Tracy Chapman discography
Chapman performing in 2009
Studio albums8
Compilation albums2
Singles22

The discography of Tracy Chapman, an American singer-songwriter, consists of eight studio albums, two compilation albums, and 22 singles on Elektra Records. In the United States, Chapman has four Platinum albums, two of which are multi-platinum, and two Gold albums. All of her studio albums have charted on the U.S. Billboard 200, with five charting in the Top 40, and three in the Top 10. Five of Chapman's singles have charted on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, with "Fast Car" and "Give Me One Reason" reaching the Top 10 on both charts. The latter was also certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Both singles also hit No. 1 in Canada.

Chapman released her self-titled debut album in 1988 and it became a worldwide commercial success. The album went to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and received six Grammy Award nominations, including Album of the Year and Best Contemporary Folk Album, which she won. She also won Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for her single "Fast Car".[1] Crossroads appeared the following year and earned Chapman an additional Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Folk Album, while it went to No. 9 on the Billboard 200. Her third album, Matters of the Heart, followed in 1992. Chapman's fourth album, New Beginning, was released in 1995 and became another worldwide success. It was certified 5× platinum by the RIAA and earned Chapman five Grammy nominations. It also yielded the hit single "Give Me One Reason", which earned Chapman the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song.[1] Five years would pass before the release of her fifth album, Telling Stories (2000). Let It Rain and Where You Live followed in 2002 and 2005, respectively. Chapman's most recent studio album is Our Bright Future, released in 2008. It earned her another Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Folk Album.[1]

Albums

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US
[2]
AUS
[3]
AUT
[4]
CAN
[5]
GER
[6]
NED
[7]
NZ
[8]
SWE
[9]
SWI
[10]
UK
[11]
Tracy Chapman
  • Released: April 5, 1988
  • Label: Elektra
  • Format: LP, CD
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Crossroads
  • Released: October 3, 1989
  • Label: Elektra
  • Format: LP, CD
94312151821
  • RIAA: Platinum[12]
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum[13]
  • BPI: Platinum[14]
  • BVMI: 2× Platinum[15]
  • GLF: Gold[21]
  • IFPI AUT: Platinum[17]
  • IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum[18]
  • MC: Platinum[19]
  • RMNZ: Platinum[22]
Matters of the Heart
  • Released: April 28, 1992
  • Label: Elektra
  • Format: CD
53231155133323371019
New Beginning
  • Released: November 14, 1995
  • Label: Elektra
  • Format: CD
46916084622
Telling Stories
  • Released: February 15, 2000
  • Label: Elektra
  • Format: CD
333351551016285
Let It Rain
  • Released: October 15, 2002
  • Label: Elektra
  • Format: CD
2525615754527436
Where You Live 49777123828443
Our Bright Future
  • Released: November 11, 2008
  • Label: Elektra, Atlantic
  • Format: CD, digital download
578123285635975
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US
[2]
AUS
[3]
AUT
[4]
BEL
[25]
NED
[7]
NZ
[8]
NOR
[26]
POR
[27]
SWE
[9]
SWI
[10]
UK
[11]
Collection 101639624943
Greatest Hits
  • Released: November 20, 2015
  • Label: Elektra
  • Format: CD, digital download
10514517936430
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

