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

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.

Albums

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions						Certifications and sales
Year	Album details	US ^[1]	US Rock ^[2]	US Folk ^[3]	AUS ^[4]	NZ ^[5]	UK ^[6]	Certifications and sales
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	Folk Songs (Kronos Quartet album) Released: 2017 Label: Nonesuch	—	—	—	—	—	—
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
Year	Album details	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
Year	EP details	US ^[1]	US Rock ^[2]
2010	iTunes Sessions Released: July 27, 2010 Label: Myth America	103	31

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions								Album
Year	Single	US ^[17]	US Adult ^[18]	US AC ^[19]	US Pop ^[20]	US Alt ^[21]	AUS ^[4]	NZ ^[5]	UK ^[6]	Album
1995	"Carnival"	10	8	8	6	12	24	—	147	Tigerlily
1995	"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
1998	"Break Your Heart"	—	24	—	—	—	—	—	124
1999	"Life Is Sweet"	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	"Just Can't Last"	—	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	Motherland
2002	"Build a Levee"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	"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

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Natalie Merchant Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Natalie Merchant Chart History - Rock Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
^ "Natalie Merchant Chart History - Folk Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
^ ^a ^b
Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Natalie Merchant in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
- Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 185.
- The House of Carpenter's Daughter & Leave Your Sleep albums: "Excerpts of ARIA Chart history of Natalie Merchant". ARIA. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
- Natalie Merchant album: "The ARIA Report Week Commencing 26 May 2014 - Issue #1265" (PDF). ARIA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-06-20. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
- "Wonder": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 21 Apr 1996". ARIA). Retrieved August 5, 2017 – via Imgur. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
^ ^a ^b "charts.nz > Natalie Merchant in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
^ ^a ^b
UK chart peaks:
- Top 100 peaks: "Official Charts > Natalie Merchant". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 24, 2019. N.B. This site displays compressed (exclusion rules applied) singles chart positions between numbers 76 and 100.
- Top 200 peaks to December 2010: "Chart Log UK: M - My Vitriol". zobbel.de. Retrieved November 10, 2010. N.B. This site contains uncompressed (no exclusions) singles chart peaks between numbers 76 and 200, for the period covering November 1994 to May 2001, so some listed peaks are lower than those appearing on the Official Charts site.
^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - November 10, 2010: Tigerlily certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 1998 Albums". ARIA. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
^ "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 14 October 2014. Note: User must define 'Search by Artist' search parameter as "Natalie Merchant".
^ "Gold/Platinum - Music Canada". Music Canada. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - November 10, 2010: Ophelia certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
^ "Gold/Platinum - Music Canada". Music Canada. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - November 10, 2010: Motherland certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
^ "The Official Natalie Merchant Website - Leave Your Sleep". Retrieved January 23, 2013.
^ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on October 29, 2015.
^ "Natalie Merchant's First Album of New Songs in Nearly a Decade, 'Keep Your Courage,' Due April 14 on Nonesuch | Nonesuch Records". Nonesuch Records Official Website. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
^ "Natalie Merchant Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Nielsen Company. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
^ "Natalie Merchant Album & Song Chart History - Adult Pop Songs". Billboard. Nielsen Company. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
^ "Natalie Merchant Album & Song Chart History - Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Nielsen Company. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
^ "Natalie Merchant Album & Song Chart History - Pop Songs". Billboard. Nielsen Company. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
^ "Natalie Merchant Album & Song Chart History - Alternative Songs". Billboard. Nielsen Company. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
^ "Natalie Merchant - Charts & Awards - Singles". allmusic. Nielsen Company. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
^ Whitburn 2004, p. 611
^ "Natalie Merchant - Adult Alternative Song". Billboard magazine. Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2015.

[Billboard_200-1] "Natalie Merchant Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2010.

[Rock_Albums-2] "Natalie Merchant Chart History - Rock Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2010.

[3] "Natalie Merchant Chart History - Folk Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2010.

[aus-4] Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Natalie Merchant in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 24, 2019.

Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 185.

