James Brown / discography

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James Brown  discography
James Brown in Hamburg, 1973
James Brown in Hamburg , 1973
Publications
Arrow southwest blue.svgStudio albums 62
Arrow southwest blue.svgLive albums 19th
Arrow southwest blue.svgCompilations 22nd
Arrow southwest blue.svgSoundtracks 4th
Arrow southwest blue.svgSingles 144

This discography is an overview of the musical works of the American soul , rhythm and blues and funk musician James Brown .

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&BTemplate: chart table / maintenance / charts non-existent
1956 Please Please Please - - - - - -
1958 Try me! - - - - - -
1960 Think! - - - - - -
1961 The Amazing James Brown - - - - - -
1962 Good, good, twistin - - - - - -
Re-released as Shout & Shimmy in 1963 and as Excitement - Mr. Dynamite in 1979 and 1983 respectively
James Brown and His Famous Flames Tour the USA - - - - - -
1963 Prisoner of Love - - - - US73 (17 weeks)
US 		-
1964 Show time - - - - US61 (18 weeks)
US 		-
Grits & Soul - - - - US124 (10 weeks)
US 		R&B9 (3 weeks)
R&B
Instrumental album
Out of sight - - - - - -
1965 Papa's Got a Brand New Bag - - - - US26 (27 weeks)
US 		R&B2 (20 weeks)
R&B
James Brown Plays James Brown - Today & Yesterday - - - - US42 (19 weeks)
US 		R&B3 (11 weeks)
R&B
Instrumental album
1966 I Got You (I Feel Good) - - - - US36 (17 weeks)
US 		R&B2 (15 weeks)
R&B
Mighty Instrumentals - - - - - -
James Brown Plays New Breed (The Boo-Ga-Loo) - - - - US101 (11 weeks)
US 		R&B11 (6 weeks)
R&B
Instrumental album
It's a Man's Man's Man's World - - - - US90 (9 weeks)
US 		R&B11 (15 weeks)
R&B
James Brown Sings Christmas Songs - - - - - -
Christmas album
Handful of Soul - - - - US135 (3 weeks)
US 		R&B24 (3 weeks)
R&B
Instrumental album
1967 James Brown Sings Raw Soul - - - - US88 (14 weeks)
US 		R&B7 (9 weeks)
R&B
James Brown Plays the Real Thing - - - - US164 (5 weeks)
US 		R&B27 (3 weeks)
R&B
Instrumental album
Cold sweat - - - - US35 (17 weeks)
US 		R&B5 (14 weeks)
R&B
1968 I Can't Stand Myself When You Touch Me - - - - US17 (14 weeks)
US 		R&B4 (15 weeks)
R&B
I got the feelin ' - - - - US135 (14 weeks)
US 		R&B8 (15 weeks)
R&B
James Brown Plays Nothing but Soul - - - - US150 (5 weeks)
US 		R&B20 (6 weeks)
R&B
Instrumental album
Thinking About Little Willie John and a Few Nice Things - - - - - -
A Soulful Christmas - - - - - -
Christmas album
1969 Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud - - - - US53 (22 weeks)
US 		R&B6 (19 weeks)
R&B
Gettin 'Down to It - - - - US99 (14 weeks)
US 		R&B14 (16 weeks)
R&B
(James Brown Plays & Directs) The Popcorn - - - - US40 (22 weeks)
US 		R&B4 (27 weeks)
R&B
Instrumental album
It's a mother - - - - US26 (14 weeks)
US 		R&B2 (28 weeks)
R&B
1970 Ain't it funky - - - - US43 (12 weeks)
US 		R&B5 (19 weeks)
R&B
Instrumental album
Soul on Top - - - - US125 (10 weeks)
US 		R&B12 (14 weeks)
R&B
It's a New Day so Let a Man Come In - - - - US121 (6 weeks)
US 		R&B11 (17 weeks)
R&B
Hey America - - - - - -
1971 Great bathroom - - - - US61 (15 weeks)
US 		R&B4 (20 weeks)
R&B
Sho Is Funky Down Here - - - - US137 (4 weeks)
US 		R&B26 (4 weeks)
R&B
Instrumental album
Hot pants - - - - US22 (18 weeks)
US 		R&B4 (21 weeks)
R&B
1972 There It Is - - - - US60 (21 weeks)
US 		R&B10 (18 weeks)
R&B
Get on the good foot - - - - US68 (17 weeks)
US 		R&B8 (19 weeks)
R&B
1974 The Payback - - - - US34
gold
gold

(36 weeks)US 		R&B1 (37 weeks)
R&B
Bright - - - - US35 (19 weeks)
US 		R&B2 (22 weeks)
R&B
Reality - - - - US56 (10 weeks)
US 		R&B5 (11 weeks)
R&B
1975 Sex Machine Today - - - - US103 (8 weeks)
US 		R&B10 (9 weeks)
R&B
Everybody's Doin 'the Hustle & Dead on the Double Bump - - - - US193 (2 weeks)
US 		R&B22 (7 weeks)
R&B
1976 Hot - - - - - R&B25 (8 weeks)
R&B
Get Up Offa That Thing - - - - US147 (8 weeks)
US 		R&B14 (10 weeks)
R&B
Body heat - - - - US126 (10 weeks)
US 		R&B20 (13 weeks)
R&B
1977 Mutha's Nature - - - - - R&B31 (7 weeks)
R&B
1978 Jam 1980's - - - - US121 (22 weeks)
US 		R&B30 (22 weeks)
R&B
1979 Take a Look at Those Cakes - - - - - R&B58 (3 weeks)
R&B
The Original Disco Man - - - - US152 (6 weeks)
US 		R&B37 (9 weeks)
R&B
1980 People - - - - - R&B68 (3 weeks)
R&B
Soul Syndrome - - - - - -
1981 Nonstop! - - - - - -
1983 Bring It On! - - - - - -
1986 Gravity DE23 (7 weeks)
DE 		- - UK85 (3 weeks)
UK 		US156 (6 weeks)
US 		R&B39 (27 weeks)
R&B
1988 I'm real DE39 (5 weeks)
DE 		AT28 (4 weeks)
AT 		CH19 (1 week)
CH 		UK27 (5 weeks)
UK 		US96 (14 weeks)
US 		R&B15 (21 weeks)
R&B
1991 Love over-due - AT39 (2 weeks)
AT 		CH35 (1 week)
CH 		- - R&B51 (10 weeks)
R&B
1993 Universal James - - CH34 (2 weeks)
CH 		- - -
1998 I'm back - - - - - -
1999 The Merry Christmas Album - - - - - -
2002 The next step - - - - - R&B72 (2 weeks)
R&B

