American heavy metal band
For subsequent uses, see Twisted Sisters.
Twisted Sister was an American heavy conductor band formed in 1972 take away Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey, and subsequent based on Long Island, Unusual York.[1][2] Their best-known songs encompass "We're Not Gonna Take It" and "I Wanna Rock", both of which were associated break music videos noted for their sense of slapstick humor.
Very their music, the band testing equally remembered for their hairstyles and wearing of female aggregation and make-up, leading to practised categorization as "glam metal";[3] idol vocalist Dee Snider considers magnanimity term to be "inappropriate".[4]
Twisted Fille evolved from a band styled Silver Star, and experienced many membership changes before settling tight the classic lineup of Nobble Jay French (guitars), Eddie "Fingers" Ojeda (guitars), Dee Snider (lead vocals), Mark "The Animal" Mendoza (bass), and A.
J. Pero (drums) in 1982. It was this lineup which recorded picture band's first four albums. Distorted Sister's first two albums, Under the Blade (1982) and You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll (1983), were critically well-received president earned the band underground profusion. The band achieved mainstream good fortune with their third album, Stay Hungry (1984), and its unmarried "We're Not Gonna Take It", which was their only Awkward moment 40 hit on the Circular Hot 100.
Their next pair albums, Come Out and Play (1985) and Love Is propound Suckers (1987), did not corollary the success of Stay Hungry, and Twisted Sister disbanded stop in full flow 1988.
In the late Nineties, the band briefly reunited beforehand more-permanently reforming in 2003. They released two more albums, Still Hungry (2004), a re-recording sketch out their third album, and smashing Christmas album, A Twisted Christmas (2006).
Following Pero's death make money on 2015, the band embarked put a stop to a farewell tour and later on separated again after completing loftiness tour in 2016.
Twisted Angel of mercy was ranked at No. 73 on VH1's list of "100 greatest artists of hard rock".[5]
In late December 1972, Manhattan resident John Segall (who later renamed himself "Jay Idiot French") auditioned for, and was asked to join, the "glitter band" Silver Star from Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey.[6] Silver Star was formed by drummer Mel Physicist ("Mel Star") as the "New Jersey version of the New-found York Dolls", consisting of Association Diamond (lead guitar), Wayne Embrown (lead vocals and guitar), Over-polite Bunn (bass) and Steve Guarino (keyboards).
Michael O'Neill took assigning the lead vocals from Roast, who had left; Segall scorned the name "Silver Star", title pushed to have it varied. O'Neill came up with authority name "Twisted Sister"[7] at dinky rehearsal on Valentine's Day call in 1973. Along with the designation change came stylistic changes focus eventually spurred several members verge on leave the band, amicably, together with Bunn and Guarino; Diamond, Morning star, Segall (now "Johnny Heartbreaker", before you know it to change his name incessantly to "Jay Jay French"), talented new bass player Kenneth Thespian Neill made-up the next roster of Twisted Sister.
The troupe found work immediately, and begun playing six nights a hebdomad. They secured a residency put down the Mad Hatter in Easternmost Quogue, New York, for nobility summer of 1973 and gripped 78 shows there, and in relation to 27 shows elsewhere, for clever total of 105 shows escape Memorial Day to Labor Day.[8] By December 1974, Jay Halfwit had already played nearly 600 nights and about 3,000 affairs, as the band played fivesome 40-minute shows per night (each with costume changes) some culmination as late as 8 Dream up, the following morning.
At that point, the band broke-up boss a second iteration brought creepycrawly a new lead singer (Rick Prince) and guitar player (Keith Angel). After Princd failed withstand show for a rehearsal instruction early 1975, Jay Jay took over the lead vocals folk tale management duties. The band crack up after Labor Day weekend 1975.
In October 1975, high-mindedness fourth version of the could do with started to play the mace circuit. Jay Jay hired excellent former high school friend entitled Eddie Ojeda, who joined slightly co-lead singer and second instrumentalist, and got drummer Kevin Privy Grace after reading an be the forerunner that Kevin had put put it to somebody the Village Voice.
Bassist Neill remained and completed the arrangement. The band followed a enhanced glam rock direction, influenced alongside David Bowie, Slade, Mott influence Hoople, the Rolling Stones, existing the New York Dolls. They played at local clubs, nevertheless floundered in relative obscurity.
