New Kids on the Block discography
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{{Infobox artist discography
|Artist = New Kids on the Block
|Image = NKOTB 2008-11-06.jpg
|Caption = New Kids on the Block performing in 2008
|Studio = 8
|Compilation = 7
|Video =
|EP = 1
|Singles = 32
|Music videos = 26
|Option = 4
|Option name = DVDs
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The American boy band New Kids on the Block has released eight studio albums, seven compilation albums, one EP, thirty-two singles, and five video albums. As of 2005, they had sold more than 17.5 million albums in the United States alone{{cite journal|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/63900/ask-billboard|title=Keith Caulfield answers readers' questions about boy bands, Fischerspooner and Green Day.|journal=Los Angeles Times|first=Gerrick D.|last=Kennedy|date=October 14, 2014|access-date=September 24, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170725030853/http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/new-kids-block/|archive-date=July 25, 2017|url-status=live}} and to date, over 80 million records worldwide.{{cite magazine|url=http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/new-kids-block/|title=New Kids on the Block|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Lynne Segall|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|date=March 2, 2005|access-date=September 24, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170725025938/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/63900/ask-billboard|archive-date=July 25, 2017|url-status=live}}
The New Kids on the Block released their debut single, "Be My Girl", in 1986. It peaked at number 90 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Their first album was released the same year, and although not a big success at the time, it managed to sell three million copies in the United States after almost four years, being certified three times platinum by the RIAA.{{cite journal|url=http://www.bostonmagazine.com/arts-entertainment/article/2016/03/27/nkotb-by-the-numbers/|title=New Kids on the Block, By the Numbers|journal=Boston|publisher=Metrocorp|first=Shaula|last=Clark|date=April 27, 2016|access-date=July 25, 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170725032321/http://www.bostonmagazine.com/arts-entertainment/article/2016/03/27/nkotb-by-the-numbers/|archive-date=July 25, 2017|url-status=live}} In 1988, they released their second and most successful album to date, Hangin' Tough, which peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 and sold more than eight million copies in the United States alone. After a Christmas album, they released the song "Step by Step", from the album of the same name; it remains the band's biggest-selling single to date.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/new-kids-on-the-block-mn0000390477/biography |title=Allmusic Biography |publisher=allmusic.com |access-date=December 7, 2014}} New Kids on the Block have since released three more studio albums and eight compilations.
Albums
=Studio albums=
=Compilation albums=
EPs
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|+ ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;" | EP details ! scope="col" colspan="3" | Peak chart positions |
scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | CAN ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | UK |
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scope="row" | Thankful
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| 17 | 29 | 82 |
colspan="12" style="font-size: 85%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Singles
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! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;" | Single ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" colspan="10"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Album |
scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%"|US {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/new-kids-on-the-block/chart-history/hsi/|title=Billboard > Chart History > New Kids on the Block > Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 30, 2020}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%"|US ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|AUS ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|BEL ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|CAN ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|GER ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|IRE ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|NLD ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|NZ ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|UK |
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scope="row" | "Be My Girl"
| rowspan="2" |1986 |align="center"| — |align="center"| 90 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — | | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| New Kids on the Block |
scope="row" | "Stop It Girl"
|align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — | |
scope="row" | "Please Don't Go Girl"
| rowspan="2" |1988 |align="center"| 10 |align="center"| 55 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 77 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — | | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="5"|Hangin' Tough |
scope="row" | "You Got It (The Right Stuff)"
|align="center"| 3 |align="center"| 28 |align="center"| 1 |align="center"| — |align="center"| 36 |align="center"| 12 |align="center"| 2 |align="center"| 32 |align="center"| 2 |align="center"| 1 | |
scope="row" | "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)"
| rowspan="5" |1989 |align="center"| 1 |align="center"| 12 |align="center"| 4 |align="center"| 19 |align="center"| 17 |align="center"| 31 |align="center"| 2 |align="center"| 8 |align="center"| 28 |align="center"| 5 | |
scope="row" | "Hangin' Tough"
|align="center"| 1 |align="center"| — |align="center"| 8 |align="center"| 32 |align="center"| 6 |align="center"| 29 |align="center"| 1 |align="center"| 31 |align="center"| 7 |align="center"| 1 | |
