Fugees discography explained

Artist:Fugees
Studio:2
Compilation:3
Music Videos:9
Singles:10
Option:1
Option Name:Remix albums

The discography of the Fugees, an American hip hop trio consisting of rapper/singer Lauryn Hill and rappers Pras Michel and Wyclef Jean, consists of two studio albums, three compilation albums, one remix album and nine singles (including one as featured artists) and nine music videos. After the group formed in the 1980s under the name Tranzlator Crew, they signed to Ruffhouse Records and Columbia Records in 1993; they then changed their name to Fugees – an abbreviation of "refugees", also a reference to Haitian immigrants.[1]

The group's debut album, Blunted on Reality, was recorded in 1992 but not released until 1994.[2] The album achieved limited commercial success, only peaking at number 62 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart: however, it peaked at number 122 on the UK Albums Chart in 1997, and was certified gold by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP). Blunted on Reality spawned three singles: "Boof Baf", "Nappy Heads" and "Vocab". "Nappy Heads" became their first single to appear on the US Billboard Hot 100, charting at number 49. In 1996, the Fugees released their second album, titled The Score. The album achieved significant commercial success in the United States, topping the US Billboard 200, and was later certified seven-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). And sold 22 million copies worldwide. It also performed well in several overseas territories, topping the Austrian, Canadian, French, German and Swiss albums charts, whilst also peaking at number two in Sweden and the United Kingdom.

Four commercially successful singles were released from The Score; "Fu-Gee-La", the first single from the album, peaked at number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified gold by the RIAA and by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI). The other three singles – "Killing Me Softly", "Ready or Not" and "No Woman, No Cry" – did not appear on the Billboard Hot 100 as they were not released for commercial sale, making them ineligible to appear on the chart,[3] although they all received sufficient airplay to appear on the Hot 100 Airplay and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay charts. "Killing Me Softly", a cover of the Roberta Flack song "Killing Me Softly with His Song", performed strongly in other territories, topping the singles charts in Australia, Austria, Germany and the United Kingdom, among several others. "Ready or Not" also peaked at number one in the United Kingdom and number three in Sweden, and "No Woman, No Cry" – a cover of the Bob Marley & The Wailers song of the same name – topped the singles chart in New Zealand. Fugees collaborated with singer Bounty Killer on the single "Hip-Hopera" and recorded the single "Rumble in the Jungle" for the soundtrack to the film When We Were Kings in 1997. This song samples ABBA's "The Name of the Game" and thought to be the first time ABBA approved a sample of one of their songs.

Although they have not released any studio albums since The Score, a compilation album, Greatest Hits, was released in 2003, and spawned the single "Take It Easy".

Albums

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18.5em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsSalesCertifications
US
[4] 		US
R&B
[5] 		AUS
[6] 		AUT
[7] 		CAN
[8] 		FRA
[9] 		GER
[10] 		SWE
[11] 		SWI
[12] 		UK
[13]
Blunted on Reality — 62 — — — — — — — 122
The Score
  • Released: February 13, 1996 (US)[18]
    • Format: CD, LP, cassette, MD, digital download
1 1 5 1 1 1 1 2 1 2
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
NZ
[26] 		SWI
Greatest Hits
  • Released: March 25, 2003[27]
    • Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
38 44
  • BPI: Gold
This is the Fugees: The Greatest Hits
  • Released: September 7, 2010[28]
    • Format: CD, digital download
— —
Playlist: The Very Best of Fugees
  • Released: May 29, 2012[29]
    • Format: CD, digital download
— —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Remix albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
US
US
R&B
UK
Bootleg Versions
  • Released: November 26, 1996 (US)[30]
    • Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
127 50 55
  • BPI: Silver

Singles

As lead artist

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
[31] 		US
R&B
[32] 		AUS
[33] 		AUT
FRA
GER
[34] 		NZ
SWE
SWI
UK
[35]
"Boof Baf"[36] 1993— — — — — — — — — —Blunted on Reality
"Nappy Heads (Remix)"199449 52 — — — — — — — 172
"Vocab"— 91 — — — — — — — —
"Fu-Gee-La"199529 13 43 14 22 6 11 10 9 21
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • BPI: Silver
  • BVMI: Gold
The Score
"Killing Me Softly"1996— — 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum[37]
  • BPI: 3× Platinum
  • BVMI: 2× Platinum
  • IFPI AUT: Platinum
  • IFPI SWE: Platinum
  • IFPI SWI: Gold
  • SNEP: Platinum
"Ready or Not"— — 24 17 128 8 8 3 23 1
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • BPI: 2× Platinum
  • BVMI: Gold
"No Woman, No Cry"— — 20 40 12 33 1 14 23 2
  • BPI: Silver
  • SNEP: Gold
"Rumble in the Jungle"
(featuring A Tribe Called Quest, Busta Rhymes and John Forté)		1997— — 94 — — 85 13 36 — 3When We Were Kings (soundtrack)
"Take It Easy"2005— 40 — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
US
R&B
US
Rap
[38]
"Hip-Hopera"
(Bounty Killer featuring Fugees)		199681 54 14My Xperience

