Editing Laurie Anderson (section)

== Discography ==
=== Studio albums ===
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|''[[Big Science (Laurie Anderson album)|Big Science]]''
* Date released: 1982
* Record label: Warner Bros.
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|''[[Mister Heartbreak]]''
* Date released: 1984
* Record label: Warner Bros.
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|''[[Home of the Brave (soundtrack)|Home of the Brave]]''
* Date released: 1986
* Record label: Warner Bros.
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|''[[Strange Angels (Laurie Anderson album)|Strange Angels]]''
* Date released: 1989
* Record label: Warner Bros.
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|''[[Bright Red]]''
* Date released: 1994
* Record label: Warner Bros.
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|''[[Life on a String (album)|Life on a String]]''
* Date released: 2001
* Record label: Nonesuch Records
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|''[[Homeland (Laurie Anderson album)|Homeland]]''
* Date released: 2010
* Record label: Nonesuch Records
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|''[[Amelia (Laurie Anderson album)|Amelia]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/laurie-anderson-announces-new-album-amelia-shares-song-road-to-mandalay-listen/|title=Laurie Anderson Announces New Album Amelia, Shares Song "Road to Mandalay": Listen|publisher=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|first=Nina|last=Corcoran|date=June 19, 2024|access-date=July 7, 2024}}</ref>
* Date released: 2024
* Record label: Nonesuch Records
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=== Spoken word albums ===
* ''[[The Ugly One with the Jewels]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Heart of a Dog (2015 film)|Heart of a Dog]]'' (Soundtrack) (2015)

=== Live albums ===
* ''[[United States Live]]'' (boxed set) (1984) US No. 192
* ''[[Live in New York (Laurie Anderson)|Live in New York]]'' (2002)

=== Compilation albums ===
* ''[[Talk Normal: The Laurie Anderson Anthology]]'' (2000)

=== Audio book ===
* ''[[The Body Artist]]'' by [[Don DeLillo]] (2001)

=== Collaborations ===
* ''[[Airwaves (1977 album)|Airwaves]]'' (1977 ~ [[One Ten Records]]); various artists compilation including three tracks by Anderson
* ''[[You're the Guy I Want to Share My Money With]]'' with [[William S. Burroughs]] and [[John Giorno]] (1981 ~ [[Giorno Poetry Systems]])
* "[[Excellent Birds|This Is the Picture (Excellent Birds)]]" with [[Peter Gabriel]] (1986, ''[[So (album)|So]]'' ~ [[Geffen Records|Geffen]] / [[Charisma Records|Charisma]])
* "Design For Living", with [[Nona Hendryx]] (1983), ''[[Nona (album)|Nona]]'', also with [[Gina Schock]] of [[The Go-Go's]], [[Valerie Simpson]] of [[Ashford & Simpson]], [[Tina Weymouth]] of [[Tom Tom Club]] and [[Talking Heads]], [[Nancy Wilson (rock musician)|Nancy Wilson]] of [[Heart (band)|Heart]], and former bandmate [[Patti LaBelle]]
* "Diva" from ''[[Zoolook]]'' by [[Jean Michel Jarre]] (1984 ~ [[Disques Dreyfus]])
* "Speak My Language" (1993; ''[[Faraway, So Close#Music|Faraway, So Close!]]'' Soundtrack ~ [[SBK Records|SBK Records / ERG]])
* ''A Chance Operation: The John Cage Tribute'' with text by [[John Cage]] (1993 ~ [[Entertainment One|Koch International Classics]])
* "Enquanto Isso" with [[Marisa Monte]] (1994, ''[[Verde, anil, amarelo, cor de rosa e carvão]]'' ~ [[EMI|EMI-Odeon]]) (1994, ''Rose and Charcoal'' ~ [[Blue Note Records]])
* "Una hoja, una raiz (One Leaf, One Root)" with Diego Frenkel (La Portuária) and [[Aterciopelados]] (1996, ''[[Silencio=Muerte: Red Hot + Latin]]'' ~ H.O.L.A Records)
* "Je me souviens" by [[Jean Michel Jarre]] (2000, ''[[Métamorphoses (album)|Métamorphoses]]'' ~ [[Sony Music]])
* "Gentle Breeze" with [[Lou Reed]] (2004, ''Mary Had a Little Amp'' – a preschool education benefit CD ~ [[Epic Records|Epic]])
* "The Fifth Plague (the Death of Livestock)" (2006, ''[[Plague Songs]]'' ~ 4AD)
* ''[[The Stone: Issue Three]]'' with [[John Zorn]] and [[Lou Reed]] (2008 ~ [[Tzadik Records|Tzadik]])
* "The Electrician" (2009, ''[[Scott Walker: 30 Century Man|Music Inspired by the Film Scott Walker: 30 Century Man]]'' ~ [[Lakeshore Records]])
* ''[[Femina (album)|Femina]]'' by [[John Zorn]] (2009 ~ [[Tzadik Records|Tzadik]])
* ''[[New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges]]'' by [[Colin Stetson]] (2011 ~ [[Constellation Records (Canada)|Constellation]])
* "Rely on Me" with [[Jean Michel Jarre]] (2015, ''[[Electronica 1: The Time Machine]]'' ~ [[Columbia Records|Columbia]])
* ''Landfall'' (2018) (with [[Kronos Quartet]]) (BE #146, NL #186, PT #36)
* ''Songs from the [[Bardo Thodol|Bardo]]'' (2019) (with [[Tenzin Choegyal]] and [[Jesse Paris Smith]])

=== Singles ===
* "[[O Superman]]" (1981) No. 28 AUS;<ref name=aus/> No. 2 [[UK Singles Chart|UK]];<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums" /> BE (Vl) No. 19; IRL No. 11; NL No. 10; NZ No. 21
* "Big Science" (1981)
* "Sharkey's Day" (1984)
* "Language Is a Virus" (1986) No. 96 AUS;<ref name=aus/>
* "Strange Angels" (1989)
* "Babydoll" (1989) No. 7 US Modern Rock
* "Beautiful Red Dress" (1990)
* "In Our Sleep" (1994)
* "Big Science 2" (2007) 
* "Mambo and Bling" (2008)
* "Only an Expert" (2010)<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.nonesuch.com/albums/only-an-expert|title = Only an Expert by Laurie Anderson|date = October 2, 2011|access-date = October 3, 2015|website = Nonesuch.com}}</ref>

The single "Sharkey's Day" was for many years the theme song of [[Lifetime Television]]. Anderson also recorded a number of limited-release singles in the late 1970s (many issued from the [[Holly Soloman Gallery]]), songs from which were included on a number of compilations, including [[Giorno Poetry Systems]]' ''[[The Nova Convention]]'' and ''You're the Guy I Want to Share My Money With''. Over the years she has performed on recordings by other musicians such as [[Peter Gabriel]], [[Lou Reed]], and [[Jean Michel Jarre]]. She also contributed lyrics to the [[Philip Glass]] album ''[[Songs from Liquid Days]]'', and contributed a spoken-word piece to a tribute album in honor of [[John Cage]].