# Beastie Boys discography

The discography of Beastie Boys, an American hip hop group, consists of eight studio albums, four compilation albums, five video albums, seven extended plays, 40 singles and 44 music videos.
The group, formed in 1981, consisted of rappers Adam "MCA" Yauch (vocals, bass), Michael "Mike D" Diamond (vocals, drums), Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz (vocals, guitars), and Kate Schellenbach (drums), originally accompanied by DJ Hurricane and later accompanied by turntablist Mix Master Mike. Originally a hardcore punk group, the group's first release, Polly Wog Stew, was released in November 1982. The band made the shift into hip hop music with the single "Cooky Puss" (1983). They later signed to Def Jam Recordings, releasing "Rock Hard" in 1984. Around this time, Kate Schellenbach left the group. Since 1986, the group has released eight studio albums, four of which have topped the US Billboard 200 chart. Beastie Boys have sold 20,384,000 albums in the US as of July 2013.

## Albums
### Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications :
| Title | Album details | US | US R&B/HH | AUS | CAN | GER | NLD | NZ | SWE | SWI | UK | Certifications | Sales |
| Licensed to Ill | Released: November 15, 1986 Label: Def Jam, Columbia Formats: CD, CS, LP, 8T | 1 | 2 | 62 | 5 | — | 15 | 12 | 30 | — | 7 | RIAA: Diamond (10× Platinum) BPI: Gold MC: 2× Platinum | 10,507,000 |
| Paul's Boutique | Released: July 25, 1989 Label: Capitol Formats: CD, CS, LP | 14 | 24 | 65 | 30 | — | 30 | 50 | 38 | — | 44 | RIAA: 2× Platinum BPI: Silver MC: Platinum | 2,160,000 |
| Check Your Head | Released: April 21, 1992 Label: Capitol Formats: CD, CS, LP, MD | 10 | 37 | 74 | 32 | — | — | 37 | — | — | 106 | RIAA: 2× Platinum BPI: Silver MC: 2× Platinum | 2,260,000 |
| Ill Communication | Released: May 23, 1994 Label: Capitol Formats: CD, CS, LP | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 10 | RIAA: 3× Platinum BPI: Gold MC: 3× Platinum | 3,500,000 |
| Hello Nasty | Released: July 14, 1998 Label: Capitol Formats: CD, CS, LP, digital download | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | RIAA: 3× Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: Platinum IFPI SWE: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold MC: 3× Platinum RIANZ: Platinum | 4,928,000 |
| To the 5 Boroughs | Released: June 15, 2004 Label: Capitol Formats: CD, LP, CS, digital download | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 2 | RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: Gold MC: Platinum | 1,344,844 |
| The Mix-Up | Released: June 26, 2007 Label: Capitol Formats: CD, LP, digital download | 15 | — | 42 | — | — | 84 | — | — | 25 | 79 | | 44,000 |
| Hot Sauce Committee Part Two | Released: May 3, 2011 Label: Capitol Formats: CD, LP, digital download | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | — | 3 | 9 | | 128,000 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. ||||||||||||||

### Compilation albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications :
| Title | Album details | US | US R&B/HH | AUS | CAN | GER | NLD | NZ | SWE | SWI | UK | Certifications | Sales |
| Some Old Bullshit | Released: February 8, 1994 Label: Capitol Formats: CD, CS, LP | 46 | — | 91 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The In Sound from Way Out! | Released: April 2, 1996 Label: Capitol Formats: CD, CS, LP | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | BPI: Silver | 60,000 |
| Beastie Boys Anthology: The Sounds of Science | Released: November 23, 1999 Label: Grand Royal Formats: CD, LP, digital download | 19 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 50 | 62 | 4 | 8 | 72 | 36 | RIAA: 2× Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: Gold MC: 2× Platinum | 2,450,000 |
| Solid Gold Hits | Released: November 8, 2005 Label: Capitol Formats: CD, LP, digital download | 42 | 30 | 63 | 48 | — | — | 27 | — | 83 | 71 | RIAA: Gold BPI: Gold | 591,000 |
| Beastie Boys Music | Released: October 23, 2020 Label: UMe Formats: CD, digital, LP | 64 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. ||||||||||||||

