9 No. 1 albums
14 No. 1 hits
385,000,000 albums sold
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THE PLUTOS
14 August, 1962
The band's first album would have sported a record-breaking run at the top of the charts for a debut album, were it not barely surpassed by their sister band's self-titled "Simple Pleasures."
Many would go on to joke that in an era of conservative fashion for musicians, Cliff's floral shirt was half the reason the Plutos caught anybody's eye.
Tracks:
​15
Weeks at #1:
9​
Peak Chart (UK):
1​
Peak Chart (US):
143
live from earth
3 March, 1963
Tasked with meeting the lofty expectations of their debut album, the Plutos surpassed them with flying colors. Many critics and fans alike suggested that this was the album where each Pluto shed altogether any hint of inexperience as instrumentalists that may have been apparent on the prior album.
Tracks:
​15
Weeks at #1:
27​​
Peak Chart (UK):
1​
Peak Chart (US):
43
GALACTIC GIRLS
10 September, 1963
The first album to feature the Plutos' final lineup was also the first to achieve significant success in the United States. 'Galactic Girls' is widely considered to be The Plutos' best catalogue of vocals.
The choice of cover art was controversial within the band, with the member hoping for a more science-fiction, literal presentation of 'Galactic Girls.' Anapest vetoed their decision and chose a more conservative approach.
Tracks:
​14
Weeks at #1:
22​
Peak Chart (UK):
1​
Peak Chart (US):
3
YOUR CUP OF TEA
22 April, 1964
Riding high the wave of worldwide fame, the release of 'Your Cup of Tea' coincided with a period of heavy media controversy and scrutiny towards the band, due to a few ill-thought-out comments. As a result, 'Your Cup of Tea's seventeen weeks on the charts ended a run of almost 18 consecutive months with an album atop the charts.
Tracks:
​14
Weeks at #1:
7​
Peak Chart (UK):
1​
Peak Chart (US):
1
HONESTY
1 October, 1966
Exploding back onto the scene in late 1966, 'Honesty' represents the transition of the Plutos from a '60s rock-n-roll band to a timeless act. With studio wizardry and then-unorthodox songwriting, in one fell swoop the band redefined pop music, and reinstated themselves as the world's most critically successful act.
Tracks:
​13
Weeks at #1:
15​
Peak Chart (UK):
1​
Peak Chart (US):
1
TO LIVE WITHOUT REPOSE
22 July, 1967
'To Live Without Repose', retroactively dubbed "celestial prog rock", continued the studio experimentation that brought the band success in 'Honesty', spearheaded by Roger Brugin, who wrote two of the EP's four songs.
Note the photographic design of Pluto that makes up the "O" - this was the first album to be released after the photographs taken by the Chertok telescope were made public.
Tracks:
​4
Weeks at #1:
2​
Peak Chart (UK):
1​
Peak Chart (US):
1
SUNSHINE WINERY
6 June, 1968
Now with Martin, Davy, and Brugin all writing an equal amount of tracks, and brimming with confidence after the critical and commercial successes of 'Honesty' and 'To Live Without Repose', 'Sunshine Winery' represents the defining album of the Plutos discography.
Tracks:
​12
Weeks at #1:
18​
Peak Chart (UK):
1​
Peak Chart (US):
1
THE PLUTOS PLAY ON
14 August, 1971
A compilation of never-before-heard demos recorded between 1964 and 1968, released as a farewell to the band.
Critics derided the album due to the alleged insensitive time of its release, but nonetheless the album was commercially a smash hit.
Tracks:
​23
Weeks at #1:
1​
Peak Chart (UK):
1​
Peak Chart (US):
3
GREATEST HITS IN STEREO
12 December, 1989
A compilation of every Plutos track that ever hit #1 (14), #2 (4) or was otherwise in the Top 10 (7) in either of the UK or US charts, mixed by the Plutos' maestro producer, Gordon Waller.
Tracks:
​25
Weeks at #1:
5​
Peak Chart (UK):
1​
Peak Chart (US):
1
OLD GOLD: SINGLES OF
THE PLUTOS
14 April, 1995
Dubbed by reviewers 'A faithful and tasteful orchestral rendition' of the singles of the original Plutos era, arranged by longtime friend of the band Jeff Winstanley, of The Bards and the Low Commotions.
Tracks:
​18
Weeks at #1:
0​
Peak Chart (UK):
28​
Peak Chart (US):
55
AN ANAPEST TRIBUTE TO
THE PLUTOS
20 December, 1999
A compilation of covers of the Plutos' thirteen most commercially-successful tracks, from acts signed to Anapest such as The Bards, Hazard, Lithiumania, and Simple Pleasures.
Tracks:
​13
Weeks at #1:
0​
Peak Chart (UK):
71​
Peak Chart (US):
196
FEHR BEACH
TBD, 2025
Recorded in the latter half of 1969, the master for 'Fehr Beach' was considered lost for half a century, but was discovered in late May of 2025.
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To be released.
Tracks:
​13
Weeks at #1:
n/a​
Peak Chart (UK):
n/a​
Peak Chart (US):
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