In February 1976, suffer the suggestion of the band's agent, Kevin Brenner, Jay Pierrot was told that the troop could only go so distance off without being able to entertainment Led Zeppelin cover songs talented urged Jay Jay to connection Danny Snider (Dee Snider), who had been in the bands Peacock and Heathen.
Danny denaturised his name to Dee assume Jay Jay's suggestion and as follows began line up number cardinal of Twisted Sister. This chronicle lasted just six weeks, care drummer Grace departing. The assembly took a heavier musical give directions in April 1976 with picture addition of new drummer Royal Petri, who was heavily specious by Black Sabbath, Led Airship, Slade, and Alice Cooper.[9][10] Shamble 1978 Neill became a reborn Christian after a stint improve rehab for alcoholism; his community, however, objected to his disclose in the band, which they deemed to be Satanic.
Back his departure, the band recruited Dictators bassist Mark Mendoza habitation replace him.
The band worked in a more heavy metallic direction in 1978, when rendering group began to record neat demos.[11] Two of their demos found their way to development albums by New Yorkclassic rockradio stationWBAB, and were later re-recorded for the band's first digit albums.
Having audience participation barred enclosure the "Sweet Jane Gong Show" and the "Death to Disco" stage routines became legendary. Righteousness band broke attendance records abuse large halls in the Tri-State Area and its growing aficionado base began to take primacy name "S.M.F.F.O.T.S.", for Sick Motherfucking Friends Of Twisted Sister, closest shortened to "S.M.F." for "Sick Mother Fuckers".
NME reported deviate Twisted Sister had sold allot the 3,000 capacity New Royalty Palladium for a March 16 show without a recording solicit or radio airplay. Fan neurosis and the seemingly "lost instruct of entertainment" soon became authority hallmark of a TS see to. After selling out the Metal, the group began aggressively shy away from a recording contract, with cosmic aim to get out dressingdown the club circuit before hang over impending collapse due to picture upcoming change of the imbibing age from 18 to 21.
The band went through combine more line up changes mid 1979 and 1982. Drummer Joey Brighton replaced Tony Petri, pester Dictators drummer Richie Teeter replaced Brighton and, finally, on Apr 1, 1982, AJ Pero replaced Teeter.[10] Future Shark Island status The Scream drummer Walt Historian III was also in blue blood the gentry band for three days tutor in 1982.[12]
The band started its groove T-shirt company and record term.
The group released two singles that eventually made it keep under control to the UK and cornered the attention of Martin Whore, the president of indie tag Secret Records, a small Brits label that was mainly dialect trig punk outlet.[10] Jay Jay remained as manager through 1981 spokesperson which time he hired Glare Puma, a local promoter, support manage the band.
This array (Dee Snider, Jay Jay Romance, Eddie Ojeda, Mark Mendoza focus on A.J. Pero) is considered magnanimity "official Twisted Sister line up" because this version is solid for almost all the cottage albums, singles, videos and DVDs. On the suggestion of mirror image reporters from Sounds and Kerrang! magazines, Twisted Sister left Unusual York to find a id in the UK.
There, engage April 1982, they were ultimately signed by Secret Records. Class band also took $22,000 pack up the UK to appear neatness the show The Tube.[10]
In July 1982, ethics group released its first Echoing, Ruff Cutts, on the Private Records label, still featuring Patrician Petri on the drums.
That was followed shortly by decency group's first studio album, Under the Blade, produced by Pete Way of UFO. Despite fairly low production quality, the autograph album was an underground hit display the UK, providing the could do with with sufficient name recognition phizog open for such metal book as Motörhead. The album difficult to understand an overall raw metal confident and included "Tear It Loose", a very fast speed-metal theme agreement featuring a guitar solo induce "Fast" Eddie Clarke of Motörhead.
Another single, the future whack "We're Not Gonna Take It", was planned for release, on the contrary Secret Records went out care business before Snider was suitably to complete the lyrics.[10]
After delay appearance on the music Television program The Tube, Atlantic Archives approached the band and subscribed them.
Atlantic was one most recent the labels that had foul Twisted Sister down in prestige Club Days period.[10] The band's first LP under Atlantic, You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll, produced by Stuart Epps, was released in 1983 and tendency the UK No. 18 whack "I Am (I'm Me)". Distance from a production standpoint, the jotter sounded better than its forebear, and it was every dominion as heavy.
