# Brian Eno discography

The production and album discography of Brian Eno primarily consists of 29 solo studio albums, 22 collaborative studio albums, 18 compilation albums, one remix album, four video albums, nine extended plays, and 27 singles, as well as numerous productions credits from numerous artists & bands' singles, albums and compilations. Opal Records was launched in 1987 by Brian Eno as label for the US market, where it was distributed by Warner Bros until 1993. He further used the name for releases of the music of his installations (all issued without ID number).

## Albums
### Solo studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications :
| Date | Title | Label | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications and notes |
| Date | Title | Label | UK | NZ | US | US Alt | US Elec. | US Indie | Certifications and notes |
| 1974 | Here Come the Warm Jets | Island (ILPS 9268) | 26 | — | 151 | — | — | — |
| 1974.11. | Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) | Island (ILPS 9309) | — | 37 | — | — | — | — |
| 1975.11.14 | Another Green World | Island (ILPS 9351) | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1975.11. | Discreet Music | Obscure/Island (OBS 3) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1977.12. | Before and After Science | Polydor (2302 071), US: Island (ILPS 9478) | — | 18 | 171 | — | — | — | |
| 1978.09. | Music for Films | Polydor (2310 623) | 55 | 27 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1978.09. | Ambient 1: Music for Airports | E.G./Polydor (AMB 1, 2310 647) | — | — | — | — | — | — | BPI: Silver |
| 1982.03. | Ambient 4: On Land | E.G./Polydor (EGED 20 AMB 4, 2311 107, UK: 2335 228) | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1983.06. | Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks | E.G./Polydor (EG 53, 813 535, US: ENO 5) | 16 | 48 | — | — | 16 | — | BPI: Silver |
| 1985.10. | Thursday Afternoon | E.G./Polydor (EGCD 64, 827 494-2) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1992.09.01 | Nerve Net | Opal/Warner (45033) | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1992.11.10 | The Shutov Assembly | Opal/Warner (45010) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1993.08.03 | Neroli | All Saints (ASCD15), US: Gyroscope (CAROL 6600-2) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1997.07.07 | The Drop | All Saints (ASCD 32), US: Thirsty Ear (THI 66032) | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 on New Age charts |
| 1997 | Extracts from Music for White Cube | Opal | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1998 | Lightness: Music for the Marble Palace – The State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg | Opal | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1999 | I Dormienti | Opal | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1999 | Kite Stories | Opal | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2000 | Music for Civic Recovery Centre | Opal | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2001 | Compact Forest Proposal | Opal | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2003 | January 07003: Bell Studies for the Clock of the Long Now | Opal | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2005.06.13 | Another Day on Earth | Opal/Hannibal/US: Rykodisc (HNCD1475) | 75 | — | — | — | 13 | 32 | |
| 2006 | 77 Million: Laforet, Tokyo, March 2006 | Opal/Beat Records (BRCLTD1) | - | — | — | — | - | - | |
| 2010.06. | Making Space | Opal/Lumen London (LL077) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2011 | Drums Between the Bells | Opal/Warp (214) | 106 | — | — | — | 9 | 44 | |
| 2012.11.13 | Lux | Opal/Warp (231) | 77 | — | — | — | 7 | 27 | |
| 2016.04.29 | The Ship | Opal/Warp (272) | 28 | — | 175 | 9 | 1 | 11 | |
| 2017.01.01 | Reflection | Opal/Warp (280) | 78 | — | — | 23 | 2 | 17 | |
| 2020.08 | Rams | Opal/Universal (085 524-9) | — | — | 81 | — | — | — | |
| 2022.10.14 | ForeverAndEverNoMore | Opal/UMG | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes albums that did not chart ||||||||||

