Belle and Sebastian discography explained

Artist:	Belle and Sebastian
Studio:	12
Live:	4
Compilation:	5
Ep:	9
Singles:	22
Video:	1
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The discography of Belle and Sebastian, a Scottish indie pop band, features twelve studio albums, three compilation albums, four live albums, two box sets, nine extended plays (EPs), 21 singles and one DVD. It also includes a variety of demos and non-album singles, as well as two DJ mix compilations.

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions											Certifications (sales thresholds)
		UK ^[1]	AUS ^[2]	AUT ^[3]	FRA ^[4]	GER ^[5]	IRE ^[6]	NED ^[7]	NOR ^[8]	SWE ^[9]	SWI ^[10]	US ^[11]
Tigermilk	Released: 6 June 1996 Label: Electric Honey (EHRLP005) Format: CD, CS, DL, LP	13	—	—	68	—	—	—	20	15	—	—	BPI: Gold
If You're Feeling Sinister	Released: 18 November 1996 Label: Jeepster (JPRCD 001) Format: CD, CS, DL, LP	191 ^[12]	—	—	—	—	—	—	23	—	—	—	BPI: Gold^[13]
The Boy with the Arab Strap	Released: 7 September 1998 Label: Jeepster (JPRCD 003) Format: CD, CS, DL, LP	12	—	—	39	—	—	—	7	30	—	—	BPI: Gold
Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant	Released: 6 June 2000 Label: Jeepster (JPRCD 010) Format: CD, DL, LP, MD	10	53	—	54	52	25	—	17	11	—	80	BPI: Silver
Storytelling	Released: 3 June 2002 Label: Jeepster (JPRCD 014) Format: CD, DL, LP	26	—	—	55	99	42	—	32	29	—	150
Dear Catastrophe Waitress	Released: 6 October 2003 Label: Rough Trade (RTRADECD 080) Format: CD, DL, LP	21	88	—	76	64	25	58	10	16	—	84	BPI: Gold
The Life Pursuit	Released: 6 February 2006 Label: Rough Trade (RTRADCD 280) Format: CD, CD+DVD-V, DL, LP	8	45	56	72	35	23	32	16	20	56	65	BPI: Silver
Write About Love	Released: 11 October 2010 Label: Rough Trade (RTRADCD480) Format: CD, DL, LP	8	74	40	54	38	21	41	28	18	37	15
Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance	Released: 19 January 2015 Label: Matador (OLE-1056-2) Format: CD, DL, LP	9	57	28	49	30	14	12	23	31	26	28
Days of the Bagnold Summer	Released: 13 September 2019^[14] Label: Matador Format: CD, DL, LP	73	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	98	—
A Bit of Previous	Released: 6 May 2022^[15] Label: Matador Format: CD, DL, LP	8	—	50	—	31	—	—	—	—	31	—
Late Developers	Released: 13 January 2023^[16] Label: Matador Format: CD, DL, LP	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	82	—
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		UK	AUT	FRA	GER	IRE	NED	SPA ^[17]	SWE	SWI	US
Push Barman to Open Old Wounds	Released: 24 May 2005 Label: Jeepster (JPRCD 015) Format: CD, DL, LP	40	—	—	—	40	94	—	59	—	—
The Third Eye Centre	Released: 26 August 2013 Label: Rough Trade (RTRADCD670) Format: CD, DL, LP	44	—	174	—	—	71	—	—	—	145
How to Solve Our Human Problems	Released: February 2018^[18] Label: Matador Format: CD, DL, LP	28	37	—	27	—	72	29 ^[19]	—	27	—
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		UK	FRA
If You're Feeling Sinister: Live at the Barbican	Released: 6 December 2005 Label: Rough Trade (RTRADDA 301) Format: DL	—	—
The BBC Sessions	Released: 18 November 2008 Label: Jeepster (JPRCD018) Format: CD, DL, LP	88	126
Live 2015	Released: 22 May 2015 Label: Concert Live, Matador (CLCD473) Format: CD, DL	—	—
What to Look for in Summer	Released: 11 December 2020 Label: Matador Format: CD, DL, 2xLP	—	—
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Box sets

