Counting Crows discography explained

Artist:Counting Crows
Studio:7
Ep:1
Compilation:2
Live:5
Singles:32

The American rock group Counting Crows has released seven studio albums, one extended play, two compilation albums and five live albums. Five of the band's singles ("Mr. Jones", "A Long December", "Hanginaround", "Round Here", and "Accidentally in Love") charted within the top 40 of the US Radio Songs chart, and "Mr. Jones" and "A Long December" reached the top 10.

Counting Crows's debut album, August and Everything After, was released in September 1993. The album charted within the Top Five of the Billboard 200.[1] August and Everything After was certified seven-times platinum in Canada by the Canadian Recording Industry Association and seven-times platinum in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[2] [3] The band's second album, Recovering the Satellites, peaked at number one on the Billboard 200.[1]

Six of the band's albums have charted on the Billboard 200[1] and four have been certified gold or platinum by the RIAA.[3] Other certified gold releases include the 2003 single "Big Yellow Taxi" and the 2004 single "Accidentally in Love".[3] The latter was released on the Shrek 2 soundtrack.[4]

Albums

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
US
[5]
AUS
[6]
BEL
[7]
CAN
[8]
GER
[9]
IRE
[10]
NLD
[11]
NZ
[12]
SWE
[13]
UK
[14]
August and Everything After
  • Released: September 14, 1993
  • Label: Geffen
  • Formats: CD, cassette, vinyl
4121562458122216
Recovering the Satellites
  • Released: October 14, 1996
  • Label: Geffen
  • Formats: CD, cassette, vinyl
172134054464
  • US: 2× Platinum
  • AUS: Gold
  • CAN: 2× Platinum
  • NZ: Gold[20]
  • UK: Gold
This Desert Life
  • Released: November 1, 1999
  • Label: Geffen
  • Formats: CD, cassette, vinyl
820267365621192019
  • US: Platinum
  • CAN: Platinum
  • UK: Gold
Hard Candy
  • Released: July 8, 2002
  • Label: Geffen
  • Formats: CD
513142841015199
  • US: Gold
  • AUS: Gold[21]
  • NZ: Gold[22]
  • UK: Gold
Saturday Nights
& Sunday Mornings
  • Released: March 24, 2008
  • Label: Geffen
  • Formats: CD, download
32231857285363212
Underwater Sunshine (or What
We Did on Our Summer Vacation)
  • Released: April 10, 2012
  • Label: Cooking Vinyl
  • Formats: CD, download, vinyl
1140461123
Somewhere Under Wonderland
  • Released: September 2, 2014
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: CD, download, vinyl
627271056131215
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
US
AUS
BEL
IRE
NLD
UK
Films About Ghosts (The Best Of...)
  • Released: November 25, 2003
  • Label: Geffen
  • Formats: CD, download
32707341115
  • US: Gold
  • UK: Gold
Aural 6
  • Released: November 27, 2008
  • Label: Geffen
  • Formats: CD, download
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
US
AUS
BEL
CAN
[23]
GER
[24]
IRE
NLD
NZ
UK
  • Released: July 13, 1998
  • Label: Geffen
  • Formats: CD, cassette
193416427463143427
  • US: Platinum
  • UK: Silver
New Amsterdam: Live at Heineken Music Hall
  • Released: June 19, 2006
  • Label: Geffen
  • Formats: CD, download
5232143
iTunes: Live from SoHo
  • Released: July 22, 2008
  • Label: Geffen
  • Formats: Download
66
  • Released: August 29, 2011
  • Label: Eagle Rock
  • Formats: CD, download, vinyl
73
Echoes of the Outlaw Roadshow
  • Released: April 8, 2013
  • Label: Cooking Vinyl
  • Formats: CD, download, vinyl
80
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Extended plays

Title! scope="col"
EP details
Butter Miracle, Suite One
  • Released: May 21, 2021
  • Label: BMG
  • Formats: Download, vinyl

