Tracy Chapman discography

Tracy Chapman discography
Studio albums 8
Compilation albums 2
Singles 22

The article presents the discography of American folk music singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman. She has released 8 studio albums, 2 greatest hits albums, and 22 singles on Elektra Records. She has 4 Platinum albums, 2 of which are multi-platinum, and 2 Gold albums. Her smash hits "Fast Car" and "Give Me One Reason" both hit the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, peaking at numbers 6 and 3, respectively. Both singles hit number 1 in Canada.

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[1]		 AUS
[2]		 AUT
[3]		 BEL
[4]		 CAN
[5]		 FRA
[6]		 GER ITA
[7]		 NED
[8]		 NZ
[9]		 NOR
[10]		 SWE
[11]		 SWI
[12]		 UK
[13][14]
1988 Tracy Chapman
  • Released: 5 April 1988
  • Label: Elektra
 1 2 1 28 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
1989 Crossroads
  • Released: October 3, 1989
  • Label: Elektra
 9 4 3 — 12 2 1 2 5 1 3 8 2 1
1992 Matters of the Heart
  • Released: April 28, 1992
  • Label: Elektra
 53 23 11 — 55 5 13 8 33 23 — 37 10 19
1995 New Beginning
  • Released: November 14, 1995
  • Label: Elektra
 4 6 9 — 1 44 60 — — 8 — 46 22 —
2000 Telling Stories
  • Released: February 15, 2000
  • Label: Elektra
 33 33 5 — 15 9 5 14 — 10 17 16 2 85
2002 Let It Rain
  • Released: October 15, 2002
  • Label: Elektra
 25 25 6 32 — 3 15 18 75 45 24 27 4 36
2005 Where You Live
  • Released: September 13, 2005
  • Label: Elektra / Atlantic
 49 77 7 20 — 7 12 9 38 — — 28 4 43
2008 Our Bright Future
  • Released: November 11, 2008
  • Label: Elektra / Atlantic
 57 81 23 22 — 5 28 20 56 — 39 35 9 75
  • FRA: Platinum
  • SWI: Gold[39]
— denotes releases that did not chart.

Compilation albums

Year Album Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
AUS
[2]		 AUT
[3]		 BEL
[4]		 NED
[8]		 NZ
[9]		 NOR
[10]		 POR
[40]		 SWE
[11]		 SWI
[12]		 UK
[13][14]
2001 Collection 10 1 6 3 9 6 24 9 4 3
2015 Greatest Hits
  • Released: November 20, 2015
  • Label: Elektra
 14 — 51 79 3 — — — — 30

Singles

Year Song Peak chart positions Album
US
[47]		 US Main. Rock US Mod. Rock US AC US R&B AUS
[2]		 CAN
[48]		 NZ SWI UK
1988 "Fast Car" 6 19 — 7 — 4 1 21 — 4 Tracy Chapman
"Talkin' 'bout a Revolution" 75 22 24 — 78 66 48 32 — 85
"Baby Can I Hold You" 48 — — 19 — 68 — 16 — 94
1989 "All That You Have Is Your Soul" — — — — — — — — — — Crossroads
"Crossroads" 90 26 7 — — 58 32 21 18 61
1990 "Subcity" — — — — — — — — — —
1992 "Bang Bang Bang" — — — — — 84 — — — — Matters of the Heart
"Dreaming on a World" — — — — — — — — — —
1995 "Give Me One Reason" 3 — — 3 35 3 1 16 — 95 New Beginning
1996 "New Beginning" 106 — — — — — — — — —
"The Promise" — — — — — — — — — —
"Smoke and Ashes" 119 — — — — 57 — — — —
2000 "Telling Stories" 108 — — — — — — 22 76 — Telling Stories
"It's OK" — — — — — — — — — —
"Wedding Song" — — — — — — — — — —
2001 "Baby Can I Hold You" [re-release] — — — — — — — — — — The Collection
2002 "You're the One" — — — — — — — — — — Let It Rain
2003 "Another Sun" — — — — — — — — — —
2005 "Change" — — — — — — — — — — Where You Live
2006 "America" — — — — — — — — — —
2008 "Sing for You" — — — — — 83 — — 48 — Our Bright Future
2009 "Thinking of You" — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

References

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  2. 1 2 3 Australian (ARIA Chart) chart peaks:
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  14. 1 2 "UK: Album positions 2". zobbel.de. Retrieved December 28, 2008.
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  18. 1 2 3 "CRIA Searchable Database". CRIA. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
  19. ↑ http://www.infodisc.fr/CDCertif_D.php?debut=26. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  20. 1 2 3 4 5 "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Tracy Chapman)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
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  37. ↑ "AWARDS". swisscharts.com. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  38. ↑ "AWARDS". swisscharts.com. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  39. ↑ "AWARDS". swisscharts.com. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  40. ↑ "Portugal: Album positions". portuguesecharts.com. Retrieved December 28, 2008.
  41. ↑ "Pandora Archive" (PDF). Pandora.nla.gov.au. August 23, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
  42. ↑ "Gold & Platin". ifpi.at. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  43. ↑ "RIANZ Top 50 Albums > 20 January 2002". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  44. ↑ http://www.ifpi.se/wp-content/uploads/guld-platina-1987-1998.pdf
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  46. ↑ "Collection BPI certification". BPI. Retrieved December 28, 2008.
  47. ↑ "Tracy Chapman Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved January 15 2010. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  48. ↑ Top Singles RPM Results
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