Coolio discography

This is the discography of Coolio, an American rapper.

Coolio discography
Coolio at a US Army base in Bosnia (2002)
Studio albums	8
Compilation albums	2
Music videos	28
Singles	22

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		US [1]	AUS [2]	AUT [3]	GER [4]	NL [5]	NOR [6]	NZ [7]	SWE [8]	SWI [9]	UK [10]
It Takes a Thief	Released: July 19, 1994 Label: Tommy Boy, Warner Bros. Formats: CD, CS	8	—	—	—	57	—	42	44	—	67	CAN: Gold[11] US: Platinum[12]
Gangsta's Paradise	Released: November 07, 1995 Label: Tommy Boy, Warner Bros. Formats: CD, CS	9	12	4	6	9	24	5	16	2	18	AUS: Gold[13] CAN: Platinum[11] UK: Gold[14] GER: Gold[15] US: 2× Platinum[12]
My Soul	Released: August 26, 1997 Label: Tommy Boy, Warner Bros. Formats: CD, CS	39	60	19	19	12	27	20	30	16	28	CAN: Gold[11] US: Gold[12]
Coolio.com[16]	Released: April 18, 2001 Label: JVC Victor Formats: CD, CS	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
El Cool Magnifico[17]	Released: October 15, 2002 Label: Riviera Formats: CD, CS	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Return of the Gangsta	Released: October 16, 2006 Label: Hardwax Formats: CD, digital download	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	82	—
Steal Hear[18]	Released: October 28, 2008 Label: Super Cool Formats: CD, digital download	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
From the Bottom 2 the Top[19]	Released: July 2, 2009 Label: Subside Formats: CD, digital download	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Collaborative albums

• Ain't a Damn Thang Changed (with WC and the Maad Circle) (1991)

Compilation albums

List of albums, with selected information

Title	Album details
Very Best[20]	Released: April 18, 2001 Label: Toy Factory Format: CD
Fantastic Voyage: The Greatest Hits[21]	Released: September 14, 2001 Label: Tommy Boy Format: CD

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		US [22]	AUS [2]	AUT [3]	GER [23]	NL [5]	NOR [6]	NZ [7]	SWE [8]	SWI [9]	UK [10]
"Jackin'"[24]	1991	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"County Line"	1993	—^[A]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		It Takes a Thief
"I Remember" (featuring J-Ro and Billy Boy)	1994	—^[B]	92	—	—	—	—	32	—	—	73
"Fantastic Voyage"		3	37	—	91	31	—	8	29	—	41	RIAA: Platinum[12]
"Mama I'm in Love Wit' a Gangsta"		—^[C]	—	—	—	—	—	39	—	—	—
"Gangsta's Paradise" (featuring L.V.)	1995	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	RIAA: 3× Platinum[12] ARIA: 3× Platinum[25] BPI: 2× Platinum[14] BVMI: 2× Platinum[15] IFPI AUT: Platinum[26] IFPI NOR: 4× Platinum[27] IFPI SWE: Gold[28] IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum[29] RMNZ: Platinum[30]	Gangsta's Paradise
"Too Hot"		24	42	—	24	10	—	7	35	18	9	RMNZ: Gold[31]
"1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)"	1996	5	12	—	39	14	14	2	17	—	13	RIAA: Gold[12] ARIA: Gold[32] RMNZ: Gold[33]
"It's All the Way Live (Now)"		29	50	—	73	34	—	6	33	—	34	RIAA: Gold[12] RMNZ: Gold[34]	Eddie soundtrack
"Hit 'Em High (The Monstars' Anthem)" (with B-Real, Method Man, LL Cool J, and Busta Rhymes)	1997	—	—	—	14	5	1	17	10	11	8	IFPI NOR: Gold[35]	Space Jam soundtrack
"The Winner"		—	—	—	—	—	—	19	—	—	53
"C U When U Get There" (featuring 40 Thevz)		12	7	4	3	10	2	4	2	2	3	RIAA: Gold[12] ARIA: Gold[36] BPI: Silver[14] BVMI: Gold[15] IFPI SWE: Platinum[28] IFPI SWI: Gold[29] RMNZ: Platinum[37]	My Soul
"Ooh La La"		—	33	—	80	68	—	2	39	—	14	RMNZ: Gold[38]
"The Hustler"[39] (featuring Kenny Rogers)	2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Coolio.com
"I Like Girls"[40]	2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		El Cool Magnifico
"Ghetto Square Dance"[41]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Sunshine"[42]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Gangsta Walk" (featuring Snoop Dogg and Gangsta-Lu)	2006	—	67	75	—	—	—	—	—	56	67		The Return of the Gangsta
"Boyfriend"[43]	2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Steal Hear
"Change"[44]	2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		From the Bottom 2 the Top
"Lady Vs Beat Nouveau"[45]		—	—	—	—	38	—	—	—	—	—
"Gangsta's Paradise 2K11"[46] (vs. Kylian Mash & Rico Bernasconi)	2011	—	—	—	89	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Guest appearances

