Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds discography | |
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Studio albums | 18 |
EPs | 3 |
Live albums | 4 |
Compilation albums | 4 |
Singles | 38 |
Video albums | 5 |
Music videos | 38 |
The discography of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, a rock band with multi-national personnel, consists of 18 studio albums, 12 of which have reached the UK top 40, the last four going Top 5; four live albums; four compilation albums; 36 singles, 16 of which reached the UK Indie Top 10; five video albums and 38 music videos.
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | ||||||||||
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AUS [1] | AUT [2] | FIN [3] [4] | GER [5] | NL [6] | NOR [7] | NZ [8] | SWE [9] | UK [10] | US [11] | |||||
From Her to Eternity | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | ||||
The Firstborn Is Dead |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | — | |||
Kicking Against the Pricks |
| — | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | 49 | 89 | — | |||
Your Funeral... My Trial |
| 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Tender Prey |
| 109 | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | — |
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The Good Son |
| 93 | — | 39 | — | 44 | 19 | — | 38 | 47 | — |
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Henry's Dream |
| 41 | 40 | 38 | 59 | 70 | — | 47 | 49 | 29 | — |
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Let Love In |
| 8 | 14 | 21 | 34 | 57 | 18 | 35 | 10 | 12 | — |
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Murder Ballads |
| 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 8 | — |
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The Boatman's Call |
| 5 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 58 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 155 | |||
No More Shall We Part |
| 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 180 | |||
Nocturama |
| 8 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 2 | — | 7 | 20 | 182 | |||
Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus |
| 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 126 | |||
Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 64 | |||
Push the Sky Away |
| 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |||
Skeleton Tree |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 27 | |||
Ghosteen |
| 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 108 | |||
Wild God |
| 2 [29] | 2 | 5 [30] | 2 | 1 | 5 [31] | 4 [32] | 7 [33] | 5 | 66 |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||
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AUS [1] | AUT [2] | GER [5] | NL [6] | POR [35] | UK [10] | UK Indie [36] | ||
Live Seeds |
| 47 | — | — | 88 | 14 | 67 | 8 |
The Abattoir Blues Tour |
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Live at the Royal Albert Hall |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Live from KCRW |
| — | 24 | 51 | 46 | — | 81 | 5 |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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AUS [1] | AUT [2] | FIN [4] | GER [5] | NL [6] | NOR [7] | NZ [8] | SWE [9] | UK [10] | UK Indie [36] | |||
The Best of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds |
| 2 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 90 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 2 | |
B-Sides & Rarities |
| 36 | 38 | — | 60 | 67 | 26 | — | 60 | 74 | — | |
Lovely Creatures: The Best of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds |
| 8 | 8 | — | 10 | 12 | — | 15 | — | 8 | 2 |
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B-Sides & Rarities Part II |
| 38 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | — | — | — | 27 | 3 | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | |||||
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AUT [2] | DEN [38] | GER [5] | SWI [39] | UK [10] | UK Indie [36] | ||
European Tour '92 |
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iTunes Live: London Sessions |
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Distant Sky: Live in Copenhagen |
| 67 | 34 | 82 | 66 | 74 | 8 |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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AUS [1] | AUT [2] | FIN [4] | GER [5] | NL [6] | NOR [7] | NZ [8] | SWE [9] | UK [10] [40] | UK Indie [41] | ||||
"In the Ghetto" | 1984 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | 1 | From Her to Eternity | |
"Tupelo" | 1985 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | The Firstborn Is Dead | |
"The Singer" | 1986 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | Kicking Against the Pricks | |
"The Mercy Seat" | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | 3 | Tender Prey | |
"Deanna" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |||
"The Ship Song" | 1990 | 138 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | — | The Good Son | |
"The Weeping Song" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Straight to You"/"Jack the Ripper" | 1992 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | 7 | Henry's Dream | |
"I Had a Dream, Joe" | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | 7 | |||
"Do You Love Me?" | 1994 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | 6 | Let Love In | |
