Natalie Merchant discography

The discography of Natalie Merchant contains nine studio albums, two compilation albums, and seven singles. Merchant's debut album, Tigerlily, produced three top 10 hits, "Carnival", "Wonder", and "Jealousy". The album is certified 5× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA.

Natalie Merchant discography
Merchant performing
Studio albums	9
Compilation albums	2
Singles	11

See also: 10,000 Maniacs discography

Albums

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions						Certifications and sales
		US [1]	US Rock [2]	US Folk [3]	AUS [4]	NZ [5]	UK [6]
1995	Tigerlily Released: June 20, 1995 Label: Elektra	13	—	—	18	14	39	RIAA: 5× Platinum[7] ARIA: Gold[8] BPI: Silver[9] MC: Gold[10]
1998	Ophelia Released: May 19, 1998 Label: Elektra	8	—	—	56	26	52	RIAA: Platinum[11] MC: Gold[12]
2001	Motherland Released: November 13, 2001 Label: Elektra	30	—	—	83	11	102	RIAA: Gold[13]
2003	The House Carpenter's Daughter Released: September 16, 2003 Label: Myth America	—	—	—	124	—	—
2010	Leave Your Sleep Released: April 9, 2010 Label: Nonesuch	17	5	1	168	30	46	Worldwide: 200,000[14]
2014	Natalie Merchant Released: May 6, 2014 Label: Nonesuch	20	5	2	87	—	34	US: 44,000[15]
2015	Paradise Is There: The New Tigerlily Recordings Released: November 6, 2015 Label: Nonesuch	96	—	5	—	—	—
2017	Butterfly Released: 2017 Label: Nonesuch	—	—	—	—	—	—
2023	Keep Your Courage Released: April 14, 2023[16] Label: Nonesuch	—	—	—	—	—	58
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums

Year	Album details	Peak positions
		US [1]
1999	Live in Concert Released: November 9, 1999 Label: Elektra	82

Compilation albums

Year	Album details
2005	Retrospective: 1995–2005 Released: September 27, 2005 Label: Elektra
2017	Rarities (1998–2017) Released: July 14, 2017 Label: Nonesuch

Extended plays

Year	EP details	Peak positions
		US [1]	US Rock [2]
2010	iTunes Sessions Released: July 27, 2010 Label: Myth America	103	31

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions								Album
		US [17]	US Adult [18]	US AC [19]	US Pop [20]	US Alt [21]	AUS [4]	NZ [5]	UK [6]
1995	"Carnival"	10	8	8	6	12	24	—	147	Tigerlily
	"Wonder"	20	2	18	7	16	71	—	96
1996	"Jealousy"	23	5	17	8	—	—	40	—
1998	"Kind & Generous"	18[A]	3	—	15[22]	32	—	—	—	Ophelia
	"Break Your Heart"	—	24	—	—	—	—	—	124
1999	"Life Is Sweet"	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	"Just Can't Last"	—	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	Motherland
2002	"Build a Levee"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Tell Yourself"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	"Topsyturvey-World"	—	—	—	—	26[B]	—	—	—	Leave Your Sleep
2014	"Ladybird"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Natalie Merchant
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

• A. ^ Charted only on the Hot 100 Airplay chart.^[23]
• B. ^ Charted on the Adult Alternative Songs chart.^[24]

Other appearances

Year	Song	Album
1996	"Come Take a Trip in My Starship"	For Our Children Too
1997	"Children, Go Where I Send Thee"	A Very Special Christmas 3
1998	"Birds and Ships"	Mermaid Avenue
1998	"Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key"	Mermaid Avenue
1998	"But Not for Me" (featuring Chris Botti)	Red Hot + Rhapsody: The Gershwin Groove
2000	"I Was Born"	Mermaid Avenue Vol. II
2011	"Child of a Blind Man"	Cicada
2011	"Learning the Game"	Listen to Me: Buddy Holly
2017	"The Butcher's Boy" & "Johnny Has Gone For A Soldier"	Folk Songs