David Gilmour discography

For Gilmour's work with Pink Floyd, see Pink Floyd discography.

David Gilmour discography

Studio albums| 5
Soundtrack albums| 1
Live albums| 2
Singles| 17
Video albums| 5
Music videos| 19
Collaborative albums| 1

The discography of David Gilmour, the lead guitarist of Pink Floyd, consists of five studio albums, two live albums and 17 singles.

## Albums

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### Studio albums

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Title  | Album details  | Peak chart positions  | Sales  | Certifications

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[1] | AUS
[2] | BEL
[3] | CAN
[4] | FRA
[5] | GER
[6] | ITA
[7] | NLD
[8] | NOR
[9] | NZ
[10] | SWE
[11] | SWI
[12] | US
[13]
David Gilmour |

* Released: 26 May 1978 (UK)
* Label: Harvest (UK), Columbia (US)
* Formats: CD, CS, LP, DL

| 17  | 14  | —  | —  | —  | 17  | 80  | —  | —  | 22  | 21  | —  | 29  |  |

* RIAA: Gold[14]

About Face |

* Released: 5 March 1984 (UK)
* Label: Harvest (UK), Columbia (US)
* Formats: CD, CS, LP, Q8, DL

| 21  | 36  | —  | —  | —  | 24  | 81  | —  | 10  | 24  | 13  | 15  | 32  |  |

* RIAA: Gold[14]

On an Island |

* Released: 6 March 2006
* Label: EMI (UK), Columbia Records (US)
* Formats: CD, CD+DVD, LP, DL

| 1  | 23  | 3  | 2  | 14  | 3  | 1  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 6  |

* US: 96,000[15]

* BPI: Platinum[16]
* BVMI: Gold[17]
* MC: Gold[18]

Rattle That Lock |

* Released: 18 September 2015
* Label: Columbia
* Formats: CD, LP, DVD, DL

| 1  | 2  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 5  |

* US: 70,000[19]

* BPI: Gold[16]
* BVMI: Gold[17]
* FIMI: Platinum[20]

Luck and Strange |

* Released: 6 September 2024
* Label: Sony Music
* Formats: CD, BR, LP, DL

| 1  | 6  | 2  | 14  | 2  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 5  | 10  | 8  | 1  | 10  |  |

* BPI: Silver[16]

"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

### Live albums

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Title  | Album details  | Peak chart positions  | Sales  | Certifications

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[1] | AUS
[2] | BEL
[3] | CAN
[13] | FRA
[5] | GER
[6] | ITA
[7] | NLD
[8] | NOR
[9] | NZ
[10] | SWE
[11] | SWI
[12] | US
[13]
Live in Gdańsk |

* Released: 22 September 2008
* Label: EMI (UK), Columbia Records (US)
* Formats: CD, CD+DVD, LP, DL

| 10  | 30  | 5  | 19  | 15  | 12  | 7  | 14  | 34  | 20  | 24  | 14  | 26  |

* US: 19,000[21]

* BPI: Gold[16]

Live at Pompeii |

* Released: 29 September 2017
* Label: Columbia Records
* Formats: CD, CD+DVD, LP, DL

| 3  | 50  | 6  | 19  | 15  | 2  | 1  | 2  | 4  | 31  | 12  | 4  | 45  |  |

* FIMI: Gold[22]

## Singles

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Title  | Year  | Peak chart positions  | Album

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[1] | BEL
[3] | DEN
[23] | FRA
[5] | ITA
[24] | SPA
[25] | US
[13]
"There's No Way Out of Here"  | 1978  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | David Gilmour
"Blue Light"  | 1984  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 62  | About Face
"Love on the Air"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"On an Island"  | 2006  | 72  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | On an Island
"Smile"  | 72  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"Arnold Layne" (live)  | 19  | —  | 7  | —  | 2  | 12  | —  | Non-album single
"Rattle That Lock"  | 2015  | —  | 66  | —  | 71  | —  | —  | —  | Rattle That Lock
"Today"  | —  | 87  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"Rattle That Lock" (live)  | 2017  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | Live at Pompeii
"One of These Days" (live)  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"Run Like Hell" (live)  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"Yes, I Have Ghosts" (with Romany Gilmour)  | 2020  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | Non-album singles
"Yes, I Have Ghosts"/"Tell the Truth"/"Astral Dust"/"Kokineli"  | 2021  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"The Piper's Call"  | 2024  | —[a] | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | Luck and Strange
"Between Two Points" (with Romany Gilmour)  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"Dark and Velvet Nights"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"Luck and Strange"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

