Alex G discography explained

Artist:	Alex G
Image Caption:	Alex G performing at South by Southwest in 2015
Studio:	9
Live:	3
Ep:	4
Singles:	27
Soundtrack:	2

American musician Alex G has released nine studio albums and four EPs, as well as three live albums and two soundtrack albums. His first four studio albums were self-released on the music-sharing website Bandcamp. His fifth album, DSU, was released on Orchid Tapes in 2014, and his subsequent releases have been with the label Domino Recording Company. He has also contributed to songs by various artists and bands including Julia Brown, Frank Ocean, Porches, Japanese Breakfast, Nothing and Lil Yachty.

Albums

Studio albums

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Album details	Peak chart positions
US ^[1]	US Alt ^[2]	US Curr. ^[3]	US Heat ^[4]	US Indie ^[5]
Winner	Released: July 4, 2011^[6] Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming	—	—	—	—	—
Race	Released: August 9, 2011 Label: Self-released Format: LP, digital download, streaming, cassette	—	—	—	—	—
Rules	Released: January 15, 2012^[7] Label: Self-released Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming, cassette	—	—	—	—	—
Trick	Released: November 6, 2012 Label: Self-released Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming, cassette	—	—	—	—	—
DSU	Released: June 17, 2014 Label: Orchid Tapes Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming, cassette	—	—	—	—	—
Beach Music	Released: October 9, 2015 Label: Domino Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming, cassette	—	—	—	9	—
Rocket	Released: May 19, 2017 Label: Domino Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming, cassette	—	—	95	7	23
House of Sugar	Released: September 13, 2019 Label: Domino Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming, cassette	—	25	39	5	16
God Save the Animals	Released: September 23, 2022 Label: Domino Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming, cassette	144	16	9	3	23
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

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Album details	Peak chart positions
US Curr.	US Sales ^[8]	SCO ^[9]
Live at The Headroom	Released: October 9, 2015 Label: Domino Format: LP	—	—	—
Live at Third Man Records	Released: June 15, 2018^[10] Label: Third Man Format: LP	—	—	—
Live from Union Transfer	Released: June 30, 2023^[11] Label: Domino Format: LP	45	80	88
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Soundtrack albums

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Album details
We're All Going to the World's Fair (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)	Released: April 15, 2022^[12] Label: Love in Winter, Milan Format: LP, digital download, streaming
I Saw the TV Glow (Original Motion Picture Score)	Released: May 16, 2024 Label: A24 Music Format: Digital download, streaming

Compilation albums

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Album details	Notes
Some Songs	Released: May 10, 2014^[13] Label: Volante Discos Format: Digital download, streaming, cassette	A compilation of songs recorded between 2010 and 2012. Includes tracks from the EPs Easy and What Would Your Closest Friend Do? and from the albums Rules and Trick, plus sigle "Good".
C-Sides	Released: 2015 Label: Self-released Format: CD	An album consisting of 18 unreleased songs.

Extended plays

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Details
Easy	Released: August 21, 2011^[14] Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming
Paint	Released: September 9, 2013^[15] Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming
Split 7"	Released: September 24, 2013^[16] Label: Birdtapes Format: EP, digital download, streaming
Salt	Released: 2013 Label: Birdtapes Format: Cassette

Singles

As lead artist

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Year	Peak chart positions		Album
US AAA ^[17]	US TikTok ^[18]
"Sandy"^[19]	2011	—	—	Rules
"Good"^[20]		—	—
"Lucy"^[21]	2013	—	—	rowspan="2"
"Joy"^[22]		—	—
"Hollow"	2014	—	—	DSU
"Harvey"		—	—
"Bug"	2015	—	—	Beach Music
"Salt"		—	—
"Kicker"		—	—
"Bobby"	2017	—	—	Rocket
"Witch"		—	—
"Proud"		—	—
"Brick"		—	—
"Sportstar"		—	—
"Gretel"	2019	—	—	House of Sugar
"Hope"		—	—
"Southern Sky"		—	—
"Near"		—	—
"Treehouse"	2022	—	42
"Sarah"		—	—	Trick
"Soaker"		—	—	DSU
"End Song"		—	—	We're All Going to the World's Fair (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
"Main Theme"^[23]		—	—
"Blessing"		—	—	God Save The Animals
"Runner"		34	—
"Cross the Sea"		—	—
"Miracles"		—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Title	Year	Album
"Too Long Here"	2015	Alone for the First Time
"April Ha Ha"	2020	The Great Dismal

