# Fountains of Wayne discography

The discography of Fountains of Wayne contains five studio albums, one compilation album, 16 singles, one DVD, six music videos and seven other appearances.
Fountains of Wayne were formed in 1995 by bassist Adam Schlesinger and guitarist Chris Collingwood. They were joined by Jody Porter and Brian Young and recorded a demo.
The demo fell into the hands of Atlantic Records and in 1996, the band released their debut self-titled album. Two singles were released from it but it was the song "That Thing You Do", written by Schlesinger, that gained popularity through its use as the title song for the Tom Hanks' film of the same name. The track gained Schlesinger an Oscar nomination and the soundtrack gained RIAA gold certification.
The release of their second album, Utopia Parkway, in 1999 gained them mixed reviews and produced three singles. However, frustrations between the band and the label resulted in them being dropped by Atlantic Records. The band went into a hiatus, with all the members pursuing alternative musical paths. It wasn't until 2001 that the band resurfaced with a cover of The Kinks' "Better Things".
Welcome Interstate Managers, the third album, was released in 2003 on S-Curve Records. The single "Stacy's Mom" became an instant success earning a gold certification by the RIAA. The two follow-up singles, "Mexican Wine" and "Hey Julie" were not as popular; however, the track "All Kinds of Time" received commercial airtime through NFL promotions throughout the 2005 season. The success, particularly of "Stacy's Mom", led to the band being nominated for two Grammys; Best New Artist and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for "Stacy's Mom".
A compilation of B-sides was released in June 2005 entitled Out-of-State Plates. Two years later, in April 2007, a new album was released called Traffic and Weather. The track "I-95" from the album was named in Rolling Stone's Top 50 Songs of 2007.
The band's first DVD, No Better Place: Live in Chicago was released March 3, 2009. In 2011, the band released its final album, Sky Full of Holes, under Yep Roc Records.

## Albums
### Studio albums

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | US | US Alt | US Indie | US Rock | AUS | JPN | NL | SCO | UK | UK Indie |
| Fountains of Wayne | Release date: October 1, 1996 Label: Atlantic Formats: CD, LP | — | — | — | — | 104 | — | 83 | 99 | 67 | — |
| Utopia Parkway | Release date: April 6, 1999 Label: Atlantic Formats: CD, LP | — | — | — | — | 163 | — | — | — | 115 | — |
| Welcome Interstate Managers | Release date: June 10, 2003 Label: S-Curve/Virgin Formats: CD, music download | 115 | — | — | — | 198 | — | — | — | 160 | — |
| Traffic and Weather | Release date: April 3, 2007 Label: S-Curve/Virgin Formats: CD, music download | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 172 | — |
| Sky Full of Holes | Release date: August 2, 2011 Label: Yep Roc/Lojinx Formats: CD, LP, music download | 37 | 4 | 3 | 6 | — | 51 | — | — | 102 | 16 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart ||||||||||||

### Compilation albums

| Title | Details | Peak positions |
| Title | Details | US |
| Out-of-State Plates | Release date: June 28, 2005 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, music download | 168 |

## Singles

| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | Album |
| Single | Year | US | US Rock | AUS | CAN | IRL | NL | NOR | NZ | SCO | UK | Certifications (sales threshold) | Album |
| "Radiation Vibe" | 1996 | — | — | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 32 | | Fountains of Wayne |
| "Sink to the Bottom" | 1997 | — | — | 153 | — | — | — | 7 | — | 36 | 42 | | Fountains of Wayne |
| "Survival Car" | 1997 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 53 | | Fountains of Wayne |
| "Barbara H." | 1997 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 119 | | Fountains of Wayne |
| "I Want an Alien for Christmas" | 1997 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 36 | | Non-album single |
| "Leave the Biker" | 1998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Fountains of Wayne |
| "Denise" | 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 57 | | Utopia Parkway |
| "Red Dragon Tattoo" | 1999 | — | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | 79 | | Utopia Parkway |
| "Troubled Times" | 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 134 | | Utopia Parkway |
| "The Valley of Malls" | 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Utopia Parkway |
| "Stacy's Mom" | 2003 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 99 | — | 35 | 6 | 11 | RIAA: Gold ARIA: Gold BPI: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum | Welcome Interstate Managers |
| "Mexican Wine" | 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Welcome Interstate Managers |
| "Hey Julie" | 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 57 | | Welcome Interstate Managers |
| "Maureen" | 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Out-of-State Plates |
| "Someone to Love" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Traffic and Weather |
| "'92 Subaru" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Traffic and Weather |
| "Richie and Ruben" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Sky Full of Holes |
| "Someone's Gonna Break Your Heart" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Sky Full of Holes |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart ||||||||||||||

## Other charted songs

| Song | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Song | Year | JPN | UK | Album |
| "I Want an Alien for Christmas" (re-entry) | 1998 | — | 91 | Non-album song |
| "The Summer Place" | 2011 | 79 | — | Sky Full of Holes |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |||||

## Video albums

| Year | Video details |
| 2009 | No Better Place: Live in Chicago Released: March 3, 2009 Label: Shout Factory Formats: DVD |

## Music videos

| Year | Title | Director |
| 1996 | "Radiation Vibe" | Clark Eddy |
| 1997 | "Sink to the Bottom" | Chris Applebaum |
| 1999 | "Denise" | Tryan George |
| 1999 | “Troubled Times” | |
| 2003 | "Stacy's Mom" | Chris Applebaum |
| 2004 | "Mexican Wine" | Chris Applebaum |
| 2007 | "Someone to Love" | Adam Neustadter |
| 2011 | "The Summer Place" | David Dutton |

## Other appearances

| Year | Release details | Track(s) |
| 2000 | Scary Movie: Music That Inspired the Soundtrack Released: July 4, 2000 Label: TVT Records Format: CD, music download | "Too Cool for School" |
| 2002 | This Is Where I Belong – The Songs of Ray Davies & The Kinks Released: April 2, 2002 Label: Rhino Entertainment Format: CD, music download | "Better Things" |
| 2003 | Now That's What I Call Music! 14 (American series) Released: November 4, 2003 Label: Sony Format: CD | "Stacy's Mom" |
| 2004 | 2004 Grammy Nominees Released: January 20, 2004 Label: BMG Format: CD | "Stacy's Mom" |
| 2004 | Future Soundtrack for America Released: August 17, 2004 Label: Barsuk Records Format: CD | "Everything's Ruined (acoustic)" |
| 2005 | Robots: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Released: March 1, 2005 Label: Virgin Records Format: CD, music download | "Tell Me What You Already Did" |
| 2008 | Live from the Artists Den: Season One Released: February 5, 2008 Label: Artists Den Records Format: CD, music download | "Traffic & Weather (live)" |
| 2013 | Sandra Boynton's Frog Trouble Released: September 3, 2013 Label: WMN/Boynton Recordings Format: CD, music download | "Trucks" |