The discography of American singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega consists of ten studio albums, four acoustic albums, two greatest hits albums, one box set, seven live albums, one extended play and 23 singles.
Albums Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions US AUS AUT FRA GERGerman chart peaks: N.B. Select 'Album' tab to display album chart peaks. NLD NOR NZL SWE SWI UKUK chart peaks: All except specified: Beauty & Crime: "Tired of Sleeping": "Tom's Diner" (DNA remix): "Men in a War": Suzanne VegaReleased: May 1, 1985 Label: A&M 91 23 — — 54 11 — 9 42 — 11 Solitude StandingReleased: April 1, 1987 Label: A&M 11 7 3 18 6 14 2 1 1 8 2 Days of Open HandReleased: April 10, 1990 Label: A&M 50 74 9 25 16 29 16 24 19 19 7 Released: September 7, 1992 Label: A&M 86 56 — — 27 70 — 38 45 24 20 Nine Objects of DesireReleased: September 10, 1996 Label: A&M 92 113 25 25 43 93 24 — 39 23 43 Songs in Red and GrayReleased: September 25, 2001 Label: A&M 178 187 — 36 53 — 34 — — 47 100 Beauty & CrimeReleased: July 17, 2007 Label: Blue Note, Capitol 129 — — 52 81 — — — — 79 127 Tales from the Realm of the Queen of PentaclesReleased: February 18, 2014 Label: Amanuensis, Cooking Vinyl 173 — 66 124 38 47 — — — — 37 Lover, Beloved: Songs from an Evening with Carson McCullers Released: October 14, 2016 Label: Amanuensis, Cooking Vinyl — — — — — — — — — — — Flying with Angels Released: May 2, 2025 Label: Amanuensis, Cooking Vinyl — — 68 — 18 — — — — 24 78 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Acoustic albums Title Album details Peak chart positions USCurrent USFolk BEL(FL) FRA Close-Up Vol. 1, Love SongsReleased: February 2, 2010 Label: Amanuensis, Cooking Vinyl — — — — Close-Up Vol. 2, People & PlacesReleased: October 12, 2010 Label: Amanuensis, Cooking Vinyl 186 10 — 199 Close-Up Vol. 3, States of BeingReleased: July 11, 2011 Label: Amanuensis, Cooking Vinyl — — — — Close-Up Vol. 4, Songs of FamilyReleased: September 21, 2012 Label: Amanuensis, Cooking Vinyl — — 160 — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Compilation albums Title Album details Peak chart positionsCertifications AUS BEL(FL) BEL(WA) GER NOR SWI UK Tried & True: The Best of Suzanne VegaReleased: September 28, 1998 Label: A&M9616335882946 Retrospective: The Best of Suzanne VegaReleased: April 22, 2003 Label: A&M——————27 BPI: Gold Close-Up SeriesReleased: August 12, 2014 Label: Amanuensis—————— — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Live albums Title Album details Peak chart positions USCurrent AUS Live in London 1986Released: 1986 Label: A&M — 93 Sessions at West 54thReleased: 1997 (Japan), 1998 (US) Label: A&M — — Live at the Stephen TalkhouseReleased: October 25, 2005 Label: United Musicians — — Solitude Standing: Live at the BarbicanReleased: February 18, 2013 Label: Concert Live Ltd. — — Live at the SpeakeasyReleased: October 20, 2014 Label: All Access — — Live at the Bottom Line, NY 1986Released: 2015 Label: Air Cuts — — Live at Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, 6 Aug 87 – Both Sets (Remastered)Released: 2015 Label: Amazon? — — An Evening of New York Songs and StoriesReleased: September 11, 2020 Label: Amanuensis, Cooking Vinyl 70 —
Extended plays Title Album details iTunes Festival: London 2008Released: August 5, 2008 Label: Outsider Art
Singles As main artist Title Year Peak chart positions Album US USMain USModern USAAA AUSAustralian chart peaks: Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to June 12, 1988: N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and June 12, 1988. "Marlene on the Wall": "Left of Center": "Luka": Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from June 13, 1988: Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: All ARIA-era (June 13, 1988, onward) peaks to October 31, 2017: N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. CAN IRE NLD NZL UK"Marlene on the Wall" 1985—————————83Suzanne Vega"Small Blue Thing"—————————65"Knight Moves"——————————"Marlene on the Wall" (re-release) 1986————39—927—21"Left of Center"(featuring Joe Jackson)————35—28——32Pretty in Pink"Gypsy"—————————77Solitude Standing"Luka" 1987315——2151140823"Tom's Diner"——————26——58"Solitude Standing"9443——91———4579"Book of Dreams" 1990—478—102————66Days of Open Hand"Tired of Sleeping"————145————101"Men in a War"—————————108"In Liverpool" 1992—————————52——13—125————46"Blood