| Year | Titles (A-side, B-side)
Both sides from same album except where indicated | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
|---|
US
[16] | US
R&B
[17] | BEL
[18] | CAN
[19] | GER
[20] | ITA
[21] | NED
[22] | UK
[7] |
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| Federal releases: |
| 1956 | "Please, Please, Please"
b/w "Why Do You Do Me" (from Try Me!) | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Please Please Please |
"I Don't Know"
b/w "I Feel That Old Feeling Coming On" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"No, No, No, No"
b/w "Hold My Baby's Hand" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Chonnie-On-Chon"
b/w "I Won't Plead No More" (from Try Me!) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1957 | "Just Won't Do Right"
b/w "Let's Make It" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Gonna Try"
b/w "Can't Be the Same" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Try Me! |
"Messing with the Blues"
b/w "Love or a Game" (from Please, Please, Please) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"You're Mine, You're Mine"
b/w "I Walked Alone" (from Please, Please, Please) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"That Dood It"
b/w "Baby Cries Over the Ocean" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Please, Please, Please |
| 1958 | "Begging, Begging"
b/w "That's When I Lost My Heart" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Try Me"
b/w "Tell Me What I Did Wrong" | 48 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1959 | "I Want You So Bad"
b/w "There Must Be a Reason" | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Try Me! |
"I've Got to Change"
b/w "It Hurts to Tell You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"It Was You"
b/w "Got to Cry" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Good Good Lovin'"
b/w "Don't Let It Happen to Me" (from Try Me!) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Think! |
| 1960 | "I'll Go Crazy"
b/w "I Know It's True" | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Think" / | 33 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "You've Got the Power" | 86 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"This Old Heart"
b/w "Wonder When You're Coming Home" | 79 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| King releases: |
"The Bells"
b/w "And I Do Just What I Want" | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Amazing James Brown |
| 1961 | "Hold It"
b/w "The Scratch" (from James Brown Presents His Band!/Mighty Instrumentals) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | James Brown Presents His Band/ James Brown Plays James Brown Today & Yesterday |
"Bewildered"
b/w "If You Want Me" | 40 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Think! |
"I Don't Mind"
b/w "Love Don't Love Nobody" | 47 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Amazing James Brown |
"Suds"
b/w "Sticky" (from Tour the U.S.A.) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | James Brown Presents His Band/ Mighty Instrumentals |
"Baby You're Right"
b/w "I'll Never, Never Let You Go" | 49 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Think! |
"Just You and Me, Darling"
b/w "I Love You, Yes I Do" | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Amazing James Brown |
"Lost Someone"
b/w "Cross Firing" (from Tour the U.S.A.) | 48 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1962 | "Night Train"
b/w "Why Does Everything Happen to Me" (a.k.a. "Strange Things Happen", from Try Me!) | 35 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ` | non-album track/later included on I Got You (I Feel Good) |
"Shout and Shimmy"
b/w "Come Over Here" | 61 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Good, Good, Twistin' with James Brown |
"Mashed Potatoes U.S.A."
