The discography of The Aquabats, an Orange County, California-based rock band, consists of seven studio albums, two compilation albums, one soundtrack album, three EPs, one live album, one video album and eight music videos, among other recordings.
The Aquabats were initially formed as a ska band in 1994 by vocalist The MC Bat Commander, bassist Crash McLarson and trumpeter Catboy. Attracting a significant local cult following for their eccentric music and theatrical stage shows, the band independently recorded and released their debut LP, The Return of The Aquabats, in 1995, ultimately selling over 24,000 copies without any distribution. After being signed to Goldenvoice Records in 1997, the band released their sophomore album, The Fury of The Aquabats!, during the height of the American ska revival; it became their minor mainstream breakthrough, peaking at number 172 on the Billboard 200. The Aquabats' third album, 1999's The Aquabats vs. the Floating Eye of Death!, proved to be a relative commercial disappointment following the band's complete shift in musical direction, resulting in The Aquabats' dismissal from Goldenvoice in 2000.
Despite releasing a B-sides compilation and live DVD through Fearless Records in the early 2000s, The Aquabats spent most of this period in relative inactivity, leading to radical changes in both the band's line-up and musical style. In 2004, the group independently recorded the EP Yo! Check Out This Ride!, signing to Nitro Records several months later. 2005's Charge!!, The Aquabats' first release as a new wave-influenced quintet, effectively revitalized the band's career, meeting with positive reviews and a return to consistent touring. Although plans for a follow-up album were announced in 2007, The Aquabats were dropped from Nitro in 2009, continuing as an independent band before rejoining Fearless in late 2010 to release their fifth studio album, Hi-Five Soup!, which debuted at 181 on the Billboard 200.
In 2019, as the result of a successful Kickstarter campaign to help produce several new albums and the continuation of The Aquabats' live-action television series The Aquabats! Super Show!, the band digitally released their first live album, The Fury of The Aquabats! Live at The Fonda!, as well as a compilation of songs from Super Show!s first season, The Aquabats! Super Show! Television Soundtrack: Volume One, which was later given a wide physical release and debuted at 165 on the Billboard 200, The Aquabats' highest placement on the chart to date. The band's sixth studio album, Kooky Spooky...In Stereo, was released on August 21, 2020 on The Aquabats' own independent label, Gloopy Records.
Albums Studio albums YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positions US USInd. USHeat USRock1995The Return of The Aquabats Released: December 8, 1995 Label: Horchata Format: CD, CS, LP————1997The Fury of The Aquabats! Released: October 28, 1997April 6, 2018 (re-issue) Label: Time BombGloopy (re-issue) Format: CD, CS, LP172—12—1999The Aquabats vs. the Floating Eye of Death! Released: October 26, 1999 Label: Goldenvoice Format: CD, CS, LP——35—2005Charge!! Released: June 7, 2005 Label: Nitro Format: CD—3021—2011Hi-Five Soup! Released: January 18, 2011 Label: Fearless Format: CD181245452020Kooky Spooky...In Stereo Released: August 21, 2020 Label: Gloopy Format: CD, LP————2024Finally! Released: June 21, 2024 Label: Gloopy Format: CD, LP———— "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Compilation albums YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positions US USInd. USHeat USRock2000Myths, Legends and Other Amazing Adventures, Vol. 2 Released: November 7, 2000 Label: Fearless Format: CD — — — —2019The Aquabats! Super Show! Television Soundtrack: Volume One Released: March 19, 2019 (digital release)June 7, 2019 Label: Gloopy Format: CD, LP 165 3 1 32 "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Live albums YearAlbum detailsNotes2019The Fury of The Aquabats! Live at The Fonda! Released: March 19, 2019 Label: Gloopy Format: Digital download, streaming A recording of The Aquabats' 20th anniversary performance of The Fury of The Aquabats! at The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles, California on April 8, 2018. Released as an exclusive download for backers of The Aquabats' 2018 Kickstarter campaign, a general release was released May 8, 2020.
