# Jars of Clay discography

The discography of Jars of Clay, a multi-stylistic American rock and Christian band from Nashville, Tennessee consists of 12 studio albums, 44 singles, 16 extended plays, two major compilation albums, a part-studio, part-live double-album, a live DVD, and several releases of other types. While Jars of Clay has never released a major, full-length live album strictly speaking, the second disc of the part-studio, part-live double-album, Furthermore (2003), fulfills the same expectation. In addition, the band has released Live Monsters (2007), a live EP of performances from the tour following the release of Good Monsters (2006), and five more EPs of live performances in smaller, more intimate settings.
Jars of Clay's self-titled debut album (1995) was released on Essential Records as well as on Essential's parent label, Silvertone. The album hit No. 1 on the Billboard Top Christian albums for a total of 22 weeks in 1996. It reached No. 1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and stayed on the Billboard 200 for a total of 66 weeks, peaking at No. 46. Its first single, "Flood" reached No. 12 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks, No. 37 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 one on the CCM Rock chart. The single's performance made Jars of Clay an overnight success in both the mainstream and Christian radio markets. The debut album was certified platinum by RIAA having sold more than 1 million copies just one year following its release. It was certified 2× platinum in 1999. Two other singles from the album also hit No. 1 on the CCM charts, "Love Song for a Savior" and "Liquid". The album was followed by a successful holiday single, "Drummer Boy", from the 1995 EP Drummer Boy, which reached No. 3 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.
Between the debut of their self-titled album and their final project with Essential, Greatest Hits (2008), Jars of Clay would release six more studio albums, two major hits albums and the part-studio, part-live album Furthermore: From the Studio, From the Stage (2003). All (except the hits albums) would peak on the Billboard Top Christian Albums charts within the top five positions with If I Left the Zoo (1999) and Redemption Songs (2005) each spending one week at No. 1. The band's sophomore release, Much Afraid (1997) reached No. 2 on the Top Christian Albums charts, but would become the band's highest-charting album on the Billboard 200, reaching the No. 8 spot. Much Afraid was certified platinum by the RIAA in 2000. If I Left the Zoo and Furthermore were certified gold in 2000 and 2005 respectively. Much Afraid, If I Left the Zoo, and The Eleventh Hour (2002), (their second, third, and fourth albums, respectively), each earned a Grammy Award for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album.
After their tenure with Essential ended in 2007, Jars of Clay created their own record label, Gray Matters, on which they released five more albums. Christmas Songs (2008) became their first independent release. The Long Fall Back to Earth (2009) followed, reaching No. 1 on the Top Christian Albums chart and earned the band their eighth Grammy nomination. The Tucker Martine-produced Inland (2013), the band's fourth independent release and eleventh studio album overall, reached No. 2 on the Top Christian Albums charts.
Other notable albums include the Grammy-nominated Who We Are Instead (2003), an intimate exploration of the band's Nashville roots in folk and rural Americana, and Good Monsters (2006), the critically acclaimed release that the band described as their "first ever rock record." Good Monsters was named "Album of the Year" by CCM Magazine in its September 2006 issue, praising it as "the most profound album the Christian music community has released in years." In addition to their Grammys, the band earned three GMA Dove Awards for a best album category for The Eleventh Hour, Good Monsters, and The Long Fall Back to Earth.
Jars of Clay has also released video of most of their live recordings, notably 11Live: Jars of Clay in Concert (2002) on DVD and VHS, and digital video released with the four-volume EP series, Live at Gray Matters (2010–11), among other, more limited releases of live video performances.

## Albums
### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with chart positions and certifications :
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Details | US | US Christ. | US Rock | US Alt. | US Heat. | US Hol. | Certifications |
| Jars of Clay | Release date: October 24, 1995 Formats: CD, CS, digital, LP Label: Essential, Silvertone | 46 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | RIAA: 2× Platinum MC: Gold |
| Much Afraid | Release date: September 16, 1997 Formats: CD, CS, digital, LP Label: Essential, Silvertone | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | RIAA: Platinum |
| If I Left the Zoo | Release date: November 9, 1999 Formats: CD, CS, digital, LP Label: Essential, Silvertone | 44 | 1 | — | — | — | — | RIAA: Gold |
| The Eleventh Hour | Release date: March 5, 2002 Formats: CD, CS, digital Label: Essential, Silvertone | 28 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
| Who We Are Instead | Release date: November 4, 2003 Formats: CD, digital Label: Essential, Silvertone | 103 | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
| Redemption Songs | Release date: March 22, 2005 Formats: CD, digital Label: Essential, Silvertone | 71 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| Good Monsters | Release date: September 5, 2006 Formats: CD, digital Label: Essential | 58 | 3 | 20 | — | — | — | |
| Christmas Songs | Release date: October 16, 2007 Formats: CD, digital, LP Label: Gray Matters, Nettwerk | 130 | 7 | — | — | — | 11 | |
| The Long Fall Back to Earth | Release date: April 21, 2009 Formats: CD, digital, LP Label: Gray Matters, Essential | 29 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| Jars of Clay Presents: The Shelter | Release date: October 5, 2010 Formats: CD, digital Label: Gray Matters | 78 | 5 | 25 | 13 | — | — | |
| Inland | Release date: August 27, 2013 Formats: CD, digital, LP Label: Gray Matters | 70 | 2 | 20 | 11 | — | — | |
| 20 | Release date: August 19, 2014 Formats: CD, digital, LP Label: Gray Matters | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |||||||||

