The discography of Emerson, Lake & Palmer, an English progressive rock band, includes 9 studio albums, 24 live albums, 12 compilation albums and 17 singles.
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer discography | |
|---|---|
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| Studio albums | 9 |
| Live albums | 24 |
| Compilation albums | 12 |
| Singles | 17 |
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [3] |
CAN [4] |
FIN [5] |
GER [6] |
ITA [7] |
NED [8] |
NOR [9] |
SWI [10] |
JP [11] |
US [12] | |||
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer |
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4 | 9 | — | 17 | — | 7 | 20 | 4 | 18 | — | 66 | 18 | |
| Tarkus |
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1 | 6 | — | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | — | 55 | 9 | |
| Trilogy |
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2 | 18 | — | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 5 | |
| Brain Salad Surgery | 2 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 11 | ||
| Works Volume 1 |
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9 | 6 | 11 | 17 | — | 10 | 5 | 17 | 11 | — | 13 | 12 | |
| Works Volume 2 |
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20 | 37 | — | 34 | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 37 |
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| Love Beach |
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48 | 82 | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | |
| Emerson, Lake & Powell (Emerson, Lake & Powell album) |
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35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 23 |
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| To the Power of Three (3 album) |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | |
| Black Moon | — | — | — | 66 | — | 45 | — | 77 | — | 23 | 16 | 78 | ||
| In the Hot Seat |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | — | |
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Live albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [3] |
CAN [18] |
FIN [5] |
GER [19] |
ITA [20] |
NED [8] |
NOR [9] |
JP [11] |
US [12] | |||
| Pictures at an Exhibition |
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3 | 19 | — | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 10 | |
| Welcome Back My Friends... |
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6 | 34 | 2 | 6 | — | 26 | 7 | — | 16 | 23 | 4 |
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| In Concert |
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— | — | — | 80 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 73 | |
| Live at the Royal Albert Hall |
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— | — | — | — | — | 92 | — | — | — | 89 | — | |
| Works Live |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Live in Poland |
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| King Biscuit Flower Hour: Greatest Hits Live |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Then and Now |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Original Bootleg Series from the Manticore Vaults Vol.1 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Original Bootleg Series from the Manticore Vaults Vol.2 |
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| The Original Bootleg Series from the Manticore Vaults Vol.3 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| From the Front Row...Live! |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Original Bootleg Series from the Manticore Vaults Vol.4 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| A Time and a Place |
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| High Voltage |
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| Live at Nassau Coliseum '78 |
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| Live at the Mar Y Sol Festival '72 |
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| Live in California 1974 |
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| Live in Montreal 1977 |
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| Once Upon a Time: Live in South America 1997 |
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| Live at Montreux 1997 |
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| Masters from The Vaults |
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| Live At Pocono International Raceway, U.S.A., 8th July 1972 |
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| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Compilation albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
UK Indie [21] |
ITA [22] |
SCO [23] |
US [12] | |||
| The Best of Emerson, Lake & Palmer |
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— | — | — | — | 108 |
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| The Atlantic Years |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| The Return of the Manticore |
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| The Best of Emerson, Lake & Palmer |
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| Classic Rock featuring "Lucky Man" |
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| The Very Best of Emerson, Lake & Palmer |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| Extended Versions: The Encore Collection |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| Fanfare for the Common Man |
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— | — | — | — | — |
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| The Ultimate Collection |
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43 | 5 | 59 | 48 | — | |
| The Essential Emerson, Lake & Palmer |
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| From the Beginning |
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| Gold Edition |
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| The Ultimate Collection (3CD)[24] |
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| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||
Singles
edit| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
BEL [25] |
CAN [26] |
GER [27] |
NED [28] |
JP [11] |
US [29] | |||||
| 1970 | "Lucky Man" | 20 | 25 | 23 | 14 | — | 48 | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | |||
| 1971 | "Stones of Years" [E] | — | — | — | Tarkus | ||||||
| 1972 | "Nut Rocker" (live) | 48 | 70 | 70 | Pictures at an Exhibition | ||||||
| "From the Beginning" | 34 | — | 39 | Trilogy | |||||||
| "Hoedown" [A] | |||||||||||
| 1973 | "Jerusalem" [1] | 52 | — | — | Brain Salad Surgery | ||||||
| 1977 | "Fanfare for the Common Man" | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
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Works Volume 1 | ||
| "C'est la Vie" [B] [2] | — | 75 | — | 91 | |||||||
| "Tiger in a Spotlight" [G] | — | Works Volume 2 | |||||||||
| "Maple Leaf Rag" [C] | |||||||||||
| 1978 | "Watching Over You" [B] | — | — | ||||||||
| "All I Want Is You" [D] | — | — | — | — | — | Love Beach | |||||
| 1979 | "Peter Gunn" (live) | — | 16 | — | — | 2 | — | In Concert | |||
| 1986 | "Touch and Go" (Emerson, Lake & Powell) | 60 | — | — | — | Emerson, Lake & Powell | |||||
| "Lay Down Your Guns" | — | — | |||||||||
| 1988 | "Talkin' Bout" (3) | — | — | — | — | To the Power of Three | |||||
| 1992 | "Black Moon" | — | — | — | — | Black Moon | |||||
| "Affairs of the Heart" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1993 | "I Believe in Father Christmas" [F] | — | — | The Return of the Manticore | |||||||
| "Lucky Man" (live) [G] | — | Live at the Royal Albert Hall | |||||||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart. | |||||||||||
- Notes
- 1^ - "Jerusalem" was banned by the BBC, but charted in UK's Music Week Top 75.[30]
- 2^ - Hit #14 in South Africa, Nov 1977 [31]
- A^ - released in France.
