# Public Enemy discography

The discography of Public Enemy, an American hip hop group, consists of 15 studio albums, two live albums, four compilation albums, two remix albums, one soundtrack album, four video albums, 39 singles, four promotional singles and 39 music videos. The group released their debut studio album, Yo! Bum Rush the Show, in February 1987; it peaked at number 125 on the United States Billboard 200. The album spawned the singles "Public Enemy No. 1" and "You're Gonna Get Yours". Public Enemy released their second studio album, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, in April 1988. The album peaked at number 42 on the Billboard 200. It has since sold 1.3 million copies in the US, earning a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Four of the album's singles charted on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart: "Bring the Noise", "Don't Believe the Hype", "Night of the Living Baseheads" and "Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos". The former three, along with the single "Rebel Without a Pause", also charted in the United Kingdom.
Fear of a Black Planet, the group's third studio album, was released in April 1990. The album peaked at number 10 on the Billboard 200, with first-week sales of one million copies. Fear of a Black Planet also charted in countries such as Australia, Canada and New Zealand. The album spawned five singles; "Fight the Power" and "911 Is a Joke" both topped the US Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart and charted in countries such as the Netherlands and the UK. "Welcome to the Terrordome", "Brothers Gonna Work It Out" and "Can't Do Nuttin' for Ya Man" all became top 25 hits on the Hot Rap Songs chart and top 40 hits in New Zealand. The group's fourth studio album, Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black, was released in October 1991. The album peaked at number four on the Billboard 200; its first single, "Can't Truss It", peaked at number 50 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and gave the band their first hit on the chart. Muse Sick-n-Hour Mess Age followed in August 1994, peaking at number 14 on the Billboard 200. The album's lead single "Give It Up" peaked at number 33 on the Hot 100, becoming the group's most commercially successful single in the United States. In 1998, the group recorded the soundtrack for the film He Got Game. The film's soundtrack album peaked at number 26 on the Billboard 200 and spawned the commercially successful single "He Got Game".
Following a shift of labels from Def Jam Records to Atomic Pop, the group released There's a Poison Goin' On, their sixth studio album. The album only managed to find success in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number 55 and its only single, "Do You Wanna Go Our Way???", peaked at number 66. Public Enemy then signed to Koch Records, releasing Revolverlution in July 2002. Revolverlution peaked at number 110 on the Billboard 200 and has sold 71,000 copies in the US. The group collaborated with American rapper Paris on their ninth studio album, Rebirth of a Nation, which was released on Paris' own Guerrilla Funk label; it peaked at number 180 on the Billboard 200. How You Sell Soul to a Soulless People Who Sold Their Soul? followed in August 2007 and spawned three singles. "Harder Than You Think", the album's third single, peaked at number 4 in the UK; it became the group's first top ten single in the country. In 2012, the group released two studio albums: Most of My Heroes Still Don't Appear on No Stamp in July and The Evil Empire of Everything in October. In July 2015, the group released their thirteenth album, Man Plans God Laughs. On June 29, 2017, Public Enemy surprise released their fourteenth album, Nothing Is Quick in the Desert. The album was available for free download through Bandcamp until July 4, 2017.