List of single and non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Other artist(s)	Album
"In a Twist"	1995	WC and the Maad Circle	Curb Servin'
"On My Cide"		Dazzie Dee, Tha Chill	Where's My Receipt
"Runaway"		Janet Jackson	"Runaway" (Single)
"Connect the Dot"	1996	H-Bomb	In Yo' Face
"Drama"		Ras Kass	Soul on Ice
"One for the Money"	1997	40 Thevz	Honor Amongst Thevz
"All Night, All Right"		Peter Andre	Time
"What Up Loc"	1999	Shorty	Short Stories
"Goodbye" (Intro)	2000	Outlawz	Ride wit Us or Collide wit Us
"In the Hood"	2002	L.V. & Prodeje	The Playground
"Yo"	2003	Rappin' 4-Tay	Gangsta Gumbo
"Soldiergirl"	2005	Leki, Mamido	Warrior Girl
"Peepshow"		XSS	"Peepshow" (Single)
"One Night in L.A. / Gangsta Walk"	2010	The Glam	"One Night in L.A." (Single)
"Make It Bump"	2015	Wade Martin
"Escape Wagon"	2019	Versatile

Soundtrack appearances/compilation exclusives

Year	Title	Album
1994	"I Remember"	Double Dragon (Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1995	"Dial a Jam"	The Jerky Boys: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
1995	"Rollin' with My Homies"	Clueless: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
1995	"Thru the Window"	New Jersey Drive Vol. 1 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1995	"Gangsta's Paradise"	Dangerous Minds: Music from the Motion Picture
1996	"Gangsta's Paradise"	1996 Grammy Nominees
1996	"The Winner"	Space Jam: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture
1996	"Hit 'Em High (The Monstars Anthem)"
1996	"Fantastic Voyage"	All That: The Album
1996	"I Breaks Em Off"	America Is Dying Slowly
1996	"1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)"	ESPN Presents Jock Jams Volume 2
1996	"(It's) All the Way Live (Now)"	Eddie
1997	"C U When U Get There"	Nothing to Lose
2001	"The Walk"	Held Up
2002	"Dexter (What's His Name?)"	Dexter's Laboratory: The Hip-Hop Experiment

Music videos

Year	Title	Director(s)
1991	"Ain't Damn Thang Has Changed" (with WC and the Maad Circle)
	"Dress Code" (with WC and the Maad Circle)
1993	"County Line"
1994	"I Remember" (feat. J-Ro and Billy Boy)
	"Fantastic Voyage"
	"Mama I'm in Love Wit' a Gangsta"
1995	"Gangsta's Paradise" (feat. L.V.)	Antoine Fuqua
	"Too Hot"
	"The Points" (with The Notorious B.I.G., Doodlebug of the Digable Planets, Big Mike, Buckshot, Redman, Ill Al Skratch, Rock of Heltah Skeltah, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Busta Rhymes, Menace Clan, Jamal)
1996	"1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)"	David Dobkin
	"It's All the Way Live (Now)"
1997	"Hit 'Em High (The Monstars' Anthem)" (with B-Real, Method Man, LL Cool J, and Busta Rhymes)	Hype Williams
	"The Winner"
	"C U When U Get There" (feat. 40 Thevz)
	"Ooh La La"
2001	"Hustler" (feat. Kenny Rogers)
	"Ghetto Square Dance"
2005	"I Don't Wanna Die" (feat. Krayzie Bone)	Chris Palzis
2006	"Gangsta Walk" (feat. Snoop Dogg and Gangsta-Lu)	Marco Gentile and d2b
	"Do It" (feat. Goast)	Davide Enrico Agosta
	"Dip It" (feat. Gangsta-Lu)	Luca Tommassini
2008	"Boyfriend" (feat. A.I.)	Leonardo Gonzales
2009	"Change" (vs. Ennio Morricone)	Cosimo Alemà
	"Lady Vs Beat Nouveau" (feat. Storm Lee)
	"From the Bottom 2 the Top" (feat. Goast and A.I.)
2011	"Gangsta's Paradise 2K11" (vs. Kylian Mash & Rico Bernasconi)
2014	"Take It to the Hub"
2019	"Escape Wagon"

Notes

• A ^ "County Line" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 9 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as a 25-song extension to the Hot 100.[47]
• B ^ "I Remember" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 7 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as a 25-song extension to the Hot 100.[48]
• C ^ "Mama I'm in Love Wit' a Gangsta" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 19 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as a 25-song extension to the Hot 100.[49]

References

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