The Lemonheads discography

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The Lemonheads discography
Studio albums10
EPs4
Live albums1
Compilation albums2
Singles15

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

Contents

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 Positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[1]
AUS
[2] [3]
BEL
[4]
CAN
[5] [6]
GER
[7]
NED
[8]
NZ
[9]
SWE
[10]
UK
[11]
1987 Hate Your Friends
1988 Creator
  • Released: August 1988
  • Label: Taang!
1989 Lick
  • Released: April 1989
  • Label: Taang!
1990 Lovey
1992 It's a Shame About Ray
  • Released: June 2, 1992
  • Label: Atlantic
68233133
1993 Come on Feel the Lemonheads
  • Released: October 12, 1993
  • Label: Atlantic
5619345639265
1996 Car Button Cloth
  • Released: October 15, 1996
  • Label: Atlantic
130365428
2006 The Lemonheads
  • Released: September 26, 2006
  • Label: Vagrant
97989256
2009 Varshons
  • Release: June 23, 2009
  • Label: The End
106
2019 Varshons 2

EPs

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

Demos

YearTitle
2011Hotel Sessions
  • Released: November 2011
  • Label: Cobraside

Compilations

YearTitle
1989Create Your Friends
  • Released: July, 1989
  • Label: Taang!
1998 The Best of The Lemonheads: The Atlantic Years
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
[16]
AUS
[2]
UK
[11] [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/Galveston"117Non-album single
2006"Become the Enemy"101The Lemonheads
2006"Pittsburgh"The Lemonheads
2009"I Just Can't Take It Anymore"Varshons
2009"Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye (with Liv Tyler)"Varshons
2013"Mallo Cup"Lick
2018"Can't Forget"Varshons II
2018"Old Man Blank"Varshons II
2019"Unfamiliar"Varshons II
2023"Fear Of Living"Non-Album Single
2024"Seven Out"Non-Album Single

Music videos

YearTitleDirector
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

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