Portishead discography

The discography of British trip hop group Portishead consists of three studio albums, one live album, one compilation, ten singles and one video album. The Bristol-based band consists of Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons and Adrian Utley.

Portishead discography
Portishead performing in 2008
Studio albums	3
Live albums	1
Compilation albums	1
Singles	10
Video albums	1
Music videos	11
Remixes	20

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		UK [1]	AUS [2]	CAN [3]	FRA [4]	GER [5]	NLD [6]	NZ [7]	NOR [8]	SWI [9]	US [10]
Dummy	Released: 22 August 1994 Label: Go! Discs (8285222) Formats: CD, LP	2	23	16	52	45	15	21	29	26	79	BPI: 3× Platinum[11] MC: Platinum[12] RIAA: Gold[13]
Portishead	Released: 29 September 1997[11] Label: Go! Beat (8285222) Format: CD, LP	2	2	5	3	7	31	1	7	11	21	BPI: Platinum[11] ARIA: Gold[14] MC: Gold[12]
Third	Released: 28 April 2008[11] Label: Island Formats: CD, LP, digital download	2	9	3	3	6	8	9	6	2	7	BPI: Gold[11]

Live albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		UK [1]	AUS [2]	BEL (FL) [15]	FRA [4]	GER [5]	NLD [6]	NOR [16]	NZ [7]	SCO [17]	US [10]
Roseland NYC Live	Released: 2 November 1998[11] Label: Go! Beat (5594242) Format: CD, LP	40	33	35	9	7	59	19	23	66	155	BPI: Silver[11]

Singles

Single	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		UK [1][18]	AUS [2]	BEL (WA) [19]	CAN [20]	FRA [4]	IRE [21]	NLD [6]	NZ [7]	SCO [22]	US [23]
"Numb"	1994	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Dummy
"Sour Times"		13	66	—	29	—	—	—[A]	—	13	53	BPI: Silver[11]
"Glory Box"		13	96	36	—	12	12	25	—	17	—	BPI: Platinum[11]
"All Mine"	1997	8	36	—	—	—	—	—	29	8	—		Portishead
"Over"		25	159	—	—	—	—	—	—	29	—
"Only You"	1998	35	131	—	—	—	—	—	37	40	—
"Machine Gun"	2008	52	87	—[B]	84	82	—	—	—	33	—		Third
"The Rip"		—	—	—	—	98	—	—	—	—	—
"Magic Doors"		—	—	—	—	83	—	—	—	—	—
"Chase the Tear"	2009	164	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		non-album singles
"SOS"	2016	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Compilations

• 1995 Glory Times (the "Glory Box" and "Sour Times" singles combined)
• 1995 The Rebirth of Cool Phive^[25] ("Revenge of the Number")

Video albums

• 1998 Roseland NYC Live (PAL video)
• 2002 Roseland NYC Live (DVD; also includes all single promos and short films shown in the videography section)

Collaborations and miscellaneous releases

• 1999: Portishead collaborated with Tom Jones on "Motherless Child" from his album of duets Reload. That album also has a cover of Portishead's "All Mine" sung as a duet with Neil Hannon from The Divine Comedy.
• 2003: Geoff Barrow along with Adrian Utley, Clive Deamer, Tim Saul and John Baggott assisted with the production of Stephanie McKay's McKay under the Go! Beat Records label.
• 2005: Geoff Barrow and Adrian Utley produced The Coral's The Invisible Invasion.
• 2006: Portishead recorded a cover of "Requiem for Anna" on the various artists compilation "Monsieur Gainsbourg revisited".
• Portishead Interview and Mix CD (Geoff Barrow interviewed by Mark Findlay (INTER HEAD 1) and Mix by Geoff Barrow & Andy Smith with Cowboys (MIX HEAD 1))
• A track entitled "Acid Jazz & Trip Hop (Remix)" has been circulating the web and Portishead, Massive Attack, or Squarepusher are widely credited as the artist.^{[citation needed]} However, the track is in fact a Portishead remix of an Unkle song that has been given different titles on a number of releases. On Unkle's earliest release, The Time Has Come EP, the track is entitled "If You Find Earth Boring (Portishead Plays U.N.K.L.E Mix)". However, on various compilations and "The Time Has Come" 2005 single by DJ Shadow, the track is entitled "Time Has Come (Portishead Plays Unkle Mix)".

