Salt-N-Pepa discography

This is the discography of Salt-n-Pepa, an American hip hop trio.

Salt-n-Pepa discography
Salt-n-Pepa performing at the Canberra Theatre in 2013
Studio albums	5
Compilation albums	6
Music videos	29
Singles	27

Albums

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		US [1]	US R&B [1]	AUS [2]	CAN [3]	GER [4]	NLD [5]	NZ [6]	NOR [7]	SWI [8]	UK [9]
1986	Hot, Cool & Vicious Released: December 8, 1986 Label: Next Plateau	26	7	—	27	63	—	41	—	—	—	RIAA: Platinum[10] MC: Gold[11]
1988	A Salt with a Deadly Pepa Released: August 2, 1988 Label: Next Plateau	38	8	—	—	40	21	—	—	16	19	RIAA: Gold[10] BPI: Gold[12]
1990	Blacks' Magic Released: March 19, 1990 Label: Next Plateau	38	15	—	—	—	65	—	—	—	70	RIAA: Platinum[10]
1993	Very Necessary Released: October 12, 1993 Label: Next Plateau/London	4	6	5	13	51	66	27	19	—	36	RIAA: 5× Platinum[10] ARIA: Platinum[13] MC: 4× Platinum[11]
1997	Brand New Released: October 21, 1997 Label: Red Ant/London	37	16	—	—	64	—	—	—	23	—	RIAA: Gold[10]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		US R&B [1]	AUS [2]	AUT [14]	CAN [3]	GER [4]	NLD [5]	NZ [6]	SWE [15]	SWI [8]	UK [9]
1990	A Blitz of Salt-n-Pepa Hits: The Hits Remixed Released: November 20, 1990 Label: Next Plateau, London	63	—	—	23	—	—	—	—	—	70	MC: Platinum[11]
1991	The Greatest Hits Released: October 7, 1991 Label: Next Plateau, London	—	2	7	—	10	20	6	44	13	6	ARIA: Platinum[13] BPI: 3× Platinum[16] IFPI AUT: Gold[17] IFPI SWI: Gold[18] RMNZ: Gold[19]
1992	Rapped in Remixes: The Greatest Hits Remixed Released: 1992 Label: Next Plateau, London	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	The Best of Salt-N-Pepa Released: November 15, 1999 Label: London	—	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ARIA: Gold[13]
2008	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection Released: February 5, 2008 Label: Next Plateau	75	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	Icon Released: March 1, 2011 Label: Island	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		US [1]	US R&B [1]	US Rap [1]	AUS [2]	CAN [3]	GER [4]	IRE [20]	NLD [5]	NZ [6]	UK [9]
1985	"The Showstoppa"	—	46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Hot, Cool & Vicious
1987	"My Mic Sounds Nice"	—	41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	85
	"Tramp"	—	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
	"Push It"	19	28	—	3	7	9	6	1	4		RIAA: Platinum[10] BPI: Silver[21] MC: Gold[11]
	"Chick on the Side"	—	55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1988	"Shake Your Thang"	—	4	—	47	—	29	29	9	—	22		A Salt with a Deadly Pepa
	"Get Up Everybody (Get Up)"	—	14	—	111	—	—	—	—	—	4
1989	"Twist and Shout"	—	45	18		—	37	18	5	—
	"Expression"	26	8	1	141	—	—	—	76	—	40	RIAA: Platinum[10]	Blacks' Magic
1990	"Independent" (featuring Sybil)	—	85	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	"Do You Want Me"	21	32	7	19	—	49	22	16	49	5	RIAA: Gold[10]
	"Let's Talk About Sex"	13	51	12	1	24	1	4	1	4	2	RIAA: Gold[10] ARIA: Platinum[13] BPI: Silver[22] NVPI: Gold[23]
	"You Showed Me"	47	68	—	24	—	13	7	5	12	15
1992	"Expression (Hard Ecu Edit)"	—	—	—	—	—	—	23	—	—	23		Rapped in Remixes: The Greatest Hits Remixed
	"Start Me Up"	—	84	—	—	—	44	—	23	—	39		Stay Tuned
1993	"Shoop"	4	3	1	2	—	46	—	19	31	29	RIAA: Gold[10] ARIA: Platinum[13]	Very Necessary
1994	"Whatta Man" (with En Vogue)	3	3	1	2	13	39	12	3	10	7	RIAA: Platinum[10] ARIA: Platinum[13] BPI: Silver[24] RMNZ: Gold[25]
	"Shoop (Ghetto Lab Remix)"	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	—	—	13		N/A
	"None of Your Business"	32	57	10	53	—	82	26	40	—	19		Very Necessary
	"Heaven 'n Hell"		—	—	21	—	—	—	—	27	—
1995	"Ain't Nuthin' But a She Thing"	38	32	15	63	—	—	—	—	—	—		Ain't Nuthin' But a She Thing
1996	"Champagne" ^[A]	—	37	—	68	—	98	—	69	15	23		Bulletproof
1997	"R U Ready" ^[A]	61	26	—	—	—	35	—	—	—	24		Brand New
	"Gitty Up"	50	31	9	—	—	—	—	—	22	—
1999	"Push It (Again)"	—	—	—	—	—	26	—	—	—	—		The Best of Salt-n-Pepa
	"The Brick Track Versus Gitty Up"	—	—	—	16	—	64	—	—	4	22	ARIA: Gold[13] RMNZ: Gold[26]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

