The Knack discography

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The Knack discography
Studio albums7
Live albums3
Compilation albums5
Video albums3
Singles16

This is the discography of American rock band the Knack.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums


TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
US
[1]
AUS
[2]
CAN
[3]
GER
[4]
IT
[5]
JPN
[6]
NL
[7]
NZ
[8]
SWE
[9]
UK
[10]
Get the Knack 111241163623965
...But the Little Girls Understand
  • Released: February 15, 1980
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
15321257194726
Round Trip
  • Released: October 1981
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
93
Serious Fun
  • Released: January 15, 1991
  • Label: Charisma
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
56
Zoom
  • Released: July 14, 1998
  • Label: Rhino
  • Formats: CD, MC
Normal as the Next Guy
  • Released: September 25, 2001
  • Label: Smile
  • Formats: CD
Rock & Roll Is Good for You:
The Fieger/Averre Demos
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

TitleAlbum details
Live from the Rock n Roll Funhouse
  • Released: April 23, 2002
  • Label: Zen
  • Formats: CD
Havin' a Rave-Up! Live in Los Angeles, 1978
  • Released: May 22, 2012
  • Label: Zen/Omnivore
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Live at the House of Blues (September 25, 2001)
  • Released: April 23, 2022
  • Label: Liberation Hall/Smile
  • Formats: CD, 2xLP, digital download

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum details
My Sharona
  • Released: 1986
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: MC
Retrospective – The Best of the Knack
  • Released: 16 November 1992
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: CD, MC
My Sharona
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD, MC
Proof – The Very Best of the Knack
  • Released: 19 May 1998
  • Label: Rhino
  • Formats: CD
The Best of the Knack
  • Released: 17 August 1999
  • Label: EMI-Capitol
  • Formats: CD

Video albums

TitleAlbum details
The Knack Live at Carnegie Hall
  • Released: 1980
  • Label: Pioneer Artists
  • Formats: LaserDisc
Live from the Rock n Roll Funhouse
  • Released: April 23, 2002
  • Label: Zen
  • Formats: DVD
On Stage at World Cafe Live
  • Released: May 8, 2007
  • Label: Decca
  • Formats: DVD

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
[1]
AUS
[2] [15]
BE (FL)
[16]
CAN
[17]
GER
[4]
IT
[5]
NZ
[18]
SPA
[19]
SWI
[20]
UK
[10]
"My Sharona"1979111211223776Get the Knack
"Good Girls Don't"1112066
"Baby Talks Dirty"198038134019...But the Little Girls Understand
"I Want Ya" (Germany and Australia-only release)
"Can't Put a Price on Love"62
"It's You" (UK and Spain-only release)
"Mr. Handleman" (Netherlands-only release)
"Africa" (Germany-only release)1981Round Trip
"Just Wait and See" (Japan-only release)
"Pay the Devil (Ooo, Baby, Ooo)"67
"Boys Go Crazy"
"Rocket O' Love"1991 [upper-alpha 1] 30Serious Fun
"My Sharona" (re-release)19949172 Reality Bites soundtrack
"Midnight Misogynist"2012Non-album single
"That's What the Little Girls Do"2022Live at the House of Blues
"Harder on You"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes

  1. "Rocket O' Love" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but it peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.

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