Salt-N-Pepa discography explained

Artist:	Salt-n-Pepa
Studio:	5
Compilation:	6
Singles:	27
Music Videos:	29

This is the discography of Salt-n-Pepa, an American hip hop trio.

Albums

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		US ^[1]	US R&B	AUS ^[2]	CAN ^[3]	GER ^[4]	NLD ^[5]	NZ ^[6]	NOR ^[7]	SWI ^[8]	UK ^[9]
1986	Hot, Cool & Vicious Released: December 8, 1986 Label: Next Plateau	26	7	83	27	63	-	41	-	-	-	RIAA: Platinum^[10] MC: Gold^[11]
1988	A Salt with a Deadly Pepa Released: August 2, 1988 Label: Next Plateau	38	8	126	-	40	21	-	-	16	19	RIAA: Gold BPI: Gold^[12]
1990	Blacks' Magic Released: March 19, 1990 Label: Next Plateau	38	15	149	-	-	65	-	-	-	70	RIAA: Platinum
1993	Very Necessary Released: October 12, 1993 Label: Next Plateau/London	4	6	5	13	51	66	27	19	-	36	RIAA: 5× Platinum ARIA: Platinum^[13] MC: 4× Platinum
1997	Brand New Released: October 21, 1997 Label: Red Ant/London	37	16	186	-	64	-	-	-	23	-	RIAA: Gold
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		US R&B	AUS	AUT ^[14]	CAN	GER	NLD	NZ	SWE ^[15]	SWI	UK
1990	A Blitz of Salt-n-Pepa Hits: The Hits Remixed Released: November 20, 1990 Label: Next Plateau, London	63	104	-	23	-	-	-	-	-	70	MC: Platinum
1991	The Greatest Hits Released: October 7, 1991 Label: Next Plateau, London	-	2	7	-	10	20	6	44	13	6	ARIA: Platinum BPI: Platinum^[16] IFPI AUT: Gold^[17] IFPI SWI: Gold^[18] RMNZ: Gold^[19]
1992	Released: April 1992 Label: Next Plateau, London	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999	The Best of Salt-N-Pepa Released: November 15, 1999	-	28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	ARIA: Gold
2008	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection Released: February 5, 2008 Label: Next Plateau	75	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011	Icon Released: March 1, 2011 Label: Island	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

As lead artist

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Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
US	US R&B	US Rap	AUS	CAN	GER	IRE ^[20]	NLD	NZ	UK
"The Show Stoppa (Is Stupid Fresh)"	1985	-	46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		Hot, Cool & Vicious
"My Mic Sounds Nice"	1987	-	41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	85
"Tramp"		-	21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
"Push It"		19	28	-	3	7	9	6	1	4		RIAA: Platinum BPI: Gold^[21] MC: Gold	The House That Rap Built and Hot, Cool & Vicious
"Chick on the Side"		-	55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		Hot, Cool & Vicious
"Shake Your Thang" (featuring E.U.)	1988	-	4	-	47	-	29	29	9	-	22		Livin' Large and A Salt with a Deadly Pepa
"Get Up Everybody (Get Up)"		-	14	-	111	-	-	-	-	-	4		A Salt with a Deadly Pepa
"Twist and Shout"	1989	-	45	18		-	37	18	5	-
"Expression"		26	8	1	141	-	-	-	76	-	40	RIAA: Platinum	Blacks' Magic
"Independent" (featuring Sybil)	1990	-	85	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
"Do You Want Me"	1991	21	32	7	19	-	49	22	16	49	5	RIAA: Gold
"Let's Talk About Sex"		13	51	12	1	24	1	4	1	4	2	RIAA: Gold ARIA: Platinum BPI: Silver^[22] NVPI: Gold^[23]
"You Showed Me"		47	68	-	24	-	13	7	5	12	15
"Expression (Hard Ecu Edit)"	1992	-	-	-	-	-	-	23	-	-	23		Rapped in Remixes: The Greatest Hits Remixed
"Start Me Up"		-	84	-	-	-	44	-	23	-	39		Stay Tuned OST
"Shoop"	1993	4	3	1	2	-	46	-	19	31	13	RIAA: Gold ARIA: Platinum	Very Necessary
"Whatta Man" (with En Vogue)		3	3	1	2	13	39	12	3	10	7	RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: Silver^[24] RMNZ: Gold^[25]
"None of Your Business"	1994	32	-	10	53	-	82	26	40	-	19
"Heaven 'n Hell"			-	-	21	-	-	-	-	27	-
"Ain't Nuthin' But a She Thing"	1995	38	32	15	63	-	-	-	-	-	-		Ain't Nuthin' But a She Thing
"Champagne"	1996	-	-	-	68	-	98	-	69	15	23		Bulletproof OST
"R U Ready"	1997	-	-	-	-	-	35	-	-	-	24		Brand New
"Gitty Up"		50	31	9	-	-	-	-	-	22	-
"Push It (Again)"	1999	-	-	-	-	-	26	-	-	-	-		The Best of Salt-n-Pepa
"The Brick Track Versus Gitty Up"		-	-	-	16	-	64	-	-	4	22	ARIA: Gold RMNZ: Gold^[26]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured performer

Year	Single	Artist	Peak chart positions						Album
			US	US R&B	AUS	NLD	NZ	UK ^[27]
1990	"Crazy 4 U"	Sybil	-	19	147	30	26	71	Sybil
1991	"Backyard"	Pebbles	73	4	-	-	-	-	Always
2022	"Bring Back the Time" (with Rick Astley and En Vogue)	New Kids on the Block	-	-	-	-	-	-
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Music videos

