Weezer discography

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Weezer discography

Weezer while on tour in 2005.
Releases
Studio albums 9
EPs 6
Singles 23
B-sides 27
Music videos 23
Miscellaneous 18
DVD 1

The discography of Weezer, an American rock band, consists of nine studio albums, six EPs, one Compilation Album, twenty-five singles, twenty-three music videos and one music DVD. This list does not include material performed by members or former members of Weezer that was recorded with The Rentals, The Special Goodness, The Relationship, Avant Garde, Karlophone, or any other solo projects.

Weezer debuted in 1994 with their self-titled album, referred to by fans as The Blue Album. The album was a huge commercial success spawning the popular singles "Undone – The Sweater Song" and "Buddy Holly", both of which were responsible for launching Weezer into mainstream success with the aid of music videos directed by Spike Jonze. It has been certified three times platinum by the RIAA, making it Weezer's best selling album of all-time.[1]

Following the multi-platinum success of their debut album, Weezer took a break from touring for the Christmas holidays.[2] Cuomo traveled to his home state of Connecticut, and using an eight-track recorder, he began piecing together demo material for Weezer's next album. Cuomo's original concept for Weezer's second album was to be a space-themed rock opera, Songs from the Black Hole.[3] Ultimately, the Songs from the Black Hole album concept was dropped.[4] The band would later incorporate songs from these sessions into the final concept, which was Pinkerton. In 1996, Pinkerton was released. It was considered a critical and commercial failure, selling far less than its multi-platinum predecessor.[5] However, in the years following its release, it has seen much critical and commercial championing.[6][7][8]

Following a hiatus, after the release of Pinkerton, in 2001, Weezer returned to critical and commercial prominence with the platinum-selling release of their second self-titled album, commonly referred to by fans as The Green Album.[1][9] A year after the release of The Green Album, the band released Maladroit to positive reviews.[10] The album peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 and was certified gold.[11]

In 2005, the band released their fifth studio album, Make Believe. The album spawned their first number one single, "Beverly Hills." The single stayed at number one for a week, only to be outdone by their third single "Perfect Situation" which stayed at number one for four weeks.[12] Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics,[13] the album was considered a big success, with "Beverly Hills" becoming the top-selling digital download of 2005[14] and the album being certified platinum.[1] Following the release of Make Believe, the band would return once again to hiatus-mode for the next two years. In April 2008, it was announced that their sixth album – their third self-titled full length album – commonly known as The Red Album would be released in June 2008.[15] The first single from the album, "Pork and Beans" spent 11 weeks at the top of the Billboard Alternative Songs chart. This made the song the fastest rising song ever for the group as the song hit number one after only three weeks on the chart. The second single from the album, "Troublemaker", peaked at No. 2 on the Alternative Songs chart, while the third and final single from the album, "The Greatest Man That Ever Lived", peaked at No. 35 on the same chart. On August 25, 2009, a new single "If You're Wondering If I Want You To (I Want You To)" was released from their new album Raditude on November 3, 2009. The single later peaked at number two on the Alternative Songs chart. In August 2010, the band announced that their next album would be titled Hurley and be released on September 14, 2010 through Epitaph Records.[16][17] Cuomo said of the album, "There's definitely going to be more raw rock energy on this one."[18] The first single, "Memories", was subsequently released, followed by "Hang On".