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Live 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
1963 Live at the Apollo - - - - US2 (66 weeks)
US 		-
recorded on October 24, 1962 at the New York Apollo Theater at 24th
place of the Rolling Stone 500 ; Grammy Hall of Fame ; National Recording Registry
1964 Pure dynamite! Live at the Royal - - - - US10 (22 weeks)
US 		-
recorded at the Royal Theater of Baltimore
1967 Live at the Garden - - - - US41 (17 weeks)
US 		R&B5 (15 weeks)
R&B
1968 Live at the Apollo, Volume II DE32 (4 weeks)
DE 		- - - US32 (39 weeks)
US 		R&B2 (44 weeks)
R&B
recorded at the Apollo Theater in New York
1970 Sex machine - - CH-
gold
gold
CH 		- US29 (31 weeks)
US 		R&B4 (31 weeks)
R&B
no real live album
audience noises added afterwards
1971 Revolution of the Mind: Live at the Apollo, Volume III - - - - US39 (21 weeks)
US 		R&B7 (27 weeks)
R&B
recorded at the Apollo Theater, New York
1980 Live and Lowdown at the Apollo, Vol. 1 - - - - US163 (3 weeks)
US 		-
Reissue of Live at the Apollo
Hot on the one - - - - US170 (5 weeks)
US 		-
recorded in Tokyo

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More live albums

  • 1967: The James Brown Show
  • 1981: Live in New York
  • 1982: Mean on the Scene
  • 1988: Live at Chastain Park
  • 1989: Soul Session Live
  • 1992: Love, Power, Peace: Live at the Olympia, Paris 1971
  • 1995: Live at the Apollo 1995
  • 1999: Say It Live and Loud: Live in Dallas 08.26.68
  • 2002: Super Bad: Live
  • 2002: James Brown: Live in Concert
  • 2006: Live at Montreux 1981

Soundtracks

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
1968 James Brown presents His Show of Tomorrow - - - - - R&B13 (10 weeks)
R&B
Soundtrack for the television show of the same name
1973 Black Caesar - - - - US31 (21 weeks)
US 		R&B2 (23 weeks)
R&B
Soundtrack for the movie The Godfather of Harlem
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off - - - - US92 (11 weeks)
US 		R&B15 (15 weeks)
R&B
Soundtrack for the movie of the same name
2014 Get On Up: The James Brown Story - - - - US61 (3 weeks)
US 		R&B9 (9 weeks)
R&B
Soundtrack for the documentary of the same name

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Compilation and best of 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
1972 James Brown Soul Classics - - - - US83 (16 weeks)
US 		R&B13 (12 weeks)
R&B
1973 Soul Classics Vol. II - - - - - R&B30 (15 weeks)
R&B
1987 The Best of James Brown - - - UK17th
gold
gold

(21 weeks)UK 		- -
1991 Star time - - - - US-
gold
gold
US 		R&B89 (7 weeks)
R&B
79th place in the Rolling Stone 500
20 all-time greatest hits! - - - - US133
platinum
platinum

(2 weeks)US 		R&B99 (1 week)
R&B
The Rolling Stone 500 only placed 414 on the Billboard 200 in 2014
Sex Machine: The Very Best of James Brown - - - UK19th
gold
gold

(22 weeks)UK 		- -
2002 The Godfather - The Very Best of James Brown - - CH61 (4 weeks)
CH 		UK30th
gold
gold

(7 weeks)UK 		- -
in CH only placed in 2007
2008 Soul Brother No. 1 - - - - US170 (2 weeks)
US 		-

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Other compilation and best-of albums

  • 1966: James Brown Plays Rhythm & Blues
  • 1977: Solid Gold: 30 Golden Hits
  • 1985: Roots of a Revolution
  • 1986: In the Jungle Groove (330th place in the Rolling Stone 500 )
  • 1988: Motherlode
  • 1993: Godfather of Soul (UK:goldgold)
  • 1996: Foundations of Funk - A Brand New Bag: 1964-1969
  • 1996: Funk Power 1970: A Brand New Thang
  • 1996: Make It Funky - The Big Payback: 1971-1975
  • 2006: The Singles, Volume One: The Federal Years: 1956-1960
  • 2007: Number 1's
  • 2007: The Singles, Volume Two: 1960–1963
  • 2007: The Singles, Volume Three: 1964-1965
  • 2007: The Singles, Volume Four: 1966-1967

More albums

  • 1961: Night Train (James Brown presents His Band, album with pieces by Brown and solo pieces by his band members, re-released as Night Train in 1963 )
  • 1973: Soul Brother No. 1
  • 1986: James Brown's Funky People
  • 1988: James Brown's Funky People (Part 2)
  • 1995: James Brown's Funky Christmas
  • 2000: James Brown's Funky People (Part 3)

Singles

With 91 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 , he ranks fourth with Drake on the list of most Hot 100 entries. Only Elvis Presley (108), Lil Wayne (126) and the cast of the television series Glee (207) are placed in front of him . He also ranks third on Most Number One Hits on Billboard Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Songs with 17 number one hits . In front of him are Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder , both with 20 number one hits.

