Pulp discography

The discography of Pulp, an English Britpop band, consists of seven studio albums, nine compilation albums, two live albums and 26 singles. They were formed in 1978 by Jarvis Cocker and had a continuously rotating band membership until 1991. Between 1991 and their hiatus on 15 December 2002, their line-up was largely settled.^[1] They rose to prominence during the Britpop era in the early 1990s with their album His 'n' Hers (1994).

Pulp discography
Pulp performing live at the Isle of Wight Festival in 2011
Studio albums	7
Live albums	2
Compilation albums	9
Singles	26
Video albums	6
Music videos	20
Box sets	2

Pulp released two albums and eight singles in the 1980s, which garnered little attention from audiences or critics.^[2] Their first charting single was "Razzmatazz" (1993), which reached No. 80 in the UK Singles Chart. His 'n' Hers (1994) was their first charting album, peaking at No. 9 in the UK Albums Chart.

As Pulp became part of the Britpop music scene, they scored their first major hits, most notably "Common People" and "Disco 2000". Their 1995 album Different Class was a commercial success, peaking at No. 1 in the UK and going Platinum four times. Two further albums, This Is Hardcore and We Love Life, achieved moderate commercial success.

Fire Records, who own the material from the band's first three albums, re-released Pulp's material several times after they achieved success in a number of compilation albums, most of which had little commercial success.

In 2013, Pulp released the single "After You", written a number of years earlier but never fully finished or released until then. It peaked at No. 101 on the UK Singles Chart^[3] and in the Top 10 of the UK Indie chart.^[4]

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions											Certifications
		UK [5]	AUS [6]	AUT [7]	BEL [8]	CAN [9][10]	FRA [11]	GER [12]	NOR [13]	NZL [14]	SWE [15]	SWI [16]
It	Released: 18 April 1983 Label: Red Rhino (REDLP29) Formats: CD, LP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Freaks	Released: 11 May 1987 Label: Fire (FIRELP5) Formats: CD, cassette, LP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Separations	Released: 19 June 1992 Label: Fire (FIRE11026) Formats: CD, cassette, LP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
His 'n' Hers	Released: 18 April 1994 Label: Island (ILPS8025) Formats: CD, cassette, LP	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BPI: Gold[17]
Different Class	Released: 30 October 1995 Label: Island (ILPS8041) Formats: CD, cassette, LP	1	44	24	47	36	—	71	19	37	7	—	BPI: 4× Platinum[17] IFPI: Platinum[18]
This Is Hardcore	Released: 30 March 1998 Label: Island (ILPSD 8066) Formats: CD, LP, cassette	1	15	20	44	32	9	24	10	12	14	31	BPI: Gold[17]
We Love Life	Released: 22 October 2001 Label: Island (ILPS8110) Formats: CD, LP	6	46	36	—	26	41	25	—	—	46	78	BPI: Silver[17]
More	To be released: 6 June 2025 Label: Rough Trade (RT0541LPE) Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital	TBA											TBA
"—" denotes albums that did not chart.

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Certifications
		UK [5]	UK Indie
Intro – The Gift Recordings	Released: 4 October 1993 Label: Island (ILPM2076) Formats: CD, LP, cassette	—	23
Masters of the Universe (Pulp on Fire 1985–86)	Released: 24 June 1994 Label: Fire (FIRELP36) Formats: CD, LP, cassette	—	—
Countdown 1992–1983	Released: 11 March 1996 Label: Nectar Masters (UK),[19] MCA (US) (NTMLP521) Formats: 2×CD, 2×LP, 2×cassette	10	—
Pulp Goes to the Disco	Released: 13 July 1998 Label: Connisseur Collection (VSOPCD 26) Format: CD	—	—
Freshly Squeezed... the Early Years	Released: 1 September 1998 Label: EMI (79737) Format: CD	—	—
Primal: The Best of the Fire Years 1983–1992	Released: 12 October 1998 Label: Music Collection Int. (MCCD375) Format: CD	—	—
On Fire	Released: 29 November 1999 Label: Snapper Music (SMCCD 247) Format: 2×CD	—	—
Hits	Released: 18 November 2002 Label: Universal Island (CID8126) Format: CD	71	—	BPI: Platinum[17]
Pulp It Up	Released: 20 October 2003 Label: Snapper Music (SMDCD463) Format: CD	—	—

Limited releases

Year	Album	Notes
2025	Forty Odd Years: Live. Rare. Unreleased. 1982-2025	Compitation of mostly previously unreleased tracks released with June 2025 Mojo magazine.[20]

Live albums

Title	Album details
The Peel Sessions	Released: 23 October 2006 Label: Universal Island (9841397) Format: 2×CD
Party Clowns: Live in London 1991	Released: 12 November 2012[21] Label: Floating World (FLOATM6180) Formats: CD, digital download

Box sets

Title	Album details	Notes
Simply Fuss Free	Released: July 1996 Label: Island Format: 6×CD	Includes the singles "Do You Remember the First Time?", "Common People" ('daytime'), "Mis-Shapes" / "Sorted for E's & Wizz" (both versions) and "Disco 2000" (both versions) Released in Australia only
Pulped: 1983–1992	Released: 31 May 1999 Label: Cooking Vinyl (COOKCD178) Format: 4×CD	Includes the albums It, Freaks, Separations and Masters of the Universe (compilation)

