Death Cab for Cutie discography

Death Cab for Cutie has released ten studio albums, five extended plays (EPs), a demo tape, a digital album, one live album, thirty-two singles (including one as featured artist), nine music videos, and two DVDs. Death Cab for Cutie is an American indie rock group from Bellingham, Washington and was formed in 1997 by Ben Gibbard as a side project from Pinwheel. After releasing a demo tape, he added guitarist Chris Walla, bassist Nick Harmer, and drummer Nathan Good to the band. Death Cab signed to Barsuk Records and released four extended plays (EPs) and four studio albums through the label.^[1] The fourth album, Transatlanticism, reached number 97 on the Billboard 200 and was eventually certified gold in the United States.^[2][3] The group also issued nine singles and a demo tape through Barsuk.^[1]

Death Cab for Cutie discography
Death Cab for Cutie performing at Bonnaroo in 2006
Studio albums	10
EPs	5
Singles	32
Video albums	2
Music videos	9
Other appearances	10

In 2004, the band signed with Atlantic Records, a subsidiary of the Warner Music Group. Their first release on the label, Plans, earned a platinum certification and charted at number four in the US.^[3] The single "Soul Meets Body" was the band's first to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. Death Cab for Cutie topped the US and Canadian album charts with Narrow Stairs (2008), with help from the Hot 100 single "I Will Possess Your Heart".^[2][4] Both Plans and Narrow Stairs received critical praise and were nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album. Other projects with Atlantic include a downloadable digital album, two DVDs, and five singles.^[5]

In 2013, a limited edition vinyl boxed set called The Barsuk Years was released on the Artist in Residence label. The 7-LP set, which includes all the band's early works, was produced in a limited run of 1500 units, each individually numbered and signed by the band.^[6]

This list does not include material that members of Death Cab for Cutie recorded with The Postal Service, ¡All-Time Quarterback! or other side projects.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Sales	Certifications
		US [2]	AUS [7]	BEL [8]	CAN [9]	GER [10]	IRL [11]	JPN [12]	NLD [13]	SWI [14]	UK [15]
Something About Airplanes	Released: August 18, 1998 Label: Barsuk Format: CD, vinyl	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes	Released: March 21, 2000 Label: Barsuk Format: CD, vinyl	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Photo Album	Released: October 9, 2001 Label: Barsuk Format: CD, vinyl	—[A]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Transatlanticism	Released: October 7, 2003 Label: Barsuk Format: CD, vinyl	97	—	—	—	—	—	—	—[B]	—	—		RIAA: Gold[3] MC: Gold[18]
Plans	Released: August 30, 2005 Label: Atlantic Format: CD, vinyl	4	48	—	—	86	—	—	—	—	104	US: 1,200,000[19]	RIAA: Platinum[3] BPI: Silver[20] MC: Platinum [18]
Narrow Stairs	Released: May 13, 2008 Label: Atlantic Format: CD, vinyl	1	6	61	1	40	29	58	67	57	24		RIAA: Gold[3] BPI: Silver[20] MC: Gold[18]
Codes and Keys	Released: May 31, 2011 Label: Atlantic Format: CD, vinyl	3	7	59	3	47	23	69	74	59	24	US: 285,000[21]
Kintsugi	Released: March 31, 2015 Label: Atlantic Format: CD, vinyl	8	21	90	5	73	26	56	79	73	28
Thank You for Today	Released: August 17, 2018 Label: Atlantic Format: CD, vinyl	13	55	44	21	53	57	140	62	44	24
Asphalt Meadows	Released: September 16, 2022 Label: Atlantic Format: CD, digital, vinyl	60	—[C]	81	—	95	—	179	—	82	89
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Digital albums

List of digital albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US Sales [23]	UK DL [15]
iTunes Originals – Death Cab for Cutie	Released: October 12, 2005[24] Label: Atlantic Format: Digital download	—	—
Asphalt Meadows (Acoustic)	Released: March 10, 2023[25] Label: Atlantic Format: Digital download	60	89

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [2]	US Cla. [26]	UK DL [15]	UK Indie [15]
Live 2012	Released: April 19, 2014 Label: Barsuk (Bark #144) Format: vinyl, digital[D] featuring Magik*Magik Orchestra	—[E]	16	—	—
Live at The Showbox	Released: May 7, 2021[28] Label: self-released Format: digital	—[F]	—	19	36

Demo albums

List of demo albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US Heat. [16]	US Ind. [30]
You Can Play These Songs with Chords	Released: 1997 Re-released: October 22, 2002[31] Label: Elsinor (Els #012) / Barsuk (Bark #28) Format: CS	19	26

