Hoodoo Gurus discography
A shot of four men performing in front of an audience. The man at left is playing a guitar and singing into a microphone. The next man is almost completely obscured behind his drum kit and the attendees in front of the stage. The third man is playing a guitar and singing into his microphone. The last man, at right, is holding onto the microphone stand and singing.
Hoodoo Gurus at 2007 SXSW
Studio albums10
Live albums1
Compilation albums6
Video albums3
EPs2
Singles37

Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus have released ten studio albums, thirty-seven singles, two extended plays, six compilation albums and 3 video albums. Formed in January 1981, the band was originally known as Le Hoodoo Gurus for the release of their first single, "Leilani", in October 1982.[1] As Hoodoo Gurus, the band signed with Big Time Records[2] and premiered their debut album, Stoneage Romeos, in March 1984. Also issued in the United States through A&M Records, the record remained atop the Alternative/College Albums Chart for four consecutive weeks, with it also becoming one of the most played albums of that year on the college network.[3][4] The group's subsequent albums, Mars Needs Guitars!, Blow Your Cool! and Magnum Cum Louder, all reached the Billboard 200.

On the Australian charts Hoodoo Gurus had top ten studio albums with Mars Needs Guitars!, Blow Your Cool!, Kinky and Crank, and four top twenty singles. Both Stoneage Romeos and Mars Needs Guitars! were listed in 100 Best Australian Albums (2010).[5] In 1992, the band released a compilation album, Electric Soup/Gorilla Biscuit, which won an ARIA Music Award for Best Cover Art, in 1993.[6] The two-album set was certified double platinum for shipping 140,000 units. The band's seventh studio album, Blue Cave, was nominated for Best Pop Release at the 1996 ARIA Awards and charted within the top twenty in their native country. Hoodoo Gurus split in 1998 followed by the release of their live album, Bite the Bullet, later that year.[7]

In November 2003 Hoodoo Gurus reformed and made their comeback with a new album, Mach Schau, in the following year.[8] As of February 2005, their label, EMI, made expanded and remastered editions of all of their earlier studio albums available for purchase.[9] At that time, Hoodoo Gurus released as well a two-DVD set, Tunnel Vision, which featured all their music videos, live material and a retrospective documentary, "Be My Guru". At that year's ARIA Awards ceremony, Tunnel Vision was nominated for Best Music DVD.[10][11] In 2010, the group issued their ninth studio album, Purity of Essence, and celebrated their thirtieth anniversary by releasing a compilation album, Gold Watch: 20 Golden Greats, through Sony Music Entertainment in 2012.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
AUS
[12] 		CAN
[13] 		NZ
[14] 		SWE
[15] 		UK Indie
[16][17] 		US
[18] 		US College
[1][19][20]
Stoneage Romeos 29 — 32 38 12 209 1
Mars Needs Guitars!
  • Released: August 1985[5]
  • Label: Big Time (BT-7053)
  • Format: LP, MC
 5 — 18 47 — 140 1
Blow Your Cool!
  • Released: April 1987[1]
  • Label: Big Time (BT-7069)
  • Format: LP, MC, CD
 2 73 16 32 — 120 1
Magnum Cum Louder
  • Released: 28 May 1989[22]
  • Label: RCA (PD 90362)
  • Format: LP, CD
 13 78 45 27 — 101 1
Kinky
  • Released: 9 April 1991[24]
  • Label: RCA (VPCD 0839)
  • Format: LP, MC, CD
 8 — 28 — — 172 2
Crank
  • Released: February 1994[1]
  • Label: BMG (74321 18496-2)
  • Format: CD
 2 — — — — — 50
Blue Cave 18 — — — — — —
Mach Schau
  • Released: 15 March 2004[28]
  • Label: Capitol (5773412)
  • Format: CD
 67 — — — — — —
Purity of Essence 16 — — — — — —
Chariot of the Gods
  • Released: 11 March 2022
  • Label: Big Time
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
 7
[30]		 — — — — — —
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.

