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 |
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| Richard Elfman [1] | 1972–1976 |
| Forbidden Zone (soundtrack) (1983) | |
| Marie-Pascale Elfman [2] | 1972–1978 | lead vocals | ||
| Matthew Bright [1] | 1972 | upright bass | ||
| Gene Cunningham [1] | 1972–1974 | rhythm guitar | ||
| Ernie Fosselius [3] | 1972 | wind instruments | None | |
| Danny Elfman | 1974–1995 |
| all Oingo Boingo releases | |
| Leon Schneiderman | 1972–1995 |
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| Michael Byron [4] | 1972–1973 |
| None | |
| Terrill Maguire [5] | 1972–1973 |
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| William "Billy Superball" Folwell [6] |
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| Jan Munroe [7] | 1972–1974 | trumpet | Forbidden Zone (soundtrack) (1983) | |
| Lori Erenberg [7] | 1972–1976 |
| None | |
| George Jay [7] | 1972–1973 | trumpet | ||
| Arla Dietz [7] | 1972–1973 | N/A (dancer) | ||
| Stan Ayeroff [8] | 1972–1974 | lead and rhythm guitar | ||
| William Winant [9] |
| percussion | ||
| Musti Faun | 1973–1975 | N/A (choreographer) | ||
| Todd Manley [10] |
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| Sam "Sluggo" Phipps | 1973–1995 |
| all Oingo Boingo releases | |
| Josh Gordon | 1973–1976 |
| None | |
| Jon Gold [11] | 1974–1975 | lead and rhythm guitar | None | |
| Brad Kay [12] | 1974–1975 | keyboards | Forbidden Zone (soundtrack) (1983) | |
| Gisele Lindley [13] | 1975 | N/A (dancer) | ||
| Steve Bartek [14] | 1975–1995 |
| all Oingo Boingo releases | |
| Joe Berland [14] | 1975–1980 |
| Forbidden Zone (soundtrack) (1983) | |
| Miriam Cutler [15] | 1976–1979 | clarinet | None | |
| Bob Frazier [16] | 1976 | trumpet | ||
| Tom Pedrini [14] | 1976–1977 |
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| Craig Pallett [17] | 1976 | trumpet | None | |
| Dale Turner | 1976–1995 |
| all Oingo Boingo releases | |
| Timm Boatman [14] |
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| None | |
| John "Vatos" Hernandez |
| all Oingo Boingo releases | ||
| Jeff Breeh [18] | 1979 | bass | None | |
| Kerry Hatch | 1979–1984 |
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| Dan Schmidt | 1980 | keyboards |
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| Richard Gibbs | 1980–1984 |
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| David Eagle | 1980 | drums |
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| John Avila | 1984–1995 |
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| Michael Bacich | 1984–1987 |
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| Carl Graves | 1987–1993 |
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| Warren Fitzgerald | 1993–1995 | guitar |
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| Doug Lacy |
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| Marc Mann |
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| Image | Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
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| Bruce Fowler | 1983–1993 | trombone |
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| Paul Fox | 1984 | synthesizers |
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| Katurah Clarke | 1993–1995 | percussion |
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| 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.