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions

Title	Extended play details	Peak chart positions
		US [2]	US Dance [32]	US Rock [33]	US Ind. [30]	AUS [34]	SCO [15]	UK DL [15]
The Forbidden Love EP	Released: October 24, 2000 Label: Barsuk (Bark #15) Format: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Stability EP	Released: February 19, 2002 Label: Barsuk (Bark #23) Format: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
The John Byrd EP	Released: March 1, 2005 Label: Barsuk (Bark #43) Format: CD	—	—	—	22	—	—	—
The Open Door EP	Released: March 31, 2009 (digital) April 14, 2009 (retail)[35] Label: Atlantic Format: CD, vinyl, digital download	30	—	8	—	50	—	39
Keys and Codes Remix EP	Released: 2011 Label: Atlantic Format: CD	—	24	—	—	—	—	—
The Blue EP	Released: September 6, 2019[36] Label: Atlantic Format: CD, vinyl, digital download	—[G]	—	35	—	—	74	57
The Georgia E.P.	Released: December 4, 2020[37] Label: Atlantic Format: Vinyl, digital download	115	—	16	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Digital extended plays

List of digital extended plays, with selected chart positions

Title	Extended play details	Peak chart positions
		US [2]
Studio X Sessions EP	Released: July 27, 2004 Label: Barsuk (Bark #39) Format: Digital download	—
iTunes Live: London Festival '08	Released: July 19, 2008 Label: Atlantic Format: Digital download	—
Live from Las Vegas at The Palms E.P.[38]	Released: August 2008 Label: Atlantic Format: Digital download	135
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Singles

As lead artist

1990s–2000s

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		US [4]	US Alt. [39]	AUS [7]	CAN [40]	GER [10]	JPN [41]	NZ [42]	SCO [43]	SPA [44]	UK [15]
"Your Bruise"	1998	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Something About Airplanes
"Prove My Hypotheses"	1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		You Can Play These Songs with Chords
"Underwater!"	2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		non-album single
"Stability"	2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		The Stability EP
"A Movie Script Ending"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	123		The Photo Album
"I Was a Kaleidoscope"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	115
"We Laugh Indoors"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	122
"The New Year"	2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	86		Transatlanticism
"The Sound of Settling"	2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	84
"Title and Registration"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Soul Meets Body"	2005	60	5	—	—	—	—	—	82	—	125	RIAA: Platinum[3] MC: Gold[18]	Plans
"Crooked Teeth"	2006	—	10	100	—	—	—	—	43	—	69	RIAA: Gold[3]
"I Will Follow You into the Dark"		—	—[H]	—	—	—	—	—	42	—	66	RIAA: 2× Platinum[3] BPI: Silver[20] MC: Platinum[18] RMNZ: Gold[46]
"I Will Possess Your Heart"	2008	70	6	—	60	—	—	—	44	—	85	RIAA: Platinum[3]	Narrow Stairs
"Cath..."		—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—[I]
"No Sunlight"	2009	—	—[J]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Grapevine Fires"		—	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Little Bribes"		—	—[K]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		The Open Door EP
"Meet Me on the Equinox"		—[L]	8	30	—	71	73	34	85	15	86		The Twilight Saga: New Moon soundtrack
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

2010s–2020s

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		US Bub. [49]	US AAA [48]	US Alt. [39]	US Rock [50]	BEL Tip [8]	CAN Rock [51]	CZR Rock [52]	JPN [41]	MEX Ing. [53]	UK Phys. [54]
"You Are a Tourist"	2011	1	1	1	3	19	18	—	60	32	—	RIAA: Gold[3]	Codes and Keys
"Home Is a Fire"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Stay Young, Go Dancing"		—	11	31	40	76	—	—	—	—	—
"Underneath the Sycamore"[55]	2012	—	—	—[M]	—[N]	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Black Sun"	2015	14	1	2	12	—	19	—	—	—	—		Kintsugi
"The Ghosts of Beverly Drive"		—	15	3	21	—	31	—	—	—	—
"Bad Reputation"[57]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	96		non-album single
"Good Help (Is So Hard to Find)"	2016	—	—	27	—	—	45	—	—	50	—		Kintsugi
"Tractor Rape Chain"[58]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	80		non-album single
"Million Dollar Loan"		—	—	—	—	—[O]	—	—	—	—	—		30 Days, 30 Songs
"Gold Rush"	2018	—	1	6	14	48	8	14	—	—	—		Thank You for Today
"I Dreamt We Spoke Again"[59]		—	—	—	42	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Northern Lights"		—	1	12	27	—	19	—	—	—	—
"When We Drive"	2019	—	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Kids in '99"[60]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		The Blue EP
"Waiting for the Sunrise"[61]	2022	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Ocean Child: Songs of Yoko Ono
"Roman Candles"[62]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Asphalt Meadows
"Here to Forever"		—	1	1	44	—	8	15	—	—	—
"Foxglove Through the Clearcut"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Pepper"[63]		—	1	5	—[P]	—	23	—	—	—	—
"An Arrow in the Wall"[65]	2023	—	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		non-album single
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions				Album
		US [4]	US R&B /HH [66]	BEL [8]	NZ Hot [67]
"Do You Remember" (Chance the Rapper featuring Death Cab for Cutie)	2019	95	42	—[Q]	18	The Big Day
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Other charting songs

List of other charting songs, with selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		ICE [68]
"Waterfalls"	2022	2	The Georgia E.P.

