The following is a complete chronology of various line-ups of Oingo Boingo and The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, from 1972 until 1995.
| Image | Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Elfman[1] | 1972–1976 | lead and backing vocals | Forbidden Zone (soundtrack) (1983) | |
| Marie-Pascale Elfman[2] | 1972–1978 | lead vocals | ||
| Matthew Bright | 1972 | upright bass | ||
| Gene Cunningham | 1972–1974 | rhythm guitar | ||
| Ernie Fosselius[3] | 1972 | wind instruments | None | |
| Terrill Maguire[4] | 1972–1973 | dancer, tambourine, percussion | ||
| Danny Elfman | 1974–1995 | all Oingo Boingo releases | ||
| Leon Schneiderman | 1972–1995 | |||
| William "Billy Superball" Folwell[5] | None | |||
| Jan Munroe[6] | 1972–1974 | trumpet | Forbidden Zone (soundtrack) (1983) | |
| Lori Erenberg | 1972–1976 | None | ||
| George Jay | 1972–1973 | trumpet | ||
| Arla Dietz | 1972–1973 | N/A (dancer) | ||
| Stan Ayeroff[7] | 1972–1974 | lead and rhythm guitar | ||
| William Winant[8] | percussion | |||
| Musti Faun | 1973–1975 | N/A (choreographer) | ||
| Todd Manley[9] | ||||
| Sam "Sluggo" Phipps | 1973–1995 | all Oingo Boingo releases | ||
| Josh Gordon | 1973–1976 | trumpet | None | |
| Jon Gold | 1974–1975 | lead and rhythm guitar | None | |
| Brad Kay[10] | 1974–1975 | keyboards | Forbidden Zone (soundtrack) (1983) | |
| Gisele Lindley | 1975 | N/A (dancer) | ||
| Steve Bartek | 1975–1995 | all Oingo Boingo releases | ||
| Joe Berland | 1975–1980 | Forbidden Zone (soundtrack) (1983) | ||
| Miriam Cutler[11] | 1976–1979 | clarinet | None | |
| Bob Frazier[12] | 1976 | trumpet | ||
| Tom Pedrini[13] | 1976–1977 | |||
| Craig Pallett[14] | 1976 | trumpet | None | |
| Dale Turner | 1976–1995 | all Oingo Boingo releases | ||
| Timm Boatman | None | |||
| John "Vatos" Hernandez | all Oingo Boingo releases | |||
| Jeff Breeh[15] | 1979 | bass | None | |
| Dan Schmidt | 1979–1980 | keyboards | ||
| Kerry Hatch | 1979–1984 | |||
| Richard Gibbs | 1980–1984 | |||
| David Eagle | 1980 | drums | ||
| John Avila | 1984–1995 | |||
| Michael Bacich | 1984–1987 | |||
| Carl Graves | 1987–1993 | |||
| Warren Fitzgerald | 1993–1995 | guitar | ||
| Doug Lacy | ||||
| Marc Mann |
| Image | Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Fowler | 1983–1993 | trombone | |||
| Paul Fox | 1984 | synthesizers | |||
| Katurah Clarke | 1993–1995 | percussion | |||
| George McMullen | 1995 | Farewell: Live from the Universal Amphitheatre Halloween 1995 (1996) |
While most members played a variety of instruments and vocals, this timeline represents a member's service listed under their main instrument.