### Video albums

List of video albums, with selected chart positions and certifications :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US Video | SWE | Certifications |
| Beastie Boys | Released: 1987 Label: CBS Formats: LD, VHS | 5 | 35 | RIAA: Gold |
| The Skills to Pay the Bills | Released: June 2, 1992 Label: Capitol Formats: LD, VHS | 4 | — | RIAA: Gold |
| Sabotage | Released: September 20, 1994 Label: Capitol Formats: LD, VHS, DVD, VCD | 3 | — | BPI: Gold |
| Beastie Boys Video Anthology | Released: October 10, 2000 Label: Capitol, The Criterion Collection Formats: DVD | 4 | — | RIAA: Gold |
| Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That! | Released: July 25, 2006 Label: Velocity, Thinkfilm, Lions Gate Formats: DVD | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||||

## Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions and certifications :
| Title | EP details | US | AUS | AUT | CAN | GER | NLD | NZ | UK | Certifications | Sales |
| Polly Wog Stew | Released: November 20, 1982 Label: Rat Cage Formats: CS, 7", 12" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| An Exciting Evening at Home with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego | Released: 1989 Label: Capitol Formats: 12" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Frozen Metal Head | Released: 1992 Label: Capitol, Grand Royal Formats: 12" Notes: Special Limited Edition, White Vinyl | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Pretzel Nugget | Released: 1994 Label: Capitol Formats: CD | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Root Down | Released: May 23, 1995 Label: Capitol Formats: CD, CS, 7", 12" | 50 | 43 | 38 | 48 | 38 | 78 | 10 | 23 | MC: Gold | 50,000 |
| Aglio e Olio | Released: November 13, 1995 Label: Grand Royal Formats: CD, 12" | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Nasty Bits | Released: 1998 Label: Capitol Formats: CD | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Scientists of Sound (The Blow Up Factor Vol. 1) | Released: August 24, 1999 Label: Capitol, Grand Royal Formats: 12" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Mix-Up Bonus Tracks | Released: December 23, 2008 Label: Capitol Formats: Digital download | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. ||||||||||||

