This discography of rock music singer-songwriter Liz Phair consists of seven studio albums, three extended plays, eighteen singles, three compilations, two video albums, seventeen music videos and one box set. She recorded three self-produced cassettes as Girly Sound in the early 1990s.
Liz Phair discography | |
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Studio albums | 7 |
EPs | 3 |
Soundtrack albums | 6 |
Compilation albums | 3 |
Singles | 18 |
B-sides | 7 |
Video albums | 2 |
Music videos | 17 |
Demo albums | 3 |
Box sets | 1 |
Promo singles | 7 |
Albums
editStudio albums
editTitle | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |
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US [1] |
US Indie [2] | ||||
Exile in Guyville | 196 | — |
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Whip-Smart |
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27 | — |
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Whitechocolatespaceegg |
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35 | — |
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Liz Phair |
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27 | — |
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Somebody's Miracle |
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46 | — |
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Funstyle |
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—[a] | 30 | ||
Soberish | —[b] | — |
Compilation albums
editTitle | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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US Indie [2] |
US Sales [7] | ||
iTunes Originals |
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— | — |
Icon |
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— | — |
Girly-Sound to Guyville: The 25th Anniversary Box Set |
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14 | 51 |
The Girly-Sound Tapes |
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— | — |
Demo albums
editTitle | Album details |
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Girly Sound: Yo Yo Buddy Yup Yup Word to Ya Muthuh |
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Girly Sound: GIRLSGIRLSGIRLS |
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Girly Sound: Sooty |
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Extended plays
editTitle | Details |
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Juvenilia |
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Comeandgetit |
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Chicago Apple (Live) |
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Singles
editAs lead artist
editYear | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | Album | ||||||||||
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US [8] |
US Alt [9] |
US Adult [10] |
US Pop [11] |
US Triple A [12] |
AUS [13] | |||||||||
1993 | "Carnivore" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||
1994 | "Supernova" | 78 | 6 | — | — | — | 43 | Whip-Smart | ||||||
1995 | "Whip-Smart" | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
1998 | "Polyester Bride" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Whitechocolatespaceegg | ||||||
2003 | "Insanity[A]" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||
"Why Can't I?" | 32 | — | 7 | 10 | — | — | RIAA: Gold[4] | Liz Phair | ||||||
2004 | "Extraordinary" | —[B] | — | 14 | 28 | — | — | |||||||
2005 | "Everything to Me" | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | Somebody's Miracle | ||||||
2010 | "Bollywood" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Funstyle | ||||||
2012 | "And He Slayed Her" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
2014 | "Ho Ho Ho" | — | — | — | — | — | — | All Is Bright | ||||||
2018 | "Divorce Song (Girly-Sound Version)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Girly-Sound to Guyville: The 25th Anniversary Box Set | ||||||
"Bomb (Girly-Sound Version)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
2019 | "Good Side" | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | Soberish | ||||||
2021 | "Hey Lou" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
"Spanish Doors" | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | ||||||||
"In There" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"The Game" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
- A. ^ "Insanity" charted only on the Hot Digital Tracks chart, peaking at number 5.[14]
- B. ^ Charted at number 11 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, a 25-song extension to the Billboard Hot 100.[15]
- "Why Can't I?" charted on Billboard's Top 40 Tracks chart in 2004, peaking at number 15[16]
- "Why Can't I?" charted on Billboard's Top 40 Adult Recurrent chart in 2004, peaking at number 1[16]
- "Polyester Bride" was an international commercial single in Japan only and a promotional single in the US and Europe.[17]
Promotional singles
editYear | Song | Album |
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1993 | "Never Said" | Exile in Guyville |
"Stratford-on-Guy" | ||
1995 | "Jealousy" | Whip-Smart |
1996 | "Rocket Boy" | Stealing Beauty Original Soundtrack |
"The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana)" | Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits | |
1998 | "Johnny Feelgood" | Whitechocolatespaceegg |
2012 | "Dotted Line" | People Like Us Original Soundtrack |
As featured artist
editTitle | Year | Artist | Album |
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"Soak Up the Sun" | 2002 | Sheryl Crow | Non-album single |
"Chemistry" | 2005 | Kyle Riabko | Before I Speak |
"Sorry Baby" | 2007 | Minnie Driver | Seastories |
"Here Comes Your Man" | 2018 | Pete Yorn | Non-album single |
B-sides
editYear | B-sides | A-sides |
