Sonic Youth discography

Sonic Youth discography
Sonic Youth discography
Studio albums	15
EPs	8
Compilation albums	4
Singles	21
Video albums	6
Music videos	46
Sonic Youth Recordings (SYR)	10
Bootlegs	8
Soundtrack and compilation appearances	17

The discography of American rock band Sonic Youth comprises 15 studio albums, seven extended plays, three compilation albums, seven video releases, 21 singles, 46 music videos, ten releases in the Sonic Youth Recordings series, eight official bootlegs, and contributions to 16 soundtracks and other compilations.

In 1981, Sonic Youth signed with Neutral Records, and released its eponymous debut EP Sonic Youth the next year.^[1] The band's first full-length album was Confusion is Sex, released in 1983.^[1] Kill Yr Idols was released the same year under the German label Zensor Records.^[1] Bad Moon Rising was released two years later on Blast First, a label created specifically for Sonic Youth releases.^[1] In 1986, Sonic Youth signed to SST Records and released Evol later the same year. The album gained the band increasing critical acclaim and exposure, and the group released Sister and the double LP Daydream Nation in 1987 and 1988, respectively, the latter on Enigma Records.^[1]

In 1990, the band signed to major label DGC Records, and released Goo the same year. The band's 1991 tour with the then little-known band Nirvana was documented in the film 1991: The Year Punk Broke. In 1992, Sonic Youth released Dirty. Two years later, the group released Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star, and Washing Machine the following year.^[1]

Forced to start from scratch after its instruments and equipment were stolen, the band released NYC Ghosts & Flowers in 2000. Sonic Youth released Murray Street in the summer of 2002, followed in 2004 by Sonic Nurse. Rather Ripped and The Destroyed Room: B-sides and Rarities were released in 2006, the latter featuring tracks previously available only on vinyl, limited-release compilations, B-sides to international singles, and other previously unreleased material. The Eternal was released three years later in 2009.^[1]^[2]

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions											Sales	Certifications
Year	Album details	US ^[3]	AUS ^[4]	BEL ^[5]	FRA ^[6]	GER ^[7]	JPN ^[8]	NLD ^[9]	NOR ^[10]	NZ ^[11]	SWE ^[12]	UK ^[13]	Sales	Certifications
1983	Confusion Is Sex Released: February 11, 1983 Label: Neutral	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: 41,100^[14]
1985	Bad Moon Rising Released: March 29, 1985 Label: Homestead	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: 33,000^[14]
1986	Evol Released: May 2, 1986 Label: SST	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: 48,400^[14]
1987	Sister Released: June 29, 1987 Label: SST	—	151	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: 72,000^[14]
1988	Daydream Nation Released: October 18, 1988 Label: Enigma	—	144	91	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	99	US: 162,000^[14]
1989	The Whitey Album (as Ciccone Youth) Released: January 18, 1989 Label: Enigma	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	63
1990	Goo Released: June 26, 1990 Label: DGC	96	106	—	—	—	—	71	—	22	—	32	US: 169,000^[14]	BPI: Silver^[15]
1992	Dirty Released: July 21, 1992 Label: DGC	83	22	—	—	59	53	57	—	5	26	6	US: 329,000^[14]
1994	Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star Released: May 3, 1994 Label: DGC	34	25	—	—	87	62	65	—	16	27	10	US: 246,000^[14]
1995	Washing Machine Released: September 26, 1995 Label: DGC	58	34	38	—	—	94	91	41	—	—	39	US: 159,000^[14]
1998	A Thousand Leaves Released: May 12, 1998 Label: DGC	85	66	28	32	84	43	—	37	—	43	38	US: 66,000^[14]
2000	NYC Ghosts & Flowers Released: May 16, 2000 Label: Geffen	172	—	—	61	—	—	—	37	—	—	113	US: 46,000^[14]
2002	Murray Street Released: June 25, 2002 Label: DGC	126	78	28	48	63	45	—	16	—	—	77	US: 63,000^[14]
2004	Sonic Nurse Released: June 7, 2004 Label: DGC	64	54	23	40	89	47	98	21	—	—	—	US: 65,000^[14]
2006	Rather Ripped Released: June 13, 2006 Label: Geffen	71	40	20	25	79	41	—	13	—	46	64
2009	The Eternal Released: June 9, 2009 Label: Matador	18	52	9	19	29	29	90	17	38	28	42
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums

Year	Album details	Notes
1984	Sonic Death: Early Sonic 1981–1983 Released: 1984 Label: Ecstatic Peace!	Originally released on cassette only.
1986	Walls Have Ears Released: 1986 Label: Not	Semi-official bootleg recording.^[16] Double album featuring tracks from three live sets from 1985: one with Bob Bert and two with Steve Shelley. Limited to 2,000 machine-numbered copies. Not was a short-lived Blast First imprint. Officially released on February 9, 2024, through Goofin'.^[17]
1991	Hold That Tiger Released: 1991 Label: Goofin'	Recorded in 1987.
1992	Live at the Continental Club Released: 1992 Label: Sonic Death	Recorded in 1986. Fan club release.
2004	Hidros 3 Released: 2004 Label: Smalltown Supersound	Collaboration between Mats Gustafsson and Sonic Youth, also featuring Lindha Kallerdahl, Loren Mazzacane Connors, David Stackenäs and Lotta Melin. Recorded in 2000.
2009	Battery Park, NYC July 4th 2008 Released: June 9, 2009 Label: Matador	Vinyl-only release (as a separate album). CD version only released in Japan as a bonus disc to The Eternal. Became more widely available to stream in June 2019^[18]
2012	Smart Bar Chicago 1985 Released: November 13, 2012 Label: Goofin'
2018	Chicago, IL • Cabaret Metro • August 17, 2002 Released: 2018 Label: Nugs.net	Digital-only release from Nugs.net
2018	ABC Glasgow August 2007 Daydream Nation Released: 2018 Label: Nugs.net	Digital-only release from Nugs.net
2018	Chicago, IL • Cabaret Metro • November 5, 1988 Released: 2018 Label: Nugs.net	Digital-only release from Nugs.net
2018	New York, NY • CBGB • December 13, 1988 Released: 2018 Label: Nugs.net	Digital-only release from Nugs.net
2018	Berlin, Germany • Columbiahalle • October 21, 2009 Released: 2018 Label: Nugs.net	Also released as a 2x CD-R release in 2019.
2018	Brooklyn, NY • Williamsburg Waterfront • August 12, 2011 Released: 2018 Label: Nugs.net	Digital-only release from Nugs.net
2019	Los Angeles, CA • Veterans Wadsworth Theatre • May 28, 1998 Released: 2019 Label: Nugs.net	Digital-only release from Nugs.net
2019	Asheville, NC • Orange Peel • August 20, 2004 Released: 2019 Label: Nugs.net	Digital-only release from Nugs.net
2019	Trenton, NJ • City Gardens • May 22, 1987 Released: 2019 Label: Nugs.net	Digital-only release from Nugs.net
2019	San Francisco, CA • The Warfield • March 5, 1993 Released: 2019 Label: Nugs.net	Digital-only release from Nugs.net
2019	Irvine, CA • Crawford Hall • November 3, 1990 Released: 2019 Label: Nugs.net	Digital-only release from Nugs.net
2019	Paris, France • Olympia • June 7, 2001 Released: 2019 Label: Nugs.net	Digital-only release from Nugs.net
2019	Live in Moscow April 12–13, 1989 Released: 2019 Label: Feelee Records,^[19] Squeaky Squawk^[20]	Released in late 2019 on an LP by Feelee Records^[19] and digitally on Sonic Youth's Bandcamp page^[21] Released on February 7, 2020, on major streaming and d/l platforms^[20] Formats: LP (300 copies),^[22] download, streaming
2020	Live in Yugoslavia 1985/1987 Released: 2020 Label: Self-released	Digital-only release from Sonic Youth's Bandcamp page
2020	Live at Brixton Academy 1992 Released: 2020 Label: Self-released	Digital-only release from Sonic Youth's Bandcamp page
2020	Live at All Tomorrows Parties 2000 Released: 2020 Label: Self-released	Digital-only release from Sonic Youth's Bandcamp page
2020	Live in Denver 1986 Released: 2020 Label: Self-released	Digital-only release from Sonic Youth's Bandcamp page
2020	World Trade Center Benefit 2001 Released: 2020 Label: Self-released	Recorded at the Bowery Ballroom NYC on October 7, 2001 Digital-only release from Sonic Youth's Bandcamp page
2021	Live in Austin 1995 Released: 2021 Label: Self-released	Recorded at the Austin Music Hall, on Novembver 15, 1995 Digital-only release from Sonic Youth's Bandcamp page
2021	Live in Dallas 2006 Released: 2021 Label: Self-released	Recorded at the Gypsy Tea Room, in Dallas on June 24, 2006 Digital-only release from Sonic Youth's Bandcamp page
2022	Live in Kyiv, Ukraine 1989 Released: April 14, 2022 Label: Self-released	Recorded at DK KPI, in Kyiv, Ukraine on April 14, 1989 Digital-only release from Sonic Youth's Bandcamp page^[23]
2023	Live in Brooklyn 2011 Released: August 18, 2023 Label: Silver Current Records and Goofin'

