Counting Crows discography
Adam Duritz, lead singer of Counting Crows
Studio albums7
Live albums5
Compilation albums2
EPs1
Singles32

The American rock group Counting Crows has released seven studio albums, one extended play, two compilation albums and five live albums. Five of the band's singles ("Mr. Jones", "A Long December", "Hanginaround", "Round Here", and "Accidentally in Love") charted within the top 40 of the US Radio Songs chart, and "Mr. Jones" and "A Long December" reached the top 10.[1]

Counting Crows's debut album, August and Everything After, was released in September 1993. The album charted within the Top Five of the Billboard 200.[1] August and Everything After was certified seven-times platinum in Canada by the Canadian Recording Industry Association[citation needed] and seven-times platinum in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[2][3] The band's second album, Recovering the Satellites, peaked at number one on the Billboard 200.[1]

Six of the band's albums have charted on the Billboard 200[1] and four have been certified gold or platinum by the RIAA.[3] Other certified gold releases include the 2003 single "Big Yellow Taxi" and the 2004 single "Accidentally in Love".[3] The latter was released on the Shrek 2 soundtrack.[4]

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[5] 		AUS
[6] 		BEL
[7] 		CAN
[8] 		GER
[9] 		IRE
[10] 		NLD
[11] 		NZ
[12] 		SWE
[13] 		UK
[14]
August and Everything After 4 12 — 1 56 24 58 12 22 16
Recovering the Satellites
  • Released: October 14, 1996
  • Label: Geffen
  • Formats: CD, cassette, vinyl
 1 7 21 3 40 — 54 4 6 4
This Desert Life
  • Released: November 1, 1999
  • Label: Geffen
  • Formats: CD, cassette, vinyl
 8 20 26 7 36 56 21 19 20 19
Hard Candy
  • Released: July 8, 2002
  • Label: Geffen
  • Formats: CD
 5 13 14 — 28 4 10 15 19 9
Saturday Nights
& Sunday Mornings
  • Released: March 24, 2008
  • Label: Geffen
  • Formats: CD, download
 3 22 31 8 57 28 5 36 32 12
Underwater Sunshine (or What
We Did on Our Summer Vacation)
  • Released: April 10, 2012
  • Label: Cooking Vinyl
  • Formats: CD, download, vinyl
 11 — 40 — — 46 11 — — 23
Somewhere Under Wonderland
  • Released: September 2, 2014
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: CD, download, vinyl
 6 27 27 10 56 13 12 — — 15
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
  1. ^ A 2-disc Deluxe Edition was released on September 18, 2007, which included the album and acoustic & unreleased demos on the first disc, and a live performance at Élysée Montmartre in Paris from 1994 on the second disc.

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[5] 		AUS
[6] 		BEL
[7] 		IRE
[10] 		NLD
[11] 		UK
[14]
Films About Ghosts (The Best Of...)
  • Released: November 25, 2003
  • Label: Geffen
  • Formats: CD, download
 32 70 73 41 1 15
Aural 6
  • Released: November 27, 2008
  • Label: Geffen
  • Formats: CD, download
 — — — — — —
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[5] 		AUS
[6] 		BEL
[7] 		CAN
[23] 		GER
[24] 		IRE
[10] 		NLD
[11] 		NZ
[12] 		UK
[14]
Across a Wire: Live in New York City
  • Released: July 13, 1998
  • Label: Geffen
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 19 34 16 42 74 63 14 34 27
New Amsterdam: Live at Heineken Music Hall
  • Released: June 19, 2006
  • Label: Geffen
  • Formats: CD, download
 52 — — — — — 32 — 143
iTunes: Live from SoHo
  • Released: July 22, 2008
  • Label: Geffen
  • Formats: Download
 66 — — — — — — — —
August and Everything After: Live at Town Hall
  • Released: August 29, 2011
  • Label: Eagle Rock
  • Formats: CD, download, vinyl
 73 — — — — — — — —
Echoes of the Outlaw Roadshow
  • Released: April 8, 2013
  • Label: Cooking Vinyl
  • Formats: CD, download, vinyl
 — — — — — — 80 — —
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Extended plays

Title EP details
Butter Miracle, Suite One
  • Released: May 21, 2021
  • Label: BMG
  • Formats: Download, vinyl

