The discography of the Pixies, an American alternative rock band, includes nine studio albums, 26 singles, seven compilations, one mini-LP, and four EPs .
Pixies formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1985. Following their 1987 demo tape, the band signed to the English independent record label 4AD. They released Come On Pilgrim, comprising eight songs from their demo tape, in October 1987. Their first full-length album, Surfer Rosa, was released in 1988 on 4AD; an American distribution deal was made with Rough Trade Records several months later. However, Surfer Rosa did not see wide distribution in the United States.
Pixies agreed to a United States distribution deal with Elektra Records before releasing their third album, Doolittle. Doolittle was the most successful album for Pixies, earning them a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America in 1995 (along with Surfer Rosa in 2005). Following extensive touring supporting Love and Rockets through 1989, the band released Bossanova in 1990 and Trompe le Monde in 1991, before breaking up in 1993. After reuniting in 2004, Black Francis, Joey Santiago, Kim Deal and David Lovering issued a download-only single, "Bam Thwok", and the Warren Zevon cover, "Ain't That Pretty at All", as well as collaborating with Disc Live to release a number of reunion tour live albums in the same year.
In 2013, a week after announcing the departure of bassist Kim Deal, the band released the song "Bagboy", and then EP1, consisting of four new songs. In 2014, Pixies released EP2 and EP3, and Indie Cindy—a full-length album combining the songs from EP1, EP2 and EP3.
Albums
Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales and certificationsTitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSalesCertifications US AUSAustralian chart peaks: All top 50 peaks: Doolittle and "Here Comes Your Man": Bossanova, Trompe le Monde and Wave of Mutilation: "Velouria": "Dig for Fire": Doggerel: FRA GER IRE NLD NZ SPA SWE UK Come On Pilgrim (mini-album) Released: September 28, 1987 Label: 4AD, Rough Trade Format: LP, cassette — — — — — — — — — — US: 198,000 Surfer RosaReleased: March 21, 1988 Label: 4AD Format: CD, LP, cassette — — — — 43 — — — — — US: 705,000 RIAA: Gold RMNZ: Gold DoolittleReleased: April 17, 1989 (UK) Label: 4AD, Elektra Format: CD, LP, cassette 98 104 66 — 33 53 18 — — 8 RIAA: Platinum BPI: Platinum RMNZ: Gold SNEP: Gold BossanovaReleased: August 13, 1990 Label: 4AD, Elektra Format: CD, LP, cassette 70 68 — 27 — 30 17 — 45 3 US: 281,000 BPI: Gold SNEP: Gold Trompe le MondeReleased: September 23, 1991 Label: 4AD, Elektra Format: CD, LP, cassette 92 61 — 35 69 26 20 — 43 7 US: 359,000 BPI: Silver SNEP: Gold Indie CindyReleased: April 19, 2014 Label: Pixiesmusic, PIAS Format: CD, LP, cassette, download 23 21 16 10 4 23 33 29 57 6 US: 34,000 Head CarrierReleased: September 30, 2016 Label: Pixiesmusic, PIAS Format: CD, LP, cassette, download 72 23 12 32 31 13 20 23 — 7 US: 8,000 Beneath the EyrieReleased: September 13, 2019 Label: BMG/Infectious Format: CD, LP, cassette, download — 36 21 22 7 — — 15 — 7 DoggerelReleased: September 30, 2022 Label: BMG Format: CD, LP, cassette, download — 73 23 18 34 98 — — — 13 The Night the Zombies CameReleased: October 25, 2024 Label: BMG Format: CD, LP, cassette, download — — 59 27 97 — — — — 22
Live albums
