Sufjan Stevens discography | |
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![]() Sufjan Stevens performing live in Leipzig in 2011 | |
Studio albums | 13 |
Live albums | 1 |
Compilation albums | 3 |
Music videos | 8 |
EPs | 13 |
Singles | 20 |
Soundtrack albums | 3 |
Promotional singles | 8 |
Guest appearances | 26 |
Mixtapes | 2 |
American singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens has released thirteen studio albums (including three with additional artists), three compilation albums, three soundtracks, two mixtapes, thirteen extended plays (EP), twenty singles (including one as a featured artist), eight promotional singles, and eight music videos. Through his record label Asthmatic Kitty Records, Stevens released his first two albums A Sun Came and Enjoy Your Rabbit in 2000 and 2001, respectively. For his next two releases – Michigan (2003) and Seven Swans (2004) – the singer partnered with Sounds Familyre Records for the distribution of both releases. Seven Swans was supported by Stevens' debut single "The Dress Looks Nice on You". The same album was reissued in 2009 and included the new single "I Went Dancing with My Sister". His fifth album, Illinois , was his first release to enter record charts, where it reached the lower positions in several countries and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments of 500,000 copies. The Avalanche , a compilation album consisting of outtakes from Illinois, was released in 2006 and also reached various charts internationally.
The Age of Adz (2010) was promoted by singles "I Walked" and "Too Much", with the latter song peaking at number 42 on Billboard 's Rock Digital Song Sales component chart. The album itself debuted at number 7 on the Billboard 200, becoming Stevens' highest-peaking effort. As of March 2015, The Age of Adz has sold over 138,000 copies in the United States. In a collaborative effort with Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, and James McAlister, Stevens released Planetarium through 4AD Records in 2017. It was supported by singles "Saturn" and "Venus". Music videos were created for the two aforementioned songs in addition to album tracks "Mercury" and "Neptune".
He also embarked on a project titled "Songs for Christmas", where he released a series of ten EPs consisting of Christmas songs between December 2000 and December 2010. The first five releases were included on a box set titled Songs for Christmas (2006) while the final five were featured on a second one titled Silver & Gold (2012). Stevens contributed to the official soundtrack to the 2017 drama film Call Me by Your Name , where he provided original songs "Mystery of Love" and "Visions of Gideon". Both songs peaked on the charts in France and the United States, and the former song earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song. [1]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
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US [2] | AUS [3] | BEL (FL) [4] | CAN [5] | FRA [6] | GER [7] | NLD [8] | NOR [9] | SWI [10] | UK [11] | ||||
A Sun Came |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Enjoy Your Rabbit |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Michigan |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Seven Swans |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Illinois |
| 121 | 86 | — | — | — | — | 80 | 34 | — | 124 |
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The Age of Adz |
| 7 | 61 | 25 | — | 52 | 73 | 75 | 19 | 48 | 30 | ||
Carrie & Lowell | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 50 | 51 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 6 |
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Planetarium (with Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, and James McAlister) | 104 | — | 89 | — | 120 | 82 | 77 | — | 60 | 92 | |||
Aporia (with Lowell Brams) |
| — [upper-alpha 1] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
The Ascension |
| 90 | 28 | 28 | — | 143 | 26 | 59 | — | 44 | 35 | ||
Convocations |
| — [upper-alpha 2] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
A Beginner's Mind (with Angelo De Augustine) |
| 115 | — | 78 | — | — | 45 | — | — | 77 | 91 | ||
Javelin |
| 30 | 46 | 15 | — | 41 | 15 | 5 | — | 15 | 7 | ||
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |||||||||
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US [2] | US Alt [32] | US Folk [33] | US Indie [34] | US Rock [35] | AUS [3] | BEL (FL) [4] | FRA [6] | NOR [9] | UK [11] | |||
The Avalanche |
| 71 | — | — | 4 | — | 97 | 68 | 161 | — | 84 | |
Songs for Christmas |
| 122 | — | — | — | — | — | 100 | — | 36 | — |
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Silver & Gold |
| 70 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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US Indie [34] | ||
Carrie & Lowell Live |
| 39 |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
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US [2] | US Indie [34] | US OST [41] | UK Clas. [42] | ||
The BQE |
| 171 | 18 | 16 | — |
The Decalogue |
| — | — | — | — |
Reflections |
| — | — | — | 10 |
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Mixtape details | Peak chart positions | |
