The Lemonheads discography explained

Artist:The Lemonheads
Studio:10
Live:1
Singles:15
Ep:4
Compilation:2

This is a comprehensive listing of official releases by The Lemonheads.

The Lemonheads are an alternative rock band formed in 1986 in Boston, Massachusetts featuring guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Evan Dando, who is the only original member left in the current Lemonheads line-up. Current members in addition to Dando are Karl Alvarez, Vess Ruhtenberg, Bill Stevenson and Devon Ashley; previous members include original band co-founder Ben Deily, and Juliana Hatfield. The first Lemonheads album, Hate Your Friends, was released in 1987 on punk/underground label Taang! Records. After releasing two more albums in the next two years, both of which performed well on North American college radio, the band parted ways with Taang! and signed to Atlantic in 1990. Over this period, the band's fame rose, as did their charting positions. After the 1996 release of the Car Button Cloth album, The Lemonheads went on an extended hiatus before reuniting in the early 2000s. In their recording career, the band has released eight studio albums, two compilation albums, three extended plays and 15 singles.

NOTE: This list is not intended to include material that members have recorded or performed outside the Lemonheads.

Studio albums

YearTitlePeak Chart PositionsCertifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[1]
AUS
[2] [3]
BEL
[4]
CAN
[5] [6]
GER
[7]
NED
[8]
NZ
[9]
SWE
[10]
UK
[11]
1987Hate Your Friends
1988Creator
  • Released: August 1988
  • Label: Taang!
1989Lick
  • Released: April 1989
  • Label: Taang!
1990Lovey
1992It's a Shame About Ray
  • Released: June 2, 1992
  • Label: Atlantic
68233133

Gold [12]

Gold [13]

Gold [14]

1993Come on Feel the Lemonheads
  • Released: October 12, 1993
  • Label: Atlantic
5619345639265
  • US: Gold
  • UK: Gold [15]
1996Car Button Cloth
  • Released: October 15, 1996
  • Label: Atlantic
130365428
2006The Lemonheads
  • Released: September 26, 2006
  • Label: Vagrant
97989256
2009Varshons
  • Release: June 23, 2009
  • Label: The End
106
2019Varshons 2

EPs

YearTitle
1986Laughing All the Way to the Cleaners
  • Released: August 1986
  • Label: Amory Arms/Huh-Bag Records (self-released)
1990Favourite Spanish Dishes
1991Patience and Prudence
  • Released: September 1991
  • Label: Atlantic

Compilations

YearTitle
1989Create Your Friends
  • Released: July, 1989
  • Label: Taang!
1998
  • Released: July 14, 1998
  • Label: Atlantic
2011Laughing All the Way to the Cleaners: The Best Of
  • Released: December 12, 2011
  • Label: Bertus (H'art) / Music Club Records
2014If Only You Were Dead
  • Released: April 19, 2014
  • Label: Fire Records

Singles

YearSongPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
[16]
US Mod
AUS
UK
[17]
1989"Luka"Lick
1990"Different Drum"Non-album single
1991"Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now"
1992"It's a Shame About Ray"56831It's a Shame About Ray
1992"Mrs. Robinson"11881619
1993"My Drug Buddy"[18]
1993"Confetti"44
1993"Into Your Arms"6714614Come on Feel the Lemonheads
1993"It's About Time"9857
1994"Big Gay Heart"55
1994"The Great Big No"15
1996"If I Could Talk I'd Tell You"159039Car Button Cloth
1996"It's All True"61
1997"The Outdoor Type"103
1997"Balancing Act"117Non-album single
2006"Become the Enemy"101The Lemonheads
2009"I Just Can't Take It Anymore"Varshons

Music videos

Year TitleDirector
1987"Second Chance"
1989"Luka"Michael Patterson & Candice Reckinge
"Mallo Cup"
1990"Half the Time"
1992"It's a Shame About Ray"
"Mrs. Robinson"Jesse Peretz
"Rockin Stroll"
"My Drug Buddy"
1993"Confetti"
"Hannah & Gabi"
"Into Your Arms"
"It's About Time" Tamra Davis
1994"The Great Big No"
"Being Around"
1996"If I Could Talk I'd Tell You"

Tribute albums

Bootlegs

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=the lemonheads|chart=all}} Billboard album positions ]. billboard.com . 18 February 2009.
  2. Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
    • Top 50 peaks: Web site: Australian positions . australiancharts.com . 17 February 2009.
    • Top 100 peaks between January 1990 and December 2010: 164.
  3. Web site: The ARIA Report: Issue 866 . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20061219130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20061220-0000/issue866.pdf . dead . 2006-12-19 . webarchive.nla.gov.au . 18 February 2009.
  4. Web site: Belgium (Flanders) album positions . www.ultratop.be . 18 February 2009.
  5. Web site: It's a Shame About Ray Canadian position. RPM. 2009-02-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20121007023509/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.1783&volume=57&issue=7&issue_dt=February%2027%201993&type=1&interval=36&PHPSESSID=07qa3ce5cvtsetptiuau6tm2t3. 2012-10-07. dead.
  6. Web site: Come On Feel the Lemonheads Canadian position. RPM. 2009-02-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20121007091119/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.2304&volume=58&issue=19&issue_dt=November%2020%201993&type=1&interval=36&PHPSESSID=07qa3ce5cvtsetptiuau6tm2t3. 2012-10-07. dead.
  7. Web site: Germany album positions . musicline.de . 17 February 2009 .
  8. Web site: Dutch album positions . dutchcharts.nl . 18 February 2009.
  9. Web site: New Zealand album positions . charts.nz . 18 February 2009.
  10. Web site: Swedish album positions . swedishcharts.com . 18 February 2009.
  11. Web site: Lemonheads full Official Chart History . . August 20, 2022.
  12. Web site: US Certificates . . 19 February 2009.
  13. Web site: It's a Shame About Ray Australian Certificate . . 19 February 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080528162635/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-1997.htm . 28 May 2008 .
  14. Web site: It's a Shame About Ray British Certificate . . 19 February 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080220133205/http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumRight.asp?rq=search_plat . 20 February 2008 . dead . dmy-all .
  15. Web site: Come on Feel the Lemonheads British Certificate . . 19 February 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080220133205/http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumRight.asp?rq=search_plat . 20 February 2008 . dead . dmy-all .
  16. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=the lemonheads|chart=all}} Billboard single positions ]. billboard.com . 18 February 2009.
  17. Web site: UK Chartlog . zobbel.de . 18 February 2009.
  18. http://www.discogs.com/Lemonheads-My-Drug-Buddy/release/552047 Lemonheads - My Drug Buddy (CD) at Discogs