The discography of the American rock band Everclear consists of nine studio albums, one live album, seven compilation albums, five extended plays, and twenty-nine singles. Their first studio album, World of Noise, was released in 1993 and did not chart."Everclear". allmusic.com. Retrieved November 9, 2012. Their second, 1995's Sparkle and Fade, peaked at number 25 in the United States and went platinum in both the US and Canada. Four singles were released from the album, including "Santa Monica", which reached number one on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
So Much for the Afterglow was released in 1997 and became Everclear's best-selling album, going two times platinum in the US and Canada. The singles "Everything to Everyone" and "I Will Buy You a New Life" both peaked in the top three of the alternative rock charts in the US and Canada, as well.
In 2000, the band released two albums: Songs from an American Movie Vol. One: Learning How to Smile and Songs from an American Movie Vol. Two: Good Time for a Bad Attitude. The former peaked in the top 10 in the US and Canada, and one of the singles from the album, "Wonderful", reached the top three of both the US and Canada alternative rock charts.
Everclear's next studio album, Slow Motion Daydream, was released in 2003. A single from that album, "Volvo Driving Soccer Mom" was their last single that charted. The band's first compilation album, Ten Years Gone: The Best of Everclear 1994–2004, was released in 2004.
In 2006, they released their seventh studio album, Welcome to the Drama Club, and their second compilation album, The Best of Everclear. Welcome to the Drama Club was their first studio album since World of Noise that did not reach the top 100 of the Billboard 200. Over the following years they released 2008's The Vegas Years, a compilation of cover songs, 2009's In a Different Light and 2011's Return to Santa Monica which featured re-recordings of past songs. In 2012 they released their eighth studio album, Invisible Stars, and in 2015, their ninth studio album, Black Is the New Black, was released."PledgeMusic". pledgemusic.com. Retrieved December 12, 2015. The band marked its 30th anniversary with their first live album, Live at the Whisky A Go Go, which was released in September 2023.
Albums
Studio albums Year Album details Peak chart positionsSales Certifications USPeak chart positions in the United States:
USInd. AUSAustralian (ARIA) chart peaks: Top 50 peaks: Top 100 peaks to December 2010: "Heroin Girl": N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached. All chart positions: N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. CANPeak chart positions in Canada:
Songs from an American Movie Vol. Two: Good Time for a Bad Attitude: Slow Motion Daydream:
NZ UK 1993World of Noise Released: December 10, 1993 Label: Tim/Kerr Formats: CD, LP, CS, DI — — 172 — — — 1995Sparkle and Fade Released: May 23, 1995 Label: Capitol Formats: CD, LP, CS, DI 25 — 9 39 20 —US: 1,190,000+RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Platinum MC: Platinum 1997So Much for the Afterglow Released: October 7, 1997 Label: Capitol Formats: CD, LP, CS, DI 33 — 19 49 5 63US: 2,200,000+RIAA: 2× Platinum ARIA: Gold MC: 2× Platinum 2000Songs from an American Movie Vol. One: Learning How to Smile Released: July 11, 2000 Label: Capitol Formats: CD, LP, CS, DI 9 — 31 2 29 51US: 1,280,000+RIAA: Platinum MC: PlatinumSongs from an American Movie Vol. Two: Good Time for a Bad Attitude Released: November 21, 2000 Label: Capitol Formats: CD, CS, DI 66 — 161 45 — 69US: 285,000+MC: Gold 2003Slow Motion Daydream Released: March 11, 2003 Label: Capitol Formats: CD, CS, DI 33 — 85 43 — 154US: 106,000+ 2006Welcome to the Drama Club Released: September 12, 2006 Label: Eleven Seven Formats: CD, DI 169 11 — — — — 2012Invisible Stars Released: June 26, 2012 Label: eOne Formats: CD, DI 119 21 — — 5 — 2015Black Is the New Black Released: April 24, 2015 Label: The End Records Formats: CD, LP, CS, DI — 11 — — 9 — "—" denotes a release that did not chart.
