  Barenaked Ladies formed in 1988
in Canada, but it took a decade for the band
to really "make it big." The band
originally consisted of founders Ed Robertson
on guitar and Steven Page on guitar, Andrew
Creeggan on keyboards, Jim Creeggan on bass,
and Tyler Stewart on drums. It may have taken
a decade for mainstream audiences to embrace
the Barenaked Ladies with the single "One
Week,"
but critics and devoted fans were Barenaked
Ladies supporters throughout their rise. Part
of the band's on-stage popularity resides in
their habit of changing lyrics during their
concert performances and covering other
artist's work in a Barenaked Ladies style.
The Barenaked Ladies first found
success in Canada with the release of the
single, "Be My Yoko Ono" and was
signed to Sire/Reprise Records the following
year.
 The Barenaked Ladies found more
success in Canada with their debut LP, Gordon which hit #1 on the
Canadian LP charts and contained the favorite
"Brian Wilson."
The band also took home the Juno
Award for Group of the Year.
The Barenaked Ladies won a
Canadian Music Video Award for Favorite Group
Video ("Brian Wilson").
 The Barenaked Ladies released Maybe
You Should Drive with the popular
tracks "Jane" and "Alternative
Girlfriend."
Andrew Creeggan left the group
to finish college and replaced by Kevin Hearn
on tour (but not on the LPs).
 The Barenaked Ladies released
the enhanced EP, Shoebox followed by the March
release of Born
On A Pirate Ship. The band found
moderate success in the U.S. with the track
"My Old Apartment."
The band appeared on the TV
show, Beverly Hills 90210 after
fellow Canadian and big Barenaked Ladies fan,
Jason Priestly, got them the exposure.
 The band released Rock
Spectacle - a live LP from '96
performances in Chicago and Montreal.
 # 16
Singles Artist of the Year
Keyboardist Kevin Hearn was
diagnosed with leukemia and was replaced on
tour with Chris Brown.
The track "Brian
Wilson" started getting airplay.
Rock
Spectacle was certified gold.
 The Barenaked Ladies hit the Top
10 with their new LP, Stunt, and #1 with their
first single "One
Week"
(in October) - all while appearing during the
summer with the Horde Festival. Robertson
said of the LP: "I certainly hear a
confidence in our writing and playing on (Stunt)... but I think that
stems from natural growth... I think we're
all growing naturally, as writers and
musicians."
Steven Page of the band told CNN
that mainstream success has been
"strange for us - we've kind of been
perpetual underdogs for the last 5 or 6
years, been sort of clawing our way up
here... now we're here, we're like... our
claws are nice and sharp... I don't think
anyone who's seen a show or listened to one
of our records will doubt the musicality of
the band... we just have a lot of fun while
we do it."
 The Barenaked Ladies hit the Top
40 with "One
Week."
Gordon was certified gold and
Stunt was certified
platinum.
The band topped the Billboard
Modern Rock Tracks chart with "One
Week."
It was announced that the
Barenaked Ladies were preparing a documentary
directed by Beverly Hills 90210's
Jason Priestly (who also directed the video
for "Old Apartment"). The
documentary showcased the band's recent
touring and public appearances.
Rock
Spectacle was certified platinum.
The band hit the Top
10
with "One
Week."
One of the band members gave a
concert for 1 - a teen with bone cancer who
was unable to attend the band's Detroit
appearance. Ed Robertson visited the teen
after canceling an afternoon of planned
interviews.
The band talked with The
Boston Globe about performing: Steven
Page said, "...people come to us for a
good time and to hear 'up' stuff... I think
crowds leave our concerts really, really
happy.... we're a classic word-of-mouth
band..."
Stunt was certified 2x
platinum.
The band hit #1 with "One
Week"
for 4 weeks.
"One
Week"
topped the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart
for a week.
The Barenaked Ladies hit the Top
40 with "It's
All Been Done."
The band performed without
Steven Page during their last few concert
appearances of the year while Page awaited
the arrival of his second child.
The band won 2 Billboard Music
Video Awards for Best Clip
(Alternative/Modern Rock) and the Maximum
Vision Award (both for "One
Week").
Stunt was certified 3x
platinum.
 # 44
Singles Artist of the Year
 The Barenaked Ladies were
nominated for a Grammy Award for
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group
("One
Week").
The band hit the Top
10
with "It's
All Been Done."
The Barenaked Ladies took home 3
Juno Awards for Best Group, Best Pop Album (Stunt), and Best Single
("One
Week").
Guitarist Jim Creeggan won an
Orville H. Gibson Award for Best Guitarist
(Male).
The Barenaked Ladies hit the Top
40 with "Call
And Answer."
The video for "One
Week"
was nominated for a MTV Video Music
Award for Best Art Direction.
