Sonic Youth discography#Official bootlegs

{{Infobox artist discography

|Artist = Sonic Youth

|Image = Sonic Youth live 20050707.jpg

|Studio = 15

|EP = 8

|Compilation = 4

|Video = 6

|Singles = 21

|Music videos = 46

|Option = 10

|Option name = Sonic Youth Recordings (SYR)

|1Option = 8

|1Option name = Bootlegs

|2Option = 17

|2Option name = Soundtrack and compilation appearances

}}

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.{{cite web

| url = {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p5474|pure_url=yes}}

| publisher = AllMusic

| access-date = May 4, 2008

| title = Sonic Youth Biography

| last = Erlewine

| first = Stephen Thomas}} The band's first full-length album was Confusion is Sex, released in 1983. Kill Yr Idols was released the same year under the German label Zensor Records. Bad Moon Rising was released two years later on Blast First, a label created specifically for Sonic Youth releases. 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.

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.

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.{{cite web

|url = http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/39443-sonic-youth-unveil-rarities-comp-tracklist

|title = Sonic Youth Unveil Rarities Comp Tracklist

|website = Pitchfork

|last = Maher

|first = David

|access-date = November 7, 2006

|url-status = dead

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071228233249/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/39443-sonic-youth-unveil-rarities-comp-tracklist

