The discography of DJ Shadow, an American music producer and disc jockey, consists of seven studio albums, seven live albums, seven compilation albums, three remix albums, two mix albums, five extended plays, thirty-five singles and twenty-seven music videos. He released his debut single – a split release featuring his track "Lesson 4" and "Real Deal" by American hip hop ensemble Lifers Group – in 1991. After signing to Mo' Wax Records in 1993, he released the singles "In/Flux" and "Lost and Found (S.F.L.)", both of which became minor hits in the United Kingdom. Shadow attained his first top 75 single in 1995 with "What Does Your Soul Look Like", which peaked at number 59 in the UK. In November 1996, his debut studio album Endtroducing..... was released to critical acclaim. It peaked at numbers 17 and 75 in the UK and the Netherlands respectively, later being certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). The album's first single, "Midnight in a Perfect World", charted at number 54 in the UK. "Stem", the album's second single, became a top fifteen hit in Ireland. Remix singles of the Endtroducing..... tracks "What Does Your Soul Look Like (Part 1 – Blue Sky Revisit)" and "The Number Song" were also issued. The compilation album Preemptive Strike peaked at number 118 on the United States Billboard 200, becoming Shadow's first album to chart in the country. It produced one single, "High Noon", which peaked at number 22 in the UK.
Shadow's second studio album The Private Press was released in June 2002, peaking at number 44 on the Billboard 200. It also charted in several other countries, peaking at number eight in the UK and earning a gold certification from the BPI. The album's first two singles – "You Can't Go Home Again" and "Six Days" – became top ten hits on the Billboard Hot Singles Sales and Hot Dance Singles Sales charts. In 2005, Shadow collaborated with English alternative rock band Keane on the single "We Might as Well Be Strangers", which peaked at number 123 in the UK and number 27 on the Hot Singles Sales chart. He released his third studio album The Outsider in September 2006; it peaked at number 77 on the Billboard 200. The album produced four singles, including the UK top 60 hit "This Time (I'm Gonna Try It My Way)".
The Less You Know, the Better, Shadow's fourth studio album, was released in September 2011 and peaked at number 149 on the Billboard 200. It also became his third consecutive top five album on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart, where it peaked at number five. "Scale It Back", the album's third single, charted in the Belgian region of Flanders.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications US USDance AUS BEL(FL) FIN FRA JPN NLD NOR UKPeak chart positions for albums in the United Kingdom: All except noted: Preemptive Strike: Reconstructed: The Best of DJ Shadow: Endtroducing..... Released: 16 September 1996 (US) Label: Mo' Wax Formats: CD, cassette, LP — — — — — — — 75 — 17 US: 290,000 BPI: Platinum MC: Gold The Private Press Released: June 4, 2002 (US) Label: Island, MCA Formats: CD, cassette, LP 44 3 21 20 37 21 68 54 16 8 US: 160,000 BPI: Gold The Outsider Released: September 19, 2006 (US) Label: Island, Universal Formats: CD, LP, digital download 77 2 44 68 — 105 67 — — 24 US: 40,000 The Less You Know, the Better Released: October 4, 2011 (US) Label: Island, A&M, Verve Formats: CD, LP, digital download 149 5 — 80 — 118 86 — — 34 The Mountain Will Fall Released: June 24, 2016 (US) Label: Mass Appeal Formats: CD, LP, digital download 77 1 31 21 — 106 — 81 — 19 Our Pathetic Age Released: November 15, 2019 