 
Hanson is three brothers born and raised in Tulsa,
Oklahoma. In 1997, Hanson seemed to come out of
nowhere to take over pop radio with their
breakthrough hit "MmmBop." The brothers have quickly become
one of the most loved music sensations of the 90s, as
well as the one of the most hated groups making music
today (paralleled in '97 only by the Spice
Girls).
The three Hanson brothers, Isaac (Clarke Isaac
Hanson), Taylor (Jordan Taylor Hanson), and Zachary
(Zachary Walker Hanson), have been recording since
1992. Isaac plays guitar, Taylor plays keyboards, and
Zachary plays the drums. According to their record
company, the boys have written over 100 songs and
produced 2 self-distributed LPs including Boomerang.
 # 3
Singles Artist of the Year
Hanson hit the Top 40 with "MmmBop."
Hanson finally found success with the release of the
single "MmmBop" after being turned down by
several record companies. Their first major LP
release, Middle
Of Nowhere,
quickly followed and hit the Top 10 while "MmmBop" also hit the Top 10.
The brothers also wrote 4 of the songs on the LP and
had some producing help by the Dust Brothers. Some
critical reviews of Hanson's success have been
positive when reviewed in the context of
"pop" culture. Yet, opposition to Hanson
has been extreme on the Internet, often resorting to
homophobic ramblings and creative picture
manipulation. For the anti-Hanson enthusiasts, more
bad news may be lurking in the future in the form of
Hanson's three younger siblings.
By the end of the month, "MmmBop" had hit #1
for 3 weeks.
"MmmBop" topped the Billboard Hot 100
Singles chart for 3 weeks and the Billboard Hot 100
Singles Sales chart for 3 weeks.
The single "MmmBop" was certified platinum.
"MmmBop" topped the Billboard Hot 100
Singles Airplay chart for 4 weeks and the UK Singles
chart for 3 weeks.
Middle
Of Nowhere
was certified 2x platinum.
Hanson hit the Top 40 with "Where's The Love."
Hanson hit the Top 10 with "Where's The Love."
On fame, Isaac stated: "We still do a lot of the
same stuff that we did before. Of course, sometimes
you think about it a bit longer and make sure that
it's a smart thing to do." Taylor added,
"Don't walk into an elementary school and go,
'Hi,'... you're dead meat."
A Rock On The Net poll asked readers to vote on the
"Over-Hype" of 1997. The final results
showed Hanson at #1 with 28% of the vote.
Hanson were nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist.
Middle
Of Nowhere
was certified 3x platinum.
Hanson hit the Top 40 with "I Will Come To You."
At the 4th annual MTV Europe Music Awards held in the
Netherlands Hanson took home 2 awards for Best Song
("MmmBop") and Best Breakthrough Act.
Hanson released the holiday LP, Snowed
In with
holiday covers of "Rockin' Around The Christmas
Tree," "Silent Night," and "O
Holy Night."
The single "I Will Come To You" was certified gold.
Hanson hit the Top 10 with "I Will Come To You."
SoundScan proclaimed Hanson's Middle
Of Nowhere
the fifth best-selling LP of 1997 - selling over 3.2
million copies in the U.S.
Middle
Of Nowhere
was certified 4x platinum and Snowed
In was
certified platinum.
 # 75
Singles Artist of the Year
Hanson was nominated for 3 Grammy Awards for Best New
Artist, Record of the Year, and Best Pop Performance
by a Duo or Group with Vocal ("MmmBop").
Hanson put themselves up for auction for some
"lucky" bidder to spend the day with the
trio as well as getting backstage passes to one of
their concerts. The auction was part of the City of
Hope charity in Los Angeles. The winner (bidding
$16,000) was Aimee Osbourne - yes, the teen daughter
of Ozzy Osbourne.
Hanson hit the Top 40 with "Weird." Hanson teamed up with acclaimed
director, Gus Van Sant (Oscar-nominated for Good
Will Hunting) for their video release of "Weird."
At the 11th Annual Kid's Choice Awards in Los
Angeles, Hanson won Favorite Song for "MmmBop."
At the 1998 World Music Awards held in Monte Carlo
Hanson was awarded the World's Best-Selling New
Group.
Hanson released an LP of old material called Three
Car Garage: Independent Recordings 1995 To 1996.
Three
Car Garage: Independent Recordings 1995 To 1996 was certified platinum.
A live LP and video, Live
From Albertane - Hanson Tour, were released.
Live
From Albertane - Hanson Tour was certified gold.
Hanson had the Top Music Video of the year with Tulsa,
Tokyo And The Middle Of Nowhere.
Hanson spent a majority of the year
recording their next LP - John Popper of Blues
Traveler and Jonny Lang will
make guest appearances on the LP.
