Bush discography
Encyclopedia
The discography
of Bush
, an English rock
band, consists of five studio album
s, one live album
, two compilation album
s, and eighteen singles
released on Interscope Records
. The band, which had released four studio albums so far, separated in 2002. They reunited in 2010 and released their fifth album, The Sea of Memories, in the fall 2011.
"The Sound of Winter
" also peaked #1 at US Rock Songs
chart
and #4 at US Active Rock chart.
Discography
Discography is the study and listing of the details concerning sound recordings, often by specified artists or within identified musical genres...
of Bush
Bush (band)
Bush are an alternative rock band formed in London in 1992 shortly after vocalist/guitarist Gavin Rossdale and guitarist Nigel Pulsford met in a London nightclub. Realising they shared a love for such diverse artists as the Pixies, Bob Marley, The Jesus Lizard, MC5, Nirvana, Hüsker Dü, and Big...
, an English rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band, consists of five studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
s, one live album
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
, two compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
s, and eighteen singles
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
released on Interscope Records
Interscope Records
Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that currently operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-History:...
. The band, which had released four studio albums so far, separated in 2002. They reunited in 2010 and released their fifth album, The Sea of Memories, in the fall 2011.
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... (sales threshold) |
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| UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
AUS ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
AUT Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
BEL Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts... |
CAN Canadian Albums Chart The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada. It is compiled every Wednesday by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Nielsen Soundscan, and published every Thursday by Jam! Canoe and Billboard, along with its sister charts the Canadian Singles Chart and the Canadian BDS... |
GER Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
NL MegaCharts MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top... |
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SWI Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
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| 1994 | Sixteen Stone Sixteen Stone Sixteen Stone is the debut album of British rock band Bush. Released in 1994 through Trauma Records, it boasted numerous successful singles and is widely regarded as the band's most popular album.-Title:...
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| 1996 | Razorblade Suitcase Razorblade Suitcase Razorblade Suitcase is the second album by the British grunge band Bush, released in November 1996 by Trauma Records. The album is widely believed to have signaled the demise of the "grunge" genre, as it was one of the last widely-known albums released bearing a grunge-sound.-Album title:The...
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British Phonographic Industry The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade association.-Structure:Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four "major" record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies... : Gold |
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| 1999 | The Science of Things The Science of Things The Science Of Things is the third studio album by British post-grunge band Bush. Released in 1999, it was the last Bush album under Trauma Records...
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| 2001 | Golden State Golden State (album) Golden State is the fourth studio album by British post-grunge band Bush, released in 2001. Stylistically, it was seen as a return to the post-grunge that Bush became famous for in contrast to their more recent experimental work. However, it ended up being their worst-selling album to date, not...
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| 2011 | The Sea of Memories
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Live albums
| Year | Album details |
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| 2005 | Zen X Four Zen X Four Zen X Four is a 2005 live CD with a DVD containing most of the music videos of British grunge band Bush. The album cover photography and band logo were originally featured on their second album, Razorblade Suitcase.-CD:...
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Compilation albums
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| 1997 | Deconstructed Deconstructed (Bush album) Deconstructed is a remix album by British post-grunge band Bush. It did not feature any truly new material more so than it was a collaborative effort between the band and various producers working in the electronic genre of music which showcased complete remixes of the band's previous songs,...
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| 2005 | The Best of: 1994-1999 The Best of: 1994-1999 The Best of: 1994-1999 is a greatest hits double album by British post-grunge band Bush. Disc one consists of the band's hit songs, while disc two is their performance at Woodstock '99...
