# Belle and Sebastian discography

The discography of Belle and Sebastian, a Scottish indie pop band, features twelve studio albums, three compilation albums, four live albums, two box sets, nine extended plays (EPs), 21 singles and one DVD. It also includes a variety of demos and non-album singles, as well as two DJ mix compilations.

## 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 | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Title | Details | UK | AUS | AUT | FRA | GER | IRE | NED | NOR | SWE | SWI | US | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Tigermilk | Released: 6 June 1996 Label: Electric Honey (EHRLP005) Format: CD, CS, DL, LP | 13 | — | — | 68 | — | — | — | 20 | 15 | — | — | BPI: Gold |
| If You're Feeling Sinister | Released: 18 November 1996 Label: Jeepster (JPRCD 001) Format: CD, CS, DL, LP | 191 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | BPI: Gold |
| The Boy with the Arab Strap | Released: 7 September 1998 Label: Jeepster (JPRCD 003) Format: CD, CS, DL, LP | 12 | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | 7 | 30 | — | — | BPI: Gold |
| Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant | Released: 6 June 2000 Label: Jeepster (JPRCD 010) Format: CD, DL, LP, MD | 10 | 53 | — | 54 | 52 | 25 | — | 17 | 11 | — | 80 | BPI: Silver |
| Storytelling | Released: 3 June 2002 Label: Jeepster (JPRCD 014) Format: CD, DL, LP | 26 | — | — | 55 | 99 | 42 | — | 32 | 29 | — | 150 | |
| Dear Catastrophe Waitress | Released: 6 October 2003 Label: Rough Trade (RTRADECD 080) Format: CD, DL, LP | 21 | 88 | — | 76 | 64 | 25 | 58 | 10 | 16 | — | 84 | BPI: Gold |
| The Life Pursuit | Released: 6 February 2006 Label: Rough Trade (RTRADCD 280) Format: CD, CD+DVD-V, DL, LP | 8 | 45 | 56 | 72 | 35 | 23 | 32 | 16 | 20 | 56 | 65 | BPI: Silver |
| Write About Love | Released: 11 October 2010 Label: Rough Trade (RTRADCD480) Format: CD, DL, LP | 8 | 74 | 40 | 54 | 38 | 21 | 41 | 28 | 18 | 37 | 15 | |
| Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance | Released: 19 January 2015 Label: Matador (OLE-1056-2) Format: CD, DL, LP | 9 | 57 | 28 | 49 | 30 | 14 | 12 | 23 | 31 | 26 | 28 | |
| Days of the Bagnold Summer | Released: 13 September 2019 Label: Matador Format: CD, DL, LP | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 98 | — | |
| A Bit of Previous | Released: 6 May 2022 Label: Matador Format: CD, DL, LP | 8 | — | 50 | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | |
| Late Developers | Released: 13 January 2023 Label: Matador Format: CD, DL, LP | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | — | |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||||||||

## Compilation 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 | UK | AUT | FRA | GER | IRE | NED | SPA | SWE | SWI | US |
| Push Barman to Open Old Wounds | Released: 24 May 2005 Label: Jeepster (JPRCD 015) Format: CD, DL, LP | 40 | — | — | — | 40 | 94 | — | 59 | — | — |
| The Third Eye Centre | Released: 26 August 2013 Label: Rough Trade (RTRADCD670) Format: CD, DL, LP | 44 | — | 174 | — | — | 71 | — | — | — | 145 |
| How to Solve Our Human Problems | Released: February 2018 Label: Matador Format: CD, DL, LP | 28 | 37 | — | 27 | — | 72 | 29 | — | 27 | — |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||||||

## Live albums

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | UK | FRA |
| If You're Feeling Sinister: Live at the Barbican | Released: 6 December 2005 Label: Rough Trade (RTRADDA 301) Format: DL | — | — |
| The BBC Sessions | Released: 18 November 2008 Label: Jeepster (JPRCD018) Format: CD, DL, LP | 88 | 126 |
| Live 2015 | Released: 22 May 2015 Label: Concert Live, Matador (CLCD473) Format: CD, DL | — | — |
| What to Look for in Summer | Released: 11 December 2020 Label: Matador Format: CD, DL, 2xLP | — | — |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||

## Box sets

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | UK |
| Lazy Line Painter Jane | Released: 7 March 2000 Label: Jeepster (JPRBOX 001) Format: CD | 122 |
| The Jeepster Singles Collection | Released: 21 October 2016 Label: Jeepster (JPR12BOX1) Format: 12" vinyl+DVD, DL | — |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||