### Part-studio, part-live albums

List of part-studio, part-live albums, with chart positions and certifications :
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Details | US | US Christ. | Certifications |
| Furthermore: From the Studio, from the Stage | Release date: February 4, 2003 Formats: CD, digital Label: Essential/Silvertone | 64 | 3 | RIAA: Gold |

### Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with chart positions :
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | US Christ. |
| The Essential Jars of Clay | Release date: September 4, 2007 Formats: CD, digital Label: Essential/Legacy | — |
| Greatest Hits | Release date: April 1, 2008 Formats: CD, digital Label: Essential | 22 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |||

### Extended plays

List of extended plays, with chart positions :
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | US Christ. | US | US Hol. | US Cat. | US Heat. |
| Drummer Boy | Released: November 22, 1995; November 22, 1997 Formats: 12", CD, CS, digital Label: Essential (1995)/Silvertone (1997) | 5 | 101 | 19 | 32 | 3 |
| Roots & Wings EP | Released: March 1, 2005 Formats: Digital Label: Essential | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mini Monsters EP | Released: August 8, 2006 Formats: Digital Label: Essential | — | — | — | — | — |
| Live Monsters | Released: September 4, 2007 Formats: CD, digital Label: Essential | — | — | — | — | — |
| Closer EP | Released: July 29, 2008 Formats: CD, digital Label: Essential/Gray Matters/Nettwerk | 44 | — | — | — | — |
| Live at Gray Matters, Vol. 1: Songs from The Long Fall Back to Earth | Released: February 2, 2010 Formats: Digital/digital video Label: Gray Matters | — | — | — | — | — |
| Flood(ed): A Benefit | Released: March 11, 2010 Formats: Digital Label: Provident Label Group | – | — | – | — | — |
| Live at Gray Matters, Vol. 2: The Rewind Edition | Released: July 27, 2010 Formats: Digital/digital video Label: Gray Matters | — | — | — | — | — |
| Live at Gray Matters, Vol. 3: The Christmas Edition | Released: November 16, 2010 Formats: Digital/digital video Label: Gray Matters | — | — | — | — | – |
| Live at Gray Matters, Vol. 4: One Mic | Released: March 29, 2011 Formats: Digital/digital video Label: Gray Matters | — | — | — | — | – |
| More Christmas Songs EP | Released: October 27, 2011 Formats: CD, digital Label: Gray Matters | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reinvent, Remember, Replay | Released: November 28, 2011 Formats: CD, digital Label: Gray Matters | — | — | — | — | — |
| Under the Weather (Live in Sellersville, PA) | Released: March 19, 2013 Formats: Digital Label: Gray Matters | — | — | — | — | — |
| NoiseTrade Eastside Manor Sessions | Released: July 25, 2013 Formats: Digital Label: Not on label | — | — | — | — | — |
| The Others EP | Released: January 9, 2015 Formats: Digital Label: Not on label | — | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |||||||

### Other albums

List of other albums, with descriptions :
| Title | Details |
| Frail | Released: July 5, 1994 Formats: CD Label: Independent Description: Independently released demo album containing tracks later re-recorded for their first two studio albums |
| Stringtown | Released: January 25, 1999 Formats: CD/CD-ROM Label: Essential Description: Live album originally released to Fan Club members, including a CD-ROM featuring tour multimedia and music videos |
| Front Yard Luge | Released: September 2, 1999 Formats: CD Label: TN2 Entertainment Description: Live mini-album available with pre-order of If I Left the Zoo from select retailers |
| The White Elephant Sessions | Released: March 26, 2000 Formats: CD Label: Essential Description: Limited full-length release featuring demos and other rarities packaged with copies of If I Left the Zoo |
| Jar of Gems | Released: September 25, 2001 Formats: CD Label: Essential/Zomba Description: Released only in Singapore and the Philippines, a compilation of early hits |
| iTunes Originals – Jars of Clay | Released: November 8, 2005 Formats: Digital Label: Provident Label Group Description: Exclusive to iTunes Store, part of the iTunes Originals series featuring the work and history of recording artists |
| Gather and Build: A Collection | Released: October 25, 2011 Formats: Digital Label: Gray Matters Description: A compilation available on NoiseTrade also featuring tracks previously unreleased |
| Daytrotter Presents: Jars of Clay | Released: December 13, 2013 Formats: Digital, LP Label: Daytrotter Description: A seven-track mini-album featuring studio sessions of songs from the album Inland |
| Inlandia: The Remix Collection | Released: March 4, 2014 Formats: CD, digital Label: Gray Matters Description: A seven-track mini-album featuring remixes of songs from the album Inland |
| A Jars of Clay In-studio Performance of the "Much Afraid" Album | Released: March 2021 Formats: Digital, LP Label: Gray Matters Description: Limited vinyl release of a livestreamed benefit concert during the COVID-19 pandemic featuring a fan-selected album |
| Live In Manila | Released: September 14, 2021 Formats: LP/DVD Label: Gray Matters |

