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 Year Title Peak Chart Positions Certifications(sales thresholds) US AUSAustralian (ARIA Chart) peaks: Top 50 peaks: Top 100 peaks between January 1990 and December 2010: All ARIA: N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. BEL CAN GER NED NZ SWE UK1987Hate Your Friends Released: 1987 Label: Taang! — — — — — — — — —1988Creator Released: August 1988 Label: Taang! — — — — — — — — —1989Lick Released: April 1989 Label: Taang! — — — — — — — — —1990Lovey Released: July 1990 Label: Atlantic — 118 — — — — — — —1992It's a Shame About Ray Released: June 2, 1992 Label: Atlantic 68 23 — 31 — — — — 33US: Gold AUS: Gold UK: Gold 1993Come on Feel the Lemonheads Released: October 12, 1993 Label: Atlantic 56 19 — 34 — 56 39 26 5US: Gold UK: Gold 1996Car Button Cloth Released: October 15, 1996 Label: Atlantic 130 36 — — — — — 54 282006The Lemonheads Released: September 26, 2006 Label: Vagrant — 97 98 — 92 — — — 562009Varshons Release: June 23, 2009 Label: The End 177 — — — — — — — 1062019Varshons 2 Release: February 8, 2019 Label: Fire Records — — — — — — — — —2025Love Chant Release: October 24, 2025 Label: Fire Records — — — — — — — — —
EPs Year Title 1986Laughing All the Way to the Cleaners Released: August 1986 Label: Amory Arms/Huh-Bag Records (self-released) 1990Favourite Spanish Dishes Released: June 1990 Label: Atlantic 1991Patience and Prudence Released: September 1991 Label: Atlantic
Demos Year Title 2011Hotel Sessions Released: November 2011 Label: Cobraside
Compilations Year Title1989Create Your Friends Released: July, 1989 Label: Taang!1998The Best of The Lemonheads: The Atlantic Years Released: July 14, 1998 Label: Atlantic 2011 Laughing All the Way to the Cleaners: The Best Of Released: December 12, 2011 Label: Bertus (H'art) / Music Club Records 2014 If Only You Were Dead Released: April 19, 2014 Label: Fire Records
Singles YearSongPeak chart positionsAlbumUSUS ModAUSUK1989"Luka"————Lick1990"Different Drum"————Non-album single1991"Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now"————1992"It's a Shame About Ray"—56831It's a Shame About Ray1992"Mrs. Robinson"118816191993"My Drug Buddy/Confetti"———441993"Into Your Arms"6714614Come on Feel the Lemonheads1993"It's About Time"——98571994"Big Gay Heart"———551994"The Great Big No"—15133—1996"If I Could Talk I'd Tell You"—159039Car Button Cloth1996"It's All True"——109611997"The Outdoor Type"——131911997"Balancing Act/Galveston"———92Non-album single2006"Become the Enemy"———101The Lemonheads2006"Pittsburgh"————The Lemonheads2009"I Just Can't Take It Anymore"————Varshons2009"Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye (with Liv Tyler)"————Varshons2013"Mallo Cup"————Lick2018"Can't Forget"————Varshons II2018"Old Man Blank"————Varshons II2019"Unfamiliar"————Varshons II2023"Fear Of Living"————Non-Album Single2024"Seven Out"————Non-Album Single2025"Deep End"————Love Chant2025"In the Margin"————2025"The Key of Victory"————
Music videos Year Title Director 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 "Big Gay Heart" "The Great Big No" "Being Around" 1996 "If I Could Talk I'd Tell You" 2025 "Deep End" Luigi Parisi & Carlao Busato "In the Margin" (Official Lyric Video) Antonia Teixeira "The Key of Victory" Slick Jim
Tribute albums
Drug Buddies: A Tribute To The Lemonheads (Double D Records) - 2009
Bootlegs
Petrol Side Salad (live at the Astoria in London) - 15 October 1992 The secret life of Evan Dando (live at McCabes Guitar Shop, Los Angeles, CA, USA) - May 1993
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