Paula Abdul discography

The discography of American R&B and pop singer and dancer Paula Abdul consists of three studio albums, one remix album, five compilation albums, eight video albums, eighteen singles, and seven other appearances. Having found success as a choreographer for artists such as Janet Jackson, Abdul launched her own music career with the release of her debut studio album Forever Your Girl (1988). The album topped the Billboard 200 chart, and to date holds the record for the longest climb to number one for an album. The project spawned a number of successful singles, and is one of only nine albums to have four singles top the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It went on to earn a seven-times platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Albums
Studio albums
+ List of studio albums, with selected details, chart positions, sales, and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US AUS CANFor peak positions of Abdul's albums in Canada, use a link depending on a title: FRAFor peak positions of Abdul's albums in France, use the link below searching her name in the field Les "Charts Runs" de chaque Album Classé: GERJPNhttp://ranking.oricon.co.jp/free_contents/search/ranking_list.asp?itemcd=298361&samecd=1&chart_kbn=11A&linkcd=30009423NLD NZ SWE UK Forever Your Girl Released: June 15, 1988
 Label: Virgin (#90943) 
 Formats: LP, CD, cassette 1  1  1  12  24  95  19  19  6  3RIAA: 7× PlatinumFor sales certifications received by Abdul in the US, use the RIAA link:
US - Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
ARIA: Platinum
BPI: PlatinumFor sales certifications received by Abdul in the UK, use the BPI link:
UK - British Phonographic Industry (BPI) 
MC: 7× PlatinumFor sales certifications received by Abdul in Canada, use the CRIA link:
Canada - Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA)
RMNZ: Platinum Spellbound Released: May 14, 1991
 Label: Virgin (#91611) 
 Formats: LP, CD, cassette 1  3  6  36  17  12  45  14  6  4RIAA: 3× Platinum
ARIA: Gold
BPI: Gold
MC: 2× Platinum Head over Heels Released: June 13, 1995
 Label: Virgin (#40525)
 Formats: LP, CD, cassette 18  27  21  —  —  32  74  —  —  61RIAA: Gold "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums
+ List of compilation albums, with selected details and chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions USR&B  The Greatest Released: 1998
 Label: Virgin (#VJCP 51044)
 Formats: CD — Greatest Hits Released: September 26, 2000
 Label: Virgin (#48980) 
 Formats: CD — Greatest Hits: Straight Up! Released: May 8, 2007
 Label: Virgin (#90527)
 Formats: CD, digital download 86 10 Great Songs Released: June 14, 2011
 Label: Virgin (#83249)
 Formats: CD, digital download 46 Icon Released: October 8, 2013
 Label: Virgin (#B0018870-02)
 Formats: CD — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Remix albums
+ List of remix albums, with selected details, chart positions, and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US AUS CAN FRA GERNLD NZ SWE UK Shut Up and Dance: Mixes Released: May 8, 1990
 Label: Virgin (#91362)
 Formats: LP, CD, cassette 7  16  14  44  37  29  4  24  40 RIAA: Platinum
MC: Platinum
RMNZ: Gold

Extended plays
+ List of extended plays with selected details Title EP details The Singles Released: January, 1992
 Label: Virgin (#VJCP 14038)
 Formats: CD (Japan exclusive)

