Artist
Status Quo
Status Quo is a rock artist from London, England, UK formed in 1967. 91 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Rock · London, England, UK · Best rock albums
- 91
- Releases
- 1968–2026
- Active years
- 1967
- Formed
Artist
Status Quo is a rock artist from London, England, UK formed in 1967. 91 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Rock · London, England, UK · Best rock albums
Most popular
Whatever You Want
1979 · 10 tracks
12 Gold Bars
1980
Rockin' All Over the World
1977
Live
1977
Blue for You
1976
XS All Areas: The Greatest Hits
2004
Piledriver
1973
Quo
1974
Live at the N.E.C.
1991
On the Level
1975
Hello!
1973
Famous in the Last Century
2000
Heavy Traffic
2002
If You Can't Stand the Heat...
1978
Just Supposin'
1980
Bula Quo!
2013
Riffs
2003
Rock 'til You Drop
1991
Never Too Late
1981
In the Army Now
1986
Quo'ing In – The Best Of The Noughties
2022
Down Down & Dignified at the Royal Albert Hall
2018
Quid Pro Quo
2011
Aquostic (Stripped Bare)
2014
Back to Back
1983
1+9+8+2
1982
Perfect Remedy
1989
Ain't Complaining
1988
Thirsty Work
1995
Under the Influence
1999
Dog of Two Head
1971
Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon
1970
Spare Parts
1969
The Complete Pye / Piccadilly Anthology
2026
Singles Collection 66-73
2026
Official Archive Series Vol. 3 (Live at Westonbirt Arboretum 2008)
2024
Driving to Glory
2024
Official Archive Series Vol. 1 (Live in Amsterdam 2010)
2023
Official Archive Series Vol. 2 (Live in London 2012)
2023
Caroline - Status Quo - Best
2023
Pictures: Live at Montreux 2009
2021
Down Down & Dirty at Wacken
2018
Don't Stop: The 30th Anniversary Album
2018
The Last Night of the Electrics
2017
Aquostic II - That's a Fact!
2016
Aquostic II
2016
Aquostic! Live at the Roundhouse
2015
Status Quo Live
2014
The Frantic Four's Final Fling - Live at the Dublin O2 Arena
2014
Back2SQ1-The Frantic Four Reunion 2013 (Live At Wembley)
2013
Back2SQ1 - The Frantic Four Reunion 2013 (Live At Hammersmith)
2013
Status Quo At Their Best
2010
Live At The BBC
2010
In the Army Now (2010)
2010
The Party Ain't over Yet
2010
Pictures: 40 Years of Hits
2008
In Search of the Fourth Chord
2007
Classic
2007
12 Gold Bars Volume II
2007
Live Alive Quo
2006
The Complete Pye Collection
2004
In The Army Now - The Collection
2002
The Essential Status Quo
2001
The Technicolor Dreams of the Status Quo
2001
Gold
2001
A Few Bars More
2000
The Essential Status Quo, Volume One
1999
Whatever You Want: The Very Best of Status Quo
1998
Don't Stop
1996
Never Too Late / Back to Back
1991
Whatever You Want / Just Supposin'
1991
Quo / Blue for You
1991
Rocking All Over the Years
1990
The Best Of Status Quo
1973
Picturesque Matchstickable Messages From the Status Quo
1968
Backbone
Single · 2019
Down the Dustpipe
EP · 2026
Paper Plane (Live at Westonbirt Arboretum, New 2024 Mix)
Single · 2024
The Wanderer (Live at Westonbirt Arboretum, New 2024 Mix)
Single · 2024
Rockin' All over the World (Live in London, New 2023 Mix)
Single · 2023
Don't Drive My Car (Live in Amsterdam, New 2023 Mix)
Single · 2023
Beginning of the End (Live in Amsterdam, New 2023 Mix)
Single · 2023
It's Christmas Time
EP · 2022
Caroline (2022 Studio Version)
Single · 2022
Cut Me Some Slack (Out out Quoin' Mix 2022)
Single · 2022
Face the Music
Single · 2020
Liberty Lane
Single · 2019
In the Army Now (Live)
Single · 2017
Caroline (Live)
Single · 2017
Pictures of Matchstick Men
Single · 2014
Whatever You Want / Hard Ride
Single · 1979
Status Quo are one of Britain's longest-lived bands, staying together for over 40 years. During much of that time, the band was only successful in the U.K., where it racked up a string of Top Ten singles across the decades. In America, the Quo were ignored after they abandoned psychedelia for heavy boogie rock in the early '70s. Before that, the band managed to reach number 12 in the U.S. with the psychedelic classic "Pictures of Matchstick Men" (a Top Ten hit in the U.K.). Following that single, the band suffered a lean period for the next few years, before the bandmembers decided to refashion themselves as a hard rock boogie band in 1970 with their Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon album. The Quo have basically recycled the same simple boogie on each successive album and single, yet their popularity has never waned in Britain. If anything, their very predictability has ensured the group a large following. The origins of Status Quo lie in a London-based beat group called the Spectres. Francis Rossi (vocals, guitar) and Alan Lancaster (bass) were the core members of the Spectres from their inception; within a few years, the band had added drummer John Coughlan and organist Roy Lynes. The Sp…