Label: Mass Appeal Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming — — — 143 — — — — — 53 Action Adventure Released: October 27, 2023 Label: Mass Appeal Formats: Digital download, streaming — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Live albums + List of live albums Title Album details Brainfreeze(with Cut Chemist) Released: 1999 (US) Label: Sixty7 Formats: CD Product Placement(with Cut Chemist) Released: November 1, 2001 (US) Label: One29 Formats: CD Live! In Tune and On Time Released: June 15, 2004 (US) Label: Island, Geffen Formats: CD, LP Live at Brixton Academy December 2006 Released: December 15, 2006 (US) Label: Island Formats: CD, digital download The Hard Sell(with Cut Chemist) Released: 2007 (US) Label: Pillage Roadshow Formats: CD, digital download The Hard Sell (Encore)(with Cut Chemist) Released: June 3, 2008 (US) Label: Pillage Roadshow Formats: CD, digital download Live in Manchester: The Mountain Has Fallen Tour Released: July 13, 2018 Label: Mass Appeal Formats: Digital download
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales US UK Preemptive Strike Released: January 13, 1998 (US) Label: Mo' Wax Formats: CD, cassette, LP 118 161 US: 147,000 Excessive Ephemera Released: 2005 (US) Label: Island Records Formats: LP — — The 4-Track Era Volume 1: Best of the KMEL Mixes (1991) Released: August 27, 2007 (US) Label: Reconstruction Productions Formats: CD, digital download — — The 4-Track Era Volume 2: Best of the Remixes and Megamixes (1990–1992) Released: December 11, 2007 (US) Label: Reconstruction Productions Formats: CD, digital download — — The 4-Track Era Volume 3: Best of the Original Productions (1990–1992) Released: November 11, 2008 (US) Label: Reconstruction Productions Formats: CD, digital download — — Total Breakdown: Hidden Transmissions from the MPC Era 1992–1996 Released: June 5, 2012 (US) Label: Reconstruction Productions Formats: CD, LP, digital download — — Reconstructed: The Best of DJ Shadow Released: September 25, 2012 (US) Label: Island Formats: CD, LP, digital download — 124 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Remix albums + List of remix albums Title Album details The Private Repress Released: March 29, 2003 (JPN) Label: Island Formats: CD, LP The DJ Shadow Remix Project Released: July 15, 2010 (US) Label: Reconstruction Productions Formats: CD, LP, digital download Endtroducing Re-Emagined Released: October 28, 2016 (US) Label: Island Records Formats: CD, LP, digital download
Mix albums + List of mix albums Title Album details Diminishing Returns Released: July 15, 2003 (US) Label: Reconstruction Productions Formats: CD, LP Funky Skunk(with Shepard Fairey) Released: 2005 (US) Label: Reconstruction Productions Formats: CD
Extended plays + List of extended plays Title EP details Bay Area EP Released: June 19, 2007 (US) Label: Island Formats: CD, 12" I Gotta Rokk Released: May 11, 2011 (UK) Label: Island Formats: CD, 12", digital download I'm Excited Released: July 29, 2011 (UK) Label: Island Formats: CD, 12", digital download The Liquid Amber EP Released: 2014 Label: Liquid Amber Formats: Digital download The Mountain Has Fallen Released: July 7, 2017 Label: Mass Appeal Formats: Digital download
