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Tracy Chapman discography
Studio albums8
Compilation albums2
Singles22

The article presents the discography of American folk music singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman. She has released 8 studio albums, 2 greatest hits albums, and 22 singles on Elektra Records. She has 4 Platinum albums, 2 of which are multi-platinum, and 2 Gold albums. Her smash hits "Fast Car" and "Give Me One Reason" both hit the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, peaking at numbers 6 and 3, respectively. Both singles hit number 1 in Canada.

Albums

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
CAN
[4]
GER
[5]
NED
[6]
NZ
[7]
SWE
[8]
SWI
[9]
UK
[10]
Tracy Chapman
  • Released: April 5, 1988
  • Label: Elektra
  • Format: LP, CD
1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
Crossroads
  • Released: October 3, 1989
  • Label: Elektra
  • Format: LP, CD
9 4 3 12 1 5 1 8 2 1
  • RIAA: Platinum[11]
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum[12]
  • BPI: Platinum[13]
  • BVMI: 2× Platinum[14]
  • GLF: Gold[20]
  • IFPI AUT: Platinum[21]
  • IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum[22]
  • MC: Platinum[18]
  • RMNZ: Platinum[23]
Matters of the Heart
  • Released: April 28, 1992
  • Label: Elektra
  • Format: CD
53 23 11 55 13 33 23 37 10 19
New Beginning
  • Released: November 14, 1995
  • Label: Elektra
  • Format: CD
4 6 9 1 60 8 46 22
Telling Stories
  • Released: February 15, 2000
  • Label: Elektra
  • Format: CD
33 33 5 15 5 10 16 2 85
Let It Rain
  • Released: October 15, 2002
  • Label: Elektra
  • Format: CD
25 25 6 15 75 45 27 4 36
Where You Live 49 77 7 12 38 28 4 43
Our Bright Future
  • Released: November 11, 2008
  • Label: Elektra, Atlantic
  • Format: CD, digital download
57 81 23 28 56 35 9 75
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
BEL
[33]
NED
[6]
NZ
[7]
NOR
[34]
POR
[35]
SWE
[8]
SWI
[9]
UK
[10]
Collection 10 1 6 3 9 6 24 9 4 3
Greatest Hits
  • Released: November 20, 2015
  • Label: Elektra
  • Format: CD, digital download
14 51 79 3 64 30
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

As lead artist

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[41]
US Main. Rock
[42]
US Mod. Rock
[43]
US AC
[44]
US R&B
[45]
AUS
[2]
CAN
[46]
NZ
[7]
SWI
[47]
UK
[10]
1988 "Fast Car" 6 19 7 4 1 21 4
  • BPI: 2× Platinum[13]
Tracy Chapman
"Talkin' 'bout a Revolution" 75 22 24 45 78 66 42 32 85
"Baby Can I Hold You" 48 19 68 27 16 94
1989 "Crossroads" 90 26 7 41 58 32 21 18 61 Crossroads
"All That You Have Is Your Soul" 119
1990 "Subcity"
1992 "Bang Bang Bang" 84 Matters of the Heart
"Dreaming on a World"
1995 "Give Me One Reason" 3 3 35 3 1 16 95 New Beginning
1996 "New Beginning" [A] 114
"The Promise"
"Smoke and Ashes" [B] 57
2000 "Telling Stories" [C] 180 22 76 Telling Stories
"It's OK"
"Wedding Song"
2001 "Baby Can I Hold You"
(Re-release)
The Collection
2002 "You're the One" 211 146 Let It Rain
2003 "Another Sun"
2005 "Change" 191 Where You Live
2006 "America"
2008 "Sing for You" 83 48 Our Bright Future
2009 "Thinking of You"
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other appearances

Year Title Album(s) Artist
1997 "The Thrill Is Gone" Deuces Wild B.B. King

Contributions

Duet songs:

Covered songs:

