Alanis Morissette discography | |
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Studio albums | 10 |
EPs | 2 |
Live albums | 3 |
Compilation albums | 6 |
Singles | 46 |
Video albums | 6 |
Music videos | 41 |
Promotional singles | 12 |
The discography of Canadian-American singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette comprises 10 studio albums, three live albums, six compilation albums, two extended plays, 46 singles, 12 promotional singles, six video albums, and 41 music videos. She has sold more than 75 million records worldwide.[1]
With the stage name of Alanis, she signed a record deal with the Canadian division of MCA Records for two dance-pop albums. The label released her self-titled album (1991), which was certified platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association and earned her a Juno Award,[2] and Now Is the Time (1992), which was less successful. These albums, released only in Canada, are often not mentioned in the media, which tend to consider Jagged Little Pill (1995), released on Maverick Records, as her debut album.[3][4][5][6] Jagged remains one of the most successful albums in music history, holding the record as the best-selling debut album worldwide, the second best-selling album by a female artist (behind Shania Twain's Come On Over)[7] and having sold more than 33 million copies worldwide.[8] Such hits as "You Oughta Know", "Hand in My Pocket", "Ironic", and "Head over Feet" helped Morissette become the first Canadian woman to top the Billboard 200.[9] Jagged stayed there for 12 weeks[10] and remained in the Top 10 for a year and a half (72 weeks).[11] Between 1996 and 1997 Morissette won four Grammy Awards, three MTV Video Music Awards, and seven Juno Awards.[2][12][13] In addition, Jagged Little Pill, Live earned her another Grammy Award in 1998.[12]
Morissette contributed to the City of Angels soundtrack, writing and performing "Uninvited". The song was the winner in two categories at the 41st Grammy Awards.[12] Her second album, Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, was released in 1998 and debuted at the top of the Billboard 200, becoming Morissette's second consecutive number-one album and, at the time, the fastest-selling album by a female in the United States.[14][15] Supposed produced four singles: "Thank U", "Joining You", "Unsent" and "So Pure". Morissette herself directed all music videos from the album, except for the controversial "Thank U".[16] Shortly afterwards, MTV Unplugged (sometimes titled Alanis Unplugged) was released in 1999.
Under Rug Swept (2002), her following release, debuted at number one in 12 countries, including the United States (where it was her third consecutive number-one album),[17] and produced the hit single "Hands Clean". The album helped Morissette get the Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award.[2] Having many leftovers from the Under Rug Swept recording session, Morissette released Feast on Scraps, a CD/DVD package, the same year.[18] So-Called Chaos (2004) debuted at number five on Billboard 200 and was less successful. In 2005, Morissette released The Collection, her first and so far the only greatest hits compilation, and Jagged Little Pill Acoustic, which marked a 10-year anniversary of the original album. Her seventh studio set, Flavors of Entanglement, was released in 2008 and became her last album on Maverick Records.[19] Morissette's next studio album, Havoc and Bright Lights, was released on August 28, 2012 through Collective Sounds. The album spawned three singles: "Guardian", "Lens", and "Receive".
Morissette released her ninth studio album, Such Pretty Forks in the Road, on July 31, 2020.[20] The album's lead single, "Reasons I Drink", was released on December 2, 2019.
On June 17, 2022, Morissette released her debut meditation album, The Storm Before the Calm, in partnership with the Calm app.
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
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CAN [21] |
AUS [22] |
AUT [23] |
FRA [24] |
GER [25] |
NLD [26] |
NZ [27] |
SWI [28] |
UK [29] |
US [30] | ||||
Alanis | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Now Is the Time |
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Jagged Little Pill | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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Under Rug Swept |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
So-Called Chaos |
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2 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 8 | 5 | ||
Flavors of Entanglement |
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3 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 1 | 15 | 8 |
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Havoc and Bright Lights |
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1 | 22 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 12 | 5 | ||
Such Pretty Forks in the Road |
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14 | 10 | 4 | 45 | 4 | 13 | 40 | 2 | 8 | 16 |
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The Storm Before the Calm |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | —[A] | — | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||||||||||
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AUS [22][55] |
AUT [23] |
FRA [24] |
GER [25] |
NLD [26] |
SWI [28] |
UK [29] |
US [30] | ||||||
The Singles Box |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Feast on Scraps |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 194 |
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iTunes Originals |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Jagged Little Pill Acoustic |
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21 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 50 |
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The Collection |
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110 | 12 | — | 18 | 49 | 9 | 44 | 51 | ||||