Singles

1990s

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[25] 		US Alt.
[26] 		US Main.
[27] 		AUS
[6] 		CAN
[28] 		FRA
[29] 		IRE
[10] 		NLD
[11] 		NZ
[12] 		UK
[14]
1993 "Mr. Jones" —[A] 2 2 13 1 7 75 42 49 28 August and Everything After
1994 "Round Here" —[B] 7 11 58 6 — — — — 70
"Omaha" — — — 85 — — — — — —
"Einstein on the Beach (For an Eggman)" —[C] 1 — — — — — — — — DGC Rarities Vol. 1
"Rain King" —[D] — 4 — 18 — — — — 49 August and Everything After
1995 "A Murder of One" — — 17 — 38 — — — — —
1996 "Angels of the Silences" —[E] 3 4 77 8 — — — — 41 Recovering the Satellites
"A Long December" —[F] 5 9 86 1 — — 68 — 62
1997 "Daylight Fading" —[G] 26 24 — 26 — — — — 54
"Have You Seen Me Lately?" — 34 34 — 50 — — — — —
1999 "Colorblind" — — — — — 144 — — — — Cruel Intentions (soundtrack)
"Hanginaround" 28 17 37 65 3 — 39 87 38 46 This Desert Life
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

2000s

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[25] 		US AAA
[31] 		US
Adult
[32] 		AUS
[6] 		BEL
[7] 		GER
[33] 		IRE
[10] 		NLD
[11] 		NZ
[12] 		UK
[14]
2000 "Mrs. Potter's Lullaby" — 3 40 — — — — — — — This Desert Life
"All My Friends" — 7 — — — — — — — —
2002 "American Girls" (featuring Sheryl Crow) — 1 24 — — — 47 77 — 33 Hard Candy
"Miami" — 9 — — — — — — — —
2003 "Big Yellow Taxi" (featuring Vanessa Carlton) 42 2 5 3 33 67 7 23 4 16
"If I Could Give All My Love" — — — 89 — — 40 97 — 50
"She Don't Want Nobody Near" — 1 20 — — — — — — — Films About Ghosts
(The Best Of...)
2004 "Accidentally in Love" 39 1 3 11 — 86 3 14 39 28 Shrek 2 (soundtrack)
"Holiday in Spain" (featuring BLØF) — — — — 52 — — 1 — — Het eind van het begin
2008 "1492" — — — — — — — — — — Saturday Nights
& Sunday Mornings
"You Can't Count on Me" —[H] 1 34 — — — — 69 — —
"Come Around" — 1 — — — — — — — —
"When I Dream of Michelangelo" — 7 — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

2010s and 2020s

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
US AAA
[31] 		US
Rock
[38] 		BEL
Tip
[7]
2012 "Untitled (Love Song)" 19 — — Underwater Sunshine
2014 "Palisades Park" — 33 — Somewhere Under Wonderland
"Scarecrow" 7 — 64
"God of Ocean Tides" — 42 —
"Earthquake Driver" — 30 88
2021 "Elevator Boots" 2 — — Butter Miracle, Suite One
2023 "Almost Woke You Up" (with Stephen Kellogg)[39][40] — — — —
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
  1. ^ "Mr. Jones" did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 5 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart.[30]
  2. ^ "Round Here" did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 31 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart.[30]
  3. ^ "Einstein on the Beach" did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 45 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart.[30]
  4. ^ "Rain King" did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 66 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart.[30]
  5. ^ "Angels of the Silences" did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 45 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart.[30]
  6. ^ "A Long December" did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 6 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart.[30]
  7. ^ "Daylight Fading" did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 51 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart.[30]
  8. ^ "You Can't Count on Me" did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 3 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[37]

Other contributions

Album

Year Song Album
1994 "Einstein on the Beach (For an Eggman)" DGC Rarities Vol. 1
1995 "The Ghost in You" Clueless (Soundtrack)[41]
1999 "Colorblind" Cruel Intentions (Soundtrack)[42]
2000 "Mrs. Potter's Lullaby" (Live) On the Mountain Six*[43]
2002 "Goin' Down to New York Town" Mr. Deeds (Soundtrack)[44]
2002 "American Girls" Live at the World Café: Handcrafted[45]
2004 "Accidentally in Love"**†‡ Shrek 2 (Soundtrack)[46]
* Track also appears on Live from the Mountain Music Lounge Volume 10 Plus Best of Volumes 1-9 (2004).[47]

† Nominated for Best Original Song at the 62nd Golden Globe Awards.
‡ Nominated for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media at the 47th Grammy Awards.

