Wilco discography explained

The discography of the American alternative rock group Wilco, consists of thirteen studio albums, five extended plays (EPs), three live albums, twelve singles and four videos. As of 2012 they had sold in excess of two million albums worldwide.

Following the breakup of Uncle Tupelo, the band's first three studio albums were released on Reprise Records. During recording for the band's fourth album, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, Reprise dropped the band from the label, causing outcry from media outlets such as the Chicago Tribune.[1] The band signed with fellow Warner Bros. Records subsidiary Nonesuch Records in 2002, where the band has released all of its material since. Wilco recorded two albums of Woody Guthrie songs with Billy Bragg, and performed as a session band for The Minus 5 on their Down with Wilco album. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot was the most successful album for the band, earning a Gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[2]

Albums

Studio albums

YearDetailsPeak chart positionsSales and
certifications
US
[3]
AUS
[4]
BEL
(FL)

[5]
FRA
[6]
GER
[7]
IRL
[8]
NED
[9]
NOR
[10]
NZ
SWE
[11]
UK
[12]
1995A.M.
1996Being There
  • Released: October 29, 1996
  • Label: Reprise
  • Formats: CD, vinyl
73132
  • US: 398,000
1999Summerteeth
  • Released: March 9, 1999
  • Label: Reprise
  • Formats: CD, vinyl
786319755138
  • US: 279,000
2001Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
  • Released: September 18, 2001
  • Label: Self-released, Nonesuch
  • Formats: download, CD, vinyl
134389124293242440
2004A Ghost Is Born
  • Released: June 22, 2004
  • Label: Nonesuch
  • Formats: CD, vinyl, download
8433418641379424332950
  • US: 348,000
2007Sky Blue Sky
  • Released: May 15, 2007
  • Label: Nonesuch
  • Formats: CD, vinyl, download
423161313623517322639
2009Wilco (The Album)
  • Released: June 30, 2009
  • Label: Nonesuch
  • Formats: CD, vinyl, download
4472513332275012173149
  • US: 299,000+
2011The Whole Love
  • Released: September 27, 2011
  • Label: dBpm
  • Formats: CD, vinyl, download
52312821423161091630
2015Star Wars
  • Released: July 16, 2015
  • Label: dBpm
  • Formats: Download, CD, vinyl
10560468369143083
2016Schmilco[17]
  • Released: September 9, 2016
  • Label: dBpm
  • Formats: Download, CD, vinyl
111610902118916144625
2019Ode to Joy
  • Released: October 4, 2019
  • Label: dBpm
  • Formats: Download, CD, vinyl
21232019325282429
2022Cruel Country
  • Released: May 27, 2022
  • Label: dBpm
  • Formats: CD, download, vinyl
190368242
2023Cousin
  • Released: September 29, 2023
  • Label: dBpm
  • Formats: CD, download, vinyl
656025189
[18]
2151
[19]
3665
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Collaborations

YearDetailsPeak chart positions
US
AUS
UK
1998Mermaid Avenue (with Billy Bragg)
  • Released: June 23, 1998
  • Label: Elektra
  • Formats: CD, vinyl
  • Sales: 330,000
901234
2000Mermaid Avenue Vol. II (with Billy Bragg)
  • Released: May 30, 2000
  • Label: Elektra
  • Formats: CD, vinyl
  • Sales: 156,000
884561
2003Down with Wilco (by The Minus 5)
  • Released: February 25, 2003
  • Label: Yep Roc
  • Formats: CD, vinyl, download
2009The Sun Came Out (by 7 Worlds Collide)
  • Released: September 29, 2009
  • Label: Columbia, EMI
  • Formats: CD, vinyl, download
2012 (with Billy Bragg)
  • Released: April 21, 2012
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