Alanis Morissette: Original Album Series |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
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CAN [21] |
AUS [55] |
AUT [23] |
FRA [24] |
GER [25] |
NLD [26] |
SWI [28] |
UK [29] |
US [30] | |||||
MTV Unplugged |
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42 | 101 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 56 | 63 |
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Live at Montreux 2012 |
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— | — | — | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | |||
Live at London's O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, 2020[57] |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[B] | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. |
Title | EP details |
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Space Cakes |
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Such Pretty Forks in the Mix |
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Last Christmas[59] |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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CAN [60] |
AUS [22][61] |
AUT [23] |
BEL (Fla) [62] |
GER [63] |
NLD [26] |
NZ [27] |
SWI [28] |
UK [29] |
US [64] | ||||
"Too Hot" | 1991 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Alanis | |
"Feel Your Love" | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Walk Away" | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Plastic" | 1992 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"An Emotion Away" | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Now Is the Time | ||
"Real World" | 1993 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"No Apologies" | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"(Change Is) Never a Waste of Time" | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"You Oughta Know" | 1995 | 6[65] | 4 | — | 39 | — | 17 | 3[66] | — | 22 | —[C] | Jagged Little Pill | |
"You Learn" | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | 24 | 6 |
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"Hand in My Pocket" | 1 | 13 | — | — | — | 86 | 7 | — | 26 | —[D] | |||
"Ironic" | 1996 | 1 | 3 | — | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | ||
"Head over Feet" | 1 | 12 | — | 60 | 73 | 24 | 27 | — | 7 | —[E] | |||
"All I Really Want" | 2 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | —[F] | |||
"Uninvited" | 1998 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[G] | City of Angels: Music form the Motion Picture | |
"Thank U" | 1 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 17 | Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie | ||
"Joining You" | 1999 | 30 | — | 26 | — | 28 | 51 | — | 46 | 28 | — | ||
"Unsent" | 9 | 85 | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | 58 | |||
"So Pure" | 14 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | |||
"That I Would Be Good" | — | 139 | — | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | MTV Unplugged | ||
"King of Pain" | 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | — | — | — | — | ||
"Hands Clean" | 2002 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 40 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 23 |
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Under Rug Swept |
"Precious Illusions" | 4 | 41 | — | — | 77 | 79 | — | 95 | 53 | — | |||
"Everything" | 2004 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 54 | 29 | 43 | — | 22 | 22 | 76 | So-Called Chaos | |
"Out Is Through" | — | 79 | — | — | 75 | 76 | — | 67 | 56 | — | |||
"Eight Easy Steps" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Crazy" | 2005 | 29 | 61 | 20 | — | 38 | 40 | — | 31 | 65 | —[H] | The Collection | |
"Underneath" | 2008 | 15 | — | 20 | 16 | 46 | — | — | 16 | 99 | — | Flavors of Entanglement | |
"In Praise of the Vulnerable Man" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Not as We" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 197 | —[I] | |||
"Guardian" | 2012 | 41 | — | 11 | 37 | 13 | 62 | — | 12 | — | —[J] |
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Havoc and Bright Lights |
"Lens" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Receive" | — | — | — | 33 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Reasons I Drink" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Such Pretty Forks in the Road | |
"Smiling"[70] | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Diagnosis"[71] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Reckoning"[72] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Ablaze" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Predator (Demo)" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"I Miss the Band" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Rest" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"On the Road Again" (with Willie Nelson) |
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"Olive Branch" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Little Drummer Boy"[73] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"No Return" (Extended version from the Original Series "Yellowjackets") | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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CAN Digital [74] | |||
"Fate Stay with Me" | 1987 | — | Non-album single |
"Flinch" | 2002 | — | Under Rug Swept |
"21 Things I Want in a Lover" | — | ||
"Surrendering" | — | ||
"Utopia" | 2003 | — | |
"So Unsexy" | — | ||
"Simple Together" | — | Feast on Scraps | |
"Excuses" | 2004 | — | So-Called Chaos |
"Wunderkind" | 2006 | 22 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
"Into a King"[75] | 2011 | — | Non-album singles |
"Today"[76] | 2014 | ||
"The Morning"[77] | — |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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CAN | US Digital [78] |
US Rock [79] | |||
"Madness" | 2008 | 99 | — | — | Flavors of Entanglement |
"The Guy Who Leaves" | 72 | — | — | ||
"Ablaze" | 2020 | —[K] | 24 | 34 | Such Pretty Forks in the Road |
