Robert Plant discography explained

See also: Led Zeppelin discography.

Artist:Robert Plant
Studio:11
Compilation:2
Live:1
Ep:1
Video:3
Singles:42
Option:3
Option Name:Collaborative albums

After the breakup of Led Zeppelin in 1980 (following the death of drummer John Bonham), Robert Plant pursued a successful solo career comprising eleven studio albums, two compilation albums, three video albums, four collaborative albums, and 42 singles. He began his solo career with Pictures at Eleven in 1982, followed by 1983's The Principle of Moments. Popular tracks from this period include "Big Log" (a Top 20 hit in 1983), "In the Mood" (1984), "Little by Little" (from 1985's Shaken 'n' Stirred), "Tall Cool One" (a No. 25 hit off 1988's Now and Zen), Manic Nirvana "Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes on You)" (1990), and "I Believe" (from 1993's Fate of Nations), another song written for and dedicated to his late son, Karac. In 1984, Plant formed a short-lived all-star group with Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck called the Honeydrippers, who had a No. 3 hit with a remake of the Phil Phillips' tune, "Sea of Love" and a follow-up hit with a cover of Roy Brown's "Rockin' at Midnight". Although Plant avoided performing Led Zeppelin songs through much of this period, his tours in 1983 (with drummer Phil Collins) and 1985 were very successful, often performing to sold-out arena-sized venues.

In 2007, Plant collaborated with bluegrass and country music artist Alison Krauss. They released the critically accepted Raising Sand on 23 October 2007, via Krauss' record label, Rounder Records. The album proved to be a success, debuting at No. 2 on the all-genre Billboard 200 and No. 2 on the Top Country Albums chart. It was an international success as well, being certified Platinum in many countries. In 2008, the album's first single, "Gone, Gone, Gone (Done Moved On)", won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals at the 50th Grammy Awards. At the 51st Grammy Awards, the album won all five categories in which it was nominated – Album of the Year, Best Contemporary Folk Album, Record of the Year (for "Please Read the Letter"), Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals (for "Rich Woman"), and the Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals (for "Killing the Blues").[1]

Albums

Studio albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
(sales threshold)
UK
[2]
AUS
[3]
CAN
[4]
GER
[5]
NLD
[6]
NOR
[7]
NZ
[8]
SWE
[9]
SWI
[10]
US
[11]
1982Pictures at Eleven 261491716325
1983The Principle of Moments
  • Release date: 15 July 1983[17]
  • Label: Atlantic
71065131418
  • BPI: Gold
  • ARIA: Gold
  • RIAA: Platinum
1985Shaken 'n' Stirred
  • Release date: 20 May 1985
  • Label: Es Paranza
1928265745313320
  • RIAA: Gold
1988Now and Zen
  • Release date: 29 February 1988
  • Label: Es Paranza
101144831127186
  • BPI: Gold
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum
1990Manic Nirvana
  • Release date: 19 March 1990
  • Label: Es Paranza
15261130782412
  • BPI: Silver
  • MC: Platinum
  • RIAA: Gold
1993Fate of Nations
  • Release date: 25 May 1993
  • Label: Es Paranza
63712563810193234
  • BPI: Silver
  • MC: Gold
  • RIAA: Gold
2002Dreamland (with the Strange Sensation)
  • Release date: 16 July 2002
  • Label: Mercury
201926527440
2005Mighty ReArranger (with the Strange Sensation)
  • Release date: 25 April 2005
  • Label: Sanctuary
45125671027134722
  • BPI: Silver
2010Band of Joy (with the Band of Joy)
  • Release date: 14 September 2010
  • Label: Rounder
31871337266135
2014Lullaby and... The Ceaseless Roar (with the Sensational Space Shifters)
  • Release date: 9 September 2014
  • Label: Nonesuch
22261015276610
  • BPI: Gold
2017Carry Fire (with the Sensational Space Shifters)
  • Release date: 13 October 2017[19]
  • Label: Nonesuch
3161210299712714
  • BPI: Silver

Collaborative albums

Studio

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
(sales threshold)
UK
AUS
CAN
GER
NLD
NOR
NZ
SWE
SWI
US
1998Walking into Clarksdale
  • With Jimmy Page (as Page and Plant)
  • Release date: 21 April 1998
  • Label: Atlantic
316171356131117318
  • BPI: Silver
  • RIAA: Gold
2007Raising Sand 2452826132332
  • BPI: Platinum
  • MC: Platinum
  • RIAA: Platinum
2021Raise the Roof[20]
  • With Alison Krauss
  • Release date: 19 November 2021
  • Label: Rounder
518
[21]
16
[22]
14153
[23]
7
[24]
9
[25]
77
[26]
  • BPI: Silver
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live

