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{{Short description|American rock band}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name             = 4 Non Blondes
| image            = Linda Perry - Flickr - nick step (1).jpg
| caption          = 4 Non Blondes' lead singer, Linda Perry, in 2010
| alias            = 
| origin           = [[San Francisco]], California, U.S.
| genre            = [[Alternative rock]]
| years_active     = {{flatlist|
* 1989–1994 • 2014 • 2025–present
}}
| label            = {{flatlist|
* [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
* [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
}}
| website          = 
| current_members  = 
* Christa Hillhouse
* [[Linda Perry]]
* [[Dawn Richardson]]
* Roger Rocha
| past_members     =
* Wanda Day
* [[Shaunna Hall]]
* [[James Mankey]]
* [[Louis Metoyer]]
}}

'''4 Non Blondes''' is an American [[Rock music|rock]] band from [[San Francisco]],<ref name="The Great Rock Discography">{{Cite book |last=Strong |first=Martin |title=The Great Rock Discography |publisher=Mojo Books |year=2000 |isbn=1-84195-017-3 |edition=5th |location=Edinburgh |page=355}}</ref> <ref name="Larkin">{{Cite encyclopedia |last=Larkin |first=Colin |title=4 Non Blondes |date=2009 |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195313734.001.0001/acref-9780195313734-e-62502 |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Popular Music |editor-last=Larkin |editor-first=Colin |publisher=Oxford University Press |language=en |doi=10.1093/acref/9780195313734.001.0001 |isbn=978-0-19-531373-4 |access-date=March 10, 2020|url-access=subscription }}</ref> their debut album, ''[[Bigger, Better, Faster, More!]]'', spent 59 weeks on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and sold 1.5 million copies between 1992 and 1994.<ref name="BB-Halperin">{{Cite magazine |last=Halperin |first=Shirley |date=July 26, 2015 |title=Linda Perry's Breaking Point |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |volume=126 |issue=23 |pages=48–51 }}</ref> They hit the charts in 1993 with the release of the album's second single, "[[What's Up? (4 Non Blondes song)|What's Up?]]"<ref name="Larkin" />

Originally, the band was [[All-female band|all-female]], with vocalist and guitarist [[Linda Perry]], bassist Christa Hillhouse, guitarist [[Shaunna Hall]], and drummer Wanda Day.<ref name="HS-Hunt">{{Cite news |last=Hunt |first=Dennis |date=September 30, 1993 |title=4 Non Blondes; Color them unpredictable |work=Hamilton Spectator}}</ref> However, before their album was released, [[Dawn Richardson]] replaced Day on drums, and Roger Rocha replaced Hall on guitar.

Perry left the band in 1994, and the remaining members disbanded shortly afterward.<ref name="Advocate-Bono" /> They reformed for a one-off gig in 2014, then again for shows in 2025.<ref name=stereogum /><ref name=uniontribune />

==Career==
===Formation===
Bassist Christa Hillhouse and guitarist Shaunna Hall had been roommates and met drummer Wanda Day when they joined a band she was playing in. When the three left that band, they started playing as a trio, but after seeing Perry sing at a solo performance, Hillhouse and Hall asked her to join as vocalist.

According to Perry, she and Hall were at Nightbreak, a San Francisco club, and when it was mentioned the trio was looking for a vocalist, Perry announced she was a singer, to which Hall replied, "I know". Their first rehearsal was supposed to be at 6:10 pm on October 17, 1989, but shortly after 5:00 pm the [[Loma Prieta earthquake]] hit the San Francisco area.<ref name="flipside">{{Cite news |last=Indiana |first=Gary |date=July–August 1991 |title=4 Non Blondes Interview |work=[[Flipside (fanzine)|Flipside]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |date=October 30, 1989 |last1=Griggs |first1=Lee |last2=Wyss |first2=Dennis |last3=Reingold |first3=Edwin M. |last4=Willwerth |first4=James |title=Earthquake |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,958883-1,00.html |url-status=dead |access-date=November 13, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224084935/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0%2C9171%2C958883-1%2C00.html |archive-date=December 24, 2008}}</ref>

The name of the band came from an experience the group had in the [[San Francisco Bay Area|Bay Area]] with a blonde family. According to Christa Hillhouse, "Right next to us, there's a trash receptacle with a piece of pizza on top and the kid wanted to pick it up. The mom said, 'No, it's probably dirty, what with the pigeons and people.' And she stared right at us. We were Non Blondes."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Martin |first=Louise |date=September 24, 1993 |title=Mane of the game is success |work=The Age}}</ref> They said the experience became a symbol that they did not fit the California stereotype.