Other charted songs

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Year	Peak chart positions		Album
US TikTok	US Lyr. ^[24]
"I Wait for You"	2011	15	—	Easy
"Break"	2014	—	7	Those Who Were Once Friends Are Now Fam
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Guest appearances

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Year	Other artist	Album
"Sloth"	2012	Mein Comp	^[25]
"Cold"	2013		420 Love Songs (First 40)	^[26]
"Molly"			420 Love Songs (Second 40)	^[27]
"Trade"			What Would Your Closest Friend Do?	^[28]
"Not So Tough"			Winter Mixtape	^[29]
"Break"	2014		Those Who Were Once Friends Are Now Fam	^[30]
"Cards"			Boring Ecstasy: The Bedroom Pop of Orchid Tapes	^[31]
"Kara"			Alone	^[32]
"Sum Secret"			Angeltown II	^[33]
"Change My Mind"	2015		Bonus Mix CD	^[34]
"I Was Here"	2016		Art Week 2016	^[35]
"July 27, 2015"			Radiating Light: Orchid Tapes & Friends	^[36]
"Leave the House"	2018	Porches	The House	^[37]
"Babylon"		Oneohtrix Point Never	Love in the Time of Lexapro	^[38]
"Nine"	2019	Sleeping at Last	Atlas: Enneagram	^[39]

Collaborations

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Year	Artist	Credit(s)
Reverie	2011	Emily Yacina	Drums ("Far Away",^[40] "For Now"^[41])
"Too Slow"	2013		Instruments^[42]
Bloom			Electric guitar, drums ("Glow")^[43]
Brown Horse	2014	R.L. Kelly	Drums ("The Great Big World"), guitar, keys ("I Cannot")^[44]
All Cold Everything		Cold Foamers	Writing ("Always", "Rebecca"), recording, production^[45]
"Alright"		R.L. Kelly	Drums^[46]
An Abundance of Strawberries	2016	Julia Brown	Writing, recording ("Possession (Full)" coda)^[47]
Endless		Frank Ocean	Guitars ("U-N-I-T-Y", "Wither", "Slide on Me", "Rushes", "Higgs")^[48]
Blonde			Guitars, arrangement ("Self Control", "White Ferrari")^[49]
Attic Space	2018	Fairy Godmother	Drums ("Intro", "Tell on Me")^[50]
Not Glitterer		Glitterer	Production^[51]
Looking Through the Shades	2019		Production^[52]
Projections	2020	Tomberlin	Production^[53]
Ravening Iron		Eternal Champion	Additional keys ("Ravening Iron")^[54]
Jubilee	2021	Japanese Breakfast	Production, rhodes, piano, synthesizers ("Savage Good Boy")^[55]
Lifesaver	2022	Snoozer	Keys ("Half Way Home")^[56]
Let's Start Here	2023	Lil Yachty	Writing ("Failure")^[57]
The Great Impersonator	2024	Halsey	Production ("Only Living Girl in LA", "The End", "Letter to God (1983)", "Hometown"), guitar ("Ego", "The End"), additional production ("Darwinism"), writing ("Only Living Girl in LA")

