Chaka Khan discography | |
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Studio albums | 13 |
Live albums | 2 |
Compilation albums | 7 |
Singles | 46 |
Guest appearances | 14 |
American R&B/soul singer Chaka Khan has released thirteen albums during her solo career. Her first solo single was "I'm Every Woman", also released in 1978. She has released a total of 46 solo singles throughout her career. Khan has placed four albums in the top twenty of the Billboard albums chart, scored one top 10 and four additional top-40 hits (three as a featured artist) on the Billboard Hot 100. On the Billboard R&B Songs chart, Khan hit the top 10 ten times (including three times as a featured artist) including five number ones (including two as a featured artist. On Billboard's Dance Club Chart, Khan had six number ones and another number one as a featured artist. On the UK Singles Chart, she has scored three top 10s, eight additional top 40 singles (including five as a featured artist).
Chaka Khan also recorded as a member of R&B/funk band Rufus. Khan released her first studio album in 1978 while she was still the lead singer of Rufus. She would continue to release albums with the group off and on until its dissolution in 1983. On most Rufus releases, the artist name was listed as "Rufus featuring Chaka Khan" or "Rufus and Chaka Khan". (Rufus releases are not included in this discography.) Rufus hit the Hot 100 top 10 three times, the US Top R&B Songs chart top 10 twelve times including five number ones, Billboard's Dance Club chart's top 10 four times including one number one. Rufus hit the UK top 40 with two versions of "Ain't Nobody", with both reaching the top 10.
Khan spent the first 14 years of her solo career with Warner Bros. Records, where she released eight albums. She has also released albums for the Elektra, NPG, Earthsong, and Burgundy labels.
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||||
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US 200 [1] | US R&B [1] | US Jazz [1] | AUS [2] [3] | CAN [4] | GER [5] | NLD [6] | NZ [7] | SWE [8] | SWI [9] | UK [10] | ||||
Chaka |
| 12 | 2 | — | 74 | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | ||
Naughty |
| 43 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
What Cha' Gonna Do for Me |
| 17 | 3 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | — |
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Echoes of an Era |
| 105 | 38 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Chaka Khan |
| 52 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
I Feel for You |
| 14 | 4 | — | 71 | 27 | 17 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 14 | 15 | ||
Destiny |
| 67 | 25 | — | — | — | 50 | 49 | — | 13 | 26 | 77 | ||
ck |
| 125 | 17 | — | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
The Woman I Am |
| 92 | 9 | — | 159 | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | ||
Come 2 My House |
| — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
ClassiKhan |
| — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Funk This |
| 15 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Hello Happiness |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 178 | — | — | 32 | 18 | ||
"—" denotes single was not released or failed to chart in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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US R&B [1] | ||
S.O.U.L. |
| 45 |
Homecoming |
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US 200 [1] | US R&B [1] | US Dance [1] | AUS [2] [3] | NLD [6] | UK [10] | ||||||||
Life Is a Dance: The Remix Project |
| — | — | 1 | 143 | 47 | 14 |
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The Remix Project: Greatest Hits |
| — | — | — | 157 | — | — | ||||||
Epiphany: The Best of Chaka Khan, Vol. 1 |
| 84 | 22 | — | 125 | — | — | ||||||
Dance Classics of Chaka Khan |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
I'm Every Woman: The Best of Chaka Khan |
| — | — | — | — | — | 62 | ||||||
The Platinum Collection |
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The Essential Chaka Khan |
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Japanese Singles Collection -Greatest Hits- (Chaka Khan album) |
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"—" denotes single was not released or failed to chart in that territory. |
Year | Single | Chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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US Hot [1] | US R&B [1] | US Dance [1] | AUS [2] [3] | BEL [16] | CAN [17] | GER [18] | IRE [19] | NLD [20] | NZ [21] | UK [10] | ||||
1978 | "I'm Every Woman" | 21 | 1 | 30 | 27 | 20 | 38 | — | 16 | 15 | 18 | 11 | Chaka | |
1979 | "Life Is a Dance" | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980 | "Clouds" | 103 | 10 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Naughty | |
"Papillon (aka Hot Butterfly)" | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Get Ready, Get Set" | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1981 | "What Cha' Gonna Do for Me" | 53 | 1 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | What Cha' Gonna Do for Me | |
"We Can Work It Out" | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"I Know You, I Live You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Any Old Sunday" | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1983 | "Got to Be There" | 67 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Chaka Khan | |
