Beastie Boys / discography
Beastie Boys (2007)
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Publications | |
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Studio albums | 8th |
Compilations | 4th |
EPs | 7th |
Singles | 39 |
Video albums | 5 |
Music videos | 43 |
This discography is an overview of the musical works of the Beastie Boys . It includes eight studio albums, four compilations , five video albums, seven extended plays and 39 singles. According to sources and record awards, they have sold more than 28.8 million records to date, over 25.1 million of them in their homeland alone. The most successful release of the Beastie Boys is the album Licensed to Ill with over 10.3 million units sold.
Albums
Studio albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1986 | Licensed to Ill |
DE23 (25 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK7th
gold
(40 weeks)UK |
US1
diamond
(152 weeks)US |
First published: November 15, 1986
Sales: +10,300,000 |
1989 | Paul's Boutique | - | - | - |
UK44
silver
(2 weeks)UK |
US14th × 2
(18 weeks)US |
First published: July 25, 1989
Sales: + 2,060,000 |
1992 | Check your head | - | - | - |
UK-
silver
UK
|
US10 × 3
(36 weeks)US |
First published: April 21, 1992
Sales: +3,000,000 |
1994 | I'll communication |
DE11 (44 weeks) DE |
AT10 (16 weeks) AT |
CH12 (20 weeks) CH |
UK10
gold
(20 weeks)UK |
US1 × 2
(63 weeks)US |
First published: May 23, 1994
Sales: + 2,100,000 |
1998 | Hello Nasty |
DE1 (15 weeks) DE |
AT2 (15 weeks) AT |
CH1
gold
(14 weeks)CH |
UK1
platinum
(25 weeks)UK |
US1 × 3
(48 weeks)US |
First published: July 14, 1998
Sales: + 3,345,000 |
2004 | To the 5 boroughs |
DE3 (11 weeks) DE |
AT14 (8 weeks) AT |
CH5 (14 weeks) CH |
UK2
gold
(13 weeks)UK |
US1
platinum
(19 weeks)US |
First published: June 15, 2004
Sales: + 1,100,000 |
2007 | The mix-up |
DE46 (4 weeks) DE |
AT40 (4 weeks) AT |
CH25 (8 weeks) CH |
UK79 (1 week) UK |
US15 (9 weeks) US |
First release: June 26, 2007
Instrumental album |
2011 | Hot Sauce Committee Part Two |
DE3 (11 weeks) DE |
AT20 (4 weeks) AT |
CH3 (12 weeks) CH |
UK9 (4 weeks) UK |
US2 (20 weeks) US |
First published: May 3, 2011
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Compilations
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1994 | Some old bullshit | - | - | - | - |
US46 (7 weeks) US |
First published: February 8, 1994
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1996 | The In Sound from Way Out! | - | - | - |
UK45 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: April 2, 1996
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1999 | Beastie Boys Anthology: The Sounds of Science |
DE50 (8 weeks) DE |
AT42 (5 weeks) AT |
CH72 (5 weeks) CH |
UK36
gold
(9 weeks)UK |
US19th × 2
(18 weeks)US |
First published: November 23, 1999
Sales: + 2,100,000 |
2005 | Solid gold hits | - | - |
CH83 (1 week) CH |
UK71
gold
(1 week)UK |
US42
gold
(16 weeks)US |
First published: May 23, 1994
Sales: + 600,000 |
EPs
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1995 | Root Down |
DE38 (9 weeks) DE |
AT38 (2 weeks) AT |
- |
UK23 (3 weeks) UK |
US50 (8 weeks) US |
First published: May 23, 1995
7 ", 12", CD, MC |
More EPs
- 1982: Polly Wog Stew
- 1994: Pretzel Nugget
- 1994: Aglio e Olio
- 1998: Nasty Bits
- 1999: Scientists of Sound (The Blow Up Factor Vol. 1)
- 2008: The Mix-Up Bonus Tracks
Singles
Chart placements as lead musician
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | [↑]: treated together with the previous entry; [←]: placed in both charts |
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | ||||
1983 | She's on It Krush Groove OST |
DE44 (7 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK10 (8 weeks) UK |
- | ||
1987 | Brass Monkey Licensed to Ill |
- | - | - | - |
US48
gold
(10 weeks)US |
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(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party!) Licensed to Ill |
