Ruthless Records discography

Ruthless Records is an American record label founded by Eazy-E in 1986, specializing in hip hop music. The discography includes all albums, compilations, EPs and singles released.

Studio releases

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
US US
R&B
AUS CAN FRA GER NZ UK
Supersonic
(album by J. J. Fad)
4920
  • US: 600,000
Straight Outta Compton
(album by N.W.A)
  • Released: August 8, 1988
  • Labels: Ruthless, Priority
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
4185817364335
  • US: 3,500,000
Eazy-Duz-It
(album by Eazy-E)
  • Released: September 16, 1988
  • Labels: Ruthless, Priority
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
321282
  • US: 2,600,000
No One Can Do It Better
(album by The D.O.C.)
  • Released: June 16, 1989
  • Labels: Ruthless, Atco
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
201
  • US: 1,100,000
Michel'le
(album by Michel'le)
  • Released: October 23, 1989
  • Labels: Ruthless, Atco
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
355
  • US: 550,000
Livin' Like Hustlers
(album by Above the Law)
  • Released: February 22, 1990
  • Labels: Ruthless, Epic
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
7514
  • US: 425,000
Power of a Woman
(album by Tairrie B)
  • US: 10,500
100 Miles and Runnin'
(album by N.W.A)
  • Released: August 14, 1990
  • Labels: Ruthless, Priority
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
2710333238
  • US: 1,100,000
Not Just a Fad
(album by J. J. Fad)
  • US: 220,000
Niggaz4Life
(album by N.W.A)
  • Released: May 28, 1991
  • Labels: Ruthless, Priority
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
1125
  • US: 2,150,000
Addictive Hip Hop Muzick
(album by Kokane)
Vocally Pimpin'
(album by Above the Law)
  • Released: July 16, 1991
  • Labels: Ruthless, Epic
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
12037
  • US: 240,000
Are U Xperienced?
(album by Yomo & Maulkie)
  • Released: September 14, 1991
  • Labels: Ruthless, Atco
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
  • US: 48,000
Muzical Madness
(album by Jimmy Z)
  • US: 3,500
Paid the Cost
(album by Penthouse Players Clique)
  • Released: April 21, 1992
  • Labels: Ruthless, Priority
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
7528
  • US: 172,000
Kizz My Black Azz
(album by MC Ren)
  • Released: June 30, 1992
  • Labels: Ruthless, Priority
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
1210
  • US: 1,410,000
5150: Home 4 Tha Sick
(album by Eazy-E)
  • Released: December 15, 1992
  • Labels: Ruthless, Priority
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
7015
  • US: 540,000
Black Mafia Life
(album by Above the Law)
  • Released: February 2, 1993
  • Labels: Ruthless, Giant
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
376
  • US: 380,000
It's On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa
(album by Eazy-E)
  • Released: October 19, 1993
  • Labels: Ruthless, Relativity
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
51
  • US: 2,250,000
Shock of the Hour
(album by MC Ren)
  • Released: November 16, 1993
  • Labels: Ruthless, Relativity
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
221
  • US: 555,000
Future Profits
(album by Blood of Abraham)
  • Released: November 16, 1993
  • Labels: Ruthless, Relativity
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
  • US: 10,000
Az Much Ass Azz U Want
(album by H.W.A.)