As lead artist

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[32]
US Main. Rock
[33]
US Mod. Rock
[34]
US AC
[35]
US R&B
[36]
AUS
[3]
CAN
[37]
NZ
[8]
SWI
[38]
UK
[11]
1988 "Fast Car" 619741215
  • BPI: 3× Platinum[14]
Tracy Chapman
"Talkin' 'bout a Revolution" 752224457866423285
"Baby Can I Hold You" 481968271694
1989 "Crossroads" 90267415832211861 Crossroads
"All That You Have Is Your Soul" 119
1990 "Subcity"
1992 "Bang Bang Bang" 84 Matters of the Heart
"Dreaming on a World"
1995 "Give Me One Reason" 3335311695 New Beginning
1996 "New Beginning" [upper-alpha 1]114
"The Promise"
"Smoke and Ashes" [upper-alpha 2]57
2000 "Telling Stories" [upper-alpha 3]1802276 Telling Stories
"It's OK"
"Wedding Song"
2001 "Baby Can I Hold You"
(re-release)
The Collection
2002 "You're the One" 146 Let It Rain
2003 "Another Sun"
2005 "Change" 191 Where You Live
2006 "America"
2008 "Sing for You" 8348 Our Bright Future
2009 "Thinking of You"
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other appearances

Year Title Album(s) Artist
1997 "The Thrill Is Gone" Deuces Wild B.B. King

Contributions

Duet songs:

Covered songs:

Music videos

Year Title Ref.
1988 "Fast Car" [41]
"Talkin' 'bout a Revolution" [42]
"Baby Can I Hold You" [43]
1989 "Crossroads" [44]
"Born to Fight" [45]
1992 "Bang Bang Bang" [46]
1995 "Give Me One Reason" [47]
1996 "New Beginning" [48]
1997 "The Thrill Is Gone"
(B.B. King featuring Tracy Chapman)
[49]
2000 "Telling Stories" [50]
2005 "Change" [51]
2008 "Sing for You" [52]

Notes

  1. "New Beginning" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number six on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[40]
  2. "Smoke and Ashes" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 19 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[40]
  3. "Telling Stories" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number eight on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[40]

References

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  3. 1 2 3 Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
  4. 1 2 "Austria: Album positions". austriancharts.at. Retrieved December 28, 2008.
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  10. 1 2 "Switzerland: Album positions". hitparade.ch. Retrieved December 28, 2008.
  11. 1 2 3 UK chart peaks:
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "American certifications – Tracy Chapman". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on February 17, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 Australian (ARIA) certifications (accurate as of December 2010): Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 54.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "British certifications – Tracy Chapman". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 30, 2022. Type Tracy Chapman in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Tracy Chapman)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
  16. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  17. 1 2 3 4 "Gold & Platin". ifpi.at. Archived from the original on June 8, 2009. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "AWARDS". swisscharts.com. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  19. 1 2 3 "CRIA Searchable Database". CRIA. Archived from the original on December 26, 2009. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
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  21. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  23. "RIANZ Top 50 Albums > 8 September 1996". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  24. "RIANZ Top 50 Albums > 30 April 2000". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
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  26. "Norway: Album positions". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved December 28, 2008.
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  28. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2009 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  29. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  30. "Gold & Platin". ifpi.at. Archived from the original on June 8, 2009. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  31. "RIANZ Top 50 Albums > 20 January 2002". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
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  33. "Tracy Chapman - Mainstream Rock". Billboard. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  34. "Tracy Chapman - Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  35. "Tracy Chapman - Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  36. "Tracy Chapman - Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  37. "Top Singles RPM Results". Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
  38. "Tracy Chapman Swiss singles chart positions". hitparade.ch. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  39. "New Zealand single certifications – Tracy Chapman – Give Me One Reason". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  40. 1 2 3 "Tracy Chapman Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  41. "Tracy Chapman - Fast Car (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  42. "Tracy Chapman - Talkin' About A Revolution (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  43. "Tracy Chapman - Baby Can I Hold You (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  44. "Tracy Chapman - Crossroads (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  45. "Tracy Chapman - Born To Fight (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  46. "Tracy Chapman - Bang Bang Bang (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  47. "Tracy Chapman - Give Me One Reason (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  48. "Tracy Chapman - New Beginning (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  49. "B.B. King - The Thrill Is Gone ft. Tracy Chapman". YouTube. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  50. "Tracy Chapman - Telling Stories (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  51. "Tracy Chapman - Change (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  52. "Tracy Chapman - Sing For You (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved July 1, 2023.


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