Barenaked Ladies discography
 Kevin Hearn, Ed Robertson, Tyler Stewart, and Jim Creeggan (l-r) | |
| Releases | |
|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 10 |
| ↙Live albums | 3 |
| ↙Compilation albums | 4 |
| ↙EPs | 4 |
| ↙Singles | 41 |
| ↙Video albums | 6 |
| ↙Pre-label Releases | 5 |
| ↙Themed albums | 3 |
| ↙Music Videos | 30 |
The discography of Canadian alternative rock band Barenaked Ladies consists of ten primary studio albums, 41 singles, two live albums, two greatest hits compilations, and three video releases. This list does not include material recorded by band members individually or with other side projects.
Barenaked Ladies was formed in 1988 by Steven Page and Ed Robertson, both singer-songwriter guitarists. Andy and Jim Creeggan joined the group on percussion and bass respectively approximately a year later. In mid-1990, Tyler Stewart joined the band as drummer with Andy Creeggan shifting to keyboards after returning from an exchange trip. Andy Creeggan left the band before the mid-1995 sessions for its third album (recorded as a four-piece). He was replaced by Kevin Hearn in early 1996. The band's lineup remained unchanged until Page left the band in early 2009. They have sold at least 15 million records including albums and singles.
Albums
Pre-label releases
The following albums were recorded and released prior to the band's first major record deal. They are essentially demo/promo tapes, though the Yellow Tape became commercially successful.
| Year | Album | Chart Positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN | ||||
| 1988 | Buck Naked | — | — | Demo tape — Several versions released. Steven Page & Ed Robertson only. |
| 1990 | Barenaked Lunch | — | — | Demo tape — Not widely distributed. Creeggan brothers had joined the band. |
| 1990 | Barenaked Recess | — | — | Demo tape — Unreleased. |
| 1991 | The Yellow Tape | 9[1] | Demo tape — Became commercial following demand. Tyler Stewart had joined the band. | |
| Variety Recordings | — | — | Apparently recorded as a radio promo disc. | |
| 1992 | Barenaked Ladies EP | — | — | UK Re-release of the Yellow Tape released in a CD and vinyl format. |
Studio albums
The following are LP length studio albums which contain original material with no specified theme or topic:
| Year | Album | Chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [3][4] |
US [4] |
UK | |||
| 1992 | Gordon
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1 | — | — | |
| 1994 | Maybe You Should Drive
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3 | 175 | 57 |
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| 1996 | Born on a Pirate Ship
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18 | 111 | — | |
| 1998 | Stunt
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9 | 3 | 20 | |
| 2000 | Maroon
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1 | 5 | 64 | |
| 2003 | Everything to Everyone
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6 | 10 | 176 | |
| 2006 | Barenaked Ladies Are Me
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7 | 17 | — | |
| 2007 | Barenaked Ladies Are Men
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39 | 102 | — | |
| 2010 | All in Good Time
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3 | 23 | 169 | |
| 2013 | Grinning Streak
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12 | 10 | 101 | |
| 2015 | Silverball
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— | — | — | |
Themed/topical albums
The following are studio albums whose content has a specified unifying topic or purpose. This includes a holiday album, a soundtrack to a Stratford Shakespeare production, and an album of songs geared towards children.
| Year | Album | Chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [3][4] |
US [4] |
UK | |||
| 2004 | Barenaked for the Holidays
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26 | 64 | — |
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| 2005 | As You Like It
|
— | — | — | |
| 2008 | Snacktime!
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10 | 61 | — | |
EPs
Barenaked Ladies has released one Extended play disc consisting of commercially unreleased tracks (new songs or new versions), which also included enhanced multimedia content. Other EP releases were download-only compilations of previously released tracks.
| Year | Album | Chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [3][4] |
US [4] |
UK | |||
| 1995 | Shoe Box E.P.
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— | — | — | |
| 2003 | Everything Acoustic E.P.
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— | — | — | |
| 2005 | Barenaked for Hanukkah E.P.
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— | — | — |
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| 2014 | The Long Weekend E.P.
