Merge Records discography
The following is a list of releases by Merge Records. Merge Records was established in 1989 and released its first album ("Tossing Seeds: Singles 1989–91", MRG020) in 1992. By 2012, the label had released more than 450 releases. Each item in the list includes the artist, the release name, the release medium or media, and (in most cases) the release date. 20th anniversary compilation. "SCORE! 20 Years of Merge Records: The Covers!" (MRG351) is a compilation album of cover versions of songs written by Merge artists who span the label's existence, and performed by artists not  signed to the label. Twenty covers are included, performed by Quasi, Les Savy Fav, The Shins, St. Vincent/The National, Broken Social Scene, Ryan Adams, Bright Eyes, Lavender Diamond, The Apples in Stereo, Laura Cantrell, Bill Callahan, Barbara Manning, The Mountain Goats, The New Pornographers, Tracey Thorn/Jens Lekman, The Hive Dwellers, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Okkervil River, Death Cab for Cutie, and Times New Viking. All proceeds from the compilation of covers were given to charity.