MC Hammer / discography

MC Hammer - discography
MC Hammer, 1999
Publications
Studio albums	10
Compilations	4th
Singles	15th

This discography is an overview of the musical works of the American rapper MC Hammer . According to sources and record awards, he has sold more than 22.9 million records in his career, including over 20.1 million in his home country alone. MC Hammer's most successful release is the album Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em with over 18 million units sold.

Albums

Studio albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1988	Let's get it started	DE42 (11 weeks) DE	AT25 (2 weeks) AT	CH19 (6 weeks) CH	UK46 (2 weeks) UK	US30th × 2 Double platinum (80 weeks)US	First published: September 28, 1988 Sales: +2,000,000
1990	Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em	DE14th gold (52 weeks)DE	AT15th gold (11 weeks)AT	CH11 gold (21 weeks)CH	UK8th × 2 Double platinum (59 weeks)UK	US1 diamond (108 weeks)US	First published: February 20, 1990 Sales: + 18,000,000
1991	Too Legit to Quit	DE49 (15 weeks) DE	-	-	UK41 silver (6 weeks)UK	US2 × 3 Triple platinum (54 weeks)US	First published: October 21, 1991 Sales: + 3,060,000
1994	The Funky Headhunter	-	-	-	-	US12 platinum (25 weeks)US	First published: March 1, 1994 Sales: + 1,000,000
1995	Inside Out	-	-	-	-	US119 (3 weeks) US	First published: September 12, 1995

More studio albums

• 1987: Feel My Power
• 1998: Family Affair
• 2001: Active Duty
• 2004: Full Blast
• 2006: Look Look Look

Compilations

• 1996: Greatest Hits
• 1998: Back 2 Back Hits
• 2000: The Hits
• 2007: Platinum

Singles

Chart placements

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1990	U Can't Touch This Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em	DE2 gold (25 weeks)DE	AT5 (17 weeks) AT	CH2 (17 weeks) CH	UK3 gold (16 weeks)UK	US8th gold (17 weeks)US	First published: January 13, 1990
	Have You Seen Her Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em	DE10 (22 weeks) DE	AT20 (9 weeks) AT	CH12 (6 weeks) CH	UK8 (8 weeks) UK	US4th gold (20 weeks)US	First published: March 16, 1990
	Pray Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em	DE4 (17 weeks) DE	AT13 (9 weeks) AT	CH10 (13 weeks) CH	UK8 (10 weeks) UK	US2 gold (18 weeks)US	First published: September 21, 1990
	Here Comes the Hammer Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em	DE32 (9 weeks) DE	-	-	UK15 (5 weeks) UK	US54 (14 weeks) US	First published: December 1990
1991	Help the Children Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em	DE49 (3 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: May 1991
	Yo !! Sweetness Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em	-	-	-	UK16 (5 weeks) UK	-	First published: May 1991
	(Hammer Hammer) They Put Me in the Mix	-	-	-	UK20 (4 weeks) UK	-	First published: July 1991
	2 Legit 2 Quit Too Legit to Quit	-	-	-	UK60 (2 weeks) UK	US5 platinum (19 weeks)US	First published: November 5, 1991
	Addams Groove Too Legit to Quit	DE21 (10 weeks) DE	AT10 (9 weeks) AT	CH21 (4 weeks) CH	UK4 (9 weeks) UK	US7th gold (20 weeks)US	First published: December 17, 1991
1992	Do Not Pass Me By Too Legit to Quit	-	-	-	UK14 (6 weeks) UK	US62 (8 weeks) US	First published: March 1992
	This Is the Way We Roll Too Legit to Quit	-	-	-	-	US86 (3 weeks) US	First published: May 1992
1994	Pumps and a Bump The Funky Headhunter	-	-	-	-	US26th gold (20 weeks)US	First published: February 1994
	It's All Good The Funky Headhunter	-	-	-	UK52 (2 weeks) UK	US46 (19 weeks) US	First published: February 1994
	Don't Stop The Funky Headhunter	-	-	-	UK72 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: August 1994
1995	Straight to My Feet Street Fighter (OST)	-	-	-	UK57 (2 weeks) UK	-	First release: May 1995 feat. Deion Sanders

Chart placements as a guest musician

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1990	You've Got Me Dancin ' Don't Turn This Groove Around	-	-	-	UK84 (2 weeks) UK	-	First release: August 1990 Glen Goldsmith feat. MC hammer
2003	U Can't Touch This Lifestyle	DE22 (9 weeks) DE	AT25 (10 weeks) AT	-	-	-	First published: May 5, 2003 Beam vs. Cyrus feat. MC hammer

Awards for music sales

Golden record  Canada 1990: for the single U Can't Touch This 1991: for the video album Hammer Time 1991: for the video album Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em  Netherlands 1990: for the single U Can't Touch This 1991: for the album Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em Platinum record  Spain 1991: for the album Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em

2 × platinum record  Canada 1991: for the album Too Legit to Quit 8 × platinum record  Canada 1991: for the album Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	diamond	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Germany (BVMI)	-	2 × gold2	-	-	500,000	musikindustrie.de
Canada (MC)	-	3 × gold3	10 × platinum10	-	1,060,000	musiccanada.com
Netherlands (NVPI)	-	2 × gold2	-	-	125,000	nvpi.nl
Austria (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	-	25,000	ifpi.at
Switzerland (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	-	25,000	hitparade.ch
Spain (Promusicae)	-	-	platinum1	-	100,000	Sólo éxitos: año año, 1959-2002
United States (RIAA)	-	5 × gold5	13 × platinum13	diamond1	20,100,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver1	gold1	2 × platinum2	-	1,060,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	silver1	15 × gold15th	26 × platinum26th	diamond1

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1. ↑ ^{a b c} Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
2. ↑ WW Sales: Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em