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Silverchair Discography

The discography of Silverchair, an Australian alternative rock band, consists of five studio albums, one extended play (EP), twenty singles, one live album, two compilation albums, four video albums, and twenty music videos.

Silverchair's first single, "Tomorrow", was highly successful upon its Australian release in 1994, and provided the band an opportunity to release their music internationally. Shortly after, they released their debut album; Frogstomp. Achieving success in the United States and performing around the world, Silverchair's band members continued with their school studies, and in 1997 released Freak Show. Following the success of 1999's Neon Ballroom, Silverchair toured worldwide, then announced a break following the termination of their contract with Sony. The band joined Eleven, a record label formed by their manager John Watson.

Silverchair returned to recording in June 2001, and released Diorama in 2002. Lead singer Daniel Johns suffered from reactive arthritis while the band were touring to promote the album, and after the 2002 ARIA Awards the band announced an indefinite hiatus. Silverchair reunited after Wave Aid in 2005, and released Young Modern in 2007. Silverchair went on an indefinite hiatus in May 2011.

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
AUS
AUT
CAN
FRA
GER
NZ
NOR
SWE
UK
US
Frogstomp 1 10 73 2 30 49 9
Freak Show
  • Released: 4 February 1997
  • Label: Murmur
  • Formats: CD, CS, DL, LP, MD
1 22 2 20 42 8 29 53 38 12
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum
  • MC: Platinum
  • RIAA: Gold
Neon Ballroom
  • Released: 8 March 1999
  • Label: Murmur
  • Formats: CD, CS, DL, LP, MD
1 13 5 23 13 8 26 29 50
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum
  • BPI: Silver
  • MC: Platinum
  • RIAA: Gold
  • RMNZ: Platinum
Diorama
  • Released: 31 March 2002
  • Label: Eleven
  • Formats: CD, CS, DL, LP
1 13 116 12 7 91 91
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum
Young Modern
  • Released: 31 March 2007
  • Label: Eleven
  • Formats: CD, CS, DL, LP
1 8 70
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
AUS
Live from Faraway Stables
  • Released: 10 November 2003
  • Label: Eleven
  • Formats: CD, DL, DVD
13
  • ARIA: Gold

Compilations

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
AUS
NZ
The Best of Volume 1
  • Released: 13 November 2000
  • Label: Murmur
  • Formats: CD, DL
16 29
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum
Rarities 1994–1999
  • Released: 12 December 2002
  • Label: Murmur
  • Formats: CD, DL
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Box sets

Title Album details
The Freak Box
  • Released: 4 February 1997
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: CD
The Diorama Box
  • Released: 1 December 2002
  • Label: Eleven
  • Formats: CD

Extended plays

List of extended plays
Title EP details
Tomorrow
  • Released: 16 September 1994
  • Label: Murmur
  • Format: CD, 7"

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS
CAN
CAN
Alt

GER
NZ
SWE
UK
UK
Rock

US
Alt

US
Main

"Tomorrow" 1994 1 42 1 1 59 1 1 Frogstomp
"Pure Massacre" 1995 2 13 2 71 17 12
  • ARIA: Platinum
"Israel's Son" 11 12 39
  • ARIA: Gold
"Shade" 28 24 47
"Freak" 1997 1 55 12 23 34 1 29 25
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum
Freak Show
"Abuse Me" 9 7 1 44 40 4 4
  • ARIA: Gold
"Cemetery" 5
  • ARIA: Gold
"The Door" 25
"Anthem for the Year 2000" 1999 3 6 8 36 93 3 12 15
  • ARIA: Platinum
Neon Ballroom
"Ana's Song (Open Fire)" 14 34 42 45 2 12 28
  • ARIA: Platinum
"Miss You Love" 17 43 52 10
  • ARIA: Gold
"The Greatest View" 2002 3 83 4 85 11 36
  • ARIA: Gold
Diorama
"Without You" 8
"Luv Your Life" 20 187 38
"Across the Night" 2003 24
"Straight Lines" 2007 1 11 12
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum
Young Modern
"Reflections of a Sound"
"If You Keep Losing Sleep" 16
"Mind Reader" 2008
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

Title Year Album
"Findaway" 1995 Frogstomp
"No Association" 1996 Freak Show
"Paint Pastel Princess" 2000 Neon Ballroom
"Punk Song 2" The Best of Volume 1
"Tuna in the Brine" 2002 Diorama
"After All These Years"
"Pins in My Needles" 2020 Non-album singles
"Hollywood"

