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Death Cab for Cutie has released ten studio albums, five extended plays (EPs), a demo tape, a digital album, one live album, thirty-two singles (including one as featured artist), nine music videos, and two DVDs. Death Cab for Cutie is an American indie rock group from Bellingham, Washington and was formed in 1997 by Ben Gibbard as a side project from Pinwheel. After releasing a demo tape, he added guitarist Chris Walla, bassist Nick Harmer, and drummer Nathan Good to the band. Death Cab signed to Barsuk Records and released four extended plays (EPs) and four studio albums through the label.[1] The fourth album, Transatlanticism, reached number 97 on the Billboard 200 and was eventually certified gold in the United States.[2][3] The group also issued nine singles and a demo tape through Barsuk.[1]

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Death Cab for Cutie discography
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Death Cab for Cutie performing at Bonnaroo in 2006
Studio albums10
EPs5
Singles32
Video albums2
Music videos9
Other appearances10
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In 2004, the band signed with Atlantic Records, a subsidiary of the Warner Music Group. Their first release on the label, Plans, earned a platinum certification and charted at number four in the US.[3] The single "Soul Meets Body" was the band's first to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. Death Cab for Cutie topped the US and Canadian album charts with Narrow Stairs (2008), with help from the Hot 100 single "I Will Possess Your Heart".[2][4] Both Plans and Narrow Stairs received critical praise and were nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album. Other projects with Atlantic include a downloadable digital album, two DVDs, and five singles.[5]

In 2013, a limited edition vinyl boxed set called The Barsuk Years was released on the Artist in Residence label. The 7-LP set, which includes all the band's early works, was produced in a limited run of 1500 units, each individually numbered and signed by the band.[6]

This list does not include material that members of Death Cab for Cutie recorded with The Postal Service, ¡All-Time Quarterback! or other side projects.

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Albums

Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
US
[2]
AUS
[7]
BEL
[8]
CAN
[9]
GER
[10]
IRL
[11]
JPN
[12]
NLD
[13]
SWI
[14]
UK
[15]
Something About Airplanes
We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes
  • Released: March 21, 2000
  • Label: Barsuk
  • Format: CD, vinyl
The Photo Album
  • Released: October 9, 2001
  • Label: Barsuk
  • Format: CD, vinyl
[A]
Transatlanticism
  • Released: October 7, 2003
  • Label: Barsuk
  • Format: CD, vinyl
97[B]
Plans
  • Released: August 30, 2005
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Format: CD, vinyl
44886104
Narrow Stairs
  • Released: May 13, 2008
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Format: CD, vinyl
16611402958675724
Codes and Keys
  • Released: May 31, 2011
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Format: CD, vinyl
37593472369745924
Kintsugi
  • Released: March 31, 2015
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Format: CD, vinyl
821905732656797328
Thank You for Today
  • Released: August 17, 2018
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Format: CD, vinyl
135544215357140624424
Asphalt Meadows
  • Released: September 16, 2022
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Format: CD, digital, vinyl
60[C]81951798289
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.
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Digital albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
Sales

[23]
UK
DL

[15]
iTunes Originals – Death Cab for Cutie
Asphalt Meadows (Acoustic) 6089
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Live albums

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List of live albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[2]
US
Cla.

[26]
UK
DL

[15]
UK
Indie

[15]
Live 2012
  • Released: April 19, 2014
  • Label: Barsuk (Bark #144)
  • Format: vinyl, digital[D]
  • featuring Magik*Magik Orchestra
[E]16
Live at The Showbox
  • Released: May 7, 2021[28]
  • Label: self-released
  • Format: digital
[F]1936
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Demo albums

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List of demo albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
Heat.

[16]
US
Ind.

[30]
You Can Play These Songs with Chords
  • Released: 1997
  • Re-released: October 22, 2002[31]
  • Label: Elsinor (Els #012) / Barsuk (Bark #28)
  • Format: CS
1926
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Extended plays

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Title Extended play details Peak chart positions
US
[2]
US
Dance

[32]
US
Rock

[33]
US
Ind.