 # 62
Singles Artist of the Year
"This Time Around" hit the Top 40 but
failed to give the boys another Top 10 hit.
Hanson's next LP This
Time Around was released.
Hanson hit the Top 40 with "If Only."
This
Time Around was certified gold and the single
"This Time
Around"
was certified gold.
Rolling Stone & MTV: 100
Greatest Pop Songs includes "MmmBop" at # 28.
Hanson began work on their next LP with the help of Barenaked
Ladies,
Carole King, and Matthew
Sweet.
Hanson filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against
MP3.com.
Taylor Hanson got married.
Taylor became a dad when his wife gave birth to a
baby boy - 4 months after getting married.
VH1: 100 Best Songs of the Past
25 Years includes "MmmBop" at # 98.
Hanson begain touring again, this time in small and
more intimate venues.
Isaac was hospitalized for a blood cot in his arm.
 # 151
Singles Artist of the Year
Hanson started their own label (3CG Records) after
leaving Island/Def Jam, and released their next LP, Underneath.
# 224 on the Top Pop Artists of the Past 25
Years
chart.
Hanson released the CD/DVD The
Best Of Hanson Live And Electric.
Zac Hanson got married.
Hanson released The
Walk.
Hanson topped the Billboard Top Internet Albums chart
with The
Walk.
Isaac was hospitalized for a pulmonary embolism.
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the
90's
included "MmmBop" at # 20.
Hanson released Shout
It Out.
Hanson released Anthem.
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Middle
Of Nowhere
Released: May, 1997
US:
4x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 2
Rolling Stone review: 
Tracks: "Thinking Of You" -
"MmmBop" - "Weird" - "Speechless" -
"Where's The Love" -
"Yearbook" - "Look At You" -
"Lucy" - "I Will Come To You" - "A Minute
Without You" - "Madeline" -
"With You In Your Dreams" - "Man
From Milwaukee" |
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Snowed
In
Released: November, 1997
US:
Platinum
Billboard peak: # 7
Tracks: "Merry Christmas Baby" -
"What Christmas Means To Me" -
"Little Saint Nick" - "At
Christmas" - "Christmas (Baby Please
Come Home)" - "Rockin' Around The
Christmas Tree" - "Christmas Time"
- "Everybody Knows The Claus" -
"Run Rudolph Run" - "O Holy
Night/Silent Night/O Come All Ye Faithful" -
"White Christmas" |
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Three
Car Garage: Independent Recordings 1995 To 1996
Released: May, 1998
US:
Platinum
Billboard peak: # 6
Rolling Stone review:
Tracks: "Day Has Come" -
"Two Tears" - "Thinking Of
You" - "River" - "Surely As
The Sun" - "MmmBop" - "Soldier" -
"Stories" - "Pictures" -
"Sometimes" - "With You In Your
Dreams" |
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Live
From Albertane - Hanson Tour
Released: November, 1998
US:
Gold
Billboard peak: # 32
Live Tracks: "Gimme Some
Lovin'/Shake A Tail Feather" - "Where's The Love" - "River"
- "I Will Come To You" - "Ever
Lonely" - "Speechless" -
"With You In Your Dreams" - "A
Minute Without You" - "Money (That's
What I Want)" - "More Than
Anything" - "MmmBop" - "Man From
Milwaukee" |
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This
Time Around
Released: May, 2000
US:
Gold
Billboard peak: # 19
Rolling Stone review: 
Tracks: "You Never Know" -
"If
Only"
- "This Time Around" - "Runaway
Run" - "Save Me" - "Dying To
Be Alive" - "Can't Stop" -
"Wish That I Was There" - "Love
Song" - "Sure About It" -
"Hand In Hand" - "In The
City" - "A Song To Sing" |
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Underneath
Released: April, 2004
Billboard peak: # 25
Tracks: "Strong Enough To Break"
- "Dancing In The Wind" - "Penny
& Me" - "Underneath" -
"Misery" - "Lost Without Each
Other" - "When You're Gone" -
"Broken Angel" - "Deeper" -
"Get Up & Go" - "Crazy
Beautiful" - "Hey" -
"Believe" |
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The
Best Of Hanson Live And Electric
Released: October, 2005
Billboard peak: # 182
Live Tracks: "Optimistic" -
"Every Word I Say" - "Where's The Love" - "Look At
You" - "Strong Enough To Break" -
