TLC discography

TLC discography
(left to right) Lisa Lopes, Rozonda Thomas, Tionne Watkins
Studio albums	4
Compilation albums	6
Video albums	6
Music videos	25
Singles	31
Soundtrack albums	5

The discography of American R&B girl group TLC contains four studio albums, five compilation albums and twenty-one singles.

They have had four number one hit singles in the United States: "Creep", "Waterfalls", No Scrubs" and "Unpretty". The group have certified shipping of 23 million albums^[1] and 6.5 million singles^[2] in the United States. In 2008, the group was inducted into the All Time Hot 100 Artist Hall of Fame by Billboard magazine at 56th place.^[3]

They have sold over 75 million records worldwide,^[4] and is considered as one of the best-selling girl groups of all time (2nd to the Spice Girls).^[5]

Their second studio album CrazySexyCool has sold over 23 million copies worldwide,^[6] and is recognized as the second best-selling album of all time by a girl group (behind the Spice Girls' album Spice).

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Sales	Certifications
		US [7]	AUS [8]	AUT [9]	CAN [10]	GER [11]	NLD [12]	NZ [13]	SWE [14]	SWI [15]	UK [16]
Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip	Released: February 25, 1992 Label: LaFace Formats: CD, CS	14	99	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: 4 million	RIAA: 4× Platinum[17]
CrazySexyCool	Released: November 15, 1994 Label: LaFace, Arista Formats: CD, CS, DD	3	5	16	6[18]	4	4	1	11	10	4	WW: 23 million	RIAA: 11× Platinum[17] AUT: Platinum[19] MC: 8× Platinum[20] NZ: 8× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum[21] BPI: Platinum[22] IFPI: Platinum[23]
FanMail	Released: February 23, 1999 Labels: LaFace, Arista Formats: CD, CS, DD	1	15	17	3[24]	7	9	6	16	11	7	WW: 21 million	RIAA: 6× Platinum[17] ARIA: Platinum[25] MC: 4× Platinum[26] NZ: Platinum BPI: Platinum[22] IFPI SWI: Gold[27] IFPI: Platinum[28]
3D	Released: October 10, 2002 Label: Arista Formats: CD, CS, DD	6	73	—	—	46	—	45	—	47	45	WW: 4 million	RIAA: Platinum[17] IFPI: Platinum
"—" denotes album that failed to chart or was not released

Notes:

• ^ *¹ According to Nielsen SoundScan, CrazySexyCool sold over 7.4 million copies in the United States^[29] and 1.27 in BMG Music Clubs. Nielsen SoundScan and RIAA doesn't count the sales of the BMG Music Clubs in their certifications.^[30]
• ^ *² According to group member T-Boz FanMail is eligible for Diamond certification meaning it has sold over 10 million copies in the United States^[29] and 877,000 in BMG Music Clubs. Nielsen SoundScan and RIAA do not count the sales of the BMG Music Clubs in their certifications.^[30]

Compilation albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [7]	NZ [13]	UK [16]
Now and Forever: The Hits	Released: September 30, 2003 Label: Arista Formats: CD, cassette	53	33	86
Crazy Sexy Hits: The Very Best of TLC	Released: August 20, 2007 (UK only release) Label: Arista Formats: CD, digital download	—	—	57
We Love TLC	Released: March 25, 2009 (Japan only release) Label: Arista Format: CD	—	—	—
TLC 20: 20th Anniversary Hits	Released: June 19, 2013 (Japan only release) Label: Warner Music Japan Formats: CD, digital download	—	—	—
20	Released: October 15, 2013 Label: LaFace/Epic Formats: CD, digital download	12	—	—
"—" denotes album that failed to chart or was not released

Other albums

• Artist Collection^[31] (2004)
• Collections^[32] (2006)
• The Greatest Hits of TLC^[33] (2008)
• Playlist: The Very Best of TLC^[34] (2009)
• Steel Box Collection: Greatest Hits^[35] (2009)
• Super Hits^[36] (2010)
• 12″ Masters Essential Mixes^[37][38][39] (2010)
• S.O.U.L.^[40] (2013)

