Suzanne Vega discography
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| Suzanne Vega discography | |
|---|---|
 Suzanne Vega in concert (February 2014) | |
| Studio albums | 9 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Live albums | 7 |
| Compilation albums | 3 |
| Singles | 23 |
The discography of American singer Suzanne Vega consists of nine studio albums, four acoustic albums, two greatest hits albums, one box set, seven live albums, one extended play, and 23 singles.
Albums
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [3] |
FRA [4] |
GER [5] |
NLD [6] |
NOR [7] |
NZL [8] |
SWE [9] |
SWI [10] |
UK [11][12] | ||
| Suzanne Vega |
|
91 | 23 | — | — | 54 | 11 | — | 9 | 42 | — | 11 |
| Solitude Standing |
|
11 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| Days of Open Hand |
|
50 | 74 | 9 | 25 | 16 | 29 | 16 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 7 |
| 99.9F° |
|
86 | 56 | — | — | 27 | 70 | — | 38 | 45 | 24 | 20 |
| Nine Objects of Desire |
|
92 | 113 | 25 | 25 | 43 | 93 | 24 | — | 39 | 23 | 43 |
| Songs in Red and Gray |
|
178 | 187 | — | 36 | 53 | — | 34 | — | — | 47 | 100 |
| Beauty & Crime | 129 | — | — | 52 | 81 | — | — | — | — | 79 | 127 | |
| Tales from the Realm of the Queen of Pentacles |
|
173 | — | 66 | 124 | 38 | 47 | — | — | — | — | 37 |
| Lover, Beloved: Songs from an Evening with Carson McCullers |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Acoustic albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Current [14] |
US Folk [15] |
BEL (FL) [16] |
FRA [4] | ||
| Close-Up Vol. 1, Love Songs |
|
— | — | — | — |
| Close-Up Vol. 2, People & Places |
|
186 | 10 | — | 199 |
| Close-Up Vol. 3, States of Being |
|
— | — | — | — |
| Close-Up Vol. 4, Songs of Family |
|
— | — | 160 | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
Compilation albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [2] |
BEL (FL) [16] |
BEL (WA) [17] |
GER [5] |
NOR [7] |
SWI [10] |
UK [11] | |||
| Tried & True: The Best of Suzanne Vega |
|
96 | 16 | 33 | 58 | 8 | 29 | 46 | |
| Retrospective: The Best of Suzanne Vega |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | |
| Close-Up Series |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||
Live albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Current [14] |
AUS [2] | ||
| Live in London 1986 |
|
— | 93 |
| Sessions at West 54th |
|
— | — |
| Live at the Stephen Talkhouse |
|
— | — |
| Solitude Standing: Live at the Barbican |
|
— | — |
| Live at the Speakeasy |
|
— | — |
| Live at the Bottom Line, NY 1986 |
|
— | — |
| Live at Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, 6 Aug 87 – Both Sets (Remastered) |
|
— | — |
| An Evening of New York Songs and Stories |
|
70 | — |
Extended plays
[edit]| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| iTunes Festival: London 2008 |
|
Singles
[edit]As main artist
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [20] |
US Main [21] |
US Modern [22] |
US AAA [23] |
AUS [2] |
CAN | IRE [24] |
NLD [6] |
NZL [8] |
UK [11] | |||
| "Marlene on the Wall" | 1985 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | Suzanne Vega |
| "Small Blue Thing" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | ||
| "Knight Moves" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Marlene on the Wall" (re-release) | 1986 | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | 9 | 27 | — | 21 | |
| "Left of Center" (featuring Joe Jackson) |
— | — | — | — | 35 | — | 28 | — | — | 32 | Pretty in Pink | |
| "Gypsy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | Solitude Standing | |
| "Luka" | 1987 | 3 | 15 | — | — | 21 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 8 | 23 | |
| "Tom's Diner" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | 58 | ||
| "Solitude Standing" | 94 | 43 | — | — | 91 | — | — | — | 45 | 79 | ||
| "Book of Dreams" | 1990 | — | 47 | 8 | — | 102 | — | — | — | — | 66 | Days of Open Hand |
| "Tired of Sleeping" | — | — | — | — | 145 | — | — | — | — | 101 | ||
| "Men in a War" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 108 | ||
| "In Liverpool" | 1992 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 99.9F° |
| "99.9F°" | — | — | 13 | — | 125 | — | — | — | — | 46 | ||
| "Blood Makes Noise" | — | — | 1 | — | 61 | 63 | — | — | 42 | 60 | ||
| "When Heroes Go Down" | 1993 | — | — | — | — | 113 | — | — | — | — | 58 | |
| "Caramel" | 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Nine Objects of Desire |
| "No Cheap Thrill" | — | — | — | 12 | 155 | — | — | — | — | 40 | ||
| "World Before Columbus" | 1997 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Book & a Cover" | 1998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tried & True: The Best of Suzanne Vega |
