| Releases | ||
|---|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 8 | |
| ↙Live albums | 1 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 2 | |
| ↙EPs | 1 | |
| ↙Singles | 23 | |
| ↙Video albums | 2 | |
| ↙Pre-label releases | 2 | |
| ↙Themed albums | 1 | |
The discography of Canadian folk rock/alternative rock band Crash Test Dummies consists of eight primary studio albums, twenty-three singles, one live album, a greatest hits compilation, and two video releases. This list does not include material recorded by band members individually or with other side projects.
Crash Test Dummies is most identifiable through Brad Roberts' distinctive bass-baritone voice, and the backing/occasional lead vocals of Ellen Reid. During its heyday, the band consisted of Roberts, Ellen Reid (co-vocals, keyboards), Brad's brother Dan Roberts (bass guitar), Benjamin Darvill (harmonica, mandolin), and Mitch Dorge (drums, percussion). Today, only Brad Roberts and Ellen Reid have appeared on every album, while Dan Roberts still occasionally tours with the band. Mitch Dorge has been busy working with Tuesday's Girl and Charlie Redstar, along with his own projects, since 2002, but is rumoured to reunite with the band in the fall of 2010 for a show in Winnipeg.[1] Benjamin Darvill has been busy with his solo project Son of Dave since 2000 and is unlikely to play with the band again, since he now lives in London.[2]
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The band released two demo tapes. Both feature songs that would eventually appear on their debut album, as well as two songs that were never featured on future releases.
| Year | Album | Chart Positions | Certifications | Notes |
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| CAN | CAN | |||
| 1988 | Original Recipe | — | — | Demo tape — The band's original 5-song demo. |
| 1989 | Demo Tape 2 | — | — | Two song demo. Extremely hard to find. |
The band's first four albums were released by BMG, while subsequent albums were released on Brad Roberts own label Cha-Ching/Deep Fried Records.
| Year | Album | Chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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NZ [4] |
US [5] |
UK [6] |
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| 1991 | The Ghosts that Haunt Me | 2 [7] | — | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | God Shuffled His Feet | 26 [9] | 5 | 1 | 9 | 2 | |
| 1996 | A Worm's Life | 20 [12] | — | 30 | 78 | — |
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| 1999 | Give Yourself a Hand
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14 [13] | — | — | — | — | |
| 2001 | I Don't Care That You Don't Mind
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| 2003 | Puss 'n' Boots
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| 2004 | Songs of the Unforgiven
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| 2010 | Oooh La La!
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The band released a single Christmas album during the fall of 2002.
| Year | Album | Chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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| CAN | US | UK | |||
| 2002 | Jingle All the Way
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Crash Test Dummies have released a collection of songs for purchase via their online store about Brad Roberts' experiences within Cape Breton.
| Year | Album | Chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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| CAN | US | |||
| 2007 | The Cape Breton Lobster Bash Series
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Crash Test Dummies released a greatest hits compilation in 2007, followed by a compilation of unreleased demos in 2011.
| Year | Album | Chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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| CAN | US | |||
| 2007 | The Best of Crash Test Dummies | — | — | |
| 2011 | Demo-litions
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In 2001 Brad Roberts released a live album, which consists of Crash Test Dummies songs, along with various covers.
| Year | Album | Chart Positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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| US | |||
| 2001 | Crash Test Dude (Brad Roberts solo)
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| Date | Song | Peak Chart Position | Album | |||||
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| CAN | AUS | NZ | UK[14] | US | ||||
| 1991 | March | "Superman's Song" | 4 | - | - | - | 56 | The Ghosts That Haunt Me |
| August | "The Ghosts That Haunt Me" | 24 | - | - | - | - | ||
| December | "Androgynous" | 73 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1992 | December | "The First Noel" / "Winter Song" | - | - | - | - | - | A Lump of Coal / The Ghosts That Haunt Me |
| 1993 | October | "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" | 14 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | God Shuffled His Feet |
| 1994 | January | "Swimming in Your Ocean" | 6 | - | - | - | - | |
| June | "Afternoons & Coffeespoons" | 7 | 40 | 41 | 23 | 66 | ||
| October | "God Shuffled His Feet" | 14 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1995 | January | "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" | 4 | - | - | 30 | - | Dumb and Dumber Soundtrack |
| 1996 | September | "He Liked to Feel It" | 2 | - | - | - | - | A Worm's Life |
| 1997 | January | "My Own Sunrise" | 33 | - | - | - | - | |
| 1997 | June | "My Enemies" √ | 71 | - | - | - | - | |
| 1999 | January | "Keep a Lid on Things" | 5 | - | - | - | - | Give Yourself a Hand |
| June | "Get You in the Morning" | 45 | - | - | - | - | ||
| "Give Yourself a Hand" √ | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 2001 | March | "Every Morning" | - | - | - | - | - | I Don't Care That You Don't Mind |
| "On and On" √ | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| July | "The Day We Never Met" | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2002 | October | "White Christmas" √ | - | - | - | - | - | Jingle All the Way |
| 2003 | October | "I'm the Man" / "Flying Feeling" √ | - | - | - | - | - | Puss 'n' Boots |
| "Flying Feeling" √ | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 2004 | October | "The Unforgiven Ones" √ | - | - | - | - | - | Songs of the Unforgiven |
| "And So Will Always Be" √ | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 2010 | April | "And It's Beautiful" √ | - | - | - | - | - | Oooh La La! |
| September | "Now You See Her" √ | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| "—" indicates the single didn't chart or wasn't released in given country. "√" indicates the single was a promotional-only release. |
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