EPs

YearDetailsComments
1997All Over the Place
  • Released: December 1997
  • Label:
  • Formats: 10" vinyl
Promo-only release.
2003More Like the Moon
  • Released: April 23, 2003
  • Label: Nonesuch
  • Formats: CD, download
Also known as Australian EP and Bridge EP. Free download with purchase of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.
2004The Wilco Book
  • Released: November 2, 2004
  • Label: Nonesuch
  • Formats: CD
Demos, outtakes and experimental tracks from A Ghost Is Born sessions, included with The Wilco Book.
2005A Ghost Is Born (bonus EP)
  • Released: 2005
  • Label: Nonesuch
  • Formats: CD, download
Also known as Panthers EP. Free download for purchase of A Ghost Is Born.
2007Sky Blue Sky (bonus EP)
  • Released: May 15, 2007
  • Label: Nonesuch
  • Formats: CD
Originally only available with purchase of Sky Blue Sky at independent record stores.
Re-issued during the European segment of the Sky Blue Sky tour with bonus tracks.
2012iTunes Session
  • Released: January 24, 2012
  • Label: dBpm
  • Formats: Download
Available only at the iTunes Store.
Includes new recordings of seven previously released songs plus a recording of "Cruel to Be Kind" with Nick Lowe on lead vocals.

Singles

YearSongPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
Sales

[20]
US
AAA

[21]
US
Main

[22]
US
Rock
[23]
BEL
(FL)

JPN
[24]
MEX
Air.

[25]
SCO
[26]
UK
[27] [28]
1995"Box Full of Letters"A.M.
1997"Outtasite (Outta Mind)"16229297Being There
1999"Can't Stand It"46867align=left rowspan="2"Summerteeth
"A Shot in the Arm"8088
2000"Secret of the Sea"14Mermaid Ave. Vol II
2002"War on War"115align=left rowspan="2"Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
"Heavy Metal Drummer"24
2004"I'm a Wheel"236685align=left rowspan="2"A Ghost Is Born
"Theologians"14
2007"What Light"784Sky Blue Sky
2009"You Never Know"140align=left rowspan="2"Wilco (The Album)
"You and I"25
2011"I Might"599130align=left rowspan="3"The Whole Love
"Speak Into The Rose"4
2012"Dawned on Me"25137
2015"Random Name Generator"92038align=left rowspan="1"Star Wars
2016"Locator"38align=left rowspan="2"Schmilco
"If I Ever Was a Child"17
2019"Love Is Everywhere (Beware)"1647align=left rowspan="2"Ode to Joy
"Everyone Hides"16
2021"Modern Girl"align=left rowspan="4" [29] [30]
"Half Life" b/w "I Can't"
"Dig a Pony"
"Don't Let Me Down"
2022"Falling Apart (Right Now)"[31] 19align=left rowspan="2"Cruel Country
"Tired Of Taking It Out On You"
2023"Evicted"3Cousin
"Meant to Be"18
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Compilations

YearAlbumComments
2014What's Your 20? Essential Tracks 1994–2014First 'Best Of' 2 Disc compilation released to celebrate their 20 years.
4CD box set of rarities and outtakes, many of them detailed below.
2023Crosseyed Strangers: An Alternate Yankee Hotel FoxtrotRecord Store Day release of various alternate and live versions of songs from Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Miscellaneous

These songs have not appeared on an official album by Wilco, but several have appeared on their rarities collection. The song "The T.B. Is Whipping Me" with Syd Straw was the first-ever release by Wilco.

YearSongAlbumComments
1994"The T.B. Is Whipping Me"[32] Red Hot + Countrywith Syd Straw; cover of the Ernest Tubb song
1995"Childlike and Evergreen"Soil Samples 7"Split promo single with Poster Children
1996"Burned"[33] I Shot Andy Warhol soundtrackCover of the 1966 Buffalo Springfield song.
"Blasting Fonda"[34] Feeling Minnesota soundtracklater released on Summerteeth bonus disc
1997"Promising"[35] All Over the Place 10" Promo, Chelsea Walls soundtrackRecorded at Easley Studios, Memphis, 1994
"Don't You Honey Me"[36] All Over the Place 10" PromoRecorded at the Warzone, Chicago, 1996
1999"100 Years From Now"[37] Cover of the 1968 The Byrds song.
2000"Any Major Dude Will Tell You"[38] Me, Myself & Irene soundtrackCover of the 1974 Steely Dan song.
2002"Cars Can't Escape"Offered as a free Wilcoworld.net Roadcase download for owners of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
"When the Roses Bloom Again"Chelsea Walls soundtrackFrom the Mermaid Avenue sessions, has been covered by Sally Timms and Laura Cantrell
2003"Old Maid"[39] You Can Never Go Fast Enough

a tribute album to the film Two-Lane Blacktop.

