Chaka Khan discography

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Chaka Khan discography
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Khan in 2012
Studio albums13
Live albums2
Compilation albums7
Singles46
Guest appearances14

American R&B/soul singer Chaka Khan has released thirteen albums during her solo career. Her first solo single was "I'm Every Woman", also released in 1978. She has released a total of 46 solo singles throughout her career. Khan has placed four albums in the top twenty of the Billboard albums chart, scored one top 10 and four additional top-40 hits (three as a featured artist) on the Billboard Hot 100. On the Billboard R&B Songs chart, Khan hit the top 10 ten times (including three times as a featured artist) including five number ones (including two as a featured artist. On Billboard's Dance Club Chart, Khan had six number ones and another number one as a featured artist. On the UK Singles Chart, she has scored three top 10s, eight additional top 40 singles (including five as a featured artist).

Contents

Chaka Khan also recorded as a member of R&B/funk band Rufus. Khan released her first studio album in 1978 while she was still the lead singer of Rufus. She would continue to release albums with the group off and on until its dissolution in 1983. On most Rufus releases, the artist name was listed as "Rufus featuring Chaka Khan" or "Rufus and Chaka Khan". (Rufus releases are not included in this discography.) Rufus hit the Hot 100 top 10 three times, the US Top R&B Songs chart top 10 twelve times including five number ones, Billboard's Dance Club chart's top 10 four times including one number one. Rufus hit the UK top 40 with two versions of "Ain't Nobody", with both reaching the top 10.

Label associations

Khan spent the first 14 years of her solo career with Warner Bros. Records, where she released eight albums. She has also released albums for the Elektra, NPG, Earthsong, and Burgundy labels.

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US 200
[1]
US R&B
[1]
US Jazz
[1]
AUS
[2] [3]
CAN
[4]
GER
[5]
NLD
[6]
NZ
[7]
SWE
[8]
SWI
[9]
UK
[10]
Chaka 1227450
Naughty
  • Released: 26 March 1980
  • Label: Warner Bros.
436
What Cha' Gonna Do for Me
  • Released: 15 April 1981
  • Label: Warner Bros.
1733542
Echoes of an Era 1053811
Chaka Khan
  • Released: 17 November 1982
  • Label: Warner Bros.
525
I Feel for You
  • Released: 1 October 1984
  • Label: Warner Bros.
144712717252291415
Destiny
  • Released: 14 June 1986
  • Label: Warner Bros.
67255049132677
ck
  • Released: 22 November 1988
  • Label: Warner Bros.
12517115
The Woman I Am
  • Released: 14 April 1992
  • Label: Warner Bros.
92915940
Come 2 My House
  • Released: 21 July 1998
  • Label: NPG
49
ClassiKhan
  • Released: 5 October 2004
  • Label: Earthsong/AgU
42
Funk This
  • Released: 25 September 2007
  • Label: Burgundy
155
Hello Happiness
  • Released: 15 February 2019
  • Label: Diary, Island
1783218
"—" denotes single was not released or failed to chart in that territory.

Live albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US R&B
[1]
S.O.U.L.45
Homecoming

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US 200
[1]
US R&B
[1]
US Dance
[1]
AUS
[2] [3]
NLD
[6]
UK
[10]
Life Is a Dance: The Remix Project
  • Released: 15 June 1989
  • Label: Warner Bros.
11434714
The Remix Project: Greatest Hits
  • Released: 28 November 1993
  • Label: Warner Bros.
157
Epiphany: The Best of Chaka Khan, Vol. 1
  • Released: 12 November 1996
  • Label: Reprise
8422125
Dance Classics of Chaka Khan
I'm Every Woman: The Best of Chaka Khan
  • Released: 14 September 1999
  • Label: Reprise
62
The Platinum Collection
The Essential Chaka Khan
Japanese Singles Collection -Greatest Hits- (Chaka Khan album)  [ jp ]
  • Released: 17 November 2021
  • Label: Warner Music Japan
"—" denotes single was not released or failed to chart in that territory.