## Other appearances

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### Collaborations

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Year | Artist | Album / Work | Ref

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2009 | Bob Geldof, Chrissie Hynde and David Gilmour | vocals and guitar on "Chicago/Change the World" for the "Keep Gary McKinnon Free" campaign | [27]

### Benefit groups

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Year | Artist | Release

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1989  | Rock Aid Armenia | "What's Going On"
1990 | "Smoke on the Water" from The Earthquake Album
2005 | Various Artists | "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)"

## Session and production work

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Year | Artist | Album / Work | Ref

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1970 | Syd Barrett | The Madcap Laughs | [28][29]
Barrett | [28][30]
Ron Geesin and Roger Waters | "Give Birth to a Smile" on Music from the Body | [28]
1974 | Unicorn | Blue Pine Trees (producer) | [31][32][28]
1975 | Roy Harper | "The Game" from HQ | [28]
Sutherland and Quiver | "Ain't Too Proud" from Reach for the Sky | [28]
1976 | Unicorn | Too Many Crooks (US title Unicorn 2, features the song "There's No Way Out of Here") (producer) | [31]
1978 | Kate Bush | Executive producer for two tracks on The Kick Inside | [28]
Unicorn | One More Tomorrow (Harvest Records) (producer, shared with Muff Winwood) | [31]
1979 | Wings | Guitar on "Rockestra Theme" and "So Glad to See You Here" from Back to the Egg | [28]
1980 | Roy Harper | "Playing Games", "You (The Game Part II)", "Old Faces", "Short and Sweet" and "True Story" on The Unknown Soldier, credited to Harper/Gilmour. | [28]
1982 | Kate Bush | Vocals on "Pull Out the Pin" in The Dreaming | [28]
1983 | Atomic Rooster | Headline News | [28]
1984 | Paul McCartney | "No More Lonely Nights" in Give My Regards to Broad Street | [28]
1985 | Supertramp | "Brother Where You Bound" | [28]
Bryan Ferry | "Is Your Love Strong Enough?" in Legend | [28]
Boys and Girls | [28]
Live Aid (played with Bryan Ferry's band) | [28]
Nick Mason and Rick Fenn | "Lie for a Lie" (vocals) in Profiles | [28]
Pete Townshend | "Give Blood" and "White City Fighting" in White City: A Novel – "White City Fighting" credited to Townshend/Gilmour. Also performed live as Deep End. | [28]
Arcadia | So Red the Rose | [28]
The Dream Academy | Co-produced The Dream Academy | [28]
Roy Harper and Jimmy Page | "Hope" on Whatever Happened to Jugula?, credited to Harper/Gilmour. | [28]
1986 | Berlin | Count Three & Pray | [28]
Liona Boyd | Electric guitar on "L'Enfant", "Sorceress" and "Persona" from Persona |
Pete Townshend | Lead guitar in Pete Townshend's Deep End Live! | [28]
1987 | Dalbello | "Immaculate Eyes" in she | [28]
Bryan Ferry | Bête Noire | [28]
1988 | Peter Cetera | "You Never Listen To Me" in One More Story | [28]
Sam Brown | Guitar on "This Feeling" and "I'll Be in Love" in Stop! | [28]
1989 | Kate Bush | "Love and Anger" and "Rocket's Tail" in The Sensual World | [28]
Paul McCartney | "We Got Married" in Flowers in the Dirt | [28]
Warren Zevon | Transverse City | [28]
1990 | Roy Harper | "Once" in Once (w/ Kate Bush on backing vocals) | [28]
Propaganda | "Only One Word" in 1234 | [28]
Sam Brown | April Moon, vocals on "Troubled Soul" | [28]
Michael Kamen and David Sanborn | Concerto for Saxophone, guitar on "Sasha" | [28]
Blue Pearl | Naked, guitar on Running Up That Hill and Alive (with Rick Wright on keyboards) | [28]
Roé  | Roé, guitar "Como el agua"  |
1991 | All About Eve | "Are You Lonely" and "Wishing the Hours Away" in Touched by Jesus | [28]
Hale and Pace | Lead guitar on "The Stonk" | [28]
1992 | Elton John | "Understanding Women", in The One | [28]
1993 | Paul Rodgers | "Standing Around Crying" in Muddy Water Blues: A Tribute to Muddy Waters | [28]
1994 | Snowy White | "Love, Pain and Sorrow" on Highway To The Sun |
Chris Jagger | "Steal the Time" on Chris Jagger's Atcha | [28]
1995 | Guy Pratt | "Grand Central Station" from the soundtrack to Hackers; according to Pratt on Twitter, features uncredited guitar performance by Gilmour | [33]
1996 | The Who | Quadrophenia (1996 Hyde Park concert) |
1997 | B. B. King | "Cryin' Won't Help You Babe" in Deuces Wild |
1999 | Paul McCartney | Run Devil Run |
1999 | Pretty Things | Several songs on Resurrection |
2001 | The Triumph of Love soundtrack | Plays guitar over several chamber orchestra pieces |
Mica Paris | "I Put a Spell on You" on Later... with Jools Holland | [28]
2003 | Ringo Starr | Guitar solo on "Missouri Loves Company" & "I Think, Therefore I Rock n' Roll" in Ringo Rama |
2004 | Alan Parsons and Simon Posford | "Return to Tunguska" in A Valid Path |
2004 | Phil Manzanera | "Always You" and "Sacred Days" on 6PM | [34]
2006 | Chris Jagger | "It's Amazing (What People Throw Away)" and "Junkman", in Act of Faith |
2009  | Nick Laird-Clowes | "Mayday", from the A Time Comes documentary (Free download from nicklairdclowes.com) |
2009 | Rod Stewart | In a Broken Dream from The Rod Stewart Sessions 1971-1998 (track recorded 1992) | [35]
2010 | The Orb | Writing and guitar on album Metallic Spheres |
Bryan Ferry | "Me Oh My" and "Song to the Siren" from Olympia |
2014 | Ben Watt | Slide guitar and backing vocals on "The Levels" from Hendra |
2022 | Donovan | Electric guitar on "Rock Me" from Gaelia | [36]
2024  | Body Count | Electric guitar on "Comfortably Numb"  | [37]