===''Bigger, Better, Faster, More!''===
They got their start in the San Francisco bar scene, especially lesbian bars, gaining a significant lesbian following.<ref name="Advocate-Bono">{{Cite magazine |last=Bono |first=Chastity |date=September 15, 1995 |title=Linda Perry: The lesbian singer of 4 Non Blondes goes solo with a bold and honest album |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hmQEAAAAMBAJ&q=Linda+Perry%3A+The+lesbian+singer+of+4+Non+Blondes+goes+solo+with+a+bold+and+honest+album&pg=PA37 |magazine=The Advocate |volume=609 |pages=37–40}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Walters |first=Barry |date=September 17, 1996 |title=Nonblonde ambition |magazine=The Advocate |volume=716 |pages=81–82 |issn=0001-8996}}</ref> In July 1991, the band was signed to [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]<ref name="HS-Hunt" /> following a performance at the [[Gavin Report|Gavin Convention]], where they opened for [[Primus (band)|Primus]] on Valentine's Day of the same year. As they began pre-production for their debut album, Day was fired and replaced by Dawn Richardson. In 1992, while recording ''[[Bigger, Better, Faster, More!]]'' the album's producer, [[David Tickle]], felt that Hall's guitar playing was "not happening" so she was let go from the band as well.<ref name="understood">{{Cite news |last=Chun |first=Kimberly |title=Noise: Miss understood |work=[[San Francisco Bay Guardian]] |url=http://www.sfbg.com/40/01/noise_miss_understood.html |url-status=dead |access-date=November 13, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121028192212/http://www.sfbg.com/40/01/noise_miss_understood.html |archive-date=October 28, 2012}}</ref> Guitarist Louis Metoyer finished the record.

The album and its song "[[What's Up? (4 Non Blondes song)|What's Up?]]" was released as the album's second single in 1993. It was successful in the United States<ref name="guitarcenter">{{Cite web |title=Linda Perry interview |url=http://gc.guitarcenter.com/interview/linda-perry/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235058/http://gc.guitarcenter.com/interview/linda-perry/ |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |access-date=February 12, 2012 |website=[[Guitar Center]]}}</ref> and in several European countries, peaking at number one in Ireland,<ref name="p424">{{cite news | last=Independent | first=Irish | title=Retro Irish Top Ten Singles 1993: It's 30 years since 4 Non Blondes ruled the roost | website=Irish Independent | date=2023-08-09 | url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/wexford/lifestyle/retro-irish-top-ten-singles-1993-its-30-years-since-4-non-blondes-ruled-the-roost/a175438548.html | access-date=2025-08-05}}</ref> Austria, Germany, and Sweden.<ref name="a979">{{cite web | title=Lzzy Hale Joins White Panda on 4 Non Blondes Cover | website=93.3 WMMR | date=2024-03-15 | url=https://wmmr.com/2024/03/15/lzzy-hale-white-panda-4-non-blondes/ | access-date=2025-08-05}}</ref>

Roger Rocha joined after the completion of the album and stayed with the band until early 1994, when he was fired due to personal conflicts with the rest of the band. With [[Concrete Blonde]] being on hiatus, 4 Non Blondes enlisted their guitarist [[James Mankey]], who recorded with them a cover of [[Van Halen]]'s "I'm the One" on the soundtrack for ''[[Airheads]]'' and took part in a European tour and some dates in USA and Mexico.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Christa |first=Hillhouse |title=Chapter 10: The Pinnacle (1994) |url=https://christahillhouse.net/4nb/?page_id=33 |access-date=August 25, 2025 |website=A Story Of 4 Non Blondes}}</ref>

