# Hoodoo Gurus discography

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. As Hoodoo Gurus, the band signed with Big Time Records 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. 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 the 100 Best Australian Albums (2010). In 1992, the band released a compilation album, Electric Soup/Gorilla Biscuit, which won an ARIA Music Award for Best Cover Art, in 1993. 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.
In November 2003 Hoodoo Gurus reformed and made their comeback with a new album, Mach Schau, in the following year. As of February 2005, their label, EMI, made expanded and remastered editions of all of their earlier studio albums available for purchase. 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. 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 | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Title | Album details | AUS | CAN | NZ | SWE | UK Indie | US | US College | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Stoneage Romeos | Released: March 1984 Label: Big Time (BT-7018) Format: LP | 8 | — | 32 | 38 | 12 | 209 | 1 | ARIA: Gold |
| Mars Needs Guitars! | Released: August 1985 Label: Big Time (BT-7053) Format: LP, MC | 5 | — | 18 | 47 | — | 140 | 1 | ARIA: 3× Platinum |
| Blow Your Cool! | Released: April 1987 Label: Big Time (BT-7069) Format: LP, MC, CD | 2 | 73 | 16 | 32 | — | 120 | 1 | ARIA: Gold |
| Magnum Cum Louder | Released: 28 May 1989 Label: RCA (PD 90362) Format: LP, CD | 13 | 78 | 45 | 27 | — | 101 | 1 | ARIA: Platinum |
| Kinky | Released: 9 April 1991 Label: RCA (VPCD 0839) Format: LP, MC, CD | 8 | — | 28 | — | — | 172 | 2 | ARIA: Platinum |
| Crank | Released: February 1994 Label: BMG (74321 18496-2) Format: CD | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | ARIA: Gold |
| Blue Cave | Released: May 1996 Label: Mushroom (TVD93455) Format: CD, 7× vinyl singles | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ARIA: Gold |
| Mach Schau | Released: 15 March 2004 Label: Capitol (5773412) Format: CD | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Purity of Essence | Released: 12 March 2010 Label: Sony Music Entertainment (88697670902) Format: CD | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Chariot of the Gods | Released: 11 March 2022 Label: Big Time Formats: CD, LP, DL | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" 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 | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Title | Album details | AUS | NZ | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Electric Soup | Released: August 1992 Label: BMG (7432110741-2) Format: CD | 3 | — | ARIA: 3× Platinum |
| Gorilla Biscuit | Released: August 1992 Label: BMG (7432110742-2) Format: CD | 99 | — | |
| Electric Chair | Released: October 1997 Label: Mushroom (MUSH33066.2) Format: CD | 33 | — | ARIA: Gold |
| Armchair Gurus | Released: October 1997 Label: Mushroom (MUSH33066.2) Format: CD | 33 | — | ARIA: Gold |
| Ampology | Released: 10 October 2000 Label: Shock (GURUS14) Format: 2× CD | 76 | 39 | |
| Gold Watch: 20 Golden Greats | Released: 16 March 2012 Label: Sony Music Entertainment (88691945912) Format: CD | 15 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||||

## Extended plays

List of extended plays :
| Title | Details |
| Hoodoo Voodoo | Released: 27 March 1997 Label: Mushroom (D1527) Format: 12" EP, CD |
| Gravy Train | Released: 21 November 2014 Label: Hoodoo Gurus, Sony Music Australia (88875027262) Format: CD, LP, digital |

## Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | AUS | CAN | NZ | UK Indie | US Alt | Album |
| "Leilani" | 1982 | — | — | — | — | — | Stoneage Romeos |
| "Tojo" | 1983 | 80 | — | — | — | — | Stoneage Romeos |
| "My Girl" | 1983 | 35 | — | — | 38 | — | Stoneage Romeos |
| "I Want You Back" | 1984 | 68 | — | — | 11 | — | Stoneage Romeos |
| "Bittersweet" | 1985 | 16 | — | — | — | — | Mars Needs Guitars! |
| "Like Wow - Wipeout!" | 1985 | 15 | — | — | — | — | Mars Needs Guitars! |
| "Death Defying" | 1986 | 43 | — | — | — | — | Mars Needs Guitars! |
| "Poison Pen" | 1986 | 76 | — | — | — | — | Mars Needs Guitars! |
| "What's My Scene?" | 1987 | 3 | — | 35 | — | — | Blow Your Cool! |
| "Good Times" | 1987 | 36 | 95 | — | — | — | Blow Your Cool! |
| "In the Middle of the Land" | 1987 | 79 | — | — | — | — | Blow Your Cool! |
| "The Generation Gap" | 1988 | 50 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Come Anytime" | 1989 | 27 | — | — | — | 1 | Magnum Cum Louder |
| "Axegrinder" | 1989 | 58 | — | — | — | — | Magnum Cum Louder |
| "Another World" | 1989 | 98 | — | — | — | — | Magnum Cum Louder |
| "Miss Freelove '69" | 1991 | 19 | — | — | — | 3 | Kinky |
| "1000 Miles Away" | 1991 | 37 | — | — | — | — | Kinky |
| "A Place in the Sun" | 1991 | 89 | — | — | — | — | Kinky |
| "Castles in the Air" | 1991 | 113 | — | — | — | — | Kinky |
| "The Right Time" | 1993 | 41 | — | — | — | — | Crank |
| "You Open My Eyes" | 1994 | 43 | — | — | — | — | Crank |
| "Less Than a Feeling" | 1994 | 26 | — | — | — | — | Crank |
| "Nobody" | 1994 | 117 | — | — | — | — | Crank |
| "Turn Up Your Radio" (with Masters Apprentices) | 1995 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Big Deal" | 1996 | 108 | — | — | — | — | Blue Cave |
| "Waking Up Tired" | 1996 | 60 | — | — | — | — | Blue Cave |
| "If Only..." | 1996 | 139 | — | — | — | — | Blue Cave |
| "Down on Me" | 1997 | 97 | — | — | — | — | Blue Cave |
| "The Real Deal" | 1997 | 157 | — | — | — | — | Electric Chair |
| "That's My Team" | 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Nothing's Changing My Life" | 2004 | 113 | — | — | — | — | Mach Schau |
| "When You Get to California" | 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | Mach Schau |
| "Crackin' Up" | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | Purity of Essence |
| "I Hope You're Happy" | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | Purity of Essence |
| "What's in It for Me?" | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | Purity of Essence |
| "Use-By Date (Remixed Version)" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | Gold Watch: 20 Golden Greats |
| "Answered Prayers" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | Chariot of the Gods |
| "Hung out to Dry" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Get out of Dodge" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | Chariot of the Gods |
| "World of Pain" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | Chariot of the Gods |
| "Carry On" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | Chariot of the Gods |
| "—" 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 |
| Title | Details | AUS DVD |
| Electric Soup: The Complete Video Collection | Released: 1992 Label: Mushroom Records Format: VHS Collection of 19 music videos. | — |
| More Electric Soup | Released: 1996 Label: Mushroom Records (TVD 93476) Format: VHS + CD Compilation of 8 music videos on VHS, + Blue Cave | 90 |
| Tunnel Vision | Released: February 2005 Label: EMI (Australia) (544540-9) Format: 2× DVD | 12 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||