Gary Numan discography
| Gary Numan discography | |
|---|---|
Gary Numan performing in October 2019 | |
| Studio albums | 22 |
| EPs | 19 |
| Soundtrack albums | 3 |
| Live albums | 27 |
| Compilation albums | 21 |
| Remix albums | 6 |
| Singles | 65 |
| Promotional singles | 10 |
| Video albums | 30 |
| Music videos | 47 |
| Box sets | 8 |
The following is a comprehensive discography of Gary Numan, a British singer and musician. Numan (born Gary Webb, 1958) released his first record in 1978 as part of the outfit Tubeway Army. Initially unsuccessful, the band scored a huge hit in 1979 with the single "Are Friends Electric" and their second album Replicas, both of which reached number one in the UK. Numan then decided to release further recordings under his own name, beginning with the single "Cars" later in 1979. Both this and the subsequent album The Pleasure Principle also reached number one in the UK, and Numan became a leading force in the British electronic music scene. He scored a third number one album in 1980 with Telekon, and more hit singles and albums until the mid 1980s when his popularity waned. Despite this, he has continued to record and tour on a regular basis up to the present day. His 2017 studio album, Savage (Songs from a Broken World), entered the UK Albums Chart at number two, which was Numan's highest chart peak since 1980. His most recent album, 2021's Intruder, also entered the UK charts at number two.[1]
Albums
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Cetifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2][3] |
AUS [4] |
CAN [5] |
GER [6] |
JPN [7][8] |
NL [9] |
NZ [10] |
SCO [3][11] |
SWE [12] |
US [13] | |||
| Tubeway Army (as Tubeway Army) |
|
14 [A] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 14 [B] |
— | — | |
| Replicas (as Tubeway Army) |
|
1 | 11 | — | 45 | — | 44 | 8 | — | 37 | 124 | |
| The Pleasure Principle |
|
1 | 24 | 16 | — | 64 | — | 19 | — | — | 16 | |
| Telekon |
|
1 | 24 | 53 | — | — | — | 32 | 30 [B] |
— | 64 |
|
| Dance |
|
3 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | 87 [C] |
— | 167 | |
| I, Assassin |
|
8 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | 35 [D] |
— | — | |
| Warriors |
|
12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 [E] |
— | — | |
| Berserker |
|
45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 [F] |
— | — | |
| The Fury |
|
24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Strange Charm |
|
59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Metal Rhythm | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Automatic (as Sharpe & Numan) |
|
59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Outland |
|
39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Machine + Soul |
|
42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Sacrifice |
|
94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Exile |
|
48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 [E] |
— | — | |
| Pure |
|
58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 [B] |
— | — | |
| Jagged |
|
59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | — | — | |
| Dead Son Rising |
|
87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Splinter (Songs from a Broken Mind) |
|
20 | — | — | — | 197 | — | — | 24 | — | 175 | |
| Savage (Songs from a Broken World) |
|
2 | 76 | — | 87 | — | 171 | — | 3 | — | 154 | |
| Intruder |
|
2 | 78 | — | 15 | — | 56 | — | 2 | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Soundtrack albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| UK Soundtrack [3] | ||
| The Radial Pair: Video Soundtrack |
|
— |
| Human
(with Michael R Smith) |
|
— |
| From Inside
(with Ade Fenton) |
|
18 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||
Live albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [3][16][17] |
AUS [4] |
GER [6] |
SCO [3] | ||
| Living Ornaments '79 |
|
47 | — | — | — |
| Living Ornaments '80 |
|
39 | — | — | — |
| White Noise |
|
29 | 64 | — | — |
| Ghost |
|
— | — | — | — |
