# Patti Smith discography

This article is a discography of Patti Smith, an American rock singer-songwriter. Since 1974 she has released eleven studio albums, three live albums, two EPs, nineteen singles, three compilation albums, and one box set on Arista Records and Columbia Records.

## Albums
### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions 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 | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US | AUS | FRA | GER | JPN | NL | NOR | SWE | SWI | UK | Certifications |
| Horses | Released: November 1975 Label: Arista Records (4066) | 47 | 80 | — | — | 200 | 18 | — | — | — | — | ARIA: Gold BPI: Gold |
| Radio Ethiopia | Released: October 1976 Label: Arista Records (4097) | 122 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | |
| Easter | Released: March 1978 Label: Arista Records (4171) | 20 | 11 | — | 43 | 280 | — | 10 | 34 | — | 16 | BPI: Silver |
| Wave | Released: May 1979 Label: Arista Records (4221) | 18 | 30 | — | 18 | — | 16 | 7 | 17 | — | 41 | |
| Dream of Life | Released: June 1988 Label: Arista Records (8453) | 65 | — | — | 30 | — | 47 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 70 | |
| Gone Again | Released: June 1996 Label: Arista Records (18747) | 55 | 81 | 46 | 28 | — | 51 | 33 | 18 | 29 | 44 | |
| Peace and Noise | Released: September 1997 Label: Arista Records (18986) | 152 | — | — | 99 | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | |
| Gung Ho | Released: March 2000 Label: Arista Records (14618) | 178 | — | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | 94 | — | |
| Trampin' | Released: April 2004 Label: Columbia Records (90330) | 123 | 150 | 23 | 36 | — | 73 | 18 | 16 | 48 | 70 | |
| Twelve | Released: April 2007 Label: Columbia Records (87251) | 60 | 107 | 12 | 17 | 82 | 41 | 35 | 26 | 23 | 63 | |
| Banga | Released: June 2012 Label: Columbia Records | 57 | 50 | 10 | 19 | 109 | 37 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 47 | |

### Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certification |
| Title | Album details | US | AUS | UK | Certification |
| Horses/Horses | Released: November 2005 Label: Sony/Legacy Recordings (671445) | — | 117 | — | ARIA: Gold |
| February 10, 1971 (with Lenny Kaye) | Released: February 2006 Label: Mer Records (102) | — | — | — | |
| The Coral Sea (with Kevin Shields) | Released: July 2008 Label: PASK (001) | — | — | — | |

### Compilation albums

List of compilations albums, with selected chart positions :
| 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 |
| Title | Album details | US | AUS | BEL (FL) | BEL (WA) | FRA | NL | NOR | SWE | SWI | UK |
| The Patti Smith Masters | Released: June 1996 Label: Arista Records (18933) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Land (1975–2002) | Released: March 2002 Label: Arista Records (14708) | — | 64 | 27 | 50 | — | 100 | 25 | — | 70 | 93 |
| iTunes Originals – Patti Smith | Released: January 2008 Label: Sony BMG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Outside Society | Released: August 2011 Label: Sony Legacy | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| The Arista Years 1975/2000 | Released: November 2011 Label: Sony Legacy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Curated By Record Store Day | Released: April 2022 Label: Sony Legacy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## EPs

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US | UK |
| Hey Joe / Radio Ethiopia | Released: 1977 Label: Arista Records | — | — |
| Set Free | Released: 1978 Label: Arista Records (12197) | — | — |
| Live At Electric Lady | Released: 2021 Label: Columbia Records Spotify Exclusive | — | — |

## Singles
### As lead artist

| Title | Year | 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 | BEL (FL) | BEL (WA) | FRA | NL | SWE | UK | Album |
| "Hey Joe" / "Piss Factory" | 1974 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Gloria" | 1976 | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | 54 | Horses |
| "Pissing in a River" | 1976 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Radio Ethiopia |
| "Pumping (My Heart)" | 1976 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Radio Ethiopia |
| "Ask the Angels" | 1977 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Radio Ethiopia |
| "Because the Night" | 1978 | 13 | 28 | — | 173 | 47 | 9 | 5 | Easter |
| "Privilege (Set Me Free)" | 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | Easter |
| "Frederick" | 1979 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | Wave |
| "Dancing Barefoot" | 1979 | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | Wave |
| "So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star" | 1979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wave |
| "People Have the Power" | 1988 | — | — | — | 170 | 76 | — | 97 | Dream of Life |
| "Looking for You (I Was)" | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dream of Life |
| "Up There Down There" | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dream of Life |
| "Summer Cannibals" | 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | Gone Again |
| "Gone Again" | 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gone Again |
| "1959" | 1997 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Peace and Noise |
| "Glitter in Their Eyes" | 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gung Ho |
| "Lo and Beholden" | 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gung Ho |
| "Higher Learning" | 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Land |
| "When Doves Cry" | 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Land |
| "Mother Rose" | 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Trampin' |
| "Jubilee" | 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Trampin' |
| "Gimme Shelter" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Twelve |
| "April Fool" | 2012 | — | 81 | 95 | — | — | — | — | Banga |

