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Eels discography
Studio albums20
EPs2
Live albums8
Compilation albums5
Singles17
Video albums4
Music videos34

This is a discography of Eels and other musical projects of Mark Oliver Everett, such as MC Honky.

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Notes
US
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
BEL
[4]
FRA
[5]
GER
[6]
IRL
[7]
NLD
[8]
NOR
[9]
SWE
[10]
SWI
[11]
UK
[12]
Bad Dude in Love
  • Released: 1985
  • Label: Joe Mama
First release from Mark Everett, recorded and released independently
A Man Called E
  • Released: February 2, 1992
  • Label: Polydor
E solo album
Broken Toy Shop
  • Released: December 7, 1993
  • Label: Polydor
E solo album
Beautiful Freak 114 71 19 17 32 5 eels band consisted of E Mark Oliver Everett, Butch Norton, and Tommy Walter
Electro-Shock Blues
  • Released: September 21, 1998
  • Label: DreamWorks
4 24 59 50 36 56 12 eels consisted of E Mark Oliver Everett and Butch Norton. Album featured Jon Brion, T-Bone Burnett, Lisa Germano, and Grant-Lee Phillips
Daisies of the Galaxy
  • Released: March 14, 2000
  • Label: DreamWorks
38 8 40 49 24 34 21 69 8 eels consisted of E Mark Oliver Everett and Butch Norton. Album featured Peter Buck, and Michael Simpson
Souljacker
  • Released: September 19, 2001
  • Label: DreamWorks
39 34 15 34 47 19 56 36 75 12 eels consisted of E Mark Oliver Everett and Butch Norton. Album featured Kelly Logsdon, John Parish, and Adam Siegel.
I Am the Messiah
  • Released: November 4, 2002
  • Label: SpinART
MC Honky album featuring Logsdon, Butch Norton, and Joey Waronker
Levity
  • Released: March 22, 2003
  • Label: Plexi Music
Mark Oliver Everett solo score to the film Levity, including two songs credited to eels.
Shootenanny!
  • Released: June 3, 2003
  • Label: DreamWorks
145 38 14 58 56 44 58 54 35 eels consisted of E Mark Oliver Everett and Butch Norton. Album featured Lisa Germano, Scott Gordon, Joe Gore, James King, Kelly Logsdon, and Todd Simon.
Blinking Lights and Other Revelations
  • Released: April 26, 2005
  • Label: Vagrant
93 42 32 7 38 30 11 18 26 18 16 eels consisted of E Mark Oliver Everett. Album included Wayne Bergeron, Bobby, Jr., Buck, Wally Gagel, Ludvig Girdland, Gore, Probyn Gregory, Darren Hahn, David Hlebo, Jim Jacobsen, Jim Lang, Bill Liston, Jeff Lyster, Andy Martin, Joe Meyer, Dick Mitchell, Butch Norton, John Sebastian, Simon, Gerri Sutyak, Michael Valerio, Tom Waits, and Stuart Wylen.
Hombre Lobo
  • Released: June 2, 2009
  • Label: Vagrant
43 35 42 1 59 20 24 37 10 18 eels include E Mark Oliver Everett, Derek "Knuckles" Brown, and Kelly "Koool G Murder" Logsdon
End Times
  • Released: January 19, 2010
  • Label: Vagrant
66 48 33 2 74 29 13 19 10 21 eels consisted of E Mark Oliver Everett. Album included Wayne Bergeron, Chris Bleth, Butch Norton, E Mark Oliver Everett, Jim Lang, Kelly "Koool G Murder" Logsdonn, and Andy Martin.
Tomorrow Morning
  • Released: August 17, 2010
  • Label: Vagrant
83 80 18 1 61 12 9 10 34 9 18 eels consisted of E Mark Oliver Everett.
Wonderful, Glorious
  • Released: February 5, 2013
  • Label: Vagrant
74 18 1 89 19 15 11 4 14
The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett
  • Released: April 21, 2014
  • Label: E Works
96 14 2 21 10 8 8 5 7
The Deconstruction
  • Released: April 6, 2018
  • Label: E Works/PIAS
6 1 19 4 16 5 10
Earth to Dora
  • Released: October 30, 2020
  • Label: E Works/PIAS
18 4 73 18 23 18 37
Extreme Witchcraft
  • Released: January 28, 2022
  • Label: E Works/PIAS
14 4 49 7 14 7 37
Eels Time!
  • Released: June 7, 2024
  • Label: E Works/PIAS
17 16 24 18
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Notes
US
[1]
BEL
[4]
FRA
[5]
NLD
[8]
UK
[12]
Oh What a Beautiful Morning
  • Released: December 2000
  • Label: EWorks
Recorded throughout 2000, with Balaban, Crum, Germano, Gregory, Hlebo, and Norton
Electro-Shock Blues Show
  • Released: 2002
  • Label: EWorks
Recorded in 1998 with Norton and Siegel
Sixteen Tons (Ten Songs)
  • Released: May 10, 2005
  • Label: EWorks
Recorded in 2003 with Hahn, Logsdon, and Shon Sullivan.
Eels with Strings: Live at Town Hall
  • Released: February 21, 2006
  • Label: Vagrant Records
23 114 57 82 Recorded on June 30, 2005 in New York City with Julie Carpenter, Allen Hunter, Ana Lenchantin, Heather Lockie, Lyster, and Paloma Udovic, also released as a DVD.
Live and in Person! London 2006
  • Released: February 14, 2008
  • Label: EWorks
93 Recorded on June 23 and 27, 2006 at the London Astoria in London, United Kingdom with Hunter, Derek Brown, and Lyster and a guest appearance by Smoosh. Also released with a DVD.
Tremendous Dynamite – Live in 2010 + 2011
  • Released: February 12, 2013
  • Label: EWorks
40 tracks recorded live on the EELS 2010 and 2011 world tours: 20 from a 2010 show and 20 from a 2011 show—both shows recorded at First Avenue in Minneapolis.
Live at Royal Albert Hall
  • Release date: April 14, 2015
  • Label: EWorks
40 Recorded on June 30, 2014 in London at the Royal Albert Hall. This release will be accompanied by a DVD of the show.
Live at Largo
  • Release date: 2023
  • Label: EWorks
Recorded in 2019 at the Largo in Los Angeles. Sold exclusively on the band's 2023 Lockdown Hurricane tour.[13]
Gentle Souls: 2021 KCRW Sessions
  • Release date: 2023
  • Label: EWorks
Recorded in 2021 for KCRW. Sold exclusively on the band's 2023 Lockdown Hurricane tour.[14]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilations

