| Artist: | Swans |
| Studio: | 16 |
| Live: | 9 |
| Option Name: | Fundraiser albums |
| Option: | 5 |
| Compilation: | 14 |
| Ep: | 11 |
| Music Videos: | 5 |
| Singles: | 17 |
American experimental rock band Swans has released sixteen studio albums, nine live albums, fourteen compilation albums, eleven EPs and fifteen singles, and seven fundraiser albums containing live, rehearsal tracks and/or demo recordings sold in limited collectible editions to raise money for full-length studio recordings
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| "Time Is Money (Bastard)" | 1986 | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "New Mind" | 1987 | — | 47 | — | Children of God |
| "Can't Find My Way Home" | 1989 | — | — | — | The Burning World |
| "Saved" | 28 | 20 | 96 | ||
| "Love Will Save You" | 1991 | — | — | — | White Light from the Mouth of Infinity |
| "Celebrity Lifestyle" | 1995 | — | — | — | The Great Annihilator |
| "Failure/Animus" | 1996 | — | — | — | White Light from the Mouth of Infinity / Soundtracks for the Blind |
| "I Am the Sun" (live) | 1997 | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Jim" | 2010 | — | — | — | My Father Will Guide Me up a Rope to the Sky |
| "Mother of the World" | 2012 | — | — | — | The Seer |
| "A Little God in My Hands" | 2014 | — | — | — | To Be Kind |
| "Screen Shot" | 2015 | — | — | — | |
| "When Will I Return?" | 2016 | — | — | — | The Glowing Man |
| "Finally, Peace" | — | — | — | ||
| "Mind / Body / Light / Sound" | 2017 | — | — | — | The Great Annihilator (Reissue) |
| "Volcano" | 2018 | — | — | — | Soundtracks for the Blind (Reissue) |
| "It's Coming It's Real" | 2019 | — | — | — | Leaving Meaning |
| "The Hanging Man" | — | — | — | ||
| "Paradise Is Mine" | 2023 | — | — | — | The Beggar |
| "Los Angeles: City Of Death" | — | — | — | ||