Swans discography
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American experimental rock band Swans has released seventeen studio albums, nine live albums, fourteen compilation albums, eleven EPs and fifteen singles, and seven fundraiser albums containing live, rehearsal tracks and/or demo recordings sold in limited collectible editions to raise money for full-length studio recordings.
Studio albums17
EPs8
Live albums10
Compilation albums14
| Swans discography | |
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| Studio albums | 17 |
| EPs | 8 |
| Live albums | 10 |
| Compilation albums | 14 |
| Singles | 20 |
| Music videos | 5 |
| Fundraiser albums | 6 |
Studio albums
| Year | Album title | Release details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||
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| US [1] |
UK [2] |
BEL FL [3] |
BEL WA [4] |
NLD [5] |
GER [6] |
AUT [7] |
SWI [8] | ||||||
| 1983 | Filth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1984 | Cop |
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| 1986 | Greed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Holy Money |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1987 | Children of God |
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| 1989 | The Burning World |
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| 1991 | White Light from the Mouth of Infinity |
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— | — | 195 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1992 | Love of Life |
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— | — | — | — | 74 | — | — | — | |||
| 1995 | The Great Annihilator |
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— | — | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1996 | Soundtracks for the Blind |
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| 2010 | My Father Will Guide Me up a Rope to the Sky |
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| 2012 | The Seer |
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114 | 167 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2014 | To Be Kind |
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37 | 38 | 39 | 106 | 75 | 56 | 51 | — | |||
| 2016 | The Glowing Man |
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151 | 61 | 39 | 69 | 49 | 29 | 24 | 54 | |||
| 2019 | Leaving Meaning |
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— | — | 93 | 156 | — | 58 | 73 | 77 | |||
| 2023 | The Beggar |
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— | — | 98 | — | — | 37 | — | — | |||
| 2025 | Birthing |
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— | — | 140 | — | — | 25 | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Live albums
| Year | Album title | Release details |
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| 1986 | Public Castration Is a Good Idea |
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| 1986 | Real Love |
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| 1988 | Feel Good Now |
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| 1990 | Anonymous Bodies in an Empty Room |
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| 1992 | Omniscience |
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| 1995 | Kill the Child |
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| 1998 | Swans Are Dead |
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| 2012 | We Rose from Your Bed with the Sun in Our Head (re-release) |
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| 2017 | Deliquescence |
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| 2024 | Live Rope |
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Fundraiser albums
| Year | Album title | Release details |
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| 2010 | I Am Not Insane (demo tracks) |
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| 2012 | We Rose from Your Bed with the Sun in Our Head (live and demo tracks) |
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| 2013 | Not Here / Not Now (live and demo tracks) |
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| 2015 | The Gate (live and demo tracks) |
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| 2019 | What Is This? (demo tracks) |
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| 2022 | Is There Really a Mind? (demo tracks) |
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Compilation albums
| Year | Album title | Release details |
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| 1986 | Time Is Money (Bastard) / A Screw |
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| 1990 | Filth (L.P.#1, E.P.#1) 1982/83 |
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| 1991 | Body to Body, Job to Job |
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| 1992 | Cop / Young God |
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| 1992 | Greed / Holy Money |
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| 1997 | Children of God / World of Skin |
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| 1999 | Cop / Young God / Greed / Holy Money |
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| 1999 | Various Failures |
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| 2000 | Filth / Body to Body, Job to Job |
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| 2003 | Forever Burned |
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| 2015 | Filth (Deluxe) |
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| 2015 | White Light from the Mouth of Infinity / Love of Life • Deluxe Edition |
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| 2017 | The Great Annihilator / Drainland |
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| 2018 | Soundtracks for the Blind / Die Tür ist zu |
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| 2020 | Children of God / Feel Good Now |
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Extended plays
| Year | Album title | Release details |
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| 1982 | Swans |
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| 1984 | Young God |
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| 1986 | Time is Money (Bastard) |
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| 1986 | A Screw |
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| 1988 | Love Will Tear Us Apart (red and black versions)[a] |
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| 1992 | Love of Life / Amnesia |
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| 1996 | Die Tür ist zu |
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| 2014 | Oxygen |
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Music videos
- "A Screw" (1985)
- "New Mind" (1987)
- "Love Will Tear Us Apart" (1988)
- "Saved" (1989)
- "Love of Life" (1992)
- "Alcohol The Seed" (1995)
- "Killing For Company" (1995)
Singles
| Title | Year | Chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Alt. | US College Radio | UK [2] | |||
| "New Mind" | 1987 | — | 47 | — | Children of God |
| "Can't Find My Way Home" | 1989 | — | — | — | The Burning World |
| "Saved" | 28 | 20 | 96 | ||
| "Love Will Save You" | 1991 | — | — | — | White Light from the Mouth of Infinity |
| "Celebrity Lifestyle" | 1995 | — | — | — | The Great Annihilator |
| "Failure/Animus" | 1996 | — | — | — | White Light from the Mouth of Infinity / Soundtracks for the Blind |
| "I Am the Sun" (live) | 1997 | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Jim" | 2010 | — | — | — | My Father Will Guide Me up a Rope to the Sky |
| "Mother of the World" | 2012 | — | — | — | The Seer |
| "A Little God in My Hands" | 2014 | — | — | — | To Be Kind |
| "Screen Shot" | 2015 | — | — | — | |
| "When Will I Return?" | 2016 | — | — | — | The Glowing Man |
| "Finally, Peace" | — | — | — | ||
| "Mind / Body / Light / Sound" | 2017 | — | — | — | The Great Annihilator (Reissue) |
| "Volcano" | 2018 | — | — | — | Soundtracks for the Blind (Reissue) |
| "It's Coming It's Real" | 2019 | — | — | — | Leaving Meaning |
| "The Hanging Man" | — | — | — | ||
| "Paradise Is Mine" | 2023 | — | — | — | The Beggar |
| "Los Angeles: City Of Death" | — | — | — | ||
| "I Am a Tower" | 2025 | — | — | — | Birthing |
Notes
- There are two versions of this Joy Division cover; one sung by Jarboe ("black") and another by Gira ("red").