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TLC discography
TLC performing live in 2016
Studio albums5
Soundtrack albums5
Live albums2
Compilation albums19
Singles44
Video albums6
Music videos28
Video albums6
Movie1

The discography of American R&B girl group TLC contains five studio albums, five compilation albums and twenty-one singles.

They have had four number one hit singles in the United States: "Creep", "Waterfalls", "No Scrubs" and "Unpretty". The group have certified shipping of 23 million albums[1] and 6.5 million singles[2] in the United States. In 2008, the group was inducted into the All Time Hot 100 Artist Hall of Fame by Billboard magazine at 56th place.[3]

They have sold over 65 million records worldwide,[4] and is considered as one of the best-selling girl groups of all time (second to the Spice Girls).[5]

Their second studio album CrazySexyCool has sold over 14 million copies worldwide,[6] and is recognized as the best-selling album of all time by a girl group in United States.

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[7] 		US R&B/HH
[8] 		AUS
[9] 		CAN
[10] 		GER
[11] 		NLD
[12] 		NZ
[13] 		SWE
[14] 		SWI
[15] 		UK
[16]
Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip 14 3 99 78 — — — — — —
CrazySexyCool
  • Released: November 15, 1994
  • Label: LaFace, Arista
  • Formats: LP, cassette, CD
 3 2 5 6 4 4 1 11 10 4
FanMail
  • Released: February 23, 1999
  • Labels: LaFace, Arista
  • Formats: LP, cassette, CD
 1 1 15 3 7 9 6 16 11 7
3D
  • Released: October 10, 2002
  • Label: Arista
  • Formats: LP, cassette, CD
 6 4 73 28 46 62 45 — 47 45
TLC
  • Released: June 30, 2017
  • Label: 852 Musiq
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 38 20 —[A] — 81 — — — — 40

Compilation albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[7] 		NZ
[13] 		UK
[16]
Now and Forever: The Hits
  • Released: September 30, 2003
  • Label: Arista
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 53 33 86
The Very Best of TLC: Crazy Sexy Hits
  • Released: August 20, 2007 (UK only release)
  • Label: Arista
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 — — 57
We Love TLC
  • Released: March 25, 2009 (Japan only release)
  • Label: Arista
  • Format: CD
 — — —
TLC 20: 20th Anniversary Hits
  • Released: June 19, 2013 (Japan only release)
  • Label: Warner Music Japan
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 — — —
20
  • Released: October 15, 2013
  • Label: LaFace/Epic
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 12 — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other albums

  • Artist Collection[27] (2004)
  • Collections[28] (2006)
  • The Greatest Hits of TLC[29] (2008)
  • Playlist: The Very Best of TLC[30] (2009)
  • Steel Box Collection: Greatest Hits[31] (2009)
  • Super Hits[32] (2010)
  • 12" Masters Essential Mixes[33][34][35] (2010)
  • S.O.U.L.[36] (2013)

Video albums

Title Details Certifications Notes
Oooooooohhh... On the Video Tip
  • Released: August 29, 1992
  • Format: VHS
  • Features interviews and behind the scenes footage.
  • Also includes the music videos for "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg", "Baby-Baby-Baby", and "What About Your Friends". It peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Top Music Videos.[37]
CrazyVideoCool
  • Released: November 7, 1995
  • Formats: LaserDisc, VHS, VCD
  • Features interviews, behind the scenes footage at video shoots.
  • Also includes the music videos for "Creep", "Red Light Special", "Waterfalls", and "Diggin' on You"
Hands Up/Girl Talk
  • Released: April 15, 2003
  • Format: DVD
  • Includes the music videos for "Hands Up" and "Girl Talk".
Now & Forever: The Video Hits
  • Released: March 24, 2004
  • Format: DVD
  • Released to coincide with Now and Forever: The Hits.
  • Contains all the music videos of the singles that reached the top 10 of the Billboard charts.

