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Pete Townshend discography
Pete Townshend discography
	Pete Townshend with The Who at Manchester Arena in 2014
Studio albums	6
Live albums	9
Compilation albums	4
Singles	18

The following is the solo discography of British rock musician and recording artist Pete Townshend. Townshend's career as a published musician and songwriter began in 1964 as a member of rock band the Who, before branching out as a solo artist in the 1970s.

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
Year	Album details	UK ^[1]	AUS ^[2]^[3]	AUT ^[4]	GER ^[5]	NED ^[6]	NZ ^[7]	NOR ^[8]	SWE ^[9]	SWI ^[10]	US ^[11]	Certifications
1972	Who Came First	30	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	69
1977	Rough Mix (with Ronnie Lane)	44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	45
1980	Empty Glass	11	28	—	—	—	21	40	—	—	5	RIAA: Platinum^[12]
1982	All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes	32	41	—	—	—	17	33	—	—	26
1985	White City: A Novel	70	16	26	15	31	20	—	17	11	26	RIAA: Gold^[12] BVMI: Gold^[13]
1989	The Iron Man: The Musical by Pete Townshend	—	59	—	—	39	—	—	—	—	58
1993	Psychoderelict	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	118
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums

Year	Album	Peak chart positions	Notes
Year	Album	US ^[11]	Notes
1986	Deep End Live!	98	Recorded 1985, expanded version Live: Brixton Academy '85 released 2004
1999	A Benefit For Maryville Academy	—	Recorded 1998
2000	Live: Sadler's Wells	—	Recorded 2000, from Townshend's Lifehouse concert series
	Live: The Empire	—	Recorded 1998
	Live: The Fillmore	—	Recorded 1996
2001	Live: La Jolla 22/06/01	—	Recorded 2001
	Live: La Jolla 23/06/01	—	Recorded 2001
	The Oceanic Concerts (with Raphael Rudd)	—	Recorded 1979–1980
2003	Live: Bam 1993	—	Recorded 1993, on Townshend's Psychoderelict tour
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Soundtrack albums

Year	Recording	Notes
1975	Tommy	From Ken Russell's 1975 film

Compilations

Albums

Year	Album	Notes
1996	The Best of Pete Townshend	Features new song "Uneasy Street"
2005	Anthology	2xCD
2015	Truancy: The Very Best of Pete Townshend	Features new songs "Guantanamo" and "How Can I Help You"

Box sets and samplers

Year	Album	Notes
2000	Lifehouse Chronicles	Box set
2000	Lifehouse Elements	Sampler of Lifehouse Chronicles.
2001	Jai Baba	Box set of Happy Birthday, I Am, and With Love

Singles

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions										Album
Year	Album details	UK ^[1]	AUS ^[2]^[3]	BEL (FL) ^[14]	CAN	GER ^[15]	NED ^[6]	NZ ^[7]	SWE ^[9]	SWI ^[10]	US ^[16]	Album
1980	"Rough Boys"	39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	89	Empty Glass
	"Let My Love Open the Door" b/w "Greyhound Girl", non-album track	46	82	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	9
	"A Little Is Enough"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	72
	"Keep on Working"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1982	"Face Dances, Pt. 2" b/w "Man Watching", non-album track	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	105	All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes
1982	"Uniforms (Corp d'Esprit)" b/w "Dance It Away", non-album track	48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes
1985	"Face the Face"	89	9	14	17	15	14	11	8	14	26	White City: A Novel
1985	"Give Blood"	—	77	—	—	61	—	—	—	—	—
1986	"Secondhand Love"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1986	"Barefootin'"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Deep End Live!
1989	"A Friend Is a Friend" 12" b/w "Real World (Can You Really Dance?)", non-album track	—	113	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	The Iron Man: The Musical by Pete Townshend
1989	"I Won't Run Anymore"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	The Iron Man: The Musical by Pete Townshend
1993	"English Boy"	87	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Psychoderelict
	"I Believe My Own Eyes"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Don't Try to Make Me Real"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	"Let My Love Open the Door" (1996 remix)	145	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	The Best of Pete Townshend
2001	"O' Parvardigar"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	I Am/Who Came First
2014	"It Must Be Done" (with Nathan Barr)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N/A (for The Americans)
2023	"Can't Outrun the Truth"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N/A^[17]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Other appearances

