Brian May discography

This is the discography of Brian May.

Albums

Studio albums

Year	Title	Chart positions									Certifications
		UK [1]	AUS [2][3]	AUT [4]	CAN [5]	GER [6]	NED [7]	SWE [8]	SWI [9]	US [10]
1992	Back to the Light	6	94	20	70	10[A]	11	25	9[A]	159	UK: Gold[11]
1998	Another World	14	165	47	—	15[B]	47	—	31[B]	—
2000	La musique de Furia	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

• A^ Peak position upon reissue in 2021.
• B^ Peak position upon reissue in 2022.

Live albums

Year	Title	Chart positions
		UK [1]	AUS [3]	AUT [4]	GER [6]	NED [7]	SWI [9]
1994	Live at the Brixton Academy (The Brian May Band)	20	190	38	71	35	33

EPs

Year	Title	Chart positions
		UK [1]	CAN [12]	US [10]
1983	Star Fleet Project (Brian May + Friends)	35	69	147
1993	Resurrection – Japanese Tour Mini Album	—	—	—
1998	Red Special – Japanese Tour Mini Album	—	—	—
1998	Retro Rock Special (as T. E. Conway)	—	—	—

Collaboration albums

Year	Artist	Title	Chart positions
			UK [1]
1985	Chris Thompson featuring Brian May	Radio Voices	—
2013	Tangerine Dream And Brian May	Starmus – Sonic Universe	—
	Kerry Ellis & Brian May	Acoustic by Candlelight	—
2017		Golden Days	27

With Smile

Year of release	Title	Comment
1982	Gettin' Smile (LP, Japan)	Tracks "Doing Alright", "Blag", "April Lady", "Polar Bear", "Earth", "Step on Me" [all songs recorded 1969]
1997	Ghost of a Smile (CD, Netherlands)

Singles

As lead artist

Year	Title	Chart positions									Certifications	Album
		UK [1]	AUS [3][13][14]	BEL [15]	CAN [16]	EUR [17][18]	IRE [19]	NLD [20]	PRT [21][22]	US Main. [23]
1983	"Star Fleet"	65	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Star Fleet Project
1991	"Driven by You"	6	162	35	70	20	14	10	9	9		Back to the Light
1992	"Too Much Love Will Kill You"	5	18	2	—	10	7	1	8	—	UK: Silver[11] NLD: Gold[24]
	"Back to the Light"	19	123	39	—	—	—	20	—	—
1993	"Resurrection" (with Cozy Powell)	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Last Horizon"	51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	"The Man from Manhattan" (with Freddie Mercury & Eddie Howell)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
1995	"Nobody Knew (Black White House)" (with Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus
1998	"The Business (Rock on Cozy Mix)"	51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Another World
	"On My Way Up"	—	—	—	—	—	—	79	—	—
	"Another World"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Why Don't We Try Again"	44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	"Born Free" (with Kerry Ellis)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Acoustic By Candlelight
2013	"The Kissing Me Song" (with Kerry Ellis)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Save the Badger Badger Badger" (Weebl & Brian May featuring Brian Blessed)	79	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
2014	"One Night in Hell" (with the Czech National Symphony Orchestra)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	"One Voice" (with Norah Jones, Aimee Mann, Susanna Hoffs, Lydia Loveless, Neko Case, Kathryn Calder)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019	"New Horizons (Ultima Thule Mix)"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Holy Man" (with Dennis Wilson, Taylor Hawkins and Roger Taylor)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021	"Panic Attack 2021 (It's Gonna Be Alright)" (with Kerry Ellis)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2022	"Floating in Heaven" (with Graham Gouldman)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

As featured artist

Year	Title	Chart positions					Certifications	Album
		UK [1]	BEL [15]	IRE [19]	NED [20]	US [10]
1987	"A Time For Heroes" (Meat Loaf with Brian May)	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
1992	"We Are the Champions" (Hank Marvin feat. Brian May)	66[25]	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
2002	"If We Believe" (Lynn Carey Saylor feat. Brian May)	—	—	—	—	—		You Like It Clean
2006	"Move It" (Cliff Richard feat. Brian May & Brian Bennett)	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
2009	"Somebody to Love" (Catherine Porter feat. Brian May)	—	—	—	—	—		Gems for Ruby
2011	"Yoü and I" (Lady Gaga feat. Brian May)	23	4	32	2	6	US: 3× Platinum	Born This Way
2012	"Rockstar" (Dappy feat. Brian May)	2	99	15	—	—	UK: Silver[11]	Bad Intentions
2019	"Blue on Black" (Five Finger Death Punch feat. Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Brantley Gilbert and Brian May)	—	—	—	—	66	US: Platinum	And Justice for None
2020	"One Beautiful Christmas Day" (Kerry Ellis feat. Brian May)	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single

