The List of The Tragically Hip Albums in Order of Release Date

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How many albums does The Tragically Hip have?

The Tragically Hip have released 13 studio albums, one live album, one compilation album, two video albums, two extended plays, and a boxed set.

The List of  The Tragically Hip Albums in Order of Release Date

Here is the list of The Tragically Hip Album in Order of Release Date:

1. Up to Here — September 5, 1989
2. Road Apples — February 19, 1991
3. Fully Completely — October 6, 1992
4. Day for Night — September 19, 1994
5. Trouble at the Henhouse — May 7, 1996
6. Phantom Power — July 14, 1998
7. Music @ Work — June 6, 2000
8. In Violet Light — June 11, 2002
9. In Between Evolution — June 29, 2004
10. World Container — October 17, 2006
11. We Are the Same — April 7, 2009
12. Now for Plan A — October 2, 2012
13. Man Machine Poem — June 17, 2016

All The Tragically Hip Albums List in Order

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1. Up to Here (1989)

Tracklist:

1. Blow at High Dough
2. I’ll Believe in You (Or I’ll Be Leaving You Tonight)
3. New Orleans Is Sinking
4. 38 Years Old
5. She Didn’t Know
6. Boots or Hearts
7. Everytime You Go
8. When the Weight Comes Down
9. Trickle Down
10. Another Midnight
11. Opiated

The discography of the Tragically Hip explains their rise as one of the most iconic rock bands in Canada. Their debut album Up to Here (1989) contains fan favorites such as “Blow at High Dough” and “New Orleans is Sinking,” achieving Diamond status in Canada and pushing the band into the spotlight. Each subsequent album, from Road Apples (1991) to Man Machine Poem (2016), exhibits this poetic lyricism with rock energy. With poetical lyrics by Gord Downie, the band could even be said to have finally articulated Canadian music, and albums like Fully Completely (1992) and Phantom Power (1998) were critical and commercially successful.

2. Road Apples (1991)

Tracklist:

1. Little Bones
2. Twist My Arm
3. Cordelia
4. The Luxury
5. Born in the Water
6. Long Time Running
7. Bring It All Back
8. Three Pistols
9. Fight
10. On the Verge
11. Fiddler’s Green
12. The Last of the Unplucked Gems

The Tragically Hip discography explores chronologically from the sophomore effort, which dubs itself Road Apples, considering that it was the second studio album that proved to establish themselves solidly as being part of Canadian rock. From 1991, the hits off of this album include “Three Pistols,” “Little Bones,” and “Twist My Arm.” Poetic lyrics abound and produce themes that delve into their Canadian identity with relevance in reference to figures such as Tom Thomson and Jacques Cousteau. Songs such as “Fiddler’s Green,” which he wrote for the late nephew of Gord Downie, and “Long Time Running” became staples in their setlist by the end of their 2016 tour. Road Apples re-issued in 2021, 30 years on, with a remastered version along with some unreleased tracks.

3. Fully Completely (1992)

 

Tracklist:

1. Courage (for Hugh MacLennan)
2. Looking for a Place to Happen
3. At the Hundredth Meridian
4. Pigeon Camera
5. Lionized
6. Locked in the Trunk of a Car
7. We’ll Go, Too
8. Fully Completely
9. Fifty Mission Cap
10. Wheat Kings
11. The Wherewithal
12. Eldorado

“Fully Completely” is The Tragically Hip’s third studio album, released in October 1992 and produced by Chris Tsangarides. Six singles from this iconic Canadian rock album include “Courage (For Hugh MacLennan)” and “Locked in the Trunk of a Car.” “Fully Completely” differed from its predecessors with deep-rooted Canadian themes and historical references. It was a stylistic differentiation for the band in that it came out with a much more polished, radio-friendly sound. Although the album had rather a small impact in the United States domestically, the album performed well in Canada, actually reaching number one in the RPM charts and eventually certified Diamond. Its legacy lives on with its deluxe reissue from 2014.

4. Day for Night (1994)

Tracklist:

1. Grace, Too
2. Daredevil
3. Greasy Jungle
4. Yawning or Snarling
5. Fire in the Hole
6. So Hard Done By
7. Nautical Disaster
8. Thugs
9. Inevitability of Death
10. Scared
11. An Inch an Hour
12. Emergency
13. Titanic Terrarium
14. Impossibilium

Day for Night is The Tragically Hip’s fourth studio album, released in 1994. It was named after a famous film and succeeded at commercial levels by selling 300,000 copies in four days into stores in Canada and entering the Canadian Albums Chart at number one. In Canada it has been certified 6× Platinum and features a darker tone than their previous productions, with haunting Gord Downie lyrics. Tracks “Grace, Too” and “Nautical Disaster” were performed on Saturday Night Live, while cementing the impact of the album. With their raw minimalism, Day for Night continues to stir the emotions of listeners and resound deep in the psyche of that other nation up north.