b/w "You Don't Have to Go" (from The Amazing James Brown) | 82 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | James Brown and His Famous Flames Tour the U.S.A. |
"Three Hearts in a Tangle"
b/w "I've Got Money" | 93 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1963 | "Like a Baby" / | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Every Beat of My Heart" | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Prisoner of Love"
b/w "Choo Choo" | 18 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Prisoner of Love |
"These Foolish Things"
b/w "(Can You) Feel It Part 1" (from Prisoner Of Love) | 55 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | non-album track (later re-recorded for Hell) |
"Signed Sealed and Delivered"
b/w "Waiting in Vain" | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Prisoner of Love |
"I've Got to Change"
b/w "The Bells" (from The Amazing James Brown) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Try Me! |
| 1964 | "Oh Baby Don't You Weep"—Part 1
b/w Part 2 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | non-album track/ Pure Dynamite! Live at the Royal |
"Please, Please, Please" (overdubbed)
b/w "In the Wee Wee Hours (Of the Nite)" (from Tour the U.S.A.) | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Pure Dynamite! Live at the Royal |
"Again"
b/w "How Long Darling" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Prisoner of Love |
"So Long"
b/w "Dancin' Little Thing" (from The Amazing James Brown) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Tell Me What You're Gonna Do"
b/w "I Don't Care" (from Tour the U.S.A.) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Amazing James Brown |
"Think"
b/w "Try Me" (from Prisoner of Love) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | James Brown Live at the Apollo |
"Have Mercy Baby"
b/w "Just Won't Do Right" | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Good Good Twistin' with James Brown |
| Smash releases: |
| 1964 | "Caldonia"
b/w "Evil" | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Showtime |
"The Things That I Used to Do"
b/w "Out of the Blue" | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Out of Sight"
b/w "Maybe the Last Time" | 24 | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | | Out Of Sight |
| 1965 | "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf"
b/w "Devil's Hideaway"
James Brown at the Organ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Grits & Soul |
"Try Me"
b/w "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag"
Instrumental versions: James Brown at the Organ | 63 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | James Brown Plays James Brown - Today & Yesterday |
| 1966 | "New Breed" (Part I)
b/w Part II | — | — | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | | James Brown Plays New Breed |
"James Brown's Boo-Ga-Loo"
b/w "Lost in a Mood of Changes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Let's Go Get Stoned"
b/w "Our Day Will Come" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Handful Of Soul |
| 1967 | "Jimmy Mack"
b/w "What Do You Like"
James Brown at the Organ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | James Brown Plays the Real Thing |
| King releases: |
| 1965 | "This Old Heart"
b/w "It Was You" (from Try Me!) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Think! |
"Papa's Got a Brand New Bag"—Part 1
b/w Part 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | 16 | 25 | | non-album track/re-recorded for Soul on Top |
"I Got You (I Feel Good)"
b/w "I Can't Help It (I Just Do-Do-Do)" | 3 | 1 | — | 35 | — | — | — | 29 | | non-album track/ I Got You (I Feel Good) (original version on Out of Sight) |
| "Lost Someone" (Live) / | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | James Brown Live at the Apollo |
| "I'll Go Crazy" (Live) | 73 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1966 | "Ain't That a Groove"—Parts 1 & 2 | 42 | 6 | — | 46 | — | — | — | 51 [upper-alpha 1] | | It's a Man's Man's Man's World |
"Come Over Here"
b/w "Tell Me What You're Gonna Do" (from Good Good Twistin' with James Brown) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Amazing James Brown |
"It's a Man's Man's Man's World"
b/w "Is It Yes or Is It No?" | 8 | 1 | 14 | 25 | — | 33 | — | 13 | | non-album track/re-recorded for Soul on Top |
"How Long Darling"
b/w "This Old Heart" (from Think!) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Prisoner of Love |
"Money Won't Change You"—Part 1
b/w Part 2 | 53 | 16 | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | | James Brown Sings Raw Soul |
"Don't Be a Drop-Out"
b/w "Tell Me That You Love Me" | 50 | 4 | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | |
"The Christmas Song"—Version 1
b/w Version 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | James Brown Sings Christmas Songs |
"Sweet Little Baby Boy"—Part 1
b/w Part 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Let's Make This Christmas Mean Something This Year"—Part 1
b/w Part 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1967 | "Bring It Up"
b/w "Nobody Knows" | 29 | 7 | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | | James Brown Sings Raw Soul |
"Kansas City"
b/w "Stone Fox" (from James Brown Sings Raw Soul) | 55 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Live at the Apollo, Volume II |
"Think" (with Vicki Anderson)
B-side by Vicki Anderson: "Nobody Cares" | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Let Yourself Go"
b/w "Good Rockin' Tonight" (from Cold Sweat) | 46 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | James Brown Sings Raw Soul |
"I Loves You Porgy"
b/w "Yours and Mine" (from James Brown Sings Raw Soul) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Cold Sweat |
"Mona Lisa"
"It Won't Be Me" (from I Got the Feelin') | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Cold Sweat"—Part 1
b/w Part 2 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Get It Together"—Part 1
b/w Part 2 | 40 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | I Can't Stand Myself When You Touch Me |
"The Soul of J.B."
