Swans discography

Swans discography
Swans discography
Studio albums	15
EPs	11
Live albums	9
Compilation albums	13
Singles	17
Music videos	5
Fundraiser albums	5

The discography of Swans, an American experimental rock band, consists of fifteen studio albums, eleven live albums, seven compilation albums, eleven EPs and fifteen singles.

Studio albums

Year	Album title	Release details	Peak chart positions
Year	Album title	Release details	US ^[1]	UK ^[2]	BEL FL ^[3]	BEL WA ^[4]	NLD ^[5]	GER ^[6]	AUT ^[7]	SWI ^[8]
1983	Filth	Released: May 27, 1983 Label: Neutral Format: LP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984	Cop	Released: 1984 Label: K.422 Format: LP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1986	Greed	Released: February 28, 1986 Label: K.422 Format: LP, CD, CS	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1986	Holy Money	Released: March 27, 1986 Label: K.422 Format: LP, CD, CS	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1987	Children of God	Released: October 19, 1987 Label: Caroline Format: 2LP, CD, CS	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989	The Burning World	Released: May 1989 Label: Uni Format: LP, CD, CS	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	White Light from the Mouth of Infinity	Released: June 6, 1991 Label: Young God Format: 2LP, CD, CS	—	—	195	—	—	—	—	—
1992	Love of Life	Released: February 24, 1992 Label: Young God Format: LP, CD, CS	—	—	—	—	74	—	—	—
1995	The Great Annihilator	Released: January 23, 1995 Label: Young God Format: 2LP, CD, CS	—	—	149	—	—	—	—	—
1996	Soundtracks for the Blind	Released: October 22, 1996 Label: Young God Format: 4LP, 2CD, 2CS	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	My Father Will Guide Me up a Rope to the Sky	Released: September 23, 2010 Label: Young God Format: LP, CD, DL	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	The Seer	Released: August 28, 2012 Label: Young God Format: 3LP, 2CD, DL	114	167	113	—	—	—	—	—
2014	To Be Kind	Released: May 12, 2014 Label: Young God Format: 3LP, 2CD, DL	37	38	39	106	75	56	51	—
2016	The Glowing Man	Released: June 17, 2016 Label: Young God Format: 3LP, 2CD, DL	151	61	39	69	49	29	24	54
2019	Leaving Meaning	Released: October 25, 2019 Label: Young God Format: 2LP, 2CD, DL	—	—	93	156	—	58	73	77
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

Year	Album title	Release details
1986	Public Castration Is a Good Idea	Released: 1986 Label: Some Bizzare Format: 2LP
1986	Real Love	Released: 1986 Label: none Format: LP
1987	Feel Good Now	Released: 1987 Label: none Format: 2LP, CD
1990	Anonymous Bodies in an Empty Room	Released: 1990 Label: none Format: LP, CD
1992	Omniscience	Released: 1992 Label: Young God Format: CD, CS
1995	Kill the Child	Released: 1995 Label: Disaster Format: CD
1998	Swans Are Dead	Released: January 20, 1998 Label: Young God Format: 2CD
2012	We Rose from Your Bed with the Sun in Our Head (re-release)	Released: May 10, 2012 Label: Young God Format: 2CD
2017	Deliquescence	Released: May 17, 2017 Label: Young God Format: 2CD

Fundraiser albums

Year	Album title	Release details
2010	I Am Not Insane (demo tracks)	Released: Jan 20, 2010 Label: Young God Format: CD
2012	We Rose from Your Bed with the Sun in Our Head (live and demo tracks)	Released: Feb 2, 2012 Label: Young God Format: 2CD
2013	Not Here / Not Now (live and demo tracks)	Released: September 14, 2013 Label: Young God Format: 2CD
2015	The Gate (live and demo tracks)	Released: October 1, 2015 Label: Young God Format: 2CD
2019	What Is This? (demo tracks)	Released: March 18, 2019 Label: Young God Format: CD

Compilation albums

Year	Album title	Release details
1986	Time Is Money (Bastard) / A Screw	Released: 1986 Label: PVC Format: CS
1990	Filth (L.P.#1, E.P.#1) 1982/83	Released: 1990 Label: Young God Format: CD, CS
1991	Body to Body, Job to Job	Released: 1991 Label: Young God Format: LP, CD, CS
1992	Cop / Young God	Released: 1992 Label: K.422 Format: CD
1992	Greed / Holy Money	Released: 1992 Label: K.422 Format: CD
1997	Children of God / World of Skin	Released: 1997 Label: Young God Format: 2CD
1999	Cop / Young God / Greed / Holy Money	Released: 1999 Label: Thirsty Ear Format: 2CD
1999	Various Failures	Released: March 22, 1999 Label: Young God Format: 2CD
2000	Filth / Body to Body, Job to Job	Released: 2000 Label: Young God Format: 2CD
2003	Forever Burned	Released: 2003 Label: Young God Format: CD
2015	White Light from the Mouth of Infinity / Love of Life	Released: December 4, 2015 Label: Young God Format: 2LP+CD, 3CD
2017	The Great Annihilator / Drainland	Released: April 28, 2017 Label: Young God Format: 2CD
2018	Soundtracks for the Blind / Die Tür ist zu	Released: July 20, 2018 Label: Young God Format: 3CD