Notes and References

1. Alex G – Chart history: Billboard 200 . Billboard . October 4, 2022.
2. Alex G – Chart history: Alternative Albums . Billboard . October 4, 2022.
3. Web site: Alex G Biography, Music & News . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240821211012/https://www.billboard.com/artist/alex-g/chart-history/tcl/ . August 21, 2024 . August 21, 2024 . Billboard.
4. Alex G – Chart history: Heatseekers Albums . Billboard . October 4, 2022.
5. Alex G – Chart history: Independent Albums . Billboard . October 4, 2022.
6. Web site: Winner Alex G . . October 13, 2018.
7. Web site: January 15, 2012 . Alex G's Community . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240819195411/https://sandy.bandcamp.com/community?sid=7252322&st=nr . August 19, 2024 . August 19, 2024 . Bandcamp.
8. Web site: Alex G Biography, Music & News . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240821212140/https://www.billboard.com/artist/alex-g/chart-history/tsl/ . August 21, 2024 . August 21, 2024 . Billboard.
9. Web site: ALEX G songs and albums full Official Chart history . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240820173434/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/48547/alex-g/ . August 20, 2024 . August 20, 2024 . Official Charts Company.
10. Web site: June 15, 2018 . (Sandy) Alex G Live Record Out Today! . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240224065535/https://thirdmanrecords.com/blogs/news/sandy-alex-g-live-record-out-today . February 24, 2024 . August 21, 2024 . Third Man.
11. Web site: Alex G - Live from Union Transfer (Limited Edition LP) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240213155146/https://www.dominomusic.com/releases/alex-g/live-from-union-transfer/limited-edition-lp . February 13, 2024 . August 22, 2024 . Domino.
12. Web site: March 18, 2022 . Alex G shares first single "End Song" from We're All Going to the World's Fair Soundtrack . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231205091507/https://milanrecords.com/alex-g-shares-first-single-end-song-from-were-all-going-to-the-worlds-fair-soundtrack/ . December 5, 2023 . August 22, 2024 . Milan Records.
13. Web site: Some Songs . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240819090112/https://volantediscos.bandcamp.com/album/some-songs . August 19, 2024 . August 19, 2024 . Bandcamp.
14. Web site: EASY . October 13, 2018 . Bandcamp.
15. Web site: PAINT . October 13, 2018 . Bandcamp.
16. Web site: Birdtapes /Shop /Alex G / R.L. Kelly Split 7 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140723090431/http://www.birdtapes.com/products/519260-alex-g-r-l-kelly-split-7 . July 23, 2014 . August 22, 2024 . birdtapes.com.
17. Alex G (Adult Alternative Songs). Billboard. January 20, 2023.
18. Alex G Biography, Music & News . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240825232114/https://www.billboard.com/artist/alex-g/chart-history/ttw/ . August 25, 2024 . August 26, 2024 . Billboard.
19. Web site: Sandy . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120418063521/http://sandy.bandcamp.com/track/sandy . April 18, 2012 . August 29, 2024 . Bandcamp.
20. Web site: GOOD . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120418101721/http://sandy.bandcamp.com/track/good . April 18, 2012 . August 29, 2024 . Bandcamp.
21. Web site: LUCY . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20131103022444/http://sandy.bandcamp.com/album/lucy . November 3, 2013 . August 29, 2024 . Bandcamp.
22. Web site: Joy . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140531073230/http://sandy.bandcamp.com/album/joy . May 31, 2014 . August 29, 2024 . Bandcamp.
23. Web site: April 8, 2022 . Alex G shares "Main Theme" from We're All Going to the World's Fair Soundtrack . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240416171951/https://www.milanrecords.com/alex-g-shares-main-theme-from-were-all-going-to-the-worlds-fair-soundtrack/ . April 16, 2024 . August 22, 2024 . Milan Records.
