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Beastie Boys were an American hip hop/rap rock group from New York City, formed in 1981. The group was composed of Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz (vocals, guitar), Adam "MCA" Yauch (vocals, bass), and Michael "Mike D" Diamond (vocals, drums, programming). Beastie Boys were formed out of members of experimental hardcore punk band The Young Aborigines, which was formed in 1979, with Diamond on drums, Jeremy Shatan on bass guitar, John Berry on guitar, and Kate Schellenbach later joining on percussion. When Shatan left New York City in the summer of 1981, Yauch replaced him on bass and the resulting band was named Beastie Boys. Berry left shortly thereafter and was replaced by Horovitz.

After achieving local success with the 1983 comedy hip hop single "Cooky Puss", Beastie Boys made a full transition to hip hop, and Schellenbach left. They toured with Madonna in 1985 and a year later released their debut album, Licensed to Ill (1986), the first rap album to top the Billboard 200 chart. Their second album, Paul's Boutique (1989), composed almost entirely of samples, was a commercial failure that later received critical acclaim. Check Your Head (1992) and Ill Communication (1994) found mainstream success, followed by Hello Nasty (1998), To the 5 Boroughs (2004), The Mix-Up (2007), and Hot Sauce Committee Part Two (2011).

Beastie Boys have sold 20 million records in the United States and had seven platinum-selling albums from 1986 to 2004. They are the biggest-selling rap group since Billboard began recording sales in 1991. In 2012, they became the third rap group to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In the same year, Yauch died of cancer and Beastie Boys disbanded. The remaining members have released several retrospective works, including a book, a documentary, and a career-spanning compilation album.

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Discography

Album

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1986Licensed to IllBeastie Boys4.1521
1989Paul’s BoutiqueBeastie Boys4.3522
1992Check Your HeadBeastie Boys4.421
1994Ill CommunicationBeastie Boys4.3518
1998Hello NastyBeastie Boys4.515
2004To the 5 BoroughsBeastie Boys3.8513
2007The Mix‐UpBeastie Boys46
2011Hot Sauce Committee Part TwoBeastie Boys4.511

Album + Compilation

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1994Some Old BullshitBeastie Boys35
1994SabotageBeastie Boys1
1996The In Sound From Way Out!Beastie Boys4.510
1999Anthology: The Sounds of ScienceBeastie Boys59
1999Gold '99Beastie Boys1
2000Beastie Boys DVD Video AnthologyBeastie Boys2
2005Solid Gold HitsBeastie Boys57
2020MusicBeastie Boys43

Album + Interview + Live

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2011LegendaryBeastie Boys1

Album + Live

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1992Kawasaki 1992 (live)Beastie Boys1
1995Tokyo Drift (Live 1995)Beastie Boys1
2006Awesome; I... Shot That!Beastie Boys2
Stand Together (Live)Beastie Boys1

Album + Remix

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2004New York State of MindBeastie Boys2

Single

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1985She’s on ItBeastie Boys10
1986It's The New Style / Paul RevereBeastie Boys1
1987No Sleep Till BrooklynBeastie Boys2
1987Girls / She’s CraftyBeastie Boys3
1987Fight for Your RightBeastie Boys2
1989Fight for Your Right / No Sleep Till Brooklyn / Brass MonkeyBeastie Boys2
1992Pass the MicBeastie Boys5
1992So What'cha WantBeastie Boys3
1992GratitudeBeastie Boys3
1994Sure ShotBeastie Boys5
1994Get It TogetherBeastie Boys4
1994Sabotage / Get It TogetherBeastie Boys2
1997Hey Ladies / So What’cha WantBeastie Boys1
1998IntergalacticBeastie Boys6
1998Body Movin’Beastie Boys7
1999Remote Control / 3 MCs & 1 DJBeastie Boys4
1999AliveBeastie Boys4
2003In a World Gone MadBeastie Boys2
2004Pass the Mic (Mike Nardone remix)Beastie Boys1
2004Ch-Check It OutBeastie Boys6
2004Triple TroubleBeastie Boys6
2004An Open Letter to NYCBeastie Boys6
2007Electric Worm / Suco de TangerinaBeastie Boys1
2009Too Many RappersBeastie Boys3
2010Super SurpriseBeastie Boys1
2011Make Some NoiseBeastie Boys4
2011B-Boys In The CutBeastie Boys1
2015SabotaggioCalibro 35 vs. Beastie Boys43

Single + Remix

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2019Shake Your Rump (Remixes)Beastie Boys1

EP

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1982Polly Wog Stew EPBeastie Boys53
1983Cooky PussBeastie Boys5
1985Rock HardBeastie Boys1
1989An Exciting Evening at Home With Shadrach, Meshach and AbednegoBeastie Boys4
1989Love American Style EPBeastie Boys11
1992Jimmy JamesBeastie Boys4
1992Frozen Metal HeadBeastie Boys2
1994Tour Shot!Beastie Boys1
1995Root DownBeastie Boys6
1995Aglio e olioBeastie Boys48
1999Negotiation Limerick FileBeastie Boys2
1999Scientists of Sound: "The Blow Up Factor"Beastie Boys1
2003Remixes EPBeastie Boys1
2005Right Right Now NowBeastie Boys1
2008The Mix-Up Bonus TracksBeastie Boys2
2009Lee Majors Come AgainBeastie Boys1
2019Shadrach (Remixes)Beastie Boys1

EP + Remix

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2011Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t WinBeastie Boys feat. Santigold2
2019Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun (Remixes)Beastie Boys1

Other + Interview

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
Def & DumbBeastie Boys1

Other + Live

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2020Swiss CheeseBeastie Boys2

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