De La Soul discography

This article is a detailed listing of releases by the hip hop group De La Soul. They have one platinum and two gold records, and one Grammy Award. The group have sold over 5 million albums in the US.

De La Soul discography
Trugoy (left) and Posdnuos (right)
Studio albums	8
EPs	3
Live albums	1
Compilation albums	4
Singles	26

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Sales	Certifications
		US [1]	US R&B [2]	AUS [3][4]	EUR [5]	FRA [6]	GER [7]	NED [8]	NZ [9]	SWI [10]	UK [11]
3 Feet High and Rising	Released: March 3, 1989 Label: Tommy Boy (#TB1019) Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming	15	1	129	40	—	22	20	13	80	9		RIAA: Platinum[12] BPI: Platinum[13]
De La Soul Is Dead	Released: May 14, 1991 Label: Tommy Boy (#TB1029) Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming	26	24	12	18	—	12	20	6	17	7	FRA: 50,000[14]	RIAA: Gold[12]
Buhloone Mindstate	Released: September 21, 1993 Label: Tommy Boy (#TB1063) Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming	40	9	120	—	—	—	—	40	—	37
Stakes Is High	Released: July 2, 1996 Label: Tommy Boy (#TB1149) Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming	13	4	105	—	—	91	68	45	—	42
Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump	Released: August 8, 2000 Label: Tommy Boy (#TB1436) Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming	9	3	32	23	26	16	25	—	25	22	US: 81,000 (First week sales)[15]	BPI: Silver[13]
AOI: Bionix	Released: December 4, 2001 Label: Tommy Boy (#TB1362) Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming	136	31	105	—	119	—	—	—	60	162
The Grind Date	Released: October 5, 2004 Label: Sanctuary (#06076-87512) Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming	87	17	—	—	148	—	—	—	89	181
And the Anonymous Nobody...	Released: August 26, 2016 Label: AOI Records (#AOI001) Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming	12	3	25	—	42	22	19	31	12	16	US: 23,000 (First week sales)[16]
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title	Album details	Notes
Live at Tramps, NYC, 1996	Released: May 15, 2004 Label: Rhino (#8122-78201) Formats: CD	Recorded in New York in 1996 Guest appearances from: Jungle Brothers, Common, and Mos Def

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions							Certifications
		AUS [3]	EUR [17]	IRE [18]	NZ [9]	SCO [19]	UK [11]	UK R&B [20]
Remixes	Released: 1991 Label: Sony (#SRCS 5633) Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
De La Remix	Released: 1992 Label: Tommy Boy (#TB3783) Formats: LP, CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Timeless: The Singles Collection	Released: May 27, 2003 Label: Rhino (#R2 73860) Formats: CD	69	—	—	40	—	—	—
The Best of De La Soul	Released: June 9, 2003 Label: Rhino (#R2 73664) Formats: LP, CD, download	—	70	56	—	28	17	3	BPI: Gold[13]
De La Mix Tape: Remixes, Rarities and Classics	Released: June 8, 2004 Label: Rhino (#R2 78202) Formats: LP, CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Impossible: Mission TV Series – Pt. 1	Released: October 20, 2006 Label: AOI Records (#DLS-MX001.IM) Formats: LP, CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Mixtapes

Year	Mixtape details
2006	Hip-Hop Mixtape Released: October 2006 (free in Mixmag)
2009	Are You In?: Nike+ Original Run Released: April 28, 2009 Label: Nike, Inc. Formats: Digital download
2014	Smell the Da.I.S.Y. Released: March 26, 2014 Formats: Digital download

Extended plays

• Clear Lake Audiotorium (1994)
• Days Off (2004)
• For Your Pain & Suffering (2016)

