Shonen Knife discography
This is the comprehensive listing of releases by Japanese pop-punk band Shonen Knife.
| Shonen Knife discography | |
|---|---|
![]() Shonen Knife (original lineup [1981–99]) performing at the Town Pump, Vancouver.  | |
| Studio albums | 21 | 
| Live albums | 6 | 
| Compilation albums | 5 | 
| EPs | 6 | 
| Singles | 13 | 
| Tribute albums | 2 | 
Albums
    
Notes:
- From '712' onwards, if there was a U.S. release, it had all songs with Japanese lyrics rerecorded in English.
 
Pre-major record label
    
| Year | Album details | 
|---|---|
| 1982 | Minna Tanoshiku
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| 1983 | Burning Farm
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| 1984 | Yama-no Attchan
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| 1986 | Pretty Little Baka Guy
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| 1991 | 712
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Major Record Label – Original Lineup
    
| Year | Album details | 
|---|---|
| 1992 | Let's Knife
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| 1993 | Rock Animals
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| 1996 | Brand New Knife
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| 1998 | Happy Hour
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Major Record Label – Naoko and Atsuko
    
| Year | Album details | 
|---|---|
| 2000 | Strawberry Sound | 
| 2002 | Heavy Songs
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| 2003 | Candy Rock
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| 2005 | Genki Shock!
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Major Record Label – Naoko and Etsuko
    
| Year | Album details | 
|---|---|
| 2007 | fun! fun! fun!
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Major Record Label – Naoko, Ritsuko and Etsuko
    
| Year | Album details | 
|---|---|
| 2007 | Super Group
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| 2010 | Free Time
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Major Record Label – Naoko, Ritsuko, and Emi
    
| Year | Album details | 
|---|---|
| 2011 | Osaka Ramones
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| 2012 | Pop Tune
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| 2014 | Overdrive
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Major Record Label – Naoko, Atsuko, Ritsuko, and Risa
    
| Year | Album details | 
|---|---|
| 2016 | Adventure
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| 2019 | Sweet Candy Power
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Extended plays
    
| Year | EP details | 
|---|---|
| 1991 | We Are Very Happy You Came
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| 1992 | Riding On The Rocket EP
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| 1992 | 712 (EP)
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| 1992 | Do the Knife
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| 1994 | Favorites
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Knife Collectors
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| 1997 | It's A New Find
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Explosion!
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Singles
    
| Year | Title | Album | 
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | "Neon Zebra" | 712 | 
| "Space Christmas" | Do the Knife | |
| "A Shonen Knife Christmas Record for You" | non-album single | |
| 1992 | "Riding on the Rocket" | Let's Knife | 
| 1993 | "Get the Wow" | |
| "Concrete Animals" | Rock Animals | |
| "Brown Mushrooms" | ||
| 1994 | "Tomato Head" | |
| 1996 | "Wonder Wine" | Brand New Knife | 
| "E.S.P." | ||
| 1998 | "Banana Chips" | Happy Hour | 
| 1999 | "All I Want for Christmas" | non-album single | 
| 2001 | "Orange Sun" | non-album single | 
| 2011 | "Sweet Christmas" – b/w "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" | non-album single | 
| 2012 | "Pop Tune" | Pop Tune | 
| 2016 | "Jump Into The New World" | Adventure | 
| 2019 | "Sweet Candy Power" | Sweet Candy Power | 
Live albums
    
- (1991) We Are Very Happy You Came – live mini-album
 - (2001) Power of Money – Burning Farm: BF-2CT) – rare cassette only album with Mana Nishiura
 - (2006) Live In Osaka – The first completely live album by Shonen Knife
 - (2010) "Live at Mohawk Place DVD" – Recorded live in Buffalo, NY on their North American "SuperGroup" Tour 2009
 - (2015) Osaka Ramones Live – Naoko/Ritsuke/Emi with special guest CJ Ramone – produced by Good Charamel Records and TOMATO HEAD – Recorded live at The Bellhouse, Brooklyn, NY 18-Nov-2011 – limited 500 CD pressing
 - (2018) ALIVE! in Osaka – recorded live at Juso Fandango in Osaka, Japan in December 2017, 21 tracks. DVD/CD package.[1]
 
Compilations
    
    Rarities compilations
    
- (1996) The Birds & The B-Sides – collection of B-sides and variants
 
Greatest hits compilations
    
- (1990) Shonen Knife – Compilation of first two albums
 - (1995) Greatest History – Compilation only available in Japan
 - (2000) Millennium Edition – compilation of material from 1996–1999 plus three unreleased versions of songs from Strawberry Sound
 - (2006) Universal Hits-Golden Best – Two-disc compilation
 
Remix albums
    
- (1997) Super Mix – compilation of remixes
 - (1999) Ultra Mix – compilation of remixes
 
Other
    
- (1987) Flipside Vinyl Fanzine vol. 3 – punk compilation features the song Cycling is Fun
 - (1990) Rutles Highway Revisited – (tribute album to The Rutles) – features studio cover version of "Goose Step Mama"
 - (1994) If I Were a Carpenter – tribute album to The Carpenters featured a cover of Top of the World
 - (1997) Mint Sound Greatest Hits Volume One – compilation features the song Flying Jelly Attack
 - (1998) Blade – film features the song "Ah, Singapore"
 - (2000) The Powerpuff Girls Heroes and Villains – contributed the song Buttercup (I'm a Super Girl)
 - (2011) Take It or Leave It – A Tribute to the Queens of Noise: The Runaways – compilation features cover of "Black Leather"
 - (2013) Yellow Loveless – cover of "When You Sleep" on tribute album to My Bloody Valentine's Loveless.[2]
 
References
    
- "Sweet Candy Power | 少年ナイフ Shonen Knife".
 - Martins, Chris (2012-11-09). "Boris, Shonen Knife Cover My Bloody Valentine on Japanese Tribute 'Yellow Loveless'". SPIN. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
 
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