Pixies discography | |
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![]() Pixies performing in 2019 | |
Studio albums | 8 |
Live albums | 17 |
Compilation albums | 6 |
Video albums | 4 |
Music videos | 9 |
EPs | 5 |
Singles | 12 |
The discography of Pixies, an American alternative rock band, includes eight studio albums, twelve singles, seven compilations, one mini-LP, and five EPs as of October 2022 [update] .
Pixies formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1985. Following their 1987 demo tape, the band signed to the English independent record label 4AD. They released Come On Pilgrim , comprising eight songs from their demo tape, in October 1987. Their first full-length album, Surfer Rosa , was released in 1988 on 4AD; an American distribution deal was made with Rough Trade Records several months later. However, Surfer Rosa did not see wide distribution in the United States.
Pixies agreed to a United States distribution deal with Elektra Records before releasing their third album, Doolittle . Doolittle was the most successful album for Pixies, earning them a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America in 1995 (along with Surfer Rosa in 2005). Following a hiatus in 1989, the band reconvened to release Bossanova in 1990 and Trompe le Monde in 1991, before breaking up in 1993. After reuniting in 2004, Black Francis, Joey Santiago, Kim Deal and David Lovering issued a download-only single, "Bam Thwok", and Warren Zevon cover, "Ain't That Pretty at All", as well as collaborating with Disc Live to release a number of reunion tour live albums in the same year.
In 2013, a week after the departure of bassist Kim Deal, the band released the song "Bagboy", and then EP1, consisting of four new songs. In 2014, Pixies released EP2 and EP3, and Indie Cindy —a full-length album combining the songs from EP1, EP2 and EP3.
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
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US [1] | AUS [2] | FRA [3] | GER [4] | IRE [5] | NLD [6] | NZ [7] | SPA [8] | SWE [9] | UK [10] | ||||
Surfer Rosa | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — |
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Doolittle |
| 98 | 104 | 66 | — | 33 | 53 | 18 | — | — | 8 | ||
Bossanova |
| 70 | 68 | — | 27 | — | 30 | 17 | — | 45 | 3 |
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Trompe le Monde |
| 92 | 61 | — | 35 | 69 | 26 | 20 | — | 43 | 7 |
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Indie Cindy |
| 23 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 23 | 33 | 29 | 57 | 6 |
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Head Carrier |
| 72 | 23 | 12 | 32 | 31 | 13 | 20 | 23 | — | 7 |
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Beneath the Eyrie |
| — [lower-alpha 1] | 36 | 21 | 22 | 7 | — | — | 15 | — | 7 | ||
Doggerel |
| — | 73 | 23 | 18 | 34 | 98 | — | — | — | 13 | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
The Pixies collaborated with Disc Live to release a string of limited edition live albums throughout 2004 as part of their reunion tour. This practice has been repeated with each successive tour, as well as documenting previous tours, using The Show and Coudal Partners/American Laundromat as distributing labels. An incomplete list appears below.
Concert date | Title | Venue | Number of copies pressed |
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December 15, 1986 | Live from the Fallout Shelter [18] | WJUL-FM UMass Lowell [19] | |
May 27, 1991 | Live from Le Transbordeur, Lyon, France | Le Transbordeur | |
June 1, 1991 | Live from Espace Médoquine, Bourdeaux, France | Espace Médoquine | |
July 31, 1991 | Live: Malibu Nightclub, Lido Beach, NY | Malibu | |
April 13, 2004 | Live in Minneapolis, MN | Fine Line Music Cafe | 1000 |
April 14, 2004 | Live in Winnipeg, MB | Burton Cummings Theatre | 1000 |
April 15, 2004 | Live in Regina, SK | Conexus Arts Centre | 1000 |
April 17, 2004 | Live from Prairieland Park, Saskatoon, SK | Prairieland Park | |
April 18, 2004 | Live from Red's | West Edmonton Mall | |
April 19, 2004 | Live from MacEwan Hall, University of Calgary | MacEwan Hall | |
April 21, 2004 | Live from Victoria Curling Club, Victoria, BC | Victoria Curling Club | |
April 22, 2004 | Live from Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC | Commodore Ballroom | |
May 1, 2004 | Live from Coachella, Indio, CA | Coachella festival | |
June 2, 2004 | Live from Brixton Academy | Brixton Academy | 1500 |
June 3, 2004 | Live from Brixton Academy | Brixton Academy | 1500 |
June 4, 2004 | Live from Brixton Academy | Brixton Academy | 1500 |
June 5, 2004 | Live from Brixton Academy | Brixton Academy | 1500 |
November 11, 2004 | Live in Toronto, ON | Molson Amphitheatre | |
November 21, 2004 | Live in Akron, OH | James A. Rhodes Arena | 1000 |
November 22, 2004 | Live in Detroit, MI | State Theatre | |
December 6, 2004 | the twelve final shows Norfolk | Ted Constant Convocation Center | 1000 |
May 26, 2005 | Live from Roseland Theater, Portland, OR | Roseland Theater | |
May 28, 2005 | Live from the Gorge Amphitheatre, George, WA | Gorge Amphitheatre | |
May 30, 2005 | Live from the Warfield, San Francisco, CA | The Warfield | |
May 31, 2005 | Live from Civic Auditorium, San Jose, CA | Civic Auditorium | |
June 2, 2005 | Live from Wiltern LG Theatre, Los Angeles, CA | Wiltern LG Theatre | |
June 5, 2005 | Live in Denver, CO | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | |
June 7, 2005 | Live in Indianapolis, IN | Murat Theatre | |
June 8, 2005 | Live in Cleveland, OH | Scene Pavilion | |
June 9, 2005 | Live from Chevrolet Amphitheatre, Pittsburgh, PA | Chevrolet Amphitheatre | |
June 11, 2005 | Live from Music Midtown, Atlanta, GA | Music Midtown | |
June 12, 2005 | Live in Raleigh, NC | Disco Rodeo | 1000 |