  • Released: February 22, 1994
  • Labels: Ruthless, Relativity
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
74
  • US: 40,000
Funk Upon a Rhyme
(album by Kokane)
56
  • US: 70,000
Uncle Sam's Curse
(album by Above the Law)
  • Released: June 12, 1994
  • Labels: Ruthless, Relativity
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
11315
  • US: 310,000
Creepin on ah Come Up
(album by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony)
  • Released: June 21, 1994
  • Labels: Ruthless, Relativity
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
122
  • US: 2,150,000
Cha-licious
(album by Menajahtwa)
  • Released: June 21, 1994
  • Labels: Ruthless, Relativity
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
  • US: 6,500
E. 1999 Eternal
(album by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony)
  • Released: July 25, 1995
  • Labels: Ruthless, Relativity
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
11141039
  • US: 4,350,000
Smile Now, Die Later
(album by Frost)
  • Released: October 24, 1995
  • Labels: Ruthless, Relativity
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
36
  • US: 210,000
Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton
(album by Eazy-E)
  • Released: January 30, 1996
  • Labels: Ruthless, Relativity
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
31
  • US: 1,150,000
The Villain in Black
(album by MC Ren)
  • Released: April 9, 1996
  • Labels: Ruthless, Relativity
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
317
  • US: 325,000
When Hell.A. Freezes Over
(album by Frost)
  • Released: July 1, 1997
  • Labels: Ruthless, Relativity
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
15461
  • US: 60,000
The Art of War
(album by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony)
  • Released: July 29, 1997
  • Labels: Ruthless, Relativity
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
11
  • US: 4,250,000
Ruthless for Life
(album by MC Ren)
  • Released: June 30, 1998
  • Labels: Ruthless, Epic
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
10014
  • US: 230,000
Heaven'z Movie
(album by Bizzy Bone)
  • Released: October 6, 1998
  • Labels: Ruthless, Relativity, Epic
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
32
  • US: 550,000
Thug Mentality 1999
(album by Krayzie Bone)
  • Released: April 6, 1999
  • Labels: Ruthless, Relativity
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
42
  • US: 1,150,000
BTNHResurrection
(album by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony)
  • Released: February 29, 2000
  • Labels: Ruthless, Relativity
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
21
  • US: 1,250,000
Thug By Nature
(album by Layzie Bone)
  • Released: March 20, 2001
  • Labels: Ruthless, Relativity, Epic
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
4317
  • US: 1,100,000
Thug World Order
(album by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony)
  • Released: October 29, 2002
  • Labels: Ruthless, Relativity, Epic
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
123
  • US: 1,200,000
New Kid Comin
(album by Stevie Stone)
  • US: 1,200
Gazing at the Moonlight
(album by Hopsin)
  • US: 450
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
US US
R&B
AUS CAN FRA GER NZ UK
N.W.A. and the Posse
(album by Various Artist)
  • Released: November 13, 1989
  • Labels: Ruthless, Priority
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
39
Greatest Hits
(album by N.W.A)
  • Released: July 2, 1996
  • Labels: Ruthless, Priority
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
482094349
The N.W.A Legacy, Vol. 1: 1988–1998
(album by N.W.A)
  • Released: March 23, 1999
  • Labels: Ruthless, Priority
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
7742
The N.W.A Legacy, Vol. 2
(album by N.W.A)
  • Released: August 27, 2002
  • Labels: Ruthless, Priority
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
15438
The Best of N.W.A: The Strength of Street Knowledge
(album by N.W.A)
  • Released: December 26, 2006
  • Labels: Ruthless, Priority
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
724733
N.W.A and Their Family Tree
(album by N.W.A)
  • Released: September 30, 2008
  • Labels: Ruthless, Priority
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
38
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Year Title Peak chart positions Album
US US
R&B
US
Rap
1986 "Boyz-n-the-Hood""
(Eazy-E)
50 18 14
1987 "Panic Zone"
(N.W.A.)
1988 "Eazy-Duz-It"
(Eazy-E)
Eazy-Duz-It
"It Is Love"
(J.J. Fad)
92 Supersonic
"Supersonic"
(J.J. Fad)
31
"Way Out"
(J.J. Fad)
61
"Straight Outta Compton"
(N.W.A.)
38 13 Straight Outta Compton
"Gangsta Gangsta"
(N.W.A.)
91 11
1989 "Express Yourself"
(N.W.A.)
45 2
"We Want Eazy"
(Eazy-E)
43 7 Eazy-Duz-It
"Eazy-er Said Than Dunn"
(Eazy-E)
84
"No More Lies"
(Michel'le)
7 2 Michel'le
"It's Funky Enough"
(The D.O.C.)
12 1 No One Can Do It Better
"The D.O.C. & The Doctor"
(The D.O.C.)
1
"The Formula"
(The D.O.C.)
76 4
"Mind Blowin'"
(The D.O.C.)
