This is the discography documenting albums and singles released by American funk/R&B singer/musician Rick James.
This is the discography documenting albums and singles released by American funk/R&B singer/musician Rick James.
| Year | Album | Chart positions | Certifications [1] | Record label | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] | US R&B [3] | AUS [4] | CAN [5] | NLD [6] | NZ [7] | SWE [8] | UK [9] | ||||
| 1978 | Come Get It! | 13 | 3 | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | Gordy | |
| 1979 | Bustin' Out of L Seven | 16 | 2 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | ||
| Fire It Up | 34 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | * RIAA: Platinum [1] | ||
| 1980 | Garden of Love | 83 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981 | Street Songs | 3 | 1 | 76 | 24 | 19 | 13 | — | — |
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| 1982 | Throwin' Down | 13 | 2 | — | 32 | 41 | 16 | — | 93 |
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| 1983 | Cold Blooded | 16 | 1 | — | 67 | — | — | 48 | — |
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| 1985 | Glow | 50 | 7 | — | 89 | 36 | — | — | — | ||
| 1986 | The Flag | 95 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988 | Wonderful | 148 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Reprise | |
| 1989 | Kickin' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997 | Urban Rapsody | 170 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Private I | |
| 2007 | Deeper Still | 185 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Stone City | |
| "—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not certified | |||||||||||
| Year | Album | Chart positions | Record label | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] | US R&B [3] | CAN [5] | ||||
| 1984 | Reflections | 41 | 10 | 96 | Gordy | |
| 1994 | Bustin' Out: The Best of Rick James | — | — | — | Motown | |
| 1997 | Ultimate Collection | — | — | — | ||
| 2000 | The Millennium Collection: The Best of Rick James | — | — | — | ||
| 2002 | Anthology | — | — | — | ||
| 2004 | Greatest Hits | — | — | — | ||
| 2005 | Gold | — | — | — | ||
| The Millennium Collection: The Best of Rick James, Vol. 2 | — | — | — | |||
| 2006 | The Definitive Collection | — | — | — | ||
| 2014 | The Complete Motown Albums | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes the album failed to chart | ||||||
| Year | Album | Chart positions | Record label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] | US R&B [3] | |||
| 1980 | In 'N' Out | 122 | 30 | Gordy |
| 1981 | The Boys Are Back | — | 53 | |
| 1983 | Out from the Shadow | — | 56 | |
| "—" denotes the album failed to chart | ||||
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [10] | US R&B [11] | US Dance [12] | AUS [4] | NLD [6] | NZ [7] | UK [9] | ||||
| 1974 | "My Mama" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album singles | |
| 1976 | "Get Up and Dance" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978 | "You and I" | 13 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 46 | Come Get It! | |
| "Mary Jane" | 41 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Hollywood" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1979 | "High on Your Love Suite" | 72 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | Bustin' Out of L Seven | |
| "Bustin' Out" | 71 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Fool on the Street" | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Love Gun" | — | 13 | 32 | — | — | — | — | Fire It Up | ||
| 1980 | "Come into My Life (Part 1)" | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Big Time" | — | 17 | 38 | — | — | — | 41 | Garden of Love | ||
| "Summer Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1981 | "Give It to Me Baby" | 40 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 47 | Street Songs | |
| "Super Freak" | 16 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 4 | — | ||||
| "Ghetto Life" | 102 | 38 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Mr. Policeman" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1982 | "Standing on the Top (Part 1)" (with The Temptations) | 66 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 53 | Throwin' Down | |
| "Dance wit' Me (Part 1)" | 64 | 3 | 7 | — | 48 | — | 53 | |||
| "Hard to Get" | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "She Blew My Mind (69 Times)" | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Teardrops" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Throwdown" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1983 | "Cold Blooded" | 40 | 1 | 17 | — | — | — | 93 | Cold Blooded | |
| "U Bring the Freak Out" | 101 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Ebony Eyes" (with Smokey Robinson) | 43 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 96 | |||
| 1984 | "17" | 36 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 76 | Reflections | |
| "You Turn Me On" | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | 89 | |||
| 1985 | "Can't Stop" | 50 | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | — | Glow | |
| "Glow" | 106 | 5 | 1 | — | 9 | — | 80 | |||
| "Spend the Night with Me" | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1986 | "Sweet and Sexy Thing" | — | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | The Flag | |
| "Forever and a Day" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1988 | "Loosey's Rap" (featuring Roxanne Shanté) | — | 1 | 25 | — | 29 | — | 80 | Wonderful | |
| "Wonderful" | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Sexual Luv Affair" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1989 | "This Magic Moment"/"Dance with Me" (medley) | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | Rock, Rhythm & Blues | |
| 1997 | "Player's Way" (featuring Snoop Dogg & Bobby Womack) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Urban Rapsody | |
| "Turn It Out" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2004 | "On the Run" (with Bump J) | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |
| 2006 | "In the Ghetto" (with Busta Rhymes) | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | The Big Bang | |
| "—" denotes the single failed to chart | ||||||||||
| Year | Artist | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Notes | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [14] | US R&B [15] | CAN [16] | NZ [17] | AUS [18] | UK [19] | ||||||||
| 1979 | Teena Marie | Wild And Peaceful
| 94 | 18 | — | — | — | — | Rick James produced and wrote all the songs on the album | ||||
| 1982 | Bobby Militello | Rick James Presents Bobby M – Blow
| — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1983 | Mary Jane Girls | Mary Jane Girls
| 56 | 6 | — | — | — | 51 |
| Rick James produced and wrote all the songs on the album | |||
| 1985 | Mary Jane Girls | Only Four You
| 18 | 5 | 67 | 28 | — | — |
| Rick James produced and wrote all the songs on the album | |||
| Val Young | Seduction
| — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Eddie Murphy | How Could It Be
| 26 | 17 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick James produced and wrote two songs on the album | ||||
| 2014 (recorded 1986) | Mary Jane Girls | Conversation
| — | — | — | — | — | — | Rick James produced and wrote all the songs on the album | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||
| Year | Artist | Title | Peak chart positions | Certification | Album | Notes | ||||||||||
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| US [21] | US R&B [21] | US Dan [21] | AUS [22] | BEL [23] | CAN [16] | IRE [24] | NLD [25] | NZ [17] | UK [19] | |||||||
| 1983 | Mary Jane Girls | "Candy Man" | 101 | 23 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | Mary Jane Girls | Rick James wrote and produced all these songs | ||
| "All Night Long" | 101 | 11 | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 13 | |||||||
| "Boys" | 102 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | |||||||
| 1984 | "Jealousy" | 106 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1985 | "In My House" | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 77 | Only Four You | ||||
| "Wild and Crazy Love" | 42 | 10 | 3 | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Break It Up" | — | 79 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Eddie Murphy | "Party All the Time" | 2 | 8 | 19 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 87 | How Could It Be | ||||
| "How Could It Be" (with Crystal Blake) | — | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1986 | Mary Jane Girls | "Walk Like a Man" | 41 | 91 | — | — | 26 | 97 | — | — | 49 | — | Conversation | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||||
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