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— | — | — | |
Compilation albums
Barenaked Ladies have released two greatest hits compilations (the first was released November 13, 2001, the second on September 27, 2011), as well as an iTunes Music Store-exclusive iTunes Originals which compiles old tracks along with newly recorded live performances and interviews. A compilation of 12 unreleased demos, b-sides, remixes and live recordings from 1992 to 2003 was released May 8, 2012. [9] [10]
| Year | Album | Chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [3][4] |
US [4] |
UK | |||
| 2001 | Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits (1991–2001)
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3 | 38 | — | |
| 2006 | iTunes Originals - Barenaked Ladies
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— | — | — | |
| 2011 | Hits from Yesterday & the Day Before
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— | — | — | |
| 2012 | Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before
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— | — | — | |
Live albums
Barenaked Ladies has two true commercial live album releases. The band has also recorded and released many of their regular concerts for their fans both digitally and in directly retailed physical media (CDs and flash drives), though these are typically mixed live during the show and are released as-is. Some of these concert recordings have become available in through some commercial retailers in both digital and CD form, though these are not considered a part of the band's primary discography. Similarly, a compilation of these live tracks, released in 2006 as part of the Extended Versions album series, is not considered a part of the band's primary discography.
| Year | Album | Chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [3][4] |
US [4] |
UK | |||
| 1996 | Rock Spectacle
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— | 86 | — |
|
| 2006 | Extended Versions
|
— | — | — | |
| 2007 | Talk to the Hand: Live in Michigan
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— | — | — | |
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [11][12] |
CAN AC [13] |
CAN Alt [14] |
U.S. [12] |
U.S. Mod Rock[12] | UK | AUS | |||
| 1992 | "Lovers in a Dangerous Time" | 16 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | Kick at the Darkness |
| "Be My Yoko Ono" | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gordon | |
| "Enid" | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Grade 9" | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "If I Had $1000000" | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993 | "Brian Wilson" | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "What a Good Boy" | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994 | "Jane" | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | Maybe You Should Drive |
| "Alternative Girlfriend" | 22 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995 | "Life, in a Nutshell" | 29 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1996 | "Shoe Box" | 10 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | Born on a Pirate Ship |
| "The Old Apartment" | 14 | 32 | — | 88 | — | — | — | ||
| "Break Your Heart" | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997 | "Brian Wilson" (2000/live versions) | — | — | — | 68 | 23 | 73 | — | Rock Spectacle |
| 1998 | "One Week" | 3 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 16 | Stunt |
| "It's All Been Done" | 1 | 1 | — | 44 | 15 | 28 | 57 | ||
| 1999 | "Alcohol" | 73 | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | |
| "Call and Answer" | 10 | 6 | — | 121 | — | 52 | 81 | ||
| "Get in Line" | 18 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | King of the Hill soundtrack | |
| 2000 | "Pinch Me" | 4 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 30 | — | — | Maroon |
| 2001 | "Too Little Too Late" | — | — | — | 86 | — | 122 | — | |
| "Falling for the First Time" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Thanks That Was Fun" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits | |
| 2003 | "Another Postcard" | 28 | — | — | 82 | — | — | — | Everything to Everyone |
| 2004 | "Testing 1,2,3" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "For You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Celebrity" (UK only) | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | — | ||
| "Maybe Katie" (Canada only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006 | "Easy" | — | — | — | 122 | — | — | — | Barenaked Ladies Are Me |
| "Wind It Up" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007 | "Sound of Your Voice" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2008 | "7 8 9" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Snacktime! |
| "Pollywog in a Bog" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Drawing" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010 | "You Run Away" | 25 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | All in Good Time |
| "Every Subway Car" (feat. Erin McCarley) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Big Bang Theory Theme" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| 2013 | "Boomerang" | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | Grinning Streak |
| "Odds Are" | 89 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014 | "Did I Say That Out Loud?" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2015 | "Say What You Want" [15] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Silverball |
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Lovers in a Dangerous Time" | 1992 | Tim Hamilton |
| "Enid" | 1992 | Tim Hamilton |
| "Brian Wilson" | 1993 | Stephen Scott |
| "What a Good Boy" | 1993 | Larry Jordan |
| "Be My Yoko Ono" | 1993 | Larry Jordan |
| "Jane" | 1994 | Peter Henderson |
| "Alternative Girlfriend" | 1994 | Adam Bernstein |
| "Shoebox" | 1996 | Scott Kalvert |
| "The Old Apartment" | 1996 | Jason Priestley |
| "Brian Wilson (Live)" | 1997 | |
| "One Week" | 1998 | Joseph McGinty Nichol |
| "It's All Been Done" | 1998 | Doug Aitken |
| "Call and Answer" | 1999 | David Hogan |
| "Get In Line" | 1999 | Phil Harder |
| "Pinch Me" | 2000 | Phil Harder |
| "Too Little Too Late" | 2001 | Phil Harder |
| "Falling for the First Time" | 2001 | Tim Godsall |
| "Thanks That Was Fun" | 2001 | Pierre Tremblay |
| "Another Postcard" | 2003 | |
| "Testing 1,2,3" | 2004 | |
| "Easy" | 2006 | |
| "Wind It Up" | 2006 | |
| "Sound of Your Voice" | 2007 | |
| "7 8 9" | 2008 | |
| "Pollywog in a Bog" | 2008 | |
| "Drawing" | 2008 | |
| "You Run Away" | 2010 | |
| "Every Subway Car" | 2010 | |
| "The Big Bang Theory Theme" | 2011 | |
| "Boomerang" (Lyric Video) | 2013 | |
| "Boomerang" (Music Video) | 2013 | |
| "Odds Are" (Lyric Video) | 2013 | |
| "Odds Are" (Music Video) | 2013 | Matt Hullum |
| "Did I Say That Out Loud?" | 2014 | Matt Hullum |
DVD/Video releases
| Year | Album | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Barenaked in America
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| 2000 | Too Little Too Late (DVD Single)
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| 2002 | Barelaked Nadies
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CAN: Gold [8] |
| 2004 | The Barenaked Truth
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CAN: Platinum [8] |
| 2007 | Talk To The Hand: Live In Michigan
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| 2008 | Ships & Dip III: You Never Know What's Gonna Happen On The Cruz-Ah!
