New Kids on the Block discography

New Kids on the Block discography
New Kids on the Block performing in 2008
Studio albums8
EPs1
Compilation albums7
Singles32
Music videos26
DVDs4

The American boy band New Kids on the Block has released eight studio albums, seven compilation albums, one EP, thirty-two singles, and five video albums. As of 2005, they had sold more than 17.5 million albums in the United States alone[1] and to date, over 80 million records worldwide.[2]

The New Kids on the Block released their debut single, "Be My Girl", in 1986. It peaked at number 90 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[3] Their first album was released the same year, and although not a big success at the time, it managed to sell three million copies in the United States after almost four years, being certified three times platinum by the RIAA.[4][5] In 1988, they released their second and most successful album to date, Hangin' Tough, which peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 and sold more than eight million copies in the United States alone.[4] After a Christmas album, they released the song "Step by Step", from the album of the same name; it remains the band's biggest-selling single to date.[6] New Kids on the Block have since released three more studio albums and eight compilations.

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[7] 		AUS
[8][9] 		AUT
[10] 		CAN
[11] 		GER
[12] 		NED
[13] 		NZ
[14] 		SWE
[15] 		SWI
[16] 		UK
[17]
New Kids on the Block 25 146 — 17 — — — — — 6
Hangin' Tough
  • Released: August 12, 1988
  • Label: Columbia Records
 1 7 8 2 4 33 3 — 19 2
Merry, Merry Christmas
  • Released: September 19, 1989
  • Label: Columbia Records
 9 34 13 15 30 76 — 43 — 13
Step by Step
  • Released: June 5, 1990
  • Label: Columbia Records
 1 4 6 1 1 11 1 12 8 1
Face the Music
  • Released: January 25, 1994
  • Label: Columbia Records
 37 18 38 34 44 72 — 46 38 36
The Block 2 81 69 1 21 — — — 73 16
10
  • Released: April 2, 2013
  • Label: The Block/Boston Five
 6 59 — 8 45 39 — — — 47
Still Kids[25]
  • Released: May 17, 2024
  • Label: BMG
 56 23 — — 59 — — 14 — 16
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[7] 		AUS
[9][26] 		AUT
[10] 		CAN
[11] 		GER
[12] 		NED
[13] 		NZ
[14] 		SWE
[15] 		SWI
[16] 		UK
[17]
No More Games/The Remix Album
  • Released: November 15, 1990
  • Label: Columbia
 19 34 16 12 40 27 28 41 — 15
H.I.T.S.
  • Released: December 1991
  • Label: Columbia/Sony
 — 13 16 — 26 23 14 34 37 50
Greatest Hits
  • Released: February 1999
  • Label: Columbia Records/Sony
 — — — — — — — — — —
Super Hits
  • Released: April 2001
  • Label: Columbia
 — — — — — — — — — —
Collections
  • Released: February 8, 2005
  • Label: Columbia
 — — — — — — — — — —
New Kids on the Block: Greatest Hits
  • Released: August 2008
  • Label: Columbia Records/Sony
 22 75 — 17 — — — — — —
NKOTBSB
(with the Backstreet Boys as NKOTBSB)
  • Released: May 2011
  • Label: Columbia Records/Sony/Jive
 7 38 — 6 — — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

EPs

Title EP details Peak chart positions
US
[7] 		CAN
[11] 		UK
[17]
Thankful
  • Released: May 12, 2017
  • Label: NKOTB Music
 17 29 82
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

Single Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[27] 		US
RB/HH
[3] 		AUS
[9][28] 		BEL
(FL)
[29] 		CAN
[30] 		GER
[12] 		IRE
[31] 		NLD
[13] 		NZ
[14] 		UK
[17]
"Be My Girl" 1986 — 90 — — — — — — — — New Kids on the Block
"Stop It Girl" — — — — — — — — — —
"Please Don't Go Girl" 1988 10 55 — — 77 — — — — — Hangin' Tough
"You Got It (The Right Stuff)" 3 28 1 — 36 12 2 32 2 1
"I'll Be Loving You (Forever)" 1989 1 12 4 19 17 31 2 8 28 5
"Hangin' Tough" 1 — 8 32 6 29 1 31 7 1
"Cover Girl" 2 — 22 — 4 — 6 — 17 4
"Didn't I (Blow Your Mind)" [A] 8 34 — — 17 — 6 — — 8 New Kids on the Block
"This One's for the Children" 7 55 40 40 15 — 7 71 — 9 Merry, Merry Christmas
"Step by Step" 1990 1 48 8 6 1 8 5 13 3 2 Step by Step
"Valentine Girl" — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"Tonight" 7 — 16 4 8 19 8 3 16 3 Step by Step
"Let's Try It Again" [A] 53 — 51 32 60 68 6 17 31 8
"Games" [B] 1991 — — 33 39 52 — 9 30 27 14 No More Games: The Remix Album
"Call It What You Want" [B] — — 57 22 — — 8 17 45 12
"Baby, I Believe in You" — — 91 — — — — 64 20 —
"If You Go Away" [B] 16 — 26 25 6 34 26 10 — 9 Face the Music
"Dirty Dawg" [B] 1994 66 — 20 — 3 — — 41 13 27
"Never Let You Go" [B] — — 120 — 18 — — — — 42
"Summertime" 2008 36 — 90 — 9 55 — — — 34 The Block
"Single" (with Ne-Yo) —[A] — 116 — 42 — — — — 81
"Dirty Dancing" — — — — 31 23 — — — —
"2 in the Morning" 2009 — — — — 76 — — — — —
"Don't Turn Out the Lights"
(as 'NKOTBSB' with Backstreet Boys) 		2011 —[B] — — — 46 — — — — — NKOTBSB
"Remix (I Like The)" 2013 — — — — 81 — — — — — 10
"I Need a Melody" 2014 — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"One More Night" 2017 — — — — — — — — — — Thankful
"Boys in the Band (Boy Band Anthem)" 2019 — — — — — — — — — — Hangin' Tough (30th Anniversary)
"House Party"
(ft. Boyz II Men, Big Freedia, Naughty by Nature, and Jordin Sparks) 		2020 —[C] — — — —[D] — — — — —[E] Non-album singles
"Bring Back the Time"
(ft. Salt-N-Pepa, Rick Astley, and En Vogue) 		2022 — — — — — — — — — —
"Kids"[25] 2024 — — — — — — — — — — Still Kids
"A Love Like This"[38] — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Videography