Compilations

Albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
(sales threshold)
UK
US
2003Sixty Six to Timbuktu
  • Release date: 4 November 2003
  • Label: Atlantic
27134
  • BPI: Silver
2020
  • Release date: 2 October 2020
  • Label: Rhino
33
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Box sets

YearAlbum details
2006Nine Lives
  • Release date: 21 November 2006
  • Label: Es Paranza/Rhino/Atlantic
2019Digging Deep[27]
  • Release date: 13 December 2019
  • Label: Rhino

Video albums

YearVideo detailsCertifications
1988Mumbo Jumbo
  • Released: 30 May 1988
  • Studio: Atlantic
  • Format: VHS
  • RIAA: Gold
2006
  • Released: October 2006
  • Studio: Zoë
  • Format: DVD
2012Robert Plant & The Band of Joy: Live from the Artists Den

EPs

Singles

Solo singles and other charted songs

YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
AUS
CAN
[28]
NLD
[29]
NZ
[30]
SWE
[31]
US
[32]
US Main
[33]
US AAA
[34]
1967"Our Song"Non-album singles[35]
"Long Time Coming"
1982"Burning Down One Side"739611643Pictures at Eleven
"Worse Than Detroit" [airplay]10
"Pledge Pin"7411
"Slow Dancer" [airplay]19
1983"Big Log"
b/w "Far Post"
11
23
23
5
7

20
6
12
The Principle of Moments
"Other Arms"1
"In the Mood"
b/w "Horizontal Departure"
81
37


24

39
4
44
1984"Sea of Love"565112311The Honeydrippers: Volume One
(as the Honeydrippers)
1985"Rockin' at Midnight" 18268
"Little by Little"838328361Shaken 'n' Stirred
"Pink and Black"95
"Sixes and Sevens" [airplay]18
"Too Loud"108
1988"Heaven Knows"333265191Now and Zen
"Tall Cool One"874622251
"Dance on My Own" [US promo]10
"Ship of Fools"7610843
"The Way I Feel" [US promo]46
"Walking Towards Paradise" [promo]39
1990"Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes on You)"
b/w "I Cried"
45
63
14

39

46
1
39
Manic Nirvana
"Tie Dye on the Highway" [promo]6
"Big Love" [airplay]35
"Your Ma Said You Cried in Your Sleep Last Night"90718
1993"I Believe"6437159Fate of Nations
"If I Were a Carpenter"6350
"Calling to You"473
"29 Palms"21791120281114
2002"Darkness, Darkness" [promo]27Dreamland
"Song to the Siren EP"84
2003"Last Time I Saw Her"84
2005"Shine It All Around"32201811Mighty ReArranger
"The Enchanter"
2010"Angel Dance"1331Band of Joy
"House of Cards"
"You Can't Buy My Love"13
2011"Harm's Swift Way"
2014"Rainbow"8Lullaby and... The Ceaseless Roar
2017"Bones of Saints"20Carry Fire
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Collaboration singles with Jimmy Page

YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
AUS
FRA
[36]
US Main
[37]
1994 "Gallows Pole" (live)3546502No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded
"Thank You" (live)8
1995 "Wonderful One" (live)
1998"Most High"26881Walking into Clarksdale
"Shining in the Light"6
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Collaboration singles with Alison Krauss

YearSinglePeak chart
positions
Album
UK
US
Bub.

[38]
US AAA
2007"Gone, Gone, Gone (Done Moved On)"1092Raising Sand
2008"Please Read the Letter"1022022
"Rich Woman"18
2015"The Light of Christmas Day"Non-album single
2021"Can't Let Go"8Raise the Roof
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Other appearances

YearSongAlbum
1990"Let's Have a Party"The Last Temptation of Elvis
1993"Louie, Louie"Wayne's World 2
1994"If It's Really Got to Be This Way"Adios Amigo: A Tribute to Arthur Alexander
1995"Down by the Seaside" (with Tori Amos)
1997"Rude World" (with Jimmy Page)The Inner Flame: A Rainer Ptacek Tribute
2001"My Bucket's Got a Hole in It" (with Jimmy Page)Good Rockin' Tonight: The Legacy of Sun Records
2007"It Keeps Rainin'" (with Lil' Band o' Gold") and "Valley of Tears" (with the Soweto Gospel Choir)
2016"The Blanket of Night"The Long Road