Extended plays

Year	EP details	Notes
1982	Sonic Youth Released: March 1982 Label: Neutral	Considered by the band to be their first studio album.
1983	Kill Yr Idols Released: October 1983 Label: Zensor	Released on CD with Confusion Is Sex by Geffen in 1995.
1987	Master-Dik Released: November 1987 Label: Blast First	The band's official site lists the record as having possibly been released on January 22, 1988. Peaked at #106 in UK
1993	Whores Moaning Released: February 1993 Label: Geffen	Released for Australian/New Zealand tour. Peaked at #44 in Australia^[4] and #33 in New Zealand^[11]
1994	TV Shit Released: February 1994 Label: Ecstatic Peace! (E #38)	With Yamatsuka Eye.
1998	Silver Session for Jason Knuth Released: July 14, 1998 Label: Sonic Knuth	Dedicated to Sonic Youth fan and radio DJ Jason Knuth.
2001	In the Fishtank 9 Released: July 2001 Label: Konkurrent	With Instant Composers Pool and The Ex.
2002	Kali Yug Express Released: 2002 Label: Geffen
2009	Sensational Fix Released: January 2009 Label: Matador

Compilations

Year	Compilation details	Notes
1995	Screaming Fields of Sonic Love Released: April 25, 1995 Label: DGC	Compilation of songs from 1982 to 1989. The original promo version was released in 1994.
2006	The Destroyed Room: B-Sides and Rarities Released: December 12, 2006 Label: Geffen	Compilation of various B-sides and other rare material.
2008	Hits Are for Squares Released: June 10, 2008 Label: Starbucks	Compilation of songs chosen by various celebrities, plus an original song.
2016	Spinhead Sessions 1986 Released: June 17, 2016 Label: Goofin'	Rehearsal recordings made in preparation for the Made in USA soundtrack album.
2020	Rarities 1 Released: August 7, 2020 Label: Self-released	Digital-only release from Sonic Youth's Bandcamp page.
2020	Rarities 2 Released: September 4, 2020 Label: Self-released	Digital-only release from Sonic Youth's Bandcamp page.
2020	Rarities 3 Released: October 2, 2020 Label: Self-released	Digital-only release from Sonic Youth's Bandcamp page.
2022	In/Out/In Released: March 18, 2022 Label: Three Lobed Recordings	Five songs recorded between 2000 and 2010.

Sonic Youth Recordings (SYR) series

Sonic Youth have released a number of mostly experimental and instrumental releases under their own label Sonic Youth Recordings. The SYR series has established a tradition where each album is released in a different language. SYR1 has song titles and album sleeve artwork all in French, SYR2 is in Dutch, SYR3 is in Esperanto, SYR4 is in English, SYR5 is in Japanese, SYR6 is in Lithuanian, SYR7 is in Arpitan, SYR8 is in Danish, SYR9 is in French, and AUG5 is in English.

Year	Album details	Notes
1997	SYR1: Anagrama Released: June 10, 1997
1997	SYR2: Slaapkamers met slagroom Released: September 2, 1997
1998	SYR3: Invito al ĉielo Released: February 24, 1998	Sonic Youth's first collaboration with Jim O'Rourke.
1999	SYR4: Goodbye 20th Century Released: November 16, 1999	Double-album featuring covers of avant-garde compositions. Collaboration between Sonic Youth and William Winant, Jim O'Rourke, Takehisa Kosugi, Christian Wolff, Coco Hayley Gordon Moore, Christian Marclay, and Wharton Tiers.
2000	SYR5: ミュージカルパ一スペクティブ Released: August 29, 2000	Collaboration between Kim Gordon, DJ Olive, and Ikue Mori.
2005	SYR6: Koncertas Stan Brakhage prisiminimui Released: December 6, 2005	Live recording of an Anthology Film Archives benefit show, played to silent films of Stan Brakhage. Featuring Tim Barnes. It is a CD-only release.
2008	SYR7: J'Accuse Ted Hughes Released: April 22, 2008	It is a vinyl-only release.
2008	SYR8: Andre Sider Af Sonic Youth Released: July 28, 2008	It is a CD-only release. Live recording of the 2005 Roskilde Festival in Denmark. Featuring Jim O'Rourke, Mats Gustafsson, and Merzbow.
2011	SYR9: Simon Werner a disparu Released: 2011	Soundtrack to the film Simon Werner a disparu.
2020	AUG5: Perspectives Musicales – Live at Cat's Cradle 2000 Released: 2020	Digital-only release from Sonic Youth's Bandcamp page. Live recording At Cat's Cradle 2000.