The Barenaked Ladies performed
at Farm Aid in Virginia and could also be
seen in the documentary Barenaked In
America directed by Jason Priestly.
Stunt was certified 4x
platinum.
 # 47
Singles Artist of the Year
 Barenaked Ladies won a World
Music Award for World's Best-Selling Canadian
Group.
The Barenaked Ladies performed
at the Hard Rock Festival 2000 in Chicago.
The Barenaked Ladies hit the Top
40 with "Pinch
Me."
 The Barenaked Ladies released Maroon.
The Barenaked Ladies performed
at the Farm Aid concert held in Virginia and
begin touring into 2001.
At the end of the month, Maroon hit #1 on Billboard's
Internet Album Sales chart for 1 week.
"Pinch Me" hit the Top
10 by
the end of the month.
Maroon was certified
platinum.
 Born
On A Pirate Ship was certified gold.
The band could be heard on the
soundtrack for How
The Grinch Stole Christmas with
"Green Christmas."
 # 87
Singles Artist of the Year
The Barenaked Ladies hit the Top
40 with "Too Little Too Late."
The boys were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop
Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
("Pinch
Me").
The Barenaked Ladies won 2 Juno
Awards for Best Group and Best Pop Album (Maroon) and were nominated
for Best Single ("Pinch
Me")
and Best Album (Maroon) - Page and Robertson
were nominated for Best Songwriter ("Pinch
Me").
The Barenaked Ladies hit the Top
40 with "Falling For The First
Time."
 The Barenaked Ladies will
release Disc
One: All Their Greatest Hits in November -
the set will include 2 new tracks, "It's
Only Me (The Wizard Of Magicland)" and
"Thanks That Was Fun."
Disc
One: All Their Greatest Hits was certified gold.
 Barenaked Ladies could be heard
with the track "La La La La Lemon"
on the compilation For
The Kids.
Barenaked Ladies released a DVD
of 17 videos and performance clips.
Barenaked Ladies could be heard
on the holiday LP - Maybe
This Christmas with "God Rest Ye Merry
Gentlemen" with Sarah McLachlan.
 # 113
Singles Artist of the Year
 Barenaked Ladies hit the Top 40
with "Another Postcard
(Chimps)."
Barenaked Ladies released Everything
To Everyone.
Barenaked Ladies teamed up with
the Alanis
Morissette for a joint
tour in the US.
 Barenaked Ladies released a
holiday LP, Barenaked
For The Holidays.
# 162 on the Top Pop Artists
of the Past 25 Years chart.
 On July 2nd, the Barenaked
Ladies performed in Ontario, Canada as part
of the worldwide Live
8 concerts. The mission of the
concerts was to raise awareness of the
on-going poverty in Africa and to pressure
the G8 leaders to take action by doubling
aid, canceling debt, and delivering trade
justice for Africa.
 Barenaked Ladies released their
next LP Barenaked
Ladies Are Me.
Barenaked Ladies released Barenaked
Ladies Are Men.
Barenaked Ladies could be heard
on the compilation Instant
Karma: The Campaign To Save Darfur with "Oh,
Yoko."
VH1: 100
Greatest Songs of the 90's included "One
Week"
at # 72.
 Barenaked Ladies released the
childrens LP Snack
Time.
Page was arrested in New York
and charged with possession of a controlled
substance (cocaine). He was later sentenced
to 6 months probation.
 Page announced he would be
leaving the group to start a solo career. The
band issued the statement: "By mutual
agreement, Steven Page will be parting
company with the remaining members of
Barenaked Ladies. Jim Creeggan, Kevin Hearn,
Ed Robertson, and Tyler Stewart will continue
recording and touring together as Barenaked
Ladies. Steve Page will pursue solo projects
including theatrical opportunities while the
band enters the studio in April 2009, and
hits the road in the fall."
 Barenaked Ladies released All
In Good Time.
Page released his solo LP Page
One.
 Barenaked Ladies released Stop
Us If You've Heard This Before. The set included rare
recordings and live tracks.
Barenaked
Ladies released Grinning
Streak.
