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Suzanne Vega discography

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Suzanne Vega discography
Suzanne Vega in concert (February 2014)
Studio albums9
EPs1
Live albums7
Compilation albums3
Singles23

The discography of American singer Suzanne Vega consists of nine studio albums, four acoustic albums, two greatest hits albums, one box set, seven live albums, one extended play, and 23 singles.

Albums

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Studio albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
FRA
[4]
GER
[5]
NLD
[6]
NOR
[7]
NZL
[8]
SWE
[9]
SWI
[10]
UK
[11][12]
Suzanne Vega
  • Released: May 1985
  • Label: A&M
91 23 54 11 9 42 11
Solitude Standing
  • Released: April 1, 1987
  • Label: A&M
11 7 3 18 6 14 2 1 1 8 2
Days of Open Hand
  • Released: April 10, 1990
  • Label: A&M
50 74 9 25 16 29 16 24 19 19 7
99.9F°
  • Released: September 8, 1992
  • Label: A&M
86 56 27 70 38 45 24 20
Nine Objects of Desire
  • Released: September 10, 1996
  • Label: A&M
92 113 25 25 43 93 24 39 23 43
Songs in Red and Gray
  • Released: September 25, 2001
  • Label: A&M
178 187 36 53 34 47 100
Beauty & Crime 129 52 81 79 127
Tales from the Realm of the Queen of Pentacles 173 66 124 38 47 37
Lover, Beloved: Songs from an Evening with Carson McCullers
  • Released: October 14, 2016[13]
  • Label: Amanuensis, Cooking Vinyl
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Acoustic albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
Current

[14]
US
Folk

[15]
BEL
(FL)

[16]
FRA
[4]
Close-Up Vol. 1, Love Songs
  • Released: February 2, 2010
  • Label: Amanuensis, Cooking Vinyl
Close-Up Vol. 2, People & Places
  • Released: October 12, 2010
  • Label: Amanuensis, Cooking Vinyl
186 10 199
Close-Up Vol. 3, States of Being
  • Released: July 11, 2011
  • Label: Amanuensis, Cooking Vinyl
Close-Up Vol. 4, Songs of Family
  • Released: September 21, 2012
  • Label: Amanuensis, Cooking Vinyl
160
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
AUS
[2]
BEL
(FL)

[16]
BEL
(WA)

[17]
GER
[5]
NOR
[7]
SWI
[10]
UK
[11]
Tried & True: The Best of Suzanne Vega
  • Released: September 28, 1998[18]
  • Label: A&M
96 16 33 58 8 29 46
Retrospective: The Best of Suzanne Vega
  • Released: April 22, 2003[18]
  • Label: A&M
27
Close-Up Series
  • Released: August 12, 2014
  • Label: Amanuensis
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
Current

[14]
AUS
[2]
Live in London 1986
  • Released: 1986
  • Label: A&M
93
Sessions at West 54th
  • Released: 1997 (Japan), 1998 (US)
  • Label: A&M
Live at the Stephen Talkhouse
Solitude Standing: Live at the Barbican
  • Released: February 18, 2013
  • Label: Concert Live Ltd.
Live at the Speakeasy
  • Released: October 20, 2014
  • Label: All Access
Live at the Bottom Line, NY 1986
  • Released: 2015
  • Label: Air Cuts
Live at Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, 6 Aug 87 – Both Sets (Remastered)
  • Released: 2015
  • Label: Amazon?
An Evening of New York Songs and Stories
  • Released: September 11, 2020
  • Label: Amanuensis, Cooking Vinyl
70

Extended plays

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Title Album details
iTunes Festival: London 2008
  • Released: August 5, 2008
  • Label: Outsider Art

