# Saint Etienne discography

English alternative dance band Saint Etienne have released ten studio albums, two soundtrack albums, nine compilation albums, two remix albums, seven mix albums, two video albums, one box set, four extended plays, 38 singles (including one as a featured artist), and five promotional singles.

## Albums
### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions :
| 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 | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | UK | AUS | BEL (WA) | FRA | GER | JPN | NOR | SPA | SCO | SWE | US Dance |
| Foxbase Alpha | Released: 16 September 1991 Label: Heavenly Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| So Tough | Released: 22 February 1993 Label: Heavenly Formats: CD, LP, MiniDisc, cassette, digital download | 7 | 175 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tiger Bay | Released: 28 February 1994 Label: Heavenly Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download | 8 | 178 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 31 | — |
| Good Humor | Released: 3 May 1998 Label: Creation Formats: CD, LP, digital download | 18 | 186 | — | — | — | 75 | 11 | — | 28 | 51 | — |
| Sound of Water | Released: 22 June 2000 Label: Mantra Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download | 33 | 96 | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | 31 | 47 | — |
| Finisterre | Released: 30 September 2002 Label: Mantra Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download | 55 | 149 | — | — | 92 | — | — | — | 68 | — | 11 |
| Tales from Turnpike House | Released: 13 June 2005 Label: Sanctuary Formats: CD, LP, digital download | 72 | — | — | 174 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| Words and Music by Saint Etienne | Released: 18 May 2012 Label: Heavenly, Universal UMC Formats: CD, LP, digital download | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 87 | 29 | 41 | 18 |
| Home Counties | Released: 2 June 2017 Label: Heavenly Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download | 31 | — | 97 | — | — | — | — | 86 | 22 | — | — |
| I've Been Trying to Tell You | Released: 10 September 2021 Label: Heavenly Formats: CD, LP, digital download | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — |
| The Night | Released: 13 December 2024 Label: Heavenly Formats: CD, LP, digital download | 191 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||||||||||

### Soundtrack albums

| Title | Details |
| The Misadventures of Saint Etienne | Released: 14 September 1999 Label: L'Appareil-Photo Bis Formats: CD, LP |
| What Have You Done Today Mervyn Day? | Released: 27 November 2006 Label: Foreign Office Format: CD |

### Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Details | UK | SCO | US Dance | Certifications |
| You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone | Released: November 1993 Label: Heavenly Formats: CD, LP | — | — | — | |
| Fairy Tales from Saint Etienne | Released: 10 May 1995 Label: Warner Bros. Format: CD | — | — | — | |
| Too Young to Die: Singles 1990–1995 | Released: 13 November 1995 Label: Heavenly Formats: CD, LP, cassette | 17 | 32 | — | BPI: Gold |
| Continental | Released: 21 June 1997 Label: L'Appareil-Photo, Readymade Formats: CD, LP, digital download | — | — | — | |
| Fairfax High | Released: 8 September 1998 Label: Sub Pop Format: CD | — | — | — | |
| Interlude | Released: 20 February 2001 Label: Sub Pop Format: CD, LP | — | — | — | |
| Smash the System: Singles and More | Released: 17 September 2001 Label: Heavenly, Columbia Format: CD | 84 | 99 | — | |
| Travel Edition 1990–2005 | Released: 22 November 2004 Label: Sub Pop Formats: CD, LP | — | — | 20 | |
| London Conversations: The Best of Saint Etienne | Released: 16 February 2009 Label: Heavenly Formats: CD, LP, digital download | 79 | 96 | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||

### Remix albums

List of remix albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | UK | SCO |
| Casino Classics | Released: 7 October 1996 Label: Heavenly Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download | 34 | 45 |
| Foxbase Beta | Released: 12 October 2009 Label: Heavenly Formats: CD, digital download | — | — |
| Mondo Casino | Released: 13 October 2018 Label: Heavenly Formats: Limited edition CD | — | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||