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Gordon
Released: July, 1992
US: Gold
Tracks: "Hello
City" - "Enid" -
"Grade 9" - "Brian
Wilson" - "Be My Yoko Ono"
- "Wrap Your Arms Around Me" -
"What A Good Boy" - "King
Of Bedside Manor" - "Box
Set" - "I Love You" -
"New Kid (On The Block)" -
"Blame It On Me" -
"Flag" - "If I Had
$1,000,000" - "Crazy" |
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Maybe You Should Drive
Released: August, 1994
Billboard
peak:
# 175
Tracks: "Jane"
- "Intermittently" -
"These Apples" - "You Will
Be Waiting" - "A" -
"Everything Old Is New Again" -
"Alternative Girlfriend" -
"Am I The Only One?" -
"Little Tiny Song" - "Life
In A Nutshell" - "Wrong Man Was
Convicted" - "Great
Provider" |
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Shoebox (EP)
Released: February, 1996
Tracks: "Shoe
Box" (Radio Remix) - "Trust
Me" - "If I Had
$1,000,000" (Yellow Tape Version) -
"Shoe Box" (Album Version) |
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Born On A Pirate Ship
Released: March, 1996
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 111
Tracks: "Stomach Vs.
Heart" - "Straw Hat And Old
Dirty Hank" - "I Know" -
"This Is Where It Ends" -
"When I Fall" - "I Live
With It Every Day" - "Old
Apartment" - "Call Me
Calmly" - "Break Your
Heart" - "Spider In My
Room" - "Same Thing" -
"Just A Toy" - "In The
Drink" - "Shoe Box" |
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Rock Spectacle
Released: November, 1996
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 86
Live Tracks: "Brian
Wilson" - "Straw Hat And Old
Dirty Hank" - "Break Your
Heart" - "Jane" -
"When I Fall" - "Hello
City" - "What A Good Boy"
- "Old Apartment" - "Life
In A Nutshell" - "These
Apples" - "If I Had
$1,000,000" |
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Stunt
Released: July 7, 1998
US: 4x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 3
Rolling Stone
review: 
Tracks: "One Week" - "It's All Been Done" -
"Light Up My Room" - "I'll
Be That Girl" - "Leave" -
"Alcohol" - "Call And Answer" - "In
The Car" - "Never Is
Enough" - "Who Needs
Sleep?" - "Told You So" -
"Some Fantastic (Ivory And
Ivory)" - "When You Dream"
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Maroon
Released: September, 2000
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 5
Rolling Stone
review: 
Tracks: "Too Little Too Late" -
"Never Do Anything" - "Pinch Me" - "Go
Home" - "Falling For The
First Time" -
"Conventioneers" - "Sell,
Sell, Sell" - "Humour Of The
Situation" - "Baby Seat" -
"Off The Hook" -
"Helicopters" - "Tonight
Is The Night I Fell Asleep At The
Wheel" - "Hidden Sun" |
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Disc One: All Their
Greatest Hits
Released: November, 2001
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 38
Tracks: "Old
Apartment" - "Falling For The
First Time" - "Brian
Wilson" - "One Week" - "Be
My Yoko Ono" - "Alternative
Girlfriend" - "It's Only Me
(The Wizard Of Magicland)" -
"If I Had $1,000,000" - "Call And Answer" - "Get
In Line" - "It's All Been Done" -
"Jane" - "Lovers In A
Dangerous Time" - "Pinch Me" -
"Shoebox" - "What A Good
Boy" - "Too Little Too Late" -
"Enid" - "Thanks That Was
Fun" |
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Everything To Everyone
Released: October, 2003
Billboard
peak:
# 10
Rolling Stone
review: 
Tracks:
"Celebrity" - "Maybe
Katie" - "Another Postcard
(Chimps)" - "Next
Time" - "For You" -
"Shopping" - "Testing 1,
2, 3" - "Upside Down" -
"War On Drugs" -
"Aluminum" -
"Unfinished" - "Second
Best" - "Take It Outside"
- "Have You Seen My Love?" |
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Barenaked For The
Holidays
Released: October, 2004
Billboard
peak:
# 64
Tracks: "Jingle
Bells" - "Green Christmas"
- "I Saw Three Ships" -
"Hanukkah Blessings" - "O
Holy Night" - "Elf's
Lament" - "Snowmen" -
"Do They Know It's Christmas?"