## Singles
### As lead artist

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 | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | US | US Alt. | US R&B/HH | AUS | CAN | GER | NLD | NZ | SWE | SWI | UK | Certifications | Album |
| "Cooky Puss" | 1983 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Rock Hard" | 1984 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "She's on It" | 1985 | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 23 | — | — | — | 10 | | Krush Groove (soundtrack) |
| "Slow and Low" | 1985 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Licensed to Ill |
| "Hold It Now, Hit It" | 1986 | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Licensed to Ill |
| "The New Style" | 1986 | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Licensed to Ill |
| "Paul Revere" | 1986 | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Licensed to Ill |
| "Brass Monkey" | 1987 | 48 | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RIAA: Gold | Licensed to Ill |
| "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)" | 1987 | 7 | — | — | 37 | 7 | 25 | 10 | 17 | — | — | 11 | BPI: Silver | Licensed to Ill |
| "No Sleep till Brooklyn" | 1987 | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 23 | — | — | — | 14 | BPI: Silver | Licensed to Ill |
| "Girls" | 1987 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | 34 | | Licensed to Ill |
| "Hey Ladies" | 1989 | 36 | 18 | — | 141 | — | 43 | 31 | 37 | — | — | 76 | | Paul's Boutique |
| "Shadrach" | 1989 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Paul's Boutique |
| "Pass the Mic" | 1992 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | | Check Your Head |
| "So What'cha Want" | 1992 | 93 | 22 | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Check Your Head |
| "Jimmy James" | 1992 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | | Check Your Head |
| "Gratitude" | 1992 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Check Your Head |
| "Professor Booty" | 1992 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Check Your Head |
| "Something's Got to Give" | 1992 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Check Your Head |
| "Sabotage" | 1994 | — | 18 | — | 94 | 38 | — | 35 | — | — | — | 19 | BPI: Platinum | Ill Communication |
| "Get It Together" | 1994 | — | — | — | 94 | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | 19 | | Ill Communication |
| "Sure Shot" | 1994 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | | Ill Communication |
| "Root Down" | 1995 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Ill Communication |
| "Intergalactic" | 1998 | 28 | 4 | — | 21 | 9 | 40 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 5 | BPI: Gold IFPI SWE: Platinum | Hello Nasty |
| "Body Movin'" | 1998 | — | 15 | — | 28 | — | — | 82 | 20 | 30 | — | 15 | | Hello Nasty |
| "The Negotiation Limerick File" | 1998 | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Hello Nasty |
| "Remote Control" / "Three MC's and One DJ" | 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | | Hello Nasty |
| "Alive" | 1999 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | 28 | | Beastie Boys Anthology: The Sounds of Science |
| "Ch-Check It Out" | 2004 | 68 | 1 | — | 46 | 1 | 65 | 21 | 31 | 38 | 36 | 8 | RIAA: Gold | To the 5 Boroughs |
| "Triple Trouble" | 2004 | — | 11 | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | | To the 5 Boroughs |
| "Right Right Now Now" | 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | To the 5 Boroughs |
| "Now Get Busy" | 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Wired CD |
| "An Open Letter to NYC" | 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | 38 | | To the 5 Boroughs |
| "Electric Worm" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Mix-Up |
| "Off the Grid" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Mix-Up |
| "Lee Majors Come Again" | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Hot Sauce Committee Part Two |
| "Too Many Rappers" (featuring Nas) | 2009 | 93 | — | — | — | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | 134 | | Hot Sauce Committee Part Two |
| "Make Some Noise" | 2011 | — | 7 | — | — | 76 | — | 87 | — | — | — | — | | Hot Sauce Committee Part Two |
| "Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win" (featuring Santigold) | 2011 | — | — | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Hot Sauce Committee Part Two |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||||||||||||||

### Featured

List of singles and songs, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Stick 'Em Up" (Hurricane featuring Beastie Boys) | 1993 | CB4 (soundtrack) / Hurra |
| "Spam” Milk featuring Ad Rock (drum programming by Mike D.) | 1994 | Never Dated |
| "The Knock (Drums of Death Part 2)" Unkle featuring Mike D | 1995 | Psyence Fiction |
| "Metaphysical" Handsome Boy Modeling School featuring Mike D and Miho Hatori | 1999 | So... How's Your Girl? |
| "Kickin' Wicked Rhymes" DJ Hurricane featuring Ad Rock and Black Thought | 2000 | Don't Sleep |
| "Squat!" De La Soul featuring Mike D & Ad-Rock) | 2000 | Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump |
| "EAT INtro"; "Shout Out for Delivery"; "Beef or Chicken!?"; "Take OUTro" Teriyaki Boyz (produced by Ad Rock} | 2005 | Beef or Chicken? |
| "Can't Bake that Fape" Teriyaki Boyz featuring Ad Rock | 2009 | Serious Japanese |
| "That's What I Said (The NYC Remix By Adrock And Mike D)" | 2009 | — |
| "Love Parade"; "Action" Cassius featuring Mike D | 2016 | Ibifornia |
| "Consume or Be Consumed" The Slaves featuring Mike D (Whole album produced by Mike D) | 2016 | Take Control |
| "Public Enemy Number Won " Public Enemy featuring Mike D, Ad-Rock and Run-DMC | 2020 | What You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down? |

