Smoking Popes, a Chicago-based pop punk band, has released six studio albums, two live albums, two compilation albums, six EPs, five singles, one video album, and four music videos.

Smoking Popes was founded in 1991 by brothers Josh and Matt Caterer, with Josh on vocals and guitar and Matt on bass guitar. With drummer Dave Martens they released their debut EP Inoculator through local Chicago label Radius Records. Martens was then replaced by Mike Felumlee and the band released the EPs Break Up (1992) and 2 (1993) themselves. Josh and Matt's brother Eli Caterer then joined on second guitar and the band signed to local label Johann's Face Records, releasing their debut album Get Fired in 1993.

The band's second album, Born to Quit, was released in 1994 through Johann's Face. Smoking Popes then signed to major label Capitol Records, who re-released Born to Quit in the summer of 1995. It became their only release to chart, reaching #37 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart, partly on the strength of the single "Need You Around" which reached #35 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. Destination Failure followed in 1997. They next recorded an album of cover songs titled The Party's Over, but Capitol rejected it and the band broke up in December 1998.

Following Smoking Popes' breakup Josh and Eli Caterer and Mike Felumlee performed together in Duvall. Felumlee also founded Double Zero Records and released several albums of previously recorded Smoking Popes material: the compilation 1991–1998 appeared in 1999, followed by Live in 2000 and a release of the Capitol-rejected The Party's Over in 2001.

In November 2005 Smoking Popes, with drummer Rob Kellenberger, reunited to play Chicago's Flower 15 festival. The performance was recorded and released as the CD/DVD package At Metro through Victory Records in February 2006. Ryan Chavez drummed on the band's fifth studio album, Stay Down, released in 2008 through Curb Appeal Records. Neil Hennessy of fellow Chicago punk rock band The Lawrence Arms became Smoking Popes' permanent drummer prior to the album's release. In February 2010 Asian Man Records released the compilation album It's Been a Long Day. The band's sixth studio album, This Is Only a Test, was released March 15, 2011 through Asian Man.

Studio albums YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsUSHeatseekers1993Get Fired Released: 1993 Label: Johann's Face (JFR011) Formats: LP, CD —1994Born to Quit Released: 1994 Label: Johann's Face Formats: CD 371997Destination Failure Released: August 26, 1997 Label: Capitol (CDP724383821723) Formats: CD —2001The Party's Over Released: 2001 Label: Double Zero (DZ0012) Formats: CD —2008Stay Down Released: August 5, 2008 Label: Curb Appeal Formats: CD —2011This Is Only a Test Released: March 15, 2011 Label: Asian Man Formats: CD —2018Into the Agony Released: October 12, 2018 Label: Asian Man Formats: LP, Digital — "—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums YearAlbum details2000Live Released: April 25, 2000 Label: Double Zero (DZ0003) Formats: CD2006At Metro Released: February 28, 2006 Label: Victory (VR295) Formats: CD/DVD

Compilation albums YearAlbum details19991991–1998 Released: August 17, 1999 Label: Double Zero (DZ001) Format: CD2010It's Been a Long Day Released: February 16, 2010 Label: Asian Man (AMR0192) Format: CD

EPs YearAlbum details1991Inoculator Released: 1991 Label: Radius Format: EP1992Break Up Released: 1992 Label: none Format: EP19932 Released: 1993 Label: none Format: EPSmoking Popes / Groovy Love Vibes Released: 1993 Label: Johann's Face (JFR009) Format: EP1997Egg Nog Released: 1997 Label: Capitol (7PRO-11335/11336) Format: 7"2012Complete Control Recording Sessions Released: May 22, 2012 Label: Side One Dummy (SD1488-7) Format: 7", download

I Egg Nog is a promotional holiday release limited to 1,500 copies. Its A-side is a cover version of "O Holy Night" recorded for Richard Milne's 1995 Christmas Eve Show on WXRT-FM, while the B-side is a cover of "Pure Imagination" taken from Destination Failure.

Singles YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbumUSModern Rock1995"Rubella" —Born to Quit"Need You Around" 351997"I Know You Love Me" —Destination Failure"Before I'm Gone" —2007Alkaline Trio / Smoking Popes —n/a "—" denotes releases that did not chart."n/a" denotes singles that are not from albums.

Video albums YearVideo details2006At Metro Released: February 28, 2006 Label: Victory (VR295) Formats: DVD/CD

Music videos Year Song Director Album1995"Rubella" Born to Quit"Need You Around" 1997"I Know You Love Me" Destination Failure2011"Punk Band" This Is Only a Test

Other appearances The following Smoking Popes songs were released on compilation albums. This is not an exhaustive list; songs that were first released on the band's albums, EPs, or singles are not included.

YearRelease detailsTrack(s)1993Achtung Chicago! Zwei! Released: 1993 Label: Underdog Format: EP"Run Away"1997An Instrumental Thing Released: 1997 Label: Polygram Format: CD"Ft. Stockton, TX"

I Denotes songs that were re-released on 1991–1998.

II Denotes songs that were re-released on It's Been a Long Day.

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