The Pixies collaborated with Disc Live to release a string of limited edition live albums throughout 2004 as part of their reunion tour. This practice has been repeated with each successive tour, as well as documenting previous tours, using The Show and Coudal Partners/American Laundromat as distributing labels. An incomplete list appears below. Concert date Title Venue Number of copies pressed Live from the Fallout Shelter Discogs ~ Come On Pilgrim... It's Surfer Rosa WJUL-FM UMass LowellPixies @ WJUL Lowell, 1986 December 15th Live from Le Transbordeur, Lyon, France Le Transbordeur Live from Espace Médoquine, Bourdeaux, France Espace Médoquine Live: Malibu Nightclub, Lido Beach, NY Malibu Live in Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Cafe 1000 Live in Winnipeg, MB Burton Cummings Theatre 1000 Live in Regina, SK Conexus Arts Centre 1000 Live from Prairieland Park, Saskatoon, SK Prairieland Park Live from Red's West Edmonton Mall Live from MacEwan Hall, University of Calgary MacEwan Hall Live from Victoria Curling Club, Victoria, BC Victoria Curling Club Live from Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom Live from Coachella, Indio, CA Coachella festival Live from Brixton Academy Brixton Academy 1500 Live from Brixton Academy Brixton Academy 1500 Live from Brixton Academy Brixton Academy 1500 Live from Brixton Academy Brixton Academy 1500 Live in Toronto, ON Molson AmphitheatreNovember 21, 2004Live in Akron, OHJames A. Rhodes Arena1000November 22, 2004Live in Detroit, MIState Theatre the twelve final shows Norfolk Ted Constant Convocation Center 1000 Live from Roseland Theater, Portland, OR Roseland Theater Live from the Gorge Amphitheatre, George, WA Gorge Amphitheatre Live from the Warfield, San Francisco, CA The Warfield Live from Civic Auditorium, San Jose, CA Civic Auditorium Live from Wiltern LG Theatre, Los Angeles, CA Wiltern LG Theatre Live in Denver, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre Live in Indianapolis, IN Murat Theatre Live in Cleveland, OH Scene Pavilion Live from Chevrolet Amphitheatre, Pittsburgh, PA Chevrolet Amphitheatre Live from Music Midtown, Atlanta, GA Music Midtown Live in Raleigh, NC Disco Rodeo 1000 Live in Baltimore, MD Sonar 1000 Live at Voodoo 04 City Park, New Orleans, LA 1500 Various 2004–2005 "Hey" – Live Pixies 2004–2005 Various locations
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions, sales and certificationsTitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSalesCertifications US AUS BEL(FL) FRA IRE NOR NZ SWE UKSurfer Rosa/Come On Pilgrim Released: 1988 Label: 4AD, XL Recordings — — — — — — — — —BPI: GoldDeath to the Pixies Released: October 6, 1997 Label: 4AD, Elektra 180 24 6 14 — 32 7 49 20 US: 148,000 BPI: SilverPixies at the BBC Released: July 6, 1998 Label: 4AD, Elektra — — — — — — — — 45Complete 'B' Sides Released: May 3, 2001 Label: 4AD — — 89 — 46 — — — 53Wave of Mutilation: Best of Pixies Released: May 3, 2004 Label: 4AD 161 64 13 — 6 26 — — 16 US: 316,000 BPI: Gold RMNZ: GoldMinotaur Released: November 24, 2009 Label: 4AD — — — — — — — — —Come On Pilgrim… It’s Surfer Rosa Released: September 28, 2018 Label: 4AD Formats: 3-CD box set, 3-LP box set — — 128 — — — — — —
EPs + List of extended plays, with selected chart positions, sales and certificationsTitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales US GERPixies Released: July 9, 2002 Label: SpinART Format: CD — 70EP1 Released: September 2, 2013 Format: LP, digital — — US: 89,000EP2 Released: January 3, 2014 Format: LP, digital 160 —EP3 Released: March 24, 2014 Format: LP, digital — —