| The Skin Mechanic |
|
55 | — | — | — |
| Dream Corrosion |
|
86 | — | — | — |
| Dark Light |
|
107 | — | — | — |
| Living Ornaments '81 |
|
— | — | — | — |
| Scarred – Live at Brixton Academy |
|
160 | — | — | 40 [B] |
| Live at Shepherds Bush Empire |
|
— | — | — | — |
| Hope Bleeds |
|
— | — | — | — |
| Fragment 1/04 |
|
— | — | — | — |
| Fragment 2/04 |
|
— | — | — | — |
| Jagged Live |
|
— | — | — | — |
| Engineers |
|
— | — | — | — |
| Telekon – Live |
|
— | — | — | — |
| Replicas Live |
|
— | — | — | — |
| The Pleasure Principle Live |
|
— | — | — | — |
| Big Noise Transmission |
|
191 | — | — | — |
| Machine Music Live |
|
— | — | — | — |
| Here in the Black – Live at Hollywood Forever Cemetery |
|
— | — | — | — |
| Obsession – Live at the Hammersmith Eventim Apollo |
|
— | — | — | — |
| Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1989 |
|
— | — | — | — |
| Savage – Live at Brixton Academy |
|
75 | — | — | 45 |
| When the Sky Came Down (with the Skaparis Orchestra) |
|
51 | — | — | 56 |
| A Perfect Circle (Live at OVO Arena Wembley) |
|
34 | — | 61 | 8 |
| 1000: Live at the Electric Ballroom |
|
70 | — | — | 9 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||
Remix albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK [3] |
SCO [3] | ||
| Techno Army Featuring Gary Numan |
|
— | — |
| Random (02) |
|
— | — |
| The Mix |
|
— | — |
| Hybrid |
|
99 | 60 [G] |
| Jagged Edge |
|
— | — |
| Dead Moon Falling |
|
— | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||
Compilation albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [3] |
SCO [3] | |||
| Photograph |
|
— | — | |
| New Man Numan: The Best of Gary Numan |
|
45 | — | |
| The Plan (as Gary Numan and Tubeway Army) |
|
29 | — | |
| Exhibition |
|
43 | — | |
| The Collection |
|
— | — | |
| Isolate |
|
— | — | |
| The Best of Gary Numan 1978–1983 |
|
70 | — | |
| Here I Am |
|
— | — | |
| The Premier Hits (as Gary Numan and Tubeway Army) |
|
21 | 48 |
|
| The Radio One Recordings |
|
— | — | |
| Nicholson / Numan 1987–1994 |
|
— | — | |
| Strange Charm – Live Cuts, Hits, Rarities |
|
— | — | |
| Down in the Park: The Alternative Anthology |
|
— | — | |
| New Dreams for Old |
|
— | — | |
| Exposure – The Best of Gary Numan 1977–2002 |
|
44 | 50 | |
| Reconnected: Live 'n' More |
|
— | — | |
| Resonator (Pioneer of Sound) |
|
— | — | |
| The Complete John Peel Sessions |
|
— | — | |
| 1979 – The Live EP's |
|
— | — | |
| Replicas – The First Recordings (as Gary Numan and Tubeway Army) |
|
31 | 14 | |
| The Pleasure Principle – The First Recordings |
|
36 | 13 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||
Box sets
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK [3] |
SCO [3] | ||
| Living Ornaments '79 and '80 |
|
2 | — |
| The Story So Far |
|
— | — |
| The Numa Years |
|
— | — |
| Disconnection |
|
— | — |
| 78/79 (as Gary Numan and Tubeway Army) |
|
— | — |
| 80/81 |
|
— | — |
| 5 Albums |
|
— | — |
| 45x15 – The Singles Collection 1978–1983 |
|
— | 40 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||
Interview albums
[edit]- 1986 – Images One & Two
- 1986 – Images Three & Four
- 1987 – Images Five & Six
- 1987 – Images Seven & Eight
- 1989 – Images Nine & Ten
- 1994 – Images Eleven
- 2001 – Purified
- 2006 – Small Black Box
- 2006 – Eko
EPs
[edit]| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| UK [3][22] | ||
| 1978 (as Gary Numan and Tubeway Army) |
|
97 |
| 1978 / 1979 Volume Two (as Gary Numan and Tubeway Army) |
|
82 |
| 1978 / 1979 Volume Three (as Gary Numan and Tubeway Army) |
|
76 |
| The Live EP |
|
27 |
| The Peel Sessions (as Tubeway Army) |
|
118 |
| Selection |
|
— |
| Dream Corrosion (The Live EP) |
|
95 |
| Dark Light (The Live EP) |
|
92 |
| Babylon 1 |
|
— |
| Babylon 2 |
|
— |
| Babylon 3 |
|
— |
| Babylon 4 |
|
— |
| Babylon 5 |
|
— |
| Babylon 6 |
|
— |
| Babylon 7 |
|
— |
| Replicas: Mixes + Versions (as Gary Numan and Tubeway Army) |
|
— |
| I Am Dust |
|
— |
| For You (with Andy Gray) |
|
— |
| The Fallen EP |
|
