Ben Folds discography

Ben Folds discography
Folds performing in Knoxville, Tennessee in 2006
Studio albums	8
EPs	3
Live albums	2
Compilation albums	10
Singles	23
Video albums	2

The discography of Ben Folds, an American singer-songwriter, consists of eight studio albums (including three collaborative albums), two live albums, ten compilation albums, two video albums, eight extended plays, and eighteen singles. See also Ben Folds Five discography.

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [1]	AUS [2]	JPN [3]	UK [4]
Rockin' the Suburbs	Released: September 11, 2001 Label: Epic Formats: CD, LP	42	18	28	73
Songs for Silverman	Released: April 26, 2005 Label: Epic, Sony Formats: CD, LP, digital download	13	9	20	65
Way to Normal	Released: September 30, 2008 Label: Epic Formats: CD, LP, digital download	11	25	30	70
What Matters Most	Released: June 2, 2023 Label: New West Formats: CD, LP, digital download	—[A]	—	—	—
Sleigher	Released: October 25, 2024 Label: New West Formats: CD, LP, digital download	—	—	—	—

Collaborative albums

List of collaborative albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		JPN [3]	UK [4]
Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella![6] (with various artists)	Released: April 28, 2009 Label: Sony Formats: CD, digital download	—	—
Lonely Avenue (with Nick Hornby)	Released: September 24, 2010 Label: Nonesuch Formats: CD, digital download	95	89
So There (with yMusic)	Released: September 11, 2015 Label: New West Formats: CD, digital download	—	63
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [1]	UK [4]
Ben Folds Live	Released: October 8, 2002 Label: Sony Formats: CD	60	109
Live at Tower Records[7]	Released: June 7, 2005 Label: Epic Formats: CD, digital download	—	—
Motor City (Live at Detroit, MI 10/9/08)[8]	Released: October 9, 2008 Label: Sony Formats: Digital download	—	—
Live in Dallas (10/23/08)[9]	Released: October 23, 2008 Label: Sony Formats: Digital download	—	—
The Sound of Last Night... This Morning[10]	Released: March 31, 2009 Label: Sony Formats: Digital download	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [1]	JPN [3]	UK [4]
Songs for Goldfish[11]	Released: May 3, 2005 Label: Epic Formats: CD, digital download	—	146	—
iTunes Originals – Ben Folds[12]	Released: August 30, 2005 Label: Sony BMG Formats: Digital download	—	—	—
Supersunnyspeedgraphic, the LP	Released: October 24, 2006 Label: Epic Formats: CD, digital download	114	—	174
Stems and Seeds[13]	Released: February 10, 2009 Label: Epic Formats: CD, digital download [Disc 2 only, as "Way to Normal (Expanded Edition)" with 8 additional live tracks] [14]	—	—	—
Ben Folds File: Complete Best of Ben Folds Five and Ben Folds	Released: February 25, 2009 Label: Sony Formats: CD	—	38	—
The Best Imitation of Myself: A Retrospective	Released: October 11, 2011 Label: Legacy Formats: CD, digital download	—	179	100
Fifty-Five Vault[15]	Released: October 11, 2011 Label: Epic Formats: Digital download	—	—	—
Vault, Vol. 1 (1992–1997)[16]	Released: December 23, 2011 Label: Sony Formats: Digital download	—	—	—
Vault, Vol. 2 (1998–2003)[17]	Released: December 23, 2011 Label: Sony Formats: Digital download	—	—	—
Vault, Vol. 3 (2004–2011)[18]	Released: December 23, 2011 Label: Sony Formats: Digital download	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Video albums

List of video albums

Title	Album details
Ben Folds and WASO Live in Perth[19] (with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra)	Released: December 6, 2005 Label: Sony Formats: DVD
Ben Folds Live at MySpace[20]	Released: February 20, 2007 Label: Sony Formats: DVD

