Liz Phair discography

Liz Phair discography
Liz Phair performing live in 2005.
Studio albums	7
EPs	3
Soundtrack albums	6
Compilation albums	3
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 (sales thresholds)
		US [1]	US Indie [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]	30
Soberish	Released: June 4, 2021 [6] Label: Chrysalis Format: LP, CD, digital download, streaming	— [b]	—

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak 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	14	51
The Girly-Sound Tapes	Released: May 4, 2018 Label: Matador Format: Digital download, streaming	—	—

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

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"	—	24	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
1994	"Supernova"	78	6	—	—	—	43		Whip-Smart
1995	"Whip-Smart"	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	"Polyester Bride [A] "	—	—	—	—	—	—		Whitechocolatespaceegg
2003	"Why Can't I?"	32 [B]	—	7 [C]	10	—	—	RIAA: Gold [4]	Liz Phair
2004	"Extraordinary"	— [D]	—	14	28	—	—
2005	"Everything to Me"	—	—	27	—	—	—		Somebody's Miracle
2010	"Bollywood"	—	—	—	—	—	—		Funstyle
2012	"And He Slayed Her"	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	"Ho Ho Ho"	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single [E]
2018	"Divorce Song (Girly-Sound Version)"	—	—	—	—	—	—		Girly-Sound to Guyville: The 25th Anniversary Box Set
	"Bomb (Girly-Sound Version)"	—	—	—	—	31	—
2019	"Good Side"	—	—	—	—	24	—		Soberish
2021	"Hey Lou"	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Spanish Doors"	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"In There"	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"The Game"	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

• A. ^ "Polyester Bride" was an international commercial single in Japan only and a promotional single in the US and Europe. ^[14]
• B. ^ "Why Can't I?" charted on Billboard's Top 40 Tracks chart in 2004, peaking at number 15. ^[15]
• C. ^ "Why Can't I?" charted on Billboard's Top 40 Adult Recurrent chart in 2004, peaking at number 1. ^[15]
• D. ^ Charted at number 11 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, a 25-song extension to the Billboard Hot 100. ^[16]
• E. ^ Released by Amazon as part of a holiday music collection playlist All Is Bright

Promotional singles

Year	Song	Album
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

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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

Year	B-sides	A-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

Year	Song	Album
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

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

List of music videos, showing year released and directors

Title	Year	Director
"Stratford-on-Guy"	1993	Liz Phair [18]
"Never Said"		Katy Maguire [19]
"Supernova"	1994	Liz Phair [20] [21] [22]
"Whip-Smart"	1995
"Jealousy"
"The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana)"	1996	Jean Pellerin
"Rocket Boy"		Jon Mintz [23]
"Polyester Bride"	1998	Kevin Kerslake
"Down"	2001	Rodney Ascher
"Why Can't I?"	2003	Phil Harder [24] [25]
"Extraordinary"	2004
"Everything to Me"	2005
"And He Slayed Her"	2012	Joey Boukadakis Paul Boukadakis
"Hey Lou"	2021	Toben Seymour [26]
"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]

References

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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: Top Album Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
8. "Liz Phair Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard . Retrieved September 23, 2020.
9. "Liz Phair Chart History: Alternative Airplay". Billboard . Retrieved 13 May 2021.
10. "Liz Phair Chart History: Adult Top 40 Airplay". Billboard . Retrieved 13 May 2021.
11. "Liz Phair Chart History: Mainstream Top 40 Airplay". Billboard . Retrieved 13 May 2021.
12. "Liz Phair Chart History: Triple A Airplay". Billboard . Retrieved 13 May 2021.
13. "Discography Liz Phair". australian-charts.com. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
14. "Liz Phair – Polyester Bride". Discogs. 1998. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
15. "Liz Phair Chart History". Billboard . Retrieved September 23, 2020.
16. "Billboard chart search: Liz Phair "Everything"". Billboard.com. Archived from the original (XML) on August 11, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
17. "Liz Phair Discography". discogs.com. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
18. "Stratford-on-Guy | Liz Phair | Music Video". MTV. Archived from the original on July 6, 2009. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
19. "Never Said | Liz Phair | Music Video". MTV. Archived from the original on February 23, 2009. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
20. "Supernova | Liz Phair | Music Video". MTV. Archived from the original on November 17, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
21. "Whip-Smart | Liz Phair | Music Video". MTV. Archived from the original on August 14, 2009. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
22. "Jealousy | Liz Phair | Music Video". MTV. Archived from the original on August 14, 2009. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
23. "Production Notes". Billboard . Vol. 108, no. 26. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 29, 1996. p. 91. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved July 18, 2022.
24. "Why Can't I? | Liz Phair | Music Video". MTV. Archived from the original on August 14, 2009. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
25. "Liz Phair Plugs In For Fall Tour". Billboard. August 18, 2005. Archived from the original on July 19, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
26. 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