— |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||
Singles
[edit]As lead artist
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2][3][22] |
AUS [4] |
BEL | CAN [25] |
GER [6] |
IRE | NL [9] |
NZ [10] |
US [13][27] |
US Dance | ||||
| "That's Too Bad" (with Tubeway Army) |
1978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Bombers" (with Tubeway Army) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Down in the Park" (with Tubeway Army) |
1979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Replicas | |
| "Are "Friends" Electric?" (with Tubeway Army) |
1 | 12 | 21 | — | 23 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 105 | — |
| ||
| "Cars" | 1 | 9 | 28 | 1 | 45 | 5 | — | 18 | 9 | 56 | The Pleasure Principle | ||
| "Complex" | 6 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| ||
| "We Are Glass" | 1980 | 5 | 15 | — | — | — | 9 | — | 42 | — | — | Telekon | |
| "I Die: You Die" | 6 | 86 | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | 102 | — | |||
| "Remember I Was Vapour" [H] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Remind Me to Smile" [I] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "This Wreckage" | 20 | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "She's Got Claws" | 1981 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | Dance | |
| "Love Needs No Disguise" (with Dramatis) |
33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | For Future Reference (by Dramatis) | ||
| "Music for Chameleons" | 1982 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | I, Assassin | |
| "We Take Mystery (To Bed)" | 9 | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "White Boys and Heroes" | 20 | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Warriors" | 1983 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | Warriors | |
| "Sister Surprise" | 32 | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Berserker" | 1984 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Berserker | |
| "My Dying Machine" | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Change Your Mind" (as Sharpe & Numan) |
1985 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | 39 | — | 35 | Famous People (by Bill Sharpe) | |
| "Your Fascination" | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Fury | ||
| "Call Out the Dogs" | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Miracles" | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I Still Remember" | 1986 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "This Is Love" | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Strange Charm | ||
| "I Can't Stop" | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "New Thing from London Town" (as Sharpe & Numan) |
52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Cars ('E' Reg Model)" (remix) | 1987 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | Exhibition | |
| "No More Lies" (as Sharpe & Numan) |
1988 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Voices" [J] (as Sharpe & Numan) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "New Anger" | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Metal Rhythm | ||
| "America" | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I'm on Automatic" (as Sharpe & Numan) |
1989 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Automatic | |
| "Adrenalin" (as NY) |
1990 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Heart" | 1991 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Outland | |
| "Emotion" | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Machine + Soul | ||
| "The Skin Game" | 1992 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Machine + Soul" | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Cars" (1993 remix) | 1993 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Best of Gary Numan 1978–1983 | |
| "Like a Refugee (I Won't Cry)" (with Dadadang) |
1994 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "A Question of Faith" | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sacrifice | ||
