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Todd Rundgren
Todd Harry Rundgren (born June 22, 1948) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, multimedia artist, sound engineer and record producer who has performed a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of the band Ut ...
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(Japanese release) 2 CDs (Previously unreleased demos/radio sessions and out-takes)
* ''Reconstructed'' (Anagram, April 9, 2001) (Remixes)
* ''The Definitive Rock Collection'' (Rhino, 2006)
* ''The Complete Bearsville Albums Collection'' (Bearsville, 2016) (13-CD Box Set)
Extended plays
* ''Todd Rundgren's Short Johnson'' (Hi Fi, 23 March 2010)
Singles
Below is a list of Todd Rundgren's singles that charted in the US, Australia, Canada or UK. For the sake of convenience, singles recorded by Rundgren as a member of Scott Sheppard's Utopian Discography
Albums
Studio albums
Live albums
Compilation albums
* ''Anthology (1968–1985)'' (WEA, 1989)
* ''In Todd We Trust'' (SGC, 1989) (Nazz, Runt and Utopia)
* ''The Best of Todd Rundgren'' (Rhino, 1992)
* ''The Very Best of Todd Rundgren'' (Rhino, 1997)
* ''Free Soul'' (Victor, 14 July 1998) (Japanese release)
* ''The Best of Todd Rundgren "Go Ahead. Ignore Me."'' (Essential, 1999)
* ''The Essentials'' (Rhino, 2000)
* ''Best Of – I Saw the Light'' (Essential, 2000)
* ''Somewhere/Anywhere?'' (Rhino/Bearsville, July 17, 2000) (Japanese release) 2 CDs (Previously unreleased demos/radio sessions and out-takes)
* ''Reconstructed'' (Anagram, April 9, 2001) (Remixes)
* ''The Definitive Rock Collection'' (Rhino, 2006)
* ''The Complete Bearsville Albums Collection'' (Bearsville, 2016) (13-CD Box Set)
Extended plays
* ''Todd Rundgren's Short Johnson'' (Hi Fi, 23 March 2010)
Singles
Below is a list of Todd Rundgren's singles that charted in the US, Australia, Canada or UK. For the sake of convenience, singles recorded by Rundgren as a member of Utopia
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are listed here.
*''For a full discography of Nazz, see Nazz
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*''For a full discography of Utopia, see Utopia
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Notes
*A As a member of Nazz
*B As a member of Runt
*C As a member of Utopia
Music videos
* "All the Children Sing" (1978)
* "Can We Still Be Friends" (1978)
* "Time Heals" (1981)
* "Hideaway" (1983)
* "Bang the Drum All Day" (1983)
* "Crybaby" (1984)
* "Something to Fall Back On" (1985)
* "The Want of a Nail" (1989)
* "Change Myself" (1991)
* "Property" (1993)
Video
* ''The Desktop Collection and 2nd Wind Live Recording Sessions''
* ''Live in Japan''
Production
*'' Great Speckled Bird'' (1969) - Great Speckled Bird
*''The American Dream'' (1970) - The American Dream
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'' (1971) – Badfinger
*''Halfnelson (album), Halfnelson'' (1971) - Sparks (band), Sparks
*''New York Dolls (album), New York Dolls'' (1973) – New York Dolls
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*''We're an American Band'' (1973) – Grand Funk Railroad
*''Mother's Pride'' (1973) – Fanny (band), Fanny
*''Shinin' On
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*'' Felix Cavaliere'' (1974) – Felix Cavaliere
*''Bricks'' (1975) – Hello People
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*'' L'' (1976) – Steve Hillage
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*''Guitars and Women'' (1979) - Rick Derringer
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'' (1979) - Patti Smith Group
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*''Walking Wild'' (1981) - New England
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*''Bad for Good
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*''Party of Two'' (1983) - Rubinoos
*''Next Position Please
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*'' Watch Dog'' (1983) - Jules Shear
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*''Zerra 1'' (1984) - Zerra 1
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*'' Love Bomb'' (1985) - The Tubes
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*'' What Is This?'' (1985) - What Is This?
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*'' Love Junk'' (1988) – The Pursuit of Happiness
*''Karakuri House'' (1989) - Lä-Ppisch
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*''Cue'' (1990) - Hiroshi Takano
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*''One Sided Story
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*''Awakening'' (1992) - Hiroshi Takano
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*''The World's Most Dangerous Party
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*''Halfway Down the Sky'' (1999) – Splender
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*''Separation Anxieties
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Related
*''An Elpee's Worth of Productions''—tracks from albums Rundgren has produced
*''Reconstructed''—techno remixes of Rundgren and Utopia tracks by other artists
*''Todd Rundgren and His Friends''—various artists remake and remix Rundgren songs
See also
References
Notes
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