The discography of the Descendents, a punk rock band formed in Manhattan Beach, California in 1977, consists of eight studio albums, three live albums, three compilation albums, three EPs, several singles, and four music videos.
The Descendents' initial lineup of Frank Navetta (guitar), Tony Lombardo (bass guitar), and Bill Stevenson (drums) released the band's first single, "Ride the Wild" / "It's a Hectic World" in 1980. Adding singer Milo Aukerman, they next released the Fat EP in 1981 and their debut album Milo Goes to College in 1982 through New Alliance. The band took a hiatus during Aukerman's collegiate studies, reconvening in 1985 for I Don't Want to Grow Up with guitarist Ray Cooper replacing Navetta. That same year New Alliance issued the compilation Bonus Fat, combining the Fat EP with the band's first single. Doug Carrion had replaced Lombardo by 1986's Enjoy!, but both he and Cooper soon left the band and were replaced by Karl Alvarez and Stephen Egerton, respectively.
In 1987 New Alliance was absorbed by SST Records, who reissued the Descendents' previous material and released their fourth album, All. Aukerman then departed the Descendents to pursue a career in biochemistry. Stevenson, Egerton, and Alvarez changed the name of the band to All, releasing eight albums between 1988 and 1995 with singers Dave Smalley, Scott Reynolds, and Chad Price. Following the Descendents' breakup, SST released the live albums Liveage! (1987) and Hallraker: Live! (1989) and the compilation albums Two Things at Once (1988) and Somery (1991).
Aukerman continued to contribute occasional songwriting and backing vocals to All following his departure from the Descendents, and in 1995 decided to return to music. The band members decided to operate simultaneously as two bands, performing with Aukerman as the Descendents and with Price as All. Both bands signed to Epitaph Records, with the Descendents releasing Everything Sucks in 1996. It became their first album to chart, reaching #132 on the Billboard 200, and was supported by singles and music videos for "I'm the One" and "When I Get Old". The Descendents took another hiatus while Aukerman returned to his biochemistry career, and All released two more studio albums in 1998 and 1999. In 2001 Epitaph released Live Plus One, a double live album with one disc by All and the other by the Descendents, which reached #45 on Billboard's Top Independent Albums chart. The Descendents reconvened for 2004's Cool to Be You, released by Fat Wreck Chords, which reached #143 on the Billboard 200 and #6 amongst independent albums. In 2002 the original lineup of Stevenson, Naveta, and Lombardo rejoined to record 9th and Walnut, the album contained songs that they had previously written but had never been recorded, it wasn’t until 2020 that Aukerman recorded vocals for the album. In 2021 the album was released.
Studio albums + List of studio albums Title Album detailsPeak chart positionsUSBillboard 200IndependentHeatseekers Milo Goes to College Released: September 4, 1982 Label: New Alliance (NAR-012) Format: CD, CS, DL, LP — — — I Don't Want to Grow Up Released: May 15, 1985 Label: New Alliance (NAR-026) Formats CD, CS, DL, LP — — — Enjoy! Released: July 15, 1986 Label: New Alliance (NAR-029) Format: CD, CS, DL, LP — — — All Released: June 16, 1987 Label: SST (SST-112) Format: CD, CS, DL, LP — — — Everything Sucks Released: September 24, 1996 Label: Epitaph (E-86481) Format: CD, CS, DL, LP 132 — 4 Cool to Be You Released: March 23, 2004 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT-672) Format: CD, DL, LP 143 6 4 Hypercaffium Spazzinate Released: July 29, 2016 Label: Epitaph Formats CD, DL, LP 20 1 — 9th & Walnut Released: July 23, 2021 Label: Epitaph Formats CD, DL, LP 173 — — "—" denotes a release that did not chart.
Live albums + List of live albums Title Album detailsPeak chart positionsUSIndependent Liveage!Released: November 4, 1987 Label: SST (SST-163) Format: CD, CS, DL, LP — Hallraker: Live!Released: January 10, 1989 Label: SST (SST-205) Format: CD, CS, DL, LP — Live Plus OneReleased: August 21, 2001 Label: Epitaph (E-86618) Format: CD, DL 45 "—" denotes a release that did not chart.
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums Title Album details Bonus FatReleased: 1985 Label: New Alliance (NAR-025) Format: CD, CS, DL, 12" vinyl Two Things at OnceReleased: 1988 Label: SST (SST-145) Format: CD, CS, DL SomeryReleased: July 16, 1991 Label: SST (SST-259) Format: CD, CS, DL, LP
EPs + List of extended plays Title EP detailsPeak chart positionsUSIndependentHeatseekers Fat EPReleased: 1981 Label: New Alliance (NAR-005) Format: CD, 7" vinyl — — SessionsReleased: 1997 Label: Sessions (SES-007) Format: 7" vinyl — — 'MericanReleased: February 10, 2004 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT-671) Format: CD, 7" vinyl 29 38 SpazzhazardReleased: July 29, 2016 Label: Epitaph Format: 12" vinyl — — "—" denotes a release that did not chart.
Singles YearDetailsAlbum1980"Ride the Wild" / "It's a Hectic World" Released: 1980 Label: Orca Formal: 7" vinyl Non-album single1986"Enjoy" Released: 17 June 2016 Label: New Alliance Records Format: 7" vinylEnjoy! 1987"Clean Sheets" / "Coolidge" Released: 17 June 1987 Label: SST Format: 7" vinylAll 1997"I'm the One" Released: 1997 Label: Epitaph Format: CD, 7" vinylEverything Sucks"When I Get Old" Released: 1997 Label: Epitaph Format: CD, 7" vinyl2016"Victim of Me" Released: 17 June 2016 Label: Epitaph Format: DigitalHypercaffium Spazzinate"Without Love" Released: 11 July 2016 Label: Epitaph Format: Digital2017"Who We Are" Released: 22 June 2017 Label: Epitaph Format: 7" vinylNon-album single2020"Suffrage"
Released: 27 October 2020 Label: Epitaph Format: 7" vinyl Non-album single2021"That's The Breaks" Released: 14 January 2021 Label: Epitaph Format: Digital Non-album single2021"Baby Doncha Know" Released: 4 May 2021 Label: Epitaph Format: Digital9th & Walnut"Nightage" Released: 2 June 2021 Label: Epitaph Format: Digital"Like The Way I Know" Released: 28 June 2018 Label: Epitaph Format: Digital
Music videos Year Song Director Album1986"Kids"Enjoy!1997"I'm the One"Dave RobinsonEverything Sucks"When I Get Old""Lucky"Darren DoaneGodmoney Motion Picture Soundtrack2017"No Fat Burger"Vitor CerviHypercaffium Spazzinate"Without Love"
Other appearances The following Descendents songs were released on compilation albums, soundtracks, and other releases. This is not an exhaustive list; songs that were first released on the band's albums, EPs, or singles are not included.
YearRelease detailsTrack(s)1981Chunks Released: 1981 Label: New Alliance (NAR-003) / SST (SST-069) Format: CD"Global Probing"2000The Blasting Room Released: 2000 Label: Owned & Operated (O&O-008) Format: CD"Like the Way I Know"2004Rock Against Bush, Vol. 1 Released: April 20, 2004 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT-675) Format: CD"Sad State of Affairs"
I "Like the Way I Know" was recorded in June 1982 during the Milo Goes to College sessions but was not released until 2000.
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