Suzanne Vega discography

The discography of American singer Suzanne Vega consists of nine studio albums of original material, four acoustic albums plus one acoustic box-set, two compilation albums, and four live albums.

Suzanne Vega discography
Suzanne Vega in concert (February 2014)
Studio albums	9
Live albums	4
Compilation albums	2
Singles	23

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [1]	AUS [2]	AUT [3]	FRA [4]	GER [5]	NLD [6]	NOR [7]	NZL [8]	SWE [9]	SWI [10]	UK [11][12]
Suzanne Vega	Released: May 1985 Label: A&M	91	23	—	—	54	11	—	9	42	—	11
Solitude Standing	Released: April 1, 1987 Label: A&M	11	7	3	18	6	14	2	1	1	8	2
Days of Open Hand	Released: April 10, 1990 Label: A&M	50	74	9	25	16	29	16	24	19	19	7
99.9F°	Released: September 8, 1992 Label: A&M	86	56	—	—	27	70	—	38	45	24	20
Nine Objects of Desire	Released: September 10, 1996 Label: A&M	92	113	25	25	43	93	24	—	39	23	43
Songs in Red and Gray	Released: September 25, 2001 Label: A&M	178	187	—	36	53	—	34	—	—	47	100
Beauty & Crime	Released: June 11, 2007 Label: Blue Note/Capitol	129	—	—	52	81	—	—	—	—	79	127
Tales from the Realm of the Queen of Pentacles	Released: February 2014 Label: Amanuensis Productions	173	—	66	124	38	47	—	—	—	—	37
Lover, Beloved: Songs from an Evening with Carson McCullers	Released: October 14, 2016[13] Label: Amanuensis Productions	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Acoustic albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US Current [14]	US Folk [15]	BEL (FL) [16]	FRA [4]
Close-Up Vol. 1, Love Songs	Released: February 2, 2010 Label: Amanuensis Productions	—	—	—	—
Close-Up Vol. 2, People & Places	Released: October 12, 2010 Label: Amanuensis Productions	186	10	—	199
Close-Up Vol. 3, States of Being	Released: July 11, 2011 Label: Amanuensis Productions	—	—	—	—
Close-Up Vol. 4, Songs of Family	Released: September 21, 2012 Label: Amanuensis Productions	—	—	160	—
Close-Up Series	Released: August 12, 2014 Label: Amanuensis Productions	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions							Certifications
		AUS [2]	BEL (FL) [16]	BEL (WA) [17]	GER [5]	NOR [7]	SWI [10]	UK [11]
Tried & True: The Best of Suzanne Vega	Released: September 28, 1998[18] Label: A&M	96	16	33	58	8	29	46
Retrospective: The Best of Suzanne Vega	Released: April 22, 2003[18] Label: A&M	—	—	—	—	—	—	27	BPI: Gold[19]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		AUS [2]
Live in London 1986	Released: 1986 Label: A&M Records	93
Live at the Stephen Talkhouse	Released: June 2005[18] Label: United Musicians	—
Solitude Standing: Live at the Barbican	Released: 2013[18]	—
Live at the Speakeasy	Released: 2014	—
Live at the Bottom Line, NY 1986	Released: 2015 Label: Air Cuts	—

Singles

As main artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Album
		US [20]	US Main [21]	US Modern [22]	US AAA [23]	AUS [2]	CAN	IRE [24]	NLD [6]	NZL [8]	UK [11]
"Marlene on the Wall"	1985	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	83	Suzanne Vega
"Small Blue Thing"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	65
"Knight Moves"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Marlene on the Wall" (re-release)	1986	—	—	—	—	39	—	9	27	—	21
"Left of Center" (featuring Joe Jackson)		—	—	—	—	35	—	28	—	—	32	Pretty in Pink
"Gypsy"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	77	Solitude Standing
"Luka"	1987	3	15	—	—	21	5	11	40	8	23
"Tom's Diner"		—	—	—	—	—	—	26	—	—	58
"Solitude Standing"		94	43	—	—	91	—	—	—	45	79
"Book of Dreams"	1990	—	47	8	—	102	—	—	—	—	66	Days of Open Hand
"Tired of Sleeping"		—	—	—	—	145	—	—	—	—	—
"Men in a War"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"In Liverpool"	1992	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	52	99.9F°
"99.9F°"		—	—	13	—	125	—	—	—	—	46
"Blood Makes Noise"		—	—	1	—	61	63	—	—	42	60
"When Heroes Go Down"	1993	—	—	—	—	113	—	—	—	—	58
"Caramel"	1996	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Nine Objects of Desire
"No Cheap Thrill"		—	—	—	12	155	—	—	—	—	40
"World Before Columbus"	1997	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Book & a Cover"	1998	—	—	—	—	227	—	—	—	—	—	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
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
		US AAA [23]	UK Airplay
"Birth-Day (Love Made Real)"	1997	—	—	Nine Objects of Desire
"Headshots"		—	—
"The Widow's Walk"	2001	6	—	Songs in Red and Gray
"Last Year's Troubles"		—	42
"Penitent"		—	—
"(I'll Never Be) Your Maggie May"	2002	—	—
"Frank & Ava"	2007	20	65	Beauty & Crime
"Ludlow Street"		—	—
"Unbound"		—	—
"Pornographer's Dream"	—	—
"Harper Lee"	2016	—	—	Lover, Beloved: Songs from an Evening with Carson McCullers