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Singles
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| UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
AUS ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
CAN RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
CAN Alt. Canadian rock/alternative chart The Canadian rock/alternative chart was first published on June 11, 1995 by RPM magazine under the name Alternative 30. The song which held the number-one spot on this first chart was "More Human than Human" by White Zombie... |
GER Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
NL MegaCharts MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top... |
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US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
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| 1994 | "Everything Zen Everything Zen "Everything Zen" is the debut single released by British alternative rock band Bush in early 1995 from their debut album Sixteen Stone.-Music video:... " |
— | 41 | — | 5 | — | 45 | — | — | 2 | 5 | Sixteen Stone |
| 1995 | "Little Things Little Things (Bush song) "Little Things" is a song from rock band Bush released from their successful 1994 album, Sixteen Stone. Although it was a big hit, it did not reach the heights of "Glycerine," "Comedown," or "Swallowed."-Plagiarism:... " |
184 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | |
| "Comedown Comedown (song) "Comedown" is a single by British rock band Bush from their first album Sixteen Stone. It was released as the third single from the album in 1995.-Music video:The music video was directed by Jake Scott from the 19th to 21 June 1995 in Los Angeles... " |
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| "Glycerine Glycerine (song) "Glycerine" is the fourth single from British grunge/alternative rock band Bush's debut album Sixteen Stone. The song is notable for not featuring any drums, but instead features cellos .-Music video:The music video for "Glycerine" was notable for being shot in a very short time period when the band... " |
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| 1996 | "Machinehead Machinehead (song) "Machinehead" is a hit single from rock band Bush, released in 1996 from their debut album Sixteen Stone.-Music video:The music video was directed by Shawn Mortensen on November 21, 1995 in London and Portmouth. If you watch closely you can see sections of Shepherd's Bush, were the band members... " |
48 | — | 40 | 1 | — | — | — | 43 | 4 | 4 | |
| "Swallowed Swallowed (song) Swallowed is a song by British post-grunge band Bush. It was included on the 1996 album Razorblade Suitcase, which topped the Billboard 200 chart... " |
7 | 25 | 5 | 1 | — | 100 | — | — | 1 | 2 | Razorblade Suitcase | |
| 1997 | "Greedy Fly Greedy Fly "Greedy Fly" is a song by alternative rock band Bush from their 1996 album Razorblade Suitcase.-Music video:Bush were one of the early pioneers of the enhanced CD single, with the full video being available as a file on CD 2. The video was directed by Mark Nispel in December of 1996 in Los Angelas... " |
22 | 78 | 38 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | |
| "Bonedriven Bonedriven "Bonedriven" is the third single by post grunge band Bush from their 1996 second album Razorblade Suitcase. As a Bush single, it followed the hit singles "Swallowed" and "Greedy Fly." "Bonedriven" and "Cold Contagious" are the only Bush singles from 1994–1999 not to be included on the band's 2005... " |
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| "Cold Contagious Cold Contagious "Cold Contagious" was the fourth and final single from post-grunge band Bush's second studio album, Razorblade Suitcase. "Bonedriven" and "Cold Contagious" are the only Bush singles from 1994-1999 not to be included on the band's 2005 greatest hits compilation, The Best of: 1994-1999, apparently... " |
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| "Mouth (The Stingray Mix)" | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 28 | Deconstructed | |
| 1999 | "The Chemicals Between Us The Chemicals Between Us "The Chemicals Between Us" is a song by alternative band Bush from their third album The Science of Things.-Lyrics and style:Gavin Rossdale stated that the song was about:"It’s all about the differences and distances between people"... " |
46 | 93 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 67 | 1 | 3 | The Science of Things |
| 2000 | "Warm Machine Warm Machine "Warm Machine" is the second single from British grunge band Bush's third album The Science of Things. The song was followed by "Letting the Cables Sleep", which proved to be a bigger hit than "Warm Machine."-Music video:... " |
45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 16 | |
| "Letting the Cables Sleep" | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 113 | 4 | 26 | ||
| 2001 | "The People That We Love The People That We Love "The People That We Love" is a song by post-grunge band Bush and the lead single from their fourth album Golden State. "The People That We Love" could not be included on future compilations such as The Best Of: 1994–1999 due to lack of licensing rights.... " |
— | — | — | — | 92 | — | — | 114 | 11 | 10 | Golden State |
| "Headful of Ghosts" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 34 | ||
| 2002 | "Inflatable" Inflatable (song) "Inflatable" is a song by alternative rock band Bush and the final single from their fourth album Golden State. Inflatable could not be included on future compilations such as The Best Of: 1994–1999 due to lack of licensing rights.... |
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| 2010 | "Afterlife" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 34 | The Sea of Memories |
| 2011 | "The Sound of Winter The Sound of Winter "The Sound of Winter" is a song by British post-grunge band Bush. The song is the second single released from the band's fifth studio album The Sea of Memories.-Music video:... " |
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"The Sound of Winter
The Sound of Winter
"The Sound of Winter" is a song by British post-grunge band Bush. The song is the second single released from the band's fifth studio album The Sea of Memories.-Music video:...
