  Puddle Of Mudd formed in 1993 in
Missouri. Wesley Scantlin along with Kenny
Burkett, Jimmy Allen, and Sean Samonon began
performing as Puddle Of Mudd for several
years before getting a break. Scantlin had
managed to get a demo tape to Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit at a 'Family Values
Tour' performance. Although Scantlin hadn't
met Durst, his demo tape made an impression
and Durst called Scantlin 3 weeks later
setting a meeting in Los Angeles and record
deal with Durst's label, Flawless. Even
though Puddle Of Mudd appeared to be heading
in their desired direction of success, only
Scantlin was still on board with the band by
now and the remaining members were replaced
with musicians Durst had been familiar with:
Wesley Scantlin, on lead vocals and guitar,
Doug Ardito, on bass, Paul Phillips, on
guitar, and Greg Upchurch on drums. The
alternative-metal group were now ready to
find international success. The group first
released the independent LP Abrasive.
 Puddle Of Mudd released their
debut LP - Come
Clean.
Puddle Of Mudd toured
Europe with Godsmack.
Come
Clean was certified gold.
Come
Clean was certified platinum.
 # 19
Singles Artist of the Year
Puddle Of Mudd
topped the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart
for 9 weeks with "Blurry."
 Puddle Of Mudd
hit the Top 40 with "Blurry."
Puddle Of Mudd
topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks
chart for 10 weeks with "Blurry."
Puddle Of Mudd
hit the Top 10 with "Blurry."
Domestic
violence charges against Scantlin were
dropped after he was arrested along with his
fiancée a few days earlier on the charges.
Come
Clean was certified 2x platinum.
Puddle Of Mudd began touring
with Korn.
Puddle Of Mudd
topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks
chart for 6 weeks with "Drift &
Die."
Puddle Of Mudd
were nominated for a MTV Video Music
Award for Best New Artist.
Puddle Of Mudd
topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks
chart for a week with "She Hates Me."
 Puddle Of Mudd
hit the Top 40 with "She Hates Me."
Puddle Of Mudd topped the Billboard
Year-End Charts as the Top Mainstream
Rock Artist and Top Modern Rock Artist, and
with the Top Mainstream Rock Track and Top
Modern Rock Track ("Blurry").
 # 79
Singles Artist of the Year
 Puddle Of Mudd
hit the Top 10 with "She Hates Me."
Puddle Of Mudd
was nominated for a American Music
Award for Favorite Pop/Rock New
Artist.
Come
Clean was certified 3x platinum.
Puddle Of Mudd released their
next LP, Life
On Display.
Puddle Of Mudd topped the
Billboard Mainstream Rock chart for 3 weeks
with "Away From Me."
 # 163
Singles Artist of the Year
Life
On Display was certified gold.
At a concert in
Ohio, Scantlin was arrested for disorderly
conduct charges after ending the concert
early and announcing he was too intoxicated
to perform.
 Puddle Of Mudd
held a concert for the US troops in the ruins
of a soccer stadium in Iraq.
# 431 on the Top Pop Artists
of the Past 25 Years chart.
Upchurch left the band and
joined 3 Doors Down.
 Puddle Of Mudd released Famous.
Puddle Of Mudd
topped the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock
Tracks chart with "Psycho."
 Puddle Of Mudd topped
the Billboard
Year-End Charts with the Top
Mainstream Rock Song ("Psycho").
Puddle Of Mudd released
Volume
4: Songs In The Key Of Love & Hate.
 Puddle Of Mudd released
a collection of cover tunes - Re:(disc)overed.
Scantlin was arrested in Texas
and charged with public intoxication after
his removal from a flight.
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Come Clean
Released: August, 2001
US: 3x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 9
Rolling Stone
review: 
Tracks:
"Control" - "Drift &
Die" - "Out Of My Head" -
"Blurry" - "She Hates Me" -
"Bring Me Down" - "Never
Change" - "Basement" -
"Said" - "It All
Away" |
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Life On Display
Released: November, 2003
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 20
Rolling Stone
review: 
Tracks: "Away From
Me" - "Heel Over Head" -
"Nothing Left To Lose" -
"Change My Mind" - "Spin
You Around" - "Already
Gone" - "Think" -
"Cloud 9" - "Bottom"
- "Freak Of The World" -
"Sydney" - "Time
Flies" |
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Famous
Released: October, 2007
Billboard
peak:
# 27
Tracks:
"Famous" - "Livin' On
Borrowed Time" - "It Was
Faith" - "Psycho" -
"We Don't Have To Look Back
Now" - "Moonshine" -
"Thinking About You" -
"Merry Go Round" - "I'm So
Sure" - "Radiate" -
"If I Could Love You" |
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Volume 4: Songs In The
Key Of Love & Hate
Released: December, 2009
Tracks:
"Stoned" -
"Spaceship" - "Keep It
Together" - "Out Of My
Way" - "Blood On The
Table" - "The Only Reason"
- "Pitchin' A Fit" - "Uno
Mas" - "Better Place" -
"Hooky" |
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Re:(disc)overed
Released: August, 2011
Tracks: "Gimme
Shelter" - "Old Man" -
"T.N.T." - "Stop Draggin'
My Heart Around" - "The
Joker" - "Everybody Wants
You" - "Rocket Man" -
"All Right Now" -
"Shooting Star" - "D'yer
Mak'er" - "Funk #49" |
iTunes
Amazon.mp3 |
Welcome To Galvania
Released: September 13,
2019
Tracks: "You Don't
Know" - "Uh Oh" - "Go
To Hell" - "Diseased
Almost" - "My Kind Of
Crazy" - "Time Of Our
LIves" - "Sunshine" -
"Just Tell Me" - "Kiss It
All Goodbye" - "Slide
Away" - "Uh Oh" (Come
Clean Version) |
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Ubiquitous
Released: September 8, 2023
Tracks: "My
Baby" - "Dance With Me" -
"Cash & Cobain" -
"Butterface" -
"Candy" - "Running Out Of
Time" - "Man In The
Mirror" - "U Wrekd Me" -
"Complication" -
"California" - "Poke Out
My Eyes" |
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position 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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