Chart placements

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes, release) 		Remarks Release [↑]: treated together with the previous entry;
[←]: placed in both charts
DE DE CH CH UK UK US US R&B R&B
1956 Please, Please, Please
Please Please Please 		- - - - R&B5 (19 weeks)
R&B
… With the Famous Flames
B-side: Why Do You Do Me
Place 143 in the Rolling Stone 500
Grammy Hall of Fame + R&B Hall of Fame
 Federal 45-12258 (US)
1958 Try Me
Please Please Please 		- - - US48 (21 weeks)
US 		R&B1 (22 weeks)
R&B
… & The Famous Flames
B-side: Tell Me What I Did Wrong
Federal 45-12337 (US)
1959 I want you so bad
try me! 		- - - - R&B20 (2 weeks)
R&B
… & The Famous Flames
B-side: There Must Be a Reason
Federal 45-12348 (US)
1960 I'll go crazy
think! 		- - - - R&B15 (11 weeks)
R&B
… & The Famous Flames
B-side: I Know It's True
Federal 45-12369 (US)
Think
Think! 		- CH-CH UK-UK US33 (16 weeks)
US 		R&B7 (14 weeks)
R&B
... & the Famous Flames
B-side: You've Got the Power (US)
 Federal 45-12370 (US)
You've Got the Power
Think! 		-[CH: ↑][UK: ↑] US86 (1 week)
US 		R&B14 (8 weeks)
R&B
... & the Famous Flames
 Federal 45-12370 (US)
This Old Heart
Think! 		- - - US79 (5 weeks)
US 		R&B20 (2 weeks)
R&B
… & The Famous Flames
B-side: Wonder When You're Coming Home
Fontana H-273 (UK)
Federal 45-12378 (US)
The Bells
The Amazing James Brown 		- - - US68 (6 weeks)
US 		-
B-side: And I Do Just What I Want
King 45-5423 (US)
1961 Bewildered
Think! 		- - - US40 (8 weeks)
US 		R&B8 (8 weeks)
R&B
… & The Famous Flames
B-side: If You Want Me
King 45-5442 (US)
I Don't Mind
The Amazing James Brown 		- - - US47 (8 weeks)
US 		R&B4 (12 weeks)
R&B
… & The Famous Flames
B-side: Love Don't Love Nobody
King 45-5466 (US)
Baby You're Right
Think! 		- - - US49 (4 weeks)
US 		R&B2 (19 weeks)
R&B
… & The Famous Flames
B-side: I'll Never, Never Let You Go
King 45-5524 (US)
Just You and Me, Darling
The Amazing James Brown 		- - - - R&B17 (10 weeks)
R&B
… & The Famous Flames
A-side: I Love You, Yes I Do
King 45-5547 (US)
Lost Someone
The Amazing James Brown 		- - - US48 (12 weeks)
US 		R&B2 (17 weeks)
R&B
… & The Famous Flames
B-side: Cross Firing
King 45-5573 (US)
1962 Night Train
James Brown presents His Band 		- - - US35 (11 weeks)
US 		R&B5 (17 weeks)
R&B
... & the Famous Flames
B-side: Why Does Everything Happen to Me
Parlophone R-4922 (UK)
King 45-5614 (US)
Shout and Shimmy
Shout and Shimmy 		- - - US61 (4 weeks)
US 		R&B16 (5 weeks)
R&B
… & The Famous Flames
B-side: Come over Here
Parlophone R-4952 (UK)
King 45-5657 (US)
Mashed Potatoes USA
James Brown and His Famous Flames Tour the USA 		- - - US82 (2 weeks)
US 		R&B21 (1 week)
R&B
… & The Famous Flames
B-side: You Don't Have to Go
King 45-5672 (US)
Three Hearts in a Tangle
James Brown and His Famous Flames Tour the USA 		- - - US93 (3 weeks)
US 		R&B18 (6 weeks)
R&B
… & The Famous Flames
B-side: I've Got Money
King 45-5701 (US)
1963 Like a Baby
James Brown and His Famous Flames Tour the USA 		DE-DE CH-CH UK-UK - R&B24 (2 weeks)
R&B
... & the Famous Flames
 King 45-5710 (US)
Every Beat of My Heart
James Brown and His Famous Flames Tour the USA[DE: ↑][CH: ↑][UK: ↑] 		US99 (1 week)
US[R&B: ↑]
... & the Famous Flames
Prisoner of Love
Prisoner of Love 		- - - US18 (11 weeks)
US 		R&B6 (12 weeks)
R&B
… & The Famous Flames
B-side: Choo Choo
London HL-9730 (UK)
King 45-5739 (US)
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) - - - US55 (6 weeks)
US 		R&B25 (5 weeks)
R&B
... & the Famous Flames
B-side: (Can You) Feel It (Part 1)
London HL-9775 (UK)
King 45-5767 (US)
Signed, Sealed and Delivered
Prisoner of Love 		- - - US77 (5 weeks)
US 		-
… & The Famous Flames
B-side: Waiting in Vain
King 45-5803 (US)
Oh Baby Don't You Weep
Pure Dynamite! Live at the Royal 		- - - US23 (10 weeks)
US 		R&B4 (14 weeks)
R&B
... & the Famous Flames
 King 45-5842 (US)
1964 Please, Please, Please ( overdubbed ) - - - US95 (2 weeks)
US 		-
... & the Famous Flames
B-side: In the Wee Wee Hours (of the Nite)
King 45-5853 (US)
Caldonia
Showtime 		- - - US95 (2 weeks)
US 		R&B39 (2 weeks)
R&B
B-side: Evil
Smash S-1898 (US)
The Things That I Used to Do
Showtime 		- - - US99 (1 week)
US 		R&B21 (11 weeks)
R&B
... & His Orchestra
B-side: Out of the Blue
Smash S-1908 (US)
Out of Sight
Out of Sight 		- - - US24 (10 weeks)
US 		R&B5 (13 weeks)
R&B
... & His Orchestra
 Star-Club 148-506-STF (DE)
Philips BF-1368 (UK)
Smash S-1919 (US)
Maybe the last time
 - - - - R&B45 (2 weeks)
R&B
... & His Orchestra
 Smash 1910 (US)
Have Mercy Baby
Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag 		- - - US92 (2 weeks)
US 		-
... & the Famous Flames
