This is the solo discography of Peter Gabriel, an English singer-songwriter, musician and humanitarian activist who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the

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band

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. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career. His 1986 album, '' So'', is his most commercially successful, selling five million copies in America, and the album's biggest hit, " Sledgehammer", won a record nine MTV Awards at the

1987 MTV Video Music Awards The 1987 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 11, 1987, from the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles. Hosted by MTV VJs Downtown Julie Brown, Carolyne Heldman, Kevin Seal, Michael Tomioka, and Dweezil Zappa, the show honored the be ...

. The song is the most played music video in the history of the station.Peter Gabriel, 'Sledgehammer' (1986) – The 30 All-TIME Best Music Videos

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. Retrieved 19 November 2011 Gabriel has been a champion of world music for much of his career. He co-founded the

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festival in 1982. He has continued to focus on producing and promoting world music through his

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label. He has also pioneered digital distribution methods for music, co-founding OD2, one of the first online music download services. Gabriel has been involved in numerous humanitarian efforts. In 1980, he released the anti-

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single " Biko". He has participated in several human rights benefit concerts, including Amnesty International's ''

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'' tour in 1988, and co-founded the

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human rights organisation in 1992. In collaboration with entrepreneur Richard Branson, Gabriel developed The Elders, which was launched by Nelson Mandela in 2007. Gabriel has won numerous music awards throughout his career, including three

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—winning Best British Male in 1987, six Grammy Awards, thirteen MTV Video Music Awards, the first Pioneer Award at the

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, and in 2007, he was honoured as a BMI Icon at the 57th annual BMI London Awards for his "influence on generations of music makers".The BRITs 1987
Brits.co.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2011 In recognition of his many years of human rights activism, he received the

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award from the

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Laureates in 2006, and in 2008, ''

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'' magazine named Gabriel one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Gabriel was also awarded the

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for Lifetime Achievement in 2007, and the

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in 2009.

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has described Gabriel as "one of rock's most ambitious, innovative musicians, as well as one of its most political." He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of

in 2010, followed by his induction as a solo artist in 2014.

Albums

Studio albums

Soundtrack albums

Live albums

Encore Series 2003, Encore Series 2004, Encore Series 2007, Encore Series 2009, Encore Series 2012, Encore Series 2013, Encore Series 2014 and Encore Series 2014-winter

Compilation albums

Other albums

Singles

Notes a. "Shock the Monkey" also reached No. 64 on the '' Billboard''

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chart and No. 26 on the

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chart.
b. "Sledgehammer" also reached No. 61 on the '' Billboard''

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chart and No. 1 on the

chart.
c. "Shakin' the Tree" also reached No. 9 on the ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart.
d. "Digging in the Dirt" also reached No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart.
e. "Steam" also reached No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart.
f. "Kiss That Frog" also reached No. 18 on the ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart.
g. "Lovetown" also reached No. 22 on the ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart.
h. "When You're Falling" also reached No. 27 on the ''Billboard''

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chart.
i. "The Barry Williams Show" was deemed ineligible for the

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, as its length broke chart regulations for single releases, therefore it was instead listed as an EP and featured on the Budget Albums Chart where it reached No. 4.
j. "Road to Joy" also reached No. 4 on the

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chart.

Other charting tracks

Non-album tracks

Studio

Other songs

* 1981 "Not One of Us (Live)", "Humdrum (Live)" and "Ain't That Peculiar (Live)" on The Bristol Recorder 2 *1984 "I Go Swimming" (Live) (''

Hard to Hold ''Hard to Hold'' is the eighth studio album by Rick Springfield released on 23 July 1984, by RCA Records as the soundtrack to the film of the same name. The album includes the U.S. Top 5 hit "Love Somebody", Top 40 hits "Don't Walk Away" and "B ...