### Collaborative studio albums

| Year | Album | Partners (notes) | Label | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Year | Album | Partners (notes) | Label | UK | US | US Alt | US Elec. | US Indie | US Rock |
| 1973 | (No Pussyfooting) | Robert Fripp | Island (HELP 16) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | June 1, 1974 | Kevin Ayers, John Cale, and Nico | Island (ILPS 9291) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | Lady June's Linguistic Leprosy | Kevin Ayers, Pip Pyle and Lady June | Caroline/Virgin (C 1509) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | Evening Star | Robert Fripp | Island (HELP 22) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | Cluster & Eno | Cluster | Sky (010) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | After the Heat | Cluster, listed as Eno, Moebius, Roedelius | Sky (021) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | (Robert Sheckley's) In a Land of Clear Colours | Peter Sinfield (as narrator) Multimedia album, text by Robert Sheckley, illustrations by Leonor Quiles Limited ed. of 1000, masters were then destroyed | Mensanjero Voiceprint (VP151CD) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | Ambient 2: The Plateaux of Mirror | Harold Budd | E.G. (EGAMB 002) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics | Jon Hassell | E.G. (EGED 7) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | My Life in the Bush of Ghosts | David Byrne | E.G. (EGLP 48) | 29 | 44 | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | The Pearl | Harold Budd | E.G. (EGSP-2) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | Music for Films III | Daniel Lanois, Roger Eno, Michael Brook, Harold Budd, Laraaji a.o. | Opal (25769) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | Wrong Way Up | John Cale | Opal (26421) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | Spinner | Jah Wobble | All Saints (23) | 71 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | Original Soundtracks 1 | U2, listed as Passengers | Island (8043) | 12 | 76 | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | Tracks and Traces | Harmonia & Eno '76 (or Harmonia '76) | Rykodisc | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | Music for Onmyo-Ji | J. Peter Schwalm | Victor Jp (60980) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | Drawn from Life | J. Peter Schwalm | Astralwerks (10148) | 196 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | The Equatorial Stars | Robert Fripp | Opal | — | — | — | 23 | — | — |
| 2007 | Beyond Even | Robert Fripp | DGM (0702) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | Everything That Happens Will Happen Today | David Byrne | Todo Mundo | 153 | 174 | — | — | 18 | — |
| 2010 | Small Craft on a Milk Sea | Leo Abrahams and Jon Hopkins | Warp | 82 | 84 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 22 |
| 2011 | Drums Between the Bells | Rick Holland | Warp | 106 | — | — | 9 | 44 | — |
| 2011 | Panic of Looking | Rick Holland | Warp | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Someday World | Karl Hyde | Warp | 46 | 194 | — | 6 | 33 | 50 |
| 2014 | High Life | Karl Hyde | Warp | 94 | 194 | — | 7 | 31 | — |
| 2017 | Finding Shore | Tom Rogerson | Dead Oceans (DOC146) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | Mixing Colours | Roger Eno | Opal | — | — | — | 23 | — | — |
| 2023 | Secret Life | Fred Again | Text | — | — | — | 24 | — | — |
| "—" denotes albums that did not chart ||||||||||

### Remix albums

List of remix albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US Curr. | US New Age |
| Forever Voiceless | Released: 22 April 2023 Label: Verve | 83 | 1 |

### Compilation albums

| Title | Date | Label | Notes |
| Music for Airplay | 1981 | E.G. (ENO DJ) | highlights from his first four rock albums |
| Music for Films Volume 2 | 1983 | E.G. (EGSP-2) | highlights from Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks plus six unreleased tracks |
| Working Backwards 1983–1973 | 1983 | E.G. (EGBS-2) | box set (11 LPs), nine previously released albums plus Music for Films II and Rarities |
| Begegnungen | 1984 | Sky (87090) | with Cluster and related recordings |
| Begegnungen II | 1985 | Sky (87095) | with Cluster |
| Old Land | 1985 | Sky (SKY 105) | with Cluster |
| More Blank Than Frank CD released as Desert Island Selection | 1986 | E.G. (EGLP 65) | highlights from 1973 to 1977, LP, MC and CD editions slightly different |
| Eno Box II: Vocal | 1993 | Virgin (ENOBX 2) | box set (3 CDs plus booklet), vocal tracks 1973–1992 |
| The Essential Fripp and Eno | 1994 | Venture (CDVE 920) | with Robert Fripp, highlights from Fripp & Eno albums |
| Eno Box I: Instrumental | 1994 | Virgin (ENOBX 1) | box set (3 CDs plus booklet), instrumentals 1970–1988 |
| Sonora Portraits | 1999 | Materiali sonori (95701) | |
| Curiosities Volume 1 | 2003 | Opal | unused music |
| Curiosities Volume II | 2005 | Opal | unused music |
| More Music for Films | 2005 | Astralwerks | from Music for Films, Music for Films Volume 2 and Eno Box I: Instrumental |
| Beyond Even DGM release as The Cotswold Gnomes | 2006 | Opal (0702)/DGM | with Robert Fripp, 1992–2006, prev. unreleased on disc (2 CD) |
| Music for Installations | 2018 | Astralwerks/Capitol/Universal | |
| Film Music 1976-2020 | 2020 | Opal/UMC/Universal | 8 released and 7 unreleased themes composed for films and TV series |

