This is the solo discography for American alternative rock/power pop musician Matthew Sweet.
Albums
Studio Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds)USAUSAustralian (ARIA) chart peaks: Top 100 peaks to December 2010: "Sick of Myself": NZUKUK chart peaks: Top 100 peaks: N.B. User must select Albums tab. Top 200 peaks from November 1994 to December 2010: Inside Released: 1986 Label: Sony — — — — Earth Released: 1989 Label: A&M — — — — Girlfriend Released: October 22, 1991 Label: Zoo Entertainment 100 82 — —RIAA: Gold Altered Beast Released: July 13, 1993 Label: Zoo Entertainment 75 54 50 — 100% Fun Released: March 14, 1995 Label: Zoo Entertainment 65 75 — 114MC: Gold RIAA: Gold Blue Sky on Mars Released: March 25, 1997 Label: Zoo Entertainment 66 — — — In Reverse Released: October 12, 1999 Label: Volcano 188 — — — Kimi Ga Suki Released: April 22, 2003 Label: RCAM — — — — Living Things Released: September 7, 2004 Label: RCAM — — — — Under the Covers, Vol. 1 With Susanna Hoffs Released: April 18, 2006 Label: Shout! Factory 192 — — — Sunshine Lies Released: August 26, 2008 Label: Shout! Factory 162 — — — Under the Covers, Vol. 2 With Susanna Hoffs Released: July 21, 2009 Label: Shout! Factory 106 — — — Modern Art Released: September 27, 2011 Label: Missing Piece — — — — Under the Covers, Vol. 3 With Susanna Hoffs Released: November 12, 2013 Label: Shout! Factory — — — — Tomorrow Forever Released: June 16, 2017 Label: Honeycomb Hideout — — — — Tomorrow's Daughter Released: May 18, 2018 Label: MRI — — — — Wicked System of Things Released: November 23, 2018 Label: Honeycomb Hideout — — — — Catspaw Released: 2021 Label: Omnivore Recordings — — — — "—" denotes a release that did not chart.
Compilation Title Details Peak positionsUK Time Capsule: The Best of Matthew Sweet 90/00 Released: September 26, 2000 Label: Volcano — To Understand: The Early Recordings of Matthew Sweet Released: October 1, 2002 Label: Hip-O — Completely Under the Covers With Susanna Hoffs Released: October 2015 Label: Demon 72 "—" denotes a release that did not chart.
Extended plays Title Details Son of Altered Beast Released: March 15, 1994 Label: Zoo Entertainment The Pillowcase With Susanna Hoffs Released: August 22, 2006 Label: Shout! Factory
Singles Year Single Peak chart positions AlbumUSUSMainUSModAUS N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. 1986 "Save Time for Me" — — — — Inside 1987 "Blue Fools" — — — — 1991 "Divine Intervention" — — 23 — Girlfriend 1992 "Girlfriend" — 10 4 71 "I've Been Waiting" — — — — 1993 "The Ugly Truth" — 35 3 — Altered Beast "Time Capsule" — — — 118 1995 "We're the Same" — — 34 — 100% Fun "Sick of Myself" 58 13 2 90 1997 "Where You Get Love" — 24 14 178 Blue Sky On Mars "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.
Notes
Contributions In 1985, Sweet contributed a cover of the dB's "Ask for Jill" (with Don Dixon and Chris Stamey) for the Hoboken anthology, Luxury Condos Coming to Your Neighborhood Soon. In 1991, Sweet contributed bass guitar to a cover of Leonard Cohen's "Chelsea Hotel" (recorded by Lloyd Cole) for the tribute album I'm Your Fan: The Songs of Leonard Cohen, as well as contributing to other Cole albums throughout the 1990s. In 1992, Sweet contributed the song "Silent City" for the film Buffy the Vampire Slayer. In 1993, Sweet contributed the song "Superdeformed" for the benefit album No Alternative (the music video for this song was featured on an episode of the show Beavis and Butthead). Also that year, Sweet contributed a cover of Victoria Williams's song "This Moment" for another benefit, Sweet Relief: A Benefit for Victoria Williams.CD liner notes: Track No. 9, Sweet Relief, 1993 Thirsty Ear Records In 1994, Sweet contributed a cover of The Carpenter's "Let Me Be The One" for the tribute album If I Were A Carpenter. In 1995, Sweet contributed a cover of "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?" for the tribute album Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits. Also that year, Sweet contributed the song "Everything Changes" for the film The Baby-Sitters Club, the song "Ultrasuede" for the film National Lampoon's Senior Trip and the song "My Pet" for the film Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls. In 1996, Sweet contributed the song "Happiness" for the film Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy, the song "Dark Secret" for the film The Craft, and the song "Swan Song" for the film Bed of Roses. Also that year, Sweet contributed bass guitar to the Fastball song "Are You Ready for the Fallout?" on their debut album. In 1997, Sweet contributed the song "Hollow" for the film The Game. Also that year, Sweet contributed the song "BBC" (with Mike Myers) for the film Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, as well as appearing in the film itself. In 1998, Sweet contributed the song "Farther Down" for the film Can't Hardly Wait. Also that year, Sweet contributed a cover of Walter Egan's "Magnet & Steel" for the show Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and this cover was also featured in the film Overnight Delivery. In 1999, Sweet contributed the song "Faith in You" for the film Drive Me Crazy In 2000, Sweet contributed vocals and lyrics to Delerium's song "Daylight" on one of the band's albums. In 2002, Sweet contributed his song "Girlfriend" for the film Crossroads, He also contributed the song "Daddy Wasn't There" (with Mike Myers) for the film Austin Powers in Goldmember, as well as appearing in the film itself. In 2003, Sweet contributed the song "It Don't Matter to Me" for the film Ash Wednesday. In 2004, Sweet contributed the song "Cats Vs. Dogs" for the film Garfield: The Movie. In 2005, Sweet contributed a cover of Tom Petty's "American Girl" for High School Reunion: A Tribute To Those Great 1980's Films. In 2006, Sweet contributed the song "The Tide Is High" for the film How to Eat Fried Worms. In 2007, Sweet contributed the song "Come to California" for the film Nancy Drew, a cover of the Stone Poneys' "Different Drum" for the film The Heartbreak Kid, and the song Wild for the film The Bigtop. In 2009, Sweet contributed a cover of The Beatles' "Got to Get You into My Life" for the film Imagine That.
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