Non-album

Year Song Project
1998 "Baby, I'm a Big Star Now" Rounders (film only*)
2000 "My Love" Ropewalk (film only†)
"Here Comes That Feeling Again"
2002 "Big Yellow Taxi" (featuring Vanessa Carlton) Two Weeks Notice (film only‡)
2012 "Just Like A Woman" (with Augustana) Roadie (film only†)[48]
2012 "Load Out" (as Adam Duritz and the Devil and the Bunny Show) Roadie (film only†) [48]
2019 "August and Everything After" Amazon Music Exclusive[49]
* Though a soundtrack for Rounders was released, this song was not included.

† There has been no soundtrack release for Ropewalk or Roadie.
‡ The instrumental score for Two Weeks Notice was released, but no soundtrack has been released.

References

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  2. ^ "Counting Crows Lament Lost Album Tapes: 'It's Disgusting'". Billboard.
  3. ^ a b c "Gold & Platinum". RIAA.
  4. ^ "Counting Crows singer writes song for 'Shrek 2'". TODAY.com. 30 April 2004.
  5. ^ a b c "US Albums". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  6. ^ a b c d e Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
  7. ^ a b c d e "Belgian (Flanders) chart peaks". ultratop.be. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  8. ^ Canadian Albums:
  9. ^ German albums:
  10. ^ a b c d e "Irish chart peaks". irish-charts.com. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  11. ^ a b c d e "Dutch chart peaks". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  12. ^ a b c d "New Zealand chart peaks". charts.nz. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  13. ^ "Swedish chart peaks". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  14. ^ a b c d e "UK chart peaks". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
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  16. ^ a b Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  17. ^ a b c "Canadian Certification". Music Canada. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  18. ^ "New Zealand Certification - "August and Everything After"". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h i "British certifications – Counting Crows". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 25, 2023. Type Counting Crows in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  20. ^ "New Zealand Certification - "Recovering the Satellites"". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  21. ^ "ARIA Accreditations - 2003 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2010.
  22. ^ "New Zealand Certification - "Hard Candy"". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  23. ^ Canadian albums:
  24. ^ German albums:
  25. ^ a b "Counting Crows Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  26. ^ "Counting Crows Chart History: Alternative Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  27. ^ "Counting Crows Chart History: Mainstream Rock Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  28. ^ Canadian singles:
  29. ^ "Discographie Counting Crows". lescharts.com (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
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  31. ^ a b "Counting Crows Chart History: Adult Alternative Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  32. ^ "Counting Crows Chart History: Adult Pop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  33. ^ German singles:
  34. ^ "ARIA Accreditations - 2003 Singles". ARIA Charts. Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2010.
  35. ^ "ARIA Accreditations - 2004 Singles". ARIA Charts. Archived from the original on October 13, 2006. Retrieved December 19, 2010.
  36. ^ "Dutch single certifications – Counting Crows – Holiday in Spain" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved November 13, 2022. Enter Holiday in Spain in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 2004 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
  37. ^ "Counting Crows Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  38. ^ "Counting Crows – Chart History: Hot Rock Songs". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  39. ^ "Stephen Kellogg". Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  40. ^ "Counting Crows Bring Butter Miracle Tour to The Capitol Theatre". Relix. 2022-08-04. ISSN 0146-3489. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  41. ^ "Amazon.com - Clueless: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Amazon. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
  42. ^ "Amazon.com - Cruel Intentions: Various Artists". Amazon. 1999. Retrieved July 24, 2011.
  43. ^ "Amazon.com - On the Mountain Six: The Mountain 103.7". Amazon. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  44. ^ "Amazon.com - Mr. Deeds: Original Soundtrack". Amazon. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  45. ^ "Amazon.com - Live at the World Café: Handcrafted". Amazon. Retrieved December 19, 2010.
  46. ^ "Amazon.com - Shrek 2: Various Artists". Amazon. Retrieved December 19, 2010.
  47. ^ "Amazon.com - Live From the Mountain KMTT Music Lounge Volume 10 2 Disc Set". Amazon. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  48. ^ a b "Roadie (2012) - Soundtrack.Net". www.soundtrack.net. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
  49. ^ "The Counting Crows song you've waited 25 years to hear". US Day One Blog. 2019-01-24. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
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