Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds discography
| Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds discography | |
|---|---|
 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds in 2008. | |
| Studio albums | 18 |
| EPs | 3 |
| Live albums | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 4 |
| Singles | 38 |
| Video albums | 5 |
| Music videos | 38 |
The discography of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, a rock band with multi-national personnel, consists of 18 studio albums, 12 of which have reached the UK top 40, the last four going Top 5; four live albums; four compilation albums; 36 singles, 16 of which reached the UK Indie Top 10; five video albums and 38 music videos.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [1] | AUT [2] | FIN [3][4] | GER [5] | NL [6] | NOR [7] | NZ [8] | SWE [9] | UK [10] | US [11] | |||||
| From Her to Eternity | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | ||||
| The Firstborn Is Dead |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | — | |||
| Kicking Against the Pricks |
| — | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | 49 | 89 | — | |||
| Your Funeral... My Trial |
| 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Tender Prey |
| 109 | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | — |
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| The Good Son |
| 93 | — | 39 | — | 44 | 19 | — | 38 | 47 | — |
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| Henry's Dream |
| 41 | 40 | 38 | 59 | 70 | — | 47 | 49 | 29 | — |
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| Let Love In |
| 8 | 14 | 21 | 34 | 57 | 18 | 35 | 10 | 12 | — |
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| Murder Ballads |
| 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 8 | — |
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| The Boatman's Call |
| 5 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 58 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 155 | |||
| No More Shall We Part |
| 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 180 | |||
| Nocturama |
| 8 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 2 | — | 7 | 20 | 182 | |||
| Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus |
| 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 126 | |||
| Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 64 | |||
| Push the Sky Away |
| 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |||
| Skeleton Tree |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 27 | |||
| Ghosteen |
| 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 108 | |||
| Wild God |
| 2 [29] | 2 | 5 [30] | 2 | 1 | 5 [31] | 4 [32] | 7 [33] | 5 | 66 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [1] | AUT [2] | GER [5] | NL [6] | POR [35] | UK [10] | UK Indie [36] | ||
| Live Seeds |
| 47 | — | — | 88 | 14 | 67 | 8 |
| The Abattoir Blues Tour |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Live at the Royal Albert Hall |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Live from KCRW |
| — | 24 | 51 | 46 | — | 81 | 5 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [1] | AUT [2] | FIN [4] | GER [5] | NL [6] | NOR [7] | NZ [8] | SWE [9] | UK [10] | UK Indie [36] | |||
| The Best of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds |
| 2 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 90 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 2 | |
| B-Sides & Rarities |
| 36 | 38 | — | 60 | 67 | 26 | — | 60 | 74 | — | |
| Lovely Creatures: The Best of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds |
| 8 | 8 | — | 10 | 12 | — | 15 | — | 8 | 2 |
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| B-Sides & Rarities Part II |
| 38 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | — | — | — | 27 | 3 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
EPs
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT [2] | DEN [38] | GER [5] | SWI [39] | UK [10] | UK Indie [36] | ||
| European Tour '92 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — |
| iTunes Live: London Sessions |
| — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Distant Sky: Live in Copenhagen |
| 67 | 34 | 82 | 66 | 74 | 8 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [1][40] | AUT [2] | FIN [4] | GER [5] | NL [6] | NOR [7] | NZ [8] | SWE [9] | UK [10][41] | UK Indie [42] | ||||
| "In the Ghetto" | 1984 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | 1 | From Her to Eternity | |
| "Tupelo" | 1985 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | The Firstborn Is Dead | |
| "The Singer" | 1986 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | Kicking Against the Pricks | |
| "The Mercy Seat" | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | 3 | Tender Prey | |
| "Deanna" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |||
| "The Ship Song" | 1990 | 138 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | — | The Good Son | |
| "The Weeping Song" | 172 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Straight to You"/"Jack the Ripper" | 1992 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | 7 | Henry's Dream | |
| "I Had a Dream, Joe" | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | 7 | |||
| "Do You Love Me?" | 1994 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | 6 | Let Love In | |
| "Loverman" | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | 8 | |||
| "Red Right Hand" | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 |
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| "Where the Wild Roses Grow" (with Kylie Minogue) | 1995 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 1 | Murder Ballads | |
| "Henry Lee" (with PJ Harvey) | 1996 | 73 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 36 | 7 | ||
| "Into My Arms" | 1997 | 26 | — | 10 | — | — | 8 | 41 | 46 | 53 | 9 |
| The Boatman's Call |
| "(Are You) The One That I've Been Waiting For" | 159 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | 10 | |||
| "As I Sit Sadly by Her Side" | 2001 | 80 | 24 | 20 | — | 71 | 11 | — | 46 | 42 | 6 | No More Shall We Part | |
| "Fifteen Feet of Pure White Snow" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 5 | |||
| "Love Letter" | 2002 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Bring It On" | 2003 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 8 | Nocturama | |
| "He Wants You"/"Babe, I'm on Fire" | 154 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Rock of Gibraltar" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 136 | — | |||
| "Nature Boy" | 2004 | 88 | 17 | 16 | 89 | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus | |
| "Breathless"/"There She Goes My Beautiful World" | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | |||
| "Get Ready for Love" | 2005 | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | — | ||
| "Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!" | 2008 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | — | Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! | |
| "More News from Nowhere" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 171 | — | |||
| "Midnight Man" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "We No Who U R" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | Push the Sky Away | |
| "Jubilee Street" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Mermaids" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Animal X" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Give Us a Kiss" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Jesus Alone" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Skeleton Tree | |
