The discography of American singer-songwriter and pianist Fiona Apple consists of five studio albums, one compilation album, 17 singles, and 18 music videos.
In 1994, Apple signed a record deal with The Work Group and Columbia Records, and began recording material for her debut album Tidal. It became a commercial success, certified three times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It established Apple's presence in the music industry. The album produced the Grammy Award-winning controversial single "Criminal". In 1998, The Work Group was absorbed by Epic Records, which then released Apple's second album, known as When the Pawn... in 1999. The album's full title currently holds the record for the third-longest album title. It was certified platinum by the RIAA. In 2002, Apple began recording her third studio album, Extraordinary Machine, which was delayed for more than three years, eventually being bootlegged in 2004. Extraordinary Machine featured an art pop-oriented sound and was finally released in 2005. Like its predecessor, it was also certified gold by the RIAA. In 2008, Apple went on a hiatus while secretly recording new material for her fourth studio album, The Idler Wheel.... The album was released in 2012, seven years after the release of Extraordinary Machine. Almost eight years passed until the release of her fifth studio album in 2020, Fetch the Bolt Cutters. Fetch the Bolt Cutters peaked at number 1 on the US Billboard Top Album Sales chart, which was her first album to peak at number 1 on an all-genre album chart in the United States.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications US AUSAustralian (ARIA Chart) peaks: Top 50 peaks: Top 100 peaks to December 2010: "Shadowboxer" and "Sleep to Dream": BEL CANPeak chart positions for albums in Canada: Tidal: When the Pawn...: Extraordinary Machine: The Idler Wheel... and Fetch the Bolt Cutters: FRA GER JPN NZ POR UK Tidal Released: July 23, 1996 (US) Label: Columbia, Work, Clean Slate Formats: CD, LP, CS, MD, digital download, streaming 15 43 48 35 21 — — 22 — — US: 2,900,000 RIAA: 3× Platinum BPI: Silver MC: Platinum SNEP: Gold Released: November 9, 1999 (US) Labels: Epic, Clean Slate Formats: CD, LP, CS, MD, digital download, streaming 13 54 — 6 32 66 39 — — 46 US: 922,000 RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver RIAJ: Gold Extraordinary Machine Released: October 4, 2005 (US) Labels: Epic, Clean Slate Formats: CD, LP, DualDisc, digital download, streaming 7 53 — 29 61 — 44 — — — US: 1,000,000 RIAA: Gold Released: June 19, 2012 (US) Labels: Epic, Clean Slate Formats: CD, CD+DVD, LP, digital download, streaming 3 23 116 13 54 56 68 30 20 68 US: 205,000 Fetch the Bolt Cutters Released: April 17, 2020 Labels: Epic, Clean Slate Formats: Digital download, streaming, CD, LP, cassette 4 13 26 10 97 20 42 14 4 33 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums Title Album details Peak chart positions USDig. iTunes Originals Released: February 14, 2006 (US) Label: Epic, Clean Slate Formats: Digital download6
