The discography of Modest Mouse, an American indie rock band, consists of eight studio albums, six extended plays, two compilation albums, four low fidelity cassette releases, one live album, 25 singles, and nine reissues. Three of their releases have been certified at least gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments in excess of 500,000 copies. One release has further been certified double platinum, for shipments in excess of 2,000,000 copies.

Modest Mouse formed in 1992 in Issaquah, Washington. This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About was released as the band's debut album in April 1996. Sad Sappy Sucker was originally intended to be released instead, but was shelved. Second album The Lonesome Crowded West followed in November 1997, and helped to earn the band a cult following; it has been cited by several publications as one of the best albums of the 1990s. After the album's release, Modest Mouse signed to major label Epic Records; The Moon & Antarctica, the band's major-label debut, was released in June 2000 to widespread acclaim from critics. The album was a harbinger of increased mainstream exposure to come; it was the band's first to chart in the United States, peaking at No. 120 on the Billboard 200. Following the success of The Moon & Antarctica, Sad Sappy Sucker was finally released in April 2001, several years after it had initially been shelved.

Mainstream recognition of Modest Mouse accelerated in 2004, with the release of Good News for People Who Love Bad News in April. The album charted at No. 18 in the United States and was their first to chart outside of their home country, peaking at No. 37 in Scotland and No. 40 in the United Kingdom. Lead single "Float On" was the band's first hit, peaking at No. 68 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at No. 1 on the same publication's Alternative Songs chart. Follow-up single "Ocean Breathes Salty" was a modest success, reaching No. 6 on Alternative Songs; both singles have since been certified gold by the RIAA. March 2007's We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank was the only Modest Mouse album to feature former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr as a member of the band. The album peaked at No. 1 in the United States and Canada, and also charted in several other countries. Lead single "Dashboard" currently stands as the band's highest-charting song to date on the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at No. 61; it also peaked at No. 5 on Alternative Songs.

In 2014, This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About and The Lonesome Crowded West were re-released by frontman Isaac Brock's record label, Glacial Pace. The following March, Strangers to Ourselves was released as Modest Mouse's first studio album in eight years. "Lampshades on Fire", which had been released as the album's lead single in December 2014, was a No. 1 hit on Alternative Songs, with the album itself peaking at No. 3 in the United States and appearing on several other album charts elsewhere.

Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications US AUSPeaks in Australia: All except noted: No One's First, and You're Next and "Float On": AUT CANPeaks in Canada: All except noted: Good News for People Who Love Bad News: GER IRL NOR NZ SCOPeaks in Scotland: Good News for People Who Love Bad News: We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank: Strangers to Ourselves: The Golden Casket: An Eraser and a Maze: UK This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About Released: April 16, 1996 Label: Up (UP027) Format: CD, 2×LP — — — — — — — — — — The Lonesome Crowded West Released: November 18, 1997 Label: Up (UP044) Format: CD, 2×LP — — — — — — — — — — US: 60,000 The Moon & Antarctica Released: June 13, 2000 Label: Epic (EK 63871) Format: CD, 2×LP 120 — — — — — — — — — US: 492,000 RIAA: Gold Good News for People Who Love Bad News Released: April 6, 2004 Label: Epic (EK 87125) Format: CD, 2×LP 18 — — 52 — — — — 37 40 US: 1,500,000 RIAA: 2× Platinum BPI: Silver MC: Platinum We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank Released: March 20, 2007 Label: Epic (82876 86139 2) Format: CD, 2×LP 1 12 — 1 65 22 22 26 35 47 US: 649,000 RIAA: Gold MC: Gold Strangers to Ourselves Released: March 17, 2015 Label: Epic (88875049122) Format: CD, 2×LP 3 15 40 3 47 26 — 39 31 28 US: 73,000 The Golden Casket Released: June 25, 2021 Label: Epic Format: CD, 2×LP, cassette 87 — — — — — — — 70 — An Eraser and a Maze Released: June 5, 2026 Label: Glacial Pace Format: CD, 2×LP, digital 128 — — — — — — — 47 — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Cassettes Year Title 1992/1994Uncle Bunny Faces' Useless Analogy Involving Distance, Freight Trains, and Half Ripe Limes (It Doesn't Matter, Limes Are Sour Either Way)Tube-Fruit, All Smiles and ChocolateA Mouthful of Lost ThoughtsSad Sappy Sucker Chokin' on a Mouthful of Lost Thoughts

Compilation albums + List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions US USInd. Building Nothing Out of Something Released: January 18, 2000 Label: Up (UP073) Format: CD, LP — 13 Sad Sappy Sucker Released: April 24, 2001 Label: K (KLP131) Format: CD, LP — 21 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums + List of live albums Title Details Baron von Bullshit Rides Again Released: April 13, 2004 Label: Epic (EL 92089) Format: CD

