BLUR (original) (raw)

Blur were founded in London by band members Damon Albarn (vocals/keyboard), Graham Coxon (vocals/guitar), Alex James (bass) and Dave Rowntree (drums). Among the leaders of the Nineties Brit-pop movement, Blur were influenced by classic acts including The Beatles, The Who, The Kinks and The Jam.

In August 1995 Blur went head to head with Oasis in one of the greatest chart battles of all time, gracing the cover of NME magazine in a chart race that divided the nation, stole media headlines, and became a defining moment in both Britpop and Official Chart history. Blur's Country House clinched Number 1 victory over Oasis's Roll With It by 50,000 copies.

BLUR Songs stats

UK No1s

2

UK Top 10s

13

UK Top 40s

26

UK Top 75s

28

Weeks at No1

3

Weeks in the Top 10

23

Weeks in the Top 40

87

Weeks in the Top 75

150

BLUR Albums stats

UK No1s

7

UK Top 10s

10

UK Top 40s

12

UK Top 75s

15

Weeks at No1

9

Weeks in the Top 10

62

Weeks in the Top 40

209

Weeks in the Top 75

344

BLUR news

Official Singles Chart

27

Oct

1990

27

Apr

1991

10

Aug

1991

BANG
BLUR

1. Peak: 24,
2. Weeks: 4

11

Apr

1992

01

May

1993

10

Jul

1993

16

Oct

1993

19

Mar

1994

11

Jun

1994

03

Sep

1994

19

Nov

1994

26

Aug

1995

09

Sep

1995

25

Nov

1995

24

Feb

1996

11

May

1996

01

Feb

1997

BEETLEBUM
BLUR

1. Peak: 1,
2. Weeks: 10,
3. Weeks No. 1: 1

19

Apr

1997

28

Jun

1997

27

Sep

1997

06

Mar

1999

10

Jul

1999

27

Nov

1999

28

Oct

2000

26

Apr

2003

19

Jul

2003

18

Oct

2003

14

Jul

2012

01

Jun

2023

Official Albums Chart

07

Sep

1991

22

May

1993

07

May

1994

PARKLIFE
BLUR

1. Peak: 1,
2. Weeks: 120,
3. Weeks No. 1: 1

23

Sep

1995

22

Feb

1997

BLUR
BLUR

1. Peak: 1,
2. Weeks: 75,
3. Weeks No. 1: 1

27

Mar

1999

13
BLUR

1. Peak: 1,
2. Weeks: 34,
3. Weeks No. 1: 2

11

Nov

2000

17

May

2003

27

Jun

2009

05

Sep

2009

05

Sep

2009

11

Aug

2012

25

Aug

2012

09

May

2015

05

May

2022

04

May

2023

03

Aug

2023

08

Aug

2024

Official Singles Chart Update

05

May

2015

11

Aug

2019

28

May

2023

30

Jul

2023

Please note, the data displayed for this chart reflects the title's midweek position only, peak positions on this chart also relate to midweek chart positions. Official Singles Chart Update data available on officialcharts.com goes back to October 2014.

Official Singles Sales Chart

09

May

2015

15

Aug

2019

01

Jun

2023

Official Singles Downloads Chart

03

Mar

2012

03

Mar

2012

03

Mar

2012

14

Jul

2012

01

Jun

2023

Official Physical Singles Chart

19

Mar

1994

11

Jun

1994

03

Sep

1994

19

Nov

1994

26

Aug

1995

09

Sep

1995

25

Nov

1995

24

Feb

1996

11

May

1996

01

Feb

1997

BEETLEBUM
BLUR

1. Peak: 1,
2. Weeks: 10,
3. Weeks No. 1: 1

19

Apr

1997

28

Jun

1997

27

Sep

1997

06

Mar

1999

10

Jul

1999

27

Nov

1999

28

Oct

2000

26

Apr

2003

19

Jul

2003

18

Oct

2003

24

Apr

2010

11

Aug

2012

09

May

2015

30

Aug

2018

Official Albums Chart Update

05

May

2015

01

May

2022

30

Apr

2023

04

Jun

2023

30

Jul

2023

22

Oct

2023

28

Apr

2024

04

Aug

2024

Please note, the data displayed for this chart reflects the title's midweek position only, peak positions on this chart also relate to midweek chart positions. Official Albums Chart Update data available on officialcharts.com goes back to October 2014.