Official bootlegs

Year	Title	Notes
1988	Stick Me Donna Majick Momma	Bootleg 7-inch single. The title track being a studio recording from 1985 and an early version of "Expressway to Yr. Skull", while track two was recorded live on October 30, 1983, in Berlin, Germany.
1990	4 Tunna Brix	Four covers of songs by The Fall (one being a cover of a cover of a Kinks song), recorded at the BBC for the John Peel show.
1991	Goo Demos	Fan club release. Collection of demos for the Goo album.
1994	Live in Bremen	Picture disc. Possibly released in 1995.
1995	Live Venlo, Holland December 27, 1983	Live show from 1983, released through the band's fan club. Actual recording date is November 27, 1983.
1995	Blastic Scene	This bootleg had a semi-official release; recorded July 14, 1993, at Campo Pequeno in Lisbon

Singles

Note: Sonic Youth have never charted on the Billboard Hot 100.

Year	Single	Peak chart positions					Album
Year	Single	US Alt. ^[24]	AUS ^[4]	IRL ^[25]	NZ ^[11]	UK ^[13]	Album
1984	"Death Valley '69"	—	—	—	—	—	Bad Moon Rising
1985	"Flower/Halloween"	—	—	—	—	—
1986	"Flower / Satan Is Boring"	—	—	—	—	—
	"Starpower"	—	—	—	—	—	Evol
	"Into the Groove(y)" (as Ciccone Youth)	—	—	—	—	165^[26]	The Whitey Album
1988	"Teen Age Riot"	20	—	—	—	—	Daydream Nation
1988	"Silver Rocket"	—	—	—	—	—
1989	"Candle"	—	—	—	—	—
	"Providence"	—	—	—	—	—
	"Touch Me I'm Sick/Halloween"	—	—	—	—	111	split with Mudhoney
1990	"Kool Thing"	7	—	24	—	81	Goo
1990	"Disappearer"	—	—	—	—	—
1991	"Dirty Boots"	—	145	—	—	—
1992	"100%"	4	67	—	30	28	Dirty
1992	"Youth Against Fascism"	—	123	—	39	52
1993	"Sugar Kane"	—	—	—	—	26
1993	"Drunken Butterfly"	—	—	—	—	—
1994	"Bull in the Heather"	13	90	—	—	24	Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star
1994	"Superstar"	26	—	—	—	45	If I Were a Carpenter
1995	"The Diamond Sea"	—	—	—	—	—	Washing Machine
1996	"Little Trouble Girl"	—	—	—	—	81	Washing Machine
1998	"Sunday"	—	—	—	—	72	A Thousand Leaves
2000	"Nevermind (What Was It Anyway)"	—	—	—	—	—	NYC Ghosts & Flowers
2003	"Kim Gordon & The Arthur Doyle Hand Cream"	—	—	—	—	—	split with Erase Errata
2006	"Helen Lundeberg/Eyeliner"	—	—	—	—	—	Rather Ripped
	"Incinerate"	—	—	—	—	—	Rather Ripped
	"Beautiful Plateau"	—	—	—	—	—	The Destroyed Room
2019	"Bull in the Heather" (live)	—	—	—	—	—	Battery Park, NYC: July 4th 2008
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Music videos

