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Rick james (1984)

This discography is an overview of the released records of the American singer Rick James .

Albums

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK US US R&B R&B
1976 Come Get It! - US13
gold
gold

(36 weeks)US 		R&B3 (47 weeks)
R&B
First published: April 20, 1976
with The Stone City Band
Producers: Rick James, Art Stewart
1979 Bustin 'Out of L Seven - US16 (27 weeks)
US 		R&B2 (34 weeks)
R&B
First published: January 26, 1979
Producer: Rick James, Art Stewart
Fire It Up - US34 (20 weeks)
US 		R&B5 (29 weeks)
R&B
First published: October 16, 1979
Producers: Rick James, Levi Ruffin
1980 Garden of Love - US83 (10 weeks)
US 		R&B17 (15 weeks)
R&B
First published: July 16, 1980
Producer: Rick James
1981 Street songs - US3
platinum
platinum

(74 weeks)US 		R&B1 (78 weeks)
R&B
First published: April 7, 1981
Producer: Rick James
1982 Throwin 'Down UK93 (2 weeks)
UK 		US13
gold
gold

(23 weeks)US 		R&B2 (39 weeks)
R&B
First published: May 13, 1982
Producer: Rick James
1983 Cold Blooded - US16
gold
gold

(29 weeks)US 		R&B1 (33 weeks)
R&B
First published: August 5, 1983
Producer: Rick James
1985 Glow - US50 (26 weeks)
US 		R&B7 (29 weeks)
R&B
First published: April 1985
Producer: Rick James
1986 The Flag - US95 (12 weeks)
US 		R&B16 (17 weeks)
R&B
First published: April 18, 1986
Producer: Rick James
1988 Wonderful - US148 (8 weeks)
US 		R&B12 (19 weeks)
R&B
First published: July 5th, 1988
Producer: Rick James
1997 Urban Rapsody - US170 (1 week)
US 		R&B31 (10 weeks)
R&B
First published: October 14, 1997
Producers: Rick James, Daniel LeMelle
2007 Deeper still - US185 (1 week)
US 		R&B19 (9 weeks)
R&B
First published: May 15, 2007
Producer: Rick James

More albums

  • 1980: In 'n' Out (Rick James presents The Stone City Band)
  • 1980: Special Edition with Sid McCoy (Interview LP)
  • 1982: Blow (Rick James presents Bobby M )

Compilations

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK US US R&B R&B
1984 Reflections - US41 (18 weeks)
US 		R&B10 (23 weeks)
R&B
First published: August 1984
Producers: Rick James, Daniel LeMelle
2010 Icon: Rick James - - R&B92 (3 weeks)
R&B
First published: August 31, 2010

More compilations

  • 1980: Spacey Love (2 LPs)
  • 1984: Fire and Desire (2 LPs)
  • 1984: Hard to Get (2 LPs)
  • 1986: Greatest Hits
  • 1991: Rick James and Friends (with Mary Jane Girls and Teena Marie )
  • 1994: Bustin 'Out (2 CDs)
  • 1994: Motown Legends Give It to Me Baby - Cold Blooded
  • 1997: The Ultimate Collection
  • 2000: The Best of Rick James
  • 2002: Anthology (2 CDs)
  • 2005: The Best of Rick James & Friends - Volume 2
  • 2005: Gold (2 CDs)
  • 2006: The Definitive Collection
  • 2014: The Complete Motown Albums (118 mp3 files; release: July 8th)

