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| Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 11 |
| Singles | 12 |
Herein is the discography of the American hip hop group Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five . Additional info can be found on the separate Grandmaster Flash and Melle Mel entries.
| Year | Title | Chart positions [1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 200 [2] | US R&B [2] | AUS [3] | NZ [4] | UK [5] | ||
| 1982 | The Message
| 53 | 8 | 78 | 14 | 77 |
| 1988 | On the Strength
| 189 | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||
| Year | Title | Chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 200 [2] | US R&B [2] | CAN | UK [5] | ||
| 1983 | Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five
| — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | Greatest Messages
| — | — | — | 41 |
| 1993 | The Greatest Hits
| — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | Message from Beat Street: The Best of Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel & the Furious Five
| — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel & the Furious Five: More of the Best
| — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | The Greatest Mixes
| — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | Adventures on the Wheels of Steel
| — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | The Showdown: The Sugarhill Gang Vs. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
| — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | Essential Cuts
| — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel and the Furious Five: The Definitive Groove Collection
| — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | The Essential
| — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | Kings of the Streets
| — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||
| Year | Title | Chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 200 [2] | US R&B [2] | CAN | UK [5] | ||
| 1985 | They Said It Couldn't Be Done
| — | 35 | — | 95 |
| 1986 | The Source
| 145 | 27 | — | — |
| 1987 | Ba-Dop-Boom-Bang
| 197 | 43 | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||
| Year | Title | Chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 200 [2] | US R&B [2] | CAN | UK [5] | ||
| 1984 | Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five
| — | 43 | — | 45 |
| 1989 | Piano
| — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions [1] [6] | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Hot 100 [2] | US R&B [2] | US Club Play [2] | AUS [3] | IRL | NZ [4] | UK [5] | ||||
| 1979 | "We Rap More Mellow" (credited as the Younger Generation) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N/A | |
| "Flash to the Beat" (live) (credited as Flash and the Five) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Superappin'" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1980 | "Freedom" | — | 19 | 37 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Birthday Party" | — | 36 | 83 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1981 | "The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel" | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Showdown" (credited as The Furious Five meets The Sugarhill Gang) | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "It's Nasty (Genius of Love)" | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | The Message | ||
| 1982 | "The Message" | 62 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 8 [5] | ||
| "Scorpio" | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | 77 | |||
| 1983 | "New York New York" | — | 17 | — | — | — | 49 | 82 | Greatest Messages | |
| 1988 | "Gold" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | On the Strength | |
| "Magic Carpet Ride" (featuring Steppenwolf) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions [6] | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US R&B [2] | UK [5] | ||||
| 1984 | "Sign of the Times" | 55 | 72 | They Said It Couldn't Be Done | |
| 1985 | "Alternate Groove" | — | — | ||
| "Girls Love the Way He Spins" | 54 | — | |||
| 1986 | "Behind Closed Doors" | — | — | The Source | |
| "Style (Peter Gunn Theme)" | 54 | — | |||
| 1987 | "All Wrapped Up" | — | — | Ba-Dop-Boom-Bang | |
| "U Know What Time It Is" | 57 | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions [1] [6] | Certifications | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US R&B [2] | US Club Play [2] | AUS [3] | IRL | NZ [4] | UK [5] | |||||
| 1982 | "Message II (Survival)" (credited as Melle Mel & Duke Bootee) | 32 | — | — | — | — | 74 | N/A | ||
| 1983 | "White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)" (credited as Grandmaster & Melle Mel) | 47 | 9 | 27 | 22 | 45 | 7 [5] | Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five | ||
| 1984 | "Beat Street Breakdown" | 8 | — | 48 | — | 47 | 42 | Beat Street | ||
| "Jesse" | 73 | — | — | — | — | 83 [5] | N/A | |||
| "Step Off" | — | — | — | 9 | — | 8 | ||||
| "We Don't Work for Free" | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five | |||
| 1985 | "King of the Streets" | — | — | — | — | — | — | N/A | ||
| "Pump Me Up" | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | ||||
| "World War III" | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five | |||
| "Vice" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Miami Vice I | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
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