| Black Francis discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 15 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Soundtrack albums | 1 |
| Live albums | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 5 |
| Singles | 15 |
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.
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 |
US Heat |
US Ind. |
AUS |
FRA |
GER |
NL |
NZ |
UK | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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. | ||
Soundtrack albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US | ||
| The Golem |
|
— |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||
Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Heat |
UK | ||
| 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. |
BEL (Fl) |
FRA |
UK | |||
| "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 | The Sacred Squall Of Now | Upstart Records/Continental Record Services | The debut solo album by Reeves Gabrels (as Frank Black) – co-writer, vocals, rhythm guitar
Track: "119 Years Ago" |
| 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" |
| 1995 | E-Ticket Ride | Columbia | 7" promo for Ball-Hog or Tugboat? (as Frank Black) – vocals
Track: "Big Bang Theory" |
| 2000 | Ulysses (Delta Notte) | E-Magine Records | Reeves Gabrels album (as Frank Black) – vocals, rhythm guitar
Track: "Jewel" feat. David Bowie & Dave Grohl |
| 2000 | (Breach) | Interscope Records | Wallflowers 3rd album (as Frank Black) – backing vocals
Track: "Letters from the Wasteland" |
| 2000 | A Merilly Christmas | MEC | Alan Merrill Christmas album (as Frank Black) – backing vocals
Track: "Let's think about it" |
| 2001 | The Best of Pigface: Preaching to the Perverted | Invisible Records | Recorded but unused for the 1991 Pigface live album Welcome to Mexico... Asshole (as Black Francis) - background talking & guitars
Tracks: "Ogre (& The Six Million Dollar Man)" & "Dog" |
| 2002 | Hitting the Ground | Instinct Records | Debut solo album by Gordon Gano (as Frank Black) – vocals
Track: "Run" |
| 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" |
Music videos
| Year | Album | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Frank Black | Los Angeles | John Flansburgh |
| Hang on to your Ego | Adam Bernstein | ||
| 1994 | Teenager of the Year | Headache | |
| 1995 | The Cult of Ray | Men in Black | Mike Mills (director) |
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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