'' soundtrack) *1987 "Biko (Live)" by

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, Lou Reed, Papa Oumar N'Gom, Peter Gabriel, Rick Bell, & Youssou N'Dour (''

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'') *1990 "Drone" on the album ''

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'' *1993 "Be Still" with Sinéad O'Connor,

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, and others as Peace Together, on the album '' Peace Together'' *1994 "Biko (Live)" (''

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'') * 1996 " I Have the Touch ('96 Remix)" (Remixed by Robbie Robertson and P. Gabriel, music from the motion picture ''

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'') *1996 "Seven Zero" (''Real World CD-Extra #2'') * 1997 "Shaking the Tree '97 (Jungle Version) (

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soundtrack) * 1998 "I Grieve" ('' City of Angels''

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, re-edit later released on ''Up'') *1998 "Brimstone" (''Real World Notes E-CD #7'') (50 second intro to TV series ''Brimstone'') * 2000 "The Tower That Ate People (Remix)" ('' Red Planet'' soundtrack) * 2000 "100 Days to Go" (''Real World Notes E-CD #9'') (consists of The Tower That Ate People/Revenge/The Rhythm of the Heat) * 2002 "Shaking the Tree (02 Remix)" ('' The Wild Thornberrys Movie soundtrack'') * 2002 "Signal to Noise" (''

Gangs of New York ''Gangs of New York'' is a 2002 American epic historical drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian and Kenneth Lonergan, based on Herbert Asbury's 1927 book '' The Gangs of New York''. The film stars Le ...

'' soundtrack) (instrumental version) * 2004 "The Book of Love," song by Stephin Merrit ('' Shall We Dance?'' soundtrack, re-recorded for ''

Scratch My Back ''Scratch My Back'' is the eighth studio album (and fifteenth album overall) by English musician Peter Gabriel, his first in eight years. It was released in February 2010. The album, recorded at Air Lyndhurst and Real World Studios during 2009, ...

''; compiled on ''Rated PG'') * 2007 "Different Stories, Different Lives" (with The Footnote and Angie Pollock '' Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure'' soundtrack, unreleased)

Amnesty International ''¡Released! The Human Rights Concerts'' compilations

A series of live compilation albums released in 2013. *''1986: A Conspiracy of Hope'': Recorded at Giants Stadium, New Jersey, USA, on 15 June 1986, includes: "Red Rain", "Shock the Monkey" and "Family Snapshot". *''1988: Human Rights Now!'': Recorded live at River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 15 October 1988, includes: Peter Gabriel "Sledgehammer", "Biko"; Peter Gabriel with Youssou N'Dour "In Your Eyes"; Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Peter Gabriel, Youssou N'Dour, Tracy Chapman (with The E-Street Band) "Chimes of Freedom", "Get Up, Stand Up". *''1990: An Embrace of Hope…'': Recorded live at National Stadium Stadium, Santiago, Chile on 13 October 1990, includes "Biko". *''1998: The Struggle Continues…'': Recorded live at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France on 10 December 1998, includes: Bruce Springsteen, Peter Gabriel, Youssou N'Dour, Tracy Chapman "Get Up, Stand Up"; Peter Gabriel, Youssou N'Dour "Signal to Noise", "In Your Eyes", "Shaking the Tree"; Youssou N'Dour, Peter Gabriel, Tracy Chapman, Jocelyne Beroard "7 Seconds".

Appears on

* 1970 "Katmandu" on the album '' Mona Bone Jakon'' by Cat Stevens * 1979 "Exposure" and "Here Comes the Flood" on the album '' Exposure'' by

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* 1981 "Animals Have More Fun" with

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* 1981 "Screaming Jets" on the album ''Walking into Mirrors'' by

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* 1984 "Gravity's Angel", "Language D'Amour" and "Excellent Birds" on the album ''

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'' by

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* 1985 " Take Me Home" on the album ''

