The Decemberists discography

The discography of The Decemberists, the indie/folk rock band from Portland, Oregon, United States.

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [1][2]	AUS [3]	AUT [4]	BEL (FL) [5]	BEL (WA) [6]	CAN [7]	GER [8]	IRL [9]	ITA [10]	NED [11]	NOR [12]	NZ [13]	SPA [14]	SWE [15]	SWI [16]	UK [17][18]
2002	Castaways and Cutouts Released: May 1, 2002 Label: Hush Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Her Majesty the Decemberists Released: September 9, 2003 Label: Kill Rock Stars Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	Picaresque Released: March 25, 2005 Label: Kill Rock Stars Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl	128	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	The Crane Wife Released: October 3, 2006 Label: Capitol Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl	35	—	—	100	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	127
2009	The Hazards of Love Released: March 24, 2009 Label: Capitol Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl	14	73	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50
2011	The King Is Dead Released: January 14, 2011 Label: Capitol Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl	1	26	52	86	—	4	41	30	—	37	18	30	—	23	58	24
2015	What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World Released: January 20, 2015 Label: Capitol Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl	7	27	23	58	189	9	37	20	90	27	—	28	70	—	27	13
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

EPs

Title	Date	Peak chart positions	Label
		US [1]
5 Songs	2001	—	Independent Release, reissued on Hush Records
The Tain	March 4, 2004	—	Acuarela Discos
Picaresqueties	September 13, 2005	—	Kill Rock Stars
Connect Sets	November 17, 2006	—	Sony Connect Exclusive
Live from SoHo	January 16, 2007	—	iTunes exclusive
Live at Bull Moose[19]	April 16, 2011	—	Capitol Records, for Record Store Day 2011
iTunes Session	August 2, 2011	117	iTunes exclusive
Long Live the King	November 1, 2011	44	Capitol Records
Florasongs	October 9, 2015	64	Capitol Records

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions						Album
		US Sales [20]	US AAA [21]	US Alt [22]	US Rock [23]	JPN [24]	UK [25]
2004	"Billy Liar"	24	—	—	—	—	—	Her Majesty the Decemberists
2005	"16 Military Wives"	—	—	—	—	—	119	Picaresque
2006	"O Valencia!"	—	—	—	—	—	—	The Crane Wife
	"The Perfect Crime #2"^[A]	4	—	—	—	—	—
2008	"Valerie Plame"[26]	30	—	—	—	—	—	Always the Bridesmaid: Volume I
	"Days Of Elaine"[27]	33	—	—	—	—	—	Always the Bridesmaid: Volume II
	"Record Year For Rainfall"[28]	—	—	—	—	—	—	Always the Bridesmaid: Volume III
2009	"The Rake's Song"	5	—	—	—	—	—	The Hazards of Love
2010	"Down By the Water"	—	2	—	33	35	—	The King Is Dead
	"January Hymn"	6	—	—	—^[B]	—	—
2011	"This Is Why We Fight"	—	9	19	40	—	—
2012	"Calamity Song"	—	4	—	48	—	—
	"One Engine"	—	—	—	—	—	—	The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond
2014	"Make You Better"	—	1	—	44	—	—	What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World
2015	"The Wrong Year"[29]	—	20	—	—	—	—
	"Why Would I Now?"	—	26	—	—	—	—	Florasongs
"—" denotes singles that did not chart.

Other charting songs

Year	Single	Peak chart positions		Album
		US Rock [23]	BEL (FL) [5]
2011	"Don't Carry It All"	—^[C]	—	The King Is Dead
2015	"Philomena"	—	129	What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World
"—" denotes singles that did not chart.

Notes

A. ^ "Perfect Crime No. 2" peaked at number 3 on the Hot Dance Singles Sales.[30] B. ^ "January Hymn" did not enter the Rock Songs chart, but peaked at number 48 on the Rock Digital Songs chart.[31] C. ^ "Don't Carry It All" did not enter the Rock Songs chart, but peaked at number 40 on the Rock Digital Songs chart.[31]

Live albums

Title	Date	Peak chart positions		Label
		US [1]	UK [32]
We All Raise Our Voices to the Air (Live Songs 04.11–08.11)	March 13, 2012	78	146	Capitol

Compilations

Title	Date	Label
Dark Was the Night	February 16, 2009	4AD
Metro: The Official Bootleg Series, Volume 1	July 25, 2010

DVD

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

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