| Artist: | A Tribe Called Quest |
| Studio: | 6 |
| Compilation: | 5 |
| Ep: | 2 |
| Singles: | 16 |
| Option: | 4 |
| Option Name: | Features singles |
A Tribe Called Quest was an American hip hop group, formed in 1985.[1] They released six studio albums, five compilations, sixteen singles and two extended plays. The group was made up of rapper/main producer Q-Tip (Kamaal Ibn John Fareed, formerly Jonathan Davis), the late rapper Phife Dawg (Malik Taylor) and DJ/co-producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad. Phife Dawg was only persuaded to join when a fourth member, rapper Jarobi White, joined the group. In 1989 they signed a demo deal with Geffen Records, but not given a full-fledged recording contract. After receiving many offers, they opted for the Jive Records label, an independent rap label. In under a year, they managed to produce People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm to critical acclaim, but lukewarm sales, reaching #91 on the Billboard 200, though it did eventually achieve gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Their next album, The Low End Theory, helped shape alternative hip-hop in the 1990s.[2] [3] It established a link between their hip hop based music and the jazz genre. It was a large success, and, on February 1, 1995, the RIAA certified the album platinum.[4] Their following album, Midnight Marauders, released in 1993, also earned the platinum award. Beats, Rhymes and Life, their subsequent album which was released three years after Midnight Marauders, was considered their darkest work. It lacked the positive and joyful vibe present in their previous albums. Their fifth studio album followed, The Love Movement. It was regarded by critics as returning to the group's positive vibe. It was awarded gold by the RIAA on November 1, 1998.[5] Their sixth and final album, We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service, was released on November 11, 2016, with posthumous contributions from Phife Dawg. On May 22, 2017, the album was certified gold by the RIAA.
| Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
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| US [6] | US R&B<br/>/HH [7] | AUS [8] | CAN [9] | FRA [10] | GER [11] | SWE [12] | NED [13] | NZ [14] | UK [15] | ||||
| People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm |
| 91 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | ||
| The Low End Theory |
| 45 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 |
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| Midnight Marauders |
| 8 | 1 | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | 70 |
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| Beats, Rhymes and Life |
| 1 | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | 30 | — | 32 | 28 | ||
| The Love Movement |
| 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 40 | 36 | 45 | — | — | 38 |
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| We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service |
| 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 75 | 14 | 31 | 16 | 13 | 24 |
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| Album details | ||
| Live in Chicago '98 |
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| Revised Quest for the Seasoned Traveller |
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| Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||
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| US | US R&B<br/>/HH | CAN R&B [19] | UK R&B | UK Ind. | |||
| The Anthology |
| 81 | 28 | 2 | 22 | 26 | |
| Hits, Rarities & Remixes |
| 190 | 51 | — | — | — | |
| The Lost Tribes |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Best of A Tribe Called Quest |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart. | |||||||
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| Classics (compilation EP) |
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| EP details | Peak chart positions | ||||
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| UK | UK Dance | UK R&B | |||
| People's Instinctive Remixes |
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| A Tribe Called Quest EP (compilation EP) |
| — | 22 | 28 | |
| The Jam EP (compilation EP) |
| 61 | 1 | 12 | |
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| Classics (compilation EP) |
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| Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||
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| US [23] | US Dance [24] | US R&B [25] | US Rap [26] | CAN [27] | NED [28] | NZ [29] | SCO [30] | UK | UK R&B [31] | |||||||
| "Description of a Fool" | 1989 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm | |||||
| "I Left My Wallet in El Segundo" | 1990 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Bonita Applebum" | — | — | 56 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 47 | |||||||
| "Can I Kick It?" | 1991 | — | — | — | 8 | — | 13 | — | — | 15 |
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| "I Left My Wallet in El Segundo (Vampire Mix)" | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | 86 | People's Instinctive Remixes | ||||||
| "Check the Rhime" | — | — | 59 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| The Low End Theory | |||||
| "Jazz (We've Got)" | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Scenario" (featuring Leaders of the New School) | 1992 | 57 | — | 42 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Luck of Lucien (Tom and Jerry Remix)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Revised Quest for the Seasoned Traveller | ||||||
| "Can I Kick It? (Boilerhouse Remix)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Hot Sex" | — | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Boomerang (Soundtrack) | ||||||
| "Award Tour" (featuring Trugoy the Dove) | 1993 | 47 | 27 | 27 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | Midnight Marauders | |||||
| "Electric Relaxation" | 1994 | 65 | — | 38 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Oh My God" (featuring Busta Rhymes) | — | — | 69 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 81 | |||||||
| "1nce Again" (featuring Tammy Lucas) | 1996 | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | 36 | 70 | 34 | 5 | Beats, Rhymes and Life | ||||
| "Stressed Out" (featuring Faith Evans) | — | — | 56 | 15 | — | — | — | 81 | 33 | 2 | ||||||
| "Find a Way" | 1998 | 71 | — | 29 | 18 | — | — | 48 | 75 | 41 | 12 | The Love Movement | ||||
| "We the People...." | 2016 | 77 | — | 31 | 23 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. "*" indicates a chart that did not exist at the time. | ||||||||||||||||
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
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| US | US Rap | NLD | UK | ||||
| 1997 | "Rumble in the Jungle" A (Fugees feat. A Tribe Called Quest, Busta Rhymes & John Forté) | 71 | 3 | — | 3 | When We Were Kings (soundtrack) | |
| 2003 | "I C U (Doin' It)" (Violator feat. A Tribe Called Quest & Erykah Badu) | — | — | — | — | ||
A Did not chart on the Hot 100 or Hot R&B/Hip-Hop charts (Billboard rules at the time prevented album cuts from charting). Chart peak listed here represents Hot 100 Airplay and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay charts data.
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| "Like It Like That" | 1998 | The Love Movement |
| "Rock Rock Ya'll" (featuring Punchline, Jane Doe, Wordsworth & Mos Def)[32] |
| "What Yo Life Can Truly Be" | 1991 | De La Soul, Dres | A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays" (VLS) | |
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| "Sh.Fe.Mc's" | 1994 | De La Soul | Clear Lake Audiotorium | |
| "If the Papes Come" | Mi Vida Loca (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |||
| "Glamour and Glitz" | 1995 | The Show: The Soundtrack | ||
| "The Remedy" | 1996 | Common | Get on the Bus: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture | |
| "Peace, Prosperity & Paper" | High School High soundtrack | |||
| "Wild Hot" | 1997 | Busta Rhymes | Rhyme & Reason soundtrack | |
| "Same Ol' Thing" | ||||
| "That Shit" | 1998 | Jay Dee | The Mix Tape, Vol. III |