WHO songs and albums | full Official Chart history

The Who formed in London in 1964 and became one of the most influential British bands of all time. Their best known line-up comprises Roger Daltrey (vocals), Pete Townshend (lead guitar), John Entwistle (bass) and Keith Moon (drums).

WHO Songs stats

UK No1s: 0
UK Top 10s: 14
UK Top 40s: 25
UK Top 75s: 32
Weeks at No1: 0
Weeks in the Top 10: 43
Weeks in the Top 40: 194
Weeks in the Top 75: 248

WHO Albums stats

UK No1s: 1
UK Top 10s: 16
UK Top 40s: 29
UK Top 75s: 41
Weeks at No1: 1
Weeks in the Top 10: 57
Weeks in the Top 40: 212
Weeks in the Top 75: 313

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Official Singles Chart

Feb

1965

I CAN'T EXPLAIN
THE WHO

Peak: 8,
Weeks: 13

Jun

1965

ANYWAY ANYHOW ANYWHERE
THE WHO

Peak: 10,
Weeks: 12

Nov

1965

MY GENERATION
THE WHO

Peak: 2,
Weeks: 13

Mar

1966

SUBSTITUTE
THE WHO

Peak: 5,
Weeks: 13

Mar

1966

A LEGAL MATTER
THE WHO

Peak: 32,
Weeks: 6

Sep

1966

THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT
THE WHO

Peak: 41,
Weeks: 3

Sep

1966

I'M A BOY
THE WHO

Peak: 2,
Weeks: 13

Dec

1966

HAPPY JACK
THE WHO

Peak: 3,
Weeks: 11

May

1967

PICTURES OF LILY
THE WHO

Peak: 4,
Weeks: 10

Aug

1967

THE LAST TIME/UNDER MY THUMB
THE WHO

Peak: 44,
Weeks: 3

Oct

1967

I CAN SEE FOR MILES
THE WHO

Peak: 10,
Weeks: 12

Jun

1968

DOGS
THE WHO

Peak: 25,
Weeks: 5

Oct

1968

MAGIC BUS
THE WHO

Peak: 26,
Weeks: 6

Mar

1969

PINBALL WIZARD
THE WHO

Peak: 4,
Weeks: 13

Apr

1970

THE SEEKER
THE WHO

Peak: 19,
Weeks: 11

Aug

1970

SUMMERTIME BLUES
THE WHO

Peak: 38,
Weeks: 4

Jul

1971

WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN
THE WHO

Peak: 9,
Weeks: 12

Oct

1971

LET'S SEE ACTION
THE WHO

Peak: 16,
Weeks: 12

Jun

1972

JOIN TOGETHER
THE WHO

Peak: 9,
Weeks: 9

Jan

1973

RELAY
THE WHO

Peak: 21,
Weeks: 5

Oct

1973

5:15
THE WHO

Peak: 20,
Weeks: 6

Jan

1976

SQUEEZE BOX
THE WHO

Peak: 10,
Weeks: 9

Oct

1976

SUBSTITUTE {1976}
THE WHO

Peak: 7,
Weeks: 7

Jul

1978

WHO ARE YOU
THE WHO

Peak: 18,
Weeks: 12

Apr

1979

LONG LIVE ROCK
THE WHO

Peak: 48,
Weeks: 5

Mar

1981

YOU BETTER YOU BET
THE WHO

Peak: 9,
Weeks: 8

May

1981

DON'T LET GO THE COAT
THE WHO

Peak: 47,
Weeks: 4

Oct

1982

ATHENA
THE WHO

Peak: 40,
Weeks: 4

Nov

1983

READY STEADY WHO (EP)
THE WHO

Peak: 58,
Weeks: 2

Nov

1984

TWIST AND SHOUT
THE WHO

Peak: 87,
Weeks: 2

Feb

1988

MY GENERATION {1988}
THE WHO

Peak: 68,
Weeks: 2

Jun

1988

WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN {1988}
THE WHO

Peak: 91,
Weeks: 1

Mar

1990

JOIN TOGETHER (LIVE)
THE WHO

Peak: 100,
Weeks: 1

Jul

1996

MY GENERATION
WHO

Peak: 31,
Weeks: 2

Aug

2012

BABA O'RILEY
WHO

Peak: 55,
Weeks: 1

Official Albums Chart

Dec

1965

MY GENERATION
THE WHO

Peak: 5,
Weeks: 18

Dec

1966

A QUICK ONE
THE WHO

Peak: 4,
Weeks: 17

Jan

1968

THE WHO SELL OUT
THE WHO

Peak: 13,
Weeks: 11

Jun

1969

TOMMY
WHO

Peak: 2,
Weeks: 11

Jun

1970

LIVE AT LEEDS
THE WHO

Peak: 3,
Weeks: 21

Sep

1971

WHO'S NEXT
THE WHO

Peak: 1,
Weeks: 18,
Weeks No. 1: 1

Dec

1971

MEATY BEATY BIG AND BOUNCY
THE WHO

Peak: 9,
Weeks: 18

Nov

1973

QUADROPHENIA
THE WHO

Peak: 2,
Weeks: 13

Oct

1974

ODDS AND SODS
THE WHO

Peak: 10,
Weeks: 4

Oct

1975

THE WHO BY NUMBERS
THE WHO

Peak: 7,
Weeks: 6

Oct

1976

THE STORY OF THE WHO
THE WHO

Peak: 2,
Weeks: 18

Sep

1978

WHO ARE YOU
THE WHO

Peak: 6,
Weeks: 9

Jun

1979

THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT
THE WHO

Peak: 26,
Weeks: 13

Oct

1979

QUADROPHENIA (ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) cover art

QUADROPHENIA (ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK)