B-side: Just Won't Do Right (I Stay in the Chapel Every Night)
London HL-9945 (UK)
King 45-5968 (US)
1965 Again
 - - - - R&B48 (3 weeks)
R&B
… & The Famous Flames
B-side: How Long Darling
King 5876 (US)
Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
Papa's Got a Brand New Bag 		DE-DE - UK25 (7 weeks)
UK 		US8 (13 weeks)
US 		R&B1 (17 weeks)
R&B
... & the Famous Flames
72nd place in the Rolling Stone 500
Grammy R&B Record + Hall of Fame
 Polydor International 429-021 (DE)
London HL-9990 (UK)
King 45-5999 (US)
I Got You (I Feel Good)
I Got You (I Feel Good)[DE: ↑] 		- UK29 (6 weeks)
UK 		US3 (12 weeks)
US 		R&B1 (16 weeks)
R&B
... & the Famous Flames
B-side: I Can't Help It (I Just Do-Do-Do)
Place 78 in the Rolling Stone 500
Grammy R&B Hall of Fame
 Polydor International 429-021 (DE)
Pye International 7N-25350 (UK)
King 45-6015 (US)
Try Me (Instrumental Version)
James Brown Plays James Brown -
Today & Yesterday 		- - - - R&B34 (7 weeks)
R&B
James Brown at the Organ
B-side: Papa's Got a Brand New bag
Smash 2008 (US)
I'll Go Crazy (live)
Live at the Apollo 		- - - US73 (2 weeks)
US 		R&B38 (2 weeks)
R&B
… & The Famous Flames
B-side: Lost Someone
King 45-6020 (US)
1966 Ain't That a Groove
It's a Man's Man's Man's World 		- - - US42 (7 weeks)
US 		R&B6 (10 weeks)
R&B
... & the Famous Flames
 Polydor International 421-031 (DE)
Pye International 7N-25367 (UK)
King 45-6025 (US)
It's a Man's Man's Man's World
It's a Man's Man's Man's World 		- - UK13 (9 weeks)
UK 		US8 (9 weeks)
US 		R&B1 (12 weeks)
R&B
… & The Famous Flames
B-side: Is It Yes or Is It No?
123rd place in the Rolling Stone 500
Grammy Hall of Fame
 Polydor International 421-043 (DE)
Pye International 7N-25371 (UK)
King 45-6035 (US)
Money Won't Change You
James Brown Sings Raw Soul 		- - - US53 (9 weeks)
US 		R&B11 (10 weeks)
R&B
... & the Famous Flames
 Polydor International 421-048 (DE)
Pye International 7N-25379 (UK)
King 45-6048 (US)
Don't Be a Drop-Out
James Brown Sings Raw Soul 		- - - US50 (7 weeks)
US 		R&B4 (13 weeks)
R&B
… & The Famous Flames
B-side: Tell Me That You Love Me
Polydor International 421-058 (DE)
Pye International 7N-25394 (UK)
King 45-6056 (US)
Bring It Up (Hipster's Avenue)
James Brown Sings Raw Soul 		- - - US29 (8 weeks)
US 		R&B7 (8 weeks)
R&B
… & The Famous Flames
B-side: Nobody Knows
Polydor 59-059 (DE)
Pye International 7N-25411 (UK)
King 45-6071 (US)
1967 Kansas City
Cold Sweat 		DE-DE - - US55 (5 weeks)
US 		R&B21 (6 weeks)
R&B
… & The Famous Flames
B-side: Stone Fox (UK)
A-side: Stone Fox (US)
 Polydor 59-103 (DE)
Pye International 7N-25418 (UK)
King 45-6086 (US)
Let Yourself Go
James Brown Sings Raw Soul[DE: ↑] 		- - US46 (7 weeks)
US 		R&B5 (11 weeks)
R&B
… & The Famous Flames
B-side: Good Rockin 'Tonight
Polydor 59-103 (DE)
Pye International 7N-25423 (UK)
King 45-6100 (US)
Cold Sweat
Cold Sweat 		- - - US7 (12 weeks)
US 		R&B1 (16 weeks)
R&B
... & the Famous Flames
 Polydor 59-114 (DE)
Pye International 7N-25430 (UK)
King 45-6110 (US)
America Is My Home - - - US52 (7 weeks)
US 		R&B13 (6 weeks)
R&B
... & the Famous Flames
 King 45-6112 (US)
Get It Together
I Can't Stand Myself When You Touch Me 		- - - US40 (6 weeks)
US 		R&B11 (9 weeks)
R&B
... & the Famous Flames
 Polydor 59-157 (DE)
Pye International 7N-25441 (UK)
King 45-6122 (US)
I Guess I'll Have to Cry, Cry, Cry
Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud 		- - - US55 (6 weeks)
US 		R&B15 (6 weeks)
R&B
… & The Famous Flames
B-side: Just Plain Funk
Polydor 59-226 (DE)
King 45-6141 (US)
I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me)
I Can't Stand Myself When You Touch Me 		DE-DE CH-CH UK-UK US28 (9 weeks)
US 		R&B4 (11 weeks)
R&B
... & the Famous Flames
 Polydor 59-163 (DE)
Polydor 56740 (UK)
King 45-6144 (US)
There Was a Time
I Can't Stand Myself When You Touch Me[DE: ↑][CH: ↑][UK: ↑] 		US36 (8 weeks)
US 		R&B3 (11 weeks)
R&B
... & the Famous Flames
1968 You've Got to Change Your Mind - - - - R&B47 (2 weeks)
R&B
Bobby Byrd & James Brown
 King 6151
I got the feelin '
I got the feelin' 		- - - US6 (12 weeks)
US 		R&B1 (12 weeks)
R&B
... & the Famous Flames
B-side: If I Ruled the World
Polydor 59-181 (DE)
Polydor 56743 (UK)
King 45-6155 (US)
Licking Stick - Licking Stick
Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud 		- - - US14 (8 weeks)
US 		R&B2 (14 weeks)
R&B
... & the Famous Flames
 Polydor 59-209 (DE)
Polydor 56744 (UK)
King 45-6166 (US)
Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud
Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud 		- - - US10 (11 weeks)
US 		R&B1 (12 weeks)
R&B
305th place in the Rolling Stone 500
Grammy R&B Hall of Fame
 Polydor 56752 (UK)
King 45-6187 (US)