Guest appearances

Title! scope="col"
YearOther performer(s)Album
"Freestyle"[39] 1995Funkmaster FlexThe Mix Tape, Vol. 1
"Recognition"Pump Ya Fist: Music Inspired by the Black Panthers
"Boom Biddy Bye Bye" (Fugees Remix)[40] 1996Cypress HillUnreleased and Revamped
"Allies"Poor Righteous TeachersThe New World Order
"Just Happy to Be Me"[41] 1998Elmopalooza! soundtrack

Music videos

As lead artist

Title! scope="col"
YearDirector(s)
"Boof Baf"1993Rich Murray[42]
"Nappy Heads (Remix)"1994Max Malkin
"Vocab"
"Fu-Gee-La"1995Guy Guillet[43]
"Killing Me Softly"1996Aswad Ayinde
"Ready or Not"Marcus Nispel
"Cowboys"?
"No Woman, No Cry"Wyclef Jean[44] [45]
"Boom Biddy Bye Bye (Fugees Remix) (featuring Cypress Hill)?
"Rumble in the Jungle"
(featuring A Tribe Called Quest, Busta Rhymes and John Forté)		1997Marc Smerling, Mark Woollen[46]
"Just Happy to Be Me"1998?

As featured artist

Title! scope="col"
YearDirector(s)
"Hip-Hopera"
(Bounty Killer featuring Fugees)		1996Michael Lucero[47]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fugees – Overview . . September 10, 2012 . October 15, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121015015335/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/fugees-mn0000182415 . live .
  2. Web site: Blunted On Reality Album Review, Songs, Ratings. Starpulse. April 21, 2014. April 27, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140427143421/http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Fugees/Albums/album/32628/1277313/. dead.
  3. Ask Billboard: Taylor Swift Vs. Carrie Underwood, Continued . . September 9, 2012 . September 10, 2012 . Trust, Gary . March 29, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130329104719/http://www.billboard.com/articles/chartbeat/475211/ask-billboard-taylor-swift-vs-carrie-underwood-continued . live .
  4. Fugees – Chart History: Billboard 200 . . May 8, 2020 . November 17, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211117164012/https://www.billboard.com/artist/fugees/chart-history/tlp/ . live .
  5. Fugees – Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums . . May 8, 2020 . November 17, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211117163753/https://www.billboard.com/artist/fugees/chart-history/blp/ . live .
  6. Web site: Discography Fugees . Hung Medien . australian-charts.com . September 7, 2012 . November 7, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121107071237/http://www.australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Fugees . live .
  7. Web site: Discographie Fugees . Hung Medien . austriancharts.at . September 7, 2012 . German . November 9, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121109035730/http://www.austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Fugees . live .
  8. Web site: Top Albums/CDs – Volume 63, No. 19, June 24, 1996 . . . July 30, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121111112557/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.3012&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=sp19smnjn4io5g2nmhli5tdfo5 . November 11, 2012 .
  9. Web site: Discographie Fugees . Hung Medien . lescharts.com . September 7, 2012 . French . November 4, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121104074445/http://www.lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Fugees . live .
  10. Web site: Chartverfolgung / Fugees / Longplay . . musicline.de . September 7, 2012 . German . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065936/http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Fugees/8269/?type=longplay . 2016-03-04 . dead .
  11. Web site: Discography Fugees . Hung Medien . swedishcharts.com . September 7, 2012 . April 2, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402123232/http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Fugees . live .
  12. Web site: Discography Fugees . Hung Medien . swisscharts.com . September 7, 2012 . September 2, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140902083149/http://swisscharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Fugees . live .
  13. Peak chart positions for albums in the United Kingdom:
    • Blunted on Reality: Web site: Chart Log UK: Adam F. – FYA . Tobias Zywietz . Zobbel.de . September 7, 2012 . Zywietz, Tobias . November 7, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161107043401/http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_F.HTM . live .
    • The Score and Bootleg Versions: Web site: Fugees . . May 8, 2020 . select "Albums" tab . June 4, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200604032709/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/32663/fugees/ . live .
  14. Web site: Blunted on Reality – Fugees > Overview . . . September 11, 2012 . Birchmeier, Jason . January 9, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160109172143/http://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000110303 . live .
  15. Ready or Not . Jenkins, Sacha . . Vibe Media Group . June–July 1996 . 4 . 5 . 75 . 1070-4701.
  16. United Kingdom. Fugees. 12 August 2024.
  17. Web site: Notre Base de Données: Fugees . . August 3, 2014 . French . https://web.archive.org/web/20171001120918/http://www.snepmusique.com/les-disques-dor/?q=Fugees&submit=OK&awards_year=0 . October 1, 2017 . dead .
  18. Web site: The Score – Fugees > Overview . . . September 11, 2012 . Huey, Steve . January 9, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160109184816/http://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000646570 . live .
  19. Web site: Gold & Platinum: Fugees. Recording Industry Association of America. February 17, 2021. September 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210924133227/https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=fugees. live.
  20. Web site: Aria Album Charts 1996 . ARIA . May 8, 2020 . October 6, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171006165322/https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/1996/albums-chart . live .
  21. Web site: Gold-/Platin-Datenbank: Fugees . . September 7, 2012 . German . October 20, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141020064242/http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=&strInterpret=Fugees . live .
  22. Austria . Fugees . September 7, 2012.
  23. Web site: (Guld & Platina) ÅR 1987–1998 . . (Gold & Platinum) Year 1987–1998 . September 7, 2012 . Swedish . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110725093150/http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/guld-platina-1987-1998.pdf . July 25, 2011 .
  24. Web site: The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Fugees) . Hung Medien . swisscharts.com . September 7, 2012 . March 4, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030134/http://swisscharts.com/search_certifications.asp?search=Fugees . live .
  25. Web site: Gold and Platinum Search (Fugees) . https://archive.today/20130129055341/http://musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?sa=Fugees . dead . January 29, 2013 . . September 7, 2012 .
  26. Web site: Discography Fugees . Hung Medien . charts.nz . September 7, 2012 . December 3, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191203235639/https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Fugees . live .
  27. Web site: Greatest Hits – Fugees > Overview . . . September 11, 2012 . Bush, John . March 13, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160313060651/http://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000023455 . live .
  28. Web site: This is the Fugees: The Greatest Hits - Fugees | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic. AllMusic. 2022-03-08. 2022-03-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20220308045955/https://www.allmusic.com/album/this-is-the-fugees-greatest-hits-mw0002035064. live.
  29. Web site: Playlist: The Very Best of Fugees - Fugees | Releases | AllMusic. AllMusic. 2022-03-08. 2022-03-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20220308044255/https://www.allmusic.com/album/playlist-the-very-best-of-fugees-mw0002355663/releases. live.
  30. Web site: Bootleg Versions – Fugees > Overview . . . September 11, 2012 . Stanley, Leo . November 4, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161104014738/http://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000080758 . live .
  31. Fugees – Chart History: Hot 100 . . May 8, 2020 . November 17, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211117232421/https://www.billboard.com/artist/fugees/chart-history/hsi/ . live .
  32. Fugees – Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs . . May 8, 2020 . November 17, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211117221926/https://www.billboard.com/artist/fugees/chart-history/bsi/ . live .
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  34. Web site: Chartverfolgung / Fugees / Single . . musicline.de . September 8, 2012 . German . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025525/http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Fugees/8269/?type=single . 2016-03-04 . dead .
  35. Peak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom:
    • All except "Nappy Heads": Web site: Fugees . . May 8, 2020 . select "Singles" tab . June 4, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200604032709/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/32663/fugees/ . live .
    • "Nappy Heads": Web site: Chart Log UK: Adam F. – FYA . Tobias Zywietz . Zobbel.de . September 8, 2012 . Zywietz, Tobias . November 7, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161107043401/http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_F.HTM . live .
  36. Web site: Boof Baf [Vinyl Single] – Fugees > Overview | work=AllMusic | access-date=September 8, 2012 | archive-date=January 14, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114220722/http://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000107106 | url-status=live ].
  37. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian)

