This is the albums discography of English musician Mike Oldfield.
Studio albums Title Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications UK AUSPeaks in Australia: All except noted: Tubular Bells II and Tubular Bells III: AUT CAN GER NL SPA SWE SWI USTubular Bells Released: 25 May 1973 Label: Virgin Formats: LP, MC, 8-track, reel-to-reel116712224—213 BPI: 9× Platinum ARIA: 3× Platinum MC: 2× Platinum NVPI: Gold RIAA: GoldHergest Ridge Released: 30 August 1974 Label: Virgin Formats: LP, MC, 8-track112—91—125411—87 BPI: GoldOmmadawn Released: 7 November 1975 Label: Virgin Formats: LP, MC, 8-track460—74—2542—146 BPI: Gold NVPI: GoldIncantations Released: 1 December 1978 Label: Virgin Formats: 2×LP, MC1454——4127932—— BPI: PlatinumPlatinum Released: 23 November 1979 Label: Virgin Formats: LP, MC Released in North America as Airborn249817—11—27——— BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold PROMUSICAE: PlatinumQE2 Released: 31 October 1980 Label: Virgin Formats: LP, MC27238—12—45——174 BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold PROMUSICAE: GoldFive Miles Out Released: 19 March 1982 Label: Virgin Formats: LP, MC716102973435—164 BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold PROMUSICAE: PlatinumCrises Released: 27 May 1983 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, LP, MC61725712115— BPI: Gold BVMI: Platinum NVPI: Gold PROMUSICAE: PlatinumDiscovery Released: 25 June 1984 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, LP, MC155634412131— BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold PROMUSICAE: GoldIslands Released: 28 September 1987 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, LP, MC29—10—9714124138 BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold PROMUSICAE: GoldEarth Moving Released: 10 July 1989 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, LP, MC30—21—15521213— BVMI: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold PROMUSICAE: GoldAmarok Released: 21 May 1990 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, LP, MC49—26—1666275030—Heaven's Open Released: 18 February 1991 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, LP, MC————1380——16—Tubular Bells II Released: 31 August 1992 Label: WEA Formats: CD, LP, MC1124—71511819— BPI: 2× Platinum BVMI: Gold PROMUSICAE: 5× PlatinumThe Songs of Distant Earth Released: 21 November 1994 Label: WEA Formats: CD, LP, MC24—20—338111223— BPI: Gold PROMUSICAE: 2× PlatinumVoyager Released: 26 August 1996 Label: WEA Formats: CD, MC, LP12—16—154111315— BPI: Gold PROMUSICAE: 3× PlatinumTubular Bells III Released: 31 August 1998 Label: WEA Formats: CD, MC, LP4964—94613126— BPI: Gold PROMUSICAE: 4× PlatinumGuitars Released: 24 May 1999 Label: WEA Formats: CD, MC, LP40—35—16—3—34— PROMUSICAE: PlatinumThe Millennium Bell Released: 26 November 1999 Label: WEA Formats: CD, MC, LP133—43—39—5—94— PROMUSICAE: PlatinumTres Lunas Released: 3 June 2002 Label: WEA Formats: CD, MC——8—19—53244— PROMUSICAE: PlatinumTubular Bells 2003 Released: 27 May 2003 Label: WEA Formats: CD, MC, LP51———294111—55—Light + Shade Released: 26 September 2005 Label: Mercury Formats: 2×CD175———26—9—76—Music of the Spheres Released: 17 March 2008 Label: Universal Classics and Jazz, Mercury Formats: CD9—62—14—73137— BPI: SilverMan on the Rocks Released: 3 March 2014 Label: Virgin EMI Formats: CD, 2×LP, digital download12—10—3165489—Return to Ommadawn Released: 29 January 2017 Label: Virgin EMI Formats: CD, LP, digital download4—6—3281388—"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Live albums There is only one officially released Oldfield live audio album, Exposed, although others have been released on video: Warner's Sight&Sound edition of The Art in Heaven Concert includes a CD of Oldfield's new millennium live performance in Berlin; and the special edition of Music of the Spheres also contains the only live performance of the piece by Oldfield (Bilbao 2008).
The North America alternate version of Platinum, Airborn, features a live version of Tubular Bells part one and a live/studio version of Incantations on the second LP. Note, they are not the same recordings as Exposed.