Remixes

• Depeche Mode – "In Your Room" (The Jeep Rock Mix) (1993)
• Depeche Mode – "Walking in My Shoes" (Grungy Gonads Mix) (1993)
• Gabrielle – "Going Nowhere" (Portishead Mix) (1993)
• Whores of Babylon – "Fall of Agade" (Portishead Remix) (1993)
• Paul Weller – "Wild Wood" (The Sheared Wood Remix) (1994)
• Primal Scream – "Give Out but Don't Give Up" (Portishead Remix) (1994)
• Ride – "Moonlight Medicine" (Portishead's Ride On The Wire Mix) (1994)
• The Sabres of Paradise – "Planet D" (Portishead Remix) (1994)
• Gravediggaz – "Nowhere to Run, Nowhere To Hide" (Portishead Remix) (1994)
• The Federation – "Rusty James" (Portishead Remix) (1994)
• UNKLE – "The Time Has Come" (Portishead Plays Unkle Mix) (1994)
• Earthling – "1st Transmission" (Portishead's Earthead Mix) (1994)
• Earthling – "Nefisa" (Portishead Mix) (1995)
• Nine – "Whutcha Want?" (Portishead Mix) (1995)
• Massive Attack – "Karmacoma" (Portishead Experience) (1995)
• Junkwaffel – "Mudskipper" (Portishead So-So Mix) (1995)
• My Dying Bride - "Grace Unhearing" (Portishell Mix) (1998)
• Something for Kate – "Easy" (Mr Barrow and Mr Yates Surfin' For Kate Remix) (1999)
• Machine Gun Fellatio – "Horny Blonde 40" (Portishead Remix) (2002)

Videography

Music videos

• "Sour Times" (Hemming): made up of scenes from To Kill a Dead Man
• "Numb" (dir. Alexander Hemming)
• "Glory Box" (Hemming) homage to the Basil Dearden film Victim
• "Wandering Star" (acoustic version)
• "All Mine" (Dick Caruthers) based on a 1968 Italian talent show and The Outer Limits
• "Over" (Chris Bran)
• "Humming" (Ben Waters) A short film noir set to the song of the same name (2003)
• "Only You" (Chris Cunningham)
• "Machine Gun" (John Minton)
• "Magic Doors" (John Minton)
• "The Rip" (Nick Uff)
• "We Carry On" (Nick Uff)
• "SOS" (Unknown director)

Short films

• To Kill a Dead Man (1994) (Alexander Hemming)

Other use in media

Advertisements

• "Glory Box" appeared in a Levi's ad celebrating the watch pocket.
• "Numb" was used in a commercial for the TV series Lost and featured in a commercial for the Nissan Primera.
• "The Rip" was used in a TV commercial for the Gucci Bloom line of perfumes.^[26]
• "Roads" was used in TV advertisements for One Campaign as well as for the Alfa Romeo 159.
• "Machine Gun" was used in the Metro: Last Light teaser trailer.
• "Chase the Tear" was used in the promotional teaser for the reality series Utopia.

Films

• Nadja ("Strangers") ("Roads") (1994)
• Assassins ("Sour Times") (1995)
• Le Confessional ("Numb") (1995)
• Go Now ("Mysterons") (1995)
• Little Criminals ("Roads") (1995)
• Tank Girl ("Roads") (1995)
• The Craft ("Glory Box") (1996)
• Mars Attacks! ("Humming") (1996)
• Stealing Beauty ("Glory Box") (1996)
• When the Cat's Away ("Glory Box") (1996)
• Nowhere ("Mourning Air") (1997)
• B Monkey ("Glory Box") (1998)
• Cheaters ("Roads") (2000)
• The Watcher ("Roads") (2000)
• Sous le sable ("Undenied") (2000)
• Lord of War ("Glory Box") (2005)
• Sharkwater ("Roads") (2007)
• Jake Blauvelt: Naturally ("Roads") (2013)
• Wild ("Glory Box") (2014)
• High-Rise ("SOS" [cover]) (2015)