"Let Me Come Home"[40] Amos House Collection, Vol. 3, a charity album for the Amos House.
2004"Just a Kid"[41] The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie – Music from the Movie and More...Co-written by Jeff & Spencer Tweedy
2006"Thirteen"Big Star, Small WorldBig Star tribute album
"James Alley Blues"The Harry Smith Project: The Anthology Of American Folk Music Revisited Live recording
2007"Let's Not Get Carried Away"[42] iTunes version of Sky Blue Sky
"The Thanks I Get"[43] Available as free download to owners of Sky Blue SkyUsed in a Volkswagen commercial.
"One True Vine"Sky Blue Sky Bonus EP
2008"Glad It's Over"[44] Heroes (U.S. TV series) Original TV SoundtrackOuttake from Sky Blue Sky recording sessions
"I Shall Be Released"[45] Offered as a free download to fans who promised to vote in the 2008 United States presidential election.Recorded live with the Fleet Foxes. Cover of the 1967 Bob Dylan song.
2009"The Jolly Banker"[46] Available for download with a suggested donation of two dollars towards the Woody Guthrie Foundation and Archives.Cover of the 1940 Woody Guthrie song. Feist is credited with providing percussion.[47]
"Dark Neon"Available with iTunes pre-orders of Wilco (the Album)

Videography

YearDVDComments
1999Man in the SandDocumentary about the making of Mermaid Avenue.
2002Black-and-white documentary directed by Sam Jones, following the production of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.
2007Shake It OffPerformance DVD included with purchase of the special edition of Sky Blue Sky.
2009Ashes of American FlagsLive concert DVD filmed February 2008; released on Record Store Day, April 18, 2009.