| "Rosemary (Remember Me)" | 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Fool's Complaint" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tales from the Realm of the Queen of Pentacles |
| "We of Me" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lover, Beloved: Songs from an Evening with Carson McCullers |
| "Rats" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Promotional singles
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US AAA [23] |
UK Airplay | |||
| "Birth-Day (Love Made Real)" | 1997 | — | — | Nine Objects of Desire |
| "Headshots" | — | — | ||
| "The Widow's Walk" | 2001 | 6 | — | Songs in Red and Gray |
| "Last Year's Troubles" | — | 42 | ||
| "Penitent" | — | — | ||
| "(I'll Never Be) Your Maggie May" | 2002 | — | — | |
| "Frank & Ava" | 2007 | 20 | 65 | Beauty & Crime |
| "Ludlow Street" | — | — | ||
| "Unbound" | — | — | ||
| "Pornographer's Dream" | — | — | ||
| "I Never Wear White" | 2014 | — | — | Tales from the Realm of the Queen of Pentacles |
| "Harper Lee" | 2016 | — | — | Lover, Beloved: Songs from an Evening with Carson McCullers |
As featured artist
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [20] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [3] |
FRA [4] |
GER [5] |
IRE [24] |
NLD [6] |
NZL [8] |
SWI [25] |
UK [11] | |||
| "Tom's Diner" (DNA featuring Suzanne Vega) |
1990 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | Taste This |
Other contributions
[edit]- The Smithereens: Especially for You (1986) – "In a Lonely Place"
- Philip Glass: Songs from Liquid Days (1986) – "Lightning" and "Freezing"
- Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films (1988) – "Stay Awake"
- One World One Voice (1990) – "One World, One Voice"
- Deadicated: A Tribute to the Grateful Dead (1991) – "Cassidy" and "China Doll"
- DNA: Taste This (1992) – "Tom's Diner" (DNA Remix) and "Salt Water"
- Hector Zazou: Songs from the Cold Seas (1994) – "The Long Voyage" (with John Cale)
- Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume III (1994) – "Luka" (live version)
- Tower of Song: The Songs of Leonard Cohen (1995) – "Story of Isaac"
- Dead Man Walking soundtrack (1995) – "Woman on the Tier (I'll See You Through)"
- Time and Love: The Music of Laura Nyro (1997) – "Buy and Sell"
- "Perfect Day" (multi-artist cover version recorded for the BBC, 1997)
- Joe Jackson: Heaven & Hell (1997) – "Angel (Lust)"
- Mitchell Froom: Dopamine (1998) – "Dopamine"
- Celebrate the Season (1998) – "Coventry Carol"
- Bleecker Street: Greenwich Village in the 60's (1999) – "So Long, Marianne" (with John Cale)
- Dan Zanes: Rocket Ship Beach (2000) – "Erie Canal"
- Hear Music Volume 7: Waking (2002) – "Widow's Walk"
- 107.1 KGSR Radio Austin – Broadcasts Vol.10 (2002) – "Widow's Walk"
- WYEP Live and Direct: Volume 4 – On Air Performances (2002) – "(I'll Never Be) Your Maggie May"
- Vigil (2004) – "It Hit Home"
- WFUV: City Folk Live VII (2004) – "Penitent"
- The Acoustic Album (2006, Virgin) – "Marlene On the Wall"
- Dar Williams: Promised Land (2008) – "Go to the Woods"
- Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse Present: Dark Night of the Soul (2009) – "The Man Who Played God"
- Pioneers for a Cure: Songs to Fight Cancer (2011) – "Streets of Laredo"
- Jonathan Coulton: Artificial Heart (2011) – "Now I Am an Arsonist"
- Čechomor: Místečko (2011) - "Rain Is Falling"
Music videos
[edit]- "Marlene on the Wall" / Film Director – Leslie Liebman / 1985[26]
- "Left of Center" / Film Directors – Ken Ross, Richard Levine / 1986
- "Gypsy" / Film Director – Dominic Brigstocke / 1986
- "Luka" / Film Directors – Candace Reckinger, Michael Patterson / 1987
- "Tom's Diner" / Film Director – Gareth Roberts / 1987
- "Solitude Standing" / Film Director – Jonathan Demme / 1987
- "Book of Dreams" / Film Directors – Andrew Doucette, Geof Kern / 1990
- "Tired of Sleeping" / Film Director – Tarsem Singh / 1990
- "Men in a War" / Film Director – Paula Greif / 1990
- "Tom's Diner" / DNA featuring Suzanne Vega / 1990
- "In Liverpool" / Film Director – Howard Greenhalgh / 1992
- "99.9F°" / Film Director – Nico Beyer / 1992
- "Blood Makes Noise" / Film Director – Nico Beyer / 1992
- "When Heroes Go Down" / Film Director – Peter Care / 1993
- "Caramel" / Film Director – Charles Whittenmeier / 1996
- "Caramel" (Alternate Version) Edited By [Re-edit] – Brett Truett, Mike Ragogna / 1996
- "No Cheap Thrill" / Film Director – David Cameron / 1996
- "Book & a Cover" / Film Director – Geoff Moore / 1998
- "Last Year's Troubles" / Film Director – Tim Vega / 2001
- "Frank & Ava" / Film Director – / 2007