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album USSalesPeak chart positions for singles on the Hot Singles Sales chart in the United States: "Six Days" and "You Can't Go Home Again": "We Might as Well Be Strangers": USDanceSalesPeak chart positions for singles on the Hot Dance Singles Sales chart in the United States: "Six Days" and "You Can't Go Home Again": "We Might as Well Be Strangers": USR&BSales BEL(FL) CAN IRL MEXAir. UKPeak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom: All except "Lost and Found (S.F.L.)" / "Kemuri", "In/Flux", "Dark Days" and "We Might as Well Be Strangers": "Lost and Found (S.F.L.)" / "Kemuri", "In/Flux", "Dark Days" and "We Might as Well Be Strangers": "Real Deal" (Shadow Remix) / "Lesson 4"(with Lifers Group) 1991 — — — — — — — — BASIC Beats Sampler "Send Them" / "Entropy"(with Asia Born) 1993 — — — — — — — — Non-album singles "In/Flux" — — — — — — — 110 "Lost and Found (S.F.L.)" / "Kemuri"(with DJ Krush) 1994 — — — — — — — 88 "What Does Your Soul Look Like" 1995 — — — — — — — 59 "A Whim" / "89.9 Megamix"(with DJ Krush) — — — — — — — — "Hardcore (Instrumental) Hip Hop" / "Fully Charged on Planet X"(with Chief Xcel) 1996 — — — — — — — — "Midnight in a Perfect World" — — — — — — — 54 Endtroducing..... "Stem" — — — — — 14 — 74 "Camel Bobsled Race" 1997 — — — — — — — 62 "What Does Your Soul Look Like (Part 1 – Blue Sky Revisit)" (Remixes) — — — — — — — 54 Endtroducing..... "High Noon" — — — — — — — 22 Preemptive Strike "The Number Song" (Cut Chemist Party Mix) / "Painkiller" (Kill the Pain Mix)(with Depeche Mode) 1998 — — — — — — — — Endtroducing..... "Dark Days" 2000 — — — — — — — 140 Dark Days (soundtrack) "You Can't Go Home Again" 2002 9 2 — — 25 — — 30 The Private Press "Six Days" 10 1 38 — — — — 28 "Mashin' on the Motorway" — — — — — — — — "We Might as Well Be Strangers"(with Keane) 2005 27 4 — — — — — 123 Hopes and Fears "3 Freaks"(featuring Keak da Sneak and Turf Talk) — — — — — — — — The Outsider "Enuff"(featuring Lateef the Truth Speaker and Q-Tip) 2006 — — — — — — — — "You Made It"(featuring Chris James) — — — — — — — — "This Time (I'm Gonna Try It My Way)" — — — — — — — 54 "Gabracabara"(featuring Gift of Gab) 2007 — — — — — — — — "Def Surrounds Us" / "I've Been Trying" 2010 — — — — — — — — The Less You Know, the Better "I Gotta Rokk" 2011 — — — — — — — — "Warning Call"(featuring Tom Vek) — — — — — — 39 — "Scale It Back"(featuring Little Dragon) — — — 93 — — 28 — "Listen"(featuring Terry Reid) 2012 — — — — — — — — Reconstructed: The Best of DJ Shadow "Nobody Speak"(featuring Run the Jewels) 2016 — — — — — — — — The Mountain Will Fall "Traumschiff"(featuring Romano)2017 — — — — — — — — "Rocket Fuel"(featuring De La Soul) 2019 — — — — — — — — Our Pathetic Age "Rosie" — — — — — — — — "Ozone Scraper"2023 — — — — — — — —Action Adventure "You Played Me" — — — — — — — — "Nobody Speak Part 2"(featuring Run the Jewels, Denzel Curry, and TiaCorine)2026 — — — — — — — —The Mountain Will Fall (10th Anniversary Edition) "Nobody Wants To Die"(featuring Ice Cube) — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Other appearances
Production +TitleYearArtist(s)Album"Swan Lake"; "40oz for Breakfast"; "Rhymes for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind"1994BlackaliciousMelodica (EP)"Latyrx"; "The Quickening (The Wreckoning Part II)"; "Scratchapella"; "The Wreckoning (Live 45 Mix)"1997LatyrxThe Album"Lady Don't Tek No"The Muzapper's Mixes EP"Cliff Hanger"1999BlackaliciousNia"Holy Calamity (Bear Witness II)"Handsome Boy Modeling SchoolSo... How's Your Girl?"Storm Warning"; "Divine Intervention"; "Hott People"; "Bombonyall"VariousQuannum Spectrum"Fed Up and Low Down"2004Blues ExplosionDamage"Grand Ol' Party Crash"2005CageHell's Winter"Kamikaze 108"Teriyaki BoyzBeef or Chicken?"4 Freaks"2006Keak da Sneak, Turf Talk, Mistah F.A.B., Droop-EThizz Iz Allndadoe"Closer"DJ Fresh, MC Darrison, Sally DuryEscape from Planet Monday"Say What You Want"2011Lateef the Truth SpeakerFirewater"Found It"2020Barny FletcherCANVAS2023
Guest appearances