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The discography of The Decemberists, the indie/folk rock band from Portland, Oregon, United States.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||||||
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| US [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [3] |
BEL (FL) [4] |
CAN [5] |
GER [6] |
IRL [7] |
NED [8] |
SCO [9] |
UK [9] | |||||||||
| Castaways and Cutouts |
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| Her Majesty the Decemberists |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Picaresque |
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128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| The Crane Wife |
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35 | —[A] | — | 100 | — | — | — | —[B] | — | 127 | |||||||
| The Hazards of Love |
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14 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | —[C] | 52 | 50 | |||||||
| The King Is Dead |
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1 | 26 | 52 | 86 | 4 | 41 | 30 | 37 | 22 | 24 | |||||||
| What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World |
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7 | 27 | 23 | 58 | 9 | 37 | 20 | 28 | 15 | 13 | |||||||
| I'll Be Your Girl |
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9 | 86 | 24 | 133 | 34 | 55 | — | 125 | 5 | 8 | |||||||
| As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again |
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89 | — | 69 | — | — | 46 | — | — | 14 | 92 | |||||||
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US Folk [14] |
US Rock [15] |
NED Alt [16] |
UK [9] |
UK Indie [17] | |||||||||||||
| We All Raise Our Voices to the Air (Live Songs 04.11–08.11) |
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78 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 146 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Live Home Library, Vol 1: August 11, 2009, Royal Oak Music Theatre |
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—[D] | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||||||
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| US Heat [19] |
US Folk [20] | |||||||||||||||||
| The Queen of Hearts (as Offa Rex) |
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4 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||||||
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| US [1] |
US Folk [14] |
US Rock [15] |
UK Phys. [9] | |||||||||||||||
| 5 Songs |
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| The Tain |
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— | — | — | 28 | |||||||||||||
| Picaresqueties |
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| Connect Sets |
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| Live from SoHo |
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| Live at Bull Moose[21] |
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— | 12 | — | — | |||||||||||||
| iTunes Session |
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117 | 4 | 36 | — | |||||||||||||
| Long Live the King |
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44 | 3 | 13 | — | |||||||||||||
| Florasongs |
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64 | 2 | 9 | 38 | |||||||||||||
| Traveling On |
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—[E] | 10 | —[F] | — | |||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Sales [23] |
US AAA [24] |
US Dance [25] |
US Rock [26] |
JPN [27] |
MEX Air. [28] |
POL [29] |
SCO [30] |
UK [9] |
UK Indie [31] | ||||||||
| "Billy Liar" | 2004 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Her Majesty the Decemberists | |||||
| "16 Military Wives" | 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 119 | 14 | Picaresque | |||||
| "O Valencia!" | 2006 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | —[G] | 9 | The Crane Wife | |||||
| "The Perfect Crime #2" | 4 | 18 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Valerie Plame"[33] | 2008 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | Always the Bridesmaid: Volume I | |||||
| "Days of Elaine"[34] | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | Always the Bridesmaid: Volume II | ||||||
| "A Record Year for Rainfall"[35] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | Always the Bridesmaid: Volume III | ||||||
| "The Rake's Song"[36] | 2009 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[H] | The Hazards of Love | |||||
| "Down by the Water" | 2010 | — | 2 | — | 33 | 35 | — | 9 | — | — | — | The King Is Dead | |||||
| "January Hymn" | 6 | — | — | —[I] | — | — | — | — | —[J] | — | |||||||
| "This Is Why We Fight" | 2011 | — | 9 | — | 40 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Calamity Song"[40] | 2012 | — | 4 | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "One Engine"[41] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond | ||||||
| "Make You Better"[42] | 2014 | — | 1 | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | —[K] | — | What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World | |||||
| "The Wrong Year"[44] | 2015 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Cavalry Captain"[45] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Why Would I Now?"[46] | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Florasongs | ||||||
| "Ben Franklin's Song"[47] | 2017 | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Hamildrops | |||||
| "Severed"[48] | 2018 | — | 1 | — | 43 | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | I'll Be Your Girl | |||||
| "Once in My Life"[49] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Sucker's Prayer"[50] | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Traveling On" | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Traveling On | ||||||
| "Burial Ground" (featuring James Mercer)[51] |
2024 | — | 2 | — | —[L] | — | — | — | — | — | — | As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again | |||||
| "Joan in the Garden" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "All I Want Is You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Oh No!" | — | 19 | — | —[M] | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Alt DL [53] |
US Rock DL [38] |
BEL (FL) [4] |
UK Indie [31] | ||||||||||||||
| "The Tain" | 2004 | — | — | — | 48 | The Tain EP | |||||||||||
| "Don't Carry It All" | 2011 | 23 | 40 | — | — | The King Is Dead | |||||||||||
| "Philomena" | 2015 | — | — | 129 | — | What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||
| Title | Date | Label | Song |
|---|---|---|---|
| Read: Interpreting Björk | 2003 | Hush Records | "Human Behavior" (Björk cover) |
| Preserve Volume One | 2003 | Fractured Discs | "Like A Lion" |
| Bridging the Distance | 2007 | Arena Rock | "Think About Me" (Fleetwood Mac cover) |
| Alternative Rock Xmas | 2007 | Capitol Records | "Please Daddy (Don't Get Drunk On Christmas)" (John Denver cover) and "Angel, Won't You Call Me" |
| Dark Was the Night | 2009 | 4AD | "Sleepless" |
| Metro: The Official Bootleg Series, Volume 1 | 2010 | "We Both Go Down Together" | |
| The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond | 2012 | Universal Republic | "One Engine" |
| Live Current: Cover To Cover | 2014 | 89.3 The Current | "Crazy On You" (Heart cover) |
| Holidays Rule, Volume 2 | 2017 | Capitol | "Jesus Christ" (Big Star cover) |
| The Suicide Squad | 2021 | WaterTower | "Sucker's Prayer" |
| Title | Date | Label |
|---|---|---|
| The Decemberists: A Practical Handbook | March 20, 2007 | Kill Rock Stars |
| Here Come the Waves: The Hazards of Love Visualized | December 1, 2009 | Capitol Records |