Street Fighter (soundtrack) explained

Street Fighter
Type:Soundtrack
Artist:Various artists
Cover:Street Fighter OST.jpg
Released:December 6, 1994
Recorded:1994
Genre:Hip hop
Length:57:19
Label:Priority

Street Fighter is the soundtrack to Steven E. de Souza 1994 action film Street Fighter. It was released on December 6, 1994,[1] by Priority Records, and consists primarily of hip hop music. Several notable artists from the genre were featured, including Ice Cube, MC Hammer and Nas.

The soundtrack found some success on the Billboard charts, peaking at No. 135 on the Billboard 200 and No. 34 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. It featured one charting single by Rally Ral, "Something Kinda Funky", which reached No. 39 on the Hot Rap Singles. "Straight to My Feet" by Hammer and Deion Sanders, was the only single released in the United Kingdom, where it charted at No. 57.[2]

The album sold over 500,000 units in the United States.[3]

Chart history

Chart (1995)Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 135
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] 34

Notes and References

  1. Advertisement . Billboard . 1994-11-26 . 106 . 48 . 37 . 16 June 2023 . BPI Communications . New York, NY, USA . English . 0006-2510 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210114033928/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1994/BB-1994-11-26.pdf . 2021-01-14 . In stores December 6.
  2. Web site: MC Hammer Chart History . UK Official Charts . The Official UK Charts Company 2021 . 10 November 2021.
  3. Priority Files Suit Against 'Street Fighter' Producer . . April 22, 1995 . 107 . 16 . 10 . .
  4. News: Soundtrack Street Fighter Chart History. Billboard 200. August 26, 2018.
  5. News: Soundtrack Street Fighter Chart History. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. August 26, 2018.