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The discography of The Decemberists, the indie/folk rock band from Portland, Oregon, United States.

Studio albums

Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[1] 		AUS
[2] 		AUT
[3] 		BEL
(FL)
[4] 		CAN
[5] 		GER
[6] 		IRL
[7] 		NED
[8] 		NZ
[9] 		SWI
[10] 		UK
[11][12]
Castaways and Cutouts — — — — — — — — — — —
Her Majesty the Decemberists
  • Released: September 9, 2003
  • Label: Kill Rock Stars
  • Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl
 — — — — — — — — — — —
Picaresque
  • Released: March 22, 2005
  • Label: Kill Rock Stars
  • Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl
 128 — — — — — — — — — —
The Crane Wife
  • Released: October 3, 2006
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl
 35 — — 100 — — — — — — 127
The Hazards of Love
  • Released: March 24, 2009
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl
 14 73 — — — — — — — — 50
The King Is Dead
  • Released: January 18, 2011
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl
 1 26 52 86 4 41 30 37 30 58 24
What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World
  • Released: January 20, 2015
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl
 7 27 23 58 9 37 20 27 28 27 13
I'll Be Your Girl
  • Released: March 16, 2018
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl
 9 86 24 133 34 55 — 125 — — 8
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

EPs

Title Date Peak chart positions Label
US
[1]
5 Songs 2001 — Independent Release, reissued on Hush Records in 2003
The Tain March 4, 2004 — Acuarela Discos
Picaresqueties September 13, 2005 — Kill Rock Stars
Connect Sets November 17, 2006 — Sony Connect Exclusive
Live from SoHo January 16, 2007 — iTunes exclusive
Live at Bull Moose[14] April 16, 2011 — Capitol Records, for Record Store Day 2011
iTunes Session August 2, 2011 117 iTunes exclusive
Long Live the King November 1, 2011 44 Capitol Records
Florasongs October 9, 2015 64 Capitol Records
Traveling On December 14, 2018 —[A] Capitol Records

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
US
Sales
[16] 		US
AAA
[17] 		US
Alt
[18] 		US
Rock
[19] 		JPN
[20] 		MEX
Air.
[21] 		SCO
[22] 		UK
[23]
2004 "Billy Liar" 24 — — — — — — — Her Majesty the Decemberists
2005 "16 Military Wives" — — — — — — — 119 Picaresque
2006 "O Valencia!" — 14 — — — — 71 —[B] The Crane Wife
"The Perfect Crime #2" 4 18 — — — — — —
2008 "Valerie Plame"[25] 30 — — — — — — — Always the Bridesmaid: Volume I
"Days Of Elaine"[26] 33 — — — — — — — Always the Bridesmaid: Volume II
"Record Year For Rainfall"[27] — — — — — — — — Always the Bridesmaid: Volume III
2009 "The Rake's Song" 5 — — — — — — — The Hazards of Love
2010 "Down by the Water" — 2 — 33 35 — — — The King Is Dead
"January Hymn" 6 — — —[C] — — — —[D]
2011 "This Is Why We Fight" — 9 19 40 — — — —
2012 "Calamity Song" — 4 — 48 — — — —
"One Engine" — — — — — — — — The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond
2014 "Make You Better" — 1 — 44 — — — —[E] What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World
2015 "The Wrong Year"[31] — 20 — — — — — —
"Why Would I Now?" — 26 — — — — — — Florasongs
2018 "Severed" — 1 — 43 — 47 — — I'll Be Your Girl
"Once in My Life" — — — — — — — —
"Sucker's Prayer"[32] — 10 — — — — — —
"Traveling On" — 35 — — — — — — Traveling On
"—" denotes singles that did not chart.

Other charting songs

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
US
Alt
[18] 		US
Rock
[19] 		BEL
(FL)
[4]
2011 "Don't Carry It All" —[F] —[G] — The King Is Dead
2015 "Philomena" — — 129 What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World
2017 "Ben Franklin's Song" —[H] 15 — The Hamildrops
"—" denotes singles that did not chart.

