Whodini discography

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The discography of Whodini consists of six studio albums and twenty-seven singles.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
US
[1]
US
R&B
/HH

[2]
GER
[3]
Whodini 42
Escape
  • Released: October 17, 1984
  • Label: Jive/Arista
  • Format: CD (re-issue), LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming
355
Back in Black
  • Released: April 29, 1986
  • Label: Jive/Arista
  • Format: CD, cassette, digital download, LP, streaming
354
  • RIAA: Gold [4]
Open Sesame
  • Released: August 27, 1987
  • Label: Jive
  • Format: CD, cassette, digital download, LP, streaming
308
  • RIAA: Gold [4]
Bag-a-Trix
  • Released: March 19, 1991
  • Label: MCA
  • Format: CD, cassette, digital download, LP, streaming
48
Six
  • Released: September 17, 1996
  • Label: So So Def · Columbia
  • Format: CD, cassette, digital download, LP, streaming
55
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
[5]
US
Dance

[6]
US R&B
[7]
US
Rap

[8]
GER
[9]
NZ
[10]
UK
[11]
"Magic's Wand"19821145*502047Whodini
"Haunted House of Rock"19832755214282
"Rap Machine"56
"Nasty Lady" [12]
"Yours for a Night" [13]
"Friends/Five Minutes of Funk"198487254Escape
"Freaks Come Out at Night"1985254397 The Jewel of the Nile Soundtrack and Escape
"Big Mouth"3064Escape
"Escape (I Need a Break)"31
"Funky Beat"19863019Back in Black
"One Love"3410
"Growing Up"58
"Be Yourself"
(featuring Millie Jackson)
1987 [a] 20Open Sesame
"Rock You Again (Again & Again)" [15]
"Life Is Like a Dance" [16]
"You Brought It on Yourself" [17] 1988
"Any Way I Gotta Swing It" [18] 1989 A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child Soundtrack
"Freaks"199173Bag-a-Trix
"Judy/Inside the Joint"65
"Smilin' Faces Sometimes"
"Keep Running Back"19966927Six
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. "*" indicates a chart that did not exist at the time.

Soundtracks

List of soundtracks featuring songs by Whodini
YearTitleSongRelease date
1985 The Jewel of the Nile "Freaks Come Out at Night"December 11, 1985
1986Trick or Treat"The Haunted House of Rock"October 24, 1986
1989A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child"Anyway I Gotta Swing It"August 11, 1989
1997 Chasing Amy "Be Yourself"April 18, 1997
1999The Wood"Freaks Come Out at Night"July 16, 1999
2000Juggalo Championshxt Wrestling Volume 1"Devil Without a Cause"May 9, 2000
2001 Glitter "Freaks Come Out at Night"September 21, 2001
2002 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (video game)"Magic's Wand", "Freaks Come Out at Night"October 29, 2002
2005Cursed"Freaks Come Out at Night"March 3, 2005
2005 Everybody Hates Chris (TV series),
episode "Everybody Hates Halloween"
"Freaks Come Out at Night"October 27, 2005
2005 Everybody Hates Chris (TV series),
episode "Everybody Hates Greg"
"Friends"November 24, 2005
2006El cantante"Five Minutes of Funk"September 12, 2006
2006 Everybody Hates Chris (TV series),
episode "Everybody Hates Rejection"
"Five Minutes of Funk"October 1, 2006
2006 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (video game)"Freaks Come Out at Night"October 31, 2006
2006 Blood Diamond "From tha Streetz"December 8, 2006
2007Illegal Tender"Friends"August 24, 2007
2014Ping Pong Summer"Friends"June 6, 2014
2014Red Oaks (TV series),
episode "Pilot"
"Freaks Come Out at Night"August 28, 2014
2015Black-ish (TV series),
episode "Jacked o' Lantern"
"Freaks Come Out at Night"October 28, 2015

Notes

  1. "How Ya Like Me Now" did not enter the Dance Club Songs, but peaked at number 48 on the Dance/Electronic Singles Sales. [14]

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