|archive-date = December 28, 2007

|df = mdy-all

}}

Studio albums

class="wikitable" ! rowspan="2" width="33"\|Year ! rowspan="2" width="260"\|Album details ! colspan="11"\|Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" \|Sales ! rowspan="2" \|Certifications
style="width:3em;font-size:85%"\|US {{cite magazine \| url = https://www.billboard.com/artist/sonic-youth/chart-history/tlp/ \| title = Sonic Youth Chart History: Billboard 200 \| magazine = Billboard \|access-date =April 5, 2008}} !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"\|AUS Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks: Top 50 peaks: {{cite web\|url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Sonic+Youth&titel=Dirty&cat=a\|title=australian-charts.com > Sonic Youth in Australian Charts\|publisher=Hung Medien\|access-date=March 7, 2016}} Top 100 peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: {{cite Ryan\|page=260}} 100+ peaks: {{cite web\|url=https://www.bubblingdownunder.com/2022/05/week-commencing-6-may-1991.html \| title=Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing May 6, 1991\|access-date=June 21, 2022}} Youth Against Fascism: {{cite web\|url=https://www.bubblingdownunder.com/2024/11/week-commencing-16-november-1992.html \|title=Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing November 16, 1992\|website=Bubbling Down Under\|access-date=November 16, 2024}} "100%": {{cite web\|url=http://i.imgur.com/QW9ALoV.jpg\|title=Chartifacts Week Ending 29th May, 1994 – Issue No. 224\|publisher=ARIA\|access-date=March 7, 2016}} "Bull in the Heather": {{cite web\|url=http://i.imgur.com/9J8GhgK.jpg\|title=The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 19 Jun 1994\|publisher=ARIA\|access-date=March 7, 2016}} "Sugar Kane": {{cite web\|url=https://www.bubblingdownunder.com/2025/04/week-commencing-26-april-1993.html \|title=Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing April 26, 1993\|website=Bubbling Down Under\|access-date=April 26, 2025}} !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"\| BEL {{cite web \| url = http://www.ultratop.be/nl/search.asp?cat=a&cat2=s&search=Sonic+Youth \| title = Sonic Youth Belgian Album Charting \| access-date =April 12, 2008 \| publisher = Ultratop.be}} !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"\|FRA {{cite web \| url = http://lescharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=Sonic+Youth \| title = Sonic Youth French Album Charting \| access-date =April 5, 2008 \| publisher = lescharts.com}} !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"\| GER {{Cite web \| url = https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artist_search=Tracy+Chapman&do_search=do \| title = Sonic Youth Germany Chart history \| access-date = July 1, 2020 \| website = offiziellecharts.de}} !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"\| JPN {{cite web \| url = http://www.oricon.co.jp/artists/h/99361/ \| title = Sonic Youth Japanese Album Charting \| access-date =October 10, 2008 \| publisher = Oricon}} !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"\| NLD {{Cite web \| url = http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Sonic+Youth \| title = Sonic Youth Dutch Album Charting \| access-date =April 5, 2008 \| publisher = dutchcharts.nl}} !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"\| NOR {{cite web \| url = http://norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=Sonic+Youth \| title = Sonic Youth Norwegian Album Charting \| access-date =April 12, 2008 \| publisher = norwegiancharts.com}} !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"\| NZ {{Cite web \| url = https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Sonic+Youth \| title = Sonic Youth New Zealand Charting \| access-date =April 5, 2008 \| publisher = charts.nz}} !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"\| SWE {{cite web \| url = http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=Sonic+Youth \| title = Sonic Youth Swedish Album Charting \| access-date =April 12, 2008 \| publisher = swedishcharts.com}} !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"\|UK {{cite web\|title=Sonic Youth Full Official Chart History\|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/26459/sonic-youth/\|website=Official Charts Company\|access-date=April 30, 2016}}
align="center"\|1983 \|Confusion Is Sex Released: February 11, 1983 Label: Neutral \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| US: 41,100{{Cite web \|title=S/FJ: YOU THOUGHT I WAS BACKING OUT \|url=http://sfj.abstractdynamics.org/archives/006014.html \|access-date=2022-03-17 \|website=sfj.abstractdynamics.org}} \|
align="center"\|1985 \|Bad Moon Rising Released: March 29, 1985 Label: Homestead \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| US: 33,000 \|
align="center"\|1986 \|Evol Released: May 2, 1986 Label: SST \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| US: 48,400 \|
align="center"\|1987 \|Sister Released: June 29, 1987 Label: SST \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| 151 \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| US: 72,000 \|
align="center"\|1988 \|Daydream Nation Released: October 18, 1988 Label: Enigma \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| 144 \| align="center"\| 91 \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| 99 \| US: 162,000 \|
align="center"\|1989 \|The Whitey Album (as Ciccone Youth) Released: January 18, 1989 Label: Enigma \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| 63 \| \|
align="center"\|1990 \|Goo Released: June 26, 1990 Label: DGC \| align="center"\| 96 \| align="center"\| 106 \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| 71 \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| 22 \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| 32 \| US: 169,000 \| BPI: Silver{{Cite web\|others=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.\|title=British album certifications – Sonic Youth – Goo\|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/brit-certified/\|website=British Phonographic Industry}}
align="center"\|1992 \|Dirty Released: July 21, 1992 Label: DGC \| align="center"\| 83 \| align="center"\| 22 \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| 59 \| align="center"\| 53 \| align="center"\| 57 \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| 5 \| align="center"\| 26 \| align="center"\| 6 \| US: 329,000 \|
align="center"\|1994 \|Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star Released: May 3, 1994 Label: DGC \| align="center"\| 34 \| align="center"\| 25 \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| 87 \| align="center"\| 62 \| align="center"\| 65 \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| 16 \| align="center"\| 27 \| align="center"\| 10 \| US: 246,000 \|
align="center"\|1995 \|Washing Machine Released: September 26, 1995 Label: DGC \| align="center"\| 58 \| align="center"\| 34 \| align="center"\| 38 \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| 94 \| align="center"\| 91 \| align="center"\| 41 \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| 39 \| US: 159,000 \|
align="center"\|1998 \|A Thousand Leaves Released: May 12, 1998 Label: DGC \| align="center"\| 85 \| align="center"\| 66 \| align="center"\| 28 \| align="center"\| 32 \| align="center"\| 84 \| align="center"\| 43 \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| 37 \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| 43 \| align="center"\| 38 \| US: 66,000 \|
align="center"\|2000 \|NYC Ghosts & Flowers Released: May 16, 2000 Label: Geffen \| align="center"\| 172 \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| 61 \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| 37 \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| 113 \| US: 46,000 \|
align="center"\|2002 \|Murray Street Released: June 25, 2002 Label: DGC \| align="center"\| 126 \| align="center"\| 78 \| align="center"\| 28 \| align="center"\| 48 \| align="center"\| 63 \| align="center"\| 45 \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| 16 \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| 77 \| US: 63,000 \|
align="center"\|2004 \|Sonic Nurse Released: June 7, 2004 Label: DGC \| align="center"\| 64 \| align="center"\| 54 \| align="center"\| 23 \| align="center"\| 40 \| align="center"\| 89 \| align="center"\| 47 \| align="center"\| 98 \| align="center"\| 21 \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| — \| US: 65,000 \|
align="center"\|2006 \|Rather Ripped Released: June 13, 2006 Label: Geffen \| align="center"\| 71 \| align="center"\| 40 \| align="center"\| 20 \| align="center"\| 25 \| align="center"\| 79 \| align="center"\| 41 \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| 13 \| align="center"\| — \| align="center"\| 46 \| align="center"\| 64 \| \|
align="center"\|2009 \|The Eternal Released: June 9, 2009 Label: Matador \| align="center"\| 18 \| align="center"\| 52 \| align="center"\| 9 \| align="center"\| 19 \| align="center"\| 29 \| align="center"\| 29 \| align="center"\| 90 \| align="center"\| 17 \| align="center"\| 38 \| align="center"\| 28 \| align="center"\| 42 \| \|
align="center" colspan="15" style="font-size: 85%"\| "—" denotes releases that did not chart.