Singles
+ List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US AUSAustralian (ARIA) singles chart peaks:
Top 50 peaks: 
"Forever Your Girl" and "Knocked Out" (1989 release): 
"Cold Hearted":  N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
Top 100 peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: 
"Crazy Cool": 
"Blowing Kisses in the Wind" and "Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up":  CANFor peak positions of Abdul's singles in Canada, use a link depending on a title: FRA GER  IRLhttp://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement Irishcharts.ie NLD NZ SWE UK "Knocked Out"1988 41  82  27  45  —  17  —  —  —  21Forever Your Girl "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me" 3  76  5  —  —  —  —  12  —  74RIAA: Gold "Straight Up" 1  27  2  12  3  6  2  6  2  3RIAA: Platinum
BPI: Silver
GLF: Gold
MC: Gold "Forever Your Girl"1989 1  51  1  —  17  21  13  11  —  24RIAA: Gold "Cold Hearted" 1  68  2  33  38  —  63  25  —  46RIAA: Gold
MC: Gold "Opposites Attract"(with The Wild Pair) 1  1  1  23  14  8  4  6  11  2RIAA: Gold
ARIA: 2× Platinum
BPI: Silver
MC: Gold "1990 Medley Mix"1990 —  33  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —Shut Up and Dance: Mixes "Rush Rush"1991 1  2  1  24  12  11  6  7  7  6RIAA: Gold
ARIA: Gold
GLF: GoldSpellbound "The Promise of a New Day" 1  31  2  —  86  —  39  26  37  52 "Blowing Kisses in the Wind" 6  —  7  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "Vibeology" 16  63  19  —  —  29  20  50  —  19 "Will You Marry Me?"1992 19  54  6  —  74  —  —  —  —  73 "My Love Is for Real"1995 28  7  20  —  87  —  —  20  —  28Head over Heels "Crazy Cool" 58  76  49  —  89  —  —  —  —  — "Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up" 1996 —  110  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "Dance Like There's No Tomorrow"(with Randy Jackson)2008 62  —  68  —  —  —  —  —  —  —Randy Jackson's Music Club, Vol. 1 "I'm Just Here for the Music"2009 87  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — rowspan="2"  "Dream Medley"2012 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other appearances
 Year Title Role Notes 1991  "Anytime at All" by Dweezil Zappa Guest appearance Appears on Confessions by Zappa.  Sweet Insanity by Brian Wilson Unreleased material with Wilson.  1992  "Bend Time Back Around"  Lead vocalist Appears on The Beverly Hills 90210 soundtrack.  1993  "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah"  Appears on For Our Children: The Concert.  2000  "Ooh La La La" by Nobody's Angel Co-writer  Appears on Nobody's Angel by the group.  "Spinning Around" by Kylie Minogue Appears on Light Years by Minogue. 2012 "So Free" by Shine 2009 Guest appearance Single released by Shine 2009.

Videos
Video albums
 Year Title Notes Certification1989Straight Up
Release date: 1989
Record label: Virgin (#VVD 639)
Format: VHSFive-track album, featuring music videos: "Knocked Out (Re-edited Version)", "The Way That You Love Me", "Straight Up", "Forever Your Girl" and "Cold Hearted". RIAA: 2×Platinum CRIA: Gold1992Captivated: The Video Collection '92
Release date: June 29, 1992
Record label: Virgin (#VIR 769)
Format: VHS, LDFive-track album, featuring music videos: "Opposites Attract", "Knocked Out (1990 Dance Remix Video)", "Rush Rush", "The Promise of a New Day" and "Blowing Kisses in the Wind". RIAA: Gold1996Under My Spell: Live
Release date: February 27, 1996
Record label: Virgin (#6523) 
Format: VHSTwelve-track album, chronicling the Under My Spell Tour, recorded live in Yokohama, Japan.2005Video Hits
Release date: January 11, 2005 
Record label: Virgin (#9771)
Format: DVDSix-track album, featuring music videos: "Straight Up (Edited Version)", "Forever Your Girl", "Cold Hearted", "Opposites Attract", "Rush Rush" and "The Promise of a New Day". 
 R  Not to be confused with a VHS promotional release of the same title, featuring only "Straight Up" music video issued by Siren.Paula Abdul - Straight Up (Promo, VHS)

Other video albums
 Year Title 1995 Get Up and Dance!
 Release date: August 22, 1995
 Label: Artisan (#)
 Format: VHSDVD 1998 Cardio Dance
 Release date: November 24
 Label: Anchor Bay (#)
 Format: VHSDVD 2003 Zoe's Dance Moves
 Release date: March 4, 2003
 Label: Sesame Street (#)
 Format: VHSDVD 2006 Cardio Cheer
 Release date: December 26, 2006
 Label: Trinity Home (#)
 Format: 5×DVD (box set)

Music videos

 Year Title Director 1988 "Knocked Out"  Danny Kleinman (original version)Music videos directors,  Candace Reckinger and Michael Patterson (remix) "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me"  David Fincher 1989 "Straight Up" "Forever Your Girl" "Cold Hearted" "Opposites Attract" Candace Reckinger and Michael Patterson 1990 "1990 Medley Mix"  1991 "Skat Strut" by MC Skat Kat  "Rush Rush" Stefan Würnitzer  "The Promise of a New Day" Big TV! "Blowing Kisses in the Wind" 1992 "Vibeology"   "Will You Marry Me?"  1995 "My Love Is for Real" Michael Haussman "Crazy Cool" Matthew Rolston 1996 "Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up" 2008 "Dance Like There's No Tomorrow" Paula Abdul

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Discography
Category:Discographies of American artists