24. Web site: Alex G Biography, Music & News . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240830151906/https://www.billboard.com/artist/alex-g/chart-history/lus/ . August 30, 2024 . August 30, 2024 . Billboard.
25. Web site: Mein Comp . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20130512182437/https://maggothouserecords.bandcamp.com/album/mein-comp . May 12, 2013 . August 23, 2024 . Bandcamp.
26. Web site: 420 love songs (first 40) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131212001853/http://2chainz.bandcamp.com/album/420-love-songs-first-40 . December 12, 2013 . August 23, 2024 . Bandcamp.
27. Web site: 420 love songs (second 40) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150101052607/https://obama.bandcamp.com/album/420-love-songs-second-40 . January 1, 2015 . August 23, 2024 . Bandcamp.
28. Web site: "WHAT WOULD YOUR CLOSEST FRIEND DO?" Compilation Cassette Tape SOLD OUT . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130905052659/http://orchidtapes.bigcartel.com/product/what-would-your-closest-friend-do-compilation-cassette-tape . September 5, 2013 . August 22, 2024 . orchidtapes.bigcartel.com.
29. Web site: Winter Mixtape . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230811142333/https://hazetapes.bandcamp.com/album/winter-mixtape . August 11, 2023 . August 25, 2024 . Bandcamp.
30. Web site: Rachel Levy: "Australia" (Attic Abasement Cover) in those who were once friends are now fam . live . https://archive.today/20240830080242/https://soundcloud.com/oddcastles/sets/once-friends-now-fam . August 30, 2024 . August 30, 2024 . SoundCloud.
31. Web site: ORCHID TAPES — BORING ECSTASY 12" COMPILATION (PRESALE) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140330162547/http://orchidtapes.bigcartel.com/product/boring-ecstasy-12-compilation-presale . March 30, 2014 . August 23, 2024 . orchidtapes.bigcartel.com.
32. Web site: ALONE . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240822205308/https://seagreenrecords.bandcamp.com/album/alone . August 22, 2024 . August 22, 2024 . Bandcamp.
33. Web site: Angeltown II . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150130090716/http://orchidtapes.bandcamp.com/album/angeltown-ii . January 30, 2015 . January 27, 2023 . Bandcamp.
34. Web site: Girlpool – Bonus Mix CD (2015, CDr) . live . https://archive.today/20240830123533/https://www.discogs.com/it/release/11521662-Girlpool-Bonus-Mix-CD . August 30, 2024 . August 30, 2024 . Discogs.
35. Web site: Art Week 2016 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160222053551/https://unlimitedfreemilkshakes.bandcamp.com/album/art-week-2016 . February 22, 2016 . August 23, 2024 . Bandcamp.
36. Web site: Radiating Light: Orchid Tapes & Friends . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20161006104953/https://orchidtapes.bandcamp.com/album/radiating-light-orchid-tapes-friends . October 6, 2016 . August 22, 2024 . Bandcamp.
37. Web site: Bajpai . Noveen . January 16, 2018 . Porches - The House . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180118181254/http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/porches-the-house . January 18, 2018 . August 29, 2024 . Clash.
38. Love in the Time of Lexapro . . 2018 . CD liner notes . August 29, 2024 . August 29, 2024 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240829160930/https://64.media.tumblr.com/9014373bc6e5cd19e411c0f1b9b1fe2c/c8125e59d8c3b8f2-b8/s2048x3072/8930f6f33d2cde142e2dffe6b772ffd1e4229a8d.jpg.
39. Atlas: Enneagram . . 2019 . LP liner notes . live . August 29, 2024 . August 29, 2024 . https://archive.today/20240829175515/https://www.discogs.com/it/master/1685436-Sleeping-At-Last-Enneagram/image/SW1hZ2U6NTU0OTA2NDE=.
40. Web site: Far Away . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240822080201/https://emilyyacina.bandcamp.com/track/far-away . August 22, 2024 . August 26, 2024 . Bandcamp.
41. Web site: For Now . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240822080242/https://emilyyacina.bandcamp.com/track/for-now . August 22, 2024 . August 26, 2024 . Bandcamp.