Year	Title	Director
1985	"Death Valley '69"	Richard Kern
1986	"Shadow of a Doubt"	Kevin Kerslake
1987	"Beauty Lies in the Eye"	Kevin Kerslake
1988	"Teen Age Riot"	Sonic Youth
	"Silver Rocket"	Charles Atlas
	"Providence"	Peter Fowler Sonic Youth
	"Candle"	Kevin Kerslake
	"Addicted to Love" (as Ciccone Youth)	Kim Gordon
	"Macbeth" (as Ciccone Youth)	Dave Markey
1990	"Kool Thing"	Tamra Davis
1990	"Disappearer"	Todd Haynes
1991	"Dirty Boots"	Tamra Davis
	"Tunic (Song for Karen)"	Tony Oursler
	"Mary-Christ"	Steve Shelley
	"Mote"	Ray Agony
	"My Friend Goo"	Dave Markey Joe Cole Kim Gordon Thurston Moore
	"Mildred Pierce"	Dave Markey
	"Cinderella's Big Score"	Dave Markey
	"Scooter + Jinx"	Richard Kern
	"Titanium Expose"	Phil Morrison
1992	"100%"	Tamra Davis Spike Jonze
1992	"Youth Against Fascism"	Nick Egan
1993	"Sugar Kane"	Nick Egan
	"Drunken Butterfly"	Stephen Hellweg
	"Swimsuit Issue"	Morty
1994	"Bull in the Heather"	Tamra Davis Kim Gordon
1994	"Superstar"	Dave Markey
1995	"Little Trouble Girl"	Mark Romanek
1995	"The Diamond Sea"	Spike Jonze Lance Bangs Dave Markey Steve Paine Angus Wall
1998	"Sunday"	Harmony Korine
1998	"Hoarfrost"	Lee Ranaldo
1999	"Piano Piece No. 13 (Carpenter's Piece)"	Sonic Youth
2000	"Nevermind (What was it Anyway)"	Kim Gordon Jim O'Rourke Chris Habib
2002	"The Empty Page"	Thurston Moore Chris Habib
2002	"Disconnection Notice"	Tom Surgal
2004	"Peace Attack"	Chris Habib
2004	"I Love You Golden Blue"	Dave Markey
2006	"Incinerate"	Claire Denis
	"Do You Believe In Rapture?"	Braden King
	"Jams Run Free"	Claire Denis
	"Reena"	Braden King
2009	"Sacred Trickster"	Tom Surgal
2009	"What We Know"	Chris Habib

Soundtracks, tributes and other compilation appearances

Year	Title	Track(s)
1986	Sub Pop 100	"Kill Yr Idols"
1988	Fast 'n' Bulbous – A Tribute to Captain Beefheart OST	"Electricity" (by Captain Beefheart)
1988	Sgt. Pepper Knew My Father	"Within You Without You" (by The Beatles)
1988	The Melting Plot	"I Am Right" (by Saccharine Trust)
1989	The Bridge: A Tribute to Neil Young	"Computer Age" (by Neil Young)
1990	Pump Up the Volume OST	"Titanium Exposé"
1992	Fortune Cookie Prize: A Tribute to Beat Happening	"Black Candy" (by Beat Happening)
1993	Judgment Night OST	"I Love You Mary Jane" with Cypress Hill
1994	If I Were a Carpenter	"Superstar" (by The Carpenters)
1994	DGC Rarities Volume 1	"Compilation Blues"
1995	My So-Called Life OST	"Genetic"
1995	Made in USA OST	Original Score.
1997	SubUrbia OST	Three original songs and one from Thurston Moore solo album.
1997	Nowhere OST	"Hendrix Necro"
1999	Pola X OST	"Blink".
2002	Demonlover OST	Eight original songs.
2003	You Can Never Go Fast Enough	"Loop Cat"
2006	From the Kitchen Archives No. 3 – Amplified: New Music Meets Rock 1981–1986	"World Looks Red", "Shaking Hell"
2006	The Harry Smith Project: The Anthology of American Folk Music Revisited	"Dry Bones" with Roswell Rudd
2007	Like a Hurricane: A Tribute to Neil Young	"Computer Age" (by Neil Young) same recording as above
2007	I'm Not There OST	"I'm Not There"
2008	Juno OST	"Superstar"
2011	SYR9: Simon Werner a disparu OST	Original score

Video releases

Year	Video details	Notes
1985	Live at Stache's Released: 1985 Label: Altavistic (ATV #2)	Concert video filmed on August 1, 1985, in Columbus, Ohio.
1991	Goo Released: 1991 Label: DGC (DGC #V-39508)	Compilation of music videos for every song on Goo. Featured on Corporate Ghost: The Videos: 1990–2002.
1992	Gila Monster Jamboree Released: 1992 Label: Sonic Death (SD #13005)	Concert video filmed on January 5, 1985, in the Mojave Desert.
1993	1991: The Year Punk Broke Released: 1993 Label: DGC (DGC #V-39518)	Documentary featuring various alternative rock bands, mostly Sonic Youth.
1995	Screaming Fields of Sonic Love Released: 1995 Label: DGC (DGC #V-39550)	Collects all of the band's pre-DGC music videos and a couple of live performances.
2004	Corporate Ghost: The Videos: 1990–2002 Released: June 8, 2004 Label: Geffen (GEF #75409)	Compilation DVD of the band's Geffen-era videos, from 1990 to 2002. Certified gold in Canada.^[27]

References

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"Sonic Youth". Allmusic. Retrieved April 12, 2008.
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"Sonic Youth : Releases". Geffen Records. Archived from the original on July 24, 2008. Retrieved April 12, 2008.

