The discography of The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, an American ska punk band formed in 1983 in Boston, Massachusetts, consists of eleven studio albums, ten EPs and twenty-two singles, among other recordings.
The Bosstones' 1997 release Let's Face It was the most commercially successful album for the band, featuring the hit single "The Impression That I Get", which hit number one on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. Many attribute the surge of ska punk popularity in the late 90s to the single's success. That album earned a gold and platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Albums Studio albums Title Peak chart positions Sales and certifications US AUS N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. CAN GERGerman albums:
UK Devil's Night Out Released: August 22, 1989 Label: Taang! Format: CD, LP, CS — — — — — More Noise and Other Disturbances Released: February 7, 1992 Label: Taang! Format: CD, LP, CS — — — — — Don't Know How to Party Released: May 18, 1993 Label: PolyGram Format: 187 — — — — Question the Answers Released: October 4, 1994 Label: Mercury Format: CD, CS 138 — — — — Let's Face It Released: March 11, 1997 Label: Mercury Format: CD, CS 27 27 75 — 40RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Gold Pay Attention Released: May 2, 2000 Label: Island Def Jam Format: CD, LP, CS 74 170 — 97 — A Jackknife to a Swan Released: July 9, 2002 Label: SideOneDummy Format: CD, LP 131 — — — — Pin Points and Gin Joints Released: December 8, 2009 Label: Big Rig Format: CD, LP, Digital download — — — — — The Magic of Youth Released: December 6, 2011 Label: Big Rig Format: CD — — — — — While We're at It Released: June 15, 2018 Label: Big Rig Format: CD, LP — — — — — When God Was Great Released: May 7, 2021 Label: Hellcat Format: CD, LP, Digital download — — — 50 — "—" denotes albums that were released but did not chart.
Live albums Live from the Pit (1997) (radio promo only) Live from the Middle East (1998) - US No. 144, AUS No. 168
Compilation albums Awfully Quiet (2001) (UK only collection of songs from the Taang! releases) Medium Rare (2007) (a mix of new and previously unreleased material as well as vinyl B-sides)
EPs Where'd You Go? (1991) Ska-Core, the Devil, and More (1993) (peaked at number #168 in Australia) Simmer Down (1994) (promotional only) Here We Go Again (1995); packaged with later pressings of Question the Answers So Far, So Good (1997) (promotional only) A Sample (1997) (promotional cassette only) Wake Up Call (1998) (promotional only) Selections from the Middle East (1998) (promotional only) Toe Tapping Treats (2000) (promotional only; also includes one Sum 41 track) The Mighty Mighty Bosstones / Madcap (2002) (split EP release with Madcap released by Chunksaah Records) Don't Worry Desmond Dekker (2008)
Singles Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album USAir. USMod. USPop AUS CAN CANAlt. UK 1991"Where'd You Go?" — — — — — — —Where'd You Go? EP 1993"Someday I Suppose" — 19 — — — — —Don't Know How to Party"Don't Know How to Party" — — — — — — — 1994"Detroit Rock City" — — — — — — —Kiss My Ass (compilation)"Kinder Words" — — — — — — —Question the Answers 1995"Pictures to Prove It" — — — — — — —"Hell of a Hat" — — — — — — — 1997"The Impression That I Get" 23 1 19 11 26 1 12 RIAA: Gold ARIA: GoldLet's Face It"The Rascal King" 68 7 — 40 65 4 63"Royal Oil" — 22 — — — — —"Wrong Thing Right Then" — — — — — — —Meet the Deedles (soundtrack)1998"Lights Out" — — — — — 12 —Live from the Middle East 2000"So Sad to Say" — 11 — — — — —Pay Attention"She Just Happened" — — — — — — —2002"You Gotta Go!" — — — — — — —A Jackknife to a Swan2007"Don't Worry Desmond Dekker" — — — — — — —Medium Rare2009"Impossible Dream" — — — — — — —Impossible Dream2010"2000 Miles" — — — — — — — 2011"Like a Shotgun" — — — — — — —The Magic of Youth2016"What the World Needs Now Is Love" — — — — — — — 2021"The Final Parade" — — — — — — —When God Was Great"I Don't Believe in Anything" — — — — — — —"The Killing of King Georgie (Part III)" — — — — — — —
Music videos "Devil's Night Out" (1990) "Where'd You Go?" (1991) "Guns and the Young" (1992) "Don't Know How to Party" (1993) "Someday I Suppose" (1993) "Simmer Down" (1994) "Detroit Rock City" (1994) "Kinder Words" (1994) "Hell of a Hat" (1995) "The Impression That I Get" (1997) "The Rascal King" (1997) "The Common Decency" (1997) "Royal Oil" (1998) "Wrong Thing Right Then" (1998) "Zig Zag Dance" (1998) "So Sad to Say" (2000) "You Gotta Go!" (2002) "Don't Worry Desmond Dekker" (2008) "2000 Miles" (2010) "The Daylights" (2012) "A Wonderful Day for the Race" (2018) "The Constant" (2018) "The Final Parade" (2021) "I Don't Believe in Anything" (2021) "The Killing of King Georgie (Part III)" (2021)
Other appearances Compilations Mashin' Up the Nation: Best of American Ska Volumes 1 & 2 (1987) Mash It Up: Volume 3 (1994) Kiss My Ass: Classic Kiss Regrooved (1994) Ska-Ville USA: Volume 2 (1995) Music for Our Mother Ocean 2 (with the Pietasters) (1997) A Home for the Holidays (1997) KROQ Kevin & Bean: A Family Christmas in Your Ass (1997) Tibetan Freedom Concert (1997) Mashin' Up the Nation: Best of American Ska Volumes 3 & 4 (1998) Boston Retroactive (1999) Burning London – The Clash Tribute (1999) Metalliska – A Ska Tribute to 80's Metal (2000) Warped Tour 2001 Tour Compilation (2001) A Santa Cause: It's a Punk Rock Christmas (2003) The Best of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones - 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection (2005)
Soundtracks Clueless (1995) Meet the Deedles (1997) Elmopalooza! (1998) Rogue Trip: Vacation 2012 (1998) Digimon: The Movie (2000) Step Brothers (2008) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011)
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