Sleater-Kinney is an American rock band that formed in Olympia, Washington in 1994. The band's discography consists of 11 studio albums, one live album, one compilation box set, 16 singles, and nine music videos. The band released their debut album, Sleater-Kinney, in 1995 on the independent record label Chainsaw Records. The band's second album, Call the Doctor, was released in 1996 to critical acclaim, cementing the band's reputation as one of the major musical acts from the Pacific Northwest. Dig Me Out, Sleater-Kinney's third album, was released the following year on Kill Rock Stars. It became one of their most successful albums, appearing on several publications' best album lists.
Sleater-Kinney released their fourth album, The Hot Rock, in 1999. The Hot Rock became the band's first album that entered the US Billboard Top 200 chart. Their next album, All Hands on the Bad One, was released in 2000 and received a nomination for Outstanding Music Album at the 12th Annual Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation Awards. One Beat, Sleater-Kinney's sixth album, followed in 2002 and met with high critical praise. Sleater-Kinney released their seventh album, The Woods, in 2005 on Sub Pop. The album produced the singles "Entertain" and "Jumpers". In 2006, the band announced an indefinite hiatus. The band's first seven albums had sold a combined total of 583,000 copies in the United States by October 2014.
After a ten-year hiatus, Sleater-Kinney released their eighth studio album, No Cities to Love, in 2015.
Studio albums Title Details Peak chart positions Sales US USHeat. USIndie UKPeak chart positions for albums in the United Kingdom:
Pre-2014: Since 2014: Sleater-KinneyReleased: June 25, 1995 Label: Chainsaw (CHSW #12) Formats: CD, LP — — — — US: 25,000 Call the DoctorReleased: March 25, 1996 Label: Chainsaw (CHSW #13) Formats: CD, LP — — — — US: 60,000 Dig Me OutReleased: April 8, 1997 Label: Kill Rock Stars (KRS #279) Formats: CD, LP — — — — US: 130,000 The Hot RockReleased: February 23, 1999 Label: Kill Rock Stars (KRS #321) Formats: CD, LP 181 12 — — US: 97,000 All Hands on the Bad OneReleased: May 2, 2000 Label: Kill Rock Stars (KRS #360) Formats: CD, LP 177 12 — 156 US: 98,000 One BeatReleased: August 20, 2002 Label: Kill Rock Stars (KRS #387) Formats: CD, LP 107 2 5 — US: 90,000 The WoodsReleased: May 24, 2005 Label: Sub Pop (SP #670) Formats: CD, LP 80 — 2 143 US: 94,000 No Cities to LoveReleased: January 20, 2015 Label: Sub Pop (SP #1100) Formats: CD, LP, download 18 — 2 27 US: 28,000 The Center Won't HoldReleased: August 16, 2019 Label: Mom + Pop Formats: CD, LP, download, streaming 27 — — 45 Path of WellnessReleased: June 11, 2021 Label: Mom + Pop Formats: CD, LP, download — — — — Little RopeReleased: January 19, 2024 Label: Loma Vista Formats: CD, LP, download, streaming — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart.
Live albums Title Details Certifications Live in ParisReleased: January 27, 2017 Label: Sub Pop (SP #1191) Formats: CD, LP, cassetteRussia (Gold - 10,000 copies, as of June 2018)Certification Updates in Russia and the CIS, 240618izvestiamusic-pdf
Compilations Title Details Sales Start TogetherReleased: October 21, 2014 Label: Sub Pop (SP #1110) Formats: CD, LP 3,000 (as of February 2015)
Singles List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbumUSAAAUKPeak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom:
Above Position 100: Below Position 100: "You Ain't It!"1994—— rowspan="2" "Big Big Lights" (split w/ Cypher in the Snow)1998——"One More Hour"—153Dig Me Out"Little Babies"—147"Get Up"1999—98The Hot Rock"A Quarter to Three/Burn, Don't Freeze"—157"You're No Rock n' Roll Fun"2000—85All Hands on the Bad One"Entertain"2005—112The Woods"Jumpers"——"Bury Our Friends"2014——No Cities to Love"Hurry On Home"201935—The Center Won't Hold"Can I Go On"24—"Animal"——"Worry with You"202119—Path of Wellness"High in the Grass"——"Method"——"Hell" 2023——Little Rope"Say It Like You Mean It"27—"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Music videos Title Details Album "Get Up"Released: February 1999 Director: Miranda July The Hot Rock "You're No Rock n' Roll Fun"Released: May 2, 2000 Director: Brett Vapnek All Hands on the Bad One "Entertain"Released: June 22, 2005 Director: Molly and Mariah The Woods "Jumpers"Release: October 7, 2005 Director: Matt McCormick "Modern Girl" (live)Released: August 22, 2006 Director: Christoph Green "Bury Our Friends"Released: October 20, 2014 Director: Miranda JulyNo Cities to Love "A New Wave"Released: February 19, 2015 Director: Bernard Derriman "Can I Go On"Released: September 5, 2019 Director: Ashley ConnorThe Center Won't Hold "Love"Released: November 14, 2019 Director: Lance Bangs
Other appearances Song Album Year "You Ain't It!" Move Into The Villa Villakula 1994 "Write Me Back, Fucker" "More Than a Feeling" "I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone" All Over Me: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 1997 "It's Enough" CMJ New Music: Volume 48, August 1997 1997 "Get Up" CMJ New Music: Volume 65, January 1999 1999 "Dance Song '97" (live) Yo-Yo a Go-Go '97: Another Live Compilation 1999 "Banned from the End of the World" Everything Is Nice: The Matador Records 10th Anniversary Anthology 1999 "The End of You" After The Fair: 21st Century Women 2000 "What If I Was Right?" Jackson's Jukebox 2000 "The Ballad of a Ladyman" Turbo's Tunes 2000 "Banned from the End of the World" (live) Yo-Yo a Go-Go 1999 2001 "The Ballad of a Ladyman" (live) Calling All Kings & Queens 2001 "Maraca" Group (Soundtrack) 2002 "Oh!" Mollie's Mix 2003 "Combat Rock" Peace Not War 2003 "Angry Inch" (with Fred Schneider) Wig in a Box: Songs from and Inspired by Hedwig and the Angry Inch 2003 "Off With Your Head" Rock Against Bush, Vol. 2 2004 "Off With Your Head" Future Soundtrack for America 2004 "Entertain" Songbook of Songs 2004 "Turn It On" Whatever: The '90s Pop & Culture Box 2005 "Jumpers" (live) Live at KEXP, Vol. 2 2006 "Step Aside" Safe Haven, A Benefit for SMYRC 2006 "Jumpers" (live) The L Word: Season Three Soundtrack 2006 "Modern Girl" Rough Trade Shops: Counter Culture 05 2006 "Step Aside" Wed-Rock: A Benefit for Freedom To Marry 2006 "Fortunate Son" (live) "You're No Rock n' Roll Fun" (live) Metro: The Official Bootleg Series, Volume 1 2010"Here we Come"7-inches for Planned Parenthood2017
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