Title Album details Peak chart positions Notes
BEL
[4]
FRA
[5]
NLD
[8]
UK
[12]
B-Sides & Rarities 1996–2003 iTunes Music Store-exclusive digital compilation
Meet The Eels: Essential Eels, Vol. 1 (1996–2006)
  • Released: January 15, 2008
  • Label: DreamWorks/Universal
13 26 Greatest-hits compilation, also includes Eels Video Collection DVD.
Useless Trinkets: B-Sides, Soundtracks, Rarities and Unreleased 1996–2006
  • Released: January 15, 2008
  • Label: DreamWorks/Universal
21 174 77 69 Rarities compilation, also includes Eels Lollapalooza 2006 DVD.
The Complete DreamWorks Albums
  • Released: October 30, 2015
  • Label: DreamWorks
Box set featuring Beautiful Freak, Electro-Shock Blues, Daisies of the Galaxy, Souljacker, Shootenanny!, and Electro-Shock Blues Show as a double live LP available exclusively for the first time on vinyl. The label also re-released all of the studio albums on vinyl at this time.
Eels So Good: Essential Eels, Vol. 2 (2007–2020)
  • Released: December 15, 2023
  • Label: EWorks Records
Greatest-hits compilation.
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

Title EP details
Not for Airplay
  • Released: December 1993
  • Label: Polydor
The Myspace Transmissions Session 2009
  • Released: August 2009
  • Label: EWorks

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Airplay

[15]
US
Alt

[16]
AUS
[2]
CAN
[17]
IRE
[18]
NLD
[19]
BEL
[20]
NZL
[21]
UK
[12]
"Hello Cruel World" (E solo) 1992 8 A Man Called (E)
"Nowheresville" (E solo)
"Novocaine for the Soul" 1996 39 1 84 76 90 10 Beautiful Freak
"Rags to Rags" [A]
"Susan's House" 1997 99 9
"Your Lucky Day in Hell" 35
"Beautiful Freak" [B]
"Last Stop: This Town" 1998 40 96 23 Electro-Shock Blues
"Cancer for the Cure" 60
"Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" 2000 46 85 43 11 Daisies of the Galaxy
"Flyswatter" 55
"Souljacker part I" 2001 30 Souljacker
"Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)" 2005 33 45 Blinking Lights and Other Revelations
"I Want to Protect You" 2006 Non-album single[22]
"Fresh Blood" / "My Timing Is Off" 2009 53 Hombre Lobo
"That Look You Give That Guy" 13
"Spectacular Girl" 2010 Tomorrow Morning
"A Line in the Dirt" 32 End Times
"Baby Let's Make It Real"/"Who You Say You Are"[23] 2020 Earth to Dora