Video albums

Year	Album details	Peak
		US [69]
2005	Drive Well, Sleep Carefully Released: July 26, 2005 Label: Plexifilm Format: DVD	20
2006	Directions: The Plans Video Album Released: April 11, 2006 Label: Atlantic Records Format: DVD	11
2011	Death Cab for Cutie: Live at the Mt. Baker Theatre Released: May 31, 2011 Label: Atlantic Records Format: DVD	3

Music videos

Year	Title	Director
2001	"A Movie Script Ending"	Josh Melnick and Xander Charity
2003	"The New Year"	Jay Martin
2004	"The Sound of Settling"	Tomorrow's Brightest Minds
2005	"Title and Registration"	Patrick Daughters
	"Soul Meets Body"	Jon Watts
	"Crooked Teeth"	Ace Norton
2006	"I Will Follow You into the Dark"	Jamie Thraves
2008	"I Will Possess Your Heart"	Aaron Stewart-Ahn and Shawn Kim
	"Cath…"	Autumn de Wilde
	"Grapevine Fires"	Walter Robot
2009	"Little Bribes"	Ross Ching
	"Meet Me on the Equinox"	Walter Robot
2011	"You Are a Tourist"	Tim Nackashi
	"Stay Young, Go Dancing"	Claire Carré
2012	"Underneath the Sycamore"	Walter Robot
2015	"Black Sun"	Robert Hales
	"The Ghosts of Beverly Drive"
2016	"Good Help (Is So Hard to Find)"	Walter Robot
	"Million Dollar Loan"	Kyle Cogan[70]
2018	"Gold Rush"	Alex Southam
2022	"Roman Candles"	Lance Bangs
2022	"Here to Forever"

Other appearances

Year	Song	Album
2000	"Spring Break Broke"	Death Cab for Fiver (7", Barsuk (Bark #9))[71][72]
2002	"Lowell, MA (Tiny Telephone Version)"	Amos House Collection Vol. 1
	"A Steadier Footing" (acoustic version)	Kicking It with Clowns / Comes With a Smile (Vol. 5)
	"Fortunate Son"	Don't Know When I'll Be Back Again
2003	"Styrofoam Plates"	Live The Dream: Fierce Panda Compilation Volume 2[73]
2004	"This Temporary Life"	Future Soundtrack for America
	"Dream Scream"	The Late Great Daniel Johnston: Discovered Covered
	"A Movie Script Ending" (acoustic version)	Wicker Park (soundtrack)
	"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"	Maybe This Christmas Tree
2005	"Lightness" (live)	Paste Magazine (Sep/Aug 2005 issue CD)
	"Earth Angel"	Stubbs the Zombie: The Soundtrack
	"Lovesong"	For Unicef - Tsunami Relief Fund Compilation
2007	"Rockin' Chair"	Endless Highway: The Music of The Band
	"World Shut Your Mouth"	Causes 1
2008	"Jealousy Rides with Me"	Heroes: Original Soundtrack
2009	"Meet Me on the Equinox"	New Moon Soundtrack
	"Kicked In"	SCORE! 20 Years of Merge Records: The Covers!
2016	"Million Dollar Loan"	30 Days, 30 Songs[74]

Notes

1. The Photo Album did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 40 on the US Heatseekers Albums Chart.^[16]
2. Transatlanticism did not enter the Dutch Album Top 100, but entered the Dutch Alternative Top 30 chart at number 21.^[17]
3. Asphalt Meadows did not enter the ARIA Top 100 Albums Chart, but peaked at number 13 on the ARIA Digital Album Chart.^[22]
4. Double LP on 180-gram vinyl with digital download key for Record Store Day.^[1]
5. Live 2012 did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 11 on the US Vinyl Albums Chart.^[27]
6. Live at The Showbox did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 21 on the US Top Album Sales Chart.^[29]
7. The Blue EP did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 17 on the US Top Album Sales Chart.^[29]
8. "I Will Follow You into the Dark" did not enter the Alternative Airplay chart, but peaked at number 39 on the Alternative Digital Songs chart.^[45]
9. "Cath…" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 64 on the UK Physical Singles Chart Top 100.^[47]
10. "No Sunlight" did not enter the Alternative Airplay chart, but peaked at number 8 on the Adult Alternative Airplay chart.^[48]
11. "Little Bribes" did not enter the Alternative Airplay chart, but peaked at number 6 on the Adult Alternative Airplay chart.^[48]
12. "Meet Me on the Equinox" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 but peaked at number 2 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot 100.^[49]
13. "Underneath the Sycamore" did not enter the Alternative Airplay chart, but peaked at number 24 on the Alternative Digital Songs chart.^[45]
14. "Underneath the Sycamore" did not enter the Rock Songs chart, but peaked at number 45 on the Rock Digital Songs chart.^[56]
15. "Million Dollar Loan" did not enter the Ultratop Top 50, but spent 4 weeks as an extra tip on the Ultratop Bubbling Under chart.^[8]
16. "Pepper" did not enter the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 10 on the Rock & Alternative Airplay chart.^[64]
17. "Do You Remember" did not enter the Ultratop Top 50, but spent 4 weeks as an extra tip on the Ultratop Bubbling Under chart.^[8]