Music videos

YearVideo
1982"Burning Down One Side"
1983"Big Log"
"In the Mood"
1984"Sea of Love"
1985"Rockin' at Midnight"
1986"Little by Little"
"Pink and Black"
1988"Heaven Knows"
"Ship of Fools"
"Tall Cool One"
1990"Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes on You)"
1993"29 Palms"
"Calling to You"
"I Believe"
"If I Were a Carpenter"
2002"Darkness, Darkness"
"Morning Dew"
2005"Shine It All Around"
2007"Gone, Gone, Gone
2008"Please Read the Letter"
2010"Angel Dance"
2014"Rainbow"

Band work

Listen

The Honeydrippers

The Crawling King Snakes

Saving Grace

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Grammy 2009 Winners List. https://web.archive.org/web/20110315220109/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1604545/grammy-2009-winners-list.jhtml. dead. 15 March 2011. MTV News Staff. 8 February 2009. MTV. 9 February 2009.
  2. UK chart peaks:
  3. Australian chart peaks:

    . David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, NSW. 1993. 141, 234. 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Music Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988

  4. Web site: 2013-07-17. Results: RPM Weekly. 2021-02-05. www.bac-lac.gc.ca.
  5. Web site: Discographie von Robert Plant. GfK Entertainment. 24 November 2021.
  6. Web site: Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl. 2020-12-22. dutchcharts.nl.
  7. Web site: norwegiancharts.com – Norwegian charts portal. norwegiancharts.com. 7 February 2010.
  8. Web site: charts.nz – New Zealand charts portal. charts.nz. 7 February 2010.
  9. Web site: swedishcharts.com – Swedish charts portal. swedishchart.com. 7 February 2010.
  10. Web site: Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade una Music Community. hitparde.ch. 7 February 2010.
  11. Robert Plant Chart History: Billboard 200. Billboard. 16 July 2020.
  12. Web site: American album certifications – Robert Plant – Pictures at Eleven . . 28 June 2022.
  13. United Kingdom. Robert Plant. 12 February 2022.
  14. Gold in Oz . Cash Box. World Radio History. 17. 17 March 1984. 8 December 2021.
  15. Web site: Canadian Recording Industry Association search results . . 7 February 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111115121201/http://www.musiccanada.com/GoldPlatinum.aspx . 15 November 2011 .
  16. Web site: Robert Plant certified albums. Recording Industry Association of America. 7 February 2010.
  17. Web site: BPI.
  18. Web site: IFPI – Search Results . IFPI . 24 December 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060626150139/http://www.ifpi.no/sok/index_trofe.htm . 26 June 2006 .
  19. News: Robert Plant Announces New Album 'Carry Fire'. 18 August 2017. Robin. Hilton. NPR: All Songs Considered.
  20. Web site: 12 August 2021 . Robert Plant and Alison Krauss Announce First Album Together in 14 Years, Share New Song . 18 August 2021. Pitchfork . en-US.
  21. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 29 November 2021. 26 November 2021.
  22. Web site: Billboard Canadian Albums. FYIMusicNews. 13 March 2017. 30 November 2021. 10 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190710154549/https://www.fyimusicnews.ca/fyi-charts/billboard-canadian-albums. dead.
  23. Web site: Album 2021 uke 47. VG-lista. 27 November 2021.
  24. Web site: NZ Top 40 Albums Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 29 November 2021. 27 November 2021.
  25. Web site: Veckolista Album, vecka 47. Sverigetopplistan. 27 November 2021.
  26. Adele's '30' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 With Biggest Week of the Year. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. 28 November 2021. 29 November 2021.
  27. Web site: Digging Deep 7" Box Set Rhino. 2021-10-16. www.rhino.com. en.
  28. Web site: Canadian charts portal. bac-lac.gc.ca. 7 November 2016.
  29. Web site: dutchcharts.nl – Dutch charts portal. dutchcharts.nl. 7 February 2010.
  30. Web site: charts.nz – New Zealand charts portal. charts.nz. 7 February 2010.
  31. Web site: swedishcharts.com – Swedish charts portal. swedishcharts.com. 7 February 2010.
  32. Robert Plant. Billboard. 16 July 2020.
  33. Robert Plant. Billboard. 16 July 2020.
  34. Robert Plant. Billboard. 13 October 2021.
  35. Book: Thompson, Dave. Robert Plant: The Voice That Sailed the Zeppelin. 2014-09-01. Rowman & Littlefield. 978-1-61713-615-3. en.
  36. Web site: lescharts.com – Les charts. lescharts.com. 7 February 2010.
  37. Web site: Page and Plant charts.
  38. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Top Pop Singles 1955–2010. Record Research, Inc. 500. 2011. 978-0-89820-188-8.