New Edition discography explained

This is the discography documenting albums and singles released by American R&B/pop group, New Edition who sold over 20 million records worldwide. The group has released 7 studio albums, 2 holiday albums, 8 compilations and 29 singles (including 2 featuring singles).

Albums

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions									Certifications (sales threshold)
		US ^[1]	US R&B	AUS ^[2]	CAN ^[3]	GER ^[4]	NLD ^[5]	NZ ^[6]	SWE ^[7]	UK ^[8]
1983	Candy Girl	90	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1984	New Edition	6	1	-	55	-	-	15	-	-	RIAA: 2× Platinum ^[9]
1985	All for Love	32	3	-	-	-	-	50	-	-	RIAA: Platinum
1986	Under the Blue Moon	43	11	-	-	-	-	13	-	-	RIAA: Gold
1988	Heart Break	12	3	45	11	-	-	50	-	-	RIAA: 2× Platinum
1996	Home Again	1	1	13	1	63	46	11	43	22	RIAA: 2× Platinum MC: Platinum ^[10]
2004	One Love	12	4	296	-	-	-	-	-	-	RIAA: Gold
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US	US R&B	AUS
1991	Greatest Hits, Vol. 1	99	78	140
1996	New Edition Solo Hits	-	-	-
1998	Lost in Love: The Best of Slow Jams	-	-	-
2000	All the Number Ones	37	7	-
2004	Hits	-	58	-
2005	20th Century Masters: The Best of New Edition	-	91	-
	Gold	-	-	-
2011	Icon	-	-	-
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Christmas albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US R&B
1985	Christmas All Over the World	45
2004	20th Century Masters: The Christmas Collection	-
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions										Certifications (sales threshold)	Album
		US	US R&B	US Dan	AUS ^[11]	CAN	GER	IRE ^[12]	NLD	NZ	UK
1983	"Candy Girl"	46	1	17	10	11	22	2	16	2	1	BPI: Silver^[13]	Candy Girl
	"Is This the End"	85	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	83
	"Popcorn Love"	101	25	-	73	-	-	-	-	44	43
1984	"Cool It Now"	4	1	-	-	38	-	-	-	-	115	RIAA: Gold^[14]	New Edition
	"Mr. Telephone Man"	12	1	-	-	30	-	20	47	34	19	RIAA: Gold
1985	"Lost in Love"	35	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	"My Secret (Didja Gitit Yet?)"	103	27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	"Count Me Out"	51	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		All for Love
1986	"A Little Bit of Love (Is All It Takes)"	38	3	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	153
	"With You All the Way"	51	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	"Earth Angel"	21	3	-	-	52	-	-	-	30	153		Under the Blue Moon
	"Once in a Lifetime Groove"	-	10	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		Running Scared soundtrack
1987	"Tears on My Pillow" (featuring Little Anthony)	-	41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		Under the Blue Moon
	"Helplessly in Love"	-	20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		Dragnet soundtrack
1988	"If It Isn't Love"	7	2	20	-	21	-	-	-	-	94	RIAA: Platinum	Heart Break
	"You're Not My Kind of Girl"	95	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1989	"Can You Stand the Rain"	44	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	RIAA: 2× Platinum
	"Crucial"	-	4	24	-	-	-	-	-	-	70
	"N.E. Heart Break"	-	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1991	"Boys to Men"	-	-	-	134	-	-	-	-	-	-
1996	"Hit Me Off"	3	1	30	16	50	54	-	28	2	20	RIAA: Gold	Home Again
	"I'm Still in Love with You"	7	7	-	47	-	-	-	-	13	-	RIAA: Gold
	"You Don't Have to Worry" (featuring Missy Elliott)	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1997	"Siempre Tu"	116	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		I'm Still in Love with You single
	"Something About You"	-	-	-	68	-	-	-	-	-	16		Home Again
	"One More Day"	61	22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2004	"Hot 2Nite"	87	35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		One Love
	"Last Time"	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Featured singles

Year	Title	Artist	Peak chart position	Album
			US R&B
1986	"King Holiday"	The King Dream Chorus & Holiday Crew	30	Non-album single
2016	"This One's for Me and You"	Johnny Gill featuring New Edition	20	Game Changer

Notes and References

1. US Charts > New Edition. Billboard. 2012-10-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20120630162603/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/new-edition-mn0000865016/awards. June 30, 2012.
2. Australian chart peaks:
   • Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 19 June 1988: Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 215. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between 1983 and 19 June 1988.
   • Top 50 (ARIA Chart) peaks from 26 June 1988: Web site: AUS Charts > New Edition. ARIA Charts. 2012-10-17.
   • Top 100 (ARIA Chart) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: 201.
3. CAN Charts > New Edition. RPM. 2012-10-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20170331115445/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=5r8c113ukint935dulb8s2tip3&q1=New+Edition&q2=&interval=20. 2017-03-31. dead.
4. Web site: GER Charts > New Edition. Media Control Charts. 2012-10-17.
5. Web site: NLD Charts > New Edition. MegaCharts. 2012-10-17.
6. Web site: NZ Charts > New Edition. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. 2012-10-13.
7. Web site: SWE Charts > New Edition. Sverigetopplistan. 2012-10-17.
8. Web site: UK Charts > New Edition. Official Charts Company. 2012-10-17.
9. Web site: US Certifications > New Edition. Recording Industry Association of America. 2012-10-17.
10. Web site: CAN Certifications > New Edition. Music Canada. 2012-10-17.
11. Web site: Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing January 6, 1992. Bubbling Down Under. January 8, 2023.
12. Web site: IRE Charts Search > New Edition. Irish Recorded Music Association. 2012-10-17.
13. Web site: New Edition - Candy Girl. bpi.co.uk. 27 August 2022.
14. United States. New Edition. June 27, 2023.