Suzanne Vega discography
Suzanne Vega discography | |
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Suzanne Vega in concert (February 2014) | |
Studio albums | 9 |
Live albums | 4 |
Compilation albums | 2 |
Singles | 23 |
The discography of American singer Suzanne Vega consists of nine studio albums of original material, four acoustic albums plus one acoustic box-set, two compilation albums, and four live albums.
Albums
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||
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US [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [3] |
FRA [4] |
GER [5] |
NLD [6] |
NOR [7] |
NZL [8] |
SWE [9] |
SWI [10] |
UK [11][12][13] | ||
Suzanne Vega |
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91 | 23 | — | — | 54 | 11 | — | 9 | 42 | — | 11 |
Solitude Standing |
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11 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
Days of Open Hand |
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50 | 74 | 9 | 25 | 16 | 29 | 16 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 7 |
99.9F° |
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86 | 56 | — | — | 27 | 70 | — | 38 | 45 | 24 | 20 |
Nine Objects of Desire |
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92 | 113 | 25 | 25 | 43 | 93 | 24 | — | 39 | 23 | 43 |
Songs in Red and Gray |
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178 | 187 | — | 36 | 53 | — | 34 | — | — | 47 | 100 |
Beauty & Crime | 129 | 302 | — | 52 | 81 | — | — | — | — | 79 | 127 | |
Tales from the Realm of the Queen of Pentacles |
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173 | 342 | 66 | 124 | 38 | 47 | — | — | — | — | 37 |
Lover, Beloved: Songs from an Evening with Carson McCullers |
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— | 456 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Acoustic albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
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US Folk [15] |
BEL (FL) [16] |
FRA [4] | ||
Close-Up Vol. 1, Love Songs |
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— | — | — |
Close-Up Vol. 2, People & Places |
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10 | — | 199 |
Close-Up Vol. 3, States of Being |
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— | — | — |
Close-Up Vol. 4, Songs of Family |
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— | 160 | — |
Close-Up Series |
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— | — | — |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Compilation albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||
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AUS [2] |
BEL (FL) [16] |
BEL (WA) [17] |
GER [5] |
NOR [7] |
SWI [10] |
UK [11] | ||
Tried & True: The Best of Suzanne Vega |
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96 | 16 | 33 | 58 | 8 | 29 | 46 |
Retrospective: The Best of Suzanne Vega |
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516 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Live albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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AUS [2] | ||
Live in London 1986 |
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93 |
Live at the Stephen Talkhouse |
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— |
Solitude Standing: Live at the Barbican |
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— |
Live at the Speakeasy |
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— |
Live at the Bottom Line, NY 1986 |
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— |
Singles
As main artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
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US [19] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [3] |
CAN | FRA [4] |
IRE [20] |
NLD [6] |
NZL [8] |
SWE [9] |
UK [12][21] | |||
"Marlene on the Wall" | 1985 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | Suzanne Vega |
"Small Blue Thing" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | ||
"Knight Moves" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Marlene on the Wall" (re-release) | 1986 | — | 39 | — | — | — | 9 | 27 | — | — | 21 | |
"Left of Center" (featuring Joe Jackson) |
— | 35 | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | 32 | Pretty in Pink | |
"Gypsy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | Solitude Standing | |
"Luka" | 1987 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 23 | |
"Tom's Diner" | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | 58 | ||
"Solitude Standing" | 94 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | 79 | ||
"Book of Dreams" | 1990 | — | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | Days of Open Hand |
"Tired of Sleeping" | — | 145 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Men in a War" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"In Liverpool" | 1992 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 99.9F° |
"99.9F°" | — | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | ||
"Blood Makes Noise" | — | 61 | — | 63 | — | — | — | 42 | — | 60 | ||