### Special editions

List of special editions of albums and extended plays, with descriptions :
| Title | Details |
| Jars of Clay Interactive | Released: October 25, 1995 Formats: CD-ROM Label: Essential Description: Features behind-the-scenes photography, the "Flood" music video, and audio from the independent release Frail |
| Jars of Clay Platinum | Released: December 8, 1996 Formats: CD Label: Essential/Silvertone Description: Limited double-disc release of the self-titled debut album released to commemorate RIAA Platinum status |
| Much Afraid Exclusive Seatbelt Tuba Edition | Released: September 16, 1997 Formats: CD Label: Essential Description: Limited release available by pre-order through Family Christian Bookstores featuring a three-track bonus disc—Seatbelt Tuba: The Acoustic Sessions |
| Who We Are Instead (Special Edition) | Released: November 4, 2003 Formats: CD Label: Essential |
| Christmas Songs USB | Released: November 29, 2007 Formats: USB thumb drive/digital Label: Gray Matters |
| The Long Fall Back to Earth Deluxe Edition (2009) | Released: April 21, 2009 Formats: Digital Label: Essential |
| Under the Weather with Jars of Clay Deluxe Edition | Released: March 19, 2013 Formats: Digital/digital video Label: Gray Matters |
| The Long Fall Back to Earth Deluxe Edition (2015) | Released: October 23, 2015 Formats: CD/DVD, digital Label: Essential |

## Singles

| Title | 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 | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US | US AAA | US Alt | US Pop | US Adult | US Main. | US Radio | US Christ | US Christ CHR | US Christ AC | US Christ Rock | CAN | Album |
| "Flood" | 1995 | 37 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 29 | 16 | 32 | — | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | Jars of Clay |
| "Love Song for a Savior" | 1995 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 19 | — | — | Jars of Clay |
| "Like a Child" | 1995 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 29 | — | — | Jars of Clay |
| "Liquid" | 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | Jars of Clay |
| "Worlds Apart" | 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | Jars of Clay |
| "Blind" | 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | Jars of Clay |
| "Crazy Times" | 1997 | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 35 | 2 | — | Much Afraid |
| "Five Candles (You Were There)" | 1998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 17 | — | — | Much Afraid |
| "Truce" | 1998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | Much Afraid |
| "Fade to Grey" | 1998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 37 | 6 | — | Much Afraid |
| "Overjoyed" | 1998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 32 | 6 | — | Much Afraid |
| "Needful Hands" | 1998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | Exodus |
| "Everything in Between" | 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 13 | — | The Prince of Egypt: Inspirational Soundtrack |
| "Unforgetful You" | 1999 | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | If I Left the Zoo |
| "Hand" | 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | If I Left the Zoo |
| "Collide" | 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | — | If I Left the Zoo |
| "No One Loves Me Like You" | 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | If I Left the Zoo |
| "I'm Alright" | 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | If I Left the Zoo |
| "Can't Erase It" | 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 9 | — | If I Left the Zoo |
| "The Stone" | 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | City on a Hill: Songs of Worship and Praise |
| "This Road" | 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | City on a Hill: Songs of Worship and Praise |
| "I Need You" | 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | — | The Eleventh Hour |
| "Fly" | 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | The Eleventh Hour |
| "Revolution" | 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | The Eleventh Hour |
| "Whatever She Wants" | 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | The Eleventh Hour |
| "The Valley Song (Sing of Your Mercy)" | 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 29 | 8 | — | — | Furthermore: From the Studio, From the Stage |
| "Show You Love" | 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 5 | — | — | Who We Are Instead |
| "Sunny Days" | 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | 30 | — | — | Who We Are Instead |
| "God Will Lift Up Your Head" | 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 17 | — | — | Redemption Songs |
| "I'll Fly Away" | 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Redemption Songs |
| "Waiting for the World to Fall" | 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Music Inspired by the Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe |
| "Dead Man (Carry Me)" | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | 20 | — | — | Good Monsters |
| "Work" | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 4 | — | — | — | Good Monsters |
| "There Is a River" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | 17 | — | — | Good Monsters |
| "Love Came Down at Christmas" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 13 | — | — | Christmas Songs |
| "Wonderful Christmastime" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | 17 | — | — | Christmas Songs |
| "Closer" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Closer EP |
| "Two Hands" | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 18 | 8 | — | — | The Long Fall Back to Earth |
| "Heaven" | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | The Long Fall Back to Earth |
| "Out of My Hands" (featuring Mike Donehey) | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | 27 | — | — | The Shelter |
| "Shelter" (featuring Brandon Heath) | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 29 | — | — | — | The Shelter |
| "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | non-album single |
| "After the Fight" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Inland |
| "Inland" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Inland |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart. |||||||||||||||

