The following is the discography of Less Than Jake, a Florida-based ska punk band.
| Less Than Jake discography | |
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 Less Than Jake performing in August 2006. From left to right: JR, Roger, Vinnie, Buddy, Chris. | |
| Studio albums | 9 |
| EPs | 8 |
| Soundtrack albums | 23 |
| Live albums | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 5 |
| Singles | 17 |
| Video albums | 3 |
| Music videos | 13 |
| Demos | 2 |
Less Than Jake's first full-length LP Pezcore debuted in August 1995, featuring such staples as "Liquor Store" and "My Very Own Flag", originally on Dill Records. Shortly following the release of Pezcore, the band was signed to Capitol Records. They debuted on the major label in 1996 with Losing Streak. The album was full of the band's wry, fast-paced brand of ska-punk anthems, producing such fan favorites as "Johnny Quest Thinks We're Sellouts," "Jen Doesn't Like Me Anymore," and "Automatic".
In 1998 the band released Hello Rockview, one of their most acclaimed albums. In September 2000, the band released Borders & Boundaries. While it was neither as commercially successful or as musically appreciated as previous releases initially, the album was a display of significant growth for the band, showcasing much more mature music than the band had ever shown before. Still, the album provided fans with two instant hits in "Look What Happened" (which received minor airplay on college stations) and their hometown anthem, "Gainesville Rock City" (which received some airtime on MTV2).
Less Than Jake returned to major label status with their next album Anthem, releasing the 2003 LP on Warner Bros./Sire Records. It featured hit singles in both the US and the UK, with "She's Gonna Break Soon" (which spent a couple weeks on TRL), "The Science Of Selling Yourself Short" (#36 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart). The DVD retrospective "The People's History of Less Than Jake" appeared a month later, featuring both professional and bootleg recordings of the band, as well as home movies of the members' own creation.
In April 2006, the band released the four-song EP, Absolution for Idiots and Addicts, followed a month later with their next full-length, In with the Out Crowd, on Sire Records. The album, while still receiving generally positive reviews, was viewed far more negatively than compared to previous albums. On June 24, 2008, the band released GNV FLA on their own label Sleep It Off Records. This album was widely viewed as a welcomed return to the sound and musical style heard on their early records.
In 2011, members of the band stated their distaste for full-length studio albums,[1][2] and suggested that the band will be releasing only EPs in the future. The band subsequently released Greetings from Less Than Jake in 2011 and its follow-up, Seasons Greetings from Less Than Jake in 2012. The band went back on their comments in 2013, and released the full length album See the Light. Their EP Sound the Alarm was released in 2017, and in 2020, their latest album Silver Linings was released.
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] |
US Alt. [4] |
US Indie [5] |
US Rock [6] |
AUS [7] |
SCO [8] |
UK [8] |
UK Indie [8] |
UK Rock [8] | |||||||||
| Pezcore | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Losing Streak |
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—[A] | — | — | — | — | 77 | 89 | 18 | — | |||||||
| Hello Rockview |
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80 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| Borders & Boundaries |
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103 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 99 | 12 | — | |||||||
| Anthem |
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45 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 37 | 43 | 23 | |||||||
| In with the Out Crowd |
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78 | — | — | — | 85 | 68 | 55 | — | 3 | |||||||
| GNV FLA |
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61 | 18 | 9 | 23 | —[B] | — | 171 | 10 | — | |||||||
| See the Light |
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154 | 21 | 24 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Silver Linings |
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—[C] | 25 | 44 | 50 | — | — | —[D] | 34 | 8 | |||||||
| "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released | |||||||||||||||||
Live albums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Bootleg a Bootleg, You Cut Out the Middleman |
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| Live from Uranus |
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| Live at the Apple Store |
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| Losing Streak: Live |
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| Hello Rockview: Live |
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| Live from Astoria |
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Compilation albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] |
US Indie [5] | ||||||||||||||||
| Losers, Kings, and Things We Don't Understand |
