Sonic Youth discography
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[edit] EPs
| Year | Title | Other information | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Sonic Youth | Reissued by SST in 1987, Reissued in 2006 by Geffen with 8 extra tracks | Neutral Records |
| 1983 | Kill Yr Idols | Released on CD with Confusion Is Sex by Geffen in 1995 | Zensor Records |
| 1993 | Whore's Moaning | Released in 1993 for Australian/New Zealand Tour | Geffen |
| 1993 | TV Shit | With Yamatsuka Eye | Ecstatic Peace |
| 1997 | SYR1: Anagrama | Sonic Youth Recordings | |
| 1997 | SYR2: Slaapkamers Met Slagroom | Sonic Youth Recordings | |
| 1998 | SYR3: Invito Al Ĉielo | The band's first collaboration with Jim O'Rourke | Sonic Youth Recordings |
| 1998 | Silver Session for Jason Knuth | Sonic Knuth Records | |
| 2002 | In The Fishtank 9 | With Instant Composers Pool and The Ex | Konkurrent Records |
| 2005 | SYR6: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui | Sonic Youth Recordings |
[edit] Compilations and Live Recordings
| Year | Title | Other information | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Sonic Death | Live recordings from 1981 to 1983 | Ecstatic Peace |
| 1991 | Hold That Tiger | Live show from 1987 | Goofin' |
| 1992 | Live at the Continental Club | Live show from 1986, released through the band's fan club | Sonic Death |
| 1995 | Live in Venlo | Live show from 1983, released through the band's fan club | Sonic Death |
| 1995 | Screaming Fields of Sonic Love | Compilation of songs from Daydream Nation and earlier | Geffen Records |
| 1995 | Made in USA | Soundtrack to the film Made in USA | Rhino Records |
| 2006 | The Destroyed Room: B-sides and Rarities | Compilation of b-sides | Geffen Records |
[edit] Soundtrack and Compilation Appearances
- 1988 - Fast 'n' Bulbous - A Tribute To Captain Beefheart (Song "Electricity")
- 1990 - Pump Up the Volume Motion Picture Soundtrack (Song "Titanium Exposé")
- 1992 - Fortune Cookie Surprise: A Tribute Album to Beat Happening (Song "Black Candy")
- 1993 - Judgment Night Motion Picture Soundtrack (song "I Love You Mary Jane", with Cypress Hill)
- 1994 - If I Were a Carpenter Compilation (Song "Superstar")
- 1995 - My So-Called Life Television Series Soundtrack (Song "Genetic")
- 1997 - SubUrbia Motion Picture Soundtrack (3 Original Songs and 1 from Thurston Moore solo album)
- 2002 - Demonlover Motion Picture Soundtrack (8 Original Songs)
- 2004 - Hidros 3 (To Patti Smith) with Mats Gustafsson
[edit] Singles
- 1984 - "Death Valley '69"
- 1985 - "Flower/Halloween"
- 1986 - "Flower/Satan is Boring"
- 1986 - "Starpower"
- 1986 - "Into the Groove(y)" (as Ciccone Youth)
- 1988 - "Teen Age Riot"
- 1989 - "Touch Me I'm Sick" split single with Halloween by Mudhoney (Blast First)
- 1990 - "Kool Thing"
- 1990 - "Disappearer"
- 1991 - "Dirty Boots"
- 1992 - "100%"
- 1992 - "Youth Against Fascism"
- 1993 - "Sugar Kane"
- 1993 - "Drunken Butterfly
- 1994 - "Bull in the Heather"
- 1994 - "Superstar" split single (A&M)
- 1995 - "The Diamond Sea"
- 1996 - "Little Trouble Girl"
- 1998 - "Sunday"
- 2003 - "Mariah Carey and the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream" split single with Erase Errata (Narnack)
- 2006 - "Helen Lundeberg"
[edit] Music Videos
[edit] short form
| Year | Title | Director | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Death Valley '69 | Richard Kern | Bad Moon Rising |
| 1986 | Shadow of a Doubt | Kevin Kerslake | EVOL |
| 1987 | Beauty Lies In The Eye | Kevin Kerslake | Sister |
| 1988 | Teen Age Riot | Sonic Youth | Daydream Nation |
| 1988 | Silver Rocket | Charles Atlas | Daydream Nation |
| 1988 | Providence | Peter Fowler & Sonic Youth | Daydream Nation |
| 1988 | Candle | Kevin Kerslake | Daydream Nation |
| 1990 | Dirty Boots | Tamra Davis | Goo |
