New Kids on the Block discography

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New Kids on the Block discography
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New Kids on the Block performing in 2008
Studio albums8
EPs1
Compilation albums7
Singles32
Music videos26
DVDs4

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]

Contents

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 three more studio albums and eight compilations.

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak 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 25146176
  • US: 3× Platinum [5]
  • CAN: 3× Platinum [18]
  • UK: Gold [19]
Hangin' Tough
  • Released: August 12, 1988
  • Label: Columbia Records
17824333192
  • 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
934131530764313
  • US: 2× Platinum [5]
  • CAN: 2× Platinum [18]
  • UK: Gold [19]
Step by Step
  • Released: June 5, 1990
  • Label: Columbia Records
146111111281
Face the Music
  • Released: January 25, 1994
  • Label: Columbia Records
371838344472463836
The Block 281691217316
10
  • Released: April 2, 2013
  • Label: The Block/Boston Five
6598453947
Still Kids [25]
  • Released: May 17, 2024
  • Label: BMG
5659
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak 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
193416124027284115
H.I.T.S.
  • Released: December 1991
  • Label: Columbia/Sony
1316262314343750
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
227517
NKOTBSB
(with the Backstreet Boys as NKOTBSB)
  • Released: May 2011
  • Label: Columbia Records/Sony/Jive
7386
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

EPs

TitleEP detailsPeak chart positions
US
[7]
CAN
[11]
UK
[17]
Thankful
  • Released: May 12, 2017
  • Label: NKOTB Music
172982
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

SingleYearPeak 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"198690New Kids on the Block
"Stop It Girl"
"Please Don't Go Girl"1988105577Hangin' Tough
"You Got It (The Right Stuff)"3281361223221
"I'll Be Loving You (Forever)"1989112419173128285
"Hangin' Tough"183262913171
"Cover Girl"22246174
"Didn't I (Blow Your Mind)" [A] 8341768New Kids on the Block
"This One's for the Children"7554040157719Merry, Merry Christmas
"Step by Step"1990148861851332Step by Step
"Valentine Girl"Non-album single
"Tonight"716481983163Step by Step
"Let's Try It Again" [A] 5351326068617318
"Games" [B] 19913339529302714No More Games: The Remix Album
"Call It What You Want" [B] 57228174512
"Baby, I Believe in You"916420
"If You Go Away" [B] 16262563426109Face the Music
"Dirty Dawg" [B] 199466203411327
"Never Let You Go" [B] 1201842
"Summertime"2008369095534The Block
"Single" (with Ne-Yo) [A] 1164281
"Dirty Dancing"3123
"2 in the Morning"200976
"Don't Turn Out the Lights"
(as 'NKOTBSB' with Backstreet Boys)
2011 [B] 46NKOTBSB
"Remix (I Like The)"20138110
"I Need a Melody"2014Non-album single
"One More Night"2017Thankful
"Boys in the Band (Boy Band Anthem)"2019Hangin' 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] 2024Still Kids
"A Love Like This" [38]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Videography

Home videos

TitleYearProduction detailsNotesCertifications
Hangin' Tough1989
  • 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".
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 Step1990
  • 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

TitleYearDirector(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"1990Larry 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"2008Thomas Kloss and Donnie Wahlberg
"Single"Benny Boom [41]
"Dirty Dancing" Til Schweiger
"2 in the Morning"2009 Meiert Avis
"Remix (I Like The)"2013Rami 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"2024Marissa Velez

Notes

Releases

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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