Notes

  1. ^ Traveling On did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 79 on the US Billboard Top Album Sales Chart.[15]
  2. ^ "O Valencia!" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 64 on the UK Physical Singles Chart Top 100.[24]
  3. ^ "January Hymn" did not enter the Rock Songs chart, but peaked at number 48 on the Rock Digital Songs chart.[28]
  4. ^ "January Hymn" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 51 on the UK Physical Singles Chart Top 100.[29]
  5. ^ "Make You Better" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 61 on the UK Physical Singles Chart Top 100.[30]
  6. ^ "Don't Carry It All" did not enter the Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 23 on the Alternative Digital Songs chart.[33]
  7. ^ "Don't Carry It All" did not enter the Rock Songs chart, but peaked at number 40 on the Rock Digital Songs chart.[28]
  8. ^ "Ben Franklin's Song" did not enter the Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 5 on the Alternative Digital Songs chart.[33]

Live albums

Title Date Peak chart positions Label
US
[1] 		UK
[34]
We All Raise Our Voices to the Air (Live Songs 04.11–08.11) March 13, 2012 78 146 Capitol

Compilations

Title Date Label Song
Read: Interpreting Björk 2003 Hush Records "Human Behavior" (Björk cover)
Preserve Volume One 2003 Fractured Discs "Like A Lion"
Bridging the Distance 2007 Arena Rock "Think About Me" (Fleetwood Mac cover)
Alternative Rock Xmas 2007 Capitol Records "Please Daddy (Don't Get Drunk On Christmas)" (John Denver cover) and "Angel, Won't You Call Me"
Dark Was the Night 2009 4AD "Sleepless"
Metro: The Official Bootleg Series, Volume 1 2010 "We Both Go Down Together"
The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond 2012 Universal Republic "One Engine"
Live Current: Cover To Cover 2014 89.3 The Current "Crazy On You" (Heart cover)
Holidays Rule, Volume 2 2017 Capitol "Jesus Christ" (Big Star cover)

DVD

Title Date Label
The Decemberists: A Practical Handbook March 20, 2007 Kill Rock Stars
Here Come the Waves: The Hazards of Love Visualized December 1, 2009 Capitol Records

References

  1. ^ a b c "The Decemberists Album & Song Charts - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  2. ^ Peaks in Australia:
  3. ^ "THE DECEMBERISTS IN DER ÖSTERREICHISCHEN HITPARADE". austriancharts.at. austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
  4. ^ a b "The Decemberists albums (Flanders)". Ultratop. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  5. ^ "The Decemberists Billboard Canada". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  6. ^ "The Decemberists German Charts". germancharts.de. Retrieved 2015-12-18.
  7. ^ Steffen Hung. "Discography The Decemberists". irishcharts.com. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
  8. ^ "The Decemberists MegaCharts" (in Dutch). MegaCharts / Dutchcharts. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
  9. ^ "THE DECEMBERISTS IN NEW ZEALAND CHARTS". charts.nz. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
  10. ^ "THE DECEMBERISTS IN DER SCHWEIZER HITPARADE". Hit Parade. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  11. ^ "DECEMBERISTS - The Official Charts Company". Theofficialcharts.com. 2011-01-29. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
  12. ^ "CHART: CLUK Update 10.02.2007 (wk5)". zobbel.de. 2007-02-10. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  13. ^ "American certifications – The Decemberists". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  14. ^ "SpecialRelease". Record Store Day. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
  15. ^ "The Decemberists – Billboard Top Album Sales". Billboard. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  16. ^ "The Decemberists Chart History: Hot Singles Sales". Billboard. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  17. ^ "The Decemberists Chart History: Triple A". Billboard. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  18. ^ a b "The Decemberists Chart History: Alternative Songs". Billboard.
  19. ^ a b "The Decemberists Chart History: Rock Songs". Billboard.
  20. ^ "The Decemberists – Chart History: Japan Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  21. ^ "Mexico Ingles Airplay". Billboard.biz.
  22. ^ Peaks in Scotland:
  23. ^ "CHART: CLUK Update 3.12.2005 (wk47)". zobbel.de. December 3, 2005. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  24. ^ "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 - 18 February 2007 - 24 February 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  25. ^ "Discogs: The Decemberists – Always The Bridesmaid Vol. 1: Valerie Plame". Discogs. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  26. ^ "Discogs: The Decemberists – Always The Bridesmaid Vol. 2: Days Of Elaine". Discogs. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  27. ^ "Discogs: The Decemberists – Always The Bridesmaid Vol. 3: Record Year For Rainfall". Discogs. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  28. ^ a b "The Decemberists – Chart History – Rock Digital". Billboard.com. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  29. ^ "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 - 02 January 2011 - 08 January 2011". Official Charts Company. January 2, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  30. ^ "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 - 18 January 2015 - 24 January 2015". Official Charts Company. January 18, 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  31. ^ "Future Releases on Triple A (AAA) Radio Stations". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on March 28, 2015.
  32. ^ "Triple A Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on June 3, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  33. ^ a b "The Decemberists – Chart History – Alternative Digital Song Sales". Billboard.com. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  34. ^ "CHART: CLUK Update 24.03.2012 (wk11)". zobbel.de. 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
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