42. Web site: Too Slow . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240822080355/https://emilyyacina.bandcamp.com/track/too-slow . August 22, 2024 . August 26, 2024 . Bandcamp.
43. Bloom . . Cassette liner notes . 2013 . https://archive.today/20240826122303/https://www.discogs.com/release/4790328-Emily-Yacina-Bloom/image/SW1hZ2U6NjQ5MTYzMDg= . August 26, 2024 . live . August 27, 2024.
44. Brown Horse . Cassette liner notes . . 2014 . https://archive.today/20240826203203/https://www.discogs.com/master/884730-Spencer-Radcliffe-RL-Kelly-Brown-Horse/image/SW1hZ2U6MzY4MDQ5OTM= . August 26, 2024 . live . August 27, 2024.
45. All Cold Everything . LP liner notes . https://web.archive.org/web/20220516193810/https://preview.redd.it/xl9fyqxn4wz81.jpg?width=3060&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ef3db7c6f6e151f079d82c225a963ee05e5bf129 . Cold Foamers . May 16, 2022 . live . 2014 . August 27, 2024.
46. Web site: Joyce . Colin . August 12, 2014 . R.L. Kelly: "Alright" Track Review . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240529162703/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/17038-rl-kelly-alright/ . May 29, 2024 . August 26, 2024 . Pitchfork.
47. Web site: An Abundance of Strawberries . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160116223407/https://cool.bandcamp.com/album/an-abundance-of-strawberries . January 16, 2016 . August 27, 2024 . Bandcamp.
48. Endless . DVD . 2017 . . August 29, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230608153808/https://i.redd.it/jxay34doilr01.png . June 8, 2023 . live .
49. Web site: December 12, 2016 . Here Are The Full Liner Notes To Frank Ocean's "Blonde" . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20161214145137/http://genius.com/a/here-are-the-full-liner-notes-to-frank-ocean-s-blonde . December 14, 2016 . October 13, 2018 . Genius.
50. Web site: Attic Space. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240827195804/https://foxfoodrecords.bandcamp.com/album/attic-space . August 27, 2024 . August 27, 2024 . Bandcamp.
51. Web site: Not Glitterer . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190709110117/https://glitterer.bandcamp.com/album/not-glitterer . July 9, 2019 . August 29, 2024 . Bandcamp.
52. Web site: Looking Through The Shades . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190709110114/https://glitterer.bandcamp.com/album/looking-through-the-shades . July 9, 2019 . August 29, 2024 . Bandcamp.
53. Projections . 2020 . . EP liner notes . live . August 27, 2024 . August 27, 2024 . https://archive.today/20240827171631/https://www.discogs.com/it/master/1838363-Tomberlin-Projections/image/SW1hZ2U6ODYyOTg3ODQ=.
54. Ravening Iron . 2020 . Eternal Champion . LP liner notes . live . August 27, 2024 . August 27, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240827183709/https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/kkkAAOSwXrFjhpka/s-l1600.jpg.
55. Jubilee . . 2021 . LP liner notes . dead . August 29, 2024 . August 29, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240829161947/https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.29350-15/345054046_628861285926805_5478131568683179683_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6ImltYWdlX3VybGdlbi4xNDQweDEyNzguc2RyLmYyOTM1MC5kZWZhdWx0X2ltYWdlIn0&_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=101&_nc_ohc=EaycEjbUJ58Q7kNvgFR49wg&edm=APs17CUBAAAA&ccb=7-5&ig_cache_key=MzA5NTQ5NDQ2OTU4Mzg0MzQwOQ%3D%3D.2-ccb7-5&oh=00_AYDQP1Q2HoN3qr3KtpiRez-eMAsXdgWFUj8v_yXqB-csNg&oe=66D68060&_nc_sid=10d13b.
56. Web site: Lifesaver . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220804121407/https://snewzer.bandcamp.com/album/lifesaver . August 4, 2022 . August 29, 2024 . Bandcamp.
57. Web site: Mac DeMarco and Alex G Co-Wrote a Song on Lil Yachty's New Album . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230127195341/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/mac_demarco_and_alex_g_co-wrote_a_song_on_lil_yachtys_new_album . January 27, 2023 . August 29, 2024 . . en-ca.