Openly lesbian lead singer Perry often performed with a prominent "dyke" sticker affixed to her guitar, including at the [[Billboard Music Award|''Billboard'' Music Awards]] in 1993<ref>{{Cite magazine |last1=Portwood |first1=Jerry |last2=Freeman |first2=Jon |last3=Spanos |first3=Brittany |last4=Exposito |first4=Suzy |last5=Lambe |first5=Stacy |last6=Camp |first6=Zoe |last7=Borton |first7=Marcus |last8=Shorey |first8=Eric |date=June 1, 2019 |title=Music's Unsung LGBTQ Heroes |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/musics-unsung-lgbtq-heroes-629374/ |access-date=August 24, 2021 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |language=en-US}}</ref> and on ''[[Late Night with David Letterman]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Carla |date=October 15, 2004 |title=Music Video |url=http://www.glbtq.com/arts/music_video.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070324165354/http://www.glbtq.com/arts/music_video.html |archive-date=March 24, 2007 |url-status=live |access-date=March 10, 2020 |website=glbtq: An Encyclopedia of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Culture}}</ref>

4 Non Blondes contributed the song "[[Wayne's World 2 (soundtrack)|Mary's House]]" to the film ''[[Wayne's World 2]]'' in 1993.<ref name="BB-Triumph">{{Cite magazine |date=December 11, 1993 |title=4 Non Blondes Triumph Following A 'Shaky' Start |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> They also contributed "[[Bless the Beasts and Children (song)|Bless the Beasts and Children]]" to a 1994 [[The Carpenters]] tribute album ''[[If I Were a Carpenter (tribute album)|If I Were a Carpenter]]'', and "[[Misty Mountain Hop]]"<ref name="BB-Triumph" /> to the 1995 ''[[Encomium (album)|Encomium]]'' tribute album to [[Led Zeppelin]].

===Split and aftermath===
The group disbanded in late 1994 during the recording of their second album. Perry has said that she had been unhappy with ''Bigger, Better, Faster, More!''<ref name="Advocate-Bono" />  Perry was an out lesbian, but band members Hillhouse and Richardson were less comfortable being as open about their sexuality in the early 1990s, so this contributed some tension to the group.<ref name="BB-Halperin" />

Perry went solo in 1995. She has released solo work, and produced and written songs on albums by [[Christina Aguilera]], [[Alicia Keys]], [[Pink (singer)|Pink]], [[Gwen Stefani]], [[Courtney Love]], and [[Kelly Osbourne]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=De La O |first=Maria |date=October 1, 2011 |title=What's up with Linda Perry: The lesbian rock legend shares her heartbreak with a new album |work=Curve}}</ref>

Hall has recorded, produced, composed for, and performed with various artists, including vocalist [[Storm Large]] (1999–2001), guitarist [[Eric McFadden]] (1995–2001), and funk pioneer [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]] & [[Parliament Funkadelic]] and released "Electrofunkadelica: e3+FUNKnth = music for the body, mind & soul", a self-produced project in 2006 on Make Music, Not War! Records.

After leaving the Non Blondes in 1991, Day continued drumming with Malibu Barbi, and then Bad Dog Play Dead. In late 1992, an accident crushed her legs and broke her back, which made drumming very painful. She moved out of San Francisco in 1995, spent some time in Arizona and eventually went back to Salt Lake City.<ref name="loud">{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Shaunna |title=Life and Times of Wanda Day |url=http://loudithfaire.net/celebskin/shaunna_wandaday.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216141733/http://loudithfaire.net/celebskin/shaunna_wandaday.html |archive-date=December 16, 2008 |access-date=November 24, 2008 |website=Loudith Faire}}</ref> Day died on July 10, 1997, and is buried in [[Tropic, Utah]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Death: Wanda Marie Day |url= https://www.deseret.com/1997/7/13/19323879/death-wanda-marie-day|access-date=November 22, 2022 |website=[[Deseret News]]|date = July 12, 1997}}</ref>

Hillhouse maintains the official website for 4 Non Blondes.<ref name="20170423CH">{{Cite web |last=Christa |first=Hillhouse |title=CHILLHOUSE MUSIC |url=http://www.fournonblondes.com/ |access-date=April 24, 2017 |website=Four Non Blondes}}</ref>

Perry and Hillhouse reunited in 1999 in support of Perry's solo tour.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Christa |first=Hillhouse |title=Linda Perry Tour 1999 |url=http://chillhousemedia.com/chillBlog/linda-perry-tour-1999/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424173813/http://chillhousemedia.com/chillBlog/linda-perry-tour-1999/ |archive-date=April 24, 2017 |access-date=April 24, 2017 |website=Chillhouse Music}}</ref>

