Bright Eyes discography
| Bright Eyes discography | |
|---|---|
 Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes performing in 2005 | |
| Studio albums | 9 |
| EPs | 5 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 2 |
| Singles | 15 |
| Music videos | 11 |
| Splits and collaborations | 12 |
| Compilation appearances | 19 |
The following is a detailed discography of the band Bright Eyes.
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Chart positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
UK [2] |
AUS [3] | |||
| 1998 | A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995–1997
|
— | — | — | |
Letting Off the Happiness
|
— | — | — | ||
| 2000 | Fevers and Mirrors
|
— | — | — | |
| 2002 | Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground
|
161 | 138 | — | |
A Christmas Album
|
— | — | — | ||
| 2005 | I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
|
10 | 23 | 81 |
|
Digital Ash in a Digital Urn
|
15 | 43 | 130 | ||
| 2007 | Cassadaga
|
4 | 13 | 40 | |
| 2011 | The People's Key
|
13 | 46 | 55 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory | |||||
Live albums
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 2005 | Motion Sickness: Live Recordings
|
Compilation albums
| Year | Album details | Chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
UK [2] | ||
| 2003 | Vinyl Box Set
|
— | — |
| 2006 | Noise Floor (Rarities: 1998–2005)
|
107 | 155 |
Extended plays
| Year | EP details |
|---|---|
| 1999 | Every Day and Every Night
|
| 2000 | Don't Be Frightened of Turning the Page
|
| 2002 | There Is No Beginning to the Story
|
| 2007 | Four Winds
|
| 2011 | Live Recordings
|
Splits and collaborations
| Year | Release | Other artist(s) | Label | Format(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Bright Eyes / Squad Car 96 | Squad Car 96 | H. Records (RAV011/AMV007) | 7-inch |
| 1999 | Too Much of a Good Thing is a Good Thing | Books | Vanishing Act (VA-002) | 7-inch |
| 2000 | Bright Eyes vs Her Space Holiday | Her Space Holiday | Wichita Recordings (WEBB005S) | 7-inch, CD |
| Insound Tour Support Series No. 12 | Son, Ambulance | Insound (INS12) | CD | |
| 2001 | Oh Holy Fools: The Music of Son, Ambulance & Bright Eyes | Son, Ambulance | Saddle Creek Records (LBJ-34) | 12-inch, CD |
| Mote/Dust | The Faint | Gold Standard Labs (GSL-47) | 12-inch | |
| 2002 | Collaboration Series No. 1 | The Album Leaf | Better Looking Records (BLR005) | 7-inch |
| Home Volume IV: Bright Eyes & Britt Daniel | Britt Daniel (of Spoon) | Post-Parlo Records (PPR1004) | CD | |
| Bright Eyes with Rilo Kiley & Sorry About Dresden | Rilo Kiley, Sorry About Dresden | Devil in the Woods (DIW #55) | 7-inch | |
| 2004 | One Jug of Wine, Two Vessels | Neva Dinova | Crank! Records (CRC40) | 10-inch, CD |
| 2006 | Super Furry Animals / Bright Eyes | Super Furry Animals, Danger Mouse | Saddle Creek Records (DM-01) | 7-inch promo |
| 2010 | One Jug of Wine, Two Vessels (reissue) | Neva Dinova | Saddle Creek Records (LBJ-145) | 12-inch, CD |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Singles Sales [5] |
UK [2] | ||||||||||
| 2000 | "Motion Sickness" | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||||
| 2001 | "I Will Be Grateful for This Day..." | — | — | ||||||||
| "Drunk Kid Catholic" | — | 109 | |||||||||
| 2002 | "Lover I Don't Have to Love" | — | 95 | Lifted or the Story Is in the Soil... | |||||||
| 2004 | "Lua" | 1 | 80 | I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning | |||||||
| "Take It Easy (Love Nothing)" | 2 | 78 | Digital Ash in a Digital Urn | ||||||||
| 2005 | "When the President Talks to God" | — | — | Non-album single | |||||||
| "First Day of My Life" | — | 37 |
|
I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning | |||||||
| "Easy/Lucky/Free" | — | 42 | Digital Ash in a Digital Urn | ||||||||
| 2007 | "Susan Miller Rag" | — | — | Non-album single | |||||||
| "Four Winds" | — | 57 | Cassadaga | ||||||||
| "Hot Knives" | — | — | |||||||||
| 2010 | "Shell Games" | — | — | The People's Key | |||||||
| 2011 | "Singularity" | — | — | Non-album single | |||||||
| "Jejune Stars" | — | — | The People's Key | ||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
Music videos
