2 Unlimited discography explained

Studio:4
Compilation:5
Singles:22
Music Videos:21

This is the discography of 2 Unlimited, a Eurodance project founded in 1991 by Belgian producers Jean-Paul DeCoster and Phil Wilde and fronted by Dutch rapper Ray Slijngaard and Dutch vocalist Anita Doth. With global sales of over 18 million units, 2 Unlimited is one of the biggest selling groups from the Netherlands[1] and Belgium.[2]

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
NLD
[3]
AUS
[4]
AUT
[5]
CAN
[6]
GER
[7]
JPN
[8]
SWE
[9]
SWI
[10]
UK
[11]
US
[12]
Get Ready! 12 10 17 85 27 37 197
No Limits
  • Released: 10 May 1993
  • Label: Byte Records, ZYX
  • Formats: CD, cassette, vinyl
1 3 3 7 4 17 3 3 1
Real Things
  • Released: 6 June 1994
  • Label: Byte Records, ZYX
  • Formats: CD, cassette, vinyl
1 18 4 33 3 16 2 3 1
  • NLD: Platinum
  • SWI: Gold
  • UK: Gold[21]
  • JPN: Gold
II
(Titled "Wanna Get Up" in Japan)
  • Released: 25 May 1998
  • Label: Byte Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette, vinyl
55 56
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released.

Compilation albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
NLD
AUS
BEL
(Fl)
[22]
BEL
(Wa)
[23]
FIN
[24]
JPN
NOR
[25]
NZ
[26]
UK
US
Hits Unlimited 4 78 5 24 24 7 22 8 27 107
  • NLD: Gold
  • JPN: Gold
  • NZ: Gold[27]
Best Hits[28]
Best Unlimited
  • Released: 30 September 1998
  • Label: Prime Cut
  • Formats: CD
85
The Complete History
  • Released: 9 February 2004
  • Label: ZYX
  • Formats: CD, cassette
Unlimited Hits and Remixes
  • Released: 17 May 2014
  • Label: Byte Records
  • Formats: Digital
105
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released.

Remix albums

YearAlbum TitleChart Position
JPN
1993Power Tracks62
1998Non-Stop Mix Best
2001Greatest Hits Remixes
2003Trance Remixes
2006Greatest Remix Hits

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
NLD
AUS
BEL
(Fl)
FRA
[29]
GER
SPA
[30]
SWE
SWI
[31]
UK
US
[32]
"Get Ready for This"199110 2 8 2 36 2 38
  • AUS: Gold
Get Ready!
"Twilight Zone"19921 11 5 20 3 9 15 2 49
"Workaholic"4 35 8 6 24 37 4
"The Magic Friend"3 16 4 17 9 27 11
"No Limit"19931 7 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 No Limits
"Tribal Dance"2 5 2 4 2 1 2 2 4
  • AUS: Gold
  • GER: Gold
"Faces"2 54 3 16 8 4 11 19 8
"Maximum Overdrive"6 32 4 35 16 2 18 23 15
"Let the Beat Control Your Body"19942 39 4 10 8 10 11 11 6
"The Real Thing"1 39 2 10 4 3 2 2 6 Real Things
"No One"3 70 3 19 18 10 15 15 17
"Here I Go"19954 80 6 25 22 11 20 38 22
"Nothing Like the Rain"8 134 23 14
"Do What's Good for Me"14 87 14 50 3 35 41 16 Hits Unlimited
"Jump for Joy"19968 137 12 39 4 32
"Spread Your Love"13 19 10 45
"Wanna Get Up"199815 128 7 70 88 3 58 38 II
"Edge of Heaven"41 7 8
"Never Surrender"59 121 23 5
"No Limit 2.3"200341 The Complete History
"Tribal Dance 2.4"200478
"Get Ready for This"[35]
(Steve Aoki remix)
2013Unlimited Hits and Remixes
"No Limit"[36]
(Brasilian remix)
2014
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Video games

2 Unlimited has a total of 4 songs which appear in the Dance Dance Revolution arcade series. A cover version of the original "Twilight Zone" was featured on Dancing Stage Featuring Disney's Rave, while an official remix of "Twilight Zone" was featured in DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution 6thMix and two other arcade releases.

Additionally, the original version of "No Limit" appears in Just Dance 3, while the original version of "Tribal Dance" appears in Just Dance 4.