| 1990 | Tunic (Song For Karen) | Tony Oursler | Goo |
| 1990 | Mary-Christ | Steve Shelley | Goo |
| 1990 | Kool Thing | Tamra Davis | Goo |
| 1990 | Mote | Ray Agony | Goo |
| 1990 | My Friend Goo | Dave Markey, Joe Cole, Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore | Goo |
| 1990 | Disappearer | Todd Haynes | Goo |
| 1990 | Mildred Pierce | Dave Markey | Goo |
| 1990 | Cinderella's Big Score | Dave Markey | Goo |
| 1990 | Scooter & Jinx | Richard Kern | Goo |
| 1990 | Titanium Expose | Phil Morrison | Goo |
| 1992 | 100% | Tamra Davis with Spike Jonze | Dirty |
| 1992 | Youth Against Fascism | Nick Egan | Dirty |
| 1992 | Sugar Kane | Nick Egan | Dirty |
| 1994 | Bull in the Heather | Tamra Davis and Kim Gordon | Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star |
| 1994 | Superstar | Dave Markey | If I Were a Carpenter |
| 1995 | Little Trouble Girl | Mark Romanek | Washing Machine |
| 1995 | The Diamond Sea | Spike Jonze, Lance Bangs, Dave Markey, Steve Paine, and Angus Wall | Washing Machine |
| 1998 | Sunday | Harmony Korine | A Thousand Leaves |
| 1998 | Hoarfrost | Lee Ranaldo | A Thousand Leaves |
| 2000 | Nevermind (What Was It Anyway) | frogme | NYC Ghosts & Flowers |
| 2002 | The Empty Page | Thurston Moore and Chris Habib | Murray Street |
| 2002 | Disconnection Notice | Tom Surgal | Murray Street |
| 2004 | Peace Attack | Chris Habib | Sonic Nurse |
| 2004 | I Love You Golden Blue | Dave Markey | Sonic Nurse |
| 2006 | Incinerate | Claire Denis | Rather Ripped |
| 2006 | Do You Believe In Rapture? | Braden King | Rather Ripped |
| 2006 | Jams Run Free | Rather Ripped | |
| 2006 | Reena | Braden King | Rather Ripped |
[edit] long form
- 1989 - Put Blood In The Music
- 1991 - Goo Videos
- 1993 - 1991: The Year Punk Broke
- 1995 - Screaming Fields of Sonic Love
- 2004 - Corporate Ghost: The Videos: 1990-2002
[edit] Chart positions
[edit] Albums
| Year | Album | US Billboard 200 | UK albums | France Albums | Australian Albums | Austria Albums | Belgium Albums | Finland Albums | Germany Albums | Italy Albums | Ireland Albums | Norway Albums | Sweden Albums | Swiss Albums |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Daydream Nation | - | 99 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1990 | Goo | 96 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1992 | Dirty | 83 | 6 | - | - | 37 | - | - | 59 | - | - | - | 26 | - |
| 1994 | Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star | 34 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 87 | - | - | - | 27 | - |
| 1995 | Washing Machine | 58 | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1998 | A Thousand Leaves | 85 | 38 | 32 | - | - | - | - | 84 | - | - | 37 | 43 | - |
| 2000 | NYC Ghosts & Flowers | 172 | 113 | 61 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 37 | - | - |
| 2002 | Murray Street | 126 | 77 | 48 | - | 52 | - | - | 63 | - | 67 | 16 | - | - |
| 2004 | Sonic Nurse | 64 | ? | 41 | - | - | 23 | - | 89 | 50 | 53 | 21 | - | - |
| 2006 | Rather Ripped | 71 | 64 | 25 | 40 | - | 20 | 40 | 79 | - | 72 | 13 | 46 | 59 |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Album | US Modern Rock | UK Singles | Australian Singles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | "Teen Age Riot" | Daydream Nation | 20 | - | - |
| 1990 | "Kool Thing" | Goo | 7 | 81 | - |
| 1992 | "100%" | Dirty | 4 | 28 | - |
| 1992 | "Youth Against Fascism" | Dirty | - | 52 | - |
| 1993 | "Sugar Kane" | Dirty | - | 26 | - |
| 1993 | "Whore's Moaning" (Australian release) |
Dirty | - | - | 44 |
| 1994 | "Bull in the Heather" | Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star | 13 | 24 | - |
| 1994 | "Superstar" | If I Were a Carpenter | 26 | 45 | - |
| 1996 | "Little Trouble Girl" | Washing Machine | - | 85 | - |
| 1998 | "Sunday" | A Thousand Leaves | - | 72 | - |