scope="row" | "Cover Girl"
|align="center"| 2 |align="center"| — |align="center"| 22 |align="center"| — |align="center"| 4 |align="center"| — |align="center"| 6 |align="center"| — |align="center"| 17 |align="center"| 4 | |
scope="row" | "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind)" [A]
|align="center"| 8 |align="center"| 34 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 17 |align="center"| — |align="center"| 6 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 8 | | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="1"| New Kids on the Block |
scope="row" | "This One's for the Children"
|align="center"| 7 |align="center"| 55 |align="center"| 40 |align="center"| 40 |align="center"| 15 |align="center"| — |align="center"| 7 |align="center"| 71 |align="center"| — |align="center"| 9 | | style="text-align:left;"| Merry, Merry Christmas |
scope="row" | "Step by Step"
| rowspan="4" |1990 |align="center"| 1 |align="center"| 48 |align="center"| 8 |align="center"| 6 |align="center"| 1 |align="center"| 8 |align="center"| 5 |align="center"| 13 |align="center"| 3 |align="center"| 2 | | style="text-align:left;"|Step by Step |
scope="row" | "Valentine Girl"
|align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — | | {{Non-album single}} |
scope="row" | "Tonight"
|align="center"| 7 |align="center"| — |align="center"| 16 |align="center"| 4 |align="center"| 8 |align="center"| 19 |align="center"| 8 |align="center"| 3 |align="center"| 16 |align="center"| 3 | | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|Step by Step |
scope="row" | "Let's Try It Again" [A]
|align="center"| 53 |align="center"| — |align="center"| 51 |align="center"| 32 |align="center"| 60 |align="center"| 68 |align="center"| 6 |align="center"| 17 |align="center"| 31 |align="center"| 8 | |
scope="row" | "Games" [B]
| rowspan="4" |1991 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 33 |align="center"| 39 |align="center"| 52 |align="center"| — |align="center"| 9 |align="center"| 30 |align="center"| 27 |align="center"| 14 | | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"|No More Games: The Remix Album |
scope="row" | "Call It What You Want" [B]
|align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 57 |align="center"| 22 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 8 |align="center"| 17 |align="center"| 45 |align="center"| 12 | |
scope="row" | "Baby, I Believe in You"
|align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 91 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 64 |align="center"| 20 |align="center"| — | |
scope="row" | "If You Go Away" [B]
|align="center"| 16 |align="center"| — |align="center"| 26 |align="center"| 25 |align="center"| 6 |align="center"| 34 |align="center"| 26 |align="center"| 10 |align="center"| — |align="center"| 9 | | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"|Face the Music |
scope="row" | "Dirty Dawg" [B]
| rowspan="2" |1994 |align="center"| 66 |align="center"| — |align="center"| 20 |align="center"| — |align="center"| 3 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 41 |align="center"| 13 |align="center"| 27 | |
scope="row" | "Never Let You Go" [B]
|align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 120 |align="center"| — |align="center"| 18 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 42 | |
scope="row" | "Summertime"
| rowspan="3" |2008 |align="center"| 36 |align="center"| — |align="center"| 90 |align="center"| — |align="center"| 9 |align="center"| 55 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 34 | | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="4"|The Block |
scope="row" | "Single" (with Ne-Yo)
|align="center"| —{{efn-ua|"Single" peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, which ranks the top 25 songs that have not yet entered the Billboard Hot 100.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/new-kids-on-the-block/chart-history/hbu/|title=New Kids on the Block: Chart History - Bubbling Under Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 5, 2020}}}} |align="center"| — |align="center"| 116 |align="center"| — |align="center"| 42 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 81 | |
scope="row" | "Dirty Dancing"
|align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 31 |align="center"| 23 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — | |
scope="row" | "2 in the Morning"
| 2009 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 76 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — | |
scope="row" | "Don't Turn Out the Lights" (as 'NKOTBSB' with Backstreet Boys) | 2011 |align="center"| —{{efn-ua|"Don't Turn Out the Lights" peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, which ranks the top 25 songs that have not yet entered the Billboard Hot 100.}} |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 46 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — | | style="text-align:left;"| NKOTBSB |
scope="row" | "Remix (I Like The)"
|2013 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 81 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — | | style="text-align:left;" | 10 |
scope="row" | "I Need a Melody"
|2014 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — | | style="text-align:left;"{{Non-album single}} |
scope="row" | "One More Night"
| 2017 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — | | style="text-align:left;"| Thankful |
scope="row" | "Boys in the Band (Boy Band Anthem)"
| 2019 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — | | style="text-align:left;"| Hangin' Tough (30th Anniversary) |