## EPs

| Title | Album details | Notes |
| Panic of Looking | Released: 2011 Label: Warp, Opal (322) | |
| Luminous | Released: 2020 Label: Deutsche Grammophon | with Roger Eno |
| Film Music: Crime Pays | Released: 18 December 2020 Label: UMG | |
| Film Music: Interior | Released: 8 January 2021 Label: UMG | |
| Film Music: Voices & Words | Released: 15 January 2021 Label: UMG | |
| Film Music: Jarman > Stillness | Released: 25 January 2021 Label: Opal, UMG | |
| Film Music: Europa | Released: 5 February 2021 Label: UMG | |
| Film Music: Science / Fiction | Released: 12 February 2021 Label: UMG | |
| Small Craft | Released: February 10, 2023 Label: Opal, Universal | Previously released outtakes from Small Craft on a Milk Sea |

## Singles

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions0 | Peak chart positions0 | Album |
| Title | Year | US AAA | US Dance | Album |
| "Seven Deadly Finns" | 1974 | — | — | Non-album single |
| "The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh)" | 1975 | — | — | Non-album single |
| "King's Lead Hat" (different mix from LP) | 1978 | — | — | Before and After Science |
| "The Jezebel Spirit" | 1981 | — | 37 | My Life in the Bush of Ghosts |
| "Backwater" | 1986 | — | — | Before and After Science |
| "Ali Click" | 1992 | — | — | Nerve Net |
| "Fractal Zoom" | 1992 | — | — | Nerve Net |
| "Ascent (An Ending)" | 2004 | — | — | Clean |
| "Baby's on Fire" | 2007 | — | — | Here Come the Warm Jets |
| "Strange Overtones" | 2008 | 14 | — | Everything That Happens Will Happen Today |
| "Lux" (excerpt) | 2012 | — | — | Lux |
| "Dream Nails" (with Sebastian Rochford) | 2012 | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Lux" (Nicolas Jaar Remix) | 2016 | — | — | Brian Eno x Nicolas Jaar x Grizzly Bear |
| "Chain" (with Leo Abrahams) | 2015 | — | — | Daylight |
| "The Ship" | 2016 | — | — | The Ship |
| "Fickle Sun (iii) I'm Set Free" | 2016 | — | — | The Ship |
| "Only Once Away My Son" (with Kevin Shields) | 2017 | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Kazakhstan" (edit) | 2018 | — | — | Music for Installations |
| "The Weight Of History / Only Once Away My Son" (with Kevin Shields) | 2018 | — | — | Non-album single |
| "One More Yard" (with Evamore and Sinéad O'Connor) | 2018 | — | — | Non-album single |
| "City of Life" | 2020 | — | — | split single with Derrick May |
| "Wanting to Believe (O Holy Night)" (with Roger Eno) | 2021 | — | — | Winter Tales |
| "Lago Escondido" (with Samuel Aguilar) | 2022 | — | — | Música para los Jameos del Agua |
| "There Were Bells" | 2022 | — | — | ForeverAndEverNoMore |
| "Line in the Sand" (with Hot Chip and Goddess) | 2022 | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Epica Extension" (remix for Jean-Michel Jarre) | 2022 | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Making Gardens Out of Silence in the Uncanny Valley" | 2023 | — | — | ForeverAndEverNoMore |

