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This article is a detailed listing of releases by singer-songwriter Stephin Merritt, including the discographies of The Magnetic Fields, The Gothic Archies, The 6ths, Future Bible Heroes, and solo releases by Merritt.
The Magnetic Fields edit
Albums edit
Album title | Format | Year | Original label | Chart positions | Sales |
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Distant Plastic Trees | LP | 1991 | Red Flame | — | |
The Wayward Bus | LP | 1992 | PoPuP | — | |
The House of Tomorrow | EP | 1992 | Feel Good All Over | — | |
The Charm of the Highway Strip | LP | 1994 | Merge Records | — | |
Holiday | LP | 1994 | Feel Good All Over | — | |
Get Lost | LP | 1995 | Merge Records | — | |
69 Love Songs | LP | 1999 | Merge Records | — |
|
i | LP | 2004 | Nonesuch Records | #152 (Billboard 200) |
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Distortion | LP | 2008 | Nonesuch Records | #77 (Billboard 200) | |
Realism | LP | 2010 | Nonesuch Records | #110 (Billboard 200) | |
Love at the Bottom of the Sea | LP | 2012 | Merge Records | #89 (Billboard 200) | |
50 Song Memoir | LP | 2017 | Nonesuch Records | — | |
Quickies | 5xEP | 2020 | Nonesuch Records | — |
Singles edit
Song title | Format | b/w | Year | Label |
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"100,000 Fireflies" | 7" | "Old Orchard Beach" | 1991 | Harriet Records |
"Long Vermont Roads" | 7" | "Alien Being", "Beach-a-Boop-Boop" | 1992 | Harriet Records |
"All the Umbrellas in London" | 7" | "Rats in the Garbage of the Western World" | 1995 | Merge Records |
"Why I Cry" | 7" | "The Man Amplifier" | 1995 | Motorway Records |
"I Don't Believe You" | 7" | "When I'm Not Looking, You're Not There" | 1998 | Merge Records |
"Andrew in Drag" | 7" | "When Next I Fall in Love" | 2012 | Merge Records |
Non-album releases edit
- "Plant White Roses" (Stephin Merritt re-recording), 5 Rows of Teeth (1994)
- "Heroes", Crash Course for the Ravers: A Tribute to the Songs of David Bowie (1996)
- "I Die: You Die", Random: Gary Numan Tribute (1997)
- "Le Tourbillon", Pop Romantique: French Pop Classics (1999)
- "Take Ecstasy with Me" (original Susan Anway recording), Oh Merge (1999)
- "If I Were a Rich Man", Knitting on the Roof (1999)
The Gothic Archies edit
Albums edit
Album title | Format | Year | Original label | Chart positions |
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Looming in the Gloom | EP | 1996 | Hello Recording Club | — |
The New Despair | EP | 1997 | Merge Records | — |
The Tragic Treasury: Songs from A Series of Unfortunate Events | LP | 2006 | Nonesuch Records | — |
The 6ths edit
Albums edit
Album title | Format | Year | Original label | Chart positions |
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Wasps' Nests | LP | 1995 | London Records | — |
Hyacinths and Thistles | LP | 2000 | Merge Records | — |
Singles edit
Song title | Format | B/W | Year | Label |
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"Heaven In A Black Leather Jacket" | 7" | "Rot In The Sun" | 1993 | Merge Records |
Future Bible Heroes edit
Albums edit
Album title | Format | Year | Original label | Chart positions |
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Memories of Love | LP | 1997 | Slow River/Rykodisc (US), Elefant (Europe, Korea), Setanta (UK) | — |
Lonely Days | EP | 1997 | — | |
I'm Lonely (And I Love It) | EP | 2000 | — | |
Eternal Youth | LP | 2002 | Instinct Records | — |
The Lonely Robot | EP | 2002 | Instinct Records | — |
Partygoing | LP | 2013 | Merge Records | — |
Solo edit
The following releases are credited solo to Stephin Merritt.
Albums edit
- Eban and Charley (Merge, 2002)
- Pieces of April (Nonesuch, 2003)
- Showtunes (Nonesuch, 2006)
- "Coraline (Original Cast Recording of the Off-Broadway play)" (2010)
- Obscurities (2011)
Non-album releases edit
- "The Meaning of Lice", Plague Songs (2006)
- "I'm In A Lonely Way", iTunes-only single (2007)
- "The Man of a Million Faces", NPR Music: Two Days with Project Song (2007)
- "Beauty", Stroke: Songs for Chris Knox (2009)
- "Not One Of Us", I'll Scratch Yours (2010)
- "Dream Again", Covers E.P. (2011)
References edit
- ^ Evie, Nagy (June 28, 2013). "Superchunk, Merge Records & The State of Independence: Billboard's DIY Issue". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ Avers, Michael (January 19, 2008). "Distorted Reality" (PDF). Billboard. p. 30. Retrieved April 5, 2021 – via World Radio History.
External links edit
- Stephin Merritt discography discography at Discogs