The following is the solo discography of the English rock singer Roger Daltrey.
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][2] |
AUS [3] |
NZ [4] |
SWE [5] |
US [6] | ||
| 1973 | Daltrey | 6 | 59 | — | — | 45 |
| 1975 | Ride a Rock Horse | 14 | 10 | — | — | 28 |
| 1977 | One of the Boys | 45 | 80 | — | — | 46 |
| 1980 | McVicar | 39 | — | 44 | — | 22 |
| 1984 | Parting Should Be Painless | — | — | — | — | 102 |
| 1985 | Under a Raging Moon | 52 | — | — | — | 42 |
| 1987 | Can’t Wait to See the Movie | — | — | — | 41 | — |
| 1992 | Rocks in the Head | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Going Back Home (with Wilko Johnson) |
3 | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | As Long as I Have You | 8 | — | — | — | 194 |
| “—” denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||
Live albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| UK [1] | ||
| 1994 | A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who | — |
| 2019 | The Who’s Tommy Orchestral | 100 |
Compilation albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US [6] | ||
| 1981 | The Best of Roger Daltrey / Best Bits | 185 |
| 1991 | Best of Rockers & Ballads | — |
| 1997 | Martyrs & Madmen: The Best of Roger Daltrey | — |
| 1998 | Anthology | — |
| 2005 | Moonlighting: The Anthology | — |
Singles
As lead artist
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][7] |
AUS [3] |
US [8] |
US Rock [9] | |||
| 1973 | “Giving It All Away” | 5 | 58 | 83 | — | Daltrey |
| “Thinking” | 61 | — | — | — | ||
| “It’s a Hard Life” | — | — | — | — | ||
| “One Man Band” | — | — | — | |||
| 1975 | “(Come and) Get Your Love” | — | 46 | 68 | — | Ride a Rock Horse |
| “Walking the Dog” | 52 | 77 | — | — | ||
| “Oceans Away” | — | — | — | — | ||
| “Love’s Dream” | — | — | — | — | Lisztomania (soundtrack) | |
| “Peace at Last” [Japan-only] | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977 | “Written on the Wind” | 46 | — | — | — | One of the Boys |
| “Avenging Annie” | — | — | 88 | — | ||
| “One of the Boys” | — | — | — | — | ||
| “Say It Ain’t So, Joe” | — | — | — | |||
| 1978 | “Leon” | — | — | — | — | |
| 1980 | “Free Me” | 39 | 66 | 53 | — | McVicar |
| “Without Your Love” | 55 | — | 20 | — | ||
| “Bitter and Twisted” | — | — | — | — | ||
| “Waiting for a Friend” | — | — | 104 | — | ||
| 1981 | “White City Lights” | — | — | — | — | |
| 1982 | “Martyrs and Madmen” | — | — | — | 38 | Best Bits |
| “Treachery” [Spain-only] | — | — | — | — | ||
| “Say It Ain’t So, Joe” [Promo/re-release] | — | — | — | 41 | ||
| 1984 | “Walking in My Sleep” | 56 | — | 62 | 4 | Parting Should Be Painless |
| “Parting Should Be Painless” | — | — | — | — | ||
| “Would a Stranger Do” | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985 | “After the Fire” | 50 | 60 | 48 | 3 | Under a Raging Moon |
| “Let Me Down Easy” | — | — | 86 | 11 | ||
| 1986 | “Under a Raging Moon” | 43 | — | — | 10 | |
| “The Pride You Hide” | 92 | — | — | — | ||
| “Move Better in the Night” [Promo-only] | — | — | — | — | ||
| “Quicksilver Lightning” | — | — | — | 11 | Quicksilver (soundtrack) | |
| 1987 | “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” | — | — | — | — | The Lost Boys (soundtrack) |
| “Hearts of Fire” | 88 | — | — | — | Can’t Wait to See the Movie | |
| “Take Me Home” | — | — | — | 46 | ||
| 1992 | “Behind Blue Eyes” [Promo-only] (The Chieftains with Roger Daltrey) |
— | — | — | — | An Irish Evening: Live at the Grand Opera House, Belfast (The Chieftains) |
| “Days of Light” | — | — | — | 6 | Rocks in the Head | |
| 1994 | “Pinball Wizard” | — | — | — | — | A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who |
| 1998 | “God Bless Us Everyone” [Promo-only] (Roger Daltrey with the Boys Choir of Harlem) |
— | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 2002 | “Child of Mine” [Promo-only] (Roger Daltrey featuring G Tom Mac) |
— | — | — | — | The Banger Sisters (soundtrack) |
| 2005 | “My Generation” (Roger Daltrey & McFly) |
— | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 2014 | “I Keep It to Myself” [Promo-only] (Roger Daltrey with Wilko Johnson) |
140 | — | — | — | Going Back Home |
| “—” denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||
As featured artist
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | BEL (FL) |
IRE | NZ | SWI | |||
| 1991 | “Rock and Roll” (McEnroe & Cash with the Full Metal Rackets [feat Daltrey]) |
66[10] | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 2017 | “Bridge over Troubled Water“ (as part of Artists for Grenfell) |
1 | 53 | 25 | — [A] | 28 | |
Other appearances
| Year | Contribution[12] | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | “Quicksilver Lightning” | Quicksilver |
| 1987 | “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” | The Lost Boys |
| 1999 | “No More Mr. Nice Guy” (with Carmine Appice, Mike Inez, Bob Kulick, & Slash) | Humanary Stew: A Tribute to Alice Cooper |
| 2002 | “Child of Mine” | The Banger Sisters |
| 2014 | “Helter Skelter” | The Art of McCartney |
Guest appearances
| Year | Album | Contribution[12] |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Tommy | Guest vocals, performing with the London Symphony Orchestra as conducted by David Measham[13] |
| 1975 | Lisztomania | Daltrey worked with Rick Wakeman and others on the soundtrack for Lisztomania; he wrote the lyrics for “Love’s Dream”, “Orpheus Song”, “Peace at Last”, and performed “Love’s Dream”, “Orpheus Song”, “Funerailles”, and “Peace at Last” |
| 1990 | Mack the Knife | Performed as the Street Singer the songs “Mack the Knife” and “Mack the Knife Reprise” |
| 1996 | The Wizard of Oz in Concert | Performed as the Tin Woodman and sang lead on “If I Only Had a Heart”, as well as supporting vocals in other songs |
| 1999 | British Rock Symphony | Daltrey sings Led Zeppelin‘s “Kashmir” with Ann Wilson and The Beatles‘ “Let It Be” with Simon Townshend |
| 2010 | The Hunting of the Snark | Collaborated with Art Garfunkel, Julian Lennon, Cliff Richard and others |
Unreleased soundtrack contributions
- “House of the Rising Sun” for the soundtrack of the film Best
Notes
- ^ “Bridge over Troubled Water” did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number four on the NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart.[11]
References
- ^ a b c Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 138. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ “Roger Daltrey | full Official Chart history”. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 81. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ “Discography Roger Daltrey”. charts.nz. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ “Discography Roger Daltrey”. swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ a b “Roger Daltrey Chart History: Billboard 200”. Billboard. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ “Roger Daltrey Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts”.
- ^ “Roger Daltrey Chart History: Billboard Hot 100″. Billboard. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ “Roger Daltrey Chart History: Mainstream Rock”. Billboard. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 339. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ “NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart”. Recorded Music NZ. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ a b thewhocollection.com
- ^ The London Symphony Orchestra – Tommy, retrieved 8 April 2023
External links
- Roger Daltrey discography at Discogs