Black Francis discography | |
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Studio albums | 15 |
Live albums | 4 |
Compilation albums | 5 |
EPs | 1 |
Singles | 15 |
Soundtrack albums | 1 |
The discography of Black Francis, an American rock musician, includes 15 studio albums, four live albums, five compilation albums, one EP, one soundtrack album, and 15 singles.
This list includes material recorded as Black Francis or Frank Black, but does not include material performed with Pixies or Grand Duchy.
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US [1] |
US Heat [1] |
US Ind. [1] |
AUS [2] |
FRA [3] |
GER [4] |
NL [5] |
NZ [6] |
UK [7] | ||
As Frank Black | ||||||||||
Frank Black | 117 | 2 | — | — | — | 83 | 34 | 14 | 9 | |
Teenager of the Year |
|
131 | 2 | — | 76 | — | 60 | 45 | 35 | 21 |
The Cult of Ray |
|
127 | 1 | — | — | — | 71 | 95 | — | 39 |
As Frank Black and the Catholics | ||||||||||
Frank Black and the Catholics |
|
— | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | 61 |
Pistolero |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Dog in the Sand |
|
— | — | — | — | 64 | — | — | — | 81 |
Black Letter Days |
|
— | 48 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Devil's Workshop |
|
— | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Show Me Your Tears |
|
— | 30 | 24 | — | 113 | — | — | — | — |
As Frank Black | ||||||||||
Frank Black Francis |
|
— | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Honeycomb |
|
— | 11 | — | — | 156 | — | — | — | — |
Fast Man Raider Man |
|
— | 27 | — | — | 129 | — | — | — | — |
As Black Francis | ||||||||||
Bluefinger |
|
— | 42 | — | — | 108 | — | — | — | — |
NonStopErotik |
|
— | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Paley & Francis (with Reid Paley) |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
---|---|---|
US [1] | ||
The Black Sessions |
|
— |
Live at the Hotel Utah Saloon |
|
— |
Live in Nijmegen |
|
— |
Live at Melkweg |
|
— |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
---|---|---|
US [1] | ||
Oddballs |
|
— |
Christmass |
|
— |
Frank Black 93–03 |
|
— |
Abbabubba |
|
— |
Frank Black and the Catholics: The Complete Recordings |
|
— |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
---|---|---|
US [1] | ||
The Golem |
|
— |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
---|---|---|---|
US Heat [1] |
UK [7] | ||
The John Peel Session (with Teenage Fanclub) |
|
— | 98 |
Svn Fngrs |
|
35 | — |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US Alt. [1] |
BEL (Fl) [8] |
FRA [3] |
UK [7] | |||
" Los Angeles" | 1993 | 6 | — | 11 | — | Frank Black |
" Hang On to Your Ego" | 8 | 43 | — | — | ||
" Headache" | 1994 | 10 | — | — | 53 | Teenager of the Year |
"Men in Black" | 1995 | — | — | — | 37 | The Cult of Ray |
"The Marsist" | — | — | — | — | ||
"I Don't Want to Hurt You" | 1996 | — | — | — | 63 | |
"You Ain't Me" | — | — | — | — | ||
" All My Ghosts" | 1998 | — | — | — | 87 | Frank Black and the Catholics |
"I Gotta Move" | 1999 | — | — | — | — | Pistolero |
"Robert Onion" | 2000 | — | — | — | — | Dog in the Sand |
"St. Francis Dam Disaster" | 2001 | — | — | — | — | |
"Everything Is New" | 2003 | — | — | — | 92 | Show Me Your Tears |
"Nadine" | — | — | — | — | ||
"Threshold Apprehension" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | Bluefinger |
"The Seus" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | Svn Fngrs |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Year | Title | Label | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1996 | Songs in the Key of X: Music from and Inspired by the X-Files | Warner Bros | Compilation album released in association with the American
science fiction television series
The X-Files
Track: "Man of Steel" |
1998 | Super Bad @ 65: A Tribute to James Brown | Zero Hour | Tribute album for
James Brown
Track: " Mother Popcorn (You Got to Have a Mother for Me)" |
2000 | Heroes & Villains: Music Inspired by The Powerpuff Girls | Rhino | Compilation album released in association with the American cartoon series
The Powerpuff Girls. Also played during the credits of
The Powerpuff Girls Movie.
Track: "Pray for the Girls" |
2003 | Wig in a Box | Off Records | Charity tribute album of songs from
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Track: " Sugar Daddy" |
2005 | High School Reunion | American Laundromat Records/ Face Down Records |
1980s film tribute album |
2006 | Hello Radio: The Songs of They Might Be Giants | Bar/None | Tribute album for the band
They Might Be Giants
Track: "Road Movie to Berlin" |
2009 | New Tales to Tell: A Tribute to Love and Rockets | Justice Records | Tribute album for the band
Love and Rockets
Track: "All in My Mind" |
Year | Title | Label | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1994 | Pawnshop Guitars | Virgin | The debut solo album by the former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke (as Frank Black) – guitars, background vocals
Track: "Jail Guitar Doors" ( The Clash cover) |
1995 | Ball-Hog or Tugboat? | Columbia | The debut solo album by the former
Minutemen bass guitarist
Mike Watt (as Frank Black) – lead vocals
Track: "Chinese Firedrill" |
2016 | This Becomes Us | Prescription | The debut solo album by the former
Million Dead and
Future of the Left bassist Julia Ruzicka – vocals
Track: "Painter Man Is Coming" |
Black Francis discography | |
---|---|
Studio albums | 15 |
Live albums | 4 |
Compilation albums | 5 |
EPs | 1 |
Singles | 15 |
Soundtrack albums | 1 |
The discography of Black Francis, an American rock musician, includes 15 studio albums, four live albums, five compilation albums, one EP, one soundtrack album, and 15 singles.