3
1990 "Murder Rap"
(Above the Law)
1 Livin' Like Hustlers
"Untouchable"
(Above the Law)
1
"Keep Watchin"
(Michel'le)
65 Michel'le
"Nicety"
(Michel'le)
29 5
"Murder She Wrote"
(Tairrie B)
27 Power of a Woman
"Swingin' Wit' T"
(Tairrie B)
28
"100 Miles and Runnin'"
(N.W.A)
51 2 100 Miles and Runnin'
1991 "Funky Flute"
(Jimmy Z)
Muzical Madness
"Something In My Heart"
(Michel'le)
31 2 Michel'le
"Appetite for Destruction"
(N.W.A)
45 2 Niggaz4Life
"Alwayz into Somethin'"
(N.W.A)
37 1
"4 Tha Funk Of It"
(Above the Law)
21 Vocally Pimpin'
"Nickel Slick Nigga"
(Kokane)
Addictive Hip Hop Muzick
"Are U Xperienced?"
(Yomo & Maulkie)
Are U Xperienced?
"Mockingbird"
(Yomo & Maulkie)
"Mama Don't"
(Yomo & Maulkie)
"Glory"
(Yomo & Maulkie)
"We in the House"
(J.J. Fad)
Not Just a Fade
"Gold"
(J.J. Fad)
1992 "Explanation of a Playa"
(Penthouse Players Clique)
15 Paid the Cost
"Trust No Bitch"
(Penthouse Players Clique)
"P.S. Phuk U 2"
(Penthouse Players Clique)
"Final Frontier"
(MC Ren)
80 17 Kizz My Black Azz
"Only If You Want It"
(Eazy-E)
5150: Home 4 Tha Sick
"Call It What U Want"
(Above the Law)
15 Black Mafia Life
1993 "V.S.O.P."
(Above the Law)
97 9
"Real Muthaphukkin' G's"
(Eazy-E)
42 31 2 It's On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa
"Same Old Shit"
(MC Ren)
90 61 11 Shock Of The Hour
"Stabbed By The Steeple"
(Blood of Abraham)
Future Profits
1994 "Life"
(Blood of Abraham)
"All That (Juzt a Little Action)"
(H.W.A.)
Az Much Ass Azz U Want
"Any Last Werds"
(Eazy-E)
69 5 It's On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa
"Slow Burnin' 22.5 Degrees Fahrenheit"
(Kokane)
Funk Upon A Rhyme
"Fuck What Ya Heard"
(MC Ren)
Shock Of The Hour
"Thuggish Ruggish Bone"
(Bone Thugs-n-Harmony)
22 17 2 Creepin' On ah Come Up
"Bakin' Soda Free"
(Kokane)
Funk Upon A Rhyme
"Black Superman"
(Above the Law)
79 24 Uncle Sam's Curse
"Foe Tha Love of $"
(Bone Thugs-n-Harmony)
41 33 4 Creepin' On ah Come Up
"La La La"
(Menajahtwa)
Cha-licious
"Giv tha Azz 2 No 1"
(Menajahtwa)
1995 "Kalifornia"
(Above the Law)
Uncle Sam's Curse
"1st of tha Month"
(Bone Thugs-n-Harmony)
14 12 4 E. 1999 Eternal
"East 1999"
(Bone Thugs-n-Harmony)
62 39 8
"La Familia"
(Frost)
39 Smile Now, Die Later
"La Raza II"
(Frost)
"East Side Rendezvous"
(Frost)
62 74 73
"Just Tah Let U Know"
(Eazy-E)
45 30 4 Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton
"Sippin' On A 40"
(Eazy-E)
1996 "Tha Crossroads"
(Bone Thugs-n-Harmony)
1 1 1 E. 1999 Eternal
"Creep N Crawl"
(Bone Thugs-n-Harmony)
Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton
"Mad Scientist"
(MC Ren)
The Villain In Black
"Keep It Real"
(MC Ren)
106 43
1997 "Look into My Eyes"
(Bone Thugs-n-Harmony)
4 4 2 The Art of War
"What s Your Name (Time Of The Season)"
(Frost)
90 32 When Hell.A. Freezes Over
"If I Could Teach the World"
(Bone Thugs-n-Harmony)
27 30 3 The Art of War
1998 "Ruthless For Life"
(MC Ren)
115 61 13 Ruthless For Life
"Comin' After You"
(MC Ren)
"Thugs Cry"
(Bizzy Bone)
Heaven'z Movie
"Who In The Fuck"
(MC Ren)
Ruthless For Life
"Nobody Can Stop Me"
(Bizzy Bone)
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