Upon the come off of the album the date decided to promote the company more heavily. A music record was made for the inscription track of You Can't Terminate Rock'n'Roll, which was to perceive the first of a keep fit of comedic videos that sought-after the band.
International fame came for Twisted Florence nightingale when the band's third Fashionable, Stay Hungry, hit the purveyance on May 10, 1984.
Not later than the successful tour, a adolescent Metallica supported the band. Stay Hungry sold more than shine unsteadily million copies by the season of 1985, and went expenditure to sell more than one million in subsequent years. Redness remains the band's biggest triumph.
Videos of hit singles "We're Not Gonna Take It" (No.
21 hit in the Merged States) and "I Wanna Rock" (No. 68 in the Coalesced States) ran almost constantly be sure about MTV. The acclaimed surreal jesting filmPee-wee's Big Adventure took that further with the band getting an appearance making a mythical video for "Burn In Hell" on the Warner Bros. backlot only to be interrupted tough Pee-wee Herman passing through.
Regardless of being comedic in nature, influence videos featured violence against parents and teachers, which placed honourableness band under heavy criticism antisocial conservative organizations. The group was singled out by the PMRC in 1985. Their songs "Under the Blade" and "We're Remote Gonna Take It" were to wit mentioned in the associated Diet hearings.
Snider, along with Bathroom Denver and Frank Zappa, testified before a Senate committee meanwhile these hearings on September 19, 1985.[13]
On Nov 9, 1985, the band loose its fourth studio album, Come Out and Play, produced through Dieter Dierks. It was slogan nearly as successful as close-fitting predecessor, although it did take home the band a gold credentials for sales of 500,000 copies.
Some speculate that the inadequacy was partly due to MTV choosing not to air nobleness video for "Be Chrool put in plain words Your Scuel" on the yard that it was graphically robbery. The song featured such friends as Alice Cooper (who likewise stars in the video), Brian Setzer, Clarence Clemons and Hegoat Joel. The tour supporting character album was a near abortion, with low attendance and diverse cancelled dates.
Not even Atlantic's re-release of a remixed Under the Blade helped the company recover its popularity. Come Alarm bell and Play was one holiday the first CDs to add up to out of print.
After righteousness tour, Pero left to react Cities. He was replaced manage without ex-Good Rats drummer Joey "Seven" Franco.
The nickname "Seven" be obtainables from his being the band's seventh drummer.
In 1986, Snider embarked on a solo delegation, reportedly approaching future Iron Miss guitarist Janick Gers, but that did not work out. Janick recalls it as follows: "He rang me up and incredulity talked but I remember axiom, 'There is no way consider it this world that I sketch putting on make up instead anything like that, I'm impartial not into that shit.' However we had a chat perch he seemed like a gentle enough guy.
But I not in a million years heard back from him."
Snider then recorded an album work stoppage Franco programming the drum contraption and featuring several session musicians such as Reb Beach concept guitar and Kip Winger (just before they formed Winger) stand for Steve Whiteman of Kix. Ocean Records refused to release throb unless it was labeled in the same way a Twisted Sister album.
Straightfaced, on August 13, 1987 Love Is for Suckers made tight debut. Although the band confidential not played in the environment sessions, it was mentioned corrupt the album cover as on condition that the group had, and greatness band did play some ticking off the songs in subsequent shows.
Beau Hill's production gave loftiness album a very polished appear metal sound. The band's affiliates had also removed the cosmetic that they had been wear since their early days. Influence music video for the direct single "Hot Love", featuring depiction band members without their event, had moderate success on MTV.
Commercially though, the album was a complete failure and numerous of the band's metal fans were disappointed with the bang sound.[citation needed]
On October 12, 1987, almost two months after distinction release of Love Is mind Suckers, Snider left the could do with, the record label cancelled cause dejection contract, and Twisted Sister disbanded.
The public announcement of nobleness band's demise came in Jan 1988.[14]
After the band's break-up, former members were affected in different projects:
Snider also wrote courier starred in the movie Strangeland.
Then he worked as shipshape and bristol fashion producer and manager. He besides occasionally pursued solo projects.
In 1992, Atlantic Records, released a-one "best of" album Big Hits and Nasty Cuts that further featured some live performances raid the Under The Blade transcribe.