See also

References

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Gold and Platinum Database Search. Recording Industry Association of America. Last accessed July 27, 2007.
  3. Wilco Chart History: Billboard 200. Billboard. October 10, 2023.
  4. Peaks in Australia:
  5. Web site: Discografie Wilco Vlaanderen. ultratop.be/nl/ Hung Medien.
  6. Web site: Wilco France Charts. 2015-12-18. lescharts.com.
  7. Web site: Discographie von Wilco. GfK Entertainment. October 9, 2019.
  8. Web site: Discography Wilco . irish-charts.com . April 9, 2021.
  9. Web site: Discografie Wilco. Dutchcharts.nl. 11 August 2012.
  10. Web site: Wilco – Music Charts. acharts.com. Last accessed July 8, 2007.
  11. Web site: Discography Singles. Swedishcharts.com. 11 August 2012.
  12. Web site: Wilco full Official Chart history. Official Charts Company. October 12, 2019.
  13. Charting Wilco's Course. Billboard. 22. 21 April 2007. 28 January 2019.
  14. Herrera. Monica. Wilco Fulfills Nonesuch Contract, Starts Own Label?. Billboard. July 7, 2010. Last accessed September 12, 2010.
  15. News: Martens. Todd. Wilco is maturing, but it is not growing soft. https://web.archive.org/web/20110925134224/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-ca-wilco-20110925,0,7815044,full.story. dead. September 25, 2011. Los Angeles Times. September 25, 2011. Last accessed October 7, 2011.
  16. Wilco's new "The Whole Love" takes a bow at No. 5 with 82,000, marking the fourth top 10 effort for the band. Billboard.com. 2012-11-29.
  17. Web site: Minsker. Evan. Wilco Announce New Album Schmilco, Share New Track: Listen Pitchfork. pitchfork.com. 19 July 2016 . 19 July 2016.
  18. Web site: Top Albums (Week 40, 2023). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. French. October 9, 2023.
  19. Web site: IRMA – Irish Charts. Irish Recorded Music Association. October 7, 2023.
  20. Wilco Chart History: US Single Sales. https://web.archive.org/web/20190808212633/https://www.billboard.com/music/wilco/chart-history/Hot-Singles-Sales. dead. August 8, 2019. Billboard. August 8, 2019.
  21. Wilco Chart History: Triple A. Billboard. February 3, 2024.
  22. Wilco Chart History: Mainstream Rock Airplay . Billboard. June 17, 2021.
  23. Wilco Chart History: Hot Rock & Alternative Songs. Billboard. January 31, 2023.
  24. Wilco Chart History: Japan Hot 100. Billboard. January 31, 2023.
  25. Wilco Chart History: Mexico Ingles Airplay. Billboard. August 8, 2019.
  26. Peaks in Scotland:
  27. Book: Roberts . David . . 19th . . 1-904994-10-5 . 2006 . 64098209 .
  28. Web site: UK Chart Log. Zobbel.de. 2008-11-23.
  29. Web site: 2021-07-30. Sleater-Kinney & Wilco Cover Each Other. 2021-09-28. Stereogum. en.
  30. Web site: 2021-10-26. Wilco Share Two Beatles Covers. 2021-10-27. Pitchfork. en-US.
  31. Web site: Future Releases on Triple A (AAA) Radio Stations . AllAccess . May 9, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220509204135/https://www.allaccess.com/triple-a/future-releases . May 9, 2022 . dead.
  32. Web site: Red Hot + Country – Overview. https://web.archive.org/web/20040911004909/http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=11:29:31%7CAM&sql=A5q2tk6rxqkr0. dead. September 11, 2004. Allmusic. September 1, 2007.
  33. Web site: I Shot Andy Warhol – Overview. https://web.archive.org/web/20040901165631/http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=11:29:31%7CAM&sql=Auqf4zfs8eh7k. dead. September 1, 2004. Allmusic. Last accessed July 8, 2007.
  34. Web site: Feeling Minnesota - Original Soundtrack Songs, Reviews, Credits. AllMusic. en-us. 2020-02-10.
  35. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r584524|pure_url=yes}} Chelsea Walls Soundtrack > Overview]. Allmusic.
  36. Web site: Wilco – All Over The Place. Discogs.com. 2012-11-29.
  37. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r422130|pure_url=yes}} Return of the Grievous Angel: A Tribute to Gram Parsons > Overview]. Allmusic. Last accessed July 8, 2007.
  38. Web site: Any Major Dude Will Tell You. Ascap.com. Last accessed July 8, 2007.
  39. Web site: You Can Never Go Fast Enough > Overview . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050308132845/http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDCASS70311141736140658&sql=A84620r8al48p . March 8, 2005 . Last accessed July 8, 2007.
  40. Web site: Amos House Collection, Vol. 3 > Overview . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050310064403/http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDCASS70311141736140658&sql=A58ri28vl05oa . March 10, 2005 . Last accessed July 8, 2007.
  41. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r715090|pure_url=yes}} The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie: Music From the Movie and More > Overview]. Allmusic. Last accessed July 8, 2007.
  42. Cohen. Jonathan. Wilco: In The Comfort Zone. Billboard. April 13, 2007. Last accessed July 8, 2007.
  43. Web site: Wilco – News. Wilcoworld.net. Last accessed July 8, 2007.
  44. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1341228|pure_url=yes}} Heroes Original TV Soundtrack > Overview]. AllMusic.
  45. Web site: Solarski. Matthew. Plan to Vote? Get Wilco/Fleet Foxes' Dylan Cover MP3. Pitchfork Media. 2008-09-23. 2008-11-01.
  46. Web site: Wilco – The Jolly Banker. Wilcoworld.net. May 1, 2009.
  47. Download: Wilco and Feist Cover Woody Guthrie. Spin. 2009-05-04. 2011-01-18.