| "Absolution" | 1995 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Exile | |
| "Cars" (Premier Mix) | 1997 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Premier Hits | |
| "Dominion Day" | 1998 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Exile | |
| "Rip" | 2002 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Exposure – The Best of Gary Numan 1977–2002 | |
| "Crazier" (with Rico) |
2003 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hybrid | |
| "In a Dark Place" | 2006 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Jagged | |
| "Healing" (with Ade Fenton) |
2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Artificial Perfect (by Ade Fenton) | |
| "The Leather Sea" (with Ade Fenton) |
72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Love Hurt Bleed" | 2013 | —[K] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Splinter (Songs from a Broken Mind) | |
| "My Name Is Ruin" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Savage (Songs from a Broken World) | |
| "Intruder" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Intruder | |
| "I Am Screaming" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Saints and Liars" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Now and Forever" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
As featured artist
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [3] |
US Dance | |||
| "Radio Heart" (Radio Heart featuring Gary Numan) |
1987 | 35 | — | Radio Heart |
| "London Times" (Radio Heart featuring Gary Numan) |
48 | — | ||
| "All Across the Nation" (Radio Heart featuring Gary Numan) |
81 | — | ||
| "Are Friends Electric" (Generator featuring Gary Numan) |
1994 | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Pray for You" (Plump DJs featuring Gary Numan) |
2003 | 89 | — | Eargasm |
| "Metal" [L] (Afrika Bambaataa featuring Gary Numan) |
2005 | — | 43 | Dark Matter Moving at the Speed of Light |
| "Pleasure in Heaven" (Motor featuring Gary Numan) |
2012 | — | — | Man Made Machine |
| "Polished Chrome (The Friend Pt. 1)" (Chris Liebing featuring Gary Numan) |
2018 | — | — | Burn Slow |
| "Guts of Love" (I Speak Machine featuring Gary Numan) |
2025 | — | — | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||
Promotional singles
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Dance | |||
| "This Is My Life" | 1984 | — | The Plan |
| "Respect" [M] | 1989 | — | New Anger |
| "My World Storm" [N] | 1991 | 46 | Outland |
| "Listen to My Voice" [O] | 2000 | — | Pure |
| "Pure" / "Rip" | — | ||
| "Little Invitro" | 2007 | — | |
| "The Fall" | 2011 | — | Dead Son Rising |
| "When the World Comes Apart" | 2017 | — | Savage (Songs from a Broken World) |
| "The End of Things" | — | ||
| "It Will End Here" | 2018 | — | The Fallen EP |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||
Videos
[edit]Video albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| UK [3] | ||
| The Touring Principle '79 |
|
— |
| Micromusic | — | |
| Newman Numan: The Best of Gary Numan |
|
— |
| The Berserker Tour |
|
— |
| The Skin Mechanic |
|
20[31] |
| Shadow Man |
|
— |
| Dream Corrosion |
|
— |
| Anthology |
|
— |
| Gary Numan |
|
— |
| Hope Bleeds |
|
41 |
| Fragment 1/04 – Birmingham Academy Live |
|
— |
| Fragment 2/04 – Shepherds Bush Empire Live |
|
— |
| Jagged Live |
|
— |
| Telekon – Live |
|
— |
| Replicas Live |
|
3 |
| Conversation – The Pleasure Principle Tour 2009 DVD Programme |
|
— |
| The Pleasure Principle Live |
|
3 |
| Decoder |
|
— |
| Machine Music – The Best of Gary Numan |
|
10 |
| Big Noise Transmission |
|
9 |
| Splintered – The Making of Splinter |
|
— |
| Machine Music |
|
— |
| From Inside |
|
— |
| Here in the Black – Live at Hollywood Forever Cemetery |
|
— |
| Reinvention |
|
1 |
| Android in La La Land |
|
— |
| Obsession – Live at the Hammersmith Eventim Apollo |
|
— |
| Legacy – Live Liverpool Olympia |
|
3 |
| Savage – Live at Brixton Academy |
|
— |
| When the Sky Came Down (with the Skaparis Orchestra) |
|
