New Kids on the Block discography

New Kids on the Block discography
New Kids on the Block performing in 2008
Studio albums	8
EPs	1
Compilation albums	7
Singles	32
Music videos	26
DVDs	4

The American boy band New Kids on the Block has released eight studio albums, seven compilation albums, one EP, thirty-two singles, and five video albums. As of 2005, they had sold more than 17.5 million albums in the United States alone ^[1] and to date, over 80 million records worldwide. ^[2]

The New Kids on the Block released their debut single, "Be My Girl", in 1986. It peaked at number 90 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. ^[3] Their first album was released the same year, and although not a big success at the time, it managed to sell three million copies in the United States after almost four years, being certified three times platinum by the RIAA. ^{[4] [5]} In 1988, they released their second and most successful album to date, Hangin' Tough , which peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 and sold more than eight million copies in the United States alone. ^[4] After a Christmas album, they released the song "Step by Step", from the album of the same name; it remains the band's biggest-selling single to date. ^[6] New Kids on the Block have since released four more studio albums and eight compilations.

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications (sales thresholds)
		US [7]	AUS [8] [9]	AUT [10]	CAN [11]	GER [12]	NED [13]	NZ [14]	SWE [15]	SWI [16]	UK [17]
New Kids on the Block	Released: April 1, 1986 Label: Columbia Records	25	146	—	17	—	—	—	—	—	6	US: 3× Platinum [5] CAN: 3× Platinum [18] UK: Gold [19]
Hangin' Tough	Released: August 12, 1988 Label: Columbia Records	1	7	8	2	4	33	3	—	19	2	US: 8× Platinum [5] AUS: 2× Platinum [8] AUT: Gold [20] CAN: Diamond [18] GER: Gold [21] UK: 2× Platinum [19]
Merry, Merry Christmas	Released: September 19, 1989 Label: Columbia Records	9	34	13	15	30	76	—	43	—	13	US: 2× Platinum [5] CAN: 2× Platinum [18] UK: Gold [19]
Step by Step	Released: June 5, 1990 Label: Columbia Records	1	4	6	1	1	11	1	12	8	1	US: 3× Platinum [5] AUS: Gold [22] AUT: Platinum [20] CAN: 7× Platinum [18] GER: Platinum [21] SWE: Gold [23] SWI: Platinum [24] UK: Platinum [19]
Face the Music	Released: January 25, 1994 Label: Columbia Records	37	18	38	34	44	72	—	46	38	36
The Block	Released: September 2, 2008 Label: Interscope Records	2	81	69	1	21	—	—	—	73	16	CAN: Gold [18]
10	Released: April 2, 2013 Label: The Block/Boston Five	6	59	—	8	45	39	—	—	—	47
Still Kids [25]	Released: May 17, 2024 Label: BMG	56	23	—	—	59	—	—	14	—	16
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications (sales thresholds)
		US [7]	AUS [9] [26]	AUT [10]	CAN [11]	GER [12]	NED [13]	NZ [14]	SWE [15]	SWI [16]	UK [17]
No More Games/The Remix Album	Released: November 15, 1990 Label: Columbia	19	34	16	12	40	27	28	41	—	15	US: Gold [5] AUT: Gold [20] CAN: 2× Platinum [18]
H.I.T.S.	Released: December 1991 Label: Columbia/Sony	—	13	16	—	26	23	14	34	37	50	AUS: Gold [22]
Greatest Hits	Released: February 1999 Label: Columbia Records/Sony	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Super Hits	Released: April 2001 Label: Columbia	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Collections	Released: February 8, 2005 Label: Columbia	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
New Kids on the Block: Greatest Hits	Released: August 2008 Label: Columbia Records/Sony	22	75	—	17	—	—	—	—	—	—
NKOTBSB (with the Backstreet Boys as NKOTBSB)	Released: May 2011 Label: Columbia Records/Sony/Jive	7	38	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