The Super Nintendo game Bio-Metal had its soundtrack for the American release reworked entirely of remixes from the 1992 album Get Ready!.[37]

SongArcade game
Disney5thMAXMAX2Ex
"Twilight Zone"
"No Limit (RM Remix)"
"Tribal Dance (Almighty Mix)"
"Twilight Zone (R-C Extended Club Mix)"
"Maximum Overdrive (KC Club Mix)"

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2 Unlimited biography . Allmusic. 2013-12-18.
  2. Book: Billboard. 1996-03-09. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. en.
  3. Web site: Discografie 2 Unlimited. nl. Dutch Charts, Hung Medien. 13 June 2022.
  4. Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
  5. Web site: 2 Unlimited in der Österreichischen charts. austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. German. 28 July 2011.
  6. Peak positions for Canada:
    • For Get Ready: Web site: RPM: Top Albums/CDs - Volume 56, No. 1, July 04 1992. . December 17, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035514/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.1990&type=2&interval=50&PHPSESSID=ro4jjoh6r754h8maggonnemf42. 2017-12-01. dead.
    • For No Limits: Web site: RPM: Top Albums/CDs - Volume 57, No. 25, July 03 1993. . December 17, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035134/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0999&type=2&interval=50&PHPSESSID=ro4jjoh6r754h8maggonnemf42. 2017-12-01. dead.
    • For Real Things: Web site: RPM: Top Albums/CDs - Volume 59, No. 26, July 18, 1994. . December 17, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201044700/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.2535&type=2&interval=50&PHPSESSID=ro4jjoh6r754h8maggonnemf42. 2017-12-01. dead.
  7. Web site: Charts.de: 2 Unlimited. https://web.archive.org/web/20140717234104/http://www.officialcharts.de/artist.asp?name=2+Unlimited&country=de. dead. July 17, 2014. . German. April 26, 2015.
  8. Web site: Oricon: 2 Unlimited. Oricon. 2013-10-31. Japanese.
  9. Web site: 2 Unlimited in Swedish charts. swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. German. 28 July 2011.
  10. Web site: Hitparade.ch: 2 Unlimited. Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. German. 28 July 2011.
  11. Web site: Official Charts Company: 2 Unlimited. Official Charts Company. 24 May 2016.
  12. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=2 unlimited|chart=Billboard 200}} Billboard.com: 2 Unlimited (albums) ]. . 28 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110629192649/http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100 . 29 June 2011 . live .
  13. Web site: ARIA Certifications for 2 Unlimited. ARIA.
  14. Web site: RIIA: Searchable database (2 Unlimited). . 25 November 2013.
  15. Netherlands . 2 Unlimited . February 8, 2024.
  16. Web site: IFPI Austria: Gold und Platin . IFPI Austria . German . December 18, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090608024513/http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin . June 8, 2009 .
  17. Web site: RIAJ: 統計情報 (searchable database). . February 25, 2017. Note: Enter "2 アンリミテ" in the upper right search box, then click bottom left search button to bring up the certifications
  18. Web site: Trofeoversikt - IFPI - Gull og Platina. https://web.archive.org/web/20121105012246/http://www.ifpi.no/sok/lst_trofeer_sok.asp?type=artist. 2012-11-05.
  19. Web site: Gold and Platinum certification for 1987–1998 . IFPI Sweden . Swedish . 31 October 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110616145338/http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/guld-platina-1987-1998.pdf . June 16, 2011 .
  20. Web site: Hitparade.ch: 2 Unlimited (Certifications). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. German. 28 July 2011.
  21. Web site: Certified Awards Search. . 27 October 2013. 1 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130501152215/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards/search.aspx. dead.
  22. Web site: Ultratop Flanders: 2 Unlimited . . 27 October 2013.
  23. Web site: Ultratop Wallonia: 2 Unlimited. Ultratop. 17 May 2014.
  24. Web site: Finnish Charts: 2 Unlimited . Finnishcharts.com. 12 December 2013.
  25. Web site: 2 Unlimited in Norwegian charts. norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. 28 July 2011.
  26. Web site: 2 Unlimited in New Zealand charts. charts.nz. Hung Medien. 28 July 2011.
  27. Web site: New Zealand Chart Certification . . 2016-06-02.
  28. Web site: Best Hits Album . Discogs . 2013-12-12.
  29. Web site: Lescharts.com: 2 Unlimited (singles). lescharts.com. Hung Medien. 28 July 2011.
  30. Book: Salaverri, Fernando. Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002. 1st . September 2005. Fundación Autor-SGAE. Spain. 84-8048-639-2.
  31. Web site: Hitparade.ch: 2 Unlimited (singles). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. German. 28 July 2011.
  32. Web site: 2 Unlimited Awards. AllMusic. 24 June 2023. 22 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141222231222/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/2-unlimited-mn0000431439/awards. dead.
  33. France. 2 Unlimited. single. infodisc.
  34. Germany. 2 Unlimited. 2011-07-28.
  35. Web site: Get Ready (Steve Aoki Edit). Amazon (UK) . 2013-10-19.
  36. Web site: No Limit (Brasilian Remix). Amazon (UK) . 2014-04-30.
  37. Web site: BioMetal (1993) SNES credits .