Nickel Creek discography

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Nickel Creek discography
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Studio albums6
Live albums1
Compilation albums1
Music videos8
Singles8

This article represents the discography of progressive bluegrass band Nickel Creek. They have released six studio albums, one compilation album, as well as eight singles. Their debut live album was announced on October 2, 2020. [1]

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Nickel Creek's first widely known album, Nickel Creek , was released in 2001. It charted within the Top 20 of the Billboard Top Country Albums charts. The album featured three singles: "When You Come Back Down", "The Lighthouse's Tale", and "Reasons Why". The first two charted to number 48 and number 49 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, whereas the third single failed to chart. Also in 2001, the band were featured with Dolly Parton on "Shine", a cover of the pop group Collective Soul's signature song. The song was released as a single from Parton's album Little Sparrow , and also featured a music video. Nickel Creek was then certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on February 4, 2004.

In 2003, they released their critically acclaimed album This Side . It was a success on the Top Country Albums chart, debuting and peaking at number 2, as well as their first album to chart within the Top 20 of the Billboard 200, where it reached number 18. It was also a number-one album on the Billboard Top Bluegrass Albums chart. The album only spawned one chart single with its title track. It peaked at number 56 on the country charts.

Their fifth studio album, Why Should the Fire Die? , was released in 2005. Like its predecessor, it too, made the Top 20 of the Billboard 200, but failed to enter the Top Country Albums chart. One single was released, "When in Rome," but it failed to chart.

The band's sixth studio album, A Dotted Line , was released April 1, 2014. [2]

Nickel Creek announced the release of their latest studio album, Celebrants, to be released on March 24, 2023. [3] This album was recorded during the pandemic lockdown in February 2021. During the sessions, the band performed two live "Nickel Stream" concerts via Mandolin.

Studio albums

1990s

TitleAlbum details
Little Cowpoke
  • Release date: December 31, 1993
  • Label: Choo Choo Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
Here to There
  • Release date: May 19, 1997
  • Label: self-released
  • Formats: CD, cassette

2000s

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US Country
[4]
US
[5]
US
Indie

[6]
US
Bluegrass

[7]
Nickel Creek 131252
This Side
  • Release date: August 13, 2002
  • Label: Sugar Hill Records
  • Formats: CD
21811
Why Should the Fire Die?
  • Release date: August 9, 2005
  • Label: Sugar Hill Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
1711
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2010s–2020s

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
[5]
US
Grass

[7]
US
Folk

[10]
A Dotted Line
  • Release date: April 1, 2014
  • Label: Nonesuch
  • Formats: CD, music download
711
Celebrants 196
[11]
17

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US Country
[4]
US
Indie

[6]
US
Grass

[7]
Reasons Why: The Very Best
  • Release date: November 14, 2006
  • Label: Sugar Hill Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
41171

Live albums

TitleAlbum details
Live From The Fox Theater
  • Release date: February 12, 2021
  • Label: Bandcamp
  • Formats: Record/Vinyl + Digital

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbum
US Country
[12]
US AAA
[13]
UK
[14]
2001"When You Come Back Down"48Nickel Creek
"The Lighthouse's Tale"49147
2002"Reasons Why"
"This Side"56This Side
2003"Spit on a Stranger" [15]
"Speak"
"Smoothie Song"1
2005"When in Rome"7Why Should the Fire Die?
2014"Destination"21A Dotted Line
2023"Strangers"Celebrants
"Holding Pattern"
"Where the Long Line Leads"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
YearSingleAlbum
2001"Shine" (Dolly Parton featuring Nickel Creek) Little Sparrow

Videography

Music videos

YearTitleDirector
2000"Reasons Why"Brent Hedgecock
"When You Come Back Down"
2001"The Lighthouse's Tale"
2002"This Side"
2003"Speak" Sophie Muller
"Smoothie Song"Mark Reiter/Danny Clinch
2005"When in Rome"Dean Karr
2011"Hayloft"Steven Mertens
2014"Destination"Eli Cane

Guest appearances

YearTitleDirector
2001"Shine" (with Dolly Parton)Brent Hedgecock

Collaborations

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