## Unreleased soundtracks

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* Fractals: The Colours of Infinity, Documentary (1994)[38][39]

## Videos

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### Video albums

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Title  | Video details  | Peak chart positions  | Certifications

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AUS
[40] | BEL
[41] | FIN
[42] | GER
[43] | JPN
[44] | NLD
[45] | SWE
[46] | US
[47]
David Gilmour Live 1984 |

* Released: September 1984
* Label: CBS FOX Video Music
* Formats: VHS, DVD

| —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |
David Gilmour in Concert |

* Released: October 2002
* Label: EMI (UK), Capitol Records (US)
* Formats: DVD

| 23  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 5  | 6  |

* GER: Gold[17]
* POL: Gold[48]

Remember That Night |

* Released: 17 September 2007
* Label: David Gilmour Music Ltd.
* Formats: DVD, Blu-ray

| 2  | 1  | 4  | 9  | 46  | 2  | 1  | 17  |

* CAN: 2× Platinum[18]
* US: Platinum[14]
* GER: Gold[17]

Live in Gdańsk |

* Released: 22 September 2008
* Label: EMI (UK), Columbia Records (US)
* Formats: DVD

| —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |
Live at Pompeii |

* Released: 29 September 2017
* Label: Columbia Records
* Formats: DVD, Blu-ray

| —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |

* AUS: Gold[49]

"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

### Music videos

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Year  | Video  | Album

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1978  | "There's No Way Out of Here"  | David Gilmour
"So Far Away"
"No Way"
"I Can't Breathe Anymore"
"Mihalis"
1984  | "Blue Light"  | About Face
"All Lovers Are Deranged"
2006  | "On an Island"  | On an Island
"Smile"
2015  | "Rattle That Lock"  | Rattle That Lock
"Today"
"The Girl in the Yellow Dress"
"Faces of Stone"
2016  | "In Any Tongue"
2020  | "Yes, I Have Ghosts" (with Romany Gilmour)  | Non-album single
2024  | "The Piper's Call"  | Luck and Strange
"Between Two Points" (with Romany Gilmour)
"Dark and Velvet Nights"
"Luck and Strange"

