Stephin Merritt discography

This article is a detailed listing of releases by singer-songwriter Stephin Merritt, including the discographies of the Magnetic Fields, the Gothic Archies, the 6ths, Future Bible Heroes, and solo releases by Merritt.

The Magnetic Fields

Albums

Album title	Format	Year	Original label	Chart positions	Sales
Distant Plastic Trees	LP	1991	Red Flame	—
The Wayward Bus	LP	1992	PoPuP	—
The House of Tomorrow	EP	1992	Feel Good All Over	—
The Charm of the Highway Strip	LP	1994	Merge Records	—
Holiday	LP	1994	Feel Good All Over	—
Get Lost	LP	1995	Merge Records	—
69 Love Songs	LP	1999	Merge Records	—	US: 203,000 [1]
i	LP	2004	Nonesuch Records	#152 (Billboard 200)	US: 63,000 [2]
Distortion	LP	2008	Nonesuch Records	#77 (Billboard 200)
Realism	LP	2010	Nonesuch Records	#110 (Billboard 200)
Love at the Bottom of the Sea	LP	2012	Merge Records	#89 (Billboard 200)
50 Song Memoir	LP	2017	Nonesuch Records	—
Quickies	5xEP	2020	Nonesuch Records	—

Singles

Song title	Format	b/w	Year	Label
"100,000 Fireflies"	7"	"Old Orchard Beach"	1991	Harriet Records
"Long Vermont Roads"	7"	"Alien Being", "Beach-a-Boop-Boop"	1992	Harriet Records
"All the Umbrellas in London"	7"	"Rats in the Garbage of the Western World"	1995	Merge Records
"Why I Cry"	7"	"The Man Amplifier"	1995	Motorway Records
"I Don't Believe You"	7"	"When I'm Not Looking, You're Not There"	1998	Merge Records
"Andrew in Drag"	7"	"When Next I Fall in Love"	2012	Merge Records

Non-album releases

• "Plant White Roses" (Stephin Merritt re-recording), 5 Rows of Teeth (1994)
• "Heroes", Crash Course for the Ravers: A Tribute to the Songs of David Bowie (1996)
• "I Die: You Die", Random: Gary Numan Tribute (1997)
• "Le Tourbillon", Pop Romantique: French Pop Classics (1999)
• "Take Ecstasy with Me" (original Susan Anway recording), Oh Merge (1999)
• "If I Were a Rich Man", Knitting on the Roof (1999)

The Gothic Archies

Albums

Album title	Format	Year	Original label	Chart positions
Looming in the Gloom	EP	1996	Hello Recording Club	—
The New Despair	EP	1997	Merge Records	—
The Tragic Treasury: Songs from A Series of Unfortunate Events	LP	2006	Nonesuch Records	—

The 6ths

Albums

Album title	Format	Year	Original label	Chart positions
Wasps' Nests	LP	1995	London Records	—
Hyacinths and Thistles	LP	2000	Merge Records	—

Singles

Song title	Format	B/W	Year	Label
"Heaven In A Black Leather Jacket"	7"	"Rot In The Sun"	1993	Merge Records

Future Bible Heroes

Albums

Album title	Format	Year	Original label	Chart positions
Memories of Love	LP	1997	Slow River/Rykodisc (US), Elefant (Europe, Korea), Setanta (UK)	—
Lonely Days	EP	1997		—
I'm Lonely (And I Love It)	EP	2000		—
Eternal Youth	LP	2002	Instinct Records	—
The Lonely Robot	EP	2002	Instinct Records	—
Partygoing	LP	2013	Merge Records	—

Solo

The following releases are credited solo to Stephin Merritt.

Albums

• Eban and Charley (Merge, 2002)
• Pieces of April (Nonesuch, 2003)
• Showtunes (Nonesuch, 2006)
• "Coraline (Original Cast Recording of the Off-Broadway play)" (2010)
• Obscurities (2011)

Non-album releases

• "The Meaning of Lice", Plague Songs (2006)
• "I'm In A Lonely Way", iTunes-only single (2007)
• "The Man of a Million Faces", NPR Music: Two Days with Project Song (2007)
• "Beauty", Stroke: Songs for Chris Knox (2009)
• "Not One Of Us", I'll Scratch Yours (2010)
• "Dream Again", Covers E.P. (2011)

References

1. Evie, Nagy (June 28, 2013). "Superchunk, Merge Records & The State of Independence: Billboard's DIY Issue". Billboard . Retrieved April 5, 2021.
2. Avers, Michael (January 19, 2008). "Distorted Reality" (PDF). Billboard . p. 30. Retrieved April 5, 2021– via World Radio History.

External links

• Stephin Merritt discography discography at Discogs