# Pete Townshend discography

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 | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Year | Album details | UK | AUS | AUT | GER | NED | NZ | NOR | SWE | SWI | US | 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 |
| 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 BVMI: Gold |
| 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 | 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 |
| 2000 | Live: The Empire | — | Recorded 1998 |
| 2000 | Live: The Fillmore | — | Recorded 1996 |
| 2001 | Live: La Jolla 22/06/01 | — | Recorded 2001 |
| 2001 | Live: La Jolla 23/06/01 | — | Recorded 2001 |
| 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 |
| 2025 | The Studio Albums | Box set (unreleased) |

## Singles

| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Album details | UK | AUS | BEL (FL) | CAN | GER | NED | NZ | SWE | SWI | US | Album |
| 1980 | "Rough Boys" | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | Empty Glass |
| 1980 | "Let My Love Open the Door" b/w "Greyhound Girl", non-album track | 46 | 82 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | Empty Glass |
| 1980 | "A Little Is Enough" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | Empty Glass |
| 1980 | "Keep on Working" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Empty Glass |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | White City: A Novel |
| 1986 | "Secondhand Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | White City: A Novel |
| 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 |
| 1993 | "I Believe My Own Eyes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Psychoderelict |
| 1993 | "Don't Try to Make Me Real" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Psychoderelict |
| 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 |
| "—" 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" | Thunderclap Newman | also bassist |
| 1970 | "Stormy Petrel" | Thunderclap Newman | also bassist |
| 1970 | Hollywood Dream | Thunderclap Newman | also bassist |
| 1979 | "Peppermint Lump"/"Breakfast in Naples" | Angie | also arranger |
| 1979 | "Spread It Around" | Straight Eight | executive producer on B-sides "It Ain't Easy" and "Oh No" |
| 1983 | Sweet Sound | Simon Townshend | |
| 1991 | "She Blows My Mind" | The Tambourines | |
| 2003 | The Awakening | Raphael Rudd | vocals on "The Awakening", recorded 1978 |

## 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. |

### Adaptations

| Year | Recording | Notes |
| 2015 | Classic Quadrophenia | orchestrated by Rachel Fuller conducted by Robert Ziegler |