## Notes

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1. ^ "The Piper's Call" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but debuted and peaked at number 87 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart Top 100.[26]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "David Gilmour UK Chart History". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
2. ^ a b Peaks in Australia:
* David Gilmour and About Face: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992: 23 years of hit singles & albums from the top 100 charts. St Ives, N.S.W, Australia: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
* All other albums: "David Gilmour Australian Albums Chart". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
3. ^ a b c "David Gilmour Belgian Albums Chart". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
4. ^ "David Gilmour Chart History: Billboard Canadian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
5. ^ a b c "lescharts.com - Discography David Gilmour". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
6. ^ a b "David Gilmour German Albums Chart". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 16 October 2020.Type Davil Gilmour in Search field
7. ^ a b "David Gilmour Italian Albums Chart". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
8. ^ a b "David Gilmour Dutch Albums Chart". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
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11. ^ a b "David Gilmour Swedish Albums Chart". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
12. ^ a b "David Gilmour Swiss Albums Chart". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
13. ^ a b c d "David Gilmour Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
14. ^ a b c "RIAA: David Gilmour". riaa.com. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
15. ^ Orlof, Brian (15 March 2006). "Juvenile Takes the Top Spot". www.rollingstone.com. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
16. ^ a b c d "BPI: David Gilmour". www.bpi.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
17. ^ a b c d "Musik Industrie: David Gilmour". musiccanada.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
18. ^ a b "Music Canada: David Gilmour". musiccanada.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
19. ^ Rutherford, Keith (29 September 2015). "David Gilmour Heads Historic Week on Top Rock Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
20. ^ "Italian album certifications – David Gilmour – Rattle That Lock" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 5 October 2020. Select "2015" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Rattle That Lock" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".
21. ^ Harris, Chis. "Metallica Are No. 1 For Third Week in a Row, As Death Magnetic Nears Million-Sold Mark". MTV. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
22. ^ "Italian album certifications – David Gilmour – Live at Pompeii" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 5 October 2020. Select "2017" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Live at Pompeii" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".
23. ^ "David Gilmour Danish Singles Chart". danishcharts.dk. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
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26. ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart on 3/5/2024 3 May 2024 - 9 May 2024". Official Charts. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
27. ^ Chrissie Hynde / David Gilmour / Bob Geldof / Gary McKinnon – Chicago / Change The World (2009, VBR, File), retrieved 14 October 2021
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29. ^ Parker, David (2001). Random Precision: Recording the Music of Syd Barrett, 1965–1974. Cherry Red Books. p. iv.
30. ^ Manning, Toby (2006). "Set the Controls". The Rough Guide to Pink Floyd (1st ed.). London: Rough Guides. p. 72\. ISBN 978-1-84353-575-1.
31. ^ a b c "Unicorn official site". Unicornmusic.net. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
32. ^ Unicorn discography at Discogs
33. ^ "believe it or not David!" in reply to "who did the David'esque guitars on't 'Hackers' OST?"
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35. ^ "Rod Stewart, Pink Floyd, Zeppelin Members Team for "Sessions" Gem "In a Broken Dream"". Rolling Stone. 15 July 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
36. ^ "Donovan Unveils Historic David Gilmour Collaboration, 'Rock Me,' With 'Gaelia' Album Set to Follow (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
37. ^ Greene, Andy (20 September 2024). "Ice-T and David Gilmour Recorded a New Version of Pink Floyd's 'Comfortably Numb'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
38. ^ "The Colours of Infinity: The Beauty and Power of Fractals". Powells.com. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
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## External links

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* David Gilmour discography at Discogs

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David Gilmour

Studio albums|

* David Gilmour (1978)
* About Face (1984)
* On an Island (2006)
* Metallic Spheres (2010, with the Orb)
* Rattle That Lock (2015)
* Luck and Strange (2024)

Live albums|

* Live in Gdańsk (2008)
* Live at Pompeii (2017)

Singles|

* "Love on the Air"
* "On an Island"
* "Smile"
* "Arnold Layne (live)"
* "Chicago – Change the World"
* "Faces of Stone"
* "One of These Days (live)"
* "Run Like Hell (live)"

Videos and DVDs|

* David Gilmour Live 1984
* David Gilmour in Concert
* Remember That Night
* Live in Gdańsk
* Live at Pompeii

Concert tours|

* On an Island Tour
* Rattle That Lock Tour
* Luck and Strange Tour

Guest appearances|

* Back to the Egg
* Boys and Girls
* Brother Where You Bound
* Count Three & Pray
* The Dreaming
* Flowers in the Dirt
* Headline News
* HQ
* No More Lonely Nights
* Once
* Run Devil Run
* The Sensual World
* So Red the Rose
* The Unknown Soldier
* White City: A Novel

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