Song | Year | Artist | Album |
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"Spoon" | 1998 | Dave Matthews Band | Before These Crowded Streets |
"Don't Drink the Water" | |||
"Halloween" | |||
"Mindfield" | Ringo Starr | Vertical Man | |
"Drift Away" | |||
"I Was Walkin'" | |||
"Mercy" | 1999 | Jonathan Elias | The Prayer Cycle |
"Hope" | |||
"Innocence" | |||
"Faith" | |||
"Still" | Various Artists | Dogma: Music from the Motion Picture | |
"Are You Still Mad" | Live in the X Lounge II | ||
"Hand in My Pocket" | Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Musical Performances, Vol. 2 | ||
"So Pure" | Woodstock 1999 | ||
"Excess" | 2001 | Tricky | Blowback |
"Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)" | 2004 | Various Artists | De-Lovely: Music from the Motion Picture |
"Arrival" | 2009 | 1 Giant Leap | What About Me? |
"Citizen of the Planet" | 2009 | Various Artists | Live From the Artists Den: 1 |
"I Remain" | 2010 | Various Artists | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time |
"Professional Torturer" | 2011 | Radio Free Albemuth | |
"Magical Child" | 2012 | Every Mother Counts 2012 | |
"Ego" | 2013 | Souleye | Iron Horse Running |
"Jekyll and Hyde" | |||
"Tools of Divine" | |||
"Whatever Nice Is" | |||
"Snow Angel" | 2017 | Souleye | Wildman |
"Alanis' Interlude" | 2020 | Halsey | Manic |
Title | Album details |
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Jagged Little Pill, Live | |
Live in the Navajo Nation |
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Feast on Scraps |
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VH1 Storytellers |
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The Collection |
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Live at Montreux 2012 |
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Title | Year | Director(s) |
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"Too Hot" | 1991 | Leslie Howe |
"Walk Away" | Dennis Beauchamp | |
"Feel Your Love" | ||
"Plastic" | 1992 | Unknown |
"An Emotion Away" | ||
"No Apologies" | 1993 | |
"Real World" | ||
"You Oughta Know" | 1995 | Nick Egan[80] |
"Hand in My Pocket" | Mark Kohr[81] | |
"Ironic" | 1996 | Stéphane Sednaoui[82] |
"You Learn" | Liz Friedlander[83] | |
"Head over Feet" | Alanis Morissette, Michele Laurita[84] | |
"All I Really Want" | Various | |
"Thank U" | 1998 | Stéphane Sednaoui[16] |
"Unsent" | 1999 | Alanis Morissette[85][86] |
"So Pure" | ||
"Still" | Unknown[87] | |
"Hands Clean" | 2002 | Francis Lawrence[88] |
"Precious Illusions" | ||
"Everything" | 2004 | Meiert Avis,[89] Marc Dones |
"Out Is Through" | Seth Jarrett[90] | |
"Eight Easy Steps" | Liz Friedlander[91] | |
"Hand in My Pocket (Acoustic Version)" | 2005 | Unknown[92] |
"Crazy" | Meiert Avis[93] | |
"My Humps" | 2007 | Unknown[94] |
"Underneath" | 2008 | Sanji[95] |
"Not as We" | James Whitaker[96] | |
"Guardian" | 2012 | Baris Aladag[97] |
"Receive" | ||
"Lens" | 2013 | Victor Indrizzo |
"Empathy" | ||
"Today"[98] | 2014 | — |
"Big Sur" | Eric Ernest Johnson[99] | |
"The Morning" | Lesley Chilcott[100] | |
"Superstar Wonderful Weirdos" | 2015 | Brendan Huza[101] |
"Reasons I Drink" | 2020 | Erin Elders[102] |
"Smiling" (with Elizabeth Stanley) | Sidi Larbi Cherakoui | |
"Ablaze" | Erin Elders | |
"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"[103] | Victor Indrizzo | |
"What Child Is This?" (with Julian Coryell)[104] | ||
"I Miss the Band"[105] | 2021 |
We're including Morissette's "Jagged," as it was her U.S. major label debut
On her 1995 debut, Jagged Little Pill, the singer vented the bitterness of a bad relationship into a platter of scathing songs that came across like angry diary entries
Fourteen years after the breakthrough debut of Jagged Little Pill, an album which earned four GRAMMYs, sold 30 million records and spawned a dedicated worldwide fan base, Alanis Morissette remains not only an enduringly popular artist, but one whose celebrated body of work stems from a fierce commitment to authenticity and, to an equal extent, vulnerability
Jagged Little Pill is the best selling debut (internationally) album of all time notching up 30 million sales worldwide and the second biggest selling female album ever, second only to Ms Twain
Co-written by Morissette and producer Glen Ballard, featuring guitar and bass from Dave Navarro and Flea (both of whom were in the Red Hot Chili Peppers at the time), the song came out of nowhere in the summer of '95, shooting straight to the top of the Billboard Modern Rock chart and powering sales of Morissette's Jagged Little Pill to sales of more than 33 million copies.
Thanks to Peter Howell, rock critic for The Toronto Star, for noting that Morissette is the first Canadian female artist to have a No. 1 album in America.
The ex Mouseketeer broke both the first-week and single-week records for a female artist, more than doubling Alanis Morissette's 1998 opening of 469,504 for "Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie"
The previous record holder was Alanis Morissette's Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, which moved 469,054 units its first week out
Alanis Morissette, "Thank U," directed by Stephane Sednaoui
After her album swept the worldwide charts with 12 #1 debuts including the U.S., ALANIS MORISSETTE announces the North American dates for her world tour, set to begin May 1 in San Diego
The CD includes eight songs that didn't make it onto her excellent recent album, "Under Rug Swept"
I'm no longer on Warner Bros.
Her 1991 debut, "Alanis", earned her a Juno Award for most promising female artist and was certified platinum in Canada (100,000 units sold). Her 1992 follow-up, "Now Is The Time," was certified gold there (50,000 units)
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In the video, which Morissette directed, she swing dances and taps, according to the artist's publicists.[dead link ]
In the Liz Friedlander-directed clip, Morissette is digitally inserted into a host of pre-existing footage from throughout her career.