Singles

As main artist

YearSingleChart positions Certifications Album
US Hot
[1]
US R&B
[1]
US Dance
[1]
AUS
[2] [3]
BEL
[16]
CAN
[17]
GER
[18]
IRE
[19]
NLD
[20]
NZ
[21]
UK
[10]
1978"I'm Every Woman"2113027203816151811 Chaka
1979"Life Is a Dance"40
1980"Clouds"1031031 Naughty
"Papillon (aka Hot Butterfly)"22
"Get Ready, Get Set"48
1981"What Cha' Gonna Do for Me"5312221 What Cha' Gonna Do for Me
"We Can Work It Out"34
"I Know You, I Live You"
"Any Old Sunday"68
1983"Got to Be There"675 Chaka Khan
"Tearin' It Up"4826
"Best in the West"
1984"I Feel for You"311482411221 I Feel for You
1985"This Is My Night"601111285477203414
"Through the Fire"601577
"Eye to Eye"124316
"(Krush Groove) Can't Stop the Street"183080 Krush Groove soundtrack
"Own the Night"5766 Miami Vice soundtrack
1986"The Other Side of the World"81 Destiny
"Love of a Lifetime"5321873452
"Love of a Lifetime" (Remix)11
"Tight Fit"28
"Earth to Mickey"93
1988"It's My Party"571 CK
1989"Baby Me"12
"Soul Talkin'"
"I'm Every Woman" (Remix)114720798 Life Is a Dance: The Remix Project
"Ain't Nobody" (with Rufus)(Remix)986
"I Feel for You" (Remix)145
1992"Love You All My Lifetime"682119349 The Woman I Am
"You Can Make the Story Right"8
"I Want"62
1993"Don't Look at Me That Way"73
1995"Love Me Still" Clockers soundtrack
1996"My Funny Valentine" Waiting to Exhale soundtrack
"Never Miss the Water" (featuring Me'Shell Ndegeocello)10236116759 Epiphany: Best of Vol. 1
1998"Spoon" Come 2 My House
"Don't Talk 2 Strangers"
2007"Angel"119 [24] 26 Funk This
"Disrespectful" (featuring Mary J. Blige)1
"You Belong to Me" (featuring Michael McDonald)63
2008"One for All Time"35
2013"It's Not Over"
(featuring Lecrae)
7Non-album single
2018"Like Sugar" [25] Tip [upper-alpha 1] [upper-alpha 2] Hello Happiness
2019"Hello Happiness"
2022"Woman Like Me"Non-album single
"—" denotes single was not released or failed to chart in that territory.
YearSinglePeak chart positions Certifications Album
US Hot
[1]
US R&B
[1]
US Dance
[1]
AUS
[2]
BEL
[16]
CAN
[17]
GER
[18]
IRE
[19]
NLD
[20]
NZ
[21]
UK
[10]
1978"Stuff Like That"
(with Quincy Jones and Ashford & Simpson)
211232434 Sounds...and Stuff Like That!!
1986"Higher Love"
(with Steve Winwood)
183114911261113 Back in the High Life
1989"I'll Be Good to You"
(with Quincy Jones and Ray Charles)
18113448281838721 Back on the Block
1990"The Places You Find Love"
(with Quincy Jones and Siedah Garrett)
39
1992"Feels Like Heaven"
(with Peter Cetera)
71 World Falling Down
1995"Watch What You Say"
(with Guru)
9328 Jazzmatazz, Vol. 2: The New Reality
1996"Missing You"
(with Brandy, Tamia and Gladys Knight)
25102 Set It Off soundtrack
1998"Come On"
(with The New Power Generation)
Newpower Soul
"The Longer We Make Love"
(with Barry White)
Staying Power
2000"All Good?"
(with De La Soul)
96411734767633 Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump
2001"The Essence"
(with Herbie Hancock)
Future2Future
2005"Give and Let Live"
(with Hope Collective)
Non-album single
2010"Soul Survivor"
(with Beverley Knight)
100%
2017"Say a Prayer" [27]
(with Tieks feat. Popcaan)
Non-album single
2023"Tekken 2" [28]
(Bombay Bicycle Club featuring Chaka Khan)
My Big Day
2024"Immortal Queen" (with Sia) Reasonable Woman
"—" denotes single was not released or failed to chart in that territory.

Other appearances

Singles (above) are excluded.

YearSongCollaborator(s)Album
1977"Take Me Back to Chicago" Chicago Chicago XI
1981"Wargames", "Julia", and "Robot Man" Rick Wakeman 1984
"Better Now We're Friends" Henry Gross What's in a Name [29]
1983"No See, No Cry" Superman III soundtrack
1989"Fever"Rock, Rhythm & Blues [30]
1991"Someday We'll All Be Free" B.E.F. (British Electric Foundation) Music of Quality and Distinction Volume 2 [31]
1992"Time to Be Lovers" Michael McDonald Beverly Hills 90210 soundtrack
1993"Between the Sheets" Fourplay Between the Sheets
1994"Miles Blowin'" Sugar Hill soundtrack [32]
1995"Hot Fun in the Summertime" The Manhattan Transfer Tonin'
"Free Yourself" To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar soundtrack
1996"I'm Every Woman" (live) Sinbad's 2nd Annual Summer Jam: 70's Soul Music Festival [33]
"Raspberry"One Voice: The Songs of Chage and Aska [34]
"Christmas Only Once a Year" 12 Soulful Nights of Christmas
1997"Summertime" Porgy & Bess
1997"Pain" Living Single soundtrack [35]
1998"Sweet Thing" (new studio version) New York Undercover: A Night at Natalie's
"Free" Graham Central Station, Prince GCS 2000
1999"I'm Every Woman" (live) Whitney Houston (with Faith Hill, Brandy, LeAnn Rimes and Mary J. Blige) VH1 Divas Live/99
2000"Have a Little Faith in Me" Disappearing Acts soundtrack [36]
"So Crazy for This Love (Cru-Cre Corroro)"A Love Affair: The Music of Ivan Lins [37]
"Living in Divine Time"Melissa VardeyLiving in Divine Time featuring Chaka Khan [38]
"Chaka Intro"
"It All Begins with Love"
2001"Your Amazing Grace" Marcus Miller
2002"Get My Party On" Shaggy Lucky Day
2002"What's Going On" (live) Standing in the Shadows of Motown soundtrack
"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (live) Montell Jordan
2004"Little Wing"Kenny Olson Power of Soul: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix
"Beautiful" Kenny G At Last...The Duets Album
2005"Back Again" Soulive Break Out
"You Send Me" Rod Stewart Thanks for the Memory: The Great American Songbook, Volume IV
2007"Shining Star" Interpretations: Celebrating the Music of Earth, Wind & Fire
"Lullaby of Birdland" We All Love Ella: Celebrating the First Lady of Song
"(If You Can't Sing It) You'll Have to Swing It (Mr. Paganini)" Natalie Cole
2010"Lowdown" Incognito and Mario Biondi Transatlantic R.P.M. [39]
"The Song"Incognito
"Alive" Billy Cobham Drum n Voice Vol. 3 [40]
"The Song Goes On" Herbie Hancock (with K. S. Chithra, Anoushka Shankar and Wayne Shorter) The Imagine Project
"One More Try" Ai The Last Ai
"Through the Fire"
2011"High Wire - The Aerialist" Corea, Clarke and White Forever [41]
"I Loves You, Porgy"
2019"Help Me"- Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration
"Big Yellow Taxi"La Marisou, James Taylor, and Brandi Carlile
"Nobody" Ariana Grande Charlie’s Angels

See also

Notes

  1. "Like Sugar" appeared on the Tip listings, bubbling under the main singles chart.
  2. "Like Sugar" reached number 15 on both the UK Singles Sales and Downloads charts, but did not enter the main singles chart.

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