- "Hanukkah O Hanukkah" -
"God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman / We
Three Kings" - "Rudolph The
Red-Nosed Reindeer" - "Carol Of
The Bells" - "Footprints"
- "Deck The Stills" -
"Christmastime (Oh Yeah)" -
"Sleigh Ride" - "Christmas
Pics" - "I Have A Little
Dreidel" - "Wonderful
Christmastime" - "Auld Lang
Syne" |
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Barenaked Ladies Are Me
Released: September, 2006
Billboard
peak:
# 17
Rolling Stone:
Tracks:
"Adrift" - "Bank Job"
- "Sound Of Your Voice" -
"Easy" - "Home" -
"Bull In A China Shop" -
"Everything Had Changed" -
"Peterborough And The
Kawarthas" - "Maybe You're
Right" - "Take It Back" -
"Vanishing" - "Rule The
World With Love" - "Wind It
Up" |
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Barenaked Ladies Are Men
Released: February, 2007
Billboard
peak:
# 102
Tracks:
"Serendipity" - "Something
You'll Never Find" - "One And
Only" - "Angry People" -
"Down To Earth" -
"Beautiful" - "Running Out
Of Ink" - "Half A Heart" -
"Maybe Not" - "I Can I
Will I Do" - "Fun &
Games" - "The New Sad" -
"Quality" - "Another
Spin" - "What A Letdown" -
"Why Say Anything Nice?" |
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Snack Time
Released: May, 2008
Billboard
peak:
# 61
Tracks:
"Raisins" - "The
Ninjas" - "Pollywog In A
Bod" - "7,8,9" -
"Food Party" - "Canadian
Snacktime Snacktime" -
"Canadian Snacktime Popcorn" -
"Canadian Snacktime Vegetable"
- "Drawing" - "Humongous
Tree" - "Eraser" -
"My Big Sister" - "Louis
Loon" - "I Don't Like" -
"Allergies" - "I Can
Sing" - "What A Wild Time"
- "Here Come The Geese" -
"Bad Day" - "Things"
- "A Word For That" -
"Curious" - "Wishing"
- "Crazy ABC's" |
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All In Good Time
Released: March, 2010
Tracks: "You Run
Away" - "Summertime" -
"Another Heartbreak" -
"Four Seconds" - "On The
Lookout" - "Ordinary" -
"I Have Learned" - "Every
Subway Car" - "Jerome" -
"How Long" - "Golden
Boy" - "I Saw It" -
"The Love We're In" -
"Watching The Northern Lights" |
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Stop Us If You've Heard
This Before
Released: May, 2012
Tracks: "I Don't Get
It Anymore" - "Yes! Yes!
Yes!" (Stereo Mix) - "Half A
Heart" - "Old Apartment" -
"Shake Your Rump" (live) -
"Same Thing" (live) - "One
Week" (Pull's Break Remix) -
"Teenage Wasteland" (live) -
"Long While" - "Second
Best" - "I Can, I Will, I
Do" - "Adrift" |
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Grinning Streak
Released: June 4, 2013
Tracks:
"Limits" -
"Boomerang" - "Off His
Head" - "Gonna Walk" -
"Odds Are" - "Keepin' It
Real" - "Give It Back To
You" - "Best Damn Friend"
- "Did I Say That Out Loud?" -
"Daydreamin'" -
"Smile" - "Crawl" |
iTunes
Amazon.mp3 |
Silverball
Released: June 2, 2015
Billboard
Top 200 LPs
peak: # 46
Tracks: "Get Back
Up" - "Here Before" -
"Matter Of Time" - "Duct
Tape Heart" - "Say What You
Want" - "Passcode" -
"Hold My Hand" - "Narrow
Streets" - "Toe To Toe" -
"Piece Of Cake" -
"Globetrot" -
"Silverball" - "Tired Of
Fighting With You" |
iTunes
Amazon.mp3 |
Ladies And Gentlemen:
Barenaked Ladies & The Persuasions
(with The Persuasions)
Released: April 14, 2017
Tracks: "Narrow
Streets" - "Gonna Walk" -
"Don't Shuffle Me Back" -
"That Old Apartment" -
"Keepin' It Real" - "For
You" - Some Fantastic" -
"Good Times" - "Odds
Are" - "Sound Of Your
Voice" - "When I Fall" -
"Maybe Katie" - "One
Week" - "Four Seconds" -
"I Can SIng" |
iTunes
Amazon.mp3 |
Fake Nudes
Released: November 17, 2017
Tracks: "Canada
Dry" - "Bringing It Home"
- "Invisible Fence" -
"Lookin' Up" -
"Sunshine" - "Dusty
Rooms" - "We Took The
Night" - "Navigate" -
"Flying Dreams" - "Nobody
Better" - "Bag Of Bones" -
"You + Me Vs. The World" -
"20/20 HIndsight" - "The
Township Of King" |
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
vinyl |
Detour de Force
Released: July 16, 2021
Tracks: "Flip"
- "Good Life" - "New
Disaster" - "Big Bad Yard"
- "Live Well" - "Flat
Earth" - "Here Together" -
"Roll Out" - "Bylaw"
- "God Forbid" - "Paul
Chambers" - "The National
Park" - "Man Made Lake" -
"Internal Dynamo" |
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In Flight
Released: September 15,
2023
Tracks: "Lovin'
Life" - "One Night" -
"Enough Time" - "What Do
We Need?" - "Just Wait" -
"Waning Moon" - "Fifty For
A While" - "Too Old" -
"See The Tower" - "Wake
Up" - "Clearly Lost" -
"The Dream Hotel" - "I Am
Asking You To" - "The Peace
Lady" |
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