The discography of the English rock band the Who consists of 12 studio albums, 18 live albums, four soundtrack albums, 36 compilation albums, four extended plays, 58 singles and 25 video albums.
The Who have been with several labels over the years. In the United Kingdom and elsewhere outside North America, they were signed originally to Brunswick Records. In 1966, they moved to Polydor Records and took the rights to their Brunswick recordings with them. They created and moved to Track Records the following year remaining with the label ever since.
In North America, they were originally on Decca Records. They moved to Atco Records for one single in 1966 The label released Face Dances and It's Hard and their singles, before the Who disbanded. In later years, MCA would acquire the US rights to the Warner Bros. albums. In 2003, MCA Records (now under common ownership with Polydor, under Universal Music Group) was folded into Geffen Records. Geffen now controls the US rights to the Who's catalogue up through It's Hard. Their 2006 comeback album, Endless Wire, was released through Universal Republic in the US.
Albums
Studio albums
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album details
! scope="col" colspan="10"| Peak chart positions
! style="width:170px;" rowspan="2"| Certifications<br />(sales thresholds)
|-
!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"| UK<br />
!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"| AUS<br />
!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|CAN<br />
!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|FRA<br />
!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|GER<br />
!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|NLD<br />
!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|NOR<br />
!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|SWE<br />
!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|SWI<br />
!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|US<br />
|-
! scope="row"| My Generation (UK)
The Who Sings My Generation (US)
|
- Released: 3 December 1965 (UK); 25 April 1966 (US)
- Label: Brunswick (UK) and Decca (US)
|5
|153
|—
|—
|14
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|
- UK: Gold
|-
! scope="row"| A Quick One (UK)
Happy Jack (US)
|
- Released: 9 December 1966 (UK); April 1967 (US)
- Label: Reaction (UK) and Decca (US)
|4
|163
|13
|—
|—
|—
|19
|—
|—
|67
|
|-
! scope="row"| The Who Sell Out
|
- Released: 15 December 1967
- Label: Track (UK) and Decca (US)
|13
|8
|160
|3
|—
|—
|—
|—
|48
|48
|
- UK: Silver
- Label: Track (UK) and Decca (US)
|2
|8
|6
|2
|50
|5
|—
|—
|—
|4
|
- UK: Gold
- NZ: Gold
- US: 2× Platinum 27 August 1971 (UK)
- Label: Track (UK) and Decca (US)
|1
|3
|5
|2
|14
|2
|6
|—
|39
|4
|
- UK: Platinum
- Label: Track (UK) and MCA (US)
|2
|7
|2
|—
|—
|3
|3
|—
|—
|2
|
- UK: Gold
- Label: Polydor (UK) and MCA (US)
|6
|9
|2
|7
|49
|29
|21
|27
|—
|2
|
- UK: Gold
! style="width:3em;font-size:85%"| Record World<br />
|-
! scope="row"| Live at Leeds
|
- Released: 16 May 1970
- Label: Track (UK) and Decca (US)
| 3
| 6
| 2
| 8
| 5
| 13
| 4
| 4
| 3
|
- UK: Gold
| —
| —
| —
| 81
| —
| —
|
- UK: Gold
- CAN: Gold
- US: Gold
|-
! scope="row"| The Kids Are Alright
|
- Released: 8 June 1979
- Label: Polydor (UK) and MCA (US)
| style="text-align:center;"| 26
| style="text-align:center;"| 8
|
- UK: Gold
- CAN: Gold
- US: Platinum
|-
! scope="row"| Quadrophenia
|
- Released: September 1979
- Label: Polydor (UK) and MCA (US)
| style="text-align:center;"| 23
| style="text-align:center;"| 46
|
- UK: Gold
|-
! scope="row"| Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who
|
- Released: 24 March 2008
- Label: Geffen (US only)
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|
|-
| colspan="17" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"| "—" denotes albums that did not chart, or was not released in that country.
|}
Compilation albums
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
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! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album details
! scope="col" colspan="10" | Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Certifications
|-
! style="width:3em;font-size:85%" |UK<br />
! style="width:3em;font-size:85%" |CAN<br />
! style="width:3em;font-size:85%" |IRE<br />
! style="width:3em;font-size:85%" |NOR<br />
- Label: MCA (US only)
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| 94
| —
| —
|
- US: 2× Platinum
| —
| —
|
- UK: Platinum
- Label: Polydor (UK only)
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|-
! scope="row"| Essential
|
- Released: 16 October 2020
- Label: Universal (UK only)
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|-
| colspan="19" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" | "—" denotes albums that were released but did not chart, albums not released in a particular territory, or chart information is not available.