September 30, 2005 | Live in Baltimore, MD | Sonar | 1000 |
October 16, 2005 | Live at Voodoo 04 | City Park, New Orleans, LA | 1500 |
Various 2004–2005 | "Hey" – Live Pixies 2004–2005 | Various locations |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | ||||||||
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US [1] | AUS [2] | BEL (FL) [20] | FRA [3] | IRE [5] | NOR [21] | NZ [7] | SWE [9] | UK [10] | ||||
Surfer Rosa/Come On Pilgrim |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Death to the Pixies |
| 180 | 24 | 6 | 14 | — | 32 | 7 | 49 | 20 |
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Pixies at the BBC |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | ||
Complete 'B' Sides |
| — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | 53 | ||
Wave of Mutilation: Best of Pixies |
| 161 | 64 | 13 | — | 6 | 26 | — | — | 16 |
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Minotaur |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Come On Pilgrim… It’s Surfer Rosa [22] |
| — | — | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |
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US [1] | GER [4] | |||
Come On Pilgrim |
| — | — |
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Pixies |
| — | 70 | |
EP1 |
| — | — |
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EP2 |
| 160 | — | |
EP3 |
| — | — |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
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US Alt. [24] | US AAA [25] | AUS [2] [26] | MEX Ingl. [27] | NZ [7] | UK [10] | ||||
"Gigantic" | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | Surfer Rosa | |
"Monkey Gone to Heaven" | 1989 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 60 | Doolittle | |
"Here Comes Your Man" | 3 | — | 156 | — | — | 54 |
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"Velouria" | 1990 | 4 | — | 153 | — | 29 | 28 | Bossanova | |
"Dig for Fire" | 11 | — | 157 | — | — | 62 | |||
"Planet of Sound" | 1991 | — | — | 128 | — | 35 | 27 | Trompe le Monde | |
"Alec Eiffel" | — | — | — | — | — | 114 | |||
"Letter to Memphis" | 1992 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Head On" | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Debaser" | 1997 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 |
| Death to the Pixies |
"Bam Thwok" | 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Bagboy" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Indie Cindy | |
"Um Chagga Lagga" | 2016 | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | Head Carrier | |
"Tenement Song" | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | |||
"Classic Masher" | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | |||
"On Graveyard Hill" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Beneath the Eyrie | |
"Catfish Kate" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Hear Me Out" (12" only) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
"Human Crime" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"There's a Moon On" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Doggerel | ||
"Vault of Heaven" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Dregs of the Wine" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"You're So Impatient" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Chicken" | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Title | Year | Chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||
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FRA [3] | MEX Ingl. [27] | NLD [6] | UK [10] | ||||
"Where Is My Mind?" | 1988 | 78 | — | — | 199 |
| Surfer Rosa |
"Wave of Mutilation" | 1989 | — | — | — | — | Doolittle | |
"Hey" | — | — | — | — | |||
"Motorway to Roswell" | 1991 | — | — | 52 | — | Trompe le Monde | |
"Talent" | 2016 | — | 34 | — | — | Head Carrier |
Year | Title |
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1989 | "Live In Vienna" |
"Bone Machine" | |
1991 | "Rough Diamonds" |
"Subbacultcha" | |
"Timeless Stars" | |
1994 | "Give Me Ecstasy" |
Year | Title |
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1989 | "Monkey Gone to Heaven" |
"Here Comes Your Man" | |
1990 | "Velouria" |
"Dig for Fire" | |
"Allison" | |
1991 | "Alec Eiffel" |
"Head On" | |
1997 | "Debaser" |
2013 | "Bagboy" [28] |
"Indie Cindy" | |
"Andro Queen" | |
"What Goes Boom" | |
2014 | "Blue Eyed Hexe" [29] |
"Greens and Blues" | |
"Snakes" | |
"Ring the Bell" | |
"Silver Snail" | |
"Magdalena 318" | |
2016 | "Tenement Song" |
"Um Chagga Lagga" | |
"Classic Masher" | |
2019 | "On Graveyard Hill" |
"Catfish Kate" | |
"Long Rider" | |
2020 | "Hear Me Out" |
2022 | "Human Crime" |
"Vault of Heaven" |
Year | DVD | Comments | Certifications |
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2004 | Pixies | Contains a documentary about the band's influence, early concert videos, their music videos and footage of their 2004 reunion tour. | |
2005 | Pixies: "Sell Out" Reunion Tour 2004 | Playing live at Eurockéenness Festival in Belfort, France. Other performances in the reunion era are included as bonus material. | |
2006 | loudQUIETloud | Details the band's 2004 reunion tour. | |
2006 | Acoustic: Live In Newport | Playing live at the 2005 Folk Festival in Newport, Rhode Island. |
Year | Song | Album | Comments |
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1989 | "Winterlong" | The Bridge: A Tribute to Neil Young | Neil Young cover |
1990 | "Born in Chicago" [30] | Rubáiyát: Elektra's 40th Anniversary | Paul Butterfield Blues Band cover |
1991 | "I Can't Forget" [31] | I'm Your Fan: The songs of Leonard Cohen by... | Leonard Cohen cover |
2004 | "Ain't That Pretty at All" [32] | Enjoy Every Sandwich: Songs of Warren Zevon | Warren Zevon cover |
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