5. Trouble at the Henhouse (1996)

Tracklist:

1. Gift Shop
2. Springtime in Vienna
3. Ahead by a Century
4. Don’t Wake Daddy
5. Flamenco
6. 700 Ft. Ceiling
7. Butts Wigglin’
8. Apartment Song
9. Coconut Cream
10. Let’s Stay Engaged
11. Sherpa
12. Put It Off

” Trouble at the Henhouse is the fifth studio album by Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip, released in 1996. It was their first simultaneous release in Canada and in the United States. The album entered at #1 on the Canadian Albums Chart, and has been certified 5× platinum, with sales over 650,000 units by March 1997. Tracks including “Butts Wigglin'”, featured in Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy, gave the album great reviews for its melodic sound and thematic lyrics. At the 1997 Juno Awards, it was awarded Album of the Year and in respect of their contribution to rock music as a whole, it was so.

6. Phantom Power (1998)

Tracklist:

1. Poets
2. Something On
3. Save the Planet
4. Bobcaygeon
5. Thompson Girl
6. Membership
7. Fireworks
8. Vapour Trails
9. The Rules
10. Chagrin Falls
11. Escape Is at Hand for the Travellin’ Man
12. Emperor Penguin

Phantom Power is the sixth studio album for the Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip and was released in 1998. A critically acclaimed album, it won the Juno Awards at the 1999 Juno Awards for Best Rock Album and Best Album Design. Bands like “Poets”-which is one of the most popular songs on the album, breaking the RPM alternative chart record for 12 consecutive weeks-and cherished single “Bobcaygeon” make Phantom Power a gem in Canadian rock history. It entered at No. 1 on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling over 400,000 copies by February 1999. It will be released as a 25th-anniversary box set of remastered tracks and live recordings on November 23, 2023.

7. Music @ Work (2000)

Tracklist:

1. My Music at Work
2. Tiger the Lion
3. Lake Fever
4. Putting Down
5. Stay
6. The Bastard
7. The Completists
8. Freak Turbulence
9. Sharks
10. Toronto #4
11. Wild Mountain Honey
12. Train Overnight
13. The Bear
14. As I Wind Down the Pines

Music @ Work is the seventh studio album by Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip, released in June 2000. Leaked online six weeks prior, it was one of those that rapidly received critical acclaim; it took home the 2001 Juno Award for Best Rock Album. It entered the Canadian Albums Chart at #1 with first-week sales of 45,396 copies and was awarded 2× Platinum certification in Canada. Some of the notable tracks in the album include “My Music at Work” and “Lake Fever,” which turn out to be impressive tracks. It features the involvement of all the band members, such as lead vocalist Gord Downie and guitarist Rob Baker, regarding what signatory sound the band might carry in its music.

8. In Violet Light (2002)

Tracklist:

1. Are You Ready
2. Use it Up
3. The Darkest One
4. It’s a Good Life If You Don’t Weaken
5. Silver Jet
6. Throwing off Glass
7. All Tore Up
8. Leave
9. A Beautiful Thing
10. The Dire Wolf
11. The Dark Canuck

In Violet Light is the eighth studio album by Canadian rock group The Tragically Hip, released in 2002. The album debuted at #2 on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling nearly 33,000 copies its first week, and was certified platinum in Canada. Along with the album came, in stores a membership card for The Hip Club access to three exclusive bonus digital-only tracks “Forest Edge,” “Problem Bears,” and “Ultra Mundane.” The video for “It’s a Good Life, If You Don’t Weaken” was shot at Oshawa’s Parkwood Estate. The video for “The Darkest One” appeared with Don Cherry and the Trailer Park Boys. Interestingly, “Throwing Off Glass” appears on the Men with Brooms soundtrack. The band performed live for the first time since Downie’s death in 2017, appearing on the stage of the 2021 Juno Awards to perform “It’s a Good Life If You Don’t Weaken” with Feist.

