This is the discography documenting albums and singles released by American funk/ R&B singer/musician Rick James.
Year | Album | Chart positions | Certifications [1] |
Record label | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US [2] |
US R&B [3] |
AUS [4] |
CAN [5] |
NLD [6] |
NZ [7] |
SWE [8] |
UK [9] | ||||
1978 | Come Get It! | 13 | 3 | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | Gordy | |
1979 | Bustin' Out of L Seven | 16 | 2 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | ||
Fire It Up | 34 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | * RIAA: Platinum [1] | ||
1980 | Garden of Love | 83 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1981 | Street Songs | 3 | 1 | 76 | 24 | 19 | 13 | — | — |
| |
1982 | Throwin' Down | 13 | 2 | — | 32 | 41 | 16 | — | 93 |
| |
1983 | Cold Blooded | 16 | 1 | — | 67 | — | — | 48 | — |
| |
1985 | Glow | 50 | 7 | — | 89 | 36 | — | — | — | ||
1986 | The Flag | 95 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988 | Wonderful | 148 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Reprise | |
1989 | Kickin' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997 | Urban Rapsody | 170 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Private I | |
2007 | Deeper Still | 185 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Stone City | |
"—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not certified |
Year | Album | Chart positions | Record label | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US [2] |
US R&B [3] |
CAN [5] | ||||
1984 | Reflections | 41 | 10 | 96 | Gordy | |
1994 | Bustin' Out: The Best of Rick James | — | — | — | Motown | |
1997 | Ultimate Collection | — | — | — | ||
2000 | The Millennium Collection: The Best of Rick James | — | — | — | ||
2002 | Anthology | — | — | — | ||
2004 | Greatest Hits | — | — | — | ||
2005 | Gold | — | — | — | ||
The Millennium Collection: The Best of Rick James, Vol. 2 | — | — | — | |||
2006 | The Definitive Collection | — | — | — | ||
2014 | The Complete Motown Albums | — | — | — | ||
"—" denotes the album failed to chart |
Year | Album | Chart positions | Record label | |
---|---|---|---|---|
US [2] |
US R&B [3] | |||
1980 | In 'N' Out | 122 | 30 | Gordy |
1981 | The Boys Are Back | — | 53 | |
1983 | Out from the Shadow | — | 56 | |
"—" denotes the album failed to chart |
Year | Single | Chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US [10] |
US R&B [11] |
US Dance [12] |
AUS [4] |
NLD [6] |
NZ [7] |
UK [9] | ||||
1974 | "My Mama" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album singles | |
1976 | "Get Up and Dance" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978 | " You and I" | 13 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 46 | Come Get It! | |
" Mary Jane" | 41 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Hollywood" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1979 | "High on Your Love Suite" | 72 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | Bustin' Out of L Seven | |
"Bustin' Out" | 71 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Fool on the Street" | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Love Gun" | — | 13 | 32 | — | — | — | — | Fire It Up | ||
1980 | "Come into My Life (Part 1)" | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Big Time" | — | 17 | 38 | — | — | — | 41 | Garden of Love | ||
"Summer Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1981 | " Give It to Me Baby" | 40 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 47 | Street Songs | |
" Super Freak" | 16 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 4 | — | ||||
" Ghetto Life" | 102 | 38 | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Mr. Policeman" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1982 | " Standing on the Top (Part 1)" (with The Temptations) | 66 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 53 | Throwin' Down | |
" Dance wit' Me (Part 1)" | 64 | 3 | 7 | — | 48 | — | 53 | |||
"Hard to Get" | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"She Blew My Mind (69 Times)" | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Teardrops" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Throwdown" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1983 | " Cold Blooded" | 40 | 1 | 17 | — | — | — | 93 | Cold Blooded | |
"U Bring the Freak Out" | 101 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
" Ebony Eyes" (with Smokey Robinson) | 43 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 96 | |||
1984 | "17" | 36 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 76 | Reflections | |
"You Turn Me On" | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | 89 | |||
1985 | "Can't Stop" | 50 | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | — | Glow | |
" Glow" | 106 | 5 | 1 | — | 9 | — | 80 | |||
"Spend the Night with Me" | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1986 | "Sweet and Sexy Thing" | — | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | The Flag | |
"Forever and a Day" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1988 | " Loosey's Rap" (featuring Roxanne Shanté) | — | 1 | 25 | — | 29 | — | 80 | Wonderful | |
"Wonderful" | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Sexual Luv Affair" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1989 | " This Magic Moment"/" Dance with Me" (medley) | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | Rock, Rhythm & Blues | |
1997 | "Player's Way" (featuring Snoop Dogg & Bobby Womack) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Urban Rapsody | |
