The Canadian-American singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette has released 10 studio albums, three live albums, six compilation albums, two extended plays, 46 singles, 12 promotional singles, six video albums, and 41 music videos. She has sold more than 75 million records worldwide.
As a teenager, she signed a record deal with the Canadian division of MCA Records for two dance-pop albums. The label released her self-titled album (1991), which was certified platinum by the Music Canada, and Now Is the Time (1992), which was less successful. These albums, released only in Canada, are often not mentioned in the media, which tend to consider Jagged Little Pill (1995), released on Maverick Records, as her debut album. Jagged remains one of the most successful albums in music history, holding the record as the best-selling debut album worldwide, the second best-selling album by a female artist (behind Shania Twain's Come On Over) and having sold more than 33 million copies worldwide. Such hits as "You Oughta Know", "Hand in My Pocket", "Ironic", and "Head over Feet" helped Morissette become the first Canadian woman to top the Billboard 200. Jagged stayed there for 12 weeks and remained in the Top 10 for a year and a half (72 weeks). Between 1996 and 1997 Morissette won four Grammy Awards, three MTV Video Music Awards, and seven Juno Awards. In addition, Jagged Little Pill, Live earned her another Grammy Award in 1998.
Morissette contributed to the City of Angels soundtrack, writing and performing "Uninvited". The song was the winner in two categories at the 41st Grammy Awards. Her second album, Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, was released in 1998 and debuted at the top of the Billboard 200, becoming Morissette's second consecutive number-one album and, at the time, the fastest-selling album by a female in the United States. Supposed produced four singles: "Thank U", "Joining You", "Unsent" and "So Pure". Morissette herself directed all music videos from the album, except for the controversial "Thank U". Shortly afterwards, MTV Unplugged (sometimes titled Alanis Unplugged) was released in 1999.
Under Rug Swept (2002), her following release, debuted at number one in 12 countries, including the United States (where it was her third consecutive number-one album), and produced the hit single "Hands Clean". The album helped Morissette get the Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award. Having many leftovers from the Under Rug Swept recording session, Morissette released Feast on Scraps, a CD/DVD package, the same year. So-Called Chaos (2004) debuted at number five on Billboard 200 and was less successful. In 2005, Morissette released The Collection, her first and so far only greatest hits compilation, and Jagged Little Pill Acoustic, which marked a 10-year anniversary of the original album. Her seventh studio set, Flavors of Entanglement, was released in 2008 and became her last album on Maverick Records. Morissette's next studio album, Havoc and Bright Lights, was released on August 28, 2012 through Collective Sounds. The album spawned three singles: "Guardian", "Lens", and "Receive".
Morissette released her ninth studio album, Such Pretty Forks in the Road, on July 31, 2020. The album's lead single, "Reasons I Drink", was released on December 2, 2019.
On June 17, 2022, Morissette released her first meditation album, The Storm Before the Calm, in partnership with the Calm app.