EPs

Title	EP details	Peak chart positions
		US [7]	CAN [11]	UK [17]
Thankful	Released: May 12, 2017 Label: NKOTB Music	17	29	82
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

Single	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		US [27]	US RB/HH [3]	AUS [9] [28]	BEL (FL) [29]	CAN [30]	GER [12]	IRE [31]	NLD [13]	NZ [14]	UK [17]
"Be My Girl"	1986	—	90	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		New Kids on the Block
"Stop It Girl"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Please Don't Go Girl"	1988	10	55	—	—	77	—	—	—	—	—		Hangin' Tough
"You Got It (The Right Stuff)"		3	28	1	—	36	12	2	32	2	1	US: Gold [32] AUS: Platinum [22] UK: Gold [19]
"I'll Be Loving You (Forever)"	1989	1	12	4	19	17	31	2	8	28	5	US: Gold [32] AUS: Gold [22]
"Hangin' Tough"		1	—	8	32	6	29	1	31	7	1	US: Platinum [32] AUS: Gold [22] CAN: Gold [33]
"Cover Girl"		2	—	22	—	4	—	6	—	17	4	US: Gold [32] CAN: Gold [33]
"Didn't I (Blow Your Mind)" [A]		8	34	—	—	17	—	6	—	—	8		New Kids on the Block
"This One's for the Children"		7	55	40	40	15	—	7	71	—	9	US: Gold [32]	Merry, Merry Christmas
"Step by Step"	1990	1	48	8	6	1	8	5	13	3	2	US: Platinum [32] AUS: Gold [22] CAN: Platinum [33] UK: Silver [19]	Step by Step
"Valentine Girl"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Tonight"		7	—	16	4	8	19	8	3	16	3		Step by Step
"Let's Try It Again" [A]		53	—	51	32	60	68	6	17	31	8
"Games" [B]	1991	—	—	33	39	52	—	9	30	27	14		No More Games: The Remix Album
"Call It What You Want" [B]		—	—	57	22	—	—	8	17	45	12
"Baby, I Believe in You"		—	—	91	—	—	—	—	64	20	—
"If You Go Away" [B]		16	—	26	25	6	34	26	10	—	9		Face the Music
"Dirty Dawg" [B]	1994	66	—	20	—	3	—	—	41	13	27
"Never Let You Go" [B]		—	—	120	—	18	—	—	—	—	42
"Summertime"	2008	36	—	90	—	9	55	—	—	—	34		The Block
"Single" (with Ne-Yo)		— [A]	—	116	—	42	—	—	—	—	81
"Dirty Dancing"		—	—	—	—	31	23	—	—	—	—
"2 in the Morning"	2009	—	—	—	—	76	—	—	—	—	—
"Don't Turn Out the Lights" (as 'NKOTBSB' with Backstreet Boys)	2011	— [B]	—	—	—	46	—	—	—	—	—		NKOTBSB
"Remix (I Like The)"	2013	—	—	—	—	81	—	—	—	—	—		10
"I Need a Melody"	2014	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"One More Night"	2017	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Thankful
"Boys in the Band (Boy Band Anthem)"	2019	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Hangin' Tough (30th Anniversary)
"House Party" (ft. Boyz II Men, Big Freedia, Naughty by Nature, and Jordin Sparks)	2020	— [C]	—	—	—	— [D]	—	—	—	—	— [E]		Non-album singles
"Bring Back the Time" (ft. Salt-N-Pepa, Rick Astley, and En Vogue)	2022	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Kids" [25]	2024	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Still Kids
"A Love Like This" [38]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Videography