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US Folk [33] | US Indie [34] | ||
Chopped and Scrooged |
| — | — |
The Greatest Gift |
| 10 | 23 |
Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | ||||
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US [2] | US Folk [33] | US Indie [34] | US Rock [35] | FRA [6] | ||
Noel (with Matt Morgan) |
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Hark! |
| — | — | — | — | — |
Ding! Dong! |
| — | — | — | — | — |
An Album Club Exclusive |
| — | — | — | — | — |
Joy (with Bridgit DeCook) |
| — | — | — | — | — |
Peace |
| — | — | — | — | — |
Gloria! (with Aaron Dessner and Bryce Dessner) |
| — | — | — | — | — |
I Am Santa's Helper |
| — | — | — | — | — |
Infinity Voyage |
| — | — | — | — | — |
Let It Snow! |
| — | — | — | — | — |
All Delighted People |
| 27 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 32 |
Christmas Unicorn |
| — | — | — | — | — |
Hit & Run Vol. 1 (with Rosie Thomas) |
| — | — | — | — | — |
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
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US Rock [61] | BEL (FL) [4] | FRA [6] | HUN [62] | POR [63] | SCO [64] | ||||
"The Dress Looks Nice on You" [65] | 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Seven Swans | |
"I Went Dancing with My Sister" [66] | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"I Walked" [67] | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Age of Adz | |
"Too Much" [68] | — [upper-alpha 3] | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Take the Time" [70] (with Cat Martino) | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
"A Little Lost" [71] | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross" [72] | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Carrie & Lowell | |
"Should Have Known Better" [73] | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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"Exploding Whale" [74] | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"Blue Bucket of Gold" [75] | — | — | — | — | — | — | Carrie & Lowell | ||
"Saturn" [76] (with Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, and James McAlister) | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Planetarium | |
"Venus" [77] (with Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, and James McAlister) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Mystery of Love" [78] | 13 | — | 44 | 34 | 93 | 67 | Call Me by Your Name | ||
"Tonya Harding" [79] | — | — [upper-alpha 4] | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Lonely Man of Winter" [80] | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Love Yourself"/"With My Whole Heart" [81] | 2019 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
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"America"/"My Rajneesh" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Reach Out"/"Olympus" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Beginner's Mind | |
"Back to Oz"/"Fictional California" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Cimmerian Shade"/"You Give Death a Bad Name" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"So You Are Tired" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Javelin | |
"Will Anybody Ever Love Me?" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"A Running Start" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Certifications | Album |
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"Put the Lights on the Tree" [82] | 2006 | Songs for Christmas | |
"Carrie & Lowell" [83] | 2015 | Carrie & Lowell | |
"Chicago" [84] | 2016 |
| Illinois |
"Mercury" [85] (with Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, and James McAlister) | 2017 | Planetarium | |
"Neptune" [86] (with Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, and James McAlister) | |||
"Wallowa Lake Monster" [87] | The Greatest Gift | ||
"John My Beloved" [88] | |||
"Blue Bucket of Gold" (Live) [89] | Carrie & Lowell Live |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
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US Rock [61] | FRA [6] | ||||
"Fourth of July" | 2015 | — | — | Carrie & Lowell | |
"Visions of Gideon" | 2018 | 43 | 86 |
| Call Me by Your Name |
Title | Year | Album |
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"All Delighted People" [91] | 2000 | Eye of the Beholder |
"Woman at the Well" [92] | 8.21: A Blue Bunny Compilation | |
"Far Physician's Son" [92] | ||
"Damascus" [93] | 2001 | Seen Unseen |
"The First Full Moon" [94] | 2002 | To Spirit Back the Mews |
"God'll Ne'er Let You Down" [94] | ||
"Bushwick Junkie" [94] | ||
"I Can't Even Lift My Head" [94] | ||
"Borderline" [95] | 2004 | Hope Isn't a Word |
"How Can the Stone Remain?" [96] | Metaphysics for Beginners | |
"The Lord God Bird" [97] | 2005 | National Public Radio website |
"What Goes On" [98] | This Bird Has Flown | |
"She Is" [99] | Dream Brother: The Songs of Tim and Jeff Buckley | |
"Opie's Funeral Song" [100] | 2006 | Mews Too |
"Variation on 'Commemorative Transfiguration and Communion at Magruder Park'" [101] | I Am the Resurrection | |
"Worried Shoes" [102] (with Daniel Smith) | I Killed the Monster | |