Extended plays

Year	Album title	Release details
1982	Swans	Released: 1982 Label: Neutral Format: 12"
1984	Young God	Released: 1984 Label: K.422 Format: 12"
1986	Time Is Money (Bastard)	Released: January 31, 1986 Label: K.422 Format: 12"
1986	A Screw	Released: May 2, 1986 Label: K.422 Format: 12"
1988	Love Will Tear Us Apart (red and black versions)^[a]	Released: 1988 Label: Product, inc. Format: 12", 7", CD
1992	Love of Life / Amnesia	Released: 1992 Label: Young God Format: 12", CD
1996	Die Tür ist zu	Released: 1996 Label: Rough Trade Format: 2LP, CD
2011	Live at Primavera Sound May 28th, 2011	Released: June 17, 2011 Label: Free Music Archive Format: DL
2014	Oxygen	Released: November 24, 2014 Label: Young God Format: DL

Music videos

"A Screw" (1985)
"New Mind" (1987)
"Love Will Tear Us Apart" (1988)
"Saved" (1989)
"Love of Life" (1992)

Singles

Year	Title	Chart positions					Album
Year	Title	US Hot 100	US College Radio	US Alt	US Mainstream Rock	UK Singles	Album
1988	"New Mind"	-	47	-	-	-	Children of God
1989	"Can't Find My Way Home"	-	-	-	-	-	The Burning World
1989	"Saved"	-	20	28	-	96	The Burning World
1991	"Love Will Save You"	-	-	-	-	-	White Light from the Mouth of Infinity
1995	"Celebrity Lifestyle"	-	-	-	-	-	The Great Annihilator
1996	"Failure" / "Animus"	-	-	-	-	-	White Light from the Mouth of Infinity / Soundtracks for the Blind
1997	"I Am the Sun" (live)	-	-	-	-	-	Non-album single
2010	"Jim"	-	-	-	-	-	My Father Will Guide Me up a Rope to the Sky
2012	"Mother of the World"	-	-	-	-	-	The Seer
2014	"A Little God in My Hands"	-	-	-	-	-	To Be Kind
2015	"Screen Shot"	-	-	-	-	-	To Be Kind
2016	"When Will I Return?"	-	-	-	-	-	The Glowing Man
2016	"Finally, Peace"	-	-	-	-	-	The Glowing Man
2017	"Mind / Body / Light / Sound"	-	-	-	-	-	The Great Annihilator (Reissue)
2018	"Volcano"	-	-	-	-	-	Soundtracks for the Blind (Reissue)
2019	"It's Coming It's Real"	-	-	-	-	-	Leaving Meaning
2019	"The Hanging Man"	-	-	-	-	-	Leaving Meaning

Notes

^ There are two versions of this Joy Division cover; one sung by Jarboe ("black") and another by Gira ("red").

References

^ "Swans – Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
^ "Discography Swans". officialcharts.com. Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
^ "Discografie Swans". ultratop.be (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
^ "Discografie Swans". ultratop.be (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
^ "Discografie Swans". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
^ "Discographie von Swans". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
^ "Discographie Swans". austriancharts.at (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
^ "Discographie Swans". hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2020.

External links

Swans discography at Discogs

[9] There are two versions of this Joy Division cover; one sung by Jarboe ("black") and another by Gira ("red").

[US-albums-1] "Swans – Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 1, 2019.

[UK-albums-2] "Discography Swans". officialcharts.com. Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 12, 2020.

[BEL_(FL)-3] "Discografie Swans". ultratop.be (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2020.

[BEL_(WA)-4] "Discografie Swans". ultratop.be (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2020.

[NLD-5] "Discografie Swans". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2020.

[GER-albums-6] "Discographie von Swans". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved November 5, 2020.

[AUT-7] "Discographie Swans". austriancharts.at (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 19, 2019.

[SWI-8] "Discographie Swans". hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2020.

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Michael Gira Jarboe Algis Kizys Ted Parsons Thurston Moore Roli Mosimann Vincent Signorelli Bill Rieflin Jonathan Kane Kristof Hahn Thor Harris Christopher Pravdica Phil Puleo Paul Wallfisch Norman Westberg
Studio albums	Filth Cop Greed Holy Money Children of God The Burning World White Light from the Mouth of Infinity Love of Life The Great Annihilator Soundtracks for the Blind My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky The Seer To Be Kind The Glowing Man Leaving Meaning The Beggar
Fundraiser albums	I Am Not Insane We Rose from Your Bed with the Sun in Our Head Not Here / Not Now The Gate What Is This? Is There Really a Mind?
Live albums	Public Castration Is a Good Idea Feel Good Now Anonymous Bodies in an Empty Room Omniscience Kill the Child Swans Are Dead We Rose from Your Bed with the Sun in Our Head Not Here / Not Now The Gate Deliquescence
Compilation albums	Body to Body, Job to Job Various Failures Forever Burned
EPs	Swans Young God A Screw Love Will Tear Us Apart Die Tür ist zu Oxygen
Singles	"Time Is Money (Bastard)" "New Mind" "Can't Find My Way Home" "Saved" "Paradise Is Mine"
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