## Albums
### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US | US R&B | AUS | CAN | GER | NLD | NZ | SWE | SWI | UK | Sales | Certifications |
| Yo! Bum Rush the Show | Released: February 10, 1987 (US) Label: Def Jam Formats: CD, CS, LP | 125 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | US: 400,000 | RIAA: Gold |
| It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back | Released: June 28, 1988 (US) Label: Def Jam Formats: CD, CS, LP | 42 | 1 | — | 93 | — | 40 | — | — | — | 8 | US: 1,300,000 | RIAA: Platinum BPI: Gold |
| Fear of a Black Planet | Released: April 10, 1990 (US) Label: Def Jam Formats: CD, CS, LP | 10 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 30 | 17 | 15 | 24 | 19 | 4 | US: 1,300,000 | RIAA: Platinum BPI: Gold MC: Gold |
| Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black | Released: October 1, 1991 (US) Label: Def Jam Formats: CD, CS, LP | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 38 | 62 | 5 | 36 | 33 | 8 | US: 1,000,000 | RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver MC: Gold |
| Muse Sick-n-Hour Mess Age | Released: August 23, 1994 (US) Label: Def Jam Formats: CD, CS, LP | 14 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 39 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 12 | US: 500,000 | RIAA: Gold |
| There's a Poison Goin' On | Released: July 20, 1999 (US) Label: Atomic Pop Formats: CD, CS, LP, digital download | — | — | — | — | 66 | — | — | — | — | 55 | | |
| Revolverlution | Released: July 23, 2002 (US) Label: Koch Formats: CD, LP, digital download | 110 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | US: 71,000 | |
| New Whirl Odor | Released: November 1, 2005 (US) Label: Slam Jamz Formats: CD, LP, digital download | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | |
| Rebirth of a Nation (featuring Paris) | Released: March 7, 2006 (US) Label: Guerrilla Funk Formats: CD, LP, digital download | 180 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | |
| How You Sell Soul to a Soulless People Who Sold Their Soul? | Released: August 7, 2007 (US) Label: Slam Jamz Formats: CD, LP, digital download | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 199 | | |
| Most of My Heroes Still Don't Appear on No Stamp | Released: July 13, 2012 (US) Label: Slam Jamz Formats: CD, LP, digital download | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | |
| The Evil Empire of Everything | Released: October 1, 2012 (US) Label: Enemy Formats: CD, LP, digital download | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | |
| Man Plans God Laughs | Released: July 27, 2015 (US) Label: RCS Music Formats: CD, LP, digital download | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | |
| Nothing Is Quick in the Desert | Released: June 29, 2017 (US) Label: 916% Entertainment Formats: Digital download | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | |
| What You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down? | Released: September 25, 2020 Label: Def Jam Formats: Digital download, streaming | — | — | — | — | 81 | — | — | — | 37 | 100 | | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||||||||

### Live albums

List of live albums :
| Title | Album details |
| It Takes a Nation: The First London Invasion Tour 1987 | Released: May 17, 2005 (US) Label: Slam Jamz Formats: CD |
| MKL VF KWR - Revolverlution Tour Manchester UK 2003 | Released: 2006 (US) Label: SPV Recordings Formats: CD, DVD |
| Fight the Power: Greatest Hits Live! | Released: February 6, 2007 (US) Label: Titan/Pyramid Formats: CD, digital download |

### Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US | US R&B | AUS | NLD | NZ | SWE | UK | Certifications |
| Greatest Misses | Released: September 15, 1992 (US) Label: Def Jam Formats: CD, CS, LP | 13 | 10 | 57 | 72 | 15 | 30 | 15 | RIAA: Gold |
| 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Public Enemy | Released: June 19, 2001 (US) Label: Universal Formats: CD, digital download | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Power to the People and the Beats: Public Enemy's Greatest Hits | Released: August 2, 2005 (US) Label: Def Jam Formats: CD, LP, digital download | 69 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 39 | BPI: Silver |
| Planet Earth: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Greatest Rap Hits | Released: April 22, 2013 Label: Weinerworld Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl, picture disc vinyl | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||||

### Remix albums

List of remix albums :
| Title | Album details |
| Bring That Beat Back | Released: September 5, 2006 (US) Label: Koch Formats: CD, digital download |
| Remix of a Nation (featuring Paris) | Released: November 6, 2007 (US) Label: Guerrilla Funk Formats: CD, digital download |

### Soundtrack albums

List of soundtrack albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US | US R&B | AUS | CAN | GER | NLD | UK |
| He Got Game | Released: April 21, 1998 (US) Label: Def Jam Formats: CD, CS, LP | 26 | 10 | 54 | 35 | 81 | 98 | 50 |

### Video albums

List of video albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US Video |
| Fight the Power... Live! | Released: 1989 (US) Label: Def Jam Formats: VHS | 5 |
| Tour of a Black Planet | Released: 1991 (US) Label: Def Jam Formats: VHS | 8 |
| The Enemy Strikes Live | Released: 1992 (US) Label: Def Jam Formats: VHS | 25 |
| It Takes a Nation: The First London Invasion Tour 1987 | Released: May 17, 2005 (US) Label: Slam Jamz Formats: DVD | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||

## Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | US | US Dance | US R&B | US Rap | AUS | FRA | NLD | NZ | SWI | UK | Certifications | Album |
| "Public Enemy No. 1" | 1987 | — | — | — | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | | Yo! Bum Rush the Show |
| "You're Gonna Get Yours" | 1987 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | | Yo! Bum Rush the Show |
| "Rebel Without a Pause" | 1987 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | | Less than Zero (soundtrack) / It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back |
| "Bring the Noise" | 1988 | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | | It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back |
| "Don't Believe the Hype" | 1988 | — | 21 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | 18 | | It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back |
| "Night of the Living Baseheads" | 1988 | — | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | 63 | | It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back |
| "Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos" | 1989 | — | — | 86 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back |
| "Fight the Power" | 1989 | — | — | 20 | 1 | — | — | 24 | — | — | 29 | | Do the Right Thing (soundtrack) / Fear of a Black Planet |
| "Welcome to the Terrordome" (featuring Big Daddy Kane & Ice Cube) | 1990 | — | 49 | 15 | 3 | 81 | — | 21 | 12 | — | 18 | | Fear of a Black Planet |
| "Brothers Gonna Work It Out" | 1990 | — | 31 | 20 | 22 | 95 | — | — | 30 | — | 46 | | Fear of a Black Planet |
| "911 Is a Joke" | 1990 | — | — | 15 | 1 | 64 | — | 71 | 22 | 25 | 41 | | Fear of a Black Planet |
| "Can't Do Nuttin' for Ya Man" | 1990 | — | — | — | 11 | 59 | — | — | 15 | — | 53 | | House Party (soundtrack) / Fear of a Black Planet |
| "Can't Truss It" | 1991 | 50 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 55 | — | — | 24 | — | 22 | RIAA: Gold | Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black |
| "Shut 'Em Down" | 1991 | — | 16 | 26 | 1 | 161 | — | — | 30 | — | 21 | | Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black |
| "Nighttrain" | 1992 | — | — | — | 17 | 168 | — | — | 42 | — | 55 | | Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black |
| "Hazy Shade of Criminal" | 1992 | — | — | 58 | 12 | 116 | — | — | 27 | — | — | | Greatest Misses |
| "Louder Than a Bomb (JMJ Tapmaster Groove Remix)" | 1992 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Greatest Misses |
| "I Stand Accused" | 1993 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | | Muse Sick-n-Hour Mess Age |
| "Give It Up" | 1994 | 33 | — | 30 | 5 | 16 | 36 | 36 | 14 | 37 | 18 | | Muse Sick-n-Hour Mess Age |
| "What Kind of Power We Got?" | 1994 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | | Muse Sick-n-Hour Mess Age |
| "So Whatcha Gonna Do Now?" | 1995 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | | Muse Sick-n-Hour Mess Age |
| "He Got Game" (featuring Stephen Stills) | 1998 | — | — | 78 | — | 25 | 82 | 54 | 7 | — | 16 | | He Got Game (soundtrack) |
| "Resurrection" (featuring Masta Killa) | 1998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | He Got Game (soundtrack) |
| "Shake Your Booty" | 1998 | — | — | — | — | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | | He Got Game (soundtrack) |
| "Do You Wanna Go Our Way???" | 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | | There's a Poison Goin' On' |
| "Give the Peeps What They Need" | 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Revolverlution |
| "Son of a Bush" | 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Revolverlution |
| "Make Love Fuck War" (with Moby) | 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | New Whirl Odor |
| "Bring That Beat Back" | 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | New Whirl Odor |
| "Can't Hold Us Back" (featuring Paris, Dead Prez and Kam) | 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Rebirth of a Nation |
| "Hell No We Ain't All Right!" (featuring Paris) | 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Rebirth of a Nation |
| "Ali Rap Theme" | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "Amerikan Gangster" (featuring E.Infinite) | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | How You Sell Soul to a Soulless People Who Sold Their Soul? |
| "Black Is Back" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | How You Sell Soul to a Soulless People Who Sold Their Soul? |
| "Harder Than You Think" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | BPI: Platinum | How You Sell Soul to a Soulless People Who Sold Their Soul? |
| "Rise" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Rebirth of a Nation |
| "They Call Me Flavor" (featuring Paris) | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Rebirth of a Nation |
| "Say It Like It Really Is" | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Evil Empire of Everything |
| "I Shall Not Be Moved" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Most of My Heroes Still Don't Appear on No Stamp |
| "Man Plans God Laughs" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Man Plans God Laughs |
| "State of the Union (STFU)" (featuring DJ Premier) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | What You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down? |
| "Fight the Power: Remix 2020" (featuring Nas, Rapsody, Black Thought, Jahi, YG and Questlove) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | What You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down? |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||||||||

### Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Anti-Nigger Machine" | 1990 | Fear of a Black Planet |
| "By the Time I Get to Arizona" | 1991 | Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black |
| "Get Off My Back" | 1992 | Mo' Money (soundtrack) |
| "Livin' in a Zoo" | 1993 | CB4 (soundtrack) |

