Liz Phair discography

Liz Phair discography
Liz Phair performing live in 2005.
Studio albums	7
EPs	3
Soundtrack albums	6
Compilation albums	3
Tribute albums	1
Singles	18
B-sides	7
Video albums	2
Music videos	17
Demo albums	3
Box sets	1
Promo singles	7

This discography of rock music singer-songwriter Liz Phair consists of seven studio albums, three extended plays, eighteen singles, three compilations, two video albums, seventeen music videos and one box set. She recorded three self-produced cassettes as Girly-Sound in the early 1990s.

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Sales	Certifications
		US [1]	US Sales [2]
Exile in Guyville	Released: June 22, 1993 Label: Matador Format: LP, CD, CD/DVD, cassette, digital download, streaming	196		US: 491,000 [3]	RIAA: Gold [4]
Whip-Smart	Released: September 20, 1994 Label: Matador, Atlantic Format: LP, CD, cassette, digital download, streaming	27		US: 412,000 [3]	RIAA: Gold [4]
Whitechocolatespaceegg	Released: August 11, 1998 Label: Matador, Capitol Format: LP, CD, cassette, digital download, streaming	35		US: 293,000 [3]
Liz Phair	Released: June 24, 2003 Label: Capitol Format: LP, CD, digital download, streaming	27		US: 433,000 [3]	RIAA: Gold [4]
Somebody's Miracle	Released: October 4, 2005 Label: Capitol Format: CD, CD/DVD, digital download, streaming	46		US: 83,000 [3]
Funstyle	Released: July 3, 2010 Label: Rocket Science Ventures Format: CD, digital download	— [a]
Soberish	Released: June 4, 2021 [6] Label: Chrysalis Format: LP, CD, digital download, streaming	—	25
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US Sales [2]
iTunes Originals	Released: 2005 Label: Capitol Format: Digital download	×
Icon	Released: 2014 Label: Capitol, UMe Format: CD	×
Girly-Sound to Guyville: The 25th Anniversary Box Set	Released: May 4, 2018 Label: Matador Format: 3×CD, 7×LP, digital download, streaming	51
The Girly-Sound Tapes	Released: May 4, 2018 Label: Matador Format: Digital download, streaming	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart. "×" denotes a period where a chart did not exist or was not archived.

Demo albums

Title	Album details
Girly Sound: Yo Yo Buddy Yup Yup Word to Ya Muthuh	Released: 1991 Label: Self-released Format: Cassette
Girly Sound: GIRLSGIRLSGIRLS	Released: 1991 Label: Self-released Format: Cassette
Girly Sound: Sooty	Released: 1991 Label: Self-released Format: Cassette

Extended plays

Title	Details
Juvenilia	Released: August 2, 1995 Label: Matador Format: CD, LP
Comeandgetit	Released: June 24, 2003 Label: Capitol Format: Digital download
Chicago Apple (live)	Released: 2004 Label: Capitol Format: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions						Certifications	Album
		US [7]	US Alt. [8]	US Adult [9]	US Pop [10]	US Triple A [11]	AUS [12]
"Carnivore"	1993	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Never Said"		—	—	—	—	—	—		Exile in Guyville
"Stratford-on-Guy"		—	—	—	—	—	—
"Supernova"	1994	78	6	—	—	—	43		Whip-Smart
"Whip-Smart"	1995	—	24	—	—	—	—
"Polyester Bride" [b]	1998	—	—	—	—	—	—		Whitechocolatespaceegg
"Why Can't I?"	2003	32	—	7	10	—	—	RIAA: Gold [4]	Liz Phair
"Extraordinary"	2004	— [c]	—	14	28	—	—
"Everything to Me"	2005	—	—	27	—	—	—		Somebody's Miracle
"Bollywood"	2010	—	—	—	—	—	—		Funstyle
"And He Slayed Her"	2012	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Ho Ho Ho"	2014	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single [d]
"Divorce Song" (Girly-Sound Version)	2018	—	—	—	—	—	—		Girly-Sound to Guyville: The 25th Anniversary Box Set
"Bomb" (Girly-Sound Version)		—	—	—	—	—	—
"Good Side"	2019	—	—	—	—	24	—		Soberish
"Hey Lou"	2021	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Spanish Doors"		—	—	—	—	31	—
"In There"		—	—	—	—	—	—
"The Game"		—	—	—	—	—	—
"Miss Lucy"	2023	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single [e]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

Promotional singles

Title	Year [15]	Album
"Never Said"	1993	Exile in Guyville
"Stratford-on-Guy"
"Jealousy"	1995	Whip-Smart
"Rocket Boy"	1996	Stealing Beauty Original Soundtrack
"The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana)"		Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits
"Johnny Feelgood"	1998	Whitechocolatespaceegg
"Dotted Line"	2012	People Like Us Original Soundtrack

As featured artist

Title	Year	Artist	Album
"Soak Up the Sun"	2002	Sheryl Crow	C'mon, C'mon
"Chemistry"	2005	Kyle Riabko	Before I Speak
"Sorry Baby"	2007	Minnie Driver	Seastories
"Here Comes Your Man"	2018	Pete Yorn	Pete Yorn Sings the Classics
"Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)"

B-sides

B-sides	Year	A-sides
"Carnivore" (Raw)	1993	"Carnivore"
"Combo Platter" (Girlysound)	1994	"Supernova"
"Whip-Smart" (Remix)	1995	"Whip-Smart"
"Greased Lightning"/"White Bird of Texas"	1998	"Polyester Bride"
"Jeremy Engle"/"Fine Again"	2003	"Why Can't I?"

