Ben Folds discography

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Ben Folds discography
Folds performing in Knoxville, Tennessee in 2006
Studio albums7
Live albums2
Compilation albums10
Video albums2
EPs3
Singles23

The discography of Ben Folds, an American singer-songwriter, consists of seven studio albums (including three collaborative albums), two live albums, ten compilation albums, two video albums, eight extended plays, and eighteen singles. See also Ben Folds Five discography.

Albums[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[1]
AUS
[2]
JPN
[3]
UK
[4]
Rockin' the Suburbs
  • Released: September 11, 2001
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, LP
42 18 28 73
Songs for Silverman
  • Released: April 26, 2005
  • Label: Epic, Sony
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
13 9 20 65
Way to Normal
  • Released: September 30, 2008
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
11 25 30 70
What Matters Most
  • Released: June 2, 2023
  • Label: New West
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download

Collaborative albums[edit]

List of collaborative albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
JPN
[3]
UK
[4]
Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella![5]
(with various artists)
  • Released: April 28, 2009
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Lonely Avenue
(with Nick Hornby)
  • Released: September 24, 2010
  • Label: Nonesuch
  • Formats: CD, digital download
95 89
So There
(with yMusic)
  • Released: September 11, 2015
  • Label: New West
  • Formats: CD, digital download
63
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums[edit]

List of live albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[1]
UK
[4]
Ben Folds Live
  • Released: October 8, 2002
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: CD
60 109
Live at Tower Records[6]
  • Released: June 7, 2005
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Motor City (Live at Detroit, MI 10/9/08)[7]
  • Released: October 9, 2008
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: Digital download
Live in Dallas (10/23/08)[8]
  • Released: October 23, 2008
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: Digital download
The Sound of Last Night... This Morning[9]
  • Released: March 31, 2009
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: Digital download
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums[edit]

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[1]
JPN
[3]
UK
[4]
Songs for Goldfish[10]
  • Released: May 3, 2005
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, digital download
146
iTunes Originals – Ben Folds[11]
  • Released: August 30, 2005
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Formats: Digital download
Supersunnyspeedgraphic, the LP
  • Released: October 24, 2006
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, digital download
114 174
Stems and Seeds[12]
  • Released: February 10, 2009
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Ben Folds File: Complete Best of Ben Folds Five and Ben Folds
  • Released: February 25, 2009
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: CD, digital download
38
The Best Imitation of Myself: A Retrospective
  • Released: October 11, 2011
  • Label: Legacy
  • Formats: CD, digital download
179 100
Fifty-Five Vault[13]
  • Released: October 11, 2011
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Vault, Vol. 1 (1992–1997)[14]
  • Released: December 23, 2011
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: Digital download
Vault, Vol. 2 (1998–2003)[15]
  • Released: December 23, 2011
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: Digital download
Vault, Vol. 3 (2004–2011)[16]
  • Released: December 23, 2011
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: Digital download
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Video albums[edit]

List of video albums
Title Album details
Ben Folds and WASO Live in Perth[17]
(with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra)
  • Released: December 6, 2005
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: DVD
Ben Folds Live at MySpace[18]
  • Released: February 20, 2007
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: DVD

Extended plays[edit]

List of extended plays
Title EP details Peak chart positions
JPN
[3]
Speed Graphic[19]
  • Released: July 22, 2003
  • Label: Attacked by Plastic
  • Formats: CD, digital download
84
Sunny 16[20]
  • Released: September 30, 2003
  • Label: Attacked by Plastic
  • Formats: CD, digital download
52
Super D[21]
  • Released: August 24, 2004
  • Label: Attacked by Plastic
  • Formats: CD, digital download
53
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles[edit]

As lead artist[edit]

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[22]
US
AAA

[23]
US
Adult

[24]
US
Alt.

[25]
AUS
[26]
JPN
[27]
UK
[28]
"Rockin' the Suburbs" 2001 28 58 53 Rockin' the Suburbs
"Still Fighting It" 2002 70
"Tiny Dancer"[29] Ben Folds Live
"Eddie Walker"[30]
"Bizarre Christmas Incident"[31] Ben Folds Live (Japanese Version Only)
"Adelaide"[32] 2005 Super D
"Bitches Ain't Shit" 71 Supersunnyspeedgraphic, The LP
"Landed" 77 40 55 Songs for Silverman
"Jesusland"[33]
"Bastard"[34]
"Hiroshima (B B B Benny Hit His Head)" 2008 41 Way to Normal
"You Don't Know Me"
(featuring Regina Spektor)
28 84
"Free Coffee"[35] The Sound of Last Night...This Morning!
"Errant Dog"[36]
"Lovesick Diagnostician"[37]
"Dr. Yang"[38]
"Cologne"[39]
"One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces"[40]
"From Above"[41]
(with Nick Hornby)
2010 Lonely Avenue
"Ass Crack Bandit"[42]
(for Community)
2014 Non-album single
"Phone in a Pool"[43]
(with yMusic)
2015 28 So There
"Mister Peepers"[44] 2018 Non-album singles
"2020"[45] 2020
"It's the Small Things, Charlie Brown"
(for Snoopy Presents: It's The Small Things, Charlie Brown)
2022
"Winslow Gardens" 2023 What Matters Most
"Exhausting Lover" 20
"Back to Anonymous"
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Guest appearances[edit]

