The Waifs discography

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The Waifs discography
Studio albums8
Live albums2
Singles9

The discography of The Waifs, an Australian folk rock band, consists of eight studio albums, nine singles and two live albums.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsChart peak positions Certifications
(sales thresholds) [1]
AUS
[2]
The Waifs
  • Released: May 1996
  • Label: Outside Music (WAIFSCD001)
  • Formats: CD
Shelter Me
  • Released: 1 March 1998
  • Label: Outside Music (WAIFSCD002)
  • Formats: CD
Sink or Swim
  • Released: June 2000
  • Label: Outside Music (WAIFSCD003)
  • Formats: CD
Up All Night
  • Released: 13 January 2003
  • Label: Jarrah (WAIFSCD005)
  • Formats: CD
3
Sun Dirt Water
  • Released: 1 September 2007
  • Label: Jarrah (WAIFSCD010)
  • Formats: CD
2
  • ARIA: Platinum [6]
Temptation
  • Released: 4 March 2011
  • Label: Jarrah Jarrah (WAIFSCD013)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
3
Beautiful You
  • Released: 14 August 2015
  • Label: Jarrah (WAIFSCD013)
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
5
Ironbark
  • Released: 24 February 2017
  • Label: Jarrah (WAIFSCD014)
  • Formats: 2×CD, digital download
1
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

TitleAlbum detailsChart peak positionsCertifications [1]
AUS
[2]
A Brief History...
  • Released: 8 November 2004
  • Label: Jarrah (WAIFSCD008)
  • Formats: CD
23
Live from the Union of the Soul
  • Released: 1 January 2009
  • Label: Jarrah (WAIFSCD011)
  • Formats: CD
48
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[2] [9]
AUS
AIR

[2]
Hottest 100
2002 "London Still" 49 3 Up All Night
2003 "Lighthouse" 62 1 12
2004 "Bridal Train" 50 1 54 A Brief History...
2007 "Sun Dirt Water" 32 1 92 Sun, Dirt, Water
"Stay"
2015 "6000 Miles [10] " Beautiful You
"Black Dirt Track"
2017 "Ironbark" Ironbark
2023 "I Was Only 19 (with John Schumann) [11] " non album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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