Liz Phair discography

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Liz Phair discography
Liz-Phair.jpg
Liz Phair performing live in 2005.
Studio albums7
Compilation albums3
Video albums2
Music videos17
EPs3
Singles18
B-sides7
Soundtrack albums6
Demo albums3
Box sets1
Promo singles7

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.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[1]
US
Indie

[2]
Exile in Guyville 196
  • US: 491,000 [3]
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
[lower-alpha 1] 30
Soberish
  • Released: June 4, 2021 [6]
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Format: LP, CD, digital download, streaming
[lower-alpha 2]

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
Indie

[2]
US
Sales

[7]
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
1451
The Girly-Sound Tapes
  • Released: May 4, 2018
  • Label: Matador
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Demo albums

TitleAlbum 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

TitleDetails
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

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
Album
US
[8]
US Alt
[9]
US Adult
[10]
US Pop
[11]
US Triple A
[12]
AUS
[13]
1993 "Carnivore" Non-album single
1994 "Supernova" 78 6 43 Whip-Smart
1995 "Whip-Smart" 24
1998 "Polyester Bride" Whitechocolatespaceegg
2003 "Insanity [A] " Non-album single
"Why Can't I?" 32 7 10 RIAA: Gold [4] Liz Phair
2004 "Extraordinary" [B] 14 28
2005 "Everything to Me" 27 Somebody's Miracle
2010 "Bollywood" Funstyle
2012 "And He Slayed Her"
2014 "Ho Ho Ho" All Is Bright
2018 "Divorce Song (Girly-Sound Version)" Girly-Sound to Guyville: The 25th Anniversary Box Set
"Bomb (Girly-Sound Version)"
2019 "Good Side" 24 Soberish
2021 "Hey Lou"
"Spanish Doors" 31
"In There"
"The Game"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Promotional singles

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

[18]

TitleYearArtistAlbum
"Soak Up the Sun"2002 Sheryl Crow Non-album single
"Chemistry"2005 Kyle Riabko Before I Speak
"Sorry Baby"2007 Minnie Driver Seastories
"Here Comes Your Man"2018 Pete Yorn Non-album single

B-sides

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

Other contributions

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

Videography

Video albums

TitleAlbum 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

List of music videos, showing year released and directors
TitleYearDirector
"Stratford-on-Guy"1993Liz Phair [19]
"Never Said"Katy Maguire [20]
"Supernova"1994Liz Phair [21] [22] [23]
"Whip-Smart"1995
"Jealousy"
"The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana)"1996Jean Pellerin
"Rocket Boy"Jon Mintz [24]
"Polyester Bride"1998 Kevin Kerslake
"Down"2001Rodney Ascher
"Why Can't I?"2003 Phil Harder [25] [26]
"Extraordinary"2004
"Everything to Me"2005
"And He Slayed Her"2012Joey Boukadakis
Paul Boukadakis
"Hey Lou"2021Toben Seymour [27]
"Spanish Doors"N/A
"In There"Katia Temkin
"The Game"Angela Kohler

Notes

  1. Funstyle did not enter the US Billboard 200, but did peak at number 181 on the Billboard Current Album Sales chart. [5]
  2. Soberish did not enter the US Billboard 200, but did peak at number 25 on the Billboard Top Album Sales chart. [7]

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