TLC discography

TLC discography
Studio albums 5
Live albums 2
Compilation albums 19
Video albums 6
Music videos 28
Singles 44
Soundtrack albums 5

The discography of American R&B girl group TLC contains four 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 75 million records worldwide,[4] and is considered as one of the best-selling girl groups of all time (2nd 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
[8]
AUS
[9]
AUT
[10]
CAN
[11]
GER
[12]
NLD
[13]
NZ
[14]
SWE
[15]
SWI
[16]
UK
[17]
Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip
  • Released: February 25, 1992
  • Label: LaFace
  • Formats: CD, CS
14 3 99 78
CrazySexyCool
  • Released: November 15, 1994
  • Label: LaFace, Arista
  • Formats: CD, CS, DD
3 2 5 16 1 4 4 1 11 10 4
FanMail
  • Released: February 23, 1999
  • Labels: LaFace, Arista
  • Formats: CD, CS, DD
1 1 15 17 3 7 9 6 16 11 7
3D
  • Released: October 10, 2002
  • Label: Arista
  • Formats: CD, CS, DD
6 4 73 28 46 62 45 47 45
TBA
  • Released 2017
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: DD, CD
To be released
"—" denotes album that failed to chart or was not released

Notes:

Compilation albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[7]
NZ
[14]
UK
[17]
Now and Forever: The Hits
  • Released: September 30, 2003
  • Label: Arista
  • Formats: CD, cassette
53 33 86
Crazy Sexy Hits: The Very Best of TLC
  • 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 album that failed to chart or was not released

Other albums

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
Album
US
[39]
US R&B
[40]
AUS
[9]
FRA
[41]
GER
[12]
IRE
[42]
NLD
[43]
NZ
[14]
SWE
[15]
SWI
[44]
UK
[17]
1992 "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" 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
1993 "Hat 2 da Back" 30 14 22
"Get It Up" 42 15 25 Poetic Justice
"Sleigh Ride" Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1994 "Creep" 1 1 20 23 39 9 19 4 56 26 6 CrazySexyCool
1995 "Red Light Special" 2 3 53 9 18
"Waterfalls" 1 4 4 20 5 4 5 1 7 1 4
"Diggin' on You" 5 7 6 46 21 32 8 29 18
1998 "Silly Ho" 59 21 5 FanMail
"I'm Good at Being Bad" 38
1999 "No Scrubs" 1 1 1 5 4 1 3 1 16 5 3
"Unpretty" 1 4 3 32 16 4 8 3 8 9 6
  • RIAA: Gold[18]
  • ARIA: Platinum[49]
  • BPI: Silver[21]
  • IFPI SWE: Gold
  • RMNZ: Gold[51]
2000 "Dear Lie" 51 70 35 40 37 12 26 10 24 29 31
2002 "Girl Talk" 28 23 46 79 54 18 96 30 3D
"Hands Up" 109
2003 "Turntable"
"Damaged" 53 21
2004 "Come Get Some"
(featuring Lil Jon & Sean Paul)
81 Now and Forever: The Hits
2005 "I Bet"
(featuring O'so Krispie)
2014 "Gift Wrapped Kiss" Non-album single
2016 "Haters"
"Joyride"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Promotional singles

As featured artist

List of songs as a featured artist, with selected chart positions, showing album name and the year the album was released
Year Single Peak chart positions Album
US
[53]
US R&B
[54]
UK
R&B

[55]
1995 "Freedom (Theme from Panther)"
(Various Artists featuring TLC)
45 10 Panther soundtrack
2000 "What It Ain't"
(Goodie Mob featuring TLC)
World Party
2002 "What's Going On? Dupri R&B Mix"
(Various Artists featuring TLC)
"What's Going On: All-Star Tribute (re-release)"
2004 "VOICE OF LOVE"
(Various Artists featuring TLC)
Voice of Love Posse
2013 "Crooked Smile"
(J. Cole featuring TLC)
27 7 22 Born Sinner
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Album appearances

List of songs, showing year released, artist and album name
Year Song Album
1992 "Reversal of a Dog" (Damian Dame, Highland Place Mobsters, Toni Braxton & TLC) Boomerang soundtrack
1993 "All I Want for Christmas" A LaFace Family Christmas
1996 "This Is How It Works" Waiting to Exhale soundtrack
"All That Theme Song" All That soundtrack
"All That – Outro Theme Song"
2002 "Can You Hear Me" (Missy Elliott featuring TLC) Under Construction
2012 "Rainbow" (Cover of L'arc~en~ciel's 'Niji') L'arc~en~ciel Tribute
2013 "Crooked Smile" (J. Cole featuring TLC) Born Sinner

Video albums

Year Details Certifications Notes
1992 Oooooooohhh... On the Video Tip
  • Released: August 29, 1992
  • Formats: 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 #9 in Billboard Top Music Videos.[56]
1995 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"
2003 Hands Up/Girl Talk
  • Released: April 15, 2003
  • Format: DVD
  • Includes the music videos for "Hands Up" and "Girl Talk".
2004 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.
2009 We Love TLC
  • Released: March 25, 2009
  • Format: DVD
  • Packaged with We Love TLC.
  • Includes the music videos for "Diggin' on You", "No Scrubs", "Girl Talk", "Waterfalls", "Creep" "Baby-Baby-Baby", and "Turntable".
2013 TLC 20: 20th Anniversary Hits
  • Released: June 19, 2013
  • Format: DVD
  • Packaged with TLC 20: 20th Anniversary Hits.
  • Contains previously unseen performances from the FanMail Tour at Madison Square Garden.
  • Features the live versions of "Baby-Baby-Baby", "Creep", "Unpretty", "Waterfalls", and "No Scrubs".

Filmography

Music videos

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

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