Music videos

Year Title
1988 "Fast Car"
"Talkin' 'bout a Revolution"
"Baby Can I Hold You"
1989 "Crossroads"
"Born to Fight"
1992 "Bang Bang Bang"
1995 "Give Me One Reason"
1996 "New Beginning"
1997 "The Thrill Is Gone"
(B.B. King featuring Tracy Chapman)
2000 "Telling Stories"
2005 "Change"
2008 "Sing for You"

Notes

  1. ^ "New Beginning" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number six on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[49]
  2. ^ "Smoke and Ashes" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 19 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[49]
  3. ^ "Telling Stories" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number eight on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[49]

References

  1. ^ "Tracy Chapman Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
  3. ^ a b "Austria: Album positions". austriancharts.at. Retrieved December 28, 2008.
  4. ^ "Canadian album positions". RPM. Retrieved December 28, 2008.
  5. ^ "German album positions". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Netherlands: Album positions". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved December 28, 2008.
  7. ^ a b c "charts.nz > Tracy Chapman in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
  8. ^ a b "Sweden: Album positions". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved December 28, 2008.
  9. ^ a b "Switzerland: Album positions". hitparade.ch. Retrieved December 28, 2008.
  10. ^ a b c UK chart peaks:
  11. ^ a b c d e f "RIAA Searchable Database". RIAA. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  12. ^ a b c d e Australian (ARIA) certifications (accurate as of December 2010): Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 54.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h "Tracy Chapman BPI certification". BPI. Retrieved October 29, 2019. N.B. User must enter the artist or title of release to display results.
  14. ^ a b c d e "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Tracy Chapman)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
  15. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  16. ^ "Gold & Platin". ifpi.at. Archived from the original on June 8, 2009. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  17. ^ "AWARDS". swisscharts.com. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  18. ^ a b c "CRIA Searchable Database". CRIA. Archived from the original on December 26, 2009. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
  19. ^ "RIANZ Top 50 Albums > 4 March 1990". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  20. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  21. ^ "Gold & Platin". ifpi.at. Archived from the original on June 8, 2009. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  22. ^ "AWARDS". swisscharts.com. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  23. ^ "RIANZ Top 50 Albums > 6 May 1990". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  24. ^ "AWARDS". swisscharts.com. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  25. ^ "Gold & Platin". ifpi.at. Archived from the original on June 8, 2009. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  26. ^ "RIANZ Top 50 Albums > 8 September 1996". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  27. ^ "AWARDS". swisscharts.com. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  28. ^ "RIANZ Top 50 Albums > 30 April 2000". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  29. ^ "Gold & Platin". ifpi.at. Archived from the original on June 8, 2009. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  30. ^ "AWARDS". swisscharts.com. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  31. ^ "AWARDS". swisscharts.com. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  32. ^ "AWARDS". swisscharts.com. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  33. ^ "Belgium: Album positions". ultratop.be. Retrieved December 28, 2008.
  34. ^ "Norway: Album positions". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved December 28, 2008.
  35. ^ "Portugal: Album positions". portuguesecharts.com. Retrieved December 28, 2008.
  36. ^ "Pandora Archive" (PDF). Pandora.nla.gov.au. August 23, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
  37. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  38. ^ "Gold & Platin". ifpi.at. Archived from the original on June 8, 2009. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  39. ^ "AWARDS". swisscharts.com. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  40. ^ "RIANZ Top 50 Albums > 20 January 2002". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  41. ^ "Tracy Chapman - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  42. ^ "Tracy Chapman - Mainstream Rock". Billboard. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  43. ^ "Tracy Chapman - Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  44. ^ "Tracy Chapman - Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  45. ^ "Tracy Chapman - Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  46. ^ "Top Singles RPM Results". Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
  47. ^ "Tracy Chapman Swiss singles chart positions". hitparade.ch. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  48. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Tracy Chapman – Give Me One Reason". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  49. ^ a b c "Tracy Chapman Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved June 22, 2020.

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