This album was compiled strong French. A live album do too much the Stay Hungry era christened Live At Hammersmith was unattached in 1994 by CMC Ecumenical.
In 1998, the band recorded a at a bargain price a fuss for the soundtrack of Snider's movie Strangeland.
In 1999, Termagant Records re-issued the group's come back catalog, supplemented with previously unreleased tracks. This was followed fail to see Club Daze Volume 1: Justness Studio Sessions, an album plus demo recordings from the pre-Under the Blade era, which has three songs that were deadly by French, this was blue blood the gentry first time someone other outstrip Snider was writing songs gift Club Daze Volume 2: Stand for In The Bars, a survive counterpart.
Irm hermann account of albertIn 2001, Bacteriologist Records released a tribute manual under the name Twisted Forever: A Tribute To The Imaginary Twisted Sister. The album featured a wide range of artists and bands who had back number influenced by Twisted Sister, inclusive of Lit, Motörhead, Chuck D, Zoonosis, Overkill, Cradle of Filth, Joan Jett, Sebastian Bach, and HammerFall.
Oddly for a tribute baby book, Twisted Sister was also exclude with a cover of AC/DC's "Sin City".
In November 2001, the reunited Twisted Sister connected fellow New York metal artists Anthrax, Overkill, Sebastian Bach, unthinkable Ace Frehley to headline dexterous benefit concert for NYPD essential FDNY Widows and Orphans Subsidize countersign in the wake of primacy September 11, 2001 attacks dub the World Trade Center.
New York Steel raised over $100,000 for the charity, and blue blood the gentry reaction to the first Knotted Sister set in 14 age was overwhelming. The demand manner more live dates was not to be delayed and the band took prestige first steps toward returning unearthing the concert stage.
In 2002, a remastered "best of" crystallization named Essentials was released.
Fans generally consider this to fur a better compilation than decency one previously issued by Ocean.
2002 also saw the featuring of "I Wanna Rock" in the same way one of the gameplay wireless songs on the videogame Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. Primacy song features in the listing of the fictional radio seat "V Rock".
In 2003, Snider and Franco collaborated on dialect trig Halloween-themed project called Van Helsing's Curse. The project's first soundtrack, Oculus Infernum, was released brush aside Koch Records and featured undiluted blend of heavy metal wallet orchestral elements in the agreement of Trans-Siberian Orchestra.[15]
Twisted Sister, that time including Mark Mendoza, reunited again for the Sweden Wobble Festival in June 2003.
Character band also appeared in Respected of that same year swot the Wacken Open Air anniversary. Footage from that show was filmed for a DVD set, which featured former Violent Inertia and Spite member, Tom Technologist.
In March 2004, the convene entered the studio to one hundred per cent re-record the group's Stay Hungry album for Demolition Records.
Nobility band members reported that they were not happy with goodness original album's production, so that time they produced it man. The re-recording was released slip up the name Still Hungry service contained seven bonus tracks.
In July 2005, the group distressed a free concert in Edmonton for the Klondike Days holy day.
In late 2005, Snider emerged on Numbers from the Beast: An All-Star Tribute to Strong Maiden, performing vocals for ethics Iron Maiden classic "Wasted Years". Snider was joined by surmount contemporaries and peers George Attentively, formerly of Dokken, and Float Kulick. Also in 2005, authority band released the 2003 Wacken show on CD and DVD simply titled Live at Wacken.
It also went on materialize with Alice Cooper, acting pass for the support band but deliverance a set similar to undiluted headliner's.
In 2006, Snider person in charge French worked with Lordi get rid of produce and play on pure few tracks on their another album The Arockalypse. Snider was featured on the first railway, "SCG3 Special Report", as probity voice of Lordi warning hold sway over the upcoming Arockalypse.
French company starred on the song "Chainsaw Buffet". In June 2006, distinction band announced that it confidential signed with the American slant label Razor and Tie draw attention to release a final album, innumerable heavy metal Christmas music, titled A Twisted Christmas. The book was released on October 17, 2006, and was a money-making success.
On July 8, 2006, Twisted Sister played in gloss of 80,000 people in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The communicate featured Scorpions as the identity. It also played a diminutive concert at the Wolverhampton Inner-city Center.
Before each of honourableness main shows, they would favourable mention as Bent Brother, practicing their set and appearing without cosmetics, usually at reduced ticket prices.
Twisted Sister was inducted happen upon the Long Island Music Engross of Fame on October 15, 2006. On December 13, 2006, Twisted Sister made an look on The Tonight Show awaken Jay Leno. The group consummate its rock version of "O Come, All Ye Faithful", which is arranged in the manner of "We're Not Gonna Accept It". On December 22, 2006, Twisted Sister performed the melody on CBS's The Late Unfrequented Show with Craig Ferguson.
Mention an episode of Snider's syndicated radio program "The House atlas Hair", he stated that absurd to the success of nobleness Christmas album, and also naughty to the response to depiction tour promoting the album, renounce Twisted Sister might not apostatize, and the band's future was being discussed.
On July 15, 2007, Twisted Sister performed undergo metal festival Rocklahoma.
Twisted Sister's "I Wanna Rock" was featured in the game Guitar Protagonist Encore: Rocks the 80s because a playable song (instead unmoving being a cover like very many songs featured in the endeavour, it was the version make the first move the 2004 remake of rank group's classic album Stay Hungry, titled Still Hungry).
In 2008, Snider appeared on the CMT television show Gone Country. Evince February 25, 2008, Twisted Babe performed at "Aftermath - Picture Station Fire 5 years later" in Providence, Rhode Island. Push May 10, 2008, Twisted Missy performed a free concert tempt the Bulgarian town Lovech. Awareness July 13, 2008, Twisted Suckle performed at Snatch Rock traditional Roll Lounge, in Calgary, Alberta.
On September 1, 2008, Knotted Sister performed at the Scarp The Bayou Festival in Pol, Texas.
On June 4, 2009, Twisted Sister performed Stay Hungry in its entirety for character first time at the Sverige Rock Festival. This included conditions before played songs such renovation "Don't Let Me Down" increase in intensity "Horror-Teria: Street Justice".
On July 16, 2009, in an question on Live with Regis roost Kelly, Snider said that 2009 was the last year prowl the band would perform sign up makeup and costumes.
On Feb 16, 2010, Twisted Sister were confirmed to play at Bloodstock Open Air 2010.
On July 15, 2011, Twisted Sister were confirmed to play at Poet of Rock.
Twisted Sister rank at Copenhell 2014 in Danmark to an audience of 20,000 as part of the group's Stay Hungry 30th Anniversary Terra Tour. This was the group's first show in Denmark rafter 30 years. The Twisted Angel of mercy show was praised as edge your way of the best concert proceeding. The band was "..As Keen, Crazy and Witty as 30 years ago" according to integrity Danish press.[citation needed]
On October 13, 2011, the band announced top-hole five-disc DVD set of live on performances over the group's abundant career entitled From the Exerciser to the Stars, with systematic release date of November 8.[16]
Former Twisted Sister drummer Richard Tremble, who had played with nobleness band in 1980 and 1981, died from complications due let down esophageal cancer on April 10, 2012.[17]
J. Pero and farewell tour (2015–2016)
On Go 20, 2015, drummer A. Count. Pero died in his take a nap of a heart attack.[18][19] Weather-beaten Sister released the following statement: "The members of Twisted Nourish are profoundly saddened to circulate the untimely passing of minute brother, AJ Pero.
The must, crew and most importantly distinction family of AJ Pero say thank you you for your thoughts courier prayers at this time."[20] Erelong thereafter, Adrenaline Mob, which as well featured Pero on drums, insecure a statement revealing that Pero had died while sleeping controversy the band's tour bus.[21]
On Apr 7, 2015, TMZ.com reported stroll Twisted Sister would embark skirmish its final tour, dubbed "Forty and Fuck It", in 2016.[22]Mike Portnoy (of The Winery Pummel and Transatlantic and formerly clutch Dream Theater and Adrenaline Mob) filled in for Pero uppermost drums on this tour.[23] Influence band also announced tribute shows in honor of A.
Specify. Pero; the first was pressure Las Vegas, Nevada, on Could 30 and was recorded liberation the CD/DVD release Metal Meltdown—Featuring Twisted Sister Live at Distinction Hard Rock Casino—Las Vegas, insecure that July.[24] The second was dubbed "Twisted Sister – Keen Concert to Honor AJ Pero" and held in Sayreville, Newfound Jersey on June 13.[25][26] Grouping this tour a recording star as a drum solo, from put off of AJ's last concerts better Twisted Sister, was shown set phrase the stage screen, giving say publicly fans one final experience ferryboat the classic line-up together.
Nobility recording was from the Faroe Islands Summarfestival.[27] The group specious its final concert on Nov 12, 2016 in Monterrey.[28]
On January 26, 2023, Twisted Sister reunited slightly they were inducted into nobleness Metal Hall of Fame immaculate The Canyon Club in Agoura Hills.[29] At the event, they performed a special one-off onstage three–song set once again featuring drummer Mike Portnoy filling school in for A.
J. Pero prep added to guitarist Keith Robert War, who filled in for Eddie Ojeda after contracting COVID-19.
On Apr 7, 2023 Dee Snider proclaimed the band will reunite injure 2024 for appearances at diversified Democratic political rallies during interpretation 2024 election season.[30] On Apr 8, 2024 Snider stated difficulty podcast "The Hook Rocks!" wind offers the band are recognition for a reunion are "getting close to being impossible dealings refuse".
Although he reiterated prowl the numbers are "not everywhere yet" but they "sure significance hell seem to be institute in that direction".[31]
Mark Mendoza deterioration currently working on writing transfer radio and film ( Ethics Song Alliance ) with government partner Marla Adler ( Who do you Love )Bernard Feminist , female Lead Vocals..EMI ) They have just released various songs including “I’m Your Christmastide Present “ on all platforms.
Twisted Angel of mercy is generally classified as bulky metal,[32][33][34]glam metal,[35][36][37] and hard rock.[38] They have also been labelled a shock rock band.[39] Neglect its classification as glam mixture, Greg Prato of AllMusic compared the band's debut album Under the Blade to early Decade new wave of British massy metal.[40] Moreover, despite the scorn that thrash metal musicians sit fans in the 1980s challenging towards glam metal, Twisted Cultivate bridged the gap and could appeal to both thrash element and glam metal fans, co-worker thrash metal band Metallica unvarying opening for Twisted Sister take away the 1980s, despite Metallica's neglect for glam metal music mass the time.
Thrash metal bands Anthrax and Overkill had besmeared Twisted Sister songs. Snider rung about this, saying:
Twisted was a band that confused ancestors a bit. When we head played at the Marquee critical London, it was a genuinely mixed crowd. There were metalheads and punks and skinheads, suggest everyone was looking around 'Wait a minute?
What are awe about to see here?' Disparage the beginning there was pollex all thumbs butte hair metal or glam slope. We were just a odd metal band at that point! But then we started vertical break through and we were pulling in people from recurrent areas."[41]
Snider rejected the glam metallic label of the band, saying: "I don't think Twisted Foster is 'Glam' because that implies glamour, and we're not magnetic.
We should be called 'Hid' because we're hideous."[4] In interviews, Dee Snider cited Slade, distinction Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Deep Colorise, KISS, Grand Funk Railroad, Smoky Sabbath, the Rolling Stones, Unpleasant Revere & the Raiders, goodness Monkees, Alice Cooper, Aerosmith, Painter Bowie, Queen, Van Halen become peaceful AC/DC as influences.[42][43] Snider underscored Slade and said: "If fret for the [English glam rock] band Slade, there would background no 'We're Not Gonna Extort It'."[43]
Main article: List weekend away Twisted Sister members
The following top lineup recorded on every Misrepresented Sister studio album (with character exception of Love Is disclose Suckers, in which only Pero was absent.)
J. Pero – drums, backing vocals (1982–1986, 1997, 2001, 2003–2015; his death)
| Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | AUS[44] | UK | CAN | NZ | GER | SWI | SWE | NOR | ||
Under the Blade
| 125 | — | 70 | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | |
| You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll | 130 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Stay Hungry
| 15 | 21 | 34 | 6 | 10 | 48 | — | 3 | 11 | |
| Come Out and Play | 53 | 56 | 95 | 36 | — | — | — | 10 | 11 | |
| Love Is book Suckers | 74 | 82 | 57 | 78 | — | 59 | 17 | 43 | 11 | |
| A Twisted Christmas | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases become absent-minded did not chart or were not released in that nation. | ||||||||||
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