DE25 (11 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK11
silver
(13 weeks)UK |
US7 (18 weeks) US |
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No Sleep till Brooklyn Licensed to Ill |
DE46 (8 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK14 (7 weeks) UK |
- | |||
Girls Licensed to Ill |
- | - | - |
UK34 (4 weeks) UK |
- | |||
1989 | Hey ladies Paul’s boutique |
DE43 (10 weeks) DE |
- | - | - |
US36 (10 weeks) US |
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1992 | Pass the Mic Check Your Head |
- | - | - |
UK47 (2 weeks) UK |
- | ||
So What'cha Want Check Your Head |
- | - | - | - |
US93 (5 weeks) US |
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1994 |
Sabotage Ill Communication |
- | - | - |
UK19th
silver
(4 weeks)UK |
- | ||
Get It Together Ill Communication |
- | - | -[UK: ↑] | - | ||||
Sure Shot Ill Communication |
- | - | - |
UK27 (5 weeks) UK |
- | |||
1998 | Intergalactic Hello Nasty |
DE40 (12 weeks) DE |
AT26 (11 weeks) AT |
CH33 (10 weeks) CH |
UK5
silver
(7 weeks)UK |
US28 (18 weeks) US |
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Body Movin ' Hello Nasty |
- | - | - |
UK15 (7 weeks) UK |
- | |||
1999 | Remote Control / Three MC's and One DJ Hello Nasty |
- | - | - |
UK21 (3 weeks) UK |
- | ||
Alive Beastie Boys Anthology: The Sounds of Science |
- | - | - |
UK28 (4 weeks) UK |
- | |||
2004 | Ch-Check It Out To the 5 Boroughs |
DE65 (8 weeks) DE |
AT75 (1 week) AT |
CH36 (4 weeks) CH |
UK8 (7 weeks) UK |
US68
gold
(12 weeks)US |
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Triple Trouble To the 5 Boroughs |
- | - | - |
UK37 (5 weeks) UK |
- | |||
2005 | An Open Letter to NYC To the 5 Boroughs |
- | - | - |
UK38 (4 weeks) UK |
- | ||
2009 | Too Many Rappers Hot Sauce Committee Part Two |
- | - | - | - |
US93 (1 week) US |
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More singles
- 1983: Cooky Puss
- 1985: Rock Hard
- 1985: Slow and Low
- 1986: Hold It Now, Hit It
- 1986: The New Style
- 1986: Paul Revere
- 1989: Shadrach
- 1992: Jimmy James
- 1992: Gratitude
- 1992: Professor Booty
- 1992: Something's Got to Give
- 1995: Root Down
- 1998: The Negotation Limerick File
- 2004: Right Right Now
- 2004: Now Get Busy
- 2007: The Electric Worm
- 2007: Off the Grid
- 2009: Lee Majors Come Again
- 2011: Make Some Noise
- 2011: Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win feat. Santigold
Guest Posts
- 1993: Stick 'em Up (by DJ Hurricane )
Video albums
- 1987: Beastie Boys (US:gold)
- 1992: The Skills to Play the Blues (US:gold)
- 1994: Sabotage (UK:gold)
- 1999: Video Anthology (US:gold)
- 2006: Awesome; I Fuckin 'Shot That!
Awards for music sales
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Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.
Country / Region | silver | gold | platinum | diamond | Sales | swell |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
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Belgium (BEA) | - | gold1 | - | - | 25,000 | ultratop.be |
Japan (RIAJ) | - | 3 × gold3 | platinum1 | - | 550,000 | riaj.or.jp |
Canada (MC) | - | gold1 | 16 × platinum16 | - | 1,470,000 | musiccanada.com |
New Zealand (RMNZ) | - | gold1 | 2 × platinum2 | - | 37,500 | https://nztop40.co.nz/ |
Netherlands (NVPI) | - | gold1 | - | - | 50,000 | nvpi.nl |
Norway (IFPI) | - | 2 × gold2 | - | - | 25,000 | ifpi.no ( Memento from November 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) |
Switzerland (IFPI) | - | gold1 | - | - | 25,000 | hitparade.ch |
United States (RIAA) | - | 7 × gold7th | 13 × platinum13 | diamond1 | 25,150,000 | riaa.com |
United Kingdom (BPI) | 5 × silver5 | 6 × gold6th | platinum1 | - | 1,545,000 | bpi.co.uk |
All in all | 5 × silver5 | 23 × gold23 | 33 × platinum33 | diamond1 |
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Web links
- Beastie Boys at Discogs (English)