Liz Phair discography
| Liz Phair discography | |
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Liz Phair performing live in 2005. | |
| Studio albums | 7 |
| EPs | 3 |
| Soundtrack albums | 6 |
| Compilation albums | 3 |
| Tribute albums | 1 |
| Singles | 17 |
| B-sides | 7 |
| Video albums | 2 |
| Music videos | 17 |
| Demo albums | 3 |
| Box sets | 1 |
| Promo singles | 7 |
This discography of rock music singer-songwriter Liz Phair consists of seven studio albums, three extended plays, seventeen singles, three compilations, two video albums, seventeen music videos and one box set. She recorded three self-produced cassettes as Girly-Sound in the early 1990s.
Her first two albums, Exile in Guyville and Whip-Smart, were certified Gold in the United States by the RIAA. Her 2003 single "Why Can't I?" was also certified Gold in the United States by the RIAA.[1]
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | ||
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| US [2] |
US Sales [3] |
US Ind. [4] | ||||
| Exile in Guyville | 196 | × |
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| Whip-Smart |
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27 | × |
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| Whitechocolatespaceegg |
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35 | × |
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| Liz Phair |
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27 | — |
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| Somebody's Miracle |
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46 | — |
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| Funstyle |
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—[a] | 30 | |||
| Soberish | — | 25[b] | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart. "×" denotes a period where a chart did not exist or was not archived. | ||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Sales [3] |
US Ind. [4] | |||
| iTunes Originals |
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× | — | |
| Icon |
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× | — | |
| Girly-Sound to Guyville: The 25th Anniversary Box Set |
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51[c] | 14 | |
| The Girly-Sound Tapes |
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— | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart. "×" denotes a period where a chart did not exist or was not archived. | ||||
Demo albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Girly Sound: Yo Yo Buddy Yup Yup Word to Ya Muthuh |
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| Girly Sound: GIRLSGIRLSGIRLS |
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| Girly Sound: Sooty |
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Extended plays
| Title | EP Details |
|---|---|
| Juvenilia |
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| Comeandgetit |
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| Chicago Apple (live) |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [8] |
US Alt. [9] |
US Adult [10] |
US Pop [11] |
US Triple A [12] |
AUS [13] | ||||
| "Carnivore" | 1993 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Supernova" | 1994 | 78 | 6 | — | — | — | 43 | Whip-Smart | |
| "Whip-Smart" | 1995 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Polyester Bride"[d] | 1998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Whitechocolatespaceegg | |
| "Why Can't I?" | 2003 | 32 | — | 7 | 10 | — | — |
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| "Extraordinary" | 2004 | —[e] | — | 14 | 28 | — | — | ||
| "Everything to Me" | 2005 | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | Somebody's Miracle | |
| "Bollywood" | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Funstyle | |
| "And He Slayed Her" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Ho Ho Ho" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single[f] | |
| "Divorce Song" (Girly-Sound Version) |
2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Girly-Sound to Guyville: The 25th Anniversary Box Set | |
| "Bomb" (Girly-Sound Version) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Good Side" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | Soberish | |
| "Hey Lou" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Spanish Doors" | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | |||
| "In There" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Game" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart. | |||||||||
Promotional singles
| Title | Year[16] | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Never Said" | 1993 | Exile in Guyville |
| "Stratford-on-Guy" | ||
| "Jealousy" | 1995 | Whip-Smart |
| "Rocket Boy" | 1996 | Stealing Beauty Original Soundtrack |
| "The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana)" | Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits | |
| "Johnny Feelgood" | 1998 | Whitechocolatespaceegg |
| "Dotted Line" | 2012 | People Like Us Original Soundtrack |
| "Miss Lucy" | 2023 | Non-album single[g] |
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Soak Up the Sun" | 2002 | Sheryl Crow | C'mon, C'mon |
| "Chemistry" | 2005 | Kyle Riabko | Before I Speak |
| "Sorry Baby" | 2007 | Minnie Driver | Seastories |
| "Here Comes Your Man" | 2018 | Pete Yorn | Pete Yorn Sings the Classics |
| "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" |
B-sides
| B-sides | Year | A-sides |
|---|---|---|
| "Carnivore" (Raw) | 1993 | "Carnivore" |
| "Combo Platter" (Girlysound) | 1994 | "Supernova" |
| "Whip-Smart" (Remix) | 1995 | "Whip-Smart" |
| "Greased Lightning"/"White Bird of Texas" | 1998 | "Polyester Bride" |
| "Jeremy Engle"/"Fine Again" | 2003 | "Why Can't I?" |
Other contributions
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Don't Have Time" | 1995 | Higher Learning Original Soundtrack |
| "Six Dick Pimp" | 1996 | Brain Candy Original Soundtrack |
| "California" | 1997 | Chasing Amy Original Soundtrack |
| "Erecting a Movie Star" | First Love, Last Rites Original Soundtrack | |
| "Stuck on an Island" | What's Up, Matador? | |
| "Freak of Nature" | 1998 | Local 101 (Chicago radio sampler) |
