Great Big Sea discography explained

Artist:Great Big Sea
Studio:9
Compilation:3
Live:3
Singles:28

Great Big Sea was a Canadian folk rock band. Their discography comprises nine studio albums, three compilation albums, three live albums and twenty-eight singles.

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
(sales thresholds)
CANUSUS Heat
Great Big Sea
  • Release date: March 13, 1993
  • Label: NRA Productions
  • Format: Cassette, CD
Up 45
  • CAN: 4× Platinum
Play
  • Release date: May 20, 1997
  • Label: Warner Music Canada
  • Format: Cassette, CD
9
  • CAN: 3× Platinum
Turn
  • Release date: June 22, 1999
  • Label: Warner Music Canada
  • Format: Cassette, CD
9
  • CAN: Platinum
Sea of No Cares
  • Release date: February 19, 2002
  • Label: Warner Music Canada
  • Format: CD
1
  • CAN: Platinum
Something Beautiful
  • Release date: February 24, 2004
  • Label: Warner Music Canada
  • Format: CD
4
  • CAN: Gold
The Hard and the Easy
  • Release date: October 11, 2005
  • Label: Warner Music Canada
  • Format: CD
3
  • CAN: Gold
Fortune's Favour
  • Release date: June 24, 2008
  • Label: Warner Music Canada
  • Format: CD, Vinyl
549
  • CAN: Gold
Safe Upon the Shore
  • Release date: July 13, 2010
  • Label: Warner Music Canada
  • Format: CD
21594
  • CAN: Gold

Compilations

TitleDetailsPeak positionsCertifications
(sales thresholds)
CAN
Rant and Roar
  • Release date: June 2, 1998
  • Label: Sire Records
  • Format: Cassette, CD
XX [1]
  • Release date: October 30, 2012 [2]
  • Label: Warner Music Canada
  • Format: CD
11
  • CAN: Gold
XX (box set) [3]
  • Release date: October 30, 2012
  • Label: Warner Music Canada
  • Format: CD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums

TitleDetailsPeak positionsCertifications
(sales thresholds)
CAN
Road Rage
  • Release date: October 31, 2000
  • Label: Warner Music Canada
  • Format: Cassette, CD
9
Great Big DVD and CD
  • Release date: October 12, 2004
  • Label: Zoë Records
  • Format: CD, DVD
Courage & Patience & Grit
  • Release date: November 21, 2006
  • Label: Warner Music Canada
  • Format: CD, DVD
52
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

1990s

YearSinglePeak chart
positions
Album
CAN ACCAN
1995"Run Runaway"Up
1996"Fast As I Can"4640
"Mari-Mac"
"Goin' Up"5370
1997"When I'm Up (I Can't Get Down)"136Play
"Ordinary Day"330
1998"End of the World"924
"Lukey"Fire in the Kitchen
"How Did We Get from Saying 'I Love You'..."23Play
1999"Consequence Free"718Turn
"Feel It Turn"3865
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2000s

YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum
CAN
2000"Can't Stop Falling"Turn
"Everything Shines"Road Rage
2002"Sea of No Cares"Sea of No Cares
"Stumbling In"
"Clearest Indication"
2003"Penelope"
2004"When I Am King"Something Beautiful*
"Shines Right Through Me"
2005"Captain Kidd"The Hard and the Easy
2006"Come and I Will Sing You (The Twelve Apostles)"
"Sea of No Cares" (live)Courage & Patience & Grit
2008"Walk on the Moon"86Fortune's Favour
"Love Me Tonight"
2009"Here and Now"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2010s

YearSingleAlbum
2010"Nothing but a Song"Safe Upon the Shore
"Good People"
2012"Heart of Hearts"XX

DVD

YearAlbumCRIA
2003Great Big DVD3× Platinum
2006Courage & Patience & Grit

Other releases

Podcasts

Podcasts

Podcasts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.greatbigsea.com/music/discography/cd/default.aspx?albumId=d80589d2-5766-464b-8948-7a5127e7fe46 . August 6, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130518191457/http://www.greatbigsea.com/music/discography/cd/default.aspx?albumid=d80589d2-5766-464b-8948-7a5127e7fe46 . May 18, 2013 .
  2. Web site: Archived copy . www.greatbigsea.com . 2 February 2022 . https://archive.today/20130124213119/http://www.greatbigsea.com/news/news_details.aspx?postid=1bb4529f-a516-49ba-b0c9-486b4a976efb . 24 January 2013 . dead.
  3. Web site: Archived copy . www.greatbigsea.com . 2 February 2022 . https://archive.today/20130125015748/http://www.greatbigsea.com/Store/Product.aspx?id=SM001248&category=XX . 25 January 2013 . dead.
  4. Web site: Gold & Platinum Certification – March 2001 . . 2010-08-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101019170700/http://www.cria.ca/gold/0301_g.php . 2010-10-19 .