Lauryn Hill discography

Lauryn Hill discography
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Hill performing in 2012
Studio albums1
Live albums1
Compilation albums1
Singles11
Video albums1
Music videos13

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.

  1. ^ Samuels, Anita (April 10, 1999). "Lauryn Hill to Do That Live 'Thing'". Billboard. p. 8.
  2. ^ "RIAA – Gold & Platinum Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Touré (October 30, 2003). "The Mystery of Lauryn Hill". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  4. ^ Tyrangiel, Josh (May 13, 2002). "Lauryn Hill: Unplugged And Unglued". Time. Archived from the original on October 22, 2010. Retrieved July 7, 2013.(subscription required)
  5. ^ "Columbia Records Releasing Groundbreaking New Lauryn Hill Album MTV Unplugged No. 2.0" (Press release). PR Newswire. April 8, 2002. Archived from the original on November 15, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Lauryn Hill – Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  7. ^ a b Needham, Alex (April 21, 2002). "Hill, Lauryn : MTV Unplugged No. 2.0". NME. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  8. ^ "Musiq, Lauryn Hill Storm The Charts". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2013.