Alex G discography
American musician
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American musician Alex G has released ten studio albums and four EPs, as well as three live albums and two soundtrack albums. His first four studio albums were self-released on the music-sharing website Bandcamp. His fifth album, DSU, was released on Orchid Tapes in 2014, and his subsequent releases have been with the label Domino Recording Company until 2025. He has also contributed to songs by various artists and bands including Julia Brown, Frank Ocean, Porches, Japanese Breakfast, Nothing, Lil Yachty, and Halsey.
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Studio albums10
EPs4
Soundtrack albums2
Live albums3
| Alex G discography | |
|---|---|
Alex G performing at South by Southwest in 2015 | |
| Studio albums | 10 |
| EPs | 4 |
| Soundtrack albums | 2 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Singles | 30 |
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US Alt [2] |
US Curr. [3] |
US Heat [4] |
US Indie [5] | |||
| Winner |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| Race | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Rules | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Trick |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| DSU |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| Beach Music |
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— | — | — | 9 | — | |
| Rocket |
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— | — | 95 | 7 | 23 | |
| House of Sugar |
|
— | 25 | 39 | 5 | 16 | |
| God Save the Animals |
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144 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 23 | |
| Headlights | 166 | 24 | 18 | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Curr. [3] |
US Sales [18] |
SCO [19] | ||
| Live at The Headroom | — | — | — | |
| Live at Third Man Records | — | — | — | |
| Live from Union Transfer |
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45 | 80 | 88 |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
Soundtrack albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| We're All Going to the World's Fair (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |
| I Saw the TV Glow (Original Motion Picture Score) |
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Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Some Songs |
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| C-Sides |
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Extended plays
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Easy | |
| Paint |
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| Split 7" (with R.L. Kelly) |
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| Salt |
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US AAA [35] |
US TikTok [36] | |||
| "Sandy"[37] | 2011 | — | — | Rules[M] |
| "Good"[39] | — | — | ||
| "Lucy"[40] | 2013 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Joy"[41] | — | — | ||
| "Hollow" | 2014 | — | — | DSU |
| "Harvey" | — | — | ||
| "Bug" | 2015 | — | — | Beach Music |
| "Salt" | — | — | ||
| "Kicker" | — | — | ||
| "Bobby" | 2017 | — | — | Rocket |
| "Witch" | — | — | ||
| "Proud" | — | — | ||
| "Brick" | — | — | ||
| "Sportstar" (solo or remix with Porches) |
— | — | ||
| "Gretel" | 2019 | — | — | House of Sugar |
| "Hope" | — | — | ||
| "Southern Sky" | — | — | ||
| "Near" | — | — | ||
| "Treehouse"[N] (featuring Emily Yacina) |
2022 | — | 42 | Non-album single |
| "Sarah" | — | — | Trick | |
| "Soaker" | — | — | DSU | |
| "End Song"[O][25] | — | — | We're All Going to the World's Fair (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |
| "Main Theme"[O][46] | — | — | ||
| "Blessing" | — | — | God Save The Animals | |
| "Runner" | 34 | — | ||
| "Cross the Sea" | — | — | ||
| "Miracles" | — | — | ||
| "Afterlife"[17] | 2025 | 8 | — | Headlights |
| "June Guitar" | — | — | ||
| "Oranges" | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Too Long Here" (Ryan Hemsworth featuring Alex G) |
2015 | Alone for the First Time |
| "April Ha Ha" (Nothing featuring Alex G) |
2020 | The Great Dismal |
Other charted songs
