The American hip hop group
Black Eyed Peas
Black Eyed Peas (also known as The Black Eyed Peas) is an American musical group consisting of rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo (rapper), Taboo. The group's line-up during the height of their popularity in the 2000s featured Fergie (singer ...
has released nine
studio album
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s, two
compilation album
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s, one
extended play
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singles
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* ''Singles'' ...
, eight
promotional single
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s, thirty-eight
music video
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s, and two video albums.
Interscope Records
Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group through its Interscope Geffen A&M imprint. Founded in late 1990 by Jimmy Iovine and Ted Field as a $20 million joint venture with Atlantic Records of Warner Mus ...
released the band's debut album, ''
Behind the Front
''Behind the Front'' is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Black Eyed Peas released on June 30, 1998 through Interscope Records and will.i.am Music Group.
Background
Most of the tracks were demos for the ''Grass Roots'' album, wi ...
'', in the United States in June 1998. Although the album received a four-star review from
AllMusic
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, it charted low on the
''Billboard'' 200 in the United States and on the
French Albums Chart
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, at numbers 129 and 149 respectively.
[ The band's second album, '' Bridging the Gap'', was released in 2000 and peaked at number 67 in the US and reached its highest position in New Zealand, at number 18.][
In June 2003, the band released its third album, '']Elephunk
''Elephunk'' is the third studio album by the American musical group Black Eyed Peas. It was released on June 24, 2003, by the will.i.am Music Group and A&M Records. The album charted at number 14 on the American ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart an ...
'', which included the singles "Where Is the Love?
"Where Is the Love?" is a song by American hip hop group the Black Eyed Peas. It was released on May 12, 2003, as the lead single from their third album, ''Elephunk''. The song was written by will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo, Justin Timberlake, Print ...
", the band's first international number-one single, "Shut Up
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", " Hey Mama", and "Let's Get It Started
"Let's Get It Started" is a song recorded by American group the Black Eyed Peas. It is a clean version of "Let's Get Retarded" from their third studio album, ''Elephunk'' (2003). The album version was originally only reworked for its use in prom ...
". The album peaked at number fourteen in the US and was certified
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two times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America
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. It peaked at number one on the Australian Albums Chart
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; number two on the Canadian Albums Chart
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, French and New Zealand Albums Chart; and number three in the UK Albums Chart
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.[ Their fourth album, entitled '' Monkey Business'', was released in 2005 and reached number two in the US and number one in many countries. It spawned their two highest-charting singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at the time, "]Don't Phunk with My Heart
"Don't Phunk with My Heart" (censored as "Don't Mess with My Heart") is a song recorded by American group the Black Eyed Peas for their fourth studio album '' Monkey Business'' (2005). It was written by band members will.i.am and Fergie with Pri ...
" and "My Humps
"My Humps" is a song recorded by American group the Black Eyed Peas for their fourth studio album '' Monkey Business'' (2005). It was written and produced by group member will.i.am. Musically, it's a hip hop and dance song structured as a duet ...
", both of which reached number three.[
The Black Eyed Peas released their fifth studio album, '' The E.N.D'', in June 2009. It became their highest charting album in the US, reaching number one. The first single from the album, "]Boom Boom Pow
"Boom Boom Pow" is a song recorded by American group the Black Eyed Peas for their fifth studio album '' The E.N.D.'' (2009). It was written by group members will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo and Fergie, being produced by will.i.am. The song feature ...
", peaked at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, making it the band's first US number-one hit, and held onto the top spot for twelve weeks until the album's second single, "I Gotta Feeling
"I Gotta Feeling" is a song recorded by American group the Black Eyed Peas for their fifth studio album ''The E.N.D.'' (2009). It was written by the group members with the song's producers David Guetta and Frédéric Riesterer. The song was rel ...
", replaced it. "I Gotta Feeling" also replaced "Boom Boom Pow" at the top of the charts in Canada and Australia and peaked at number one in numerous other countries, including the United Kingdom. The album's third single, "Meet Me Halfway
"Meet Me Halfway" is the third single from the Black Eyed Peas' fifth studio album, '' The E.N.D.'' It is a dance-pop song that combines futuristic electro hop beats with vintage 1980s pop stylings. Released in September 2009, the song peaked ...
", has peaked at number one in Australia, Germany and the UK and reached the top ten in the US.[ The fourth single, "]Imma Be
"Imma Be" is a song recorded by the American group the Black Eyed Peas for their fifth studio album ''The E.N.D.'' (2009). The song's title is a slang expression, meaning "I am going to be" or "I will be". Initially released as a promotional sing ...
", became the group's third number-one single on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.
The Black Eyed Peas released their sixth studio album, '' The Beginning'', in November 2010. The first single from the album, "The Time (Dirty Bit)
"The Time (Dirty Bit)" is a song by American musical group the Black Eyed Peas from their sixth studio album, '' The Beginning''. It was written by group members will.i.am and apl.de.ap along with DJ Ammo, who produced the song with will.i.am ...
", reached number 1 on the UK Singles Chart on December 12. The second single was " Just Can't Get Enough", and it was released in February 2011. The album's third single was " Don't Stop the Party", and it was released in May 2011. In 2015, they celebrated their 20th anniversary and released the songs "Awesome" and " Yesterday". Today, the group has sold approximately 35 million albums and 120 million singles worldwide. Following Fergie's departure from the band in 2016, they released the albums: Masters of the Sun Vol. 1
''Masters of the Sun Vol. 1'' is the seventh studio album by American musical group Black Eyed Peas. A Music and politics, political album loosely inspired by the Masters of the Sun (comic), graphic novel of the same name and the contemporary s ...
in 2018, Translation
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in 2020, and ''Elevation'' in November 2022.
Albums
Studio albums
Compilation albums
Extended plays
Singles
As lead artist
As featured artist
Promotional singles
Other charted songs
Video albums
Music videos
As lead artist
Other appearances
See also
* Fergie discography
* will.i.am discography
Notes
References
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External links
Black Eyed Peas official website
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Discography
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Discographies of American artists
Hip hop discographies
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