# Pixies discography

The discography of Pixies, an American alternative rock band, includes ten studio albums, 26 singles, seven compilations, one mini-LP, and five EPs as of September 2024.
Pixies formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1985. Following their 1987 demo tape, the band signed to the English independent record label 4AD. They released Come On Pilgrim, comprising eight songs from their demo tape, in October 1987. Their first full-length album, Surfer Rosa, was released in 1988 on 4AD; an American distribution deal was made with Rough Trade Records several months later. However, Surfer Rosa did not see wide distribution in the United States.
Pixies agreed to a United States distribution deal with Elektra Records before releasing their third album, Doolittle. Doolittle was the most successful album for Pixies, earning them a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America in 1995 (along with Surfer Rosa in 2005). Following a hiatus in 1989, the band reconvened to release Bossanova in 1990 and Trompe le Monde in 1991, before breaking up in 1993. After reuniting in 2004, Black Francis, Joey Santiago, Kim Deal and David Lovering issued a download-only single, "Bam Thwok", and Warren Zevon cover, "Ain't That Pretty at All", as well as collaborating with Disc Live to release a number of reunion tour live albums in the same year.
In 2013, a week after the departure of bassist Kim Deal, the band released the song "Bagboy", and then EP1, consisting of four new songs. In 2014, Pixies released EP2 and EP3, and Indie Cindy—a full-length album combining the songs from EP1, EP2 and EP3.

## Albums
### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales and certifications :
| Title | Album 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 | Sales | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US | AUS | FRA | GER | IRE | NLD | NZ | SPA | SWE | UK | Sales | Certifications |
| Surfer Rosa | Released: March 21, 1988 Label: 4AD Format: CD, LP, cassette | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | US: 705,000 | RIAA: Gold RMNZ: Gold |
| Doolittle | Released: April 17, 1989 (UK) Label: 4AD, Elektra Format: CD, LP, cassette | 98 | 104 | 66 | — | 33 | 53 | 18 | — | — | 8 | | RIAA: Platinum BPI: Platinum SNEP: Gold |
| Bossanova | Released: August 13, 1990 Label: 4AD, Elektra Format: CD, LP, cassette | 70 | 68 | — | 27 | — | 30 | 17 | — | 45 | 3 | US: 281,000 | BPI: Gold SNEP: Gold |
| Trompe le Monde | Released: September 23, 1991 Label: 4AD, Elektra Format: CD, LP, cassette | 92 | 61 | — | 35 | 69 | 26 | 20 | — | 43 | 7 | US: 359,000 | BPI: Silver SNEP: Gold |
| Indie Cindy | Released: April 19, 2014 Label: Pixiesmusic, PIAS Format: CD, LP, cassette, download | 23 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 23 | 33 | 29 | 57 | 6 | US: 34,000 | |
| Head Carrier | Released: September 30, 2016 Label: Pixiesmusic, PIAS Format: CD, LP, cassette, download | 72 | 23 | 12 | 32 | 31 | 13 | 20 | 23 | — | 7 | US: 8,000 | |
| Beneath the Eyrie | Released: September 13, 2019 Label: BMG/Infectious Format: CD, LP, cassette, download | — | 36 | 21 | 22 | 7 | — | — | 15 | — | 7 | | |
| Doggerel | Released: September 30, 2022 Label: BMG Format: CD, LP, cassette, download | — | 73 | 23 | 18 | 34 | 98 | — | — | — | 13 | | |
| The Night the Zombies Came | Released: October 25, 2024 Label: BMG Format: CD, LP, cassette, download | — | — | 59 | 27 | 97 | — | — | — | — | 22 | | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. ||||||||||||||

