A Tribe Called Quest discography

A Tribe Called Quest discography
Studio albums6
EPs2
Compilation albums5
Singles16
Features singles4

A Tribe Called Quest was an American hip hop group, formed in 1985.[1] They released six studio albums, five compilations, sixteen singles and two extended plays. The group was made up of rapper/main producer Q-Tip (Kamaal Ibn John Fareed, formerly Jonathan Davis), the late rapper Phife Dawg (Malik Taylor) and DJ/co-producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad. Phife Dawg was only persuaded to join when a fourth member, rapper Jarobi White, joined the group. In 1989 they signed a demo deal with Geffen Records, but not given a full-fledged recording contract. After receiving many offers, they opted for the Jive Records label, an independent rap label. In under a year, they managed to produce People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm to critical acclaim, but lukewarm sales, reaching #91 on the Billboard 200, though it did eventually achieve gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Their next album, The Low End Theory, helped shape alternative hip-hop in the 1990s.[2][3] It established a link between their hip hop based music and the jazz genre. It was a large success, and, on February 1, 1995, the RIAA certified the album platinum.[4] Their following album, Midnight Marauders, released in 1993, also earned the platinum award. Beats, Rhymes and Life, their subsequent album which was released three years after Midnight Marauders, was considered their darkest work. It lacked the positive and joyful vibe present in their previous albums. Their fifth studio album followed, The Love Movement. It was regarded by critics as returning to the group's positive vibe.[citation needed] It was awarded gold by the RIAA on November 1, 1998.[5] Their sixth and final album, We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service, was released on November 11, 2016, with posthumous contributions from Phife Dawg. On May 22, 2017, the album was certified gold by the RIAA.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications[6][7]
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[8] 		US
R&B
/HH
[9] 		AUS
[10] 		CAN
[11] 		FRA
[12] 		GER
[13] 		SWE
[14] 		NED
[15] 		NZ
[16] 		UK
[17]
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm 91 23 — — — — — — — 54
The Low End Theory
  • Released: September 24, 1991
  • Label: Jive
  • Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming
 45 13 — — — — — — — 58
Midnight Marauders
  • Released: November 9, 1993
  • Label: Jive
  • Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming
 8 1 — 48 — — — — — 70
Beats, Rhymes and Life
  • Released: July 30, 1996
  • Label: Jive
  • Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming
 1 1 — 7 — — 30 — 32 28
The Love Movement
  • Released: September 29, 1998
  • Label: Jive
  • Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming
 3 3 — 2 40 36 45 — — 38
We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service
  • Released: November 11, 2016
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming
 1 1 13 3 75 14 31 16 13 24
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums

List of live albums
Title Album details
Live in Chicago '98
  • Released: September 19, 2019
  • Label: Boarding House Presents
  • Format: digital download, streaming

Remix albums

List of remix albums
Title Album details
Revised Quest for the Seasoned Traveller
  • Released: June 1, 1992
  • Label: Jive
  • Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming

Compilations albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[9] 		US
R&B
/HH
[9] 		CAN
R&B
[21] 		UK R&B
[17] 		UK Ind.
[17]
The Anthology
  • Released: October 26, 1999
  • Label: Jive
  • Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming
 81 28 2 22 26
Hits, Rarities & Remixes
  • Released: June 17, 2003
  • Label: Jive
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
 190 51 — — —
The Lost Tribes
  • Released: March 15, 2006
  • Label: Jive
  • Format: CD
 — — — — —
The Best of A Tribe Called Quest
  • Released: April 1, 2008
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Format: CD, streaming
 — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

Promotional albums

List of promotional EPs
Title Album details
Classics
(compilation EP)
  • Released: 1996[22]
  • Label: Jive
  • Format: CD, LP

EPs

List of extended plays with selected chart positions
Title EP details Peak chart positions
UK
[17] 		UK Dance
[17] 		UK
R&B
[17]
People's Instinctive Remixes
  • Released: 1991[23]
  • Label: Jive
  • Format: CD
 — — —
A Tribe Called Quest EP
(compilation EP)
  • Released: 1994 (UK only)
  • Label: Jive
  • Format: CD, LP
 — 22 28
The Jam EP
(compilation EP)
  • Released: August 11, 1997 (UK only)
  • Label: Jive
  • Format: CD, LP
 61 1 12
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

Promotional EPs

List of promotional EPs
Title Album details
Classics
(compilation EP)
  • Released: 1996[24]
  • Label: Jive
  • Format: CD, LP