[30]
AUS
[34]
SCO
[15]
UK
DL

[15]
The Forbidden Love EP
  • Released: October 24, 2000
  • Label: Barsuk (Bark #15)
  • Format: CD
The Stability EP
  • Released: February 19, 2002
  • Label: Barsuk (Bark #23)
  • Format: CD
The John Byrd EP
  • Released: March 1, 2005
  • Label: Barsuk (Bark #43)
  • Format: CD
22
The Open Door EP
  • Released: March 31, 2009 (digital)
    April 14, 2009 (retail)[35]
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Format: CD, vinyl, digital download
3085039
Keys and Codes Remix EP
  • Released: 2011
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Format: CD
24
The Blue EP
  • Released: September 6, 2019[36]
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Format: CD, vinyl, digital download
[G]357457
The Georgia E.P.
  • Released: December 4, 2020[37]
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Format: Vinyl, digital download
11516
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Digital extended plays

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List of digital extended plays, with selected chart positions
Title Extended play details Peak chart positions
US
[2]
Studio X Sessions EP
  • Released: July 27, 2004
  • Label: Barsuk (Bark #39)
  • Format: Digital download
iTunes Live: London Festival '08
Live from Las Vegas at The Palms E.P.[38]
  • Released: August 2008
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Format: Digital download
135
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Singles

As lead artist

1990s–2000s

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Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[4]
US
Alt.

[39]
AUS
[7]
CAN
[40]
GER
[10]
JPN
[41]
NZ
[42]
SCO
[43]
SPA
[44]
UK
[15]
"Your Bruise" 1998 Something About Airplanes
"Prove My Hypotheses" 1999 You Can Play These Songs with Chords
"Underwater!" 2000 non-album single
"Stability" 2002 The Stability EP
"A Movie Script Ending" 123 The Photo Album
"I Was a Kaleidoscope" 115
"We Laugh Indoors" 122
"The New Year" 2003 86 Transatlanticism
"The Sound of Settling" 2004 84
"Title and Registration"
"Soul Meets Body" 2005 60582125 Plans
"Crooked Teeth" 2006 101004369
"I Will Follow You into the Dark" [H]4266
"I Will Possess Your Heart" 2008 706604485
  • RIAA: Platinum[3]
Narrow Stairs
"Cath..." 10[I]
"No Sunlight" 2009 [J]
"Grapevine Fires" 21
"Little Bribes" [K] The Open Door EP
"Meet Me on the Equinox" [L]830717334851586 The Twilight Saga: New Moon soundtrack
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2010s–2020s

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Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
Bub.

[48]
US
AAA

[47]
US
Alt.

[39]
US
Rock

[49]
BEL
Tip

[8]
CAN
Rock

[50]
CZR
Rock

[51]
JPN
[41]
MEX
Ing.

[52]
UK
Phys.

[53]
"You Are a Tourist" 2011 111319186032 Codes and Keys
"Home Is a Fire"
"Stay Young, Go Dancing" 11314076
"Underneath the Sycamore"[54] 2012 [M][N]
"Black Sun" 2015 14121219 Kintsugi
"The Ghosts of Beverly Drive" 1532131
"Bad Reputation"[56] 96 non-album single
"Good Help (Is So Hard to Find)" 2016 274550 Kintsugi
"Tractor Rape Chain"[57] 80 non-album single
"Million Dollar Loan" [O] 30 Days, 30 Songs
"Gold Rush" 2018 161448814 Thank You for Today
"I Dreamt We Spoke Again"[58] 42
"Northern Lights" 1122719
"When We Drive" 2019 28
"Kids in '99"[59] The Blue EP
"Waiting for the Sunrise"[60] 2022 Ocean Child: Songs of Yoko Ono
"Roman Candles"[61] Asphalt Meadows
"Here to Forever" 1144815
"Foxglove Through the Clearcut"
"Pepper"[62] 15[P]23
"An Arrow in the Wall"[64] 2023 32 non-album single
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List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[4]
US
R&B
/HH

[65]
BEL
[8]
NZ
Hot

[66]
"Do You Remember"
(Chance the Rapper featuring Death Cab for Cutie)
2019 9542[Q]18 The Big Day
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Other charting songs

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
ICE
[67]
"Waterfalls" 2022 2 The Georgia E.P.
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Video albums

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Year Album details Peak
US
[68]
2005 Drive Well, Sleep Carefully 20
2006 Directions: The Plans Video Album 11
2011 Death Cab for Cutie: Live at the Mt. Baker Theatre
  • Released: May 31, 2011
  • Label: Atlantic Records
  • Format: DVD
3
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Music videos