Promotional singles

  • "Climbing to the Moon" (1998)
  • "3 Speed" (1998)
  • "Jeannie's Diary" (2000)
  • "Fresh Feeling" (2001)
  • "Rotten World Blues" (2000)
  • "Saturday Morning" (2003)
  • "Trouble with Dreams" (2005)

Notes:

  1. ^ released in Europe/Australia
  2. ^ released in the UK

Video albums

Music videos

Date Song Director
1992 "Hello Cruel World" Mick Haggerty
1994 "The Only Thing I Care About" Mark Lindquist
August, 1996 "Novocaine for the Soul" Mark Romanek
1996 "Susan's House" Jake Scott
February, 1997 "Rags to Rags" Gary Weis
December, 1997 "Your Lucky Day in Hell" (x2 videos) Jamie Caliri
October, 1998 Last Stop: This Town Garth Jennings
February, 1999 "Cancer for the Cure" Hammer & Tongs
May, 2000 "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" Marcos Siega
May, 2000 "Flyswatter" Steve Hanft
March, 2002 "Souljacker part I" Wim Wenders
May, 2003 "Saturday Morning" Steve Hanft
May, 2005 "Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)" E
September, 2005 "Trouble with Dreams" Jesse Dylan
April 29, 2009 "Fresh Blood"
May 14, 2009 "That Look You Give That Guy" (Version 1) Gus Black
July 7, 2009 "Prizefighter"
July 7, 2009 "In My Dreams" Howard Greenhalgh
September 9, 2009 "That Look You Give That Guy" (Version 2) Gus Black
November 18, 2009 "Little Bird"  –
December 9, 2009 "In My Younger Days"  –
January 10, 2010 "End Times"  –
February 9, 2010 "Unhinged" John Cannizzaro
July 22, 2010 "Spectacular Girl"  –
September 2, 2010 "Baby Loves Me" Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert
2012 "Peach Blossom"  –
2013 "New Alphabet"  –
March 25, 2013 "Cold Dead Hand"  –
2013 "Kinda Fuzzy"  –
2014 "Lockdown Hurricane" Andrew van Baal
2014 "Mistakes of My Youth" Brian & Brad Palmer
2018 "Today Is the Day" Gus Black
2018 "Bone Dry" Sofia Astrom
2018 "Rusty Pipes" Matthias Hoene
2020 "Are We Alright Again" Greg Barnes