With Smile

Year of release	Title	Album
1969	"Earth" / "Step on Me"	Non-album single

Videos

Video releases

• 1983: Star Licks Master Series (VHS; in 1993 reissued under the title Master Session)
• 1994: Live at the Brixton Academy (VHS)
• 2013: The Candlelight Concerts – Live at Montreux 2013 (DVD/BD) (with Kerry Ellis)

Appearances on various artists compilations

Year of release	Compilation	Song
1994	Greenpeace – Alternative NRG	"New Damage" (with Soundgarden)
1995	In from the Storm (tribute to Jimi Hendrix]	"One Rainy Wish" (later released on the album Another World)
1996	Pinocchio: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	"Il Colosso" (with Jerry Hadley, Sissel Kyrkjebø, 'Just William'), "What Are We Made Of?" (with Sissel Kyrkjebø)
1996	Twang! A Tribute to Hank Marvin & The Shadows	"FBI" (later released as a B-side of the single On My Way Up)
1998	Lullabies with a Difference	"My Boy" (recorded in 1982)
2000	Music from and Inspired by Mission: Impossible 2	"Have a Cigar" (with the Foo Fighters)
2002	Good Rockin' Tonight – The Legacy of Sun Records	"I Don't Want Nobody Teasing Around with Me"(Japanese edition only)
	Party at the Palace	"God Save the Queen"
2004	Music from and Inspired by Spider-Man 2	"Someone to Die For" (with Jimmy Gnecco)
2012	BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge 2012	"We Will Rock You" (with Dappy)

As producer, songwriter or session musician

Producer

Year of release	Collaborated with	Release	May's contribution
1986	Minako Honda	Cancel	production
1987	Minako Honda	"Golden Days", "Crazy Nights"	songwriting, production, guitar
1987	Bad News	Bad News	production
1987	Heavy Pettin	Lettin Loose	produced by May and Mack
1988	Anita Dobson	Talking of Love	songwriting, production, guitar, backing vocals
1988	Anita Dobson	"In One of My Weaker Moments"	production, guitar
1989	Ian & Belinda	"Who Wants to Live Forever"	production, guitar (bass by John Deacon, drums by Roger Taylor)
1991	Hale and Pace and the Stonkers	"The Stonk"	production, guitar (drums by Roger Taylor)

