Dinosaur Jr. discography

Dinosaur Jr. discography
Dinosaur Jr. in concert
Studio albums	12
EPs	15
Live albums	2
Compilation albums	7
Singles	14
Video albums	1
Music videos	26

The discography of Dinosaur Jr., an Amherst, Massachusetts-based alternative rock band, consists of 12 studio albums, two live albums, 15 extended plays (EP), seven compilations, and several singles. ^[1] The band's first album Dinosaur was released under Homestead Records, and the majority of the band's albums were released under Blanco y Negro Records. ^[1]

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [2]	AUS [3]	BEL [4]	GER [5]	JPN [6]	NL [7]	NZ [8]	SWE [9]	UK [10]
Dinosaur	Released: 1985 Label: Homestead / Merge (reissue) Format:	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
You're Living All Over Me	Released: 1987 Label: SST / Merge (reissue) Format:	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Bug	Released: 1988 Label: SST / Merge (reissue) Format:	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Green Mind	Released: 1991 Label: Blanco y Negro / Sire / Rhino (reissue) Format:	168	108	–	–	–	–	24	–	36
Where You Been	Released: 1993 Label: Blanco y Negro / Sire / Rhino (reissue) Format:	50	45	–	69	–	82	29	24	10
Without a Sound	Released: 1994 Label: Blanco y Negro / Sire Format:	44	13	–	–	–	91	17	7	24
Hand It Over	Released: 1997 Label: Blanco y Negro / Sire Format:	188	–	–	–	–	–	–	30	82
Beyond	Released: 2007 Label: Fat Possum Records Format:	69	94	34	49	42	–	–	30	52
Farm	Released: 2009 Label: Jagjaguwar Format:	29	95	53	77	72	–	–	40	80
I Bet on Sky	Released: 2012 Label: Jagjaguwar Format:	51	97	61	39	91	–	–	24	73
Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not	Released: August 5, 2016 Label: Jagjaguwar Format: CD, vinyl, download	72	38	29	18	57	49	–	56	23
Sweep It Into Space	Released: April 23, 2021 Label: Jagjaguwar Format: CD, vinyl, download	115	61	21	9	85	82	40	–	29

Live albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [2]
Bug: Live at the 9:30 Club, Washington, DC, June 2011	Released: 2012 Label: Outer Battery Records Format:	–
Chocomel Daze	Released: 2012 Label: Merge Records Format:	–
Emptiness at the Sinclair	Released: 2021 Label: Jagjaguwar Format:	–

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		JPN [6]
Fossils	Released: 1991 Label: SST Format:	–
Whatever's Cool with Me	Released: 1991 Label: Sire Format:	–
BBC: In Session	Released: 1999 Label: Strange Fruit Format:	–
Ear-Bleeding Country: The Best of Dinosaur Jr	Released: 2001 Label: Rhino Format:	–
Zombie Worm	Released: February 22, 2006 Label: Imperial Format:	148

Box set

• 2011 – Cassette Trilogy
• 2014 – Visitors
• 2023 – Puke + Cry – The Sire Years 1990-1997

EPs and singles

Year	Title	Tracks	Label
1985	Repulsion	A: "Repulsion" B: "Bulbs of Passion"	Homestead Records (1985)
1987	Little Fury Things	A: "Little Fury Things" (3:07) B: "In a Jar" (3:28); "Show Me the Way" (3:49)	SST
1988	Freak Scene	A: "Freak Scene" (3:35) B: "Keep the Glove" (2:51)
1989	Just Like Heaven	A1: "Just Like Heaven" (2:54) B1: "Throw Down" (0:47); B2: "Chunks" (2:10)
1991	The Wagon (7")	A: "The Wagon" B: "Better Than Gone"	Glitterhouse / Sub Pop
	The Wagon (12")	"The Wagon" (4:57) "Pebbles + Weeds" (5:23) "The Little Baby" (4:31) "Quicksand" (Wagon reprise) (4:29)	Blanco y Negro / Sire
	Whatever's Cool with Me	"Whatever's Cool With Me" (4:34) "Sideways" (4:11) "Thumb" (live) (7:42) "Keep the Glove" (live) (3:16)
1992	Get Me (12")	Side A: "Get Me" Side B: "Hot Burrito #2", "Quest" (live)	Blanco y Negro (UK)
1993	Start Choppin'	"Start Choppin" (5:39) "Turnip Farm" (5:49) "Forget It" (4:04)	Blanco y Negro / Sire
	Out There (CD1)	"Out There" (5:55) "Quest" (live) (5:48) "Kracked" (live) (3:29) "Keeblin'" (3:41)
	Out There (CD2)	"Out There" (5:57) "Get Me" (Peel session) (4:18) "Severed Lips" (Goodier session) (2:56) "Thumb" (Goodier session) (3:03)
1994	Feel the Pain	"Feel the Pain" (4:18) "Get Out of This" (no words just solo) (5:30) "Repulsion" (acoustic live at CBGB's) (2:41)
1995	I Don't Think So	"I Don't Think So" (3:30) "What Else Is New" (live) (10:13) "Sludge" (live) (8:22)
1997	Take a Run at the Sun	"Take a Run at the Sun" (3:33) "Don't You Think It's Time" (2:29) "The Pickle Song" (1:45)
	I'm Insane	A: "I'm Insane" B: "I Misunderstood"	Trade 2 / Island
2007	Been There All the Time	A: "Been There All the Time" B: "Back to Your Heart"	Fat Possum Records
2009	Pieces	A: "Pieces" (4:27) B: "Houses" (3:35)	Jagjaguwar
	Over It	A: "Over It" B: "Tarpit" (Live)	Play It Again Sam
	I Don't Wanna Go There	A: "I Don't Wanna Go There (live)" B: "Tarpit (live)"	Jagjaguwar
2012	Watch the Corners	A: "Watch the Corners" B: "Now the Fall"
	Now the Fall	A: "Now the Fall" B: "Ricochet"
2016	Two Things	A: "Two Things" B: "Center of the Universe"	Jagjaguwar

