| Artist: | Switchfoot |
| Studio: | 12 |
| Ep: | 10 |
| Compilation: | 3 |
| Singles: | 43 |
| Live: | 4 |
| Music Videos: | 39 |
| B-Sides: | 17 |
The discography of American alternative rock band Switchfoot consists of 12 studio albums, four live albums, three compilation albums, five video albums, 10 extended plays, 43 singles, nine promotional singles and 39 music videos. The band, originally called Chin Up, consists of singer/guitarist and primary songwriter Jon Foreman, bassist Tim Foreman, drummer Chad Butler and synthesizer/keyboardist/guitarist Jerome Fontamillas. Lead guitarist Drew Shirley left the band in February 2022.
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| US [1] | US Alt. [2] | US Christ. [3] | US Heat. [4] | US Rock [5] | US Holiday [6] | AUS [7] | Gravity: The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 22 January 2007. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20070219130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20070220-0000/issue881.pdf. dead. 2007-02-19. February 20, 2007. Australian Web Archive. 881. September 10, 2014.
| CAN [8] | JPN [9] | NZ [10] | UK [11] | ||||
| The Legend of Chin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| New Way to Be Human |
| — | — | 21 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Learning to Breathe |
| — | — | 23 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| The Beautiful Letdown | 16 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | — |
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| Nothing Is Sound |
| 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 25 | 20 | 73 | 31 | — |
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| Oh! Gravity. |
| 18 | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | 74 | — | — | — | — |
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| Hello Hurricane |
| 13 | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 13 | — |
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| Vice Verses |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 62 | 30 | — | 31 | 127 |
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| Fading West |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 50 | 12 | — | 27 | — |
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| Where the Light Shines Through |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 34 | 20 | — | — | — |
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| Native Tongue |
| 41 | 5 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Interrobang |
| — | — | 6 [16] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| This Is Our Christmas Album |
| — | — | 43 | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| The Beautiful Letdown (Our Version) |
| — | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
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| Best of Bootlegs, Vol. 1 |
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| The Best Yet Live in Nashville |
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| Hello Hurricane Live |
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| Live in Manila (Split EP with Relient K)[19] |
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| Live in Chicago: The Looking for America Tour |
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| US | US Christ. | |||||
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| The Best Yet |
| 123 | 9 | |||
| Playlist: The Very Best of Switchfoot |
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| 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Switchfoot |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||
| Album details | Certifications | ||
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| Switchfootage |
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| Live in San Diego |
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| Switchfootage 2 |
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| Live at the Ventura Theatre |
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| US | US Alt. | US Christ. | US Dance [28] | US Rock | ||||
| Live EP |
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| Oh! EP |
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| Building a Hurricane |
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| iTunes Session |
| — | — | 17 | — | — | ||
| Eastern Hymns for Western Shores |
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| Live at the John Perkins Benefit |
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| Vice Re-Verses |
| — | — | 33 | 19 | — | ||
| Backstage EP |
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| Fading West (EP) |
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| Backstage EP #2 |
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| The Edge of the Earth: Unreleased Songs From the Film Fading West |
| 39 | 6 | 3 | — | 11 | ||
| Live From the NATIVE TONGUE Tour |
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| Native Tongue (Reimagine / Remix) |
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| Covers |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||
| Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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| US [38] | US Adult Pop [39] | US Alt. [40] | US Christ. [41] | US Christ. Airplay [42] | US Christ. Rock [43] | US Rock [44] | AUS [45] | NLD [46] | UK [47] | ||||
| "Chem 6A"[48] | 1997 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Legend of Chin | |
| "New Way to Be Human"[49] | 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | New Way to Be Human | |
| "You Already Take Me There"[50] | 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Learning to Breathe | |
