The Guided by Voices discography includes dozens of releases, both official and unofficial. Robert Pollard, the main creative force behind the band, is a prolific songwriter, having written or co-written more than 1,600 songs, with over 500 of them released under the Guided by Voices moniker. 1,101 songs credited as "Songwriter" + 547 as "Co-Songwriter" = 1,648 songs in total; 539 credited to Guided by Voices
In addition to official Guided by Voices albums, there have been numerous official singles, extended plays, split releases and compilations, as well as four box-sets of previously unreleased material known as "Suitcases" that each contain four CDs with twenty-five tracks each, for a total of 100 songs per release.
Studio albums YearNumber Album details Peak chart positions US USHeat. USIndie 19871 Devil Between My Toes Released: February 15, 1987 Label: Schwa (GBV0001) Format: LP — — —2 Sandbox Released: 1987 Label: Halo (#1) Format: LP — — — 19893 Self-Inflicted Aerial Nostalgia Released: 1989 Label: Halo (#2) Format: LP — — — 19904 Same Place the Fly Got Smashed Released: 1990 Label: Rocket #9 (OX846) Format: LP — — — 19925 Propeller Released: 1992 Label: Rockathon (#001) Format: LP — — — 19936 Vampire on Titus Released: 1993 Label: Scat (#31) Format: LP — — — 19947 Bee Thousand Released: June 21, 1994 Label: Scat Records (#35) Format: LP, Cassette, CD — — — 19958 Alien Lanes Released: April 4, 1995 Label: Matador (OLE 123) Format: LP, Cassette, CD — — — 19969 Under the Bushes Under the Stars Released: March 26, 1996 Label: Matador (OLE 161) Format: LP + 12-inch, Cassette, CD — 19 —10 Tonics & Twisted Chasers Released: 1996Released the following year with bonus tracks. Label: Rockathon (#002) Format: LP — — — 199711 Mag Earwhig! Released: May 20, 1997 Label: Matador (OLE 241) Format: LP, Cassette, CD — 19 — 199912 Do the Collapse Released: August 3, 1999 Label: TVT (TVT-1980) Format: LP, Cassette, CD — 14 — 200113 Isolation Drills Released: April 10, 2001 Label: TVT (TVT 2160) Format: LP, CD 168 8 6 200214 Universal Truths and Cycles Released: June 18, 2002 Label: Matador (OLE 547) Format: LP, CD 160 3 10 200315 Earthquake Glue Released: August 19, 2003 Label: Matador (OLE 574) Format: LP, CD 193 12 8 200416 Half Smiles of the Decomposed Released: August 24, 2004 Label: Matador (OLE 612) Format: LP, CD — 16 22 201217 Let's Go Eat the Factory Released: January 1, 2012 Label: Guided by Voices Inc. (GBVI-16), Fire Records (FIRECD/LP248) Format: LP, CD, Cassette — 8 3518 Class Clown Spots a UFO Released: June 11, 2012 Label: Guided by Voices Inc. (GBVI-22), Fire Records (FIRECD/LP249) Format: LP, CD, Cassette — 12 —19 The Bears for Lunch Released: November 13, 2012 Label: Guided by Voices Inc. (GBVI-27), Fire Records (FIRECD/LP259) Format: LP, CD, Cassette — 9 — 201320 English Little League Released: April 30, 2013 Label: Guided by Voices Inc. (GBVI-34), Fire Records (FIRECD/LP294) Format: LP, CD, Cassette — 21 — 201421 Motivational Jumpsuit Released: February 18, 2014 Label: Guided by Voices Inc. (GBVI-45), Fire Records (FIRECD/LP337) Format: LP, CD, Cassette — 18 —22 Cool Planet Released: May 13, 2014 Label: Guided by Voices Inc. (GBVI-50), Fire Records (FIRECD/LP355) Format: LP, CD, Cassette — 20 — 201623 Please Be Honest Released: April 22, 2016 Label: Guided by Voices Inc. Format: LP, CD — — — 201724 August by Cake Released: April 7, 2017 Label: Guided by Voices Inc. Format: 2-LP, CD — 22 —25 How Do You Spell Heaven Released: August 11, 2017 Label: Guided by Voices Inc. Format: LP, CD — 20 37201826Space Gun Released: March 23, 2018 Label: Guided by Voices Inc. Format: LP, CD — — — 201927 Zeppelin Over China