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		US [1]	US Dance [21]	US R&B [1]	US Rap [1]	AUS [3][22]	GER [23]	NED [8]	NZ [9]	SWI [10]	UK [11]
"Plug Tunin'" / "Freedom of Speak"	1988	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		3 Feet High and Rising
"Jenifa (Taught Me)" / "Potholes in My Lawn"		—	—	—	22	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Me Myself and I"	1989	34	1	1	1	—	16	1	—	22	22	RIAA: Gold[12]
"Say No Go"		—	3	32	11	143	—	7	11	—	18
"Eye Know"		—	—	—	—	78	—	17	17	28	14
"The Magic Number" / "Buddy"		—	—	—	—	—	—	39	—	—	7
"Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)"	1991	—	16	22	3	4	8	2	5	1	10	ARIA: Gold[3] RMNZ: Gold[24]	De La Soul Is Dead
"A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays""		—	6	43	—	54	37	22	4	17	22
"Millie Pulled a Pistol on Santa" / "Keepin' the Faith"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Breakadawn"	1993	76	—[a]	30	16	73	—	—	15	—	39		Buhloone Mindstate
"Ego Trippin' (Part Two)"	1994	—	—[b]	74	39	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Fallin'" (with Teenage Fanclub)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	59		Judgment Night Soundtrack
"Stakes Is High"	1996	—	—[c]	53	19	117	—	—	27	—	55		Stakes Is High
"Itzsoweezee (Hot)"		—[d]	—[e]	60	17	—	—	—	—	—	—
"4 More" (featuring Zhané)	1997	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	52
"F.U.N.K.Y. Towel"													Joe's Apartment
"Stay Away" (featuring Pete Rock and Rob-O)	1998	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Oooh." (featuring Redman)	2000	—[f]	—	44	14	91	52	48	—	94	29		Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump
"All Good?" (featuring Chaka Khan)		96	17	41	6	34	76	76	—	64	33
"Thru Ya City" (featuring DV Alias Khirst)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	90
"Baby Phat" (featuring Yummy Bingham)	2001	—	—	81	—	—	—	—	—	—	55		AOI: Bionix
"Say 'I Gotta Believe!'" (with PaRappa featuring Double)	2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		PaRappa the Rapper 2 Soundtrack
"Shoomp" / "Much More" (featuring Sean Paul and Yummy Bingham)	2003	—	—	—[g]	—	—	—	—	—	—	85		The Grind Date
"Shopping Bags (She Got from You)'	2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	80
"Rock Co.Kane Flow" (featuring MF Doom)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	167		The Grind Date
"Respect"[28]	2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		The Impossible: Mission TV Series – Pt. 1
"Forever"[29]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Are You In?: Nike+ Original Run
"Get Away" (featuring The Spirit of the WU)[30]	2013	—	—	—	—°	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
"The People" (featuring Chuck D)[31]	2014	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"God It" (with Nas)[32]	2015	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Action!"[33]	2016	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Trainwreck"[34]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		And the Anonymous Nobody...
"Pain" (featuring Snoop Dogg)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Royalty Capes"[35]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Drawn" (featuring Little Dragon)[36]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Greyhounds" (featuring Usher)[37]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Time for the Summer" (featuring Ebony Joi)[38]	2019	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Summertime: The Mixtape Vol. 7
"Remove 45" (featuring Styles P, Talib Kweli, Pharoah Monch, Mysonne & Chuck D)[39]	2020	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Year	Title	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		US [40]	AUS [41]	EUR [42]	GER [43]	IRE [44]	NED [45]	NZ [46]	SCO [47]	SWI [48]	UK [49]
1990	"Doin' Our Own Dang" (Jungle Brothers featuring De La Soul, Q-Tip, Queen Latifah and Monie Love)												Done by the Forces of Nature
	"Mama Gave Birth to the Soul Children" (Queen Latifah featuring De La Soul)	—	—	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	14		All Hail the Queen
2005	"Feel Good Inc." (Gorillaz featuring De La Soul)	14	3	2	8	4	87	2	60	12	2	BPI: 4× Platinum[50] ARIA: Platinum[51] FIMI: Platinum[52] RIAA: Gold[53] RMNZ: Gold[54]	Demon Days
2010	"Superfast Jellyfish" (Gorillaz featuring Gruff Rhys and De La Soul)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Plastic Beach
2018	"It Runs Through Me" (Tom Misch featuring De La Soul)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BPI: Silver[13]	Geography
2019	"Rocket Fuel" (DJ Shadow featuring De La Soul)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Our Pathetic Age
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Music videos

Year	Title[55]	Director
1988	"Potholes in My Lawn"
1989	"Me Myself and I"
	"Eye Know"
	"Say No Go"	Mark Pellington
	"Buddy (Native Tongue Decision)"
	"Doin' Our Own Dang" (Jungle Brothers featuring De La Soul, Q-Tip, Monie Love and Queen Latifah)
1990	"The Magic Number"
1991	"A Roller Skating Jam Named 'Saturdays'" (featuring Q-Tip)	Benjamin Stokes
	"Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)"	Mark Romanek
	"Keepin' the Faith (Straight Path Mix)" [featuring Vinia Mojica]
1993	"Breakadawn"
	"Ego Trippin' (Part Two)"	Frank Sacramento
1994	Fallin' (with Teenage Fanclub)	Josh Taft
1996	"Stakes Is High"	Kennedy
	"Itzsoweezee (HOT)"
1997	"F.U.N.K.Y. Towel"
2000	"Oooh." (featuring Redman)	Jeff Richter
	"All Good?" (featuring Chaka Khan)	David Nelson
2001	"Baby Phat" (featuring Devin and Yummy)	Darren Grant
2002	"Say 'I Gotta Believe!' (PaRappa featuring De La Soul and Double)	Fish from the Fishbowl
2004	"Shopping Bags (She Got from You)"	Lenny Bass
2005	"Feel Good Inc." (Gorillaz featuring De La Soul
2010	"Superfast Jellyfish" (Gorillaz featuring De La Soul)
2012	"Must B the Music"	Matt Stawski
2013	"Get Away"	Lenny Bass, Kris Mercado
2016	"Pain"
	"Memory of (US)" [featuring Pete Rock and Estelle]
2017	"Drawn" (featuring Little Dragon)	J Anders Urmacher
	"Whoodeeni" (featuring 2 Chainz)
2018	"It Runs Through Me" (Tom Misch featuring De La Soul)	Joshua Osbourne
2019	"Rocket Fuel" (DJ Shadow featuring De La Soul)