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Alternate format releases
Flash drive
| Year | Release | Content |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Barenaked on a Stick | Primarily contains Barenaked for the Holidays, plus bonus content. |
| 2006 | Barenaked on a Stick: Barenaked Ladies Are Me | Primarily contains Barenaked Ladies Are Me Deluxe Edition, plus bonus content |
Other songs
Songs recorded for non-album use
- "Lovers in a Dangerous Time" on Kick at the Darkness (1991) (later included on Disc One) - a cover of Bruce Cockburn for a tribute album
- "The Ballad of Gordon" as a PSA for FOX around the release of Gordon
- "Fight the Power" on Coneheads soundtrack (1993) - a cover of Public Enemy
- "Grim Grinning Ghosts" on Disney's Music From The Park (1996)
- "Gangster Girl" for The Wrong Guy film (1997)
- "Get in Line" on King of the Hill soundtrack (1999) (later included on Disc One)
- "When Doves Cry" on Andrew Denton's Musical Challenge Vol. 2, a Prince cover recorded for the Andrew Denton Breakfast Show on Australia's Triple M Radio (1999)
- "Green Christmas" on The Grinch soundtrack (2000) - later re-recorded for Maybe This Christmas Too? (2003), and again for Barenaked for the Holidays; included on various other holiday compilations
- "La La La La Lemon" on For the Kids (2002)
- "One Little Slip" on Chicken Little soundtrack (2005)
- "Legal Age Life at Variety Store" on The Secret Sessions (2007) - recorded live at their February 12, 2007 concert in Regina, SK with Jason Plumb and Tim Mech
- "The Other Day I Met a Bear" on The Simple Life: Camp Songs (2007)
Theme songs
- Royal Canadian Air Farce (1993)
- Seven Little Monsters (2000)
- The Big Bang Theory - Big Bang Theory Theme (2007)
- "TFC" - Official team theme for Toronto FC of Major League Soccer (2007)[16]
References
- ↑ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 55, No. 10, February 29 1992". RPM. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 "Gold Platinum Database: Barenaked Ladies". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Barenaked Ladies Top Albums/CDs positions". RPM. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 "Barenaked Ladies - Billboard Albums". allmusic. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - May 24, 2013
- ↑ BPI Certifications Database
- ↑ http://vanguardrecords.tumblr.com/post/115774273912/barenaked-ladies-new-album-silverball-coming
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Gold and Platinum Search
- ↑ Amazon.com: Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before!: Barenaked Ladies: Music
- ↑ Barenaked Ladies prepare for "The Last Summer On Earth"
- ↑ "Barenaked Ladies Top Singles positions". RPM. Retrieved 2010-05-11.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "Barenaked Ladies - Billboard Singles". allmusic. Retrieved 2010-05-11.
- ↑ "Adult Contemporary positions". RPM. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
- ↑ "Barenaked Ladies Rock/Alternative positions". RPM. Retrieved 2010-05-11.
- ↑ http://www.bnlfans.net/2015/04/barenaked-ladies-set-to-release-new-single-say-what-you-want/
- ↑ anthems Rapture, Spree, RJD2, Bad Brains Pen Soccer Anthems(Online Article)
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