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'' by Phil Collins * 1986 "Everywhere I Go" on the album ''Reconciled'' by The Call * 1987 "Fallen Angel" and "Broken Arrow" on the album '' Robbie Robertson'' by Robbie Robertson * 1987 "Do What You Do" and "I Got Your Message" on the album ''Do What You Do'' by The Epidemics * 1987 "Winds of Change (Mandela to Mandela)" on the album ''Female Trouble'' by Nona Hendryx * 1988 "My Secret Place", a single from the album ''Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm'' by Joni Mitchell * 1989 "Shakin' the Tree" by Youssou N'Dour on the album ''The Lion'' (a different version, with Peter Gabriel's lead vocals, appears on Gabriel's 1990 compilation ''Shaking the Tree'') * 1990 "Soul Searcher" by L. Shankar * 1990 "Land of Anaka" by Geoffrey Oryema on the album ''Exile (Geoffrey Oryema album), Exile'' * 1991 "Fisherman's Song", "Lullaby", "Octopuse's Song", "Song of the Seashell" and "Witch's Song" on the album ''Die Nixe - The Mermaid'' * 1991 "Silence" and "Warm Doorway" on the album ''It's About Time (Manu Katché album), It's About Time'' by Manu Katché * 1994 "I Met a Man" on the album ''The Woman's Boat'' by Toni Childs * 1994 "Quelquer Coisa A Haver Com O Paraíso on the album ''Angelus'' by Milton Nascimento * 1994 "Biko" on the album ''Wakafrika'' by Manu Dibango * 1996 "I'm Still Looking for a Home" on the album ''Tender City'' by Joy Askew * 1996 "Hush, Hush, Hush" on the album ''This Fire (album), This Fire'' by Paula Cole * 1996 "Mercedes" by Joseph Arthur * 1998 storyteller on the album ''Snowflake'' by Paul Gallico * 1998 "Blind" on the album Soularium by Sister Soleil * 1999 "Kufilaw" with Maryam Mursal on the album ''11 out of 10'' * 1999 "Carpet Crawlers '99" by

* 2000 "This Dream" by Youssou N'Dour on the album ''Joko from Village to Town'' and/or "Joko: The Link" * 2001 "When You're Falling" (Afro Celt Sound System – Volume 3: Further in Time) * 2001 "Games Without Frontiers [Massive/DM Mix]" (Pure Moods, Pure Moods, Vol. 3) * 2004 "Washing of the Water" with Jools Holland & his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra on the album ''Friends 3'' * 2006 "Here Comes The Flood" (quiet version) and "Preface" on the album '' Exposure'' by

– reissue with extra tracks * 2006 "Salala" on the album ''Djin Djin'' by Angelique Kidjo * 2022 "Unconditional II (Race and Religion)" on the album We (Arcade Fire album), ''WE'' by Arcade Fire

Production

Videos

Video albums

* 1987 ''CV'' (compilation of videos, VHS) (RIAA: Gold) * 1990 ''POV'' (live concert from the So tour 1987, VHS) * 1993 ''All About Us'' (videos for ''Us'' album, VHS) * 1994 ''Secret World Live (DVD), Secret World Live'' (live concert from the Secret World Tour 1993/94, VHS) (RIAA: Platinum) * 2002 ''Secret World Live (DVD), Secret World Live'' (re-release, first time on DVD) * 2003 ''Growing Up: Live (film), Growing Up: Live'' (live concert from the Growing Up Tour 2002/03, DVD) (RIAA: Platinum) * 2004 ''Growing Up on Tour: A Family Portrait'' (Peter Gabriel's daughter, Anna-Marie Gabriel, directs a film about her father's Growing Up and Still Growing Up tours, DVD) * 2004 ''Play (Peter Gabriel video), Play'' (compilation of videos, including bonus videos and remastered sound. The music has been remixed on several tracks and the original mix is available as an alternate audio track, DVD) * 2005 ''Still Growing Up: Live & Unwrapped'' (live concert from the Still Growing Up Tour 2004, DVD) * 2011 ''New Blood: Live in London'' (live concert from the New Blood tour 2011, DVD) * 2013 ''Classic Albums, Classic Albums: So'' (documentary on the making of the ''So'' album, DVD) * 2013 ''Live in Athens 1987'' (re-release of ''POV'', first time on DVD) * 2014 ''Back to Front: Live in London'' (live concert from the Back to Front tour 2013, DVD)

Music videos

References

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