American
R&B girl group Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child was an American girl group whose final lineup comprised Beyoncé, Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams (singer), Michelle Williams. The group began their musical career as Girl's Tyme, formed in 1990 in Hou ...
has released five
studio album
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s, five
compilation album
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s, two
remix albums, one
extended play
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, twenty-three
singles, including four as featured artists and two
promotional singles, and three video albums.
Destiny's Child first charted in November 1997, and released their
self-titled debut album in the United States in February 1998 and it peaked at number 67 on the
''Billboard'' 200.
[ It earned a platinum certification in the United States by the ]Recording Industry Association of America
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(RIAA).[ The album's lead single, " No, No, No", reached number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and was certified platinum by the RIAA.][ The group's second album, '' The Writing's on the Wall'', was released in July 1999, and was their breakthrough release peaking at number 5 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The first and third singles, " Bills, Bills, Bills" and " Say My Name", peaked atop the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The album eventually sold over eight million copies in the ]United States
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, gaining eight-times platinum certification by the RIAA.[ Destiny's Child then released the theme song for ''Charlie's Angels''. Titled " Independent Women Part 1", it spent eleven consecutive weeks at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming the longest running number one of that year.
The group's third album, '' Survivor'', was released in the spring of 2001 and reached number one on ''Billboard'' 200. The title track reached number 2 in the US and follow-up single " Bootylicious" was their fourth number one song. In March 2002, a ]remix
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compilation titled '' This Is the Remix'' was released. After a three-year hiatus working on solo projects, the group reunited to record their fifth and final studio album, '' Destiny Fulfilled'', released in November 2004. The album reached number two in the US and was certified three-time platinum. Four singles were released from the album: " Lose My Breath", "Soldier
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", " Girl", and " Cater 2 U". The first two singles reached number three in US.[ '']Billboard
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'' magazine ranks the group as one of the greatest female acts of all time, and inducted the group in 2008 into the All-Time Hot 100 Artists.
Albums
Studio albums
Compilation albums
Remix albums
Extended plays
Singles
As lead artist
As featured artist
Promotional singles
Other charted and certified songs
Soundtrack & other appearances
Videography
Video singles
Video albums
Music videos
As lead artist
Footnotes
See also
* List of Destiny's Child songs
* Beyoncé discography
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( ; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. With a career spanning over three decades, she has established herself as one of the most Cultural impact of Beyoncé, ...
* Kelly Rowland discography
* Michelle Williams discography
* LeToya Luckett discography
References
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Discography
Rhythm and blues discographies
Discographies of American artists