Milli Vanilli discography explained

Artist:Milli Vanilli
Studio:3
Compilation:2
Video:1
Music Videos:7
Singles:7

This is a discography of Milli Vanilli, a pop/dance music project formed by Frank Farian in Germany in 1988, fronted by Fab Morvan and Rob Pilatus.

The discography consists of three studio albums solely by Milli Vanilli released in different parts of the world, two remix albums released worldwide, an album by The Real Milli Vanilli released shortly after the exposure, an album by Rob & Fab, the two original members, and the singles.

Milli Vanilli's first album, All or Nothing, was released in Europe in mid-1988. The success of the record brought attention of Arista Records who signed the duo and released their album in the US with different name, Girl You Know It's True. In the United Kingdom, the double album 2 X 2 was released; the first CD being the original All or Nothing and the second the remix album.

All of the singles released from the album made it into Billboard Hot 100 top 5. The first single, "Girl You Know It's True", reached No. 2. The following single, "Baby Don't Forget My Number", became the duo's first number one song, with the next two singles—"Blame It on the Rain" and "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You"—topping the chart as well. The final single, "All or Nothing", reached No. 4.

Albums

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"
DetailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
GER
[1]
AUT
CAN
IRENLD
NZ
SWI
UK
US
All or Nothing
  • Released: November 1988
  • Label: Hansa
  • Formats: CD, cassette, vinyl
4 3 15 36 1 5 37
Girl You Know It's True
  • Released: March 7, 1989
  • Label: Arista
  • Formats: CD, cassette, vinyl
1 1
  • CAN: Diamond
  • US: 6× Platinum
The Moment of Truth
  • Released: 1991
  • Label: Hansa
  • Formats: CD, cassette, vinyl
19 6 56 19

Remix albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"
DetailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
GER
AUS
CAN
NLD
NZ
SWI
UK
US
4 1 1 1 3
2×2
  • Released: 1989 (UK and France only)
  • Label: Cooltempo
  • Formats: CD, 2×cassette, 2×vinyl
6
  • UK: Platinum
The Remix Album (US remix album, titled Quick Moves in Canada)
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: Arista
  • Formats: CD, cassette, vinyl
68 43 32
  • US: Gold
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Unreleased albums

Other related albums

Singles

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
GER
AUS
[5]
AUT
CAN
[6]
NLD
NZ
SPA
[7]
SWI
UK
US
"Girl You Know It's True"19881 88 1 3 2 13 1 2 3 2
  • GER: Gold[8]
  • CAN: Gold
  • FRA: Silver[9]
  • SWE: Gold
  • UK: Silver
  • US: Platinum
All or Nothing / Girl You Know It's True
"Baby Don't Forget My Number"9 17 3 7 9 3 11 16 1
  • AUS: Gold
  • US: Gold
"Blame It on the Rain"19893 5 8 3 2 3 8 22 52 1
  • AUS: Gold
  • CAN: Gold
  • NZ: Gold[10]
  • SWE: Gold
  • US: Platinum
"Girl I'm Gonna Miss You"2 3 1 1 1 8 7 1 2 1
  • GER: Platinum
  • AUS: Platinum
  • AUT: Platinum[11]
  • CAN: Gold
  • SWE: Gold
  • UK: Silver
  • US: Gold
"All or Nothing"199017 44 14 9 9 1 22 74 4
"Keep on Running"4 62 2 7 8 76
  • GER: Gold
  • AUT: Gold
The Moment of Truth
"Too Late (True Love)"199165 181 26 54
"Nice 'n' Easy"
"We Can Get It On"1993Rob & Fab
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released.

Notes:

Videography

TitleDetailsCertifications
In Motion
  • Released: 1989
  • Band name: Milli Vanilli
  • Formats: VHS and Laserdisc
  • Label: 6 West
  • US: Multi-Platinum[12]
  • CAN: Gold
Milli Vanilli (film)
  • Released: 2023
  • Documentary
Girl You Know It's True (film)
  • Released: 2023
  • Biographical

Notes and References

  1. Web site: charts.de . https://web.archive.org/web/20141020200021/http://www.officialcharts.de/artist.asp?name=Milli+Vanilli&country=de . dead . October 20, 2014 . 4 January 2012.
  2. Web site: RIANZ Top 50 Albums > 22 October 1989. Recorded Music NZ. 2016-02-06.
  3. Book: Ryan, Gavin. Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. 2011. Moonlight Publishing. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia.
  4. Web site: RIANZ Top 50 Albums > 24 December 1989. Recorded Music NZ. 2016-02-06.
  5. Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
  6. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=5uc679qnhn091od56jvoum2b51&q1=Milli+Vanilli&q2=Top+Singles&interval=20 Canadian peaks
  7. Book: Salaverri, Fernando. Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002. 1st . September 2005. Fundación Autor-SGAE. Spain. 84-8048-639-2.
  8. Germany. Milli Vanilli.
  9. Elia Habib, Muz hit. tubes, p. 145
  10. Web site: RIANZ Top 50 Singles > 11 March 1990. Recorded Music NZ. 2016-02-06.
  11. Austrian certifications ifpi.at (Retrieved August 19, 2008)
  12. Web site: RIAA – Recording Industry Association of America . . 2008-05-26.