===Reunions===
On May 11, 2014, the group reunited to perform a concert at a fundraiser entitled "An Evening For Women: Celebrating Arts, Music and Equality" which was held at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. Perry produces the annual event for the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center to raise money for the center. According to Perry, "the majority of the money goes to the youth center program, which is basically kids that get thrown out on the street by their own parents for being gay."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jess |date=March 31, 2011 |title=Linda Perry Starts Pink's Party, Defends Christina Aguilera, Is Legendary |url=https://www.autostraddle.com/linda-perry-autostraddle-interview-830128/ |access-date=March 16, 2020 |website=Autostraddle}}</ref> The six songs on the track list were "Train", "[[Spaceman (4 Non Blondes song)|Spaceman]]", "The Ladder", "Mighty Lady", "Superfly", and "[[What's Up? (4 Non Blondes song)|What's Up?]]", and the fundraiser was organized by the [[Los Angeles LGBT Center]].<ref name=stereogum>{{Cite web |last=Breihan |first=Tom |date=May 11, 2014 |title=Watch A Reunited 4 Non Blondes Play "What's Up" For The First Time In 20 Years |url=http://www.stereogum.com/1680952/watch-a-reunited-4-non-blondes-play-whats-up-for-the-first-time-in-20-years/video/ |access-date=May 12, 2014 |website=[[Stereogum]] |publisher=[[Spin Media]]}}</ref>

[[Dolly Parton]] and Linda Perry did a cover of the band's song "What's Up?" in 2023.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Grow |first=Kory |date=2023-09-22 |title=Dolly Parton and Linda Perry Climb That Great Big Hill of Hope in 4 Non Blondes' 'What's Up?' Cover |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dolly-parton-linda-perry-whats-up-1234829543/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231127213521/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dolly-parton-linda-perry-whats-up-1234829543/ |archive-date=November 27, 2023 |access-date=2024-03-14 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>

In January 2025, a reunion at [[BottleRock Napa Valley]] was announced, with further dates being added later.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://people.com/linda-perry-explains-how-4-non-blondes-reunion-came-to-be-after-30-years-8772874 | title=Linda Perry Explains How Upcoming 4 non Blondes Reunion Came to be After 30 Years: 'I've Told the Universe I Want This' }}</ref><ref name=uniontribune>{{cite news|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/05/14/linda-perry-revs-up-with-4-non-blondes-reunion-new-film-and-solo-album/|title=Linda Perry revs up with 4 Non Blondes reunion, new film and solo album|newspaper=San Diego Union-Tribune|first=George|last=Varga|date=14 May 2025}}</ref>

==Members==
* [[Linda Perry]]&nbsp;– lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1989–1994, 2014,  2025)
* Christa Hillhouse&nbsp;– bass, backing vocals (1989–1994, 2014, 2025)
* [[Shaunna Hall]]&nbsp;– lead guitar (1989–1992)
* Wanda Day&nbsp;– drums (1989–1991; died 1997)
* [[Dawn Richardson]]&nbsp;– drums (1991–1994, 2014, 2025)
* Louis Metoyer&nbsp;– lead guitar (1992)
* Roger Rocha&nbsp;– lead guitar, backing vocals (1992–1994, 2014, 2025)
* [[James Mankey]]&nbsp;– lead guitar (1994)

===Timeline===
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==Discography==