Extended plays

List of extended plays

Title	EP details	Peak chart positions
		JPN [3]
Speed Graphic[21]	Released: July 22, 2003 Label: Attacked by Plastic Formats: CD, digital download	84
Sunny 16[22]	Released: September 30, 2003 Label: Attacked by Plastic Formats: CD, digital download	52
Super D[23]	Released: August 24, 2004 Label: Attacked by Plastic Formats: CD, digital download	53
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions							Album
		US [24]	US AAA [25]	US Adult [26]	US Alt. [27]	AUS [28]	JPN [29]	UK [30]
"Rockin' the Suburbs"	2001	—	—	—	28	58	—	53	Rockin' the Suburbs
"Still Fighting It"	2002	—	—	—	—	70	—	—
"Tiny Dancer"[31]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Ben Folds Live
"Eddie Walker"[32]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Bizarre Christmas Incident"[33]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Ben Folds Live (Japanese Version Only)
"Adelaide"[34]	2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Super D
"Bitches Ain't Shit"		71	—	—	—	—	—	—	Supersunnyspeedgraphic, The LP
"Landed"		77	—	40	—	55	—	—	Songs for Silverman
"Jesusland"[35]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Bastard"[36]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Hiroshima (B B B Benny Hit His Head)"	2008	—	—	—	—	—	41	—	Way to Normal
"You Don't Know Me" (featuring Regina Spektor)		—	28	—	—	84	—	—
"From Above"[37] (with Nick Hornby)	2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Lonely Avenue
"Phone in a Pool"[38] (with yMusic)	2015	—	28	—	—	—	—	—	So There
"Mister Peepers"[39]	2018	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album singles
"2020"[40]	2020	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"It's the Small Things, Charlie Brown" (for Snoopy Presents: It's The Small Things, Charlie Brown)	2022	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Winslow Gardens"	2023	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	What Matters Most
"Exhausting Lover"		—	20	—	—	—	—	—
"Back to Anonymous"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"The Christmas Song"	2024	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Sleigher
"We Could Have This" (featuring Lindsey Kraft)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Guest appearances

List of guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Other artist(s)	Album
"Lonely Christmas Eve"[41]	2000	—	How the Grinch Stole Christmas soundtrack
"Golden Slumbers"[42]	2002	—	I Am Sam soundtrack
"Rockin' the Suburbs" (Live on The Panel version)[43]		—	The Latest Collection: Music Live from the Panel
"Doctor My Eyes"[44]		—	The Banger Sisters soundtrack
"Red Is Blue"[45]	2005	—	Hoodwinked! soundtrack
"Family of Me"[46]	2006	—	Over the Hedge soundtrack
"Heist"[46]		—
"Lost in the Supermarket"[46]		—
"Still"[46]		—
"Rockin' the Suburbs (Over the Hedge Version)"[46]		William Shatner
"Still (Reprise)"[46]		—
"Such Great Heights"[47]	2007	—	Like a Version: Volume Three
"Astronaut: A Short History of Nearly Nothing"[48]	2008	Amanda Palmer, Zoë Keating	Who Killed Amanda Palmer
"Blake Says"[48]
"Strength Through Music"[48]		Amanda Palmer, Strindberg
"Guitar Hero"[48]		Amanda Palmer, East Bay Ray
"Oasis"[48]		Amanda Palmer, Jared Reynolds
"Runs in the Family"[48]		Amanda Palmer
"Sleazy"[49]	2011	—	Download to Donate: Tsunami Relief
"Ass Crack Bandit"[50][51]	2014	—	Basic Intergluteal Numismatics, an episode of Community
"Kevin"[52]	2016	Gracie Folds	Pink Elephant
"Dear Theodosia"[53]		Regina Spektor	The Hamilton Mixtape
So Fragile, So Blue[54]	2024	William Shatner, National Symphony Orchestra, and Steven Reineke	So Fragile, So Blue

See also

• Shut Up and Listen to Majosha
• Fear of Pop: Volume 1
• The Bens (EP)

