- britpop
- alternative rock
- United Kingdom
- formed 1990, London
- 2 albums
- 1 Dutch Top 40 hit
Blur is a group from the United Kingdom, formed in 1990 in London. Over the years, Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree played in the group. The collection holds two albums by the group, released between 1994 and 1997: Parklife (1994) and Blur (1997). On top of that, the group appears on one album by others: Trainspotting. One record reached the Dutch Top 40. The highest was Girls & Boys: number 33 in week 24 of 1994.
Source: MusicBrainz and Discogs
Sound of Blur
Blur sounds more acoustic than the shelves on average, at a tempo around 117 bpm.
Across 31 tracks on the shelves. The mark and the small number: the average of the whole collection.
Timeline of Blur
The members of Blur over the years: four members, with the years they belonged to the group, including anyone who left for a while and came back. The thin lines are the albums, the red ones the entries in the Dutch Top 40. Point at a line and click for the album or the weekly chart. A linked name has its own page.
Damon Albarn
Graham Coxon
Alex James
Dave Rowntree19901995200020052010201520202025Member of the groupAlbumDutch Top 40Still a member
Albums by Blur
By kind of album and then by year of release. Click a cover and you get the tracks per side, with the whole album on Spotify.
Also appears on
Blur also turns up beyond the own albums: on one album by others, from compilations and soundtracks to guest contributions. Each album lists the tracks concerned.
Blur in the Dutch Top 40
Blur had one record in the Dutch Top 40. The graph with the record shows how it moved through the chart week by week.
- 33Girls & BoysBlur19943 weeks
All Dutch Top 40 entries of Blur
Source: top40.nl
Frequently asked questions
Who played in Blur?
Over the years that was Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree. The timeline shows for each member the years they belonged; the names are also in the side column.
Which Dutch Top 40 hits did Blur have?
One record made the Dutch Top 40. The best-charting record is Girls & Boys, which reached number 33 in week 24 of 1994. The graph next to each record shows its run from week to week.
Which albums by other artists feature Blur?
On one album: Trainspotting (Various). Each album lists the tracks concerned.
How many albums by Blur are in the collection?
There are two, released between 1994 and 1997: Parklife (1994) and Blur (1997). A cover opens the album with the tracks per side and the whole album on Spotify.
Where can you see and hear Blur?
The Dutch Top 40 entries have a round Spotify button. A cover opens the album with the tracks per side and the whole album on Spotify. The music plays in the player at the bottom and keeps going while you browse on, after one-time consent for Spotify.
Keep exploring
If you have landed here, you probably want to keep going: an album, an artist, a week in the Dutch Top 40 or a concert.