Live CDs were also included in the Mercury Records deluxe editions of Oldfield's albums: Platinum (Live at Wembley Arena, May 1980), QE2 (Live from the European Adventure Tour), Five Miles Out (Live in Cologne – 6 December 1982 – Five Miles Out Tour), Crises (Live at Wembley Arena 22 July 1983 Crises Tour). Title Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications UK GERExposed Released: 27 July 1979 Label: Virgin Formats: 2×LP, MC1643 BPI: Silver
Soundtrack albums The only full film score which Oldfield has written, was for the 1984 film The Killing Fields. Oldfield was commissioned to produce the music for NASA's The Space Movie in 1979; no soundtrack album was released at the time. However a DVD and CD soundtrack (though the CD content is just the audio track from the DVD, including voiceovers and sound effects) were issued in October 2015. He also contributed to the movie soundtrack album on The X-Files, with his rendition of Mark Snow's main theme, entitled "Tubular X". Title Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications UK CAN GER SPAThe Killing Fields Released: 26 November 1984 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, LP, MC97906416 BPI: Silver
Orchestral arrangements In 1975, David Bedford arranged Oldfield's first two albums, Tubular Bells and Hergest Ridge, for orchestra. These were both performed and recorded, but only The Orchestral Tubular Bells was released to the public as an album. Even though The Orchestral Hergest Ridge was not released, sections were used in the soundtrack to The Space Movie. Title Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications UKThe Orchestral Tubular Bells Released: January 1975 Label: Virgin Formats: LP, MC, 8-track17 BPI: Silver
Remix albums Title Album detailsPeak chart positions AUT GER NL SPA SWETubular Beats Released: 1 February 2013 Label: Ear Music Formats: CD, digital download6755549655The 1984 Suite Released: 29 January 2016 Label: Mercury/Virgin EMI Formats: LP, digital download—————"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Compilation albums Title Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications UK AUT GER NL SPA SWE SWIMusic Wonderland Released: March 1981 Label: Virgin Formats: LP, MC Continental Europe-only release——512——— BVMI: GoldEpisodes Released: June 1981 Label: Virgin Formats: LP, MC France-only release———————The Complete Mike Oldfield Released: 21 October 1985 Label: Virgin Formats: 2×CD, 2×LP, 2×MC36—17—7—27 BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold PROMUSICAE: GoldElements – The Best of Mike Oldfield Released: 13 September 1993 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, LP, MC52413545421 BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold PROMUSICAE: 2× PlatinumXXV: The Essential Released: 17 November 1997 Label: WEA/Virgin Formats: CD, MC781942—19—— PROMUSICAE: GoldThe Best of Tubular Bells Released: 4 June 2001 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, MC60——————Collection Released: February 2002 Label: Virgin Formats: 2×CD———————The Platinum Collection Released: 13 March 2006 Label: Virgin Formats: 3×CD36———12——The Mike Oldfield Collection 1974–1983 Released: 8 June 2009 Label: Mercury Formats: 2×CD11——————Icon Released: 31 May 2012 Label: Universal Music Formats: CD———————Two Sides: The Very Best of Mike Oldfield Released: 30 July 2012 Label: Mercury/Universal Music Formats: 2×CD, digital download6—22—38—86Moonlight Shadow: The Collection Released: 22 April 2013 Label: Mercury/Universal Music Formats: CD, digital download———————The Best of 1992–2003 Released: 24 April 2015 Label: Warner Music Formats: 2×CD, digital download————70—91Lo mejor de... Released: 10 July 2015 Label: Universal Music Formats: CD Spain-only release————93——"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Box sets Title Album detailsPeak chart positions UK SPABoxed Released: 29 October 1976 Label: Virgin Formats: 4×LP, 2×MC22—Collector's Edition Box Released: 1990 Label: Virgin Formats: 2×CD——Elements Box Released: November 1993 Label: Virgin Formats: 4×CD——The Complete Tubular Bells Released: November 1993 Label: WEA Formats: 3×CD+DVD16713Classic Album Selection – Six Albums 1973–1980 Released: 30 July 2012 Label: Mercury/Universal Music Formats: 6×CD—68The Studio Albums 1992–2003 Released: 21 October 2014 Label: Warner Music Formats: 8×CD——Original Album Series Released: 11 November 2016 Label: Rhino/Warner Music Formats: 5×CD——"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Video albums Title Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications UKThe Essential Mike Oldfield Released: October 1981 Label: Virgin Video Formats: VHS—Tubular Bells – Live in Concert Released: 1984 Label: WOT Video/Festival Formats: VHS Australia-only release—The Wind Chimes Released: June 1988 Label: Virgin Music Video Formats: VHS, CD-V8Tubular Bells II – The Performance Live at Edinburgh Castle Released: October 1992 Label: Warner Music Vision Formats: VHS, LD4Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield Released: September 1993 Label: Virgin Formats: VHS, LD5Tubular Bells III Live Released: October 1998 Label: Warner Music Video Formats: VHS9Tubular Bells II & III Live Released: 20 September 1999 Label: Warner Music Video Formats: DVD16 BPI: GoldThe Art in Heaven Concert Released: 10 February 2000 Label: Warner Music Video Formats: DVD, VHS20Exposed Released: 24 October 2005 Label: EMI/Virgin Formats: 2×DVD33Live at Montreux 1981 Released: 15 May 2006 Label: Eagle Vision Formats: DVD40The Tubular Bells 50th Anniversary Tour Released: 7 November 2022 Label: Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment Formats: 2×DVD, 2×Blu-ray1"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
EPs Title Album detailsPeak chart positions UKTake Four Released: 1 December 1978 Label: Virgin Formats: 7", 12"72The Singles Released: 1981 Label: Virgin Formats: 12" Japan-only release—The Mike Oldfield EP Released: September 1982 Label: Virgin Formats: 7", 12" Germany-only release—Tattoo – Live at Edinburgh Castle EP Released: 7 December 1992 Label: WEA Formats: CD—In Dulci Jubilo – The Mike Oldfield Christmas EP Released: November 1993 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, MC—The X-Files Theme EP Released: 16 December 1998 Label: EastWest Japan Formats: CD Japan-only release—"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
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