Lauryn Hill discography

Lauryn Hill discography
Hill performing in 2012
Studio albums	1
Live albums	1
Compilation albums	1
Singles	11
Video albums	1
Music videos	13

American singer and rapper Lauryn Hill has released one studio album, one live album, and 20 singles (including nine singles as a featured artist). She has also written for and performed on several other tracks.

Released on August 25, 1998, Hill's debut album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill sold over 423,000 copies in its first week (boosted by advance radio play of two non-label-sanctioned singles, "Lost Ones" and "Can't Take My Eyes Off You") ^[1] and topped the US  Billboard 200 for four weeks and the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for six weeks. It went on to sell 10 million copies in the US, ^[2] being certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America, and 12 million copies worldwide. ^{[3] [4] [5]} The lead single released from the album was "Doo Wop (That Thing)", which debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. ^[6] Other charted singles from the album were "Ex-Factor", "Everything Is Everything" and "To Zion". ^[6]

During 2000, Hill dropped out of the public eye. In July 2001, while pregnant with her third child, Hill unveiled her new material to a small crowd, for a taping of an MTV Unplugged special. ^{[3] [7]} An album of the concert, titled MTV Unplugged No. 2.0 , was released in May 2002 and featured only her singing and playing an acoustic guitar. ^[7] 2.0 debuted at number three on the Billboard 200, ^[8] and was certified platinum in the US the following month. The album included the tracks "I Gotta Find Peace of Mind" and "Mystery of Iniquity".

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		US [9]	US R&B/HH [10]	AUS [11]	CAN [12]	FRA [13]	NOR [14]	NZ [15]	SWE [16]	SWI [17]	UK [18]
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill	Released: August 25, 1998 Labels: Columbia, Ruffhouse Formats: CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, MD	1	1	2	1	3	2	5	3	11	2	RIAA: Diamond [19] ARIA: 2× Platinum [20] BPI: 4× Platinum [21] IFPI SWE: Platinum [22] IFPI SWI: Gold [23] MC: 7× Platinum [24] RIANZ: 3× Platinum [25] SNEP: 2× Platinum [26]

Live albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		US [9]	US R&B/HH [10]	AUS [11]	CAN [12]	FRA [13]	NOR [14]	NZ [15]	SWE [16]	SWI [17]	UK [18]
MTV Unplugged No. 2.0	Released: May 7, 2002 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, LP, Cassette, digital download	3	2	16	9	4	5	35	10	3	40	RIAA: Platinum [19] MC: Platinum [24] IFPI SWI: Gold [27] SNEP: Gold [28]

Compilation albums

Title	Album details
An Invitation to the Best of Lauryn Hill[ citation needed ]	Released: 2000 Label: Columbia Format: LP

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 [29]	US R&B/HH [30]	US Rhy [31]	AUS [11]	FRA [32]	NL [33]	NZ [34]	SWE [35]	SWI [36]	UK [18]
"Doo Wop (That Thing)"	1998	1	2	1	35	23	4	—	39	10	3	RIAA: Gold [37] ARIA: 2× Platinum [38] BPI: 2× Platinum [21] RMNZ: 3× Platinum [39]	The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
"Ex-Factor"		21	7	9	—	51	40	—	46	22	4	BPI: Platinum [21] RMNZ: 2× Platinum [39]
"Everything Is Everything"	1999	35	14	18	76	—	51	15	—	—	20	RIAA: Gold [37] BPI: Silver [21]
"Turn Your Lights Down Low" (with Bob Marley)		— [A]	49	15	69	14	5	1	5	15	15	BPI: Silver [21] IFPI SWE: Gold [41] SNEP: Gold [42] RMNZ: 2× Platinum [39]	Chant Down Babylon
"Lose Myself"	2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Surf's Up: Music from the Motion Picture
"Repercussions"	2010	—	83	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
"Neurotic Society (Compulsory Mix)"	2013	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Consumerism"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Feeling Good"	2015	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Nina Revisited: A Tribute to Nina Simone
"Guarding the Gates" [43]	2019	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Queen & Slim: The Soundtrack
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

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

Title	Year	Peak chart positions									Certifications	Album
		US	US R&B/HH	US Rap	AUS [11]	FRA	NLD	NZ	SWE	UK
"If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)" (Nas featuring Lauryn Hill)	1996	53	17	15	100	4	9	2	3	12	RIAA: Platinum [44]	It Was Written
"Guantanamera" (Wyclef Jean featuring Lauryn Hill)	1997	—	23	—	—	—	32	15	48	25		The Carnival
"The Sweetest Thing" (Refugee Camp All-Stars) featuring Lauryn Hill)		—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	18		Love Jones (soundtrack)
"Retrospect for Life" (Common featuring Lauryn Hill)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		One Day It'll All Make Sense
"All That I Can Say" (Mary J. Blige featuring Lauryn Hill)	1999	44	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	29		Mary
"So High" (Cloud 9 Remix) (John Legend featuring Lauryn Hill)	2005	—	53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Get Lifted
"Coming Home" [45] (Pusha T featuring Lauryn Hill)	2019	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"We Got Love" [46] (Teyana Taylor featuring Lauryn Hill)	2020	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		The Album
"Save the Day" (with Mariah Carey)	2020	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		The Rarities
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

