The discography of the British band

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contains 15 studio albums, 6 live albums, 3 compilation albums, and 10 box sets. They have sold over 100 million albums worldwide, including around 21.5 million RIAA-certified albums in the United States Genesis were formed by lead singer

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, keyboardist Tony Banks, bassist / guitarist Mike Rutherford, guitarist

Anthony Phillips Anthony Edwin Phillips (born 23 December 1951) is an English musician, songwriter, producer and singer who gained prominence as the original lead guitarist of the rock band Genesis, from 1967 to 1970. He left in July 1970 and learned to play mo ...

and drummer Chris Stewart at the British public school

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, where they drew on contemporary pop, soul, classical and church music influences to write their own songs. They attracted the interest of former pupil Jonathan King, who signed them to a contract in 1967. Following the failure of the first few singles, and an album, '' From Genesis to Revelation'', the group split from King in 1969, signing with

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the following year. From then to 1974, Genesis released a studio album around once a year. After several line-up changes, the band stabilised in 1971 after drummer

Phil Collins Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English singer, musician, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and lead singer of the rock band Genesis and also has a career as a solo performer. Between 1982 and ...

and guitarist Steve Hackett joined Gabriel, Banks and Rutherford. The group established commercial success in the UK with ''

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'' (1972), and with the following year's ''

Selling England by the Pound ''Selling England by the Pound'' is the fifth studio album by the English progressive rock band Genesis (band), Genesis, released in September 1973 on Charisma Records. It reached in the United Kingdom and in the United States. A single from ...

'' charting at No. 3. The group survived Gabriel's departure in 1975, with Collins taking over as lead singer, releasing the top three album '' A Trick of the Tail'' the following year. Hackett left in 1977, reducing the group to a trio of Banks, Rutherford and Collins. They became more commercially successful in the 1980s and began to have hit singles, reaching a peak with 1986's '' Invisible Touch'' and 1991's ''

We Can't Dance ''We Can't Dance'' is the fourteenth studio album by the English rock band Genesis, released on 11 November 1991 by Virgin Records in the UK and a day later by Atlantic Records in the US. It is their last studio album recorded with drummer and s ...

'' which both topped the UK charts. After Collins left the band in 1996, the group released one more album, ''

Calling All Stations ''...Calling All Stations...'' is the fifteenth and final studio album by English rock band Genesis. It was released 1 September 1997 by Virgin Records, and is their only album featuring Scottish singer Ray Wilson as frontman following the depar ...

'', before disbanding. They have since reformed for several tours and live albums, most recently in 2021-2022. All of the group's work since signing to Charisma (since acquired by

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and then

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) has been remastered and re-released, and is available on various compilations albums such as '' Turn It On Again: The Hits'' and '' Platinum Collection''. The sole exception is pre-Charisma album ''From Genesis to Revelation'', whose copyright is owned by King, which has been reissued several times independently of the rest of the band's releases.

Albums

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilation albums

Box sets

EPs

Singles

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

Other charted songs

Videos

Video albums

Music videos

Notes

References

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