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{{Infobox album|
| name       = Ampology
| type       = Compilation
| artist     = [[Hoodoo Gurus]]
| cover      = Ampology.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = {{start date|2000|10|10|df=yes}}
| recorded   = 1982–1997
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Rock (music)|Rock]]
| length     = 142:44
| label      = Acadia/Evangeline Records (UK)<br />[[Shock Records]], EMI Music Australia/Capitol Records (Australia)<br />Limburger Records (Brazil)
| producer   = Hoodoo Gurus
| prev_title = [[Bite the Bullet (Hoodoo Gurus album)|Bite the Bullet]]
| prev_year  = 1998
| next_title = [[Mach Schau (Hoodoo Gurus album)|Mach Schau]]
| next_year  = 2004
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r502999|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref>
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'''''Ampology''''' is the fifth [[compilation album]] by [[Australia]]n [[Rock music|rock]] group [[Hoodoo Gurus]].<ref name="Holmgren">{{cite web | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20131022063218/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/h/hoodoogurus.html | title = Hoodoo Gurus | work = Passagen.se | publisher = [[Australian Rock Database]] (Magnus Holmgren) | url = http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/h/hoodoogurus.html | last1 = Holmgren | first1 = Magnus | first2 =  Didier | last2 = Georgieff | first3 = Stephan | last3 = Hartung | archivedate = 22 October 2013 | accessdate = 28 March 2014 }}</ref> The album spans the group's career from their first single, "[[Leilani (song)|Leilani]]" in October 1982 through to "Real Deal" in 1997.  The album peaked at number 76 on the ARIA charts.
== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
| headline = Disc one
| all_writing = [[Dave Faulkner (musician)|Dave Faulkner]], except where noted
| extra_column = Originally from
| title1 = [[Leilani (song)|Leilani]]
| note1 = Faulkner, [[James Baker (musician)|James Baker]], [[Roddy Radalj]], [[Kimble Rendall]]
| extra1 = Single, 1982; later released on ''[[Stoneage Romeos]]''
| length1 = 4:55
| title2 = [[Tojo (song)|Tojo]]
| extra2 = ''Stoneage Romeos'', 1984
| length2 = 3:21
| title3 = [[My Girl (Hoodoo Gurus song)|My Girl]]
| extra3 = ''Stoneage Romeos'', 1984
| length3 = 2:39
| title4 = Be My Guru
| note4 = Faulkner, Baker
| extra4 = [[A-side and B-side|B-side]] to "My Girl" single
| length4 = 2:38
| title5 = [[I Want You Back (Hoodoo Gurus song)|I Want You Back]]
| extra5 = ''Stoneage Romeos'', 1984
| length5 = 3:11
| title6 = I Was A Kamikaze Pilot
| extra6 = ''Stoneage Romeos'', 1984
| length6 = 3:09
| title7 = [[Bittersweet (Hoodoo Gurus song)|Bittersweet]]
| extra7 = ''[[Mars Needs Guitars!]]'', 1985
| length7 = 3:51
| title8 = [[Like Wow - Wipeout!]]
| extra8 = ''Mars Needs Guitars!'', 1985
| length8 = 3:13
| title9 = [[Death Defying]]
| extra9 = ''Mars Needs Guitars!'', 1985
| length9 = 3:25
| title10 = [[Poison Pen (song)|Poison Pen]]
| extra10 = ''Mars Needs Guitars!'', 1985
| length10 = 4:11
| title11 = In The Wild
| extra11 = ''Mars Needs Guitars!'', 1985
| length11 = 3:11
| title12 = [[What's My Scene?]]