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Other artist | Album | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Sloth" | 2012 | None | Mein Comp | [48] |
| "Cold" | 2013 | 420 Love Songs (First 40) | [49] | |
| "Molly" | 420 Love Songs (Second 40) | [50] | ||
| "Trade" | What Would Your Closest Friend Do?[P] | [51] | ||
| "Not So Tough" | Winter Mixtape | [52] | ||
| "Break" | 2014 | Those Who Were Once Friends Are Now Fam | [53] | |
| "Cards" | Boring Ecstasy: The Bedroom Pop of Orchid Tapes | [54] | ||
| "Kara" | Alone | [55] | ||
| "Sum Secret" | Angeltown II | [56] | ||
| "Change My Mind" | 2015 | Bonus Mix CD | [57] | |
| "I Was Here"[Q] | 2016 | Art Week 2016 | [58] | |
| "July 27 2015" | Radiating Light: Orchid Tapes & Friends | [59] | ||
| "Leave the House" | 2018 | Porches | The House | [60] |
| "Babylon" | Oneohtrix Point Never | Love in the Time of Lexapro | [61] | |
Collaborations
| Title | Year | Artist | Credit(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reverie | 2011 | Emily Yacina | Drums ("Far Away",[62] "For Now"[63]) |
| "Too Slow" | 2013 | Instruments[64] | |
| Bloom | Electric guitar, drums ("Glow")[65] | ||
| Brown Horse | 2014 | R.L. Kelly | Drums ("The Great Big World"), guitar, keys ("I Cannot")[66] |
| All Cold Everything | Cold Foamers | Writing ("Always", "Rebecca"), recording, production[67] | |
| "Alright" | R.L. Kelly | Drums[68] | |
| An Abundance of Strawberries | 2016 | Julia Brown | Writing, recording ("Possession (Full)" coda)[69] |
| Endless | Frank Ocean | Guitars ("U-N-I-T-Y",[R] "Wither", "Slide on Me", "Rushes", "Higgs")[70] | |
| Blonde | Guitars, arrangement ("Self Control", "White Ferrari")[71] | ||
| Attic Space | 2018 | Fairy Godmother | Drums ("Intro", "Tell on Me")[72] |
| Not Glitterer | Glitterer | Production[73] | |
| Looking Through the Shades | 2019 | Production[74] | |
| Projections | 2020 | Tomberlin | Production[75] |
| Ravening Iron | Eternal Champion | Additional keys ("Ravening Iron")[76] | |
| Jubilee | 2021 | Japanese Breakfast | Production, rhodes, piano, synthesizers ("Savage Good Boy")[77] |
| Lifesaver | 2022 | Snoozer | Keys ("Half Way Home")[78] |
| Let's Start Here | 2023 | Lil Yachty | Writing ("Failure")[79] |
| The Great Impersonator | 2024 | Halsey | Production ("Only Living Girl in LA", "The End", "Letter to God (1983)", "Hometown"), guitar ("Ego", "The End"), additional production ("Darwinism"), writing ("Only Living Girl in LA") |
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "After Ur Gone" | 2013 | Linnea Nugent | DSU |
| "Sorry" | 2014 | Sirus F. Gahan | |
| "Hollow" | John Vizzone | ||
| "Harvey" | Colin Acchione | ||
| "Bug" | 2015 | Micah Van Hove | Beach Music |
| "Kicker" | John Vizzone | ||
| "Brite Boy" | Elliot Bech | ||
| "Mud" | 2016 | Alex Giannascoli and Colin Acchione | |
| "Bobby" | 2017 | Colin Acchione | Rocket |
| "Gretel" | 2019 | Zev Magasis | House of Sugar |
| "Hope" | Alex Giannascoli and Madalyn Freeman | ||
| "Southern Sky" | Elliot Bech | ||
| "In My Arms" | Zev Magasis | ||
| "Bad Man" | |||
| "Blessing" | 2022 | God Save The Animals | |
| "Runner" | Aldo Fisk | ||
| "Cross The Sea" | Elliot Bech | ||
| "Immunity" | 2023 | Zev Magasis | |
| "Afterlife" | 2025 | Charlotte Rutherford | Headlights |
| "June Guitar" | Zev Magasis and MaKenna Greene |
Notes
- Remastered by Heba Kadry in 2020 and reissued in 2021.[10]
- The track "Bobby" (distributed via SoundCloud) was officially uploaded online and made available for digital download and streaming.[23]
- Released in occasion of Record Store Day on November 25, 2022.[26]
- Salt was published as a minor release since it wasn't directly intended for the Birdtapes label.
- "Treehouse" was originally an unreleased song, having an instrumental version included in the compilation C-Sides (2015). After becoming popular on TikTok in 2020–21,[42][43] it was uploaded to main audio streaming platforms on January 22, 2022.[44] Official sources indicate January 17, 2011, as release date.[45]
- Subtitled "(from "We're All Going to the World's Fair" Soundtrack)"
- "Trade" was later included in the EP Split 7" (2013).
- Released under the name "Alan J".
- Giannascoli appears in the credits for "U-N-I-T-Y" only in the 2017 home video version of the film.