De La Soul discography
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This article is a detailed listing of releases by the hip hop group De La Soul. They have one platinum and two gold records, and one Grammy Award. The group have sold over 5 million albums in the US.
Studio albums9
EPs3
Live albums1
Compilation albums4
| De La Soul discography | |
|---|---|
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| Studio albums | 9 |
| EPs | 3 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 4 |
| Singles | 26 |
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US R&B [2] |
AUS [3][4] |
EUR [5] |
FRA [6] |
GER [7] |
NED [8] |
NZ [9] |
SWI [10] |
UK [11] | ||||
| 3 Feet High and Rising | 15 | 1 | 129 | 40 | — | 22 | 20 | 13 | 80 | 9 | |||
| De La Soul Is Dead |
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26 | 24 | 12 | 18 | — | 12 | 20 | 6 | 17 | 7 |
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| Buhloone Mindstate |
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40 | 9 | 120 | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | 37 | ||
| Stakes Is High |
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13 | 4 | 105 | — | — | 91 | 68 | 45 | — | 42 | ||
| Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump |
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9 | 3 | 32 | 23 | 26 | 16 | 25 | — | 25 | 22 |
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| AOI: Bionix |
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136 | 31 | 105 | — | 119 | — | — | — | 60 | 162 | ||
| The Grind Date |
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87 | 17 | — | — | 148 | — | — | — | 89 | 181 | ||
| And the Anonymous Nobody... |
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12 | 3 | 25 | — | 42 | 22 | 19 | 31 | 12 | 16 |
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| Cabin in the Sky |
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— | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | 31 | — | ||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Live at Tramps, NYC, 1996 |
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Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [3] |
EUR [17] |
IRE [18] |
NZ [9] |
SCO [19] |
UK [11] |
UK R&B [20] | ||||||||
| Remixes |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| De La Remix |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Timeless: The Singles Collection |
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69 | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | ||||||
| The Best of De La Soul |
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— | 70 | 56 | — | 28 | 17 | 3 | ||||||
| De La Mix Tape: Remixes, Rarities and Classics |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| The Impossible: Mission TV Series – Pt. 1 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Mixtapes
| Year | Mixtape details |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Are You In?: Nike+ Original Run
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| 2014 | Smell the Da.I.S.Y.
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Extended plays
- Clear Lake Audiotorium (1994)
- For Your Pain & Suffering (2016)
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US Dance [21] |
US R&B [1] |
US Rap [1] |
AUS [3][22] |
GER [23] |
NED [8] |
NZ [9] |
SWI [10] |
UK [11] | |||||
| "Plug Tunin'" / "Freedom of Speak" | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 Feet High and Rising | ||
| "Jenifa (Taught Me)" / "Potholes in My Lawn" | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Me Myself and I" | 1989 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 16 | 1 | — | 22 | 22 | |||
| "Say No Go" | — | 3 | 32 | 11 | 143 | — | 7 | 11 | — | 18 | ||||
| "Eye Know" | — | — | — | — | 78 | — | 17 | 17 | 28 | 14 | ||||
| "The Magic Number" / "Buddy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | 7 | ||||
| "Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)" | 1991 | — | 16 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | De La Soul Is Dead | ||
| "A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays"" | — | 6 | 43 | — | 54 | 37 | 22 | 4 | 17 | 22 | ||||
| "Millie Pulled a Pistol on Santa" / "Keepin' the Faith" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Breakadawn" | 1993 | 76 | —[a] | 30 | 16 | 73 | — | — | 15 | — | 39 | Buhloone Mindstate | ||
| "Ego Trippin' (Part Two)" | 1994 | — | —[b] | 74 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Fallin'" (with Teenage Fanclub) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 59 | Judgment Night Soundtrack | |||
| "Stakes Is High" | 1996 | — | —[c] | 53 | 19 | 117 | — | — | 27 | — | 55 | Stakes Is High | ||
| "Itzsoweezee (Hot)" | —[d] | —[e] | 60 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "4 More" (featuring Zhané) |
1997 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | |||
| "F.U.N.K.Y. Towel" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Joe's Apartment | |||
| "Stay Away" (featuring Pete Rock and Rob-O) |
1998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Oooh." (featuring Redman) |
