When you look at the raw numbers, the output is staggering. Six albums in ten years is prolific for any artist, but for a project involving animation, voice acting, and a rotating cast of collaborators, it is a monumental achievement.
The first album was recorded in Murdoc’s condemned mobile home while a fungus ate the master tapes. Every hiss, every crackle, was a ghost. “Clint Eastwood” (Single #1) arrived not as a song but as a seizure: 2-D’s lullaby moan over a zombie hip-hop beat, while Russel’s possessed stomach spit out the ghost of Del the Funky Homosapien. The single broke reality. Then came “19-2000” (Single #2: the soul chip funk), “Rock the House” (Single #3: a demonic children’s choir), and “Tomorrow Comes Today” (Single #4: the sound of a city holding its breath). The album’s 15 songs—from the schizoid punk of “Punk” to the dub elegy “Latin Simone”—were a map of a broken Britain. Total songs so far: . The world caught fire. When you look at the raw numbers, the output is staggering
The "6 albums" typically referenced for this decade include the main studio releases and the essential compilation/remix projects that built the band's early lore: Every hiss, every crackle, was a ghost
Between 2000 and 2010 Gorillaz — the virtual band created by Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett — released six studio albums, issued 14 singles, and featured approximately 136 distinct recordings and alternate versions across albums, singles, B-sides, remixes and soundtrack contributions. Below is a concise, structured summary of that decade: major releases, stylistic notes, key singles and notable non-album tracks or versions that contribute to the ~136-song total. Then came “19-2000” (Single #2: the soul chip