### Mix albums

List of mix albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Details | Peaks |
| Title | Details | UK Comp |
| Songs for Mario's Cafe | Released: 28 June 2004 Label: Discotheque, Sanctuary Formats: CD | — |
| The Trip Created by Saint Etienne | Released: 27 September 2004 Label: Family Formats: CD, LP, digital download | 93 |
| Songs for the Dog & Duck | Released: 2 November 2009 Label: Ace Formats: CD | — |
| Songs for the Lyons Cornerhouse | Released: 9 July 2012 Label: Cherry Red Format: CD | — |
| Songs for a Central Park Picnic | Released: 29 July 2013 Label: Croydon Municipal Formats: CD, digital download | — |
| Songs for a London Winter | Released: 24 November 2014 Label: Croydon Municipal Formats: CD, digital download | — |
| Songs for the Carnegie Deli | Released: 29 January 2016 Label: Ace Format: CD | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||

### Video albums

| Title | Details |
| Too Young to Die: Videos 1990–1995 | Released: 1995 Label: Wienerworld Presentation Format: VHS |
| Smash the System: Videos and More | Released: 16 September 2002 Label: Heavenly, SMV Enterprises Format: DVD |

### Box sets

| Title | Details | Notes |
| Saint Etienne on 45: Part One | Released: 16 April 2011 Label: Heavenly, Universal UMC Format: 7" vinyl | Box set of six seven-inch singles—each one a Saint Etienne single not previously released on seven-inch vinyl—released exclusively for Record Store Day and limited to 1,500 copies. |

## Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | UK | BEL (WA) | FRA |
| The Fred EP (with Flowered Up and The Rockingbirds) | Released: 26 October 1992 Label: Heavenly, Columbia Formats: CD, 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl | 26 | — | — |
| Reserection (with Étienne Daho; as St. Etienne Daho) | Released: 29 September 1995 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, LP, digital download | 50 | 22 | 12 |
| Places to Visit | Released: 4 May 1999 Label: Sub Pop Formats: CD, 12" vinyl, digital download | — | — | — |
| Up the Wooden Hills | Released: 13 June 2005 Label: Sanctuary Format: CD | — | — | — |
| Surrey EP | Released: 28 October 2018 Label: Heavenly Formats: Limited edition CD | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||

## Singles
### As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name :
| 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 | Album |
| Title | Year | UK | AUS | CAN | SCO | SWE | US | US Dance | US Dance Sales | US Alt. | Album |
| "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" | 1990 | 39 | 155 | — | — | — | 97 | 1 | 4 | 11 | Foxbase Alpha |
| "Kiss and Make Up" | 1990 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Foxbase Alpha |
| "Nothing Can Stop Us" / "Speedwell" | 1991 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | — | Foxbase Alpha |
| "7 Ways to Love" (as Cola Boy) | 1991 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "He Is Cola" (as Cola Boy) | 1991 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Join Our Club" / "People Get Real" | 1992 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Avenue" | 1992 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | So Tough |
| "You're in a Bad Way" | 1993 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | So Tough |
| "Hobart Paving" / "Who Do You Think You Are" | 1993 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 36 | — | So Tough |
| "I Was Born On Christmas Day" | 1993 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Pale Movie" | 1994 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tiger Bay |
| "Like a Motorway" | 1994 | 47 | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | Tiger Bay |
| "Hug My Soul" | 1994 | 32 | — | — | 34 | — | — | 40 | — | — | Tiger Bay |
| "Jungle Pulse" (with Étienne Daho; as St. Etienne Daho) | 1995 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Reserection |
| "He's on the Phone" (featuring Étienne Daho) | 1995 | 11 | — | — | 9 | 41 | — | 33 | — | — | Too Young to Die: Singles 1990–1995 |
| "Sylvie" | 1998 | 12 | 143 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | Good Humor |
| "The Bad Photographer" | 1998 | 27 | 205 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | Good Humor |
| "Lover Plays the Bass" | 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "52 Pilot" | 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Places to Visit |
| "Saturday" | 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Misadventures of Saint Etienne |
| "How We Used to Live" | 2000 | 155 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sound of Water |
| "Heart Failed (In the Back of a Taxi)" | 2000 | 50 | 138 | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | Sound of Water |
| "Boy Is Crying" | 2001 | 34 | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | Sound of Water |
| "Action" | 2002 | 41 | 68 | 28 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | Finisterre |
| "Shower Scene" | 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Finisterre |
| "Soft Like Me" | 2003 | 40 | — | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | Finisterre |
| "Side Streets" | 2005 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tales from Turnpike House |
| "A Good Thing" | 2005 | 70 | — | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | Tales from Turnpike House |
| "Stars Above Us" | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | Tales from Turnpike House |
| "Burnt Out Car" | 2008 | 167 | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | London Conversations: The Best of Saint Etienne |
| "Method of Modern Love" | 2009 | 56 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | London Conversations: The Best of Saint Etienne |
| "Tonight" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Words and Music by Saint Etienne |
| "I've Got Your Music" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Words and Music by Saint Etienne |
| "Magpie Eyes" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Home Counties |
| "Dive" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Home Counties |
| "Half Light" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | "The Night" |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||||||

