
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…