Belle and Sebastian discography

Belle and Sebastian discography
Belle and Sebastian perform at Pukkelpop in 2006.
Studio albums	9
Live albums	2
Compilation albums	2
EPs	6
Singles	12

The discography of Belle and Sebastian, a Scottish indie pop band, features nine studio albums, two compilation albums, two live albums, six extended plays (EPs), twelve chart singles and one DVD. It also includes a variety of demos and non-album singles, as well as two DJ mix compilations and a box set.

Studio albums

Year	Details	Peak chart positions											Certifications (sales thresholds)
		UK [1]	AUS [2]	AUT [3]	FRA [4]	GER [5]	IRE [6]	NED [7]	NOR [8]	SWE [9]	SWI [10]	US [11]
1996	Tigermilk Released: 6 June 1996 Label: Electric Honey, Jeepster	13	—	—	68	—	—	—	20	15	—	—	UK: Gold
	If You're Feeling Sinister Released: 18 November 1996 Label: Jeepster, Matador	191 [12]	—	—	—	—	—	—	23	—	—	—	UK: Gold[13]
1998	The Boy with the Arab Strap Released: 7 September 1998 Label: Jeepster, Matador	12	—	—	39	—	—	—	7	30	—	—	UK: Gold[13]
2000	Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant Released: 6 June 2000 Label: Jeepster	10	53	—	54	52	25	—	17	11	—	80	UK: Silver[13]
2002	Storytelling Released: 3 June 2002 Label: Jeepster	26	—	—	55	99	42	—	32	29	—	150
2003	Dear Catastrophe Waitress Released: 6 October 2003 Label: Rough Trade	21	88	—	76	64	25	58	10	16	—	84	UK: Gold[13]
2006	The Life Pursuit Released: 6 February 2006 Label: Rough Trade	8	45	56	72	35	23	32	16	20	56	65	UK: Silver[13]
2010	Belle and Sebastian Write About Love Released: 11 October 2010 Label: Rough Trade	8	74	40	54	38	21	41	28	18	37	15
2015	Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance Released: 19 January 2015 Label: Matador	9	57	28	49	30	14	12	23	31	26	28

Compilation albums

Year	Details	Peak chart positions													Certifications (sales thresholds)
		UK [1]	AUS [2]	AUT [3]	FIN [14]	FRA [4]	GER [5]	IRE [6]	NED [7]	NOR [8]	SPA [15]	SWE [9]	SWI [10]	US [11]
2005	Push Barman to Open Old Wounds Released: 24 May 2005 Label: Jeepster, Matador	40	—	—	—	—	—	40	94	—	—	59	—	—
2013	The Third Eye Centre Release Date: 26 August 2013 Label: Jeepster, Matador	44	—	—	—	174	—	—	71	—	—	—	—	145

Live albums

Year	Details	Peak chart positions													Certifications (sales thresholds)
		UK [1]	AUS [2]	AUT [3]	FIN [14]	FRA [4]	GER [5]	IRE [6]	NED [7]	NOR [8]	SPA [15]	SWE [9]	SWI [10]	US [11]
2005	If You're Feeling Sinister: Live at the Barbican Released: 6 December 2005 Label: Rough Trade	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	The BBC Sessions Released: 18 November 2008 Label: Jeepster, Matador	88	—	—	—	126 [16]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	Live 2015 Released: 22 May 2015 Label: Concert Live, Matador	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

EPs

Year	Title	Peak chart positions
		UK [1]	AUS [2]	CAN [17]	EUR [18]	IRE [6]	NED [7]	NOR [8]	SWE [9]
1997	Dog on Wheels	59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	Lazy Line Painter Jane	41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	3.. 6.. 9 Seconds of Light	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	This Is Just a Modern Rock Song	—^1	—	—	—	—	—	—	45
2004	Books	20	—	—	—	46	—	—	—
2008	Introducing... Belle & Sebastian	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

¹ Charted at number 1 on the UK Indie Chart.^[12]