Official Scottish Albums Chart

28

May

1994

13

Aug

1994

06

May

1995

23

Sep

1995

22

Feb

1997

BLUR
BLUR

1. Peak: 2,
2. Weeks: 61

27

Mar

1999

13
BLUR

1. Peak: 1,
2. Weeks: 30,
3. Weeks No. 1: 1

11

Nov

2000

17

May

2003

27

Jun

2009

09

May

2015

05

May

2022

04

May

2023

03

Aug

2023

08

Aug

2024

Official Albums Sales Chart

09

May

2015

10

Dec

2020

05

May

2022

19

Jan

2023

04

May

2023

20

Jul

2023

03

Aug

2023

26

Oct

2023

02

May

2024

08

Aug

2024

Official Album Downloads Chart

26

Jul

2008

27

Jun

2009

27

Jun

2009

25

Aug

2012

09

May

2015

03

Aug

2023

08

Aug

2024

Official Physical Albums Chart

07

May

1994

PARKLIFE
BLUR

1. Peak: 1,
2. Weeks: 119,
3. Weeks No. 1: 1

23

Jul

1994

03

Jun

1995

23

Sep

1995

22

Feb

1997

BLUR
BLUR

1. Peak: 1,
2. Weeks: 75,
3. Weeks No. 1: 1

27

Mar

1999

13
BLUR

1. Peak: 1,
2. Weeks: 33,
3. Weeks No. 1: 2

11

Nov

2000

17

May

2003

27

Jun

2009

05

Sep

2009

05

Sep

2009

11

Aug

2012

09

May

2015

05

May

2022

04

May

2023

03

Aug

2023

08

Aug

2024

Official Vinyl Albums Chart

09

May

2015

22

Oct

2015

08

Sep

2016

10

Dec

2020

05

May

2022

19

Jan

2023

04

May

2023

03

Aug

2023

26

Oct

2023

08

Aug

2024

Official Vinyl Singles Chart

09

May

2015

27

Oct

2016

15

Aug

2019

Official Record Store Chart

11

Aug

2012

25

Aug

2012

PARKLIFE
BLUR

1. Peak: 1,
2. Weeks: 4,
3. Weeks No. 1: 1

09

May

2015

08

Sep

2016

05

May

2022

26

Jan

2023

04

May

2023

03

Aug

2023

26

Oct

2023

08

Aug

2024

06

Jan

1996

06

Jan

1996

03

Jan

1998

BLUR
BLUR

1. Peak: 29,
2. Weeks: 1

08

Jan

2000

06

Jan

2001

03

Jan

2004

07

Jan

2016

Official Dance Singles Chart

08

Oct

2005

Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart

19

Apr

1997

SONG 2
BLUR

1. Peak: 1,
2. Weeks: 50,
3. Weeks No. 1: 3

The data displayed for this chart goes back to 1994, however we hope to be able to offer deeper historic information at a future point

Official Irish Albums Chart

Official DVD Chart

25

Nov

2000

Official Video Chart

25

Feb

1995

The data displayed for this chart goes back to 1994, however we hope to be able to offer deeper historic information at a future point

Official Music Video Chart

04

Jun

1994

25

Feb

1995

SHOWTIME
BLUR

1. Peak: 1,
2. Weeks: 46,
3. Weeks No. 1: 2

25

Nov

2000

27

Feb

2010

The data displayed for this chart goes back to 1994, however we hope to be able to offer deeper historic information at a future point