Singles

1990s

YearTitlePeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
[25]
US Alt.
[26]
US Main.
[27]
AUS
CAN
[28]
FRA
[29]
IRE
NLD
NZ
UK
1993"Mr. Jones"22131775424928
  • UK: Platinum
August and Everything After
1994"Round Here"71158670
"Omaha"85
"Einstein on the Beach (For an Eggman)"1DGC Rarities Vol. 1
"Rain King"41849August and Everything After
1995"A Murder of One"1738
1996"Angels of the Silences"3477841Recovering the Satellites
"A Long December"598616862
1997"Daylight Fading"26242654
"Have You Seen Me Lately?"343450
1999"Colorblind"144Cruel Intentions (soundtrack)
"Hanginaround"28173765339873846This Desert Life
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

2000s

YearTitlePeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
US AAA
[30]
US
Adult

[31]
AUS
BEL
GER
[32]
IRE
NLD
NZ
UK
2000"Mrs. Potter's Lullaby"340This Desert Life
"All My Friends"7
2002"American Girls" (featuring Sheryl Crow)124477733Hard Candy
"Miami"9
2003"Big Yellow Taxi" (featuring Vanessa Carlton)422533367723416
  • US: Gold
  • AUS: Platinum[33]
  • UK: Silver
"If I Could Give All My Love"89409750
"She Don't Want Nobody Near"120Films About Ghosts
(The Best Of...)
2004"Accidentally in Love"391311863143928
  • US: Gold
  • AUS: Gold[34]
  • UK: Gold
Shrek 2 (soundtrack)
"Holiday in Spain" (featuring BLØF)521 Het eind van het begin
2008"1492"Saturday Nights
& Sunday Mornings
"You Can't Count on Me"13469
"Come Around"1
"When I Dream of Michelangelo"7
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

2010s and 2020s

YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbum
US AAA
US
Rock
[36]
BEL
Tip

2012"Untitled (Love Song)"19Underwater Sunshine
2014"Palisades Park"33Somewhere Under Wonderland
"Scarecrow"764
"God of Ocean Tides"42
"Earthquake Driver"3088
2021"Elevator Boots"2Butter Miracle, Suite One
2023"Almost Woke You Up" (with Stephen Kellogg)[37] [38]
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Other contributions

Album

YearSongAlbum
1994"Einstein on the Beach (For an Eggman)"DGC Rarities Vol. 1
1995"The Ghost in You"Clueless (Soundtrack)[39]
1999"Colorblind"Cruel Intentions (Soundtrack)[40]
2000"Mrs. Potter's Lullaby" (Live)On the Mountain Six
2002"Goin' Down to New York Town"Mr. Deeds (Soundtrack)[42]
2002"American Girls"[43]
2004"Accidentally in Love"**†‡Shrek 2 (Soundtrack)[44]

† Nominated for Best Original Song at the 62nd Golden Globe Awards.
‡ Nominated for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media at the 47th Grammy Awards.

Non-album

YearSongProject
1998"Baby, I'm a Big Star Now"Rounders (film only*)
2000"My Love"Ropewalk (film only†)
"Here Comes That Feeling Again"
2002"Big Yellow Taxi" (featuring Vanessa Carlton)Two Weeks Notice (film only‡)
2012"Just Like A Woman" (with Augustana)Roadie (film only†)[46]
2012"Load Out" (as Adam Duritz and the Devil and the Bunny Show)Roadie (film only†)
2019"August and Everything After"Amazon Music Exclusive[47]
  • Though a soundtrack for Rounders was released, this song was not included.

† There has been no soundtrack release for Ropewalk or Roadie.
‡ The instrumental score for Two Weeks Notice was released, but no soundtrack has been released.