Albums Studio albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales CertificationsCANPeak chart positions for albums in Canada: Alanis: Jagged Little Pill: Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie: MTV Unplugged: From Under Rug Swept onward: AUSAustralian chart peaks: Top 50 peaks: Top 100 peaks to December 2010: "Unsent": AUTFRAGERNLDNZSWIUKUS AlanisReleased: April 6, 1991 Label: MCA (MCAD-10253) Format: CD, cassette 28 — — — — — — — — — CAN: 100,000 MC: Platinum Now Is the TimeReleased: October 20, 1992 Label: MCA (MCAD-10731) Format: CD, cassette — — — — — — — — — — CAN: 50,000 MC: Gold Jagged Little PillReleased: June 13, 1995 Label: Maverick (9 45901-2) Format: CD, LP, cassette 1 1 2 6 3 1 1 2 1 1 World: 33,000,000 AUS: 1,020,000 UK: 2,742,868 US: 15,200,000 MC: 2× Diamond ARIA: 14× PlatinumARIA certifications for albums: Jagged Little Pill and Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie: Under Rug Swept: BPI: 10× Platinum BVMI: 2× Platinum IFPI AUT: 2× Platinum IFPI SWI: Platinum NVPI: 4× Platinum RIAA: 17× Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum SNEP: Platinum Supposed Former Infatuation JunkieReleased: November 3, 1998 Label: Maverick (9 47094-2) Format: CD, LP, cassette 1 2 3 5 1 2 1 1 3 1 US: 2,600,000 MC: 4× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Platinum BVMI: Platinum IFPI AUT: Platinum IFPI SWI: Platinum NVPI: Platinum RIAA: 3× Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum SNEP: 2× Gold Under Rug SweptReleased: February 26, 2002 Label: Maverick (9 47988-2) Format: CD, LP, cassette, DVD-A, digital download 1 1 1 2 1 2 11 1 2 1 World: 4,000,000 US: 1,000,000 MC: Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI SWI: Platinum NVPI: Gold RIAA: Platinum SNEP: Gold So-Called ChaosReleased: May 18, 2004 Label: Maverick (48555-2) Format: CD, LP, digital download 2 15 1 5 1 1 — 2 8 5 BPI: Silver BVMI: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI SWI: Platinum Flavors of EntanglementReleased: June 10, 2008 Label: Maverick (269308-2) Format: CD, digital download 3 17 3 6 8 7 35 1 15 8 World: 600,000 US: 235,000 IFPI SWI: Gold Havoc and Bright LightsReleased: August 28, 2012 Label: Collective Sounds Format: CD, LP, digital download 1 22 1 20 2 2 27 1 12 5 GER: 100,000 US: 92,000 BPI: Silver BVMI: Gold Such Pretty Forks in the RoadReleased: July 31, 2020 Label: Epiphany, Thirty Tigers Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 14 10 4 45 4 13 40 2 8 16 The Storm Before the CalmReleased: June 17, 2022 Label: Epiphany, Thirty Tigers Format: CD, digital download, streaming — — — — — — — 26 — —
Compilation albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales CertificationsAUSAUTFRAGERNLDSWIUKUS The Singles BoxReleased: April 8, 1997 Label: Maverick Format: 5xCD — — — — — — — — Feast on ScrapsReleased: December 10, 2002 Label: Maverick (759938533-2) Format: CD/DVD — — — — — — — 194 US: 76,000 iTunes OriginalsReleased: June 15, 2004 Label: Maverick Format: digital download — — — — — — — — Jagged Little Pill AcousticReleased: June 13, 2005 Label: Maverick Format: CD, LP 21 9 8 15 16 5 12 50 US: 370,000 BPI: Gold The CollectionReleased: November 15, 2005 Label: Maverick Format: CD, CD/DVD, LP 110 12 — 18 49 9 44 51 BPI: Platinum BVMI: Gold Alanis Morissette: Original Album SeriesReleased: March 12, 2012 Label: Warner Format: CD — — — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.
Live albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales CertificationsCANAUS N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.AUTFRAGERNLDSWIUKUS MTV UnpluggedReleased: November 9, 1999 Label: Maverick Format: CD (759938533-2), MD (9 47589-8), LP 42 101 5 21 5 4 4 56 63 US: 673,000 BPI: Gold BVMI: Platinum IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold NVPI: Platinum RIAA: Gold SNEP: Gold Live at Montreux 2012Released: April 21, 2013 Label: Eagle Rock Format: CD, DVD, Blu-ray — — — — 58 — — — — Live at London's O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, 2020Released: November 27, 2020 Label: Rhino, Warner Format: LP — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.