Live bootlegs Year Title NotesJune 6, 2014The Aquabats Cadet Beach PartyAn 18-track bootleg recording of The Aquabats' all-request acoustic campfire sing-a-long set at the 2002 Aquacadet Summit in Huntington Beach, California on January 19, 2002. This was an officially endorsed bootleg released by Related Records and Pirate Ship Records as a limited run of 300 compact cassette tapes as well as a digital download.
Extended plays and singles EPs YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsUSHot Singles Sales2004Yo! Check Out This Ride! EP Released: 2004 Label: none Format: CD —2010Radio Down! Released: November 9, 2010 Label: Fearless Format: MP3 download, CD 10 2021I Want A Hippopotamus for Christmas Too! Released: November 19, 2021 Label: Gloopy Format: Download, CD —
Singles Cassette singles Year Title Album Notes1996"Martian Girl""CD Repo Man"The Return of the AquabatsA cassette-only Horchata Records release of two songs from The Return... which was handed out by the band to promoters, venues and labels prior to the album's official release. The songs on this cassette were a different mix than the ones on the final album.
CD singles Year Title Album Notes 1997"Super Rad!"The Fury of The Aquabats!Official CD singles issued by Goldenvoice and Time Bomb Recordings"My Skateboard!"
Digital singles Year Title Album NotesApril 1, 2005"Fashion Zombies!"Charge!!Digital download offered exclusively through The Aquabats' website, posted on the same day the band officially announced Charge!!.December 14, 2010"The Shark Fighter!"Hi-Five Soup!Digital stream first released through The Aquabats' Facebook page before being put up for iTunes download on January 4, 2011.April 26, 2019"COBRAMAN THEME! / BURGER RAIN!"The Aquabats! Super Show! Television Soundtrack: Volume OneOctober 25, 2019"Skeleton Inside!"Kooky Spooky...In StereoApril 10, 2020"Pajamazon!"May 1, 2020"No One Wants to Party!"July 31, 2020"Karate Body!"May 31, 2024"No Rewind!"Finally!June 14, 2024"Dr. Space Mummy!"
Vinyl singles From 1998 to 1999, The Aquabats planned to release a series of nine limited edition 7" picture discs, one for each member of the band, featuring an unreleased demo or B-side alongside a track from The Fury of The Aquabats!. Due to Goldenvoice Records' financial constraints at the time, only four of the nine discs were produced.
Year Title Tracks Label1998Catboy vs. The Cat With 2 Heads1. "Cat With 2 Heads" Goldenvoice/Time Bomb2. "Tiny Pants" (demo version) Dr. Rock vs. Clowny Clown Clown1. "Magic Chicken" Goldenvoice/Time Bomb2. "Why Rock?"Ultra Kyu vs. The Sandfleas1. "The Ballad of Mr. Bonkers" (demo version) Goldenvoice/Time Bomb2. "The Story of Nothing"Chainsaw vs. Powdered Milk Man1. "Powdered Milk Man" Goldenvoice/Time Bomb2. "Radiation Song" (demo version)
In July 2017, to coincide with a U.S. tour, The Aquabats released an exclusive 7" single as part of a fan ticket package featuring alternate full-length recordings of two songs from The Aquabats! Super Show!.
Year Title Tracks Label2017Burger Rain1. "Burger Rain" Self-released2. "Beat Fishin'"
Miscellaneous singles Year TitleTracks NotesDecember 2009Holiday Extravaganza!1. "Holiday Road!" (Lindsey Buckingham)A free CD-R passed out to attendees of The Aquabats' 2009 holiday shows. Its songs were later released for download on the band's website and much later appeared on their 2021 Christmas EP I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas Too!.2. "Santa Claus' Party!"