"When Heroes Go Down" | 1993 | — | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | |
"Caramel" | 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Nine Objects of Desire |
"No Cheap Thrill" | — | 155 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | ||
"World Before Columbus" | 1997 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Book & a Cover" | 1998 | — | 227 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tried & True: The Best of Suzanne Vega |
"Rosemary (Remember Me)" | 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Fool's Complaint" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tales from the Realm of the Queen of Pentacles |
"We of Me" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lover, Beloved: Songs from an Evening with Carson McCullers |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Promotional singles
- "Rusted Pipe" (DNA remix) (1991)
- "Birth-Day (Love Made Real)" (1997)
- "Headshots" (1997)
- "Widow's Walk" (2001, #6 US AAA)[22]
- "Last Year's Troubles" (2001, #42 UK Airplay)
- "Penitent" (2001)
- "(I'll Never Be) Your Maggie May" (2002)
- "Frank & Ava" (2007, #65 UK Airplay)
- "Ludlow Street" (2007)
- "Unbound" (2007)
- "Pornographer's Dream" (2007, podsafe, #1 PMC)
- "Harper Lee" (2016)
Music Videos
1. "Marlene on the Wall" / Film Director – Leslie Liebman / 1985[23]
2. "Left of Center" / Film Directors – Ken Ross, Richard Levine / 1986
3. "Gypsy" / Film Director – Dominic Brigstocke / 1986
4. "Luka" / Film Directors – Candace Reckinger, Michael Patterson / 1987
5. "Tom's Diner" / Film Director – Gareth Roberts / 1987
6. "Solitude Standing" / Film Director – Jonathan Demme / 1987
7. "Book of Dreams" / Film Directors – Andrew Doucette, Geof Kern / 1990
8. "Tired of Sleeping" / Film Director – Tarsem Singh / 1990
9. "Men in a War" / Film Director – Paula Greif / 1990
10."Tom's Diner" / DNA featuring Suzanne Vega / 1990
11. "In Liverpool" / Film Director – Howard Greenhalgh / 1992
12. "99.9F°" / Film Director – Nico Beyer / 1992
13. "Blood Makes Noise" / Film Director – Nico Beyer / 1992
14. "When Heroes Go Down" / Film Director – Peter Care / 1993
15. "Caramel" / Film Director – Charles Whittenmeier / 1996
16. "Caramel" (Alternate Version) Edited By [Re-edit] – Brett Truett, Mike Ragogna / 1996
17. "No Cheap Thrill" / Film Director – David Cameron / 1996
18. "Book & a Cover" / Film Director – Geoff Moore / 1998
19. "Last Year's Troubles" / Film Director – Tim Vega / 2001
20. "Frank & Ava" / Film Director – / 2007
21. "Fool's Complaint" / lyrics video / 2014
22. "We of Me" / Film Director – Chuck Moore / 2016
As featured artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
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US [24] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [3] |
FRA [4] |
GER [25] |
IRE [20] |
NLD [6] |
NZL [8] |
SWI [26] |
UK [11] | |||
"Tom's Diner" (DNA featuring Suzanne Vega) |
1990 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | Taste This |
Other contributions
- The Smithereens: Especially for You (1986) – "In a Lonely Place"
- Philip Glass: Songs from Liquid Days (1986) - "Lightning" and "Freezing"
- Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films (1988) – "Stay Awake"
- One World One Voice (1990) – "One World, One Voice"
- Deadicated: A Tribute to the Grateful Dead (1991) – "Cassidy" and "China Doll"
- DNA: Taste This (1992) – "Tom's Diner (DNA Remix)" and "Salt Water"
- Hector Zazou: Songs From the Cold Seas (1994) – "The Long Voyage" (with John Cale)
- Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume III (1994) - "Luka" (live version)
- Tower of Song (1995) – "Story of Isaac"
- Dead Man Walking soundtrack (1995) – "Woman on the Tier (I'll See You Through)"
- Time and Love: The Music of Laura Nyro (1997) – "Buy and Sell"
- "Perfect Day" (multi-artist cover version recorded for the BBC, 1997)
- Joe Jackson: Heaven & Hell (1997) – "Angel (Lust)"
- Mitchell Froom: Dopamine (1998) – "Dopamine"
- Celebrate the Season (1998) – "Coventry Carol"
- Bleecker Street: Greenwich Village in the 60's (1999) – "So Long, Marianne" (with John Cale)
- Dan Zanes: Rocket Ship Beach (2000) – "Erie Canal"
- Hear Music Volume 7: Waking (2002) – "Widow's Walk"
- 107.1 KGSR Radio Austin - Broadcasts Vol.10 (2002) – "Widow's Walk"
- WYEP Live and Direct: Volume 4 - On Air Performances (2002) – "(I'll Never Be) Your Maggie May"
- Vigil (album) (2004) – "It Hit Home"
- WFUV: City Folk Live VII (2004) – "Penitent"
- The Acoustic Album (2006, Virgin) – "Marlene On the Wall"
- Dar Williams: Promised Land (2008) – "Go to the Woods"
- Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse Present: Dark Night of the Soul (2009) – "The Man Who Played God"
- Pioneers for a Cure: Songs To Fight Cancer (2011) – "Streets of Laredo"
- Jonathan Coulton: Artificial Heart (2011) – "Now I Am An Arsonist"
References
- ^ "Suzanne Vega - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e Australian chart peaks:
- Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to June 19, 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 329. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and June 19, 1988.
- Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from June 26, 1988: "australian-charts.com > Discography Suzanne Vega". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
- Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- "99.9F°" (single), "Caramel" and "No Cheap Thrill" (ARIA) peaks: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received July 15, 2015". Imgur.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
- "Book of Dreams", "When Heroes Go Down" and "Book & a Cover" (ARIA) peaks: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received February 17, 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
- "Tired of Sleeping" (ARIA) peak: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received September 12, 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- Nine Objects of Desire, Retrospective and Tales from the Real of the Queen of Pentacles (ARIA) peaks: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received September 13, 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
- Songs in Red and Gray, Beauty & Crime, and Lover, Beloved: Songs from an Evening with Carson McCullers (ARIA) peaks: "Response from ARIA re: ARIA chart history for Suzanne Vega, received October 31, 2017". Imgur.com. Retrieved October 31, 2017. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. This history only contains data from the commencement of the ARIA-produced chart in mid-1988.
- ^ a b c "Discographie Suzanne Vega" (in German). austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Discographie Suzanne Vega" (in French). lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
- ^ a b German albums chart peaks:
- Suzanne Vega: "Suzanne Vega – Suzanne Vega (album)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
- Solitude Standing: "Suzanne Vega – Solitude Standing (album)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
- Days of Open Hand: "Suzanne Vega – Days of Open Hand (album)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
- 99.9F°: "Suzanne Vega – 99.9 °F (album)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
- Nine Objects of Desire: "Suzanne Vega – Nine Objects of Desire (album)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
- Tried & True: The Best of Suzanne Vega: "Suzanne Vega – The Best of - Tried and True (album)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
- Songs in Red and Gray: "Suzanne Vega – Songs in Red and Gray (album)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
- Beauty & Crime: "Suzanne Vega – Beauty & Crime (album)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
- Tales from the Realm of the Queen of Pentacles: "Suzanne Vega – Tales from the Realm of the Queen of Pentacles (album)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Discografie Suzanne Vega". dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- ^ a b "Discography Suzanne Vega". norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Discography Suzanne Vega". charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
- ^ a b "Discography Suzanne Vega". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- ^ a b "Suzanne Vega (albums)". hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- ^ a b c For all except Beauty & Crime: "Official Charts > Suzanne Vega (albums tab)". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 584. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Beauty & Crime UK albums chart peak: "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 > V – Vybe". Dipl.-Bibl.(FH) Tobias Zywietz. Archived from the original on October 16, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
- ^ "Suzanne Vega Lover, Beloved: Songs From An Evening With Carson McCullers". Nimbit. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ "Suzanne Vega - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- ^ a b "Discografie Suzanne Vega" (in Dutch). ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- ^ "Discographie Suzanne Vega" (in French). ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Suzanne Vega Discography: Other Solo Releases". Vega.net. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- ^ "Billboard > Artists / Suzanne Vega > Chart History - The Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 22, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
- ^ a b "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for 'Suzanne Vega'". Fireball Media. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ "Official Charts > Suzanne Vega". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
- ^ "Weekly Chart Notes: Far East Movement, Lil Wayne, Suzanne Vega - Billboard".
"Widow's Walk" reached No. 6 on Triple A
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has generic name (help) - ^ "DNA - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- ^ "DNA feat. Suzanne Vega, Tom's Diner". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
- ^ "hitparade.ch > Suzanne Vega (song)". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 30, 2015.