Live albums

List of live albums
Title Album details
Bite the Bullet
  • Released: 3 July 1998
  • Label: Mushroom (MUSH33156.5)
  • Format: CD

Compilations

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
AUS
[12] 		NZ
[14]
Electric Soup
  • Released: August 1992[26]
  • Label: BMG (7432110741-2)
  • Format: CD
 3 —
Gorilla Biscuit
  • Released: August 1992[26]
  • Label: BMG (7432110742-2)
  • Format: CD
 99 —
Electric Chair
  • Released: October 1997[26]
  • Label: Mushroom (MUSH33066.2)
  • Format: CD
 33[nb 2] —
Armchair Gurus
Ampology 76 39
Gold Watch: 20 Golden Greats 15 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Extended plays

List of extended plays
Title Details
Hoodoo Voodoo
Gravy Train

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[12] 		CAN
[13] 		NZ
[14] 		UK Indie
[16][17] 		US Alt
[37]
"Leilani"[nb 5] 1982 — — — — — Stoneage Romeos
"Tojo"[1] 1983 80 — — — —
"My Girl"[1] 35 — — 38 —
"I Want You Back"[1] 1984 68 — — 11 —
"Bittersweet"[1] 1985 16 — — — — Mars Needs Guitars!
"Like Wow - Wipeout!"[1] 15 — — — —
"Death Defying"[1] 1986 43 — — — —
"Poison Pen"[1] 76 — — — —
"What's My Scene?"[1] 1987 3 — 35 — — Blow Your Cool!
"Good Times"[1] 36 95 — — —
"In the Middle of the Land"[1] 79 — — — —
"The Generation Gap"[38] 1988 50 — — — — Non-album single
"Come Anytime"[1] 1989 27 — — — 1 Magnum Cum Louder
"Axegrinder" 58 — — — —
"Another World"[1] 98 — — — —
"Miss Freelove '69"[1] 1991 19 — — — 3 Kinky
"1000 Miles Away"[1] 37 — — — —
"A Place in the Sun"[1] 89 — — — —
"Castles in the Air"[1] 113 — — — —
"The Right Time"[1] 1993 41 — — — — Crank
"You Open My Eyes"[1] 1994 43 — — — —
"Less Than a Feeling"[1] 26 — — — —
"Nobody"[1] 117 — — — —
"Turn Up Your Radio"
(with Masters Apprentices)[39] 		1995 — — — — — Non-album single
"Big Deal"[1] 1996 108 — — — — Blue Cave
"Waking Up Tired"[1] 60 — — — —
"If Only..."[1] 139 — — — —
"Down on Me"[1] 1997 97 — — — —
"The Real Deal"[1] 157 — — — — Electric Chair
"That's My Team"[40] 2003 — — — — — Non-album single
"Nothing's Changing My Life"[nb 6] 2004 113 — — — — Mach Schau
"When You Get to California"[nb 7] — — — — —
"Crackin' Up"[42] 2009 — — — — — Purity of Essence
"I Hope You're Happy"[43] 2010 — — — — —
"What's in It for Me?"[44] — — — — —
"Use-By Date (Remixed Version)"[45][nb 8] 2012 — — — — — Gold Watch: 20 Golden Greats
"Answered Prayers"[47] 2019 — — — — — Chariot of the Gods
"Hung out to Dry"[48] 2020 — — — — — Non-album single
"Get out of Dodge"[49] — — — — — Chariot of the Gods
"World of Pain"[50] 2021 — — — — —
"Carry On"[51] — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Videography

List of video albums, with selected chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions
AUS
DVD
[12]
Electric Soup: The Complete Video Collection —
More Electric Soup
  • Released: 1996[52]
  • Label: Mushroom Records (TVD 93476)
  • Format: VHS + CD
  • Compilation of 8 music videos on VHS, + Blue Cave
 90
Tunnel Vision
  • Released: February 2005[53]
  • Label: EMI (Australia) (544540-9)
  • Format: 2× DVD
 12
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes

  1. ^ The entire album had a limited release (300 copies) as a set of seven 7" vinyl singles as In Blue Cave on Mushroom Records.[27]
  2. ^ Electric Chair and Armchair Gurus were released and charted as a 2CD set
  3. ^ The compilation was initially released in the UK and Europe, and not issued in Australia until 12 March 2001 by Shock Records.[33]
  4. ^ The Hoodoo Voodoo EP was also known as Down on Me due to a three track version of the single.[35]
  5. ^ "Leilani" was released as a single under the name, Le Hoodoo Gurus, just before they dropped the 'Le' and continued as Hoodoo Gurus.[1][27]
  6. ^ "Nothing's Changing My Life" was only released as a single in Australia.[27]
  7. ^ "When You Get to California" was only released as a single in the United States.[27][41]
  8. ^ The original version of "Use-By Date" was released as a digital bonus track on Purity of Essence (Deluxe Edition) by iTunes, in April 2010.[46]

References

General
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  • "Hoodoo Gurus – Discography". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 9 August 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
Specific
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  2. ^ Walker, Clinton (1984). The Next Thing. Kangaroo Press. p. 47. ISBN 978-0-949924-81-0.
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  12. ^ a b c d Australian chart peaks:
  13. ^ a b RPM chart information:
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    • Magnum Cum Louder charting in top 100: "RPM Top 100 Albums" (PDF). RPM (pdf). 50 (18). 28 August 1989. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
    • "Good Times" charting in top 100: "RPM Top 100 Singles" (PDF). RPM (pdf). 46 (10). 13 June 1987. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
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  17. ^ a b Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie hits : 1980–1989 : The Complete U.K. Independent Charts (Singles & Albums). London: Cherry Red. ISBN 978-0-9517206-9-1. OCLC 38292499.
  18. ^ Hoodoo Gurus albums at Billboard:
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  20. ^ College/Alternative Radio charting:
  21. ^ a b "Charles Fisher – Music Producer : Discography". Charles Fisher. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
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  30. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  31. ^ "Australian Recording Industry Association Accreditations – 1998 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
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  33. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums – Week Commencing 12th March 2001" (PDF). The ARIA Report (576). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA): 25. 12 March 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2002. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  34. ^ Deming, Mark. "Hoodoo Gurus – Gold Watch : 20 Golden Greats". AllMusic. All Media Guide. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  35. ^ Hoodoo Gurus (1996), Down on Me, Mushroom Records, archived from the original on 6 March 2016, retrieved 6 March 2016
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  39. ^ Holmgren, Magnus. "The Masters Apprentices". Passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  40. ^ Brady, John; McCardell, Polly (3 September 2003). "'That's My Team' Media Release" (Press release). EMI. Julia Thiel. Archived from the original on 9 August 2007. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  41. ^ "'When You Get to California' by Hoodoo Gurus". VH1. MTV. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  42. ^ "'Crackin' Up' – Single by Hoodoo Gurus". iTunes Store (Apple Inc.). Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  43. ^ "'I Hope You're Happy' – Single by Hoodoo Gurus". iTunes Store (Apple Inc.). Archived from the original on 29 September 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  44. ^ "Hoodoo Gurus – 'What's in It for Me'". Amazon.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  45. ^ "Hoodoo Gurus – 'Use-By Date (Remixed Version)'". Amazon.com. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  46. ^ "Purity of Essences (Deluxe Editions) – Single by Hoodoo Gurus". iTunes Store (Apple Inc.). 27 April 2010. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  47. ^ "New Single, "Answered Prayers" released today". facebook. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
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  50. ^ "New single & video "WORLD OF PAIN" – described by DAVE FAULKNER as "A COMBINATION OF GLITZY GLAM ROCK AND DIRTY BARROOM BLUES" – is out now". May 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
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