=== Studio album {{anchor|Studio Album}} ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album details
! scope="col" colspan="10"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| [[List of music recording certifications|Certifications]]
|-
! scope="col" style="width:2.2em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard 200|US]]<br /><ref name="chartstats1">{{Cite web |title=Chart Stats – 4 Non Blondes |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/431940/4-non-blondes/biography |access-date=November 17, 2011 |website=Billboard}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.2em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref name="aus">Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
*Top 50 peaks: {{Cite web |title=4 Non Blondes in Australian Charts |url=https://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=4+Non+Blondes |access-date=August 24, 2021 |website=australian-charts.com |publisher=Hung Medien}}
*Top 100 peaks: {{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 |year=2011 |publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia|edition=PDF|page=107}}
*"Misty Mountain Hop": {{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/DaLtrDE.jpg|title=The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 11 Jun 1995|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]|via=Imgur.com|access-date=April 25, 2017}} N.B. The HP column indicates the highest position reached.</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.2em;font-size:90%;"| [[Austria|AUT]]<br /><ref name="austrian">{{Cite web |title=Discographie 4 Non Blondes |url=https://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=4+Non+Blondes |access-date=August 24, 2021 |website=AustrianCharts.at |publisher=Hung Medien |language=de}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.2em;font-size:90%;"| [[Media Control Charts|GER]]<br /><ref name="german">{{Cite web |title=Suchen nach "4 Non Blondes" |trans-title=Search for '4 Non Blondes' |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/ |access-date=August 24, 2021 |website=Offizielle Deutsche Charts |publisher=[[Media Control Charts|Media Control AG]] |language=de}} In "Suchen" box at upper right enter  "4 Non Blondes" and then Return.</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.2em;font-size:90%;"| [[MegaCharts#Mega Album Top 100|NLD]]<br /><ref name="dutch">{{Cite web |title='4 Non Blondes |url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=4+Non+Blondes |access-date=August 24, 2021 |website=DutchCharts.nl |publisher=Hung Medien}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.2em;font-size:90%;"| [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand#Sales charts|NZ]]<br /><ref name="nz">{{Cite web |title=Discography 4 Non Blondes |url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=4+Non+Blondes |access-date=August 24, 2021 |website=Charts.org.nz |publisher=Hung Medien}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.2em;font-size:90%;"| [[VG-lista|NOR]]<br /><ref name="norway">{{Cite web |title=Discography 4 Non Blondes |url=https://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=4+Non+Blondes |access-date=August 24, 2021 |website=norwegiancharts.com |publisher=Hung Medien}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.2em;font-size:90%;"| [[Sverigetopplistan#Charts published|SWE]]<br /><ref name="swedish">{{Cite web |title=Discography 4 Non Blondes |url=https://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=4+Non+Blondes |access-date=August 24, 2021 |website=SwedishCharts.com |publisher=Hung Medien}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.2em;font-size:90%;"| [[Swiss Music Charts|SWI]]<br /><ref name="swiss">{{Cite web |title=Discography 4 Non Blondes |url=http://swisscharts.com/artist/4_Non_Blondes#charts |access-date=August 24, 2021 |website=SwissCharts.com |publisher=Hung Medien}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.2em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name="uk">{{Cite web |title=Official Charts > 4 Non Blondes |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/28984/4%20non%20blondes/ |access-date=August 24, 2021 |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Bigger, Better, Faster, More!]]''
|
* Released: October 13, 1992
* Label: [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
| 13 
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 4
|
* [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]: Platinum<ref name="riaa">{{cite certification|region=United States|artist=4 Non Blondes|access-date=August 24, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]: Gold<ref name="ryan">{{Cite Ryan|page=107}}</ref>
* [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: Gold<ref name="BPI">{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|artist=4 Non Blondes|access-date=August 24, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Bundesverband Musikindustrie|BVMI]]: 3×&nbsp;Gold<ref name="BVMI">{{cite certification|region=Germany|artist=4 Non Blondes|access-date=August 24, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Swedish Recording Industry Association|GLF]]: Gold<ref name="Swedish album certs">{{cite certification|region=Sweden|artist=4 Non Blondes|access-date=August 24, 2021}}</ref>
* [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI]] AUT: 2×&nbsp;Platinum<ref name="AUT certs">{{cite certification|region=Austria|artist=4 Non Blondes|access-date=August 24, 2021}}</ref>
* [[NVPI]]: Gold<ref name="NVPI">{{cite certification|region=Netherlands|artist=4 Non Blondes|access-date=August 24, 2021}}</ref>
|}

=== Live album {{anchor|Live Album}} ===
*''Hello Mr. President (Live in Italy 1993)'' (1994)