### Live albums

The Pixies collaborated with Disc Live to release a string of limited edition live albums throughout 2004 as part of their reunion tour. This practice has been repeated with each successive tour, as well as documenting previous tours, using The Show and Coudal Partners/American Laundromat as distributing labels. An incomplete list appears below.
| Concert date | Title | Venue | Number of copies pressed |
| December 15, 1986 | Live from the Fallout Shelter | WJUL-FM UMass Lowell | |
| May 27, 1991 | Live from Le Transbordeur, Lyon, France | Le Transbordeur | |
| June 1, 1991 | Live from Espace Médoquine, Bourdeaux, France | Espace Médoquine | |
| July 31, 1991 | Live: Malibu Nightclub, Lido Beach, NY | Malibu | |
| April 13, 2004 | Live in Minneapolis, MN | Fine Line Music Cafe | 1000 |
| April 14, 2004 | Live in Winnipeg, MB | Burton Cummings Theatre | 1000 |
| April 15, 2004 | Live in Regina, SK | Conexus Arts Centre | 1000 |
| April 17, 2004 | Live from Prairieland Park, Saskatoon, SK | Prairieland Park | |
| April 18, 2004 | Live from Red's | West Edmonton Mall | |
| April 19, 2004 | Live from MacEwan Hall, University of Calgary | MacEwan Hall | |
| April 21, 2004 | Live from Victoria Curling Club, Victoria, BC | Victoria Curling Club | |
| April 22, 2004 | Live from Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC | Commodore Ballroom | |
| May 1, 2004 | Live from Coachella, Indio, CA | Coachella festival | |
| June 2, 2004 | Live from Brixton Academy | Brixton Academy | 1500 |
| June 3, 2004 | Live from Brixton Academy | Brixton Academy | 1500 |
| June 4, 2004 | Live from Brixton Academy | Brixton Academy | 1500 |
| June 5, 2004 | Live from Brixton Academy | Brixton Academy | 1500 |
| November 11, 2004 | Live in Toronto, ON | Molson Amphitheatre | |
| November 21, 2004 | Live in Akron, OH | James A. Rhodes Arena | 1000 |
| November 22, 2004 | Live in Detroit, MI | State Theatre | |
| December 6, 2004 | the twelve final shows Norfolk | Ted Constant Convocation Center | 1000 |
| May 26, 2005 | Live from Roseland Theater, Portland, OR | Roseland Theater | |
| May 28, 2005 | Live from the Gorge Amphitheatre, George, WA | Gorge Amphitheatre | |
| May 30, 2005 | Live from the Warfield, San Francisco, CA | The Warfield | |
| May 31, 2005 | Live from Civic Auditorium, San Jose, CA | Civic Auditorium | |
| June 2, 2005 | Live from Wiltern LG Theatre, Los Angeles, CA | Wiltern LG Theatre | |
| June 5, 2005 | Live in Denver, CO | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | |
| June 7, 2005 | Live in Indianapolis, IN | Murat Theatre | |
| June 8, 2005 | Live in Cleveland, OH | Scene Pavilion | |
| June 9, 2005 | Live from Chevrolet Amphitheatre, Pittsburgh, PA | Chevrolet Amphitheatre | |
| June 11, 2005 | Live from Music Midtown, Atlanta, GA | Music Midtown | |
| June 12, 2005 | Live in Raleigh, NC | Disco Rodeo | 1000 |
| September 30, 2005 | Live in Baltimore, MD | Sonar | 1000 |
| October 16, 2005 | Live at Voodoo 04 | City Park, New Orleans, LA | 1500 |
| Various 2004–2005 | "Hey" – Live Pixies 2004–2005 | Various locations | |

### Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions, sales and certifications :
| Title | Album 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 | Sales | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US | AUS | BEL (FL) | FRA | IRE | NOR | NZ | SWE | UK | Sales | Certifications |
| Surfer Rosa/Come On Pilgrim | Released: 1988 (UK) Label: 4AD, XL Recordings | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | BPI: Gold |
| Death to the Pixies | Released: October 6, 1997 Label: 4AD, Elektra | 180 | 24 | 6 | 14 | — | 32 | 7 | 49 | 20 | US: 148,000 | BPI: Silver |
| Pixies at the BBC | Released: July 6, 1998 Label: 4AD, Elektra | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | | |
| Complete 'B' Sides | Released: May 3, 2001 Label: 4AD | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | 53 | | |
| Wave of Mutilation: Best of Pixies | Released: May 3, 2004 Label: 4AD | 161 | 64 | 13 | — | 6 | 26 | — | — | 16 | US: 316,000 | BPI: Gold RMNZ: Gold |
| Minotaur | Released: November 24, 2009 Label: 4AD | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | |
| Come On Pilgrim… It’s Surfer Rosa | Released: September 28, 2018 Label: 4AD Formats: 3 CD box set, 3 LP box set | — | — | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | |

## EPs

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions, sales and certifications :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Album details | US | GER | Sales |
| Come On Pilgrim | Released: September 28, 1987 Label: 4AD, Rough Trade Format: LP, cassette | — | — | US: 198,000 |
| Pixies | Released: July 9, 2002 Label: SpinART Format: CD | — | 70 | |
| EP1 | Released: September 2, 2013 Format: LP, digital | — | — | US: 89,000 |
| EP2 | Released: January 3, 2014 Format: LP, digital | 160 | — | |
| EP3 | Released: March 24, 2014 Format: LP, digital | — | — | |

## Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | US Alt. | US AAA | AUS | MEX Ingl. | NZ | UK | Certifications | Album |
| "Gigantic" | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | | Surfer Rosa |
| "Monkey Gone to Heaven" | 1989 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 60 | | Doolittle |
| "Here Comes Your Man" | 1989 | 3 | — | 156 | — | — | 54 | BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold | Doolittle |
| "Velouria" | 1990 | 4 | — | 153 | — | 29 | 28 | | Bossanova |
| "Dig for Fire" | 1990 | 11 | — | 157 | — | — | 62 | | Bossanova |
| "Planet of Sound" | 1991 | — | — | 128 | — | 35 | 27 | | Trompe le Monde |
| "Alec Eiffel" | 1991 | — | — | — | — | — | 114 | | Trompe le Monde |
| "Letter to Memphis" | 1992 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | | Trompe le Monde |
| "Head On" | 1992 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | | Trompe le Monde |
| "Debaser" | 1997 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | BPI: Silver | Death to the Pixies |
| "Bam Thwok" | 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "Bagboy" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Indie Cindy |
| "Um Chagga Lagga" | 2016 | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | | Head Carrier |
| "Tenement Song" | 2016 | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | | Head Carrier |
| "Classic Masher" | 2016 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | | Head Carrier |
| "On Graveyard Hill" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Beneath the Eyrie |
| "Catfish Kate" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Beneath the Eyrie |
| "Hear Me Out" (12" only) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Human Crime" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "There's a Moon On" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Doggerel |
| "Vault of Heaven" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Doggerel |
| "Dregs of the Wine" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Doggerel |
| "You're So Impatient" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Night the Zombies Came |
| "Chicken" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Night the Zombies Came |
| "Oyster Beds" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Night the Zombies Came |
| "Motoroller" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Night the Zombies Came |

## Other charted and/or certified songs

| Title | Year | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | FRA | MEX Ingl. | NLD | UK | Certifications | Album |
| "Where Is My Mind?" | 1988 | 78 | — | — | 199 | BPI: Platinum | Surfer Rosa |
| "Wave of Mutilation" | 1989 | — | — | — | — | | Doolittle |
| "Hey" | 1989 | — | — | — | — | | Doolittle |
| "Motorway to Roswell" | 1991 | — | — | 52 | — | | Trompe le Monde |
| "Talent" | 2016 | — | 34 | — | — | | Head Carrier |

## Bootlegs

| Year | Title |
| 1989 | "Live In Vienna" |
| 1989 | "Bone Machine" |
| 1991 | "Rough Diamonds" |
| 1991 | "Subbacultcha" |
| 1991 | "Timeless Stars" |
| 1994 | "Give Me Ecstasy" |

