This is the discography of 2 Unlimited, a Eurodance project founded in 1991 by Belgian producers Jean-Paul DeCoster and Phil Wilde and fronted by Dutch rapper Ray Slijngaard and Dutch vocalist Anita Doth. With global sales of over 18 million units, 2 Unlimited is one of the biggest selling groups from the Netherlands[1] and Belgium.[2]
| 2 Unlimited discography | |
|---|---|
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| Studio albums | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 5 |
| Singles | 22 |
| Music videos | 21 |
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NLD [3] |
AUS [4] |
AUT [5] |
CAN [6] |
GER [7] |
JPN [8] |
SWE [9] |
SWI [10] |
UK [11] |
US [12] | ||||
| Get Ready! |
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12 | 10 | — | 17 | — | 85 | 27 | — | 37 | 197 | ||
| No Limits |
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1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | ||
| Real Things |
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1 | 18 | 4 | 33 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | ||
| II (Titled "Wanna Get Up" in Japan) |
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55 | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released. | |||||||||||||
Compilation albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NLD [3] |
AUS [4] |
BEL (Fl) [22] |
BEL (Wa) [23] |
FIN [24] |
JPN [8] |
NOR [25] |
NZ [26] |
UK [11] |
US [12] | ||||
| Hits Unlimited |
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4 | 78 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 22 | 8 | 27 | 107 | ||
| Best Hits[28] |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Best Unlimited |
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— | — | — | — | — | 85 | — | — | — | — | ||
| The Complete History |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Unlimited Hits and Remixes |
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— | — | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released. | |||||||||||||
Remix albums
edit| Year | Album Title | Chart Position | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN [8] | ||||
| 1993 | Power Tracks' | 62 | ||
| 1998 | Non-Stop Mix Best | — | ||
| 2001 | Greatest Hits Remixes | — | ||
| 2003 | Trance Remixes | — | ||
| 2006 | Greatest Remix Hits | — | ||
Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NLD [3] |
AUS [4] |
BEL (Fl) [22] |
FRA [29] |
GER [7] |
SPA [30] |
SWE [9] |
SWI [31] |
UK [11] |
US [32] | ||||
| "Get Ready for This" | 1991 | 10 | 2 | 8 | — | — | 2 | 36 | — | 2 | 38 |
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Get Ready! |
| "Twilight Zone" | 1992 | 1 | 11 | 5 | — | 20 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 49 | ||
| "Workaholic" | 4 | 35 | 8 | — | — | 6 | 24 | 37 | 4 | — | |||
| "The Magic Friend" | 3 | 16 | 4 | — | 17 | 9 | 27 | — | 11 | — | |||
| "No Limit" | 1993 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | No Limits | |
| "Tribal Dance" | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | |||
| "Faces" | 2 | 54 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 8 | — | |||
| "Maximum Overdrive" | 6 | 32 | 4 | 35 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 23 | 15 | — | |||
| "Let the Beat Control Your Body" | 1994 | 2 | 39 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 6 | — | ||
| "The Real Thing" | 1 | 39 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | Real Things | ||
| "No One" | 3 | 70 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 17 | — | |||
| "Here I Go" | 1995 | 4 | 80 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 11 | 20 | 38 | 22 | — | ||
| "Nothing Like the Rain" | 8 | 134 | 23 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Do What's Good for Me" | 14 | 87 | 14 | — | 50 | 3 | 35 | 41 | 16 | — | Hits Unlimited | ||
| "Jump for Joy" | 1996 | 8 | 137 | 12 | — | 39 | 4 | 32 | — | — | — | ||
| "Spread Your Love" | 13 | — | 19 | — | — | 10 | 45 | — | — | — | |||
| "Wanna Get Up" | 1998 | 15 | 128 | 7 | 70 | 88 | 3 | 58 | — | 38 | — | II | |
| "Edge of Heaven" | 41 | — | 7 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Never Surrender" | 59 | 121 | 23 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "No Limit 2.3" | 2003 | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | The Complete History | |
| "Tribal Dance 2.4" | 2004 | — | — | — | — | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Get Ready for This"[35] (Steve Aoki remix) |
2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Unlimited Hits and Remixes | |
| "No Limit"[36] (Brasilian remix) |
2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Video games
edit2 Unlimited has a total of 4 songs which appear in the Dance Dance Revolution arcade series. A cover version of the original "Twilight Zone" was featured on Dancing Stage Featuring Disney's Rave, while an official remix of "Twilight Zone" was featured in DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution 6thMix and two other arcade releases.
