Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds discography

The discography of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, a rock band with multi-national personnel, consists of 18 studio albums, 12 of which have reached the UK top 40, the last four going Top 5; five live albums; four compilation albums; 36 singles, 16 of which reached the UK Indie Top 10; five video albums and 38 music videos.

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds discography
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds in 2008.
Studio albums18
EPs3
Live albums5
Compilation albums4
Singles38
Video albums5
Music videos38

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
AUS
AUT
FIN
GER
NL
NOR
NZ
SWE
UK
US
From Her to Eternity
  • Released: May 1984
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: LP, MC
40
The Firstborn Is Dead
  • Released: 3 June 1985
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: LP, MC
53
Kicking Against the Pricks
  • Released: 18 August 1986
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
48 49 89
Your Funeral... My Trial
  • Released: 3 November 1986
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: CD, 2x12", MC
98
Tender Prey
  • Released: 19 September 1988
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
109 27 67
  • US: 40,000
The Good Son
  • Released: 17 April 1990
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
93 39 44 19 38 47
  • US: 30,000
Henry's Dream
  • Released: 27 April 1992
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
41 40 38 59 70 47 49 29
  • US: 45,000
Let Love In
  • Released: 18 April 1994
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
8 14 21 34 57 18 35 10 12
  • US: 80,000
  • ARIA: Gold
  • BPI: Silver
Murder Ballads
  • Released: 5 February 1996
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC, MD
3 1 7 5 18 1 12 1 8
  • US: 111,000
  • BPI: Gold
The Boatman's Call
  • Released: 3 March 1997
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
5 18 17 19 58 2 4 3 22 155
  • BPI: Gold
  • IFPI DEN: Platinum
No More Shall We Part
  • Released: 2 April 2001
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: CD, 2xLP, MC, MD
4 4 10 8 23 1 21 8 15 180
  • BPI: Silver
  • IFPI NOR: Gold
Nocturama
  • Released: 3 February 2003
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
8 6 4 11 14 2 7 20 182
Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
  • Released: 20 September 2004
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: 2xCD, 2xLP
5 2 6 7 7 1 11 3 11 126
  • ARIA: Gold
  • BPI: Gold
Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
  • Released: 3 March 2008
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: CD, LP
2 3 9 6 10 2 5 3 4 64
  • ARIA: Gold
  • BPI: Gold
  • IRMA: Gold
Push the Sky Away
  • Released: 18 February 2013
  • Label: Bad Seed Ltd
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
1 1 5 2 1 2 1 3 3 29
  • UK: 98,627
  • US: 57,000
  • ARIA: Gold
  • BPI: Gold
  • IFPI DEN: Gold
Skeleton Tree
  • Released: 9 September 2016
  • Label: Bad Seed Ltd
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
1 2 1 3 2 1 1 2 2 27
  • UK: 81,433
  • US: 15,000
  • ARIA: Gold
  • BEA: Platinum
  • BPI: Silver
Ghosteen
  • Released: 4 October 2019
  • Label: Ghosteen Ltd
  • Formats: 2xCD, 2xLP, digital download
2 3 7 6 4 16 11 7 4 108
  • BEA: Gold
  • BPI: Silver
Wild God
  • Released: 30 August 2024
  • Label: Play It Again Sam
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
2 2 5 2 1 5 4 7 5 66
  • US: 13,000
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS
AUT
GER
NL
POR
UK
UK Indie
Live Seeds
  • Released: 6 September 1993
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: CD, 2xLP
47 88 14 67 8
The Abattoir Blues Tour
  • Released: 29 January 2007
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: 2xCD
Live at the Royal Albert Hall
  • Released: 24 November 2008
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: CD
Live from KCRW
  • Released: 29 November 2013
  • Label: Bad Seed Ltd
  • Formats: CD, 2xLP, digital download
24 51 46 81 5
Live God
  • Released: 5 December 2025
  • Labels: Bad Seed Ltd, PIAS
22
9 14 22 87
33 2
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
AUS
AUT
FIN
GER
NL
NOR
NZ
SWE
UK
UK Indie
The Best of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
  • Released: 11 May 1998
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Formats: CD, 2xCD, 2xLP, MC
2 7 12 26 90 1 8 17 11 2
  • ARIA: Gold
  • BPI: Gold
B-Sides & Rarities
  • Released: 22 March 2005
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: 3xCD
36 38 60 67 26 60 74
Lovely Creatures: The Best of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
  • Released: 5 May 2017
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: 2xCD, 3xCD+DVD, 3xLP, digital download
8 8 10 12 15 8 2
  • BPI: Silver
B-Sides & Rarities Part II
  • Released: 22 October 2021
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: 2xCD, 2xLP, digital download
38 16 18 19 17 27 3
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