## Music videos

| Year | Album | Title | Director |
| 1989 | Doolittle | "Monkey Gone to Heaven" | n/c |
| 1989 | Doolittle | "Here Comes Your Man" | Neil Pollock |
| 1990 | Bossanova | "Velouria" | n/c |
| 1990 | Bossanova | "Dig for Fire / Allison" | Peter Scammell |
| 1991 | Trompe le Monde | "Alec Eiffel" | n/c |
| 1991 | Trompe le Monde | "Head On" | n/c |
| 1997 | Death to the Pixies | "Debaser" | n/c |
| 2013 | Indie Cindy | "Bagboy (Official Video 1)" | Jesse Lamar High Nik Harper |
| 2013 | Indie Cindy | "Bagboy (Official Video 2)" | Neirin Best Lianne Pierce |
| 2013 | Indie Cindy | "Indie Cindy" | Jesse Lamar High Nik Harper |
| 2013 | Indie Cindy | "Andro Queen" | Ondi Timoner |
| 2013 | Indie Cindy | "What Goes Boom" | Jonathan Furmanski Matthew Galkin |
| 2013 | Indie Cindy | "Another Toe in the Ocean" | Liviu Boar |
| 2014 | Indie Cindy | "Blue Eyed Hexe" | Mount Emult |
| 2014 | Indie Cindy | "Greens and Blues" | Josh Frank |
| 2014 | Indie Cindy | "Snakes" | Mark Locke |
| 2014 | Indie Cindy | "Ring the Bell" | Lital Mizel Adi Frimmerman |
| 2014 | Indie Cindy | "Silver Snail" | Mount Emult |
| 2014 | Indie Cindy | "Magdalena 318" | Judy Jacob |
| 2016 | Head Carrier | "Tenement Song" | Krank! Collective |
| 2016 | Head Carrier | "Um Chagga Lagga" | Louis Collin |
| 2016 | Head Carrier | "Classic Masher" | Paz Lenchantin |
| 2019 | Beneath the Eyrie | "On Graveyard Hill" | Kii Arens Bobbi Rich |
| 2019 | Beneath the Eyrie | "Catfish Kate" | Neirin Best Lianne Pierce |
| 2019 | Beneath the Eyrie | "Long Rider" | Gilbert Trejo |
| 2020 | / | "Hear Me Out" | Maximilla Lukacs |
| 2022 | / | "Human Crime" | Paz Lenchantin |
| 2022 | Doggerel | "Vault of Heaven" | Charles Derenne |

## DVDs

| Year | DVD | Comments |
| 2004 | Pixies | Contains a documentary about the band's influence, early concert videos, their music videos and footage of their 2004 reunion tour. |
| 2005 | Pixies: "Sell Out" Reunion Tour 2004 | Playing live at Eurockéenness Festival in Belfort, France. Other performances in the reunion era are included as bonus material. |
| 2006 | loudQUIETloud | Details the band's 2004 reunion tour. |
| 2006 | Acoustic: Live In Newport | Playing live at the 2005 Folk Festival in Newport, Rhode Island. |

## Other appearances

| Year | Song | Album | Comments |
| 1989 | "Winterlong" | The Bridge: A Tribute to Neil Young | Neil Young cover |
| 1990 | "Born in Chicago" | Rubáiyát: Elektra's 40th Anniversary | Paul Butterfield Blues Band cover |
| 1991 | "I Can't Forget" | I'm Your Fan: The songs of Leonard Cohen by... | Leonard Cohen cover |
| 2004 | "Ain't That Pretty at All" | Enjoy Every Sandwich: Songs of Warren Zevon | Warren Zevon cover |
| 2023 | "Crystal Closet Queen" | A Song For Leon: A Tribute To Leon Russell | Leon Russell cover |