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TLC discography

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American R&B group TLC has released five studio albums, 13 compilation albums, six video albums, 25 singles (including four as a featured artist), 11 promotional singles, and 24 music videos.

Studio albums5
Compilation albums13
Singles25
Video albums6
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TLC discography
TLC performing in Toronto in September 2016
Studio albums5
Compilation albums13
Singles25
Video albums6
Music videos24
Promotional singles11
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They have attained four number-one singles on the US Billboard Hot 100: "Creep", "Waterfalls", "No Scrubs" and "Unpretty". The group have certified shipping of 23 million albums in the United States (including one certified diamond album)[1] and 11 million singles.[2] 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 60 million records worldwide,[4] and is considered one of the best-selling girl groups of all time (second to the Spice Girls).[5]

Their second studio album, CrazySexyCool, has sold 23 million copies worldwide,[6] and is recognized as the best-selling album of all time by a girl group in the United States.

Albums

Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
US
[7]		 US
R&B
/HH
[8]		 AUS
[9][10]		 CAN
[11]		 FRA
[12]		 GER
[13]		 NLD
[14]		 NZ
[15]		 SWI
[16]		 UK
[17]
Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip 1439935——————
CrazySexyCool
  • Released: November 15, 1994
  • Label: LaFace, Arista
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
 325640441104
  • WW: 23,000,000[6]
  • US: 8,970,000[A]
FanMail
  • Released: February 23, 1999
  • Label: LaFace, Arista
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
 1115324796117
  • WW: 10,000,000[30]
  • US: 5,677,000[B]
3D
  • Released: October 10, 2002
  • Label: Arista
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
 6473311014662454745
TLC 3820117——81———40
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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Compilation albums

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List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[7]		 US
R&B
/HH
[8]		 AUS
[10]		 JPN
[36]		 NZ
[15]		 UK
[17]
Now & Forever: The Hits
  • Released: September 30, 2003
  • Label: Arista
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 5322192113386
Artist Collection
  • Released: September 20, 2004[38]
  • Label: Arista
  • Format: CD
 ——————
Collections ——————
The Very Best of TLC: Crazy Sexy Hits
  • Released: August 20, 2007 (UK only)
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 —————57
The Greatest Hits of TLC
  • Released: March 24, 2008[40]
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Format: CD
 ——————
Steel Box Collection: Greatest Hits
  • Released: March 13, 2009[41]
  • Label: Sony
  • Format: CD
 ——————
We Love TLC
  • Released: March 25, 2009 (Japan only)[42]
  • Label: BMG Japan
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD
 ———86——
Playlist: The Very Best of TLC
  • Released: June 30, 2009[43]
  • Label: LaFace, Arista, Legacy
  • Format: CD
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Super Hits
  • Released: September 14, 2010[44]
  • Label: Sony
  • Format: CD
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12″ Masters: Essential Mixes
  • Released: September 20, 2010[45]
  • Label: Sony
  • Format: CD
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S.O.U.L.
  • Released: November 21, 2012[46]
  • Label: Sony
  • Format: CD
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TLC 20: 20th Anniversary Hits ———18——
20
  • Released: October 15, 2013
  • Label: Epic, LaFace
  • Formats: CD, digital download
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Singles

As lead artist

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List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[48]		 US
R&B
/HH
[49]		 AUS
[50][10]		 FRA
[51]		 GER
[13]		 IRE
[52]		 NLD
[14]		 NZ
[15]		 SWI
[16]		 UK
[17]
"Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" 1991 6228———2435—13 Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip
"Baby-Baby-Baby" 1992 2195——————55
"What About Your Friends" 7279———5819—59
"Hat 2 da Back" 3014—————22——
"Get It Up" 1993 4215168————25—— Poetic Justice: Music from the Motion Picture
"Sleigh Ride" —————————— Home Alone 2: Lost in New York – Original Soundtrack Album
"Creep" 1994 112023399194266[C] CrazySexyCool
"Red Light Special" 1995 2353————9—18
"Waterfalls" 14420545114
"Diggin' on You" 576—46213282918
"No Scrubs" 1999 1115413153
  • RIAA: 5× Platinum[21]
  • ARIA: Platinum[56]
  • BPI: 3× Platinum[27]
  • BVMI: Gold[55]
  • RMNZ: 9× Platinum[53]
 FanMail
"Unpretty" 143321648396
"Dear Lie" 2000 51703540371226102931
"Girl Talk" 2002 282346—79—54189630 3D
"Hands Up" —[D]—[E]———————109
"Damaged" 2003 53——————21——
"Come Get Some"
(featuring Lil Jon and Sean P)		 2004 —81———————— Now & Forever: The Hits
"I Bet"
(featuring O'so Krispie)		 2005 ——————————
"Gift Wrapped Kiss" 2014 —————————— Non-album single
"Haters" 2016 —————————— TLC
"Joy Ride" ——————————
"Way Back"
(featuring Snoop Dogg)		 2017 ——[F]————————
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More information Title, Year ...
List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[61]		 US
R&B
/HH
[62]		 UK
[63]		 UK
R&B
[64]
"Freedom (Theme from Panther)"
(with various artists)		 1995 4518—— Panther: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
"What It Ain't (Ghetto Enuff)"
(Goodie Mob featuring TLC)		 2000 ——[G]—— World Party
"Voice of Love"
(as part of Voice of Love Posse)		 2004 ———— Non-album single
"Crooked Smile"
(J. Cole featuring TLC)		 2013 27711422 Born Sinner
"DO IT! (AGAIN!)"
(Kaytranada featuring TLC)		 2025 ———— Ain't No Damn Way!
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Promotional singles

