Lionel Richie discography | |
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Studio albums | 11 |
Live albums | 4 |
Compilation albums | 6 |
Singles | 42 |
Lionel Richie is an American R&B and pop singer, who has released 11 studio albums, three live albums, and seven compilation albums. Formerly the lead vocalist of The Commodores, Richie began a solo career in the early 1980s and has released over 40 singles, five of which became number-one hits on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Richie's first three studio albums have all been certified "Multi-Platinum" by the Recording Industry Association of America. His second album, Can't Slow Down , is his most successful, being certified 10× Platinum (i.e. Diamond) in the US. The album spent 59 consecutive weeks inside the Billboard Top 10 (including the entire year of 1984) and a total of 160 weeks (over three years) on the Billboard 200 chart. It became the third best-selling album of 1984, and eventually sold over 20 million copies worldwide. [1]
In addition to multiple pop, R&B, and adult contemporary hit singles, two of his singles reached the Top 30 of the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart (now Hot Country Songs). "Deep River Woman", which features country music group Alabama, was a Top 10 hit on the country music charts in 1987.
Richie's tenth studio album, Tuskegee , was released in 2012 and peaked at number one on the US Billboard 200, making it his third number one album on the chart.
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||
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US [2] | US R&B [3] | AUS [4] | CAN [5] | GER [6] | NLD [7] | NZ [8] | NOR [9] | SWE [10] | SWI [11] | UK [12] | |||||
Lionel Richie | 3 | 1 | 18 | 5 | — | 21 | 3 | — | 41 | — | 9 | ||||
Can't Slow Down |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |||
Dancing on the Ceiling |
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
Louder Than Words |
| 28 | 15 | 32 | 25 | 26 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 21 | 10 | 11 | |||
Time |
| 152 | 77 | — | — | 15 | 71 | — | — | — | 9 | 31 | |||
Renaissance |
| 62 | 54 | — | — | 3 | 10 | — | 24 | 45 | 6 | 6 | |||
Just for You |
| 47 | 22 | 44 | — | 10 | 21 | — | — | — | 8 | 5 |
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Coming Home |
| 6 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 20 | — | — | — | 9 | 15 | |||
Sounds of the Season |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Just Go |
| 24 | 9 | — | — | 9 | 22 | — | — | — | 28 | 10 |
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Tuskegee |
| 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 10 | 31 | 7 | |||
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
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US [2] | US R&B [3] | GER [6] | NLD [7] | SWE [10] | SWI [11] | UK [12] | ||||||||
Encore |
| — | — | 23 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 8 | ||||||
Live in Paris / Live – His Greatest Hits and More |
| — | 54 | 39 | — | — | — | 91 | ||||||
Symphonica in Rosso |
| — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
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Hello from Las Vegas |
| 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
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US [2] | US R&B [3] | AUS [4] | CAN [5] | GER [6] | NLD [7] | NZ [8] | NOR [9] | SWE [10] | SWI [11] | UK [12] | ||||
Back to Front |
| 19 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 1 | ||
Truly: The Love Songs |
| — | — | 74 | — | 73 | 22 | 35 | — | 8 | 34 | 5 | ||
The Definitive Collection |
| 19 | 31 | 16 | — | 40 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 45 | 1 | ||
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Lionel Richie |
| 63 | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Gold |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 147 | ||
Soul Legends |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
The Best Collection [30] |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | Album | |||||||||||||||
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US [31] | US R&B [32] | US AC [33] | US Dance [34] | US Country [35] | AUS [4] | GER [36] | JPN [37] | NL [38] | UK [12] | ||||||||||
"Endless Love" (with Diana Ross) | 1981 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 10 | 7 | Endless Love (soundtrack) | |||||||
"Truly" | 1982 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 6 | Lionel Richie | |||||||
"You Are" | 1983 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 17 | — | — | 29 | 43 | ||||||||
"My Love" | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 88 | — | — | — | 70 | |||||||||
"All Night Long (All Night)" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | Can't Slow Down | ||||||||