Notes

1. What Matters Most did not enter the US Billboard 200, but did peak at number 13 on the Top Album Sales chart.[5]

References

1. "Ben Folds – Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
2. "Discography Ben Folds". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
3. Peak chart positions for albums in Japan:
   • All releases except as noted below: "ベン・フォールズのCDアルバムランキング" [Ben Folds: Highest position and charting weeks on the albums chart]. oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
   • Lonely Avenue: "Ben Folds, Nick Hornby – Lonely Avenue". Oricon. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
4. Peak chart positions for albums in the United Kingdom:
   • Rockin' the Suburbs, Songs for Silverman and Way to Normal: "Ben Folds – The Official Charts Company" (select "Albums" tab). The Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
   • Lonely Avenue: "The Official Charts Company – Ben Folds discography". The Official Charts Company. May 3, 2013.
   • Ben Folds Live and Supersunnyspeedgraphic, the LP: Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: Adam F – FYA". zobbel.de. Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
   • The Best Imitation of Myself: A Retrospective: "The Official Charts Company – Ben Folds discography". The Official Charts Company. May 5, 2013.
5. "Ben Folds Chart History: Top Album Sales". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
6. Leahey, Andrew. "University A Cappella! – Ben Folds". AllMusic. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
7. Ruhlmann, William. "Live at Tower Records [EP] – Ben Folds". AllMusic. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
8. "Motor City (Live At Detroit, MI 10/9/08) – EP by Ben Folds". iTunes Store. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
9. "Live In Dallas (10/23/08) – EP by Ben Folds". iTunes Store. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
10. "The Sound of Last Night...This Morning (Live) by Ben Folds". iTunes Store. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
11. "Songs for Goldfish – Ben Folds". AllMusic. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
12. "iTunes Originals – Ben Folds by Ben Folds". iTunes Store. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
13. Monger, James Christopher. "Stems & Seeds – Ben Folds". AllMusic. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
14. "Way to Normal (Expanded Edition) by Ben Folds". Apple Music. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
15. "Big Reveal: The "Ben Folds Fifty-Five" Vault Tracks Announced". benfolds.com. Sony Music. October 6, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
16. "Vault, Vol. 1 (1992–1997) by Ben Folds". iTunes Store. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
17. "Vault, Vol. 2 (1998–2003) by Ben Folds". iTunes Store. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
18. "Vault, Vol. 3 (2004–2011) by Ben Folds". iTunes Store. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
19. "Ben Folds and Waso Live in Perth – Ben Folds". AllMusic. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
20. "Live at MySpace – Ben Folds". AllMusic. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
21. Luerssen, John D. "Speed Graphic – Ben Folds". AllMusic. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
22. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Sunny 16 – Ben Folds". AllMusic. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
23. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Super D – Ben Folds". AllMusic. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
24. "Ben Folds – Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
25. "Ben Folds – Chart History: Triple A". Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
26. "Ben Folds – Chart History: Adult Pop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
27. "Ben Folds – Chart History: Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
28. Peak chart positions for singles in Australia:
    • "Rockin' the Suburbs":
    • "Still Fighting It":
    • "Landed":
    • "You Don't Know Me":
29. "Ben Folds – Chart History: Japan Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
30. "The Official Charts Company – Ben Folds discography". The Official Charts Company. May 5, 2013.
31. Tiny Dancer (track listing). Ben Folds. Epic Records. 2002. ESK-59298.
32. "Eddie Walker (Live) – Single by Ben Folds". iTunes Store. April 29, 2003. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
33. "Ben Folds – Bizarre Christmas Incident". Discogs. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
34. Adelaide (track listing). Ben Folds. Epic Records. 2005.
35. Jesusland (track listing). Ben Folds. Epic Records. 2005. BEN002.
36. Bastard (track listing). Ben Folds. Epic Records. 2005.
37. "R&R Going For Adds: Triple A (Week Of: August 9, 2010)". Radio & Records. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
38. "Ben Folds – "Phone In A Pool"". Stereogum. July 16, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
39. Mister Peepers – Single by Ben Folds, September 12, 2018, retrieved December 17, 2018
40. Kreps, Daniel (June 26, 2020). "Hear Ben Folds Break Down This Tumultuous Year in '2020'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
41. "How the Grinch Stole Christmas: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2000 Film): Music". Amazon. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
42. Johnson, Zac. "I Am Sam – Original Soundtrack". AllMusic. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
43. The Latest Collection: Music Live from the Panel (track listing). various artists. Liberation Music. 2002. LIBCD4053.2.
44. Sendra, Tim. "The Banger Sisters – Original Soundtrack". AllMusic. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
45. Rovi. "Hoodwinked – Original Soundtrack". AllMusic. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
46. "News". businesswire.com. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
47. "Triple J: Like a Version, Vol. 3 – Various Artists". AllMusic. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
48. Lymangrover, Jason. "Who Killed Amanda Palmer – Amanda Palmer". AllMusic. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
49. "Download to Donate: Tsunami Relief Last Day to Get the Music". Music for Relief. June 6, 2011. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
50. "Community: "Basic Intergluteal Numismatics"". The A.V. Club. January 10, 2014. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
51. Folds, Ben (February 7, 2014). "full version of "Ass Crack Bandit"". Facebook. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
52. Frank. "Gracie Folds, The Magical Armchair". The Magical Armchair. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
53. Culwell-Block, Logan (November 30, 2018). "Watch Regina Spektor and Ben Folds Perform Their 'Dear Theodosia' Cover from The Hamilton Mixtape Live". Playbill. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
54. "So Fragile, So Blue CD - William Shatner & The National Symphony Orchestra". The Kennedy Center. July 19, 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)

External links

• Official website
• Ben Folds at AllMusic
• Ben Folds discography at Discogs
• Ben Folds discography at MusicBrainz