Contents

[edit] Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[11]
CAN
[19][20]
AUS
[21]
AUT
[22]
FIN
[23]
FRA
[24]
GER
[25]
JPN
[26]
NOR
[27]
NZ
[28]
SWE
[29]
UK
[30]
1994 Weezer 16 10 22 21 35 6 8 23
  • WW: 4,000,000+
  • US: 3,300,000+[31]
1996 Pinkerton
  • Released: September 24, 1996
  • Label: DGC
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS, download
19 15 38 41 35 65 47 18 11 4 43
  • WW: 1,200,000+
  • US: 850,000+[31]
2001 Weezer
  • Released: May 15, 2001
  • Label: Geffen
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS, download
4 2 25 15 22 42 14 7 25 8 31
  • WW: 2,057,500+
  • US: 1,600,000+[31]
2002 Maladroit
  • Released: May 14, 2002
  • Label: Geffen
  • Formats: CD, LP, download
3 2 11 22 11 42 29 7 4 22 16
  • WW: 700,000
  • US: 605,000+[36]
2005 Make Believe
  • Released: May 10, 2005
  • Label: Geffen
  • Formats: CD, LP, download
2 1 19 17 13 45 32 4 7 20 15 11
  • WW: 2,000,000+
  • US: 1,215,000+[36]
2008 Weezer 4 2 21 39 81 60 9 21 15 21
  • WW: 510,500+
  • US: 443,000+[31]
2009 Raditude
  • Released: November 3, 2009
  • Label: DGC/Interscope
  • Formats: CD, LP, download
7 10 36 119 94 18 36 80
2010 Hurley
  • Released: September 14, 2010
  • Label: Epitaph
  • Formats: CD, LP, download
6 11 55 131 63 29 34 49
2010 Death to False Metal
  • Released: November 2, 2010
  • Label: Geffen
  • Formats: CD, LP, download
48
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

[edit] Extended plays

Year Title
1997 The Good Life
  • Released: Spring 1997
  • Label: DGC
  • Format: CD
  • Live Recording
2002 The Lion and the Witch
  • Released: September 24, 2002
  • Label: Geffen
  • Format: CD
  • Live Recording
2005 Winter Weezerland
  • Released: December 13, 2005
  • Label: Geffen
  • Format: download
2008 Six Hits
  • Released: November 2008
  • Label: DGC
  • Format: CD
  • Exclusive to Best Buy
Christmas with Weezer
  • Released: December 16, 2008
  • Label: DGC
  • Format: download
2010 ...Happy Record Store Day!
  • Released: April 17, 2010
  • Label: DGC
  • Format: CD
  • Live Recording

[edit] Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[40]
US
Alt.

[12]
US
Main.

[41]
AUS
[21]
CAN
[42][43]
IRL
[44]
NLD
[45]
NZ
[28]
SWE
[29]
UK
[30]
1994 "Undone – The Sweater Song" 57 6 30 35 Weezer (The Blue Album)
"Buddy Holly" 17[A] 2 34 6 19 27 14 12 US: Gold[1]
1995 "Say It Ain't So" 51[A] 7 37
1996 "El Scorcho" 19 70 10 50 Pinkerton
"The Good Life" 32
1997 "Pink Triangle"
2001 "Hash Pipe" 106[B] 2 24 16 37 74 21 Weezer (The Green Album)
"Island in the Sun" 111[B] 11 78 47 31
"Photograph" 17
2002 "Dope Nose" 8 Maladroit
"Keep Fishin'" 15 36 29
2005 "Beverly Hills" 10 1 26 34 31 9 US: Platinum[1] Make Believe
"We Are All on Drugs" 10 35 46 47
2006 "Perfect Situation" 51 1
"This Is Such a Pity" 31
2008 "Pork and Beans" 64 1 25 95 29 33 33 Weezer (The Red Album)
"Troublemaker" 121[B] 2 35 51
"The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations on a Shaker Hymn)" 35
2009 "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To" 81 2 87 24 Raditude
2010 "I'm Your Daddy" 18
"Tripping Down the Freeway" 34
"Represent" Non-album single
"Memories" 21 Hurley
2011 "Hang On"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

[edit] Music videos

Year Title Director(s)
1994 "Undone – The Sweater Song" Spike Jonze[46]
"Buddy Holly"
1995 "Say It Ain't So" Sophie Muller
1996 "El Scorcho" Mark Romanek[47]
"The Good Life" Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris
1997 "Pink Triangle" Karl Koch
2001 "Hash Pipe" Marcos Siega
"Island in the Sun"

