Grandaddy discography

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Grandaddy discography
Studio albums8
EPs5
Live albums2
Compilation albums3
Singles16
Other albums1

The discography of American indie rock band Grandaddy includes seven studio albums, two live albums, three compilation albums, five extended plays, and sixteen singles.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
US
[1]
BEL
(Fl)

[2]
BEL
(Wa)

[3]
FRA
[4]
IRL
[5]
NLD
[6]
SCO
[7]
SWE
[8]
SWI
[9]
UK
[7]
Complex Party Come Along Theories
  • Released: 1994
  • Self-released
Under the Western Freeway
  • Released: October 21, 1997
  • Label: Will
131
The Sophtware Slump
  • Released: May 29, 2000
  • Label: V2
643936
Sumday
  • Released: May 13, 2003
  • Label: V2
8413304430 [A] 195122
Just Like the Fambly Cat
  • Released: May 9, 2006
  • Label: V2
17139825882 [B] 4150
Last Place
  • Released: March 3, 2017
  • Label: 30th Century
1501243783182105118
Sophtware Slump ..... On a Wooden Piano [13] 18215 [C]
Blu Wav
  • Released: February 16, 2024
  • Label: Dangerbird
[D] 8117393
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

TitleAlbum details
Recorded Live Amongst Friends and Fidget
  • Released: 1994
  • Self-released
Live at the Art Factory
  • Released: 1997
  • Self-released

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
SCO
[7]
UK
Indie

[7]
The Broken Down Comforter Collection 9128
The Windfall Varietal
  • Released: 2000
  • Self-released
Concrete Dunes
Sumday: Excess Baggage
  • Released: August 25, 2023 [15]
  • Label: Dangerbird
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other albums

TitleAlbum details
The Ham and Its Lily
(credited to Arm of Roger)
  • Released: December 20, 2002
  • Label: Sweat of the Alps

Extended plays

TitleEP detailsPeak chart positions
UK
[7]
UK
Indie

[7]
Prepare to Bawl
  • Released: 1992
  • Self-released
A Pretty Mess by This One Band
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: Will
Signal to Snow Ratio
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: V2
Through a Frosty Plate Glass E.P.
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: V2
Excerpts from the Diary of Todd Zilla
  • Released: 2005
  • Label: V2
15718
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
AAA

[1]
MEX
[1]
SCO
[16]
UK
[7]
UK
Indie

[7]
"Could This Be Love"1994Non-album singles
"Taster"1995
"Everything Beautiful Is Far Away"199816228 Under the Western Freeway
"Laughing Stock"12420
"Summer Here Kids"8319
"A.M. 180"918819
"The Crystal Lake"200040386 The Sophtware Slump
"Hewlett's Daughter"817110
"He's Simple, He's Dumb, He's the Pilot."8220
"Now It's On"20031927234 Sumday
"El Caminos in the West"414810
"I'm on Standby"20048920
"Nature Anthem"11539 Below the Radio
"Elevate Myself"200615512 Just Like the Fambly Cat
"Way We Won't"201640 Last Place
"RIP Coyote Condo #5"2019Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional releases

A-side/TitleRelease dateLabelFormats & B-side(s)Notes
"Our Dying Brains"2000V2CD: "Wives Of Farmers", "Moe Bandy Mountaineers"
The Sophtware Slump Radio Sampler2000CD: "The Crystal Lake", "Hewlett's Daughter", "Miner At The Dial-A-View", "Broken Household Appliance National Forest"
"Alan Parsons in a Winter Wonderland"20001-track CD; appears on It's a Cool Cool Christmas
Sumday – The Videos2003DVD: "El Caminos in the West", "Now It's On"DVD video single
Tour Sampler 20032003CD: "Now It's On", "Stray Dog and the Chocolate Shake", "The Crystal Lake"Given away at live shows
Sampler2003CD: "Yeah Is What We Had", "Miner at the Dial-a-View", "Summer Here Kids", "Levitz (Birdless)"
Sampler2003CD: "El Caminos In The West", "Now It's On", "I'm On Standy", "Stray Dog And The Chocolate Shake"
"Pull the Curtains" (radio edit)2005Radio CD-R
"Elevate Myself (Diskotik Mix)"2006CD, credited to 'Scrum Down Rookies vs. Grandaddy'
"Just Like the Fambly Cat"2006CD

