Stereo MCs
The Stereo MCs are an English hip-hop band.
Career
The Stereo MCs were founded in 1985 in London by the singer Rob B. (Birch) and the DJ Nick “The Head” Hallam. The current line-up includes drummer Owen If and singers Cath Coffey and Aina Roxx.
The first album was recorded on a budget in 1989 for their own record label Gee Street . The single Elevate My Mind from their second album was the first British hip hop record to make it into the American charts . Their greatest success was the single Connected and the album of the same name, for which they won the Brit Awards in the British Group and British Album categories in 1994 .
The Stereo MCs are known for good live performances. Their shows, which mostly take place in smaller halls or at festivals, are regularly sold out. They also worked with various well-known DJs; for example with David Guetta (Open Your Eyes), Fedde Le Grand (Wild & Raw) and Terranova (Restless 2015). They also made a name for themselves as remixers , including for Madonna and U2 .
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DE
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 AT
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 CH
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 UK
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 US
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| 1992 | Connected |
DE47 (15 weeks) DE |
AT12 (19 weeks) AT |
CH19 (19 weeks) CH |
UK2  (57 weeks)UK |
US92 (29 weeks) US |
First published: October 5, 1992
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| 2001 | Deep Down & Dirty |
DE10 (7 weeks) DE |
AT2 (11 weeks) AT |
CH20 (5 weeks) CH |
UK17th  (4 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: May 28, 2001
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| 2005 | Paradise |
DE49 (2 weeks) DE |
AT32 (4 weeks) AT |
CH67 (2 weeks) CH |
- | - |
First published: August 29, 2005
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| 2008 | Double bubble | - |
AT43 (5 weeks) AT |
CH50 (1 week) CH |
- | - |
First published: July 18, 2008
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| 2011 | Emperor's Nightingale | - |
AT58 (1 week) AT |
- | - | - |
First published: August 26, 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
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AT
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CH
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UK
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US
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| 2000 | DJ kicks | - |
AT46 (1 week) AT |
- | - | - |
First published: March 27, 2000
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| 2002 | Retroactive | - |
AT25 (6 weeks) AT |
- | - | - |
First published: November 11, 2002
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more publishments
- 1989: The Stereo MCs
- 1989: 33-45-78
- 1990: Supernatural
- 2008: Live at the BBC
- 2014: Collected
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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DE
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AT
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CH
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UK
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US
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| 1989 | On 33 33-45-78 / The Stereo MCs |
- | - | - |
UK94 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: July 1989
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| 1990 | Elevate My Mind Supernatural |
- | - | - |
UK74 (3 weeks) UK |
US39 (13 weeks) US |
First published: September 1990
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| 1991 | Lost in Music Supernatural |
- | - | - |
UK46 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: March 1991
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| 1992 | Connected Connected |
- |
AT5 (18 weeks) AT |
CH6 (22 weeks) CH |
UK18 (6 weeks) UK |
US20 (20 weeks) US |
First published: September 1992
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| Step It Up Connected |
- |
AT12 (5 weeks) AT |
- |
UK12 (12 weeks) UK |
US58 (13 weeks) US |
First published: November 1992
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| 1993 | Ground level connected |
- | - | - |
UK19 (5 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: February 1993
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| Creation Connected |
- | - | - |
UK19 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: May 1993
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| 2001 | Deep Down & Dirty Deep Down & Dirty |
DE92 (1 week) DE |
- |
CH97 (3 weeks) CH |
UK17 (9 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: May 2001
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| We Belong in This World Together Deep Down & Dirty |
- | - | - |
UK59 (1 week) UK |
- |
First published: August 2001
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| 2002 | Running Deep Down & Dirty |
- | - | - |
UK81 (1 week) UK |
- |
First published: January 2002
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More singles
- 1988: Move It (feat.DJ Cesare)
- 1988: What Is Soul?
- 1989: Lyrical Machine
- 1991: I'm a Believer
- 2005: Warhead
- 2005: Paradise
- 2005: Set It Off
- 2008: Black Gold
- 2011: Boy (feat. Jamie Cullum )
