The Mighty Mighty Bosstones discography
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| Releases | |
|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 9 |
| ↙Live albums | 2 |
| ↙Compilation albums | 15 |
| ↙EPs | 10 |
| ↙Singles | 19 |
| ↙B-sides | 1 |
| ↙Soundtracks | 4 |
The discography of The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, an American ska punk band formed in 1985 in Boston, Massachusetts, consists of nine studio albums, ten EPs and nineteen singles, among other recordings.
The Bosstones' 1997 release Let's Face It was the most commercially successful album for the band, featuring the hit single "The Impression That I Get", which hit #1 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. Many attribute the surge of ska punk popularity, in the late 90s, to the single's success. That album earned a gold and platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[1]
Studio albums
Year Title Peak chart positions Sales and certifications[1] U.S.
[2]UK
[3]AUS
[4]CAN
[5]1989 Devil's Night Out — — — — - US sales: N/A
- RIAA certification: N/A
1992 More Noise and Other Disturbances - Released: February 7, 1992
- Label: Taang!
- Format: CD, LP, CS
— — — — - US sales: N/A
- RIAA certification: N/A
1993 Don't Know How to Party - Released: May 18, 1993
- Label: PolyGram
- Format:
187 — — — - US sales: N/A
- RIAA certification: N/A
1994 Question the Answers - Released: October 4, 1994
- Label: Mercury
- Format: CD, CS
138 — — — - US sales: 500,000+
- RIAA certification: Gold
1997 Let's Face It - Released: March 11, 1997
- Label: Mercury
- Format: CD, CS
27 40 27 75 - US sales: 1,000,000+
- RIAA certification: Platinum
2000 Pay Attention - Released: May 2, 2000
- Label: Island Def Jam
- Format: CD, LP, CS
74 — — — - US sales: N/A
- RIAA certification: N/A
2002 A Jackknife to a Swan - Released: July 9, 2002
- Label: SideOneDummy
- Format: CD, LP
131 — — — - US sales: N/A
- RIAA certification: N/A
2009 Pin Points and Gin Joints - Released: December 8, 2009
- Label: Big Rig
- Format: CD, LP, DI
— — — — - US sales: N/A
- RIAA certification: N/A
2011 The Magic of Youth - Released: December 6, 2011
- Label: Big Rig
- Format: CD
— — — — - US sales: N/A
- RIAA certification: N/A
"—" denotes albums that were released but did not chart.
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US (Airplay) | US Mod. |
UK[6] | AUS | CAN | CAN Alt. | ||||
| 1993 | "Someday I Suppose" | - | 19 | - | - | - | - | Don't Know How to Party | |
| "Don't Know How to Party" | - | - | - | 40 | - | - | |||
| "A Man Without" | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| "Almost Anything Goes" | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| "Last Dead Mouse" | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 1994 | "Detroit Rock City" | - | - | - | - | - | - | Kiss My Ass (compilation) | |
| "Kinder Words" | - | - | - | - | - | - | Question the Answers | ||
| "Pictures to Prove It" | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 1995 | "Hell of a Hat" | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1997 | "The Impression That I Get" | 23 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 1 |
|
Let's Face It |
| "The Rascal King" | 68 | 7 | 63 | 40 | 65 | 4 | |||
| "Royal Oil" | - | 22 | - | - | - | - | |||
| "Wrong Thing Right Then" | - | - | - | - | - | - | Meet the Deedles (soundtrack) | ||
| 1998 | "Every Trick in the Book" | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2000 | "So Sad to Say" | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | Pay Attention | |
| "She Just Happened" | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 2001 | "Fabled Barney and the Population" | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2002 | "You Gotta Go!" | - | - | - | - | - | - | A Jackknife to a Swan | |
| 2007 | "Don't Worry Desmond Dekker" | - | - | - | - | - | - | Medium Rare | |
| 2009 | "Impossible Dream" | - | - | - | - | - | - | Impossible Dream | |
| 2010 | "2000 Miles" | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2011 | "Like a Shotgun" | - | - | - | - | - | - |
"they will need music" |
The Magic of Youth |
EPs
- Where'd You Go? (1991)
- Ska-Core, the Devil, and More (1993)
- Simmer Down (1994) (promotional only)
- Here We Go Again (1995); packaged with later pressings of Question the Answers
- So Far, So Good (1997) (promotional only)
- A Sample (1997) (promotional cassette only)
- Wake Up Call (1998) (promotional only)
- Selections from the Middle East (1998) (promotional only)
- Toe Tapping Treats (2000) (promotional only; also includes one Sum 41 track)
- Don't Worry Desmond Dekker (2008)
Music Videos
- Devil's Night Out (1989)
- Where'd You Go? (1991)
- Guns and the Young (1992)
- Don't Know How to Party (1993)
- Someday I Suppose (1993)
- Simmer Down (1994)
- Detroit Rock City (1994)
- Kinder Words (1994)
- Hell of a Hat (1995)
- The Impression That I Get (1997)
- The Rascal King (1997)
- Royal Oil (1998)
- Wrong Thing Right Then (1998)
- So Sad to Say (2000)
- You Gotta Go! (2002)
- Don't Worry Desmond Dekker (2008)
- 2000 Miles (2010)
- The Daylights (2012)
Collections
- Awfully Quiet (2001) (UK only collection of songs from the Taang! releases)
- Medium Rare (2007) (a mix of new and previously unreleased material as well as vinyl B-sides)
Live albums
- Live from the Pit (1997) (radio promo only)
- Live from the Middle East (1998)
Other appearances
Compilations
- Mashin' Up the Nation: Best of American Ska Volumes 1 & 2 (1987)
- Mash It Up: Volume 3 (1994)
- Kiss My Ass: Classic Kiss Regrooved (1994)
- Ska-Ville USA: Volume 2 (1995)
- Music for Our Mother Ocean 2 (with the Pietasters) (1997)
- A Home for the Holidays (1997)
- A Family Christmas in Your Ass (1997)
- Tibetan Freedom Concert (1997)
- Mashin' Up the Nation: Best of American Ska Volumes 3 & 4 (1998)
- Boston Retroactive (1999)
- Burning London – The Clash Tribute (1999)
- Metalliska – A Ska Tribute to 80's Metal (2000)
- Warped Tour 2001 Tour Compilation (2001)
- A Santa Cause: It's a Punk Rock Christmas (2003)
- The Best of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones - 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection (2005)
Soundtracks
- Clueless (1995)
- Meet the Deedles (1997)
- Elmopalooza! (1998)
- Rogue Trip: Vacation 2012 (1998)
- Digimon: The Movie (2000)
- Step Brothers (2008)
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Gold and Platinum Database Search". Recording Industry Association of America. Last accessed January 27, 2008.
- ↑ "Artist Chart History - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones". Billboard. Last accessed January 27, 2008.
- ↑ "UK Top 40 Chart Archive, British Singles & Album Charts". everyhit.com. Last accessed January 27, 2008.
- ↑ "Music Charts". acharts.com. Last accessed January 27, 2008.
- ↑ "The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Top Albums/CDs positions". RPM. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
- ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 363. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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