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Ruthless Records is an American record label founded by Eazy-E in 1987, specializing in hip hop music. The discography includes all albums, compilations, EPs and singles released.
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Ruthless Records is an American record label founded by Eazy-E in 1987, specializing in hip hop music. The discography includes all albums, compilations, EPs and singles released.
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| Supersonic (album by J. J. Fad) |
| 49 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Straight Outta Compton (album by N.W.A) |
| 4 | 1 | 8 | 58 | 17 | 36 | 43 | 35 |
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| Eazy-Duz-It (album by Eazy-E) |
| 32 | 12 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| No One Can Do It Better (album by The D.O.C.) |
| 20 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Michel'le (album by Michel'le) |
| 35 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Livin' Like Hustlers (album by Above the Law) |
| 75 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Power of a Woman (album by Tairrie B) |
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| 100 Miles and Runnin' (EP by N.W.A) |
| 27 | 10 | 33 | — | — | — | 32 | 38 |
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| Not Just a Fad (album by J. J. Fad) |
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| Niggaz4Life (album by N.W.A) |
| 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 |
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| Addictive Hip Hop Muzick (album by Kokane) |
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| Vocally Pimpin' (EP by Above the Law) |
| 120 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Are U Xperienced? (album by Yomo & Maulkie) |
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| Muzical Madness (album by Jimmy Z) |
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| Paid the Cost (album by Penthouse Players Clique) |
| 75 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Kizz My Black Azz (EP by MC Ren) |
| 12 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 5150: Home 4 Tha Sick (EP by Eazy-E) |
| 70 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Black Mafia Life (album by Above the Law) |
| 37 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| It's On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa (EP by Eazy-E) |
| 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Shock of the Hour (album by MC Ren) |
| 22 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Future Profits (album by Blood of Abraham) |
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| Az Much Ass Azz U Want (EP by H.W.A.) |
| — | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Funk Upon a Rhyme (album by Kokane) |
| — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Creepin on ah Come Up (EP by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony) |
| 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Uncle Sam's Curse (album by Above the Law) |
| 113 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Cha-licious (album by Menajahtwa) |
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| E. 1999 Eternal (album by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony) |
| 1 | 1 | — | 14 | — | — | 10 | 39 |
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| Smile Now, Die Later (album by Frost) |
| — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton (album by Eazy-E) |
| 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| The Villain in Black (album by MC Ren) |
| 31 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| When Hell.A. Freezes Over (album by Frost) |
| 154 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| The Art of War (album by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony) |
| 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Ruthless for Life (album by MC Ren) |
| 100 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Heaven'z Movie (album by Bizzy Bone) |
| 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Thug Mentality 1999 (album by Krayzie Bone) |
| 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| BTNHResurrection (album by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony) |
| 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Thug By Nature (album by Layzie Bone) |
| 43 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Impact of a Legend (EP by Eazy-E) |
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| Thug World Order (album by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony) |
| 12 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| New Kid Comin (album by Stevie Stone) |
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| Gazing at the Moonlight (album by Hopsin) |
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
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| N.W.A. and the Posse (album by Various Artist) |
| — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Greatest Hits (album by N.W.A) |
| 48 | 20 | 9 | — | — | — | 43 | 49 |
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| The N.W.A Legacy, Vol. 1: 1988–1998 (album by N.W.A) |
| 77 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| The N.W.A Legacy, Vol. 2 (album by N.W.A) |
| 154 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| The Best of N.W.A: The Strength of Street Knowledge (album by N.W.A) |
| 72 | 47 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| N.W.A and Their Family Tree (album by N.W.A) |
| — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
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| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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| 1986 | "Boyz-n-the-Hood"" (Eazy-E) | 50 | 18 | 14 | |
| 1987 | "Panic Zone" (N.W.A.) | — | — | — | |
| 1988 | "Eazy-Duz-It" (Eazy-E) | — | — | — | Eazy-Duz-It |
| "It Is Love" (J.J. Fad) | 92 | — | — | Supersonic | |
| "Supersonic" (J.J. Fad) | 31 | — | — | ||
| "Way Out" (J.J. Fad) | 61 | — | — | ||
| "Straight Outta Compton" (N.W.A.) | 38 | 13 | — | Straight Outta Compton | |
| "Gangsta Gangsta" (N.W.A.) | — | 91 | 11 | ||
| 1989 | "Express Yourself" (N.W.A.) | — | 45 | 2 | |
| "We Want Eazy" (Eazy-E) | — | 43 | 7 | Eazy-Duz-It | |
| "Eazy-er Said Than Dunn" (Eazy-E) | — | 84 | — | ||
| "No More Lies" (Michel'le) | 7 | 2 | — | Michel'le | |
| "It's Funky Enough" (The D.O.C.) | — | 12 | 1 | No One Can Do It Better | |
| "The D.O.C. & The Doctor" (The D.O.C.) | — | — | 1 | ||
| "The Formula" (The D.O.C.) | — | 76 | 4 | ||
| "Mind Blowin'" (The D.O.C.) | — | — | 3 | ||
| 1990 | "Murder Rap" (Above the Law) | — | — | 1 | Livin' Like Hustlers |
| "Untouchable" (Above the Law) | — | — | 1 | ||
| "Keep Watchin" (Michel'le) | — | 65 | — | Michel'le | |
| "Nicety" (Michel'le) | 29 | 5 | — | ||
| "Murder She Wrote" (Tairrie B) | — | — | 27 | Power of a Woman | |
| "Swingin' Wit' T" (Tairrie B) | — | — | 28 | ||
| "100 Miles and Runnin'" (N.W.A) | — | 51 | 2 | 100 Miles and Runnin' | |
| 1991 | "Funky Flute" (Jimmy Z) | — | — | — | Muzical Madness |
| "Something In My Heart" (Michel'le) | 31 | 2 | — | Michel'le | |
| "Appetite for Destruction" (N.W.A) | — | 45 | 2 | Niggaz4Life | |
| "Alwayz into Somethin'" (N.W.A) | — | 37 | 1 | ||
| "4 Tha Funk Of It" (Above the Law) | — | — | 21 | Vocally Pimpin' | |
| "Nickel Slick Nigga" (Kokane) | — | — | — | Addictive Hip Hop Muzick | |
| "Are U Xperienced?" (Yomo & Maulkie) | — | — | — | Are U Xperienced? | |
| "Mockingbird" (Yomo & Maulkie) | — | — | — | ||
| "Mama Don't" (Yomo & Maulkie) | — | — | — | ||
| "Glory" (Yomo & Maulkie) | — | — | — | ||
| "We in the House" (J.J. Fad) | — | — | — | Not Just a Fade | |
| "Gold" (J.J. Fad) | — | — | — | ||
| 1992 | "Explanation of a Playa" (Penthouse Players Clique) | — | — | 15 | Paid the Cost |
| "Trust No Bitch" (Penthouse Players Clique) | — | — | — | ||
| "P.S. Phuk U 2" (Penthouse Players Clique) | — | — | — | ||
| "Final Frontier" (MC Ren) | — | 80 | 17 | Kizz My Black Azz | |
| "Only If You Want It" (Eazy-E) | — | — | — | 5150: Home 4 Tha Sick | |
| "Call It What U Want" (Above the Law) | — | — | 15 | Black Mafia Life | |
| 1993 | "V.S.O.P." (Above the Law) | — | 97 | 9 | |
| "Real Muthaphukkin' G's" (Eazy-E) | 42 | 31 | 2 | It's On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa | |
| "Same Old Shit" (MC Ren) | 90 | 61 | 11 | Shock Of The Hour | |
| "Stabbed By The Steeple" (Blood of Abraham) | — | — | — | Future Profits | |
| 1994 | "Life" (Blood of Abraham) | — | — | — | |
| "All That (Juzt a Little Action)" (H.W.A.) | — | — | — | Az Much Ass Azz U Want | |
| "Any Last Werds" (Eazy-E) | — | 69 | 5 | It's On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa | |
| "Slow Burnin' 22.5 Degrees Fahrenheit" (Kokane) | — | — | — | Funk Upon A Rhyme | |
| "Fuck What Ya Heard" (MC Ren) | — | — | — | Shock Of The Hour | |
| "Thuggish Ruggish Bone" (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony) | 22 | 17 | 2 | Creepin' On ah Come Up | |
| "Bakin' Soda Free" (Kokane) | — | — | — | Funk Upon A Rhyme | |
| "Black Superman" (Above the Law) | — | 79 | 24 | Uncle Sam's Curse | |
| "Foe Tha Love of $" (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony) | 41 | 33 | 4 | Creepin' On ah Come Up | |
| "La La La" (Menajahtwa) | — | — | — | Cha-licious | |
| "Giv tha Azz 2 No 1" (Menajahtwa) | — | — | — | ||
| 1995 | "Kalifornia" (Above the Law) | — | — | — | Uncle Sam's Curse |
| "1st of tha Month" (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony) | 14 | 12 | 4 | E. 1999 Eternal | |
| "East 1999" (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony) | 62 | 39 | 8 | ||
| "La Familia" (Frost) | — | — | 39 | Smile Now, Die Later | |
| "La Raza II" (Frost) | — | — | — | ||
| "East Side Rendezvous" (Frost) | 62 | 74 | 73 | ||
| "Just Tah Let U Know" (Eazy-E) | 45 | 30 | 4 | Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton | |
| "Sippin' On A 40" (Eazy-E) | — | — | — | ||
| 1996 | "Tha Crossroads" (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony) | 1 | 1 | 1 | E. 1999 Eternal |
| "Creep N Crawl" (Eazy-E) | — | — | — | Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton | |
| "Mad Scientist" (MC Ren) | — | — | — | The Villain In Black | |
| "Keep It Real" (MC Ren) | — | 106 | 43 | ||
| 1997 | "Look into My Eyes" (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony) | 4 | 4 | 2 | The Art of War |
| "What s Your Name (Time Of The Season)" (Frost) | — | 90 | 32 | When Hell.A. Freezes Over | |
| "If I Could Teach the World" (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony) | 27 | 30 | 3 | The Art of War | |
| 1998 | "Ruthless For Life" (MC Ren) | 115 | 61 | 13 | Ruthless For Life |
| "Comin' After You" (MC Ren) | — | — | — | ||
| "Thugs Cry" (Bizzy Bone) | — | — | — | Heaven'z Movie | |
| "Who In The Fuck" (MC Ren) | — | — | — | Ruthless For Life | |
| "Nobody Can Stop Me" (Bizzy Bone) | — | — | — | Heaven'z Movie | |
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