Year	Song	Album
1970	"Content" (with Maud Kennedy), "Day of Silence", "Mary Jane", "The Seeker" (solo version), "Begin the Beguine", and "The Love Man"	Happy Birthday
1972	"Baba O'Riley" (instrumental) and "O' Parvardigar"	I Am
1972	"Classified"	Glastonbury Fayre
1976	"His Hands", "Meher", "Sleeping Dog", and "Lantern Cabin"	With Love
1982	"Ascension Two"	Music & Rhythm
1986	"Life to Life"	Playing for Keeps
2012	"Corrina, Corrina"	Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan

Demos

Albums

Year	Album
1983	Scoop
1987	Another Scoop
2001	Scoop 3

Compilation

Year	Title
2002	Scooped

Production

Year	Title	Artist	Notes
1969	"Wilhelmina"	Thunderclap Newman	also bassist
1970	"I See It All"
	"Stormy Petrel"
	Hollywood Dream
1979	"Peppermint Lump"/"Breakfast in Naples"	Angie	also arranger^[18]
1979	"Spread It Around"	Straight Eight	executive producer on B-sides "It Ain't Easy" and "Oh No"^[19]
1983	Sweet Sound	Simon Townshend	^[20]
1991	"She Blows My Mind"	The Tambourines	^[21]
2003	The Awakening	Raphael Rudd	vocals on "The Awakening", recorded 1978^[22]

Theater and classical

Plays

Year	Recording	Notes
1993	Tommy	Original cast recording of a musical play with music & lyrics by Townshend and book by Townshend & Duff McAnuff. Produced by George Martin.^[23]

Adaptations

Year	Recording	Notes
2015	Classic Quadrophenia	orchestrated by Rachel Fuller conducted by Robert Ziegler^[24]

References

^ ^a ^b
UK chart peaks:
- Top 100 peaks, except "English Boy": "Official Charts > Pete Townshend". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 June 2017. N.B. This site is missing positions 76–100 between 13 April 1991 and 30 January 1994 inclusive.
- "English Boy": "Chart Runs for: Pete Townshend (from ukmix.org Chart Histories thread, page 176)". Imgur.com. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- Top 200 peaks from November 1994 to December 2010: "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 > DJ T – Tzant". zobbel.de. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
^ ^a ^b Australian chart peaks until 19 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 312. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Music Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.
^ ^a ^b "Week commencing 24 July 1989". Retrieved 11 February 2022.
^ "austriancharts.at > Pete Townshend in der Österreichischen Hitparade" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
^
German albums chart peaks:
- White City: "Pete Townshend – White City (album)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- The Iron Man: The Musical by Pete Townshend: "Musical / Pete Townshend – The Iron Man (album)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
^ ^a ^b "dutchcharts.nl > Pete Townshend in Dutch Charts" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
^ ^a ^b "charts.nz > Pete Townshend in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
^ "norwegiancharts.com > Pete Townshend in Norwegian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
^ ^a ^b "swedishcharts.com > Pete Townshend in Swedish Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
^ ^a ^b "hitparade.ch > Pete Townshend in der Schweizer Hitparade" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
^ ^a ^b
US Billboard 200 albums chart peaks:
- All peaks other than stated: "Billboard > Artists / Pete Townshend > Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 23 June 2017. N.B. This page is missing peaks for Rough Mix, White City: A Novel, Deep End Live! and Another Scoop.
- Peaks for Rough Mix, White City: A Novel, Deep End Live! and Another Scoop: "US Albums (from ukmix.org Chart Histories thread, page 176)". Imgur.com. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Gold & Platinum: Pete Townshend". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". www.musikindustrie.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2 December 2013.
^ "Ultratop > Pete Townsend in Ultratop Vlaanderen" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
^
German singles chart peaks:
- "Face the Face": "Pete Townshend – Face the Face (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- "Give Blood": "Pete Townshend – Give Blood (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
^
Billboard Hot 100 and Bubbling Under chart peaks:
- Hot 100 peaks, other than "Face the Face": "Billboard > Artists / Pete Townshend > Chart History > The Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 23 June 2017. N.B. This page is missing the peak for "Face the Face".
- Bubbling Under peaks and "Face the Face": "Chart Runs for: Pete Townshend (from ukmix.org Chart Histories thread, page 176)". Imgur.com. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
^ Singh, Surej (24 March 2023). "Pete Townshend shares first single in nearly 30 years, 'Can't Outrun The Truth'". NME. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
^ Angie - Peppermint Lump, retrieved 17 August 2022
^ Straight Eight - Spread It Around, retrieved 17 August 2022
^ Sweet Sound - Simon Townshend | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 17 August 2022
^ The Tambourines - She Blows My Mind E.P., retrieved 17 August 2022
^ The Awakening - Raphael Rudd | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 17 August 2022
^ "Various - The Who's Tommy (Original Cast Recording)". Discogs. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
^ "The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted By Robert Ziegler - Pete Townshend's Classic Quadrophenia". Discogs. Retrieved 7 March 2019.