## EPs

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | UK | IRE | SWE |
| Dog on Wheels | Released: 12 May 1997 Label: Jeepster (JPRCDS001) Format: CD, DL, 12" vinyl | 59 | — | — |
| Lazy Line Painter Jane | Released: 28 July 1997 Label: Jeepster (JPRCDS002) Format: CD, DL, 12" vinyl | 41 | — | — |
| 3.. 6.. 9 Seconds of Light | Released: 13 October 1997 Label: Jeepster (JPRCDS003) Format: CD, DL, 12" vinyl | 32 | — | — |
| This Is Just a Modern Rock Song | Released: 7 December 1998 Label: Jeepster (JPRCDS 009) Format: CD, DL, 12" vinyl | —$^1$ | — | 45 |
| Books | Released: 21 June 2004 Label: Rough Trade (RTRADSCD180) Format: CD, DL | 20 | 46 | — |
| Introducing... Belle & Sebastian | Released: 27 May 2008 Label: Jeepster Format: DL | — | — | — |
| How to Solve Our Human Problems (Part 1) | Released: 8 December 2017 Label: Matador Format: CD, DL, 12" vinyl | — | — | — |
| How to Solve Our Human Problems (Part 2) | Released: 19 January 2018 Label: Matador Format: CD, DL, 12" vinyl | — | — | — |
| How to Solve Our Human Problems (Part 3) | Released: 16 February 2018 Label: Matador Format: CD, DL, 12" vinyl | 28 | — | — |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||||
$^1$ Charted at number 1 on the UK Indie Chart.

## 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 | Album |
| Title | Year | UK | AUS | CAN | EUR | IRE | JPN | MEX | NED | NOR | SWE | Album |
| "Legal Man" | 2000 | 15 | — | 4 | — | 50 | — | — | — | 10 | 46 | Non-album singles |
| "Jonathan David" | 2001 | 31 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | Non-album singles |
| "I'm Waking Up to Us" | 2001 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | Non-album singles |
| "Step into My Office, Baby" | 2003 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | — | — | Dear Catastrophe Waitress |
| "I'm a Cuckoo" | 2004 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | Dear Catastrophe Waitress |
| "Funny Little Frog" | 2006 | 13 | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | The Life Pursuit |
| "Casaco Marrom" | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Late Night Tales: Belle & Sebastian |
| "The Blues Are Still Blue" | 2006 | 25 | 43 | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Life Pursuit |
| "White Collar Boy" | 2006 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Life Pursuit |
| "Write About Love" | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | Belle & Sebastian Write About Love |
| "I Want the World to Stop" | 2011 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Belle & Sebastian Write About Love |
| "Come on Sister" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Belle & Sebastian Write About Love |
| "The Party Line" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance |
| "Nobody's Empire" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance |
| "The Cat with the Cream" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance |
| "We Were Beautiful" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | How to Solve Our Human Problems |
| "Poor Boy" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | How to Solve Our Human Problems |
| "Sister Buddha" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | Days of the Bagnold Summer soundtrack |
| "Unnecessary Drama" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Bit of Previous |
| "If They're Shooting At You" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Bit of Previous |
| "Young and Stupid" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Bit of Previous |
| "A Bit of Previous" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Bit of Previous |
| "I Don't Know What You See In Me" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Late Developers |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||||||||||

## Other

| Title | Album details |
| LateNightTales | By various artists Compiled by Belle & Sebastian Released: 27 February 2006 Label: Azuli Format: CD, DL, LP |
| LateNightTales, Vol. II | By various artists Compiled by Belle & Sebastian Released: 26 March 2012 Label: Late Night Tales Format: CD, DL |

## Miscellaneous songs

* "O come, O come, Emmanuel" (traditional) on the Xfm charity compilation It's A Cool, Cool Christmas, released 20 November 2000 on Jeepster Records
* "Final Day" (Young Marble Giants cover) on the Rough Trade 25th-anniversary compilation Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before, released 23 September 2003 on Rough Trade Records
* "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" (live France Gall cover) on the Fans Only DVD, released 20 October 2003 on Jeepster Records
* "Casaco Marron(sic)" (Trio Esperança cover) on the Belle & Sebastian-compiled album Late Night Tales: Belle & Sebastian, released on 27 February 2006 on Azuli Records, and as a limited-edition 7-inch vinyl single (backed with David Shrigley's spoken-word piece "When I Was a Little Girl") released 13 February 2006, also on Azuli
* "The Monkeys Are Breaking Out the Zoo", a children's song on the Save the Children charity album Colours Are Brighter, released 16 October 2006 on Rough Trade Records
* "Are You Coming Over For Christmas?", released December, 2007 on Belle and Sebastian's official website and Myspace profile.
* "Crash" (Primitives cover), released in 2012 as part of the Late Night Tales: Belle and Sebastian Vol. II compilation.

## DVDs

* Fans Only (2003)