## Other appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
| "Get Off My Back" | 1992 | data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | — | Mo' Money (soundtrack) / Greatest Misses |
| "Gotta Do What I Gotta Do" | 1992 | data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | — | Trespass (soundtrack) / Greatest Misses |
| "The 13th Message/Livin' in a Zoo" | 1993 | data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | — | CB4 (soundtrack) |
| "Rumbo n da Jungo" | 1994 | The Wreck League | Street Fighter (soundtrack) |
| "Kill Em Live" | 1998 | none | Bulworth (soundtrack) |
| "Your Reality's a Fantasy But Your Fantasy Is Killing Me" | 2001 | Boom Boom Satellites | Umbra |
| "Elvis Killed Kennedy" | 2001 | Vanilla Ice | Bi-Polar |

## Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and director :
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
| "Bring the Noise" | 1987 | Dominic Savage |
| "Rebel Without a Pause" | 1987 | — |
| "Don't Believe the Hype" | 1988 | — |
| "Night of the Living Baseheads" | 1988 | Lionel C. Martin |
| "Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos" | 1989 | Adam Bernstein |
| "Fight the Power" | 1989 | Spike Lee |
| "Fight the Power" (film clip version) | 1989 | Spike Lee |
| "Welcome to the Terrordome" | 1990 | — |
| "Brothers Gonna Work It Out" | 1990 | Lionel C. Martin |
| "911 Is a Joke" | 1990 | — |
| "Can't Do Nuttin' for Ya Man" | 1990 | — |
| "Burn Hollywood Burn" (featuring Big Daddy Kane and Ice Cube) | 1990 | Lionel C. Martin |
| "Can't Truss It" | 1991 | Eric Meza |
| "Shut 'Em Down" | 1992 | — |
| "Nighttrain" | 1992 | Christopher B. Stokes |
| "Hazy Shade of Criminal" | 1992 | Eric Meza |
| "By the Time I Get to Arizona" | 1992 | Eric Meza |
| "Louder Than a Bomb" | 1992 | Brett Ratner |
| "I Stand Accused" | 1994 | Steve Carr |
| "Give It Up" | 1994 | Chris Gilligan |
| "What Kind of Power We Got?" | 1994 | Eric Meza |
| "So Whatcha Gonna Do Now?" | 1995 | Joseph Kahn |
| "He Got Game" (featuring Stephen Stills) | 1998 | Spike Lee |
| "Do You Wanna Go Our Way???" | 1999 | Jonathon Woods, Christopher Adams |
| "Gotta Give the Peeps What They Need" | 2002 | — |
| "Revolverlution" | 2002 | — |
| "Son of a Bush" | 2004 | Memo Salazar |
| "Make Love Fuck War" (with Moby) | 2004 | Giles Bury |
| "Bring That Beat Back" | 2005 | — |
| "Revolution" | 2006 | — |
| "Superman's Black in the Building" | 2006 | David C. Snyder |
| "Black Is Back" | 2007 | David C. Snyder |
| "Long and Whining Road" | 2007 | David C. Snyder |
| "Harder Than You Think" (original version) | 2007 | David C. Snyder |
| "I Woke Up in a Place I Forgot" | 2008 | — |
| "Prophets of Rage" | 2008 | — |
| "Rebirth" | 2008 | — |
| "Say It Like It Really Is" | 2010 | — |
| "Welcome to the Terrordome (Fear 2011)" | 2010 | — |
| "Face of Freedom" (featuring Tijana Bass) | 2011 | David Burk |
| "I Shall Not Be Moved" | 2012 | David C. Snyder |
| "RLTK" (featuring D.M.C.) | 2012 | David C. Snyder |
| "Harder Than You Think" (UK Paralympics version) | 2012 | David C. Snyder |
| "Harder Than You Think" (Dehasse Radio Edit) | 2012 | David C. Snyder |
| "Everything" | 2013 | David C. Snyder |
| "Get Up Stand Up" (featuring Brother Ali) | 2013 | David C. Snyder |
| "Hoover Music" | 2013 | — |
| "Man Plans God Laughs" | 2015 | — |
| "No Sympathy From the Devil" | 2015 | — |
| "Earthizen" (Lyric Video) | 2015 | — |
| "Mine Again" | 2015 | — |
| "Lost in Space Music" | 2015 | — |
| "Me to We" | 2015 | Lionel C. Martin |
| "Honky Talk Rules" | 2016 | — |
| "State of the Union (STFU)" | 2020 | David C. Snyder |