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Eels discography
Studio albums16
EPs2
Live albums6
Compilation albums4
Singles13
Video albums4
Music videos14

This is a discography of Eels and other musical projects of Mark Oliver Everett.

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Notes
US
AUS
AUT
BEL
CAN
GER
FRA
NLD
NOR
SWE
SWI
UK
IRL
[1]
1985 Bad Dude in Love
  • Label: Independent,
    Joe Mama Records
 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — First release from Mark Everett, recorded and released independently
1992 A Man Called E  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — E solo album
1993 Broken Toy Shop
  • Released: December 7, 1993
  • Label: Polydor
 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — E solo album
1996 Beautiful Freak 114 71  — 19  —  — 17 32  —  —  — 5  — eels band consisted of E Mark Oliver Everett, Butch Norton, and Tommy Walter
1998 Electro-Shock Blues  —  —  — 4  — 59 24 50 36 56  — 12  — eels consisted of E Mark Oliver Everett and Butch Norton. Album featured Jon Brion, T-Bone Burnett, Lisa Germano, and Grant-Lee Phillips
2000 Daisies of the Galaxy
  • Released: March 14, 2000
  • Label: DreamWorks
 — 38  — 8  — 49 40 34 21  — 69 8 24 eels consisted of E Mark Oliver Everett and Butch Norton. Album featured Peter Buck, and Michael Simpson
2001 Souljacker
  • Released: September 19, 2001
  • Label: DreamWorks
 — 39 34 15  — 47 34 56 36  — 75 12 19 eels consisted of E Mark Oliver Everett and Butch Norton. Album featured Kelly Logsdon, John Parish, and Adam Siegel.
2002 I Am the Messiah  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — MC Honky album featuring Logsdon, Butch Norton, and Joey Waronker
2003 Levity
  • Released: March 22, 2003
  • Label: Plexi Music
 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — Mark Oliver Everett solo score to the film Levity, including two songs credited to eels.
2003 Shootenanny!
  • Released: June 3, 2003
  • Label: DreamWorks
145 38  — 14  —  — 58 58  —  — 54 35 44 eels consisted of E Mark Oliver Everett and Butch Norton. Album featured Lisa Germano, Scott Gordon, Joe Gore, James King, Kelly Logsdon, Jon Molzan, and Todd Simon.
2005 Blinking Lights and Other Revelations 93 42 32 7  — 30 38 18 26  — 18 16 11 eels consisted of E Mark Oliver Everett. Album included Wayne Bergeron, Bobby, Jr., Buck, Wally Gagel, Ludvig Girdland, Gore, Probyn Gregory, Darren Hahn, David Hlebo, Jim Jacobsen, Jim Lang, Bill Liston, Jeff Lyster, Andy Martin, Joe Meyer, Dick Mitchell, Butch Norton, John Sebastian, Simon, Gerri Sutyak, Michael Valerio, Tom Waits, and Stuart Wylen.
2009 Hombre Lobo
  • Released: June 2, 2009
  • Label: Vagrant Records
43 35 42 1 10 20 59 37  —  — 10 18 24 eels include E Mark Oliver Everett, Derek "Knuckles" Brown, and Kelly "Koool G Murder" Logsdon
2010 End Times
  • Released: January 19, 2010
  • Label: Vagrant Records
66 48 33 2  — 29 74 19  —  — 10 21 13 eels consisted of E Mark Oliver Everett. Album included Wayne Bergeron, Chris Bleth, Butch Norton, E Mark Oliver Everett, Jim Lang, Kelly "Koool G Murder" Logsdonn, and Andy Martin.
2010 Tomorrow Morning
  • Released: August 17, 2010
  • Label: Vagrant Records
83 80 18 1  — 12 61 10 34  — 9 18 9 eels consisted of E Mark Oliver Everett.
2013 Wonderful, Glorious
  • Released: February 5, 2013
  • Label: Vagrant Records
74  — 18 1  — 19 89 11  —  — 4 14 15
2014 The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett
  • Released: April 21, 2014
  • Label: E Works
96  — 14 2  — 10 21 8  —  — 5 7 8
"—" denotes albums that were released but did not chart, or albums not released in a particular territory.