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1993 | "Carnivore (Raw)" | "Carnivore" |
1994 | "Combo Platter (Girlysound)" | "Supernova" |
1995 | "Whip-Smart (Remix)" | "Whip-Smart" |
1998 | "Greased Lightning"/"White Bird of Texas" | "Polyester Bride" |
2003 | "Jeremy Engle"/"Fine Again" | "Why Can't I?" |
Other contributions
editYear | Song | Album |
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1995 | "Don't Have Time" | Higher Learning Original Soundtrack |
1996 | "Six Dick Pimp" | Brain Candy Original Soundtrack |
1997 | "California" | Chasing Amy Original Soundtrack |
"Erecting a Movie Star" | First Love, Last Rites Original Soundtrack | |
"Stuck on an Island" | What's Up, Matador? | |
1998 | "Freak of Nature" | Local 101 (Chicago radio sampler) |
2003 | "Don't Apologize" | CMJ Sampler |
"Winter Wonderland" | Sounds of the Season – The NBC Holiday Collection | |
2005 | "Mother's Little Helper" | Desperate Housewives Original Soundtrack |
2006 | "Bend" (with Eric Hirshberg) | Payola 2 (Australian Smashed Records compilation) |
2007 | "Perfect Misfit" | Nancy Drew Original Soundtrack |
2023 | "Free Ride" | The Endless Coloured Ways: The Songs of Nick Drake |
Videography
editVideo albums
editTitle | Album details |
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Somebody's Miracle / Liz Phair: A Retrospective |
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Exile in Guyville 15th Anniversary Edition / Guyville Redux |
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Music videos
editTitle | Year | Director |
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"Stratford-on-Guy" | 1993 | Liz Phair[19] |
"Never Said" | Katy Maguire[20] | |
"Supernova" | 1994 | Liz Phair[21][22][23] |
"Whip-Smart" | 1995 | |
"Jealousy" | ||
"The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana)" | 1996 | Jean Pellerin |
"Rocket Boy" | Jon Mintz[24] | |
"Polyester Bride" | 1998 | Kevin Kerslake |
"Down" | 2001 | Rodney Ascher |
"Why Can't I?" | 2003 | Phil Harder[25][26] |
"Extraordinary" | 2004 | |
"Everything to Me" | 2005 | |
"And He Slayed Her" | 2012 | Joey Boukadakis Paul Boukadakis |
"Hey Lou" | 2021 | Toben Seymour[27] |
"Spanish Doors" | N/A | |
"In There" | Katia Temkin | |
"The Game" | Angela Kohler |
Notes
edit- ^ Funstyle did not enter the US Billboard 200, but did peak at number 181 on the Billboard Current Album Sales chart.[5]
- ^ Soberish did not enter the US Billboard 200, but did peak at number 25 on the Billboard Top Album Sales chart.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Liz Phair Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- ^ a b "Liz Phair Chart History: Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Ask Billboard: Kylie 'Fever'". Billboard. 2010-07-16. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ^ a b c d "Gold & Platinum: Liz Phair". RIAA. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- ^ "Liz Phair Chart History: Current Album Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "Liz Phair's first album in a decade, 'Soberish,' coming out in 2021". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- ^ a b "Liz Phair Chart History: Top Album Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "Liz Phair Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- ^ "Liz Phair Chart History: Alternative Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Liz Phair Chart History: Adult Top 40 Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Liz Phair Chart History: Mainstream Top 40 Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Liz Phair Chart History: Triple A Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Discography Liz Phair". australian-charts.com. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
- ^ "Billboard chart search: Liz Phair "Insanity"". Billboard.com. Archived from the original (XML) on August 11, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
- ^ "Billboard chart search: Liz Phair "Everything"". Billboard.com. Archived from the original (XML) on August 11, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
- ^ a b "Liz Phair Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- ^ "Liz Phair – Polyester Bride". Discogs. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- ^ "Liz Phair Discography". discogs.com. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- ^ "Stratford-on-Guy | Liz Phair | Music Video". MTV. Archived from the original on July 6, 2009. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
- ^ "Never Said | Liz Phair | Music Video". MTV. Archived from the original on February 23, 2009. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
- ^ "Supernova | Liz Phair | Music Video". MTV. Archived from the original on November 17, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
- ^ "Whip-Smart | Liz Phair | Music Video". MTV. Archived from the original on August 14, 2009. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
- ^ "Jealousy | Liz Phair | Music Video". MTV. Archived from the original on August 14, 2009. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
- ^ "Production Notes". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 26. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 29, 1996. p. 91. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
- ^ "Why Can't I? | Liz Phair | Music Video". MTV. Archived from the original on August 14, 2009. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
- ^ "Liz Phair Plugs In For Fall Tour". Billboard. August 18, 2005. Archived from the original on July 19, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
- ^ Brandle, Lars (February 10, 2021). "Liz Phair Remembers Music's Quirkiest Couple With 'Hey Lou': Watch". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 12, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022.