The discography of Belle and Sebastian, a Scottish indie pop band, features twelve studio albums, three compilation albums, four live albums, two box sets, nine extended plays (EPs), 21 singles and one DVD. It also includes a variety of demos and non-album singles, as well as two DJ mix compilations.
Studio albums Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) UK AUS Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance: AUT FRA GER IRE NED NOR SWE SWI US Tigermilk Released: 6 June 1996 Label: Electric Honey (EHRLP005) Format: CD, CS, DL, LP 13 — — 68 — — — 20 15 — — BPI: Gold If You're Feeling Sinister Released: 18 November 1996 Label: Jeepster (JPRCD 001) Format: CD, CS, DL, LP 191 — — — — — — 23 — — — BPI: Gold The Boy with the Arab Strap Released: 7 September 1998 Label: Jeepster (JPRCD 003) Format: CD, CS, DL, LP 12 — — 39 — — — 7 30 — — BPI: Gold Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant Released: 6 June 2000 Label: Jeepster (JPRCD 010) Format: CD, DL, LP, MD 10 53 — 54 52 25 — 17 11 — 80 BPI: Silver Storytelling Released: 3 June 2002 Label: Jeepster (JPRCD 014) Format: CD, DL, LP 26 — — 55 99 42 — 32 29 — 150 Dear Catastrophe Waitress Released: 6 October 2003 Label: Rough Trade (RTRADECD 080) Format: CD, DL, LP 21 88 — 76 64 25 58 10 16 — 84 BPI: Gold The Life Pursuit Released: 6 February 2006 Label: Rough Trade (RTRADCD 280) Format: CD, CD+DVD-V, DL, LP 8 45 56 72 35 23 32 16 20 56 65 BPI: Silver Write About Love Released: 11 October 2010 Label: Rough Trade (RTRADCD480) Format: CD, DL, LP874405438214128183715 Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance Released: 19 January 2015 Label: Matador (OLE-1056-2) Format: CD, DL, LP 9 57 28 49 30 14 12 23 31 26 28 Days of the Bagnold Summer Released: 13 September 2019 Label: Matador Format: CD, DL, LP 73 — — — — — — — — 98 — A Bit of Previous Released: 6 May 2022 Label: Matador Format: CD, DL, LP 8 — 50 — 31 — — — — 31 — Late Developers Released: 13 January 2023 Label: Matador Format: CD, DL, LP 30 — — — — — — — — 82 — "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Compilation albums Title Details Peak chart positionsUKAUTFRAGERIRENEDSPASWESWIUS Push Barman to Open Old Wounds Released: 24 May 2005 Label: Jeepster (JPRCD 015) Format: CD, DL, LP 40 — — — 40 94 — 59 — — The Third Eye Centre Released: 26 August 2013 Label: Rough Trade (RTRADCD670) Format: CD, DL, LP 44 — 174 — — 71 — — — 145 How to Solve Our Human Problems Released: February 2018 Label: Matador Format: CD, DL, LP 28 37 — 27 — 72 29 — 27 — "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Live albums Title Details Peak chart positionsUKFRA If You're Feeling Sinister: Live at the Barbican Released: 6 December 2005 Label: Rough Trade (RTRADDA 301) Format: DL — — The BBC Sessions Released: 18 November 2008 Label: Jeepster (JPRCD018) Format: CD, DL, LP 88 126 Live 2015 Released: 22 May 2015 Label: Concert Live, Matador (CLCD473) Format: CD, DL — — What to Look for in Summer Released: 11 December 2020 Label: Matador Format: CD, DL, 2xLP — — "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Box sets Title Details Peak chartpositionsUK Lazy Line Painter Jane Released: 7 March 2000 Label: Jeepster (JPRBOX 001) Format: CD 122 The Jeepster Singles Collection Released: 21 October 2016 Label: Jeepster (JPR12BOX1) Format: 12" vinyl+DVD, DL — "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
EPs Title Details Peak chart positionsUKIRESWE Dog on Wheels Released: 12 May 1997 Label: Jeepster (JPRCDS001) Format: CD, DL, 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl59—— Lazy Line Painter Jane Released: 28 July 1997 Label: Jeepster (JPRCDS002) Format: CD, DL, 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl41—— 3.. 6.. 9 Seconds of Light Released: 13 October 1997 Label: Jeepster (JPRCDS003) Format: CD, DL, 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl32—— This Is Just a Modern Rock Song Released: 7 December 1998 Label: Jeepster (JPRCDS 009) Format: CD, DL, 12" vinyl—1—45 Books Released: 21 June 2004 Label: Rough Trade (RTRADSCD180) Format: CD, DL, DVD, 7" vinyl2046— Introducing... Belle & Sebastian Released: 27 May 2008 Label: Jeepster Format: DL——— How to Solve Our Human Problems (Part 1) Released: 8 December 2017 Label: Matador Format: CD, DL, 12" vinyl——— How to Solve Our Human Problems (Part 2) Released: 19 January 2018 Label: Matador Format: CD, DL, 12" vinyl——— How to Solve Our Human Problems (Part 3) Released: 16 February 2018 Label: Matador Format: CD, DL, 12" vinyl28—— "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