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— | — | ||||||||||||||
| The Pez Collection |
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— | — | ||||||||||||||
| Goodbye Blue and White |
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— | 36 | ||||||||||||||
| B Is for B-sides |
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157 | — | ||||||||||||||
| Greetings & Salutations from Less Than Jake |
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— | — | ||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released | |||||||||||||||||
Demos
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Four Songs Demo |
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| Freebie Demo |
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EPs
edit| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] |
US Alt. [4] |
US Indie [5] |
US Rock [6] |
UK Indie [8] |
UK Rock [8] | ||||||||||||
| Making Fun of Things You Don't Understand |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| Greased |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| Pesto |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| B Is for B-sides (Remixed) |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| Absolution for Idiots and Addicts |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| TV/EP |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| Greetings from Less Than Jake |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| Seasons Greetings from Less Than Jake |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| Sound the Alarm |
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114 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Uncharted |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released | |||||||||||||||||
7" vinyl
edit| Title | Label |
|---|---|
| AAA/LTJ split 7″ | Far Out |
| All My Best Friends Are Metalheads 7″ | Golf |
| All My Best Friends Are Metalheads Jukebox 7″ | Capitol |
| Birthday Cake 7″ | Fueled by Ramen |
| Birthday Cake 7″ (Moldy) | Fueled by Ramen |
| Cheese 7" | Fueled by Ramen |
| Cheese 7″ (Moldy) | Fueled by Ramen |
| Chicago Halloween 7″ | Fueled by Ramen |
| Crash Course in Being an Asshole 7" | Rhetoric |
| Crash Course in Being an Asshole Picture Disc | Rhetoric |
| Dopeman / Johnny Quest Thinks We're Sellouts Jukebox 7″ | Capitol |
| Food Not Bombs 7″ | Fueled by Ramen |
| G-Man Training Target 7" | What Else? |
| G-Man/Crash Course in Being an Asshole double 7″ | Rhetoric |
| I Think I Love You 7″ Flexi | Capitol |
| J Church/LTJ split 7″ | Dead Beat |
| Kemuri/LTJ split 7″ | Fueled By Ramen |
| Kemuri/LTJ double split 7″ | Fueled By Ramen |
| Live From Chicago 7″ | Capitol |
| Losing Streak b/w Mixology of Tom Collins 5″ | No Idea |
| Madison 8″ Flexi | Fueled by Ramen |
| Making Fun of Things You Don't Understand 10″ | Far Out |
| Megadeth/LTJ split 7″ | Fueled by Ramen |
| Megadeth/LTJ split 7″ (Europe) | Fueled by Ramen |
| Muppets 7" | Liquid Meat |
| Pesto 7″ | Too Many |
| Pez Kings 7″ | Toybox |
| Pung/LTJ split 7″ | No Idea |
| Punk TV LP | Red Dawg |
| Rock-n-Roll Pizzeria 7" | No Idea |
| Rock-n-Roll Pizzeria 7″ (Japan) | Nat |
| Slayer 7″ | No Idea |
| Smoke Spot 7″ | No Idea |
| Songs About Drinking double LP | Too Many |
| Sprocket Wheel/LTJ Split 7″ | Snuffy Smile |
| Theme for Yo-Yo Ninja Boy 7″ Flexi | Erika |
| Three Way Split 7″ | Toybox |
| Unglued 7″ | No Idea |
| Viva La Vinyl vol. #2 LP | Dead Beat |
| Wood Panel Pacer Wagon with Mags LP + 7″ | Too Many |
Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Mod [13] |
SCO [14] |
UK [8] |
UK Indie [8] |
UK Rock [15] | |||||||||||||
| "Automatic"[A] | 1997 | — | — | — | — | — | Losing Streak | ||||||||||
| "Dopeman"[A] | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Dopeman" (Remix)[A] | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||||||||
| "Howie J. Reynolds"[A] | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "History of a Boring Town"[A] | 1998 | 39 | — | — | — | — | Hello Rockview | ||||||||||
| "All My Best Friends are Metalheads" | 2000 | — | 49 | 51 | 8 | — | |||||||||||
| "All My Best Friends are Metalheads" (Remix)[A] | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||||||||
| "Gainesville Rock City" | 2001 | — | 48 | 57 | — | — | Borders & Boundaries | ||||||||||
| "She's Gonna Break Soon" | 2003 | — | 48 | 39 | — | — | Anthem | ||||||||||
| "The Science of Selling Yourself Short" | 36 | 89 | 78 | — | 11 | ||||||||||||
| "Surrender"[A] | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Overrated (Everything Is)" / "A Still Life Franchise" | 2006 | — | 39 | 61 | — | 1 | In with the Out Crowd | ||||||||||
| "The Rest of My Life" / "Don't Fall Asleep On The Subway" | — | 43 | 77 | — | 1 | ||||||||||||
| "P.S. Shock the World" | — | 40 | 96 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Does the Lion City Still Roar?" | 2008 | — | 91 | —[E] | 16 | — | GNV FLA | ||||||||||
| "Abandon Ship"[A][B] | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "My Money Is on the Long Shot" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | See the Light | ||||||||||