[uk-1] UK chart peaks:
Top 100 peaks, except "English Boy": "Official Charts > Pete Townshend". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 June 2017. N.B. This site is missing positions 76–100 between 13 April 1991 and 30 January 1994 inclusive.

"English Boy": "Chart Runs for: Pete Townshend (from ukmix.org Chart Histories thread, page 176)". Imgur.com. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

Top 200 peaks from November 1994 to December 2010: "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 > DJ T – Tzant". zobbel.de. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

[2] Top 100 peaks, except "English Boy": "Official Charts > Pete Townshend". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 June 2017. N.B. This site is missing positions 76–100 between 13 April 1991 and 30 January 1994 inclusive.

[3] "English Boy": "Chart Runs for: Pete Townshend (from ukmix.org Chart Histories thread, page 176)". Imgur.com. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

[4] Top 200 peaks from November 1994 to December 2010: "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 > DJ T – Tzant". zobbel.de. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

[aus-2] Australian chart peaks until 19 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 312. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Music Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.

[:0-3] "Week commencing 24 July 1989". Retrieved 11 February 2022.

[4] "austriancharts.at > Pete Townshend in der Österreichischen Hitparade" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

[5] German albums chart peaks:
White City: "Pete Townshend – White City (album)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

The Iron Man: The Musical by Pete Townshend: "Musical / Pete Townshend – The Iron Man (album)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

[9] White City: "Pete Townshend – White City (album)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

[10] The Iron Man: The Musical by Pete Townshend: "Musical / Pete Townshend – The Iron Man (album)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

[ned-6] "dutchcharts.nl > Pete Townshend in Dutch Charts" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

[nz-7] "charts.nz > Pete Townshend in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2017.

[8] "norwegiancharts.com > Pete Townshend in Norwegian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

[swe-9] "swedishcharts.com > Pete Townshend in Swedish Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

[swi-10] "hitparade.ch > Pete Townshend in der Schweizer Hitparade" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

[billboard200-11] US Billboard 200 albums chart peaks:
All peaks other than stated: "Billboard > Artists / Pete Townshend > Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 23 June 2017. N.B. This page is missing peaks for Rough Mix, White City: A Novel, Deep End Live! and Another Scoop.

Peaks for Rough Mix, White City: A Novel, Deep End Live! and Another Scoop: "US Albums (from ukmix.org Chart Histories thread, page 176)". Imgur.com. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

[17] All peaks other than stated: "Billboard > Artists / Pete Townshend > Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 23 June 2017. N.B. This page is missing peaks for Rough Mix, White City: A Novel, Deep End Live! and Another Scoop.

[18] Peaks for Rough Mix, White City: A Novel, Deep End Live! and Another Scoop: "US Albums (from ukmix.org Chart Histories thread, page 176)". Imgur.com. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

[RIAA-12] "Gold & Platinum: Pete Townshend". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 1 November 2012.