Additionally, the original version of "No Limit" appears in Just Dance 3, while the original version of "Tribal Dance" appears in Just Dance 4.
The Super Nintendo game Bio-Metal had its soundtrack for the American release reworked entirely of remixes from the 1992 album Get Ready!.[37]
| Song | Arcade game | |||||||||||||
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| Disney | 5th | MAX | MAX2 | Ex | ||||||||||
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| "No Limit (RM Remix)" | 
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| "Tribal Dance (Almighty Mix)" |
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| "Twilight Zone (R-C Extended Club Mix)" |
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| "Maximum Overdrive (KC Club Mix)" |
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References
edit- ^ "2 Unlimited biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2013-12-18.
- ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1996-03-09.
- ^ a b c "Discografie 2 Unlimited" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts, Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: "2 Unlimited in Australian charts". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 288.
- "No One": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 11 Dec 1994". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 24 May 2016. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
- "Here I Go": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 21 May 1995". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- "Do What's Good for Me": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 14 Jan 1996". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- "Nothing Like the Rain" and "Jump for Joy": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 24 May 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- "Wanna Get Up" and "Never Surrender": "Response from ARIA re: 2 Unlimited singles chart history, received 12 December 2017". Imgur.com. Retrieved 13 December 2017. N.B. The High Peak number in the NAT column displays the single's peak on the national chart.
- ^ "2 Unlimited in der Österreichischen charts" (in German). austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ Peak positions for Canada:
- For Get Ready: "RPM: Top Albums/CDs - Volume 56, No. 1, July 04 1992". RPM. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
- For No Limits: "RPM: Top Albums/CDs - Volume 57, No. 25, July 03 1993". RPM. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
- For Real Things: "RPM: Top Albums/CDs - Volume 59, No. 26, July 18, 1994". RPM. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
- ^ a b "Charts.de: 2 Unlimited" (in German). Charts.de. GfK Entertainment. Archived from the original on July 17, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Oricon: 2 Unlimited" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2013-10-31.
- ^ a b "2 Unlimited in Swedish charts" (in German). swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ "Hitparade.ch: 2 Unlimited" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ a b c "Official Charts Company: 2 Unlimited". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Billboard.com: 2 Unlimited (albums)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "ARIA Certifications for 2 Unlimited". ARIA.
- ^ "RIIA: Searchable database (2 Unlimited)". RIAA. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Dutch certifications – 2 Unlimited" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved February 8, 2024. Enter 2 Unlimited in the "Artiest of titel" box.
- ^ a b "IFPI Austria: Gold und Platin" (in German). IFPI Austria. Archived from the original on June 8, 2009. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- ^ a b c "RIAJ: 統計情報 (searchable database)". Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved February 25, 2017. Note: Enter "2 アンリミテ" in the upper right search box, then click bottom left search button to bring up the certifications
- ^ "Trofeoversikt - IFPI - Gull og Platina". Archived from the original on 2012-11-05.
- ^ "Gold and Platinum certification for 1987–1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 16, 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ a b c "Hitparade.ch: 2 Unlimited (Certifications)" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ^ a b "Ultratop Flanders: 2 Unlimited". Ultratop. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ^ "Ultratop Wallonia: 2 Unlimited". Ultratop. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- ^ "Finnish Charts: 2 Unlimited". Finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ^ "2 Unlimited in Norwegian charts". norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ "2 Unlimited in New Zealand charts". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ "New Zealand Chart Certification". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
- ^ "Best Hits Album". Discogs. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
- ^ "Lescharts.com: 2 Unlimited (singles)". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ^ "Hitparade.ch: 2 Unlimited (singles)" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ "2 Unlimited | Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "French single certifications – 2 Unlimited" (in French). InfoDisc. Select 2 UNLIMITED and click OK.
- ^ a b "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (2 Unlimited)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
- ^ "Get Ready (Steve Aoki Edit)". Amazon (UK). Retrieved 2013-10-19.
- ^ "No Limit (Brasilian Remix)". Amazon (UK). Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- ^ "BioMetal (1993) SNES credits".
