# Mental As Anything discography

Mental As Anything are an Australian new wave and pop rock band. They have released 13 studio albums, 6 compilations, 6 extended plays and 41 singles.
At the ARIA Music Awards of 2009, they were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame.

## Albums
### Studio albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | AUS | CAN | NZ | Certifications |
| Get Wet (aka Mental As Anything) | Released: 1 November 1979 Label: Regular Records (L-37125) Formats: LP, Cassette | 19 | — | — | ARIA: Gold |
| Espresso Bongo | Released: 11 July 1980 Label: Regular Records (L-37356) Formats: LP, Cassette | 37 | — | — | ARIA: Gold |
| Cats & Dogs (aka If You Leave Me, Can I Come Too?) | Released: September 1981 Label: Regular Records (RML 37646) Formats: LP, Cassette | 3 | 44 | 2 | ARIA: Platinum RIANZ: Gold |
| Creatures of Leisure | Released: March 1983 Label: Regular Records (RRLP 1205) Formats: LP, Cassette | 8 | — | 37 | ARIA: Platinum |
| Fundamental | Released: 1 September 1985 Label: Regular Records (RRLP 1212)) Formats: LP, Cassette, CD | 3 | — | 22 | ARIA: 2× Platinum |
| Mouth to Mouth | Released: 31 July 1987 Label: CBS Records (450361-1) Formats: LP, Cassette, CD | 14 | — | — | ARIA: Gold |
| Cyclone Raymond | Released: 18 September 1989 Label: CBS Records (465645-1) Formats: LP, Cassette, CD | 34 | — | — | |
| Liar Liar Pants on Fire | Released: 14 August 1995 Label: BMG, Festival Records (76896403322) Formats: CD | 32 | — | — | |
| Garàge | Released: 24 August 1998 Label: Festival Records (D93492) Formats: CD | 99 | — | — | |
| Beetroot Stains | Released: 2000 Label: CME, UMA (CMEB0026) Formats: CD | — | — | — | |
| Road Case | Released: November 2002 Label: Barking Mad Records (BM0008) Formats: CD | — | — | — | |
| Plucked | Released: November 2005 Label: Liberation Music (BLUE0812) Formats: CD, download | — | — | — | |
| Tents Up | Released: 15 June 2009 Label: Warner Music Australia (5186546772) Formats: CD, download | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. ||||||

### Live albums

| Title | details |
| At Play | Released: January 2019 Label: Legneds (7738469) Format: CD, Digital, streaming Note: Recorded in Sydney in October 2018 |

### Compilation albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | AUS | NZ | Certifications |
| Greatest Hits Volume 1 | Released: April 1986 Label: CBS (SBP 8158) Format: LP, Cassette, CD | 2 | 36 | |
| Chemical Travel | Released: 6 December 1993 Label: Regular Records (D-31094) Format: CD | — | — | |
| Best of | Released: 20 September 1999 Label: Festival Records (D26450) Format: CD | 42 | — | ARIA: Gold |
| Essential As Anything – 30th Anniversary Edition | Released: May 2009 Label: Rhino Records, Warner (5186539165) Format: CD+DVD | 54 | — | |
| Live It Up – The Collection | Released: 11 November 2016 (UK) Label: Music Club Deluxe (MCDLX221) Format: 2×CD | — | — | |
| Surf & Mull & Sex & Fun | Released: 25 October 2019 Label: Universal Music Australia (0801522) Format: 2×LP | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |||||

## Extended plays

| Title | EP details |
| Mental as Anything Plays at Your Party | Released: September 1978 Label: Regular Records (REG1) Format: 7-inch EP Only 1,200 copies of the EP were produced. |
| Bicycle | Released: January 1995 Label: Independent (MENTAL1) Format: CD Only 500 copies of the EP were produced and these were given away to fans around the country during the band's 1998 summer tour. |
| Minus Bonus | Released: December 1997 Label: Independent (MAA-2) Format: CD Only 5,000 copies of the EP were produced. There were given away during the band's 1997/1998 summer tour and at the band's third art exhibition |
| Borscht | Released: 8 October 2001 Label: CME/Universal(CMEB0027) Format: CD |
| iTunes Live from Sydney | Released: October 2009 Format: digital download |
| Mental As Anything (as 5 Track EP) | Released: 12 May 2017 Label: Universal (5764349) Format: CD |