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[25] 		US Dance
[26] 		US R&B
[27] 		US Rap
[28] 		CAN
[29] 		NED
[30] 		NZ
[31] 		SCO
[32] 		UK
[7] 		UK
R&B
[33]
"Description of a Fool" 1989 — — — — — — — — — * People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
"I Left My Wallet in El Segundo" 1990 — — — 9 — — — — —
"Bonita Applebum" — — 56 4 — — — — 47
"Can I Kick It?" 1991 — — — 8 — 13 — — 15
"I Left My Wallet in El Segundo (Vampire Mix)" — — — — — 23 — — 86 People's Instinctive Remixes
"Check the Rhime" — — 59 1 — — — — — The Low End Theory
"Jazz (We've Got)" — — — 19 — — — — —
"Scenario"
(featuring Leaders of the New School) 		1992 57 — 42 6 — — — — —
"Luck of Lucien (Tom and Jerry Remix)" — — — — — — — — — Revised Quest for the Seasoned Traveller
"Can I Kick It? (Boilerhouse Remix)" — — — — — — — — —
"Hot Sex" — — 99 — — — — — — Boomerang (Soundtrack)
"Award Tour"
(featuring Trugoy the Dove) 		1993 47 27 27 7 — — — — — Midnight Marauders
"Electric Relaxation" 1994 65 — 38 13 — — — — —
"Oh My God"
(featuring Busta Rhymes) 		—[A] — 69 15 — — — — 81
"1nce Again"
(featuring Tammy Lucas) 		1996 — — 38 — — — 36 70 34 5 Beats, Rhymes and Life
"Stressed Out"
(featuring Faith Evans) 		—[B] — 56 15 — — — 81 33 2
"Find a Way" 1998 71 — 29 18 — — 48 75 41 12 The Love Movement
"We the People...." 2016 77 — 31 23 77 — — — — — We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. "*" indicates a chart that did not exist at the time.
Year Single Peak chart positions Album
US US Rap NLD UK
1997 "Rumble in the Jungle" A (Fugees feat. A Tribe Called Quest, Busta Rhymes & John Forté) 71 3 — 3 When We Were Kings (soundtrack)
2003 "I C U (Doin' It)" (Violator feat. A Tribe Called Quest & Erykah Badu) — — — — non-album single

A Did not chart on the Hot 100 or Hot R&B/Hip-Hop charts (Billboard rules at the time prevented album cuts from charting). Chart peak listed here represents Hot 100 Airplay and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay charts data.

Promotional singles

List of singles, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Like It Like That" 1998 The Love Movement
"Rock Rock Ya'll"
(featuring Punchline, Jane Doe, Wordsworth & Mos Def)[36]

Other charted songs

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[25] 		US R&B/HH
[27]
"The Space Program" 2016 —[C] —[D] We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances
Title Year Other performer(s) Album
"What Yo Life Can Truly Be" 1991 De La Soul, Dres A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays" (VLS)
"Sh.Fe.Mc's" 1994 De La Soul Clear Lake Audiotorium (EP)
"If the Papes Come" — Mi Vida Loca (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
"Glamour and Glitz" 1995 — The Show: The Soundtrack
"Peace, Prosperity & Paper" 1996 — High School High (soundtrack)
"The Remedy" Common Get on the Bus: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture
"Wild Hot" 1997 Busta Rhymes Rhyme & Reason (soundtrack)
"Same Ol' Thing" — Men in Black: The Album
"That Shit" 1998 Jay Dee The Mix Tape, Vol. III

Notes

  1. ^ "Oh My God" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 2 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100.[34]
  2. ^ "Stressed Out" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 8 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100.[35]
  3. ^ "The Space Program" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 25 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[37]
  4. ^ "The Space Program" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number two on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.[38]

References

  1. ^ A Tribe Called Quest official site: Group biography Archived 2012-07-08 at archive.today
  2. ^ Chinen, Nate (October 17, 2007). "CMJ Music Marathon: Q-Tip Catches the Fever". The New York Times. Accessed December 29, 2008.
  3. ^ Daley, Dan (November 2007). "New York Grooves Archived December 10, 2008, at the Wayback Machine". EQ. Accessed December 28, 2008.
  4. ^ "Searchable Database - "The Low End Theory" Archived October 17, 2015, at the Wayback Machine". Recording Industry Association of America. Accessed October 6, 2009.
  5. ^ Search Results - "The Love Movement". Recording Industry Association of America. Accessed December 11, 2008.
  6. ^ The Love Movement > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums. Allmusic. Accessed March 30, 2010.
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  18. ^ a b c d e f g h "American certifications – A Tribe Called Quest". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  19. ^ a b c d e "British certifications – A Tribe Called Quest". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 19, 2023. Type A Tribe Called Quest in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  20. ^ a b "Gold/Platinum - Music Canada". Music Canada. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  21. ^ "R&B : Top 50". Jam!. November 8, 1999. Archived from the original on November 10, 1999. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  22. ^ Classics (track listing). Jive. 1996. JDJ-42362-2.
  23. ^ People's Instinctive Remixes (track listing). Jive. 1991. ND 75066.
  24. ^ Classics (track listing). Jive. 1996. JDJ-42362-2.
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  26. ^ "A Tribe Called Quest - US Dance Club Songs". billboard.com. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  27. ^ a b "A Tribe Called Quest - US R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". billboard.com. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  28. ^ "A Tribe Called Quest - US Rap Songs". billboard.com. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
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  33. ^ UK R&B albums chart peaks:
  34. ^ "Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  35. ^ "Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  36. ^ Rock Rock Ya'll/busta's lament (track listing). Jive. 1998. ATCQ1.
  37. ^ "A Tribe Called Quest – Chart history (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  38. ^ "A Tribe Called Quest – Chart history (Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2016.