Roger Waters' solo career includes seven studio albums: The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking (1984), Radio K.A.O.S. (1987), Amused to Death (1992), Is This the Life We Really Want? (2017), Igor Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale (2019), The Lockdown Sessions (2022), and The Dark Side of the Moon Redux (2023). The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking, has been certified Gold by the RIAA. Amused to Death is Waters' most critically acclaimed solo recording to date, garnering some comparison to his previous work with Pink Floyd. Waters described the record as "a stunning piece of work", ranking the album with The Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall as one of the best of his career. The album had one hit, the song "What God Wants, Part 1", which reached number 35 in the UK in September 1992 and number 5 on Billboards Mainstream Rock chart in the US. Amused to Death was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry. Jeff Beck played lead guitar on many of the album's tracks, which were recorded with an impressive cast of studio musicians at ten different studios. Sales of Amused to Death topped out at around one million and there was no tour in support of this album. Waters would first perform material from it seven years later during his In the Flesh tour (not to be confused to the 1977 Pink Floyd tour of the same name).

In 1986, he contributed songs and a score to the soundtrack of the movie When the Wind Blows based on the Raymond Briggs book of the same name. In 1990, he staged one of the largest rock concerts in history, The Wall – Live in Berlin, on the vacant terrain between Potsdamer Platz and the Brandenburg Gate, with an estimated 200,000 people in attendance. In 1996, Waters was inducted into the US and UK Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Pink Floyd. He has toured extensively as a solo act since 1999 and played The Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety for his world tours of 2006–2008. In 2005, he released , an opera in three acts translated from Etienne Roda-Gil and his wife Nadine Delahaye's libretto about the early French Revolution. On 2 July 2005, he reunited with other members of Pink Floyd—Nick Mason, Richard Wright, and David Gilmour—for the Live 8 concert in London's Hyde Park, Pink Floyd's only appearance with Waters since their performance of The Wall at Earls Court in London 24 years earlier. In 2010, he commenced The Wall Live tour, which concluded in 2014.

Albums Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications UK AUSPeaks in Australia: All except noted: The Dark Side of the Moon Redux: AUT GER ITA NLD NOR NZ SWE SWI US The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking Released: 30 April 1984 Label: Harvest, Columbia Formats: CD, CS, LP, DL 13 30 — 49 — 1 4 14 3 12 31 BPI: Silver RIAA: Gold Radio K.A.O.S. Released: 15 June 1987 Label: EMI, Columbia Formats: CD, CS, LP, DL 25 33 — 58 — 31 6 13 12 20 50 BPI: Silver MC: Gold Amused to Death Released: 7 September 1992 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, CS, LP 8 14 25 4 22 10 2 6 10 12 21 ARIA: Gold BPI: Gold MC: Gold Is This the Life We Really Want? Released: 2 June 2017 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, LP 3 7 3 3 2 2 1 2 3 1 11 BPI: Silver FIMI: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold Igor Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale Released: 26 October 2018 Label: Sony Classical Masterworks Formats: CD, LP — — — — 46 163 — — — — — The Lockdown Sessions Released: 9 December 2022 Label: Legacy 56 — — 14 24 26 — 33 — 13 — The Dark Side of the Moon Redux Released: 6 October 2023 Label: Cooking Vinyl Formats: CD, 2LP 4 55 6 3 5 3 — 24 39 5 142 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Soundtracks Title Album detailsMusic from The Body Released: 28 November 1970 Label: Harvest, EMI Format: CD, CS, LP, DL When the Wind Blows: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Released: 1986 Label: Virgin Format: CD, CS, LP

Live albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications UK AUS AUT GER ITA NLD NOR NZ POLhttp://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=669&lang=http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=99&lang=http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=13&lang=http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=94&lang=http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=1315&lang= SWE SWI USThe Wall – Live in Berlin Released: 17 September 1990 Label: Mercury Formats: CD, SACD, CD+DVD, CS, LP, DL 27 10 25 10 — 15 17 4 47 34 11 56 ARIA: Gold MC: 2× PlatinumIn the Flesh – Live Released: 5 December 2000 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, SACD, CD+DVD, CS, DL 170 100 — 99 61 10 2 24 13 10 15 136 Roger Waters: The Wall Released: 20 November 2015 Label: Legacy Formats: CD, CD+DVD, CD+Blu-ray, LP 53 46 29 22 11 19 11 38 — — 20 134 Roger Waters: Us + Them Released: 3 October 2020 Label: Legacy Formats: CD, LP 9 35 — 4 5 15 — — 3 — 6 — Roger Waters: This Is Not a Drill – Live from Prague Released: 1 August 2025 Label: Columbia, Legacy Formats: 2×CD, 4×LP, Blu-ray, DVD, streaming 20 — 2 1 12 8 61 — — — 5 — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums Title Album details Peak chart positions GER ITA NOR POL SWIFlickering Flame: The Solo Years Volume 1 Released: 30 April 2002 Label: Columbia, Sony Music Format: CD, DL 53 35 21 43 62