"Turn It Out" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2004 | "On the Run" (with Bump J) | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |
2006 | " In the Ghetto" (with Busta Rhymes) | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | The Big Bang | |
"—" denotes the single failed to chart |
Year | Artist | Album details | Peak chart positions |
Certifications | Notes | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US [14] |
US R&B [15] |
CAN [16] |
NZ [17] |
AUS [18] |
UK [19] | ||||||||
1979 | Teena Marie |
Wild And Peaceful
|
94 | 18 | — | — | — | — | Rick James produced and wrote
all the songs on the album | ||||
1982 | Bobby Militello | Rick James Presents Bobby M – Blow
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
1983 | Mary Jane Girls |
Mary Jane Girls
|
56 | 6 | — | — | — | 51 |
|
Rick James produced and wrote
all the songs on the album | |||
1985 | Mary Jane Girls |
Only Four You
|
18 | 5 | 67 | 28 | — | — |
|
Rick James produced and wrote
all the songs on the album | |||
Val Young | Seduction
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
Eddie Murphy |
How Could It Be
|
26 | 17 | — | — | — | — |
|
Rick James produced and wrote
two songs on the album | ||||
2014
(recorded 1986) |
Mary Jane Girls | Conversation
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | Rick James produced and wrote
all the songs on the album | ||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Year | Artist | Title | Peak chart positions | Certification | Album | Notes | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US [21] |
US R&B [21] |
US Dan [21] |
AUS [22] |
BEL [23] |
CAN [16] |
IRE [24] |
NLD [25] |
NZ [17] |
UK [19] | |||||||
1983 | Mary Jane Girls | "Candy Man" | 101 | 23 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | Mary Jane Girls | Rick James wrote
and produced all these songs | ||
" All Night Long" | 101 | 11 | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 13 | |||||||
"Boys" | 102 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | |||||||
1984 | "Jealousy" | 106 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
1985 | " In My House" | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 77 | Only Four You | ||||
"Wild and Crazy Love" | 42 | 10 | 3 | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"Break It Up" | — | 79 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
Eddie Murphy | " Party All the Time" | 2 | 8 | 19 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 87 | How Could It Be | ||||
"How Could It Be"
(with Crystal Blake) |
— | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
1986 | Mary Jane Girls | " Walk Like a Man" | 41 | 91 | — | — | 26 | 97 | — | — | 49 | — | Conversation | |||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
This is the discography documenting albums and singles released by American funk/ R&B singer/musician Rick James.
Year | Album | Chart positions | Certifications [1] |
Record label | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US [2] |
US R&B [3] |
AUS [4] |
CAN [5] |
NLD [6] |
NZ [7] |
SWE [8] |
UK [9] | ||||
1978 | Come Get It! | 13 | 3 | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | Gordy | |
1979 | Bustin' Out of L Seven | 16 | 2 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | ||
Fire It Up | 34 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | * RIAA: Platinum [1] | ||
1980 | Garden of Love | 83 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1981 | Street Songs | 3 | 1 | 76 | 24 | 19 | 13 | — | — |
| |
1982 | Throwin' Down | 13 | 2 | — | 32 | 41 | 16 | — | 93 |
| |
1983 | Cold Blooded | 16 | 1 | — | 67 | — | — | 48 | — |
| |
1985 | Glow | 50 | 7 | — | 89 | 36 | — | — | — | ||
1986 | The Flag | 95 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988 | Wonderful | 148 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Reprise | |
1989 | Kickin' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997 | Urban Rapsody | 170 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Private I | |
2007 | Deeper Still | 185 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Stone City | |
"—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not certified |
Year | Album | Chart positions | Record label | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US [2] |
US R&B [3] |
CAN [5] | ||||
1984 | Reflections | 41 | 10 | 96 | Gordy | |
1994 | Bustin' Out: The Best of Rick James | — | — | — | Motown | |
1997 | Ultimate Collection | — | — | — | ||
2000 | The Millennium Collection: The Best of Rick James | — | — | — | ||
2002 | Anthology | — | — | — | ||
2004 | Greatest Hits | — | — | — | ||
2005 | Gold | — | — | — | ||
The Millennium Collection: The Best of Rick James, Vol. 2 | — | — | — | |||
2006 | The Definitive Collection | — | — | — | ||
2014 | The Complete Motown Albums | — | — | — | ||
"—" denotes the album failed to chart |
Year | Album | Chart positions | Record label | |
---|---|---|---|---|
US [2] |
US R&B [3] | |||
1980 | In 'N' Out | 122 | 30 | Gordy |
1981 | The Boys Are Back | — | 53 | |
1983 | Out from the Shadow | — | 56 | |
"—" denotes the album failed to chart |
Year | Single | Chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US [10] |
US R&B [11] |
US Dance [12] |
AUS [4] |
NLD [6] |
NZ [7] |
UK [9] | ||||
1974 | "My Mama" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album singles | |
1976 | "Get Up and Dance" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978 | " You and I" | 13 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 46 | Come Get It! | |