Songs in film and television

Song Year Appearance
"Novocaine for the Soul" 1996 Dream for an Insomniac
"Not Ready Yet" Homicide: Life on the Street
"Your Lucky Day in Hell" 1997 Grosse Pointe Blank
"Bad News" The End of Violence
"Dog's Life" Welcome to Woop Woop
"Your Lucky Day in Hell" The Maker
"Your Lucky Day in Hell" Scream 2
"Your Lucky Day in Hell" 1998 Dead Man on Campus
"Cancer for the Cure" 1999 American Beauty
"Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" 2000 Road Trip
"Flyswatter" Chain of Fools
"Christmas Is Going to the Dogs" How the Grinch Stole Christmas
"Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas" Roswell
"Ant Farm" 2001 Jump Tomorrow
"Mr. E's Beautiful Blues"
"My Beloved Monster" Shrek
"Flyswatter" The Anniversary Party
"It's a Motherfucker"
"Souljacker Part I" 2002 Six Feet Under
"Skywriting" 2003 Levity
"Taking a Bath in Rust"
"Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" A Guy Thing
"Jungle Telegraph"
"That's Not Really Funny" Monkey Dust
"World of Shit"
"Your Lucky Day in Hell"
"Fresh Feeling" Scorched
"Fresh Feeling" Scrubs
"Rock Hard Times" Six Feet Under
"Mighty Fine Blues" Holes
"Eyes Down"
"Novocaine for the Soul" Herr Lehmann
"The Sound of Fear"
"Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" 2004 Along Came Polly
"Mental" Mean Creek
"Novocaine for the Soul"
"Christmas Is Going to the Dogs" The O.C.
"Love of the Loveless"
"Saturday Morning"
"I Need Some Sleep" Shrek 2
"Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" 2005 Hating Alison Ashley
"Saturday Morning" Kicking & Screaming
"Last Stop: This Town" The Big White
"I Want to Protect You"
"Trouble with Dreams"
"Novocaine for the Soul" The Work of Director Mark Romanek
"I'm Going to Stop Pretending That I Didn't Break Your Heart" One Tree Hill
"Blinking Lights (For Me)" 2006 Tough Enough
"Fresh Feeling" Failure to Launch
"Living Life" Scrubs
"Saturday Morning" Wordplay
"Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)" Just My Luck
"Ant Farm" The Lake House
"Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)" Griffin and Phoenix
"I Write the B-Sides" I'll Believe You
"Blinking Lights (For You)" Big Nothing
"Love of the Loveless"
"Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas" Unaccompanied Minors
"Souljacker Part I" 2007 Hot Fuzz
"Souljacker Part I" The Condemned
"Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" Charlie Bartlett
"Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)"
"Royal Pain" Shrek the Third
"Losing Streak"
"Packing Blankets" Coming Down the Mountain
"Fresh Feeling" Chuck
"The Stars Shine in the Sky Tonight" Shrek the Halls
"Love of the Loveless" 2008 Henry Poole Is Here
"Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)" What Happens in Vegas
"Beautiful Freak" Cure for Love
"Beautiful Freak" Hellboy II: The Golden Army
"To Lick Your Boots" Yes Man
"Bus Stop Boxer"
"Your Lucky Day in Hell"
"Eyes Down"
"The Sound of Fear"
"Blinking Lights (For Me)"
"Theme from Blinking Lights"
"Wooden Nickels"
"The Good Old Days"
"Animal"
"Flyswatter"
"Somebody Loves You"
"Man Up"
"Souljacker Part I" 2009 United States of Tara
"Love of the Loveless"
"Friendly Ghost" Being Human
"Numbered Days" Numbers
"Blinking Lights (For Me)" Bustin' Down the Door
"Fresh Feeling" Love Happens
"On My Feet" 2010 The Company Men
"Nowadays"
"In My Dreams" Parenthood
"Last Stop: This Town" Happy Town
"Agony" Stargate Universe
"All the Beautiful Things" The Switch
"Numbered Days"
"Prizefighter" Going the Distance
"Fresh Blood" True Blood
"I Like Birds" Neue Vahr Süd [de]
"Gone Man" Grey's Anatomy
"Ugly Love" ¿Qué fue de Jorge Sanz?
"Christmas Is Going to the Dogs" Misfits
"I Like Birds" 2011 The Big Year
"Beginner's Luck" 2012 Winning Streak
"Calling for Your Love" Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away 3D
"Beautiful Freak" 2013 My Mad Fat Diary
"Novocaine for the Soul"
"I Need Some Sleep" Mein Lover, sein Vater und ich!
"New Alphabet" Elementary
"Manchild" Futurama
"That Look You Give That Guy" Horns
"I Like the Way This Is Going" Enough Said
"Wonderful, Glorious" Delivery Man
"Mistakes of My Youth" 2014 Dumb and Dumber To
"Mental" My Mad Fat Diary
"Flower"
"Electro-Shock Blues" 2015
"The Medication Is Wearing Off"
"The Turnaround" Der Lehrer
"Fresh Blood" The Jinx
"Electro-Shock Blues" The Ataxian
"Fresh Blood" Sneaky Pete
"Mistakes of My Youth" Fear the Walking Dead
"Theme from Blinking Lights" 2016 The Blacklist
"Trouble with Dreams" American Dad!

Songs from compilations

Year Song Appearance
2007 "Last Stop: This Town", "Novocaine for the Soul", "Hospital Food" The Bridge School Collection, Vol. 3 recorded live for the Bridge School Benefit October 17, 1998 ("Novocaine for the Soul" and "Hospital Food") and October 18, 1998 ("Last Stop: This Town") released exclusively on iTunes Store
2005 "Jelly Dancers" Dimension Mix

E Works

E Works is the vanity label set up exclusively to release Eels live albums. These self-released albums include Oh, What a Beautiful Morning (2000), Electro-Shock Blues Show (2002), Sixteen Tons (Ten Songs) (2005), and Live and in Person! London 2006 (2008). The band has only sold these albums at live shows and later online. The logo for E Works is a parody of that for DreamWorks' record label, who originally signed Eels.

References

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  20. ^ Belgium Flanders Singles Chart
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