Operas Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications FRA ITA POL Released: 4 October 2005 Label: Sony Classical, Columbia Formats: CD, CD+DVD, SACD, DL 187 31 12 ZPAV: Platinum

Other albums Title Album details Pros and Cons (The Interviews) Released: 7 April 2015 Label: Euromax Formats: CD

Video albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US NLD SWE SWIThe Wall – Live in Berlin Released: 21 August 1990 Label: PolyGram Music Video Formats: Laserdisc, VHS, DVD 6 6 8 3 ARIA: Platinum BPI: Gold MC: Platinum RIAA: GoldIn the Flesh – Live Released: 5 December 2000 Label: Columbia Formats: VHS, DVD 19 1 1 — ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold Roger Waters: The Wall Released: 6 September 2014 Label: Legacy Formats: DVD, Blu-ray 134 14 — — BPI: Platinum BVMI: Gold RIAA: Platinum ZPAV: Gold Roger Waters: Us + Them Release: 2 October 2020 Label: Sony Music Formats: DVD, Blu-ray — — — 1 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Box sets Title Album details Peak chart positions NOR The Collection Released: 2011 Label: Columbia Formats: 7 CD+DVD34

Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions Year Title Peak chart positions Album UK AUS NLD NZ US Main. 1984 "The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking" 76 74 18 — 17 The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking "Every Stranger's Eyes" — — — — — 1987 "Radio Waves" 74 43 — 26 12 Radio K.A.O.S. "Sunset Strip" — — — — 15 "The Tide Is Turning (After Live Aid)" 54 49 — — — "Who Needs Information" — — — — — 1990 "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" (with Cyndi Lauper) 82 — — — — The Wall – Live in Berlin "The Tide Is Turning" (with Joni Mitchell, Cyndi Lauper, Bryan Adams, Van Morrison and Paul Carrack) — — — — — 1992 "What God Wants, Part I" 35 103 49 26 4 Amused to Death "The Bravery of Being Out of Range" — — — — — 1993 "Three Wishes" — — — — — 2004 "To Kill the Child/Leaving Beirut" — — — — — non-album single 2007 "Hello (I Love You)" (with Howard Shore) — — — — — The Last Mimzy: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 2010 "We Shall Overcome" — — — — — non-album single 2017 "Smell the Roses" — — — — — Is This the Life We Really Want? "Déjà Vu" — — — — — "The Last Refugee" — — — — — 2022 "Comfortably Numb 2022" — — — — — The Lockdown Sessions2023 "Money"—————The Dark Side of the Moon Redux "Time"————— "Speak to Me"/"Breathe"—————2025"Wish You Were Here"—————Roger Waters: This Is Not a Drill – Live from Prague"Is This the Life We Really Want?"—————"Have a Cigar"————— "—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Collaborations and other appearances YearAlbum/singleCollaboratorComment 1999The Legend of 1900Ennio MorriconeThe song "Lost Boys Calling" performed by Ennio Morricone feat. Eddie Van Halen and Roger WatersVagabond WaysMarianne FaithfullThe song "Incarceration of a Flower Child" is written by Roger Waters, who also performs bass and keyboards2007Live Earth: The Concerts for a Climate in CrisisVarious ArtistsThe album features the track "Another Brick in the Wall Part II" performed by Roger Waters which also includes the song "The Happiest Days of Our Lives"2013Love for Levon: Benefit to Save the BarnVarious ArtistsThe album features Roger Waters performing the songs "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" (with My Morning Jacket and G.E. Smith) and "Wide River To Cross" (with G.E. Smith)201312-12-12: The Concert for Sandy ReliefVarious ArtistsThe album features Roger Waters performing the songs "Another Brick in the Atlantic Wall Part I, II & III" (the actual songs are "The Happiest Days of Our Lives", "Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)" and "The Ballad of Jean Charles de Menezes"), "Us and Them" and "Comfortably Numb" (with Eddie Vedder)

Music videos YearSongDirector(s)Album1984"The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking"The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking"Every Stranger's Eyes""Sexual Revolution"1987"Radio Waves"Radio K.A.O.S."Sunset Strip""The Tide Is Turning"1992"What God Wants, Part I"Amused to Death"Three Wishes""Amused to Death"2015"What God Wants, Part I" (2015)2017"The Last Refugee" Sean Evans & Roger WatersIs This the Life We Really Want?"Wait for Her" Sean Evans2022"Comfortably Numb 2022"Sean EvansThe Lockdown Sessions

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