Singles

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As main artist

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[20]
US
Main

[21]
US
Modern

[22]
US
AAA

[23]
AUS
[2]
CAN IRE
[24]
NLD
[6]
NZL
[8]
UK
[11]
"Marlene on the Wall" 1985 83 Suzanne Vega
"Small Blue Thing" 65
"Knight Moves"
"Marlene on the Wall" (re-release) 1986 39 9 27 21
"Left of Center"
(featuring Joe Jackson)
35 28 32 Pretty in Pink
"Gypsy" 77 Solitude Standing
"Luka" 1987 3 15 21 5 11 40 8 23
"Tom's Diner" 26 58
"Solitude Standing" 94 43 91 45 79
"Book of Dreams" 1990 47 8 102 66 Days of Open Hand
"Tired of Sleeping" 145 101
"Men in a War" 108
"In Liverpool" 1992 52 99.9F°
"99.9F°" 13 125 46
"Blood Makes Noise" 1 61 63 42 60
"When Heroes Go Down" 1993 113 58
"Caramel" 1996 Nine Objects of Desire
"No Cheap Thrill" 12 155 40
"World Before Columbus" 1997
"Book & a Cover" 1998 Tried & True: The Best of Suzanne Vega
"Rosemary (Remember Me)" 1999
"Fool's Complaint" 2014 Tales from the Realm of the Queen of Pentacles
"We of Me" 2016 Lover, Beloved: Songs from an Evening with Carson McCullers
"Rats" 2024
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
AAA

[23]
UK
Airplay
"Birth-Day (Love Made Real)" 1997 Nine Objects of Desire
"Headshots"
"The Widow's Walk" 2001 6 Songs in Red and Gray
"Last Year's Troubles" 42
"Penitent"
"(I'll Never Be) Your Maggie May" 2002
"Frank & Ava" 2007 20 65 Beauty & Crime
"Ludlow Street"
"Unbound"
"Pornographer's Dream"
"I Never Wear White" 2014 Tales from the Realm of the Queen of Pentacles
"Harper Lee" 2016 Lover, Beloved: Songs from an Evening with Carson McCullers
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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[20]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
FRA
[4]
GER
[5]
IRE
[24]
NLD
[6]
NZL
[8]
SWI
[25]
UK
[11]
"Tom's Diner"
(DNA featuring Suzanne Vega)
1990 5 8 1 16 1 2 4 8 1 2 Taste This

Other contributions

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Music videos

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  • "Marlene on the Wall" / Film Director – Leslie Liebman / 1985[26]
  • "Left of Center" / Film Directors – Ken Ross, Richard Levine / 1986
  • "Gypsy" / Film Director – Dominic Brigstocke / 1986
  • "Luka" / Film Directors – Candace Reckinger, Michael Patterson / 1987
  • "Tom's Diner" / Film Director – Gareth Roberts / 1987
  • "Solitude Standing" / Film Director – Jonathan Demme / 1987
  • "Book of Dreams" / Film Directors – Andrew Doucette, Geof Kern / 1990
  • "Tired of Sleeping" / Film Director – Tarsem Singh / 1990
  • "Men in a War" / Film Director – Paula Greif / 1990
  • "Tom's Diner" / DNA featuring Suzanne Vega / 1990
  • "In Liverpool" / Film Director – Howard Greenhalgh / 1992
  • "99.9F°" / Film Director – Nico Beyer / 1992
  • "Blood Makes Noise" / Film Director – Nico Beyer / 1992
  • "When Heroes Go Down" / Film Director – Peter Care / 1993
  • "Caramel" / Film Director – Charles Whittenmeier / 1996
  • "Caramel" (Alternate Version) Edited By [Re-edit] – Brett Truett, Mike Ragogna / 1996
  • "No Cheap Thrill" / Film Director – David Cameron / 1996
  • "Book & a Cover" / Film Director – Geoff Moore / 1998
  • "Last Year's Troubles" / Film Director – Tim Vega / 2001
  • "Frank & Ava" / Film Director – / 2007
  • "Fool's Complaint" / lyrics video / 2014
  • "We of Me" / Film Director – Chuck Moore / 2016

References

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  12. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 584. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  13. ^ "Suzanne Vega Lover, Beloved: Songs From An Evening With Carson McCullers". Nimbit. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b "Suzanne Vega: Chart History – Top Current Albums". Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  15. ^ "Suzanne Vega Chart History > Americana/Folk Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 4, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
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  19. ^ "BRIT Certified – bpi" (To access, enter the search parameter "Suzanne Vega" and select "Search by Keyword"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
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  21. ^ "Suzanne Vega Chart History – Modern Rock Songs". Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  22. ^ "Suzanne Vega Chart History – Modern Rock songs". Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  23. ^ Jump up to: a b "Suzanne Vega Chart History – Adult Alternative songs". Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  24. ^ Jump up to: a b "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for 'Suzanne Vega' (from irishcharts.ie)". Fireball Media. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
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  26. ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 3, 1985.