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" colspan="10"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| [[List of music recording certifications|Certifications]]
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br /><ref>{{Cite magazine |title=4 Non Blondes |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/431940/4-non-blondes/chart |access-date=December 7, 2013 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref name="aus" />
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]]<br /><ref name="austrian" />
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Media Control Charts|GER]]<br /><ref name="german" />
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Dutch Top 40|NLD]]<br /><ref name="dutch" />
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ]]<br /><ref name="nz" />
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[VG-lista|NOR]]<br /><ref name="norway" />
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]<br /><ref name="swedish" />
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Swiss Music Charts|SWI]]<br /><ref name="swiss" />
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name="uk" />
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Dear Mr. President (4 Non Blondes song)|Dear Mr. President]]"
| 1992
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| 40
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
| rowspan="3" | ''Bigger, Better, Faster, More!''
|-
!scope="row"| "[[What's Up? (4 Non Blondes song)|What's Up?]]"
| rowspan="4" | 1993
| 14
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 2
|
* RIAA: Gold<ref name="riaa" />
* ARIA: Platinum<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1993/singles-chart |title=ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart for 1993 |website=Australian Recording Industry Association |access-date=August 24, 2021}}</ref>
* BPI: Platinum<ref name="BPI" />
* BVMI: 2×&nbsp;Platinum<ref name="BVMI" />
* GLF: Gold<ref name="Swedish certs">{{cite certification|region=Sweden|artist=4 Non Blondes|type=single|certyear=1993|certweek=37|position=652|source= |access-date=August 24, 2021}}</ref>
* IFPI AUT: Platinum<ref name="AUT certs" />
* NVPI: Platinum<ref name="NVPI" />
* [[Recorded Music NZ|RMNZ]]: Platinum<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/singles/1993-12-24|title=NZ Top 40 Singles Chart|website=The Official New Zealand Music Chart|date=December 26, 1993|access-date=November 16, 2022}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| "[[Spaceman (4 Non Blondes song)|Spaceman]]"
| 117
| 85
| 19
| 28
| 25
| 23
| —
| —
| 18
| 53
|
|-
!scope="row"| "Mary's House"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
| ''[[Wayne's World II]] soundtrack''
|-
!scope="row"| "Drifting"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
| ''Bigger, Better, Faster, More!''
|-
!scope="row"| "I'm the One"
| rowspan="2" | 1994
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
| ''[[Airheads#Soundtrack|Airheads soundtrack]]''
|-
!scope="row"| "Superfly"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
| ''Bigger, Better, Faster, More!''
|-
!scope="row"| "[[Misty Mountain Hop]]"
| 1995
| —
| 78
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
| ''[[Encomium (album)|Encomium]]''
|-
|colspan="14" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|}

===Other appearances===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of guest appearances, showing year released and album name
! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Title
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Album
|-
! scope="row" | "[[Bless the Beasts and Children (song)|Bless the Beasts and Children]]"
| rowspan="1"| 1994
| ''[[If I Were a Carpenter (tribute album)|If I Were a Carpenter]]''
|-
|}

===Music videos===

* 1992 – "Dear Mr. President"
* 1993 – "What's Up?"
* 1993 – "Spaceman"
* 1994 – "Superfly"
* 1995 – "Misty Mountain Hop"
* 1996 – "4 Non Blondes vs BBC"

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Awards
!scope="col"| Honoree
!scope="col"| Category
!scope="col"| Result
!scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
!scope="row" rowspan="5"|1993
| rowspan="2"| [[Gaffa (magazine)|Denmark GAFFA Awards]]
| rowspan="2"| Themselves
| Best New Act
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web |title=GAFFA-prisen 1991-2006 – se vinderne |url=https://gaffa.dk/nyhed/8752 |website=GAFFA |access-date=August 24, 2021 |date=January 6, 2007 |language=da |trans-title=GAFFA Prize 1991-2006 - see the winners |archive-date=March 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322005055/https://gaffa.dk/nyhed/8752 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| Most Overrated
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[1993 MTV Video Music Awards|MTV Video Music Awards]]
| rowspan="2"| "[[What's Up? (4 Non Blondes song)|What's Up]]"
| [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Alternative Video|Best Alternative Video]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| Žebřík Music Awards
| Best International Song
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web |title=Historie (1996-1992) |url=https://www.anketazebrik.cz/historie/1996-1992/ |website=Hudební anketa Žebřík |access-date=August 24, 2021 |language=cs}}</ref>
|-
| Themselves
| Best International Breakthrough
| {{nom}}
|-
!scope="row" rowspan="2"| 1994
| [[Danish Music Awards]]
| "[[What's Up? (4 Non Blondes song)|What's Up]]"
| Best International Hit 
| {{won}}
|
|-
| [[1994 Brit Awards|Brit Awards]]
|Themselves
| [[Brit Award for International Breakthrough Act|International Breakthrough Act]]
| {{nom}}
|}

==See also==
* [[List of bands from the San Francisco Bay Area]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=4-non-blondes-mn0000919239}}
* {{Discogs artist|198591|4 Non Blondes}}
* [http://www.fournonblondes.com A Story of 4 Non Blondes] by Christa Hillhouse

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