Year	Single	Album
1986	"Tramp"	Hot, Cool & Vicious
1987	"Push It"
1988	"Shake Your Thang"	A Salt with a Deadly Pepa
	"Get Up Everybody (Get Up)"
1989	"Twist and Shout"
	"Expression"	Blacks' Magic
	"Expression" ('92 Remix)
1990	"Independent"
1991	"Do You Want Me"
	"Do You Want Me" (London Remix)
	"Let's Talk About Sex"
	"Let's Talk About Sex" (Luv Bug Remix)
	"Let's Talk About AIDS"
	"You Showed Me"
	"You Showed Me" (London Remix)
1992	"Start Me Up"	Very Necessary
1993	"Shoop"
1994	"Whatta Man" (featuring En Vogue)
	"Heaven 'n Hell"
	"None of Your Business"
	"None of Your Business" (Remix)
1995	"Ain't Nuthin' But a She Thing"	Ain't Nuthin' But a She Thing OS
1996	"Champagne"	Bulletproof OST
	"Champagne (JD radio remix)"
1997	"R U Ready"	Brand New
	"R U Ready" (Remix)
	"Gitty Up"
	"Gitty Up" (Remix)
	"Imagine" (featuring Sheryl Crow)
2022	"Bring Back the Time" (New Kids on the Block featuring Salt-N-Pepa, Rick Astley, and En Vogue)

References

Citations

Notes and References

1. US Charts > Salt-N-Pepa. Billboard. 2020-05-28.
2. Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
   • Top 50 peaks: Web site: australian-charts.com > Salt 'N' Pepa in Australian Charts. Hung Medien. 2019-10-01.
   • Top 100 peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Book: Ryan, Gavin. Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. 2011. Moonlight Publishing. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia. PDF. 242.
   • A Salt with a Deadly Pepa, Blacks' Magic, A Blitz of Hits & "Expression":Web site: Bubbling Down Under Week commencing 18 June 1990. www.bubblingdownunder.com. 18 June 2021.
   • "Get Up Everybody (Get Up)"/"Twist and Shout": Web site: ARIA Singles Chart w/c 13-3-1989. Imgur.com. 2019-10-01.
   • "Expression": Web site: ARIA Singles Chart w/c 18-6-1990. Imgur.com. 2019-10-01.
   • "None of Your Business": Web site: The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 29 Jan 1995. ARIA. Imgur.com. 2016-12-09. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
   • "Ain't Nuthin' But a She Thing": Web site: The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 11 Feb 1996. ARIA. Imgur.com. 2017-07-21.
   • All ARIA chart peaks to June 15, 2021: Web site: Salt-N-Pepa ARIA chart history, received from ARIA on June 15, 2021. ARIA. Imgur.com. 2021-06-19. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's peak on the national chart.
3. CAN Charts > Salt-n-Pepa. RPM. 2011-04-26.
4. Web site: Offizielle Deutsch Charts > Suchen nach "Salt N Pepa". German. GfK Entertainment. 2019-10-01. N.B. Select Album tab to display German albums chart peaks.
5. Web site: dutchcharts.nl > Salt 'N' Pepa in Dutch Charts. Dutch. Hung Medien. 2019-10-01.
6. Web site: charts.org.nz > Salt 'N' Pepa in New Zealand Charts. Hung Medien. 2019-10-01.
7. Web site: norwegiancharts.com > Salt 'N' Pepa in Norwegian Charts. Hung Medien. 2019-10-01.
8. Web site: hitparade.ch > Salt 'N' Pepa in der Schweizer Hitparade. German. Hung Medien. 2019-10-01.
9. Web site: Official Charts > Salt 'N' Pepa. Official Charts Company. 2019-10-01.
10. Web site: US Certifications > Salt-N-Pepa. Recording Industry Association of America. 2020-05-28.
11. Web site: CAN Certifications > Salt-N-Pepa. January 15, 1992 . Music Canada. 2020-05-28.
12. Web site: Salt-N-Pepa: A Salt with a Deadly Pepa. British Phonographic Industry. 2020-05-28.
13. Book: Ryan, Gavin. Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. 2011. Moonlight Publishing. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia. PDF. 242.
14. Web site: austriancharts.at > Salt 'N' Pepa in der Österreichischen Hitparade. German. Hung Medien. 2019-10-01.
15. Web site: swedishcharts.com > Salt 'N' Pepa in Swedish Charts. Hung Medien. 2019-10-01.
16. News: Salt-N-Pepa: The Greatest Hits. Bpi . British Phonographic Industry. 2020-05-28.
17. Switzerland. Salt 'N' Pepa. June 29, 2020.
18. Switzerland. Salt'N'Pepa. June 29, 2020.
19. New Zealand. Salt-N-Pepa. The Greatest Hits. album. 3512. June 2, 2020.
20. Web site: The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for 'Salt-N-Pepa' (from irishcharts.ie). Imgur.com (original source published by Fireball Media). 2019-10-01.
21. Web site: Salt-N-Pepa: Push It. British Phonographic Industry. 2020-05-28.
22. Web site: Salt-N-Pepa: Let's Talk About Sex. British Phonographic Industry. 2020-05-28.
23. Web site: Goud/Platina – NVPI Audio. To access, enter the search parameter "Salt 'n Pepa" and select "Search". September 6, 2018. NVPI. Dutch.
24. Web site: Salt-N-Pepa: Whatta Man. British Phonographic Industry. 2020-05-28.
25. New Zealand. Salt-N-Pepa. Whatta Man. single. 3616. June 2, 2020.
26. New Zealand. Salt-N-Pepa. The Brick Track Versus Gitty Up. single. 3512. June 2, 2020.
27. Web site: Official Charts > Sybil. Official Charts Company. 2019-10-01.