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		UK
Lazy Line Painter Jane	Released: 7 March 2000 Label: Jeepster (JPRBOX 001) Format: CD	122
The Jeepster Singles Collection	Released: 21 October 2016 Label: Jeepster (JPR12BOX1) Format: 12" vinyl+DVD, DL	—
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

EPs

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		UK	IRE	SWE
Dog on Wheels	Released: 12 May 1997 Label: Jeepster (JPRCDS001) Format: CD, DL, 12" vinyl	59	—	—
Lazy Line Painter Jane	Released: 28 July 1997 Label: Jeepster (JPRCDS002) Format: CD, DL, 12" vinyl	41	—	—
3.. 6.. 9 Seconds of Light	Released: 13 October 1997 Label: Jeepster (JPRCDS003) Format: CD, DL, 12" vinyl	32	—	—
This Is Just a Modern Rock Song	Released: 7 December 1998 Label: Jeepster (JPRCDS 009) Format: CD, DL, 12" vinyl	—^1	—	45
Books	Released: 21 June 2004 Label: Rough Trade (RTRADSCD180) Format: CD, DL	20	46	—
Introducing... Belle & Sebastian	Released: 27 May 2008 Label: Jeepster Format: DL	—	—	—
How to Solve Our Human Problems (Part 1)	Released: 8 December 2017 Label: Matador Format: CD, DL, 12" vinyl	—	—	—
How to Solve Our Human Problems (Part 2)^[20]	Released: 19 January 2018 Label: Matador Format: CD, DL, 12" vinyl	—	—	—
How to Solve Our Human Problems (Part 3)	Released: 16 February 2018 Label: Matador Format: CD, DL, 12" vinyl	28	—	—
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

¹ Charted at number 1 on the UK Indie Chart.

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Album
		UK	AUS	CAN ^[21]	EUR ^[22]	IRE	JPN ^[23]	MEX ^[24]	NED	NOR	SWE
"Legal Man"	2000	15	—	4	—	50	—	—	—	10	46	Non-album singles
"Jonathan David"	2001	31	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	46
"I'm Waking Up to Us"		39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50
"Step into My Office, Baby"	2003	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	80	—	—	Dear Catastrophe Waitress
"I'm a Cuckoo"	2004	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	59
"Funny Little Frog"	2006	13	—	—	—	32	—	—	—	—	—	The Life Pursuit
"Casaco Marrom"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Late Night Tales: Belle & Sebastian
"The Blues Are Still Blue"		25	43	—	81	—	—	—	—	—	—	The Life Pursuit
"White Collar Boy"		45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Write About Love"	2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	—	—	—	Belle & Sebastian Write About Love
"I Want the World to Stop"	2011	125	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Come on Sister"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"The Party Line"	2014	—	—	—	—	—	56	—	—	—	—	Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance
"Nobody's Empire"	2015	—	—	—	—	—	—	36	—	—	—
"The Cat with the Cream"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"We Were Beautiful"^[25]	2017	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	How to Solve Our Human Problems
"Poor Boy"^[26]	2018	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Sister Buddha"	2019	—	—	—	—	—	—	27	—	—	—	Days of the Bagnold Summer soundtrack
"Unnecessary Drama"	2022	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	A Bit of Previous
"If They're Shooting At You"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Young and Stupid"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"A Bit of Previous"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"I Don't Know What You See In Me"^[27]	2023	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Late Developers
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other

Title	Album details
LateNightTales	By various artists Compiled by Belle & Sebastian Released: 27 February 2006 Label: Azuli Format: CD, DL, LP
LateNightTales, Vol. II	By various artists Compiled by Belle & Sebastian Released: 26 March 2012 Label: Late Night Tales Format: CD, DL

Miscellaneous songs

• "O come, O come, Emmanuel" (traditional) on the Xfm charity compilation It's A Cool, Cool Christmas, released 20 November 2000 on Jeepster Records
• "Final Day" (Young Marble Giants cover) on the Rough Trade 25th-anniversary compilation Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before, released 23 September 2003 on Rough Trade Records
• "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" (live France Gall cover) on the Fans Only DVD, released 20 October 2003 on Jeepster Records
• "Casaco Marron(sic)" (Trio Esperança cover) on the Belle & Sebastian-compiled album , released on 27 February 2006 on Azuli Records, and as a limited-edition 7-inch vinyl single (backed with David Shrigley's spoken-word piece "When I Was a Little Girl") released 13 February 2006, also on Azuli
• "The Monkeys Are Breaking Out the Zoo", a children's song on the Save the Children charity album Colours Are Brighter, released 16 October 2006 on Rough Trade Records
• "Are You Coming Over For Christmas?", released December, 2007 on Belle and Sebastian's official website and Myspace profile.
• "Crash" (Primitives cover), released in 2012 as part of the compilation.