Makes Noise"——1—6163——4260"When Heroes Go Down" 1993————113————58"Caramel" 1996——————————Nine Objects of Desire"No Cheap Thrill"———12155————40"World Before Columbus" 1997——————————"Book & a Cover" 1998——————————Tried & True: The Best of Suzanne Vega"Rosemary (Remember Me)" 1999——————————"Fool's Complaint" 2014——————————Tales from the Realm of the Queen of Pentacles"We of Me" 2016——————————Lover, Beloved: Songs from an Evening with Carson McCullers"Rats" 2024—————————— "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Promotional singles Title Year Peak chart positions Album USAAA UKAirplay"Birth-Day (Love Made Real)" 1997—— Nine Objects of Desire"Headshots"——"The Widow's Walk" 20016— Songs in Red and Gray"Last Year's Troubles"—42"Penitent"——"(I'll Never Be) Your Maggie May" 2002——"Frank & Ava" 20072065 Beauty & Crime"Ludlow Street"——"Unbound"——"Pornographer's Dream"——"I Never Wear White"2014——Tales from the Realm of the Queen of Pentacles"Harper Lee"2016——Lover, Beloved: Songs from an Evening with Carson McCullers
As featured artist Title Year Peak chart positions Album US AUS AUT FRA GER IRE NLD NZL SWI UK"Tom's Diner"(DNA featuring Suzanne Vega)199058116124812Taste This
Other contributions The Smithereens: Especially for You (1986) – "In a Lonely Place" Philip Glass: Songs from Liquid Days (1986) – "Lightning" and "Freezing" Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films (1988) – "Stay Awake" One World One Voice (1990) – "One World, One Voice" Deadicated: A Tribute to the Grateful Dead (1991) – "Cassidy" and "China Doll" DNA: Taste This (1992) – "Tom's Diner" (DNA Remix) and "Salt Water" Hector Zazou: Songs from the Cold Seas (1994) – "The Long Voyage" (with John Cale) Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume III (1994) – "Luka" (live version) Tower of Song: The Songs of Leonard Cohen (1995) – "Story of Isaac" Dead Man Walking soundtrack (1995) – "Woman on the Tier (I'll See You Through)" Time and Love: The Music of Laura Nyro (1997) – "Buy and Sell" "Perfect Day" (multi-artist cover version recorded for the BBC, 1997) Joe Jackson: Heaven & Hell (1997) – "Angel (Lust)" Mitchell Froom: Dopamine (1998) – "Dopamine" Celebrate the Season (1998) – "Coventry Carol" Bleecker Street: Greenwich Village in the 60's (1999) – "So Long, Marianne" (with John Cale) Dan Zanes: Rocket Ship Beach (2000) – "Erie Canal" Hear Music Volume 7: Waking (2002) – "Widow's Walk" 107.1 KGSR Radio Austin – Broadcasts Vol.10 (2002) – "Widow's Walk" WYEP Live and Direct: Volume 4 – On Air Performances (2002) – "(I'll Never Be) Your Maggie May" Vigil (2004) – "It Hit Home" WFUV: City Folk Live VII (2004) – "Penitent" The Acoustic Album (2006, Virgin) – "Marlene On the Wall" Dar Williams: Promised Land (2008) – "Go to the Woods" Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse Present: Dark Night of the Soul (2009) – "The Man Who Played God" Pioneers for a Cure: Songs to Fight Cancer (2011) – "Streets of Laredo" Jonathan Coulton: Artificial Heart (2011) – "Now I Am an Arsonist" Čechomor: Místečko (2011) - "Rain Is Falling"
Music videos "Marlene on the Wall" / Film Director – Leslie Liebman / 1985 "Left of Center" / Film Directors – Ken Ross, Richard Levine / 1986 "Gypsy" / Film Director – Dominic Brigstocke / 1986 "Luka" / Film Directors – Candace Reckinger, Michael Patterson / 1987 "Tom's Diner" / Film Director – Gareth Roberts / 1987 "Solitude Standing" / Film Director – Jonathan Demme / 1987 "Book of Dreams" / Film Directors – Andrew Doucette, Geof Kern / 1990 "Tired of Sleeping" / Film Director – Tarsem Singh / 1990 "Men in a War" / Film Director – Paula Greif / 1990 "Tom's Diner" / DNA featuring Suzanne Vega / 1990 "In Liverpool" / Film Director – Howard Greenhalgh / 1992 / Film Director – Nico Beyer / 1992 "Blood Makes Noise" / Film Director – Nico Beyer / 1992 "When Heroes Go Down" / Film Director – Peter Care / 1993 "Caramel" / Film Director – Charles Whittenmeier / 1996 "Caramel" (Alternate Version) Edited By [Re-edit] – Brett Truett, Mike Ragogna / 1996 "No Cheap Thrill" / Film Director – David Cameron / 1996 "Book & a Cover" / Film Director – Geoff Moore / 1998 "Last Year's Troubles" / Film Director – Tim Vega / 2001 "Frank & Ava" / Film Director – / 2007 "Fool's Complaint" / lyrics video / 2014 "We of Me" / Film Director – Chuck Moore / 2016
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