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List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[48]		 US
R&B
/HH
[49]
"Kick Your Game" 1995 ——[H] CrazySexyCool
"This Is How It Works" 1996 ——[I] Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album
"Silly Ho" 1998 5921 FanMail
"I'm Good at Being Bad" 1999 —38
"FanMail" ——
"My Life" ——
"I Need That" —— Non-album single
"3D" 2002 —— 3D
"Dirty Dirty" ——
"American Gold" 2017 —— TLC
"It's Sunny" ——
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Other charted songs

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List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peaks Album
US
R&B
/HH
Airplay
[60]
"Switch" 1995 56 CrazySexyCool
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Guest appearances

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List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Reversal of a Dog" 1992 Damian Dame, Highland Place Mobsters, Toni Braxton Boomerang: Original Soundtrack Album
"All I Want for Christmas" 1993 None A LaFace Family Christmas[66]
"All That Theme Song" 1996 All That: The Album
"All That – Outro Theme Song"
"What's Going On" (Dupri R&B Mix) 2001 Artists Against AIDS Worldwide "What's Going On" (single)
"What's Going On" (Mick Guzauski's Pop Mix)
"Can You Hear Me" 2002 Missy Elliott Under Construction
"Rainbow" 2012 None L'Arc-en-Ciel Tribute[67]
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Videography

Video albums

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List of video albums, with chart positions and certifications
Title Details Peaks Certifications Notes
US
[68]		 JPN
[69]
Oooooooohhh... On the Video Tip
  • Released: August 29, 1992
  • Label: LaFace
  • Format: VHS
 7—
  • Features interviews and behind-the-scenes footage.
  • Contains the music videos for "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg", "Baby-Baby-Baby", and "What About Your Friends".
CrazyVideoCool 5—
  • Features interviews, as well as behind-the-scenes footage at video shoots.
  • Contains the music videos for "Creep", "Red Light Special", "Waterfalls", and "Diggin' on You".
Hands Up/Girl Talk
  • Released: April 15, 2003
  • Label: Arista
  • Format: DVD
 26—
  • Contains the music videos for "Hands Up" and "Girl Talk".
Now & Forever: The Video Hits
  • Released: December 10, 2003
  • Label: Arista
  • Format: DVD
 —37
  • Released to coincide with Now & Forever: The Hits.
  • Contains all the music videos for the singles that reached the top 10 of the Billboard charts.
Artist Collection
  • Released: September 20, 2004[70]
  • Label: Arista
  • Format: DVD
 ——
  • Contains the music videos for "Creep", "Red Light Special", "Waterfalls", "No Scrubs", and "Unpretty".
The Greatest Hits Video Collection
  • Released: December 7, 2005[71]
  • Label: BMG Japan
  • Format: DVD
 ——
  • Released exclusively in Japan.
  • Contains all music videos from TLC's first four studio albums.
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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Music videos

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Title Year Director(s) Ref.
"Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" 1992 Lionel C. Martin [72]
"Baby-Baby-Baby" 1992 Keith Ward [72]
"What About Your Friends" Lionel C. Martin [73]
"Hat 2 da Back" Phelim Dolan [74]
"Get It Up" 1993 Lionel C. Martin [75]
"Sleigh Ride" [76]
"Creep"[J] 1994 Matthew Rolston [77]
"Red Light Special"[K] 1995 [77]
"Waterfalls" F. Gary Gray [72]
"Diggin' on You" [72]
"Freedom (Theme from Panther)"
(with various artists)		 Antoine Fuqua [79]
"No Scrubs" 1999 Hype Williams [72]
"Unpretty" Paul Hunter [72]
"Dear Lie" 2000 Bille Woodruff [72]
"What It Ain't"
(Goodie Mob featuring TLC)		 Dave Meyers [72]
"Girl Talk" 2002 [72]
"Turntable" (compilation of clips) Tommy Martin [80]
"Hands Up" 2003 Matthew Rolston [81]
"Damaged" Joseph Kahn [72]
"Voice of Love"
(as part of Voice of Love Posse)		 2004 Unknown
"Crooked Smile"[L]
(J. Cole featuring TLC)		 2013 Sheldon Candis [82]
"Meant to Be"[M] Unknown
"Way Back"
(featuring Snoop Dogg)		 2017 LCR$ [83]
"Haters" [84]
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Notes

  1. [A]
    As of January 2015, CrazySexyCool had sold 7.7 million copies in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan,[23] which does not count albums sold through clubs like the BMG Music Club,[24] where it had sold 1.27 million copies as of February 2003.[25]
  2. [B]
    As of June 2017, FanMail had sold 4.8 million copies in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan,[31] which does not count albums sold through clubs like the BMG Music Club,[24] where it had sold 877,000 copies as of February 2003.[25]
  3. [C]
    "Creep" originally reached number 22 on the UK Singles Chart in January 1995. It reached a new peak of number six when remixed and re-released in January 1996.[17]
  4. [D]
    "Hands Up" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 18 on the Hot Singles Sales chart.[57]
  5. [E]
    "Hands Up" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number seven on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.[58]
  6. [F]
    "Way Back" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 35 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart and at number eight on the Adult R&B Songs chart.[59][60]
  7. [G]
    "What It Ain't (Ghetto Enuff)" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number three on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.[58]
  8. [H]
    "Kick Your Game" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 69 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart.[60]
  9. [I]
    "This Is How It Works" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 60 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart.[60]
  10. [J]
    A second version of the music video for "Creep" was directed by Craig Henry, but was never released.[74]
  11. [K]
    The music video for "Red Light Special" was available in three versions: "sexy", "sexier" and "sexiest".[78]
  12. [L]
    TLC do not appear in the music video for "Crooked Smile", but their vocals on the track are included in the video.
  13. [M]
    The music video for "Meant to Be" appears at the end of the television film CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story.

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