Gorillaz Albums

Ever since the band’s 1998 formation, they’ve been busy. With a disoography that consists of 7 studio albums, 3 compilation albums, 11 extended plays, 1 remix album, and 42 singles. But here’s some info on the main studio albums they’ve released.

Gorillaz

Their first self-titled album, Gorillaz, was released on March 26, 2001. The album went on to reach number three in the UK and number fourteen in the US as well as within the top ten in several countries. It sold over seven million copies worldwide, which earned it recognition in the Guiness Book of World Records as the “Most Successful Virtual Band. The single, “Clint Eastwood” was one of the most popular songs on the album. But other hits included “19-2000” and “Rock the House”.

Demon Days

They followed up with Demon Days, that was released on May 11, 2005 in Japan and May 23, 2005 in the UK. The album featured contributions from other artists including De La Soul, Neneh Cherry, MF Doom, and several others. The release and its live performances were accompanied by a variety of multimedia including interactive features on the band website, four animated music videos, and animatics for select videos. The visuals were almost all designed by Jamie Hewlett under his design company, Zombie Flesh Eaters. The album reached the top 10 in 22 countries, number one on the UK Albums chart, and number 6 on the US Billboard 200.

Plastic Beach

Their third album, Plastic Beach, was released in March 2010. It was conceived from an unfinished project called Carousel which was recorded from June 2008 to November 2009. It featured guest appearances by Snoop Dogg, Gruff Rhys, De La Soul, and others. It went on to receive positive reviews and was named one of the decade’s best albums by several critics. In 2020, the album was ranked at 74 on the 100 Best Albums of the Century list by Stacker. And it debuted at number two in the UK and on the US Billboard 200 list.

The Fall

The Fall was then announced on December 20, 2010 and later as a download for Gorillaz fan club members on Christmas 2010. A wider physical released then went out on April 19, 2011. While the album featured guest artists, it used fewer than previous album collaborations. But it did include Bobby Womack, and Mick Jones and Paul Simonon of The Clash. Critics praised the album’s experimental qualities but felt it didn’t quite reach the precedent of the previous three albums. It charted in several countries and peaked at number 24 on the Billboard 200.

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Their following three albums, Humanz, The Now Now, and Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez, all reached similar levels of success.