The Beastie Boys performing at the Virgin Festival in 2007. |
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| Releases | ||
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| ↙Studio albums | 8 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 4 | |
| ↙EPs | 9 | |
| ↙Singles | 37 | |
| ↙Video albums | 5 | |
| ↙Music videos | 43 | |
The discography of the Beastie Boys, an American hip hop group, consists of eight studio albums, four compilation albums, five video albums, nine extended plays, thirty-seven singles and forty-three music videos.
The group, formed in 1981, consists of rappers Michael "Mike D" Diamond (vocals, drums) and Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz (vocals, guitars), accompanied by turntablist Mix Master Mike. Adam "MCA" Yauch (vocals, bass guitar) was also a key member of the group up until his death in May 2012. Originally a hardcore punk group, the group's first release, Polly Wog Stew, was released in November 1982. The band made the shift into hip hop music with the extended play Cooky Puss (1983). They later signed to Def Jam Recordings, releasing the extended play Rock Hard in 1985. Since 1986, the group have released eight studio albums, four of which have topped the Billboard 200 chart. The Beastie Boys have sold well over 22 million albums in the US alone.
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
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| US [1] |
US R&B [2] |
AUS [3] |
CAN [4] |
GER [5] |
NLD [6] |
NZ [7] |
SWE [8] |
SWI [9] |
UK [10] |
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| Licensed to Ill | 1 | 2 | 62 | 5 | — | 15 | 12 | 30 | — | 7 | |||
| Paul's Boutique |
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14 | 24 | 72 | 30 | — | 30 | 50 | 38 | — | 44 | ||
| Check Your Head |
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10 | 37 | — | 32 | — | — | 37 | — | — | 106 | ||
| Ill Communication |
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1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 10 | ||
| Hello Nasty |
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1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| To the 5 Boroughs |
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1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 2 | ||
| The Mix-Up |
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15 | — | 42 | — | — | 84 | — | — | 25 | 79 | ||
| Hot Sauce Committee Part Two |
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2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | — | 3 | 9 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
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| US [1] |
US R&B [2] |
AUS [3] |
CAN [4] |
GER [5] |
NLD [6] |
NZ [7] |
SWE [8] |
SWI [9] |
UK [10] |
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| Some Old Bullshit |
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46 | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| The In Sound from Way Out! |
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45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | ||
| Beastie Boys Anthology: The Sounds of Science |
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19 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 50 | 62 | 4 | 8 | 72 | 36 | ||
| Solid Gold Hits |
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42 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | 83 | 71 |
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| SWE [8] |
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| Beastie Boys | 35 | |
| The Skills to Pay the Bills |
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| Sabotage | — | |
| Beastie Boys Video Anthology |
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| Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That! |
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||
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| US [1] |
AUS [3] |
AUT [17] |
CAN [4] |
GER [5] |
NLD [6] |
NZ [7] |
UK [10] |
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| Polly Wog Stew | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Love American Style[A] |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | ||
| Frozen Metal Head[A] |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | ||
| Pretzel Nugget |
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| Root Down |
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50 | 43 | 38 | 48 | 38 | 78 | 10 | 23 |
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| Aglio e Olio |
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| Nasty Bits |
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| Scientists of Sound (The Blow Up Factor Vol. 1) |
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| The Mix-Up Bonus Tracks |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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| US [18] |
US Alt. [19] |
US R&B [20] |
AUS [21] |
CAN [22] |
GER [23] |
NLD [6] |
NZ [7] |
SWE [8] |
SWI [9] |
UK [24] |
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| "Cooky Puss" | 1983 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Rock Hard" | 1985 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "She's on It" | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 23 | — | — | — | 10 | Krush Groove soundtrack | ||
