Hüsker Dü discography
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The discography of Hüsker Dü, an American punk rock band, consists of six studio albums, two live albums, one compilation album, two extended plays, and ten singles. The band was formed by Bob Mould (guitar, vocals), Grant Hart (drums, vocals), and Greg Norton (bass guitar) in January 1979. Their first album release was Land Speed Record, a live album released through New Alliance Records. The band released its first studio album, Everything Falls Apart on its own label (Reflex Records) the following year. Hüsker Dü signed with SST Records in 1983, and released its next three albums with that label. The Warner Music Group released the band's last two studio albums. Hüsker Dü broke up in January 1988. The band released 6 albums, including two double albums, between January 1983 and January 1987.
Studio albums6
EPs4
Live albums3
Compilation albums2
| Hüsker Dü discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 6 |
| EPs | 4 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 2 |
| Singles | 8 |
| Video albums | 1 |
| Music videos | 4 |
| Box Sets | 1 |
| Compilation appearances | 21 |
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
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| US [1] |
CAN [2] |
NZ [3] |
UK Main [4] |
UK Indie [5] | ||
| Everything Falls Apart | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Zen Arcade | — | — | — | — | 11 | |
| New Day Rising |
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— | — | — | — | 10 |
| Flip Your Wig |
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— | — | — | — | 1 |
| Candy Apple Grey |
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140 | 93 | 28 | — | — |
| Warehouse: Songs and Stories |
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117 | 97 | 31 | 72 | — |
Live albums
| Title | Album details | |
|---|---|---|
| Land Speed Record |
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| The Living End |
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| Live Featuring J.C. (EP) |
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| Tonite Longhorn |
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| 1985: The Miracle Year |
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Compilation albums
| Title | Album details |
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| Everything Falls Apart and More |
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| Do You Remember? |
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Box Sets
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Savage Young Du |
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Extended plays
| Title | EP details |
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| Metal Circus |
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| Amusement |
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| Extra Circus |
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Singles
| Year | Title | Album | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [4] |
UK Indie [5] | |||
| 1981 | "Statues" | non-album single | — | — |
| 1982 | "In A Free Land" | — | — | |
| 1984 | "Eight Miles High" | — | — | |
| "Celebrated Summer" | New Day Rising | — | — | |
| 1985 | "Makes No Sense At All" | Flip Your Wig | — | 2 |
| 1986 | "Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely" | Candy Apple Grey | 96 | — |
| "Sorry Somehow" | — | — | ||
| 1987 | "Could You Be The One?" | Warehouse: Songs and Stories | — | — |
| "Ice Cold Ice" | — | — | ||
Compilation appearances
| Year | Compilation | Song(s) | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Barefoot and Pregnant | "Target" "Signals From Above" |
Outtake versions recorded during the In A Free Land sessions. | |
| 1982 | Kitten: A Compilation | "It's Not Fair" "Everything Falls Apart" "Drug Party" |
Recorded live at Goofy's Upper Deck, Minneapolis, MN 10/9/82. Last two tracks on 1999 CD reissue only. | |
| 1982 | The Blasting Concept | "Real World" | ||
| 1983 | Underground Hits 2 | "Deadly Skies" "Lifeline" |
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| 1984 | Bang Zoom #6 (Cassette Compilation) | "Out On A Limb" | Recorded live from unknown location. | |
| 1984 | Code Blue (Cassette Compilation) | "In A Free Land" "Target" "It's Not Funny Anymore" |
Recorded live in Tucson, AZ 12/28/82. | |
| 1985 | Department Of Enjoyment [NME 011] | "Real World" | ||
| 1985 | Tellus #10 - All Guitars! (Cassette Compilation) | "Soundcheck" | Bob Mould guitar soundcheck. | |
| 1985 | A Diamond Hidden In The Mouth Of A Corpse | "Won't Change" | Outtake from Metal Circus sessions. | |
| 1986 | The Blasting Concept Vol. 2 | "Erase Today" | Outtake from New Day Rising sessions. | |
| 1986 | NME's Big Four | "Ticket To Ride" | Recorded live at First Ave, Minneapolis, MN 1/30/85. | |
| 1990 | Duck and Cover | "Eight Miles High" | ||
| 1991 | Never Mind the Mainstream: The Best of MTV 120 Minutes vol. 2 | "Could You Be The One?" | ||
| SST Acoustic | "Never Talking To You Again" | |||
| 1993 | Cash Cow - The Best of Giorno Poetry Systems 1965-1993 | "Won't Change" | Outtake from Metal Circus sessions. | |
| Faster & Louder: Hardcore Punk, Vol. 1 | "Statues" | |||
| 2000 | Gimme Indie Rock, Vol. 1 | "Pink Turns To Blue" | ||
| 2003 | All That Rock | "Hardly Getting Over It" | ||
| 2004 | Left of the Dial: Dispatches from the '80s Underground | "Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely" | ||
| 2005 | The Bootlegs Vol.1 - Celebrating 35 Years At First Avenue | "Books About UFOs" | Recorded live at First Ave, Minneapolis, MN 8/28/85. | |
| 2009 | Adventureland: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | "Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely" |
Music videos
- "Makes No Sense At All"/ "Love Is All Around" (1985)
- "Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely" (1986)
- "Could You Be The One?" (1987)
Video albums
- Live From The Camden Palace (Live from London UK TV show on 14 May 1985, originally released on VHS as Makes No Sense..., released on DVD on 5 February 2007)