| "Don't Apologize" | 2003 | CMJ Sampler |
| "Winter Wonderland" | Sounds of the Season – The NBC Holiday Collection | |
| "Mother's Little Helper" | 2005 | Desperate Housewives Original Soundtrack |
| "Bend" (with Eric Hirshberg) |
2006 | Payola 2 (Australian Smashed Records compilation) |
| "Perfect Misfit" | 2007 | Nancy Drew Original Soundtrack |
| "Free Ride" | 2023 | The Endless Coloured Ways: The Songs of Nick Drake |
Videography
Video albums
| Title | Album details |
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| Somebody's Miracle / Liz Phair: A Retrospective |
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| Exile in Guyville 15th Anniversary Edition / Guyville Redux |
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Music videos
| Title | Year | Director | Album |
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| "Stratford-on-Guy" | 1993 | Liz Phair[17] | Exile in Guyville |
| "Never Said" | Katy Maguire[18] | ||
| "Supernova" | 1994 | Liz Phair[19] | Whip-Smart |
| "Whip-Smart" | 1995 | ||
| "Jealousy" | |||
| "The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana)" | 1996 | Jean Pellerin | Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits |
| "Rocket Boy" | Jon Mintz[20] | Stealing Beauty Original Soundtrack | |
| "Polyester Bride" | 1998 | Kevin Kerslake | Whitechocolatespaceegg |
| "Down" | 2001 | Rodney Ascher | N/A |
| "Why Can't I?" | 2003 | Phil Harder[21] | Liz Phair |
| "Extraordinary" | 2004 | ||
| "Everything to Me" | 2005 | Somebody's Miracle | |
| "And He Slayed Her" | 2012 | Joey Boukadakis and Paul Boukadakis | Funstyle |
| "Hey Lou" | 2021 | Toben Seymour[22] | Soberish |
| "Spanish Doors" | N/a | ||
| "In There" | Katia Temkin | ||
| "The Game" | Angela Kohler |
Notes
- ^ Funstyle did not enter the US Billboard Top Album Sales chart, which was not established until December 13, 2014, but peaked at number 181 on the US Billboard Top Current Album Sales chart.[6]
- ^ Soberish also peaked at number 20 on the US Billboard Top Current Album Sales chart.[6]
- ^ Girly-Sound to Guyville: The 25th Anniversary Box Set also peaked at number 48 on the US Billboard Top Current Album Sales chart.[6]
- ^ "Polyester Bride" was an international commercial single in Japan only and a promotional single in the US and Europe.[14]
- ^ "Extraordinary" charted at number 11 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, a 25-song extension to the Billboard Hot 100.[15]
- ^ "Ho Ho Ho" was released by Amazon as part of a holiday music collection playlist All Is Bright.
- ^ "Miss Lucy" was recorded for her 1993 debut album Exile in Guyville, but not included on the album. The song was released individually on June 22, 2023.
References
- ^ a b c d e "Gold & Platinum: Liz Phair". RIAA. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- ^ "Liz Phair Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- ^ a b Note: The US Billboard Top Album Sales chart was established on December 13, 2014, but retroactively recognizes albums that charted on the US Billboard 200 that were released prior to the Top Album Sales chart's establishment by the album's position on the Billboard 200.
- "Liz Phair Chart History: Top Album Sales". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
- ^ a b "Liz Phair Chart History: Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
- ^ a b c d e "Ask Billboard: Kylie 'Fever'". Billboard. 2010-07-16. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ^ a b c "Liz Phair Chart History: Top Current Album Sales". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2026.
- ^ "Liz Phair's first album in a decade, 'Soberish,' coming out in 2021". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- ^ "Liz Phair Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- ^ "Liz Phair Chart History: Alternative Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Liz Phair Chart History: Adult Top 40 Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Liz Phair Chart History:Pop Top 40 Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Liz Phair Chart History: Triple A Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Discography Liz Phair". australian-charts.com. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
- ^ "Liz Phair – Polyester Bride". Discogs. 1998. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- ^ "Billboard chart search: Liz Phair "Everything"". Billboard.com. Archived from the original (XML) on August 11, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
- ^ "Liz Phair Discography". discogs.com. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- ^ "Stratford-on-Guy | Liz Phair | Music Video". MTV. Archived from the original on July 6, 2009. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
- ^ "Never Said | Liz Phair | Music Video". MTV. Archived from the original on February 23, 2009. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
- ^ Directors for music videos of songs from Whip-Smart
- "Supernova | Liz Phair | Music Video". MTV. Archived from the original on November 17, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
- "Whip-Smart | Liz Phair | Music Video". MTV. Archived from the original on August 14, 2009. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
- "Jealousy | Liz Phair | Music Video". MTV. Archived from the original on August 14, 2009. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
- ^ "Production Notes". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 26. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 29, 1996. p. 91. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
- ^ Directors for music videos of songs fromLiz Phair and Somebody's Miracle:
"Why Can't I? | Liz Phair | Music Video". MTV. Archived from the original on August 14, 2009. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
- "Liz Phair Plugs In For Fall Tour". Billboard. August 18, 2005. Archived from the original on July 19, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
- ^ Brandle, Lars (February 10, 2021). "Liz Phair Remembers Music's Quirkiest Couple With 'Hey Lou': Watch". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 12, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022.