American singer and rapper Lauryn Hill has released one studio album, one live album, and 20 singles (including nine singles as a featured artist). She has also written for and performed on several other tracks.
Released on August 25, 1998, Hill's debut album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill sold over 423,000 copies in its first week (boosted by advance radio play of two non-label-sanctioned singles, "Lost Ones" and "Can't Take My Eyes Off You") and topped the US Billboard 200 for four weeks and the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for six weeks. It went on to sell 10 million copies in the US, being certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America, and had sold 12 million copies worldwide by 2002. In 2018, Sony Music reported that the album had surpassed 20 million copies sold worldwide. The lead single released from the album was "Doo Wop (That Thing)", which debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Other charted singles from the album were "Ex-Factor", "Everything Is Everything", "Nothing Even Matters"and "To Zion".
During 2000, Hill dropped out of the public eye. In July 2001, while pregnant with her third child, Hill unveiled her new material to a small crowd, for a taping of an MTV Unplugged special. An album of the concert, titled MTV Unplugged No. 2.0, was released in May 2002 and featured only her singing and playing an acoustic guitar. 2.0 debuted at number three on the Billboard 200, and was certified platinum in the US the following month. The album included the tracks "I Gotta Find Peace of Mind" and "Mystery of Iniquity".
Albums Studio albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US US R&B/HH AUSPeaks in Australia: All except noted: "Everything Is Everything", "Turn Your Lights Down Low" and "If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)": CAN FRA NOR NZ SWE SWI UK The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Released: August 25, 1998 Labels: Columbia, Ruffhouse Formats: CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, MD 1 1 2 1 3 2 5 3 11 2 RIAA: Diamond ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: 4× Platinum IFPI SWE: Platinum IFPI SWI: Gold MC: 7× Platinum RIANZ: 3× Platinum SNEP: 2× Platinum
Live albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US US R&B/HH AUS CAN FRA NOR NZ SWE SWI UK MTV Unplugged No. 2.0 Released: May 7, 2002 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, LP, Cassette, digital download 3 2 16 9 4 5 35 10 3 40 RIAA: Platinum MC: Platinum IFPI SWI: Gold SNEP: Gold
Compilation albums Title Album details Released: 2000 Label: Columbia Format: LP
Singles As lead artist + 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 US R&B/HH US Rhy AUS FRA NL NZ SWE SWI UK "Doo Wop (That Thing)" 1998 1 2 1 35 23 4 — 39 10 3 RIAA: Gold ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: 2× Platinum RMNZ: 3× PlatinumThe Miseducation of Lauryn Hill "Ex-Factor" 21 7 9 — 51 40 — 46 22 4 BPI: Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum "Everything Is Everything" 1999 35 14 18 76 — 51 15 — — 20 RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver "Turn Your Lights Down Low"(with Bob Marley)— 49 15 69 14 5 1 5 15 15 BPI: Silver IFPI SWE: Gold SNEP: Gold RMNZ: 3× Platinum Chant Down Babylon "Lose Myself" 2007 — — — — — — — — — — Surf's Up: Music from the Motion Picture "Repercussions" 2010 — 83 — — — — — — — — rowspan="3" "Neurotic Society (Compulsory Mix)" 2013 — — — — — — — — — — "Consumerism" — — — — — — — — — — "Feeling Good" 2015 — — — — — — — — — — Nina Revisited: A Tribute to Nina Simone "Guarding the Gates" 2019 — — — — — — — — — — Queen & Slim: The Soundtrack "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.
As featured artist
+ List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US US R&B/HH US Rap AUS FRA NLD NZ SWE UK "If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)" (Nas featuring Lauryn Hill) 1996531715100492312 RIAA: Platinum It Was Written "Guantanamera" (Wyclef Jean featuring Lauryn Hill)1997—23———32154825 The Carnival"The Sweetest Thing" (Refugee Camp All-Stars featuring Lauryn Hill)—2——————18Love Jones (soundtrack) "Retrospect for Life" (Common featuring Lauryn Hill)————————— One Day It'll All Make Sense "All That I Can Say"{background vocals/writer} (Mary J. Blige) 1999446——————29 Mary "So High" (Cloud 9 Remix) (John Legend featuring Lauryn Hill) 2005—53——————— Get Lifted "Coming Home"(Pusha T featuring Lauryn Hill) 2019————————— "We Got Love"(Teyana Taylor featuring Lauryn Hill) 2020————————— The Album "Save the Day"[Sampled] 2020 — — — — — — — — — The Rarities "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.
