They Might Be Giants discography
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The following is the discography of American alternative rock band They Might Be Giants. It consists of John Linnell and John Flansburgh and backing artists Marty Beller, Dan Miller, Danny Weinkauf, Dan Levine, Stan Harrison, and Mark Pender.
They Might Be Giants' first release was the 1986 album eponymously titled They Might Be Giants, though the band did not gain commercial success until their 1990 single "Birdhouse in Your Soul" from the album Flood. "Birdhouse in Your Soul" reached #3 on the United States Modern Rock Tracks chart and #6 on the UK Singles Chart and remains the band's highest-charting single in both countries. Their latest release is The World Is to Dig.
Over the last four decades of the band, They Might Be Giants has released a total of 24 studio albums along with 25 extended plays, 20 live albums, 18 compilation albums, and 40 singles.
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