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[39] 		US R&B/HH
[40] 		AUS
[9] 		FRA
[41] 		GER
[11] 		IRE
[42] 		NLD
[43] 		NZ
[13] 		SWI
[44] 		UK
[16]
"Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" 1992 6 2 28 — — — 24 35 — 13 Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip
"Baby-Baby-Baby" 2 1 95 — — — — — — 55
"What About Your Friends" 7 2 79 — — — 58 19 — 59
"Hat 2 da Back" 1993 30 14 — — — — — 22 — —
"Get It Up" 42 15 — — — — — 25 — — Poetic Justice
"Sleigh Ride" — — — — — — — — — — Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
"Creep" 1994 1 1 20 23 39 9 19 4 26 6 CrazySexyCool
"Red Light Special" 1995 2 3 53 — — — — 9 — 18
"Waterfalls" 1 4 4 20 5 4 5 1 1 4
"Diggin' on You" 5 7 6 — 46 21 32 8 29 18
"No Scrubs" 1999 1 1 1 5 4 1 3 1 5 3 FanMail
"Unpretty" 1 4 3 32 16 4 8 3 9 6
"Dear Lie" 2000 51 70 35 40 37 12 26 10 29 31
"Girl Talk" 2002 28 23 46 — 79 — 54 18 96 30 3D
"Hands Up" — — — — — — — — — 109
"Damaged" 2003 53 — — — — — — 21 — —
"Come Get Some"
(featuring Lil Jon and Sean P) 		2004 — 81 — — — — — — — — Now and Forever: The Hits
"I Bet"
(featuring O'so Krispie) 		2005 — — — — — — — — — —
"Gift Wrapped Kiss" 2014 — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"Haters" 2016 — — — — — — — — — — TLC
"Way Back"
(featuring Snoop Dogg) 		2017 — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
List of songs as a featured artist, with selected chart positions, showing album name and the year the album was released
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[53] 		US R&B/HH
[54] 		UK
R&B
[55]
"Freedom (Theme from Panther)"
(Various Artists featuring TLC) 		1995 45 10 — Panther soundtrack
"What It Ain't (Ghetto Enuff)"
(Goodie Mob featuring TLC) 		2000 — — 103 World Party
"What's Going On? (Dupri R&B Mix)"
(Various Artists featuring TLC) 		2002 — — — What's Going On: All-Star Tribute
"Voice of Love"
(Various Artists featuring TLC) 		2004 — — — —
"Crooked Smile"
(J. Cole featuring TLC) 		2013 27 7 2 Born Sinner
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[39] 		US R&B/HH
[40]
"Kick Your Game" 1995 — — CrazySexyCool
"This Is How It Works" 1996 — — Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album
"Silly Ho" 1998 59 21 FanMail
"I'm Good at Being Bad" 1999 — 38
"FanMail" — —
"My Life" — —
"I Need That" — — —
"3D" 2002 — — 3D
"Dirty Dirty" — —
"American Gold" 2017 — — TLC
"It's Sunny" — —

Guest appearances

List of songs, showing year released, artist and album name
Song Year Album
"Reversal of a Dog" (Damian Dame, Highland Place Mobsters, Toni Braxton & TLC) 1992 Boomerang soundtrack
"All I Want for Christmas" 1993 A LaFace Family Christmas
"This Is How It Works" 1996 Waiting to Exhale soundtrack
"All That Theme Song" All That soundtrack
"All That – Outro Theme Song"
"Can You Hear Me" (Missy Elliott featuring TLC) 2002 Under Construction
"Rainbow" (Cover of L'arc~en~ciel's 'Niji') 2012 L'arc~en~ciel Tribute

Music videos

Song Year Album Director(s)
"Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" 1992 Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip Lionel C. Martin
"Baby-Baby-Baby" Keith Ward & Pebbles
"Baby-Baby-Baby" (Extended)
"What About Your Friends" Lionel C. Martin
"Hat 2 da Back" Katie Harck
"Get It Up" 1993 Poetic Justice soundtrack Felicia Louys
"Sleigh Ride" Home Alone 2: Lost in New York soundtrack Paloma Jonnes
"Creep" 1994 CrazySexyCool Matthew Rolston
"Creep" (#1 Version)
"Creep" (#2 Version)
"Red Light Special" 1995 Matthew Rolston[56]
"Red Light Special" (Sexiest)
"Red Light Special" (Sexier)
"Waterfalls" F. Gary Gray
"Diggin' on You"
"Freedom"
(Various Artists featuring TLC) 		Panther soundtrack Alex Yonf
"No Scrubs" 1999 FanMail Hype Williams
"Unpretty" Paul Hunter
"Unpretty" (Remix)
"Dear Lie" Bille Woodruff
"What It Ain't"
(Goodie Mob featuring TLC) 		2000 World Party Dave Meyers
"Girl Talk" 2002 3D
"Turntable" (compilation of clips) Tommy Martin
"Hands Up" 2003 Matthew Rolston
"Hands Up" (So So Def Remix)
"Damaged" Joseph Kahn
"Voice of Love"
(Various Artists featuring TLC) 		2004 —
"Crooked Smile"
(do not appear in video itself, but their vocals on the track are included in the video) 		2013 Born Sinner
"Meant to Be" (Appears at the end of CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story) 20
"Way Back" 2017 TLC
"Haters" 2017