| "Meant to Live" | 2003 | 18 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 52 | 92 | 29 |
| The Beautiful Letdown |
| "More Than Fine" | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Gone" | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Ammunition" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Dare You to Move" | 2004 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 37 | — | — | 35 | — | 117 |
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| "This Is Your Life" | — | 36 | 30 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Stars" | 2005 | 68 | 15 | 16 | 25 | — | — | 43 | — | — |
| Nothing Is Sound | |
| "We Are One Tonight" | 2006 | — | 29 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Dirty Second Hands"[51] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Oh | Gravity. | ||
| "Oh! Gravity." | — | — | 36 | 26 | 8 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Awakening" | 2007 | — | — | — | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Head over Heels (In This Life)" | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "This Is Home" | 2008 | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | ||
| "Mess of Me" | 2009 | — | — | 13 | 30 | 1 | 22 | — | — | — | Hello Hurricane | ||
| "Always" | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "The Sound (John M. Perkins' Blues)" | 2010 | — | — | 7 | — | — | 1 | 15 | — | — | — | ||
| "Your Love Is a Song" | — | 27 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Bullet Soul" | — | — | 40 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Dark Horses" | 2011 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | 17 | — | — | — | Vice Verses | |
| "Restless" | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Afterlife" | 2012 | — | — | 19 | 28 | 1 | 33 | — | — | — | |||
| "The Original" | — | — | 39 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Where I Belong" | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Who We Are" | 2013 | — | — | 16 | 13 | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | Fading West | |
| "Love Alone Is Worth the Fight" | — | — | — | 6 | 14 | 13 | 21 | — | — | — | |||
| "Let It Out" | 2014 | — | — | — | 35 | 29 | 9 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "When We Come Alive" | — | — | — | 29 | 34 | 17 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Fading West" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Edge of the Earth: Unreleased Songs From the Film Fading West | |
| "Against the Voices" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Edge of the Earth" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Live It Well"[52] | 2016 | — | — | — | 18 | 13 | 18 | 39 | — | — | — | Where the Light Shines Through | |
| "Float" | — | — | — | 34 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Where the Light Shines Through"[53] | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I Won't Let You Go"[54] | — | — | — | 45 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Shake This Feeling" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "If the House Burns Down Tonight" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Shine Like Gold" (with Lifehouse) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | ||
| "You Found Me" | 2018 | — | — | — | 50 | 36 | 30 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Native Tongue" | — | — | — | 25 | 27 | 4 | — | — | — | — | Native Tongue | ||
| "Voices"[55] | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "All I Need"[56] | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Let It Happen"[57] | 2019 | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Strength to Let Go" | — | — | — | 49 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Voices" | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Native Tongue (Reimagine / Remix) | ||
| "Swim Good" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Covers | |
| "Harmony Hall" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Lucky Man" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Joy Invincible" | — | — | — | 37 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | ||
| "I Need You (To Be Wrong)" | 2021 | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Interrobang | |
| "Fluorescent" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Bones of Us" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "If I Were You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Interrobang" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Interrobang (B-Sides) | |
| "Youth of the Young" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Year | Album | ||
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| "Underwater" | 1997 | The Legend of Chin | |
| "Home" | |||
| "Ode to Chin" | |||
| "Incomplete"[58] | 1999 | New Way to Be Human | |
| "I Turn Everything Over"[59] | |||
| "Something More (Augustine's Confession)"[60] | |||
| "Love Is the Movement"[61] | 2000 | Learning to Breathe | |
| "Learning to Breathe"[62] | |||
| "Lonely Nation" | 2005 | Nothing Is Sound | |
| "Another Christmas (Old Borego)"[63] | 2008 | Nothing Is Sound | |
| "Bull in a China Shop"[64] | 2016 | Where the Light Shines Through |
| Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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| US Christ. | US Christ. Digital [65] | |||
| "Dare You To Move (iTunes Session)" | 2010 | — | 39 | iTunes Session |
| "Ba55" | 2013 | 25 | 7 | Fading West EP |
| "The World You Want" | 2014 | 49 | — | Fading West |
| "Slipping Away" | 48 | — | ||
| "All or Nothing at All" | 45 | — | ||
| "Lost 'Cause" | 2021 | 48 | — | Interrobang |