| "Hold It, Now Hit It" | 1986 | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Licensed to Ill | |
| "The New Style" | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Paul Revere" | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Brass Monkey" | 1987 | 48 | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)" | 7 | — | — | 37 | 7 | 25 | 10 | 17 | — | — | 11 | |||
| "No Sleep till Brooklyn" | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 23 | — | — | — | 14 | |||
| "Girls"[B] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | 34 | |||
| "Hey Ladies" | 1989 | 36 | 18 | — | — | — | 43 | 31 | 37 | — | — | — | Paul's Boutique | |
| "Shadrach"[C] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Pass the Mic" | 1992 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | Check Your Head | |
| "So What'cha Want"[D] | 93 | 22 | 121 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Jimmy James" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Gratitude" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Professor Booty" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Sabotage"[E][F] | 1994 | 115 | 18 | — | — | 38 | — | 35 | — | — | — | 19 | Ill Communication | |
| "Get It Together"[F][G] | 101 | — | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Sure Shot" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | |||
| "Root Down" | 1995 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Intergalactic" | 1998 | 28 | 4 | — | 21 | 9 | 40 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 5 | Hello Nasty | |
| "Body Movin'" | — | 15 | — | 28 | — | — | 82 | 20 | 30 | — | 15 | |||
| "The Negotiation Limerick File" | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Remote Control" / "Three MC's and One DJ" | 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | ||
| "Alive" | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | 28 | Beastie Boys Anthology: The Sounds of Science | ||
| "Ch-Check It Out"[H] | 2004 | 68 | 1 | 106 | 46 | 1 | 65 | 21 | 31 | 38 | 36 | 8 |
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To the 5 Boroughs |
| "Triple Trouble" | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | |||
| "Right Right Now Now" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Now Get Busy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Wired CD | ||
| "An Open Letter to NYC" | 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | 38 | To the 5 Boroughs | |
| "The Electric Worm" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Mix-Up | |
| "Off the Grid"[25] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Lee Majors Come Again" | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hot Sauce Committee Part Two | |
| "Too Many Rappers" (featuring Nas) |
93 | — | — | — | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | 134 | |||
| "Make Some Noise"[I] | 2011 | 102 | 7 | — | — | 76 | — | 87 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win" (featuring Santigold) |
— | — | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
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| Title | Year | Director(s) |
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| "Holy Snappers" | 1981 | Nathanial Hörnblowér[26] |
| "Egg Raid on Mojo" | 1982 | Philip Pucci[27] |
| "She's on It" | 1985 | N/A |
| "Hold It, Now Hit It" | 1986 | |
| "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)" | Adam Dubin, Ric Menello[27][28] | |
| "No Sleep till Brooklyn" | 1987 | |
| "Hey Ladies" | 1989 | Adam Bernstein[27] |
| "Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun" | Nathanial Hörnblowér[27] | |
| "Shake Your Rump" | ||
| "Shadrach" | ||
| "Ask for Janice, Part II" | ||
| "Slow and Low" (live) | ||
| "Netty's Girl" | 1992 | Tamra Davis[27] |
| "Pass the Mic" | Nathanial Hörnblowér[27] | |
| "So What'cha Want" | ||
| "So What'cha Want" (Remix) | David Perez Shadi[27] | |
| "Jimmy James" | Nathanial Hörnblowér, Lisa Ann Cabasa[27] | |
| "Time for Livin'" | Spike Jonze[27] | |
| "Gratitude" | 1993 | David Perez Shadi[27] |
| "Sabotage" | 1994 | Spike Jonze[29][30] |
| "Ricky's Theme" | ||
| "Sure Shot" | Spike Jonze, Nathanial Hörnblowér[27][31] | |
| "Root Down" | 1995 | Evan Bernard[27] |
| "Root Down" (live) | Spike Jonze[27] | |
| "Intergalactic" | 1998 | Nathanial Hörnblowér[32][27][33][34][35][36] |
| "Body Movin'" | ||
| "Three MC's and One DJ" | 1999 | |
| "Alive" | ||
| "Start!" (featuring Miho Hatori) |
2000 | |
| "Ch-Check It Out" | 2004 | |
| "Triple Trouble" | ||
| "Right Right Now Now" | ||
| "Rhyme the Rhyme Well" | ||
| "An Open Letter to NYC" | 2005 | |
| "Brass Monkey" (live) | ||
| "Shazam!" | 2007 | |
| "Off the Grid" | ||
| "The Gala Event" | N/A | |
| "The Rat Cage" | ||
| "Suco De Tangerina" | ||
| "Make Some Noise" | 2011 | Nathanial Hörnblowér[37] |
| "Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win" (featuring Santigold) |
Spike Jonze[38] |
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
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| "Stick 'Em Up"[27] (Hurricane featuring Beastie Boys) |
1993 | N/A |
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