## Other appearances

| Year | Song | Album | Notes |
| 1978 | "Dover Beach" and "Slow Water" | Jubilee | "Slow Water" released same year on Music for Films |
| 1984 | "Prophecy Theme" | Dune | with Roger Eno and Daniel Lanois |
| 1988 | "You Don't Miss Your Water" | Married to the Mob | solo William Bell cover |
| 1988 | "Saint Tom", "White Mustang", "Sirens", "Asian River", "Theme for 'Opera'", and "Theme from 'Creation'" | Music for Films III | "White Mustang" and "Sirens" with Daniel Lanois, "Theme for 'Opera'" with Roger Eno |
| 1988 | "From the Beginning" | Opera | solo |
| 1992 | "Under" | Songs from the Cool World | solo, rerecorded for Another Day on Earth |
| 1995 | "Force Marker" | Heat | solo |
| 1995 | "Stravinsky", "Distant Hill", and "Radiothesia III" | Future Perfect | solo, from unreleased Glitterbug soundtrack |
| 1996 | "My Dark Life" | Songs in the Key of X | with Elvis Costello |
| 2013 | "Mother of Violence" | And I'll Scratch Yours | solo Peter Gabriel cover |
| 2023 | "Little Roof" | Earth Day 2023 | solo |

### Live

| Year | Song | Album | Notes |
| 1974 | "Driving Me Backwards" and "Baby's on Fire" | June 1, 1974 | from concert with Kevin Ayers, John Cale, and Nico |

## Videography
### Video albums

| Year | Video details | Notes |
| 1981 | Mistaken Memories of Mediaeval Manhattan Released: 1981 Label: Mystic Fire Format: VHS | Later compiled on 14 Video Paintings |
| 1984 | Thursday Afternoon Released: 1984 Label: Sony Format: VHS, LD | Later compiled on 14 Video Paintings |
| 1994 | Headcandy Released: 1994 Label: BMG (76896-40067) Format: CD-ROM | Collaboration with Chris Juul and Doug Jipson |
| 2006 | 77 Million Paintings Released: 26 September 2006 Label: Ryko Format: DVD | Revised edition released 2007 |

### Music videos

| Title | Year | Director(s) |
| "Here Come the Warm Jets" | 1973 | |
| "Seven Deadly Finns" (live) | 1974 | |
| "Like I Was a Spectator" | 1983 | NASA |
| "Thursday Afternoon" | 1984 | Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno |
| "Lost in the Humming Air" (featuring Harold Budd) | 2005 | Martin Davies |
| "An Ending (Ascent)" | 2019 | NASA |
| "Blonde" | 2020 | Deutsche Grammophon employees |
| "Decline and Fall" | 2020 | Henrique Goldman |
| "There Were Bells" | 2021/22 | Tilo Krause |