class="wikitable"

! rowspan="2" width="33"|Year

! rowspan="2" width="260"|Album details

! colspan="11"|Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2" |Sales

! rowspan="2" |Certifications

style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|US
{{cite magazine | url = https://www.billboard.com/artist/sonic-youth/chart-history/tlp/ | title = Sonic Youth Chart History: Billboard 200 | magazine = Billboard |access-date =April 5, 2008}}

!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|AUS
Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:

Top 50 peaks: {{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Sonic+Youth&titel=Dirty&cat=a|title=australian-charts.com > Sonic Youth in Australian Charts|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=March 7, 2016}}
Top 100 peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: {{cite Ryan|page=260}}
100+ peaks: {{cite web|url=https://www.bubblingdownunder.com/2022/05/week-commencing-6-may-1991.html | title=Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing May 6, 1991|access-date=June 21, 2022}}
Youth Against Fascism: {{cite web|url=https://www.bubblingdownunder.com/2024/11/week-commencing-16-november-1992.html |title=Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing November 16, 1992|website=Bubbling Down Under|access-date=November 16, 2024}}
"100%": {{cite web|url=http://i.imgur.com/QW9ALoV.jpg|title=Chartifacts Week Ending 29th May, 1994 – Issue No. 224|publisher=ARIA|access-date=March 7, 2016}}
"Bull in the Heather": {{cite web|url=http://i.imgur.com/9J8GhgK.jpg|title=The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 19 Jun 1994|publisher=ARIA|access-date=March 7, 2016}}
"Sugar Kane": {{cite web|url=https://www.bubblingdownunder.com/2025/04/week-commencing-26-april-1993.html |title=Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing April 26, 1993|website=Bubbling Down Under|access-date=April 26, 2025}}

!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"| BEL
{{cite web

| url = http://www.ultratop.be/nl/search.asp?cat=a&cat2=s&search=Sonic+Youth

| title = Sonic Youth Belgian Album Charting

| access-date =April 12, 2008

| publisher = Ultratop.be}}

!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|FRA
{{cite web

| url = http://lescharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=Sonic+Youth

| title = Sonic Youth French Album Charting

| access-date =April 5, 2008

| publisher = lescharts.com}}

!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"| GER
{{Cite web

| url = https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artist_search=Tracy+Chapman&do_search=do

| title = Sonic Youth Germany Chart history

| access-date = July 1, 2020

| website = offiziellecharts.de}}

!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"| JPN
{{cite web

| url = http://www.oricon.co.jp/artists/h/99361/

| title = Sonic Youth Japanese Album Charting

| access-date =October 10, 2008

| publisher = Oricon}}

!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"| NLD
{{Cite web

| url = http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Sonic+Youth

| title = Sonic Youth Dutch Album Charting

| access-date =April 5, 2008

| publisher = dutchcharts.nl}}

!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"| NOR
{{cite web

| url = http://norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=Sonic+Youth

| title = Sonic Youth Norwegian Album Charting

| access-date =April 12, 2008

| publisher = norwegiancharts.com}}

!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"| NZ
{{Cite web

| url = https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Sonic+Youth

| title = Sonic Youth New Zealand Charting

| access-date =April 5, 2008

| publisher = charts.nz}}

!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"| SWE
{{cite web

| url = http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=Sonic+Youth

| title = Sonic Youth Swedish Album Charting

| access-date =April 12, 2008

| publisher = swedishcharts.com}}

!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|UK
{{cite web|title=Sonic Youth Full Official Chart History|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/26459/sonic-youth/|website=Official Charts Company|access-date=April 30, 2016}}

align="center"|1983

|Confusion Is Sex

Released: February 11, 1983
Label: Neutral

| align="center"| —

|

US: 41,100{{Cite web |title=S/FJ: YOU THOUGHT I WAS BACKING OUT |url=http://sfj.abstractdynamics.org/archives/006014.html |access-date=2022-03-17 |website=sfj.abstractdynamics.org}}

|

align="center"|1985

|Bad Moon Rising

Released: March 29, 1985
Label: Homestead

| align="center"| —

|

US: 33,000

|

align="center"|1986

|Evol

Released: May 2, 1986
Label: SST

| align="center"| —

|

US: 48,400

|

align="center"|1987

|Sister

Released: June 29, 1987
Label: SST

| align="center"| —

| align="center"| 151

| align="center"| —

|

US: 72,000

|

align="center"|1988

|Daydream Nation

Released: October 18, 1988
Label: Enigma

| align="center"| —

| align="center"| 144

| align="center"| 91

| align="center"| —

| align="center"| 99

|

US: 162,000

|

align="center"|1989

|The Whitey Album (as Ciccone Youth)

