After the breakup of Led Zeppelin in 1980 (following the death of drummer John Bonham),

Robert Plant Robert Anthony Plant (born 20 August 1948) is an English singer and songwriter, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the English rock band Led Zeppelin for all of its existence from 1968 until 1980, when the band broke up following the ...

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 ''Pictures at Eleven'' is the debut solo album by former Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant, released on 25 June 1982 in the US and on 2 July in the UK. Genesis drummer Phil Collins played drums for five of the album's eight songs. Ex-Rainbow drum ...

'' 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 Little by Little may refer to: Literature * ''Eric, or, Little by Little'', an 1858 children's novel by Frederic W. Farrar * ''Little by Little'', an autobiography by Jean Little * ''Little by Little'', a 2001 book by Michael Tyquin about the Ro ...

" (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 James Patrick Page (born 9 January 1944) is an English musician who achieved international success as the guitarist and founder of the rock band Led Zeppelin. Page is prolific in creating guitar riffs. His style involves various alternative ...

and

Jeff Beck Geoffrey Arnold Beck (born 24 June 1944) is an English rock guitarist. He rose to prominence with the Yardbirds and after fronted the Jeff Beck Group and Beck, Bogert & Appice. In 1975, he switched to a mainly instrumental style, with a focus ...

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 Roy Brown may refer to: Arts, music and entertainment * Roy Brown (blues musician) (1920/25–1981), American blues musician who was a pioneer of rock and roll * Roy Brown (Puerto Rican musician) (born 1945), Puerto Rican musician and folk singer ...

's "

Rockin' at Midnight "Good Rocking Tonight" is a jump blues song originally released in 1947 by its writer, Roy Brown and was covered by many recording artists (sometimes as Good Rockin' Tonight). The song includes the memorable refrain, "Well I heard the news, th ...

". Although Plant avoided performing Led Zeppelin songs through much of this period, his tours in 1983 (with 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 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,

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. 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 The Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals was an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality pop songs on which singers ...

at the

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. At the

51st Grammy Awards The 51st Annual Grammy Awards took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, on February 8, 2009, honoring the best in music for the recording year beginning October 1, 2007, through September 30, 2008. Robert Plant and Alison Krauss were the b ...

, the album won all five categories in which it was nominated –

Album of the Year Album of the Year, often abbreviated to AOTY, may refer to: Awards * ARIA Award for Album of the Year, Australia * Brit Award for British Album of the Year, UK * Grammy Award for Album of the Year, US * Juno Award for Album of the Year, CA * Lati ...

Best Contemporary Folk Album The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album was awarded from 1987 to 2011. Until 1991 the award was known as the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Recording. In 2007, this category was renamed Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album. As ...

, Record of the Year (for " Please Read the Letter"),

Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals The Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals was an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality pop songs on which singers c ...

(for "

Rich Woman "Rich Woman" is a song written by Dorothy LaBostrie and McKinley "Li'l" Millet, who recorded it in 1955, and was most notably recorded by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss on their 2007 album ''Raising Sand.'' Background The song was first recorde ...

"), and the Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals (for "Killing the Blues").

Albums

Studio albums

Live albums

Collaborative albums

Studio

Live

Compilations

Albums

Box sets

Video albums

EPs

* ''More Roar'' (2015, live)

Singles

Solo singles and other charted songs

Collaboration singles with Jimmy Page

Collaboration singles with Alison Krauss

Other appearances

Music videos

Band work

Listen

* "You'd Better Run"/"Everybody's Gonna Say" (1966), single

Led Zeppelin

The Honeydrippers

* '' The Honeydrippers: Volume One'' (1984), EP

The Crawling King Snakes

* "Philadelphia Baby" (1985), from the soundtrack album '' Porky's Revenge!''

Saving Grace

References

External links

Official discography of Robert Plant
{{DEFAULTSORT:Plant, Robert Discography Discographies of British artists Rock music discographies