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Year Title Director
2001 "A Movie Script Ending" Josh Melnick and Xander Charity
2003 "The New Year" Jay Martin
2004 "The Sound of Settling" Tomorrow's Brightest Minds
2005 "Title and Registration" Patrick Daughters
"Soul Meets Body" Jon Watts
"Crooked Teeth" Ace Norton
2006 "I Will Follow You into the Dark" Jamie Thraves
2008 "I Will Possess Your Heart" Aaron Stewart-Ahn and Shawn Kim
"Cath…" Autumn de Wilde
"Grapevine Fires" Walter Robot
2009 "Little Bribes" Ross Ching
"Meet Me on the Equinox" Walter Robot
2011 "You Are a Tourist" Tim Nackashi
"Stay Young, Go Dancing" Claire Carré
2012 "Underneath the Sycamore" Walter Robot
2015 "Black Sun" Robert Hales
"The Ghosts of Beverly Drive"
2016 "Good Help (Is So Hard to Find)" Walter Robot
"Million Dollar Loan" Kyle Cogan[69]
2018 "Gold Rush" Alex Southam
2022 "Roman Candles" Lance Bangs
2022 "Here to Forever" Lance Bangs
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Other appearances

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Year Song Album
2000 "Spring Break Broke" Death Cab for Fiver (7", Barsuk (Bark #9))[70][71]
2002 "Lowell, MA (Tiny Telephone Version)" Amos House Collection Vol. 1
"A Steadier Footing" (acoustic version) Kicking It with Clowns / Comes With a Smile (Vol. 5)
"Fortunate Son" Don't Know When I'll Be Back Again
2003 "Styrofoam Plates" Live The Dream: Fierce Panda Compilation Volume 2[72]
2004 "This Temporary Life" Future Soundtrack For America
"Dream Scream" The Late Great Daniel Johnston: Discovered Covered
"A Movie Script Ending" (acoustic version) Wicker Park (soundtrack)
"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" Maybe This Christmas Tree
2005 "Lightness" (live) Paste Magazine (Sep/Aug 2005 issue CD)
"Earth Angel" Stubbs the Zombie: The Soundtrack
"Lovesong" For Unicef - Tsunami Relief Fund Compilation
2007 "Rockin' Chair" Endless Highway: The Music of The Band
"World Shut Your Mouth" Causes 1
2008 "Jealousy Rides with Me" Heroes: Original Soundtrack
2009 "Meet Me on the Equinox" New Moon Soundtrack
"Kicked In" SCORE! 20 Years of Merge Records: The Covers!
2016 "Million Dollar Loan" 30 Days, 30 Songs[73]
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Notes

  1. The Photo Album did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 40 on the US Heatseekers Albums Chart.[16]
  2. Transatlanticism did not enter the Dutch Album Top 100, but entered the Dutch Alternative Top 30 chart at number 21.[17]
  3. Asphalt Meadows did not enter the ARIA Top 100 Albums Chart, but peaked at number 13 on the ARIA Digital Album Chart.[22]
  4. Double LP on 180-gram vinyl with digital download key for Record Store Day.[1]
  5. Live 2012 did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 11 on the US Vinyl Albums Chart.[27]
  6. Live at The Showbox did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 21 on the US Top Album Sales Chart.[29]
  7. The Blue EP did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 17 on the US Top Album Sales Chart.[29]
  8. "I Will Follow You into the Dark" did not enter the Alternative Airplay chart, but peaked at number 39 on the Alternative Digital Songs chart.[45]
  9. "Cath…" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 64 on the UK Physical Singles Chart Top 100.[46]
  10. "No Sunlight" did not enter the Alternative Airplay chart, but peaked at number 8 on the Adult Alternative Airplay chart.[47]
  11. "Little Bribes" did not enter the Alternative Airplay chart, but peaked at number 6 on the Adult Alternative Airplay chart.[47]
  12. "Meet Me on the Equinox" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 but peaked at number 2 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot 100.[48]
  13. "Underneath the Sycamore" did not enter the Alternative Airplay chart, but peaked at number 24 on the Alternative Digital Songs chart.[45]
  14. "Underneath the Sycamore" did not enter the Rock Songs chart, but peaked at number 45 on the Rock Digital Songs chart.[55]
  15. "Million Dollar Loan" did not enter the Ultratop Top 50, but spent 4 weeks as an extra tip on the Ultratop Bubbling Under chart.[8]
  16. "Pepper" did not enter the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 10 on the Rock & Alternative Airplay chart.[63]
  17. "Do You Remember" did not enter the Ultratop Top 50, but spent 4 weeks as an extra tip on the Ultratop Bubbling Under chart.[8]

References

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