• ^A Did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100 or Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts (Billboard rules at the time prevented album cuts from charting). Chart peaks listed represent the Hot 100 Airplay and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, respectively.

As featured performer

Year	Single	Artist	Peak chart positions						Album
			US [1]	US R&B [1]	AUS [2]	NLD [5]	NZ [6]	UK [27]
1990	"Crazy 4 U"	Sybil	—	19	147	30	26	71	Sybil
1991	"Backyard"	Pebbles	73	4	—	—	—	—	Always
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Music videos

Year	Single	Album
1986	"Tramp"	Hot, Cool & Vicious
	"Push It"
	"Push It" (U.S. Remix)
1988	"Shake Your Thang"	A Salt with a Deadly Pepa
	"Get Up Everybody (Get Up)"
1989	"Twist and Shout"
	"Expression"	Blacks' Magic
	"Expression" (Remix)
1990	"Independent"
1991	"Do You Want Me"
	"Do You Want Me" (Remix)
	"Let's Talk About Sex"
	"Let's Talk About Sex" (Remix)
	"Let's Talk About AIDS"
	"You Showed Me"
	"You Showed Me" (Remix)
1992	"Start Me Up"	Very Necessary
1993	"Shoop"
1994	"Whatta Man" (featuring En Vogue)
	"Heaven 'n Hell"
	"None of Your Business"
	"None of Your Business" (Remix)
1995	"Ain't Nuthin' But a She Thing"	Ain't Nuthin' But a She Thing OS
1996	"Champagne"	Bulletproof OST
1997	"R U Ready"	Brand New
	"R U Ready" (Remix)
	"Gitty Up"
	"Gitty Up" (Remix)
	"Imagine" (featuring Sheryl Crow)

References

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2. Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
   • Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Salt 'N' Pepa in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
   • Top 100 peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 242.
   • "Get Up Everybody (Get Up)"/"Twist and Shout": "ARIA Singles Chart w/c 13-3-1989". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
   • "Expression": "ARIA Singles Chart w/c 18-6-1990". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
   • "None of Your Business": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 29 Jan 1995". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 2016-12-09. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
   • "Ain't Nuthin' But a She Thing": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 11 Feb 1996". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 2017-07-21.
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18. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Salt'N'Pepa)". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
19. "New Zealand album certifications – Salt-N-Pepa – The Greatest Hits". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
20. "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for 'Salt-N-Pepa' (from irishcharts.ie)". Imgur.com (original source published by Fireball Media). Retrieved 2019-10-01.
21. "Salt-N-Pepa: Push It". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
22. "Salt-N-Pepa: Let's Talk About Sex". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
23. "Goud/Platina – NVPI Audio" (To access, enter the search parameter "Salt 'n Pepa" and select "Search") (in Dutch). NVPI. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
24. "Salt-N-Pepa: Whatta Man". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
25. "New Zealand single certifications – Salt-N-Pepa – Whatta Man". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
26. "New Zealand single certifications – Salt-N-Pepa – The Brick Track Versus Gitty Up". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
27. "Official Charts > Sybil". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2019-10-01.