1 Charted at number 1 on the UK Indie Chart.
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumUKAUSCANEURIREJPNMEXNEDNORSWE "Legal Man"200015—4—50———1046Non-album singles "Jonathan David"200131—9——————46 "I'm Waking Up to Us"39————————50 "Step into My Office, Baby"200332——————80——Dear Catastrophe Waitress "I'm a Cuckoo"200414————————59 "Funny Little Frog"200613———32—————The Life Pursuit "Casaco Marrom"——————————Late Night Tales: Belle & Sebastian "The Blues Are Still Blue"2543—81——————The Life Pursuit "White Collar Boy"45————————— "Write About Love"2010——————17———Belle & Sebastian Write About Love "I Want the World to Stop"2011125————————— "Come on Sister"—————————— "The Party Line"2014—————56————Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance "Nobody's Empire"2015——————36——— "The Cat with the Cream"—————————— "We Were Beautiful"2017——————————How to Solve Our Human Problems "Poor Boy"2018—————————— "Sister Buddha"2019——————27———Days of the Bagnold Summer soundtrack "Unnecessary Drama"2022——————————A Bit of Previous "If They're Shooting At You"—————————— "Young and Stupid"—————————— "A Bit of Previous"—————————— "I Don't Know What You See In Me"2023——————————Late Developers "It Only Takes One Lion"2026-—-—-———--Non-album single "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Other Title Album details LateNightTales By various artists Compiled by Belle & Sebastian Released: 27 February 2006 Label: Azuli Format: CD, DL, LP LateNightTales, Vol. II By various artists Compiled by Belle & Sebastian Released: 26 March 2012 Label: Late Night Tales Format: CD, DL
Miscellaneous songs "O come, O come, Emmanuel" (traditional) on the Xfm charity compilation It's A Cool, Cool Christmas, released 20 November 2000 on Jeepster Records "Final Day" (Young Marble Giants cover) on the Rough Trade 25th-anniversary compilation Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before, released 23 September 2003 on Rough Trade Records "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" (live France Gall cover) on the Fans Only DVD, released 20 October 2003 on Jeepster Records "Casaco Marron(sic)" (Trio Esperança cover) on the Belle & Sebastian-compiled album Late Night Tales: Belle & Sebastian, released on 27 February 2006 on Azuli Records, and as a limited-edition 7-inch vinyl single (backed with David Shrigley's spoken-word piece "When I Was a Little Girl") released 13 February 2006, also on Azuli "The Monkeys Are Breaking Out the Zoo", a children's song on the Save the Children charity album Colours Are Brighter, released 16 October 2006 on Rough Trade Records "Are You Coming Over For Christmas?", released December, 2007 on Belle and Sebastian's official website and Myspace profile. "Crash" (Primitives cover), released in 2012 as part of the Late Night Tales: Belle and Sebastian Vol. II compilation.
DVDs Fans Only (2003)
Notes
See also List of bands from Glasgow God Help the Girl
References
External links Official Website Belle and Sebastian on Matador Records Belle and Sebastian on Rolling Stone