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Weezer discography
Weezer while on tour in 2005.
Studio albums7
Music videos18
EPs6
Singles21
B-sides27
Miscellaneous15
DVD1

The discography of Weezer, an American rock band, consists of seven studio albums, three EPs, one Christmas album, twenty singles, seventeen 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 Charts 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, Weezer 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 Hot Modern Rock Tracks 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 Hot Modern Rock Tracks 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)" will be released from a new album Raditude slated to be released on November 3, 2009. On October 26, 2009 the track "Can't Stop Partying" from Raditude featuring hip-hop artist Lil Wayne was released.[16]. To date, Weezer has sold over 8 million albums in the US and 10 million worldwide.

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[11] 		AUS
[17] 		AUT
[18] 		FIN
[19] 		FRA
[20] 		GER
[21] 		JPN
[22] 		NOR
[23] 		NZ
[24] 		SWE
[25] 		UK
[26]
1994 Weezer 16 22 — 22 — 61 — 35 6 8 23
  • WW: 3,776,000+
  • US: 3,146,000+[27]
1996 Pinkerton
  • Released: September 24, 1996
  • Label: DGC
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS, download
 19 38 41 35 — 65 47 18 11 4 43
  • WW: 957,500+
  • US: 850,000+.[32]
2001 Weezer
  • Released: May 15, 2001
  • Label: Geffen
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS, download
 4 25 15 22 42 21 14 7 25 8 31
  • WW: 2,057,500+
  • US: 1,600,000+[27]
2002 Maladroit
  • Released: May 14, 2002
  • Label: Geffen
  • Formats: CD, LP, download
 3 11 22 11 42 29 7 4 — 22 16
  • WW: 700,000
  • US: 605,000+[27]
2005 Make Believe
  • Released: May 10, 2005
  • Label: Geffen
  • Formats: CD, LP, download
 2 19 17 13 45 32 4 7 20 15 11
  • WW: 1,672,500+
  • US: 1,215,000+[27]
2008 Weezer
  • Released: June 3, 2008
  • Label: DGC/Interscope
  • Formats: CD, LP, download, microSD
 4 21 39 — 81 60 9 21 15 — 21
  • WW: 510,500+
  • US: 443,000+[35]
2009 Raditude
  • Released: November 3, 2009
  • Label: DGC/Interscope
  • Formats: CD, LP, download
 7 36 — — 119 — 18 36 — — 80
2010 TBA
  • Released: September 13, 2010
  • Label: TBA
  • Formats: TBA
 — — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

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

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions US
certifications 		Album
US
[37][38] 		US
Mod [37] 		US
Main [37] 		US
Rock
[37] 		US
Pop [37] 		CAN
[39][40][41] 		CAN
Alt[42] 		IRE
[43][44] 		NLD [45] NZ
[46] 		SWE [47] UK
[48]
1994 "Undone - The Sweater Song" 57 6 30 — — — — — — — — 35 Weezer (The Blue Album)
"Buddy Holly" — 2 34 — 17 6 — 19 27 — 14 12 Gold
1995 "Say It Ain't So" — 7 — — — — 12 — — — — 37
1996 "El Scorcho" — 19 — — — — 5 — — — 10 50 Pinkerton
"The Good Life" — 32 — — — — — — — — — —
"Pink Triangle" — — — — — — — — — — — —
2001 "Hash Pipe" 106 2 24 — — 16 — 37 74 — — 21 Weezer (The Green Album)
"Island in the Sun" 111 11 — — — — — — — 47 — 31
"Photograph" — 17 — — — — — — — — — —
2002 "Dope Nose" — 8 — — — — — — — — — — Maladroit
"Keep Fishin'" — 15 — — — — — 36 — — — 29
2005 "Beverly Hills" 10 1 26 — 6 — — 34 — 31 — 9 Platinum Make Believe
"We Are All on Drugs" — 10 35 — — — — 46 — — — 47
2006 "Perfect Situation" 51 1 — — 44 — — — — — — —
"This Is Such a Pity" — 31 — — — — — — — — — —
2008 "Pork and Beans" 64 1 25 — 70 29 — 33 — — — 33 Weezer (The Red Album)
"Troublemaker" 121 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 — 3[49] — 1 — — — — — — Raditude
2010 "I'm Your Daddy" — 18 — 26 — — — — — — — —
"Represent" — — — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

Year Title Album
2008 "Dreamin'" Weezer (The Red Album)

Music videos

Year Title Director(s) Album
1994 "Undone - The Sweater Song" Spike Jonze[50] Weezer
"Buddy Holly"
1995 "Say It Ain't So" Sophie Muller
1996 "El Scorcho" Mark Romanek[51] Pinkerton
"The Good Life" Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris
1997 "Pink Triangle" Karl Koch
2001 "Hash Pipe" Marcos Siega Weezer
"Island in the Sun"

Marcos Siega (1st Version)
Spike Jonze (2nd Version)

"Photograph" Karl Koch
2002 "Dope Nose" Marcos Siega Maladroit
"Keep Fishin'"
2004 "Slob" Karl Koch
2005 "Beverly Hills" Marcos Siega[52] Make Believe
"We Are All on Drugs" Justin Francis
2006 "Perfect Situation" Marc Webb
2008 "Pork and Beans" Mathew Cullen[53] Weezer
"Troublemaker" The Malloys[54]
2009 "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To" Marc Webb[55] Raditude
2010 "I'm Your Daddy"

Johannes Gamble (1st Version)[56]
David Crabtree & Eric von Doymi (2nd Version)[57]

Other appearances

Year Song Album Comments
1994 "Jamie"[58] DGC Rarities, Vol. 1 Also appears on the Deluxe Edition of the Blue Album
1995 "Susanne (Remix)"[59] Mallrats motion picture soundtrack
"You Gave Your Love to Me Softly"[60] Angus motion picture soundtrack A remixed version of a Pinkerton era B-side
1998 "American Girls"[61] 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"[62] 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"[63] 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"[64] 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"[65] A Different Shade of Green: Tribute to Green Day Cover of the 1997 Green Day song.
"Why Bother?" (Live)[62] 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"[62] 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
2010 I'm a Believer Shrek Forever After motion picture soundtrack Cover of the 1966 The Monkees song.

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, right 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.

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