"Free Man in Paris" [103] | 2007 | A Tribute to Joni Mitchell |
"In the Words of the Governor" [104] | The Believer | |
"The One I Love" [105] | The New Frontier – Americana: The Next Generation | |
"Ring Them Bells" [106] | I'm Not There | |
"You Are the Blood" [107] | 2009 | Dark Was the Night |
"Sofia's Song" [108] | Asthmatic Kitty Records website | |
"A Little Lost" [109] | 2014 | Master Mix: Red Hot + Arthur Russell |
"Harsh Noise" [110] | 2016 | One Night Stand #1 |
Title | Year | Album |
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"Blood Pt. 2" [107] (Buck 65 featuring Sufjan Stevens and Serengeti) | 2009 | Dark Was the Night |
"Yr Not Alone" [111] (Cat Martino featuring Sufjan Stevens) | 2012 | Yr Not Alone |
"I Promise" [112] (Cat Martino featuring Sufjan Stevens and Chris Powell of Man Man) | 2013 | Shaking Through Volume 3 |
Title | Year | Director(s) |
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"Too Much" [113] | 2010 | Deborah Johnson |
"Year of the Tiger" [114] | 2014 | Geoffrey Hoskinson |
"Saturn" [115] | 2017 | Deborah Johnson |
"Mercury" [85] | ||
"Venus" [77] | ||
"Neptune" [86] | ||
"The Greatest Gift" [116] | Sufjan Stevens | |
"Mystery of Love" [117] | 2018 | Luca Guadagnino (excerpts from Call Me by Your Name) |
"Video Game" [118] | 2020 | Nicole Ginelli |
"Sugar" [119] | 2020 | Ezra Hurwitz |
"Tell Me You Love Me" [120] | 2021 | Luca Guadagnino |
Sufjan Stevens is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He has released ten solo studio albums and multiple collaborative albums with other artists. Stevens has received Grammy and Academy Award nominations.
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"Real Love" is a song by American singer Mary J. Blige from her debut studio album, What's the 411? (1992). Based on real life experiences, it was written and produced by Cory Rooney and Mark Morales, and samples Audio Two's 1987 song "Top Billin'". The song was issued as the album's second single on July 28, 1992 by Uptown and MCA. It became Blige's first top-10 hit, peaking at number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100. It also topped the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Rhythmic charts and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on November 4, 1992. Marcus Raboy directed the song's music video. Rolling Stone included "Real Love" in their list of "500 Best Songs of All Time" in 2021 at number 327.
"Fade into You" is a song by American alternative rock band Mazzy Star from their second studio album, So Tonight That I Might See (1993). The song was written by lyricist Hope Sandoval and composer David Roback, who also served as producer. The song reached number three on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in 1994 and is Mazzy Star's only single to appear on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 44. The song also charted at number 48 on the UK Singles Chart and number three in Iceland.
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"Chicago" is a track from Sufjan Stevens 2005 concept album Illinois, released on Asthmatic Kitty. The song tells the semi-autobiographical story of a young man on a road trip, and his youthful idealism. The track is one of Stevens' most popular songs, and he usually ends his live shows with a version of this song. The song has been recorded in five different versions by Stevens himself, the versions not on Illinois being included on the collection The Avalanche, and one demo released digitally on Stevens' website, later released as a 12" single bundled with the Illinois: Special 10th Anniversary Blue Marvel Edition.
Sisyphus is a collaborative project between Serengeti, Ryan Lott and Sufjan Stevens.
"Demons" is a song by American indie rock band The National. Written by band members Matt Berninger and Aaron Dessner, it appears as the second track on the band's sixth studio album Trouble Will Find Me and was released as the album's first single on April 15, 2013.
Carrie & Lowell is the seventh studio album by American musician Sufjan Stevens. It was released on March 31, 2015, by Asthmatic Kitty. It was produced by Stevens, and features guest contributions from Thomas Bartlett, Sean Carey, Casey Foubert, Ben Lester, Nedelle Torrisi, and Laura Veirs.
"Mystery of Love" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens and produced by Thomas Bartlett. It was self-released digitally, under license to Madison Gate Records and Sony Classical, on 1 December 2017. Luca Guadagnino, director of the 2017 film Call Me by Your Name, approached the singer to contribute to the film as a narrator, but Stevens declined and agreed to record an original song instead. Stevens was granted full creative control during the songwriting process and received inspiration from the film's script and André Aciman's novel of the same name. An acoustic song, the lyrics describe romance and allude to the relationship between film characters Elio and Oliver. They also make several references to the state of Oregon, birds, and Christianity.
Rob Moose is an American multi-instrumentalist, arranger, producer, conductor, and orchestrator. He primarily plays the violin, viola, and guitar.
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