Released: February 1, 2019 Label: Guided by Voices Inc. Format: 2-LP, CD — — —28 Warp and Woof Released: April 26, 2019 Label: Guided by Voices Inc. Format: LP, CD — — —29 Sweating the Plague Released: October 25, 2019 Label: Guided by Voices Inc. Format: LP, CD — — — 202030Surrender Your Poppy Field Released: February 20, 2020 Label: Guided by Voices Inc. Format: LP, CD — — —31Mirrored Aztec Released: August 21, 2020 Label: Guided by Voices Inc. Format: LP, CD — — —32Styles We Paid For Released: December 11, 2020 Label: Guided by Voices Inc. Format: LP, CD — — —202133Earth Man Blues Released: April 30, 2021 Label: Guided by Voices Inc. Format: LP, CD — — —34It's Not Them. It Couldn't Be Them. It Is Them! Released: October 22, 2021 Label: Guided by Voices Inc. Format: LP, CD — — —202235Crystal Nuns Cathedral Released: March 4, 2022 Label: Guided by Voices Inc. Format: LP, CD — — —36Tremblers and Goggles by Rank Released: July 1, 2022 Label: Guided by Voices Inc. Format: LP, CD — — —202337La La Land Released: January 20, 2023 Label: Guided by Voices Inc. Format: LP, CD — — —38Welshpool Frillies Released: July 21, 2023 Label: Guided by Voices Inc. Format: LP, CD — — —39Nowhere to Go but Up Released: November 24, 2023 Label: Guided by Voices Inc. Format: LP, CD — — —202440Strut of Kings Released: June 28, 2024 Label: Guided by Voices Inc./Rockathon Format: LP, CD — — —202541Universe Room Released: February 7, 2025 Label: Guided by Voices Inc./Rockathon Format: LP, CD — — —42Thick, Rich & Delicious Released: October 31, 2025 Label: Guided by Voices Inc./Rockathon Format: LP, CD — — —202643Crawlspace of the Pantheon Scheduled: May 29, 2026 Label: Guided by Voices Inc.———
Extended plays Year EP details 1986 Forever Since Breakfast Released: 1986 Label: I Wanna (605058X) Format: 12-inch EP 1993 The Grand Hour Released: 1993 Label: Scat (#28) Format: 7-inch EP Static Airplane Jive Released: 1993 Label: City Slang (04939-7) Format: 7-inch EP 1994 Get Out of My Stations Released: 1994 Label: Siltbreeze (SB 028) Format: 7-inch EP Fast Japanese Spin Cycle Released: 1994 Label: Engine (VROOM-07) Format: 7-inch EP, CD Clown Prince of the Menthol Trailer Released: 1994 Label: Domino (RUG 11) Format: 7-inch EP, CD I Am a Scientist Released: October 15, 1994 Label: Scat (#38) Format: 7-inch EP, CD 1995 Tigerbomb Released: November 14, 1995 Label: Matador (OLE 168-7) Format: 7-inch EP 1996 Sunfish Holy Breakfast Released: November 19, 1996 Label: Matador (OLE 185) Format: 12-inch EP, CD Plantations of Pale Pink Released: November 19, 1996 Label: Matador (OLE 208-7) Format: 7-inch EP 1997 Wish in One Hand… Released: 1997 Label: Jass (J001) Format: 7-inch EP 1999 Plugs for the Program Released: December 3, 1999 Label: TVT (TVT 1983-2) Format: CD 2000 Hold on Hope Released: March 7, 2000 Label: TVT (TVT 1985-2) Format: CD Dayton, Ohio – 19 Something and 5 Released: April 2, 2000 Label: Fading Captain Series (#5) Format: 7-inch EP 2001 Daredevil Stamp Collector: Do The Collapse B-sides Released: March 30, 2001 Label: Fading Captain Series (#10) Format: 12-inch EP 2002 The Pipe Dreams of Instant Prince Whippet Released: September 17, 2002 Label: Fading Captain Series (#24) Format: 12-inch EP, CD 2013 Down by the Racetrack Released: January 22, 2013 Label: Guided by Voices Inc. (GBVI-28) Format: 7-inch EP, CD 2018 Wine Cork Stonehenge Released: December 7, 2018 Label: Guided by Voices Inc. Format: 7-inch EP 100 Dougs Released: December 7, 2018 Label: Guided by Voices Inc. Format: 7-inch EP 2019 1901 Acid Rock Released: March 29, 2019 Label: Guided by Voices Inc. Format: 7-inch EP Umlaut Over the Ozone Released: March 29, 2019 Label: Guided by Voices Inc. Format: 7-inch EP
