Bobby Brown / discography

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Bobby Brown  - discography
Publications
Arrow southwest blue.svgStudio albums 7th
Arrow southwest blue.svgCompilations 8th
Arrow southwest blue.svgRemix albums 3
Arrow southwest blue.svgSingles 28
Arrow southwest blue.svgVideo albums 4th

This discography is an overview of the released records of the American singer Bobby Brown . According to sources and record awards, he has sold more than 17.1 million records in his career, including over 15.1 million in his home country alone. The most successful release by Bobby Brown is the album Don't Be Cruel with over 7.9 million units sold.

Albums

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US R&B R&B
1986 King of Stage - - - UK40 (6 weeks)
UK
US88 (17 weeks)
US
R&B12 (24 weeks)
R&B
First published: November 17, 1986
Chart entry in UK only in August 1989
Producers: Larry White, Larry Blackmon, John Luongo, Michael Lovesmith, Robert Brookins, Paul Jackson Jr.
1988 Don't be cruel DE26 (9 weeks)
DE
- - UK3
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum

(41 weeks)UK
US1
Seven times platinum
× 7
Seven times platinum

(97 weeks)US
R&B1 (80 weeks)
R&B
First published July 5, 1988
Producers: Babyface , LA Reid , Gene Griffin, Bobby Brown, Larry White
1992 Bobby DE12 (16 weeks)
DE
AT26 (6 weeks)
AT
CH18 (4 weeks)
CH
UK11 (5 weeks)
UK
US2
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum

(43 weeks)US
R&B1 (45 weeks)
R&B
First published: August 25, 1992
Producers: Daryl Simmons, LA Reid, Babyface, Teddy Riley
1993 B. Brown Posse - - - - - R&B96 (2 weeks)
R&B
First published April 27, 1993
as B. Brown Posse
Producers: Bobby Brown, Ralph B. Stacy
1995 Two Can Play That Game - - - UK24 (4 weeks)
UK
- -
First published: July 24, 1995
Producers: Teddy Riley, Daryl Simmons, LA Reid, Babyface, Bobby Brown
1997 Forever DE97 (1 week)
DE
- - - US61 (3 weeks)
US
R&B15 (7 weeks)
R&B
First published: November 4th, 1997
Producers: Derrick Garrett, Fred Rosser, Tim & Bob, Derek Allen, Gerald Baillergeau, Victor Merritt
2012 The masterpiece - - - - - R&B41 (1 week)
R&B
First released June 5, 2012
Producers: Ben Franklin, Jared Lee Gosselin, Matt Hennessey

Remix albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US R&B R&B
1989 Dance! ... Ya Know It! - - - UK26th
gold
gold

(10 weeks)UK
US9
platinum
platinum

(33 weeks)US
R&B7 (23 weeks)
R&B
First released: October 26, 1989
Producers: LA Reid, Babyface
Larry Blackmon, Gene Griffin, Louil Silas Jr., Robert Brookins
1993 Hits Remixed DE95 (3 weeks)
DE
- - - - -
First published: July 1993
Producers: Daryl Simmons, LA Reid, Babyface, Teddy Riley
1993 Remixes n the Key of B - - - - - R&B72 (8 weeks)
R&B
First published: November 1993
Executive Producer: Louil Silas Jr.

Compilations

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US R&B R&B
2006 The Definitive Collection - - - - - R&B60 (2 weeks)
R&B
First published: March 2006
2013 Icon: Bobby Brown - - - - - R&B72 (2 weeks)
R&B
First published: July 30, 2013

More compilations

  • 1993: The 1993 World Tour - The Singles (Box with 5 CDs)
  • 1996: New Edition Solo Hits (with Bell Biv Devoe and Ralph Tresvant )
  • 2000: Greatest Hits (release: September 26th)
  • 2005: 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Bobby Brown (July 12th)
  • 2006: The Definitive Collection (March 14th)
  • 2009: Gold (release: March 31st)

Singles

year Title
album
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US R&B R&B Dance Dance
1986 Girlfriend
King of Stage
- - - - US57 (9 weeks)
US
R&B1 (18 weeks)
R&B
-
First published: June 1986
Authors: Larry White, Lee Peters, Kirk Crumpler
1987 Girl Next Door
King of Stage
- - - - - R&B31 (12 weeks)
R&B
-
First published: February 1987
Author: Melvin Wells
1988 Don't Be Cruel
Don't Be Cruel
- - - UK13 (16 weeks)
UK
US8th
gold
gold