|}
Extended plays
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| EP details
! scope="col" colspan="6"| Peak chart positions
|-
! style="width:3em;font-size:85%" | UK<br />
! style="width:3em;font-size:85%" | DEN<br />
! style="width:3em;font-size:85%" | ESP<br />
! style="width:3em;font-size:85%" | SWI<br />
| style="text-align:center;" | —
| style="text-align:center;" | —
| style="text-align:center;" | —
| style="text-align:center;" | —
| style="text-align:center;" | —
|-
! scope="row"| Wire & Glass
|
- Released: 17 July 2006
- Label: Polydor (Europe and Australasia)
| style="text-align:center;" | —
| style="text-align:center;" | 31
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| style="text-align:center;" | 9
| style="text-align:center;" | 39
| style="text-align:center;" | 83
|}
Singles
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!rowspan="2" style="width:5px;" | Year
!rowspan="2" style="width:200px;"| Song
!rowspan="2" style="width:200px;"| B-side
!colspan="10" | Chart positions
!rowspan="2" | Certifications
!rowspan="2" style="width:100px;"| Album
|-
!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|UK<br />
!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|FRA<br />
!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|GER<br />
!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|NZ<br />
!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|SWI<br />
!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|US <br />Hot 100<br />
!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|US<br />Cash Box<br />
|-
| rowspan="2"|1964
| "Zoot Suit" (credited to The High Numbers)
| "I'm the Face" (credited to The High Numbers)
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|
| rowspan="3"
|-
| "I Can't Explain"
| "Bald Headed Woman"
| style="text-align:center;"|8
| style="text-align:center;"|87
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|14
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|93
| style="text-align:center;"|57
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|1965
| "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere"
| "Daddy Rolling Stone" (UK)<br />"Anytime You Want Me" (US)
| style="text-align:center;"|10
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|38
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|
|-
| "My Generation"
| "Shout and Shimmy" (UK) (non-album track)<br />"Out in the Street" (US)
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|13
| style="text-align:center;"|6
| style="text-align:center;"|7
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|74
| style="text-align:center;"|99
|
- UK: Platinum
| "Had Enough"
| style="text-align:center;"|18
| style="text-align:center;"|23
| style="text-align:center;"|7
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|44
| style="text-align:center;"|23
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|14
| style="text-align:center;"|9
|
- UK: Silver
!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"| SWE
!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"| DEN
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left"| "Bucket 'T'"
| rowspan=1|1967
|—
|1
|9
| rowspan=1 style="text-align:left"|Ready Steady Who
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left"| "Another Tricky Day"
| rowspan=5|1981
|6
|—
|—
| rowspan=5 style="text-align:left"|Face Dances
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left"| "Daily Records"
|36
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left"| "Did You Steal My Money?"
|38
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left"| "How Can You Do It Alone?"
|50
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left"| "You"
|51
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left"| "Cry If You Want"
| rowspan=2|1982
|34
|—
|—
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:left"|It's Hard
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left"| "Dangerous"
|38
|—
|—
|}
Other appearances
Studio contributions
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Song
!Album
|-
|1979
|"Get Out and Stay Out", "Four Faces", and "Joker James"
|Quadrophenia (soundtrack)
|-
|1991
|"Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"
|Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin
|}
Live appearances
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Songs
!Album
|-
|1981
|"Baba O'Riley", "Sister Disco", "Behind Blue Eyes", and "See Me, Feel Me"
|Concerts for the People of Kampuchea
|-
|2001
|"Who Are You", "Baba O'Riley", and "Won't Get Fooled Again"
|The Concert for New York City
|}
Guest appearances
- The Who performed the songs "Fire" and "Dig" from Pete Townshend's sixth solo studio album The Iron Man: The Musical by Pete Townshend, which was released in 1989.
Videography
Film adaptations
- Tommy (1975)
- Quadrophenia (1979)
Documentaries
- The Kids Are Alright (1979) – UK: Platinum CAN: Platinum, CAN: Platinum, US: Platinum *US: 3× Platinum
- Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 2004 (2017)
- Tommy Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2017)
Other appearances
- Monterey Pop (1968)
- Woodstock (1969)
- Concert for Kampuchea (1980)
- The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus (1996)
- The Concert for New York City (2001)
- The Concert for Sandy Relief (2012)
Music videos
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Album
|-
| 1964
| "I Can't Explain"
| rowspan="2"| non-album
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1966
| "Substitute"
|-
| "The Kids Are Alright"
| My Generation
|-
| "Happy Jack"
| Happy Jack (US)
|-
| 1968
| "Call Me Lightning"
| rowspan="3"| non-album
|-
| 1970
| "The Seeker"
|-
| 1972
| "Join Together"
|-
| 1978
| "Who Are You"
| Who Are You
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1981
| "You Better You Bet"
| rowspan="3"| Face Dances
|-
| "Don't Let Go the Coat"
|-
| "Another Tricky Day"
|-
| 1982
| "Eminence Front"
| It's Hard
|}
See also
- List of songs recorded by the Who
- Pete Townshend discography
- John Entwistle discography
- Roger Daltrey discography
- Keith Moon discography