Goodbye My Love
Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud 		- - - US31 (7 weeks)
US 		R&B9 (10 weeks)
R&B
B-side: Shades of Brown
Polydor 59-251 (DE)
King 45-6198 (US)
Tit For That (Ain't No Taking Back)
A Soulful Christmas 		- - - US86 (4 weeks)
US 		-
B-side: Believers Shall Enjoy (Non-Believers Shall Suffer)
King 45-6204 (US)
Give It Up or Turnit a Loose
Ain't It Funky 		- - - US15 (9 weeks)
US 		R&B1 (11 weeks)
R&B
B-side: I'll Lose My Mind
Polydor 59-266 (DE)
King 45-6213 (US)
1969 Soul Pride
The Popcorn 		- - - - R&B33 (5 weeks)
R&B 		King 45-6222 (US)
I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door, I'll Get It Myself) - - - US20 (8 weeks)
US 		R&B3 (10 weeks)
R&B 		Polydor 59-279 (DE)
King 45-6224 (US)
The popcorn
The popcorn 		- - - US30 (9 weeks)
US 		R&B11 (9 weeks)
R&B
B-side: The Chicken
King 45-6240 (US)
Mother Popcorn (You Got to Have a Mother for Me)
It's a Mother 		- - - US11 (12 weeks)
US 		R&B1 (15 weeks)
R&B 		Polydor 59-309 (DE)
Polydor 56776 (UK)
King 45-6245 (US)
Lowdown Popcorn
Sex Machine 		- - - US41 (6 weeks)
US 		R&B16 (7 weeks)
R&B
B-side: Top of the stack
King 45-6250 (US)
Let a Man Come In and Do the Popcorn (Part 1)
It's a New Day so Let a Man Come In 		- - - US21 (8 weeks)
US 		R&B2 (9 weeks)
R&B
B-side: Sometime
Polydor 59-366 (DE)
Polydor 56783 (UK)
King 45-6255 (US)
World
It's a New Day So Let a Man Come In 		- - - US37 (7 weeks)
US 		R&B8 (8 weeks)
R&B 		Polydor 59-349 (DE)
Polydor 56780 (UK)
King 45-6258 (US)
Part Two (Let a Man Come In and Do the Popcorn)
It's a New Day so Let a Man Come In 		- - - US40 (8 weeks)
US 		R&B6 (8 weeks)
R&B
B-side: Gittin 'a Little Hipper (Part 2)
King 45-6275 (US)
Ain't It Funky Now
Ain't It Funky 		- - - US24 (11 weeks)
US 		R&B3 (12 weeks)
R&B 		Polydor 59-373 (DE)
Polydor 56793 (UK)
King 45-6280 (US)
1970 Funky drummer - - - US51 (5 weeks)
US 		R&B20 (5 weeks)
R&B 		Polydor 2001-030 (DE)
King 45-6290 (US)
It's a New Day,
It's a New Day so Let a Man Come In 		- - - US32 (8 weeks)
US 		R&B3 (11 weeks)
R&B
B-Side: I Feel Alright (DE)
B-Side: Georgia on My Mind (UK & US)
 Polydor 2001-015 (DE)
Polydor 2001-018 (UK)
King 45-6292 (US)
Brother Rapp
Slaughter’s Big Rip-Off 		- - - US32 (8 weeks)
US 		R&B2 (11 weeks)
R&B
B-side: Bewildered (US)
 Polydor 2001-062 (DE)
King 45-6310 (US)
Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine DE29 (5 weeks)
DE 		- UK32 (7 weeks)
UK 		US15 (9 weeks)
US 		R&B2 (12 weeks)
R&B
326th place in the Rolling Stone 500
Polydor 2001-071 (DE & UK)
King 45-6318 (US)
(Call Me) Super Bad
Super Bad 		- - - US13 (10 weeks)
US 		R&B1 (13 weeks)
R&B 		Polydor 2001-097 (DE & UK)
King 45-6329 (US)
Get Up, Get into It, Get Involved - - UK-UK US34 (8 weeks)
US 		R&B4 (9 weeks)
R&B 		Polydor 2001-133 (DE)
Polydor 2001-190 (UK)
King 45-6347 (US)
I cried - -[UK: ↑] US50 (6 weeks)
US 		R&B15 (5 weeks)
R&B
B-side: World (Part 2)
Polydor 2001-189 (DE)
Polydor 2001-190 (UK)
King 45-6363 (US)
1971 Spinning Wheel
Sex Machine 		- - - US90 (2 weeks)
US 		- King 45-6366 (US)
Soul Power
James Brown Soul Classics 		DE47 (1 week)
DE 		- - US29 (9 weeks)
US 		R&B3 (11 weeks)
R&B 		Polydor 2001-167 (DE)
Polydor 2001-163 (UK)
King 45-6368 (US)
Escape-ism
hot pants 		- - - US35 (6 weeks)
US 		R&B6 (9 weeks)
R&B 		Polydor 2001-199 (DE)
People 45-2500 (US)
Hot Pants (She Got to Use What She Got to Get What She Wants)
Hot Pants 		DE21 (1 week)
DE 		- - US15 (11 weeks)
US 		R&B1 (11 weeks)
R&B 		Polydor 2001-203 (DE)
Polydor 2001-213 (UK)
People 45-2501 (US)
Make It Funky
Get on the Good Foot 		- - - US22 (9 weeks)
US 		R&B1 (12 weeks)
R&B 		Polydor 2001-223 (DE & UK)
Polydor PD-14088 (US)
My Part
Get on the Good Foot 		- - - US68 (6 weeks)
US 		- Polydor PD-14098 (US)
I'm a Greedy Man
There It Is 		- - - US35 (8 weeks)
US 		R&B7 (11 weeks)
R&B 		Polydor 2066-153 (DE & UK)
Polydor PD-14100 (US)
Hey America!
Hey America 		- - UK47 (3 weeks)
UK 		- -
B-side: Brother Rapp (Part 1)
Polydor 2066-160 (DE)
Mojo 2093-006 (UK)
1972 Talkin 'Loud and Sayin' Nothing
There It Is 		- - - US27 (7 weeks)
US 		R&B1 (10 weeks)
R&B 		Polydor 2066-174 (DE)
Polydor PD-14109 (US)
King 45-P-6359 (US)
King Heroin
There It Is 		- - - US40 (7 weeks)
US 		R&B6 (8 weeks)
R&B
B-side: Theme from King Heroin
Polydor 2066-185 (DE & UK)
Polydor PD-14116 (US)
There It Is
There It Is 		- - - US43 (7 weeks)
US 		R&B4 (9 weeks)
R&B 		Polydor 2066-210 (DE & UK)
Polydor PD-14125 (US)
Honky Tonk
Soul Classics Vol. II 		- - - US44 (8 weeks)
US 		R&B7 (10 weeks)
R&B
The James Brown Soul Train
 Polydor 2066-216 (DE & UK)
Polydor PD-14129 (US)
Get on the Good Foot
Get on the Good Foot 		- - - US18th
gold
gold