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Sonic Youth Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved May 4, 2008.
^ Maher, David. "Sonic Youth Unveil Rarities Comp Tracklist". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on December 28, 2007. Retrieved November 7, 2006.
^ "Sonic Youth Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c
Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Sonic Youth in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
- Top 100 peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 260.
- 100+ peaks: "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing May 6, 1991". Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- Youth Against Fascism: "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing November 16, 1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- "100%": "Chartifacts Week Ending 29th May, 1994 – Issue No. 224". ARIA. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
- "Bull in the Heather": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 19 Jun 1994". ARIA. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
^ "Sonic Youth Belgian Album Charting". Ultratop.be. Retrieved April 12, 2008.
^ "Sonic Youth French Album Charting". lescharts.com. Retrieved April 5, 2008.
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^ "Sonic Youth Japanese Album Charting". Oricon. Retrieved October 10, 2008.
^ "Sonic Youth Dutch Album Charting". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved April 5, 2008.
^ "Sonic Youth Norwegian Album Charting". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved April 12, 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Sonic Youth New Zealand Charting". charts.nz. Retrieved April 5, 2008.
^ "Sonic Youth Swedish Album Charting". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved April 12, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Sonic Youth Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "S/FJ: YOU THOUGHT I WAS BACKING OUT". sfj.abstractdynamics.org. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
^ "British album certifications – Sonic Youth – Goo". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 November 2018. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Goo in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
^ "Walls Have Ears". sonicyouth.com. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
^ Corcoran, Nina (December 5, 2023). "Sonic Youth Announce Walls Have Ears Reissue, Share First Live Recording of "Expressway to Yr. Skull": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
^ "Sonic Youth – Spotify". Spotify. June 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Sonic Юность – Live In Moscow (2019, Vinyl)". Discogs.
^ ^a ^b "Live in Moscow (April, 1989) - Album by Sonic Youth". Apple Music. February 7, 2020.
^ "Live In Moscow 1989 | Sonic Youth". Retrieved December 21, 2023.
^ "Review: Sonic Youth's 'Live in Moscow'". Rolling Stone. February 27, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
^ "Live in Kyiv, Ukraine 1989, by Sonic Youth".
^ "Sonic Youth Chart History: Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
^ "Sonic Youth Irish charts". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved April 18, 2008. Note: User must define search parameters, i.e. "Sonic Youth".
^ "UK Singles Charts: 1987 (Including chart panel sales)".
^ "Canadian Recording Industry Association – Search Certification Database". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on May 1, 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2008. Note: User must define search parameters as "Sonic Youth".

External links

[AMG_bio-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Sonic Youth Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved May 4, 2008.

[2] Maher, David. "Sonic Youth Unveil Rarities Comp Tracklist". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on December 28, 2007. Retrieved November 7, 2006.

[Billboard_200-3] "Sonic Youth Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2008.

[aus-4] Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Sonic Youth in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 7, 2016.

Top 100 peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 260.

100+ peaks: "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing May 6, 1991". Retrieved June 21, 2022.

Youth Against Fascism: "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing November 16, 1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved November 16, 2024.

"100%": "Chartifacts Week Ending 29th May, 1994 – Issue No. 224". ARIA. Retrieved March 7, 2016.

"Bull in the Heather": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 19 Jun 1994". ARIA. Retrieved March 7, 2016.

[5] Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Sonic Youth in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 7, 2016.

[6] Top 100 peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 260.

[7] 100+ peaks: "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing May 6, 1991". Retrieved June 21, 2022.

[8] Youth Against Fascism: "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing November 16, 1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved November 16, 2024.

[9] "100%": "Chartifacts Week Ending 29th May, 1994 – Issue No. 224". ARIA. Retrieved March 7, 2016.

[10] "Bull in the Heather": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 19 Jun 1994". ARIA. Retrieved March 7, 2016.

[Belgian_Charts-5] "Sonic Youth Belgian Album Charting". Ultratop.be. Retrieved April 12, 2008.

[French_Charts-6] "Sonic Youth French Album Charting". lescharts.com. Retrieved April 5, 2008.

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