9. In Between Evolution (2004)

Tracklist:

1. Heaven Is a Better Place Today
2. Summer’s Killing Us
3. Gus: The Polar Bear from Central Park
4. Vaccination Scar
5. It Can’t Be Nashville Every Night
6. If New Orleans Is Beat
7. You’re Everywhere
8. As Makeshift as We Are
9. Mean Streak
10. The Heart of the Melt
11. One Night in Copenhagen
12. Are We Family
13. Goodnight Josephine

In Between Evolution is the ninth full-length studio album by Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip, recorded at Studio X in Seattle and released on June 29, 2004. The album debuted at number one in Canada, selling 22,500 copies in its first week, though it was soon overtaken by Avril Lavigne’s breakout album. It had achieved Platinum status in Canada by the year’s close. Some major topics touched on include a response to the 2003 invasion of Iraq as well as a tribute to Dan Snyder, a young hockey player who tragically died just prior to the album’s official release. Sampling of tracks on the album includes “Heaven Is a Better Place Today” and “It Can’t Be Nashville Every Night,” which was famously performed on Corner Gas. The cover art was by a Kingston artist named Cameron Tomsett.

10. World Container (2006)

Tracklist:

1. Yer Not the Ocean
2. The Lonely End of the Rink
3. In View
4. Fly
5. Luv(sic)
6. The Kids Don’t Get It
7. Pretend
8. Last Night I Dreamed You Didn’t Love Me
9. The Drop-Off
10. Family Band
11. World Container

World Container is the tenth studio album by Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip, which comes out in Canada on October 17, 2006, in limited Digipak and regular jewel case, while USA copies come out March 6, 2007. The album was recorded in several locations, including Maui, Vancouver, and Toronto; and one of the album’s singles is the hit song “In View,” which soared to number one on Billboard’s Canada Rock chart. Notable: “The Lonely End of the Rink” appears on Hockey Night in Canada. Despite an error on the cover stating the CD is 42:45, it actually runs 42:27. World Container debuted at #2 on the Canadian Albums Chart in its first week and was Platinum status within its first month.

11. We Are the Same (2009)

Tracklist:

1. Morning Moon
2. Honey, Please
3. The Last Recluse
4. Coffee Girl
5. Now the Struggle Has a Name
6. The Depression Suite
7. The Exact Feeling
8. Queen of the Furrows
9. Speed River
10. Frozen in My Tracks
11. Love Is a First
12. Country Day

We Are the Same is the eleventh studio album by Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip. This album was released on 7 April 2009 through Universal Music Canada and Zoë Records in the United States. It was recorded at The Bathouse Recording Studio in Bath, Ontario, with renowned producer Bob Rock. The release is a mix of heartfelt lyrics and melodic rock, the opening song “Morning Moon”, in advance of this album. The first single “Love Is a First” reached the top 22 on the Canadian Hot 100. So, the album became a debut at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart, platinum within the same year.

12. Now for Plan A (2012)

Tracklist:

1. At Transformation
2. Man Machine Poem
3. The Lookahead
4. We Want to Be It
5. Streets Ahead
6. Now for Plan A
7. The Modern Spirit
8. About This Map
9. Take Forever
10. Done and Done
11. Goodnight Attawapiskat

Now For Plan A is the 12th studio album by Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip, released on October 2, 2012. It is the shortest album by the band, at a length of 39:18. The first single “At Transformation” was released on May 18, 2012, followed by “Streets Ahead,” which was available to radio on August 24. The album was streaming on SoundCloud as of September 25 and the band’s second full-length album won the award for Rock Album of the Year at the 2013 Juno Awards. It reached #3 on the Canadian Albums Chart and at #129 on the Billboard 200, making it the band’s highest position on that chart. It was certified gold in Canada, and within the first week, the album sold 12,000 copies.

13. Man Machine Poem (2016)

Tracklist:

1. Man
2. In a World Possessed by the Human Mind
3. What Blue
4. In Sarnia
5. Here, in the Dark
6. Great Soul
7. Tired as Fuck
8. Hot Mic
9. Ocean Next
10. Machine

Now For Plan A is the 12th studio album by Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip, released on October 2, 2012. It is the shortest album by the band, at a length of 39:18. The first single “At Transformation” was released on May 18, 2012, followed by “Streets Ahead,” which was available to radio on August 24. The album was streaming on SoundCloud as of September 25 and the band’s second full-length album won the award for Rock Album of the Year at the 2013 Juno Awards. It reached #3 on the Canadian Albums Chart and at #129 on the Billboard 200, making it the band’s highest position on that chart. It was certified gold in Canada, and within the first week, the album sold 12,000 copies.

Conclusion:

The Complete Recordings of the Tragically Hip-CD takes the reader and listener on an extensive exploration of the musical development of one of Canada’s most popular rock bands. From the 1987 self-titled EP to their final album, Man Machine Poem (2016), the 13 studio albums trace a journey of musical experimentation, lyrical depth, and cultural influence. Nine of the mentioned albums topped the charts in Canada and entered the musical history books. The discography of the Tragically Hip is testament to the fact that the rock music industry, and the Canadian lifestyle, will never forget Gord Downie as a genius songwriter with strong themes of human experiences and Canadian identity.

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