[13] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". www.musikindustrie.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2 December 2013.

[14] "Ultratop > Pete Townsend in Ultratop Vlaanderen" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2017.

[15] German singles chart peaks:
"Face the Face": "Pete Townshend – Face the Face (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

"Give Blood": "Pete Townshend – Give Blood (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

[23] "Face the Face": "Pete Townshend – Face the Face (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

[24] "Give Blood": "Pete Townshend – Give Blood (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

[16] Billboard Hot 100 and Bubbling Under chart peaks:
Hot 100 peaks, other than "Face the Face": "Billboard > Artists / Pete Townshend > Chart History > The Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 23 June 2017. N.B. This page is missing the peak for "Face the Face".

Bubbling Under peaks and "Face the Face": "Chart Runs for: Pete Townshend (from ukmix.org Chart Histories thread, page 176)". Imgur.com. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

[26] Hot 100 peaks, other than "Face the Face": "Billboard > Artists / Pete Townshend > Chart History > The Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 23 June 2017. N.B. This page is missing the peak for "Face the Face".

[27] Bubbling Under peaks and "Face the Face": "Chart Runs for: Pete Townshend (from ukmix.org Chart Histories thread, page 176)". Imgur.com. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

[17] Singh, Surej (24 March 2023). "Pete Townshend shares first single in nearly 30 years, 'Can't Outrun The Truth'". NME. Retrieved 25 March 2023.

[18] Angie - Peppermint Lump, retrieved 17 August 2022

[19] Straight Eight - Spread It Around, retrieved 17 August 2022

[20] Sweet Sound - Simon Townshend | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 17 August 2022

[21] The Tambourines - She Blows My Mind E.P., retrieved 17 August 2022

[22] The Awakening - Raphael Rudd | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 17 August 2022

[:1-23] "Various - The Who's Tommy (Original Cast Recording)". Discogs. Retrieved 7 March 2019.

[:2-24] "The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted By Robert Ziegler - Pete Townshend's Classic Quadrophenia". Discogs. Retrieved 7 March 2019.

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Pete Townshend
Discography
Studio albums	Who Came First Rough Mix (w/ Ronnie Lane) Empty Glass All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes White City: A Novel The Iron Man: A Musical Psychoderelict
Live albums	Deep End Live! (w/ Deep End) A Benefit for Maryville Academy Live: The Empire Live: Sadler's Wells Live: The Fillmore The Oceanic Concerts (w/ Raphael Rudd) Live: La Jolla Playhouse 2001 Pete Townshend Live BAM 1993 Live: Brixton Academy '85
Compilations	Scoop Another Scoop The Best of Pete Townshend Scoop 3 Scooped Jai Baba Lifehouse Chronicles Lifehouse Elements Anthology Truancy: The Very Best of Pete Townshend
Singles	"Rough Boys" "Let My Love Open the Door" "A Little Is Enough" "Keep On Working" "Face Dances, Pt. 2" "Face the Face" "Give Blood" "English Boy"
Other songs	"Somebody Saved Me" "Slit Skirts" "White City Fighting" "Fire"
DVDs	Lifehouse Chronicles (video) Live In New York Feat. Psychoderelict O' Parvardigar
Related articles	Peter Meaden The Who Deep End Happy Birthday I Am With Love O' Parvardigar Tommy (1975 film) The Who's Tommy Tommy (soundtrack) Quadrophenia (film) Horse's Neck The Boy Who Heard Music The Lifehouse Method Who I Am Classic Quadrophenia Eel Pie Publishing Eel Pie Studios Double O Cliff Townshend Emma Townshend Simon Townshend The Wick Ashdown House, Oxfordshire The Boathouse, Twickenham Chapel House, Twickenham

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Live albums

Soundtrack albums

Compilations

Albums

Box sets and samplers

Singles

Other appearances

Demos

Albums

Compilation

Production

Theater and classical

Plays

Adaptations

References