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The discography of Superchunk, including studio albums, singles, compilations and videos.
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The discography of Superchunk, including studio albums, singles, compilations and videos.
| Title | Year | Label | Charts [1] [2] [3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Superchunk | 1990 1999 | Matador Merge | US CMJ #58 |
| No Pocky for Kitty | 1991 1999 | Matador Merge | |
| Tossing Seeds (Singles 89–91) | 1992 | Merge | |
| On the Mouth | 1993 1999 | Matador Merge | |
| Foolish | 1994 | Merge | US CMJ #6 |
| Incidental Music 1991-95 | 1995 | Merge | US CMJ #6 |
| Here's Where the Strings Come In | 1995 | Merge | US CMJ #3 |
| Indoor Living | 1997 | Merge | US CMJ #4 |
| Come Pick Me Up | 1999 | Merge | |
| Here's to Shutting Up | 2001 | Merge | |
| The Clambakes Series Vol. 1 | 2002 | Merge | |
| The Clambakes Series Vol. 2 | 2002 | Merge | |
| Cup of Sand | 2003 | Merge | |
| The Clambakes Series Vol. 3 | 2004 | Merge | |
| Majesty Shredding | 2010 | Merge | US #85 |
| I Hate Music | 2013 | Merge | US #74 |
| What a Time to Be Alive | 2018 | Merge | US #182 UK #23 |
| Wild Loneliness | 2022 | Merge |
| Title | Track listing | Release date | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| [as Chunk] | "What Do I" "My Noise" "Train From Kansas City" (Shangri-Las cover) | 1989 | Merge |
| Slack MotherFucker | "Slack Motherfucker" "Night Creatures" | 1989 | Merge |
| Three's Company [with tracks by Geek, and Seaweed] | "Garlic" | 1990 | Merge |
| Tower | "Fishing" "Tower" "Train from Kansas City" "What Do I" | 1991 | Messiah Complex |
| Fishing | "Fishing" "Cool" | 1991 | Merge |
| The Breadman | "The Breadman" "Cast Iron" | 1991 | Matador |
| The Freed Seed | "Seed Toss" "It's So Hard to Fall in Love" (Sebadoh cover) "Brand New Love" (Sebadoh cover) "I Believe in Fate" (Sebadoh cover) | 1991 | Merge |
| On Paper it Made Perfect Sense | "Driveway to Driveway" "Driveway to Driveway" (Acoustic) "Seed Toss" (Acoustic) "Sick to Move" (Acoustic) "You Cheat Yourself of Everything That Moves" (Live) "Fishing" (Live) "The Only Piece That You Get" (Live) | 1992 | Fellaheen |
| Mower | "Mower" "On the Mouth" | 1992 | Merge |
| The Question Is How Fast | "The Question Is How Fast" "100,000 Fireflies" (The Magnetic Fields cover) | 1992 | Merge |
| Ribbon | "Ribbon" "Who Needs Light" | 1993 | Merge |
| "Night of Chill Blue" (The Chills cover) | 1993 | Simple Machines | |
| "Precision Auto part 2" "Precision Auto part 3" | 1994 | Merge | |
| The First Part | "The First Part" "Connecticut" | 1994 | Merge |
| Driveway to Driveway | "Driveway to Driveway" "Driveway" (Acoustic) "Sick to Move" (Acoustic) | 1994 | Merge |
| One-sided 7" incl w/ Speed Kills fanzine #6 | "Home at Dawn" | 1995 | Speed Kills |
| "Kicked In" (Acoustic) | 1995 | Honey Bear | |
| Hyper Enough | "Hyper Enough" "Never Too Young to Smoke" | 1995 | Merge |
| Watery Hands | "Watery Hands" "With Bells On" | 1997 | Merge |
| The Majestic | "The Majestic" "Reg" | 1999 | Merge |
| Misfits and Mistakes | "Misfits and Mistakes" | 2007 | Merge |
| Crossed Wires | "Crossed Wires" "Blinders (Fast Vers.)" | 2009 | Merge |
| Digging for Something | "Digging for Something" "February Punk" | 2010 | Merge |
| Learned to Surf | "Learned to Surf" "Sunny Brixton" "Bad Influence" (Neon Christ cover) | 2011 | Merge One Four Seven |
| This Summer | "This Summer" "Cruel Summer" (Bananarama cover) | 2012 | Merge |
| Void b/w Faith | "Void" "Faith" | 2013 | Merge |
| I Got Cut | "I Got Cut" "Up Against the Wall" | 2017 | Merge |
| Break the Glass | "Break the Glass" "Mad World" (Corrosion of Conformity cover) | 2017 | Merge |
