Seth MacFarlane discography

Seth MacFarlane discography
Seth MacFarlane at the Comic Con in 2012
MacFarlane in 2012
Studio albums8
EPs1
Soundtrack albums1
Singles11
Other charted songs1

The American actor, animator, filmmaker, and singer Seth MacFarlane has released eight studio albums, one extended play, one soundtrack album, and eleven singles (including two as a featured artist). He has also contributed numerous songs to his projects, such as Family Guy, American Dad!, and Ted. In 2005, he served as a producer for the Family Guy soundtrack Live in Vegas,[1] which was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album.[2]

MacFarlane signed a record deal with Universal Republic Records in 2011[3] and released his debut studio album Music Is Better Than Words in September of the following year.[4] The album received positive reviews and reached 111 on the US Billboard 200 chart;[5] in addition, it received two Grammy nominations for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.[6] In September 2014, MacFarlane released his second studio album, and first Christmas-themed album, Holiday for Swing,[7][8] which reached 51 on the Billboard 200.[5] MacFarlane released his third studio album, No One Ever Tells You, the following September;[9][10][11] the album earned a Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.[12]

In 2016, he made a guest appearance on Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway, a studio album by the actress and singer Barbra Streisand; they performed "Pure Imagination" as a duet.[13] A year later, MacFarlane released his fourth studio album, In Full Swing.[14] The album received two nominations at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album and Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals.[15] His fifth studio album, Once in a While, was released in 2019.[16]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, MacFarlane and the actress and singer Elizabeth Gillies collaborated on eight songs on an extended playlist entitled Songs from Home.[17][18] He released his sixth studio album, Great Songs from Stage & Screen in August 2020.[19] Like his previous four albums, he recorded a majority of the songs at Abbey Road Studios, but much of the album's post-production work was done at home due to the pandemic.[20] MacFarlane released his seventh studio album, Blue Skies, in May 2022,[21] and MacFarlane and Gillies released their Christmas album We Wish You the Merriest in November 2023.[22]

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions
US
[5] 		US
Jazz
[23] 		US
Heatseekers
[24] 		US
Holiday
[25]
Music Is Better Than Words 111 2 2 —
Holiday for Swing
  • Release date: September 30, 2014
  • Label: Republic
 51 2 1 8
No One Ever Tells You
  • Release date: September 30, 2015
  • Label: Republic, Fuzzy Door
 — 1 — —
In Full Swing
  • Release date: September 15, 2017
  • Label: Republic, Verve, Fuzzy Door
 — 2 — —
Once in a While
  • Release date: April 19, 2019
  • Label: Republic, Verve, Fuzzy Door
 — 5 — —
Great Songs from Stage & Screen
  • Release date: August 28, 2020
  • Label: Republic, Verve, Fuzzy Door
 — – — —
Blue Skies
  • Release date: May 20, 2022
  • Label: Republic, Verve, Fuzzy Door
 — – — —
We Wish You the Merriest[26]
(with Elizabeth Gillies)
  • Release date: November 3, 2023[26]
  • Label: Republic, Verve, Fuzzy Door
 — 20 — 47
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Soundtrack albums

List of soundtrack albums, with selected chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions
US
[27] 		US
Com.
[27]
Family Guy: Live in Vegas[28] 105 2

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected details
Title Extended play details
Songs from Home[29]
(with Elizabeth Gillies)

Singles

As main artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peaks Album
US
AC
[30] 		CAN
AC
[31]
"The Night They Invented Champagne"[32][33] 2011 — — Music Is Better Than Words
"Nine O'Clock"[34] — —
"I'll Be Home for Christmas"[35][36] 2014 28 – Holiday for Swing
"Baby, It's Cold Outside"[35][37]
(featuring Sara Bareilles) 		10 10
"That Face"[38] 2017 — — In Full Swing
"Almost Like Being in Love"[39] — —
"Have You Met Miss Jones?"[40] — —
"Half as Lovely (Twice as True)"[41] 2019 — — Once in a While
"No Moon at All"[42] 2022 — — Blue Skies
"We Wish You the Merriest"[43]
(with Elizabeth Gillies) 		2023 — — We Wish You the Merriest
"Sleigh Ride"[44]
(with Elizabeth Gillies) 		— —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featuring artist

List of singles
Title Year Peak Album
US
AC
[30]
"Let's Fall in Love"[45]
(Calabria Foti featuring Seth MacFarlane) 		2013 — Non-album single
"White Christmas"[46]
(Meghan Trainor featuring Seth MacFarlane) 		2020 1 A Very Trainor Christmas

Other charted songs

List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[47] 		US
R&B
/HH
[48] 		NZ
Hot
[49]
"Self Medication"
(Logic featuring Seth MacFarlane, Redman and Statik Selektah) 		2023 —[A] 49 21 College Park
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Pure Imagination"[51][52] 2016 Barbra Streisand Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway
"Let's Face the Music and Dance"[53] — Sing: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
"My Way"[54]
"Pennies from Heaven"[55]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Self Medication" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 25 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[50]

References

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