Something for Kate discography

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Something for Kate discography
Studio albums7
EPs3
Live albums1
Compilation albums4
Singles28

The discography of Australian rock band Something for Kate, consists of seven studio albums, one live album, four compilation albums, three extended plays and 28 singles.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with release date, label, and selected chart positions and certifications shown
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
AUS
[1]
Elsewhere for 8 Minutes 70
Beautiful Sharks
  • Released: 7 June 1999 [2] [3] [4]
  • Label: Murmur, Sony BMG (MATTCD085)
  • Formats: CD, LP
10
  • ARIA: Platinum [5]
Echolalia
  • Released: 22 June 2001 [3] [4]
  • Label: Murmur, Sony BMG (MATTCD111)
  • Formats: CD, LP
2
The Official Fiction
  • Released: 15 August 2003 [3] [4]
  • Label: Murmur, Sony BMG (MATTCD130)
  • Formats: CD, LP
1
  • ARIA: Platinum [5]
Desert Lights
  • Released: 1 June 2006 [3] [4]
  • Label: Murmur, Sony BMG (MATTCD136)
  • Formats: CD, LP
1
  • ARIA: Gold [8]
Leave Your Soul to Science
  • Released: 28 September 2012
  • Label: EMI, Capitol (4042422)
  • Formats: CD, LP
5
The Modern Medieval
  • Released: 20 November 2020 [9]
  • Label: EMI, Capitol (0710366)
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
4
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.

Live albums

List of live albums
TitleAlbum details
Live at the Corner
  • Released: 24 February 2008
  • Label: New Found Frequency
  • Formats: CD

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
AUS
[1]
Q & A with Dean Martin
Phantom Limbs: Selected B-Sides
  • Released: 20 August 2004 [3] [4]
  • Label: Murmur/Sony BMG
  • Formats: 2× CD
27
iTunes Originals – Something for Kate
  • Released: 22 May 2007
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Formats: Download only
The Murmur Years: The Best of Something for Kate 1996 – 2007
  • Released: 18 August 2007
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Formats: CD
26
  • ARIA: Gold [5]
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.

Video albums

List of video albums, with release date, label, and selected chart positions and certifications shown
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
AUS
[1]
Big Screen Television
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Murmur (200972.2)
  • Formats: VHS
A Diversion
  • Released: October 2002
  • Label: Murmur (MATTDVD122)
  • Formats: VHS, DVD
3

Extended plays

List of extended plays
TitleEP detailsPeak chart positions
AUS
[1]
....The Answer to Both Your Questions
Intermission
  • Released: March 1997 [2] [3] [4]
  • Label: Murmur/Sony BMG (MATTCD047)
  • Formats: CD
64
Harpoon / Clint(with Jebediah)
  • Released: July 1998 [nb 1]
  • Label: Murmur (MATTCD074, MATTV074)
  • Formats: CD, 2×7" vinyl

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
AUS
[1]
"Dean Martin"199698Non-album single
"Captain (Million Miles an Hour)"199795Elsewhere for 8 Minutes
"Prick"
"Working Against Me"1998
"Roll Credit"
"Electricity"199939Beautiful Sharks
"Hallways"54
"Whatever You Want"59
"The Astronaut"200074
"Monsters"200115Echolalia
"Three Dimensions"32
"Twenty Years"43
"Say Something"200240
"Déjà Vu"200319The Official Fiction
"Song for a Sleepwalker"35
"Moving Right Along"200460
"Cigarettes and Suitcases"200623Desert Lights
"Oh Kamikaze"39
"California"2007
"The Futurist"The Murmur Years
"Survival Expert"2012Leave Your Soul to Science
"Miracle Cure"
"Star-Crossed Citizens"2013
"Situation Room" [11] 2020The Modern Medieval
"Waste Our Breath" [12] [13]
"Supercomputer" [9]
"Come Back Before I Come Back to My Senses" [14]
"Blue Bird" [15] 2021

Other appearances

List of other non-single song appearances
TitleYearAlbum
"Photograph"1999 Songs from Dawson's Creek
"Ordinary World"1999Undone: The Songs of Duran Duran
"Dreamworld"2001The Power & The Passion - A Tribute to Midnight Oil
"When the War Is Over"2007 Standing on the Outside
"When The River Runs Dry"2013Crucible: The Songs of Hunters & Collectors

Notes

  1. Harpoon / Clint is a split EP with tracks by Something for Kate and Jebediah. Two different versions were released, Jebediah's CD version (Harpoon EP) and SFK's 2×7" vinyl. [2] [3] [4] Each had different cover art.

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