Run-DMC discography

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Run-D.M.C. discography
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Studio albums7
Live albums1
Compilation albums6
Singles30

The following is a comprehensive discography of Run-DMC, an American hip hop group.

Contents

Run-D.M.C. have had hit singles across the globe from Australia and New Zealand to Belgium and Ireland. Their biggest hit outside of the US was the Jason Nevins remix of "It's Like That".

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details, chart positions, sales and certifications
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[1]
US
R&B/HH

[2]
AUS
[3]
CAN
[4]
GER
[5]
NED
[6]
NZ
[7]
SWE
[8]
SWI
[9]
UK
[10]
Run-D.M.C. 5314
King of Rock
  • Released: January 21, 1985
  • Label: Profile
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
5212
  • RIAA: Platinum [11]
Raising Hell
  • Released: May 27, 1986
  • Label: Profile
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
3150324928841
Tougher Than Leather
  • Released: May 17, 1988
  • Label: Profile
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
923851464643352813
Back from Hell
  • Released: October 16, 1990
  • Label: Profile
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
8116
Down with the King
  • Released: May 4, 1993
  • Label: Profile
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
71296044
Crown Royal
  • Released: April 3, 2001
  • Label: Arista
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
3722483940102
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected details, chart positions and certifications
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[1]
US
R&B/HH

[2]
AUS
[3]
FIN
[16]
GER
[5]
NED
[6]
SWE
[8]
UK
[10]
Together Forever:
Greatest Hits 1983–1991
  • Released: November 1991
  • Label: Arista
19975358858
Together Forever:
Greatest Hits 1983–1998
  • Released: June 1998
  • Label: Arista
843231
High Profile:
The Original Rhymes
  • Released: January 2002
  • Label: BMG
Greatest Hits
  • Released: September 2002
  • Label: Arista
1173315
Ultimate Run-D.M.C.
  • Released: October 2003
  • Label: Arista
62
The Essential Run-D.M.C.
  • Released: October 2012
  • Label: Sony, Legacy
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

TitleAlbum details
Live at Montreux 2001
  • Released: April 2007
  • Label: Eagle

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[17]
US
R&B/HH

[18]
AUS
[3]
AUT
[19]
BEL
[20]
CAN
[21]
NED
[22]
NZ
[23]
SWI
[24]
UK
[25]
"It's Like That"198315Run-D.M.C.
"Hard Times"198411
"Rock Box"22
"30 Days"16
"Hollis Crew (Krush Groove 2)"65
"King of Rock"19851480King of Rock
"You Talk Too Much"19
"Can You Rock It Like This"19
"Jam-Master Jammin' (Remix)"53
"My Adidas"1986562Raising Hell
"Walk This Way"
(with Aerosmith)
48926662198
"You Be Illin' (Remix)"29122942
"It's Tricky"1987572116
"Christmas in Hollis"787556 A Very Special Christmas
"Run's House"19881037Tougher Than Leather
"Mary, Mary"7529731486
"I'm Not Going Out Like That"40
"Papa Crazy"
"Pause"198951Back from Hell
"Ghostbusters"563465 Ghostbusters II Soundtrack and Back from Hell
"What's It All About"19902448Back from Hell
"Faces"19915778
"Ooh, Whatcha Gonna Do"1993 [lower-alpha 1] 78Down with the King
"Down with the King"
(featuring Pete Rock & CL Smooth)
219818069
"Can I Get It, Yo"
(featuring EPMD)
"It's Like That"
vs Jason Nevins)
1997 [lower-alpha 2] 9012231111Together Forever:
Greatest Hits 1983–1998
"(It's) Tricky" (Run-D.M.C. vs Jason Nevins)19981511253452274
"Rock Show" (featuring Stephan Jenkins)2001Crown Royal
"It's Tricky 2003" (featuring Jacknife Lee)200320Non-album single
"It's Tricky" (DJ Fresh Remix)201473Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbum
US
[17]
US
R&B/HH

[18]
AUS
[3]
BEL
[20]
CAN
[21]
GER
[35]
NED
[22]
NZ
[23]
SWI
[24]
UK
[25]
1984"8 Million Stories"
(Kurtis Blow featuring Run-D.M.C)
45 Ego Trip
1985"Sun City"
(as part of Artists United Against Apartheid)
382144101744721 Sun City
1986"King Holiday"
(as part of King Dream Chorus & Holiday Crew)
30Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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References

Notes

  1. "Ooh, Whatcha Gonna Do" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number six on the Bubbling Under Hot 100. [28]
  2. "It's Like That" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 13 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100. [28]

Citations

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