Pixies discography

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Pixies discography
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The Pixies performing in 2019
Studio albums7
Live albums17
Compilation albums6
Video albums4
Music videos9
EPs5
Singles12

The discography of Pixies, an American alternative rock band, includes seven studio albums, 12 singles, five compilations, one mini-LP, and three EPs as of September 2016.

Pixies formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1985. Following their 1987 demo tape, the band signed to the English independent record label 4AD. They released Come On Pilgrim, comprising eight songs from their demo tape, in October 1987. Their first full-length album, Surfer Rosa, was released in 1988 on 4AD; an American distribution deal was agreed with Rough Trade Records several months later. However, Surfer Rosa did not see wide distribution in the United States.

Pixies agreed to a United States distribution deal with Elektra Records before releasing their third album, Doolittle. Doolittle was the most successful album for Pixies, earning them a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America in 1995 (along with Surfer Rosa in 2005). Following a hiatus in 1989, the band reconvened to release Bossanova in 1990 and Trompe le Monde in 1991, before breaking up in 1993. After reuniting in 2004, Black Francis, Joey Santiago, Kim Deal and David Lovering issued a download-only single, "Bam Thwok," and Warren Zevon cover, "Ain't That Pretty At All", as well as collaborating with Disc Live to release a number of reunion tour live albums in the same year.

In 2013, a week after the departure of bassist Kim Deal, the band released the song "Bagboy", and then EP1, consisting of four new songs. In 2014, Pixies released EP2 and EP3, and Indie Cindy—a full-length album combining the songs from EP1, EP2 and EP3.

Albums[]

Studio albums[]

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
US
[1] 		AUS
[2][3] 		FRA
[4] 		GER
[5] 		IRE
[6] 		NLD
[7] 		NZ
[8] 		SPA
[9] 		SWE
[10] 		UK
[11]
Surfer Rosa — — — — 43 — — — — —
Doolittle
  • Released: April 17, 1989 (UK)
  • Label: 4AD, Elektra
  • Format: CD, LP, cassette
 98 — 66 — 33 53 18 — — 8
Bossanova
  • Released: August 13, 1990
  • Label: 4AD, Elektra
  • Format: CD, LP, cassette
 70 68 — 27 — 30 17 — 45 3
Trompe le Monde
  • Released: September 23, 1991
  • Label: 4AD, Elektra
  • Format: CD, LP, cassette
 92 61 — 35 69 26 20 — 43 7
Indie Cindy
  • Released: April 19, 2014
  • Label: Pixiesmusic, PIAS
  • Format: CD, LP, download
 23 21 16 10 4 23 33 29 57 6
Head Carrier
  • Released: September 30, 2016
  • Label: Pixiesmusic, PIAS
  • Format: CD, LP, download
 72 23 12 32 31 13 20 23 — 7
Beneath the Eyrie
  • Released: September 13, 2019
  • Label: Pixiesmusic, PIAS
  • Format: CD, LP, download
 —[a] 36 21 22 7 — — 15 — 7
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums[]

The Pixies collaborated with Disc Live to release a string of limited edition live albums throughout 2004 as part of their reunion tour. This practice has been repeated with each successive tour, using The Show and Coudal Partners/American Laundromat as distributing labels. An incomplete list appears below.

Date Title Venue Number of copies pressed
April 13, 2004 Live in Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Cafe 1000
April 14, 2004 Live in Winnipeg, MB Burton Cummings Theatre 1000
April 15, 2004 Live in Regina, SK Conexus Arts Centre 1000
June 2, 2004 Live at Brixton Academy Brixton Academy 1500
June 3, 2004 Live at Brixton Academy Brixton Academy 1500
June 4, 2004 Live at Brixton Academy Brixton Academy 1500
June 5, 2004 Live at Brixton Academy Brixton Academy 1500
November 11, 2004 Live in Toronto, ON Molson Amphitheatre
December 6, 2004 the twelve final shows Norfolk Ted Constant Convocation Center 1000
June 5, 2005 Live in Denver, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
June 7, 2005 Live in Indianapolis, IN Murat Theatre
June 8, 2005 Live in Cleveland, OH Scene Pavilion
June 12, 2005 Live in Raleigh, NC Disco Rodeo 1000
September 30, 2005 Live in Baltimore, MD Sonar 1000
October 16, 2005 Live at Voodoo 04 City Park, New Orleans, LA 1500
January 3, 2006 "Hey" – Live Pixies 2004–2005 Various locations
September 28, 2018 Live from the Fallout Shelter [20] WJUL-FM UMass Lowell 1986-12-15th [21]

Compilation albums[]

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions, sales and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
US
[1] 		AUS
[2][3] 		BEL
(FL)
[22] 		FRA
[4] 		IRE
[6] 		NOR
[23] 		NZ
[8] 		SWE
[10] 		UK
[11]
Surfer Rosa/Come On Pilgrim — — — — — — — — —
Death to the Pixies
  • Released: October 6, 1997
  • Label: 4AD, Elektra
 180 24 6 14 — 32 7 49 20
Pixies at the BBC
  • Released: July 6, 1998
  • Label: 4AD, Elektra
 — — — — — — — — 45
Complete 'B' Sides
  • Released: May 3, 2001
  • Label: 4AD
 — — — — 46 — — — 53
Wave of Mutilation: Best of Pixies
  • Released: May 3, 2004
  • Label: 4AD
 161 — 13 — 6 26 — — 16
Minotaur
  • Released: November 24, 2009
  • Label: 4AD
 — — — — — — — — —
Come On Pilgrim… It’s Surfer Rosa[27]
  • Released: September 28, 2018
  • Label: 4AD
  • Formats: 3 CD box set, 3 LP box set
 — — 128 — — — — — —