This list includes material recorded as Black Francis or Frank Black, but does not include material performed with Pixies or Grand Duchy.
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US [1] |
US Heat [1] |
US Ind. [1] |
AUS [2] |
FRA [3] |
GER [4] |
NL [5] |
NZ [6] |
UK [7] | ||
As Frank Black | ||||||||||
Frank Black | 117 | 2 | — | — | — | 83 | 34 | 14 | 9 | |
Teenager of the Year |
|
131 | 2 | — | 76 | — | 60 | 45 | 35 | 21 |
The Cult of Ray |
|
127 | 1 | — | — | — | 71 | 95 | — | 39 |
As Frank Black and the Catholics | ||||||||||
Frank Black and the Catholics |
|
— | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | 61 |
Pistolero |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Dog in the Sand |
|
— | — | — | — | 64 | — | — | — | 81 |
Black Letter Days |
|
— | 48 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Devil's Workshop |
|
— | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Show Me Your Tears |
|
— | 30 | 24 | — | 113 | — | — | — | — |
As Frank Black | ||||||||||
Frank Black Francis |
|
— | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Honeycomb |
|
— | 11 | — | — | 156 | — | — | — | — |
Fast Man Raider Man |
|
— | 27 | — | — | 129 | — | — | — | — |
As Black Francis | ||||||||||
Bluefinger |
|
— | 42 | — | — | 108 | — | — | — | — |
NonStopErotik |
|
— | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Paley & Francis (with Reid Paley) |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
---|---|---|
US [1] | ||
The Black Sessions |
|
— |
Live at the Hotel Utah Saloon |
|
— |
Live in Nijmegen |
|
— |
Live at Melkweg |
|
— |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
---|---|---|
US [1] | ||
Oddballs |
|
— |
Christmass |
|
— |
Frank Black 93–03 |
|
— |
Abbabubba |
|
— |
Frank Black and the Catholics: The Complete Recordings |
|
— |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
---|---|---|
US [1] | ||
The Golem |
|
— |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
---|---|---|---|
US Heat [1] |
UK [7] | ||
The John Peel Session (with Teenage Fanclub) |
|
— | 98 |
Svn Fngrs |
|
35 | — |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US Alt. [1] |
BEL (Fl) [8] |
FRA [3] |
UK [7] | |||
" Los Angeles" | 1993 | 6 | — | 11 | — | Frank Black |
" Hang On to Your Ego" | 8 | 43 | — | — | ||
" Headache" | 1994 | 10 | — | — | 53 | Teenager of the Year |
"Men in Black" | 1995 | — | — | — | 37 | The Cult of Ray |
"The Marsist" | — | — | — | — | ||
"I Don't Want to Hurt You" | 1996 | — | — | — | 63 | |
"You Ain't Me" | — | — | — | — | ||
" All My Ghosts" | 1998 | — | — | — | 87 | Frank Black and the Catholics |
"I Gotta Move" | 1999 | — | — | — | — | Pistolero |
"Robert Onion" | 2000 | — | — | — | — | Dog in the Sand |
"St. Francis Dam Disaster" | 2001 | — | — | — | — | |
"Everything Is New" | 2003 | — | — | — | 92 | Show Me Your Tears |
"Nadine" | — | — | — | — | ||
"Threshold Apprehension" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | Bluefinger |
"The Seus" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | Svn Fngrs |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Year | Title | Label | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1996 | Songs in the Key of X: Music from and Inspired by the X-Files | Warner Bros | Compilation album released in association with the American
science fiction television series
The X-Files
Track: "Man of Steel" |
1998 | Super Bad @ 65: A Tribute to James Brown | Zero Hour | Tribute album for
James Brown
Track: " Mother Popcorn (You Got to Have a Mother for Me)" |
2000 | Heroes & Villains: Music Inspired by The Powerpuff Girls | Rhino | Compilation album released in association with the American cartoon series
The Powerpuff Girls. Also played during the credits of
The Powerpuff Girls Movie.
Track: "Pray for the Girls" |
2003 | Wig in a Box | Off Records | Charity tribute album of songs from
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Track: " Sugar Daddy" |
2005 | High School Reunion | American Laundromat Records/ Face Down Records |
1980s film tribute album |
2006 | Hello Radio: The Songs of They Might Be Giants | Bar/None | Tribute album for the band
They Might Be Giants
Track: "Road Movie to Berlin" |
2009 | New Tales to Tell: A Tribute to Love and Rockets | Justice Records | Tribute album for the band
Love and Rockets
Track: "All in My Mind" |
Year | Title | Label | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1994 | Pawnshop Guitars | Virgin | The debut solo album by the former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke (as Frank Black) – guitars, background vocals
Track: "Jail Guitar Doors" ( The Clash cover) |
1995 | Ball-Hog or Tugboat? | Columbia | The debut solo album by the former
Minutemen bass guitarist
Mike Watt (as Frank Black) – lead vocals
Track: "Chinese Firedrill" |
2016 | This Becomes Us | Prescription | The debut solo album by the former
Million Dead and
Future of the Left bassist Julia Ruzicka – vocals
Track: "Painter Man Is Coming" |