10,000 Maniacs

***10,000 Maniacs*** is an alternative rock group from Jamestown, New York. They have had different musicians and various lineups since they were created near 1981.

#### Studio albums

|rowspan="2"|Year|rowspan="2" style="width:225px;"|Album details|colspan="3"|Peak chart positions|style="width:150px;" rowspan="2"|Certifications <small>(sales thresholds)</small>||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1983|_Secrets of the I Ching_|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—||
|1985|_The Wishing Chair_|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|* BPI: Silver|
|1987|_In My Tribe_|style="text-align:center;"|37|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|* RIAA: 2× Platinum * BPI: Silver|
|1989|_Blind Man's Zoo_|style="text-align:center;"|13|style="text-align:center;"|84|style="text-align:center;"|18|* RIAA: Platinum * BPI: Silver|
|1992|_Our Time in Eden_|style="text-align:center;"|28|style="text-align:center;"|171|style="text-align:center;"|33|* RIAA: 2× Platinum|
|1997|_Love Among the Ruins_|style="text-align:center;"|104|style="text-align:center;"|200|style="text-align:center;"|—||
|1999|_The Earth Pressed Flat_|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—||
|2013|_Music from the Motion Picture_|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—||
|2015|_Twice Told Tales_|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—||

#### Extended plays

- _Human Conflict Number Five_ (1982)
- _You Happy Puppet_ (1989)
- _Candy Everybody Wants_ (1993)
- _Few & Far Between_ (1993)
- _Triangles_ (2011)
- _For Crying Out Loud_ (2016)

#### Live

|rowspan="2"|Year|rowspan="2" style="width:225px;"|Album details|colspan="3"|Peak chart positions|style="width:150px;" rowspan="2"|Certifications <small>(sales thresholds)</small>||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1993|_MTV Unplugged_|style="text-align:center;"|13|style="text-align:center;"|190|style="text-align:center;"|40|* RIAA: 3× Platinum|
|2006|_Live Twenty-Five_|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—||
|2009|_Extended Versions_|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—||
|2016|_Playing Favorites_|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—||
|2017|_Live at the Belly Up_|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—||

#### Compilations

|Year|Album|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- |
|1990|_Hope Chest: The Fredonia Recordings 1982–1983_||
|1994|_The Unplugged Collection, Volume One_||
|2004|_Campfire Songs: The Popular, Obscure and Unknown Recordings_|AUS No. 337, UK No. 192|

### Singles

|rowspan="2"|Year|rowspan="2"|Single|colspan="7"|Peak chart positions|rowspan="2"|Album||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1984|style="text-align:left;"|"My Mother the War"|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|style="text-align:left;"|_Secrets of the I Ching_||
|rowspan="3"|1985|style="text-align:left;"|"Can't Ignore the Train"|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"|_The Wishing Chair_|
|style="text-align:left;"|"Scorpio Rising"|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|||||
|style="text-align:left;"|"Just as the Tide was a Flowing"|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|||||
|rowspan="2"|1987|style="text-align:left;"|"Don't Talk"|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|style="text-align:left;" rowspan="4"|_In My Tribe_|
|style="text-align:left;"|"Peace Train"|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|||||
|rowspan="2"|1988|style="text-align:left;"|"Like the Weather"|68|—|37|—|—|—|—|||
|style="text-align:left;"|"What's the Matter Here?"|80|9|—|—|—|—|—|||||
|rowspan="4"|1989|style="text-align:left;"|"Trouble Me"|44|3|20|7|102|31|77|style="text-align:left;" rowspan="4"|_Blind Man's Zoo_|
|style="text-align:left;"|"Eat for Two"|—|12|—|—|—|—|93|||||
|style="text-align:left;"|"You Happy Puppet"|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|||||
|style="text-align:left;"|"Poison in the Well"|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|||||
|rowspan="3"|1992|style="text-align:left;"|"These Are Days"|66|1|—|34|151|35|58|style="text-align:left;" rowspan="4"|_Our Time in Eden_|
|style="text-align:left;"|"Candy Everybody Wants"|67|5|—|—|174|71|47|||||
|style="text-align:left;"|"Eden"|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|||||
|rowspan="3"|1993|style="text-align:left;"|"Few and Far Between"|95|—|—|—|—|—|—|||
|style="text-align:left;"|"Everyday Is Like Sunday"|—|22|—|—|—|—|—|style="text-align:left;"|_Candy Everybody Wants_|||
|style="text-align:left;"|"Because the Night"|11|7|—|9|190|10|65|style="text-align:left;"|_MTV Unplugged_|||
|rowspan="2"|1997|style="text-align:left;"|"More Than This"|25|—|—|—|94|11|87|style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|_Love Among the Ruins_|
|style="text-align:left;"|"Rainy Day"|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|||||
|1999|style="text-align:left;"|"Beyond the Blue"|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|style="text-align:left;"|_The Earth Pressed Flat_||
|colspan="11" style="font-size:8pt"|"—" denotes releases that did not chart||||||||||||

### Other releases

|Year|Title|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- |
|2000|"(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear"|Digital download provided through Reciprocal for $1.50. Studio cover version of a Blondie song from around 1995.|
|2000|"Rainy Day (live)"|Digital download provided through Reciprocal for $1.50. Live acoustic performance from Fredonia Opera House in 1998.|
|2000|"Stockton Gala Days (live)"|Digital download provided through Reciprocal for $1.50. Live acoustic performance from Fredonia Opera House in 1998.|
|2000|"Rainy Day (live)"|Digital download provided through Reciprocal for $1.50. Live acoustic performance from Fredonia Opera House in 1998.|
|2013|"Sweetest Gift"|Digital download provided through PledgeMusic to those who supported the pledge for Music from the Motion Picture. The song was recorded for the album but was not included.|
|2013|_Music from the Motion Picture Alternate Mixes_|Digital download provided through PledgeMusic during the drive to support Music from the Motion Picture for $45. All songs from the original album provided with alternate mixes.|
|2013|''Music from the Motion Picture Sing-A-Long Mixes'|Digital download provided through PledgeMusic during the drive to support Music from the Motion Picture for $30. All songs from the original album except for "Chautauqua Moon" provided in a karaoke format with limited backing vocals.|
|2015|_Twice Told Tales Alt/Early Mixes/Takes_|Digital download provided through PledgeMusic during the drive to support Twice Told Tales exclusively available in the producer package. All songs from the original album except for "Lady Mary Ramsey", "The Song of Wandering Aengus", "Bonny May", "Greenwood Sidey", and "Lady Mary Ramsay II."|

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: 10,000 Maniacs
- **img**: 10,000 Maniacs.jpg
- **img capt**: 10,000 Maniacs original band (excluding original member John Lombardo): L to R: Rob Buck, Steve Gustafson, Natalie Merchant, Dennis Drew and Jerry Augustyniak
- **background**: group_or_band
- **origin**: Jamestown, New York, United States
- **genre**: Alternative rock, college rock, jangle pop, folk rock, soft rock
- **years active**: 1981–Present
- **label**: Elektra Records, Elektra, Bar/None
- **current members**: Jerry Augustyniak
Dennis Drew
Jeff Erickson
Steve Gustafson
Mary Ramsey
- **past members**: Teri Newhouse
Chet Cardinale
Bob "O'Matic" Wachter
Tim Edborg
John Lombardo
Natalie Merchant
Rob Buck
Jim Colavito
Duane Calhoun
Debbie Heverly
Oskar Saville