— |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||
Music videos
[edit]| Title | Year | Artist | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Cars" | 1979 | Gary Numan | Derek Burbidge |
| "Complex" | |||
| "Metal" | Unknown | ||
| "We Are Glass" | 1980 | Derek Burbidge | |
| "I Die: You Die" | |||
| "This Wreckage" | |||
| "She's Got Claws" | 1981 | Julien Temple | |
| "Love Needs No Disguise" | Dramatis | Jeff Baynes | |
| "Music for Chameleons" | 1982 | Gary Numan | |
| "We Take Mystery (To Bed)" | |||
| "White Boys and Heroes" | Unknown | ||
| "Warriors" | 1983 | ||
| "Berserker" | 1984 | ||
| "My Dying Machine" | |||
| "Change Your Mind" | 1985 | Sharpe & Numan | Terry Braun |
| "Your Fascination" | Gary Numan | ||
| "Call Out the Dogs" | Unknown | ||
| "Miracles" | |||
| "I Still Remember" | 1986 | ||
| "New Thing from London Town" | Sharpe & Numan | ||
| "This Is Love" | Gary Numan | ||
| "I Can't Stop" | |||
| "Radio Heart" | 1987 | Radio Heart | |
| "Heart" | 1991 | Gary Numan | David Rose |
| "Emotion" | Tracey Adam | ||
| "Machine + Soul" | 1992 | ||
| "Like a Refugee (I Won't Cry)" | 1994 | Dadadang | Vittorio Panza |
| "Dominion Day" | 1998 | Gary Numan | Philip Lowrey |
| "Cars" | 1999 | Fear Factory | John Bartley |
| "Rip" | 2002 | Gary Numan | Unknown |
| "Crazier" | 2003 | Gary Numan & Rico | |
| "In a Dark Place" | 2006 | Gary Numan | Paul Green |
| "Healing" | 2007 | Ade Fenton | Simon Dunn |
| "The Fall" | 2011 | Gary Numan | Unknown |
| "My Machines" | Battles | DANIELS | |
| "Petals" | 2012 | Officers | Julian Jones |
| "I Am Dust" | 2013 | Gary Numan | Chris Corner |
| "Love Hurt Bleed" | Joel Kazuo Knoernschild | ||
| "I Am Dust" (Logan Owlbeemoth Edit) | 2014 | Logan Owlbeemoth | |
| "Dark Rain" | 2017 | Titán | Gabriel Govela |
| "My Name Is Ruin" | Gary Numan | Chris Corner | |
| "The End of Things" | Unknown | ||
| "When the World Comes Apart" | Paul Green | ||
| "TOS2020" (Tower of Strength) | 2020 | The Mission | Vicente Cordero |
| "Intruder" | 2021 | Gary Numan | Chris Corner |
| "Saints and Liars" | |||
| "Guts of Love" | 2025 | I Speak Machine | Maf Lewis |
Contributions
[edit]| Year | Song | Artist | Album | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | "Automatic Crazy" | James Freud and Berlin | Non-album single | Co-producer |
| "I Dream of Wires" | Robert Palmer | Clues | Keyboards, writer | |
| "Found You Now" | Co-writer | |||
| "We Know Who Done It" | The Barron Knights | Jesta Giggle | Writer | |
| 1981 | "Stormtrooper in Drag" | Paul Gardiner | Non-album single | Producer, lead vocals |
| "Love Needs No Disguise" | Dramatis | For Future Reference | Lead vocals | |
| "Stars" | Nicky Robson | Non-album single | Producer, backing vocals | |
| 1982 | "Style Kills" | Robert Palmer | Maybe It's Live | Co-writer |
| 1984 | "Venus in Furs" | Paul Gardiner | Non-album single | Producer |
| "Show Me Something Real" | Tik and Tok | Intolerance | Keyboards, backing vocals | |
| "A Child with a Ghost" | Writer | |||
| "Ultra Violet Light" | Claire Hamill | Touchpaper | Keyboards | |
| "Pump Me Up" | Caroline Munro | Non-album singles | Keyboards, backing vocals, production, writer | |
| "The Picture" | ||||
| 1987 | "Radio Heart" | Radio Heart | Radio Heart | Lead vocals |
| "London Times" | ||||
| "All Across the Nation" | ||||
| 1995 | "Are 'Friends' Electric?" | Nancy Boy | Promosexual | Producer |
| 1998 | "Cars" | Fear Factory | Obsolete | Lead vocals, writer |
| "Obsolete" | Spoken word | |||
| 1999 | "I Live Your Dream" (Gary Numan remix) | Project Pitchfork | Non-album single | Remix producer |
| 2000 | "A Sailor in Love with the Sea" | The 6ths | Hyacinths and Thistles | Lead vocals |
| "Redirected Mail" | Dubstar | The Self Same Thing EP | ||
| 2003 | "Angels" | Junkie XL | A Broadcast from the Computer Hell Cabin | Lead vocals, writer |
| "Ancients" | Gary Numan / Andy Gray | Hybrid | Lead vocals, co-writer | |
| 2007 | "Healing" | Ade Fenton | Artificial Perfect | Lead vocals, co-writer |
