The discography of the Fugees, an American hip hop trio consisting of rapper/singer Lauryn Hill and rappers Pras Michel and Wyclef Jean, consists of two studio albums, three compilation albums, one remix album and nine singles (including one as featured artists) and nine music videos. After the group formed in the 1980s under the name Tranzlator Crew, they signed to Ruffhouse Records and Columbia Records in 1993; they then changed their name to Fugees – an abbreviation of "refugees", also a reference to Haitian immigrants.
The group's debut album, Blunted on Reality, was recorded in 1992 but not released until 1994. The album achieved limited commercial success, only peaking at number 62 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart: however, it peaked at number 122 on the UK Albums Chart in 1997, and was certified gold by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP). Blunted on Reality spawned three singles: "Boof Baf", "Nappy Heads" and "Vocab". "Nappy Heads" became their first single to appear on the US Billboard Hot 100, charting at number 49. In 1996, the Fugees released their second album, titled The Score. The album achieved significant commercial success in the United States, topping the US Billboard 200, and was later certified seven-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). And sold 22 million copies worldwide. It also performed well in several overseas territories, topping the Austrian, Canadian, French, German and Swiss albums charts, whilst also peaking at number two in Sweden and the United Kingdom.
Four commercially successful singles were released from The Score; "Fu-Gee-La", the first single from the album, peaked at number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified gold by the RIAA and by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI). The other three singles – "Killing Me Softly", "Ready or Not" and "No Woman, No Cry" – did not appear on the Billboard Hot 100 as they were not released for commercial sale, making them ineligible to appear on the chart, although they all received sufficient airplay to appear on the Hot 100 Airplay and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay charts. "Killing Me Softly", a cover of the Roberta Flack song "Killing Me Softly with His Song", performed strongly in other territories, topping the singles charts in Australia, Austria, Germany and the United Kingdom, among several others. "Ready or Not" also peaked at number one in the United Kingdom and number three in Sweden, and "No Woman, No Cry" – a cover of the Bob Marley & The Wailers song of the same name – topped the singles chart in New Zealand. Fugees collaborated with singer Bounty Killer on the single "Hip-Hopera" and recorded the single "Rumble in the Jungle" for the soundtrack to the film When We Were Kings in 1997. This song samples ABBA's "The Name of the Game" and thought to be the first time ABBA approved a sample of one of their songs.
Although they have not released any studio albums since The Score, a compilation album, Greatest Hits, was released in 2003, and spawned the single "Take It Easy".
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications US USR&B AUS AUT CAN FRA GER SWE SWI UKPeak chart positions for albums in the United Kingdom: Blunted on Reality: The Score and Bootleg Versions: Blunted on Reality Released: January 25, 1994
Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download — 62 — — — — — — — 122 US: 130,000 BPI: Silver SNEP: Gold The Score Released: February 13, 1996
Format: CD, LP, cassette, MD, digital download 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 RIAA: 7× Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: 5× Platinum BVMI: 3× Gold IFPI AUT: Platinum IFPI SWE: Platinum IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum MC: 5× Platinum SNEP: Diamond "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications NZ SWI Greatest Hits Released: March 25, 2003
Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 38 44 BPI: Gold This is the Fugees: The Greatest Hits Released: September 7, 2010
Format: CD, digital download — — Playlist: The Very Best of Fugees Released: May 29, 2012
Format: CD, digital download — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Remix albums + List of remix albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US USR&B UK Bootleg Versions Released: November 26, 1996 (US)
Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 127 50 55 BPI: Silver
Singles As lead artist + List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US USR&B USRap AUS AUT FRA GER NZ SWE SWI UKPeak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom: All except "Nappy Heads": "Nappy Heads": "Boof Baf" 1993 — — — — — — — — — — — Blunted on Reality "Nappy Heads (Remix)" 1994 49 52 12 — — — — — — — 172 "Vocab" — 91 22 — — — — — — — — "Fu-Gee-La" 1995 29 13 2 43 14 22 6 11 10 9 21 RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver BVMI: Gold The Score "Killing Me Softly"1996 — — — 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 RIAA: 3× Platinum ARIA: 3× Platinum BPI: 3× Platinum BVMI: 2× Platinum IFPI AUT: Platinum IFPI SWE: Platinum IFPI SWI: Gold SNEP: Platinum "Ready or Not" — — — 24 17 128 8 8 3 23 1 RIAA: Platinum BPI: 2× Platinum BVMI: Gold "No Woman, No Cry" — — — 20 40 12 33 1 14 23 2 BPI: Silver SNEP: Gold "Rumble in the Jungle"(featuring A Tribe Called Quest, Busta Rhymes and John Forté) 1997 — — — 94 — — 85 13 36 — 3 When We Were Kings (soundtrack) "Take It Easy" 2005 — 40 — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
As featured artist + List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album US USR&B USRap "Hip-Hopera"(Bounty Killer featuring Fugees) 1996 81 54 14 My Xperience
Guest appearances + List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name Title Year Other performer(s) Album "Freestyle" 1995 Funkmaster Flex The Mix Tape, Vol. 1 "Recognition" Pump Ya Fist: Music Inspired by the Black Panthers "Look What You've Done" (Refugee Camp Remix) Asante 12" "Boom Biddy Bye Bye" (Fugees Remix) 1996 Cypress Hill Unreleased and Revamped "Allies"Poor Righteous TeachersThe New World Order "Just Happy to Be Me" 1998 Elmopalooza! soundtrack
Music videos As lead artist + List of music videos as lead artist, with directors, showing year released Title Year Director(s) "Boof Baf" 1993 Rich Murray "Nappy Heads (Remix)" 1994 Max Malkin "Vocab" "Fu-Gee-La" 1995 Guy Guillet "Killing Me Softly"1996 Aswad Ayinde "Ready or Not" Marcus Nispel"Cowboys" (featuring Outsidaz)? "No Woman, No Cry" Wyclef Jean "Rumble in the Jungle"(with A Tribe Called Quest, Busta Rhymes and John Forté) 1997 Marc Smerling, Mark Woollen"Just Happy to Be Me"1998?
As featured artist + List of music videos as featured artist, with directors, showing year released Title Year Director(s) "Hip-Hopera"(Bounty Killer featuring Fugees) 1996 Michael Lucero"Boom Biddy Bye Bye (Fugees Remix) (Cypress Hill featuring Fugees) ?
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External links Official website