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Natalie Merchant discography

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Natalie Merchant discography
Merchant performing
Studio albums9
Compilation albums2
Singles11

The discography of Natalie Merchant contains nine studio albums, two compilation albums, and seven singles. Merchant's debut album, Tigerlily, produced three top 10 hits, "Carnival", "Wonder", and "Jealousy". The album is certified 5× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA.

Albums

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Studio albums

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Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
and sales
US
[1]
US Rock
[2]
US
Folk

[3]
AUS
[4]
NZ
[5]
UK
[6]
1995 Tigerlily
  • Released: June 20, 1995
  • Label: Elektra
13 18 14 39
1998 Ophelia
  • Released: May 19, 1998
  • Label: Elektra
8 56 26 52
2001 Motherland
  • Released: November 13, 2001
  • Label: Elektra
30 83 11 102
2003 The House Carpenter's Daughter
  • Released: September 16, 2003
  • Label: Myth America
124
2010 Leave Your Sleep 17 5 1 168 30 46
  • Worldwide: 200,000[14]
2014 Natalie Merchant
  • Released: May 6, 2014
  • Label: Nonesuch
20 5 2 87 34
2015 Paradise Is There: The New Tigerlily Recordings
  • Released: November 6, 2015
  • Label: Nonesuch
96 5
2017 Folk Songs (Kronos Quartet album)
  • Released: 2017
  • Label: Nonesuch
2017 Butterfly
  • Released: 2017
  • Label: Nonesuch
2023 Keep Your Courage
  • Released: April 14, 2023[16]
  • Label: Nonesuch
58
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums

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Year Album details Peak positions
US
[1]
1999 Live in Concert
  • Released: November 9, 1999
  • Label: Elektra
82

Compilation albums

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Year Album details
2005 Retrospective: 1995–2005
  • Released: September 27, 2005
  • Label: Elektra
2017 Rarities (1998–2017)
  • Released: July 14, 2017
  • Label: Nonesuch

Extended plays

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Year EP details Peak positions
US
[1]
US
Rock
[2]
2010 iTunes Sessions
  • Released: July 27, 2010
  • Label: Myth America
103 31

Singles

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Year Single Peak chart positions Album
US
[17]
US Adult
[18]
US AC
[19]
US Pop
[20]
US Alt
[21]
AUS
[4]
NZ
[5]
UK
[6]
1995 "Carnival" 10 8 8 6 12 24 147 Tigerlily
"Wonder" 20 2 18 7 16 71 96
1996 "Jealousy" 23 5 17 8 40
1998 "Kind & Generous" 18[A] 3 15[22] 32 Ophelia
"Break Your Heart" 24 124
1999 "Life Is Sweet" 12
2001 "Just Can't Last" 30 Motherland
2002 "Build a Levee"
"Tell Yourself"
2010 "Topsyturvey-World" 26[B] Leave Your Sleep
2014 "Ladybird" Natalie Merchant
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Other appearances

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Year Song Album
1996 "Come Take a Trip in My Starship" For Our Children Too
1997 "Children, Go Where I Send Thee" A Very Special Christmas 3
1998 "Birds and Ships" Mermaid Avenue
1998 "Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key" Mermaid Avenue
1998 "But Not for Me" (featuring Chris Botti) Red Hot + Rhapsody: The Gershwin Groove
2000 "I Was Born" Mermaid Avenue Vol. II
2011 "Child of a Blind Man" Cicada
2011 "Learning the Game" Listen to Me: Buddy Holly

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Natalie Merchant Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Natalie Merchant Chart History - Rock Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  3. ^ "Natalie Merchant Chart History - Folk Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  4. ^ a b Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
  5. ^ a b "charts.nz > Natalie Merchant in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  6. ^ a b UK chart peaks:
    • Top 100 peaks: "Official Charts > Natalie Merchant". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 24, 2019. N.B. This site displays compressed (exclusion rules applied) singles chart positions between numbers 76 and 100.
    • Top 200 peaks to December 2010: "Chart Log UK: M - My Vitriol". zobbel.de. Retrieved November 10, 2010. N.B. This site contains uncompressed (no exclusions) singles chart peaks between numbers 76 and 200, for the period covering November 1994 to May 2001, so some listed peaks are lower than those appearing on the Official Charts site.
  7. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - November 10, 2010: Tigerlily certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  8. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 1998 Albums". ARIA. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
  9. ^ "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 14 October 2014. Note: User must define 'Search by Artist' search parameter as "Natalie Merchant".
  10. ^ "Gold/Platinum - Music Canada". Music Canada. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  11. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - November 10, 2010: Ophelia certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  12. ^ "Gold/Platinum - Music Canada". Music Canada. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  13. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - November 10, 2010: Motherland certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  14. ^ "The Official Natalie Merchant Website - Leave Your Sleep". Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  15. ^ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on October 29, 2015.
  16. ^ "Natalie Merchant's First Album of New Songs in Nearly a Decade, 'Keep Your Courage,' Due April 14 on Nonesuch | Nonesuch Records". Nonesuch Records Official Website. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  17. ^ "Natalie Merchant Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Nielsen Company. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  18. ^ "Natalie Merchant Album & Song Chart History - Adult Pop Songs". Billboard. Nielsen Company. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  19. ^ "Natalie Merchant Album & Song Chart History - Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Nielsen Company. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  20. ^ "Natalie Merchant Album & Song Chart History - Pop Songs". Billboard. Nielsen Company. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  21. ^ "Natalie Merchant Album & Song Chart History - Alternative Songs". Billboard. Nielsen Company. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  22. ^ "Natalie Merchant - Charts & Awards - Singles". allmusic. Nielsen Company. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
  23. ^ Whitburn 2004, p. 611
  24. ^ "Natalie Merchant - Adult Alternative Song". Billboard magazine. Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2015.