| "Slide Away" | Lead vocals | |||
| "Recall" | ||||
| "The Leather Sea" | ||||
| 2009 | "25 Seconds" (Gary Numan & Ade Fenton remix) | Mandy Kane | 25 Seconds EP | Remix co-producer |
| "Venus in Furs" (with Little Boots) | The Velvet Underground | BBC Radio 6 Live | Guest vocals | |
| "Stuck on Repeat" | Little Boots | |||
| 2011 | "My Machines" | Battles | Gloss Drop | Lead vocals |
| "Crawl" | South Central | Society of the Spectacle | ||
| 2012 | "Petals" | Officers | On the Twelve Thrones | |
| Dead Moon Falling | ||||
| "For You" | Andy Gray | |||
| For You EP | ||||
| "Pleasure in Heaven" | Motor | Man Made Machine | ||
| 2014 | "Redesign" | Protafield | Nemesis | Guest vocals |
| "Long Way Down" | Masafumi Takada | The Evil Within (Original Game Soundtrack) | Lead vocals | |
| 2015 | "Happiness" (remix) | IAMX | Everything Is Burning (Metanoia Addendum) | Remix producer |
| "Losing Myself In You" | VOWWS | The Great Sun | Lead vocals | |
| 2016 | "We Are All Hunted" | Andy Gray | For You EP | |
| "In My Liar's Grave" | ||||
| "It Will All Rain Down" | ||||
| "Dark Rain" | Titán | Dama | ||
| "Swansea" | Dusky | Outer | ||
| "Here for You" | Jean-Michel Jarre | Electronica 2: The Heart of Noise | Lead vocals, co-writer | |
| "Talk (Are You Listening to Me?)" | John Foxx | 21st Century: A Man, a Woman and a City | ||
| "Within the Deepest Darkness (Fearful)" | The Mission | Another Fall from Grace | Backing vocals | |
| 2018 | "Polished Chrome (The Friend Part 1)" | Chris Liebing | Burn Slow | Lead vocals |
| "Summer" (Gary Numan & Ade Fenton Edit) | Simple Minds | Non-album singles | Edit co-producer | |
| 2020 | "TOS2020" (Tower of Strength) (with Martin Gore, Midge Ure, Billy Duffy, Rachel Goswell, Andy Rourke, Julianne Regan, Kirk Brandon, Lol Tolhurst, and Miles Hunt) | The Mission | Guest vocals | |
| 2021 | "I Know Time (Is Calling)" (with Paul McCartney) | Mark Ronson | Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson | Lead vocals, co-writer |
| "Love Like Anthrax" | Gang of Four | The Problem of Leisure: A celebration of Andy Gill and Gang of Four | Lead vocals | |
| 2022 | "Vanishing Shadows" | Liela Moss | Internal Working Model | Guest vocals |
| 2025 | "Guts of Love" | I Speak Machine | Non-album single |
Covers
[edit]Covers by Numan
[edit]| Year | Song | Album | Original artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | "White Light/White Heat" | Live at the Roxy 77
Tubeway Army |
The Velvet Underground | The only known live album recording of Tubeway Army before becoming famous.
Recorded in 1977, unofficially released in 1981, reissued on Tubeway Army in 1998. |
| 1979 | "On Broadway" | Living Ornaments '79 | The Drifters | Performed only as a live performance. |
| 1980 | "Trois Gymnopédies (First Movement)" | Telekon | Erik Satie | |
| 1984 | "On Broadway" | Non-album track | The Drifters | Performed with and on The Leo Sayer Show. |
| 1992 | "U Got the Look" | Machine + Soul | Prince | |
| "1999" |
Notable covers and samples of Numan
[edit]| Year | Song | Artist | Artist album | Original album | Original year(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | "I Dream of Wires" | Robert Palmer | Clues | Telekon | 1980 | Performed on keyboards |
| 1979 | "Don't Be a Dummy" | John Du Cann | The World's Not Big Enough | The Plan | 1978
1984 (released) |
|
| 1984 | "A Child with a Ghost" | Tik & Tok | Intolerance | Berserker | 1984 | |
| "Pump Me Up" | Caroline Munro | Non-album single | 1985 | Written and produced by Gary Numan on his label "Numa" under her own name later included on Numan's 1985 album The Fury entitled "Pump It Up" rather "Pump Me Up" | ||
| 1994 | "Down in the Park" | Marilyn Manson | Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) single | Replicas | 1979 | Included in "Sweet Dreams" single, which was also a cover by Eurythmics. |
| 1995 | "Are 'Friends' Electric? | Nancy Boy | Promosexual | |||
| 1996 | "Down in the Park" | Foo Fighters | Songs in the Key of X: Music from and Inspired by the X-Files | Covered song while using lightly sampling the original song | ||