Released: January 18, 1989
Label: Enigma

| align="center"| —

| align="center"| 63

|

align="center"|1990

|Goo

Released: June 26, 1990
Label: DGC

| align="center"| 96

| align="center"| 106

| align="center"| —

| align="center"| 71

| align="center"| —

| align="center"| 22

| align="center"| —

| align="center"| 32

|

US: 169,000

|

BPI: Silver{{Cite web|others=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.|title=British album certifications – Sonic Youth – Goo|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/brit-certified/|website=British Phonographic Industry}}

align="center"|1992

|Dirty

Released: July 21, 1992
Label: DGC

| align="center"| 83

| align="center"| 22

| align="center"| —

| align="center"| 59

| align="center"| 53

| align="center"| 57

| align="center"| —

| align="center"| 5

| align="center"| 26

| align="center"| 6

|

US: 329,000

|

align="center"|1994

|Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star

Released: May 3, 1994
Label: DGC

| align="center"| 34

| align="center"| 25

| align="center"| —

| align="center"| 87

| align="center"| 62

| align="center"| 65

| align="center"| —

| align="center"| 16

| align="center"| 27

| align="center"| 10

|

US: 246,000

|

align="center"|1995

|Washing Machine

Released: September 26, 1995
Label: DGC

| align="center"| 58

| align="center"| 34

| align="center"| 38

| align="center"| —

| align="center"| 94

| align="center"| 91

| align="center"| 41

| align="center"| —

| align="center"| 39

|

US: 159,000

|

align="center"|1998

|A Thousand Leaves

Released: May 12, 1998
Label: DGC

| align="center"| 85

| align="center"| 66

| align="center"| 28

| align="center"| 32

| align="center"| 84

| align="center"| 43

| align="center"| —

| align="center"| 37

| align="center"| —

| align="center"| 43

| align="center"| 38

|

US: 66,000

|

align="center"|2000

|NYC Ghosts & Flowers

Released: May 16, 2000
Label: Geffen

| align="center"| 172

| align="center"| —

| align="center"| 61

| align="center"| —

| align="center"| 37

| align="center"| —

| align="center"| 113

|

US: 46,000

|

align="center"|2002

|Murray Street

Released: June 25, 2002
Label: DGC

| align="center"| 126

| align="center"| 78

| align="center"| 28

| align="center"| 48

| align="center"| 63

| align="center"| 45

| align="center"| —

| align="center"| 16

| align="center"| —

| align="center"| 77

|

US: 63,000

|

align="center"|2004

|Sonic Nurse

Released: June 7, 2004
Label: DGC

| align="center"| 64

| align="center"| 54

| align="center"| 23

| align="center"| 40

| align="center"| 89

| align="center"| 47

| align="center"| 98

| align="center"| 21

| align="center"| —

|

US: 65,000

|

align="center"|2006

|Rather Ripped

Released: June 13, 2006
Label: Geffen

| align="center"| 71

| align="center"| 40

| align="center"| 20

| align="center"| 25

| align="center"| 79

| align="center"| 41

| align="center"| —

| align="center"| 13

| align="center"| —

| align="center"| 46

| align="center"| 64

|

align="center"|2009

|The Eternal

Released: June 9, 2009
Label: Matador

| align="center"| 18

| align="center"| 52

| align="center"| 9

| align="center"| 19

| align="center"| 29

| align="center"| 90

| align="center"| 17

| align="center"| 38

| align="center"| 28

| align="center"| 42

|

align="center" colspan="15" style="font-size: 85%"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums

class="wikitable"

!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.{{cite web|title=Walls Have Ears|url=http://www.sonicyouth.com/mustang/lp/boot8.html|website=sonicyouth.com|access-date=April 30, 2016}}
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'.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/sonic-youth-announce-walls-have-ears-reissue-share-first-live-recording-of-expressway-to-yr-skull-listen/|title=Sonic Youth Announce Walls Have Ears Reissue, Share First Live Recording of "Expressway to Yr. Skull": Listen|website=Pitchfork|last=Corcoran|first=Nina|date=December 5, 2023|access-date=December 6, 2023}}

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{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/4XZHRKvLfzGBMleVmzHmwX?si=0eSEg5YzTleCtK0TI1XwFw|title=Sonic Youth – Spotify|date=June 2019|website=Spotify}}

