American experimental rock band Swans has released seventeen studio albums, eleven live albums, fourteen compilation albums, eleven EPs and fifteen singles, and six fundraiser albums containing live, rehearsal tracks and/or demo recordings sold in limited collectible editions to raise money for full-length studio recordings.
Studio albums Year Album title Release details Peak chart positions US UK BEL FL BEL WA NLD GER AUT SWI1983 Released: May 27, 1983 Label: Neutral Format: LP — — — — — — — —1984 Released: 1984 Label: K.422 Format: LP — — — — — — — —1986 Released: February 28, 1986 Label: K.422 Format: LP, CD, CS — — — — — — — — Released: March 27, 1986 Label: K.422 Format: LP, CD, CS — — — — — — — —1987 Released: October 19, 1987 Label: Caroline Format: 2LP, CD, CS — — — — — — — —1989 Released: May 1989 Label: Uni Format: LP, CD, CS — — — — — — — —1991 Released: June 6, 1991 Label: Young God Format: 2LP, CD, CS — — 195 — — — — —1992 Released: February 24, 1992 Label: Young God Format: LP, CD, CS — — — — 74 — — —1995 Released: January 23, 1995 Label: Young God Format: 2LP, CD, CS — — 149 — — — — —1996 Released: October 22, 1996 Label: Young God Format: 4LP, 2CD, 2CS — — — — — — — —2010 Released: September 23, 2010 Label: Young God Format: LP, CD, DL — — — — — — — —2012 Released: August 28, 2012 Label: Young God Format: 3LP, 2CD, DL 114 167 113 — — — — —2014 Released: May 12, 2014 Label: Young God Format: 3LP, 2CD, DL 37 38 39 106 75 56 51 —2016 Released: June 17, 2016 Label: Young God Format: 3LP, 2CD, DL 151 61 39 69 49 29 24 542019 Released: October 25, 2019 Label: Young God Format: 2LP, 2CD, DL — — 93 156 — 58 73 772023 Released: June 23, 2023 Label: Young God Format: 2LP, 2CD, DL — — 98 — — 37 — —2025 Released: May 30, 2025 Label: Young God Format: 3LP, 2CD, DL — — 140 — — 25 — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Live albums Year Album title Release details1986 Released: 1986 Label: Some Bizzare Format: 2LP1986 Released: 1986 Label: none Format: LP1988 Released: 1988 Label: none Format: 2LP, CD1990 Released: 1990 Label: none Format: LP, CD1992 Released: 1992 Label: Young God Format: CD, CS1995 Released: 1995 Label: Disaster Format: CD1998 Released: January 20, 1998 Label: Young God Format: 2CD2012 Released: May 10, 2012 Label: Young God Format: 2CD2017 Released: May 17, 2017 Label: Young God Format: 2CD, DL2024 Released: November 15, 2024 Label: Young God Format: 2CD, 4LP, DL2026Newly Sentient Being Released: October 2, 2026 Label: Young God Format: 2CD, 4LP, DVD, DL
Fundraiser albums Year Album title Release details2010 Released: Jan 20, 2010 Label: Young God Format: CD2012 Released: Feb 2, 2012 Label: Young God Format: 2CD2013 Released: September 14, 2013 Label: Young God Format: 2CD2015 Released: October 1, 2015 Label: Young God Format: 2CD2019 Released: March 18, 2019 Label: Young God Format: CD2022 Released: February 2022 Label: Young God Format: CD
Compilation albums Year Album title Release details1986 Released: 1986 Label: PVC Format: CS1990 Released: 1990 Label: Young God Format: CD, CS1991 Released: 1991 Label: Young God Format: LP, CD, CS1992 Released: 1992 Label: K.422 Format: CD1992 Released: 1992 Label: K.422 Format: CD1997 Released: 1997 Label: Young God Format: 2CD1999 Released: 1999 Label: Thirsty Ear Format: 2CD1999 Released: March 22, 1999 Label: Young God Format: 2CD2000 Released: 2000 Label: Young God Format: 2CD2003 Released: 2003 Label: Young God Format: CD2015 Released: May 5, 2015 Label: Young God Format: 3CD2015 Released: December 4, 2015 Label: Young God Format: 2LP+CD, 3CD2017 Released: April 28, 2017 Label: Young God Format: 2CD2018 Released: July 20, 2018 Label: Young God Format: 3CD2020 Released: November 13, 2020 Label: Young God Format: 2CD
Extended plays Year Album title Release details1982 Released: 1982 Label: Labor Format: 12"1984 Released: 1984 Label: K.422 Format: 12"1986 Released: January 31, 1986 Label: K.422 Format: 12"1986 Released: May 2, 1986 Label: K.422 Format: 12"1988 Released: 1988 Label: Product, inc. Format: 12", 7", CD1992 Released: 1992 Label: Young God Format: 12", CD1996 Released: 1996 Label: Rough Trade Format: 2LP, CD2014 Released: November 24, 2014 Label: Young God Format: DL
Music videos "A Screw" (1985) "New Mind" (1987) "Love Will Tear Us Apart" (1988) "Saved" (1989) "Love of Life" (1992) "Alcohol The Seed" (1995) "Killing For Company" (1995)
Singles
Title Year Chart positions Album US Alt. US College Radio UK "New Mind" 1987 — 47 — Children of God "Can't Find My Way Home" 1989 — — — The Burning World "Saved" 28 20 96 "Love Will Save You" 1991 — — —White Light from the Mouth of Infinity "Celebrity Lifestyle" 1995 — — — The Great Annihilator "Failure/Animus" 1996 — — — White Light from the Mouth of Infinity / Soundtracks for the Blind "I Am the Sun" (live) 1997 — — — Non-album single "Jim" 2010 — — —My Father Will Guide Me up a Rope to the Sky "Mother of the World" 2012 — — — The Seer "A Little God in My Hands" 2014 — — — To Be Kind "Screen Shot" 2015 — — — "When Will I Return?" 2016 — — — The Glowing Man "Finally, Peace" — — — "Mind / Body / Light / Sound" 2017 — — — The Great Annihilator (Reissue) "Volcano" 2018 — — — Soundtracks for the Blind (Reissue) "It's Coming It's Real" 2019 — — — Leaving Meaning "The Hanging Man" — — — "Paradise Is Mine" 2023 — — — The Beggar "Los Angeles: City Of Death" — — — "I Am a Tower" 2025 — — — Birthing
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