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Year	Title	Peak chart positions										Album
		US [11]	US Alt. [12]	AUS [3]	CAN [13]	IRL [14]	JPN [15]	MEX [16]	SCO [17]	SWE [9]	UK [10] [18]
1988	"Freak Scene"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Bug
1989	"Just Like Heaven"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	78	Fossils
1991	"The Wagon"	—	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	49	Green Mind
1992	"Get Me"	—	—	106	—	—	—	—	—	39	44	Where You Been
1993	"Start Choppin'"	—	3	137	—	20	—	—	—	40	20
	"Out There"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	44
1994	"Feel the Pain"	62	4	61	54	—	—	—	21	—	25	Without a Sound
	"Over Your Shoulder"	—	—	—	—	—	18	—	—	—	—
1995	"I Don't Think So"	—	—	101	—	—	—	—	61	—	67
1997	"Take a Run at the Sun"	—	—	126	—	—	—	—	48	—	53	Hand It Over(UK and Australian versions only)
2005	"Freak Scene" / "Bulbs Of Passion"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	108	Non-album single
2007	"Almost Ready"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Beyond
	"Been There All the Time" UK 7"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Crumble" UK 7"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	"Over It"UK 7"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Farm
	"Pieces"7"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	"Tiny"	—	—	—	—	—	—	42	—	—	—	Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not

Other appearances

Year	Track(s)	Title	Label
1989	"Lotta Love"	The Bridge: A Tribute to Neil Young	Caroline
	"I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better"	Time Between – A Tribute to The Byrds	Imaginary
1993	"Missing Link" (with Del Tha Funky Homosapien)	Judgment Night (Music From the Motion Picture)	Largo Entertainment
	"Out There"	Music from the Motion Picture Wayne's World 2	Reprise
1994	"Turnip Farm"	Reality Bites: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	RCA
	"Goin' Blind"	Kiss My Ass: Classic Kiss Regrooved	Mercury
	"I Misunderstood"	Beat the Retreat (Songs by Richard Thompson)	EMI
	"Blah"	Melrose Place: The Music	Giant
	"Get Me"	Triple J Hottest 100, Volume 1	ABC Music
1995	"Feel the Pain"	Triple J Hottest 100, Volume 2	ABC Music
	"Not You Again"	This Is Fort Apache	Fort Apache/MCA Records
2003	"Feel the Pain"	The Work of Director Spike Jonze	Labels
2009	"The Backyard"	Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy	Shout! Factory
2009	"Just Like Heaven"	Pictures of You; A Tribute to Godlike Geniuses The Cure	NME Cover Mount
2012	"Start Choppin'"	Chasing Mavericks	Sony Classical

Music videos

• "Little Fury Things" (1987)
• "Freak Scene" (1988)
• "No Bones" (1988)
• "Just Like Heaven" (1989)
• "The Wagon" (1990)
• "Whatever's Cool with Me" (U.S. Ver.)( 1991)
• "Whatever's Cool with Me" (U.K. Ver.) (1991)
• "Thumb" (1991)
• "Get Me" (1992)
• "Start Choppin'" (1993)
• "Out There" (1993)
• "Goin' Home" (1993)
• "Feel the Pain" (1994)
• "I Don't Think So" (1995)
• "Take a Run at the Sun" (1997)
• "I'm Insane" (1997)
• "Almost Ready" (2007)
• "Been There All the Time" (2007)
• "Over It" (2009)
• "Watch the Corners" (2012)
• "Pierce the Morning Rain" (2013)
• "Tiny" (2016)
• "Goin Down" (2016)
• "Knocked Around" (2017)
• "I Ran Away" (2021)
• "Garden" (2021)
• "Take It Back" (2021)

References

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3. Australian chart positions:
   • Top 50 peaks: "Discography Dinosaur Jr". Australian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
   • Top 100 peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
   • "Feel the Pain": "ARIA Top 100 Singles, 18 September 1994". ARIA Charts. Retrieved July 2, 2022. N.B. The HP column displays the highest position reached.
   • Sweep It Into Space: "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 3 May 2021". The ARIA Report. No. 1626. Australian Recording Industry Association. May 3, 2021. p. 6.
   • all chart positions from 1988 to 2024: "Dinosaur Jr. ARIA chart history (to end of 2024)". ARIA. Retrieved March 6, 2025– via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
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12. "Dinosaur Jr. – Chart History: Alternative Airplay". Billboard . Retrieved July 2, 2022.
    • For "I Don't Think So": "Alternative Top 50 - January 13, 1995" (PDF). Radio & Records . Retrieved July 2, 2022.
13. "Top Singles". RPM. 17 July 2013. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
14. "Irish singles positions" (To access, enter the search parameter "Dinosaur jr" in the "Search by Artist" field and select "search"). irishcharts.ie. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
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16. "Dinosaur Jr. Chart History: Mexico Ingles Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
17. Peaks in Scotland:
    • "Feel The Pain": "Official Scottish Singles Chart 21 August 1994". Official Charts Company . Retrieved July 2, 2022.
    • "I Don't Think So": "Official Scottish Singles Chart 5 February 1995". Official Charts Company . Retrieved July 2, 2022.
    • "Take a Run at the Sun": "Official Scottish Singles Chart 30 March 1997". Official Charts Company . Retrieved July 2, 2022.
18. "Chart Log UK: Asher D - Dyverse".