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, Squeaky Squawk

|

Released in late 2019 on an LP by Feelee Records{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/14501746-Sonic-Юность-Live-In-Moscow|title=Sonic Юность – Live In Moscow (2019, Vinyl)|website=Discogs|date=November 25, 2019 }}
and digitally on Sonic Youth's Bandcamp page{{cite web|url=https://sonicyouth.bandcamp.com/album/live-in-moscow-1989|title=Live In Moscow 1989 {{!}} Sonic Youth|accessdate=December 21, 2023}}
Released on February 7, 2020, on major streaming and d/l platforms{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/live-in-moscow-april-1989/1498131336|title=Live in Moscow (April, 1989) - Album by Sonic Youth|website=Apple Music|date=February 7, 2020}}
Formats: LP (300 copies),{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/sonic-youths-live-in-moscow-958642/|title=Review: Sonic Youth's 'Live in Moscow'|publisher=Rolling Stone|date=February 27, 2020|accessdate=December 21, 2023}} 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{{cite web | url=https://sonicyouth.bandcamp.com/album/live-in-kyiv-ukraine-1989 | title=Live in Kyiv, Ukraine 1989, by Sonic Youth }}

2023

| Live in Brooklyn 2011

Released: August 18, 2023
Label: Silver Current Records and Goofin'

|

Extended plays

class="wikitable"

! width="33"|Year

! width="260"|EP details

! width="400"|Notes

align="center"|1982

| Sonic Youth

Released: March 1982
Label: Neutral

|

Considered by the band to be their first studio album.

align="center"|1983

|Kill Yr Idols

Released: October 1983
Label: Zensor

|

Released on CD with Confusion Is Sex by Geffen in 1995.

align="center"|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

align="center"|1993

|Whores Moaning

Released: February 1993
Label: Geffen

|

Released for Australian/New Zealand tour.
Peaked at #44 in Australia and #33 in New Zealand

align="center"|1994

|TV Shit

Released: February 1994
Label: Ecstatic Peace! (E #38)

|

With Yamatsuka Eye.

align="center"|1998

|Silver Session for Jason Knuth

Released: July 14, 1998
Label: Sonic Knuth

|

Dedicated to Sonic Youth fan and radio DJ Jason Knuth.

align="center"|2001

|In the Fishtank 9

Released: July 2001
Label: Konkurrent

|

With Instant Composers Pool and The Ex.

align="center"|2002

|Kali Yug Express

Released: 2002
Label: Geffen

|

align="center"|2009

|Sensational Fix

Released: January 2009
Label: Matador

|

Compilations

class="wikitable"

!width="33"|Year

! width="260"|Compilation details

! width="400"|Notes

align="center"|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.

align="center"|2006

|The Destroyed Room: B-Sides and Rarities

Released: December 12, 2006
Label: Geffen

|

Compilation of various B-sides and other rare material.

align="center"|2008

|Hits Are for Squares

Released: June 10, 2008
Label: Starbucks

|

Compilation of songs chosen by various celebrities, plus an original song.

align="center"|2016

|Spinhead Sessions 1986

Released: June 17, 2016
Label: Goofin'

|

Rehearsal recordings made in preparation for the Made in USA soundtrack album.

align="center"|2020

|Rarities 1

Released: August 7, 2020
Label: Self-released

|

Digital-only release from Sonic Youth's Bandcamp page.

align="center"|2020

|Rarities 2

Released: September 4, 2020
Label: Self-released

|

Digital-only release from Sonic Youth's Bandcamp page.

align="center"|2020

|Rarities 3

Released: October 2, 2020
Label: Self-released

|

Digital-only release from Sonic Youth's Bandcamp page.

align="center"|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.

class="wikitable"

! width="33"|Year

! width="260"|Album details

! width="400"|Notes

align="center" rowspan="2"|1997

|SYR1: Anagrama

Released: June 10, 1997

|

SYR2: Slaapkamers met slagroom

Released: September 2, 1997

|

align="center"|1998

|SYR3: Invito al ĉielo

Released: February 24, 1998

|

Sonic Youth's first collaboration with Jim O'Rourke.

align="center"|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.

align="center"|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.

align="center"|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.

align="center" rowspan="2"|2008

|SYR7: J'Accuse Ted Hughes

Released: April 22, 2008

|

It is a vinyl-only release.

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.

align="center"|2011

|SYR9: Simon Werner a disparu

Released: 2011

|

Soundtrack to the film Simon Werner a disparu.

align="center"|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

class="wikitable"

! width="33"|Year

! width="260"|Title

! width="400"|Notes

align="center"| 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.

align="center"| 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.

align="center"| 1991

|Goo Demos

|

Fan club release.
Collection of demos for the Goo album.

align="center"| 1994

|Live in Bremen

|

Picture disc.
Possibly released in 1995.

align="center" rowspan="2"|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.

