Perfume Genius discography
American musician Perfume Genius has released five studio albums, one extended play, 13 singles and 13 music videos to date. Mike Hadreas began his music career under the Perfume Genius moniker in 2008 when he set up his MySpace page. Two years later, he released his debut album, Learning. He has released four albums since; Put Your Back N 2 It in 2012, Too Bright in 2014, No Shape in 2017, and Set My Heart on Fire Immediately in 2020. All of his albums have been released by Matador Records and received critical acclaim according to Metacritic.[1] No Shape and the song "Queen" have both appeared in Pitchfork's decade-end lists for the 2010s.[2][3] In 2020, he had his first song to chart on the Adult Alternative Songs chart with "On the Floor".
Perfume Genius discography | |
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Perfume Genius in 2012 | |
Studio albums | 5 |
Music videos | 13 |
EPs | 1 |
Singles | 13 |
Studio albums
Album and details | Peak positions | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US [4] |
US Alt. [5] |
US Indie [6] |
US Rock [7] |
BEL (Fl) | BEL (Wa) | IRL | PT | UK [8] | |
Learning
|
— | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | — | — |
Put Your Back N 2 It
|
—[lower-alpha 1] | — | — | — | 19 | 73 | — | — | — |
Too Bright
|
83 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 64 | — | — | 77 |
No Shape
|
185 | 24 | 13 | 43 | 30 | 116 | 90 [9] | 40 | 96 |
Set My Heart on Fire Immediately
|
—[lower-alpha 2] | 18 | 34 | 45 | 21 | — | — | — | — |
- Notes
- Put Your Back N 2 It did not enter the US Billboard 200 but did peak at number 23 on the Heatseekers Albums chart.
- Set My Heart on Fire Immediately did not enter the US Billboard 200 but did peak at number 24 on the Top Album Sales chart.
Extended plays
- Reshaped (2018)[10]
Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
---|---|---|---|
US AAA [11] | |||
"Mr. Peterson" | 2010 | — | Learning |
"All Waters" | 2011 | — | Put Your Back N 2 It |
"Hood" | 2012 | — | |
"Dark Parts" | — | ||
"Take Me Home" | — | ||
"Queen" | 2014 | — | Too Bright |
"Grid" | — | ||
"Slip Away" | 2017 | — | No Shape |
"Go Ahead" | — | ||
"Eye in the Wall" | 2019 | — | Non-album single |
"Pop Song" | — | ||
"Describe" | 2020 | — | Set My Heart on Fire Immediately |
"On the Floor" | 32 | ||
"—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released |
As featured artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
---|---|---|---|---|
BEL (Wa) Tip [12] |
FRA [12] | |||
"Jonathan" (Christine and the Queens featuring Perfume Genius) |
2015 | 26 | 120 | Christine and the Queens |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Other charted songs
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
---|---|---|---|
US Alt Digital [13] | |||
"Normal Song" | 2012 | 20 | Put Your Back N 2 It |
Music videos
Title | Year | Director |
---|---|---|
"Lookout, Lookout" | 2010 | Patrick Sher[14] |
"Hood" | 2012 | Winston H. Case[15] |
"Take Me Home" | Patrick Sher[16] | |
"Dark Parts" | 2013 | Winston H. Case[17] |
"Queen" | 2014 | Cody Critcheloe[18] |
"Grid" | Charlotte Rutherford[19][20] | |
"Fool" | ||
"Slip Away" | 2017 | Andrew Thomas Huang[21] |
"Die 4 You" | Floria Sigismondi[22] | |
"Wreath"[23] | ||
"Not for Me" | 2018 | Mike Hadreas[24][25][26] |
"Describe" | 2020 | |
"On the Floor" | ||
References
- "Perfume Genius on Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- "The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s". Pitchfork. October 8, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- "The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s". Pitchfork. October 8, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- "Perfume Genius: Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- "Perfume Genius: Chart History - Alternative Albums". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- "Perfume Genius: Chart History - Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- "Perfume Genius: Chart History - Top Rock Albums". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- "perfume-genius | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
- "Irish Albums Chart: 12 May 2017". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- Reshaped - EP by Perfume Genius, retrieved May 26, 2020
- "Perfume Genius - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- "Christine And The Queens feat. Perfume Genius - Jonathan". ultratop.be. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- "Chart Search". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- "Lookout, Lookout". imvdb.com. IMVDB. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- "Hood". imvdb.com. IMVDB. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- "Perfume Genius - "Take Me Home" (Official Music Video)". www.youtube.com. YouTube. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- "Dark Parts". imvdb.com. IMVDB. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- "Queen". imvdb.com. IMVDB. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- "Grid". imvdb.com. IMVDB. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- "Fool". imvdb.com. IMVDB. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- "Slip Away". imvdb.com. IMVDB. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- "Die 4 You". imvdb.com. IMVDB. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- "Perfume Genius - Wreath (Dance Compilation)". www.youtube.com. YouTube. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- "Not for Me". imvdb.com. IMVDB. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- "Describe". imvdb.com. IMVDB. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- "On the Floor". imvdb.com. IMVDB. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
External links
- Official website
- Perfume Genius at AllMusic
- Perfume Genius discography at Discogs
- Perfume Genius discography at MusicBrainz