Cameo discography

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Cameo discography
Studio albums17
Live albums6
Compilation albums15
Singles44

This discography documents albums and singles released by American R&B/funk band Cameo.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details, chart positions and certifications
TitleDetailsPeak chart positions Certifications
US Pop
[1]
US
R&B

[1]
AUS
[2]
CAN
[3]
GER
[4]
NLD
[5]
NZ
[6]
SWI
[7]
UK
[8]
Cardiac Arrest 11616
We All Know Who We Are
  • Released: January 2, 1978
  • Label: Chocolate City
581572
Ugly Ego
  • Released: September 25, 1978
  • Label: Chocolate City
8316
Secret Omen
  • Released: June 25, 1979
  • Label: Chocolate City
464
Cameosis
  • Released: April 24, 1980
  • Label: Chocolate City
251
  • RIAA: Gold [9]
Feel Me
  • Released: 1980
  • Label: Chocolate City
446
  • RIAA: Gold [9]
Knights of the Sound Table
  • Released: May 18, 1981
  • Label: Chocolate City
442
  • RIAA: Gold [9]
Alligator Woman
  • Released: March 22, 1982
  • Label: Chocolate City
236
  • RIAA: Gold [9]
Style 5314
She's Strange
  • Released: January 16, 1984
  • Label: Atlanta Artists
271
  • RIAA: Gold [9]
Single Life
  • Released: June 17, 1985
  • Label: Atlanta Artists
58266
  • RIAA: Gold [9]
Word Up!
  • Released: September 9, 1986
  • Label: Atlanta Artists
817572344813307
Machismo
  • Released: October 17, 1988
  • Label: Atlanta Artists
561086
  • RIAA: Gold [9]
Real Men... Wear Black
  • Released: June 11, 1990
  • Label: Atlanta Artists
8418
Emotional Violence 42
In the Face of Funk
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: Way 2 Funky
83
Sexy Sweet Thing
  • Released: April 18, 2000
  • Label: BMD/Private I
64
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected details and chart positions
TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
US
R&B

[1]
Shake Your Pants
  • Released: January 15, 1992
  • Label: PolyGram
The Best of Cameo
  • Released: May 18, 1993
  • Label: Mercury
44
The Best of Cameo, Volume 2
  • Released: May 21, 1996
  • Label: Mercury
Best of Cameo
The Ballads Collection
  • Released: May 19, 1998
  • Label: PolyGram
Greatest Hits
  • Released: September 15, 1998
  • Label: PolyGram
12″ Collection and More
  • Released: May 18, 1999
  • Label: PolyGram
The Hits Collection
  • Released: June 27, 2000
  • Label: Universal/Spectrum
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Cameo
  • Released: February 6, 2001
  • Label: Mercury
Anthology
  • Released: June 18, 2002
  • Label: Mercury
Classic Cameo
  • Released: March 3, 2003
  • Label: Mercury
The Best of Cameo
  • Released: November 23, 2004
  • Label: Universal
Gold
  • Released: July 26, 2005
  • Label: Mercury
The Definitive Collection
  • Released: March 14, 2006
  • Label: Mercury
Fresh Takes
  • Released: May 25, 2018
  • Label: Entertainment One U.S. LP
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[1]
US
R&B

[1]
US
Dance

[1]
AUS
[2]
GER
[11]
IRE
[12]
UK
[8]
"Find My Way"19753Cardiac Arrest
"Rigor Mortis"197710333
"Post Mortem"70
"Funk Funk"10420
"It's Serious"19782129We All Know Who We Are
"It's Over"60
"Insane"17Ugly Ego
"Give Love a Chance"197976
"I Just Want to Be"352Secret Omen
"Sparkle"10
"We're Goin' Out Tonight"198011Cameosis
"Shake Your Pants"857
"Keep It Hot"477Feel Me
"Feel Me"198127
"Freaky Dancin'"102345Knights of the Sound Table
"I Like It"25
"Just Be Yourself"198210112Alligator Woman
"Flirt"10
"Alligator Woman"54
"Style"198314Style
"Slow Movin'"47
"She's Strange"1984471254637She's Strange
"Talkin' Out the Side of Your Neck"21
"Hangin' Downtown"45
"Attack Me with Your Love"198533965Single Life
"Single Life"2262815
"A Good-Bye"7665
"She's Strange" (Cameo Megamix)22Non-album single
"Word Up!"19866116383Word Up!
"Candy"211102127
"Back and Forth"198750361011
"She's Mine"35
"You Make Me Work"19888544574Machismo
"Skin I'm In"579
"Pretty Girls"198952
"I Want It Now"19905Real Men... Wear Black
"Close Quarters"38
"Emotional Violence"199247Emotional Violence
"That Kind of Guy"53
"Money"4
"Slyde"199457In the Face of Funk
"You Are My Love"199599
"Loverboy" (with Mariah Carey)200121457575012 Glitter
"El Passo"2019Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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