This discography of rock music singer-songwriter Liz Phair consists of seven studio albums, three extended plays, seventeen singles, three compilations, two video albums, seventeen music videos and one box set. She recorded three self-produced cassettes as Girly-Sound in the early 1990s.
Her first two albums, Exile in Guyville and Whip-Smart, were certified Gold in the United States by the RIAA. Her 2003 single "Why Can't I?" was also certified Gold in the United States by the RIAA.
Albums Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications US USIndie Exile in Guyville Released: June 22, 1993 Label: Matador Format: LP, CD, CD/DVD, cassette, digital download, streaming 196 US: 491,000 RIAA: GoldWhip-Smart Released: September 20, 1994 Label: Matador, Atlantic Format: LP, CD, cassette, digital download, streaming 27 US: 412,000 RIAA: Gold Whitechocolatespaceegg Released: August 11, 1998 Label: Matador, Capitol Format: LP, CD, cassette, digital download, streaming 35 US: 293,000 Liz Phair Released: June 24, 2003 Label: Capitol Format: LP, CD, digital download, streaming 27 — US: 433,000 RIAA: Gold Somebody's Miracle Released: October 4, 2005 Label: Capitol Format: CD, CD/DVD, digital download, streaming 46 — US: 83,000 Funstyle Released: July 3, 2010 Label: Rocket Science Ventures Format: CD, digital download — 30 Soberish Released: June 4, 2021 Label: Chrysalis Format: LP, CD, digital download, streaming — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart. "×" denotes a period where a chart did not exist or was not archived.
Compilation albums Title Album details Peak chart positions US Sales USIndie iTunes Originals Released: 2005 Label: Capitol Format: Digital download — — Icon Released: 2014 Label: Capitol, UMe Format: CD — — Girly-Sound to Guyville: The 25th Anniversary Box Set Released: May 4, 2018 Label: Matador Format: 3×CD, 7×LP, digital download, streaming 51 14 The Girly-Sound Tapes Released: May 4, 2018 Label: Matador Format: Digital download, streaming — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart. "×" denotes a period where a chart did not exist or was not archived.
Demo albums Title Album details Girly Sound: Yo Yo Buddy Yup Yup Word to Ya Muthuh Released: 1991 Label: Self-released Format: Cassette Girly Sound: GirlsGirlsGirls Released: 1991 Label: Self-released Format: Cassette Girly Sound: Sooty Released: 1991 Label: Self-released Format: Cassette
Extended plays Title EP Details Juvenilia Released: August 2, 1995 Label: Matador Format: CD, LP Comeandgetit Released: June 24, 2003 Label: Capitol Format: Digital download Chicago Apple (live) Released: 2004 Label: Capitol Format: Digital download
Singles As lead artist Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US USAlt. USAdult USPop USTripleA AUS "Carnivore" 1993 — — — — — — "Supernova" 1994 78 6 — — — 43 Whip-Smart "Whip-Smart" 1995 — 24 — — — — "Polyester Bride" 1998 — — — — — — Whitechocolatespaceegg "Why Can't I?" 2003 32 — 7 10 — — RIAA: Gold Liz Phair "Extraordinary" 2004 — — 14 28 — — "Everything to Me" 2005 — — 27 — — — Somebody's Miracle "Bollywood" 2010 — — — — — — Funstyle "And He Slayed Her" 2012 — — — — — — "Ho Ho Ho" 2014 — — — — — — "Divorce Song"(Girly-Sound Version) 2018 — — — — — — Girly-Sound to Guyville: The 25th Anniversary Box Set "Bomb"(Girly-Sound Version) — — — — — — "Good Side" 2019 — — — — 24 — Soberish "Hey Lou" 2021 — — — — — — "Spanish Doors" — — — — 31 — "In There" — — — — — — "The Game" — — — — — — "—" denotes a single that did not chart.
Promotional singles Title Year Album "Never Said" 1993 Exile in Guyville "Stratford-on-Guy" "Jealousy" 1995 Whip-Smart "Rocket Boy" 1996 Stealing Beauty Original Soundtrack "The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana)" Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits "Johnny Feelgood" 1998 Whitechocolatespaceegg "Dotted Line" 2012 People Like Us Original Soundtrack "Miss Lucy" 2023
As featured artist Title Year Artist Album "Soak Up the Sun" 2002 Sheryl Crow C'mon, C'mon "Chemistry" 2005 Kyle Riabko Before I Speak "Sorry Baby" 2007 Minnie Driver Seastories "Here Comes Your Man" 2018 Pete Yorn Pete Yorn Sings the Classics "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)"
B-sides B-sides Year A-sides "Carnivore" (Raw) 1993 "Carnivore" "Combo Platter" (Girlysound) 1994 "Supernova" "Whip-Smart" (Remix) 1995 "Whip-Smart" "Greased Lightning"/"White Bird of Texas" 1998 "Polyester Bride" "Jeremy Engle"/"Fine Again" 2003 "Why Can't I?"
Other contributions Title Year Album "Don't Have Time" 1995 Higher Learning Original Soundtrack "Six Dick Pimp" 1996 Brain Candy Original Soundtrack "California"1997 Chasing Amy Original Soundtrack "Erecting a Movie Star" First Love, Last Rites Original Soundtrack "Stuck on an Island" What's Up, Matador? "Freak of Nature" 1998 Local 101 (Chicago radio sampler) "Don't Apologize" 2003 CMJ Sampler "Winter Wonderland" Sounds of the Season – The NBC Holiday Collection "Mother's Little Helper" 2005Desperate Housewives Original Soundtrack "Bend"(with Eric Hirshberg) 2006 Payola 2 (Australian Smashed Records compilation) "Perfect Misfit" 2007 Nancy Drew Original Soundtrack "Free Ride" 2023 The Endless Coloured Ways: The Songs of Nick Drake
Videography Video albums Title Album details Somebody's Miracle / Liz Phair: A Retrospective Released: October 4, 2005 Label: Capitol Format: CD/DVD Exile in Guyville 15th Anniversary Edition / Guyville Redux Released: June 24, 2008 Label: ATO Format: CD/DVD
Music videos Title YearDirector Album "Stratford-on-Guy" 1993 Liz Phair Exile in Guyville "Never Said" Katy Maguire "Supernova" 1994 Liz PhairDirectors for music videos of songs from Whip-Smart
Whip-Smart "Whip-Smart" 1995 "Jealousy" "The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana)" 1996 Jean Pellerin Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits "Rocket Boy" Jon Mintz Stealing Beauty Original Soundtrack "Polyester Bride" 1998 Kevin Kerslake Whitechocolatespaceegg "Down" 2001 Rodney Ascher "Why Can't I?" 2003 Phil HarderDirectors for music videos of songs fromLiz Phair and Somebody's Miracle:
Liz Phair "Extraordinary" 2004 "Everything to Me" 2005 Somebody's Miracle "And He Slayed Her" 2012 Joey Boukadakis and Paul Boukadakis Funstyle "Hey Lou" 2021 Toben Seymour Soberish "Spanish Doors" "In There" Katia Temkin "The Game" Angela Kohler
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