### As featured artist

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US | UK | Album |
| "E-Bow the Letter" (R.E.M. featuring Patti Smith) | 1996 | 49 | 4 | New Adventures in Hi-Fi |

## Non-album B-sides

| Year | Title |
| 1974 | "Piss Factory" |
| 1976 | "My Generation" (live) |
| 1977 | "Time Is on My Side" (live) |
| 1978 | "God Speed" |
| 1979 | "Fire of Unknown Origin" |
| 1979 | "5-4-3-2-1" (live) |
| 1988 | "Wild Leaves" |
| 1996 | "Come Back Little Sheba" |
| 1996 | "Come On in My Kitchen" |

## Audio books

| Title | Album details |
| Just Kids | Nine-CD box set of Patti Smith reading her book Just Kids complete and unabridged Released: July 26, 2011 Label: HarperAudio (ISBN 978-0062109385) |
| M Train | Six-CD box set of Patti Smith reading her book M Train complete and unabridged Released: October 6, 2015 Label: Penguin Random House |
| Devotion | Patti Smith reading her book Devotion complete and unabridged Released: April 17, 2018 Label: Blackstone Audio Inc |
| Year of the Monkey | Patti Smith reading her book Year of the Monkey complete and unabridged Released: September 24, 2019 Label: Penguin Random House |

## Other appearances
### Studio

| Year | Song | Album |
| 1991 | "It Takes Time" (feat. Fred "Sonic" Smith) | Until the End of the World |
| 1995 | "Walkin Blind" | Dead Man Walking |
| 1997 | "We Three Kings" (Traditional) | A Very Special Christmas 3 |
| 2006 | "Qana" | N/A (digital downloads) |
| 2007 | "Without Chains" | N/A (digital downloads) |
| 2011 | "Words of Love" | Rave On Buddy Holly |
| 2011 | "The Mermaid Song" | The Rum Diary |
| 2013 | "Capitol Letter" | The Hunger Games: Catching Fire |
| 2014 | "Mercy Is" | Noah |

### Live & remixes

| Year | Song | Album |
| 1993 | "Memorial Song" (aka "Memorial Tribute") | No Alternative |
| 1997 | "People Have the Power" (live - Bridge X, 1996) | The Bridge School Concerts Vol. 1 |
| 2006 | "Wing" (live - Bridge X, 1996) | The Bridge School Collection, Vol.1 |
| 2010 | "Because the Night" (with U2, Bruce Springsteen and Roy Bittan) | The 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concerts |
| 2012 | "I, as a Person (Io come persona)" | ...io ci sono |
| 2013 | "The Mermaid" | Son of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys |
| 2019 | "Wing" | Music Inspired by the Film Roma |

### Spoken-word

| Year | Poem | Album |
| 1978 | "The Histories of the Universe" | Big Ego |
| 1979 | "Poem for Jim Morrison" & "Bumblebee" | The Nova Convention |
| 1980 | "Parade" | Sugar, Alcohol and Meat |
| 1983 | "7 Ways of Going/Fire of Unknown Origin" (live, with Lenny Kaye) | You're a Hook: The 15-Year Anniversary of Dial-a-Poem (1968–1983) |

## Guest appearances

| Year | Song | Album | Artist |
| 1976 | "The Revenge Of Vera Gemini" | Agents Of Fortune | Blue Öyster Cult |
| 2012 | "Helen Burns" | Helen Burns | Flea |
| 2016 | all tracks | Killer Road | Soundwalk Collective & Jesse Paris Smith |
| 2019 | all tracks | The Peyote Dance | Soundwalk Collective |
| 2019 | all tracks | Mummer Love | Soundwalk Collective |
| 2020 | all tracks | Peradam | Soundwalk Collective |
| 2022 | all tracks | The Perfect Vision: Reworkings | Soundwalk Collective |

## Music videos

| Year | Title | Album |
| 1978 | "Rock N Roll Nigger" | Easter |
| 1988 | "People Have the Power" | Dream of Life |
| 1988 | "Looking for You (I Was)" | Dream of Life |
| 1996 | "Summer Cannibals" | Gone Again |
| 1996 | "E-Bow the Letter" | New Adventures in Hi-Fi |
| 2007 | "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | Twelve |
| 2007 | "Pastime Paradise" | Twelve |