# Van der Graaf Generator discography

This discography covers the work of the English band Van der Graaf Generator.

## Albums
### Studio albums

| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Year | Album details | UK | GER | NLD | ITA |
| 1969 | The Aerosol Grey Machine Release date: September 1969 Label: Mercury/Fontana | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other Release date: February 1970 Label: Charisma/Probe | 47 | — | — | 15 |
| 1970 | H to He, Who Am the Only One Release date: December 1970 Label: Charisma/Dunhill | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | Pawn Hearts Release date: 12 November 1971 Label: Charisma | — | — | — | 12 |
| 1975 | Godbluff Release date: October 1975 Label: Charisma/Mercury | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | Still Life Release date: April 1976 Label: Charisma/Mercury | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | World Record Release date: October 1976 Label: Charisma/Mercury | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome Release date: 2 September 1977 Label: Charisma/Mercury | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | Present Release date: 25 April 2005 Label: Charisma | 103 | 100 | — | 34 |
| 2008 | Trisector Release date: 17 March 2008 Label: Virgin/EMI | — | — | — | 83 |
| 2011 | A Grounding in Numbers Release date: 14 March 2011 Label: Esoteric | — | — | 81 | — |
| 2012 | ALT Release date: 25 June 2012 Label: Esoteric | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | Do Not Disturb Release date: 30 September 2016 Label: Esoteric | 88 | — | 96 | 48 |

### Live albums

| Year | Album details |
| 1978 | Vital Release date: July 1978 Label: Charisma/PVC |
| 1994 | Maida Vale Release date: June 1994 Label: Band of Joy |
| 2007 | Real Time Release date: March 2007 Label: Fie! |
| 2009 | Live at the Paradiso Release date: June 2009 Label: Voiceprint |
| 2012 | Live at Metropolis Studios 2010 Release date: June 2012 Label: Salvo With DVD live from 18 December 2010 |
| 2015 | Merlin Atmos Release date: February 2015 Label: Esoteric Antenna |
| 2015 | After the Flood: At the BBC 1968-1977 Release date: April 2015 Label: |
| 2018 | Live at Rockpalast – Leverkusen 2005 Release date: May 2018 Label: Mig Music With DVD live from 5 November 2005 |
| 2023 | The Bath Forum Concert Label: Esoteric Antenna Box set of 2 CDs + DVD + BluRay Recorded 1 March 2022 |

### Compilation and demo albums

| Year | Album details |
| 1972 | 68–71 Release date: August 1972 Label: Charisma |
| 1980 | Repeat Performance Release date: September 1980 Label: Charisma |
| 1982 | Time Vaults Release date: 1982 Label: Sofa Sound |
| 1987 | First Generation (Scenes from 1969 to 1971) Release date: February 1987 Label: Virgin |
| 1987 | Second Generation (Scenes from 1975 to 1977) Release date: February 1987 Label: Virgin |
| 1993 | I Prophesy Disaster Release date: September 1993 Label: Virgin |
| 2000 | An Introduction: From The Least to The Quiet Zone Release date: November 2000 Label: Virgin |
| 2000 | The Box Release date: November 2000 Label: Virgin |
| 2021 | The Charisma Years 1970–1978 Release date: 3 September 2021 Label: Universal Music |

## Singles

UK releases, except where noted.
| Year | Single | Release date | Album |
| 1969 | "People You Were Going To" / "Firebrand" | 17 January 1969 | non-album single |
| 1969 | "Afterwards" / "Necromancer" | December 1969 | The Aerosol Grey Machine |
| 1970 | "Refugees" / "The Boat of a Million Years" | 24 April 1970 | The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other |
| 1972 | "Theme One" / "W" | 18 February 1972 | non-album single |
| 1976 | "Wondering" / "Meurglys III" (excerpt) | October 1976 | World Record |
| 1977 | "Cat's Eye" / "Ship of Fools" | September 1977 | The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome |
| 2011 | "Highly strung" / "Elsewhere" | April 2011 | A Grounding in Numbers |
Notes:
* ↑ This single was withdrawn shortly after release
* ↑ released in US
* ↑ also released in various EU and Australia
* ↑ released in France
* ↑ Record Store Day release

## Videos

| Year | Video details | Notes |
| 2003 | Masters from the Vaults Release date: February 2003 Label: Intense Gmbh | Belgian TV session, March 1972, incorrectly labelled as 1971 |
| 2003 | Godbluff Live 1975 Release date: July 2003 Label: Classic Rock | Live in Charleroi 1975 + the same Belgian session |
| 2005 | Inside VdGG Release date: June 2005 Label: Classic Rock | Includes the two mentioned above + Beat Club 1970 |
| 2009 | Live at the Paradiso Release date: June 2009 Label: Voiceprint | Live at Paradiso, Amsterdam, 14 April 2007 |