Television

• The Vice ("Sour Times") theme song
• MTV Downtown ("Glory Box", "Sour Times") – "Insomnia", "Night Shift"
• Crossing Jordan ("Strangers") – "Born to Run"
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ("Glory Box") – "Chaos Theory", ("We Carry On") – "Leave Out All The Rest"
• The L Word ("Roads") – "Limb from Limb"
• Skins ("Undenied") "Maxxie and Anwar", ("Machine Gun") – "Effy"
• Rescue Me ("Numb") – "Zombies", ("Glory Box" ") – "Thaw"
• Warehouse 13 ("Only You") – "Elements", ("Sour Times") – "Time Will Tell"
• Numb3rs ("Glory Box") – "And the Winner Is..."
• Ringer ("Glory Box") – "If You Ever Want a French Lesson"
• Defiance ("Roads") – "The Cord and the Ax"
• Gotham ("Roads") – "Selina Kyle"
• Person of Interest ("Roads") – "Nautilus"
• The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story ("Sour Times") – "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia"
• American Horror Story: Apocalypse ("Glory Box") – "Could It Be. . . Satan?"

Video games

• Grand Theft Auto V ("Numb"), track appears as PlayStation 4 and Xbox One exclusive track for fictional radio station WorldWide FM

Notes

1. "Sour Times" did not enter the Netherlands' Single Top 100 but peaked on the Netherlands' Single Tip Chart at number five.^[24]
2. "Machine Gun" did not enter the Wallonie Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 17 on the Ultratip chart.^[19]

References

1. "Official Charts > Portishead". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
2. Australian (ARIA Chart) chart peaks:

   • Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Portishead in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
   • Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 221.
   • "Sour Times": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 16 Apr 1995". Imgur.com(original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 2016-06-02. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
   • "Glory Box": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 04 Jun 1995". Retrieved 2016-06-02 – via Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA).
   • "Over" and "Only You": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 15 July 2015". Archived from the original on 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2015-08-28 – via Imgur.com.
3. Canadian albums chart peaks:

   • All except specified: "Portishead > Album & Song Chart History > Canadian Albums". Billboard Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 2011-12-11.
   • Dummy: "Top RPM Albums: Issue 7999". RPM. Retrieved 2020-11-20 – via Library and Archives Canada.
4. "lescharts.com > Portishead dans les Charts Français" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
5. "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Search results for Portishead" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2019-05-22. N.B. Select 'Album' tab to display albums chart peaks, as no Portishead singles charted in Germany.
6. "dutchcharts.nl > Portishead in Dutch Charts" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
7. "charts.nz > Portishead in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
8. "norwegiancharts.com > Portishead in Norwegian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
9. "hitparade.ch > Portishead" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
10. "Portishead Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
11. "British album certifications – Portishead". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 26 June 2024. Select albums in the Format field. Type Portishead in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
12. "Gold/Platinum". Music Canada. 14 October 1997. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
13. "Gold & Platinum: Portishead". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
14. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
15. "Ultratop > Portishead Flanders". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
16. "Norwegian Charts Portishead". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
17. Peaks on the Scottish Albums chart:

    • For Roseland NYC Live: "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 08 November 1998 - 14 November 1998". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
18. UK singles chart peaks between 101 and 200 until December 2010: "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 > Rodney P. – The Pussycat Dolls". Dipl.-Bibl.(FH) Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
19. "Ultratop > Portishead dans L'Ultratop Wallonie" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
20. "Portishead Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
21. "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for Portishead". Fireball Media. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
22. Peaks in Scotland:

    • "Sour Times": "Top 100 Scottish Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
    • "Glory Box": "Top 100 Scottish Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
    • "All Mine": "Top 100 Scottish Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
    • "Over": "Top 100 Scottish Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
    • "Only You": "Top 100 Scottish Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
    • "Machine Gun": "Top 100 Scottish Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
23. "Portishead Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
24. "Portishead - Sour Times - dutchcharts.nl". Mega Charts. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
25. "Various – The Rebirth Of Cool Phive". Discogs.
26. "Gucci - Bloom - TV Ad Music". 11 September 2017. Retrieved 2018-12-17.