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 Certifications(sales thresholds)AUSCANNZSWEUK IndieUSUS CollegeStoneage Romeos Released: March 1984 Label: Big Time (BT-7018) Format: LP 8 — 32 38 12 209 1 ARIA: GoldMars Needs Guitars! Released: August 1985 Label: Big Time (BT-7053) Format: LP, MC 5 — 18 47 — 140 1 ARIA: 3× PlatinumBlow Your Cool! Released: April 1987 Label: Big Time (BT-7069) Format: LP, MC, CD 2 73 16 32 — 120 1 ARIA: GoldMagnum Cum Louder Released: 28 May 1989 Label: RCA (PD 90362) Format: LP, CD 13 78 45 27 — 101 1 ARIA: PlatinumKinky Released: 9 April 1991 Label: RCA (VPCD 0839) Format: LP, MC, CD 8 — 28 — — 172 2 ARIA: PlatinumCrank Released: February 1994 Label: BMG (74321 18496-2) Format: CD 2 — — — — — 50 ARIA: GoldBlue Cave Released: May 1996 Label: Mushroom (TVD93455) Format: CD, 7× vinyl singles 18 — — — — — — ARIA: GoldMach 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 GodsReleased: 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 detailsBite 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)AUSNZElectric Soup Released: August 1992 Label: BMG (7432110741-2) Format: CD 3 — ARIA: 3× PlatinumGorilla 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 GurusAmpology 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 DetailsHoodoo Voodoo Released: 27 March 1997 Label: Mushroom (D1527) Format: 12" EP, CDGravy Train Released: 21 November 2014 Label: Hoodoo Gurus, Sony Music Australia (88875027262) Format: CD, LP, digital

Singles

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

Videography + List of video albums, with selected chart positionsTitleDetails Peak chart positionsAUSDVDElectric 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 90Tunnel 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.

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