Promotional singles YearTitleAlbum 1998 "Lost Ones" The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Other charted and certified songs + 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 US R&B/HH AUS SWE UK "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" 1998 — 45 8 — — ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Silver RMNZ: PlatinumThe Miseducation of Lauryn Hill "To Zion"(featuring Carlos Santana) — 77 — — — RMNZ: Gold "Tell Him" — — — — — RMNZ: Platinum "Nothing Even Matters"(featuring D'Angelo) 1999 — 25 — — — RMNZ: Gold "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" 2000 — — — 14 — "Nobody"(Nas featuring Lauryn Hill) 2021 — 42 — — — King's Disease II"I Can't Wait" (Kanye West featuring Lauryn Hill)2026 — 44 — — — Bully - Deluxe "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.
Videography Video albums YearTitleDirector 2002MTV Unplugged No. 2.0 Joey DeMaio
Music videos As lead artist YearTitleDirector1997"Sweetest Thing" with Refugee Camp Allstars Paul Hunter1998"Doo Wop (That Thing)" Big TV!"Ex-Factor" Malik Sayeed1999"Everything Is Everything" Sanji"Turn Your Lights Down Low" with Bob Marley Francis Lawrence
As featured artist YearArtistTitleDirector1996 Nas"If I Ruled The World (Imagine That)" Hype Williams1997 Common"Retrospect for Life" Lauryn Hill1998 Aretha Franklin"A Rose Is Still a Rose" Lauryn Hill1999 Mary J. Blige"All That I Can Say" Noble Jones2001 Artists Against AIDS Worldwide"What's Going On" Malik Sayeed & Jake Scott2024 YG Marley"Praise Jah in the Moonlight" Cole Bennett
Guest appearances + List of guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name Title Year Artist(s) Album "His Eye Is on the Sparrow" 1993 Tanya BlountSister Act 2: Back in the Habit (soundtrack)"Flip da Script" [as L. Boogie]Mesanjarz of Funk, Lord FinesseMesanjarz of Funk "Be with You (Remix)" (unreleased}1995Mary J. Blige "Stay Gold"1996 Young Zee, Yah YahMusical Meltdown {released 2015} "All My Time"1997Paid & Live"Keep It Tight"DJ SkribbleTraffic Jams"Year of the Dragon"Wyclef JeanWyclef Jean Presents The Carnival"Sang Fézi" "On That Day" {producer}1998CeCe WinansEverlasting Love"I Was Made to Love Him" {producer/background vocals}Whitney HoustonMy Love Is Your Love "A Rose Is Still a Rose" {background vocals/writer}Aretha FranklinA Rose is Still a Rose"The Best of You (L-Boogie Mix)" {producer/background vocals}Andrea MartinThe Best of Me "Do You Like the Way"1999 Carlos Santana, Cee-Lo GreenSupernatural"Little Drummer Boy" Rosie O'DonnellA Rosie Christmas"Summer (Oceanside Mix)" 2001Kool & the Gang "Selah"2002Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Soundtrack) "The Passion"2004 The Passion of the Christ: Songs "Music" 2007Joss StoneIntroducing Joss Stone"Close to You" {unreleased} 2010 Ronald IsleyMr. I"Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair"2015 Nina Revisited: A Tribute to Nina Simone"I've Got Life" "Wild is the Wind" "African Mailman" "A Perfect Match" 2019 Kali Ranks "Nobody" 2021 Nas King's Disease II "Black Woman" Fatoumata Diawara The Harder They Fall (soundtrack) "Praise Jah in the Moonlight" 2023 YG Marley "If You Can Count"2024Lin-Manuel MirandaWarriors"I Can't Wait"2026Kanye WestBully (Deluxe)
See also Fugees discography
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