2000 | —[f] | — | 44 | 14 | 91 | 52 | 48 | — | 94 | 29 | Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump | ||
| "All Good?" (featuring Chaka Khan) |
96 | 17 | 41 | 6 | 34 | 76 | 76 | — | 64 | 33 | ||||
| "Thru Ya City" (featuring DV Alias Khirst) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 90 | ||||
| "Baby Phat" (featuring Yummy Bingham) |
2001 | — | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | AOI: Bionix | ||
| "Say 'I Gotta Believe!'" (with PaRappa featuring Double) |
2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | PaRappa the Rapper 2 Soundtrack | ||
| "Shoomp" / "Much More" (featuring Sean Paul and Yummy Bingham) |
2003 | — | — | —[g] | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | The Grind Date | ||
| "Shopping Bags (She Got from You)' | 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | |||
| "Rock Co.Kane Flow" (featuring MF Doom) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 167 | ||||
| "Respect"[28] | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Impossible: Mission TV Series – Pt. 1 | ||
| "Forever"[29] | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Are You In?: Nike+ Original Run | ||
| "The Return of DST"[30] | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Get Away" (with The Spirit of the Wu)[31] |
2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The People" (with Chuck D)[32] |
2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "God It" (with Nas)[33] |
2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Action!"[34](with Angry Birds) | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Trainwreck"[35] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | And the Anonymous Nobody... | |||
| "Pain" (featuring Snoop Dogg) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Royalty Capes"[36] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Drawn" (featuring Little Dragon)[37] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Greyhounds" (featuring Usher)[38] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Remove 45" (featuring Styles P, Talib Kweli, Pharoah Monch, Mysonne & Chuck D)[39] |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "The Package"[40] | 2025 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cabin in the Sky | ||
| "Day in the Sun (Gettin' wit U)" (featuring Q-Tip, and Yummy Bingham)[41] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
As featured artist
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [42] |
AUS [43] |
EUR [44] |
GER [45] |
IRE [46] |
NED [47] |
NZ [48] |
SCO [49] |
SWI [50] |
UK [51] | |||||
| 1990 | "Doin' Our Own Dang" (Jungle Brothers featuring De La Soul, Q-Tip, Queen Latifah and Monie Love) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Done by the Forces of Nature | |
| "Mama Gave Birth to the Soul Children" (Queen Latifah featuring De La Soul) |
— | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | All Hail the Queen | |||
| 2005 | "Feel Good Inc." (Gorillaz featuring De La Soul) |
14 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 87 | 2 | 60 | 12 | 2 | Demon Days | ||
| 2010 | "Superfast Jellyfish" (Gorillaz featuring Gruff Rhys and De La Soul) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Plastic Beach | ||
| 2018 | "It Runs Through Me" (Tom Misch featuring De La Soul) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Geography | |
| 2019 | "Rocket Fuel" (DJ Shadow featuring De La Soul) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Our Pathetic Age | ||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Music videos
| Year | Title[57] | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | "Potholes in My Lawn" | n/a |
| 1989 | "Me Myself and I" | Charles Stone III |
| "Eye Know" | ? | |
| "Say No Go" | Mark Pellington | |
| "Buddy (Native Tongue Decision)" | ? | |
| "Doin' Our Own Dang"
(Jungle Brothers featuring De La Soul, Q-Tip, Monie Love and Queen Latifah) |
? | |
| 1991 | "A Roller Skating Jam Named 'Saturdays'" (featuring
Q-Tip) |
Benjamin Stokes |
| "Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)" | Mark Romanek | |
| "Keepin' the Faith (Straight Path Mix)" [featuring
Vinia Mojica] |
? | |
| 1993 | "Breakadawn" | Mark Gerard |
| "Ego Trippin' (Part Two)" | Frank Sacramento | |
| 1994 | Fallin' (with Teenage Fanclub) | Josh Taft |
| 1996 | "Stakes Is High" | Kennedy |
| "Itzsoweezee (HOT)" | Marcus Turner | |
| 1997 | "How Ya Want It We Got It (Native Tongues Remix)" (Jungle Brothers featuring De La Soul and Q-Tip) | ? |
| "F.U.N.K.Y. Towel" | ? | |
| 2000 | "Oooh." (featuring Redman) | Jeff Richter |
| "All Good?" (featuring Chaka Khan) | David Nelson | |
| "One Four Love- Pt. 1"
(Talib Kweli, Kool G Rap, Rah Digga, Sporty Thieves, Mos Def, Shabam Shaddeq, Common, Talib Kweli, Pharoahe Monche, Posdnuos)[58] |
? | |
| 2001 | "Baby Phat" (featuring Devin and Yummy) | Darren Grant |
| 2002 | "Say 'I Gotta Believe!'
(PaRappa featuring De La Soul and Double) |
Fish from the Fishbowl |
| 2004 | "Shopping Bags (She Got from You)" | Lenny Bass |
| 2005 | "Feel Good Inc."