Guest appearances

• 1996: "I Can't Call It" (from High School High (soundtrack))
• ~~~~: "The Hustle" (from America Is Dying Slowly)
• ~~~~: "How Ya Want It We Got It (Native Tongues Remix)" [from Jungle Brothers album Raw Deluxe]
• 1997: "Chanel No. Fever" (from Men in Black: The Album)
• ~~~~: "Gettin' Down at the Amphitheater" (from Common album One Day It'll All Make Sense)
• ~~~~: "Trouble in the Water" (from DJ Honda album HII)
• 1998: "Intro" (from Lyricist Lounge, Volume One)
• ~~~~: "360° (Oh Yeah)" (Propellerheads album Decksandrumsandrockandroll)
• ~~~~: "Hey DJ" (from the Malcolm McLaren album Buffalo Gals Back to Skool)
• 1999: "More Than You Know" (from Prince Paul album A Prince Among Thieves)
• ~~~~: "Star Track" (from Alliance Ethnik album Fat Come Back)
• ~~~~: "Victim" (Tetsuya Komuro Remix) (from the True Kiss Destination album Over & Over)
• 2000: "Keep On (86 Init Mix)" (from the Nightmares on Wax promo Sound of N.O.W.)
• ~~~~: "Cali to New York" (from The Black Eyed Peas album Bridging the Gap)
• ~~~~: "What's That (Que eso?)" (with Mos Def) (from the Tony Touch album The Piece Maker)
• ~~~~: "Soul Rebels" (from the Reflection Eternal album Train of Thought)
• ~~~~: "So Good" (featuring Camp Lo) (from Various Artists album Hip Hop 101 [Tommy Boy Black Label 2000])
• 2001: "Turn It Out" (featuring Elizabeth "Yummy" Bingham) (from Osmosis Jones (soundtrack)
• ~~~~: "The Unexplainable" (featuring D.V. Alias Khryst) (from the Kingdom album Life As I Know It)
• ~~~~: "Alayna" (from the LFO album Life Is Good)
• 2004: "If It Wasn't for You" (featuring Starchild Excalibur) (from Handsome Boy Modeling School's album White People )
• ~~~~: "She Wants to Move" (Native Tongues Remix) (from the N.E.R.D. single)
• ~~~~: "It's a New Thing (It's Your Thing)" [D-Nat & Onda Remix] (from The Isley Brothers album Taken to the Next Phase)
• 2005: "Yo" (Boss AC's album Ritmo, Amor e Palavras)
• 2006: "So Cool" (from the DJ Muro soundtrack to Tokyo Tribe 2 feat. Lunch Time Speax)
• ~~~~: "The Idea" (from the Ty album Closer)
• 2009: "Daylight (Troublemaker Remix)" (from the FIFA 10 soundtrack/Daylight single by Matt and Kim)
• ~~~~: "Rewind DJ" (Eslam Jawaad from his debut album The Mammoth Tusk)
• 2010: "The Return of DST" (exclusive internet track)^[56]
• 2011: "Picnic" (from the Cradle Orchestra album Transcended Elements)
• 2012: "Turnin' Me Off" (from the Slum Village album Dirty Slums)
• 2014: "Seal Me with a Kiss" (from the Jessie J album Sweet Talker)
• ~~~~: "Navajo Rugs" (from the Stalley album Ohio)
• 2015: "Right Back" (from the Slum Village album Yes!)
• 2017: "Momentz" (from the Gorillaz album Humanz)
• ~~~~: "Heart Attack" (from the Oliver album Full Circle
• ~~~~: "Leap of Faith" (from Mr Jukes album God First)
• 2021: "Mr. Big Mouf pt. II" (from the Khrysis album The Hour of Khrysis)
• 2023: "Crocadillaz" (from the Gorillaz album Cracker Island)

Notes

1. "Breakadawn" did not enter the Dance Club Songs, but peaked at number one on the Dance Singles Sales chart.^[25]
2. "Ego Trippin' (Part Two)" did not enter the Dance Club Songs, but peaked at number 47 on the Dance Singles Sales chart.^[25]
3. "Stakes Is High" did not enter the Dance Club Songs, but peaked at number 3 on the Dance Singles Sales chart.^[25]
4. "Itzsoweezee (Hot)" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 13 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100.^[26]
5. "Itzsoweezee (Hot)" did not enter the Dance Club Songs, but peaked at number 10 on the Dance Singles Sales chart.^[25]
6. "Oooh." did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 25 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100.^[26]
7. "Shoomp" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 43 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart.^[27]