10 Rock Artists Who Have Released A Ridiculous Number Of Albums
Some of these numbers will make you wonder how these artists have any time to sleep.
Music can be a fickle business.
In other news, fire is hot and the universe is big.
Even the most talented, dedicated artists can struggle to gain a foothold on the greasy pole. Releasing an album is a thankless slog of endless recording, writing, mastering, promoting, and about a million other things you'd never even think of.
To release one record is an achievement; anything more than that is a bonus. Some great musicians have bowed out with just three or four to their names, whilst a select few might make it to ten or above.
These lot though, they just can't stop.
Every person or act on this list has released at least 20 different albums over the course of their careers.
Some have been going a long time and have consistently produced high quality work over a number of years. Others, they just go mad and churn out more albums per year than anyone thought humanly possible.
The figures towards the end of this list get utterly dizzying. It seems impossible that a person could release that much music and still have time for an actual life, but the numbers don't lie.
10. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - 24
Hailing from the psychedelic underworld known as Australia, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard have been entertaining fans of mind-bending desert rock since their first two singles released back in 2010.
They followed this up with two EPs in 2011, before revealing their first full-length studio album the year after that. And brother, they have not stopped since.
In 2013 came two more studio albums, followed by two more in 2015. By the time 2017 came around, the band had eight records under their belts.
By the time that year was over, they had 13.
Yes, King Gizzard released five different studio albums in 2017. Five! That's more than some bands manage in their entire careers!
As of 2023, the group are up to 24 full-length releases. Chuck in 15 live albums, three EPs, and over 50 singles, and it's a wonder these guys have any time left over to eat.
Whilst other bands and artists have bigger discographies, few can match The Gizz when it comes to productivity.
They've probably put out ten new albums in the time it's taken you to read this entry.