"Running with the Night" | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 24 | 33 | — | 8 | 9 | |||||||||
"Hello" | 1984 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
"Stuck on You" | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | 24 | 24 | 45 | — | 18 | 12 |
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"Penny Lover" | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 73 | 37 | — | 14 | 18 | |||||||||
"Say You, Say Me" | 1985 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 12 | 25 | 1 | 8 | Dancing On the Ceiling | |||||||
"Dancing on the Ceiling" | 1986 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 13 | — | 8 | 7 | ||||||||
"Love Will Conquer All" | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 71 | — | — | 24 | 45 | |||||||||
"Ballerina Girl" | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 43 | 66 | — | 39 | 17 | |||||||||
"Deep River Woman" (with Alabama) | 1987 | 71 | — | 28 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"Se La" | 20 | 12 | 5 | — | — | — | 41 | — | 12 | 43 | |||||||||
"Do It to Me" | 1992 | 21 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 45 | 26 | — | 12 | 33 | Back to Front | |||||||
"My Destiny" | — | 56 | 7 | — | — | — | 23 | — | 1 | 7 |
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"Love, Oh Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | — | 15 | 52 | |||||||||
"Don't Wanna Lose You" | 1996 | 39 | 17 | 5 | — | — | 53 | 66 | — | 28 | 17 | Louder Than Words | |||||||
"Ordinary Girl" | — [upper-alpha 1] | 76 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 147 | |||||||||
"Still in Love" | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | |||||||||
"Climbing" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | |||||||||
"Time" | 1998 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Time | |||||||
"I Hear Your Voice" | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
"Closest Thing to Heaven" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | — | 98 | 26 | |||||||||
"Angel" | 2000 | 70 | — | 4 | 32 | — | — | 9 | — | 6 | 18 |
| Renaissance | ||||||
"Don't Stop the Music" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | — | 73 | 34 | |||||||||
"Tender Heart" | 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | ||||||||
"I Forgot" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | |||||||||
"Cinderella" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | — | 82 | — | |||||||||
"The One" (with Juliette) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
"To Love a Woman" (with Enrique Iglesias) | 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | — | — | 19 | Encore | |||||||
"Just for You" | 2004 | 92 | — | 6 | 14 | — | — | 24 | — | 47 | 20 | Just for You | |||||||
"Long Long Way to Go" | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | 54 | — | 93 | — | |||||||||
"I Call It Love" | 2006 | 62 | 19 | 9 | 10 | — | — | 29 | — | 93 | 45 | Coming Home | |||||||
"What You Are" | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
"Why" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 143 | |||||||||
"Reason to Believe" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | — | — | — | ||||||||
"All Around the World" | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
"Face in the Crowd" (with Trijntje Oosterhuis) | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | Just Go | |||||||
"Good Morning" | — | 120 | — | — | — | — | 67 | — | — | — | |||||||||
"Just Go" | 2009 | — | 116 | 11 | 18 | — | — | — | 97 | — | 52 | ||||||||
"I'm in Love" | — | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
"All Night Long 2011" (featuring Guy Sebastian) | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||||
"Endless Love" (with Shania Twain) | 2012 | — [upper-alpha 2] | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tuskegee | |||||||
"Say You, Say Me" (with Rasmus Seebach) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released to that country |
Title | Year | Peak positions | Album |
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US Country | |||
"Deep River Woman" (with Little Big Town) | 2012 | 60 | Tuskegee |
Year | Video |
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1982 | "Truly" |
1983 | "You Are" |
"My Love" | |
"All Night Long (All Night)" | |
"Running with the Night" | |
1984 | "Hello" |
"Penny Lover" | |
1985 | "Say You, Say Me" |
1986 | "Dancing on the Ceiling" |
"Love Will Conquer All" | |
"Ballerina Girl" | |
1987 | "Se La" |
1992 | "Do It to Me" |
"My Destiny" | |
"Love, Oh Love" | |
1996 | "Don't Wanna Lose You" |
"Ordinary Girl" | |
1998 | "Time" |
2000 | "Angel" |
"Don't Stop the Music" | |
2001 | "Cinderella" |
2003 | "To Love a Woman" |
2004 | "Just for You" |
2006 | "I Call It Love" |
2009 | "Just Go" |
2012 | "Endless Love" |
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