The Decemberists discography

The discography of The Decemberists, the indie/folk rock band from Portland, Oregon, United States.

Studio albums

• RIAA: Gold[1]

Album details	Peak chart positions											Certifications
	US [2]	AUS [3]	AUT [4]	BEL (FL) [5]	CAN [6]	GER [7]	IRL [8]	NED [9]	NZ [10]	SWI [11]	UK [12][13]
Castaways and Cutouts Released: May 21, 2002 Label: Hush Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Her Majesty the Decemberists Released: September 9, 2003 Label: Kill Rock Stars Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Picaresque Released: March 22, 2005 Label: Kill Rock Stars Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl	128	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Crane Wife Released: October 3, 2006 Label: Capitol Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl	35	—	—	100	—	—	—	—	—	—	127
The Hazards of Love Released: March 24, 2009 Label: Capitol Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl	14	73	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50
The King Is Dead Released: January 18, 2011 Label: Capitol Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl	1	26	52	86	4	41	30	37	30	58	24	RIAA: Gold[1]
What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World Released: January 20, 2015 Label: Capitol Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl	7	27	23	58	9	37	20	27	28	27	13
The Queen of Hearts (with Olivia Chaney) Released: July 14, 2017 Label: Nonesuch Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
I'll Be Your Girl Released: March 16, 2018 Label: Capitol Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl	9	86	24	133	34	55	—	125	—	—	8
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

EPs

Title	Date	Peak chart positions	Label
		US [2]
5 Songs	2001	—	Independent Release, reissued on Hush Records in 2003
The Tain	March 4, 2004	—	Acuarela Discos
Picaresqueties	September 13, 2005	—	Kill Rock Stars
Connect Sets	November 17, 2006	—	Sony Connect Exclusive
Live from SoHo	January 16, 2007	—	iTunes exclusive
Live at Bull Moose[14]	April 16, 2011	—	Capitol Records, for Record Store Day 2011
iTunes Session	August 2, 2011	117	iTunes exclusive
Long Live the King	November 1, 2011	44	Capitol Records
Florasongs	October 9, 2015	64	Capitol Records
Traveling On	December 14, 2018	—[upper-alpha 1]	Capitol Records

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions								Album
		US Sales [16]	US AAA [17]	US Alt [18]	US Rock [19]	JPN [20]	MEX Air. [21]	SCO [22]	UK [23]
2004	"Billy Liar"	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Her Majesty the Decemberists
2005	"16 Military Wives"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	119	Picaresque
2006	"O Valencia!"	—	14	—	—	—	—	71	—[upper-alpha 2]	The Crane Wife
	"The Perfect Crime #2"	4	18	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	"Valerie Plame"[25]	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Always the Bridesmaid: Volume I
	"Days Of Elaine"[26]	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Always the Bridesmaid: Volume II
	"Record Year For Rainfall"[27]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Always the Bridesmaid: Volume III
2009	"The Rake's Song"	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	The Hazards of Love
2010	"Down by the Water"	—	2	—	33	35	—	—	—	The King Is Dead
	"January Hymn"	6	—	—	—[upper-alpha 3]	—	—	—	—[upper-alpha 4]
2011	"This Is Why We Fight"	—	9	19	40	—	—	—	—
2012	"Calamity Song"	—	4	—	48	—	—	—	—
	"One Engine"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond
2014	"Make You Better"	—	1	—	44	—	—	—	—[upper-alpha 5]	What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World
2015	"The Wrong Year"[31]	—	20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Why Would I Now?"	—	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	Florasongs
2018	"Severed"	—	1	—	43	—	47	—	—	I'll Be Your Girl
	"Once in My Life"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Sucker's Prayer"[32]	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Traveling On"	—	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	Traveling On
"—" denotes singles that did not chart.

Other charting songs

Year	Single	Peak chart positions			Album
		US Alt [18]	US Rock [19]	BEL (FL) [5]
2011	"Don't Carry It All"	—[upper-alpha 6]	—[upper-alpha 7]	—	The King Is Dead
2015	"Philomena"	—	—	129	What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World
2017	"Ben Franklin's Song"	—[upper-alpha 8]	15	—	The Hamildrops
"—" denotes singles that did not chart.

Notes

1. Traveling On did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 79 on the US Billboard Top Album Sales Chart.[15]
2. "O Valencia!" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 64 on the UK Physical Singles Chart Top 100.[24]
3. "January Hymn" did not enter the Rock Songs chart, but peaked at number 48 on the Rock Digital Songs chart.[28]
4. "January Hymn" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 51 on the UK Physical Singles Chart Top 100.[29]
5. "Make You Better" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 61 on the UK Physical Singles Chart Top 100.[30]
6. "Don't Carry It All" did not enter the Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 23 on the Alternative Digital Songs chart.[33]
7. "Don't Carry It All" did not enter the Rock Songs chart, but peaked at number 40 on the Rock Digital Songs chart.[28]
8. "Ben Franklin's Song" did not enter the Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 5 on the Alternative Digital Songs chart.[33]

Live albums

Title	Date	Peak chart positions		Label
		US [2]	UK [34]
We All Raise Our Voices to the Air (Live Songs 04.11–08.11)	March 13, 2012	78	146	Capitol

Compilations

Title	Date	Label	Song
Read: Interpreting Björk	2003	Hush Records	"Human Behavior" (Björk cover)
Preserve Volume One	2003	Fractured Discs	"Like A Lion"
Bridging the Distance	2007	Arena Rock	"Think About Me" (Fleetwood Mac cover)
Alternative Rock Xmas	2007	Capitol Records	"Please Daddy (Don't Get Drunk On Christmas)" (John Denver cover) and "Angel, Won't You Call Me"
Dark Was the Night	2009	4AD	"Sleepless"
Metro: The Official Bootleg Series, Volume 1	2010		"We Both Go Down Together"
The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond	2012	Universal Republic	"One Engine"
Live Current: Cover To Cover	2014	89.3 The Current	"Crazy On You" (Heart cover)
Holidays Rule, Volume 2	2017	Capitol	"Jesus Christ" (Big Star cover)

DVD

Title	Date	Label
The Decemberists: A Practical Handbook	March 20, 2007	Kill Rock Stars
Here Come the Waves: The Hazards of Love Visualized	December 1, 2009	Capitol Records

References

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26. "Discogs: The Decemberists – Always The Bridesmaid Vol. 2: Days Of Elaine". Discogs. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
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30. "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 - 18 January 2015 - 24 January 2015". Official Charts Company. January 18, 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
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34. "CHART: CLUK Update 24.03.2012 (wk11)". zobbel.de. 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2016-08-16.