Filmography

Notes

  1. ^ TLC did not enter the Australian ARIA Albums Chart but reached number 34 on the ARIA Digital Albums Chart.[26]
  • ^ *¹ According to Nielsen SoundScan, CrazySexyCool sold over 7.4 million copies in the United States[57] and 1.27 million through BMG Music Clubs. Nielsen SoundScan and the RIAA do not count the sales of the BMG Music Clubs in their certifications.[58]
  • ^ *² The album sold over 4.7 million copies in the United States[57] and 877,000 through BMG Music Clubs. Nielsen SoundScan and the RIAA do not count the sales of the BMG Music Clubs in their certifications.[58]

References

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  4. ^ Viera, Bene (2012-04-25). "Celebrating the life of left eye 10 years after her untimely death". VH1. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  5. ^ Thomas, Rebecca (2012-04-25). "TLC's Left Eye Remembered: 10 Years Later". MTV (MTV Networks). Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  6. ^ Philis, Chuck (May 28, 1996). "Group Tops Charts but Claims Bankruptcy". Los Angeles Times. Davan Maharaj. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
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  8. ^ "TLC Chart History: Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  9. ^ a b Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
  10. ^ Peaks in Canada: "RPM Magazine Archives > Top Albums > TLC". RPM. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ a b German chart peaks:
  12. ^ "Dutch Album Charts > TLC". dutchcharts.nl Hung Medien. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
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  16. ^ a b c UK chart peaks:
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  29. ^ "Greatest Hits". 1 April 2008 – via Amazon.
  30. ^ "Playlist: The Very Best of TLC: Tlc: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  31. ^ "Tlc - Steel Box Collection: Greatest Hits - Amazon.com Music".
  32. ^ "Super Hits: TLC". 14 September 2010 – via Amazon.
  33. ^ "essential mixes". Facebook. 2010-09-20. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  34. ^ "Introducing the 12" Essential Mixes | MusicNews". Sonymusicphil.wordpress.com. 2010-09-16. Archived from the original on 2012-05-25. Retrieved 2012-01-12. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  35. ^ "12 Masters-the Essential Mixes: TLC: Amazon.de: Musik". Amazon.de. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  36. ^ "S.O.U.L: TLC". 21 November 2012 – via Amazon.
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  44. ^ "hitparade.ch > Suche nach: TLC (songs)" (in German). Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  45. ^ "New Zealand Top 40 Singles Chart – 2 July 1995". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  46. ^ "New Zealand Top 40 Singles Chart – 26 February 1995". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
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  48. ^ "New Zealand Top 40 Singles Chart – 13 August 1995". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  49. ^ a b "ARIA Charts > Accreditations > 1999 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  50. ^ a b "År 1999" (PDF). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 17, 2011.
  51. ^ "New Zealand Top 40 Singles Chart – 9 May 1999". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  52. ^ "New Zealand Top 40 Singles Chart – 29 August 1999". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  53. ^ Peak chart positions for singles on the Billboard Hot 100:
  54. ^ "Freedom (Theme from Panther)": "Panther – Original Soundtrack: Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  55. ^ Peak chart positions for singles on the R&B Chart in the United Kingdom:
  56. ^ Marshall Lewis, Miles. "Triple X: The Making Of TLC's 'Red Light Special'". Vibe. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  57. ^ a b Keith Caulfield. "Ask Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
  58. ^ a b Barry David (February 18, 2003). "Shania, Backstreet, Britney, Eminem and Janet Top All-Time Sellers". Music Industry News Network. Archived from the original on September 3, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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