The discography of Primal Scream, a Scottish rock band, consists of twelve studio albums, twenty-six singles, one EP, two greatest hits albums, two live albums, and one remix album. They also released a joint live CD and DVD with MC5 titled Black to Comm, recorded at the 2008 Meltdown festival.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
|---|
| UK | AUS | AUT | FIN | FRA | GER | IRE | JPN | NOR | SWE |
| Sonic Flower Groove | Released: 5 October 1987 Label: Elevation | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Primal Scream | Released: 4 September 1989 Label: Creation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Screamadelica | Released: 23 September 1991 Label: Creation | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 57 | — | — | UK: 2× Platinum |
| Give Out but Don't Give Up | Released: 28 March 1994 Label: Creation | 2 | 28 | 31 | 32 | — | 40 | — | 28 | 15 | 7 | UK: Gold |
| Vanishing Point | Released: 7 July 1997 Label: Creation | 2 | 64 | 31 | 31 | — | 97 | — | 14 | — | 3 | UK: Gold JPN: Gold |
| XTRMNTR | Released: 31 January 2000 Label: Creation | 3 | 17 | — | 27 | — | 95 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 7 | UK: Gold JPN: Gold |
| Evil Heat | Released: 5 August 2002 Label: Columbia | 9 | 50 | — | 39 | 101 | 88 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 17 | UK: Silver |
| Riot City Blues | Released: 5 June 2006 Label: Columbia | 5 | 54 | — | — | 74 | — | 14 | 10 | 15 | 18 | UK: Gold IRE: Gold |
| Beautiful Future | Released: 21 July 2008 Label: B-Unique | 9 | — | 62 | — | 153 | — | 36 | 17 | — | 57 | |
| More Light | Released: 13 May 2013 Label: Ignition | 12 | — | 73 | — | 29 | 99 | 16 | 12 | 25 | 27 | |
| Chaosmosis | Released: 18 March 2016 Label: First International | 12 | 100 | — | — | 184 | — | 70 | 18 | — | — | |
| Come Ahead | Released: 8 November 2024 Label: BMG | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
|---|
| UK | IRE | JPN | SCO |
| Dirty Hits | Released: 3 November 2003 Label: Sony | 25 | 32 | 16 | 11 | UK: Gold |
| Shoot Speed – More Dirty Hits | Released: 17 March 2004 Label: Sony | — | — | 48 | — | |
| Maximum Rock'n'Roll: The Singles | Released: 24 May 2019 Label: Sony | 18 | — | — | 3 | |
| The Screamadelica 12" Singles | Released: 1 October 2021 Label: Sony | - | — | — | - | |
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Remix albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|
| UK | JPN | SCO | SWE |
| Echo Dek | Released: 27 October 1997 Label: Creation | 43 | 97 | 57 | 46 |
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|
| JPN |
| Live in Japan | Released: July 2003 Label: Sony | 22 |
| Screamadelica Live | Released: 31 May 2011 Label: Eagle Vision | 73 |
Extended plays
| Title | Extended play details | Peak chart positions |
|---|
| UK | AUS | IRE |
| Dixie-Narco | Released: 27 January 1992 Label: Creation | 11 | 91 | 10 |
| Diamonds, Fur Coat, Champagne | Released: 30 March 2009 Label: Blast First Petite | — | — | — |
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
|---|
| UK | AUS | CAN | FIN | GER | IRE | NED | NZ | SCO | SWE |
| 1985 | "All Fall Down" / "It Happens" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| 1986 | "Crystal Crescent" / "Velocity Girl" | 188 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 59 | |
| 1987 | "Gentle Tuesday" | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Sonic Flower Groove |
| "Imperial" | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | "Ivy Ivy Ivy" | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Primal Scream |
| 1990 | "Loaded" | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | UK: Gold | Screamadelica |
| "Come Together" | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | "Higher than the Sun" | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Don't Fight It, Feel It" | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | "Movin' On Up" | 11 | — | — | — | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | UK: Gold |
| "Damaged"[citation needed] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | "Rocks"/"Funky Jam" | 7 | 43 | 47 | — | — | 12 | 18 | 8 | 4 | — | UK: Gold | Give Out but Don't Give Up |
| "Jailbird" | 29 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 60 | — | |
| "(I'm Gonna) Cry Myself Blind" | 49 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 40 | — | |
| 1996 | "The Big Man and the Scream Team Meet the Barmy Army Uptown" (with Irvine Welsh and On-U Sound) | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | | Non-album single |
| 1997 | "Kowalski" | 8 | 79 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 20 | | Vanishing Point |
| "Star" | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 25 | |
| "Burning Wheel" | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 60 | |
| 1998 | "If They Move, Kill 'Em" | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | — | |
| 1999 | "Swastika Eyes" | 22 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | | XTRMNTR |
| 2000 | "Kill All Hippies" | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | |
| "Accelerator" | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | |
| 2002 | "Miss Lucifer" | 25 | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | 21 | 48 | | Evil Heat |
| "Autobahn 66" | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | |
| 2003 | "Some Velvet Morning" (with Kate Moss) | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | — | 42 | — | |
| 2006 | "Country Girl" | 5 | — | — | 17 | — | 18 | — | — | 3 | 47 | UK: Silver | Riot City Blues |
| "Dolls (Sweet Rock and Roll)" | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | |
| "Sometimes I Feel So Lonely" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2008 | "Can't Go Back" | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | | Beautiful Future |
| "Uptown" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2013 | "2013" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | More Light |
| "It's Alright, It's OK" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Invisible City" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2016 | "Where the Light Gets In" (with Sky Ferreira) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Chaosmosis |
| "100% or Nothing" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "(Feeling Like a) Demon Again" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2024 | "Love Insurrection" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Come Ahead |
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Videos
| Year | Title | Format |
|---|
| 1992 | Screamadelica Released: 13 April 1992 Label: Vision Video Ltd. | VHS |
| 2007 | Riot City Blues Tour Released: 6 August 2007 Label: Liberation | DVD |
| 2011 | Screamadelica Live Released: 30 May 2011 Label: Eagle Vision | DVD, Blu-ray |
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