Wu-Tang Clan / Discography

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Wu-Tang Clan - Discography
Publications
Arrow southwest blue.svgStudio albums 6th
Arrow southwest blue.svgCompilations 7th
Arrow southwest blue.svgSingles 6th
Arrow southwest blue.svgVideo albums 19th

This discography is an overview of the musical works of the American hip-hop - group Wu-Tang Clan . She has released six studio albums since 1993. According to sources and record awards, she has sold more than 9.3 million records to date, over 7.5 million of them in her home country alone. The group's most successful sound carrier is the debut album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) with over 3.3 million units sold.

Albums

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1993 Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) - - - UK83
platinum
platinum

(3 weeks)UK 		US41
Triple platinum
× 3
Triple platinum

(43 weeks)US
First published: November 9, 1993
Sales: + 3,300,000
1997 Wu-Tang Forever DE8 (21 weeks)
DE 		AT17 (14 weeks)
AT 		CH11
gold
gold

(14 weeks)CH 		UK1
gold
gold

(14 weeks)UK 		US1
Quadruple platinum
× 4
Quadruple platinum

(41 weeks)US
First published: June 3, 1997
Sales: + 2,100,000
2000 The W DE11
gold
gold

(15 weeks)DE 		AT13 (15 weeks)
AT 		CH24 (13 weeks)
CH 		UK19th
gold
gold

(14 weeks)UK 		US5
platinum
platinum

(17 weeks)US
First published: November 21, 2000
Sales: + 1,400,000
2001 Iron flag DE44 (6 weeks)
DE 		AT36 (7 weeks)
AT 		CH39 (9 weeks)
CH 		UK77 (2 weeks)
UK 		US32
gold
gold

(13 weeks)US
First published: December 18, 2001
Sales: + 500,000
2007 8 diagrams DE79 (1 week)
DE 		- CH19 (5 weeks)
CH 		- US25 (9 weeks)
US
First published: December 11, 2007
Sales: + 200,000
2014 A Better Tomorrow DE64 (1 week)
DE 		AT51 (1 week)
AT 		CH21 (2 weeks)
CH 		UK74 (1 week)
UK 		US29 (2 weeks)
US
First published: December 2nd, 2014
Sales: + 60,000
2015 Once Upon a Time in Shaolin - - - - -
First publication: 25 November 2015
auctioned as a single item

Compilations

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1998 The Swarm DE29 (10 weeks)
DE 		- - UK81 (1 week)
UK 		US4 (10 weeks)
US
First published: July 21, 1998
as Wu-Tang Killa Bees
1999 Wu Chronicles DE55 (5 weeks)
DE 		- - - US25 (9 weeks)
US
First published: March 23, 1999
2001 Wu-Chronicles, Chapter 2 - - - - US72 (4 weeks)
US
First published: July 3, 2001
2002 The sting - - - - US46 (6 weeks)
US
First published: March 12, 2002
as Wu-Tang Killa Bees
2004 Disciples of the 36 Chambers - - - - US82 (4 weeks)
US
First published: September 28, 2004
Legend of the Wu-Tang Clan - - - - US72 (2 weeks)
US
First published: October 26, 2004
2005 Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture - - - - US190 (1 week)
US
First published: October 18, 2005
2009 Wu-Tang Chamber Music - - - - US49 (2 weeks)
US
First published: June 30, 2009
2011 Legendary weapons - - - - US41 (2 weeks)
US
First published: July 26, 2011
2017 The saga continues DE37 (1 week)
DE 		AT29 (1 week)
AT 		CH10 (4 weeks)
CH 		UK42 (1 week)
UK 		US15 (2 weeks)
US
First published: October 13, 2017

More compilations

  • 2007: Wu-Tang Clan & Friends Unreleased
  • 2007: Wu-Tang Clan's Greatest Hits
  • 2007: Wu-Box: Cream of the Clan
  • 2007: Return of the Swarm
  • 2007: Return of the Swarm, Vol. 4
  • 2007: Wu XM Radio
  • 2007: Lost Anthology
  • 2008: Return of the Swarm, Vol. 5
  • 2008: Soundtracks from the Shaolin Temple
  • 2008: Wu: The Story of the Wu-Tang Clan
  • 2008: Killa Bees Attack
  • 2009: Wu-Tang Meet the Indie Culture, Vol. 2
  • 2013: The Essential Wu-Tang Clan