### As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name :
| 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 | Album |
| Title | Year | UK | AUS | GER | FIN | IRE | SCO | SWI | US Dance Sales | Album |
| "Tell Me Why (The Riddle)" (Paul van Dyk featuring Saint Etienne) | 2000 | 7 | 57 | 45 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 82 | 11 | Out There and Back |

### Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peaks | Album |
| Title | Year | AUS | Album |
| "Filthy" (featuring Q-Tee) | 1991 | — | Non-album single |
| "Cool Kids of Death" | 1995 | — | Tiger Bay |
| "Angel" / "Burnt Out Car" | 1996 | — | Casino Classics |
| "Lose That Girl" | 1998 | — | Good Humor |
| "This Is Tomorrow" | 2007 | — | Non-album single |
| "Pocket Call" | 2014 | — | Non-album single |
| "Heather" | 2017 | 1484 | Home Counties |
| "Camel Coat (Browning Version)" / "Little Chef" | 2018 | — | Non-album single |
| "Saturday Boy" | 2019 | — | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||

## Other charted songs

List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peaks | Album |
| Title | Year | UK | Album |
| "I Was Born on Christmas Day" (featuring Tim Burgess) | 1993 | 37 | "Xmas 93" (single) |

## Fan club releases
### Albums

| Title | Details | Notes |
| I Love to Paint | Released: February 1995 Label: Heavenly Format: CD | Contains material from 1990 to 1995. |
| Built on Sand | Released: December 1999 Label: Mantra Format: CD | Contains material from 1994 to 1999. |
| Asleep at the Wheels of Steel: Music for Lost and Other Films by Saint Etienne | Released: February 2002 Label: Mantra Format: CD | Tracks 1–3 are from the soundtrack to a low-budget, never-released feature film titled Lost. Tracks 5–7 are from the specially composed "Hawkline Suite", a musical representation of The Hawkline Monster: A Gothic Western. |
| Nice Price! | Released: 28 March 2006 Label: Foreign Office Format: CD | Contains demos and alternative versions of previously released tracks. |
| What Have You Done Today Mervyn Day? | Released: 27 November 2006 Label: Foreign Office Format: CD | Soundtrack, later given a very limited, full-scale release. |
| Boxette | Released: January 2008 Label: Foreign Office Format: 4xCD | Four-disc box set containing previous fan club-only releases: I Love to Paint, Built on Sand and Asleep at the Wheels of Steel. The fourth disc, Eric Random, contains songs released on various fan club EPs as well as five previously unreleased tracks. |
| A Glimpse of Stocking | Released: November 2010 Label: Foreign Office Formats: CD, LP, digital download | Christmas compilation, including songs from all previous fan club-only Christmas releases, as well as seven new songs. The CD was only available from the band's online shop and was sent to purchasers by the end of November 2010. There is a special edition including a bonus disc containing an exclusive personalised track featuring the purchaser's name and location in the lyrics. |
| The Character Of Saint Etienne | Released: December 2022 Label: Foreign Office Formats: LP, digital download | A collection of 12 hot dishes and cold cuts from late period Saint Etienne. Some were one-off projects, others are gems that were ruthlessly tossed aside for reasons no one can quite remember. |