Session musician and songwriter

Year of release	Collaborated with	Song	Album/Record	May's contribution Guitar unless stated
1975	Eddie Howell	"Man from Manhattan"	Man from Manhattan	backing vocals and guitar (piano and backing vocals by Freddie Mercury)
1976	Ian Hunter	"You Nearly Did Me In"	All-American Alien Boy	backing vocals by May, Mercury and Roger Taylor
1978	Lonnie Donegan	"Digging My Potatoes"	Puttin' on the Style
1980	Quartz	"Circles" (recorded 1977)	B-side of the single "Stoking the Fires of Hell" (1980); also bonus track on the 2004 reissue of the album Stand Up and Fight
1983	Jeffrey Osborne	"Stay with Me Tonight", "Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right"	Stay with Me Tonight
1984	Billy Squier	"(Another) 1984"	Signs of Life
1985	Chris Thompson	"A Shift in the Wind, Parts 1 and 2"	Radio Voices
1986	Ramoncín	"Como un susurro"	La vida en el filo
1988	The Cross	"Love Lies Bleeding (She Was a Wicked, Wily Waitress)"	Shove It
1989	Holly Johnson	"Love Train"	Blast
1989	Living in a Box	"Blow the House Down"	Gatecrashing
1989	Black Sabbath	"When Death Calls"	Headless Cross	guitar solo
1989	Fuzzbox	"Self!"	Big Bang!
1989	Artists United for Nature	"Yes We Can"	Yes We Can (single; also released on the compilation Earthrise – The Rainforest Album)
1989	Rock Aid Armenia	"Smoke on the Water"	Smoke on the Water	guitar (drums by Roger Taylor)
1990	Rock Against Repatriation	"Sailing"	Sailing
1991	D-Rok	"Red Planet Blues", "Get Out of My Way"	Oblivion
1992	Extreme	"Love of My Life"	Song for Love (for the Terence Higgins Trust)
1992	Judie Tzuke	"I Can Read Books"	Wonderland
1992	Phenomena	"A Whole Lot of Love" (recorded 1988)	Phenomena III: Inner Vision
1992	Tony Martin	"If There Is a Heaven"	Back Where I Belong
1992	Cozy Powell	"Somewhere in Time" (instrumental version of "Nothin' But Blue"], "Ride to Win"	The Drums Are Back	guitar (bass by John Deacon on "Somewhere in Time")
1992	Steve Hackett	"Don’t Fall Away From Me" (recorded 1986)	The Unauthorised Biography
1993	Paul Rodgers	"I'm Ready"	Muddy Water Blues: A Tribute to Muddy Waters
1993	Steve Hackett	"Cassandra" (recorded 1986)	Guitar Noir (bonus track)
1993	The Left Handed Marriage	"Appointment", "She Was Once My Friend", "I Need Time" [recorded 1967]	Crazy Chain	guitar, backing vocals; I Need Time written by Bill Richards and May
1994	Os Paralamas do Sucesso	"El Vampiro Bajo El Sol"	Severino
1995	Jennifer Rush	"Who Wants to Live Forever"	Out of My Hands	vocals and guitar
1995	Gordon Giltrap	"Heartsong" [recorded 1993]	Music for the Small Screen
1995	Carmine Appice	"Nobody Knew (Black White House)"	Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus
1995	S.O.L. (Stefan Zauner)	"Make My Dream Come True"	S.O.L. – Some Other Language
1996	Status Quo	"Raining in My Heart"	Don't Stop
1996	Rock Therapy	"Reaching Out"	Reaching Out (single; for the Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Centre)
2000	Steve Hackett	"Slot Machine" (recorded 1986)	Feedback '86
2000	Tony Iommi	"Goodbye Lament" (featuring Dave Grohl), "Flame On" (featuring Ian Astbury)	Iommi
2000	Freddie Mercury	"She Blows Hot and Cold (Alternative Version)" (recorded 1984)	The Solo Collection (box set)
2000	Foo Fighters	Have a Cigar	Mission: Impossible 2 (soundtrack)
2002	Michael Kamen	"Light the Fire Within"	unreleased; official theme of the 2002 Winter Olympics
2002	Claire Sweeney	"Too Much Love Will Kill You"	Claire
2002	Foo Fighters	"Tired of You"	One by One
2003	The Yardbirds	"Mr. You're a Better Man Than I"	Birdland
2003	Tim Staffell	"Earth", "Doin' Alright"	Amigo	guitar & vocals
2004	Zucchero	"Il mare impetuoso al tramonto salì sulla luna e dietro una tendina di stelle..."	Zu & Co.
2006	Meat Loaf	"Bad for Good"	Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose
2007	Lynn Carey Saylor	"We Belong"[26]	You Like It Clean	guitar & background vocals
2007	Guns N' Roses	"Catcher in the Rye (Demo)"	Chinese Democracy (Sessions)	Uncredited guitar Solo
2008	Minako Honda	"Amazing Grace (Traditional) Produced by Brian May"	Eternal Melody	Arrangement, backing vocals, keyboards, toy koto, production
2008	Kerry Ellis	"Defying Gravity", "I'm Not that Girl", "No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young)"	Wicked in Rock	Arrangement, bass, guitars, keys, production, programming
2010		"Dangerland", "Anthem", "I Can't Be Your Friend (This Can't Be Over)", "Defying Gravity", "I'm Not that Girl", "You Have to Be There", "Love It When You Call", "Save Me", "Diamonds Are Forever", "No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young)", "I Loved a Butterfly"	Anthems	Arrangement, backing vocals, bass, guitars, piano, keyboards, production
2010	Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders	"Way Down", "Don't Have to Speak"	Red Light Fever	guitar
2010	Meat Loaf	"Love Is Not Real", "The Song of Madness"	Hang Cool Teddy Bear
2011	Tangerine Dream		Starmus – Sonic Universe
2011	Lady Gaga	"You and I"	Born This Way	guitar
2015	Motörhead	"The Devil"	Bad Magic	guitar solo
2020	Woman	"I'm a Woman"		guitar & production
Live Recordings (Selection)
1988	Prince's Trust Gala Concert		Prince's Trust Rock Gala (VHS; recorded live on 6 June 1988 at the Royal Albert Hall)	guitar (bass by Deacon)
1992	Pavarotti and Friends	"Too Much Love Will Kill You", "La donna è mobile"	(recorded live in Modena on 27 September 1992)
2005	The Strat Pack	"Peggy Sue", "Maybe Baby", "I Fought the Law", "Oh Boy!", "That'll Be the Day" (with The Crickets and Albert Lee); "All Right Now" (with Paul Rodgers)	The Strat Pack: Live in Concert (DVD; recorded live at the concert from the 50th Anniversary of the Fender Stratocaster guitar, 24 September 2004)

Computer games

• 1994: Rise of the Robots (contains reworked tracks from the 1992 album Back to the Light)
• 1996: Rise 2: Resurrection (contains "Cyborg"; in 1998 released on the album Another World)