Beck discography
The discography of Beck, an American rock musician, singer-songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist, consists of 14 studio albums, one compilation album, one remix album, four extended plays and 60 singles. With a pop art collage of musical styles, oblique and ironic lyrics, and postmodern arrangements incorporating samples, drum machines, live instrumentation and sound effects, Beck has been hailed by critics and the public throughout his musical career as being amongst the most creative and idiosyncratic musicians of 1990s and 2000s alternative rock.
Beck released his debut album Golden Feelings through independent record label Sonic Enemy in 1993. Later that year, his first singles, "Loser" and "MTV Makes Me Want to Smoke Crack", helped to quickly gain the attention of major record labels. In early 1994, after issuing Stereopathetic Soulmanure on Los Angeles-based independent Flipside Records, Beck made his major label debut with DGC Records, releasing Mellow Gold on March 1, 1994. The album's lead single "Loser" reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and helped introduce Beck to a mainstream audience. That year, he released a fourth album, One Foot in the Grave, on indie label K Records, which included appearances by members of Beat Happening, The [Presidents of the United States of America (band)|The Presidents of the United States of America] and Built to Spill.
Beck released his breakthrough album Odelay on June 18, 1996, which included the successful singles "Where It's At", “Devils Haircut”, and "The New Pollution". In addition to critical acclaim, Odelay would go on to see double platinum certification in both the US and Canada. His next two albums, Mutations and Midnite Vultures maintained the eclectic sound Beck had become known for and saw favorable reviews with continued chart success. In 2002, Sea Change was released to considerable praise from both fans and critics, becoming Beck's first US Top 10 album, supported by a tour that featured The Flaming Lips as his backing band. Beck issued Guero on March 29, 2005, which would become his most successfully charting album to date, reaching No. 2 on the US Billboard 200. The album's first single "E-Pro" topped the Billboard Alternative Songs chart, a feat not achieved by any Beck song since "Loser", over a decade earlier. Two additional US Top 10 albums followed, including The Information and Modern Guilt, the latter of which gave Beck his first ever Top 10 placing on the UK Albums Chart. His next album, Morning Phase, won him the 2015 Grammy Award for Album of the Year.
Collaborations
The following releases include contributions from Beck as a producer, songwriter and/or performer.| Year | Artist | Release | Additional information |
| 1992 | Black Fag | Parerga Y Paralipomena | Producer of EP |
| 1994 | The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion | Orange | Co-writer and vocals on "Flavor" |
| 1994 | The Geraldine Fibbers | Get Thee Gone | Writer, guitar and vocals on "Blue Cross" |
| 1995 | Caspar and Mollüsk | Caspar and Mollüsk | Vocals and noise on "Twig" |
| 1995 | Black Fag | 11 Harrow House | Producer of album |
| 1997 | Forest for the Trees | Forest for the Trees | Backing vocals on "Infinite Cow", Harmonica on "Fall" |
| 1998 | Kahimi Karie | Kahimi Karie | Harmonica on "Lolitapop Dollhouse" |
| 1998 | Various artists | The Rugrats Movie soundtrack | Vocals on "This World Is Something New to Me" which includes The B-52's, B-Real, Gordon Gano, Iggy Pop, Lisa Loeb, Patti Smith and a variety of other artists |
| 1998 | Amnesia | Lingus | Harmonica on "Drop Down" |
| 1999 | Forest for the Trees | The Sound of Wet Paint | Co-writer and vocals on "Jet Engine" |
| Beck and Emmylou Harris | Return of the Grievous Angel: A Tribute to Gram Parsons | Duet with Emmylou Harris on "Sin City" | |
| 2001 | Air | 10 000 Hz Legend | Co-writer and vocals on "The Vagabond" and "Don't Be Light", Harmonica on "The Vagabond" |
| 2002 | Marianne Faithfull | Kissin Time | Producer and writer on "Sex With Strangers", "Like Being Born" and "Nobody's Fault"; guitar, synthesizer, percussion and backing vocals on select tracks |
| 2002 | Pearl Jam | "Don't Believe in Christmas" single | Vocals and guitar on "Sleepless Nights" |
| 2003 | Macy Gray | The Trouble With Being Myself | Guitar and backing vocals on "It Ain't the Money" |
| 2003 | Pink | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle soundtrack | Co-writer on "Feel Good Time"; later appeared on non-US versions of Try This |
| 2004 | Sia | Colour the Small One | Co-writer on "The Bully" |
| 2005 | Various artists | "Do They Know It's Hallowe'en?" single | Vocals on all versions of "Do They Know It's Hallowe'en?" which includes members of Arcade Fire, Rilo Kiley, Wolf Parade and a variety of other artists and celebrities |
| 2007 | The White Stripes | "Conquest" maxi-single | Co-producer and co-writer on "It's My Fault for Being Famous", "Cash Grab Complications on the Matter" and "Honey, We Can't Afford to Look This Cheap" |
| 2008 | Sia | Some People Have Real Problems | Backing vocals on "Academia" and "Death by Chocolate" |
| 2009 | Charlotte Gainsbourg | IRM | Producer and writer of album; guitar, bass, drum programming, synthesizer, percussion, piano, marimba, keyboard bass and vocals on select tracks |
| 2010 | Jamie Lidell | Compass | Co-writer on "Coma Chameleon"; guitar, synthesizer and backing vocals on select tracks |
| 2010 | The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion | Now I Got Worry deluxe edition | Synthesizer on "Roosevelt Hotel Blues" |