Singles and EPs

Year	Title	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		UK [5]	AUS [6]	AUT [7]	FIN [22]	FRA [11]	GER [23]	IRE [24]	NOR [13]	SWE [15]	SWI [16]
1983	"My Lighthouse"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		It
	"Everybody's Problem"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
1985	"Little Girl (With Blue Eyes)"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1986	"Dogs Are Everywhere"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1987	"They Suffocate at Night"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Freaks
	"Master of the Universe"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	"My Legendary Girlfriend"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Separations
	"Countdown"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	"O.U. (Gone, Gone)"	133	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
	"Babies"	111	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BPI: Silver[17]
1993	"Razzmatazz"	80	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Lipgloss"	50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		His 'n' Hers
1994	"Do You Remember the First Time?"	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BPI: Silver[17]
	The Sisters EP ("Babies")	19	197	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	"Common People"	2	65	—	—	49	77	9	5	4	42	BPI: 2× Platinum[17]	Different Class
	"Sorted for E's & Wizz" / "Mis-Shapes"	2	—	—	15	—	—	6	—	25	—	BPI: Silver[17]
	"Disco 2000"	7	35	14	9	—	47	13	—	41	—	BPI: Platinum[17]
1996	"Something Changed"	10	—	—	—	—	—	30	—	—	—
1997	"Help the Aged"	8	85	—	—	—	—	—	—	56	—		This Is Hardcore
1998	"This Is Hardcore"	12	64	—	16	98	—	—	—	—	—
	"A Little Soul"	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Party Hard"	29	90	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	"Sunrise" / "The Trees"	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		We Love Life
2002	"Bad Cover Version"	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	"After You"	101	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
2025	"Spike Island"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		More
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.

Other appearances

List of non-single songs by Pulp from non-Pulp releases, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Album
"What Do You Say?"	1982	Your Secret's Safe with Us[25]
"Whiskey in the Jar"	1996	Childline[26]
"Mile End"		Trainspotting: Music from the Motion Picture
"All Time High"	1997	Shaken and Stirred: The David Arnold James Bond Project
"Like a Friend"	1998	Great Expectations: The Album
"Le Roi des Fourmis"	1999	A Tribute to Polnaref
"Born to Cry"		Notting Hill: Music from the Motion Picture
"My Body May Die"	2000	Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased): The Soundtrack
"Grandfather's Nursery"[A]	2005	100% Sinnamon
"Party Hard" (Christopher Just Mix)	2008	Dirty Sanchez[27]

• A ^ "Grandfather's Nursery" was also released as a free download track by Amazon.com in 2002.^[28]

Other appearances

List of appearances by Pulp on various artists’ compilations, showing year released and album name

Year	Album	Track(s)
1996	Evening Session: Priority Tunes[29]	Includes Pulp performance of the song "Babies"
	...Later Volume One: Brit Beat[30]	Includes a live version of the song "I Spy"
1997	Long Live Tibet[31]	Includes a live version of the song "Live Bed Show"
2002	4 Scott	Scott Piering tribute album includes live performance of the songs "Babies" and "Sunrise"
2014	Britpop at the BBC[32]	Includes Pulp performance of the song "Lipgloss"

Video

Video albums

Year	Video details	Certifications
Sorted for Films & Vids	Released: November 1995 Label: Polygram Video Format: VHS	BPI: Gold[17]
F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.I.V.E	Released: October 1996 Label: Polygram Video Format: VHS
The Park Is Mine	Released: November 1998 Label: Polygram Video Format: VHS
Hits	Released: 9 December 2002 Label: Island Universal (0634169) Format: DVD
Ultimate Live	Released: 20 June 2005 Label: Universal (LC01846 / 0602498296165 ) Format: DVD
Pulp: A Film About Life, Death And Supermarkets	Released: 9 March 2014 Label: Soda Pictures Format: Clu + Blu-ray + DVD and PAL

Music videos

Year	Title	Director(s)
1985	"Manon"	James Eaton and Simon Hinkler
1986	"They Suffocate at Night"	Michael Geoghegan
1991	"My Legendary Girlfriend"	Martin Wallace and Jarvis Cocker
	"Countdown"
1992	"Babies" (original version)	Martin Wallace and Jarvis Cocker[33]
1993	"Razzmatazz"
	"Lipgloss"
1994	"Do You Remember the First Time?"	Pedro Romhanyi[33]
	"Babies" (1994 version)
1995	"Common People"
	"Mis-Shapes"
	"Sorted For E's & Wizz"
	"Disco 2000"	Pedro Romhanyi[33]
	"Something Changed"
1997	"Help the Aged"	Hammer & Tongs[33]
1998	"This Is Hardcore"	Doug Nichol[33]
	"A Little Soul"	Hammer & Tongs[33]
	"Party Hard"	Mike Mills[33]
2001	"The Trees"	Phil Harder[33]
	"Bad Cover Version"	Martin Wallace and Jarvis Cocker[33]
2025	"Spike Island"	Jarvis Cocker