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US USAlt.Airplay USAAA USRock& Alt. AUS BEL(FL)Tip CANAlt. JPN NZHot UK "Shadowboxer" 1996 — 34 12 — — — — — — — Tidal "Sleep to Dream"1997 — 28 11 — — — — — — 79 "The First Taste" — — — — — — — — — — "Criminal" 21 4 2 — 51 — 9 — — — RIAA: Platinum "Never Is a Promise" — — — — — — — — — — "Across the Universe" 1998 — — — — — — — — — — Pleasantville soundtrack "Fast as You Can" 1999 — 20 8 — — — — — — 33 When the Pawn... "Limp" 2000 — — — — — — — — — — "Paper Bag" — — — — — — — — — — "O' Sailor" 2005 — — — — — — — — — — Extraordinary Machine "Parting Gift" — — — — — — — — — — "Not About Love" 2006 — — — — — — — — — — "Get Him Back" — — — — — — — — — — "Every Single Night" 2012 — — — — — — — 72 — — The Idler Wheel... "Pure Imagination" 2013 — — — — — — — — — — "Shameika" 2020 — — 19 15 — 43 — — 32 — Fetch the Bolt Cutters "Pretrial (Let Her Go Home)"2025 — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Other charted songs Title Year Peak chart positions Album USRock NZHot "I Want You to Love Me" 2020 10 25 Fetch the Bolt Cutters "Fetch the Bolt Cutters" 21 37 "Under the Table" 27 40 "Relay" 32 —"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Other appearances + List of songs released on albums that were not studio albums released by Apple Title Year Other artist(s) Album "Please Send Me Someone to Love"1998Pleasantville: Music from the Motion Picture "Bridge over Troubled Water" 2002 Johnny Cash American IV: The Man Comes Around "Father and Son" 2003 Unearthed "Frosty the Snowman" Christmas Calling "It's Only a Paper Moon" 2005 Maude Maggart With Sweet Despair "A Sleeping Bee" "I Want You" 2006 Elvis Costello Elvis Costello – in Concert "Sally's Song" The Nightmare Before Christmas (soundtrack) "Come On and Get It (Up in 'Dem Guts)" Zach Galifianakis "Angel Eyes" 2008 Largo Film "Still I" Christophe Deluy "Why Try to Change Me Now" 2009 rowspan="2" The Best Is Yet to Come: The Songs of Cy Coleman "I Walk a Little Faster" "Hey Big Dog"2010 Margaret Cho Cho Dependent "So Sleepy" Jon Brion, Punch Brothers Chickens in Love "Everyday" 2011 Jon Brion Rave On Buddy Holly "You're the One I Love" 2012 Sara Watkins Sun Midnight Sun "Take Up Your Spade" Sara Watkins, Jackson Browne "Dull Tool" This Is 40 (soundtrack) "Container"2014 opening theme from The Affair "I'm in the Middle of a Riddle" Maude Maggart Sweetheart 2014 "Banks of the Ohio" 2015 Sean Watkins "Left Handed Kisses" 2016 Andrew Bird Are You Serious "I Can't Wait to Meet You" 2018 rowspan="3" Hopes & Dreams: The Lullaby Project "In My Room" 2019 Echo in the Canyon (soundtrack) "It Won't Be Wrong" "Don't Worry 'bout Me" Jeff Goldblum I Shouldn't Be Telling You This "7 O'Clock News/Silent Night" Phoebe Bridgers, Matt Berninger rowspan="2" "Shameika Said" 2020 Shameika "Murder Most Foul" Bob Dylan Rough and Rowdy Ways "Love More" 2021 Sharon van Etten Epic Ten "(Remember Me) I'm the One Who Loves You"2022 Watkins Family Hour Vol. II "Where the Shadows Lie" Bear McCreary The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Season One: Amazon Original Series Soundtrack) "Lately" 2024 Tonight I'll Go Down Swingin': Tribute to Don Heffington
Music videos + List of music videos, showing year released and director Title Year Director(s) "Shadowboxer" 1996 Jim Gable "The First Taste" 1997 Dewey Nicks "Sleep to Dream" Stéphane Sednaoui "Criminal" Mark Romanek "Never Is a Promise" Stéphane Sednaoui "Across the Universe" 1998 Paul Thomas Anderson "Fast as You Can" 1999 "Limp" 2000 "Paper Bag" "Parting Gift" 2005 Spencer Maggart "O' Sailor" Floria Sigismondi "Not About Love" 2006 Michael Blieden "Hey Big Dog" (Margret Cho featuring Fiona Apple)2010 "Every Single Night" 2012 Joseph Cahill "Hot Knife" 2013 Paul Thomas Anderson "Left Handed Kisses" (Andrew Bird featuring Fiona Apple) 2016 Phil Andelman "Shameika" / "Shameika" (Process Video) 2020Matthias Brown "Pretrial (Let Her Go Home)"2025Frederic T. Brehm
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References
External links Official website Fiona Apple at AllMusic