Live albums YearAlbum details 2023Live at the Whisky a Go Go Released: September 8, 2023 Label: Capitol Formats: CD, LP, DI
Compilation and other albums Year Album details Peak chart positions US 2004Ten Years Gone: The Best of Everclear 1994–2004 Released: October 5, 2004 Label: Capitol Formats: CD, DI 182 2006The Best of Everclear Released: October 17, 2006 Label: Capitol Formats: CD, DI — 2008The Vegas Years Released: April 15, 2008 Label: Capitol Formats: CD, DI — 2009In a Different Light Released: October 6, 2009 Label: 429 Formats: CD, DI — 2011Return to Santa Monica Released: September 27, 2011 Label: Cleopatra Formats: CD, DI — 2011Greatest Hits Released: December 27, 2011 Label: Cleopatra Formats: DI — 2014The Very Best of Everclear Released: May 13, 2014 Label: Cleopatra Formats: LP — "—" denotes a release that did not chart.
EPs YearEP details 1993Nervous & Weird Released: October 12, 1993 Label: Tim/Kerr Formats: CD 1997White Trash Hell Released: March 24, 1997 Label: Fire Formats: CD 1998Live from Toronto Released: August 8, 1998 Label: Capitol Formats: CD 2004Closure Released: November 2, 2004 Label: Capitol Formats: CD 2011Extended Versions Released: August 16, 2011 Label: Sony BMG Formats: CD, DI
Singles YearSongPeak chart positionsAlbum US USAdult USAlt. USMain. AUS CANPeak position for "AM Radio" in Canada: CANAlt/Rock NLD NZ UK 1994"Fire Maple Song"—————————— World of Noise 1995"Heroin Girl"——34—76—23——— Sparkle and Fade"Santa Monica"29—5125404—2740 1996"Heartspark Dollarsign"85—132940—12——48"You Make Me Feel Like a Whore"————97—————1997"Everything to Everyone"43—11540251——41 So Much for the Afterglow"I Will Buy You a New Life"3320320—491———1998"So Much for the Afterglow" ————67—————"Father of Mine"702342914050———— 1999"One Hit Wonder"——12———————"The Boys Are Back in Town"———40——————Detroit Rock City soundtrack 2000"Wonderful"11332838121—2136 Songs from an American Movie Vol. One: Learning How to Smile"AM Radio"1011715—1422310973280"When It All Goes Wrong Again"121—1210—————— Songs from an American Movie Vol. Two: Good Time for a Bad Attitude 2001"Out of My Depth"——34———————"Rock Star"——————————"Brown Eyed Girl"—26————————Songs from an American Movie Vol. One: Learning How to Smile 2003"Volvo Driving Soccer Mom"——30—86————— Slow Motion Daydream"The New York Times"—————————— 2006"Hater"————181————— Welcome to the Drama Club 2007"Glorious"—————————— 2008"Rich Girl"—————————— The Vegas Years"Jesus Was a Democrat"—————————— Non-album single 2009"At the End of the Day"—————————— In a Different Light 2012"Be Careful What You Ask For"—————————— Invisible Stars 2015"The Man Who Broke His Own Heart"—————————— Black Is the New Black"American Monster"—————————— 2022"Year of the Tiger"——————————Live at the Whisky a Go Go 2024"Sing Away"—————————— "—" denotes a release that did not chart.
Other appearances Year Album Contributed song 1996 Music for Our Mother Ocean "Hateful" Jabberjaw...Pure Sweet Hell "How Soon Is Now?" 1997 Scream 2: Music From the Dimension Motion Picture "The Swing" William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet: Music from the Motion Picture "Local God" 1999 MOM 3 "Walk Don't Run"
Notes
A "Santa Monica" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 29 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart. B "Everything to Everyone" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 43 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart. C "I Will Buy You a New Life" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 33 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart. D "Father of Mine" originally did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 46 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart, but the song later charted on the Billboard Hot 100 since the rules have changed after December 1998 bringing the song up to number 70 on that chart. E "AM Radio" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 1 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as a 25-song extension to the Hot 100. F "When It All Goes Wrong Again" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 21 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as a 25-song extension to the Hot 100.
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