| 2010 | Tobacco | Maniac Meat | Vocals on "Fresh Hex" and "Grape Aerosmith" |
| 2011 | The Lonely Island | Turtleneck & Chain | Co-writer on "Attracted to Us" |
| 2011 | Thurston Moore | Demolished Thoughts | Producer of album; synthesizer, bass and backing vocals on select tracks |
| 2011 | Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks | Mirror Traffic | Producer of album |
| 2012 | Philip Glass, Various Artists | Rework: Philip Glass Remixed | Beck served as both a curator and a performer on the album, providing original remix content and working with American composer Philip Glass and producer Hector Castillo to locate musicians—including Amon Tobin, Tyondai Braxton, Nosaj Thing, and Memory Tapes—whose work had also been influenced by Glass |
| 2012 | Childish Gambino | R O Y A L T Y | Vocals, co-producer and co-writer on "Silk Pillow" |
| 2014 | Various Artists, including Moses Sumney, Fun., Tweedy, Norah Jones, Lord Huron, Bob Forrest, Jack White, Juanes, Laura Marling, Jarvis Cocker, David Johansen, Jason Isbell, Marc Ribot, Eleanor Friedberger, Sparks, Swamp Dogg, Jack Black, Loudon Wainwright III, and Gabriel Kahane | Song Reader | Beck wrote the songs on the album and originally released them in the form of a book of sheet music. He produced the album with Randall Poster and performed the song "Heaven's Ladder". |
| 2015 | Nate Ruess | Grand Romantic | Vocals on "What This World Is Coming To" |
| 2015 | The Chemical Brothers | Born in the Echoes | Vocals and co-producer of the song "Wide Open" |
| 2016 | M83 | Junk | Vocals on "Time Wind" |
| 2016 | Flume | Skin | Vocals on "Tiny Cities" |
| 2016 | Lady Gaga | Joanne | Co-writer on "Dancin' in Circles" |
| 2019 | Cage the Elephant | Social Cues | Vocals on "Night Running" |
| 2020 | Gorillaz | Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez | Vocals on "The Valley of the Pagans" |
| 2023 | Gorillaz | Cracker Island | Vocals on "Possession Island" |
| 2023 | The Chemical Brothers | For That Beautiful Feeling | Vocals on "Skipping Like A Stone" |
| 2023 | Willie Nelson | Long Story Short: [Willie Nelson 90 - Live at the Hollywood Bowl] | Vocals on "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" and "Hands on the Wheel" |
| 2024 | Hinds | Viva Hinds | Vocals on "Boom Boom Back" |
| 2024 | Orville Peck | Stampede | Vocals on "Death Valley High" |
Remix contributions
The following releases feature songs that have been remixed by Beck.| Year | Artist | Release | Song | Additional information |
| 1995 | The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion | Experimental Remixes | "Flavor Part 1" and "Flavor Part 2" | |
| 1998 | Air | "Kelly Watch the Stars" single | "Sexy Boy" ; later appeared on Moon Safari reissue | |
| 1998 | Björk | "Alarm Call" single | "Alarm Call" | |
| 2000 | David Bowie | "Seven" single | "Seven" ; later appeared on Hours reissue | |
| 2007 | Dr. Dog | "The Girl" single | "The Girl" | |
| 2010 | Norah Jones | Chasing Pirates remix EP | "Chasing Pirates" | |
| 2010 | Lykke Li | Get Some iTunes EP | "Get Some" | |
| 2012 | The White Stripes | The White Stripes/The Dead Weather split | "The Hardest Button to Button" | Only available as part of Third Man Records Vault series |
| 2012 | Philip Glass | Rework: Philip Glass Remixed | "NYC: 73–78" | Beck served as both a curator and a performer on the album, which was produced in honor of the 75th birthday of American composer Philip Glass. |
Record Club
In 2009, Beck founded Record Club, an informal meeting of various musicians with the goal of recording an album in one day. To date, albums covered include:Soundtracks
The following is a list of Beck songs that have appeared on film, games and television soundtracks.| Year | Song | Soundtrack | Label |
| 1997 | "Leave Me On the Moon" "Last Night I Traded My Soul's Innermost for Some Pickled Fish" "Underwater Music" | Kill the Moonlight: The Motion Picture Soundtrack | Sympathy for the Record Industry |
| 1997 | "Deadweight" | A Life Less Ordinary Original Soundtrack | A&M Records |
| 1997 | "Feather in Your Cap" | SubUrbia: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Geffen Records |
| 1999 | "Drivin' Nails in My Coffin" | The Hi-Lo Country Motion Picture Soundtrack | TVT Records |
| 2001 | "Diamond Dogs" | Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film | Universal Music |
| 2004 | "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Original Soundtrack | Hollywood Records |
| 2006 | "There is No Place in This World for Me" "10,000 Pesos" "Tender Beasts of the Spangled Night" | Nacho Libre: Music from the Motion Picture | Lakeshore Records |
| 2010 | "Bad Blood" | True Blood: Music from the HBO Original Series, Vol. 2 | Elektra Records |
| 2010 | "The [Twilight Saga: Eclipse (soundtrack)|Let's Get Lost]" | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Atlantic/Chop Shop Records |
| 2010 | "Ramona" "Ramona" "Garbage Truck" "Threshold" "Summertime" | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ABKCO Records |
| 2010 | "Katayanagi Twins vs. Sex Bob-Omb" | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: Original Score | ABKCO Records |
| 2012 | "Looking for a Sign" | Jeff, Who Lives at Home Soundtrack | Iliad Records |
| 2012 | "Cities" | Sound Shapes Soundtrack | Queasy Games |
| 2017 | "Fourteen Rivers, Fourteen Floods" | Music from The American Epic Sessions: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Lo-Max/Columbia/Third Man |
| 2019 | "Super Cool" | The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | WaterTower Music |
| 2019 | "Tarantula" | Music Inspired by the Film Roma | Sony Music |