| Year | Song | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | "Bowl of Oranges" | Cat Solen |
| "Lover I Don't Have to Love" | James Frost | |
| 2005 | "Lua" | Jason Kulbel |
| "First Day of My Life" | John Cameron Mitchell | |
| "Easy/Lucky/Free" | Lily Thorne | |
| "At the Bottom of Everything" | Cat Solen | |
| 2007 | "Four Winds" | Patrick Daughters |
| "Hot Knives" | ||
| "I Must Belong Somewhere" | Asako Masunouchi | |
| 2011 | "Shell Games" | Nik Fackler |
| "Jejune Stars" | Lance Acord |
Compilation appearances
| Year | Song(s) | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | "Falling Out of Love at This Volume" "A Celebration Upon Completion" |
Saddle Creek Records, A Sampler | Saddle Creek Records |
| 1999 | "Pioneer's Park (August 17th, 1997)" | Commercial Food (Processor) | Unread Records |
| 2000 | "Arienette" | Clooney Tunes | Fierce Panda Records |
| "The City Has Sex" | U.S. Pop Life Vol. 2 / Fanfare of 2000!! | Contact Records | |
| "The Calendar Hung Itself" | Holiday Matinee CD Compilation Vol. 2 | Better Looking Records | |
| "Have You Ever Heard of Jandek Before?" | Naked in the Afternoon: A Tribute to Jandek | Summersteps Records | |
| "Act of Contrition" | Second Thoughts | Silent Film Soundtracks | |
| "If Winter Ends" | Songs For A Crimson Eggtree | Earworm Records | |
| "It's Cool, We Can Still Be Friends" | Transmission One: Tea at the Palaz of Hoon | Hozomeen Press | |
| 2002 | "Entry Way Song" | The Amos House Collection Volume II | Wishing Tree Records |
| "Bowl of Oranges" | Gone Fishin'... 3 Years Later | Wichita Recordings | |
| "Metal Firecracker" (Lucinda Williams) | As Yet No Title | Unread Records | |
| "Lover I Don't Have to Love" | Rough Trade Shops Counter Culture 2002 | Rough Trade Records | |
| 2003 | "Something Vague" "One Foot in Front of the Other" |
Saddle Creek 50 | Saddle Creek Records |
| "Trees Get Wheeled Away" | Lost & Found Volume 1 | Lost Highway Records | |
| 2004 | "Arienette" | Decade: Ten Years of Fierce Panda | Fierce Panda Records |
| "Devil Town" (Daniel Johnston) | The Late Great Daniel Johnston: Discovered Covered | Gammon Records | |
| 2005 | "Napoleon's Hat" | Lagniappe: A Saddle Creek Benefit for Hurricane Katrina Relief | Saddle Creek Records |
| 2009 | "Papa Was a Rodeo" (The Magnetic Fields) | Score! 20 Years of Merge Records: The Covers! | Merge Records |
| 2011 | "We're Going to Be Friends" (The White Stripes) | Lunch Box Fund |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Bright Eyes - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
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- All except The People's Key: "Chart Log UK (1994–2010): Darren B – David Byrne". zobbel.de. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- The People's Key: "Official Charts Company - Bright Eyes discography". Official Charts Company. 28 August 2014.
- ^ Bright Eyes chart positions in Australia:
- I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning: "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 14 February 2005" (PDF) (781). Pandora Archive. 20 February 2005: 6. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - Digital Ash in a Digital Urn: "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 31 January 2005" (PDF) (779). Pandora Archive. 20 February 2005: 2. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - Cassadaga: "australian-charts.com - Discography Bright Eyes". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- The People's Key: "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 28 February 2011" (PDF) (1096). Pandora Archive. May 30, 2011: 2. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
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- I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning: "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 14 February 2005" (PDF) (781). Pandora Archive. 20 February 2005: 6. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ a b "American certifications – Bright Eyes". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith. Keith Caulfield answers readers' questions about Bright Eyes, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton, Natasha Bedingfield and RIAA certifications. Billboard, November 2004. Retrieved 2 September 2013.