Singles

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

Year	Title	Peak chart positions										Certifications (sales thresholds)	Album
		US [41]	AUS [8]	FRA [42]	GER [43]	IRE [44]	NLD [45]	NZ [13]	SWE [14]	SWI [15]	UK [16]
1992	"Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg"	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	US: Platinum[46]	Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip
	"Baby-Baby-Baby"	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	55	US: Platinum[46]
	"What About Your Friends"	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	59	US: Platinum [46]
1993	"Hat 2 da Back"	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Get It Up"	42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Poetic Justice
	"Sleigh Ride"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1994	"Creep"	1	20	23	39	—	19	4	56	26	6	US: Platinum[46] NZ: Gold	CrazySexyCool
1995	"Red Light Special"	2	53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	US: Platinum [46]
	"Waterfalls"	1	4	20	5	4	4	1	7	1	4	US: Platinum [46] UK: Gold[22] GER: Gold[47] AUS: Platinum[21] NZ: Platinum
	"Diggin' on You"	5	6	—	46	21	32	28	—	29	18	US: Platinum [46] AUS: Gold[21]
1999	"No Scrubs"	1	1	5	4	1	3	1	16	5	3	US: Gold [46] AUS: Platinum[48] FRA: Gold SWE: Gold NZ: Platinum[49] UK: Platinum[22]	FanMail
	"Unpretty"	1	3	32	16	—	8	3	8	9	6	US: Platinum [46] AUS: Platinum[48] NZ: Gold[50] SWE: Gold UK: Silver[22]
	"Dear Lie"	51	35	40	37	12	26	10	24	29	31
2002	"Girl Talk"	28	46	—	79	—	—	18	—	96	30		3D
	"Hands Up"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	108
2003	"Damaged"	53	—	—	—	—	—	21	—	—	—
	"Come Get Some" (featuring Lil Jon & Sean Paul)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Now and Forever: The Hits
2005	"I Bet" (featuring O'so Krispie)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	"Gift Wrapped Kiss"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Promotional singles

• 1996: "Kick Your Game" (SoSoDef Remix) (from CrazySexyCool) #79
• 1998: "Silly Ho" (from FanMail)
• 1998: "FanMail" (from FanMail)
• 1999: "My Life" (from FanMail)
• 1999: "I'm Good at Being Bad" (from FanMail) #109
• 1999: "I Need That" (MP3.com exclusive download) #69
• 2000: "This is How it Works" #88
• 2002: "3D"/"Dirty, Dirty" (from 3D) #99
• 2002: "Turntable" (from 3D)

As featured artist

List of songs as a featured artist, with selected chart positions, showing album name and the year the album was released

Year	Single	Peak chart positions			Album
		US [51]	US R&B [52]	UK R&B [53]
1995	"Freedom (Theme from Panther)" (Various Artists featuring TLC)	45	10	—	Panther soundtrack
2000	"What it Ain't" (Goodie Mob featuring TLC)	—	103	—	World Party
2002	"What's Going On? Dupri R&B Mix" (Various Artists featuring TLC)	—	—	—	"What's Going On: All-Star Tribute (re-release)"
2004	"VOICE OF LOVE" (Various Artists featuring TLC)	—	—	—	VOICE OF LOVE POSSE
2013	"Crooked Smile" (J. Cole featuring TLC)	27	7	22	Born Sinner
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Album appearances