Other contributions

Title	Year	Album
"Don't Have Time"	1995	Higher Learning Original Soundtrack
"Six Dick Pimp"	1996	Brain Candy Original Soundtrack
"California"	1997	Chasing Amy Original Soundtrack
"Erecting a Movie Star"		First Love, Last Rites Original Soundtrack
"Stuck on an Island"		What's Up, Matador?
"Freak of Nature"	1998	Local 101 (Chicago radio sampler)
"Don't Apologize"	2003	CMJ Sampler
"Winter Wonderland"		Sounds of the Season – The NBC Holiday Collection
"Mother's Little Helper"	2005	Desperate Housewives Original Soundtrack
"Bend" (with Eric Hirshberg)	2006	Payola 2 (Australian Smashed Records compilation)
"Perfect Misfit"	2007	Nancy Drew Original Soundtrack
"Free Ride"	2023	The Endless Coloured Ways: The Songs of Nick Drake

Videography

Video albums

Title	Album details
Somebody's Miracle / Liz Phair: A Retrospective	Released: October 4, 2005 Label: Capitol Format: CD/DVD
Exile in Guyville 15th Anniversary Edition / Guyville Redux	Released: June 24, 2008 Label: ATO Format: CD/DVD

Music videos

Title	Year	Director	Album
"Stratford-on-Guy"	1993	Liz Phair [16]	Exile in Guyville
"Never Said"		Katy Maguire [17]
"Supernova"	1994	Liz Phair [18]	Whip-Smart
"Whip-Smart"	1995
"Jealousy"
"The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana)"	1996	Jean Pellerin	N/A
"Rocket Boy"		Jon Mintz [19]
"Polyester Bride"	1998	Kevin Kerslake	Whitechocolatespaceegg
"Down"	2001	Rodney Ascher	N/A
"Why Can't I?"	2003	Phil Harder [20]	Liz Phair
"Extraordinary"	2004
"Everything to Me"	2005		Somebody's Miracle
"And He Slayed Her"	2012	Joey Boukadakis and Paul Boukadakis	Funstyle
"Hey Lou"	2021	Toben Seymour [21]	Soberish
"Spanish Doors"		—N/a
"In There"		Katia Temkin
"The Game"		Angela Kohler

Notes

1. Funstyle (2010) did not enter the US Billboard Billboard 200. The Billboard Top Album Sales chart was not established until December 13, 2014. Funstyle peaked at number 181 on the US Billboard Top Current Albums chart, established on December 5, 2009. The Top Album Sales and Top Current Album Sales charts retroactively recognize albums that charted on the Billboard 200 by their Billboard 200 position. ^[5]
2. "Polyester Bride" was an international commercial single in Japan only and a promotional single in the US and Europe. ^[13]
3. "Extraordinary" charted at number 11 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, a 25-song extension to the Billboard Hot 100. ^[14]
4. "Ho Ho Ho" was released by Amazon as part of a holiday music collection playlist All Is Bright.
5. "Miss Lucy" was recorded for her 1993 debut album Exile in Guyville , but not included on the album. The song was released individually on June 22, 2023.

References

1. "Liz Phair Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard . Retrieved September 23, 2020.
2. • Note: The US Billboard Top Album Sales chart was established on December 13, 2014, but retroactively recognizes albums that charted on the US Billboard 200 that were released prior to the Top Album Sales chart's establishment by the album's position on the Billboard 200.
   • "Liz Phair Chart History: Top Album Sales". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
3. "Ask Billboard: Kylie 'Fever'". Billboard . 2010-07-16. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
4. "Gold & Platinum: Liz Phair". RIAA. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
5. "Liz Phair Chart History: Current Album Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
6. "Liz Phair's first album in a decade, 'Soberish,' coming out in 2021". BrooklynVegan . Retrieved January 19, 2021.
7. "Liz Phair Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard . Retrieved September 23, 2020.
8. "Liz Phair Chart History: Alternative Airplay". Billboard . Retrieved 13 May 2021.
9. "Liz Phair Chart History: Adult Top 40 Airplay". Billboard . Retrieved 13 May 2021.
10. "Liz Phair Chart History:Pop Top 40 Airplay". Billboard . Retrieved 13 May 2021.
11. "Liz Phair Chart History: Triple A Airplay". Billboard . Retrieved 13 May 2021.
12. "Discography Liz Phair". australian-charts.com. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
13. "Liz Phair – Polyester Bride". Discogs. 1998. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
14. "Billboard chart search: Liz Phair "Everything"". Billboard.com. Archived from the original (XML) on August 11, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
15. "Liz Phair Discography". discogs.com. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
16. "Stratford-on-Guy | Liz Phair | Music Video". MTV. Archived from the original on July 6, 2009. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
17. "Never Said | Liz Phair | Music Video". MTV. Archived from the original on February 23, 2009. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
18. • "Supernova | Liz Phair | Music Video". MTV. Archived from the original on November 17, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
    • "Whip-Smart | Liz Phair | Music Video". MTV. Archived from the original on August 14, 2009. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
    • "Jealousy | Liz Phair | Music Video". MTV. Archived from the original on August 14, 2009. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
19. "Production Notes". Billboard . Vol. 108, no. 26. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 29, 1996. p. 91. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved July 18, 2022.
20. • "Why Can't I? | Liz Phair | Music Video". MTV. Archived from the original on August 14, 2009. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
    • "Liz Phair Plugs In For Fall Tour". Billboard. August 18, 2005. Archived from the original on July 19, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
21. Brandle, Lars (February 10, 2021). "Liz Phair Remembers Music's Quirkiest Couple With 'Hey Lou': Watch". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 12, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022.

External links

• Liz Phair discography at Discogs