Run-DMC discography

Run-D.M.C. discography
Studio albums	7
Live albums	1
Compilation albums	6
Singles	30

The following is a comprehensive discography of Run-DMC, an American hip hop group.

Run-D.M.C. have had hit singles across the globe from Australia and New Zealand to Belgium and Ireland. Their biggest hit outside of the US was the Jason Nevins remix of "It's Like That".

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details, chart positions, sales and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Sales	Certifications (sales thresholds)
		US [1]	US R&B/HH [2]	AUS [3]	CAN [4]	GER [5]	NED [6]	NZ [7]	SWE [8]	SWI [9]	UK [10]
Run-D.M.C.	Released: March 27, 1984 Label: Profile Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	53	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		RIAA: Gold [11]
King of Rock	Released: January 21, 1985 Label: Profile Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	52	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		RIAA: Platinum [11]
Raising Hell	Released: May 27, 1986 Label: Profile Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	3	1	50	32	49	28	8	—	—	41		RIAA: 3× Platinum [11] BPI: Silver [12] MC: Platinum [13]
Tougher Than Leather	Released: May 17, 1988 Label: Profile Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	9	2	38	51	46	46	43	35	28	13		RIAA: Platinum [11] MC: Gold [13]
Back from Hell	Released: October 16, 1990 Label: Profile Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	81	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: 300,000+ [14]
Down with the King	Released: May 4, 1993 Label: Profile Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	7	1	—	29	60	—	—	—	—	44	US: 370,000+ [15]	RIAA: Gold [11] MC: Gold [13]
Crown Royal	Released: April 3, 2001 Label: Arista Formats: CD, LP, cassette	37	22	48	—	39	—	—	—	40	102	US: 142,000+ [15]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected details, chart positions and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions								Certifications (sales thresholds)
		US [1]	US R&B/HH [2]	AUS [3]	FIN [16]	GER [5]	NED [6]	SWE [8]	UK [10]
Together Forever: Greatest Hits 1983–1991	Released: November 1991 Label: Arista	199	75	—	—	35	88	58	—
Together Forever: Greatest Hits 1983–1998	Released: June 1998 Label: Arista	—	—	84	32	—	—	—	31
High Profile: The Original Rhymes	Released: January 2002 Label: BMG	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Greatest Hits	Released: September 2002 Label: Arista	117	33	—	—	—	—	—	15	BPI: Gold [12]
Ultimate Run-D.M.C.	Released: October 2003 Label: Arista	—	62	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Essential Run-D.M.C.	Released: October 2012 Label: Sony, Legacy	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title	Album details
Live at Montreux 2001	Released: April 2007 Label: Eagle

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		US [17]	US R&B/HH [18]	AUS [3]	AUT [19]	BEL [20]	CAN [21]	NED [22]	NZ [23]	SWI [24]	UK [25]
"It's Like That"	1983	—	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Run-D.M.C.
"Hard Times"	1984	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Rock Box"		—	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"30 Days"		—	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Hollis Crew (Krush Groove 2)"		—	65	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"King of Rock"	1985	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	80		King of Rock
"You Talk Too Much"		—	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Can You Rock It Like This"		—	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Jam-Master Jammin' (Remix)"		—	53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"My Adidas"	1986	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	62		Raising Hell
"Walk This Way" (with Aerosmith)		4	8	9	26	6	6	2	1	9	8	RIAA: Platinum [26] BPI: Platinum [27] MC: Gold [13]
"You Be Illin' (Remix)"		29	12	—	—	29	—	—	—	—	42
"It's Tricky"	1987	57	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	RIAA: 2× Platinum [26] BPI: Gold [27]
"Christmas in Hollis"		—	78	—	—	—	—	75	—	—	56		A Very Special Christmas
"Run's House"	1988	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	37		Tougher Than Leather
"Mary, Mary"		75	29	73	—	—	—	—	14	—	86
"I'm Not Going Out Like That"		—	40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Papa Crazy"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Pause"	1989	—	51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Back from Hell
"Ghostbusters"		—	—	56	—	—	—	—	34	—	65		Ghostbusters II Soundtrack and Back from Hell
"What's It All About"	1990	—	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	48		Back from Hell
"Faces"	1991	—	57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	78
"Ooh, Whatcha Gonna Do"	1993	— [a]	78	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	82		Down with the King
"Down with the King" (featuring Pete Rock & CL Smooth)		21	9	81	—	—	80	—	—	—	69	RIAA: Gold [29]
"Can I Get It, Yo" (featuring EPMD)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"It's Like That" vs Jason Nevins)	1997	— [b]	90	1	2	2	3	1	1	1	1	ARIA: 2× Platinum [30] BEA: Platinum [31] BPI: 2× Platinum [27] IFPI AUT: Gold [32] IFPI SWI: Platinum [33] SNEP: Gold [34]	Together Forever: Greatest Hits 1983–1998
"(It's) Tricky" (Run-D.M.C. vs Jason Nevins)	1998	—	—	15	11	25	—	34	5	22	74
"Rock Show" (featuring Stephan Jenkins)	2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Crown Royal
"It's Tricky 2003" (featuring Jacknife Lee)	2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20		Non-album single
"It's Tricky" (DJ Fresh Remix)	2014	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	73		Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Year	Single	Peak chart positions										Album
		US [17]	US R&B/HH [18]	AUS [3]	BEL [20]	CAN [21]	GER [35]	NED [22]	NZ [23]	SWI [24]	UK [25]
1984	"8 Million Stories" (Kurtis Blow featuring Run-D.M.C)	—	45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Ego Trip
1985	"Sun City" (as part of Artists United Against Apartheid)	38	21	4	4	10	17	4	4	7	21	Sun City
1986	"King Holiday" (as part of King Dream Chorus & Holiday Crew)	—	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

Notes

1. "Ooh, Whatcha Gonna Do" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number six on the Bubbling Under Hot 100. ^[28]
2. "It's Like That" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 13 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100. ^[28]

Citations

1. "Run-D.M.C. Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard . Retrieved April 26, 2023.
2. "Run-D.M.C. Chart History: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard . Retrieved April 26, 2023.
3. Australian chart positions:
   • Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to June 12, 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 261. ISBN   0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and June 12, 1988.
   • Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from June 13, 1988: "australian-charts.com > Run DMC in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
   • "Mary, Mary" (ARIA) peak: Scott, Gavin. "This Week In 1988: October 16, 1988". chartbeats.com.au. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
   • Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 241.
4. "Canadian Albums". RPM Canada. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
5. "German Albums". Charts.de. GfK Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
6. "Dutch Albums". GfK Dutch Charts Hung Medien. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
7. "New Zealand Albums". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
8. "Swedish Albums". swedishcharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
9. "Swiss Albums". hitparade.ch Hung Medien. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
10. "UK Albums". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
11. "US Certifications". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved December 26, 2014.
12. "British certifications – Run DMC". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved June 26, 2022.Type Run DMC in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
13. "Canadian Certifications". RPM . Retrieved December 26, 2014.
14. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 8, 1993.
15. Archive-David-Basham. "Got Charts? Sympathy For Mariah, 2001's Biggest Flops, Nine Inch Nails' Chart Algebra". MTV News. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
16. "Finnish Albums". finnishcharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
17. "Run-D.M.C. Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard . Retrieved April 26, 2023.
18. "Run-D.M.C. Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard . Retrieved April 26, 2023.
19. "Austrian Chart". austriancharts.at. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
20. "Belgian Chart". ultratop.be. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
21. "Canadian Chart". www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
22. "Dutch Chart". Dutch Top 100. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
23. "New Zealand Chart". charts.nz. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
24. "Swiss Chart". hitparade.ch. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
25. "UK Charts". The Official Charts Company UK. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
26. "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
27. "British certifications – Run DMC". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved December 18, 2022.Type Run DMC in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
28. "Run-D.M.C. Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard . Retrieved April 26, 2023.
29. "US Certifications". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved December 24, 2014.
30. "Australian Certifications". ARIA Charts . Retrieved December 24, 2014.
31. "Belgian Certifications". International Belgian Entertainment Association. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
32. "Austrian Certifications". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on June 8, 2009. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
33. "Swiss Certifications". Swiss Hitparade . Retrieved December 24, 2014.
34. "Certifications Albums Argent – année 1998" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
35. "German Chart". officialcharts.de. Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.

External links

• Run-DMC discography at Discogs