B-sides

Year Title Notes From single
1994 "Acid Rain" "Tomorrow"
"Blind"
"Stoned"
1995 "Faultline" Live in Newcastle, 21 October 1994 "Pure Massacre"
"Stoned" Live in Newcastle, 21 October 1994
"Blind" Live "Israel's Son"
"Leave Me Out" Live
"Undecided" Live
"Madman" Vocal Mix "Shade"
"Israel's Son" Live
"Findaway" Live at Triple J wireless "Findaway"
1997 "New Race" "Freak"
"Punk Song #2"
"Undecided" The Masters Apprentices cover "Abuse Me"
"Freak (Remix for Us Rejects)"
"Slab" Nicklaunoise mix "Cemetery"
"Cemetery" Acoustic
"Surfin' Bird" "The Door"
"Roses" Live
"Minor Threat" Live
"Madman" Live
1999 "London's Burning" "Anthem for the Year 2000"
"Untitled"
"The Millennium Bug" Paul Mac remix
"Trash" "Ana's Song (Open Fire)"
"Anthem for the Year 2000" A cappella version
"Ana's Song (Open Fire)" Acoustic
"Wasted" "Miss You Love"
"Fix Me"
"Minor Threat"
"Ana's Song (Open Fire)" Live video
2000 "Ana's Song (Open Fire)" Acoustic remix "Paint Pastel Princess"
2002 "Pins in My Needles" "The Greatest View"
"Too Much of Not Enough"
"Asylum" "Without You"
"Hollywood"
"Ramble"
"The Greatest View" Live on Rove Live "Luv Your Life"
"Without You" Live on Rove Live
Rove Live interview with Daniel Johns Audio
Rove Live interview with Daniel Johns Video
2003 "Tuna in the Brine" Demo "Across the Night"
"One Way Mule" Demo
"Luv Your Life" Demo
"Across the Night" Demo
"Across the Night" Van Dyke Parks remix "After All These Years"
"Tuna in the Brine" Van Dyke Parks remix
Band interviews
2007 "All Across the World" "Straight Lines"
"Sleep All Day" Demo
"I Don't Wanna Be the One" Live
"Straight Lines" Live at Carriageworks Album Launch "Reflections of a Sound"
"Mind Reader" Live at Carriageworks Album Launch
"Luv Your Life" Live at Carriageworks Album Launch – iTunes only
"We're Not Lonely But We Miss You" "If You Keep Losing Sleep"
"Barbarella"
"Hide Under Your Tongue" iTunes only
2008 "Mind Reader" Live on Across the Great Divide tour "Mind Reader"

Soundtrack appearances

Year Song Appearance Notes Reference
1994 "Blind" Triple J: Eleven – A Very Loud Compilation Original version
1995 "Stoned" "Mallrats" soundtrack "Tomorrow" B-Side, new vocal track
1996 "Blind" The Cable Guy soundtrack Re-recorded version
1997 "Spawn" Spawn (Duet with Vitro)
"Untitled" Godzilla soundtrack "Anthem for the Year 2000" B-side
1999 "Freak" Much at Edgefest 1999 Edgefest 1999 live performance
"London's Burning" Burning London: The Clash Tribute compilation "Anthem for the Year 2000" B-side
"Anthem for the Year 2000" WBCN Naked 2000 compilation Neon Ballroom album version
2000 "Punk Song #2" Scary Movie soundtrack "Freak" B-side
2005 "Israel's Son" WaveAid DVD WaveAid live performance
"Without You"
"Ana's Song (Open Fire)"
"The Greatest View"
"The Door"
2006 "Tomorrow" ARIA Awards 20th Anniversary CD Frogstomp album version

Videography

Music videos

Year Title Director Notes Reference
1994 "Tomorrow" Robert Hambling Produced by Nomad, a music video show on SBS.
1995 "Pure Massacre" Robert Hambling Filmed live at the Phoenician Club in Sydney on 12 December 1994.
"Tomorrow" Mark Pellington US version.
"Shade" Robert Hambling Filmed at NSN Studios, Newcastle on 24 May 1995.
1996 "Israel's Son" Nigel Dick Filmed at Rancho Maria, Canyon Country on 19 December 1995.
1997 "Abuse Me" Nick Egan
"Freak" Gerald Casale Filmed in Los Angeles in December 1996.
"Cemetery"
1999 "Anthem for the Year 2000" Gavin Bowden Filmed on 23 January 1999 at Martin Place Amphitheatre, Sydney.
"Ana's Song (Open Fire)" Cate Anderson
"Miss You Love" The band's first music video in which they did not play their instruments.
2000 "Emotion Sickness" The band's first music video in which they did not appear.
2002 "The Greatest View" Sean Gilligan
Sarah-Jane Woulahan
"Without You"
"Luv Your Life" Steve Scott
James Littlemore
The band's first animated video clip.
2003 "Across the Night" Sean Gilligan
Sarah-Jane Woulahan
Featuring Guy Pearce.
"After All These Years" Robert Hambling
2007 "Straight Lines" Paul Goldman
Alice Bell
Filmed at Olympic Park railway station in central Sydney.
"Reflections of a Sound" Damon Escott
Stephen Lance
"If You Keep Losing Sleep"

Live DVDs

Title Album details Certifications
Live from Faraway Stables
  • Released: 10 November 2003
  • Label: Eleven
  • Formats: DVD
Across the Great Divide Tour
  • Released: 1 December 2007
  • Label: Universal Music Australia
  • Format: DVD
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum

Documentaries and compilations

Title Album details Certification
Across the Night – Creation of Diorama
  • Released: 2002
  • Label: Eleven
  • Formats: DVD
  • ARIA: Gold
The Best of Volume 1: Complete Videography
(Plus Emotion Pictures)
  • Released: 26 January 2004
  • Label: Sony
  • Format: DVD
  • ARIA: Platinum

See also