The House of Carpenter's Daughter & Leave Your Sleep albums: "Excerpts of ARIA Chart history of Natalie Merchant". ARIA. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.

Natalie Merchant album: "The ARIA Report Week Commencing 26 May 2014 - Issue #1265" (PDF). ARIA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-06-20. Retrieved February 4, 2016.

"Wonder": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 21 Apr 1996". ARIA). Retrieved August 5, 2017 – via Imgur. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.

[5] Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Natalie Merchant in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 24, 2019.

[6] Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 185.

[7] The House of Carpenter's Daughter & Leave Your Sleep albums: "Excerpts of ARIA Chart history of Natalie Merchant". ARIA. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.

[8] Natalie Merchant album: "The ARIA Report Week Commencing 26 May 2014 - Issue #1265" (PDF). ARIA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-06-20. Retrieved February 4, 2016.

[9] "Wonder": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 21 Apr 1996". ARIA). Retrieved August 5, 2017 – via Imgur. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.

[nz-5] "charts.nz > Natalie Merchant in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 24, 2019.

[uk-6] UK chart peaks:
Top 100 peaks: "Official Charts > Natalie Merchant". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 24, 2019. N.B. This site displays compressed (exclusion rules applied) singles chart positions between numbers 76 and 100.

Top 200 peaks to December 2010: "Chart Log UK: M - My Vitriol". zobbel.de. Retrieved November 10, 2010. N.B. This site contains uncompressed (no exclusions) singles chart peaks between numbers 76 and 200, for the period covering November 1994 to May 2001, so some listed peaks are lower than those appearing on the Official Charts site.

[12] Top 100 peaks: "Official Charts > Natalie Merchant". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 24, 2019. N.B. This site displays compressed (exclusion rules applied) singles chart positions between numbers 76 and 100.

[13] Top 200 peaks to December 2010: "Chart Log UK: M - My Vitriol". zobbel.de. Retrieved November 10, 2010. N.B. This site contains uncompressed (no exclusions) singles chart peaks between numbers 76 and 200, for the period covering November 1994 to May 2001, so some listed peaks are lower than those appearing on the Official Charts site.

[7] "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - November 10, 2010: Tigerlily certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 10, 2010.

[8] "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 1998 Albums". ARIA. Retrieved October 14, 2014.

[ukcerts-9] "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 14 October 2014. Note: User must define 'Search by Artist' search parameter as "Natalie Merchant".

[10] "Gold/Platinum - Music Canada". Music Canada. Retrieved October 22, 2014.

[11] "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - November 10, 2010: Ophelia certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 10, 2010.

[12] "Gold/Platinum - Music Canada". Music Canada. Retrieved October 22, 2014.

[13] "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - November 10, 2010: Motherland certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 10, 2010.

[14] "The Official Natalie Merchant Website - Leave Your Sleep". Retrieved January 23, 2013.

[15] "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on October 29, 2015.

[16] "Natalie Merchant's First Album of New Songs in Nearly a Decade, 'Keep Your Courage,' Due April 14 on Nonesuch | Nonesuch Records". Nonesuch Records Official Website. Retrieved 2022-11-30.

[17] "Natalie Merchant Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Nielsen Company. Retrieved November 10, 2010.

[18] "Natalie Merchant Album & Song Chart History - Adult Pop Songs". Billboard. Nielsen Company. Retrieved November 10, 2010.

[19] "Natalie Merchant Album & Song Chart History - Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Nielsen Company. Retrieved November 10, 2010.

[20] "Natalie Merchant Album & Song Chart History - Pop Songs". Billboard. Nielsen Company. Retrieved November 10, 2010.

[21] "Natalie Merchant Album & Song Chart History - Alternative Songs". Billboard. Nielsen Company. Retrieved November 10, 2010.

[22] "Natalie Merchant - Charts & Awards - Singles". allmusic. Nielsen Company. Retrieved April 12, 2011.

[23] Whitburn 2004, p. 611

[24] "Natalie Merchant - Adult Alternative Song". Billboard magazine. Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2015.

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