    . Australian Chart Book 1993–2005. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 2006. 0-646-45889-2.

  38. Fugees Chart History: Rap Songs . Billboard . May 8, 2020 . April 20, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240420191555/https://www.billboard.com/artist/fugees/chart-history/rap/ . live .
  39. Web site: The Mix Tape, Vol. 1: 60 Minutes of Funk – Funkmaster Flex > Overview . . September 8, 2012 . Erlewine, Stephen Thomas . November 4, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161104020233/http://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000124577 . live .
  40. Web site: Unreleased & Revamped – Cypress Hill > Overview . . September 8, 2012 . Erlewine, Stephen Thomas . November 4, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161104014020/http://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000186240 . live .
  41. Web site: Elmopalooza! – Sesame Street > Overview . . September 8, 2012 . McDonald, Steven . November 4, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161104002528/http://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000034356 . live .
  42. Web site: Fugees . . 18 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072142/http://www.vevo.com/artist/fugees?source=instantsearch . 4 March 2016 . live .
  43. Web site: Fu-Gee-La The Fugees Music Video . . January 10, 2003 . 18 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130227071912/http://www.mtv.com/videos/the-fugees/283807/fu-gee-la.jhtml . 27 February 2013 . dead .
  44. Web site: Music Video: No Woman, No Cry: The Fugees . . September 24, 1996 . September 8, 2012.
  45. Web site: No Woman No Cry . Coub . 18 June 2019 . 18 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190618095721/https://coub.com/view/b881c . live .
  46. Web site: Rumble In The Jungle The Fugees Music Video . . January 7, 1997 . 18 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100403040711/http://www.mtv.com/videos/the-fugees/307312/rumble-in-the-jungle.jhtml . 3 April 2010 . dead .
  47. Web site: Hip-Hopera Bounty Killer Music Video . . . January 28, 1997 . 18 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140809204429/http://www.mtv.com/videos/bounty-killer/307341/hip-hopera.jhtml . 9 August 2014 . dead .

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