Split releases

Grandaddy tracksRelease dateLabelFormat(s)Split withNotes
"I'm in Love with No-One"1998Devil in the Woods7" Morella's Forest/Dart/ShoveEP titled Alone in a Room 2
Included free with issue #17 of Devil in the Woods magazine
"Too Many Nights in a Road House"1999Devil in the Woods/Horse Brand IndustryDouble 7"EP titled Noise Pop 99
"MGM Grand"2000 62TV/Ines Boukov7" John Wayne Shot Me
"Fishing Boat Song"2000Devil in the Woods7" Persil/Beachwood Sparks Available with Devil in the Woods magazine
"Aisle Seat 37-D"June 20037" Verbena Available with Devil in the Woods magazine
"The Rugged and Splintered Entertainment Center"December 2003Birdman/Good Records 7" The Polyphonic Spree

Contributions

Album titleRelease dateLabelGrandaddy tracksNotes
Zum Audio Vol. 2 1998Zum"Ghost of 1672"
Dream with the Fishes soundtrack1997Will"Why Would I Want To Die"
Unscrubbed: Live from the Laundromat IIIOctober 1999Toy Gun Murder"Why Took Your Advice" (live)
We Are Now Flying @ 20,000 Feet2000Cavalier / Sensory Products"Wonder Why in LA" (live)Free with Sadness in the Sky magazine
We Are Now Flying @ 33,000 Feet2000Cavalier / Sensory Products"Collective Dreamwish of Upperclass Elegance" (live)Free with Sadness in the Sky magazine
Little Echoes Presents Sleeping Off Stolen Dreams2000Little Echoes"Rode My Bike to My Stepsister's Wedding"Longer version than released elsewhere
It's a Cool Cool Christmas 2000 Jeepster "Alan Parsons in a Winter Wonderland"
Trigger Happy TV Soundtrack to Series 22001 Channel 4 Music"He's Simple, He's Dumb, He's the Pilot"
Loose – New Sounds Of The Old West – volume 3November 2001Loose"Best of All Possible Worlds"Cover of the Kris Kristofferson song
Almost Famous: Undiscovered Modern Rock HitsJanuary 2002Lakeshore"Laughing Stock"Previously-unreleased version from Don't Sock the Tryer
I Am Sam soundtrack2002V2"Revolution"
28 Days Later: The Soundtrack Album 2002 XL "A.M. 180"
Nothing Left to Lose: A Tribute to Kris KristoffersonOctober 2002Incidental Music"Best of All Possible Worlds"Cover of the Kris Kristofferson song
Wrong Turn (soundtrack)July 1, 2003Lakeshore"Why Would I Want to Die"
X-Ray CD#07August 2003X-Ray"Now It's On" (XFM Session version)Free with X-Ray magazine
Below the Radio 2004Ultra"Nature Anthem"Compiled by Jason Lytle
Live At The World Cafe Volume 18: I'll Take You ThereSeptember 2004WXPN"Now It's On" (live at the World Cafe)
Alive and Rare: KCRWMay 22, 2006V2"The Go in the Go for It" (Live on KCRW)
Acoustic 072007V2"Rear View Mirror"
Kats Karavan – The History of John Peel on the RadioOctober 26, 2009 Universal "Hawaiian Island Wranglers"From a session for John Peel's BBC Radio 1 show recorded 17/05/1998

Notes

  1. Sumday did not enter the Dutch Album Top 100, but peaked at number one on the Dutch Alternative Top 30. [11]
  2. Just Like the Fambly Cat did not enter the Dutch Album Top 100, but peaked at number 11 on the Dutch Alternative Top 30. [12]
  3. Sophtware Slump ..... On a Wooden Piano did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but peaked at number 19 on the UK Album Sales Chart. [7]
  4. Blu Wav did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 40 on the US Top Current Albums Chart. [14]

References

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  4. "Discographie Grandaddy". Les Charts (in French). Retrieved 2022-06-17.
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  6. "Discografie Grandaddy". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Peaks in the UK:
  8. "Discography Grandaddy". Swedish Charts. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
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  11. "Grandaddy - Sumday - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  12. "Grandaddy - Just Like the Fambly Cat - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  13. Kreps, Daniel (2020-11-19). "'Sophtware Slump': An Indie Rock Classic Created in Isolation Gets Rerecorded in Quarantine". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  14. "Grandaddy Chart History: Top Current Albums". Billboard . Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  15. "Grandaddy Announces 'Sumday: Excess Baggage' Rarities Collection set for Digital Release August 25 + Reveals "The Town where I'm Livin Now" Single + Video". Dangerbird. July 12, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  16. Peaks on the Scottish Singles Chart: