The discography of DC Talk, a Christian music band formed in the late 1980s in Lynchburg, Virginia, consists of five studio albums, three extended plays, and 23 singles. The group consists of Toby McKeehan, Kevin Max, and Michael Tait. They began as a hip hop group, but in the mid-90s they reinvented themselves as a pop/rock group. In both instances, they found critical and commercial success in both the Christian music industry as well as the general market.
Studio albums Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) US US Christ. 1989 DC Talk Released: June 13, 1989 Label: ForeFront Records Format: CD, cassette — 10 1990 Nu Thang Released: 1990 Label: ForeFront Format: CD, cassette — 5 RIAA: Gold 1992 Free at Last Released: November 1, 1992 Label: ForeFront Format: CD, cassette, vinyl — 1 RIAA: Platinum 1995 Jesus Freak Released: November 21, 1995 Label: ForeFront Format: CD, cassette, vinyl 16 1 RIAA: 2× Platinum MC: Gold 1998 Supernatural Released: September 22, 1998 Label: ForeFront/Virgin Records Format: CD, cassette, vinyl 4 1 RIAA: Platinum
Live albums Year Title Label(s)Chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) US USChrist. 1997 Welcome to the Freak Show ForeFront Records 109 3 RIAA: Gold 2020 The Supernatural Experience (Live) ForeFront — — 2021 Free at Last (Live) ForeFront — —
Compilation albums Year Title Label(s)Chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) US USChrist. 2000 Intermission: the Greatest Hits ForeFront Records 81 3 RIAA: Gold 2003 8 Great Hits — — — 2006 The Early Years — — — 2006 Top 5 Hits — — — 2007 Double Take (Jesus Freak/Supernatural) — — — 2007 Greatest Hits — — — 2008 Two For One: Free At Last / Supernatural — — — 2008 Greatest Hits — — — 2009 The Ultimate Collection — — — 2012 10 Great Songs — — —
Extended plays Year Title Label(s)Chart positions[ Chart Positions] US U.S. Christ. 1994 Free at Last: Extended Play Remixes ForeFront Records — 35 1995 Jesus Freak (Maxi Single) AV/CD — — 1997 Welcome to the Freak Show – Bonus Disc — — 2001 Solo 142 5
Singles YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbumUSUSPopAirplayUSACUSAdult USChrist.ACUSChrist.CHRUSChrist.Rock1989"Heavenbound"———————DC Talk"Spinnin' Round"——————131990"I Luv Rap Music"———————Nu Thang"Can I Get A Witness?"———————"Nu Thang"—————3—"No More"——————101991"Talk It Out"—————22—1992"Walls"——————18"Jesus Is Just Alright"—————211Free At Last1993"Socially Acceptable"—————1—"Time Is..."—————1222"Lean on Me"————71—1994"The Hardway"————251—"Say the Words"—————2—"Luv Is A Verb"—————15—1995"Jesus Freak"— ————231Jesus Freak"I Wish We'd All Been Ready"————40—— Intermission: the Greatest Hits"Mind's Eye"—————1—Jesus Freak1996"Like It, Love It, Need It"——————1"Between You and Me"2915241111—"In the Light"————31—"What If I Stumble?"————31—1997"So Help Me God"——————3"Colored People"————31—"Day by Day"——————3"What Have We Become?"————321—1998"My Will"————11—Exodus"Into Jesus"————21—Supernatural"My Friend (So Long)"—————111999"Consume Me"————11—"Wanna Be Loved"————131—"Supernatural"——————2"Godsend"————71—2000"It's Killing Me"——————4"Dive"—————49"Say The Words (Now)"————11— Intermission: the Greatest Hits 2002"Let's Roll"—————152 Let's Roll: Together In Unity, Faith, and Hope 2003"The Hardway (Revisited)"——————— — "—" denotes singles that did not chart.
Other releases Title Year Label(s)Chart positions RIAA Certification CRIA Certification The Billboard 200 Top Contemporary Christian Free At Last – The Music (10th Anniversary) 2002 ForeFront Records — — — — Jesus Freak: 10th Anniversary Special Edition 2006 — — — —
Original collaborations Note: This list is for dc Talk songs not found on dc Talk albums. Compilation albums (such as the "Wow" series) should not be listed here. "My Will" and "I Wish We'd All Been Ready" appear here because they were on these albums BEFORE they were on later dc Talk releases. Year Song(s) / Notes Album Album Artist Label(s) 1990 "Yo! Ho Ho" Yo! Ho Ho Various artists Benson Records "Reason for the Season" "Yo! Ho Ho (Instrumental Track)" 1991 "Addicted to Jesus" see music video below Addicted to Jesus Carman 1992 "I Love My Neighbour" The Beginner’s Bible Sparrow Records 1992 "Got To B Tru" Songs open with clip of "Nu Thang" Only Toby actually sings with Chapman The Great Adventure Steven Curtis Chapman 1994 "We Three Kings" Joyful Christmas Columbia/Sony 1995 "I Wish We’d All Been Ready" Released as a B-side on their "Jesus Freak" single on the same day Later included on Intermission: The Greatest Hits One Way: The Songs of Larry Norman Various artists ForeFront Records 1998 "My Will" Later appeared on Intermission: The Greatest Hits and almost all of dc Talk's hits compilations Exodus Various artists Rocketown Records 1998 "My Deliverer" cover of Rich Mullins song just after his death Prince of Egypt (Inspirational) soundtrack Various artists DreamWorks Records 2000 "Spirit in the Sky" cover of Norman Greenbaum song from 1969 Jesus: Music From & Inspired by the Epic Mini-Series Various artists Capitol Records 2002 "Let's Roll" 9/11 tribute song that briefly united DC Talk and was named after the last words spoken by Todd Beamer before he led passengers to stop the United Airlines Flight 93 hijackers Let’s Roll: Together in Unity, Faith, & Hope Various artists Curb Records 2004 "Atmosphere (Remix)" tobyMac performed song solo and with dc Talk on same album Welcome to Diverse City tobyMac ForeFront Records 2007 "The Cross" cover of a Prince song from his 1987 album Sign "O" the Times The Blood Kevin Max Northern Records 2015 "Love Feels Like" This Is Not a Test tobyMac ForeFront Records2022"Space"Life After DeathtobyMacforefront records
Vocal appearances This is a list of songs that include all three members of dc Talk. Year Album Song(s)/Notes Label(s) 1993 Change Your World by Michael W. Smith Michael and Kevin sing backup on multiple songs Toby sings intro on "I Wanna Tell the World" Toby received production credits for programming Reunion 1997 Blue Obsession by Michael McDonald "Ain’t That Peculiar" Michael and Kevin can be heard at 1:15 mark and throughout Toby has a quiet rap at 2:35 mark, spoken-word backing at end Kevin has a backing solo at 2:46 mark Ramp 1998 Prince of Egypt - Soundtrackby Various Artists "Humanity" dc Talk along with Jessica Andrews, Clint Black, Boyz II Men, Shirley Caesar, Jesse Campbell, Carman, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Christian, Charlie Daniels, Linda Davis, Danny Glover, Jeff Goldblum, Amy Grant, The Rickey Grundy Chorale, Fred Hammond & Radical For Christ, Jars of Clay, Toby Keith, Val Kilmer, Alison Krauss, Mac McAnally, Donnie McClurkin, Brian McKnight, Helen Mirren, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Patrick Stewart, Take 6, Tyrone Tribbet and Greater Anointing, BeBe Winans and CeCe Winans Kevin can be heard at 1:50 singing "Man versus man for number one" Dreamworks 2003 Dove Hits 2002by Various Artists "In God We Trust" Toby opens song with scripture reading dc Talk is one of many in the "Voices of Hope" all-star lineup Kevin can distinctly be heard at about 3:04 mark Song was dedicated to Sep 11 healing The song was played at the Dove Awards of 2002, Michael Tait could be seen as one of the main singers. Sparrow
Remixed songs This list is for dc Talk songs that were remixed without involvement from dc Talk, although they are still considered part of dc Talk's official discography. Year Album Song(s) / Notes Label(s) 2003 Smash-Ups "Colored People (mixed with the Newsboys Entertaining Angels)" "Jesus Freak (mixed with ZOEgirl's Dismissed)" Sparrow Records 1998 Mixdown “Socially Acceptable (Mixdown Remix)" ForeFront Records
Audio interviews Year Album Song(s) / Notes Label(s) 1990 Rap - Straight From the Streets Brief interview with Toby Includes "Spinnin' Round" from 1989's DC Talk Benson Records
Videography YearTitleFormatsRIAA Certification 1992 Rap, Rock, & Soul VHS - 1994 Narrow Is the Road VHS Gold(50,000+ sold) 1996 Jesus Freak 1996 Tour Promo Video VHS - 1997, 2003 Welcome to the Freak Show VHS (1997), DVD (2003) Gold(50,000+ sold) 1998 The dc Talk Video Collection Narrow Is the Road Welcome to the Freak Show Video Singles VHS Gold 1999 Sneak Peek at The Supernatural Experience VHS - 1999, 2003 The Supernatural Experience VHS (1999), DVD (2003) Platinum 2002 Free at Last: The Movie DVD - 2007 Greatest Hits - Special Edition DVD -
Music videos Year Title Album Award Featured On* Source 1989 "Heavenbound" DC Talk Rap, Rock, & Soul Watch 1991 "Nu Thang"Nu Thang Rap, Rock, & Soul Watch 1991 "I Luv Rap Music" Rap, Rock, & Soul Watch 1992 "Walls" Rap, Rock, & Soul Video Singles Watch 1993 "Jesus Is Just Alright" Free At Last Narrow Is the Road Video Singles Free At Last - The Movie Greatest Hits (2007 CD/DVD) Watch 1994 "The Hardway" Narrow Is the Road Video Singles Free At Last - The Movie Greatest Hits (2007 CD/DVD) Watch 1994 "Luv Is A Verb" Narrow Is the Road Greatest Hits (2007 CD/DVD) Watch 1994 "I Wish We'd All Been Ready" One Way WoW Hits 1997: The Videos Watch 1995 "Jesus Freak" Jesus Freak 1997 Dove Award "Best Short-Form Video" 1997 Billboard Award "Best Contemporary Christian Video" Video Singles Welcome to the Freak Show (DVD only) Greatest Hits (2007 CD/DVD) Watch 1996 "Just Between You and Me" 1998 Dove Award "Best Short-Form Video" Video Singles Welcome to the Freak Show (DVD) Greatest Hits (2007 CD/DVD) X - The Birthday Video Watch 1997 "Colored People" Video Singles Welcome to the Freak Show (DVD) Greatest Hits (2007 CD/DVD) Watch 1997 "Day by Day" Video Singles Watch 1998 "My Friend (So Long)" Supernatural The Supernatural Experience Greatest Hits (2007 CD/DVD) Watch 1999 "Consume Me" 1999 Billboard Award "Best Contemporary Christian Video" The Supernatural Experience Greatest Hits (2007 CD/DVD) Watch Only official dc Talk releases are listed. Video compilations (such as the "Wow" DVDs) should not be included in this section.
Video appearances Year Title with Artist Original Album Included On Source 1991 "Addicted to Jesus" Carman Addicted to Jesus Addicted to Jesus (VHS Long-Form Video) Watch 1994 "AKA Public School" Audio Adrenaline Don't Censor Me Big House (VHS Long-Form Video) Watch
Video contributions and interviews Note: This list is for dc Talk songs that were remixed without involvement from dc Talk, although they are still considered part of dc Talk's official discography. Year Video Song(s) / Notes Label(s) 1994 The Worksby The Billy Graham Crusade Live performance of "Jesus Is Just Alright" from the 1994 Bill Graham Crusade n/a 1998 X - The Birthday Album Interviews songs include "Jesus Freak", "Jesus is Just Alright", and "Walls". Also includes Bleach covering "Heavenbound". On the video version of the album has the music video for "Between You and Me". ForeFront Records 2000 Creation Festival: The Movie Live performance of "In the Light" from Creation Festival 1999 Interview n/a
Tributes 2006: Freaked! A Gotee Tribute to dc Talk's Jesus Freak (Gotee Records)
DC Talk: Solo TobyMac Tait Kevin Max Newsboys (Michael Tait) Audio Adrenaline (Kevin Max)
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