- "Fool's Complaint" / lyrics video / 2014
- "We of Me" / Film Director – Chuck Moore / 2016
References
[edit]- ^ "Suzanne Vega Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Australian chart peaks:
- Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to June 12, 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 329. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and June 12, 1988.
- "Marlene on the Wall": "Australian ARIA Chart – Top 50 Singles: Week Ending 27th April, 1986". ARIA. Retrieved May 13, 2020 – via Imgur.com.
- "Left of Center": "Australian ARIA Chart – Top 50 Singles: Week Ending 3rd August, 1986". ARIA. Retrieved May 13, 2020 – via Imgur.com.
- "Luka": "Australian ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart: Week Ending 30th August, 1987". ARIA. Retrieved May 13, 2020 – via Imgur.com.
- Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from June 13, 1988: "australian-charts.com > Suzanne Vega in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
- Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 294.
- All ARIA-era (June 13, 1988, onward) peaks to October 31, 2017: "Response from ARIA re: ARIA chart history for Suzanne Vega, received October 31, 2017". Imgur.com. Retrieved October 31, 2017. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
- ^ a b "austriancharts.at> Suzanne Vega in der Österreichischen Hitparade" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ a b c "lescharts.com > Suzanne Vega dans les Charts Français" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ a b c German chart peaks: "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Suchen nach "Suzanne Vega"" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved May 28, 2019. N.B. Select 'Album' tab to display album chart peaks.
- ^ a b c "dutchcharts.nl > Suzanne Vega in Dutch Charts" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ a b "norwegiancharts.com > Suzanne Vega in Norwegian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ a b c "charts.nz > Suzanne Vega in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "swedishcharts.com ? Suzanne Vega in Swedish Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ a b "hitparade.ch > Suche nach: Suzanne Vega" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ a b c d UK chart peaks:
- All except specified: "Official Charts > Suzanne Vega". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- Beauty & Crime: "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 > V – Vybe". Dipl.-Bibl.(FH) Tobias Zywietz. Archived from the original on October 16, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
- "Tired of Sleeping": "UK Singles Charts: 1990 (including chart panel sales) > Page 13". UKMix.org. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- "Tom's Diner" (DNA remix): "Official Charts > DNA". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- "Men in a War": "UK Singles Charts: 1990 (including chart panel sales) > Page 20". UKMix.org. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 584. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Suzanne Vega Lover, Beloved: Songs From An Evening With Carson McCullers". Nimbit. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
- ^ a b "Suzanne Vega: Chart History – Top Current Albums". Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ "Suzanne Vega Chart History > Americana/Folk Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 4, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ a b "Ultratop > Suzanne Vega in Ultratop Vlaanderen" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Ultratop > dans les l'Ultratop Wallonie" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ a b "Suzanne Vega Discography: Other Solo Releases". Vega.net. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- ^ "BRIT Certified – bpi" (To access, enter the search parameter "Suzanne Vega" and select "Search by Keyword"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
- ^ a b "Suzanne Vega Chart History > Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ "Suzanne Vega Chart History – Modern Rock Songs". Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ "Suzanne Vega Chart History – Modern Rock songs". Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ a b "Suzanne Vega Chart History – Adult Alternative songs". Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ a b "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for 'Suzanne Vega' (from irishcharts.ie)". Fireball Media. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "hitparade.ch > Suzanne Vega (song)" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 3, 1985.