"Tearin' It Up" | — | 48 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Best in the West" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1984 | "I Feel for You" | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | I Feel for You | |
1985 | "This Is My Night" | 60 | 11 | 1 | — | 12 | 85 | 47 | 7 | 20 | 34 | 14 | ||
"Through the Fire" | 60 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | |||
"Eye to Eye" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 43 | — | 16 | |||
"(Krush Groove) Can't Stop the Street" | — | 18 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | Krush Groove soundtrack | ||
"Own the Night" | 57 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Miami Vice soundtrack | ||
1986 | "The Other Side of the World" | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Destiny | |
"Love of a Lifetime" | 53 | 21 | — | — | — | 87 | — | — | 34 | — | 52 | |||
"Love of a Lifetime" (Remix) | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Tight Fit" | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Earth to Mickey" | — | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1988 | "It's My Party" | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | CK | |
1989 | "Baby Me" | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Soul Talkin'" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"I'm Every Woman" (Remix) | — | — | 1 | 147 | 20 | — | — | 7 | 9 | — | 8 | Life Is a Dance: The Remix Project | ||
"Ain't Nobody" (with Rufus)(Remix) | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | — | — | 6 | ||||
"I Feel for You" (Remix) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 45 | ||||
1992 | "Love You All My Lifetime" | 68 | 2 | 1 | 193 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | The Woman I Am | |
"You Can Make the Story Right" | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"I Want" | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1993 | "Don't Look at Me That Way" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | ||
1995 | "Love Me Still" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Clockers soundtrack | |
1996 | "My Funny Valentine" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Waiting to Exhale soundtrack | |
"Never Miss the Water" (featuring Me'Shell Ndegeocello) | 102 | 36 | 1 | 167 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | Epiphany: Best of Vol. 1 | ||
1998 | "Spoon" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Come 2 My House | |
"Don't Talk 2 Strangers" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2007 | "Angel" | 119 [24] | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Funk This | |
"Disrespectful" (featuring Mary J. Blige) | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"You Belong to Me" (featuring Michael McDonald) | — | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2008 | "One for All Time" | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013 | "It's Not Over" (featuring Lecrae) | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
2018 | "Like Sugar" [25] | — | — | — | — | Tip [A] | — | — | — | — | — | [B] | Hello Happiness | |
2019 | "Hello Happiness" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2022 | "Woman Like Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"—" denotes single was not released or failed to chart in that territory. |
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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US Hot [1] | US R&B [1] | US Dance [1] | AUS [2] | BEL [16] | CAN [17] | GER [18] | IRE [19] | NLD [20] | NZ [21] | UK [10] | ||||
1978 | "Stuff Like That" (with Quincy Jones and Ashford & Simpson) | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | 24 | — | 34 | Sounds...and Stuff Like That!! | |
1986 | "Higher Love" (with Steve Winwood) | 1 | — | — | 8 | 31 | 1 | 49 | 11 | 26 | 11 | 13 | Back in the High Life | |
1989 | "I'll Be Good to You" (with Quincy Jones and Ray Charles) | 18 | 1 | 1 | — | 34 | 48 | 28 | 18 | 38 | 7 | 21 | Back on the Block | |
1990 | "The Places You Find Love" (with Quincy Jones and Siedah Garrett) | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992 | "Feels Like Heaven" (with Peter Cetera) | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | World Falling Down | |
1995 | "Watch What You Say" (with Guru) | — | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | Jazzmatazz, Vol. 2: The New Reality | |
1996 | "Missing You" (with Brandy, Tamia and Gladys Knight) | 25 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | Set It Off soundtrack | |
1998 | "Come On" (with The New Power Generation) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Newpower Soul | |
"The Longer We Make Love" (with Barry White) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Staying Power | ||
2000 | "All Good?" (with De La Soul) | 96 | 41 | 17 | 34 | — | — | 76 | — | 76 | — | 33 | Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump | |
2001 | "The Essence" (with Herbie Hancock) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Future2Future | |
2005 | "Give and Let Live" (with Hope Collective) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
2010 | "Soul Survivor" (with Beverley Knight) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 100% | |
2017 | "Say a Prayer" [27] (with Tieks feat. Popcaan) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
2023 | "Tekken 2" [28] (Bombay Bicycle Club featuring Chaka Khan) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | My Big Day | |
2024 | "Immortal Queen" (with Sia) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Reasonable Woman | |
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