Nick Cave discography

This is the discography of Australian singer-songwriter Nick Cave. In addition to his career as lead singer of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, he has released 1 studio album, 11 soundtrack albums, 1 extended play, 2 short soundtracks, 3 singles, 3 live albums, and 1 compilation album. Since 2005, the majority of his work has been written & recorded in collaboration with Bad Seeds member and multi-instrumentalist Warren Ellis.

Albums

 * Live at Hammersmith Apollo (2015)
 * Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2015)
 * Idiot Prayer (Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace) (2020)
 * Australian Carnage – Live at the Sydney Opera House (2023)

Other appearances

 * Nick Cave i Przyjaciele (Nick Cave and Friends) (1999). A live tribute album by Polish musicians. Cave appears on "Into My Arms" and "The Weeping Song".
 * "I'm Your Man" and "Suzanne" performed by Cave in the documentary/concert film Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man (2006).
 * The Harry Smith Project: Anthology of American Folk Music Revisited (2006), Concert album featuring Nick Cave performing "John the Revelator" and "Shine on Me".

Compilation

 * White Lunar, soundtrack compilation (2009) – composed with Ellis (2CDs). Disc one contains highlights from The Proposition, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, and The Road. Disc 2 contains excerpts from unreleased soundtracks as well as four unreleased pieces from their archives.

Session work

 * Send Me a Lullaby (1981), album by The Go-Betweens, features Cave's vocals on "After the Fireworks".
 * Burnin' the Ice (1982), album by Die Haut features Cave's vocals on "Stow-a-Way", "Truck Love", "Pleasure Is the Boss", "Dumb Europe".
 * Annie Hogan Plays "Kickabye" EP (1985), features Cave's vocals and production on "Vixo". Recorded in October 1983.
 * Oedipus Schmoedipus (1996), album by Barry Adamson, Cave appears on "The Sweetest Embrace".
 * "Music for Expelling the Demon" (1999), a short animation by Devlin Crow, written by A-Soma.
 * Punishing Kiss (2000), album by Ute Lemper, Cave co-wrote (with Bruno Pisek) "Little Water Song".
 * Next Wave (2002), album by Chris Coco, Cave performs a cover version of The Velvet Underground's "Sunday Morning" with Chris Coco.
 * American IV: The Man Comes Around (2003) duet with Johnny Cash on "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry".
 * Small World Big Band Friends 3 – Jack o the Green (2003), album by Jools Holland, "Kiss of Love" duet with Sam Brown.
 * I Started Out with Nothin' (2008), album by Seasick Steve, "Just Like a King" includes Cave's vocals.
 * The Real Work (2022), album by Party Dozen, Cave features on "Macca the Mutt".

Unreleased soundtracks

 * The English Surgeon (2007) – excerpts released on White Lunar 
 * The Girls of Phnom Penh (2009) – excerpts released on White Lunar 
 * Lawless (2012) – "End Crawl" released on Lawless various artists album
 * The Case Against Adnan Syed (2019) – unreleased

Compositions

 * To Have and to Hold (1996) – film score to John Hillcoat's film of the same name, with Blixa Bargeld and Mick Harvey.
 * Woyzeck (2005) – theatre score composed with Warren Ellis
 * The Metamorphosis (2006) – theatre score composed with Ellis
 * Faust (2009) – theatre score composed with Ellis
 * Shell Shock (2014) – opera with libretto by Cave
 * L.I.T.A.N.I.E.S (2020) – opera with libretto by Cave

Readings

 * "The Atra Virago or the Vargus Barking Spider" (1987) – excerpt of And the Ass Saw the Angel, from Smack My Crack
 * "And the Ass Saw the Angel" (1988) – further excerpts, released with Tender Prey
 * The Secret Life of the Love Song & the Flesh Made Word: Two Lectures (2000)
 * The Death of Bunny Munro (2009) – 7-disc audiobook, with backing music composed with Ellis