Marcos Siega (first version)
Spike Jonze (second version)

"Photograph" Karl Koch
2002 "Dope Nose" Marcos Siega
"Keep Fishin'"
2004 "Slob" Karl Koch
2005 "Beverly Hills" Marcos Siega[48]
"We Are All on Drugs" Justin Francis
"Perfect Situation" Marc Webb
2008 "Pork and Beans" Mathew Cullen[49]
"Troublemaker" The Malloys[50]
2009 "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To" Marc Webb[51]
2010 "I'm Your Daddy"

Johannes Gamble (first version)[52]
David Crabtree & Eric von Doymi (second version)[53]

"Represent"
"Memories"
2011 "You Might Think"

[edit] Other appearances

Year Song Album Comments
1994 "Jamie"[54] DGC Rarities, Vol. 1 Also appears on the Deluxe Edition of the Blue Album
1995 "Susanne (Remix)"[55] Mallrats motion picture soundtrack
"You Gave Your Love to Me Softly"[56] Angus motion picture soundtrack A remixed version of a Pinkerton era B-side
1998 "American Girls"[57] Meet the Deedles motion picture soundtrack This was done under the alias of Homie (a collaboration between members of Weezer, Cake and Soul Coughing)
"Mykel & Carli"[58] benefit compilation CD Hear You Me! A Tribute To Mykel And Carli Written for Mykel and Carli Allan, who ran the Weezer fan club before being killed in a car accident. Also appears on the Deluxe Edition of the Blue Album
1999 "Velouria"[59] Where Is My Mind? A Tribute to the Pixies Cover of the 1990 Pixies song.
2000 "The Christmas Song" The Real Slim Santa [KROQ] Included on various other Christmas Compilations
2002 "O Lisa"[60] WWF Tough Enough 2 soundtrack A Green Album era B-side
"Living Without You" Maladroit import Included on some European editions of Maladroit
2003 "Worry Rock"[61] A Different Shade of Green: Tribute to Green Day Cover of the 1997 Green Day song.
"Why Bother?" (Live)[58] Petra Haden Benefit Record All proceeds of the album went to help pay former that dog. member Petra Haden's medical bills after she was hit by a car in 2000
"You Won't Get With Me Tonight"[58] Buddyhead Records compilation Gimme Skelter A home demo originally meant for the abandoned Songs from the Black Hole Originally recorded in early 1995.
2008 "I Can Love" Red Album iTunes Exclusive Pre-Order Track
"It's Easy" Red Album iTunes Exclusive Track
2009 "Everybody Go Away" Fresh Cuts: Volume 4 Guitar Center Exclusive Track
2010 "(If You're Wondering If I Want You to) I Want You to" Triple J Hottest 100: Vol. 14 Placed at No. 36
"I'm a Believer" Shrek Forever After motion picture soundtrack Cover of the 1966 The Monkees song that was written by Neil Diamond.
"All My Friends Are Insects" Yo Gabba Gabba: Music Is Awesome Volume 2 Also included on the deluxe edition of Hurley
2011 "High Maintenance" High Maintenance Only Rivers Cuomo for Miranda Cosgrove
"You Might Think" Cars 2 motion picture soundtrack Cover of the 1984 The Cars song
"Rainbow Connection" Muppets: The Green Album Cover, with Hayley Williams from Paramore

[edit] DVD

Year DVD Comments
2004 Video Capture Device: Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002 It contains footage of live gigs from early stages of their musical career, up until 2002. The DVD also contains all of their music videos from The Blue Album through Maladroit. Bonus footage features the band backstage, on-stage, in the recording studio and in interviews.

[edit] Notes

  • A. ^ "Buddy Holly" and "Say It Ain't So" peaked on the US Radio Songs chart.
  • B. ^ "Hash Pipe", "Island in the Sun" and "Troublemaker" peaked outside of the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, therefore they are listed on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.

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