Seth MacFarlane discography

American actor, animator, writer, producer, director, comedian, and singer Seth MacFarlane has released eight studio albums, one extended play, one soundtrack album, and 11 singles (including two as a featured artist). He has also contributed numerous songs to his projects, such as Family Guy, American Dad!, Ted, and others. In 2005, he served as a producer for the Family Guy soundtrack, Live in Vegas.[1] The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album.[2]

In 2010, MacFarlane signed a record deal with Universal Republic Records.[3] In September 2011, MacFarlane released his debut studio album Music Is Better Than Words.[4] The album received positive reviews and reached 111 on the US Billboard 200 chart.[5] On November 30, 2011, the album received two Grammy Award nominations for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.[6] In September 2014, MacFarlane released his second studio album, and first Christmas-themed album Holiday for Swing.[7][8] The album reached 51 on the Billboard 200.[5] In September 2015, MacFarlane released his third studio album, No One Ever Tells You.[9][10][11] The album earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.[12]

In 2016, he made a guest appearance on Barbra Streisand’s album, Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway. He performed "Pure Imagination" with her as a duet.[13] A year later, MacFarlane released his fourth studio album In Full Swing.[14] The album received two nominations at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album and Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals.[15] His fifth studio album, Once in a While was released on April 19, 2019.[16]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, MacFarlane and Elizabeth Gillies collaborated on a series of songs, eight in total, on an extended playlist entitled, Songs from Home.[17][18] He released his sixth studio album, Great Songs from Stage & Screen in August 2020.[19] Like his previous four albums, he recorded a majority of the songs at Abbey Road Studios. However, much of the albums post-production work was done at home due to the pandemic.[20] On May 20, 2022, MacFarlane released his seventh studio album, Blue Skies.[21] In November 2023, MacFarlane and Gillies collaborated again and released their Christmas album, We Wish You the Merriest.[22]