(26 weeks)US
R&B1 (20 weeks)
R&B
-
First published: May 1988
Authors: Daryl Simmons, LA Reid , Babyface
My Prerogative
Don't Be Cruel
DE15 (15 weeks)
DE
- - UK6 (18 weeks)
UK
US1
gold
gold

(24 weeks)US
R&B1 (26 weeks)
R&B
Dance7 (10 weeks)
Dance
First published: August 1988
Authors: Bobby Brown, Gene Griffin, Teddy Riley
Roni
Don't Be Cruel
- - - UK21 (7 weeks)
UK
US3 (17 weeks)
US
R&B2 (17 weeks)
R&B
-
First published: November 1988
Chart entry in UK only in November 1989
Authors: Babyface, Darnell Bristol
1989 Every Little Step
Don't Be Cruel
- - - UK6 (9 weeks)
UK
US3
gold
gold

(21 weeks)US
R&B1 (18 weeks)
R&B
Dance17 (9 weeks)
Dance
First published: February 1989
Authors: LA Reid, Babyface
On Our Own
Ghostbusters II (Soundtrack)
DE18 (13 weeks)
DE
- - UK4th
silver
silver

(9 weeks)UK
US2
platinum
platinum

(20 weeks)US
R&B1 (18 weeks)
R&B
Dance15 (9 weeks)
Dance
First release: May 1989
from the soundtrack of the movie Ghostbusters II
Authors: Daryl Simmons, LA Reid, Babyface
Rock wit'cha
Don't Be Cruel
- - - UK33 (6 weeks)
UK
US7th
gold
gold

(21 weeks)US
R&B3 (16 weeks)
R&B
-
First published: August 1989
Authors: Babyface, Darryl Simmons
1990 She Ain't Worth It
Glenn Medeiros
DE15 (14 weeks)
DE
- - UK12 (9 weeks)
UK
US1 (18 weeks)
US
R&B43 (11 weeks)
R&B
-
First published: May 1990
with Glenn Medeiros
Authors: Antonina Armato, Bobby Brown, Ian Prince
The Free Style Mega Mix
- - - UK14 (7 weeks)
UK
- - -
First published: May 28, 1990
DJ mix: Rita Liebrand (sister of Ben Liebrand )
1992 Humpin 'around
Bobby
DE10 (16 weeks)
DE
AT21 (5 weeks)
AT
CH21 (8 weeks)
CH
UK8 (12 weeks)
UK
US3
gold
gold

(20 weeks)US
R&B1 (20 weeks)
R&B
Dance15 (9 weeks)
Dance
First published: July 1992
Authors: Bobby Brown, Daryl Simmons,
LA Reid, Babyface
Good enough
Bobby
DE49 (13 weeks)
DE
- - UK41 (4 weeks)
UK
US7th
gold
gold

(23 weeks)US
R&B5 (22 weeks)
R&B
-
First published: October 1992
Authors: Daryl Simmons, LA Reid, Babyface
1993 Get Away
Bobby
- - - - US14 (16 weeks)
US
R&B3 (20 weeks)
R&B
Dance3 (12 weeks)
Dance
First published: December 1992
Authors: Bernard Belle, Bobby Brown, Louil Silas Jr., Teddy Riley, Tony Haynes
That's the way love is
bobby
- - - UK56 (2 weeks)
UK
US57 (9 weeks)
US
R&B9 (20 weeks)
R&B
Dance31 (7 weeks)
Dance
First published: April 1993
Rap: Aqil Davidson
Authors: Bobby Brown, Teddy Riley, Demetrius Shipp, Aqil Davidson
Something in Common
Bobby
DE58 (10 weeks)
DE
- CH41 (6 weeks)
CH
UK16 (5 weeks)
UK
- - -
First published: December 1993
with Whitney Houston
Authors: Bernard Belle, Bobby Brown, Teddy Riley, Whitney Houston
1994 Two Can Play That Game
Bobby
- - - UK38
platinum
platinum