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks [↑]: treated together with the previous entry;
[←]: placed in both charts
UK UK US US R&B R&B Dance Dance
1978 You and I
Come Get It! 		UK46 (7 weeks)
UK 		US13 (17 weeks)
US 		R&B1 (22 weeks)
R&B 		Dance3 (21 weeks)
Dance
First published: March 16, 1978
Author: Rick James
Mary Jane
Come Get It! 		- US41 (12 weeks)
US 		R&B3 (17 weeks)
R&B 		-
First published: September 25, 1978
Author: Rick James
1979 High on Your Love Suite
Bustin 'Out of L Seven 		- US72 (6 weeks)
US 		R&B12 (13 weeks)
R&B 		-
First published: February 6, 1979
Author: Rick James
Bustin 'Out
Bustin' Out of L Seven 		- US71 (6 weeks)
US 		R&B8 (13 weeks)
R&B 		-
First published: April 12, 1979
Author: Rick James
I'm a Sucker for Your Love
Wild and Peaceful 		UK43 (8 weeks)
UK 		- R&B8 (21 weeks)
R&B 		-
First release: May 1979
Teena Marie feat. Rick James
Author: Rick James
Fool on the Street
Bustin 'Out of L Seven 		- - R&B35 (10 weeks)
R&B 		-
First published: August 1979
Author: Rick James
Love Gun
Fire It Up 		- - R&B13 (12 weeks)
R&B 		Dance32 (15 weeks)
Dance
First published: October 5, 1979
Author: Rick James
1980 Come into My Life
Fire It Up 		- - R&B26 (11 weeks)
R&B 		-
First published: December 1979
Author: Rick James
Big Time
Garden of Love 		UK41 (6 weeks)
UK 		- R&B17 (17 weeks)
R&B 		Dance38 (11 weeks)
Dance
First published: June 1980
Author: Rick James
1981 Give It to Me Baby
Street Songs 		UK47 (3 weeks)
UK 		US40 (14 weeks)
US 		R&B1 (25 weeks)
R&B 		Dance1 (32 weeks)
Dance
First published: March 6, 1981
Author: Rick James
Great Freak
Street Songs 		- US16
gold
gold

(24 weeks)US 		R&B3 (17 weeks)
R&B[Dance: ↑]
First published: July 10, 1981
Backing Vocals: The Temptations
R&B Hall of Fame 481th
place on the Rolling Stone 500 (2011 list)
Basis for MC Hammers hit U Can't Touch This
Authors: Alonzo Miller, Rick James
Ghetto Life
Street Songs 		- - R&B38 (10 weeks)
R&B[Dance: ↑]
1982 Standing on the top
throwin 'down 		UK53 (3 weeks)
UK 		US66 (8 weeks)
US 		R&B8 (17 weeks)
R&B 		Dance11 (14 weeks)
Dance
First published: April 6, 1982
The Temptations feat. Rick James
Author: Rick James
Dance wit 'Me
Throwin' Down 		UK53 (3 weeks)
UK 		US64 (9 weeks)
US 		R&B3 (17 weeks)
R&B 		Dance7 (16 weeks)
Dance
First published: April 22, 1982
Author: Rick James
Hard to get
throwin 'down 		- - R&B15 (13 weeks)
R&B 		-
First published: July 1982
Author: Rick James
She Blew My Mind (69 Times)
Throwin 'Down 		- - R&B62 (6 weeks)
R&B 		-
First published: September 1982
Author: Rick James
1983 Cold Blooded
Cold Blooded 		UK93 (2 weeks)
UK 		US40 (12 weeks)
US 		R&B1 (19 weeks)
R&B 		Dance17 (13 weeks)
Dance
First published: July 5, 1983
Author: Rick James
U Bring the Freak Out
Cold Blooded 		- - R&B16 (14 weeks)
R&B 		-
First published: October 1983
Author: Rick James
Ebony Eyes
Cold Blooded 		UK96 (3 weeks)
UK 		US43 (11 weeks)
US 		R&B22 (11 weeks)
R&B 		-
First published: November 17th 1983
feat. Smokey Robinson /… and Friends
Author: Rick James
1984 17
reflections 		UK76 (3 weeks)
UK 		US36 (14 weeks)
US 		R&B6 (16 weeks)
R&B 		Dance60 (8 weeks)
Dance
First published: June 1984
Author: Rick James
You Turn Me On
Reflections 		UK89 (2 weeks)
UK 		- R&B31 (11 weeks)
R&B 		-
First published: October 1984
Author: Rick James
1985 Can't Stop
Glow 		- US50 (8 weeks)
US 		R&B10 (12 weeks)
R&B 		Dance9 (7 weeks)
Dance
First published: March 1985
Author: Rick James
Glow
glow 		UK80 (5 weeks)
UK 		- R&B5 (15 weeks)
R&B 		Dance1 (10 weeks)
Dance
First published: June 1985
Author: Rick James
Spend the Night with Me
Glow 		- - R&B41 (9 weeks)
R&B 		-
First published: August 1985
Author: Rick James
1986 Sweet and Sexy Thing
The Flag 		- - R&B6 (15 weeks)
R&B 		Dance4 (8 weeks)
Dance
First published: May 1986
Author: Rick James
1988 Loosey's Rap
Wonderful 		UK80 (3 weeks)
UK 		- R&B1 (16 weeks)
R&B 		Dance25 (5 weeks)
Dance
First release: June 1988
feat. Roxanne Shanté and Big Daddy Kane
Author: Rick James
Wonderful
Wonderful 		- - R&B50 (7 weeks)
R&B 		-
First published: September 1988
Author: Rick James
1989 This Magic Moment / Dance with Me
 - - R&B74 (5 weeks)
R&B 		-
First published: May 1989
Authors: Doc Pomus , Mort Shuman /
George Treadwell , Irving Nahan
Originals: The Drifters , 1960/1958
2006 In the Ghetto
The Big Bang 		- - R&B50 (15 weeks)
R&B 		-
First release: August 2006
Busta Rhymes feat. Rick James
Author: Rick James

More singles

  • 1974: My Mama
  • 1976: Get Up and Dance
  • 1980: Strut Your Stuff (Rick James presents The Stone City Band)
  • 1980: Summer Love (release: September)
  • 1981: Mr. Policeman
  • 1982: Teardrops (release: December)
  • 1986: Forever and a Day
  • 1988: Sexual Luv Affair
  • 1997: Player's Way ( feat.Snoop Dogg and Bobby Womack )
  • 1998: Turn It Out (The S-Class Remixes)

Video albums

  • 2005: Super Freak Live 1982
  • 2005: Rick James at Rockpalast
  • 2009: I'm Rick James: The Definitive DVD

statistics

Chart evaluation

UK UK US US R&B R&B
Number one albums UK-UK US-US R&B2R&B
Top 10 albums UK-UK US1US R&B8thR&B
Albums in the charts UK1UK US13US R&B14thR&B
UK UK US US R&B R&B Dance Dance
Number one singles UK-UK US-US R&B4thR&B Dance2Dance
Top 10 singles UK-UK US-US R&B14thR&B Dance16Dance
Singles in the charts UK12UK US12US R&B29R&B Dance12Dance

Awards for music sales

Golden record

  • CanadaCanada Canada
    • 1982: for the single Superfreak

Platinum record

  • CanadaCanada Canada
    • 1983: for the album Street Songs

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)
Canada (MC) Canada (MC) Gold record icon.svg gold1 Platinum record icon.svg platinum1 150,000 musiccanada.com
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) Gold record icon.svg 4 × gold4th Platinum record icon.svg platinum1 3,000,000 riaa.com
All in all Gold record icon.svg 5 × gold5 Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum2

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  1. ↑ a b c Chart sources: Singles UK US
  2. ^ Joel Whitburn : Top R&B Albums 1965–1998, ISBN 0-89820-134-9 .
  3. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot R&B Songs 1942–2010: 6th Edition, ISBN 978-0-89820-186-4 .
  4. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot Dance / Disco 1974-2003, ISBN 978-0-89820-156-7 .
  5. ↑ RS500 Songs (List 2011)

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