### Extended plays

| Title | Year | Notes |
| Now 4 | 2009 | Homemade and hand-numbered CD-R. Only 72 copies were produced by Bob Stanley to thank the fans who helped him complete his Now That's What I Call Music! record collection. Includes "Gotta Jump", "Back to '95", "Like a Motorway" (Japanese version) and "Soft Like Me" (Li Dixon Red Corner Mix). |
| Trumpton Comes Alive | 2009 | Distributed as MP3 files via the band's email newsletter. Contains "Lose That Girl" (Wintercase Festival, Barcelona, 2002), "How We Used to Live" (La Route du Rock, Brittany, 2000) and "Like a Motorway" (Royal Festival Hall, Acoustic Test Concert, London, 2007). |
| Xmas '11 EP | 2011 | Limited-edition seven-inch vinyl, including "Santa's False Teeth" and three songs from A Glimpse of Stocking ("No Cure for the Common Christmas", "Unwrap Me" and "Welcome Home"). A CD version of the EP was given away to attendees of the band's Christmas party at Bethnal Green Working Men's Club in London on 10 December 2011. |
| Barbican 13 Sep 14 | 2016 | Limited-edition CD, recorded live at the Barbican Centre in London on 13 September 2014 and given away at the band's 2016 Christmas parties (15 December in Saltaire, 19 December in London). Includes "Gently" (Spandau Ballet cover), "Slightly Drunk" (Squeeze cover), "Carrie Anne" and "Terribly Sorry". |
| Surrey North EP | 2018 | Limited-edition CD. Packaged in a cardboard slipcase. Limited to approx. 200 copies. Given away free to attendees of either Saint Etienne Christmas Party 2018. Includes "Pump Pail North", "Tab House", "All Nite Turtles" and "Pump Pail South". |

### Singles

| Title | Year | Notes |
| "Xmas 95" | 1995 | CD single, including "A Christmas Gift to You", "Driving Home for Christmas" (Chris Rea cover) and "Message in a Bottle". |
| "Valentines Day '97" | 1997 | CD single, including "Southern Train", "A Slavic Beauty with a Rose Between Her Teeth", "Departure Lounge" and "Puppy Love" (Paul Anka cover). |
| "Xmas 98" | 1998 | CD single, including "I Don't Intend to Spend Christmas Without You" (Claudine Longet cover) and "Kofi Annan". |
| "Xmas 2003" | 2003 | CD single, initially given away at Xmas '03 gigs, then given away to fan club members in 2004. Includes "Come On Christmas", "Snow" (Randy Newman cover) and "Marcie Dreams of Deptford". |
| "Merry Xmas 2006 from Saint Etienne" | 2006 | CD single, given away at the Saint Etienne Xmas Party Turntable Cafe on 21 December 2006. Includes "21st Century Christmas" (Cliff Richard cover) and "Through the Winter". |
| "Re-issue Roustabout" | 2010 | Limited-edition CD single, given away for free at the band's Re-issue Roustabout event at St Aloysius Church Hall on 8 October 2010. Includes "Milk Bottle Symphony" (early version) and "Crying All the Way to the Terminal". |
| "After the Rain" | 2021 | CD single, sent out as a compensation to buyers who had received their copies of More Words And Music By Saint Etienne without printed inner sleeve and download code due to an error at the pressing plant. |

## Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Stranger in Paradise" | 1992 | Ruby Trax |
| "Fake '88" | 1993 | Volume Six |
| "Stormtrooper in Drag" | 1997 | Random |
| "Please" | 1997 | Mojo: Original Soundtrack |
| "Constantly" | 1997 | Mojo: Original Soundtrack |
| "La La La" | 1998 | A Song for Eurotrash |
| "Chaos in the Gym" | 1998 | Warp Back to Earth 66/99 |
| "La Poupée qui fait non" | 1999 | A Tribute to Polnareff |
| "Stevie" | 2000 | Caroline Now!: The Songs of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys |
| "Got It Together Again" (featuring Nathan Bennett) | 2002 | Total Lee! The Songs of Lee Hazlewood |
| "There There My Brigadier" | 2003 | Resistance Is Futile: Doctor Who Remixed |
| "Manhattan" | 2009 | Music Inspired by the Film Scott Walker: 30 Century Man |
| "Steeplechase" | 2012 | It's the Taking Part That Counts: A Global Pop Sportsday |
| "Just Friends" | 2012 | Back to Back to Black |

## Remixes

List of remixes by Saint Etienne for other artists, showing year released :
| Title | Year | Artist |
| "It's On" (The Posh Facker Mix by Saint Etienne) | 1990 | Flowered Up |
| "Pretty Face" (Remix) | 1992 | Sensuround |
| "Fantastique" (Remix) | 1993 | Oval |
| "Babacool" | 1993 | Golden |
| "Rodney King" (St Etienne Remix) | 1993 | The Boo Radleys |
| "Peace Music" (Pease Pottage Mix) | 1993 | Pizzicato Five |
| "Lazarus" (St. Etienne Remix) | 1994 | The Boo Radleys |
| "Out of This World (I Hear a New World)" (Remixed by St. Etienne) | 1994 | Edwyn Collins |
| "Welcome to California" (Saint Etienne Snax Dub) | 1994 | Katmandu |
| "Great Blondino" (Coco Walsh Mix) | 1995 | Stakka Bo |
| "Life's Too Long" (Flash vs Tarkus) | 1996 | Earl Brutus |
| "Bluebeard" (Buddy Mikro Mix) | 1996 | Combustible Edison |
| "Catwalk" (St. Etienne Remix) | 1996 | Pizzicato Five |
| "Love's Theme" (Saint Etienne Mix) | 1997 | Pizzicato Five |
| "David Hamilton" (St. Etienne Remix) | 1998 | Kahimi Karie |
| "Love Me Sweet" (Saint Etienne Remix) | 1999 | Kid Loco |
| "Cry Baby" (Trail of Tears Mix) | 1999 | Cocott |
| "F32" (Saint Etienne Mix) | 1999 | Fugu |
| "Borough of Kings" (Four Bagger Mix – Saint Etienne) | 2000 | Bridge & Tunnel |
| "Bakerloo" (Skindo Nagasaki Mix) | 2001 | King of Woolworths |
| "Loneliness Is a Warm Gum" (Saint Etienne's Romantic and Telescopic Mix) | 2001 | Helena Noguerra |
| "There by the Grace of God" (Saint Etienne Mix) | 2002 | Manic Street Preachers |
| "Yardbird Suite" (Over, Under, Sideways, Down Treatment by Saint Etienne) | 2006 | Herbie Mann |
| "3 Little Words" (St Etienne Remix) | 2009 | Frankmusik |
| "Jackie Collins Existential Question Time" (Saint Etienne Remix) | 2009 | Manic Street Preachers |
| "Higher Than the Stars" (Saint Etienne Visits Lord Spank Remix) | 2009 | The Pains of Being Pure at Heart |
| "Forever and Ever Amen" (Saint Etienne Remix) | 2010 | The Drums |
| "An Old Photo of Your New Lover" (Saint Etienne Remix) | 2011 | The One AM Radio |
| "Do You Like My New Hair" (Saint Etienne Pre-Mix) | 2011 | The Pre New |
| "Work" (St Etienne Remix) | 2012 | The 2 Bears |
| "Good Morning" (St. Etienne Mix) | 2012 | The Time & Space Machine |
| "Summersend" (Saint Etienne Mix) | 2012 | Graingerboy |
| "Walk On By" (St Etienne Remix) | 2012 | El Perro del Mar |
| "Think/Feel" (St. Etienne Remix) | 2012 | Beat Connection |
| "Memories" (Saint Etienne Remix) | 2013 | Boat Club |
| "Trampoline" (Saint Etienne Remix) | 2017 | Kero Kero Bonito |