Black Francis discography
The discography of Black Francis, an American rock musician, includes 15 studio albums, four live albums, five compilation albums, one EP, one soundtrack album, and 15 singles.
| Black Francis discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 15 |
| Live albums | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 5 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Singles | 15 |
| Soundtrack albums | 1 |
This list includes material recorded as Black Francis or Frank Black, but does not include material performed with Pixies or Grand Duchy.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US Heat [1] |
US Ind. [1] |
AUS [2] |
FRA [3] |
GER [4] |
NL [5] |
NZ [6] |
UK [7] | ||
| As Frank Black | ||||||||||
| Frank Black | 117 | 2 | — | — | — | 83 | 34 | 14 | 9 | |
| Teenager of the Year |
|
131 | 2 | — | 76 | — | 60 | 45 | 35 | 21 |
| The Cult of Ray |
|
127 | 1 | — | — | — | 71 | 95 | — | 39 |
| As Frank Black and the Catholics | ||||||||||
| Frank Black and the Catholics |
|
— | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | 61 |
| Pistolero |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dog in the Sand |
|
— | — | — | — | 64 | — | — | — | 81 |
| Black Letter Days |
|
— | 48 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Devil's Workshop |
|
— | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Show Me Your Tears |
|
— | 30 | 24 | — | 113 | — | — | — | — |
| As Frank Black | ||||||||||
| Frank Black Francis |
|
— | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Honeycomb |
|
— | 11 | — | — | 156 | — | — | — | — |
| Fast Man Raider Man |
|
— | 27 | — | — | 129 | — | — | — | — |
| As Black Francis | ||||||||||
| Bluefinger |
|
— | 42 | — | — | 108 | — | — | — | — |
| NonStopErotik |
|
— | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paley & Francis (with Reid Paley) |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US [1] | ||
| The Black Sessions |
|
— |
| Live at the Hotel Utah Saloon |
|
— |
| Live in Nijmegen |
|
— |
| Live at Melkweg |
|
— |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US [1] | ||
| Oddballs |
|
— |
| Christmass |
|
— |
| Frank Black 93–03 |
|
— |
| Abbabubba |
|
— |
| Frank Black and the Catholics: The Complete Recordings |
|
— |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||
Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Heat [1] |
UK [7] | ||
| The John Peel Session (with Teenage Fanclub) |
|
— | 98 |
| Svn Fngrs |
|
35 | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Alt. [1] |
BEL (Fl) [8] |
FRA [3] |
UK [7] | |||
| "Los Angeles" | 1993 | 6 | — | 11 | — | Frank Black |
| "Hang On to Your Ego" | 8 | 43 | — | — | ||
| "Headache" | 1994 | 10 | — | — | 53 | Teenager of the Year |
| "Men in Black" | 1995 | — | — | — | 37 | The Cult of Ray |
| "The Marsist" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Don't Want to Hurt You" | 1996 | — | — | — | 63 | |
| "You Ain't Me" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "All My Ghosts" | 1998 | — | — | — | 87 | Frank Black and the Catholics |
| "I Gotta Move" | 1999 | — | — | — | — | Pistolero |
| "Robert Onion" | 2000 | — | — | — | — | Dog in the Sand |
| "St. Francis Dam Disaster" | 2001 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Everything Is New" | 2003 | — | — | — | 92 | Show Me Your Tears |
| "Nadine" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Threshold Apprehension" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | Bluefinger |
| "The Seus" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | Svn Fngrs |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||
Other appearances
| Year | Title | Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Songs in the Key of X: Music from and Inspired by the X-Files | Warner Bros | Compilation album released in association with the American science fiction television series The X-Files
Track: "Man of Steel" |
| 1998 | Super Bad @ 65: A Tribute to James Brown | Zero Hour | Tribute album for James Brown
Track: "Mother Popcorn (You Got to Have a Mother for Me)" |
| 2000 | Heroes & Villains: Music Inspired by The Powerpuff Girls | Rhino | Compilation album released in association with the American cartoon series The Powerpuff Girls. Also played during the credits of The Powerpuff Girls Movie.
Track: "Pray for the Girls" |
| 2003 | Wig in a Box | Off Records | Charity tribute album of songs from Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Track: "Sugar Daddy" |
| 2005 | High School Reunion | American Laundromat Records/ Face Down Records |
1980s film tribute album |
| 2006 | Hello Radio: The Songs of They Might Be Giants | Bar/None | Tribute album for the band They Might Be Giants
Track: "Road Movie to Berlin" |
| 2009 | New Tales to Tell: A Tribute to Love and Rockets | Justice Records | Tribute album for the band Love and Rockets
Track: "All in My Mind" |
Guest appearances
| Year | Title | Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Pawnshop Guitars | Virgin | The debut solo album by the former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke (as Frank Black) – guitars, background vocals
Track: "Jail Guitar Doors" (The Clash cover) |
| 1995 | Ball-Hog or Tugboat? | Columbia | The debut solo album by the former Minutemen bass guitarist Mike Watt (as Frank Black) – lead vocals
Track: "Chinese Firedrill" |
| 2016 | This Becomes Us | Prescription | The debut solo album by the former Million Dead and Future of the Left bassist Julia Ruzicka – vocals
Track: "Painter Man Is Coming" |
See also
Notes and references
- Billboard chart references:
- "Chart History: Frank Black". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- "Chart History: Frank Black & The Catholics". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- "Chart History: Black Francis". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 32.
- "Discographie Frank Black". Les Charts (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- "Discographie von Frank Black". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- "Discografie Frank Black". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- "Discography Frank Black". Charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- "Frank Black". Official Charts. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- "Discografie Frank Black". Ultratop (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
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