| Fugazi discography | |
|---|---|
 Fugazi in 2002 | |
| Studio albums | 6 |
| EPs | 4 |
| Soundtrack albums | 1 |
| Live albums | 896[1] |
| Compilation albums | 1 |
| Demos | 1 |
| Other appearances | 4 |
Thediscography of Fugazi, an Americanpost-hardcore band, consists of sixstudio albums, fourEPs, acompilation album, asoundtrack album, ademo and a series of hundreds of live recordings. All of the band's releases have been published byDischord Records, theindependent record label co-owned and operated byFugazi singer and guitaristIan MacKaye.
Fugazi formed inWashington, D.C., in 1986 with a lineup of MacKaye, bassistJoe Lally, and drummerBrendan Canty.[2]Guy Picciotto soon joined as a second singer, and the band releasedan eponymously titled EP in 1988.[2] By the following year'sMargin Walker EP, Picciotto was also playing guitar.[2] The two EPs were compiled together as13 Songs (1989).[2][3] A third EP,3 Songs, was released in a collectors edition bySub Pop Records in 1989 and more widely with different artwork by Dischord in 1990.[4][5] Later that year came Fugazi's first full-length studio album,Repeater, which was coupled with the3 Songs EP for its CD release.[2][3] 1991'sSteady Diet of Nothing was their first album to chart, reaching no. 63 on theUK Albums Chart.[6]In on the Kill Taker (1993) was their first album to chart on theBillboard 200, reaching no. 153.[3]
1995'sRed Medicine became the highest-charting album of Fugazi's career, reaching no. 126 in the United States and no. 18 in the United Kingdom.[3][6]End Hits followed in 1998.[2][3] In conjunction withInstrument, directorJem Cohen's 1999documentary film about the band, Fugazi released theInstrument Soundtrack, consisting ofinstrumental music and previously unreleased studio outtakes anddemos.[2][3] The band's sixth studio album,The Argument, was released in 2001 along with theFurniture EP.[2][3]
Fugazi has been on an indefinite hiatus since 2002.[3] Between 2002 and 2008, Dischordremastered and re-released13 Songs,Repeater,Steady Diet of Nothing,In on the Kill Taker,Red Medicine, andEnd Hits. TheFugazi Live Series, an ongoing effort by Dischord to release recordings of over 800 Fugazi concerts, began in 2004.[7] Initially releasing the shows onCD, the series switched to adigital distribution system in 2011.[7][8][9]
On November 18, 2014, Dischord releasedFirst Demo, 11 tracks the band recorded in January 1988.[10][11]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [12] | US Heat. [13] | UK [6] | |||
| Repeater | — | — | — | US: 500,000[14] | |
| Steady Diet of Nothing |
| — | — | 63 | US: 215,000[15] |
| In on the Kill Taker |
| 153 | 4 | 24 | US: 180,000[15] |
| Red Medicine |
| 126 | 2 | 18 | |
| End Hits |
| 138 | 4 | 47 | US: 81,000[16] |
| The Argument |
| 151 | 1 | 63 | US: 57,000[17] |
TheFugazi Live Series is an ongoing project by Dischord Records to release recordings of over 800 Fugazi concerts performed between 1987 and 2003.[1][9] From early in their career, Fugazi had theirsound engineers record most of their live performances.[1][9] In 2004 Dischord released 20 of these recordings oncompact disc,burning them toCD-Rs on a per-order basis.[7] 10 more recordings were released in the same manner the following year.[8] In December 2011 Dischord began releasing the entire archive of recordings asmusic downloads, using a "pay what you want" pricing system.[1][9][18]
| Title | Album details | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Songs |
| US: 750,000[14] |
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Heat. [13] | ||
| Instrument Soundtrack |
| 43 |
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Heat. [13] | ||
| First Demo |
| 8 |
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [19] | UK [6] | ||
| Fugazi |
| — | — |
| Margin Walker |
| — | — |
| 3 Songs |
| — | — |
| Furniture |
| 18 | 61 |
The following Fugazi songs were released on compilation albums. This is not an exhaustive list; songs that were first released on the band's albums and EPs are not included.
| Title | Album details | Track(s) |
|---|---|---|
| State of the Union[20] |
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| International Pop Underground Convention |
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| 20 Years of Dischord[21][22] |
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| Short. Fast. Loud.[23] |
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In January 1988, after only ten shows, Fugazi decided to go into Inner Ear Studio to see what their music sounded like on tape. They tracked 11 songs, ten of which were ultimately dubbed to cassette tape and distributed free at shows, with the band encouraging people to share the recording.
This is Fugazi's first demo, 11 songs recorded at Inner Ear Studios in 1988.