| There's a Ghost | "There's a Ghost" "Alice" (The Sisters of Mercy cover) | 2020 | Merge |
| Title | Track listing | Release date | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mower | "Mower" "On the Mouth" "Fishing" (Live) | 1992 | Merge |
| Question Is How Fast | "Question Is How Fast" "Forged It" "100,000 Fireflies" | 1992 | Merge |
| Hit Self-Destruct | "Cadmium" "Throwing Things" (Acoustic) "Lying in State" | 1992 | Hippy Knight Records |
| The First Part | "The First Part" "Foolish" "Connecticut" | 1994 | Merge |
| Driveway to Driveway | "Driveway to Driveway" "Driveway to Driveway" (Acoustic) "Seed Toss" (Acoustic) "Sick to Move" (Acoustic) | 1994 | Merge |
| Hyper Enough | "Hyper Enough" "Never Too Young to Smoke" "Detroit Has a Skyline" (acoustic) | 1995 | Merge |
| Superchunk/Guided by Voices | 1996 | Fellaheen | |
| The Laughter Guns EP | "A Small Definition" "Her Royal Fisticuffs" "The Mine Has Been Returned to Its Original Owner" "Hero" | 1996 | Merge |
| Watery Hands | "Watery Hands" "Watery Hands" (Wet Wurlitzer mix) | 1997 | Merge |
| Hello Hawk | "Hello Hawk" "Sexy Ankles" "Low Branches" (Acoustic) "Pink Clouds" (Acoustic) "Cursed Mirror" (Acoustic) | 1999 | Merge |
| 1,000 Lbs EP | "1,000 Lbs" "White Noise" "Scary Monsters" "1,000 Pounds" (Acoustic) | 2000 | Merge |
| Late Century Dream EP | "Late Century Dream" "The Length of Las Ramblas" "Becoming a Speck" "Florida's on Fire" (Acoustic demo) | 2001 | Merge |
| Art Class EP | "Art Class (Song for Yayoi Kusama)" "The Hot Break" "A Collection of Accounts" "Art Class" (Acoustic) | 2001 | Merge |
| Leaves in the Gutter EP | "Learned to Surf" "Misfits and Mistakes" "Screw It Up" "Knock Knock Knock" "Learned to Surf" (Acoustic Demo) | 2009 | Merge |
| Title | Track Listing | Release Date | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digging for Something | "Digging for Something" "February Punk" "Digging for Something" (Acoustic Demo) | 2010 | Merge |
| Crossed Wires | "Crossed Wires" (single version) "Blinders" (Fast Version) "Crossed Wires" (Acoustic Demo) | 2011 | Merge |
| Compilation/Soundtrack | Track listing | Release date | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Throw | "Skip Steps 1&3" | 1991 | Yo-Yo |
| Pyloric Waves | "Invitation" | 1991 | D-Tox |
| Teriyaki Asthma | "I'll Be Your Sister" (Motörhead cover) | 1992 | C/Z |
| Fortune Cookie Prize | "Nancy Sin" (Beat Happening cover) | 1992 | Simple Machines |
| Freedom of Choice | "Girl U Want" (Devo cover) | 1992 | Tannis Root |
| Incline Plane | "Baxter" | 1993 | Simple Machines |
| Dope Guns 'n Fucking in the Streets Vol. 8 7" | "Basement Life" | 1993 | Amphetamine Reptile |
| The Machines: Simple Machines 7"s (1990-1993) | "Baxter" | 1994 | Simple Machines |
| Working Holiday! | "From the Curve" | 1994 | Simple Machines |
| Rows of Teeth | "Dance Lessons" | 1994 | Merge |
| Jerky Boys | "Shallow End" | 1995 | Atlantic |
| Suburbia | "Does Your Hometown Care" | 1996 | DGC |
| Lounge Ax Defense Fund | "Fader Rules" | 1996 | Touch & Go |
| Laugh Hard at the Absurdly Evil | "Hyper Enough" | 1996 | X-Wing Recordings |
| Title | Director |
|---|---|
| Cast Iron | Alan Hervey |
| Throwing Things | Jesse Peretz |
| Mower | Norwood Cheek |
| Fishing | Phil Morrison |
| Precision Auto | Norwood Cheek |
| Untied | Phil Morrison |
| Package Thief | Peyton Reed |
| The First Part | Phil Morrison and Peyton Reed |
| Driveway to Driveway | Peyton Reed and Phil Morrison |
| Hyper Enough | Norwood Cheek |
| Watery Hands | Phil Morrison |
| Digging for Something | Scott Jacobson |
| Crossed Wires | Whitey McConnaughy |
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