Fountains of Wayne discography

Fountains of Wayne discography
Fountains of Wayne performing in 2007
Studio albums5
Compilation albums1
Singles17
Video albums1
Music videos6
Other appearances7

The discography of Fountains of Wayne contains five studio albums, one compilation album, 16 singles, one DVD, six music videos and seven other appearances.

Fountains of Wayne were formed in 1995 by bassist Adam Schlesinger and guitarist Chris Collingwood. They were joined by Jody Porter and Brian Young and recorded a demo.

The demo fell into the hands of Atlantic Records and in 1996, the band released their debut self-titled album. Two singles were released from it but it was the song "That Thing You Do", written by Schlesinger, that gained popularity through its use as the title song for the Tom Hanks' film of the same name. The track gained Schlesinger an Oscar[1] nomination and the soundtrack gained RIAA gold certification.

The release of their second album, Utopia Parkway, in 1999 gained them mixed reviews[2][3][4] and produced three singles. However, frustrations between the band and the label resulted in them being dropped by Atlantic Records. The band went into a hiatus, with all the members pursuing alternative musical paths. It wasn't until 2001 that the band resurfaced with a cover of The Kinks' "Better Things".[5]

Welcome Interstate Managers, the third album, was released in 2003 on S-Curve Records. The single "Stacy's Mom" became an instant success earning a gold certification by the RIAA. The two follow-up singles, "Mexican Wine" and "Hey Julie" were not as popular; however, the track "All Kinds of Time" received commercial airtime through NFL promotions throughout the 2005 season.[6] The success, particularly of "Stacy's Mom", led to the band being nominated for two Grammys; Best New Artist[7] and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for "Stacy's Mom".[8]

A compilation of B-sides was released in June 2005 entitled Out-of-State Plates. Two years later, in April 2007, a new album was released called Traffic and Weather. The track "I-95" from the album was named in Rolling Stone's Top 50 Songs of 2007.[9]

The band's first DVD, No Better Place: Live in Chicago was released March 3, 2009. In 2011, the band released its final album, Sky Full of Holes, under Yep Roc Records.[10]

Albums

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Studio albums

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Title Details Peak chart positions
US
[11] 		US
Alt
[12] 		US
Indie
[13] 		US
Rock
[14] 		AUS
[15] 		JPN
[16] 		NL
[17] 		SCO
[18] 		UK
[19] 		UK
Indie
[20]
Fountains of Wayne
  • Release date: October 1, 1996
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, LP
 —[A] — — — 104 — 83 99 67 —
Utopia Parkway
  • Release date: April 6, 1999
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, LP
 —[B] — — — 163 — — — 115 —
Welcome Interstate Managers 115 — — — 198 — —[C] — 160 —
Traffic and Weather
  • Release date: April 3, 2007
  • Label: S-Curve/Virgin
  • Formats: CD, music download
 97 — — — — — — — 172 —
Sky Full of Holes
  • Release date: August 2, 2011
  • Label: Yep Roc/Lojinx
  • Formats: CD, LP, music download
 37 4 3 6 — 51 — — 102 16
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums

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Title Details Peak positions
US
[11]
Out-of-State Plates
  • Release date: June 28, 2005
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD, music download
 168

Singles

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Single Year Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold) 		Album
US
[23] 		US
Rock
[24] 		AUS
[25][15] 		CAN
[26] 		IRL
[27] 		NL
[28] 		NOR
[29] 		NZ
[30] 		SCO
[31] 		UK
[19]
"Radiation Vibe" 1996 —[D] —[E] 95 — — — — — 29 32 Fountains of Wayne
"Sink to the Bottom" 1997 — — 153 — — — 7 — 36 42
"Survival Car" — — — — — — — — 58 53
"Barbara H." — — — — — — — — — 119
"I Want an Alien for Christmas" — — — — — — — — 34 36 Non-album single
"Leave the Biker" 1998 — — — — — — — — — — Fountains of Wayne
"Denise" 1999 — —[F] — — — — — — 58 57 Utopia Parkway
"Red Dragon Tattoo" — — 61 — — — — — 83 79
"Troubled Times" — — — — — — — — — 134
"The Valley of Malls" 2000 — — — — — — — — — —
"Stacy's Mom" 2003 21 12 14 13 9 99 — 35 6 11 Welcome Interstate Managers
"Mexican Wine" 2004 — — — — — — — — — —
"Hey Julie" — — — — — — — — 58 57
"Maureen" 2005 — — — — — — — — — — Out-of-State Plates
"Someone to Love" 2007 — — — — — — — — — — Traffic and Weather
"'92 Subaru" — — — — — — — — — —
"Richie and Ruben" 2011 — — — — — — — — — —[G] Sky Full of Holes
"Someone's Gonna Break Your Heart" — — — — — — — — — —[H]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Other charted songs

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Song Year Peak chart positions Album
JPN
[39] 		UK
[19]
"I Want an Alien for Christmas" (re-entry) 1998 — 91 Non-album song
"The Summer Place" 2011 79 — Sky Full of Holes
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Video albums

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Year Video details
2009 No Better Place: Live in Chicago[40]

Music videos

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Year Title Director
1996 "Radiation Vibe"[41] Clark Eddy
1997 "Sink to the Bottom" Chris Applebaum
1999 "Denise" Tryan George
1999 “Troubled Times”
2003 "Stacy's Mom"[42] Chris Applebaum
2004 "Mexican Wine"[43]
2007 "Someone to Love"[44] Adam Neustadter
2011 "The Summer Place" David Dutton