DVDs

• Fans Only (2003)

See also

• List of bands from Glasgow
• God Help the Girl

External links

• Official Website
• Belle and Sebastian on Matador Records
• Belle and Sebastian on Rolling Stone

Notes and References

1. Web site: Belle & Sebastian full Official Chart history . . 21 September 2019.
2. Web site: Australian chart positions . australian-charts.com . 9 December 2009 .
   • Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance: Web site: ARIA Albums: Taylor Swift 1989 Is Back At No 1. Noise11. Ryan. Gavin. 24 January 2015. 24 January 2015.
3. Web site: Austrian chart positions . austriancharts.at . 9 December 2009 .
4. Web site: French chart positions . lescharts.com . 9 December 2009 .
5. Web site: Discographie von Belle and Sebastian. GfK Entertainment. 18 September 2019.
6. Web site: Irish chart positions . irish-charts.com . 9 December 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100115044508/http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Belle+And+Sebastian . 15 January 2010 . live .
7. Web site: Dutch chart positions . dutchcharts.nl . 9 December 2009 .
8. Web site: Norwegian chart positions . norwegiancharts.com . 9 December 2009 .
9. Web site: Swedish chart positions . swedishcharts.com . 9 December 2009 .
10. Web site: Swiss chart positions . hitparade.ch . 9 December 2009 .
11. Belle and Sebastian Chart History: Billboard 200 . . 22 July 2020.
12. Web site: UK Chartlog: Darren B – David Byrne . zobbel.de . 9 December 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091226170502/http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_B.HTM. 26 December 2009 . live.
13. Web site: BRIT Certified . . 22 July 2020 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120313211501/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx . 13 March 2012.
14. Web site: Days of the Bagnold Summer by Belle and Sebastian. Apple Music. 13 September 2019.
15. Web site: Belle and Sebastian Announce New Album and Tour, Share Video for New Song: Watch. Pitchfork. Minsker. Evan. 2 March 2022. 3 March 2022.
16. Web site: Belle and Sebastian Releasing New Album, Late Developers, This Friday. Pitchfork. Arcand. Rob. 9 January 2023. 10 January 2023.
17. Web site: Spanish chart positions . spanishcharts.com . 9 December 2009 .
18. Web site: Belle & Sebastian on Their New Material; "There's a Serious Mixture of Songs". 11 October 2017.
19. Web site: Top 100 Albumes – Semana 8: del 16.2.2018 al 22.2.2018. Productores de Música de España. Spanish. 1 March 2018.
20. Web site: How to Solve Our Human Problems, Pt. 2 – EP by Belle and Sebastian on Apple Music. iTunes Store (AU). 19 January 2018 . 24 February 2018.
21. Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p203358|pure_url=yes}} Canadian single positions ]. AllMusic . 9 December 2009 .
22. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=belle & sebastian|chart=European Hot 100}} European Hot 100 positions ]. Billboard . 9 December 2009 .
23. Belle and Sebastian – Chart History – Japan Hot 100. Billboard. 19 March 2018.
24. Belle and Sebastian – Chart History – Mexico Ingles Airplay. Billboard. 18 September 2019.
25. Web site: We Were Beautiful – Single by Belle and Sebastian on Apple Music. iTunes Store. 28 July 2017 . 28 July 2017.
26. Web site: Poor Boy (Radio Edit) – Single by Belle and Sebastian on Apple Music. iTunes Store. 16 February 2018 . 28 March 2018.
27. Web site: Belle And Sebastian – “I Don’t Know What You See In Me” . 9 January 2023 . Stereogum . 25 January 2023.