Demos The following are demo versions and otherwise unreleased recordings of songs released exclusively by The Aquabats. Year Title TracksNotes1994The Revenge of the Midget Punchers1. "Ska Robot Army"The Aquabats' debut demo cassette. Under 500 copies were released. The untitled track is a spoken story. 2. "CD Repo Man"3. "Martian Girl"4. "Marshmellow Man" [sic]5. "Untitled"6. "Pinch and Roll"1995Bat Boy1. "It's Crazy, Man!"Two different pressings of this demo cassette were printed in a combined run of 360 copies. The song "Doll Art" is an upbeat acoustic cover of Holes "Doll Parts" with semi-improvised lyrics.2. "Marshmallow Man"3. "My Skateboard"4. "Phantasma del Mar"5. "Doll Art"1999Three Song Sampler1. "The Thing in the Bass Amp"A CD sampler of three unmixed and unmastered tracks from The Aquabats vs. the Floating Eye of Death!. "Better Than This?" is an alternately titled "Lotto Fever". Issued by Goldenvoice Records and Time Bomb Recordings.2. "Giant Robot-Birdhead"3. "Better Than This?"July 2002Versions Not Demos1. "Awesome Forces"This was a free CD-R printed in a limited run of 100 copies, passed out to attendees at an Aquabats show at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles on July 31, 2002.2. "Comic Book Man"May 2003May 2003 Demos1. "Awesome Forces" (new mix)These were three demo tracks The Aquabats released through their website via download between the hours of 12 AM and 8 AM on May 9, 2003.2. "Yo, Check Out This Ride"3. "Mechanical Ape"
"Other Rarities" (digital b-sides) In November 2000, to promote the release of the b-sides compilation Myths, Legends and Other Amazing Adventures, Vol. 2, The Aquabats launched a sub-section of their website providing free downloads of the majority of their then-unreleased demos and rarities dating from 1995 to 1999. The following songs are demos and b-sides that were not previously released on either a demo cassette or compilation:
"Cold Raw Gold" "Giant Robot Birdhead" [instrumental] "Green Ghost" "The Grey Man" "I Love the Monster"
"The Lonely Horseman" "Mucho Gusto" "Return of the British Knight" "Sequence Erase" [instrumental] "Todd-1 in Space Mountain Land"
Videography
YearAlbum details2003Serious Awesomeness! Released: November 18, 2003 Label: Fearless Format: DVD
Music videos + Year Song Director Album 1995 "CD Repo Man" The Return of The Aquabats 1997 "Super Rad!" Bobcat Goldthwait The Fury of The Aquabats! 2005 "Fashion Zombies!" Christian Jacobs Charge!! 2018 "Powdered Milk Man!" The Fury of The Aquabats!2020"Pajamazon!"Kooky Spooky...In Stereo"Karate Body!"2024"No Rewind!"Finally!"Dr. Space Mummy!""Let's Go Live in a Cave!"Daniel Cupps"Whatever Forever!"Ben Lashes 2025"Whatever Forever!" The previous music video for "Whatever Forever!" was created entirely using generative A.I. After subsequent backlash, The band enlisted the help of Infernal Productions to create a completely new original music video for the song.Lucas Nyhus
Compilation appearances The following Aquabats songs were released on compilation albums. This is not an exhaustive list; songs that were first released on the band's albums are not included.
YearRelease detailsTrack1996California Ska-Quake, Vol. 2: The Aftershock Released: September 3, 1996 Label: Moon Ska Format: CD "CD Repo Man"(alternate version)1997Take Warning: The Songs of Operation Ivy Released: August 26, 1997 Label: Glue Factory Format: CD "Knowledge"(originally performed by Operation Ivy)We Are Not Devo Released: September 30, 1997 Label: Centipede Format: CD "Love Without Anger"(originally performed by Devo)The Ska Parade: Runnin' Naked Thru the Cornfield Released: October 14, 1997 Label: A to Y Format: CD "Theme Song!"(live on Ska Parade radio show)Freedom Sounds: A Tribute to the Skatalites Released: October 21, 1997 Label: Shanachie Format: CD "Ska Boss"(originally performed by The Skatalites)2000Punk Goes Metal Released: 2000 Label: Fearless Format: CD "Why Rock?"Rice Capades Released: 2000 Label: Horchata Format: CD "Lovers of Loving Love!" (demo version) "Sandy Face!"2005Dead Bands Party: A Tribute to Oingo Boingo Released: May 10, 2005 Label: Indianola