THE WHO

Peak: 23,
Weeks: 16

Mar

1981

FACE DANCES
THE WHO

Peak: 2,
Weeks: 9

Sep

1982

IT'S HARD
THE WHO

Peak: 11,
Weeks: 6

Nov

1984

WHO'S LAST
THE WHO

Peak: 48,
Weeks: 4

Oct

1985

THE WHO COLLECTION
THE WHO

Peak: 44,
Weeks: 10

Mar

1988

WHO'S BETTER WHO'S BEST
THE WHO

Peak: 10,
Weeks: 11

Mar

1990

JOIN TOGETHER
THE WHO

Peak: 59,
Weeks: 1

Jul

1994

30 YEARS OF MAXIMUM R&B
WHO

Peak: 48,
Weeks: 1

Mar

1995

LIVE AT LEEDS
WHO

Peak: 59,
Weeks: 1

Jul

1996

QUADROPHENIA
WHO

Peak: 47,
Weeks: 6

Aug

1996

MY GENERATION - THE VERY BEST OF cover art

MY GENERATION - THE VERY BEST OF
WHO

Peak: 11,
Weeks: 13

Nov

1996

LIVE AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL 1970 cover art

LIVE AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL 1970
WHO

Peak: 84,
Weeks: 1

Feb

2000

BBC SESSIONS
WHO

Peak: 24,
Weeks: 4

Oct

2001

LIVE AT LEEDS
WHO

Peak: 93,
Weeks: 1

Sep

2002

MY GENERATION
WHO

Peak: 47,
Weeks: 2

Nov

2002

THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION
WHO

Peak: 17,
Weeks: 10

Jul

2003

LIVE AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL
WHO

Peak: 72,
Weeks: 2

May

2004

THEN AND NOW
WHO

Peak: 5,
Weeks: 51

Nov

2006

ENDLESSWIRE
WHO

Peak: 9,
Weeks: 4

Mar

2009

THE WHO SELL OUT
WHO

Peak: 15,
Weeks: 2

Jun

2010

GREATEST HITS & MORE
WHO

Peak: 20,
Weeks: 5

Dec

2012

LIVE AT HULL 1970
WHO

Peak: 68,
Weeks: 1

Jun

2013

LIVE AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL 1970
WHO

Peak: 56,
Weeks: 4

Jun

2014

QUADROPHENIA - LIVE IN LONDON
WHO

Peak: 28,
Weeks: 2

Nov

2014

WHO HITS 50
WHO

Peak: 11,
Weeks: 18

May

2018

LIVE AT THE FILLMORE EAST 1968 cover art

LIVE AT THE FILLMORE EAST 1968
WHO

Peak: 15,
Weeks: 1

May

2018

THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT
WHO

Peak: 80,
Weeks: 1

Jun

2018

WHO'S NEXT
WHO

Peak: 75,
Weeks: 1

Dec

2019

WHO
WHO

Peak: 3,
Weeks: 6

Oct

2020

ESSENTIAL
WHO

Peak: 49,
Weeks: 1

Sep

2023

WHO'S NEXT
WHO

Peak: 18,
Weeks: 1

Official Singles Sales Chart

Feb

2023

BABA O'RILEY
WHO

Peak: 39,
Weeks: 2

Official Singles Downloads Chart

Jul

2005

WHO ARE YOU
WHO

Peak: 29,
Weeks: 1

Aug

2012

BABA O'RILEY
WHO

Peak: 35,
Weeks: 3

Official Physical Singles Chart

Jul

1996

MY GENERATION
WHO

Peak: 31,
Weeks: 2

Dec

2012

BABA O'RILEY/SEE ME FEEL ME - LISTENING cover art

BABA O'RILEY/SEE ME FEEL ME - LISTENING
WHO

Peak: 6,
Weeks: 3

Dec

2014

BE LUCKY
WHO

Peak: 6,
Weeks: 48

Apr

2016

DADDY ROLLING STONE
WHO

Peak: 59,
Weeks: 1

May

2017

READY STEADY WHO THREE
WHO

Peak: 46,
Weeks: 3

Dec

2018

READY STEADY WHO FIVE
WHO

Peak: 14,
Weeks: 9

Nov

2023

I CAN'T EXPLAIN
WHO

Peak: 10,
Weeks: 3

Official Albums Chart Update

Nov

2014

WHO HITS 50
WHO

Peak: 12,
Weeks: 21

Jul

2015

QUADROPHENIA
WHO

Peak: 63,
Weeks: 4

Jun

2017

BBC SESSIONS
WHO

Peak: 59,
Weeks: 2

Oct

2017

TOMMY - LIVE AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL cover art

TOMMY - LIVE AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL
WHO

Peak: 81,
Weeks: 1

Nov

2017

MAXIMUM AS & BS
WHO

Peak: 74,
Weeks: 1

Apr

2018

THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT
WHO

Peak: 36,
Weeks: 1

Apr

2018

LIVE AT THE FILLMORE EAST 1968
WHO

Peak: 10,
Weeks: 1

Jun

2018

MY GENERATION
WHO

Peak: 55,
Weeks: 1

Jun

2018

WHO'S NEXT
WHO

Peak: 60,
Weeks: 2

Dec

2019

WHO
WHO

Peak: 1,
Weeks: 9,
Weeks No. 1: 1

Oct

2020

ESSENTIAL
WHO

Peak: 29,
Weeks: 2

May

2021

THE WHO SELL OUT
WHO

Peak: 4,
Weeks: 1

Sep

2023

WHO'S NEXT
WHO

Peak: 6,
Weeks: 1

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.