Extended plays +List of EPs with relevant details Title EP details Space CakesReleased: October 25, 1995 Label: Maverick Format: CD Such Pretty Forks in the MixReleased: December 11, 2020 Label: Epiphany/Thirty Tigers/He.She.They. Format: Digital download, streaming Last ChristmasReleased: November 3, 2023 Label: Epiphany/Thirty Tigers Format: Digital download, streaming
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications AlbumCAN"RPM100". RPM, October 16, 1995.AUS N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.AUTBEL (FL)GERNLDNZSWIUKUS "Too Hot"1991 14 — — — — — — — — —Alanis "Feel Your Love" 24 — — — — — — — — — "Walk Away" 35 — — — — — — — — — "Plastic"1992 67 — — — — — — — — — "An Emotion Away" 24 — — — — — — — — —Now Is the Time "Real World"1993 84 — — — — — — — — — "No Apologies" 14 — — — — — — — — — "(Change Is) Never a Waste of Time" 31 — — — — — — — — — "You Oughta Know"1995 6 4 — 39 — 17 3NZ Top 40 Singles Chart | The Official New Zealand Music Chart — 22 — ARIA: PlatinumARIA certifications for singles: "You Oughta Know": "Ironic": "Head over Feet": "Thank U": "Hands Clean": BPI: Gold RMNZ: PlatinumJagged Little Pill "You Learn" 1 20 — — — — 13 — 24 6 BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold "Hand in My Pocket" 1 13 — — — 86 7 — 26 — BPI: Gold RMNZ: Platinum "Ironic"1996 1 3 — 6 8 6 3 9 11 4 ARIA: Gold BPI: Platinum RIAA: Gold RMNZ: 3× Platinum "Head over Feet" 1 12 — 60 73 24 27 — 7 — ARIA: Gold BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold "All I Really Want" — 40 — — — — — — 59 — "Uninvited"1998 7 — — — — — — — — —City of Angels: Music form the Motion Picture "Thank U" 1 15 10 25 19 8 2 18 5 17 ARIA: Gold BPI: GoldSupposed Former Infatuation Junkie "Joining You"1999 30 — 26 — 28 51 — 46 28 — "So Pure" 14 112 — — — — — — 38 — "Unsent" 9 85 — — — — 28 — — 58 "That I Would Be Good" — 139 — — — 55 — — — —MTV Unplugged "King of Pain"2000 — — — — — 92 — — — — "Hands Clean"2002 1 9 12 40 18 15 1 5 12 23 ARIA: GoldUnder Rug Swept "Precious Illusions" 4 41 — — 77 79 — 95 53 — "Everything"2004 3 15 12 54 29 43 — 22 22 76So-Called Chaos "Out Is Through" — 79 — — 75 76 — 67 56 — "Eight Easy Steps" — — — — — — — — — — "Crazy"2005 29 61 20 — 38 40 — 31 65 —The Collection "Underneath"2008 15 — 20 16 46 — — 16 99 —Flavors of Entanglement "In Praise of the Vulnerable Man" — — — — — — — — — — "Not as We" — — — — — — — — 197 — "Guardian"2012 41 — 11 37 13 62 — 12 — — BVMI: GoldHavoc and Bright Lights "Lens" — — — — — — — — — — "Receive" — — — 33 73 — — — — — "Reasons I Drink" 2019 — — — — — — — — — — Such Pretty Forks in the Road "Smiling" 2020 — — — — — — — — — — "Diagnosis" — — — — — — — — — — "Reckoning" — — — — — — — — — — "Ablaze" — — — — — — — — — — "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" — — — — — — — — — — rowspan="8" "Predator (Demo)" 2021 — — — — — — — — — — "I Miss the Band" — — — — — — — — — — "Rest" — — — — — — — — — — "On the Road Again"(with Willie Nelson)—————————— "Olive Branch"2022 — — — — — — — — — — "Little Drummer Boy" — — — — — — — — — — "No Return" 2023 — — — — — — — — — —"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.
Promotional singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumCANDigital "Fate Stay with Me" 1987 — "Flinch" 2002 — Under Rug Swept "21 Things I Want in a Lover" — "Surrendering" — "Utopia" 2003 — "So Unsexy" — "Simple Together" — Feast on Scraps "Excuses" 2004 — So-Called Chaos "Wunderkind" 2006 22 The Chronicles of Narnia:The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe "Into a King" 2011 — rowspan="3" "Today" 2014 "The Morning" —
Other charted songs Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumCANUSDigitalUSRock "Madness" 2008 99 — — Flavors of Entanglement "The Guy Who Leaves" 72 — — "Ablaze"2020 — 24 34Such Pretty Forks in the Road
Other appearances