The discography of American hip hop group N.W.A, consists of two studio albums, seven compilation albums, one extended play (EP), eight singles, one video album and five music videos. N.W.A was formed in Compton, California in 1987 by Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, Arabian Prince, and Ice Cube, with DJ Yella and MC Ren joining later. The group's first release was the compilation album N.W.A. and the Posse in 1987, which also featured songs by The D.O.C., The Fila Fresh Crew, Rappinstine, and Ron-De-Vu. Their debut album Straight Outta Compton followed in January 1989, which initially reached number 37 on the US Billboard 200; it had since reached number four, and has sold over 1.5 million copies in the US alone. "Straight Outta Compton", "Gangsta Gangsta", and "Express Yourself" were released as singles from the album, all of which registered on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

Arabian Prince left N.W.A in early 1989 due to having many royalty and financial disagreements with N.W.A's manager and Eazy-E's business partner Jerry Heller whilst Ice Cube left N.W.A in late 1989 due to similar financial disagreements. The remaining members released the EP 100 Miles and Runnin' in 1990, which reached the top ten of the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and has since been certified platinum by the RIAA. Note: User must manually search for N.W.A. N.W.A's final album followed in 1991, Niggaz4Life (commonly referred to backwards as Efil4Zaggin). The album's singles were "Appetite for Destruction" and "Alwayz into Somethin'", as the former song peaked at No. 26 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart. Niggaz4Life: The Only Home Video was released in 1992, featuring three music videos and previously unreleased footage. Dr. Dre left N.W.A the same year, at which point the group had essentially disbanded. Eazy-E died on March 26, 1995 a month after being diagnosed with HIV. Since the group's breakup a number of compilation albums have been released, including 1996's Greatest Hits which reached the top 50 of the Billboard 200.

Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certificationsTitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSalesCertificationsUSUSR&BAUSPeaks in Australia: All except noted: "Gangsta Gangsta": "Express Yourself": GERIRLNZUKStraight Outta ComptonReleased: January 25, 1989 Label: Ruthless, Priority Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 4 9 8 36 7 43 35US: 1,500,000RIAA: 3× Platinum BPI: PlatinumNiggaz4LifeReleased: May 28, 1991 Label: Ruthless, Priority Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 1 1 — — — — 25RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums + List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certificationsTitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertificationsUSUSCat.USDig.USR&BAUSIRLNZUKN.W.A. and the PosseReleased: November 6, 1987 Label: Macola Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download — — — 39 — — — —RIAA: GoldGreatest HitsReleased: July 2, 1996 Label: Ruthless, Priority Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 48 5 22 20 9 50 43 49RIAA: Gold BPI: Gold MC: Gold RMNZ: GoldThe N.W.A Legacy, Vol. 1: 1988–1998Released: March 23, 1999 Label: Ruthless, Priority Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 77 — — 42 — — — —RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver MC: GoldThe N.W.A Legacy, Vol. 2Released: August 27, 2002 Label: Ruthless, Priority Format: CD, cassette, digital download 154 — — 38 — — — —The Best of N.W.A: The Strength of Street KnowledgeReleased: December 26, 2006 Label: Ruthless, Priority Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 72 6 — 47 33 — — —BPI: Gold RMNZ: GoldN.W.A and Their Family TreeReleased: September 30, 2008 Label: Ruthless, Priority Format: CD, digital download — — — 38 — — — —IconReleased: June 3, 2014 Label: Ruthless, Priority Format: CD, digital download — — — — — — — —"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected chart positions and certificationsTitleEP detailsPeak chart positionsCertificationsUSUSR&BAUSNZUK100 Miles and Runnin'Released: August 14, 1990 Label: Ruthless, Priority Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 27 10 33 32 38RIAA: Platinum

Singles + List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album nameTitleYearPeak chart positions CertificationsAlbumUSUSDan.USR&BUSRapAUSCANIRLNZUKUKR&B"Panic Zone"1987 — — — — — — — — — — N.W.A and the Posse"Gangsta Gangsta"1988 — 45 91 – 141 — — — 70 — RMNZ: GoldStraight Outta Compton"Express Yourself"1989 — 38 45 2 96 — — — 26 13 BPI: Gold RMNZ: Platinum"100 Miles and Runnin'"1990 — — 51 2 33 — — 32 38 —100 Miles and Runnin'"Alwayz into Somethin'"1991 — — – – — — — — 60 —Niggaz4Life"Appetite for Destruction" — — — 26 — — — — — —"The Dayz of Wayback" — — — – — — — — — —"Chin Check"1999 — — 71 — — — — — — – RMNZ: PlatinumNext Friday"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs + List of songs with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album nameTitleYearChart peaks CertificationsAlbumUSUSR&BUSRapUSDig.AUSCANIRLUKUKR&B"Straight Outta Compton"1989 38 13 9 33 — 45 63 66 — RIAA: Platinum BPI: Platinum RMNZ: PlatinumStraight Outta Compton"Fuck tha Police" — 25 20 — 49 — — 97 22 BPI: Gold MC: Gold RMNZ: 2× Platinum

Videos Video albums + List of video albumsTitleAlbum detailsNiggaz4Life: The Only Home VideoReleased: November 2, 1992 Label: Ruthless, Priority Format: VHS, DVD

Music videos + List of music videos, showing year released and director(s)TitleYearDirector(s)Ref."Straight Outta Compton"1989Rupert Wainwright"Express Yourself""100 Miles and Runnin'"1990Eric Meza"Appetite for Destruction"1991Mark Gerard"Alwayz into Somethin'""Approach to Danger"DJ Yella, Donovan Smith

See also List of songs recorded by N.W.A

References

External links N.W.A at AllMusic N.W.A discography at Discogs N.W.A discography at MusicBrainz