(14 weeks)US 		R&B1 (15 weeks)
R&B 		Polydor 2066-231 (DE & UK)
Polydor PD-14139 (US)
I Got a Bag of My Own
Get on the Good Foot 		- - - US44 (7 weeks)
US 		R&B3 (13 weeks)
R&B
B-Side: I Know It's True (UK)
B-Side: Public Enemy # 1 (Part 1) (US)
 Polydor 2066-285 (DE & UK)
Polydor PD-14153 (US)
What My Baby Needs Now Is a Little More Lovin - - - US56 (7 weeks)
US 		R&B17 (10 weeks)
R&B
James Brown & Lyn Collins
A-side: Think (About It) by Lyn Collins (DE)
B-side: This Guy's (Girl's) in Love (UK & US)
 Polydor 2066-324 (DE)
Polydor 2066-283 (UK)
Polydor PD-14157 (US)
I Got Ants in My Pants (And I Want to Dance) - - - US27 (8 weeks)
US 		R&B4 (10 weeks)
R&B 		Polydor 2066-296 (DE & UK)
Polydor PD-14162 (US)
1973 Down and Out in New York City
Black Caesar 		- - - US50 (7 weeks)
US 		R&B13 (6 weeks)
R&B
from the movie The Godfather of Harlem
B-Side: Mama's Dead
Polydor 2066-309 (DE)
Polydor PD-14168 (US)
Think (New Version 1)
 DE49 (1 week)
DE 		- - - R&B15 (8 weeks)
R&B
B-side: Something
Polydor 206-329 (DE)
Polydor 14177 (US)
Think (New Version 2)
 - - - - R&B37 (6 weeks)
R&B
B-side: Something
Polydor 14185 (US)
Sexy, Sexy, Sexy
Slaughter’s Big Rip-Off 		- - UK-UK US50 (8 weeks)
US 		R&B6 (15 weeks)
R&B
from the movie The Son of Mandingo
B-side: Slaughter Theme
Polydor 2066-372 (DE)
Polydor 2066-411 (UK)
Polydor PD-14194 (US)
Stoned to the Bone
The Payback 		- -[UK: ↑] US58 (11 weeks)
US 		R&B4 (17 weeks)
R&B 		Polydor 2066-400 (DE)
Polydor 2066-411 (UK)
Polydor PD-14210 (US)
1974 The Payback
The Payback 		- - UK-UK US26th
gold
gold

