The discography of The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, an American ska punk band formed in 1985 in Boston, Massachusetts, consists of eleven studio albums, ten EPs and twenty two 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 number one 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]
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Sales and certifications | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] |
AUS [3] |
CAN [4] |
GER [5] |
UK [6] | |||||
| 1990 | Devil's Night Out | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1992 | More Noise and Other Disturbances
|
— | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1993 | Don't Know How to Party
|
187 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1994 | Question the Answers
|
138 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1997 | Let's Face It
|
27 | 27 | 75 | — | 40 | |||
| 2000 | Pay Attention
|
74 | — | — | 97 | — | |||
| 2002 | A Jackknife to a Swan
|
131 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2009 | Pin Points and Gin Joints
|
— | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2011 | The Magic of Youth
|
— | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2018 | While We're at It
|
— | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2021 | When God Was Great
|
— | — | — | 50 | — | |||
| "—" denotes albums that were released but did not chart. | |||||||||
Live albums
- Live from the Pit (1997) (radio promo only)
- Live from the Middle East (1998) - US No. 144
Compilation albums
- 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)
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)
- The Mighty Mighty Bosstones / Madcap (2002) (split EP release with Madcap released by Chunksaah Records)
- Don't Worry Desmond Dekker (2008)
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Air. [8] |
US Mod. [9] |
US Pop [10] |
AUS [3] |
CAN [11] |
CAN Alt. [12] |
UK [6] | ||||
| 1991 | "Where'd You Go?" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Where'd You Go? EP | |
| 1993 | "Someday I Suppose" | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | Don't Know How to Party | |
| "Don't Know How to Party" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1994 | "Detroit Rock City" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Kiss My Ass (compilation) | |
| "Kinder Words" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Question the Answers | ||
| 1995 | "Pictures to Prove It" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Hell of a Hat" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1997 | "The Impression That I Get" | 23 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 26 | 1 | 12 | Let's Face It | |
| "The Rascal King" | 68 | 7 | — | 40 | 65 | 4 | 63 | |||
| "Royal Oil" | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Wrong Thing Right Then" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Meet the Deedles (soundtrack) | ||
| 1998 | "Lights Out" | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | Live from the Middle East | |
| 2000 | "So Sad to Say" | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | Pay Attention | |
| "She Just Happened" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 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" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| 2011 | "Like a Shotgun" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Magic of Youth | |
| 2016 | "What the World Needs Now Is Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| 2021 | "The Final Parade" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | When God Was Great | |
| "I Don't Believe in Anything" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Killing of King Georgie (Part III)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Music videos
- "Devil's Night Out" (1990)
- "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)
- "The Common Decency" (1997)
- "Royal Oil" (1998)
- "Wrong Thing Right Then" (1998)
- "Zig Zag Dance" (1998)
- "So Sad to Say" (2000)
- "You Gotta Go!" (2002)
- "Don't Worry Desmond Dekker" (2008)
- "2000 Miles" (2010)
- "The Daylights" (2012)
- "A Wonderful Day for the Race" (2018)
- "The Constant" (2018)
- "The Final Parade" (2021)
- "I Don't Believe in Anything" (2021)
- "The Killing of King Georgie (Part III)" (2021)
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)
- KROQ Kevin & Bean: 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)
References
- ^ a b c "Gold & Platinum: Mighty Mighty Bosstones". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ "The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ a b "Discography Mighty Mighty Bosstones". australian-charts.com. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ "The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Top Albums/CDs positions". RPM. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
- ^ German albums:
- "Pay Attention" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- "When God Was Great" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ^ a b "Mighty Mighty Bosstones | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1998 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
- ^ "The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Chart History: Radio Songs". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ "The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Chart History: Alternative Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ "The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Chart History: Pop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ^ "The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Canadian Top Singles positions". RPM. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
- ^ "The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Canadian Rock/Alternative Singles positions". RPM. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
- ^ "ARIA Top 50 Singles for 1998". Retrieved May 11, 2022.