Dinosaur Jr. discography

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Dinosaur Jr. discography
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Dinosaur Jr. in concert
Studio albums12
Live albums2
Compilation albums7
Video albums1
Music videos26
EPs15
Singles14

The discography of Dinosaur Jr., an Amherst, Massachusetts-based alternative rock band, consists of twelve studio albums, two live albums, fifteen 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]

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
[2]
AUS
[3]
BEL
[4]
GER
[5]
JPN
[6]
NL
[7]
NZ
[8]
SWE
[9]
UK
[10]
Dinosaur
You're Living All Over Me
  • Released: 1987
  • Label: SST / Merge (reissue)
  • Format:
Bug
  • Released: 1988
  • Label: SST / Merge (reissue)
  • Format:
Green Mind 1682436
Where You Been
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: Blanco y Negro / Sire / Rhino (reissue)
  • Format:
50456982292410
Without a Sound
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: Blanco y Negro / Sire
  • Format:
44139117724
Hand It Over
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Blanco y Negro / Sire
  • Format:
1883082
Beyond 69943449423052
Farm 29955377724080
I Bet on Sky
  • Released: 2012
  • Label: Jagjaguwar
  • Format:
51976139912473
Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not
  • Released: August 5, 2016
  • Label: Jagjaguwar
  • Format: CD, vinyl, download
7238291857495623
Sweep It Into Space
  • Released: April 23, 2021
  • Label: Jagjaguwar
  • Format: CD, vinyl, download
1156121985824029

Live albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak 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

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
JPN
[6]
Fossils
  • Released: 1991
  • Label: SST
  • Format:
Whatever's Cool with Me
  • Released: 1991
  • Label: Sire
  • Format:
BBC: In Session
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

EPs and singles

YearTitleTracksLabel
1985Repulsion
  • A: "Repulsion"
  • B: "Bulbs of Passion"
Homestead Records (1985)
1987Little 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)
1989Just Like Heaven
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)
1992Get 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)
1995I Don't Think So
  • "I Don't Think So" (3:30)
  • "What Else Is New" (live) (10:13)
  • "Sludge" (live) (8:22)
1997Take 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
2007Been There All the Time
  • A: "Been There All the Time"
  • B: "Back to Your Heart"
Fat Possum Records
2009Pieces
  • 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
2012Watch the Corners
  • A: "Watch the Corners"
  • B: "Now the Fall"
Now the Fall
  • A: "Now the Fall"
  • B: "Ricochet"
2016Two 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
YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbum
US
[11]
US
Alt.

[12]
AUS
[13]
CAN
[14]
IRL
[15]
JPN
[16]
MEX
[17]
SCO
[18]
SWE
[9]
UK
[10] [19]
1988"Freak Scene"Bug
1989"Just Like Heaven"78Fossils
1991"The Wagon"2249Green Mind
1992"Get Me"3944Where You Been
1993"Start Choppin'"3204020
"Out There"44
1994"Feel the Pain"62461542125Without a Sound
"Over Your Shoulder"18
1995"I Don't Think So"6167
1997"Take a Run at the Sun"4853Hand It Over(UK and Australian versions only)
2005"Freak Scene" / "Bulbs Of Passion"108Non-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"42Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not

Other appearances

YearTrack(s)TitleLabel
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

Notes

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