The Decemberists discography

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

Albums

Studio albums
List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[1]		 AUS
[2]		 AUT
[3]		 BEL
(FL)
[4]		 CAN
[5]		 GER
[6]		 IRL
[7]		 NED
[8]		 SWI
[9]		 UK
[10]
Castaways and Cutouts — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — —[upper-alpha 1] — 127
The Hazards of Love
  • Released: March 24, 2009
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl
 14 73 — — — — — —[upper-alpha 2] — 50
The King Is Dead
  • Released: January 18, 2011
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl
 1 26 52 86 4 41 30 37 58 24
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 28 27 13
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.

Live albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[1]		 US
Folk
[14]		 US
Rock
[15]		 NED
[8]		 UK
[10]
We All Raise Our Voices to the Air (Live Songs 04.11–08.11)
  • Released: March 13, 2012
  • Label: Capitol
 78 5 22 —[upper-alpha 3] 146
Live Home Library, Vol 1: August 11, 2009, Royal Oak Music Theatre
  • Released: December 4, 2020
  • Label: YAAB
 —[upper-alpha 4] — — — —

Collaborative albums
List of collaborative albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[1]		 US
Folk
[18]
The Queen of Hearts
(as Offa Rex)
  • Released: July 14, 2017
  • Recorded with Olivia Chaney
  • Label: Nonesuch
  • Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl
 —[upper-alpha 5] 12
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

EPs
Title EP details Peak chart positions
US
[1]		 US
Folk
[14]		 US
Rock
[15]
5 Songs
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: Independently released
  • Reissed on Hush Records, 2003
 — — —
The Tain
  • Released: March 4, 2004
  • Label: Acuarela Discos
 — — —
Picaresqueties — — —
Connect Sets — — —
Live from SoHo
  • Released: January 16, 2007
  • iTunes exclusive
 — — —
Live at Bull Moose[20] — 12 —
iTunes Session
  • Released: August 2, 2011
  • iTunes exclusive
 117 4 36
Long Live the King
  • Released: November 1, 2011
  • Label: Capitol
 44 3 13
Florasongs
  • Released: October 9, 2015
  • Label: Capitol
 64 2 9
Traveling On
  • Released: December 14, 2018
  • Label: Capitol
 —[upper-alpha 6] 10 —[upper-alpha 7]
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions Album
US
Sales
[22]		 US
AAA
[23]		 US
Alt
[24]		 US
Rock
[25]		 JPN
[26]		 MEX
Air.
[27]		 SCO
[28]		 UK
[10]		 UK
Indie
[29]
2004 "Billy Liar" 24 — — — — — — — — Her Majesty the Decemberists
2005 "16 Military Wives" — — — — — — — 119 14 Picaresque
2006 "O Valencia!" — 14 — — — — 71 —[upper-alpha 8] 9 The Crane Wife
"The Perfect Crime #2" 4 18 — — — — — — —
2008 "Valerie Plame"[31] 30 — — — — — — — — Always the Bridesmaid: Volume I
"Days Of Elaine"[32] 33 — — — — — — — — Always the Bridesmaid: Volume II
"Record Year For Rainfall"[33] — — — — — — — — — Always the Bridesmaid: Volume III
2009 "The Rake's Song"[34] 5 — — — — — — — —[upper-alpha 9] The Hazards of Love
2010 "Down by the Water" — 2 — 33 35 — — — — The King Is Dead
"January Hymn" 6 — — —[upper-alpha 10] — — — —[upper-alpha 11] —
2011 "This Is Why We Fight" — 9 19 40 — — — — —
2012 "Calamity Song"[38] — 4 — 48 — — — — —
"One Engine"[39] — — — — — — — — — The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond
2014 "Make You Better"[40] — 1 — 44 — — — —[upper-alpha 12] — What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World
2015 "The Wrong Year"[42] — 20 — — — — — — —
"Cavalry Captain"[43] — — — — — — — — —
"Why Would I Now?"[44] — 26 — — — — — — — Florasongs
2017 "Ben Franklin's Song"[45] — — —[upper-alpha 13] 15 — — — — — The Hamildrops
2018 "Severed"[47] — 1 — 43 — 47 — — — I'll Be Your Girl
"Once in My Life"[48] — — — — — — — — —
"Sucker's Prayer"[49] — 10 — — — — — — —
"Traveling On" — 35 — — — — — — — Traveling On
"—" denotes singles that did not chart.

Other charting songs
Year Single Peak chart positions Album
US
Alt
[24]		 US
Rock
[25]		 BEL
(FL)
[4]		 UK
Indie
[29]
2004 "The Tain" — — — 48 The Tain EP
2011 "Don't Carry It All" —[upper-alpha 14] —[upper-alpha 15] — — The King Is Dead
2015 "Philomena" — — 129 — What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World
"—" denotes singles that did not chart.