Other appearances

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Year Release details Track(s)
2000 Scary Movie: Music That Inspired the Soundtrack
  • Released: July 4, 2000
  • Label: TVT Records
  • Format: CD, music download
  • "Too Cool for School"
2002 This Is Where I Belong – The Songs of Ray Davies & The Kinks
2003 Now That's What I Call Music! 14 (American series)
  • Released: November 4, 2003
  • Label: Sony
  • Format: CD
  • "Stacy's Mom"
2004 2004 Grammy Nominees
  • Released: January 20, 2004
  • Label: BMG
  • Format: CD
  • "Stacy's Mom"
2004 Future Soundtrack for America
  • "Everything's Ruined (acoustic)"
2005 Robots: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Released: March 1, 2005
  • Label: Virgin Records
  • Format: CD, music download
  • "Tell Me What You Already Did"
2008 Live from the Artists Den: Season One
  • Released: February 5, 2008
  • Label: Artists Den Records
  • Format: CD, music download
  • "Traffic & Weather (live)"
2013 Sandra Boynton's Frog Trouble
  • Released: September 3, 2013
  • Label: WMN/Boynton Recordings
  • Format: CD, music download
  • "Trucks"

Notes

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  1. ^ Fountains of Wayne did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 20 on the US Heatseekers Albums Chart.[21]
  2. ^ Utopia Parkway did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 23 on the US Heatseekers Albums Chart.[21]
  3. ^ Welcome Interstate Managers did not enter the Dutch Album Top 100, but peaked at number 22 on the Dutch Alternative Albums chart.[22]
  4. ^ "Radiation Vibe" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 71 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart.[32]
  5. ^ "Radiation Vibe" did not enter the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 14 on the US Alternative Airplay chart.[33]
  6. ^ "Denise" did not enter the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 34 on the US Alternative Airplay chart.[33]
  7. ^ "Richie and Ruben" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 33 on the UK Physical Singles Chart Top 100.[37]
  8. ^ "Someone's Gonna Break Your Heart" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 45 on the UK Physical Singles Chart Top 100.[38]

References

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  1. ^ Academy Awards, USA, imdb.com, March 24, 1997
  2. ^ Album Reviews: Fountains of Wayne: Utopia Parkway. Pitchfork (1999-04-06). Retrieved on 2011-01-04.
  3. ^ Thomas, Stephen. (1999-04-06) Utopia Parkway – Fountains of Wayne. AllMusic. Retrieved on 2011-01-04.
  4. ^ Fountains of Wayne, Utopia Parkway < PopMatters. Popmatters.com. Retrieved on 2011-01-04.
  5. ^ Information Not Found. Billboard.com. Retrieved on 2011-01-04.
  6. ^ NFL Network "He Has All Kinds of Time". YouTube. Retrieved on 2011-01-04.
  7. ^ Grammy Awards Nominees, Lawrence Journal-World – Feb 6, 2004
  8. ^ 46th Annual Grammy Awards – 2004. Rock On The Net (2004-02-08). Retrieved on 2011-01-04.
  9. ^ Rolling Stone Magazine The 100 Best Songs Of 2007 Archived 2010-07-26 at the Wayback Machine. Popcrunch.com. Retrieved on 2011-01-04.
  10. ^ Blog Archive » Fountains of Wayne announce U.S. tour, new album. Rock it Out! Blog (2010-09-16). Retrieved on 2011-01-04.
  11. ^ a b "Fountains of Wayne Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
  12. ^ "Fountains of Wayne Album & Song Chart History - Alternative Albums". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
  13. ^ "Fountains of Wayne Album & Song Chart History - Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
  14. ^ "Fountains of Wayne Album & Song Chart History - Rock Albums". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
  15. ^ a b "Fountains of Wayne ARIA chart history". ARIA. Retrieved July 20, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  16. ^ "Fountains of Wayne - Artist - Billboard Japan" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  17. ^ "dutchcharts.nl - Dutch charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
  18. ^ Peaks in Scotland:
  19. ^ a b c Peak positions for releases charting in the United Kingdom:
  20. ^ Peaks in UK Independent Albums Chart:
  21. ^ a b "Fountains of Wayne – Billboard Heatseekers". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  22. ^ "Fountains Of Wayne - Welcome Interstate Managers - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  23. ^ "Fountains of Wayne Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
  24. ^ "Fountains of Wayne Chart History: Hot Rock Songs". Billboard. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  25. ^ Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
  26. ^ "Fountains of Wayne > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-07-31.
  27. ^ "Discography Fountains of Wayne". irish-charts.com. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  28. ^ "dutchcharts.nl - Dutch charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
  29. ^ "norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
  30. ^ "charts.nz - New Zealand charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
  31. ^ Peaks in Scotland:
  32. ^ "Fountains of Wayne Album & Song Chart History - Radio Songs". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  33. ^ a b "Fountains of Wayne Chart History: Alternative Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  34. ^ "Gold & Platinum – RIAA". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  35. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2003 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  36. ^ "Certified Awards Search" (To access, enter the search parameter "Fountains of Wayne"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  37. ^ "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 - 14 August 2011 - 20 August 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  38. ^ "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 - 02 October 2011 - 08 October 2011". Official Charts Company. October 2, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  39. ^ "Fountains of Wayne – Chart History: Japan Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  40. ^ Fountains of Wayne: Live in Chicago – No Better Place (Video 2009), imdb.com
  41. ^ Radiation Vibe | Fountains of Wayne | Music Video. MTV (1996-10-01). Retrieved on 2011-01-04.
  42. ^ Stacy's Mom | Fountains of Wayne | Music Video. MTV (2007-03-12). Retrieved on 2011-01-04.
  43. ^ Mexican Wine by Fountains Of Wayne Music Video on Yahoo! Music. New.music.yahoo.com. Retrieved on 2011-01-04.
  44. ^ Someone to Love | Fountains of Wayne | Music Video. MTV (2007-05-15). Retrieved on 2011-01-04.
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