Home videos

Title Year Production details Notes Certifications
Hangin' Tough 1989
  • Released: July 25, 1989
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Formats: VHS, Laserdisc
 Includes behind-the-scenes and four music videos: "Please Don't Go Girl", "You Got It (The Right Stuff)", "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)", and "Hangin' Tough".
Hangin' Tough Live 1989
  • Released: November 14, 1989
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Format: VHS
 Includes seven live performances at L.A.'s Mayan Theater show: "My Favourite Girl", "What'cha Gonna Do (About It)", "Please Don't Go Girl", "Cover Girl", "(You've Got It) The Right Stuff", "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)", and "Hangin' Tough".
  • RIAA: 12× Platinum[5]
  • MC: Diamond[18]
Step by Step 1990
  • Released: May 24, 1990
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Formats: VHS, Laserdisc
 Includes four music videos and three live performances: "Tonight" (video), "This One's for the Children" (video), "Medley: Stop It Girl/Please Don't Go Girl/Be My Girl/I Wanna Be Loved by You", "I'll Be There" (live), "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind)" (live), "Valentine Girl" (video), and "Step By Step" (video).
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum[5]
  • MC: Diamond[18]
Greatest Hits: The Videos 1999
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Format: DVD
 Includes ten music videos and six live performances: "Step by Step", "You Got It (The Right Stuff)", "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)", "Cover Girl", "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind)" (Live), "Please Don't Go Girl", "Tonight", "This One's for the Children", "Valentine Girl" (Live), "Hangin' Tough", "Baby, I Believe in You" (Live), "Call It What You Want", "If You Go Away", "No More Games" (Live), "Tonight" (Live), "Step by Step" (Live)
New Kids on the Block: Coming Home 2010
  • Released: February 2, 2010
  • Label: RED Distribution DVD
  • Format: DVD
 Documentary about the 2009 world tour, New Kids on the Block Live.
New Kids on the Block: Live from Fenway Park 2013
  • Released: 2013

Music videos

Title Year Director(s)
"Please Don't Go Girl" (version 1)[39] 1988
"Please Don't Go Girl" (version 2)[40] Doug Nichol
"You Got It (The Right Stuff)"
"I'll Be Loving You (Forever)" 1989
"Hangin' Tough"
"Cover Girl"
"This One's for the Children"
"Step by Step" 1990 Larry Jordan
"Tonight"
"Games" Jim Yukich
"Call It What You Want" 1991 Tamra Davis
"If You Go Away" Matt Mahurin
"Dirty Dawg" 1993 Scott Kalvert
"Never Let You Go" 1994 Matthew Rolston
"Summertime" 2008 Thomas Kloss and Donnie Wahlberg
"Single" Benny Boom[41]
"Dirty Dancing" Til Schweiger
"2 in the Morning" 2009 Meiert Avis
"Remix (I Like The)" 2013 Rami Hachache
"The Whisper"
"I Need a Melody" 2014
"One More Night" 2017
"Boys in the Band" 2019
"80s Baby"
"House Party" 2020
"Bring Back the Time" 2022 John Asher
"Kids" 2024 Marissa Velez
  • "Tonight" was also released in a black-and-white version. "Dirty Dawg" was also released with the "Dance Mix" version.

Notes

Releases

  • A^ Charted as "Let's Try Again"/"Didn't I Blow Your Mind" in the UK and Ireland in October 1990.
  • B^ Credited to NKOTB

Chart positions

  1. ^ "Single" peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, which ranks the top 25 songs that have not yet entered the Billboard Hot 100.[34]
  2. ^ "Don't Turn Out the Lights" peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, which ranks the top 25 songs that have not yet entered the Billboard Hot 100.[34]
  3. ^ "House Party" peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Digital Song Sales chart, which is a component chart of the Billboard Hot 100.[35]
  4. ^ "House Party" peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales chart, which is a component chart of the Billboard Canadian Hot 100.[36]
  5. ^ "House Party" peaked at number 96 on the Official UK Singles Downloads Chart, which is a component chart of the Official UK Singles Chart.[37]

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