b/w "Funky Soul #1" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me)" / | 28 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "There Was a Time" | 36 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1968 | "You've Got to Change Your Mind" (with Bobby Byrd)
B-side by Bobby Byrd: "I'll Lose My Mind" | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"I Got the Feelin'"
b/w "If I Ruled the World" | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | I Got the Feelin' |
"Licking Stick – Licking Stick"—Part 1
b/w Part 2 | 14 | 2 | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | | Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud |
"America Is My Home"—Part 1
b/w Part 2 | 52 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | non-album tracks |
"I Guess I'll Have to Cry, Cry, Cry"
b/w "Just Plain Funk" (from I Got the Feelin') | 55 | 15 | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | | Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud |
"Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud"—Part 1
b/w Part 2 | 10 | 1 | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | |
"Goodbye My Love"
b/w "Shades of Brown" | 31 | 9 | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | |
"Tit for Tat (Ain't No Taking Back)"
b/w "Believers Shall Enjoy (Non-Believers Shall Suffer)" | 86 | — | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | | A Soulful Christmas |
| 1969 | "Give It Up or Turnit a Loose"
b/w "I'll Lose My Mind" (from Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud) | 15 | 1 | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | | non-album track released as an instrumental on Ain't It Funky |
"Soul Pride"—Part 1
b/w Part 2 | — | 33 | — | 100 | — | — | — | — | | The Popcorn |
"I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing
(Open Up the Door, I'll Get It Myself)"—Part 1
b/w Part 2 | 20 | 3 | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | | non-album tracks |
"The Popcorn"
b/w "The Chicken" | 30 | 11 | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | | The Popcorn |
"Mother Popcorn (You've Got to Have a Mother for Me)"—Part 1
b/w Part 2 | 11 | 1 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | | It's a Mother |
"Lowdown Popcorn"
b/w "Top of the Stack" (from It's A Mother) | 41 | 16 | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | | Sex Machine |
"World"—Part 1
b/w Part 2 | 37 | 8 | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | | It's a New Day – Let a Man Come In |
"Let a Man Come In and Do the Popcorn"—Part 1
b/w "Sometime" (from Super Bad) | 21 | 2 | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | |
"Let a Man Come In and Do the Popcorn"—Part 2
b/w "Gittin' a Little Hipper"—Part 2 (non-album track; instrumental version of "Get It Together") | 40 | 6 | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | |
"Ain't It Funky Now"—Part 1
b/w Part 2 | 24 | 3 | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | | Ain't It Funky |
| 1970 | "It's a New Day"—Parts 1 & 2
b/w "Georgia on My Mind" | 32 | 3 | — | 51 | 34 | 31 | 76 | — | | It's a New Day – Let a Man Come In |
"Funky Drummer"—Part 1
b/w Part 2 | 51 | 20 | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | | non-album tracks |
"Brother Rapp"—Parts 1 & 2
b/w "Bewildered" (new version; non-album track) | 32 | 2 | — | 62 | — | — | 79 | — | | Slaughter's Big Rip-Off |
"Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine"—Part 1
b/w Part 2 | 15 | 2 | 4 | — | 29 | — | 7 | 32 | | non-album track |
"Super Bad"—Parts 1 & 2
b/w Part 3 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 48 | 56 | — | — | | Super Bad |
"Santa Claus Is Definitely Here to Stay"
b/w Instrumental Sing-Along version of A-side | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Hey America |
"Get Up, Get into It, Get Involved"—Part 1
b/w Part 2 | 34 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | non-album tracks |
| 1971 | "Spinning Wheel"—Part 1 (live)
b/w Part 2 (live) | 90 | 79 | 89 | 50 | 78 | 10 | 53 | — | | Sex Machine |
"Soul Power"—Part 1
b/w Parts 2 & 3 | 29 | 3 | 92 | 67 | 47 | — | — | 78 [upper-alpha 2] | | non-album tracks |
"I Cried"
b/w "World"(from It's A New Day - Let A Man Come In)—Part 2 | 50 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Note: All singles from (1956) "Please, Please, Please" through to (1968) "I Guess I'll Have to Cry, Cry, Cry" credited as James Brown and The Famous Flames |
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