The discography of Scatman John, an American scat and dance musician occasionally known under his real name John Larkin, consists of five studio albums, one compilation album, eight singles and five music videos.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications AUT BEL FIN GER NL NOR SWE SWI UK John Larkin Released: 1986 (US) Label: Transition Formats: LP — — — — — — — — — John Larkin Sings / Listen to the Scatman Released: 1990 (original)December 11, 2001 (US) Label: Self-released (original), Stunt Formats: Cassette (original), CD, digital download — — — — — — — — — Scatman's World Released: July 10, 1995 (GER) Label: RCA Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 25 11 1 6 20 6 42 4 104 IFPI SWE: Gold SNEP: Gold RIAJ: Million ZPAV: Gold Everybody Jam! Released: November 25, 1996 (GER) Label: RCA Formats: CD, cassette, digital download — 81 — 78 — — — 45 — Take Your Time Released: June 1, 1999 (US) Label: RCA Formats: CD, cassette, digital download — — — 96 — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums Title Album details The Best of Scatman John Released: October 7, 2002 (US) Label: Bertelsmann Formats: CD, digital download
Singles + Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US AUSAustralian (ARIA) chart peaks: "Scatman": "Scatman's World": / N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached. AUT BEL FRA GER NL SWE SWI UK "Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)" 1994 60 8 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 3 ARIA: Gold BPI: Gold BVMI: Platinum IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold SNEP: Platinum Scatman's World "Scatman's World" 1995 — 84 4 1 1 1 4 10 3 10 BVMI: Platinum IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold SNEP: Gold "Song of Scatland" — — — — 39 46 — — — — "Su Su Su Super Ki Re i" 1996 — — — — — — — — — — Everybody Jam! "Everybody Jam!" — — — 53 — 46 — — — — "Let It Go" 1997 — — — — — — — — — — "Steal the Base" 1998 — — — — — — — — — — Major League 3: Back to the Minors "Scatmambo" — — — — — — — — — — Take Your Time "The Chickadee Song" 1999 — — — — — — — — — — "Take Your Time" — — — — — — — — — — "Scatman & Hatman" * (with Lou Bega) 2019 — — — — — — — — — — "Can You Hear Me" * 2025 — — — — — — — — — —Scatman's World "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory."*" denotes a recording released posthumously.
Music videos Year Title Director Album 1994 "Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)" Kerstin Mueller Scatman's World 1995 "Scatman's World" Martin Weisz "Song of Scatland" 1996 "Su Su Su Super Ki Re i" Everybody Jam! (Japanese bonus track) "Everybody Jam!" Hannes Rossacher Everybody Jam!
References
External links Scatman John at AllMusic
Scatland, in loving memory of John Larkin