Live albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Notes
US
BEL
FRA
NLD
UK
2000 Oh What a Beautiful Morning
  • Released: December 2000
  • Label: EWorks
 —  —  —  —  — Recorded throughout 2000, with Balaban, Crum, Germano, Gregory, Hlebo, and Norton
2002 Electro-Shock Blues Show
  • Label: EWorks
 —  —  —  —  — Recorded in 1998 with Norton and Siegel
2005 Sixteen Tons (Ten Songs)
  • Released: May 10, 2005
  • Label: EWorks
 —  —  —  —  — Recorded in 2003 with Hahn, Logsdon, and Shon Sullivan.
2006 Eels with Strings: Live at Town Hall
  • Released: February 21, 2006
  • Label: Vagrant Records
 — 23 114 57 82 Recorded on 2005-06-30 in New York City with Julie Carpenter, Allen Hunter, Ana Lenchantin, Heather Lockie, Lyster, and Paloma Udovic, also released as a DVD.
2008 Live and in Person! London 2006
  • Released: February 14, 2008
  • Label: EWorks
93  —  —  —  — Recorded on June 23 and 27, 2006 at the London Astoria in London, United Kingdom with Hunter, Derek Brown, and Lyster and a guest appearance by Smoosh. Also released with a DVD.
2013 Tremendous Dynamite - Live in 2010 + 2011
  • Released: February 12, 2013
  • Label: EWorks
 —  —  —  —  — 40 tracks recorded live on the EELS 2010 and 2011 world tours: 20 from a 2010 show and 20 from a 2011 show—both shows recorded at First Avenue in Minneapolis.
2015 Live at Royal Albert Hall
  • Release date: April 14, 2015
  • Label: EWorks
 —  —  —  — 40 Recorded on June 30, 2014 in London at the Royal Albert Hall as part of their 2014 world tour. This release will be accompanied by a DVD of the show.
"—" denotes albums that were released but did not chart, or albums not released in a particular territory.

Compilations

Year Album details Peak chart positions Notes
BEL
FRA
NLD
UK
2005 B-Sides & Rarities 1996–2003  —  —  —  — iTunes Music Store-exclusive digital compilation
2008 Meet The Eels: Essential Eels, Vol. 1 (1996–2006) 13  —  — 26 Greatest-hits compilation, also includes Eels Video Collection DVD.
2008 Useless Trinkets: B-Sides, Soundtracks, Rarities and Unreleased 1996–2006 21 174 77 69 Rarities compilation, also includes Eels Lollapalooza 2006 DVD.
2015 The Complete DreamWorks Albums  —  —  —  — Box set featuring Beautiful Freak, Electro-Shock Blues, Daisies of the Galaxy, Souljacker, Shootenanny!, and Electro-Shock Blues Show as a double live LP available exclusively for the first time on vinyl. The label also re-released all of the studio albums on vinyl at this time.
"—" denotes albums that were released but did not chart, or albums not released in a particular territory.

EPs

Year Album details
1993 Not for Airplay
  • Released: December 1993
  • Label: Polydor
2009 The Myspace Transmissions Session 2009
  • Released: August 2009
  • Label: EWorks

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
U.S. Hot Air [2] U.S. Mod.
[3]
CAN
[4]
IRE
[5]
NLD
[6]
BEL
[7]
NZL
[8]
UK
[9]
1992 "Hello Cruel World" (E solo) 8 A Man Called (E)
"Nowheresville" (E solo)
1997 "Novocaine for the Soul" 39 1 76 90 10 Beautiful Freak
"Susan's House" 99 9
"Your Lucky Day in Hell" 35
1998 "Last Stop: This Town" 40 96 23 Electro-Shock Blues
"Cancer for the Cure" 60
2000 "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" 46 85 43 11 Daisies of the Galaxy
"Flyswatter" 55
2001 "Souljacker part I" 30 Souljacker
2005 "Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)" 33 45 Blinking Lights and Other Revelations
2006 "I Want to Protect You" n/a[10]
2009 "Fresh Blood" Hombre Lobo
"That Look You Give That Guy" 13
"My Timing Is Off" 53
2010 "A Line in the Dirt" 32 End Times

Promotional singles

  • "Rags to Rags" (1996)
  • "Beautiful Freak" (1996)
  • "Climbing to the Moon" (1998)
  • "3 Speed" (1998)
  • "Jeannie's Diary" (2000)
  • "Fresh Feeling" (2001)
  • "Rotten World Blues" (2000)
  • "Saturday Morning" (2003)
  • "Trouble with Dreams" (2005)

