Manson performing live in 1999. |
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| Releases | ||
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| ↙Studio albums | 8 | |
| ↙EPs | 1 | |
| ↙Singles | 3 | |
| ↙Music videos | 1 | |
This is a discography of Scottish recording artist Shirley Manson, who has performed as the lead singer of American rock band Garbage since 1994. Before then, she had a contract as a solo artist, performing under the name Angelfish, releasing Angelfish in the early 1990s.
Manson was also a backing vocalist for Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie. The band only had one UK Top 40 single, "The Rattler", including other successful songs such as "Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie". A few months into Garbage's hiatus, Manson began writing a solo record, working with songwriter Paul Buchanan,[1] producer Greg Kurstin,[2] soundtrack composer David Arnold,[3] and Garbage drummer Butch Vig.[4] In 2007, Manson called up a group of artists to collaborate in the creation of songs, including Rivers Cuomo, whom at that point had never co-written material with anyone.[5] Manson presented some of her work to Geffen Records in 2008, who found it "too noir", prompting Manson and Geffen to mutually terminate her contract.[6] Manson continues to write material while without a record deal and has contacted David Byrne and Ray Davies in hopes of potential collaborations.[7] Manson has posted three demos on her Facebook profile, written by her and Kurstin, titled "In the Snow",[8] "Pretty Horses"[9] and "Lighten Up".[10]
"I had taken some of my solo music into the record label. They didn't really care for the direction I was moving in and I found it really disheartening. They wanted a pop hit, which I understand in terms of making money. I get that. But what they were going to ask of me was something I wasn't prepared to deliver and I felt kind of trapped. I just stopped writing. I just stopped. It was stifling."
Manson also worked with a number of artists outside of her solo project, reciting a verse of a long poem for a Chris Connelly album,[11] recording duets with Eric Avery[12] and Debbie Harry[13] and performing backing vocals on a Gavin Rossdale track. Although not recording material with them, Manson also performed on-stage with The Pretenders, Iggy Pop, Incubus and Kings of Leon in Atlantic City,[14] with Gwen Stefani[15] and a further twice with No Doubt[16] in Universal City. Manson also performed in an uncredited role as a dominatrix in the music video for She Wants Revenge's single "These Things".[17]
Contents |
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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| US [18] |
AUS [19] |
AUT [20] |
BEL [21] |
CAN [18] |
FIN [22] |
FRA [23] |
NZ [24] |
NOR [25] |
UK [26] |
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| 1989 | Good Deeds and Dirty Rags (Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie album)
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | |
| 1991 | Hammer and Tongs (Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie album)
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | |
| 1994 | Five (Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie album)
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | Angelfish (Angelfish album)
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1995 | Garbage
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20 | 4 | — | 34 | 61 [27] |
23 | 16 | 1 | 30 | 6 | |
| 1998 | Version 2.0
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13 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2001 | Beautiful Garbage
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13 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | |
| 2005 | Bleed Like Me
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4 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 4 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Record Label | Album | ||
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| UK[36] | EU | U.S. | ||||
| 1984 | "Death of a Salesman" | - | - | - | YTS | Split-single w/ Lindy Bergman |
| 1986 | "The Rattler" | #8 (Indie Chart [1]) | - | - | Precious Organisation | - |
| 1987 | "Face to Face" | #27 (Indie Chart) | - | - | Clandestine | - |
| 1988 | "Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie" | #62 | - | - | Capitol Records | Good Deeds and Dirty Rags |
| "Open Your Arms" | #92 | - | - | |||
| 1989 | "The Rattler" (Re-release) | #37 | - | - | ||
| "Goodwill City"/"I'm Sick of You" | #49 | - | - | |||
| 1990 | "Love Child" | #52 | - | - | Parlophone Records | Hammer and Tongs |
| "Blacker Than Black" | #61 | - | - | |||
| 1991 | "Now We Are Married" | #80 | - | - | Radioactive Records | |
| 1993 | "Goodwill City (Live)" E.P. | - | - | - | Blokshok Records | Live on The Day of Storms |
| "Hard" E.P. | - | - | - | Five | ||
| Year | Release | Label |
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| 1993 | "Suffocate Me" EP | Wasteland/Caroline Records |
| 1994 | "Heartbreak to Hate" | Radioactive Records/MCA |
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
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| US [18] |
GER [18] |
EU [18] |
AUS [19] |
CAN [18] |
IRL [37][38] |
NLD [39] |
NZ [24] |
SWI [40] |
UK [26] |
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| 1995 | "Vow" | 97 | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | 41 | — | 138 [41] |
Garbage | |
| "Subhuman" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 [42] |
non-album single | ||
| "Only Happy When It Rains" | 55 | — | — | 80 | 79 [43] |
— | 36 | 38 | — | 29 | Garbage | ||
| "Queer" | 57 [A] |
— | — | 55 | — | — | — | 37 | — | 13 | |||
| 1996 | "Stupid Girl" | 24 | — | — | 47 | 30 [44] |
16 | — | 32 | — | 4 | ||
| "Supervixen"[I] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Milk" | 6 [B] |
— | — | 44 | — | — | — | 50 | — | 10 | |||
| "#1 Crush" | 1 [C] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Romeo + Juliet OST | ||
| 1998 | "Push It" | 52 | 88 | — | 31 | — | 26 | 77 | 15 | — | 9 | Version 2.0 | |
| "I Think I'm Paranoid" | 70 [A] |
98 | — | 57 | — | — | 94 | 19 | — | 9 | |||
| "Special" | 52 | — | — | 54 [45] |
62 [46] |
— | — | — | — | 15 | |||
| 1999 | "The Trick Is to Keep Breathing" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "When I Grow Up" | 4 [D] |
— | — | 22 | — | 28 | — | 24 | — | 9 | |||
| "You Look So Fine" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | |||
| "Temptation Waits"[I] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The World Is Not Enough" | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 48 | — | 16 | 11 | The World Is Not Enough OST | ||
| 2001 | "Androgyny" | — | 93 | — | 21 | 19 | 39 | 71 | 17 | 67 | 24 | Beautiful Garbage | |
| 2002 | "Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go!)" | — | — | — | 7 | — | 27 | 80 | 22 | 85 | 22 | ||
| "Breaking Up the Girl" | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | |||
| "Shut Your Mouth" | — | — | — | 74 [47] |
— | — | — | — | — | 20 | |||
| 2005 | "Why Do You Love Me" | 94 | 63 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 27 | 100 | — | 75 | 7 | Bleed Like Me | |
| "Bleed Like Me" | 6 [D] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Sex Is Not the Enemy" | — | — | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | |||
| "Run Baby Run" | — | 97 | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2007 | "Tell Me Where It Hurts" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 [42] |
Absolute Garbage | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||||
^ I "Supervixen" was released to Modern Rock radio in the United States in October 1996.
^ I "Temptation Waits" was released to national radio in Spain in June 1999.
^ I The entry for "Bleed Like Me" that charted on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart was credited "Bleed Like Me (E. Kupper Mixes)".[18]
| Year | Release | Label |
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| 2011 | "The Hunger (Amnesty International version)" | Serjical Strike Records |
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