## Contributions

List of contributions to a compilation, soundtrack, or other project, with description :
| Song | Year | Album | Description |
| "Rose Colored Stained Glass Windows" | 1996 | Never Say Dinosaur | Cover of Petra song by the same name for tribute album |
| "The Chair" | 1996 | The Long Kiss Goodnight Soundtrack | Originally intended to cover David Bowie's "Heroes", but abandoned the recording sessions and instead wrote their own song |
| "Needful Hands" | 1998 | Exodus | Acoustic version of the song appears on Furthermore: From the Studio, From the Stage |
| "Everything in Between" | 1998 | The Prince of Egypt: Inspirational Soundtrack | |
| "If I Stand" | 1998 | Awesome God: A Tribute to Rich Mullins | Cover of Rich Mullins song by the same name |
| "Wicker Baskets" | 1999 | Sounds of Wood & Steel 2 | Instrumental track; also included on the 1997 Silvertone release of Drummer Boy |
| "Headstrong" | 2000 | Roaring Lambs | Outtake from the If I Left the Zoo recording sessions; the original demo version of this song can be found on The White Elephant Sessions |
| "The Stone" | 2000 | City on a Hill: Songs of Worship and Praise | |
| "This Road" | 2000 | City on a Hill: Songs of Worship and Praise | |
| "The Comforter Has Come" | 2001 | Re:Newal – The Art of Community | A different version was later released on City on a Hill: Sing Alleluia |
| "Bethlehem Town" | 2002 | City on a Hill: It's Christmas Time | One of the songs that the band recorded for their then-shelved Christmas album |
| "The Widowing Field" | 2002 | We Were Soldiers Soundtrack | Now available on "The Essential - Jars of Clay" |
| "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing" | 2003 | City on a Hill: The Gathering | |
| "Jesse's Song" | 2003 | Sounds of Wood & Steel 3 | Instrumental track |
| "Be Thou My Vision" | 2003 | WOW Worship: Yellow | |
| "All I Want Is You" | 2004 | In the Name of Love: Artists United for Africa | Cover of U2 song by the same name |
| "I'll Fly Away" | 2004 | WOW Worship: Red | Different recording than the version that appears on Redemption Songs |
| "Christmas for Cowboys" | 2004 | Maybe This Christmas Tree | Cover of John Denver song by the same name |
| "Please Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas)" | 2005 | Reel to Reel V.2.9 The Holidays (promo only) | Cover of John Denver song by the same name. This song has never been commercially available. |
| "Waiting for the World to Fall" | 2005 | Music Inspired by the Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe | |
| "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" | 2005 | Come, Let Us Adore Him | |
| "Drive" | 2006 | Reel to Reel V.3.5 Nettwerk Covers (promo only) | Cover of The Cars song by the same name. This song has never been commercially available. |
| "I Love My Triangle" | 2007 | Come On Over! Volume 2 | Children's music |
| "When You're with the Band" | 2007 | Come On Over! Volume 2 | Children's music |
| "Body and Wine" | 2010 | Artists United for International Justice Mission - Freedom | B-side from Good Monsters |
| "Run" | 2013 | Come Back Home | From a multi-artist release to benefit Courage House |
| "Land of My Sojourn" | 2014 | Ragamuffin: Music Inspired by the Motion Picture | Rich Mullins cover |
| "Broken Places" | 2022 | There's a Rainbow Somewhere | Randy Stonehill tribute – crowdfunded album |

## DVDs

List of DVD releases, (for CD/DVD two-disc releases, see Albums: Special editions) :
| Title | Details |
| 11Live: Jars of Clay in Concert | Released: September 24, 2002 Formats: DVD, VHS Label: Essential |

## Collaborations

List of collaboration albums, with chart positions and certifications :
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Details | US | US Christ. | US Holiday | Certifications |
| A Family Christmas (with SHEL) | Release date: November 22, 2019 Formats: CD, LP, digital download Label: Tone Tree Music | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. ||||||