(Gorillaz featuring De La Soul |
Pete Candeland |
| 2010 | "Superfast Jellyfish" (Gorillaz featuring De La Soul) | ? |
| 2011 | "Show Me" (Mint Royal featuring Posdnuos)[59] | |
| 2012 | "Must B the Music" | Matt Stawski |
| 2013 | "Get Away" | Lenny Bass, Kris Mercado |
| 2016 | "Memory of (US)" [featuring Pete Rock and Estelle] | ? |
| "Pain" | ? | |
| 2017 | "Drawn" (featuring Little Dragon) | J Anders Urmacher |
| "Royalty Capes" | J Anders Urmacher[60] | |
| "Whoodeeni" (featuring 2 Chainz) | ? | |
| 2018 | "It Runs Through Me"
(Tom Misch featuring De La Soul) |
Joshua Osbourne |
| 2019 | "Rocket Fuel"
(DJ Shadow featuring De La Soul) |
? |
| 2022 | "Fatherhood" (Wildchild featuring Big Daddy Kane, Stacy Epps & Posdnuos) | ? |
| 2023 | "Flying High" (Diamond D featuring Posdnuos)[61] | ? |
| 2024 | "When the Sun Shines Again"
(Common & Pete Rock featuring Bilal and Posdnuos)[62] |
? |
Guest appearances
- 1992: "Let the Horns Blow" (featuring Trugoy the Dove, Fashion, Dres, Phife Dawg) (from Chi-Ali album The Fabulous Chi-Ali)
- 1996: "I Can't Call It" (from High School High (soundtrack))
- ~~~~: "The Hustle" (from America Is Dying Slowly)
- ~~~~: "How Ya Want It We Got It (Native Tongues Remix)" [from Jungle Brothers album Raw Deluxe]
- 1997: "B-Side to Hollywood" (featuring Dave) (from Camp Lo album Uptown Saturday Night)
- ~~~~: "Chanel No. Fever" (from Men in Black: The Album)
- ~~~~: "Gettin' Down at the Amphitheater" (from Common album One Day It'll All Make Sense)
- ~~~~: "Trouble in the Water" (from DJ Honda album HII)
- 1998: "Intro" (from Lyricist Lounge, Volume One)
- ~~~~: "360° (Oh Yeah)" (from Propellerheads album Decksandrumsandrockandroll)
- ~~~~: "Hey DJ" (from Malcolm McLaren album Buffalo Gals Back to Skool)
- 1999: "More Than You Know" (from Prince Paul album A Prince Among Thieves)
- ~~~~: "Voicetress" (from Truth Enola album 6 O'Clock Straight)[63]
- ~~~~: "Star Track" (from Alliance Ethnik album Fat Come Back)
- ~~~~: "The Projects (P Jays)" [featuring Del & Dave] (from Handsome Boy Modeling School album So... How's Your Girl?)[64]
- ~~~~: "Victim" (Tetsuya Komuro Remix) (from True Kiss Destination album Over & Over)
- 2000: "Keep On (86 Init Mix)" (from Nightmares on Wax promo Sound of N.O.W.)
- ~~~~: "So Good" (with Camp Lo) (from Tommy Boy Black Label Hip Hop 101)
- ~~~~: "Cali to New York" (from The Black Eyed Peas album Bridging the Gap)
- ~~~~: "What's That (Que eso?)" (with Mos Def) (from Tony Touch album The Piece Maker)
- ~~~~: "Soul Rebels" (from Reflection Eternal album Train of Thought)
- 2001: "Time for the True" (featuring D.V. Alias Khryst) (from Adam F. album Kaos[65])
- ~~~~: "Tea Time With Maseo" (from Lovage album Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By)[66]
- ~~~~: "Turn It Out" (featuring Elizabeth "Yummy" Bingham) (from Osmosis Jones (soundtrack)
- ~~~~: "Alayna" (from LFO album Life Is Good)
- 2003: "Cobbs Creek (Great Skate Remix" (from King Britt album Adventures in Lo-Fi)[67]
- ~~~~: "Clear Day" (featuring Masta Ace & Dave) (from The Last Emperor album Hidden Treasures)
- 2004: "If It Wasn't for You" (featuring Starchild Excalibur) (from Handsome Boy Modeling School's album White People )
- ~~~~: "She Wants to Move" (Native Tongues Remix) (from N.E.R.D. single)
- ~~~~: "It's a New Thing (It's Your Thing)" [D-Nat & Onda Remix] (from The Isley Brothers album Taken to the Next Phase)
- 2005: "Yo" (from Boss AC's album Ritmo, Amor e Palavras)
- 2006: "So Cool" (from DJ Muro soundtrack to Tokyo Tribe 2
- ~~~~: "The Idea" (from Ty album Closer)
- 2009: "Daylight (Troublemaker Remix)" (from FIFA 10 soundtrack/Daylight single by Matt and Kim)
- ~~~~: "Rewind DJ" (Eslam Jawaad from his debut album The Mammoth Tusk)
- 2011: "Picnic" (from Cradle Orchestra album Transcended Elements)
- 2012: "Turnin' Me Off" (from Slum Village album Dirty Slums)
- 2014: "Seal Me with a Kiss" (from Jessie J album Sweet Talker)
- ~~~~: "Navajo Rugs" (from Stalley album Ohio)
- 2015: "WTF" (from Étienne de Crécy album Super Discount 3)
- 2016: "Time for the Summer" (from Jazzy Jeff mixtape Summertime: The Mixtape Vol. 7)[68]
- 2017: "Momentz" (from Gorillaz album Humanz)
- ~~~~: "Heart Attack" (from Oliver album Full Circle
- ~~~~: "Leap of Faith" (from Mr Jukes album God First)
- 2021: "Mr. Big Mouf pt. II" (from Khrysis album The Hour of Khrysis)
- 2023: "Crocadillaz" (from Gorillaz album Cracker Island)
- 2024: "My Year" (from Da Beatminerz album Stifled Creativity)[69]
Notes
- "Breakadawn" did not enter the Dance Club Songs, but peaked at number one on the Dance Singles Sales chart.[25]
- "Itzsoweezee (Hot)" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 13 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100.[26]
- "Oooh." did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 25 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100.[26]
- "Shoomp" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 43 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart.[27]