scope="row" | "House Party" (ft. Boyz II Men, Big Freedia, Naughty by Nature, and Jordin Sparks) | 2020 |align="center"| —{{efn-ua|"House Party" peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Digital Song Sales chart, which is a component chart of the Billboard Hot 100.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/new-kids-on-the-block/chart-history/hds/|title=New Kids on the Block: Chart History - Hot Digital Song Sales|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 5, 2020}}}} |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| —{{efn-ua|"House Party" peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales chart, which is a component chart of the Billboard Canadian Hot 100.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/new-kids-on-the-block/chart-history/cns/|title=New Kids on the Block: Chart History - Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 5, 2020}}}} |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| —{{efn-ua|"House Party" peaked at number 96 on the Official UK Singles Downloads Chart, which is a component chart of the Official UK Singles Chart.{{cite web |title=Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-downloads-chart/20200501/7000/ |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=May 1, 2020 |date=May 1, 2020}}}} | | rowspan="2" {{Non-album singles}} |
scope="row" | "Bring Back the Time" (ft. Salt-N-Pepa, Rick Astley, and En Vogue) | 2022 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — | |
scope="row" | "Kids"
| rowspan="2"| 2024 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — | | rowspan="2"| Still Kids |
scope="row" | "A Love Like This"{{cite web|url=https://retropopmagazine.com/new-kids-on-the-block-drop-new-ballad-a-love-like-this/|title= New Kids on the Block drop new ballad A Love Like This|website=Retropop|date=April 25, 2024|access-date=April 27, 2024}}
|align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — | |
colspan="14" style="text-align:center; font-size: 85%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Videography
=Home videos=
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scope="col" style="width:15em;" | Title
! scope="col" style="width:2em;" | Year ! scope="col" style="width:20em;" class="unsortable" | Production details ! scope="col" style="width:40em;" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" style="width:15em;" class="unsortable" |Certifications |
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scope="row" |Hangin' Tough
|1989 |
|Includes behind-the-scenes and four music videos: "Please Don't Go Girl", "You Got It (The Right Stuff)", "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)", and "Hangin' Tough". |
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scope="row" |Hangin' Tough Live
|1989 |
|Includes seven live performances at L.A.'s Mayan Theater show: "My Favourite Girl", "What'cha Gonna Do (About It)", "Please Don't Go Girl", "Cover Girl", "(You've Got It) The Right Stuff", "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)", and "Hangin' Tough". | |
scope="row" |Step by Step
|1990 |
|Includes four music videos and three live performances: "Tonight" (video), "This One's for the Children" (video), "Medley: Stop It Girl/Please Don't Go Girl/Be My Girl/I Wanna Be Loved by You", "I'll Be There" (live), "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind)" (live), "Valentine Girl" (video), and "Step By Step" (video). | |
scope="row" |Greatest Hits: The Videos
|1999 |
|Includes ten music videos and six live performances: "Step by Step", "You Got It (The Right Stuff)", "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)", "Cover Girl", "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind)" (Live), "Please Don't Go Girl", "Tonight", "This One's for the Children", "Valentine Girl" (Live), "Hangin' Tough", "Baby, I Believe in You" (Live), "Call It What You Want", "If You Go Away", "No More Games" (Live), "Tonight" (Live), "Step by Step" (Live) | |
scope="row" |New Kids on the Block: Coming Home
|2010 |
|Documentary about the 2009 world tour, New Kids on the Block Live. | |
scope="row" |New Kids on the Block: Live from Fenway Park
|2013 |
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=Music videos=
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scope="row"| "Please Don't Go Girl" (version 1){{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8LJKIyxmqM | title=New Kids on the Block - Please Don't Go Girl (Official Music Video) | website=YouTube | date=October 25, 2009 }}
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |1988 | |
scope="row"| "Please Don't Go Girl" (version 2){{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2txArOEsLPc | title=New Kids on the Block - Please Don't Go Girl | website=YouTube | date=March 13, 2015 }}
|rowspan=6| Doug Nichol |
scope="row"| "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" |
scope="row"| "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)"
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" |1989 |
scope="row"| "Hangin' Tough" |
scope="row"| "Cover Girl" |
scope="row"| "This One's for the Children" |
scope="row"| "Step by Step"
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |1990 |rowspan=2| Larry Jordan |
scope="row"| "Tonight" |
scope="row"| "Games"
| Jim Yukich |
scope="row"| "Call It What You Want"
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 1991 |
scope="row"| "If You Go Away" |
scope="row"| "Dirty Dawg"
|style="text-align:center;"|1993 |
scope="row"| "Never Let You Go"
|style="text-align:center;"|1994 |
scope="row"| "Summertime"
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |2008 |Thomas Kloss and Donnie Wahlberg |
scope="row"| "Single" |
scope="row"| "Dirty Dancing" |
scope="row"| "2 in the Morning"
|style="text-align:center;"|2009 |
scope="row"| "Remix (I Like The)"
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |2013 |Rami Hachache |
scope="row"| "The Whisper"
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scope="row"| "I Need a Melody"
|style="text-align:center;"|2014 | |
scope="row"| "One More Night"
|style="text-align:center;"|2017 | |
scope="row"| "Boys in the Band"
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |2019 | |
scope="row"| "80s Baby"
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scope="row"| "House Party"
|style="text-align:center;"|2020 | |
scope="row"| "Bring Back the Time"
|style="text-align:center;"|2022 |
scope="row"| "Kids"
|style="text-align:center;"| 2024 | Marissa Velez |
- "Tonight" was also released in a black-and-white version. "Dirty Dawg" was also released with the "Dance Mix" version.
Notes
=Releases=
=Chart positions=
{{notelist-ua}}