" also peaked #1 at US Rock Songs
Rock Songs
Rock Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks the airplay of songs on alternative, mainstream rock and triple A radio stations. The first chart was published in the issue dated June 20, 2009. "Know Your Enemy" by Green Day was the first number-one song. The Rock Songs...
chart
and #4 at US Active Rock chart.
Video releases
| Year | Album details |
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| 1997 | Alleys & Motorways
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| 2005 | Zen X Four Zen X Four Zen X Four is a 2005 live CD with a DVD containing most of the music videos of British grunge band Bush. The album cover photography and band logo were originally featured on their second album, Razorblade Suitcase.-CD:... |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director |
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| 1994 | "Everything Zen" | Matt Mahurin Matt Mahurin Matt Mahurin is an American illustrator, photographer and film director. Mahurin's illustrations appear in Time, Newsweek, Mother Jones, Rolling Stone, Esquire, Forbes, and The New York Times.Mahurin's work as a photo essayist has dealt with subjects such as homelessness, people with AIDS, the... |
| 1995 | "Little Things" | |
| "Comedown" | Jake Scott Jake Scott (director) Jake Scott is a British film director who works primarily in the field of music videos. Most of his works were produced under the Ridley Scott Associates banner or RSA's music video subdivision Black Dog Films... |
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| "Glycerine" | Kevin Kerslake Kevin Kerslake Kevin Kerslake is an American music video director. He has directed videos for Stone Temple Pilots, Filter, R.E.M., 311, Faith No More, Green Day, The Used, 10 Years, Depeche Mode, The Smashing Pumpkins, Papa Roach, Nirvana, Sonic Youth, Rise Against, Insane Clown Posse, The Offspring, and Blue... |
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| 1996 | "Machinehead" | Shawn Mortensen |
| "Swallowed" | Jamie Morgan | |
| 1997 | "Greedy Fly" | Marcus Nispel Marcus Nispel Marcus Nispel is a German–American feature film director and producer, and formerly a director of television commercials and music videos. Many of his films have been remakes, all of which have met with a negative critical reception.... |
| "Mouth (The Stingray Mix)" | John Hillcoat John Hillcoat John Hillcoat is an Australian screenwriter and film director.Hillcoat was born in Queensland, Australia, and was raised in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. As a child, his paintings were featured in the Art Gallery of Hamilton. He has repeatedly worked with Nick Cave and also the band Depeche Mode... |
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| "Bonedriven" | Mark LeBon | |
| "Cold Contagious" | ||
| 1998 | "Personal Holloway" | John Hillcoat |
| "Comedown" (Healy Jeremy Healy Jeremy Healy is an English DJ and singer. He is a former member of the 1980s pop group, Haysi Fantayzee.-Career:... & Amos Amos Pizzey Amos Pizzey is the creative director and founder of Talenthouse Inc.Born in West London, his mother Erin Pizzey was the founder of the women's refuge movement. He began his career in music at age 13, and was recognized for his vocal talent by Boy George... mashup remix) |
Jason Smith | |
| 1999 | "The Chemicals Between Us" | Stéphane Sednaoui Stéphane Sednaoui Stéphane Sednaoui is a French-American photographer, director and producer whose work includes music videos, art projects, photographic essays, portrait photography, fashion photography and photojournalism.... |
| 2000 | "Warm Machine" | Russell Thomas and Steve Jones |
| "Letting the Cables Sleep" | Joel Schumacher Joel Schumacher Joel T. Schumacher is an American film director, screenwriter and producer.-Early life:Schumacher was born in New York City, the son of Marian and Francis Schumacher. His mother was a Swedish Jew, and his father was a Baptist from Knoxville, Tennessee, who died when Joel was four years old... |
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| 2001 | "The People That We Love" | Ulf |
| 2002 | "Inflatable" | Giuseppe Capotondi Giuseppe Capotondi Giuseppe Capotondi is a director of music videos and commercials signed to Oil Factory in USA and Factory Films in the United Kingdom... |
| 2011 | "The Sound of Winter" | Meiert Avis Meiert Avis Meiert Avis is an Irish music video and commercial director. Avis has directed videos for artists such as Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, U2, Avril Lavigne, Jennifer Lopez, New Found Glory and Josh Groban amongst many others.... |