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positionsTitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum USAlt. USAAA AUS MEXIngl. NZ UK"Gigantic" 1988 — — — — — 93 Surfer Rosa"Monkey Gone to Heaven" 1989 5 — — — — 60 BPI: SilverDoolittle"Here Comes Your Man" 3 — 156 — — 54 RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver MC: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum"Velouria"1990 4 — 153 — 29 28Bossanova"Dig for Fire" 11 — 157 — — 62"Planet of Sound"1991 — — 128 — 35 27Trompe le Monde"Alec Eiffel" — — — — — 114"Letter to Memphis" 6 — — — — —"Head On" 6 — — — — —"Debaser" 1997 — — — — — 23 BPI: Silver Death to the Pixies"Bam Thwok" 2004 — — — — — — "Bagboy" 2013 — — — — — — Indie Cindy"Um Chagga Lagga" 2016 — — — 25 — —Head Carrier"Tenement Song" — — — 39 — —"Classic Masher" — 25 — — — —"On Graveyard Hill"2019 — — — — — —Beneath the Eyrie"Catfish Kate" — — — — — —"Hear Me Out" (12" only) 2020 — — — — — — rowspan="2" "Human Crime" 2022 — — — — — — "There's a Moon On" — — — — — —Doggerel "Vault of Heaven" — — — — — — "Dregs of the Wine" — — — — — —"You're So Impatient" 2024 — — — — — —The Night the Zombies Came"Chicken" — — — — — —"Oyster Beds" — — — — — —"Motoroller" — — — — — —
Other charted and/or certified songs TitleYearChart positionsCertificationsAlbum FRA MEXIngl. NLD NZ UK"Where Is My Mind?" 1988 78 — — — 199 RIAA: 4× Platinum BPI: 2× Platinum MC: 3× Platinum RMNZ: 3× Platinum Surfer Rosa "Wave of Mutilation"1989————— MC: GoldDoolittle"Hey"————— RIAA: Gold MC: Gold RMNZ: Gold"Motorway to Roswell" 1991 — — 52 — — Trompe le Monde"Talent" 2016 — 34 — — — Head Carrier
Bootlegs Year Title1989Live in ViennaBone Machine1991Rough DiamondsSubbacultchaTimeless Stars1994Give Me Ecstasy
Music videos YearAlbum TitleDirector1989Doolittle"Monkey Gone to Heaven"n/c"Here Comes Your Man"Neil Pollock1990Bossanova"Velouria"n/c"Dig for Fire / Allison"Peter Scammell1991Trompe le Monde"Alec Eiffel"n/c"Head On"1997Death to the Pixies"Debaser"2013Indie Cindy"Bagboy (Official Video 1)"Bagboy Music Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGdSYPh5_BIJesse Lamar High Nik Harper"Bagboy (Official Video 2)"Neirin Best Lianne Pierce"Indie Cindy"Jesse Lamar High Nik Harper"Andro Queen"Ondi Timoner"What Goes Boom"Jonathan Furmanski Matthew Galkin"Another Toe in the Ocean"Liviu Boar2014"Blue Eyed Hexe" Mount Emult"Greens and Blues"Josh Frank"Snakes"Mark Locke"Ring the Bell"Lital Mizel Adi Frimmerman"Silver Snail"Mount Emult"Magdalena 318"Judy Jacob2016Head Carrier"Tenement Song"Krank! Collective"Um Chagga Lagga"Louis Collin"Classic Masher"Paz Lenchantin2019Beneath the Eyrie"On Graveyard Hill"Kii Arens Bobbi Rich"Catfish Kate"Neirin Best Lianne Pierce"Long Rider"Gilbert Trejo2020/"Hear Me Out"Maximilla Lukacs2022"Human Crime"Paz LenchantinDoggerel"Vault of Heaven"Charles Derenne2025The Night The Zombies Came"Jane (The Night The Zombies Came)"Liam Maxwell
DVDs Year DVD CommentsCertifications2004PixiesContains a documentary about the band's influence, early concert videos, their music videos and footage of their 2004 reunion tour.2005Pixies: "Sell Out" Reunion Tour 2004Playing live at Eurockéenness Festival in Belfort, France. Other performances in the reunion era are included as bonus material.2006loudQUIETloudDetails the band's 2004 reunion tour.2006Acoustic: Live In NewportPlaying live at the 2005 Folk Festival in Newport, Rhode Island.
Other appearances Year Song Album Comments1989"Winterlong"The Bridge: A Tribute to Neil YoungNeil Young cover1990"Born in Chicago"Rubáiyát: Elektra's 40th AnniversaryPaul Butterfield Blues Band cover1991"I Can't Forget"I'm Your Fan: The songs of Leonard CohenLeonard Cohen cover2004"Ain't That Pretty at All"Enjoy Every Sandwich: Songs of Warren ZevonWarren Zevon cover2023"Crystal Closet Queen"A Song For Leon: A Tribute To Leon RussellLeon Russell cover
See also List of Pixies songs
Notes
References
Sources Frank, Josh; Ganz, Caryn. "Fool the World: The Oral History of a Band Called Pixies." Virgin Books, 2005. . Sisario, Ben. Doolittle 33⅓. Continuum, 2006. .
External links Official site Comprehensive discography List of promotional items and records Thrashin's Pixies Page – Long Standing Fan Page with comprehensive discography & lyrics