over 100 million albums worldwide, including around 21.5 million RIAA-certified albums in the United States[1][2][3]

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Genesis were formed by lead singer Peter Gabriel, keyboardist Tony Banks, bassist / guitarist Mike Rutherford, guitarist Anthony Phillips and drummer Chris Stewart at the British public school Charterhouse School, where they drew on contemporary pop, soul, classical and church music influences to write their own songs.[4] They attracted the interest of former pupil Jonathan King, who signed them to a contract in 1967.[5] Following the failure of the first few singles, and an album, From Genesis to Revelation, the group split from King in 1969, signing with Charisma Records the following year.[6] From then to 1974, Genesis released a studio album around once a year. After several line-up changes, the band stabilised in 1971 after drummer Phil Collins and guitarist Steve Hackett joined Gabriel, Banks and Rutherford. The group established commercial success in the UK with Foxtrot (1972), and with the following year's Selling England by the Pound charting at No. 3.[7]

The group survived Gabriel's departure in 1975, with Collins taking over as lead singer, releasing the top three album A Trick of the Tail the following year.[8] Hackett left in 1977, reducing the group to a trio of Banks, Rutherford and Collins. They became more commercially successful in the 1980s and began to have hit singles, reaching a peak with 1986's Invisible Touch and 1991's We Can't Dance which both topped the UK charts.[9] After Collins left the band in 1996, the group released one more album, Calling All Stations, before disbanding.[10] They have since reformed for several tours and live albums, most recently in 2021-2022.[11]

All of the group's work since signing to Charisma (since acquired by Virgin Records and then EMI) has been remastered and re-released, and is available on various compilation albums such as Turn It On Again: The Hits and Platinum Collection. The sole exception is pre-Charisma album From Genesis to Revelation, whose copyright is owned by King, which has been reissued several times independently of the rest of the band's releases.[12]

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Singles

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1970s

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1980s

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1990s

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2000s

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Notes

  1. Chart peak upon reissue in 1984.
  2. Chart peak upon reissue in 1974.
  3. Charted in 2007 after being re-released as Turn It On Again: The Hits – The Tour Edition.
  4. "Watcher of the Skies" was only released as a single in the US, Germany, Italy and New Zealand.
  5. The single version of "Watcher of the Skies" was a different recording from the Foxtrot version, so it was technically a non-album single.
  6. "In the Beginning" was only released as a single in Italy.
  7. "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" was only released as a single in the US.
  8. "Ripples" was only released as a single in Italy.
  9. "Entangled" was only released as a single in the US, Canada and France.
  10. "Go West Young Man (In the Motherlode)" was only released as a single in the US, Canada and Japan.
  11. "No Reply at All" wasn't released as a single in the UK, but was released in numerous other territories.
  12. Whilst the EP 3×3 was released in the UK and Ireland, its lead track "Paperlate" was released as a single in various other territories.
  13. This live version of "Turn It On Again" was only released as a single in Continental Europe.
  14. "Home by the Sea" was only released as a single in Australasia and the Netherlands.
  15. "Taking It All Too Hard" was only released as a single in the US and Canada.

References

Citations

  1. "Top Selling Artists". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  2. Lee, Marc (2 June 2008). "Final chapter in the book of Genesis?". The Telegraph. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  3. Moskowitz, David V (2015). The 100 Greatest Bands of All Time: A Guide to the Legends Who Rocked the World. ABC-CLIO. p. 267. ISBN 978-1-440-80340-6.
  4. Bowler & Dray 1992, pp. 244-245-246.
  5. Bowler & Dray 1992, p. 205,248.
  6. Welch 2011, p. 125.
  7. Ivie, Devon (28 March 2022). "Peter Gabriel Attended Genesis' Final Show, That's All". Vulture.com. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  8. Genesis chart positions in Australia:
  9. "Austria Album Chart". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 26 July 2007.
  10. "Genesis German chart positions". offiziellecharts.de (in German). Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  11. "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Genesis".
  12. "History - FIMI". Fimi.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  13. "Dutch Album Chart". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 26 July 2007.
  14. "Norwegian Album Chart". norwegiancharts.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2007.
  15. "charts.org.nz - Discography Genesis". charts.nz. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
  16. "Swedish Album Chart". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 26 July 2007.
  17. "British album certifications – Genesis". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 May 2023. Select albums in the Format field. Type Genesis in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  18. "Italian certifications – Genesis" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 28 December 2022. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Genesis" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Tutte le sezioni" under "Sezione".
  19. "Dutch certifications – Genesis" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 28 December 2022. Enter Genesis in the "Artiest of titel" box.
  20. "Programmi televisivi dal 25 al 31 ottobre 1981 – Heather Parisi dice tutta la verità". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). No. 43. Segrate. 25 October 1981. The albums 'Duke' and 'Abacab' reached Gold status in Italy for the sale of 100,000 copies.
  21. "1982 was a Big Year" (PDF). Billboard. December 25, 1982. p. 103. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  22. "New Zealand album certifications". Recorded Music NZ. 16 August 1987. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  23. "A 1987 Australian Triple Platinum Award for the album "Invisible Touch" – The Farm Studio". The Genesis Archive. January 2017. Archived from the original on 17 March 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  24. Stefania Miretti (18 May 1987). "Un vero concerto "sui" Genesis – Consultazione Archivio" (in Italian). La Stampa. p. 7. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  25. Scapolo, Dean (2007). The Complete New Zealand Music Charts: 1966–2006. Maurienne House. ISBN 978-1-877443-00-8.
  26. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia′s Music Charts 1988–2010. Mount Martha, Melbourne, Victoria: Moonlight Publishing.
  27. "Guld & Platina – År 1987–1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry of Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  28. "Austrian certifications – Genesis" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  29. Mario Luzzatto Fegiz (24 January 1998). "Spettacoli – I Genesis: Pensavamo Fosse La Fine Ma Ormai Ray e' come Phil Collins". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). archivio.corriere.it. p. 32. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  30. "italiancharts.com - Discography Genesis". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  31. "New Zealand album certifications". Recorded Music NZ. 18 April 1993. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  32. "New Zealand album certifications". Recorded Music NZ. 26 December 1999. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  33. "Chart Log UK: Gina G - GZA". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  34. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  35. "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  36. "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  37. "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade - hitparade.ch". Swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  38. "Genesis Chart History: Mainstream Rock". Billboard. Retrieved 23 June 2020.

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