French electronic music duo Daft Punk released four studio albums, two live albums, three compilation albums, one soundtrack album, five remix albums, two video albums, twenty-two singles and nineteen music videos. Group members Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo met in 1987 while studying at the Lycée Carnot secondary school.[1] They subsequently recorded several demo tracks together, forming Daft Punk in 1993.[1] Their debut single "The New Wave" was released the following year on the Soma Quality Recordings label.[1] Daft Punk first found commercial success with the release of their second single "Da Funk", which peaked at number seven in France and topped the United States Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.[2][3]
| Daft Punk discography | |
|---|---|
 Daft Punk performing at the O2 Wireless Festival in 2007 | |
| Studio albums | 4 |
| Live albums | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 3 |
| Video albums | 2 |
| Music videos | 19 |
| Singles | 26 |
| Soundtrack albums | 1 |
| Remix albums | 5 |
After signing to Virgin Records, the duo released their debut studio album Homework in January 1997.[4] The album peaked at number three in France, earning a platinum certification from the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP).[2][5] The success of Homework also brought worldwide attention to progressive house music,[6] and it has since been viewed as a landmark album of the genre.[7] The Homework single "Around the World" became a top five hit in several European countries and gave the duo their first entry on the US Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at number 61.[2][8] The album also produced the singles "Burnin'" and "Revolution 909".
Daft Punk released their second studio album Discovery in February 2001. The album peaked at number two in France and attained a triple platinum certification from the SNEP.[2][9] Discovery also performed well internationally, becoming a top ten chart hit in countries such as Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom.[10][11][12] "One More Time", the album's first single, became a number-one hit in France and on the Billboard dance chart.[2][3] The single also reached the top ten on the charts of Australia, Germany and the United Kingdom.[13][14][15] An additional six singles were released from Discovery: "Aerodynamic", "Digital Love", "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger", "Face to Face" and "Something About Us". Daft Punk also oversaw the release of Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem, a 2003 film featuring tracks from Discovery as its soundtrack.[16] Human After All, the duo's third studio album, was released in March 2005 to mixed reviews.[17] Nonetheless, the album topped the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart and peaked at number three in France.[2][18] Human After All featured the singles "Robot Rock", "Technologic", "Human After All" and "The Prime Time of Your Life".
Following their Alive 2006/2007 tour, Daft Punk composed the score for the 2010 film Tron: Legacy and released an accompanying soundtrack album. The album produced the single "Derezzed" and became the duo's first top five album on the Billboard 200.[2][19] It also received gold certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the SNEP.[5][20] Random Access Memories, Daft Punk's first studio album in eight years, was released in May 2013 and topped several charts worldwide.[21] In France, the album was Daft Punk's first release to debut at number one,[2] a position it retained for three consecutive weeks after its release.[22] "Get Lucky", the first single from Random Access Memories, also experienced chart success in several countries.[23] In 2016, Daft Punk was featured on two singles from Canadian R&B singer The Weeknd entitled "Starboy" and "I Feel It Coming". The former topped charts in several countries and received a platinum certification from the RIAA,[20] while the latter peaked at number one in France and earned a diamond certification from the SNEP.[24] The duo officially broke up in February 2021;[25] however, during December of the same year, the Tron: Legacy soundtrack reentered and topped the Dance/Electronic Albums chart after a vinyl edition of the album was released in Target stores.[26] Exactly a year after their split and to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Homework's release, the duo released a special edition of the album[27] containing various remixes which were also released as a standalone album Homework (Remixes) later in the year.[28] Exactly two years after their split, it was announced that a similar release for Random Access Memories' 10th anniversary would occur in May 2023.[29]
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [2] | AUS [10] | BEL [30] | CAN [11] | GER [14] | IRE [31] | ITA [32] | SWI [33] | UK [12] | US [19] | ||||