Compilation appearances
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

Notes
  1. The Crane Wife did not enter the Dutch Album Top 100, but peaked at number 11 on the Dutch Alternative Top 30 Albums Chart.[11]
  2. The Hazards of Love did not enter the Dutch Album Top 100, but peaked at number 22 on the Dutch Alternative Top 30 Albums Chart.[12]
  3. We All Raise Our Voices to the Air did not enter the Dutch Album Top 100, but peaked at number 20 on the Dutch Alternative Top 30 Albums Chart.[16]
  4. Live Home Library, Vol 1: August 11, 2009, Royal Oak Music Theatre' did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 67 on the US Billboard Top Album Sales Chart.[17]
  5. The Queen of Hearts did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number four on the US Heatseekers Albums Chart.[19]
  6. Traveling On did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 79 on the US Billboard Top Album Sales Chart.[17]
  7. Traveling On did not enter the US Top Rock Albums chart, but peaked at number 24 on the US Top Alternative Albums Chart.[21]
  8. "O Valencia!" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 64 on the UK Physical Singles Chart Top 100.[30]
  9. "The Rake's Song" did not enter the UK Independent Chart, but peaked at number 16 on the UK Independent Singles Breakers Chart.[35]
  10. "January Hymn" did not enter the Rock Songs chart, but peaked at number 48 on the Rock Digital Songs chart.[36]
  11. "January Hymn" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 51 on the UK Physical Singles Chart Top 100.[37]
  12. "Make You Better" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 61 on the UK Physical Singles Chart Top 100.[41]
  13. "Ben Franklin's Song" did not enter the Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 5 on the Alternative Digital Songs chart.[46]
  14. "Don't Carry It All" did not enter the Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 23 on the Alternative Digital Songs chart.[46]
  15. "Don't Carry It All" did not enter the Rock Songs chart, but peaked at number 40 on the Rock Digital Songs chart.[36]

References
  1. "The Decemberists Album & Song Charts - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  2. Peaks in Australia:
  3. "THE DECEMBERISTS IN DER ÖSTERREICHISCHEN HITPARADE". austriancharts.at. austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
  4. "The Decemberists albums (Flanders)". Ultratop. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  5. "The Decemberists Billboard Canada". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  6. "The Decemberists German Charts". germancharts.de. Retrieved 2015-12-18.
  7. Steffen Hung. "Discography The Decemberists". irishcharts.com. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
  8. "The Decemberists MegaCharts" (in Dutch). MegaCharts / Dutchcharts. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
  9. "THE DECEMBERISTS IN DER SCHWEIZER HITPARADE". Hit Parade. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  10. Peak positions in the United Kingdom:
  11. "Dutch Alternative Top 30 10/02/2007". DutchCharts. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  12. "Dutch Alternative Top 30 28/03/2009". DutchCharts. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  13. "American certifications – The Decemberists". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  14. "The Decemberists Album & Song Charts - Top Americana/Folk Albums". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  15. "The Decemberists Album & Song Charts - Top Rock Albums". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  16. "Dutch Alternative Top 30 24/03/2012". DutchCharts. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  17. "The Decemberists – Billboard Top Album Sales". Billboard. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  18. "Offa Rex Album & Song Charts - Top Americana/Folk Albums". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  19. "Offa Rex Chart History: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  20. "SpecialRelease". Record Store Day. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
  21. "The Decemberists – Billboard Top Alternative Albums". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  22. "The Decemberists Chart History: Hot Singles Sales". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 16, 2019. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  23. "The Decemberists Chart History: Triple A". Billboard. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  24. "The Decemberists Chart History: Alternative Songs". Billboard.
  25. "The Decemberists Chart History: Rock Songs". Billboard.
  26. "The Decemberists – Chart History: Japan Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  27. "Mexico Ingles Airplay". Billboard.biz.
  28. Peaks in Scotland:
  29. Peaks on UK Independent Chart:
  30. "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 - 18 February 2007 - 24 February 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  31. "Always the Bridesmaid, Vol. 1 - Single by The Decemberists on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  32. "Always the Bridesmaid, Vol. 2 - Single by The Decemberists on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  33. "Always the Bridesmaid, Vol. 3 - Single by The Decemberists on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  34. "The Rake's Song - Single by The Decemberists on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  35. "Official Independent Singles Breakers Chart Top 20 - 22 November 2009 - 28 November 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  36. "The Decemberists – Chart History – Rock Digital". Billboard.com. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  37. "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 - 02 January 2011 - 08 January 2011". Official Charts Company. January 2, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  38. "Calamity Song by The Decemberists on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  39. "One Engine (from The Hunger Games Soundtrack) - Single by The Decemberists on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  40. "Make You Better by The Decemberists on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  41. "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 - 18 January 2015 - 24 January 2015". Official Charts Company. January 18, 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  42. "Future Releases on Triple A (AAA) Radio Stations". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on March 28, 2015.
  43. "Cavalry Captain by The Decemberists on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  44. "Why Would I Now? - Single by The Decemberists on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  45. "Ben Franklin's Song - Single by The Decemberists on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  46. "The Decemberists – Chart History – Alternative Digital Song Sales". Billboard.com. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  47. "Severed by The Decemberists on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  48. "Once in My Life by The Decemberists on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  49. "Triple A Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on June 3, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
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