Split EPs Year Split Details Songs 1996 Superchunk/Guided by Voices Released: 1996 (Australia) Label: Fellaheen (JACK 046-2) Format: CD Total length: 16:06 Superchunk – "A Small Definition" – 4:01 Superchunk – "Her Royal Fisticuffs" – 3:37 Superchunk – "The Mine Has Been Returned to the Original Owner" – 3:27 Guided by Voices – "Delayed Reaction Brats" – 1:07 Guided by Voices – "He's the Uncle" – 1:38 Guided by Voices – "Key Losers" – 2:16 1997 8 Rounds: GVSB vs GBV Released: July 1, 1997 Label: Radiopaque Recordings (RR013) Format: CD Total length: 24:19 Girls Against Boys – "Learned It" – 3:42 Girls Against Boys – "Vera Cruz" – 4:31 Girls Against Boys – "Disco 666" – 2:43 Girls Against Boys – "Kill the Sexplayer" – 3:55 Guided by Voices – "Unleashed! The Large-Hearted Boy" [Live] – 1:58 Guided by Voices – "Motor Away" [Live] – 2:22 Guided by Voices – "My Valuable Hunting Knife" [Live] – 2:08 Guided by Voices – "Shocker in Gloomtown/Some Drilling Implied" [Live] – 3:00 2001 Selective Service Released: December 10, 2001 Fading Captain Series (#16) Format: CD Total length: 28:10 Guided by Voices – "Dayton, Ohio–19 Something and 5" [Live] – 2:56 Guided by Voices – "Travels" – 2:00 Guided by Voices – "No Welcome Wagons" – 2:00 Guided by Voices – "Selective Service" – 1:54 Airport 5 – "Total Exposure" – 4:05 Airport 5 – "Cold War Water Sports" – 3:26 Airport 5 – "The Wheel Hits the Path (Quite Soon)" – 1:27 Airport 5 – "Stifled Man Casino" – 3:18 Airport 5 – "Peroxide" – 1:42 Airport 5 – "Eskimo Clockwork" – 1:23 Airport 5 – "In the Brain" [Bonus track] – 3:59
Singles Year Song/Single Details Album 1995 "Motor Away" Released: June 6, 1995 Label: Matador (OLE 148-7) Format: 7-inch Single Alien Lanes 1996 "The Official Ironmen Rally Song" Released: February 27, 1996 Label: Matador (OLE 184-7/OLE 184-2) Format: 7-inch Single, CD Single Under the Bushes Under the Stars 1996 "Cut-Out Witch" Released: June 17, 1996 Label: Matador (OLE 218-7) Format: 7-inch Single (Picture Disc) 1997 "Bulldog Skin" Released: May 6, 1997 Label: Matador (OLE 217-7/OLE 217-2) Format: 7-inch Single, CD Single Mag Earwhig! 1997 "I Am a Tree" Released: July 29, 1997 Label: Matador (OLE 264-7/OLE 264-2) Format: 7-inch Single, CD Single 1999 "Surgical Focus" Released: June 22, 1999 Label: TVT (TVT-1981-7) Format: 7-inch Single Do the Collapse 1999 "Teenage FBI" Released: September 28, 1999 Label: Creation (CRES 325/CRESCD 325) Format: 7-inch Single, CD Single 1999 "Hold on Hope" Released: November 1, 1999 Label: Creation (CRES 328) Format: 7-inch Single 2001 "Chasing Heather Crazy" Released: March 13, 2001 Label: TVT (2162) Format: 7-inch Single Isolation Drills 2001 "Glad Girls" Released: July 9, 2001 Label: TVT (020412) Format: 7-inch Single 2002 "Back to the Lake" Released: May 21, 2002 Label: Fading Captain Series (#20) / Matador (OLE 564-2) Format: 7-inch Single, CD Single (released August 19, 2002) Universal Truths and Cycles 2002 "Cheyenne" Released: May 21, 2002 Label: Fading Captain Series (#21) Format: 7-inch Single 2002 "Everywhere with Helicopter" Released: May 21, 2002 Label: Fading Captain Series (#22) / Matador (OLE 552-2) Format: 7-inch Single, CD Single (released June 3, 2002) 2002 "Universal Truths and Cycles" Released: May 21, 2002 Label: Fading Captain Series (#23) Format: 7-inch Single 2003 "My Kind of Soldier" Released: July 29, 2003 Label: Fading Captain Series (#28) Format: 7-inch Single Earthquake Glue 2003 "The Best of Jill Hives" Released: September 23, 2003 Label: Matador (OLE 598-2) Format: CD Single 2011 "We Won't Apologize for the Human Race" / "The Unsinkable Fats Domino" Released: November 22, 2011 Label: Matador (OLE-973-7) Format: 7-inch Single Let's Go Eat the Factory 2011 "Doughnut for a Snowman" Released: November 28, 2011 Label: Fire (BLAZE45188) Format: 7-inch Single 2012 "Chocolate Boy" Released: January 17, 2012 Label: Guided By Voices Inc. (GBVI-17) Format: 7-inch Single 2012 "Keep It In Motion" Released: March 20, 2012 Label: Guided By Voices Inc. (GBVI-18), Fire (BLAZE45190) Format: 7-inch Single Class Clown Spots a UFO 2012 "Jon The Croc" Released: April 17, 2012 Label: Guided By Voices Inc. (GBVI-20), Fire (BLAZE45191) Format: 7-inch Single 2012 "Class Clown Spots a UFO" Released: May 15, 2012