EPs + List of EPs, with selected chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions US USRock AUS CAN Blue Cadet-3, Do You Connect? Released: 1994 Label: K (IPU58) Format: 7" LP — — — — Interstate 8 Released: August 6, 1996 Label: Up (UP035) Format: CD — — — — The Fruit That Ate Itself Released: May 13, 1997 Label: K (KLP 63) Format: CD — — — — Night on the Sun Released: 1999 Label: Rebel Beat Factory (RBFM-1240), Up (UP090) — — — — Everywhere and His Nasty Parlour Tricks Released: September 25, 2001 Label: Epic (EK 62104) Format: CD, LP 147 — — — No One's First, and You're Next Released: August 4, 2009 Label: Epic (88697 46289) Format: CD, LP 15 3 91 14 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Reissues + List of reissued albums Title Details The Moon & Antarctica Released: March 9, 2004 Label: Epic (EK 92034) Format: CD Good News for People Who Love Bad News Released: October 11, 2005 Label: Epic (EN 97711) Format: DualDisc The Moon & Antarctica Released: April 17, 2010 Label: Epic/Legacy Format: LP The Fruit That Ate Itself Released: November 9, 2010 Label: Glacial Pace Format: CD, LP Sad Sappy Sucker Released: November 9, 2010 Label: Glacial Pace Format: CD, LP This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About Released: October 28, 2014 Label: Glacial Pace Format: CD, 2×LP The Lonesome Crowded West Released: November 4, 2014 Label: Glacial Pace Format: CD, 2×LP Interstate 8 Released: 2015 Label: Glacial Pace Format: CD, LP Building Nothing Out of Something Released: 2015 Label: Glacial Pace Format: CD, LP Night on the Sun Released: July 29, 2016 Label: Glacial Pace Format: CD, LP Good News For People Who Love Bad News: 20th Anniversary Expanded Edition Released: April 6, 2024 Label: Epic Format: CD, 2×LP

Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US USAlt. USPopFor "Float On": For "Dashboard": USRock AUS CANPeaks in Canada: For all except noted: "Float On": CANRockPeaks on the Canada Rock Chart: For all except noted: For "Float On": MEX SCOPeaks in Scotland: "Float On": "Dashboard": UK"Broke"1996 — — — × — — — × — — Building Nothing Out of Something"A Life of Arctic Sounds"1997 — — — × — — — × — —"Birds vs. Worms" — — — × — — — × — — Sad Sappy Sucker"Other People's Lives"1998 — — — × — — — × — — Building Nothing Out of Something"Never Ending Math Equation" — — — × — — — × — —"Whenever You See Fit" — — — × — — — × — — "Heart Cooks Brain" Note: enter "Modest Mouse" into the search bar.1999 — — — × — — — × — — The Lonesome Crowded West"Float On"200468 1 32 — 94 31 24 × 48 46 RIAA: 5× Platinum BPI: Silver MC: 3× PlatinumGood News for People Who Love Bad News"Ocean Breathes Salty"2005 — 6 — × — — — × — 96 RIAA: Gold"The World at Large" — — — × — — — × — — RIAA: Gold"Dashboard"2007 61 5 56 — — 38 12 × 36 111We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank"Missed the Boat" — 24 — — — — 40 × — —"We've Got Everything" — — — × — — — × — —"Little Motel" — — — × — — — × — —"King Rat"2009 — — — — — — — — — — No One's First, and You're Next"Satellite Skin" — — — — — — — — — —"Autumn Beds" — — — — — — — — — —"Perpetual Motion Machine" — — — — — — — — — —"The Whale Song" — — — — — — — — — —"White Lies, Yellow Teeth"2014 — — — — — — — — — —rowspan="2" "Too Many Fiestas for Reuben" — — — — — — — — — —"Lampshades on Fire"— 1 — 12 — — 3 42 — —Strangers to Ourselves"Coyotes"2015 — — — 48 — — — — — —"The Best Room" — — — 44 — — — — — —"Of Course We Know" — — — — — — — — — —"The Ground Walks, with Time in a Box" — 19 — — — — 40 — — — "Poison the Well"2019 — — — — — — — — — —rowspan="2" "Ice Cream Party" — — — — — — — — — —"We Are Between"2021 — 1 — 33 — — 7 — × —The Golden Casket "Leave a Light On" — — — — — — — — × —"The Sun Hasn't Left" — 21 — — — — — — × — "Look How Far..."2026 — — — — — — — — × —An Eraser and a Maze "Picking Dragons' Pockets" — 6 — — — — — — × — "Third Side of the Moon" — — — — — — — — × — "Life's A Dream" — — — — — — — — × — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory."×" denotes periods where charts did not exist or were not archived.

Other appearances Year Album Song 1998 Zum Audio Vol. 2 "Buttons to Push the Buttons" 1999 I Love Metal "South of Heaven" (Slayer cover, with Califone) 2000 The Unaccompanied Voice "Leaflets Gabe" 2002 The Giant Rock 'N' Roll Swindle "White Lies, Yellow Teeth"2011 Live From Nowhere Near You Vol. II "Dead End Job at the Dead Letter Office" Rave On Buddy Holly "That'll Be the Day" (The Crickets cover)

Music videos Year Title Director(s)2004"Float On"Christopher Mills"Ocean Breathes Salty"Chris Milk2007"Dashboard"Mathew CullenGrady Hall"Missed the Boat"Walter Robot"We've Got Everything"Joe Stakun"Little Motel"Justin Francis"People as Places as People"Andy Bruntel"Fly Trapped in a Jar"Adam Toht"Invisible"Terri Timely2009"King Rat"Heath LedgerDaniel Auber"Satellite Skin"Kevin Willis"The Whale Song"Nando Costa2015"Coyotes""Lampshades on Fire"Jorge Torres–Torres"The Ground Walks, with Time in a Box"2021"We Are Between"Kyle ThrashModest Mouse get stuck in a junkyard traffic jam in 'We Are Between' video2026“Life’s A Dream”Isaac Brock

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