Tracy Chapman discography
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| Releases | |
|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 8 |
| ↙Compilation albums | 1 |
| ↙Singles | 22 |
The article presents the discography of American folk music singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman. She has released 8 studio albums, 1 greatest hits album, and 22 singles on Elektra Records. She has 4 Platinum albums, 2 of which are multi-platinum, and 2 Gold albums. Her smash hits "Fast Car" and "Give Me One Reason" both hit the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, peaking at #6 and #3, respectively. Both singles hit #1 in Canada.
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [3] |
BEL [4] |
CAN [5] |
FRA [6] |
GER | ITA [7] |
NED [8] |
NZ [9] |
NOR [10] |
SWE [11] |
SWI [12] |
UK [13][14] | |||||
| 1988 | Tracy Chapman
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1 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1989 | Crossroads
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9 | 4 | 3 | — | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 1992 | Matters of the Heart
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53 | 23 | 11 | — | 55 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 33 | 23 | — | 37 | 10 | 19 |
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| 1995 | New Beginning
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4 | 6 | 9 | — | 1 | 44 | 60 | — | — | 8 | — | 46 | 22 | — | |||
| 2000 | Telling Stories
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33 | 33 | 5 | — | 15 | 9 | 5 | 14 | — | 10 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 85 | |||
| 2002 | Let It Rain
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25 | 25 | 6 | 32 | — | 3 | 15 | 18 | 75 | 45 | 24 | 27 | 4 | 36 |
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| 2005 | Where You Live
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49 | 77 | 7 | 20 | — | 7 | 12 | 9 | 38 | — | — | 28 | 4 | 43 | |||
| 2008 | Our Bright Future
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57 | 81 | 23 | 22 | — | 5 | 28 | 20 | 56 | — | 39 | 35 | 9 | 75 |
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| — denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [2] |
AUT [3] |
BEL [4] |
NED [8] |
NZ [9] |
NOR [10] |
POR [20] |
SWE [11] |
SWI [12] |
UK [13][14] | |||
| 2001 | Collection
|
10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 3 | |
Singles
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [23] |
US Main. Rock | US Mod. Rock | US AC | US R&B | AUS | CAN [24] |
NZ | SWI | UK | |||
| 1988 | "Fast Car" | 6 | 19 | — | 7 | — | 4 | 1 | 21 | — | 4 | Tracy Chapman |
| "Talkin' 'bout a Revolution" | 75 | 22 | 24 | — | 78 | 57 | 48 | 32 | — | 85 | ||
| "Baby Can I Hold You" | 48 | — | — | 19 | — | 85 | — | 16 | — | 94 | ||
| 1989 | "All That You Have Is Your Soul" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Crossroads |
| "Crossroads" | 90 | 26 | 7 | — | — | 54 | 32 | 21 | 18 | 61 | ||
| 1990 | "Subcity" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | "Bang Bang Bang" | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | Matters of the Heart |
| "Dreaming on a World" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995 | "Give Me One Reason" | 3 | — | — | 3 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 16 | — | 95 | New Beginning |
| 1996 | "New Beginning" | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "The Promise" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Smoke and Ashes" | 119 | — | — | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000 | "Telling Stories" | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 76 | — | Telling Stories |
| "It's OK" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Wedding Song" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001 | "Baby Can I Hold You" [re-release] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Collection |
| 2002 | "You're the One" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Let it Rain |
| 2003 | "Another Sun" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2005 | "Change" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Where You Live |
| 2006 | "America" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2008 | "Sing for You" | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | — | — | 48 | — | Our Bright Future |
| 2009 | "Thinking of You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "US: Album positions". allmusic.com. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Australian album positions". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- Where You Live: "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 3 October 2005" (PDF) (814). Pandora Archive. October 20, 2005. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Austria: Album positions". austriancharts.com. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Belgium: Album positions". ultratop.be. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- ↑ "Canadian album positions". RPM. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- ↑ "France: Album positions". lescharts.com. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- ↑ "Italy: Album positions". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Netherlands: Album positions". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "New Zealand: Album positions". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Norway: Album positions". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Sweden: Album positions". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Switzerland: Album positions". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "UK: Album positions". chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "UK: Album positions 2". zobbel.de. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 "RIAA Searchable Database". RIAA. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- ↑ "Tracy Chapman BPI certification". BPI. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Tracy Chapman)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 "CRIA Searchable Database". CRIA. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Crossroads BPI certification". BPI. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- ↑ "Portugal: Album positions". portuguesecharts.com. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- ↑ "Collection BPI certification". BPI. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- ↑ "Pandora Archive" (PDF). Pandora.nla.gov.au. 2006-08-23. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
- ↑ "Tracy Chapman Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-01-15.
- ↑ Top Singles RPM Results
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