Year	Title	Album
1998	"Lost Ones"	The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Other charted and certified songs

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 [29]	US R&B/HH [30]	AUS [11]	SWE [35]	UK [18]
"Can't Take My Eyes Off You"	1998	—	45	8	—	—	ARIA: 2× Platinum [47] BPI: Silver [21] RMNZ: Platinum [39]	The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
"To Zion" (featuring Carlos Santana)		—	77	—	—	—	RMNZ: Gold [39]
"Tell Him"		—	—	—	—	—	RMNZ: Gold [39]
"Nothing Even Matters" (featuring D'Angelo)	1999	— [B]	25	—	—	—	RMNZ: Gold [39]
"The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill"	2000	—	—	—	14	—
"Nobody" (Nas featuring Lauryn Hill)	2021	— [C]	42	—	—	—		King's Disease II
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Videography

Video albums

Year	Title	Director
2002	MTV Unplugged No. 2.0	Joey DeMaio

Music videos

As lead artist

Year	Title	Director
1997	"Sweetest Thing" with Refugee Camp Allstars	Paul Hunter
1998	"Doo Wop (That Thing)"	Big TV!
	"Ex-Factor"	Malik Sayeed
1999	"Everything Is Everything"	Sanji
	"Turn Your Lights Down Low" with Bob Marley	Francis Lawrence

As featured artist

Year	Artist	Title	Director
1996	Nas	"If I Ruled The World (Imagine That)"	Hype Williams
1997	Common	"Retrospect for Life"	Lauryn Hill
1998	Aretha Franklin	"A Rose Is Still a Rose"	Lauryn Hill
1999	Mary J. Blige	"All That I Can Say"	Noble Jones
2001	Artists Against AIDS Worldwide	"What's Going On"	Malik Sayeed & Jake Scott
2024	YG Marley	"Praise Jah in the Moonlight"	Cole Bennett

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Guest appearances

List of guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Artist(s)	Album
"His Eye Is on the Sparrow"	1993	Tanya Blount	Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (soundtrack)
"92.3 Wake Up Show Anthem"	1994	Nas, Pharoahe Monch, Prince Poetry, Ras Kass, Dred Scott, Shyheim, Chino XL, & Saafir	—
"Be with You (Remix)"	1995	Mary J. Blige	"Mary Jane (All Night Long)"
"Stay Gold"	1996	Young Zee	Musical Meltdown (shelved until 2015)
"All My Time"	1997	Paid & Live	single
"Keep It Tight"		DJ Skribble	Traffic Jams
"Year of the Dragon"		Wyclef Jean	Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival
"Sang Fézi"
"Gunpowder"
"Yelé"
"On That Day" [written/produced]	1998	CeCe Winans	Everlasting Love
"I Was Made to Love Him" [produced]		Whitney Houston	My Love Is Your Love
"A Rose Is Still a Rose" [written/produced]		Aretha Franklin	A Rose is Still a Rose
"Do You Like the Way"	1999	Carlos Santana	Supernatural
"Selah"	2002	—	Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Soundtrack)
"The Passion"	2004	—	The Passion of the Christ: Songs
"Music"	2007	Joss Stone	Introducing Joss Stone
"Close to You"	2010	Ronald Isley	Mr. I
"Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair"	2015	data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | —	Nina Revisited: A Tribute to Nina Simone
"I've Got Life"
"Wild is the Wind"
"African Mailman"
"A Perfect Match"	2019	Kali Ranks	—
"Nobody"	2021	Nas	King's Disease II
"Black Woman" [51]		Fatoumata Diawara	The Harder They Fall (soundtrack)
"Praise Jah in the Moonlight" [52] [co-written/produced]	2023	YG Marley	—

See also

• Fugees discography

Notes

1. "Turn Your Lights Down Low" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number four on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. ^[40]
2. "Nothing Even Matters" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number five on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. ^[48]
3. "Nobody" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number two on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. ^[48]

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44. "Gold & Platinum: Nas". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved May 7, 2012.
45. Claire Shaffer (August 28, 2019). "Pusha T, Lauryn Hill Unite on Kanye West-Produced New Song 'Coming Home'". Rolling Stone . Retrieved January 16, 2019.
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51. Bandini (October 31, 2021). "Lauryn Hill Blasts Her Haters On A Hard-Hitting New Song". Ambrosia For Heads. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
52. Denis, Kyle; Unterberger, Andrew; Robinson, Kristin (January 18, 2024). "YG Marley Is Latest Marley Family Member to Score a Breakout Hit — With Help From His Legendary Mom". Billboard . Retrieved April 21, 2024.

External links

• Lauryn Hill discography at Discogs
• Lauryn Hill discography at MusicBrainz