Salt-n-Pepa discography

This is the discography of Salt-n-Pepa, an American hip hop trio.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[1]		 US R&B
[1]		 AUS
[2]		 CAN
[3]		 GER
[4]		 UK
[5]
1986 Hot, Cool & Vicious 26 7 58 27 63 —
1988 A Salt with a Deadly Pepa
  • Released: August 2, 1988
  • Label: Next Plateau
 38 8 — — 40 19
1990 Blacks' Magic
  • Released: March 19, 1990
  • Label: Next Plateau
 38 15 — — — 70
  • US: Platinum [6]
1993 Very Necessary
  • Released: October 12, 1993
  • Label: Next Plateau/London
 4 6 5 13 51 36
  • US: 5× Platinum [6]
  • CAN: 4× Platinum [7]
1997 Brand New
  • Released: October 21, 1997
  • Label: Red Ant/London
 37 16 — — 64 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

Remix albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[1]		 US R&B
[1]		 AUS
[2]		 CAN
[3]		 GER
[9]		 UK
[5]
1990 A Blitz of Salt-n-Pepa Hits — 63 — 23 — 70
1992 Rapped in Remixes
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: Next Plateau
 — — — — — 37
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

Compilation albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[1]		 US R&B
[1]		 AUS
[2]		 CAN
[3]		 GER
[9]		 UK
[5]
1990 The Greatest Hits
  • Released: November 20, 1990
  • Label: London
 — — 2 — 20 6
2000 The Best of Salt-n-Pepa
  • Released: January 25, 2000
  • Label: London
 — — 28 — — —
2008 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection — 75 — — — —
2011 Icon
  • Released: March 1, 2011
  • Label: Island
 — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)		 Album
US
[10]		 US R&B
[10]		 US Dance
[10]		 AUS
[2]		 CAN
[3]		 GER
[4]		 UK
[5]
1985 "The Show Stoppa" — 46 — — — — — Hot, Cool & Vicious
1987 "My Mic Sounds Nice" — 41 — — — — 85
"Tramp" — 21 18 — — — 2
"Push It" 19 28 3 7 9
"Chick on the Side" — 55 49 — — — —
1988 "Shake Your Thang" — 4 8 47 — 29 22 A Salt with a Deadly Pepa
"Get Up Everybody (Get Up)" — 14 39 — — — —
1989 "Twist and Shout" — 45 — — — 37 4
"Expression" 26 8 32 73 — — 40
  • US: Platinum [6]
 Blacks' Magic
1990 "Crazy 4 U" (with Sybil) — 19 — — — — 71 Sybil
"Independent" — 85 — — — — — Blacks' Magic
1991 "Do You Want Me" 21 32 26 19 — 49 5
"Backyard" (with Pebbles) 73 4 — — — — — Always
"Let's Talk About Sex" 13 51 6 1 24 1 2 Blacks' Magic
1992 "You Showed Me" 47 68 — 24 — 13 15
"Expression" (Hard ECU Mix) — — — — — — 23 Rapped in Remixes
"Start Me Up" — 84 — — — 44 39 Stay Tuned soundtrack
1993 "Shoop" 4 3 — 2 — 46 13 Very Necessary
1994 "Whatta Man" (with En Vogue) 3 3 — 2 15 39 7
  • US: Platinum [6]
"None of Your Business" 32 57 — 53 — 82 19
"Heaven 'n Hell" — — 21 — — —
1995 "Ain't Nuthin' But a She Thing" 38 32 — 63 — — — Ain't Nuthin' But a She Thing
1996 "Champagne" [A] — 37 — 68 — 98 29 Bulletproof soundtrack
1997 "R U Ready" [A] 61 26 — — — 35 24 Brand New
1998 "Gitty Up" 50 31 — — — — —
1999 "The Brick Track Versus Gitty Up" — — — 16 — 64 22 The Best of Salt-n-Pepa
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.
Notes

Music videos

Song title Album
"Tramp" Hot, Cool & Vicious
"Push It"
"Push It" (U.S. Remix)
"Shake Your Thang" A Salt with a Deadly Pepa
"Get Up Everybody (Get Up)"
"Twist and Shout"
"Expression" Blacks' Magic
"Expression" (Remix)
"Independent"
"Do You Want Me"
"Do You Want Me" (Remix)
"Let's Talk About Sex"
"Let's Talk About Sex" (Remix)
"Let's Talk About AIDS"
"You Showed Me"
"You Showed Me" (Remix)
"Start Me Up" Very Necessary
"Shoop"
"Whatta Man" (featuring En Vogue)
"Heaven or Hell"
"None of Your Business"
"None of Your Business" (Remix)
"Ain't Nuthin' But a She Thing" Ain't Nuthin' But a She Thing OST
"Champagne" Bulletproof OST
"R U Ready" Brand New
"R U Ready" (Remix)
"Gitty Up"
"Gitty Up" (Remix)
"Imagine" (featuring Sheryl Crow)

References

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  7. ^ a b c d "The Canadian Certifications of Salt-n-Pepa". Music Canada. http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=Salt%20'n%20Pepa&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist. Retrieved 2011-08-04. 
  8. ^ a b c d "The British Certifications of Salt-n-Pepa". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx. Retrieved 2011-08-04. 
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  10. ^ a b c "Artist Chart History - Salt-n-Pepa (singles)". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/salt-n-pepa/chart-history/1069.