List of songs, showing year released, artist and album name

Year	Song	Album
1992	"Reversal of a Dog" (Damian Dame, Highland Place Mobsters, Toni Braxton & TLC)	Boomerang soundtrack
1993	"All I Want for Christmas"	A LaFace Family Christmas
1996	"This Is How It Works"	Waiting to Exhale soundtrack
	"All That Theme Song"	All That soundtrack
	"All That – Outro Theme Song"
2002	"Can You Hear Me" (Missy Elliott featuring TLC)	Under Construction
2012	"Rainbow" (Cover of L'arc~en~ciel's 'Niji')	L'arc~en~ciel Tribute
2013	"Crooked Smile" (J. Cole featuring TLC)	Born Sinner

Video albums

Year	Details	Certifications	Notes
1992	Ooooooohhh... On the Video Tip Released: August 29, 1992 Formats: VHS		Features interviews and behind the scenes footage. Also includes the music videos for "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg", "Baby-Baby-Baby", and "What About Your Friends".
1995	CrazyVideoCool Released: November 7, 1995 Formats: LaserDisc, VHS, VCD	US: Gold[54]	Features interviews, behind the scenes footage at video shoots. Also includes the music videos for "Creep", "Red Light Special", "Waterfalls", and "Diggin' on You"
2003	Hands Up/Girl Talk Released: April 15, 2003 Format: DVD	US: Gold[55]	Includes the music videos for "Hands Up" and "Girl Talk".
2004	Now and Forever: The Video Hits Released: March 24, 2004 Format: DVD		Released to coincide with Now and Forever: The Hits. Contains all the music videos of the singles that reached the top 10 of the Billboard charts.
2009	We Love TLC Released: March 25, 2009 Format: DVD		Packaged with We Love TLC. Includes the music videos for "Diggin' on You", "No Scrubs", "Girl Talk", "Waterfalls", "Creep" "Baby-Baby-Baby", and "Turntable".
2013	TLC 20: 20th Anniversary Hits Released: June 19, 2013 Format: DVD		Packaged with TLC 20: 20th Anniversary Hits. Contains previously unseen performances from the FanMail Tour at Madison Square Garden. Features the live versions of "Baby-Baby-Baby", "Creep", "Unpretty", "Waterfalls", and "No Scrubs".

Filmography

• CraZySeXyCOol the Compilation "1996"
• FanMail the Making Off "1999"
• TLC: Sold Out "2000
• The Last Days of Left Eye "2007"
• CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story "2013"

Music videos

Year	Song	Album	Directors
1992	"Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg"	Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip	Lionel C. Martin
	Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg (3 minutes count)
	"Baby-Baby-Baby"		Keith Ward & Pebbles
	Baby,Baby,Baby (Extended)
	"What About Your Friends"		Lionel C. Martin
	"Hat 2 da Back"		Katie Harck
1993	"Get It Up"	Poetic Justice soundtrack	Felicia Louys
	"Sleigh Ride"	Home Alone 2: Lost in New York soundtrack	Paloma Jonnes
1994	"Creep"	CrazySexyCool	Matthew Rolston
	Creep #1 Version
	Creep #2 Version
1995	"Red Light Special"
	Red Light Special Sexiest
	Red Light Special Sexier
	"Waterfalls"		F. Gary Gray
	"Diggin' on You"
	"Freedom" (Various Artists featuring TLC)	Panther soundtrack	Alex Yonf
1999	"No Scrubs"	FanMail	Hype Williams
	"Unpretty"		Paul Hunter
	Unpretty (Remix)
	"Dear Lie"		Bille Woodruff
2000	"What It Ain't" (Goodie Mob featuring TLC)	World Party	Dave Meyers
2002	"Girl Talk"	3D
	"Turntable" (compilation of clips)		Tommy Martin
2003	"Hands Up"		Matthew Rolston
	Hands Up Hochies Mix
	Hands Up so so Def Remix
	"Damaged"		Joseph Kahn
2004	"Voice of Love" (Various Artists featuring TLC)	VOICE OF LOVE POSSE
2013	Crooked Smile (do not appear in video itself, but their vocals on the track are included in the video)	Born Sinner
2013	"Meant to Be" (Appears at the end of CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story)	20

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