| Homework | 3 | 37 | 7 | 15 | 44 | 54 | 19 | 33 | 8 | 150 | |||
| Discovery |
| 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 23 | ||
| Human After All |
| 3 | 36 | 8 | 38 | 38 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 98 | ||
| Random Access Memories | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Live albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [2] | AUS [10] | BEL [30] | IRE [31] | ITA [32] | NLD [53] | SCO [54] | SWI [33] | UK [12] | US [19] | |||
| Alive 1997 |
| 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Alive 2007 |
| 2 | 14 | 6 | 38 | 98 | 47 | 73 | 17 | 86 | 169 | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Soundtrack albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [2] | AUS [10] | BEL [30] | CAN [11] | GER [14] | IRE [31] | ITA [32] | SWI [33] | UK [12] | US [19] | ||||
| Tron: Legacy |
| 25 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 40 | 41 | 21 | 39 | 4 |
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Remix albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [2] | AUS [10] | BEL [30] | CAN [11] | SCO [54] | SWE [63] | SWI [33] | UK [12] | US [19] | US Dance [18] | ||
| Daft Club |
| 130 | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | — | — | 8 |
| Human After All: Remixes |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tron: Legacy Reconfigured |
| — | 64 | 91 | 24 | 83 | 41 | — | 59 | 16 | 1 |
| Homework (Remixes) |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 |
| Random Access Memories (Drumless Edition) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [2] | AUS [10] | BEL [30] | GER [14] | NLD [53] | SCO [54] | SWI [33] | UK [12] | UK Dance [69] | US Dance [18] | ||||
| Musique Vol. 1 1993–2005 |
| 127 | 47 | 18 | 90 | —[A] | 31 | 36 | 34 | 3 | 12 |
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| Homework (25th Anniversary Edition) |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Random Access Memories (10th Anniversary Edition) |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Video albums
| Title | Details | Certifications |
|---|---|---|
| D.A.F.T.: A Story About Dogs, Androids, Firemen and Tomatoes | ||
| Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [2] | AUS [13] | BEL [30] | GER [14] | IRE [31] | ITA [75] | SWE [63] | SWI [33] | UK [15] | US [8] | ||||
| "The New Wave"[76] | 1994 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Da Funk" | 1995 | 7 | 31 | 9 | — | 20 | — | 33 | — | 7 | —[B] | Homework | |
| "Indo Silver Club"[79] | 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Around the World" | 1997 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 61 | ||
| "Burnin'" | 29 | 151 | 38 | — | — | 7 | — | — | 30 | — | |||
| "Revolution 909" | 1998 | 50 | 162 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | ||
| "One More Time" | 2000 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 61 | Discovery | |
| "Aerodynamic" | 2001 | 34 | 67[C] | 24 | — | — | 32 | — | 46 | 97 | — | ||
| "Digital Love" | 33 | 38 | 85 | 35 | — | 28 | 60 | 14 | — |
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| "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" | 17 | — | 38 | — | 38 | 42 | — | 70 | 25 | — |
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| "Face to Face" | 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Something About Us" | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Robot Rock" | 2005 | 79 | — | 56 | 100 | 33 | 32 | — | — | 32 | — | Human After All | |
| "Technologic" | — | 64 | 65 | 82 | 38 | 22 | 29 | 63 | 40 | —[D] | |||
| "Human After All" | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Prime Time of Your Life"[83] | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (Alive 2007)" | 2007 | 19 | 43 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | Alive 2007 | |
| "Derezzed" | 2010 | 81 | 92 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[E] |
| Tron: Legacy soundtrack |
| "Get Lucky" (featuring Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers) | 2013 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Random Access Memories | |
| "Lose Yourself to Dance" (featuring Pharrell Williams) | 31 | — | 32 | — | 62 | 17 | 42 | 59 | 49 | —[F] | |||
| "Doin' It Right" (featuring Panda Bear) | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[G] |
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| "Instant Crush" (featuring Julian Casablancas) | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | 85 | 37 | 40 | — | —[H] | |||
| "Give Life Back to Music" | 2014 | 23 | — | 52 | — | — | 94 | 35 | 58 | — | —[I] | ||
| "The Writing of Fragments of Time" (featuring Todd Edwards) | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Random Access Memories (10th Anniversary Edition) | |