Music Videos

1. "Marlene on the Wall" / Film Director – Leslie Liebman / 1985[25]
2. "Left of Center" / Film Directors – Ken Ross, Richard Levine / 1986
3. "Gypsy" / Film Director – Dominic Brigstocke / 1986
4. "Luka" / Film Directors – Candace Reckinger, Michael Patterson / 1987
5. "Tom's Diner" / Film Director – Gareth Roberts / 1987
6. "Solitude Standing" / Film Director – Jonathan Demme / 1987
7. "Book of Dreams" / Film Directors – Andrew Doucette, Geof Kern / 1990
8. "Tired of Sleeping" / Film Director – Tarsem Singh / 1990
9. "Men in a War" / Film Director – Paula Greif / 1990
10."Tom's Diner" / DNA featuring Suzanne Vega / 1990
11. "In Liverpool" / Film Director – Howard Greenhalgh / 1992
12. "99.9F°" / Film Director – Nico Beyer / 1992
13. "Blood Makes Noise" / Film Director – Nico Beyer / 1992
14. "When Heroes Go Down" / Film Director – Peter Care / 1993
15. "Caramel" / Film Director – Charles Whittenmeier / 1996
16. "Caramel" (Alternate Version) Edited By [Re-edit] – Brett Truett, Mike Ragogna / 1996
17. "No Cheap Thrill" / Film Director – David Cameron / 1996
18. "Book & a Cover" / Film Director – Geoff Moore / 1998
19. "Last Year's Troubles" / Film Director – Tim Vega / 2001
20. "Frank & Ava" / Film Director – / 2007
21. "Fool's Complaint" / lyrics video / 2014
22. "We of Me" / Film Director – Chuck Moore / 2016

As featured artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Album
		US [20]	AUS [2]	AUT [3]	FRA [4]	GER [5]	IRE [24]	NLD [6]	NZL [8]	SWI [26]	UK [11]
"Tom's Diner" (DNA featuring Suzanne Vega)	1990	5	8	1	16	1	2	4	8	1	2	Taste 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 (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 (album) (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"

References

1. "Suzanne Vega Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
2. Australian chart peaks:
   • Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to June 12, 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 329. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and June 12, 1988.
   • "Marlena on the Wall": "Australian ARIA Chart – Top 50 Singles: Week Ending 27th April, 1986". ARIA. Retrieved May 13, 2020 – via Imgur.com.
   • "Left of Center": "Australian ARIA Chart – Top 50 Singles: Week Ending 3rd August, 1986". ARIA. Retrieved May 13, 2020 – via Imgur.com.
   • "Luka": "Australian ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart: Week Ending 30th August, 1987". ARIA. Retrieved May 13, 2020 – via Imgur.com.
   • Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from June 13, 1988: "australian-charts.com > Suzanne Vega in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
   • Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 294.
   • All ARIA-era (June 13, 1988 onward) peaks to October 31, 2017: "Response from ARIA re: ARIA chart history for Suzanne Vega, received October 31, 2017". Imgur.com. Retrieved October 31, 2017. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
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11. UK chart peaks:
    • All except Beauty & Crime and "Tom's Diner" (DNA remix): "Official Charts > Suzanne Vega". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
    • Beauty & Crime: "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 > V – Vybe". Dipl.-Bibl.(FH) Tobias Zywietz. Archived from the original on October 16, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
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12. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 584. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
13. "Suzanne Vega Lover, Beloved: Songs From An Evening With Carson McCullers". Nimbit. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
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