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Album | Source |
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| 1997 | "Chem 6a" | Stephen Lewis | The Legend of Chin | Watch |
| 1999 | "New Way to Be Human" | Brandon Dickerson | New Way to Be Human | Watch |
| "Company Car" | Scott Mortensen | Watch | ||
| 2000 | "You Already Take Me There" | Brandon Dickerson | Learning to Breathe | Watch |
| 2003 | "Meant to Live" (Live Version) | Chad Butler | The Beautiful Letdown | Watch |
| "Meant to Live" | Laurent Briet | Watch | ||
| 2004 | "Meant to Live" (Spider-Man 2 Version) | Watch | ||
| "Dare You to Move" (Version 1) | Robert Hales | Watch | ||
| "Dare You to Move" (Version 2) | Marc Webb | Watch | ||
| 2005 | "Stars" | Scott Speer | Nothing Is Sound | Watch |
| "Stars" (Live Version) | Watch | |||
| "Happy Is a Yuppie Word" | Scott Speer | Watch | ||
| 2006 | "We Are One Tonight" (Fan Montage Version) | Watch | ||
| "We Are One Tonight" | Jon Watts | Watch | ||
| "The Blues" | Andy Barron | Watch | ||
| "Oh! Gravity." | P.R. Brown | Oh! Gravity. | Watch | |
| 2007 | "Awakening" | Brandon Dickerson | Watch | |
| 2008 | "This Is Home" | The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian | Watch | |
| "This Is Home" (Version 2) | Erwin brothers | The Best Yet | Watch | |
| 2009 | "Mess of Me" (Live Version) | Andy Barron | Hello Hurricane | Watch |
| "Mess of Me" (Official Version) | Paul Kerby | Watch | ||
| "The Sound (John M. Perkins' Blues)" (Live Version) | Watch | |||
| 2010 | "Always" | Chad Butler | Watch | |
| "The Sound (John M. Perkins' Blues)" (Official Version) | Tom Aiello, Edd Flynn | Watch | ||
| 2011 | "Dark Horses" | Tom Aiello | Vice Verses | Watch |
| "Restless" | Watch | |||
| 2012 | "Rise Above It" | |||
| 2013 | "The Original" | Bryant Jansen | Watch | |
| "Who We Are" | Fading West | Watch | ||
| "Love Alone Is Worth the Fight" | Matt Katsolis | Watch | ||
| 2014 | "When We Come Alive" | Derec Dunn | Watch | |
| 2016 | "Float" | Enzo Marcos | Where the Light Shines Through | Watch |
| 2017 | "If the House Burns Down Tonight" (Live Version) | Watch | ||
| 2018 | "Live It Well" | Watch | ||
| "You Found Me" | Kyle Lollis | Watch | ||
| "Native Tongue" | Brad Davis | Native Tongue | Watch | |
| "Voices" | Watch | |||
| "All I Need" | Watch | |||
| "Let It Happen" | Paul Kerby | Watch | ||
| 2020 | "Swim Good" | Covers | Watch | |
| 2021 | "I Need You (To Be Wrong)" | Erik Frost | Interrobang | Watch |
| "Fluorescent" | Watch | |||
| "The Bones of Us" | Watch | |||
| "If I Were You" | Watch | |||
| "Lost Cause" | Watch | |||
| 2022 | "Beloved" | Watch |
| Year | Album | Song(s) | Label(s) | |
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| 1998 | Happy Christmas | "Evergreen" | BEC Records | |
| 1999 | Listen: Louder | "Spirit" | Sparrow Records | |
| 2002 | A Walk to Remember (soundtrack) | "I Dare You to Move" "Someday We'll Know" "Learning to Breathe" "You" "Only Hope" | Sparrow Records | |
| 2003 | Mixdown | "New way to Be Human" | Forefront Records | |
| 2004 | Full Circle (Charlie Peacock) | "Insult Like the Truth" | Sparrow Records | |
| Kevin & Bean's Christmastime in the 909 | "Old Borego" | KROQ 106.7 | ||
| 2005 | "Sooner or Later" | Wind-up Records | ||
| Happy Christmas Vol. 4 | "Evergreen" | Tooth & Nail Records | ||
| 2006 | Nickelodeon Kid's Choice, Vol. 2 | "Stars" | Viacom International | |
| Smash-Ups | "Switchfoot "You Already Take Me There" vs. Grits "TN Bwoys"" | Sparrow Records | ||
| 2007 | San Diego Fire Relief CD | "Rebuild" | Sounden Recordings | |
| 2008 | Class of '08: Dare You to Move | "Dare You to Move" | Star Song Music | |
| The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (soundtrack) | "This Is Home" | Disney Records | ||
| 2009 | Disney Box Office Hits | "This Is Home" | Disney Records | |
| So Much to Save | "Dirty Second Hands" | Dave Matthews Band/So Much to Save | ||
| 2011 | Hawaii Five-0: Original Songs from the Television Series | "Out of Control" | CBS |
| Year | A-side | Song(s) | Label(s) | |
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| 2003 | The Beautiful Letdown | "Monday Comes Around" "Meant to Live" (Acoustic Version) "Dare You to Move" (Alternative Radio Mix) | Columbia/Sony BMG | |
| 2003 | "Meant to Live" (single) | "Monday Comes Around" "On Fire [Live]" "The Beautiful Letdown [Live]" Meant to Live [Multimedia Track] | Columbia/Sony BMG | |
| 2004 | "Dare You to Move" (single) | "Monday Comes Around" "Meant to Live (Live)" "On Fire [Live]" "Gone [Live]" | Columbia/Sony BMG | |
| 2005 | "Stars" (single) | "Stars (Acoustic)" "Dare You to Move (Acoustic)" | Columbia/Sony BMG | |
| 2005 | Nothing Is Sound | "Goodnight Punk" "Old Borego" "Stars (Acoustic)" "Dare You to Move" (Alternative Version) "Daylight to Break" | Columbia/Sony BMG | |
| 2006 | "Oh! Gravity." (single) | "Oh! Gravity. Album Preview" | Columbia/Sony BMG | |
| 2006 | Oh! Gravity. | "American Dream" (acoustic) "Awakening" (Rhapsody Original version) " Burn Out Bright" (Acoustic Version) "C'mon C'mon" (acoustic) "C'mon C'mon" (remix) "Dirty Second Hands" (Live Bootleg From Tulsa, OK) "Revenge" "The Shadow Proves the Sunshine" (Alternate Version) | Columbia/Sony BMG | |
| 2008 | The Best Yet | "We Are Bound" | Columbia/Sony Music | |
| 2009 | Hello Hurricane | "Stitches" "Mess of Me" (Acoustic Version) "Always" (Alternate Acoustic Version) "Lucky Man" (The Verve Cover) "The Sound (John M. Perkins' Blues)" (Acoustic Version) | lowercase people records/Atlantic Records |
Switchfoot/Jon Foreman have performed several covers live, and in studio. For official purposes, only published covers have been posted below.