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Beastie Boys discography
Beastie Boys performing at the Virgin Festival in 2007
Studio albums8
Compilation albums5
Video albums5
Music videos44
EPs7
Singles40

The discography of Beastie Boys, an American hip hop group, consists of eight studio albums, four compilation albums, five video albums, seven extended plays, 40 singles and 44 music videos.

The group, formed in 1981, consisted of rappers Adam "MCA" Yauch (vocals, bass), Michael "Mike D" Diamond (vocals, drums), Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz (vocals, guitars), and Kate Schellenbach (drums), originally accompanied by DJ Hurricane and later accompanied by turntablist Mix Master Mike. 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 single "Cooky Puss" (1983). They later signed to Def Jam Recordings, releasing "Rock Hard" in 1984. Around this time, Kate Schellenbach left the group. Since 1986, the group has released eight studio albums, four of which have topped the US Billboard 200 chart. Beastie Boys have sold 20,384,000 albums in the US as of July 2013.[1]

Albums[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[2]
US
R&B/HH

[3]
AUS
[4]
CAN
[5]
GER
[6]
NLD
[7]
NZ
[8]
SWE
[9]
SWI
[10]
UK
[11]
Licensed to Ill 1 2 62 5 15 12 30 7
Paul's Boutique
  • Released: July 25, 1989
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
14 24 65 30 30 50 38 44
Check Your Head
  • Released: April 21, 1992
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, MD
10 37 74 32 37 106
Ill Communication
  • Released: May 23, 1994
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
1 2 8 4 11 31 6 7 12 10
Hello Nasty 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1
To the 5 Boroughs
  • Released: June 15, 2004
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: CD, LP, CS, digital download
1 1 2 1 3 14 4 20 5 2
The Mix-Up
  • Released: June 26, 2007
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
15 42 84 25 79
Hot Sauce Committee Part Two
  • Released: May 3, 2011
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
2 1 7 3 3 6 17 3 9
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums[edit]

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[2]
US
R&B/HH

[3]
AUS
[4]
CAN
[5]
GER
[6]
NLD
[7]
NZ
[8]
SWE
[9]
SWI
[10]
UK
[11]
Some Old Bullshit
  • Released: February 8, 1994
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
46 91 43
The In Sound from Way Out!
  • Released: April 2, 1996
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
45 45
Beastie Boys Anthology: The Sounds of Science
  • Released: November 23, 1999
  • Label: Grand Royal
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
19 14 14 18 50 62 4 8 72 36
Solid Gold Hits
  • Released: November 8, 2005
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
42 30 63 27 83 71
Beastie Boys Music
  • Released: October 23, 2020
  • Label: UMe
  • Formats: CD, digital, LP
64 34
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Video albums[edit]

List of video albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
Video

[21]
SWE
[9]
Beastie Boys
  • Released: 1987
  • Label: CBS
  • Formats: LD, VHS
5 35
The Skills to Pay the Bills
  • Released: June 2, 1992
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: LD, VHS
4
Sabotage
  • Released: September 20, 1994
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: LD, VHS, DVD, VCD
3
Beastie Boys Video Anthology 4
Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!
  • Released: July 25, 2006
  • Label: Velocity, Thinkfilm, Lions Gate
  • Formats: DVD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Extended plays[edit]

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title EP details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[2]
AUS
[4]
AUT
[22]
CAN
[5]
GER
[6]
NLD
[7]
NZ
[8]
UK
[11]
Polly Wog Stew
An Exciting Evening at Home with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: 12"
Frozen Metal Head
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: Capitol, Grand Royal
  • Formats: 12"
  • Notes: Special Limited Edition, White Vinyl
Pretzel Nugget
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: CD
Root Down
  • Released: May 23, 1995
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: CD, CS, 7", 12"
50 43 38 48 38 78 10 23
Aglio e Olio
  • Released: November 13, 1995
  • Label: Grand Royal
  • Formats: CD, 12"
118
[23]
Nasty Bits
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: CD
Scientists of Sound (The Blow Up Factor Vol. 1)
  • Released: August 24, 1999
  • Label: Capitol, Grand Royal
  • Formats: 12"
The Mix-Up Bonus Tracks
  • Released: December 23, 2008
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: Digital download
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles[edit]

As lead artist[edit]

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[24]
US
Alt.

