Plastic Beach

Plastic Beach
An artificial island rests on the ocean during a sunset. Apart from the base, it is mostly mushroom-shaped. It contains a few palm trees and small buildings. At the very top is a large white building with many windows. Other objects in and around the island include a ship, a buoy, a lighthouse and a crate. The artist name and album title both appear in the lower left corner of the picture.
Afternoon version of cover
Studio album by
Gorillaz
Released3 March 2010 (2010-03-03)
RecordedJune 2008 – November 2009
Studio
Genre
Length56:46
LabelParlophone
ProducerGorillaz
Gorillaz chronology
D-Sides
(2007) 		Plastic Beach
(2010) 		The Fall
(2010)
Damon Albarn chronology
All the People: Blur Live at Hyde Park
(2009) 		Plastic Beach
(2010) 		The Fall
(2010)
Alternate cover
Alternate cover
Alternate cover
Singles from Plastic Beach
  1. "Stylo"
    Released: 26 January 2010
  2. "Superfast Jellyfish"
    Released: 9 May 2010
  3. "On Melancholy Hill"
    Released: 12 June 2010

Plastic Beach is the third studio album by British virtual band Gorillaz. It was released on 3 March 2010 by Parlophone internationally and by Virgin Records in the United States. Conceived from an unfinished project called Carousel, the album was recorded from June 2008 to November 2009, and was produced primarily by group co-creator Damon Albarn. It features guest appearances by such artists as Snoop Dogg, Gruff Rhys, De La Soul, Bobby Womack, Mos Def, Lou Reed, Mark E. Smith, Bashy, Kano, and Little Dragon.

Plastic Beach received mostly positive reviews on release and was later named by several critics as one of the decade's best albums. In 2020, the album was ranked at 66 on the 100 Best Albums of the Century list by Stacker.[1] The album debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart, selling approximately 74,432 copies in its first week. It debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 with 112,000 copies sold in its first week; overall it reached the top 10 in 22 countries in total.


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  1. ^ Berkman, Seth (23 October 2020). "100 best albums of the 21st century". Stacker. Retrieved 21 June 2021.