Ben Folds discography
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The discography of Ben Folds, an American singer-songwriter, consists of eight studio albums (including three collaborative albums), six live albums, ten compilation albums, two video albums, eight extended plays, and twenty-two singles. See also Ben Folds Five discography.
Studio albums8
EPs3
Live albums6
Compilation albums10
| Ben Folds discography | |
|---|---|
Folds performing in Knoxville, Tennessee in 2006 | |
| Studio albums | 8 |
| EPs | 3 |
| Live albums | 6 |
| Compilation albums | 10 |
| Singles | 22 |
| Video albums | 2 |
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
AUS [2] |
JPN [3] |
UK [4] | ||
| Rockin' the Suburbs | 42 | 18 | 28 | 73 | |
| Songs for Silverman |
|
13 | 9 | 20 | 65 |
| Way to Normal |
|
11 | 25 | 30 | 70 |
| What Matters Most |
|
—[A] | — | — | — |
| Sleigher |
|
— | — | — | — |
Collaborative albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPN [3] |
UK [4] | ||
| Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella![6] (with various artists) |
|
— | — |
| Lonely Avenue (with Nick Hornby) |
|
95 | 89 |
| So There (with yMusic) |
|
— | 63 |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
UK [4] | ||
| Ben Folds Live |
|
60 | 109 |
| Live at Tower Records[7] |
|
— | — |
| Motor City (Live at Detroit, MI 10/9/08)[8] |
|
— | — |
| Live in Dallas (10/23/08)[9] |
|
— | — |
| The Sound of Last Night... This Morning[10] |
|
— | — |
| Ben Folds Live with The National Symphony Orchestra[11] |
|
— | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
JPN [3] |
UK [4] | ||
| Songs for Goldfish[13] |
|
— | 146 | — |
| iTunes Originals – Ben Folds[14] |
|
— | — | — |
| Supersunnyspeedgraphic, the LP |
|
114 | — | 174 |
| Stems and Seeds[15] |
|
— | — | — |
| Ben Folds File: Complete Best of Ben Folds Five and Ben Folds |
|
— | 38 | — |
| The Best Imitation of Myself: A Retrospective |
|
— | 179 | 100 |
| Fifty-Five Vault[17] |
|
— | — | — |
| Vault, Vol. 1 (1992–1997)[18] |
|
— | — | — |
| Vault, Vol. 2 (1998–2003)[19] |
|
— | — | — |
| Vault, Vol. 3 (2004–2011)[20] |
|
— | — | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
Video albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Ben Folds and WASO Live in Perth[21] (with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra) |
|
| Ben Folds Live at MySpace[22] |
|
Extended plays
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| JPN [3] | ||
| Speed Graphic[23] |
|
84 |
| Sunny 16[24] |
|
52 |
| Super D[25] |
|
53 |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [26] |
US AAA [27] |
US Adult [28] |
US Alt. [29] |
AUS [30] |
JPN [31] |
UK [32] | |||
| "Rockin' the Suburbs" | 2001 | — | — | — | 28 | 58 | — | 53 | Rockin' the Suburbs |
| "Still Fighting It" | 2002 | — | — | — | — | 70 | — | — | |
| "Tiny Dancer"[33] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ben Folds Live | |
| "Eddie Walker"[34] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Bizarre Christmas Incident"[35] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ben Folds Live (Japanese Version Only) | |
| "Adelaide"[36] | 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Super D |
| "Bitches Ain't Shit" | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Supersunnyspeedgraphic, The LP | |
| "Landed" | 77 | — | 40 | — | 55 | — | — | Songs for Silverman | |
| "Jesusland"[37] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Bastard"[38] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Hiroshima (B B B Benny Hit His Head)" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | Way to Normal |
| "You Don't Know Me" (featuring Regina Spektor) |
— | 28 | — | — | 84 | — | — | ||
| "From Above"[39] (with Nick Hornby) |
2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lonely Avenue |
| "Phone in a Pool"[40] (with yMusic) |
2015 | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | So There |
| "Mister Peepers"[41] | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "2020"[42] | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "It's the Small Things, Charlie Brown" (for Snoopy Presents: It's the Small Things, Charlie Brown) |
2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Winslow Gardens" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | What Matters Most |
| "Exhausting Lover" | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Back to Anonymous" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Christmas Song" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sleigher |
| "We Could Have This" (featuring Lindsey Kraft) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Lonely Christmas Eve"[43] | 2000 | N/a | How the Grinch Stole Christmas soundtrack |
| "Golden Slumbers"[44] | 2002 | N/a | I Am Sam soundtrack |
| "Rockin' the Suburbs" (Live on The Panel version)[45] | N/a | The Latest Collection: Music Live from the Panel | |
| "Doctor My Eyes"[46] | N/a | The Banger Sisters soundtrack | |
| "Red Is Blue"[47] | 2005 | N/a | Hoodwinked! soundtrack |
| "Family of Me"[48] | 2006 | N/a | Over the Hedge soundtrack |
| "Heist"[48] | N/a | ||
| "Lost in the Supermarket"[48] | N/a | ||
| "Still"[48] | N/a | ||
| "Rockin' the Suburbs (Over the Hedge Version)"[48] | William Shatner | ||
| "Still (Reprise)"[48] | N/a | ||
| "Such Great Heights"[49] | 2007 | N/a | Like a Version: Volume Three |
| "Astronaut: A Short History of Nearly Nothing"[50] | 2008 | Amanda Palmer, Zoë Keating | Who Killed Amanda Palmer |
| "Blake Says"[50] | |||
| "Strength Through Music"[50] | Amanda Palmer, Strindberg | ||
| "Guitar Hero"[50] | Amanda Palmer, East Bay Ray | ||
| "Oasis"[50] | Amanda Palmer, Jared Reynolds | ||
| "Runs in the Family"[50] | Amanda Palmer | ||
| "Sleazy"[51] | 2011 | N/a | Download to Donate: Tsunami Relief |
| "Ass Crack Bandit"[52][53] | 2014 | N/a | Basic Intergluteal Numismatics, an episode of Community |
| "Kevin"[54] | 2016 | Gracie Folds | Pink Elephant |
| "Dear Theodosia"[55] | Regina Spektor | The Hamilton Mixtape | |
| "It's the Small Things, Charlie Brown" | 2022 | N/a | Snoopy Presents: It's the Small Things, Charlie Brown |
| So Fragile, So Blue[56] | 2024 | William Shatner, National Symphony Orchestra, and Steven Reineke | So Fragile, So Blue |
| "When We Were Light" | 2025 | N/a | Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical |
| "Look Up, Charlie Brown" | N/a | ||
| "Leave it Better" | N/a |
See also
Notes
- What Matters Most did not enter the US Billboard 200, but did peak at number 13 on the Top Album Sales chart.[5]