(13 weeks)US 		R&B1 (17 weeks)
R&B 		Polydor 2066-431 (DE)
Polydor 2066-485 (UK)
Polydor PD-14223 (US)
My Thang
Hell 		- -[UK: ↑] US29 (13 weeks)
US 		R&B1 (15 weeks)
R&B
B-side: People Get Up and Drive Your Funky Soul (DE)
B-side: Public Enemy # 1 (Part 1) (UK & US)
 Polydor 2066-484 (DE)
Polydor 2066-485 (UK)
Polydor PD-14244 (US)
Papa Don't Take No Mess
Hell 		- - - US31 (11 weeks)
US 		R&B1 (14 weeks)
R&B
A-side: It's Hell (UK)
 Polydor 2066-504 (DE)
Polydor 2066-513 (UK)
Polydor PD-14255 (US)
Funky President (People It's Bad)
Reality 		DE-DE CH-CH UK-UK US44 (10 weeks)
US 		R&B4 (15 weeks)
R&B 		Polydor 2066-520 (DE & UK)
Polydor PD-14258 (US)
Coldblooded
Hell[DE: ↑][CH: ↑][UK: ↑] 		US44 (6 weeks)
US 		-
1975 Reality
Reality 		- - - US80 (4 weeks)
US 		R&B19 (9 weeks)
R&B
B-side: I Need Your Love so Bad
Polydor 2066-540 (DE)
Polydor PD-14268 (US)
Sex Machine '76
Sex Machine Today 		- - - US61 (5 weeks)
US 		R&B16 (12 weeks)
R&B 		Polydor PD-14270 (US)
Hustle !!! (Dead on It)
Everybody's Doin 'the Hustle & Dead on the Double Bump 		- - - - R&B11 (13 weeks)
R&B 		Polydor 2066-588 (DE)
Polydor PD-14281 (US)
1976 Hot (I Need to Be Loved, Loved, Loved, Loved)
Hot 		DE-DE CH-CH UK-UK US-US R&B31 (11 weeks)
R&B 		Polydor 2066-642 (UK)
Polydor PD-14301 (US)
Superbad, Superslick
Everybody’s Doin 'the Hustle & Dead on the Double Bump[DE: ↑][CH: ↑][UK: ↑][US: ↑] 		R&B28 (9 weeks)
R&B
(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
Hot 		- - - - R&B70 (4 weeks)
R&B
B-side: Goodnight My Love
Polydor PD-14304 (US)
Get Up Offa That Thing
Get Up Offa That Thing 		- - UK22 (6 weeks)
UK 		US45 (7 weeks)
US 		R&B4 (19 weeks)
R&B
B-side: Release the Pressure
Polydor 2066-687 (DE & UK)
Polydor PD-14326 (US)
I Refuse to Lose
Get Up Offa That Thing 		- - - - R&B47 (8 weeks)
R&B
B-side: Home Again
Polydor PD-14354 (US)
Bodyheat
Bodyheat 		- - UK36 (4 weeks)
UK 		US88 (3 weeks)
US 		R&B13 (18 weeks)
R&B 		Polydor 2066-763 (UK)
Polydor PD-14360 (US)
1977 Kiss in 77
Bodyheat 		- - - - R&B35 (9 weeks)
R&B
B-side: Woman
Polydor PD-14388 (US)
Give Me Some Skin
Mutha’s Nature 		- - - - R&B20 (15 weeks)
R&B
... & the JB's
A-side: People Wake Up and Live
Polydor PD-14409 (US)
1978 If You Don't Give a Dogone About It
Mutha’s Nature 		- - - - R&B45 (10 weeks)
R&B
A-side: People Who Criticize
Polydor PD-14438 (US)
Eyesight
Jam 1980’s 		- - - - R&B38 (9 weeks)
R&B
B-side: I Never, Never, Never Will Forget
Polydor 2066-915 (UK)
Polydor PD-14465 (US)
The Spank
Jam 1980’s 		- - - - R&B26 (12 weeks)
R&B
B-side: Love Me Tender
Polydor PD-14487 (US)
1979 For Goodness Sakes, Look at Those Cakes
Take a Look at Those Cakes 		- - - - R&B52 (8 weeks)
R&B
B-side: Get Up, I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine (UK)
 Polydor POSP-24 (UK)
Polydor PD-14522 (US)
It's Too Funky in Here
The Original Disco Man 		- - - - R&B15 (14 weeks)
R&B
B-side: Are We Really Dancing
Polydor POSP-68 (UK)
Polydor PD-14557 (US)
Star Generation
The Original Disco Man 		- - - - R&B63 (6 weeks)
R&B
B-Side: Let the Boogie Do the Rest (UK)
B-Side: Women are Something Else (US)
 Polydor (Steppin Out Disco) STEP-002 (UK)
Polydor PD-2005 (US)
1980 Regrets
People 		- - - - R&B63 (6 weeks)
R&B
B-side: Stone Cold Drag
Polydor POSP-121 (UK)
Polydor PD-2054 (US)
Rapp Payback (Where Iz Moses)
Soul Syndrome 		- - UK39 (5 weeks)
UK 		- R&B46 (13 weeks)
R&B 		Metronome 0030-370 (DE)
RCA 28 (UK)
TK TKX-1039 (US)
1981 Stay with Me
Soul Syndrome 		- - - - R&B80 (4 weeks)
R&B
B-side: Smokin 'and Drinkin'
RCA 44 (UK)
TK TKX-1042 (US)
1983 Bring It On… Bring It On
Bring It On! 		DE-DE CH-CH UK45 (5 weeks)
UK 		US-US R&B73 (9 weeks)
R&B 		Sonet INT-112-112 (DE)
Sonet SON-2258 (UK)
Augusta Sound CAS90423 (US)
The Night Time Is the Right Time (To Be with the One That You Love)
Bring It On![DE: ↑][CH: ↑] 		-[US: ↑][R&B: ↑]
1984 Unity - - UK49 (5 weeks)
UK 		- R&B87 (4 weeks)
R&B
Afrika Bambaataa & the Godfather of Soul James Brown
 Polydor 881-204-7 (DE)
Tommy Boy AFR-2 (UK)
Tommy Boy TB-847-7 (US)
1985 Froggy mix - - UK50 (3 weeks)
UK 		- - Polydor FROG-1 (UK)
Sex Machine (1985) - - UK46 (9 weeks)
UK 		- -
B-side: Papa's Got a Brand New Bag (Part 1)
Polydor POSP-751 (UK)
Living in America
Gravity 		DE12 (15 weeks)
DE 		CH9 (14 weeks)
CH 		UK5 (10 weeks)
UK 		US4 (19 weeks)
US 		R&B10 (17 weeks)
R&B
from the movie Rocky IV - The Battle of the Century
Grammy R&B Male Vocal
B-side: Farewell by Vince DiCola
Scotti Brothers / Bellaphon 100-14-037 (DE)
Scotti Brothers A-6701 (UK)
Scotti Brothers ZS4-05682 (US)
1986 Soul Power / It's a Man's World - - UK78 (2 weeks)
UK 		- - Polydor POSP-783 (UK)
Gravity
Gravity 		- - UK65 (4 weeks)
UK 		US93 (2 weeks)
US 		R&B26 (10 weeks)
R&B 		Scotti Bros. INT-112-312 (DE)
Scotti Brothers 650-059-7 (UK)
Scotti Brothers ZS4-06275 (US)
1987 How Do You Stop
Gravity 		DE28 (10 weeks)
DE 		- UK90 (2 weeks)
UK 		- R&B10 (14 weeks)
R&B
B-Side: Repeat the Beat (Faith) (UK)
B-Side: House of Rock (DE & US)
 Scotti Bros. INT-112-314 (DE)
Scotti Brothers JAMES-1 (UK)
Scotti Brothers ZS4-06568 (US)
1988 She's the One
Motherlode 		- - UK45 (3 weeks)
UK 		- -
B-side: Funky President (People It's Bad)
Urban URB-13 (UK)
The Payback Mix - - UK12 (6 weeks)
UK 		- -
B-side: Give It Up or Turnit a Loose
Polydor 887-519-7 (DE)
Urban URB-17 (UK)
I'm real,
I'm real 		- - UK31 (4 weeks)
UK 		- R&B2 (16 weeks)
R&B
B-Side: Keep Keepin ' (UK)
B-Side: Tribute (US)
 Scotti Bros. INT-112-330 (DE)
Scotti Bros. JSB-1 (UK)
Scotti Bros. ZS4-07783 (US)
I Got You (I Feel Good) - - UK52 (4 weeks)
UK 		- -
B-side: Nowhere to Run by Martha Reeves & the Vandellas
A&M 390-323-7 (DE)
A&M AM-444 (UK)
A&M AM-3022 (US)
Static
I'm Real 		- - UK83 (2 weeks)
UK 		- R&B5 (13 weeks)
R&B
James Brown & Full Force
B-side: Godfather Runnin 'the Joint
Scotti Bros. JSB-2 (UK)
Scotti Bros. ZS4-07975 (US)
1989 Gimme Your Love
Soul Session Live 		- - UK79 (2 weeks)
UK 		- R&B88 (8 weeks)
R&B
Aretha Franklin & James Brown
B-side: He's The Boy by Aretha Franklin (DE & UK)
B-side: Think (1989) by Aretha Franklin (US)
 Arista 112-682 (DE)
Arista 112-727 (UK)
Arista AS1-9884 (US)
1991 (So ​​Tired of Standing Still We Got To) Move On
 - - - - R&B48 (8 weeks)
R&B
B-side: Remix
 Scotti Bros. 75288 (US)
1992 Get Up (I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine) 1991 - - UK69 (2 weeks)
UK 		- -
I Got You (I Feel Good) - - UK72 (1 week)
UK 		- -
vs. Dakeyne
B-side: Processed B’s and B-Funked , both by Dakeyne
 FBI 7FBI-9 (UK)
1993 Can't Get Any Harder
Universal James 		- - UK59 (2 weeks)
UK 		- R&B76 (8 weeks)
R&B
B-side: Can't Get Any Harder ( C&C / Leaders of the New School Mix)
Scotti Bros. PO-262 (UK)
1998 Funk on a Roll
I'm Back 		- - UK40 (4 weeks)
UK 		- -
Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto
 - - - - R&B75 (1 week)
R&B
Recorded in 1968
 Epic
2007 Sex Machine ( Readymade Jazz Defector Remix) DE83 (4 weeks)
DE 		CH43 (4 weeks)
CH 		- - -