Video albums

Music videos

Date Song Director
1992 "Hello Cruel World" Mick Haggerty
1994 "The Only Thing I Care About" Mark Lindquist
August, 1996 "Novocaine for the Soul" Mark Romanek
February, 1997 "Rags to Rags" Gary Weis
1997 "Susan's House"  –
December, 1997 "Your Lucky Day in Hell" (x2 videos) Jamie Caliri
October, 1998 Last Stop: This Town Garth Jennings
February, 1999 "Cancer for the Cure" Hammer & Tongs
May, 2000 "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" Marcos Siega
May, 2000 "Flyswatter" Steve Hanft
March, 2002 "Souljacker part I" Wim Wenders
May, 2003 "Saturday Morning" Steve Hanft
May, 2005 "Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)" E
September, 2005 "Trouble with Dreams" Jesse Dylan
April 29, 2009 "Fresh Blood" Jesse Dylan
May 14, 2009 "That Look You Give That Guy" (Version 1) Gus Black
July 7, 2009 "Prizefighter" Gus Black
July 7, 2009 "In My Dreams" Howard Greenhalgh
September 9, 2009 "That Look You Give That Guy" (Version 2) Gus Black
November 18, 2009 "Little Bird"  –
December 9, 2009 "In My Younger Days"  –
January 10, 2010 "End Times"  –
February 9, 2010 "Unhinged"  –
July 22, 2010 "Spectacular Girl"  –
September 2, 2010 "Baby Loves Me" Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert
March 25, 2013 "Cold Dead Hand"  –

Songs in film

Year Song Appearance
1996 "Novocaine for the Soul" Dream for an Insomniac
1996 "Not Ready Yet" Homicide: Life on the Street
1997 "Your Lucky Day in Hell" Scream 2
1997 "Bad News" End of Violence
1997 "Your Lucky Day in Hell" Grosse Pointe Blank
1997 "Your Lucky Day in Hell" The Maker
1998 "Your Lucky Day in Hell" Dead Man on Campus
1998 "Dog's Life" Welcome to Woop Woop
1999 "Cancer for the Cure" American Beauty
2000 "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" Road Trip
2000 "Christmas is Going to the Dogs" How the Grinch Stole Christmas
2000 "Flyswatter" Chain of Fools
2000 "Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas" Roswell
2001 "Flyswatter" The Anniversary Party
2001 "It's a Motherfucker" The Anniversary Party
2001 "My Beloved Monster" Shrek
2001 "Ant Farm" Jump Tomorrow
2001 "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" Jump Tomorrow
2002 "Souljacker part I" Six Feet Under
2003 "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" A Guy Thing
2003 "Jungle Telegraph" A Guy Thing
2003 "Fresh Feeling" Scrubs
2003 "Rock Hard Times" Six Feet Under
2003 "Novocaine for the Soul" Herr Lehmann
2003 "The Sound of Fear" Herr Lehmann
2003 "Fresh Feeling" Scorched
2003 "That's Not Really Funny" Monkey Dust
2003 "World Of Shit" Monkey Dust
2003 "Your Lucky Day In Hell" Monkey Dust
2003 "Mighty Fine Blues" Holes
2003 "Eyes Down" Holes
2003 "Skywriting" Levity
2003 "Taking a Bath in Rust" Levity
2004 "Mental" Mean Creek
2004 "Novocaine for the Soul" Mean Creek
2004 "I Need Some Sleep" Shrek 2
2004 "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" Along Came Polly
2004 "Christmas is Going to the Dogs" The O.C.
2004 "Love of the Loveless" The O.C.
2004 "Saturday Morning" The O.C.
2005 "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" Hating Alison Ashley
2005 "Last Stop: This Town" The Big White
2005 "I Want to Protect You" The Big White
2005 "Trouble With Dreams" The Big White
2005 "Novocaine for the Soul" The Work of Director Mark Romanek
2005 "Saturday Morning" Kicking & Screaming
2006 "Fresh Feeling" Failure to Launch
2006 "Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)" Just My Luck
2006 "Ant Farm" The Lake House
2006 "Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas" Unaccompanied Minors
2006 "Living Life" Scrubs
2006 "Saturday Morning" Wordplay
2006 "Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)" Griffin and Phoenix
2006 "I Write the B-Sides" I'll Believe You
2006 "Blinking Lights (For You)" Big Nothing
2006 "Love of the Loveless" Big Nothing
2007 "Blinking Lights (For Me)" Tough Enough
2007 "Packing Blankets" Coming Down the Mountain
2007 "Royal Pain" Shrek the Third
2007 "Losing Streak" Shrek the Third
2007 "Fresh Feeling" Chuck
2007 "Souljacker Part I" Hot Fuzz
2007 "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" Charlie Bartlett
2007 "Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)" Charlie Bartlett
2007 "Souljacker Part I" The Condemned
2007 "The Stars Shine in the Sky Tonight" Shrek the Halls
2008 "Man Up" Yes Man
2008 "Bus Stop Boxer" Yes Man
2008 "To Lick Your Boots" Yes Man
2008 "The Good Old Days" Yes Man
2008 "The Sound of Fear" Yes Man
2008 "Wooden Nickels" Yes Man
2008 "Flyswatter" Yes Man
2008 "Blinking Lights (For Me)" Yes Man
2008 "Somebody Loves You" Yes Man
2008 "Your Lucky Day in Hell" Yes Man
2008 "Eyes Down" Yes Man
2008 "Animal" Yes Man
2008 "Beautiful Freak" Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 "Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)" What Happens in Vegas
2008 "Love of the Loveless" Henry Poole Is Here
2009 "Fresh Feeling" Love Happens
2009 "Love Of The Loveless" United States of Tara
2009 "Christmas is Going to the Dogs" Misfits
2009 "Numbered Days" Numbers
2010 "Agony" Stargate Universe
2010 "All The Beautiful Things" The Switch
2010 "Numbered Days" The Switch
2010 "Fresh Blood" True Blood
2010 "Gone Man" Grey's Anatomy
2010 "Prizefighter" Going the Distance
2010 "On My Feet" The Company Men
2010 "Nowadays" The Company Men
2010 "In My Dreams" Parenthood
2010 "Last Stop: This Town" Happy Town
2011 "I Like Birds" The Big Year
2012 "Calling for your Love" Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away 3D
2012 "Beginner's Luck" Winning Streak
2013 "New Alphabet" Elementary
2013 "Manchild" Futurama
2013 "I Like the Way This is Going" Enough Said
2013 "Wonderful, Glorious" Delivery Man
2014 "Mental" My Mad Fat Diary
2014 "Flower" My Mad Fat Diary
2015 "Electro-Shock Blues" My Mad Fat Diary
2015 "The Medication Is Wearing Off" My Mad Fat Diary