" Mary Jane" | 41 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Hollywood" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1979 | "High on Your Love Suite" | 72 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | Bustin' Out of L Seven | |
"Bustin' Out" | 71 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Fool on the Street" | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Love Gun" | — | 13 | 32 | — | — | — | — | Fire It Up | ||
1980 | "Come into My Life (Part 1)" | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Big Time" | — | 17 | 38 | — | — | — | 41 | Garden of Love | ||
"Summer Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1981 | " Give It to Me Baby" | 40 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 47 | Street Songs | |
" Super Freak" | 16 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 4 | — | ||||
" Ghetto Life" | 102 | 38 | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Mr. Policeman" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1982 | " Standing on the Top (Part 1)" (with The Temptations) | 66 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 53 | Throwin' Down | |
" Dance wit' Me (Part 1)" | 64 | 3 | 7 | — | 48 | — | 53 | |||
"Hard to Get" | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"She Blew My Mind (69 Times)" | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Teardrops" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Throwdown" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1983 | " Cold Blooded" | 40 | 1 | 17 | — | — | — | 93 | Cold Blooded | |
"U Bring the Freak Out" | 101 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
" Ebony Eyes" (with Smokey Robinson) | 43 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 96 | |||
1984 | "17" | 36 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 76 | Reflections | |
"You Turn Me On" | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | 89 | |||
1985 | "Can't Stop" | 50 | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | — | Glow | |
" Glow" | 106 | 5 | 1 | — | 9 | — | 80 | |||
"Spend the Night with Me" | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1986 | "Sweet and Sexy Thing" | — | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | The Flag | |
"Forever and a Day" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1988 | " Loosey's Rap" (featuring Roxanne Shanté) | — | 1 | 25 | — | 29 | — | 80 | Wonderful | |
"Wonderful" | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Sexual Luv Affair" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1989 | " This Magic Moment"/" Dance with Me" (medley) | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | Rock, Rhythm & Blues | |
1997 | "Player's Way" (featuring Snoop Dogg & Bobby Womack) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Urban Rapsody | |
"Turn It Out" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2004 | "On the Run" (with Bump J) | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |
2006 | " In the Ghetto" (with Busta Rhymes) | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | The Big Bang | |
"—" denotes the single failed to chart |
Year | Artist | Album details | Peak chart positions |
Certifications | Notes | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US [14] |
US R&B [15] |
CAN [16] |
NZ [17] |
AUS [18] |
UK [19] | ||||||||
1979 | Teena Marie |
Wild And Peaceful
|
94 | 18 | — | — | — | — | Rick James produced and wrote
all the songs on the album | ||||
1982 | Bobby Militello | Rick James Presents Bobby M – Blow
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
1983 | Mary Jane Girls |
Mary Jane Girls
|
56 | 6 | — | — | — | 51 |
|
Rick James produced and wrote
all the songs on the album | |||
1985 | Mary Jane Girls |
Only Four You
|
18 | 5 | 67 | 28 | — | — |
|
Rick James produced and wrote
all the songs on the album | |||
Val Young | Seduction
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
Eddie Murphy |
How Could It Be
|
26 | 17 | — | — | — | — |
|
Rick James produced and wrote
two songs on the album | ||||
2014
(recorded 1986) |
Mary Jane Girls | Conversation
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | Rick James produced and wrote
all the songs on the album | ||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Year | Artist | Title | Peak chart positions | Certification | Album | Notes | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US [21] |
US R&B [21] |
US Dan [21] |
AUS [22] |
BEL [23] |
CAN [16] |
IRE [24] |
NLD [25] |
NZ [17] |
UK [19] | |||||||
1983 | Mary Jane Girls | "Candy Man" | 101 | 23 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | Mary Jane Girls | Rick James wrote
and produced all these songs | ||
" All Night Long" | 101 | 11 | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 13 | |||||||
"Boys" | 102 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | |||||||
1984 | "Jealousy" | 106 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
1985 | " In My House" | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 77 | Only Four You | ||||
"Wild and Crazy Love" | 42 | 10 | 3 | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"Break It Up" | — | 79 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
Eddie Murphy | " Party All the Time" | 2 | 8 | 19 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 87 | How Could It Be | ||||
"How Could It Be"
(with Crystal Blake) |
— | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
1986 | Mary Jane Girls | " Walk Like a Man" | 41 | 91 | — | — | 26 | 97 | — | — | 49 | — | Conversation | |||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |