# Mike Oldfield albums discography

This is the albums discography of English musician Mike Oldfield.

## Studio albums

| Title | 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 |
| Title | Album details | UK | AUS | AUT | CAN | GER | NL | SPA | SWE | SWI | US | Certifications |
| Tubular Bells | Released: 25 May 1973 Label: Virgin Formats: LP, MC, 8-track, reel-to-reel | 1 | 1 | 67 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 4 | — | 21 | 3 | BPI: 9× Platinum ARIA: 3× Platinum MC: 2× Platinum NVPI: Gold RIAA: Gold |
| Hergest Ridge | Released: 30 August 1974 Label: Virgin Formats: LP, MC, 8-track | 1 | 12 | — | 91 | — | 12 | 54 | 11 | — | 87 | BPI: Gold |
| Ommadawn | Released: 31 October 1975 Label: Virgin Formats: LP, MC, 8-track | 4 | 60 | — | 74 | — | 2 | 5 | 42 | — | 146 | BPI: Gold NVPI: Gold |
| Incantations | Released: 1 December 1978 Label: Virgin Formats: 2×LP, MC | 14 | 54 | — | — | 41 | 27 | 9 | 32 | — | — | BPI: Platinum |
| Platinum | Released: 23 November 1979 Label: Virgin Formats: LP, MC Released in North America as Airborn | 24 | 98 | 17 | — | 11 | — | 27 | — | — | — | BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold PROMUSICAE: Platinum |
| QE2 | Released: 31 October 1980 Label: Virgin Formats: LP, MC | 27 | 23 | 8 | — | 12 | — | 45 | — | — | 174 | BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold PROMUSICAE: Gold |
| Five Miles Out | Released: 19 March 1982 Label: Virgin Formats: LP, MC | 7 | 16 | 10 | 29 | 7 | 34 | 3 | 5 | — | 164 | BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold PROMUSICAE: Platinum |
| Crises | Released: 27 May 1983 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, LP, MC | 6 | 17 | 2 | 57 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | BPI: Gold BVMI: Platinum NVPI: Gold PROMUSICAE: Platinum |
| Discovery | Released: 25 June 1984 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, LP, MC | 15 | 56 | 3 | 44 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold PROMUSICAE: Gold |
| Islands | Released: 28 September 1987 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, LP, MC | 29 | — | 10 | — | 9 | 71 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 138 | BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold PROMUSICAE: Gold |
| Earth Moving | Released: 10 July 1989 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, LP, MC | 30 | — | 21 | — | 1 | 55 | 21 | 21 | 3 | — | BVMI: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold PROMUSICAE: Gold |
| Amarok | Released: 28 May 1990 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, LP, MC | 49 | — | 26 | — | 16 | 66 | 27 | 50 | 30 | — | |
| Heaven's Open | Released: 18 February 1991 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, LP, MC | — | — | — | — | 13 | 80 | — | — | 16 | — | |
| Tubular Bells II | Released: 31 August 1992 Label: WEA Formats: CD, LP, MC | 1 | 12 | 4 | — | 7 | 15 | 1 | 18 | 19 | — | BPI: 2× Platinum BVMI: Gold PROMUSICAE: 5× Platinum |
| The Songs of Distant Earth | Released: 21 November 1994 Label: WEA Formats: CD, LP, MC | 24 | — | 20 | — | 33 | 81 | 1 | 12 | 23 | — | BPI: Gold PROMUSICAE: 2× Platinum |
| Voyager | Released: 26 August 1996 Label: WEA Formats: CD, MC | 12 | — | 16 | — | 15 | 41 | 1 | 13 | 15 | — | BPI: Gold PROMUSICAE: 3× Platinum |
| Tubular Bells III | Released: 31 August 1998 Label: WEA Formats: CD, MC | 4 | 96 | 4 | — | 9 | 46 | 1 | 31 | 26 | — | BPI: Gold PROMUSICAE: 4× Platinum |
| Guitars | Released: 24 May 1999 Label: WEA Formats: CD, MC | 40 | — | 35 | — | 16 | — | 3 | — | 34 | — | PROMUSICAE: Platinum |
| The Millennium Bell | Released: 26 November 1999 Label: WEA Formats: CD, MC | 133 | — | 43 | — | 39 | — | 5 | — | 94 | — | PROMUSICAE: Platinum |
| Tres Lunas | Released: 3 June 2002 Label: WEA Formats: CD, MC | — | — | 8 | — | 19 | — | 5 | 32 | 44 | — | PROMUSICAE: Platinum |
| Tubular Bells 2003 | Released: 27 May 2003 Label: WEA Formats: CD, MC | 51 | — | — | — | 29 | 41 | 11 | — | 55 | — | |
| Light + Shade | Released: 26 September 2005 Label: Mercury Formats: 2×CD | 175 | — | — | — | 26 | — | 9 | — | 76 | — | |
| Music of the Spheres | Released: 17 March 2008 Label: Universal Classics and Jazz, Mercury Formats: CD | 9 | — | 62 | — | 14 | — | 7 | 31 | 37 | — | BPI: Silver |
| Man on the Rocks | Released: 3 March 2014 Label: Virgin EMI Formats: CD, 2×LP, digital download | 12 | — | 10 | — | 3 | 16 | 5 | 48 | 9 | — | |
| Return to Ommadawn | Released: 29 January 2017 Label: Virgin EMI Formats: CD, LP, digital download | 4 | — | 6 | — | 3 | 28 | 1 | 38 | 8 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||||||||||||

## Live albums

There is only one officially released Oldfield live audio album, Exposed, although others have been released on video: Warner's Sight&Sound edition of The Art in Heaven Concert includes a CD of Oldfield's new millennium live performance in Berlin; and the special edition of Music of the Spheres also contains the only live performance of the piece by Oldfield (Bilbao 2008).
The North America alternate version of Platinum, Airborn, features a live version of Tubular Bells part one and a live/studio version of Incantations on the second LP. Note, they are not the same recordings as Exposed.
Live CDs were also included in the Mercury Records deluxe editions of Oldfield's albums: Platinum (Live at Wembley Arena, May 1980), QE2 (Live from the European Adventure Tour), Five Miles Out (Live in Cologne – 6 December 1982 – Five Miles Out Tour), Crises (Live at Wembley Arena 22 July 1983 Crises Tour).
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | UK | GER | Certifications |
| Exposed | Released: 27 July 1979 Label: Virgin Formats: 2×LP, MC | 16 | 43 | BPI: Silver |

## Soundtrack albums

The only full film score which Oldfield has written, was for the 1984 film The Killing Fields. Oldfield was commissioned to produce the music for NASA's The Space Movie in 1979; no soundtrack album was released at the time. However a DVD and CD soundtrack (though the CD content is just the audio track from the DVD, including voiceovers and sound effects) were issued in October 2015. He also contributed to the movie soundtrack album on The X-Files, with his rendition of Mark Snow's main theme, entitled "Tubular X".
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | UK | CAN | GER | SPA | Certifications |
| The Killing Fields | Released: 26 November 1984 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, LP, MC | 97 | 90 | 64 | 16 | BPI: Silver |

## Orchestral arrangements

In 1975, David Bedford arranged Oldfield's first two albums, Tubular Bells and Hergest Ridge, for orchestra. These were both performed and recorded, but only The Orchestral Tubular Bells was released to the public as an album. Even though The Orchestral Hergest Ridge was not released, sections were used in the soundtrack to The Space Movie.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | UK | Certifications |
| The Orchestral Tubular Bells | Released: January 1975 Label: Virgin Formats: LP, MC, 8-track | 17 | BPI: Silver |

## Remix albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | AUT | GER | NL | SPA | SWE |
| Tubular Beats | Released: 1 February 2013 Label: Ear Music Formats: CD, digital download | 67 | 55 | 54 | 96 | 55 |
| The 1984 Suite | Released: 29 January 2016 Label: Mercury/Virgin EMI Formats: LP, digital download | — | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||||||

## Compilation albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | UK | AUT | GER | NL | SPA | SWE | SWI | Certifications |
| Music Wonderland | Released: March 1981 Label: Virgin Formats: LP, MC Continental Europe-only release | — | — | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | BVMI: Gold |
| Episodes | Released: June 1981 Label: Virgin Formats: LP, MC France-only release | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Complete Mike Oldfield | Released: 21 October 1985 Label: Virgin Formats: 2×CD, 2×LP, 2×MC | 36 | — | 17 | — | 7 | — | 27 | BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold PROMUSICAE: Gold |
| Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield | Released: 13 September 1993 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, LP, MC | 5 | 24 | 13 | 54 | 5 | 4 | 21 | BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold PROMUSICAE: 2× Platinum |
| XXV: The Essential | Released: 17 November 1997 Label: WEA/Virgin Formats: CD, MC | 78 | 19 | 42 | — | 19 | — | — | PROMUSICAE: Gold |
| The Best of Tubular Bells | Released: 4 June 2001 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, MC | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Collection | Released: February 2002 Label: Virgin Formats: 2×CD | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Platinum Collection | Released: 13 March 2006 Label: Virgin Formats: 3×CD | 36 | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | |
| The Mike Oldfield Collection 1974–1983 | Released: 8 June 2009 Label: Mercury Formats: 2×CD | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Icon | Released: 31 May 2012 Label: Universal Music Formats: CD | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Two Sides: The Very Best of Mike Oldfield | Released: 30 July 2012 Label: Mercury/Universal Music Formats: 2×CD, digital download | 6 | — | 22 | — | 38 | — | 86 | |
| Moonlight Shadow: The Collection | Released: 22 April 2013 Label: Mercury/Universal Music Formats: CD, digital download | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Best of 1992–2003 | Released: 24 April 2015 Label: Warner Music Formats: 2×CD, digital download | — | — | — | — | 70 | — | 91 | |
| Lo mejor de... | Released: 10 July 2015 Label: Universal Music Formats: CD Spain-only release | — | — | — | — | 93 | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. ||||||||||

## Box sets

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | UK | SPA |
| Boxed | Released: 29 October 1976 Label: Virgin Formats: 4×LP, 2×MC | 22 | — |
| Collector's Edition Box | Released: 1990 Label: Virgin Formats: 2×CD | — | — |
| Elements Box | Released: November 1993 Label: Virgin Formats: 4×CD | — | — |
| The Complete Tubular Bells | Released: November 1993 Label: WEA Formats: 3×CD+DVD | 167 | 13 |
| Classic Album Selection – Six Albums 1973–1980 | Released: 30 July 2012 Label: Mercury/Universal Music Formats: 6×CD | — | 68 |
| The Studio Albums 1992–2003 | Released: 21 October 2014 Label: Warner Music Formats: 8×CD | — | — |
| Original Album Series | Released: 11 November 2016 Label: Rhino/Warner Music Formats: 5×CD | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. ||||

## Video albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | UK | Certifications |
| The Essential Mike Oldfield | Released: October 1981 Label: Virgin Video Formats: VHS | — | |
| Tubular Bells – Live in Concert | Released: 1984 Label: WOT Video/Festival Formats: VHS Australia-only release | — | |
| The Wind Chimes | Released: June 1988 Label: Virgin Music Video Formats: VHS, CD-V | 8 | |
| Tubular Bells II – The Performance Live at Edinburgh Castle | Released: October 1992 Label: Warner Music Vision Formats: VHS, LD | 4 | |
| Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield | Released: September 1993 Label: Virgin Formats: VHS, LD | 5 | |
| Tubular Bells III Live | Released: October 1998 Label: Warner Music Video Formats: VHS | 9 | |
| Tubular Bells II & III Live | Released: 20 September 1999 Label: Warner Music Video Formats: DVD | 16 | BPI: Gold |
| The Art in Heaven Concert | Released: 10 February 2000 Label: Warner Music Video Formats: DVD, VHS | 20 | |
| Esposed | Released: 24 October 2005 Label: EMI/Virgin Formats: 2×DVD | 33 | |
| Live at Montreux 1981 | Released: 15 May 2006 Label: Eagle Vision Formats: DVD | 40 | |
| The Tubular Bells 50th Anniversary Tour | Released: 7 November 2022 Label: Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment Formats: 2×DVD, 2×Blu-ray | 1 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. ||||

## EPs

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | UK |
| Take Four | Released: 1 December 1978 Label: Virgin Formats: 7", 12" | 72 |
| The Singles | Released: 1981 Label: Virgin Formats: 12" Japan-only release | — |
| The Mike Oldfield EP | Released: September 1982 Label: Virgin Formats: 7", 12" Germany-only release | — |
| Tattoo – Live at Edinburgh Castle EP | Released: 7 December 1992 Label: WEA Formats: CD | — |
| In Dulci Jubilo – The Mike Oldfield Christmas EP | Released: November 1993 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, MC | — |
| The X-Files Theme EP | Released: 16 December 1998 Label: EastWest Japan Formats: CD Japan-only release | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||

## Collaborations

| Year | Title | Artist | Notes |
| 1968 | Children of the Sun | The Sallyangie | As part of a duo with his sister Sally Oldfield. Sallyangie also released two singles. |
| 1969 | "Two Ships" / "Colours of the World" | The Sallyangie | Single |
| 1969 | "Child of Allah" / "Lady Go Lightly" | The Sallyangie | Single |
| 1970 | Shooting at the Moon | Kevin Ayers and the Whole World | Bass guitar, lead guitar and backing vocals |
| 1970 | "If You've Got Money" / "Yep" | Bridget St. John | Elektra single; Bridget St. John featuring Kevin Ayers and the Whole World, including Mike Oldfield on lead guitar |
| 1971 | Edgar Broughton Band | The Edgar Broughton Band | Mandolin on one track |
| 1971 | Ear of Beholder | Lol Coxhill | |
| 1971 | Whatevershebringswesing | Kevin Ayers and the Whole World | Bass guitar and lead guitar |
| 1972 | Nurses Song with Elephants | David Bedford | |
| 1973 | Legend | Henry Cow | |
| 1974 | Rock Bottom | Robert Wyatt | Lead guitar on one track |
| 1974 | The Confessions of Dr. Dream and Other Stories | Kevin Ayers | Lead guitar on one track |
| 1974 | June 1, 1974 | Kevin Ayers, John Cale, Nico and Brian Eno | Live album recorded at the Rainbow Theatre in London on 1 June 1974. |
| 1974 | Star's End | David Bedford | |
| 1974 | Unrest | Henry Cow | |
| 1974 | Theatre Royal Drury Lane 8th September 1974 | Robert Wyatt | Live album released in 2005; lead guitar. |
| 1975 | The Rime of the Ancient Mariner | David Bedford | |
| 1976 | Odd Ditties | Kevin Ayers | A compilation of singles and unreleased tracks. |
| 1976 | The Odyssey | David Bedford | |
| 1976 | Bandages | The Edgar Broughton Band | |
| 1977 | Instructions for Angels | David Bedford | |
| 1977 | Mathematicians Air Display | Pekka Pohjola | Also known as a collaboration with Pekka Pohjola or The Consequences of Indecisions album. The original title is Keesojen lehto, under which it is available on CD from Love Records. There was also a release with a Swedish title. |
| 1977 | Song of the White Horse | David Bedford | |
| 1977 | Fine Old Tom | Tom Newman | |
| 1978 | Water Bearer | Sally Oldfield | Mandolin on "Child of Allah"; a song that Oldfield had previously recorded with his sister, Sally, as Sallyangie. |
| 1979 | Faerie Symphony | Tom Newman | |
| 1979 | Downwind | Pierre Moerlen's Gong | |
| 1979 | Strange Man, Changed Man | Bram Tchaikovsky | |
| 1979 | "Judy's Gone Down/Jung Lovers" | James Vane | Single |
| 1980 | Live | Pierre Moerlen's Gong | Live album |
| 1980 | The Concertina Record | Lea Nicholson | Guitar, sleigh bells and bodhrán on one track |
| 1980 | Joy | The Skids | |
| 1983 | Star Clusters, Nebulae & Places in Devon/The Song of the White Horse | David Bedford | Produced and Engineered by Oldfield. Also the only LP issued by Oldfield Music. |
| 1990 | Natasha | Sally Nathasha Oldfield | |
| 1990 | Kâma-Sûtra | Michel Polnareff | |
| 1992 | Still Life with Guitar | Kevin Ayers | |
| 1992 | BBC Radio 1: Live in Concert | Kevin Ayers | |
| 1992 | Pavarotti & Friends | Luciano Pavarotti |
| 1995 | Variations on a Rhythm of Mike Oldfield | David Bedford | |
| 1996 | Singing the Bruise | Kevin Ayers | |
| 1997 | Snow Blind | Tom Newman | |
| 1998 | The Garden of Love | Kevin Ayers | |
| 2000 | Official Bootleg One | Phil Beer | |
| 2000 | Do Ya Wanna Play, Carl | Carl Palmer | |
| 2002 | From the Banks of the River Irwell | Max Bacon | |
| 2005 | Tag und Nacht | Schiller | |
| 2006 | Night of the Proms 2006 | Night of the Proms | Various artists live concert album; orchestral sections of Tubular Bells and Ommadawn, and "Shadow on the Wall" with John Miles. Tubular Bells on DVD "Best of the Night of the Proms Vol.2". Moonlight Shadow with Miriam Stockley on DVD "Best of Night of the Proms Vol 3". |
| 2008 | "Song for Survival" featuring the Anuta tribe | Songs for Survival | Various artists charity album for Survival International. In support of the BBC television series Tribe and Amazon. |
| 2012 | Journey into Space | Terry Oldfield | Guitar on "Origin", "Flight of the Eagle" and "Dancer in the Void". |
| 2012 | Isles of Wonder: Music for the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games | Various | Soundtrack from the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. Features new arrangements of Tubular Bells introduction, "Far Above the Clouds" and "In Dulci Jubilo". This album charted in the top ten around the world. Live performance also released on BBC DVD/Blu-ray. |
| 2012 | Islanders | York | "Islanders" |