List of guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Lonely Christmas Eve"[46] 2000 How the Grinch Stole Christmas soundtrack
"Golden Slumbers"[47] 2002 I Am Sam soundtrack
"Rockin' the Suburbs" (Live on The Panel version)[48] The Latest Collection: Music Live from the Panel
"Doctor My Eyes"[49] The Banger Sisters soundtrack
"Red Is Blue"[50] 2005 Hoodwinked! soundtrack
"Family of Me"[51] 2006 Over the Hedge soundtrack
"Heist"[51]
"Lost in the Supermarket"[51]
"Still"[51]
"Rockin' the Suburbs (Over the Hedge Version)"[51] William Shatner
"Still (Reprise)"[51]
"Such Great Heights"[52] 2007 Like a Version: Volume Three
"Astronaut: A Short History of Nearly Nothing"[53] 2008 Amanda Palmer, Zoë Keating Who Killed Amanda Palmer
"Blake Says"[53]
"Strength Through Music"[53] Amanda Palmer, Strindberg
"Guitar Hero"[53] Amanda Palmer, East Bay Ray
"Oasis"[53] Amanda Palmer, Jared Reynolds
"Runs in the Family"[53] Amanda Palmer
"Sleazy"[54] 2011 Download to Donate: Tsunami Relief
"Kevin"[55] 2016 Gracie Folds Pink Elephant
"Dear Theodosia"[56] Regina Spektor The Hamilton Mixtape

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  4. ^ a b c d Peak chart positions for albums in the United Kingdom:
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  8. ^ "Live In Dallas (10/23/08) – EP by Ben Folds". iTunes Store. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  9. ^ "The Sound of Last Night...This Morning (Live) by Ben Folds". iTunes Store. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  10. ^ "Songs for Goldfish – Ben Folds". AllMusic. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  11. ^ "iTunes Originals – Ben Folds by Ben Folds". iTunes Store. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  12. ^ Monger, James Christopher. "Stems & Seeds – Ben Folds". AllMusic. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  13. ^ "Big Reveal: The "Ben Folds Fifty-Five" Vault Tracks Announced". benfolds.com. Sony Music. October 6, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  14. ^ "Vault, Vol. 1 (1992–1997) by Ben Folds". iTunes Store. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  15. ^ "Vault, Vol. 2 (1998–2003) by Ben Folds". iTunes Store. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  16. ^ "Vault, Vol. 3 (2004–2011) by Ben Folds". iTunes Store. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  17. ^ "Ben Folds and Waso Live in Perth – Ben Folds". AllMusic. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  18. ^ "Live at MySpace – Ben Folds". AllMusic. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
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    • "Still Fighting It":
    • "Landed":
    • "You Don't Know Me":
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  29. ^ Tiny Dancer (track listing). Ben Folds. Epic Records. 2002. ESK-59298.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  31. ^ "Ben Folds – Bizarre Christmas Incident". Discogs. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  32. ^ Adelaide (track listing). Ben Folds. Epic Records. 2005.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  33. ^ Jesusland (track listing). Ben Folds. Epic Records. 2005. BEN002.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  34. ^ Bastard (track listing). Ben Folds. Epic Records. 2005.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  35. ^ "Free Coffee (Live At Providence, RI 9/25/08) – Single by Ben Folds". iTunes Store. September 26, 2008. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  36. ^ "Errant Dog (Live At Boston, MA 9/26/08) – Single by Ben Folds". iTunes Store. September 26, 2008. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  37. ^ "Lovesick Diagnostician (Live At New York, NY 9/30/08) – Single by Ben Folds". iTunes Store. September 30, 2008. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  38. ^ "Dr. Yang (Live At New York, NY 10/1/08) – Single by Ben Folds". iTunes Store. October 4, 2008. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  39. ^ "Cologne (Live At St. Paul, MN 10/17/08) – Single by Ben Folds". iTunes Store. October 21, 2008. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  40. ^ "One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces (Live At Houston, TX 10/24/08) – Single by Ben Folds". iTunes Store. June 30, 1998. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  41. ^ "R&R Going For Adds: Triple A (Week Of: August 9, 2010)". Radio & Records. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  42. ^ "Community: "Basic Intergluteal Numismatics"". The A.V. Club. January 10, 2014. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  43. ^ "Ben Folds – "Phone In A Pool"". Stereogum. July 16, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  44. ^ Mister Peepers – Single by Ben Folds, September 12, 2018, retrieved December 17, 2018
  45. ^ Kreps, Daniel (June 26, 2020). "Hear Ben Folds Break Down This Tumultuous Year in '2020'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  46. ^ "How the Grinch Stole Christmas: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2000 Film): Music". Amazon. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  47. ^ Johnson, Zac. "I Am Sam – Original Soundtrack". AllMusic. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  48. ^ The Latest Collection: Music Live from the Panel (track listing). various artists. Liberation Music. 2002. LIBCD4053.2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  49. ^ Sendra, Tim. "The Banger Sisters – Original Soundtrack". AllMusic. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  50. ^ Rovi. "Hoodwinked – Original Soundtrack". AllMusic. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
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  52. ^ "Triple J: Like a Version, Vol. 3 – Various Artists". AllMusic. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
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  54. ^ "Download to Donate: Tsunami Relief Last Day to Get the Music". Music for Relief. June 6, 2011. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  55. ^ Frank. "Gracie Folds, The Magical Armchair". The Magical Armchair. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  56. ^ Culwell-Block, Logan (November 30, 2018). "Watch Regina Spektor and Ben Folds Perform Their 'Dear Theodosia' Cover from The Hamilton Mixtape Live". Playbill. Retrieved December 9, 2021.

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