gray hatching : no chart data available for this year

* The R&B chart data from November 30, 1963 to January 23, 1965 is based on the Cash Box "Top 50 in R&B Locations", as no R&B lists were issued by Billboard during this period.

Chart placements under pseudonyms

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes, release) 		Remarks Release
DE DE CH CH UK UK US US R&B R&B
1960 (Do the) mashed potatoes - - - US84 (2 weeks)
US 		R&B8 (11 weeks)
R&B
Nat Kendrick & the Swans
Piano: James Brown
Vocal Shouts: Miami DJ "King" Coleman
 Dade 1804
1973 Doing It to Death - - - - R&B1 (16 weeks)
R&B
Fred Wesley & The JB's
B-Side: Everybody Got Soul
People PE-621 (US)

gray hatching : no chart data available for this year

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 US-US R&B1R&B
Top 10 albums DE-DE AT-AT CH-CH UK-UK US3US R&B26thR&B
Albums in the charts DE3DE AT2AT CH4thCH UK5UK US54US R&B54R&B
DE DE CH CH UK UK US US R&B R&B
Number one singles DE-DE CH-CH UK-UK US-US R&B18thR&B
Top 10 singles DE-DE CH1CH UK1UK US6thUS R&B60R&B
Singles in the charts DE7thDE CH2CH UK26thUK US90US R&B105R&B

Awards for music sales

Golden record

  • ArgentinaArgentina Argentina
    • 1997: for the album I Feel Good: Very Best of James Brown
  • CanadaCanada Canada
    • 1986: for the single Living in America

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

Country / Region Gold record icon.svg gold Platinum record icon.svg platinum Sales swell
Awards for music sales
(country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Argentina (CAPIF) Argentina (CAPIF) Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 30,000 capif.org.ar
Canada (MC) Canada (MC) Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 50,000 musiccanada.com
Switzerland (IFPI) Switzerland (IFPI) Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 25,000 hitparade.ch
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) Gold record icon.svg 4 × gold4th Platinum record icon.svg platinum1 4,000,000 riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Gold record icon.svg 4 × gold4th 0! P- 400,000 bpi.co.uk
All in all Gold record icon.svg 11 × gold11 Platinum record icon.svg platinum1

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  1. ↑ a b c d e Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US US2
  2. ^ Joel Whitburn : The Billboard Albums. 6th edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .
  3. ^ Joel Whitburn : Top R&B Albums 1965–1998, ISBN 0-89820-134-9 .
  4. ^ Grammy Hall of Fame , The Recording Academy, accessed August 27, 2015
  5. ↑ Complete National Recording Registry Listing , Library of Congress , accessed August 27, 2015
  6. ↑ Hot 100 Chart Moves: Drake Ties James Brown's Record at billboard.com
  7. ↑ Ask Billboard: Lead vs. Featured Artists: Who Has the Most Hot 100 Hits? at billboard.com
  8. ↑ Usher Earns 13th No. 1 On Hot R & B / Hip-Hop Songs at billboard.com
  9. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot R&B Songs 1942–2010: 6th Edition, ISBN 978-0898201864 .
  10. ↑ Chart sources Fred Wesley & The JB's: US
  11. ↑ Chart sources Nat Kendrick & the Swans: US

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