Notes and References

  1. Counting Crows Chart History. Billboard.
  2. Counting Crows Lament Lost Album Tapes: 'It's Disgusting'. Billboard.
  3. Web site: Gold & Platinum. RIAA.
  4. Web site: Counting Crows singer writes song for 'Shrek 2'. TODAY.com. 30 April 2004 .
  5. US Albums . . August 18, 2016.
  6. Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
  7. Web site: Belgian (Flanders) chart peaks . ultratop.be . August 18, 2016.
  8. Canadian Albums:
  9. German albums:
  10. Web site: Irish chart peaks . irish-charts.com . August 18, 2016.
  11. Web site: Dutch chart peaks . dutchcharts.nl . August 18, 2016.
  12. Web site: New Zealand chart peaks . charts.nz . August 18, 2016.
  13. Web site: Swedish chart peaks . swedishcharts.com . August 18, 2016.
  14. Web site: UK chart peaks . . August 18, 2016.
  15. Web site: US Certification . . August 7, 2016.
  16. Book: Ryan, Gavin. Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. 2011. Moonlight Publishing. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia.
  17. Web site: Canadian Certification . . August 18, 2016.
  18. Web site: New Zealand Certification - "August and Everything After" . Recorded Music NZ. August 18, 2016.
  19. United Kingdom. Counting Crows. November 25, 2023.
  20. Web site: New Zealand Certification - "Recovering the Satellites" . Recorded Music NZ. August 18, 2016.
  21. Web site: ARIA Accreditations - 2003 Albums . . December 19, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120207130327/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2003.htm . February 7, 2012 .
  22. Web site: New Zealand Certification - "Hard Candy" . Recorded Music NZ. August 18, 2016.
  23. Canadian albums:
  24. German albums:
  25. Counting Crows Chart History - Hot 100. Billboard. July 28, 2021.
  26. Counting Crows Chart History: Alternative Airplay . Billboard . October 19, 2022.
  27. Counting Crows Chart History: Mainstream Rock Airplay . Billboard . October 19, 2022.
  28. Canadian singles:
  29. Web site: Discographie Counting Crows . Hung Medien . lescharts.com . October 19, 2022 . fr.
  30. Counting Crows Chart History: Adult Alternative Airplay . Billboard . April 28, 2022.
  31. Counting Crows Chart History: Adult Pop Songs . . October 19, 2022.
  32. German singles:
  33. Web site: ARIA Accreditations - 2003 Singles . . December 19, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120212185621/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2003.htm . February 12, 2012 .
  34. Web site: ARIA Accreditations - 2004 Singles . . December 19, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061013053032/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2004.htm . October 13, 2006 .
  35. Netherlands. single. Counting Crows. Holiday in Spain. Platinum. 2004. November 13, 2022.
  36. Counting Crows – Chart History: Hot Rock Songs . Billboard . October 19, 2022.
  37. Web site: Stephen Kellogg . en-US . 2023-08-13.
  38. . en-US . 0146-3489 . Counting Crows Bring Butter Miracle Tour to The Capitol Theatre . 2022-08-04 . 2023-08-13.
  39. Web site: Amazon.com - Clueless: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. Amazon . August 7, 2014.
  40. Web site: Amazon.com - Cruel Intentions: Various Artists. Amazon . 1999 . July 24, 2011.
  41. Web site: Amazon.com - On the Mountain Six: The Mountain 103.7. Amazon . June 8, 2013.
  42. Web site: Amazon.com - Mr. Deeds: Original Soundtrack. Amazon . June 8, 2013.
  43. Web site: Amazon.com - Live at the World Café: Handcrafted. Amazon . December 19, 2010.
  44. Web site: Amazon.com - Shrek 2: Various Artists. Amazon . December 19, 2010.
  45. Web site: Amazon.com - Live From the Mountain KMTT Music Lounge Volume 10 2 Disc Set. Amazon . June 8, 2013.
  46. Web site: Roadie (2012) - Soundtrack.Net. www.soundtrack.net. 2019-01-26.
  47. Web site: The Counting Crows song you've waited 25 years to hear. 2019-01-24. US Day One Blog. en. 2019-01-26.