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.

class="wikitable" ! scope="col" rowspan="2"\|Year ! scope="col" rowspan="2"\|Single ! scope="col" colspan="5"\|Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"\|Album
scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%"\|US Alt. {{cite magazine \|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/sonic-youth/chart-history/mrt/ \|title=Sonic Youth Chart History: Alternative Songs \|magazine=Billboard \|access-date=July 1, 2020}} !scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%"\|AUS !scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%"\|IRL {{cite web \| url = http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement \| access-date =April 18, 2008 \| website = irishcharts.ie \| title = Sonic Youth Irish charts}} Note: User must define search parameters, i.e. "Sonic Youth". !scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%"\|NZ !scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%"\|UK
align="center"\| 1984 \|"Death Valley '69" \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|rowspan="3"\|Bad Moon Rising
align="center"\| 1985 \|"Flower/Halloween" \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|—
align="center" rowspan="3"\| 1986 \|"Flower / Satan Is Boring" \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|—
"Starpower" \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|Evol
"Into the Groove(y)" (as Ciccone Youth) \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|165{{cite web \| url=https://www.ukmix.org/forum/chart-discussion/chart-analysis/11092579-uk-singles-charts-1987-including-chart-panel-sales?q=ciccone \| title=UK Singles Charts: 1987 (Including chart panel sales) \| date=February 5, 2023 }} \|The Whitey Album
align="center" rowspan="2"\| 1988 \|"Teen Age Riot" \|align="center"\|20 \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|rowspan="4"\|Daydream Nation
"Silver Rocket" \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|—
align="center" rowspan="3"\| 1989 \|"Candle" \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|—
"Providence" \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|—
"Touch Me I'm Sick/Halloween" \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|111 \|split with Mudhoney
align="center" rowspan="2"\| 1990 \|"Kool Thing" \|align="center"\|7 \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|24 \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|81 \|rowspan="3"\|Goo
"Disappearer" \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|—
align="center"\| 1991 \|"Dirty Boots" \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|145 \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|—
align="center" rowspan="2"\| 1992 \|"100%" \|align="center"\|4 \|align="center"\|67 \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|30 \|align="center"\|28 \|rowspan="4"\|Dirty
"Youth Against Fascism" \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|123 \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|39 \|align="center"\|52
align="center" rowspan="2"\| 1993 \|"Sugar Kane" \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|110 \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|26
"Drunken Butterfly" \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|—
align="center" rowspan="2"\| 1994 \|"Bull in the Heather" \|align="center"\|13 \|align="center"\|90 \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|24 \|Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star
"Superstar" \|align="center"\|26 \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|45 \|If I Were a Carpenter
align="center"\| 1995 \|"The Diamond Sea" \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|rowspan="2"\|Washing Machine
align="center"\| 1996 \|"Little Trouble Girl" \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|81
align="center"\| 1998 \|"Sunday" \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|72 \|A Thousand Leaves
align="center"\| 2000 \|"Nevermind (What Was It Anyway)" \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|NYC Ghosts & Flowers
align="center"\| 2003 \|"Kim Gordon & The Arthur Doyle Hand Cream" \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|split with Erase Errata
align="center" rowspan="3"\| 2006 \|"Helen Lundeberg/Eyeliner" \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|rowspan="2"\| Rather Ripped
"Incinerate" \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|—
"Beautiful Plateau" \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|The Destroyed Room
align="center"\| 2019 \|"Bull in the Heather" (live) \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|align="center"\|— \|Battery Park, NYC: July 4th 2008
align="center" colspan="8" style="font-size: 85%"\| "—" denotes releases that did not chart.

class="wikitable"

! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Year

! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Single

! scope="col" colspan="5"|Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Album

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|US
Alt.
{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/sonic-youth/chart-history/mrt/ |title=Sonic Youth Chart History: Alternative Songs |magazine=Billboard |access-date=July 1, 2020}}

!scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|AUS

!scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|IRL
{{cite web | url = http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement | access-date =April 18, 2008 | website = irishcharts.ie | title = Sonic Youth Irish charts}} Note: User must define search parameters, i.e. "Sonic Youth".

!scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|NZ

!scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|UK

align="center"| 1984

|"Death Valley '69"

|align="center"|—

|rowspan="3"|Bad Moon Rising

align="center"| 1985

|"Flower/Halloween"

|align="center"|—

align="center" rowspan="3"| 1986

|"Flower / Satan Is Boring"

|align="center"|—

"Starpower"

|align="center"|—

|Evol

"Into the Groove(y)" (as Ciccone Youth)

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|165{{cite web | url=https://www.ukmix.org/forum/chart-discussion/chart-analysis/11092579-uk-singles-charts-1987-including-chart-panel-sales?q=ciccone | title=UK Singles Charts: 1987 (Including chart panel sales) | date=February 5, 2023 }}

|The Whitey Album

align="center" rowspan="2"| 1988

|"Teen Age Riot"

|align="center"|20

|align="center"|—

|rowspan="4"|Daydream Nation

"Silver Rocket"

|align="center"|—

align="center" rowspan="3"| 1989

|"Candle"

|align="center"|—

"Providence"

|align="center"|—

"Touch Me I'm Sick/Halloween"

