Massive Attack is a British trip-hop group. It was started in 1988 in Bristol by Robert Del Naja, Grantley Marshall, and Andrew Vowles. They made 5 studio albums, 2 extended play (EP), 3 compliations, and 16 singles.
Albums
Studio albums
| Year |
Album details |
Peak chart positions |
Certifications
(sales thresholds) |
UK
|
AUS
|
AUT
|
BEL
|
CAN
|
FIN
|
NZ
|
SWI
|
US
|
| 1991 |
Blue Lines
- Released: 1 June 1991
- Label: Virgin (#91685)
- Formats: CD, CS, LP
|
13 |
69 |
5 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
26 |
— |
| UK: |
2× Platinum |
| FRA: |
2× Gold |
|
| 1994 |
Protection
- Released: 26 September 1994
- Label: Virgin (#39883)
- Formats: CD, CS, LP
|
4 |
15 |
21 |
— |
— |
— |
9 |
29 |
— |
| UK: |
Platinum |
| FRA: |
Gold |
| SWI: |
Gold |
| EU: |
Platinum |
|
| 1998 |
Mezzanine
- Released: 20 April 1998
- Label: Virgin (#45599)
- Formats: CD, CS, LP
|
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
— |
4 |
1 |
6 |
60 |
| UK: |
Platinum |
| AUS: |
Platinum |
| BEL: |
Platinum |
| CAN |
Gold |
| FRA: |
2× Gold |
| SWI: |
Platinum |
| EU: |
2× Platinum |
|
| 2003 |
100th Window
- Released: 10 February 2003
- Label: Virgin (#81239)
- Formats: CD, LP
|
1 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
8 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
69 |
| UK: |
Silver |
| AUS: |
Gold |
| BEL: |
Gold |
| CAN: |
Gold |
| SWI: |
Gold |
|
| 2010 |
Heligoland
- Released: 8 February 2010
- Label: Virgin
- Formats: CD, LP
|
6 |
8 |
5 |
1 |
12 |
— |
7 |
2 |
46 |
|
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Compilations
| Year |
Album details |
Peak chart positions |
Certifications |
UK
|
AUS
|
AUT
|
BEL
|
FIN
|
NZ
|
SWI
|
US
|
| 1998 |
Singles 90/98
- Released: 7 December 1998
- Label: Circa/Virgin (#95443)
- Format: 11xCD box
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
| 2006 |
Collected
- Released: 27 March 2006
- Label: Virgin
- Formats: CD/DVD DualDisc
|
2 |
19 |
13 |
1 |
8 |
3 |
4 |
198 |
| UK: |
Platinum
|
| BEL: |
Gold
|
| FRA: |
Gold
|
| SWI: |
Gold |
|
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Extended plays
| Year |
Album details |
Peak chart
positions |
UK
|
SWI
|
| 1992 |
Massive Attack EP
- Released: February 1992
- Label: Circa (#664698)
- Format: CD
|
27 |
35 |
| 2009 |
Splitting the Atom
- Released: October 2009
- Label: Virgin
- Format: Download/12" single/Promo Only CD
|
64 |
68 |
I The Massive Attack EP and Splitting the Atom EP charted on the UK Singles Chart and Swiss Singles Top 100, despite being extended-play length releases.
Other albums
| Year |
Album details |
Peak chart
positions |
UK
|
NZ
|
SWI
|
| 1995 |
No Protection
- Released: 17 February 1995
- Label: Gyroscope (#6619)
- Formats: CD, LP
- Dub version of Protection
|
10 |
29 |
— |
| 2004 |
Danny the Dog soundtrack
- Released: 11 October 2004
- Label: Virgin (#8737842)
- Format: CD
|
70 |
— |
92 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