## Singles

| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Title | AUS | CAN | IRE | NZ | UK | US Dance | AUT | GER | NOR | SWE | Album |
| 1979 | "The Nips Are Getting Bigger" | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Get Wet |
| 1979 | "Possible Theme for a Future TV Drama Series" | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Get Wet |
| 1980 | "Egypt" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Get Wet |
| 1980 | "Come Around" | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Espresso Bongo |
| 1980 | "(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet" | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 1981 | "If You Leave Me, Can I Come Too?" | 4 | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cats & Dogs |
| 1981 | "Too Many Times" | 6 | 34 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cats & Dogs |
| 1981 | "Berserk Warriors" | 30 | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cats & Dogs |
| 1982 | "Close Again" | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Creatures of Leisure |
| 1983 | "Spirit Got Lost" | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Creatures of Leisure |
| 1983 | "Brain Brain" | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Creatures of Leisure |
| 1983 | "Working for the Man" | 20 | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 1984 | "Apocalypso (Wiping the Smile off Santa's Face)" | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 1985 | "You're So Strong" | 11 | — | — | — | 82 | 21 | — | — | — | — | Fundamental |
| 1985 | "Live It Up" | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | 15 | 6 | 4 | 20 | Fundamental |
| 1985 | "Date with Destiny" | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Fundamental |
| 1985 | "Big Wheel" | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Fundamental |
| 1986 | "Sloppy Croc" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||||||||||
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Title | AUS | UK | Album |
| 1986 | "Let's Go to Paradise" | 15 | — | Mouth to Mouth |
| 1987 | "He's Just No Good for You" | 15 | 88 | Mouth to Mouth |
| 1987 | "Don't Tell Me Now" | 36 | — | Mouth to Mouth |
| 1987 | "Love Me Tender" | 34 | — | Non-album single |
| 1988 | "If You Leave Me, Can I Come Too?" (new version) | — | — | Mouth to Mouth |
| 1988 | "Rock and Roll Music" | 5 | — | Cyclone Raymond |
| 1989 | "Love Comes Running" | — | — | Cyclone Raymond |
| 1989 | "The World Seems Difficult" | 19 | — | Cyclone Raymond |
| 1989 | "Baby You're Wild" | 79 | — | Cyclone Raymond |
| 1990 | "Overwhelmed" | 108 | — | Cyclone Raymond |
| 1995 | "Mr Natural" | 27 | — | Liar Liar Pants on Fire |
| 1995 | "Nigel" | — | — | Liar Liar Pants on Fire |
| 1995 | "Whole Wide World" | 53 | — | Liar Liar Pants on Fire |
| 1996 | "Marianne" | — | — | Liar Liar Pants on Fire |
| 1998 | "Just My Luck" | — | — | Garàge |
| 1998 | "Calling Colin" | — | — | Garàge |
| 2001 | "Fine Line" | — | — | Beetroot Stains |
| 2001 | "Stretchmarks" (from Borscht EP) | — | — | Beetroot Stains |
| 2005 | "The Nips Are Getting Bigger" | — | — | Plucked |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Title | AUS | Album |
| 2015 | "Shake Off Your Sandals" | — | 5 Track EP |
| 2016 | "Goat Tracks in My Sandpit" | — | 5 Track EP |
| 2017 | "The Luckiest Player" | — | 5 Track EP |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||

## Video albums

| Title | Video details |
| Monumental As Anything | Released: August 1985 Label: Syray Pty Ltd (CEL C802101) Format: VHS Length: 85 Minutes |
| Monumental II | Released: 13 September 1999 Label: Festival (V81693) Format: VHS Length: 78 minutes |
| Basemental | Released: May 2004 Label: EMI (5769929) Format: DVD Length: 103 minutes |

## Music Videos

| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 1979 | "The Nips Are Getting Bigger" | Jeremy Fabinyi | |
| 1979 | "Possible Theme For A Future TV Drama Series" | not attributed | Filmed for ADS-7 "Music Express" |
| 1979 | "Business And Pleasure" | not attributed | Filmed for ADS-7 "Music Express" |
| 1980 | "Egypt" | John Moyle | |
| 1980 | "Come Around" | Peter Cox | |
| 1980 | "(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet" | Jeremy Fabinyi | |
| 1981 | "If You Leave Me Can I Come Too?" | Adam Bowen | |
| 1981 | "Too Many Times" | Esben Storm | |
| 1981 | "Got Hit" | Jeremy Fabinyi | |
| 1981 | "Ready For You Now" | Jeremy Fabinyi | |
| 1981 | "Berserk Warriors" | not known | Original performance version, not on Monumental videos |
| 1982 | "Let's Cook" | John Evan Hughes | |
| 1982 | "I Didn't Mean To Be Mean" | Adam Bowen | |
| 1982 | "Close Again" | John Evan Hughes | |
| 1983 | "Spirit Got Lost" | B# - Wilkinson/Scott/Gailey/Stauce | |
| 1983 | "Brain Brain" | B# - Wilkinson/Scott/Gailey/Stauce | |
| 1983 | "Working For The Man" | Mental As Anything / Larry Meltzer | |
| 1984 | "Apocalypso (Wiping the Smile off Santa's Face)" | B# - Wilkinson/Scott/Gailey/Stauce | |
| 1984 | "Wouldn't Try To Explain" | Mental As Anything | |
| 1985 | "Berserk Warriors" | Tony Stevens | Viking version for Monumental As Anything |
| 1985 | "You're So Strong" | John Evan Hughes | |
| 1985 | "Live It Up" | Kimble Rendall | |
| 1985 | "Date With Destiny" | not attributed | |
| 1985 | "Big Wheel" | Axolotl - Wilkinson/Stauce | |
| 1986 | "Let's Go To Paradise" | Kimble Rendall | |
| 1987 | "He's Just No Good For You" | Susan Davis / Mark Cochrane | 3 versions exist |
| 1987 | "Don't Tell Me Now" | Ray Argall | |
| 1987 | "Love Me Tender" | Axolotl - Wilkinson/Stauce | |
| 1988 | "Rock and Roll Music" | Yahoo Serious | |
| 1989 | "Love Comes Running" | not known | Unreleased, held by NFSA |
| 1989 | "The World Seems Difficult" | Kriv Stenders | |
| 1989 | "Baby You're Wild" | Kriv Stenders | |
| 1990 | "Overwhelmed" | not attributed | |
| 1995 | "Mr Natural" | Axolotl - Wilkinson/Stauce | |
| 1995 | "Nigel" | John Wilkinson | |
| 1995 | "Whole Wide World" | John Wilkinson | |
| 1998 | "Just My Luck" | John Wilkinson | |
| 1998 | "Calling Colin" | John Wilkinson | |
| 2001 | "Fine Line" | not known | |
| 2001 | "Stretchmarks" | Garry Richards | |
| 2015 | "Shake Off Your Sandals" | not attributed | |
| 2016 | "Goat Tracks In My Sandpit" | not attributed | |
| 2017 | "The Luckiest Player" | not attributed | |