| "GLBTM (Studio Outtakes)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Infinity Repeating (2013 Demo)" (featuring Julian Casablancas and The Voidz) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Within (Drumless Edition)"[89] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Random Access Memories (Drumless Edition) | ||
| "Motherboard (Drumless Edition)"[90] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [2] | AUS [13] | BEL [30] | GER [14] | IRE [31] | ITA [75] | SWE [63] | SWI [33] | UK [91] | US [92] | ||||
| "Starboy" (The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk) | 2016 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Starboy | |
| "I Feel It Coming" (The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk) | 1 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 4 | |||
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [2] | SWE [63] | SWI [33] | UK [99] | US Elec. [100] | |||
| "Around the World" / "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (Alive 2007)" | 2007 | — | — | 47 | — | — | Alive 2007 |
| "The Game of Love" | 2013 | — | — | — | —[J] | — | Random Access Memories |
| "Giorgio by Moroder" | 54 | 57 | — | —[K] | 22 | ||
| "Within" | 109 | — | — | —[L] | 39 | ||
| "Touch" (featuring Paul Williams) | 171 | — | — | —[M] | 36 | ||
| "Beyond" | 115 | — | — | —[N] | 38 | ||
| "Motherboard" | — | — | — | —[O] | 43 | ||
| "Fragments of Time" (featuring Todd Edwards) | 100 | — | — | —[P] | 28 | ||
| "Contact" | 46 | — | — | —[Q] | 34 | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
Writing, production, and remix credits
| Title | Year | Performing artist(s) | Co-producer(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "M18"[102] | 1995 | Manu le Malin | Manu le Malin | None |
| "ß Wax"[103] | Daft Punk, DJ Kevin | DJ Kevin | Two Years Together | |
| "Life Is Sweet" (Daft Punk remix)[104] | The Chemical Brothers | The Chemical Brothers | None | |
| "Get Funky Get Down" (Daft Punk remix)[105] | The Micronauts | Christophe Monier, George Issakidis | ||
| "Disco Cubizm" (Daft Punk remix)[106] | 1996 | I:Cube | Nicolas Chaix | |
| "Forget About the World" (Daft Punk remix)[107] | Gabrielle | The Boilerhouse Boys | Musique Vol. 1 1993–2005 | |
| "Chord Memory" (Daft Punk remix)[107] | Ian Pooley | Ian Pooley | ||
| "Mothership Reconnection" (Daft Punk remix)[107] | 1998 | Scott Grooves, Parliament-Funkadelic | Scott Grooves | |
| "Take Me Out" (Daft Punk remix)[108] | 2004 | Franz Ferdinand | Tore Johansson | Evil Action |
| "HeartBreaker"[109] | 2006 | Teriyaki Boyz | None | Beef or Chicken |
| "Hypnotize U"[110] | 2010 | N.E.R.D. | The Neptunes | Nothing |
| "One More Time"[111] | 2011 | Jamie Drastik | None | Champagne And Cocaine |
| "On Sight"[112] | 2013 | Kanye West | Kanye West, Mike Dean, Benji B | Yeezus |
| "Black Skinhead"[112] | Kanye West, Gesaffelstein, Brodinski, Mike Dean, Lupe Fiasco, No ID, Jack Donoghue, Noah Goldstein | |||
| "I Am a God"[112] | Kanye West, Mike Dean, Hudson Mohawke | |||
| "Send It Up"[112] | Kanye West, Gesaffelstein, Brodinski, Mike Dean, Arca | |||
| "Gust of Wind"[113] | 2014 | Pharrell Williams | Writing credit and vocals only | Girl |
| "Starboy"[114] | 2016 | The Weeknd | Doc McKinney, Cirkut, The Weeknd | Starboy |
| "I Feel It Coming"[115] | Doc McKinney, Cirkut, The Weeknd | |||
| "I Gotta Try You Girl" (Daft Punk edit)[116] | 2016[R] | Junior Kimbrough | Matthew Johnson, Bruce Watson | None |
| "Overnight"[117] | 2017 | Parcels | Patrick Hetherington, Noah Hill, Louie Swain, Jules Crommelin, Anatole Serre |
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Rollin' & Scratchin" (Live)[118] | 1997 | Philip Richardson[119] |
| "Da Funk" | Spike Jonze[120] | |
| "Around the World" | Michel Gondry[120] | |
| "Burnin'" | Seb Janiak[120] | |
| "Revolution 909" | 1998 | Roman Coppola[120] |
| "Fresh" | 1999 | Daft Punk[120] |
| "One More Time" | 2001 | Kazuhisa Takenouchi[121] |
| "Aerodynamic" | ||
| "Digital Love" | ||
| "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" | ||
| "Something About Us (Love Theme from Interstella 5555)" | 2003 | |
| "Robot Rock" | 2005 | Daft Punk[122] |
| "Technologic" | ||
| "Television Rules the Nation" | ||
| "The Prime Time of Your Life" | 2006 | Tony Gardner[122] |
| "Robot Rock (Daft Punk Maximum Overdrive Mix)" | Daft Punk, Cédric Hervet[122] | |
| "Around The World/Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (Alive 2007)" | 2007 | Olivier Gondry[123] |
| "Derezzed" | 2010 | Warren Fu[124] |
| "Lose Yourself to Dance" (featuring Pharrell Williams) | 2013 | Daft Punk, Warren Fu, Paul Hahn, Cédric Hervet[125] |
| "Instant Crush" (featuring Julian Casablancas) | Warren Fu[126] | |
| "The Writing of Fragments of Time" (featuring Todd Edwards) | 2023 | Cédric Hervet[127] |
| "Infinity Repeating" (featuring Julian Casablancas & The Voidz) | Warren Fu[128] |
Notes
See also
References
External links
- Official website
- Daft Punk at AllMusic
- Daft Punk discography at Discogs
- Daft Punk discography at MusicTea
- Daft Punk discography at MusicBrainz