| "Do the Math" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Lie To Me" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | Silver Linings | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes recording that did not chart or was not released | |||||||||||||||||
Notes
Compilation appearances
edit| Year | Song | Soundtrack | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | "Summer of '69" (Bryan Adams cover) | Wood Panel Pacer Wagon With Mags | Very Small Records |
| 1997 | "Cheese" | Liverache: Tales From The Livers' Edge | Very Small Records |
| "I Think I Love You" (The Partridge Family cover) | Scream 2 | Capitol Records | |
| "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" (Elmo & Patsy cover) | It’s a Punk and Ska Christmas Gone Wrong | Drive Thru Records | |
| We're All Dudes (Feat. Kel Mitchell) | Good Burger: Music From the Original Motion Picture | Capitol Records | |
| 1999 | "Anchor" | Short Music for Short People | Fat Wreck Chords |
| 2004 | "The Brightest Bulb Has Burned Out" (feat. Billy Bragg) | Rock Against Bush, Vol. 1 | Fat Wreck Chords |
| 2020 | "The Sit Around" | Ska Against Racism | Bad Time Records Asian Man Records |
Video releases
edit| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 2002 | Avant Tarde
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| 2004 | The People's History of Less Than Jake |
| 2011 | Anthology
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Music videos
edit| Year | Single | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | "Automatic" | Losing Streak |
| "Dopeman" | ||
| 2000 | "All My Best Friends Are Metalheads" | Hello Rockview |
| 2001 | "Gainesville Rock City" | Borders & Boundaries |
| 2003 | "She's Gonna Break Soon" | Anthem |
| "The Science of Selling Yourself Short" | ||
| 2006 | "Overrated (Everything Is)" | In with the Out Crowd |
| "The Rest of My Life" | ||
| 2008 | "Does the Lion City Still Roar?" | GNV FLA |
| 2009 | "Conviction Notice" | |
| 2012 | "Goodbye, Mr. Personality" | Greetings & Salutations |
| 2013 | "My Money Is on the Long Shot" | See the Light |
| 2014 | "Do the Math" | |
| 2017 | "Bomb Drop" | Sound The Alarm |
| 2020 | "Lie to Me" | Silver Linings |
| "Keep on Chasing" |
Notes
edit- ^ Losing Streak did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 18 on the US Billboard Heatseekers Albums Chart.[9]
- ^ GNV FLA did not enter the Australian ARIA Albums Chart but peaked at number 17 on the ARIA Hitseekers Chart.[10]
- ^ Silver Linings did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 18 on the US Billboard Current Album Sales Chart.[11]
- ^ Silver Linings did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but peaked at number 45 on the UK Album Downloads Chart.[8]
- ^ "Does the Lion City Still Roar?" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 95 on the UK Physical Singles Chart Top 100.[8]
References
edit- ^ "LP Interviews: Less Than Jake". limitedrun.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ^ "Property of Zack Interview: Less Than Jake". propertyofzack.com. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ^ a b c "Less Than Jake Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ^ a b "Less Than Jake Chart History: Top Alternative Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Less Than Jake Chart History: Independent Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ a b "Less Than Jake Chart History: Rock Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 164.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Less Than Jake | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ^ "Less Than Jake Chart History: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 21, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ "ARIA Report: Issue 957" (PDF). ARIA. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 28, 2008. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ "Less Than Jake Chart History: Current Album Sales". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 23, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ "Live from the Santa Monica Store - EP by Less Than Jake on iTunes". iTunes. 19 August 2003.
- ^ "Less Than Jake Chart History: Alternative Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ^ Peaks in Scotland:
- "All My Best Friends are Metalheads": "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- "Gainesville Rock City": "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- "She's Gonna Break Soon": "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- "The Science of Selling Yourself Short": "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- "Overrated (Everything Is)": "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- "The Rest of My Life": "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- "P.S. Shock the World": "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- "Does the Lion City Still Roar?": "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ Polyhex UK Singles: (requires search) Archived 2010-03-10 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 19 October 2007
- ^ White, Adam (June 15, 2004). "Less Than Jake DVD release date and artwork". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 27, 2021.