| "Skeleton Tree" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I Need You" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Rings of Saturn" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Frogs"[45] | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wild God | |
| "Long Dark Night"[46] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| NZ Hot [47] | |||
| "Song of the Lake" | 2024 | 29 | Wild God |
Other appearances
Studio
| Year | Song | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | "Rye Whiskey" | N/A | traditional cover released as a flexidisc with a 1989 issue of Reflex magazine[48] |
| 1991 | "Tower of Song" | I'm Your Fan | Leonard Cohen cover |
| "(I'll Love You) Till the End of the World" | Until the End of the World | original song |
Live
| Year | Song | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | "I Put a Spell on You" | Department of Enjoyment | radio broadcast of Screamin' Jay Hawkins cover, as Nick Cave and the Cavemen[49] |
| 2003 | "I Feel So Good" | The Soul of a Man | J.B. Lenoir cover[50] |
| 2004 | "Supernaturally" | The Big Ask Live - Artists Taking Action On Climate Change | Theatre de la Mutualite, Paris, November 2004 |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | "In the Ghetto" | Evan English, Paul Goldman | From Her to Eternity |
| 1985 | "Tupelo" | Christoph Dreher | The Firstborn Is Dead |
| "Wanted Man" | Mick Harvey | ||
| 1986 | "The Singer" | Christoph Dreher | Kicking Against the Pricks |
| 1988 | "The Mercy Seat" | Christoph Dreher | Tender Prey |
| "Deanna" | Mick Harvey | ||
| 1990 | "The Ship Song" | John Hillcoat | The Good Son |
| "The Weeping Song" | Angela Conway | ||
| 1992 | "Straight to You" | Anton Corbijn | Henry's Dream |
| "Jack the Ripper" | John Hillcoat | ||
| "I Had a Dream, Joe" | |||
| 1994 | "Do You Love Me?" | John Hillcoat | Let Love In |
| "Loverman" | |||
| "Red Right Hand" | Jesse Dylan | ||
| 1995 | "Where the Wild Roses Grow" (with Kylie Minogue) | Rocky Schenck | Murder Ballads |
| 1996 | "Henry Lee" (with PJ Harvey) | ||
| "Stagger Lee" | Emma Davis | ||
| 1997 | "Into My Arms" | Jonathan Glazer | The Boatman's Call |
| "(Are You) The One That I've Been Waiting For?" | Angela Conway | ||
| 2001 | "As I Sat Sadly by Her Side" | John Hillcoat | No More Shall We Part |
| "Fifteen Feet of Pure White Snow" | |||
| 2002 | "Love Letter" | Tony Mahony | |
| 2003 | "Bring It On" | John Hillcoat | Nocturama |
| "Babe, I'm on Fire" | |||
| 2004 | "Nature Boy" | Grant Gee | Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus |
| "Breathless" | Ben Dawkins | ||
| 2005 | "Get Ready for Love" | David Barnard | |
| 2008 | "Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!" | Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard | Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! |
| "More News from Nowhere" | |||
| "Midnight Man" | |||
| "Night Of The Lotus Eaters" | |||
| 2012 | "We No Who U R" | Gaspar Noé | Push the Sky Away |
| 2013 | "Jubilee Street" | John Hillcoat | |
| "Higgs Boson Blues" | Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard | ||
| 2016 | "Jesus Alone" | Andrew Dominik | Skeleton Tree |
| "I Need You" | |||
| "Girl in Amber" | |||
| "Magneto" |
Selected list of video and DVD releases
- The Road to God Knows Where – US tour documentary film
- Live at the Paradiso – Live in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: The Videos
- God Is in the House – Live in Lyon, France
- The Abattoir Blues Tour – 2DVD/CD, Live at the Brixton Academy, Hammersmith Apollo, etc.
- 20,000 Days on Earth – 2014 documentary
- One More Time with Feeling – 2016 documentary
References
- ^ a b c d Peaks in Australia:
- All except noted: "Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Australian Chart history". Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- Peaks from 51–100 from mid-1988 to 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 53.
- Tender Prey and "The Ship Song": "Week commencing 1 October 1990". Retrieved 27 April 2024.
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- ^ a b c Peak positions for albums:
- Live Seeds: "Independent Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 25 September 1993. p. 20. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- The Best of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
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- Distant Sky: Live in Copenhagen: "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- B-Sides & Rarities Part II: "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
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- ^ Peak positions for singles:
- Until 1990: Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-9517206-9-4. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011.
- "Straight to You"/"Jack the Ripper": "Distribution: Indie Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 18 April 1992. p. 24. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- "I Had a Dream, Joe": "Distribution: Indie Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 19 September 1992. p. 18. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- "Do You Love Me?": "Independent Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 16 April 1994. p. 22. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- "Loverman": "Independent Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 23 July 1994. p. 24. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- "Red Right Hand": "Independent Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 12 November 1994. p. 18. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- "Where the Wild Roses Grow": "Independent Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 21 October 1995. p. 24. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- "Henry Lee": "Independent Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 16 March 1996. p. 24. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- "Into My Arms": "Independent Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 1 March 1997. p. 22. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- "(Are You) The One That I've Been Waiting For": "Independent Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 7 June 1997. p. 22. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- "As I Sit Sadly by Her Side": "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- "Fifteen Feet of Pure White Snow": "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- "Bring It On": "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 53.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Nick Cave)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Listen to Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' new single, 'Frogs', from their upcoming album, 'Wild God'". Nick Cave. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "Long Dark Night Out Now". Nick Cave. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ Johnston, Ian (5 March 2020). Bad Seed: The Biography of Nick Cave. Little, Brown Book Group. ISBN 978-0-349-14435-1.
- ^ Nahmad, Claire (1994). Dream Spells: Understanding Your Dreams. Pavilion. ISBN 978-1-85793-051-1.
- ^ "Various - Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues - The Soul Of A Man". Discogs. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
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