Home videos

Title	Year	Production details	Notes	Certifications
Hangin' Tough	1989	Released: July 25, 1989 Label: Sony Music Formats: VHS, Laserdisc	Includes behind-the-scenes and four music videos: "Please Don't Go Girl", "You Got It (The Right Stuff)", "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)", and "Hangin' Tough".	RIAA: 11× Platinum [5] MC: Diamond [18]
Hangin' Tough Live	1989	Released: November 14, 1989 Label: Sony Music Format: VHS	Includes seven live performances at L.A.'s Mayan Theater show: "My Favourite Girl", "What'cha Gonna Do (About It)", "Please Don't Go Girl", "Cover Girl", "(You've Got It) The Right Stuff", "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)", and "Hangin' Tough".	RIAA: 12× Platinum [5] MC: Diamond [18]
Step by Step	1990	Released: May 24, 1990 Label: Sony Music Formats: VHS, Laserdisc	Includes four music videos and three live performances: "Tonight" (video), "This One's for the Children" (video), "Medley: Stop It Girl/Please Don't Go Girl/Be My Girl/I Wanna Be Loved by You", "I'll Be There" (live), "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind)" (live), "Valentine Girl" (video), and "Step By Step" (video).	RIAA: 2× Platinum [5] MC: Diamond [18]
Greatest Hits: The Videos	1999	Released: 1999 Label: Sony Music Format: DVD	Includes ten music videos and six live performances: "Step by Step", "You Got It (The Right Stuff)", "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)", "Cover Girl", "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind)" (Live), "Please Don't Go Girl", "Tonight", "This One's for the Children", "Valentine Girl" (Live), "Hangin' Tough", "Baby, I Believe in You" (Live), "Call It What You Want", "If You Go Away", "No More Games" (Live), "Tonight" (Live), "Step by Step" (Live)
New Kids on the Block: Coming Home	2010	Released: February 2, 2010 Label: RED Distribution DVD Format: DVD	Documentary about the 2009 world tour, New Kids on the Block Live.
New Kids on the Block: Live from Fenway Park	2013	Released: 2013

Music videos

Title	Year	Director(s)
"Please Don't Go Girl" (version 1) [39]	1988
"Please Don't Go Girl" (version 2) [40]		Doug Nichol
"You Got It (The Right Stuff)"
"I'll Be Loving You (Forever)"	1989
"Hangin' Tough"
"Cover Girl"
"This One's for the Children"
"Step by Step"	1990	Larry Jordan
"Tonight"
"Games"		Jim Yukich
"Call It What You Want"	1991	Tamra Davis
"If You Go Away"		Matt Mahurin
"Dirty Dawg"	1993	Scott Kalvert
"Never Let You Go"	1994	Matthew Rolston
"Summertime"	2008	Thomas Kloss and Donnie Wahlberg
"Single"		Benny Boom [41]
"Dirty Dancing"		Til Schweiger
"2 in the Morning"	2009	Meiert Avis
"Remix (I Like The)"	2013	Rami Hachache
"The Whisper"
"I Need a Melody"	2014
"One More Night"	2017
"Boys in the Band"	2019
"80s Baby"
"House Party"	2020
"Bring Back the Time"	2022	John Asher
"Kids"	2024	Marissa Velez

• "Tonight" was also released in a black-and-white version. "Dirty Dawg" was also released with the "Dance Mix" version.

Notes

Releases

• A ^ Charted as "Let's Try Again"/"Didn't I Blow Your Mind" in the UK and Ireland in October 1990.
• B ^ Credited to NKOTB

Chart positions

1. "Single" peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, which ranks the top 25 songs that have not yet entered the Billboard Hot 100. ^[34]
2. "Don't Turn Out the Lights" peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, which ranks the top 25 songs that have not yet entered the Billboard Hot 100. ^[34]
3. "House Party" peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Digital Song Sales chart, which is a component chart of the Billboard Hot 100. ^[35]
4. "House Party" peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales chart, which is a component chart of the Billboard Canadian Hot 100. ^[36]
5. "House Party" peaked at number 96 on the Official UK Singles Downloads Chart, which is a component chart of the Official UK Singles Chart. ^[37]

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