"I Will Come To You" -
"Underneath" - "Hand In Hand"
- "In A Little While" - "Penny
& Me" - "MmmBop" - "This Time
Around" - "Rock 'N' Roll
Razorblade" - "If Only" -
"Song To Sing" |
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The
Walk
Released: July, 2007
Billboard peak: # 56
Entertainment Weekly: B+
Tracks: "Ngi Ne Themba (I Have
Hope)" - "Great Divide" -
"Been There Before" -
"Georgia" - "Watch Over Me" -
"Running Man" - "Go" -
"Fire On The Mountain" - "One
More" - "Blue Sky" - "Tearing
It Down" - "Something Going Round"
- "Your Illusion" - "The
Walk" - "Got A Hold On Me"
(acoustic) - "Something Going Round"
(acoustic) |
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Shout
It Out
Released: June, 2010
Tracks: "Waiting For This" -
"Thinking 'Bout Somethin'" - "Kiss
Me When You Come Home" - "Carry You
There" - "Give A Little" -
"Make It Out Alive" - "And I
Waited" - "Use Me Up" -
"These Walls" - "Musical
Ride" - "Voice In The Chorus" -
"Me Myself And I" |
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Anthem
Released: June 18, 2013
Tracks: "Fired Up" - "I've
Got Soul" - "You Can't Stop Us" -
"Get The Girl Back" -
"Juliet" - "Already Home" -
"For Your Love" - "Lost Without
You" - "Cut Right Through Me" -
"Scream And Be Free" - "Tragic
Symphony" - "Tonight" - "Save
Me From Myself" |
iTunes
Amazon.mp3 |
Middle
Of Everywhere - The Greatest Hits
Released: September 8, 2017
Tracks: "I Was Born" - "MmmBop" - "Where's The Love" - "- "I Will Come To You" - " Weird" - "A Minute Without
You" - "This Time Around" -
"If Only" - "Save Me" -
"A Song To Sing" - "Penny &
Me" - "Lost Without Each Other" -
"Underneath" - "Strong Enough To
Break" - "Broken Angel" -
"Great Divide" - "Been There
Before" - "Georgia" -
"Go" - "Watch Over Me" -
"Thinking 'Bout Somethin'" - "Give
A Little" - "Juliet" - "Get
The Girl Back" - "Fire Up" -
"Already Home" |
iTunes
Amazon.mp3 |
Finally,
It's Christmas
Released: October 27, 2017
Tracks: "Finally It's Christmas"
- "A Wonderful Christmas Time" -
"Rudolph The Red Reindeer" - "Til
New Years Night" - "Please Come
Home" - "Someday At Christmas" -
"Joy To The Mountain" - "Jingle
Bells" - "Happy Christmas" -
"All I Want For Christmas" -
"Winter Wonderland" - "Blue
Christmas" - "Peace On Earth" -
"Have Yourself A Merry Little
Christmas" |
iTunes
Amazon.mp3 |
String
Theory
Released: November 9, 2018
Tracks: "Reaching For The Sky"
(Part 1) - "Joyful Noise" -
"Where's The Love" - "Dream It Do
It" - "MmmBop" - "Chasing
Down My Dreams" - "Tragic
Symphony" - "Got A Hold On Me" -
"Yearbook" - "Siren Call" -
"Me Myself And I" - "Reach For The
Sky" (Part 2) - "This Time Around"
- "Something Going Round" -
"Battle Cry" - "You Can't Stop
Us" - "Broken Angel" - "What
Are We Fighting For" - "Breaktown"
- "No Rest For The Weary" - "I Was
Born" - "Sound Of Light" -
"Tonight" |
Amazon.mp3
vinyl |
Red
Green Blue
Released: May 20 2022
Tracks: "Child At Heart" -
"Child At Heart" (Demo) -
"Rambling Heart" - "Truth" -
"We Belond Together" - "Semi
Hollow" - "Greener Pastures" -
"Write You A Song" - "No Matter
The Reason" - "The Gift Of Tears"
- "Cold As Ice" - "Bad" -
"World Goes Around" - "Wake
Up" - "Don't Let Me Down"
(featuring Zach Myers) - "Where I
Belong" |
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Underneath:
Complete
Released: October 4, 2024
Tracks: "Strong Enough To Break"
- "Dancin' In The Wind" - "Penny
& Me" - "Underneath" -
"Misery" - "Lost Without Each
Other" - "When You're Gone" -
"Broken Angel" - "Deeper" -
"Get Up And Go" - "Crazy
Beutiful" - "Hey" -
"Believe" - "Lulla Belle" -
"Pink Moon" - "Penny &
Me" (Moonlight Version) - "Dream
Girl" - "Love Somebody To Know" -
"Breaktown" - "My Own Sweet
Time" - "Out Of My Head" - "I
Almost Care" - "Let You Go" |
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links lead you to the song's Top 40 chart run
(from the ARC Weekly Top 40) and LP links take you to Amazon.com for that LP (often
including track listings and sound samples). |
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