| 1998 | "Cars" | Fear Factory | Obsolete | The Pleasure Principle | Written and co-lead vocalist with the band. | |
| 2000 | "Metal" | Nine Inch Nails | Things Falling Apart | Also features a sample from Numan's "M.E.", and a piano line that references "Remember I Was Vapour" from Telekon. | ||
| 2001 | "Where's Your Head At" | Basement Jaxx | Rooty | Sampling from both songs "M.E." and "This Wreckage" | ||
| Telekon | 1980 | |||||
| 2002 | "Freak Like Me" | Sugababes | Angels With Dirty Faces | Replicas | 1979 | Sampled loop of "Are 'Friends' Electric?" |
| 2005 | "Metal" | Afrika Bambaataa | Dark Matter Moving at the Speed of Light | The Pleasure Principle | Written and lead vocalist. | |
| 2009 | "Hiding All the Stars" | Chicane | Giants | Sampled "Cars" | ||
| 2018 | "Metal" | Poppy | Non-album single |
Re-recordings
[edit]| Remake year | Original year | Song | Original release album | Remake release album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1979 | "Metal" | The Pleasure Principle | Dominion Day EP | 20th Anniversary |
| "Down in the Park" | Replicas | ||||
| 1988 | "Voix" | Metal Rhythm | 10th Anniversary | ||
| 2002 | 1978 | "My Shadow Iin Vain" | Tubeway Army | Exposure | Remake for compilation album |
| "Everyday I Die" | |||||
| 2003 | 1979 | "M.E." | The Pleasure Principle | Hybrid | Remake added to the Hybrid remix album |
| 1994 | "Bleed" | Sacrifice | Although it is not considered an official remake and is remixed by Sulpher, it was a ground up production with a complete overhaul in production to the original. | ||
| 1997 | "Absolution" | Exile | Although it is not considered an official remake and is remixed by Andy Gray, it was a ground up production with a complete overhaul in production to the original. |
Top of the Pops appearances
[edit]| Year | Song | Format | Date[32][33][34] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | "Are 'Friends' Electric?" | Mimed performance | 24 May 1979 |
| Mimed performance (repeat) | 14 June 1979 | ||
| Mimed performance | 28 June 1979 | ||
| Mimed performance (repeat) | 5 July 1979 | ||
| 12 July 1979 | |||
| Mimed performance | 19 July 1979 | ||
| "Cars" | 30 August 1979 | ||
| Mimed performance (repeat) | 13 September 1979 | ||
| Music video | 20 September 1979 | ||
| "Complex" | 22 November 1979 | ||
| "Are 'Friends' Electric?" | Mimed performance | 25 December 1979 | |
| 1980 | "We Are Glass" | 22 May 1980 | |
| "I Die: You Die" | Music video | 28 August 1980 | |
| 4 September 1980 | |||
| "This Wreckage" | Mimed performance | 18 December 1980 | |
| 1981 | Mimed performance (repeat) | 15 January 1981 | |
| "She's Got Claws" | Music video | 3 September 1981 | |
| 1982 | "Music for Chameleons" | Mimed performance | 4 March 1982 |
| 18 March 1982 | |||
| "We Take Mystery (To Bed)" | Music video | 17 June 1982 | |
| "White Boys and Horses" | 26 August 1982 | ||
| 1983 | "Warriors" | Mimed performance | 1 September 1983 |
| "Sister Surprise" | 20 October 1983 | ||
| 1984 | "Cars" | Mimed performance (repeat) | 5 January 1984 |
| "Berserker" | Mimed performace | 8 November 1984 | |
| 1985 | "Change Your Mind" | Top 40 Breaker clip | 14 February 1985 |
| Mimed performace | 21 February 1985 | ||
| "Are 'Friends' Electric?" | Top 40 Breaker clip | 30 May 1985 | |
| 1986 | "I Can't Stop" | Music video | 3 July 1986 |
| 1987 | "Cars ('E' Reg Model)" | Top 40 Breaker clip | 24 September 1987 |
| Mimed performance | 1 October 1987 | ||
| 1994 | Mimed performance (repeat) | 29 September 1994 | |
| 1995 | "Are 'Friends' Electric?" | Mimed performance (repeat) | 9 March 1995 |
| 1996 | "Cars" (Premier Mix) | Live performance | 14 March 1996 |
| 2002 | "Are 'Friends' Electric?" / "Rip" | 21 August 2002 | |
| 2003 | "Crazier" | 4 July 2003 | |
| 2006 | "Are 'Friends' Electric?" | Mimed performance (repeat) | 19 March 2006 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Charted upon reissue in August 1979.