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions								Album
		UK [1]	AUS [2]	CAN [17]	EUR [18]	IRE [6]	NED [7]	NOR [8]	SWE [9]
2000	"Legal Man"	15	—	4	—	50	—	10	46	Non-album singles
2001	"Jonathan David"	31	—	9	—	—	—	—	46
	"I'm Waking Up to Us"	39	—	—	—	—	—	—	50
2003	"Step into My Office, Baby"	32	—	—	—	—	80	—	—	Dear Catastrophe Waitress
2004	"I'm a Cuckoo"	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	59
2006	"Funny Little Frog"	13	—	—	—	32	—	—	—	The Life Pursuit
	"Casaco Marrom"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Late Night Tales: Belle & Sebastian
	"The Blues Are Still Blue"	25	43	—	81	—	—	—	—	The Life Pursuit
	"White Collar Boy"	45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	"Write About Love"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Belle & Sebastian Write About Love
2011	"I Want the World to Stop"	125	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Come on Sister"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	"The Party Line"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance
2015	"Nobody's Empire"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"The Cat With The Cream"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Other

Year	Details	Peak chart positions													Certifications (sales thresholds)
		UK [1]	AUS [2]	AUT [3]	FIN [14]	FRA [4]	GER [5]	IRE [6]	NED [7]	NOR [8]	SPA [15]	SWE [9]	SWI [10]	US [11]
2000	Lazy Line Painter Jane Box set of three previously released EPs Released: 7 March 2000 Label: Jeepster	122 [12]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	LateNightTales By various artists Compiled by Belle & Sebastian Released: 27 February 2006 Label: Azuli	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	LateNightTales, Vol. II By various artists Compiled by Belle & Sebastian Released: 26 March 2012 Label: Late Night Tales	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Miscellaneous songs

• "O come, O come, Emmanuel" (traditional) on the Xfm charity compilation It's A Cool, Cool Christmas, released 20 November 2000 on Jeepster Records
• "Final Day" (Young Marble Giants cover) on the Rough Trade 25th-anniversary compilation Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before, released 23 September 2003 on Rough Trade Records
• "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" (live France Gall cover) on the Fans Only DVD, released 20 October 2003 on Jeepster Records
• "The Eighth Station of the Cross Kebab House" on the War Child charity album Help: A Day in the Life, released 9 September 2005 on Independiente Records
• "Casaco Marron(sic)" (Trio Esperança cover) on the Belle & Sebastian-compiled album Late Night Tales: Belle & Sebastian, released on 27 February 2006 on Azuli Records, and as a limited-edition 7-inch vinyl single (backed with David Shrigley's spoken-word piece "When I Was a Little Girl") released 13 February 2006, also on Azuli
• "The Monkeys Are Breaking Out the Zoo", a children's song on the Save the Children charity album Colours Are Brighter, released 16 October 2006 on Rough Trade Records
• "Are You Coming Over For Christmas?", released December, 2007 on Belle and Sebastian's official website and Myspace profile.
• "Crash" (Primitives cover), released in 2012 as part of the Late Night Tales: Belle and Sebastian Vol. II compilation.

DVDs

• Fans Only (2003)

See also

• List of bands from Glasgow
• God Help The Girl

References

1. "British chart positions". chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
2. "Australian chart positions". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
   • Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance: Ryan, Gavin (24 January 2015). "ARIA Albums: Taylor Swift 1989 Is Back At No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
3. "Austrian chart positions". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
4. "French chart positions". lescharts.com. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
5. "German album positions". musicline.de. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
6. "Irish chart positions". irish-charts.com. Archived from the original on 15 January 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
7. "Dutch chart positions". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
8. "Norwegian chart positions". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
9. "Swedish chart positions". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
10. "Swiss chart positions". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
11. "US album positions". allmusic.com. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
12. "UK Chartlog: Darren B – David Byrne". zobbel.de. Archived from the original on 26 December 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
13. "UK certificates: searchable database". BPI. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
14. "Finnish chart positions". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
15. "Spanish chart positions". spanishcharts.com. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
16. "French album positions". infodisc.fr. Archived from the original on 18 February 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2010. Note: user must find artist in drop-down
17. "Canadian single positions". allmusic.com. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
18. "European Hot 100 positions". billboard.com. Retrieved 9 December 2009.

External links

• Official Website
• Belle and Sebastian on Matador Records
• Belle and Sebastian on Rolling Stone