Beck discography
| Beck discography | |
|---|---|
 Beck in concert, playing his primary guitar, a Vintage Danelectro Silvertone. September 29, 2006. | |
| Studio albums | 8 |
| EPs | 2 |
| Singles | 21 |
Discography of the American songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Beck Hansen.
Beck Hansen is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist known by the stage name Beck. With a pop art collage of musical styles, oblique and ironic lyrics, and postmodern arrangements incorporating samples, drum machines, live instrumentation and sound effects, Beck has been hailed by critics and the public throughout his musical career as being amongst the most creative and idiosyncratic musicians of 1990s and 2000s alternative rock.
He rose to underground popularity with his early works, which combined social criticism (as in "MTV Makes Me Want to Smoke Crack" and "Deep Fried Love") with musical and lyrical experimentation. He first earned wider public attention for his breakthrough single "Loser", a 1994 hit.
Beck has released 8 major label albums. Two of Beck's most popular[1] and acclaimed[2][3] recordings were Odelay and Sea Change. Odelay was awarded Album of the Year by American magazine Rolling Stone and by UK publications NME and Mojo. Odelay also received a Grammy nomination for Best Album.
To date, Beck has sold 7 million copies in the United States [citation needed], and around 15 million worldwide.
Discography
Major label albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | RIAA Certification[4] | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | AUS[5] | CAN | NZ[6] | UK[7] | FRA[8] | DEN[9] | NOR[10] | FIN[11] | JPN[12] | AUT[13] | GER[14] | NLD[15] | |||
| 1994 | Mellow Gold | 13 | — | — | 23 | 41 | — | — | 18 | — | 61 | 33 | 41 | 81 | Platinum |
| 1996 | Odelay | 16 | 20 | — | 16 | 17 | 39 | — | 23 | 36 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 27 | 2x Platinum |
| 1998 | Mutations | 13 | 24 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 36 | — | 18 | 40 | 15 | 46 | 49 | — | Gold |
| 1999 | Midnite Vultures | 34 | 34 | 19 | 33 | 19 | 19 | — | 3 | — | 12 | 42 | 46 | 88 | Gold |
| 2002 | Sea Change | 8 | 15 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 34 | 30 | 38 | 53 | Gold |
| 2005 | Guero | 2 | 14 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 5 | 20 | 33 | 38 | Gold |
| 2006 | The Information | 7 | 31 | 6 | 37 | — | 40 | 15 | 20 | 39 | 17 | 32 | 78 | 58 | — |
| 2008 | Modern Guilt | 4 | 13 | 4 | 21 | 9 | 45 | 32 | 24 | — | 12 | 14 | 63 | 33 | — |
Indie albums
| Year | Album | U.S. Sales[16] |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Golden Feelings | |
| 1994 | A Western Harvest Field by Moonlight | |
| Stereopathetic Soulmanure | 146,000 | |
| One Foot in the Grave | 168,000 |
Promo albums
- The Mutations Conversations (1998)
- Past and Present (2000)
- A Brief Overview (2005)
Remix albums
- Game Boy Variations (2005)
- Guerolito (2005) US #191. US sales: 76,000.
EPs
- Stray Blues (2000)
- Beck (EP) (2001)
Singles
Major label singles
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. [17] |
US Mod | AUS [18] |
AUT [19] |
CAN [20] |
SWI [21] |
FRA [22] |
GER [23] |
IRE [24] |
NLD [25] |
NZ [26] |
NOR [27] |
SWE [28] |
UK [29] | |||
| 1994 | "Loser" | 10 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 28 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | Mellow Gold |
| "Pay No Mind (Snoozer)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Beercan" | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996 | "Where It's At" | 61 | 5 | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | 49 | 35 | Odelay |
| "Devils Haircut" | 94 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | ||
| 1997 | "The New Pollution" | 78 | 9 | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | 95 | — | — | — | 14 | |
| "Sissyneck" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | ||
| "Jack-Ass" | 73 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -1 | ||
| "Deadweight" | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | 23 | A Life Less Ordinary Soundtrack | |
| 1998 | "Tropicalia" | — | 21 | — | — | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | 39 | Mutations |
| 1999 | "Sexx Laws" | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | Midnite Vultures |
| 2000 | "Mixed Bizness" | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | |
| 2002 | "Lost Cause" | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sea Change |