[25]
US
R&B/HH

[26]
AUS
[4]
CAN
[27]
GER
[28]
NLD
[7]
NZ
[8]
SWE
[9]
SWI
[10]
UK
[29]
"Cooky Puss" 1983 Non-album singles
"Rock Hard"[30] 1984
"She's on It" 1985 44 23 10 Krush Groove soundtrack
"Slow and Low"[31] Licensed to Ill
"Hold It Now, Hit It" 1986 55
"The New Style" 22
"Paul Revere" 34
"Brass Monkey" 1987 48 83
"(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)" 7 37 7 25 10 17 11
"No Sleep till Brooklyn" 46 23 14
"Girls"[A] 27 34
"Hey Ladies"[B] 1989 36 18 141 43 31 37 76 Paul's Boutique
"Shadrach"[C]
"Pass the Mic" 1992 47 Check Your Head
"So What'cha Want" 93 22 [D] 64
"Jimmy James"[E] 55
"Gratitude"
"Professor Booty"
"Something's Got to Give"[32]
"Sabotage"[G] 1994 [F] 18 94 38 35 19 Ill Communication
"Get It Together"[G] [H] [H]
"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" 2004 68 1 [I] 46 1 65 21 31 38 36 8 To the 5 Boroughs
"Triple Trouble" 11 73 37
"Right Right Now Now"
"Now Get Busy" The Wired CD
"An Open Letter to NYC" 17 38 To the 5 Boroughs
"Electric Worm"[33] 2007 The Mix-Up
"Off the Grid"[33]
"Lee Majors Come Again" 2009 Hot Sauce Committee Part Two
"Too Many Rappers"
(featuring Nas)
93 70 134
"Make Some Noise" 2011 [J] 7 76 87
"Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win"
(featuring Santigold)
80
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

As featured artist[edit]

List of singles, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Stick 'Em Up"[34]
(Hurricane featuring Beastie Boys)
1993 The Hurra

Music videos[edit]

As lead artist[edit]

List of music videos, showing year released and director
Year Album Title Director(s)
1981 Some Old Bullshit "Holy Snappers" Nathanial Hörnblowér[35]
1982 "Egg Raid on Mojo" Philip Pucci[36]
1985 She's on It "She's on It" Sean Travis[37]
1986 Licensed to Ill "Hold It, Now Hit It" Peter Dyer Dougherty[38][39]
"(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)" Adam Dubin, Ric Menello[36][40]
1987 "No Sleep till Brooklyn"
"Rhymin & Stealin" Peter Dyer Dougherty[41][42]
"She's Crafty"
1989 Paul's Boutique "Hey Ladies" Adam Bernstein[36]
"Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun" Nathanial Hörnblowér[36]
"Shake Your Rump"
"Shadrach"
"Ask for Janice, Part II"
Licensed to Ill "Slow and Low" (live)
1992 Check Your Head "Netty's Girl" Tamra Davis[36]
"Pass the Mic" Nathanial Hörnblowér[36]
"So What'cha Want"
"So What'cha Want" (remix) David Perez Shadi[36]
"Jimmy James" Nathanial Hörnblowér, Lisa Ann Cabasa[36]
"Time for Livin'" Spike Jonze[36]
"Something's Got to Give"
1993 "Gratitude" David Perez Shadi[36]
1994 Ill Communication "Sabotage" Spike Jonze[43][44]
"Ricky's Theme"
"Sure Shot" Spike Jonze, Nathanial Hörnblowér[36][45]
1995 "Root Down" Evan Bernard[36]
"Root Down" (live) Spike Jonze[36]
1998 Hello Nasty "Intergalactic" Nathanial Hörnblowér[36][46][47][48][49][50]
"Body Movin'"
1999 "Three MC's and One DJ"
The Sounds of Science "Alive"
/ "Start!"
(featuring Miho Hatori)
2004 To the 5 Boroughs "Ch-Check It Out"
"Triple Trouble"
"Right Right Now Now"
"Rhyme the Rhyme Well"
"An Open Letter to NYC"
2005 Licensed to Ill "Brass Monkey" (live)
2007 To The 5 Boroughs "Shazam!"
The Mix-Up "Off the Grid"
"The Gala Event"
"The Rat Cage"
"Suco De Tangerina"
2011 Hot Sauce Committee Part Two "Make Some Noise" Nathanial Hörnblowér[51]
"Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win"
(featuring Santigold)
Spike Jonze[52]
2015 "Too Many Rappers"
(featuring Nas)
Roman Coppola[36]

As featured artist[edit]

List of music videos, showing year released and director
Title Year Director(s)
"Stick 'Em Up"[36]
(Hurricane featuring Beastie Boys)
1993

Notes[edit]

  • A ^ "Girls" was released as a double A-side single with "She's Crafty" in the United Kingdom.
  • B ^ An EP entitled Love American Style, containing a track listing similar to that of the "Hey Ladies" single, was released in several territories in place of the single. The UK peak chart position listed for "Hey Ladies" represents the peak chart position of Love American Style.
  • C ^ "Shadrach" was alternately released as a single under the name "An Exciting Evening at Home with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego".
  • D ^ "So What'cha Want" did not enter the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 21 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[53]
  • E ^ An EP entitled Frozen Metal Head, containing a track listing similar to that of the "Jimmy James" single, was released in several territories in place of the single. The UK peak chart position listed for "Jimmy James" represents the peak chart position of Frozen Metal Head.
  • F ^ "Sabotage" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 15 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot 100.[54]
  • G ^ ^ "Sabotage" and "Get It Together" were released together as a double A-side single in several European territories.
  • H ^ "Get It Together" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 1 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot 100.[54] It did not enter the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 6 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[53]
  • I ^ "Ch-Check It Out" did not enter the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 6 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[53]
  • J ^ "Make Some Noise" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 2 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot 100.[54]

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