(11 weeks)UK
- - -
First published: June 1994
Authors: Bernard Belle, Bobby Brown, David “Red Head” Guppy, Teddy Riley
Two Can Play That Game (Remix)
Two Can Play That Game
DE79 (7 weeks)
DE
- - UK3 (12 weeks)
UK
- - -
First published: March 1995
Remixes: K-Klass, Neville Thomas, Robert Malcolm
1995 My Prerogative '95
Two Can Play That Game
- - - UK17 (4 weeks)
UK
- - -
First published: October 1995
Remixes: Joe T. Vannelli
1996 Every Little Step (Remix)
Two Can Play That Game
- - - UK25 (2 weeks)
UK
- - -
First published: January 1996
Remixes: CJ Mackintosh, K-Klass, Joe T. Vannelli
1997 Feelin 'Inside
Forever
- - - UK40 (2 weeks)
UK
- - -
First published: November 1997
Authors: Bobby Brown, Felicia Jefferson, Fred Rosser
2002 Thug Lovin '
The Last Temptation
DE36 (9 weeks)
DE
- CH89 (1 week)
CH
UK15 (10 weeks)
UK
US42 (10 weeks)
US
R&B16 (20 weeks)
R&B
-
First release: October 2002
Ja Rule feat. Bobby Brown
Authors: Andre Parker, Irving Lorenzo , Jeffrey Atkins, Stevie Wonder
2006 Beautiful
Welcome to Jamrock
- - - UK39 (5 weeks)
UK
- - -
First release: April 2006
Damian Marley feat. Bobby Brown
Authors: Bobby Brown, Damian Marley, Paul “Jazzwad” Yebuah, Stephen Marley

More singles

  • 1987: Seventeen (release: August)
  • 1989: Every Little Hit (Mega Mix)
  • 1991: Word to the Mutha! (Bell Biv Devoe feat. Bobby Brown, Ralph Tresvant and Johnny Gill)
  • 1991: Stone Cold Gentleman (Ralph Tresvant feat. Bobby Brown)
  • 1996: Somebody Bigger Than You and I (Whitney Houston feat.Bobby Brown, Faith Evans , Johnny Gill, Monica and Ralph Tresvant)
  • 2003: My Love (Whitney Houston feat. Bobby Brown)

Video albums

  • 1989: His Prerogative (US:platinumplatinum)
  • 1991: Bobby Brown
  • 1993: Bobby
  • 2005: 20th Century Masters - The DVD Collection: The Best of Bobby Brown

statistics

Chart evaluation

DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US R&B R&B
Number one albums DE-DE AT-AT CH-CH UK-UK US1US R&B2R&B
Top 10 albums DE-DE AT-AT CH-CH UK1UK US3US R&B3R&B
Albums in the charts DE4thDE AT1AT CH1CH UK5UK US5US R&B10R&B
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US R&B R&B Dance Dance
Number one singles DE-DE AT-AT CH-CH UK-UK US9US R&B6thR&B Dance-Dance
Top 10 singles DE1DE AT-AT CH-CH UK5UK US4thUS R&B11R&B Dance2Dance
Singles in the charts DE8thDE AT1AT CH3CH UK19thUK US13US R&B14thR&B Dance6thDance

Awards for music sales

Golden record

  • CanadaCanada Canada
    • 1990: for the album Dance Ya Know It
  • SpainSpain Spain
    • 1990: for the album Don't Be Cruel

Platinum record

  • CanadaCanada Canada
    • 1992: for the album Bobby Brown

3 × platinum record

  • CanadaCanada Canada
    • 1990: for the album Don't Be Cruel

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region Silver record icon.svg silver Gold record icon.svg gold Platinum record icon.svg platinum Sales swell
Awards for music sales
(country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Canada (MC) Canada (MC) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 Platinum record icon.svg 4 × platinum4th 450,000 musiccanada.com
Spain (Promusicae) Spain (Promusicae) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 50,000 Sólo éxitos: año año, 1959-2002
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 6 × gold6th Platinum record icon.svg 12 × platinum12 15,100,000 riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Silver record icon.svg silver1 Gold record icon.svg gold1 Platinum record icon.svg 3 × platinum3 1,500,000 bpi.co.uk
All in all Silver record icon.svg silver1 Gold record icon.svg 9 × gold9 Platinum record icon.svg 19 × platinum19th

Others

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  1. a b c d Chart sources: Singles albums UK US

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