| extra12 = ''[[Blow Your Cool!]]'', 1987
| length12 = 3:48
| title13 = Heart Of Darkness
| extra13 = ''Blow Your Cool!'', 1987
| length13 = 3:04
| title14 = [[Good Times (Hoodoo Gurus song)|Good Times]]
| extra14 = ''Blow Your Cool!'', 1987
| length14 = 3:02
| title15 = [[In the Middle of the Land]]
| extra15 = ''Blow Your Cool!'', 1987
| length15 = 4:34
| title16 = [[The Generation Gap (song)|The Generation Gap]]
| note16 = [[Charlie Craig (songwriter)|Charlie Craig]], Betty Craig, Jim Hayner
| extra16 = Non-album single, 1988
| length16 = 3:41
| title17 = [[Come Anytime]]
| extra17 = ''[[Magnum Cum Louder]]'', 1989
| length17 = 3:19
| title18 = Cajun Country
| extra18 = B-side to "Come Anytime" single
| length18 = 4:05
| title19 = [[Axegrinder]]
| note19 = Faulkner, [[Brad Shepherd]], [[Richard Grossman (bassist)|Richard Grossman]], [[Mark Kingsmill]]
| extra19 = ''Magnum Cum Louder'', 1989
| length19 = 3:26
| title20 = Another World
| extra20 = ''Magnum Cum Louder'', 1989
| length20 = 3:16
}}
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Album
| headline = Disc two
| title1 = [[Miss Freelove '69]]
| extra1 = ''[[Kinky (Hoodoo Gurus album)|Kinky]]'', 1991
| length1 = 4:13
| title2 = Stomp the Tumbarumba
| note2 = [[Johnny Devlin]], Joy Inman
| extra2 = B-side to "Miss Freelove '69" single
| length2 = 3:03
| title3 = [[1000 Miles Away]]
| extra3 = ''Kinky'', 1991
| length3 = 4:33
| title4 = I Think You Know
| extra4 = B-side to "1000 Miles Away" single
| length4 = 3:33
| title5 = A Place in the Sun
| extra5 = ''Kinky'', 1991
| length5 = 3:44
| title6 = Castles in the Air
| extra6 = ''Kinky'', 1991
| length6 = 4:07
| title7 = [[The Right Time (Hoodoo Gurus song)|The Right Time]]
| extra7 = ''[[Crank (Hoodoo Gurus album)|Crank]]'', 1994
| length7 = 3:56
| title8 = [[You Open My Eyes]]
| note8 = Shepherd
| extra8 = ''Crank'', 1994
| length8 = 3:18
| title9 = Less Than A Feeling
| extra9 = ''Crank'', 1994
| length9 = 3:37
| title10 = Nobody
| extra10 = ''Crank'', 1994
| length10 = 4:24
| title11 = Judgement Day
| note11 = Faulkner, Shepherd
| extra11 = ''Crank'', 1994
| length11 = 3:12
| title12 = Big Deal
| note12 = Faulkner, Shepherd
| extra12 = ''[[Blue Cave (album)|Blue Cave]]'', 1996
| length12 = 3:21
| title13 = Waking Up Tired
| note13 = Faulkner, Shepherd
| extra13 = ''Blue Cave'', 1996
| length13 = 2:54
| title14 = Quicksand
| extra14 = B-side to "Waking Up Tired" single
| length14 = 3:33
| title15 = If Only...
| extra15 = ''Blue Cave'', 1996
| length15 = 3:44
| title16 = Night Must Fall
| extra16 = ''Blue Cave'', 1996
| length16 = 3:26
| title17 = Down On Me
| extra17 = ''Blue Cave'', 1996
| length17 = 4:07
| title18 = [[A Hard Day's Night (song)|A Hard Day's Night]]
| note18 = [[John Lennon]], [[Paul McCartney]]
| extra18 = ''[[Electric Chair (album)|Electric Chair]]'', 1998
| length18 = 2:32
| title19 = Gene Hackman
| extra19 = ''Electric Chair'', 1998
| length19 = 2:29
| title20 = The Real Deal
| extra20 = ''Electric Chair'', 1998
| length20 = 4:59
}}
== Album credits ==
Credited to:<ref name="Holmgren"/>
* Mark Opitz - Producer
* Ed Stasium - Producer
* Alan Thorne - Producer
* Charles Fisher - Producer
* Don Bartley - remastering
* Karen Glauber - liner Notes
* Andrzej Liguz - photography
* Francine McDougall - photography
* Adrienne Overall - photography, back cover
* Libby Blainey - artwork
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable"
!Chart (2000-2004)
!Peak<br />position
|-
|Australian ([[ARIA Charts]])<ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia|edition=PDF|page=131}}</ref>
|align="center"|76
|-
{{album chart|New Zealand|39|artist=Hoodoo Gurus|album=Ampology|access-date=9 December 2021}}
|}
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Hoodoo Gurus}}
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[[Category:Hoodoo Gurus albums]]
[[Category:Compilation albums by Australian artists]]
[[Category:2000 compilation albums]]