- B^ - A-side credited as 'Greg Lake'.
- C^ - released in Italy. A-side credited as 'Keith Emerson'.
- D^ - In Germany, "Canario" was the A-side, "All I want is You" the B-side.
- E^ - released in US/Canada/JPN/NZ.
- F^ - new studio version 1993
- G^ - released in Germany.
Video albums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Pictures at an Exhibition | |
| The Manticore Special |
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| Works Orchestral Tour |
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| Live at the Royal Albert Hall |
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| Welcome Back .... |
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| Masters from The Vaults |
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| Live at Montreux 1997 |
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| Beyond the Beginning |
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| Pictures at an Exhibition – 35th Anniversary Special Edition |
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| The Manticore Special: Works Orchestral Tour |
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| The Birth of a Band – Isle of Wight 1970 |
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| Live at the Royal Albert Hall |
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| Welcome Back My Friends: 40th Anniversary Reunion Concert |
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References
edit- ^ a b c d "UK chart peaks". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 18. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ a b "Austrian albums". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ Canadian albums:
- "Emerson, Lake & Palmer" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- "Tarkus" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- "Trilogy" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- "Brain Salad Surgery" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- "Works Vol.1" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- "Works Vol.2" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- "Love Beach" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- "Black Moon" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ a b Finnish chart peaks "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1961" (in Finnish). Sisältää Hitin - Suomen listalevyt (Timo Pennanen). Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ German albums:
- "Emerson, Lake & Palmer" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- "Tarkus" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- "Trilogy" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- "Brain Salad Surgery" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- "Works Vol.1" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- "Works Vol.2" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- "Black Moon" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ Italian albums:
- "Emerson, Lake & Palmer and Tarkus" (in Italian). FIMI. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- "Trilogy" (in Italian). FIMI. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- "Brain Salad Surgery" (in Italian). FIMI. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- "Works Vol.1" (in Italian). FIMI. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Dutch albums". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Norwegian chart peaks". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "Swiss albums". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ a b c "クロスビー,スティルス,ナッシュ&ヤングの売上ランキング". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "US albums". Billboard. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "BPI Certification". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "US Certification". RIAA. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ "Emerson Lake & Palmer – Brain Salad Surgery". BPI. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Canadian Certification". Music Canada. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "The Great Rock Discography". p. 266.
- ^ Canadian albums:
- "Pictures at an Exhibition" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- "Welcome Back My Friends..." (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- "In Concert" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ German albums:
- "Pictures at an Exhibition" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- "Welcome Back My Friends..." (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- "Live at the Royal Albert Hall" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ Italian albums:
- "Pictures at an Exhibition" (in Italian). FIMI. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- "Welcome Back My Friends..." (in Italian). FIMI. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ UK independent albums
- "The Ultimate Collection". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "Italian albums". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ Scottish albums
- "The Ultimate Collection". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "ELP - the Ultimate Emerson Lake & Palmer (3 CD)".
- ^ "Belgian Singles". ultratop.be. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ Canadian singles:
- "Lucky Man" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- "Nut Rocker" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- "From the Beginning" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ German singles:
- "Lucky Man" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ "Netherlands Singles". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ "US Hot 100 Singles". Billboard. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ "Emerson, Lake & Palmer Songs • Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". Musicvf.com. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1969 - 1989 Acts (E)". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ Corrent DVD details: "Shout! Factory Store". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2009.