- ^ a b c d Chart peak upon reissue in 2023.
- ^ Chart peak upon reissue in 2018.
- ^ Chart peak upon reissue in 2019.
- ^ a b Chart peak upon reissue in 2021.
- ^ Chart peak upon reissue in 2025.
- ^ Chart peak upon reissue in 2020.
- ^ "Remember I Was Vapour" was released in the UK as a free single with the first 100,000 copies of Telekon. However, it was also released as a commercial single in Germany and New Zealand.
- ^ "Remind Me to Smile" was only released as a single in the US and Canada.
- ^ "Voices" was only released as a single in Germany.
- ^ "Love Hurt Bleed" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 15 on the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart.[30]
- ^ "Metal" was only released as a single in the US.
- ^ "Respect" was released as a promotional single in Canada.
- ^ "My World Storm" was released as a promotional single in the US.
- ^ "Listen to My Voice" was released as a promotional single in the US.
References
[edit]- ^ "Gary Numan | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 398–399. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Gary Numan | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
- ^ a b c Peaks in Australia:
- All except noted: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 220. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- Savage (Songs from a Broken World): "ARIA Chart Watch #439". auspOp. 23 September 2017. Archived from the original on 27 March 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- Intruder: "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 31 May 2021". The ARIA Report. No. 1630. Australian Recording Industry Association. 31 May 2021. p. 6.
- ^ "Gary Numan Chart Data | The Pleasure Principle 1979". numandiscography.co.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ a b c "Discographie von Gary Numan" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "スプリンター(ソングス・フロム・ア・ブロークン・マインド) | ゲイリー・ニューマン". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ Book sources, ISBN 978-4-87131-077-2
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- ^ a b "charts.org.nz - Gary Numan - The Pleasure Principle". charts.nz. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "TUBEWAY ARMY". Official Charts. 19 May 1979. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "TUBEWAY ARMY – REPLICAS (ALBUM)". swedishcharts. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Gary Numan Chart History". billboard. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
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- ^ a b c "International Dateline" (PDF). Cash Box. 17 May 1980. p. 39. Retrieved 3 December 2021 – via World Radio History.
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- ^ "Chart Log UK – 2012 + Weekly Updates + Sales 2012". zobbel.de. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ^ "New Releases: Albums". Music Week. 25 January 2003. p. 32.
- ^ "New Albums". Music Week. 21 October 1989. p. 40.
- ^ "New Releases". Music Week. 21 March 1992. p. 10.
- ^ "New Releases: Albums". Music Week. 30 October 1999. p. 32.
- ^ a b UK Gallup peaks:
- 1978: "Gallup 200 Singles". Gallup. 2 April 1983. Retrieved 28 November 2025 – via UKMIX.
- The Peel Sessions: "Gallup 200 Singles". Gallup. 15 August 1987. Retrieved 28 November 2025 – via UKMIX.
- "Adrenalin": "Gallup 200 Singles". Gallup. 31 March 1990. Retrieved 29 November 2025 – via UKMIX.
- ^ "New Singles". Music Week. 1 August 1987. p. 8.
- ^ "Tubeway Army - Are 'Friends' Electric? - ultratop.be". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Item: 141". Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – All there is to know". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Top Pop Singles 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 622. ISBN 978-0898202052.
- ^ a b c "Gary Numan Chart History – Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ^ "Gold/Platinum – Music Canada". Music Canada. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40 | 29 September 2013 – 5 October 2013". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Music Video". Music Week. 23 June 1990. p. 12.
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