"Loverman" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | 8 | |||
"Red Right Hand" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 |
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"Where the Wild Roses Grow" (with Kylie Minogue) | 1995 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 1 | Murder Ballads | |
"Henry Lee" (with PJ Harvey) | 1996 | 73 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 36 | 7 | ||
"Into My Arms" | 1997 | 26 | — | 10 | — | — | 8 | 41 | 46 | 53 | 9 |
| The Boatman's Call |
"(Are You) The One That I've Been Waiting For" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | 10 | |||
"As I Sit Sadly by Her Side" | 2001 | 80 | 24 | 20 | — | 71 | 11 | — | 46 | 42 | 6 | No More Shall We Part | |
"Fifteen Feet of Pure White Snow" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 5 | |||
"Love Letter" | 2002 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Bring It On" | 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 8 | Nocturama | |
"He Wants You"/"Babe, I'm on Fire" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Rock of Gibraltar" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 136 | — | |||
"Nature Boy" | 2004 | 88 | 17 | 16 | 89 | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus | |
"Breathless"/"There She Goes My Beautiful World" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | |||
"Get Ready for Love" | 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | — | ||
"Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | — | Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! | |
"More News from Nowhere" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 171 | — | |||
"Midnight Man" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"We No Who U R" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | Push the Sky Away | |
"Jubilee Street" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Mermaids" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Animal X" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Give Us a Kiss" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Jesus Alone" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Skeleton Tree | |
"Skeleton Tree" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"I Need You" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Rings of Saturn" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Frogs" [44] | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wild God | |
"Long Dark Night" [45] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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NZ Hot [46] | |||
"Song of the Lake" | 2024 | 29 | Wild God |
Year | Song | Album | Notes |
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1989 | "Rye Whiskey" | N/A | traditional cover released as a flexidisc with a 1989 issue of Reflex magazine [47] |
1991 | "Tower of Song" | I'm Your Fan | Leonard Cohen cover |
"(I'll Love You) Till the End of the World" | Until the End of the World | original song |
Year | Song | Album | Notes |
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1984 | "I Put a Spell on You" | Department of Enjoyment | radio broadcast of Screamin' Jay Hawkins cover, as Nick Cave and the Cavemen [48] |
2003 | "I Feel So Good" | The Soul of a Man | J.B. Lenoir cover [49] |
2004 | "Supernaturally" | The Big Ask Live - Artists Taking Action On Climate Change | Theatre de la Mutualite, Paris, November 2004 |
Year | Title | Director | Album |
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1984 | "In the Ghetto" | Evan English, Paul Goldman | From Her to Eternity |
1985 | "Tupelo" | Christoph Dreher | The Firstborn Is Dead |
"Wanted Man" | Mick Harvey | ||
1986 | "The Singer" | Christoph Dreher | Kicking Against the Pricks |
1988 | "The Mercy Seat" | Christoph Dreher | Tender Prey |
"Deanna" | Mick Harvey | ||
1990 | "The Ship Song" | John Hillcoat | The Good Son |
"The Weeping Song" | Angela Conway | ||
1992 | "Straight to You" | Anton Corbijn | Henry's Dream |
"Jack the Ripper" | John Hillcoat | ||
"I Had a Dream, Joe" | |||
1994 | "Do You Love Me?" | John Hillcoat | Let Love In |
"Loverman" | |||
"Red Right Hand" | Jesse Dylan | ||
1995 | "Where the Wild Roses Grow" (with Kylie Minogue) | Rocky Schenck | Murder Ballads |
1996 | "Henry Lee" (with PJ Harvey) | ||
"Stagger Lee" | Emma Davis | ||
1997 | "Into My Arms" | Jonathan Glazer | The Boatman's Call |
"(Are You) The One That I've Been Waiting For?" | Angela Conway | ||
2001 | "As I Sat Sadly by Her Side" | John Hillcoat | No More Shall We Part |
"Fifteen Feet of Pure White Snow" | |||
2002 | "Love Letter" | Tony Mahony | |
2003 | "Bring It On" | John Hillcoat | Nocturama |
"Babe, I'm on Fire" | |||
2004 | "Nature Boy" | Grant Gee | Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus |
"Breathless" | Ben Dawkins | ||
2005 | "Get Ready for Love" | David Barnard | |
2008 | "Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!" | Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard | Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! |
"More News from Nowhere" | |||
"Midnight Man" | |||
"Night Of The Lotus Eaters" | |||
2012 | "We No Who U R" | Gaspar Noé | Push the Sky Away |
2013 | "Jubilee Street" | John Hillcoat | |
"Higgs Boson Blues" | Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard | ||
2016 | "Jesus Alone" | Andrew Dominik | Skeleton Tree |
"I Need You" | |||
"Girl in Amber" | |||
"Magneto" |