EPs

Title EP details Peak chart positions
AUT
DEN
GER
SWI
UK
UK Indie
European Tour '92
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: CD
  • Japan-only release
iTunes Live: London Sessions
  • Released: 7 April 2008
  • Label: Mute
  • Formats: digital download
Distant Sky: Live in Copenhagen
  • Released: 28 September 2018
  • Label: Bad Seeds Ltd
  • Formats: 12", digital download
67 34 82 66 74 8
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS
AUT
FIN
GER
NL
NOR
NZ
SWE
UK
UK Indie
"In the Ghetto" 1984 84 1 From Her to Eternity
"Tupelo" 1985 1 The Firstborn Is Dead
"The Singer" 1986 1 Kicking Against the Pricks
"The Mercy Seat" 1988 86 3 Tender Prey
"Deanna" 4
"The Ship Song" 1990 138 84 The Good Son
"The Weeping Song" 172
"Straight to You"/"Jack the Ripper" 1992 96 68 7 Henry's Dream
"I Had a Dream, Joe" 75 85 7
"Do You Love Me?" 1994 62 68 6 Let Love In
"Loverman" 109 88 8
"Red Right Hand" 124 16
  • BPI: Silver
"Where the Wild Roses Grow" (with Kylie Minogue) 1995 2 4 5 12 9 3 11 3 11 1
  • ARIA: Gold
  • BVMI: Gold
Murder Ballads
"Henry Lee" (with PJ Harvey) 1996 73 15 33 36 7
"Into My Arms" 1997 26 10 8 41 46 53 9
  • BPI: Silver
The Boatman's Call
"(Are You) The One That I've Been Waiting For" 159 67 10
"As I Sit Sadly by Her Side" 2001 80 24 20 71 11 46 42 6 No More Shall We Part
"Fifteen Feet of Pure White Snow" 52 5
"Love Letter" 2002 86
"Bring It On" 2003 131 58 8 Nocturama
"He Wants You"/"Babe, I'm on Fire" 154
"Rock of Gibraltar" 136
"Nature Boy" 2004 88 17 16 89 37 Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
"Breathless"/"There She Goes My Beautiful World" 109 45
"Get Ready for Love" 2005 134 62
"Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!" 2008 116 66 Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
"More News from Nowhere" 171
"Midnight Man"
"We No Who U R" 2012 69 Push the Sky Away
"Jubilee Street" 2013
"Mermaids"
"Animal X" Non-album singles
"Give Us a Kiss" 2014
"Jesus Alone" 2016 Skeleton Tree
"Skeleton Tree"
"I Need You" 2017
"Rings of Saturn"
"Frogs" 2024 Wild God
"Long Dark Night"
"Final Rescue Attempt" 2025
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
NZ
Hot

"Song of the Lake" 2024 29 Wild God

Other appearances

Studio

Year Song Album Notes
1989 "Rye Whiskey" N/A traditional cover released as a flexidisc with a 1989 issue of Reflex magazine
1991 "Tower of Song" I'm Your Fan Leonard Cohen cover
"(I'll Love You) Till the End of the World" Until the End of the World original song

Live

Year Song Album Notes
1984 "I Put a Spell on You" Department of Enjoyment radio broadcast of Screamin' Jay Hawkins cover, as Nick Cave and the Cavemen
2003 "I Feel So Good" The Soul of a Man J.B. Lenoir cover
2004 "Supernaturally" The Big Ask Live - Artists Taking Action On Climate Change Theatre de la Mutualite, Paris, November 2004

Music videos

Year Title Director Album
1984 "In the Ghetto" Evan English, Paul Goldman From Her to Eternity
1985 "Tupelo" Christoph Dreher The Firstborn Is Dead
"Wanted Man" Mick Harvey
1986 "The Singer" Christoph Dreher Kicking Against the Pricks
1988 "The Mercy Seat" Christoph Dreher Tender Prey
"Deanna" Mick Harvey
1990 "The Ship Song" John Hillcoat The Good Son
"The Weeping Song" Angela Conway
1992 "Straight to You" Anton Corbijn Henry's Dream
"Jack the Ripper" John Hillcoat
"I Had a Dream, Joe"
1994 "Do You Love Me?" John Hillcoat Let Love In
"Loverman"
"Red Right Hand" Jesse Dylan
1995 "Where the Wild Roses Grow" (with Kylie Minogue) Rocky Schenck Murder Ballads
1996 "Henry Lee" (with PJ Harvey)
"Stagger Lee" Emma Davis
1997 "Into My Arms" Jonathan Glazer The Boatman's Call
"(Are You) The One That I've Been Waiting For?" Angela Conway
2001 "As I Sat Sadly by Her Side" John Hillcoat No More Shall We Part
"Fifteen Feet of Pure White Snow"
2002 "Love Letter" Tony Mahony
2003 "Bring It On" John Hillcoat Nocturama
"Babe, I'm on Fire"
2004 "Nature Boy" Grant Gee Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
"Breathless" Ben Dawkins
2005 "Get Ready for Love" David Barnard
2008 "Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!" Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
"More News from Nowhere"
"Midnight Man"
"Night Of The Lotus Eaters"
2012 "We No Who U R" Gaspar Noé Push the Sky Away
2013 "Jubilee Street" John Hillcoat
"Higgs Boson Blues" Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard
2016 "Jesus Alone" Andrew Dominik Skeleton Tree
"I Need You"
"Girl in Amber"
"Magneto"

Selected list of video and DVD releases

  • The Road to God Knows Where – US tour documentary film
  • Live at the Paradiso – Live in Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: The Videos
  • God Is in the House – Live in Lyon, France
  • The Abattoir Blues Tour – 2DVD/CD, Live at the Brixton Academy, Hammersmith Apollo, etc.
  • 20,000 Days on Earth – 2014 documentary
  • One More Time with Feeling – 2016 documentary

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