Songs from compilations

Year Song Appearance
2007 "Last Stop: This Town", "Novocaine for the Soul", "Hospital Food" The Bridge School Collection, Vol. 3 recorded live for the Bridge School Benefit October 17, 1998 ("Novocaine for the Soul" and "Hospital Food") and October 18, 1998 ("Last Stop: This Town") released exclusively on iTunes Store
2005 "Jelly Dancers" Dimension Mix

E Works

E Works is the vanity label set up exclusively to release Eels live albums. These self-released albums include Oh, What a Beautiful Morning (2000), Electro-Shock Blues Show (2002), Sixteen Tons (Ten Songs) (2005), and Live and in Person! London 2006 (2008). The band has only sold these albums at live shows and later online. The logo for E Works is a parody of that for DreamWorks' record label, who originally signed Eels.

References

  1. ^ Steffen Hung. "Discography Eels". irishcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  2. ^ "Hot 100 Airplay Position". billboard.com. Retrieved 10 February 2009. [dead link]
  3. ^ "Modern Rock Track Positions". billboard.com. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
  4. ^ "Canadian Novocaine for the Soul Position". RPM. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
  5. ^ "Irish Positions". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
  6. ^ "Dutch Single Positions". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
  7. ^ Belgium Flanders Singles Chart
  8. ^ "New Zealand Singles Charts". rianz.org.nz. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
  9. ^ [http://www.zobbel.de /cluk/CLUK_E.HTM "UK Chart Positions"]. zobbel.de. Retrieved 10 February 2009. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); line feed character in |url= at position 21 (help)
  10. ^ Initially an iTunes Music Store exclusive, later sold on Eels' site and released on Useless Trinkets: B-Sides, Soundtracks, Rarities and Unreleased 1996-2006