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|111

|split with Mudhoney

align="center" rowspan="2"| 1990

|"Kool Thing"

|align="center"|7

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|24

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|81

|rowspan="3"|Goo

"Disappearer"

|align="center"|—

align="center"| 1991

|"Dirty Boots"

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|145

|align="center"|—

align="center" rowspan="2"| 1992

|"100%"

|align="center"|4

|align="center"|67

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|30

|align="center"|28

|rowspan="4"|Dirty

"Youth Against Fascism"

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|123

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|39

|align="center"|52

align="center" rowspan="2"| 1993

|"Sugar Kane"

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|110

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|26

"Drunken Butterfly"

|align="center"|—

align="center" rowspan="2"| 1994

|"Bull in the Heather"

|align="center"|13

|align="center"|90

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|24

|Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star

"Superstar"

|align="center"|26

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|45

|If I Were a Carpenter

align="center"| 1995

|"The Diamond Sea"

|align="center"|—

|rowspan="2"|Washing Machine

align="center"| 1996

|"Little Trouble Girl"

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|81

align="center"| 1998

|"Sunday"

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|72

|A Thousand Leaves

align="center"| 2000

|"Nevermind (What Was It Anyway)"

|align="center"|—

|NYC Ghosts & Flowers

align="center"| 2003

|"Kim Gordon & The Arthur Doyle Hand Cream"

|align="center"|—

|split with Erase Errata

align="center" rowspan="3"| 2006

|"Helen Lundeberg/Eyeliner"

|align="center"|—

|rowspan="2"| Rather Ripped

"Incinerate"

|align="center"|—

"Beautiful Plateau"

|align="center"|—

|The Destroyed Room

align="center"| 2019

|"Bull in the Heather" (live)

|align="center"|—

|Battery Park, NYC: July 4th 2008

align="center" colspan="8" style="font-size: 85%"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Music videos

class="wikitable"

!width="33"|Year

!width="260"|Title

!width="200"|Director

align="center"| 1985

| "Death Valley '69"

| Richard Kern

align="center"| 1986

| "Shadow of a Doubt"

| rowspan="2"| Kevin Kerslake

align="center"| 1987

| "Beauty Lies in the Eye"

align="center" rowspan="6"| 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

align="center" rowspan="2"| 1990

| "Kool Thing"

| Tamra Davis

"Disappearer"

| Todd Haynes

align="center" rowspan="9"| 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"

| rowspan="2"| Dave Markey

"Cinderella's Big Score"

"Scooter + Jinx"

| Richard Kern

"Titanium Expose"

| Phil Morrison

align="center" rowspan="2"| 1992

| "100%"

| Tamra Davis
Spike Jonze

"Youth Against Fascism"

| rowspan="2"| Nick Egan

align="center" rowspan="3"| 1993

| "Sugar Kane"

"Drunken Butterfly"

| Stephen Hellweg

"Swimsuit Issue"

| Morty

align="center" rowspan="2"| 1994

| "Bull in the Heather"

| Tamra Davis
Kim Gordon

"Superstar"

| Dave Markey

align="center" rowspan="2"| 1995

| "Little Trouble Girl"

| Mark Romanek

"The Diamond Sea"

| Spike Jonze
Lance Bangs
Dave Markey
Steve Paine
Angus Wall

align="center" rowspan="2"| 1998

| "Sunday"

| Harmony Korine

"Hoarfrost"

| Lee Ranaldo

align="center"| 1999

| "Piano Piece No. 13 (Carpenter's Piece)"

| Sonic Youth

align="center"| 2000

| "Nevermind (What was it Anyway)"

| Kim Gordon
Jim O'Rourke
Chris Habib

align="center" rowspan="2"| 2002

| "The Empty Page"

| Thurston Moore
Chris Habib

"Disconnection Notice"

| Tom Surgal

align="center" rowspan="2"| 2004

| "Peace Attack"

| Chris Habib

"I Love You Golden Blue"

| Dave Markey

align="center" rowspan="4"| 2006

| "Incinerate"

| Claire Denis

"Do You Believe In Rapture?"

| Braden King

"Jams Run Free"

| Claire Denis

"Reena"

| Braden King

align="center" rowspan="2"| 2009

| "Sacred Trickster"

| Tom Surgal

"What We Know"

| Chris Habib

Soundtracks, tributes and other compilation appearances

class="wikitable"