## Productions, mixes, and guest appearances

| Year | Album | Role | Artist |
| 1974 | Fear | synthesizer, effects | John Cale |
| 1974 | Captain Lockheed and the Starfighters | synthesizer, electronic effects | Robert Calvert |
| 1974 | Lady June's Linguistic Leprosy | vocals, various instruments | Lady June |
| 1974 | The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway | vocal treatments | Genesis |
| 1975 | The Rock Peter and the Wolf | synthesizer | Jack Lancaster and Robin Lumley |
| 1975 | Mainstream | synthesizer, treatments | Quiet Sun |
| 1975 | Diamond Head | vocals, treatments, various instruments | Phil Manzanera |
| 1975 | Lucky Leif and the Longships | production, synthesizer | Robert Calvert |
| 1975 | New & Rediscovered Musical Instruments | production | David Toop & Max Eastley |
| 1976 | Voices and Instruments | production | Jan Steele / John Cage |
| 1977 | Low | synthesizer, various instruments, guitar treatment | David Bowie |
| 1977 | Ultravox! | production | Ultravox |
| 1977 | Heroes | synthesizer, keyboards, guitar treatment | David Bowie |
| 1978 | More Songs About Buildings and Food | production, synthesizer, various instruments, backing vocals | Talking Heads |
| 1978 | No New York | production | Various artists |
| 1978 | The Pavilion of Dreams | production, vocals | Harold Budd |
| 1978 | Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! | production, synthesizer, vocals | Devo |
| 1979 | Fear of Music | songwriting (on "I Zimbra" and "Drugs"), production, treatment, vocals | Talking Heads |
| 1979 | Lodger | songwriting, various instruments, atmospheres, backing vocals | David Bowie |
| 1980 | Ambient 3: Day of Radiance | production | Laraaji |
| 1980 | Remain in Light | songwriting, production, various instruments, backing vocals, vocal arrangements | Talking Heads |
| 1980 | Commercial Album | synthesizer on "The Coming of the Crow" | The Residents |
| 1981 | The Pace Setters | production | Edikanfo |
| 1984 | Dune | production | Toto |
| 1984 | The Unforgettable Fire | various instruments, vocals, treatments | U2 |
| 1986 | Hybrid | production, synthesizer, treatments, piano, bass, percussion, mix | Michael Brook with Eno and Daniel Lanois |
| 1985 | Africana | keyboards | Teresa de Sio |
| 1986 | The Falling | production of "Mercy" & "Easy for You" | Carmel |
| 1986 | Power Spot | production, bass | Jon Hassell |
| 1987 | The Joshua Tree | production, keyboards, programming, backing vocals | U2 |
| 1988 | Flash of the Spirit | production | Jon Hassell/Farafina |
| 1989 | Words for the Dying | production; keyboards on "The Soul of Carmen Miranda" | John Cale |
| 1989 | Zvuki Mu | production | Zvuki Mu |
| 1991 | Achtung Baby | production (with Dan Lanois), keyboards; string arrangement on "So Cruel" | U2 |
| 1991 | Exile | production | Geoffrey Oryema |
| 1993 | Laid | production, various instruments, vocals | James |
| 1993 | Souvlaki | keyboards, treatments | Slowdive |
| 1993 | When I Was a Boy | synthesizer, oboe, shaker | Jane Siberry |
| 1993 | Zooropa | production, synthesizer, effects, various instruments | U2 |
| 1994 | Bright Red | production, treatments | Laurie Anderson |
| 1994 | Wah Wah | production | James |
| 1995 | Outside | synthesizer, treatments | David Bowie |
| 1998 | Nomad Soul | production of "Lam Lam" | Baaba Maal |
| 1999 | Millionaires | production | James |
| 2000 | All That You Can't Leave Behind | production, synthesizer, programming, string arrangement, backing vocals | U2 |
| 2000 | Faith and Courage | production; piano on "Emma's Song" | Sinéad O'Connor |
| 2000 | Now, Always, Never | production, keyboard, vocals | Sikter |
| 2001 | Pleased to Meet You | production | James |
| 2005 | X&Y | synthesizer on "Low" | Coldplay |
| 2006 | Surprise | electronics, sonic landscapes, co-composed three tracks | Paul Simon |
| 2008 | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | production, electronics | Coldplay |
| 2008 | Hurricane | production, keyboard, backing vocals | Grace Jones |
| 2008 | Prospekt's March | production, electronics | Coldplay |
| 2009 | No Line on the Horizon | production, synthesizer, programming, vocals | U2 |
| 2011 | Mylo Xyloto | songwriting, "enoxification" (additional recording input) | Coldplay |
| 2011 | From Africa with Fury: Rise | production | Seun Kuti |
| 2014 | In Conflict | synthesizer, guitar, vocals | Owen Pallett |
| 2015 | A Head Full of Dreams | backing vocals | Coldplay |
| 2017 | Altar | production | The Gift |
| 2017 | Kaleidoscope | production of "Aliens" | Coldplay |
| 2020 | Don't Shy Away | production; synthesizer, programming on "Homing" | Loma |
| 2022 | Epica Extension | production, remixing | Jean-Michel Jarre |
| 2023 | I/O | production, synthesizer, bells, percussion, "electric worms", guitar, ukulele, programming | Peter Gabriel |

### Executive producer

| Year | Title | Artist |
| 1974 | Fear | John Cale |
| 1976 | Music from the Penguin Cafe | Penguin Cafe Orchestra |