## Music videos
### As lead artist

List of music videos, showing year released and director :
| Year | Album | Title | Director(s) |
| 1981 | Some Old Bullshit | "Holy Snappers" | Nathanial Hörnblowér |
| 1982 | Some Old Bullshit | "Egg Raid on Mojo" | Philip Pucci |
| 1985 | She's on It | "She's on It" | Sean Travis |
| 1986 | Licensed to Ill | "Hold It, Now Hit It" | Peter Dyer Dougherty |
| 1986 | Licensed to Ill | "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)" | Adam Dubin, Ric Menello |
| 1987 | Licensed to Ill | "No Sleep till Brooklyn" | Adam Dubin, Ric Menello |
| 1987 | Licensed to Ill | "Rhymin & Stealin" | Peter Dyer Dougherty |
| 1987 | Licensed to Ill | "She's Crafty" | Peter Dyer Dougherty |
| 1989 | Paul's Boutique | "Hey Ladies" | Adam Bernstein |
| 1989 | Paul's Boutique | "Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun" | Nathanial Hörnblowér |
| 1989 | Paul's Boutique | "Shake Your Rump" | Nathanial Hörnblowér |
| 1989 | Paul's Boutique | "Shadrach" | Nathanial Hörnblowér |
| 1989 | Paul's Boutique | "Ask for Janice, Part II" | Nathanial Hörnblowér |
| 1989 | Licensed to Ill | "Slow and Low" (live) | Nathanial Hörnblowér |
| 1992 | Check Your Head | "Netty's Girl" | Tamra Davis |
| 1992 | Check Your Head | "Pass the Mic" | Nathanial Hörnblowér |
| 1992 | Check Your Head | "So What'cha Want" | Nathanial Hörnblowér |
| 1992 | Check Your Head | "So What'cha Want" (Remix) | David Perez Shadi |
| 1992 | Check Your Head | "Jimmy James" | Nathanial Hörnblowér, Lisa Ann Cabasa |
| 1992 | Check Your Head | "Time for Livin'" | Spike Jonze |
| 1992 | Check Your Head | "Something's Got to Give" | — |
| 1993 | Check Your Head | "Gratitude" | David Perez Shadi |
| 1994 | Ill Communication | "Sabotage" | Spike Jonze |
| 1994 | Ill Communication | "Ricky's Theme" | Spike Jonze |
| 1994 | Ill Communication | "Sure Shot" | Spike Jonze, Nathanial Hörnblowér |
| 1995 | Ill Communication | "Root Down" | Evan Bernard |
| 1995 | Ill Communication | "Root Down" (live) | Spike Jonze |
| 1998 | Hello Nasty | "Intergalactic" | Nathanial Hörnblowér |
| 1998 | Hello Nasty | "Body Movin'" | Nathanial Hörnblowér |
| 1999 | Hello Nasty | "Three MC's and One DJ" | Nathanial Hörnblowér |
| 1999 | The Sounds of Science | "Alive" | Nathanial Hörnblowér |
| 1999 | Alive 12" | "Start!" (featuring Miho Hatori) | Nathanial Hörnblowér |
| 2004 | To the 5 Boroughs | "Ch-Check It Out" | Nathanial Hörnblowér |
| 2004 | To the 5 Boroughs | "Triple Trouble" | Nathanial Hörnblowér |
| 2004 | To the 5 Boroughs | "Right Right Now Now" | Nathanial Hörnblowér |
| 2004 | To the 5 Boroughs | "Rhyme the Rhyme Well" | Nathanial Hörnblowér |
| 2004 | To the 5 Boroughs | "An Open Letter to NYC" | Nathanial Hörnblowér |
| 2005 | Solid Gold Hits | "Brass Monkey" (live) | Nathanial Hörnblowér |
| 2007 | To The 5 Boroughs | "Shazam!" | Nathanial Hörnblowér |
| 2007 | The Mix-Up | "Off the Grid" | Nathanial Hörnblowér |
| 2007 | The Mix-Up | "The Gala Event" | — |
| 2007 | The Mix-Up | "The Rat Cage" | — |
| 2007 | The Mix-Up | "Suco De Tangerina" | — |
| 2011 | Hot Sauce Committee Part Two | "Make Some Noise" | Nathanial Hörnblowér |
| 2011 | Hot Sauce Committee Part Two | "Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win" (featuring Santigold) | Spike Jonze |
| 2015 | Hot Sauce Committee Part Two | "Too Many Rappers" (featuring Nas) | Roman Coppola |
| 2024 | Ill Communication | "Futterman's Rule" | Spike Jonze |

### As featured artist

List of music videos, showing year released and director :
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
| "Stick 'Em Up" (Hurricane featuring Beastie Boys) | 1995 | — |