title: Stephin Merritt discography
text: # Stephin Merritt discography
  
  This article is a detailed listing of releases by singer-songwriter Stephin Merritt, including the discographies of The Magnetic Fields, The Gothic Archies, The 6ths, Future Bible Heroes, and solo releases by Merritt.
  
  ## The Magnetic Fields
  
  ### Albums
  
  | Album title | Format | Year | Original label | Chart positions | Sales |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Distant Plastic Trees | LP | 1991 | Red Flame | — | |
  | The Wayward Bus | LP | 1992 | PoPuP | — | |
  | The House of Tomorrow | EP | 1992 | Feel Good All Over | — | |
  | The Charm of the Highway Strip | LP | 1994 | Merge Records | — | |
  | Holiday | LP | 1994 | Feel Good All Over | — | |
  | Get Lost | LP | 1995 | Merge Records | — | |
  | 69 Love Songs | LP | 1999 | Merge Records | — | US: 203,000 |
  | i | LP | 2004 | Nonesuch Records | #152 (Billboard 200) | US: 63,000 |
  | Distortion | LP | 2008 | Nonesuch Records | #77 (Billboard 200) | |
  | Realism | LP | 2010 | Nonesuch Records | #110 (Billboard 200) | |
  | Love at the Bottom of the Sea | LP | 2012 | Merge Records | #89 (Billboard 200) | |
  | 50 Song Memoir | LP | 2017 | Nonesuch Records | — | |
  | Quickies | 5xEP | 2020 | Nonesuch Records | — | |
  
  ### Singles
  
  | Song title | Format | b/w | Year | Label |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | "100,000 Fireflies" | 7" | "Old Orchard Beach" | 1991 | Harriet Records |
  | "Long Vermont Roads" | 7" | "Alien Being", "Beach-a-Boop-Boop" | 1992 | Harriet Records |
  | "All the Umbrellas in London" | 7" | "Rats in the Garbage of the Western World" | 1995 | Merge Records |
  | "Why I Cry" | 7" | "The Man Amplifier" | 1995 | Motorway Records |
  | "I Don't Believe You" | 7" | "When I'm Not Looking, You're Not There" | 1998 | Merge Records |
  | "Andrew in Drag" | 7" | "When Next I Fall in Love" | 2012 | Merge Records |
  
  ### Non-album releases
  
  * "Plant White Roses" (Stephin Merritt re-recording), 5 Rows of Teeth (1994)
  * "Heroes", Crash Course for the Ravers: A Tribute to the Songs of David Bowie (1996)
  * "I Die: You Die", Random: Gary Numan Tribute (1997)
  * "Le Tourbillon", Pop Romantique: French Pop Classics (1999)
  * "Take Ecstasy with Me" (original Susan Anway recording), Oh Merge (1999)
  * "If I Were a Rich Man", Knitting on the Roof (1999)
  
  ## The Gothic Archies
  
  ### Albums
  
  | Album title | Format | Year | Original label | Chart positions |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Looming in the Gloom | EP | 1996 | Hello Recording Club | — |
  | The New Despair | EP | 1997 | Merge Records | — |
  | The Tragic Treasury: Songs from A Series of Unfortunate Events | LP | 2006 | Nonesuch Records | — |
  
  ## The 6ths
  
  ### Albums
  
  | Album title | Format | Year | Original label | Chart positions |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Wasps' Nests | LP | 1995 | London Records | — |
  | Hyacinths and Thistles | LP | 2000 | Merge Records | — |
  
  ### Singles
  
  | Song title | Format | B/W | Year | Label |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | "Heaven In A Black Leather Jacket" | 7" | "Rot In The Sun" | 1993 | Merge Records |
  
  ## Future Bible Heroes
  
  ### Albums
  
  | Album title | Format | Year | Original label | Chart positions |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Memories of Love | LP | 1997 | Slow River/Rykodisc (US), Elefant (Europe, Korea), Setanta (UK) | — |
  | Lonely Days | EP | 1997 | | — |
  | I'm Lonely (And I Love It) | EP | 2000 | | — |
  | Eternal Youth | LP | 2002 | Instinct Records | — |
  | The Lonely Robot | EP | 2002 | Instinct Records | — |
  | Partygoing | LP | 2013 | Merge Records | — |
  
  ## Solo
  
  The following releases are credited solo to Stephin Merritt.
  
  ### Albums
  
  * Eban and Charley (Merge, 2002)
  * Pieces of April (Nonesuch, 2003)
  * Showtunes (Nonesuch, 2006)
  * "Coraline (Original Cast Recording of the Off-Broadway play)" (2010)
  * Obscurities (2011)
  
  ### Non-album releases
  
  * "The Meaning of Lice", Plague Songs (2006)
  * "I'm In A Lonely Way", iTunes-only single (2007)
  * "The Man of a Million Faces", NPR Music: Two Days with Project Song (2007)
  * "Beauty", Stroke: Songs for Chris Knox (2009)
  * "Not One Of Us", I'll Scratch Yours (2010)
  * "Dream Again", Covers E.P. (2011)
  