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T.A.T.u. discography

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 2, 2026
Entity authorityQ286934 ↗
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Russian duo t.A.T.u. has released six studio albums, two compilation albums, two remix albums, nineteen singles, and three promotional singles. They debuted in 2000 with the single "Ya Soshla S Uma", from their debut album 200 Po Vstrechnoy, released in 2001 by Universal Music Russia. The album reached number one in the Czech Republic, Poland, Russia, and Slovakia. After selling 850,000 copies in Russia, it was certified platinum by the IFPI for over one million copies in Europe, making it the first time for an Eastern European act. The album's English-language counterpart, 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane, was released worldwide by Interscope Records in 2002. It reached number thirteen on the US Billboard 200 and was certified gold by the RIAA. In Japan, the album reached number one, a first for a foreign group, and sold 1.8 million copies. It was also certified platinum by the IFPI for over one million copies sold in Europe. 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane was promoted with the duo's first international single, "All the Things She Said", which topped the charts in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom while peaking at number twenty on the Billboard Hot 100. The album also produced three more singles—"Not Gonna Get Us", "30 Minutes", and "How Soon Is Now?"— with the former becoming t.A.T.u.'s second top-10 single in Ireland and the United Kingdom.

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