Singles

Chart placements

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1993 Method Man
Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) 		- - - - US69 (14 weeks)
US
First published: August 3, 1993
1994 CREAM
Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) 		- - - UK-
silver
silver
UK 		US60
gold
gold

(16 weeks)US
First published: Jan 31, 1994
Sales: + 700,000
1997 Triumph
Wu-Tang Forever 		- - - UK46 (4 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: February 11, 1997
feat. Cappadonna
2000 Gravel Pit
The W 		DE5
gold
gold

(21 weeks)DE 		AT23 (15 weeks)
AT 		CH9 (23 weeks)
CH 		UK6th
gold
gold

(13 weeks)UK 		-
First published: December 5, 2000
Sales: +650,000
2001 Careful (Click, Click)
The W 		DE76 (4 weeks)
DE 		- - - -
First published: July 17, 2001

More singles

  • 1993: Protect Ya Neck
  • 1994: Da Mystery of Chessboxin '
  • 1994: Can It Be All So Simple
  • 1995: Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta F 'Wit
  • 1997: triumph
  • 1997: It'z Yourz
  • 1998: Reunited
  • 2002: Uzi (Pinky Ring)
  • 2002: Back in the Game
  • 2002: Rules
  • 2007: The Heart Gently Weeps
  • 2007: Take it Back
  • 2013: Family Reunion
  • 2014: Keep Watch
  • 2014: Ron O'Neal
  • 2017: People Say

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 DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1998 Insane / Say What You Want
White on Blonde 		- - CH39 (5 weeks)
CH 		UK4 (9 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: March 9, 1998
Texas feat. Wu-Tang Clan

Video albums

  • 1990: Shaolin Fist of Fury
  • 1990: Snakefist of a Buddhist D
  • 2001: (Streetdate): Sleeping Fist (Org.Release 1978)
  • 2001: (Streetdate): Shaolin King Boxer (Org.Release 1979)
  • 2001: (Streetdate): Return of the Deadly Blade (Org.Release 1981)
  • 2002: Old Skool Kung Fu
  • 2002: (Streetdate): Fearless Master (Org.Release 2002)
  • 2002: (Streetdate): Kung Fu of 8 Drunkards (Org.Release 2002)
  • 2002: (Streetdate): They Call Me Phat Dragon (Org.Release 1979)
  • 2003: 5 DVD Disc Set - Volumes 6-10 - Special Collectors Edition
  • 2003: (Streetdate): Sandman (Org. Release 19 ??)
  • 2004: Disciples of the 36 Chambers: Chapter II, live recordings
  • 2005: (Streetdate): 18 Fatal Strikes (Org.Release 1981)
  • 2005: Kung Fu Punishers
  • 2005: Wrath of the Avengers
  • 2005: (Streetdate): Fists of Legends 2: Iron Bodyguards (Org.Release 1996)
  • 2005: (Streetdate): 5 Element Kung Fu (Org. Release 19 ??)
  • 2006: (Streetdate): Legend of the Wu-Tang - The Videos
  • 2008: Live at Montreux 2007 (DVD and album)

Awards for music sales

Golden record

  • CanadaCanada Canada
    • 2001: for the album The W
    • 2005: for the video album Disciples of the 36 Chambers: Chapter II

2 × platinum record

  • CanadaCanada Canada
    • 1997: for the album Wu-Tang Forever

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

Country / Region Silver record icon.svg silver Gold record icon.svg gold Platinum record icon.svg platinum Sales swell
Awards for music sales
(country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Germany (BVMI) Germany (BVMI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 2 × gold2 0! P- 400,000 musikindustrie.de
Canada (MC) Canada (MC) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 2 × gold2 Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum2 255,000 musiccanada.com
Switzerland (IFPI) Switzerland (IFPI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 25,000 hitparade.ch
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 3 × gold3 Platinum record icon.svg 8 × platinum8th 7,500,000 riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Silver record icon.svg 2 × silver2 Gold record icon.svg 3 × gold3 Platinum record icon.svg platinum1 1,160,000 bpi.co.uk
All in all Silver record icon.svg 2 × silver2 Gold record icon.svg 11 × gold11 Platinum record icon.svg 11 × platinum11

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  1. ↑ a b c d Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
  2. ↑ a b c d US sales of studio albums