This is a comprehensive discography of official recordings by Better than Ezra, an American alternative rock band from New Orleans, Louisiana.
| Better than Ezra discography | |
|---|---|
 Better than Ezra in Nashville in 2002. | |
| Studio albums | 9 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 2 |
| Singles | 16 |
| Video albums | 1 |
| Music videos | 11 |
Studio albums
edit| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Rock | US Indie | US Heat | ||||||
| 1990 | Surprise
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— | — | — | — | ||||
| 1993 | Deluxe
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35 | — | — | 3 | ||||
| 1996 | Friction, Baby
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64 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1998 | How Does Your Garden Grow?
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129 | — | — | — | ||||
| 2001 | Closer
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110 | — | — | — | ||||
| 2005 | Before the Robots
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84 | — | 3 | — | ||||
| 2009 | Paper Empire
|
62 | 17 | 7 | — | ||||
| 2014 | All Together Now
|
43 | 13 | 9 | — | ||||
| 2024 | Super Magick
|
— | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Compilation albums
edit| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 2001 | Artifakt
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| 2005 | Greatest Hits
|
Live albums/DVDs
edit| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 2004 | Live at the House of Blues, New Orleans
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| 2011 | Live at the 2011 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
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| 2012 | Live at the 2012 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
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| 2013 | Live at the 2013 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
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| 2016 | Live at the 2016 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
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Extended plays
edit| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Death Valley EP
|
Singles
edit| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Mod | US Main | US Pop | US Adult | AUS [3] |
CAN [4] |
CAN Rock [5] |
UK [6] | |||
| 1990 | "Tremble" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Surprise |
| 1995 | "Good" | 30 | 1 | 3 | 17 | — | 86 | 26 | 4 | 108 | Deluxe |
| "In the Blood" | 48[A] | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | 66 | 3 | — | ||
| "Rosealia" | 71 | 24 | — | 39 | — | — | 69 | — | — | ||
| 1996 | "King of New Orleans" | 62[A] | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | Friction, Baby |
| 1997 | "Desperately Wanting" | 48 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 37 | 83 | — | 13 | — | |
| "Long Lost" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Normal Town" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998 | "One More Murder" | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | How Does Your Garden Grow? |
| 1999 | "At the Stars" | 78 | 17 | — | 25 | 23 | — | 20 | — | — | |
| "Like It Like That" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001 | "Extra Ordinary" | 116[B] | 35 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | Closer |
| 2005 | "A Lifetime" | 125[B] | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | Before the Robots |
| "Our Last Night" | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006 | "Juicy" | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2009 | "Absolutely Still" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Paper Empire |
| "Just One Day" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014 | "Crazy Lucky" | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | All Together Now |
| "Gonna Get Better" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018 | "Grateful" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-Album Single |
| 2020 | "In Your Eyes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-Album Single |
| 2021 | “Werewolves of London” | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-Album Single |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||
- A^ Charted only on the Hot 100 Airplay chart.
- B^ Charted only on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
Rare tracks
editB-sides
edit- "Circle of Friends" (1995) (Empire Records soundtrack / Surprise)
- "Know You Better" (1995) ("Good" Live B-Side)
- "Eggnog Sing-A-Long” and "Merry Christmas Eve" (1996)
- "Palace Hotel" (1996) ("Desperately Wanting" B-side)
- "Road Trip to Athens" (1996) ("King of New Orleans" B-side)
Bonus tracks
edit- "Tom Collins" ("One More Murder" B-side / Japanese bonus track)
- "Screwed Up and Beautiful" (Closer reissue bonus track)
- "Simple Song" (Closer reissue bonus track)
- "Stall" (Live at the House of Blues New Orleans bonus track)
- "Cold Year" (Live at the House of Blues New Orleans bonus track)
- "Conjunction Junction" (Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks album)
- "In Between Moments" (Paper Empire iTunes exclusive bonus track)
- "Shut Up and Dance” (All Together Now digital download exclusive bonus track)
Radio, web, and streaming
edit- "False River" (played live on the air at KLSU in 1993)
- "Imperfect" (Streamed on website)
- "Cars Crash" (Website download)
- "Dirty Work" (Steely Dan cover) (Website download)
- "Revolver" (Website download)
- "Chain Smokin'"
- "I Don’t Give a Damn'"
Music videos
edit| Year | Song | Director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | "In the Blood" | Frank W. Ockenfels 3 | [7] |
| "Good" | Chris Applebaum | [8] | |
| "Rosealia" (Salma Hayek version) | Frank W. Ockenfels 3 | [9] | |
| "Rosealia" (superhero version) | Matt Mahurin | [10] | |
| 1996 | "King of New Orleans" | Lawrence Carroll | [11] |
| "Conjunction Junction" | Tom Yohe & Bill Peckmann | [12][13] | |
| "Desperately Wanting" | Nick Egan | [14] | |
| 2005 | "A Lifetime" | David Brooks | [15] |
| 2006 | "Juicy" | Juicy Studios | [16] |
| 2009 | "Absolutely Still" | James Gulliver Hancock & William McMillan | [17] |
| "Just One Day" | Van Alan Blumreich | [18] |
References
edit- ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - Better Than Ezra". Recording Industry Association of America. November 10, 1995. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
- ^ "Gold Platinum Database: Better Than Ezra". Canadian Recording Industry Association. January 25, 1996. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
- ^ Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
- Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- "Good": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – 17 Sep 1995". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved July 5, 2017.[permanent dead link] N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
- ^ "Canadian Top Singles peaks". Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ "Canadian Rock/Alternative peaks". Archived from the original on March 17, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Music – Music News, New Songs, Videos, Music Shows and Playlists from MTV". www.mtv.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ "Music – Music News, New Songs, Videos, Music Shows and Playlists from MTV". www.mtv.com. Archived from the original on December 5, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Music – Music News, New Songs, Videos, Music Shows and Playlists from MTV". www.mtv.com. Archived from the original on January 8, 2010. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ "Music – Music News, New Songs, Videos, Music Shows and Playlists from MTV". www.mtv.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ Original version aired as episode 3 of Schoolhouse Rock!'s second season on November 17, 1973 on ABC.
- ^ "Globat Login". www.davemackey.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ "Desperately Wanting | Better Than Ezra". MTV. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- ^ "SHOT: Better Than Ezra - David Brooks, director". VideoStatic. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ "Music – Music News, New Songs, Videos, Music Shows and Playlists from MTV". www.mtv.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ betterthanezratv (May 12, 2009). "Better Than Ezra - Absolutely Still". Retrieved April 28, 2018 – via YouTube.
- ^ "SHOT: Better Than Ezra - Van Alan Blumreich, director". VideoStatic. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