| 2005 | "E-Pro" | 65 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | Guero |
| "Girl" | 100 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | ||
| 2006 | "Nausea" | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Information |
| 2007 | "Think I'm in Love" | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Timebomb" | 103 | 29 | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 154 | Single-only release | |
| 2008 | "Chemtrails" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Modern Guilt |
| "Gamma Ray" | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Youthless" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
- 1 - Charted at #5 on the UK Indie Chart.[29]
Indie singles
- "MTV Makes Me Want To Smoke Crack" - Gusto Productions/Flipside - April 1993
- "Steve Threw Up" - Bong Load Custom Records - 1994
- "It's All in Your Mind" - K Records - 1995
- "Caspar and Mollusk" - Cosmic Records - 1995
Tracks appearances
- Heroes (2009 charity album). Track: cover of Bob Dylan's "Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat"
- The Saturday Sessions: The Dermot O'Leary Show (2007 compilation). Track: "Lost Cause"
- Conquest maxi-single by the White Stripes (2007). Co-produced and co-wrote "It's My Fault for Being Famous," "Honey, We Can't Afford to Look This Cheap" and "Cash Grab Complications on the Matter"
- 99X Live X 11 // Strange Apparition (2006). Track: "Nausea (The Chap Remix)"
- "Do They Know It's Hallowe'en? (2005)
- Music from the OC: Mix 4 (2005) Warner Bros/WEA. Track: "Scarecrow"
- Dimension Mix (2005) Eenie Meenie Records. Track: "Funky Lil' Song"
- The Late Great Daniel Johnston: Discovered Covered (2004) Gammon. Track: "True Love Will Find You in the End"
- "Feel Good Time" (wrote single performed by Pink)
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) Hollywood Records. Track: cover of Korgis' "Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime"
- Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: The Soul Of A Man (2003) Sony. Track: "I'm So Glad".
- KCRW: Sounds Eclectic (2001) Palm Pictures. Track: "Lonesome Whistle"
- Avalon Blues: A Tribute to the Music of Mississippi John Hurt (2001). Vanguard Records. Track: "Stagolee"
- Timeless: Hank Williams Tribute (2001) Lost Highway. Track: "Your Cheatin' Heart"
- Moulin Rouge! (2001) Universal Music. Track: "Diamond Dogs"
- At Home With The Groovebox (2000) Grand Royal Records. Track: "Boyz"
- More Oar: A Tribute to Alexander "Skip" Spence (1999) Birdman. Track: "Halo of Gold"
- Selector Dub Narcotic (1998) K Records. Track: "Close to God"
- The Rugrats Movie OST (1998) Track. "This World is Something New to Me"
- SubUrbia (1997) Geffen Records. Track: "Feather in Your Cap"
- A Life Less Ordinary (1997) London / PGD. Track: "Deadweight"
- Kill the Moonlight (1997) Sympathy 4 the R.I. Tracks: "Leave Me On the Moon" & "Underwater Music"
- Just Say Noel (1996) Geffen Records. Track: "The Little Drum Machine Boy"
- Swagalicious (1996) Geffen Records. Track: "Clock"
- Buy-Product 2: Brief Encounters (1996) Geffen Gold Line. Track: "Novacane"
- Volume +it 16: Copulation Explosion! (1996) Think Electric. Track: "Thunderpeel (New Recording)"
- The Poop Alley Tapes (1995). WIN Records. Track: "Girl of My Dreams" (Duet)
- Rare on Air, Vol. 1 (1994). Mammoth Records. Track: "Mexico"
- DGC Rarities Volume 1 (1994). Geffen Records. Track: "Bogusflow"
- Jabberjaw: Good to the Last Drop (1994). Mammoth Records. Track: "In a Cold Ass Fashion"
- Periscope (1994). Yoyo Recordings. Track: "The World May Loose its Motion"
Unreleased recordings
| Title | Year |
|---|---|
| Banjo Story | 1988 |
| We Like Folk...Who Cares...Destroy Us | 1991 |
| R-Marcel | 1992 |
| Are you positive | 1992 |
| Beck, Like the Beer | 1992 |
| Don't Get Bent Out of Shape | 1992 |
| 1992 Demo | 1992 |
| Fresh Meat and Old Slabs | 1993 |
| Golden Leftovers | 1993 |
References
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- ^ "Review". allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Review". allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ^ RIAA Database, Search for: Beck
- ^ Beck Australian Charting
- ^ Beck New Zealand Charting
- ^ Beck UK Charting
- ^ French Album Charts
- ^ Danish Album Charts
- ^ Norwegian Album Charts
- ^ Finnish Album Charts
- ^ Japanese Album Charts
- ^ Austrian Album Charts
- ^ German Album Charts
- ^ Dutch Album Charts
- ^ "Ask Billboard". Billboard. 2008-07-18. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
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