!width="33"|Year

!width="260"|Title

! width="400"|Track(s)

align="center"|1986

|Sub Pop 100

|"Kill Yr Idols"

align="center"|1988

|Fast 'n' Bulbous – A Tribute to Captain Beefheart

|"Electricity" (by Captain Beefheart)

align="center"|1988

|Sgt. Pepper Knew My Father

|"Within You Without You" (by The Beatles)

align="center"|1988

|The Melting Plot

|"I Am Right" (by Saccharine Trust)

align="center"|1989

|The Bridge: A Tribute to Neil Young

|"Computer Age" (by Neil Young)

align="center"| 1990

|Pump Up the Volume (Music From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

|"Titanium Exposé"

align="center"| 1992

|Fortune Cookie Prize: A Tribute
to Beat Happening

|"Black Candy" (by Beat Happening)

align="center"| 1993

|Judgment Night: Music from the Motion Picture

|"I Love You Mary Jane" with Cypress Hill

align="center" rowspan="2"| 1994

|If I Were a Carpenter

|"Superstar" (by The Carpenters)

DGC Rarities Volume 1

|"Compilation Blues"

align="center" rowspan="2"| 1995

|My So-Called Life (Music from the Television Series)

|"Genetic"

Made in USA

|Original Score.

align="center" rowspan="2"| 1997

|SubUrbia: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

|Three original songs and one from a Thurston Moore solo album.

Nowhere: Music from the Gregg Araki Movie

|"Hendrix Necro"

align="center"| 1999

|Pola X soundtrack

|"Blink"

align="center"| 2002

|Demonlover soundtrack

|Eight original songs.

align="center"| 2003

|[http://www.cityhallrecords.com/item/1000027053.htm You Can Never Go Fast Enough]

|"Loop Cat"

align="center" rowspan="2"| 2006

|From the Kitchen Archives No. 3 –
Amplified: New Music Meets
Rock 1981–1986

|"World Looks Red", "Shaking Hell"

The Harry Smith Project: The Anthology
of American Folk Music Revisited

|"Dry Bones" with Roswell Rudd

align="center" rowspan="2"| 2007

|Like a Hurricane: A Tribute to Neil Young

|"Computer Age" (by Neil Young) same recording as before

I'm Not There soundtrack

|"I'm Not There"

align="center"| 2008

|Music from the Motion Picture Juno

|"Superstar"

align="center"| 2011

|Lights Out (2010 film) soundtrack

|Original score.

Video releases

class="wikitable"

!width="33"|Year

! width="260"|Video details

! width="400"|Notes

align="center"| 1985

|Live at Stache's

Released: 1985
Label: Altavistic (ATV #2)

|

Concert video filmed on August 1, 1985, in Columbus, Ohio.

align="center"| 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.

align="center"| 1992

|Gila Monster Jamboree

Released: 1992
Label: Sonic Death (SD #13005)

|

Concert video filmed on January 5, 1985, in the Mojave Desert.

align="center"| 1993

|1991: The Year Punk Broke

Released: 1993
Label: DGC (DGC #V-39518)

|

Documentary featuring various alternative rock bands, mostly Sonic Youth.

align="center"| 1995

|Screaming Fields of Sonic Love

Released: 1995
Label: DGC (DGC #V-39550)

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Collects all of the band's pre-DGC music videos and a couple of live performances.

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|Corporate Ghost: The Videos: 1990–2002

Released: June 8, 2004
Label: Geffen (GEF #75409)

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Compilation DVD of the band's Geffen-era videos, from 1990 to 2002.
Certified gold in Canada.{{cite web

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References

General

{{Cite magazine

| title = Sonic Youth – Discography

| magazine = Rolling Stone

| url = https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/sonicyouth/discography

| access-date = April 12, 2008

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080402063500/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/sonicyouth/discography

| archive-date = April 2, 2008

| url-status = dead

}}

{{cite web

| title = Sonic Youth

| publisher = Allmusic

| url = {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p5474|pure_url=yes}}

| access-date =April 12, 2008}}

{{cite web

| title = Sonic Youth home page

| publisher = Sonic Youth

| url = http://www.sonicyouth.com/main/

| access-date =April 12, 2008}}

{{cite web

|title = Sonic Youth : Releases

|publisher = Geffen Records

|url = http://www.geffen.com/sonicyouth/releases

|access-date = April 12, 2008

|url-status = dead

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080724040352/http://www.geffen.com/sonicyouth/releases

|archive-date = July 24, 2008

|df = mdy-all

}}

Specific

External links

{{Official website|http://sonicyouth.com/}}
{{AllMusic|id=mn0000755156 |title=Sonic Youth}}
{{Discogs artist|17199|Sonic Youth}}

Discography

Category:Discographies of American artists

Category:Rock music group discographies

Category:Alternative rock discographies