EPs[]

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions, sales and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
US
[1] 		GER
[5]
Come On Pilgrim
  • Released: September 28, 1987
  • Label: 4AD, Rough Trade
  • Format: LP, cassette
 — —
Pixies
  • Released: July 9, 2002
  • Label: SpinART
  • Format: CD
 — 70
EP1
  • Released: September 2, 2013
  • Format: LP, digital
 — —
EP2
  • Released: January 3, 2014
  • Format: LP, digital
 160 —
EP3
  • Released: March 24, 2014
  • Format: LP, digital
 — —

Singles[]

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Alt.
[29] 		US
AAA
[30] 		MEX
Ingl.
[31] 		NZ
[8] 		UK
[11]
"Gigantic" 1988 — — — — 93 Surfer Rosa
"Monkey Gone to Heaven" 1989 5 — — — 60 Doolittle
"Here Comes Your Man" 3 — — — 54
"Velouria" 1990 4 — — 29 28 Bossanova
"Dig for Fire" 11 — — — 62
"Planet of Sound" 1991 — — — 35 27 Trompe le Monde
"Alec Eiffel" — — — — —
"Letter to Memphis" 1992 6 — — — —
"Head On" 6 — — — —
"Debaser" 1997 — — — — 23 Death to the Pixies
"Bam Thwok" 2004 — — — — — Non-album single
"Bagboy" 2013 — — — — — Indie Cindy
"Um Chagga Lagga" 2016 — — 25 — — Head Carrier
"Tenement Song" — — 39 — —
"Classic Masher" — 25 — — —
"On Graveyard Hill" 2019 — — — — — Beneath the Eyrie
"Catfish Kate" — — — — —
"Hear Me Out" (12" only) 2020 — — — — — Non-album single

Other charted songs[]

Title Year Chart positions Album Certifications
FRA
[4] 		NLD
[7] 		UK
[11] 		MEX
Ingl.
[31]
"Where Is My Mind?" 1988 88 — 199 — Surfer Rosa
"Motorway to Roswell" 1991 — 52 — — Trompe le Monde
"Talent" 2016 — — — 34 Head Carrier

Bootlegs[]

Year Title
1989 "Live In Vienna"
"Bone Machine"
1991 "Rough Diamonds"
"Subbacultcha"
"Timeless Stars"
1994 "Give Me Ecstasy"

Music videos[]

Year Title
1989 "Monkey Gone to Heaven"
"Here Comes Your Man"
1990 "Velouria"
"Dig for Fire"
"Allison"
1991 "Alec Eiffel"
"Head On"
1997 "Debaser"
2013 "Bagboy"[33]
"Indie Cindy"
"Andro Queen"
"What Goes Boom"
2014 "Blue Eyed Hexe" [34]
"Greens and Blues"
"Snakes"
"Ring the Bell"
"Silver Snail"
"Magdalena 318"
2016 "Tenement Song"
"Um Chagga Lagga"
"Classic Masher"
2019 "On Graveyard Hill"
"Catfish Kate"
"Long Rider"
2020 "Hear Me Out"

DVDs[]

Year DVD Comments
2004 Pixies Contains a documentary about the band's influence, early concert videos, their music videos and footage of their 2004 reunion tour.
2005 Pixies: "Sell Out" Reunion Tour 2004 Playing live at Eurockéenness Festival in Belfort, France. Other performances in the reunion era are included as bonus material.
2006 loudQUIETloud Details the band's 2004 reunion tour.
2006 Acoustic: Live In Newport Playing live at the 2005 Folk Festival in Newport, Rhode Island.

Other appearances[]

Year Song Album Comments
1989 "Winterlong" The Bridge: A Tribute to Neil Young Neil Young cover
1990 "Born in Chicago"[35] Rubáiyát: Elektra's 40th Anniversary Paul Butterfield Blues Band cover
1991 "I Can't Forget"[36] I'm Your Fan: The songs of Leonard Cohen by... Leonard Cohen cover
2004 "Ain't That Pretty at All"[37] Enjoy Every Sandwich: Songs of Warren Zevon Warren Zevon cover

See also[]

  • List of Pixies songs

Notes[]

  1. ^ Beneath the Eyrie did not chart on the Billboard 200, but it peaked at #19 on Billboard's Alternative Albums chart.[19]

References[]

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  19. ^ "Pixies Chart History - Alternative Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  20. ^ Discogs ~ Come On Pilgrim... It's Surfer Rosa
  21. ^ Pixies @ WJUL Lowell, 1986 December 15th
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  30. ^ "Pixies Chart History - AAA". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
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  32. ^ "Pixies - Where Is My Mind?". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  33. ^ Bagboy Music Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGdSYPh5_BI
  34. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-01-03. Retrieved 2014-01-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  35. ^ "Rubáiyát (Elektra's 40th Anniversary)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2007-08-04.
  36. ^ "I'm Your Fan: The Songs of Leonard Cohen by." Discogs.com. Retrieved 2007-08-04.
  37. ^ "Enjoy Every Sandwich: The Songs Of Warren Zevon". Rhapsody.com. Archived from the original on 2007-08-17. Retrieved 2007-08-04.

Sources[]

  • Frank, Josh; Ganz, Caryn. "Fool the World: The Oral History of a Band Called Pixies." Virgin Books, 2005. ISBN 0-312-34007-9.
  • Sisario, Ben. Doolittle 33⅓. Continuum, 2006. ISBN 0-8264-1774-4.

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