Lionel Richie discography
| Lionel Richie discography | |
|---|---|
 Richie performing at the Chumash Xasuno Resort in Santa Ynes, California, on July 6, 2006 | |
| Studio albums | 10 |
| Live albums | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 7 |
| Singles | 42 |
Lionel Richie is an American R&B and pop singer, who has released 10 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.
Albums[]
Studio albums[]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] |
US R&B [3] |
AUS [4] |
CAN [5] |
GER [6] |
ITA [7] |
NLD [8] |
NZ [9] |
NOR [10] |
SWE [11] |
SWI [12] |
UK [13] | ||||
| Lionel Richie |
|
3 | 1 | 18 | 5 | — | — | 21 | 3 | — | 41 | — | 9 | ||
| Can't Slow Down |
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Dancing on the Ceiling |
|
1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Louder Than Words |
|
28 | 15 | 32 | 25 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 21 | 10 | 11 | ||
| Time |
|
152 | 77 | — | — | 15 | 30 | 71 | — | — | — | 9 | 31 | ||
| Renaissance |
|
62 | 54 | — | — | 3 | 32 | 10 | — | 24 | 45 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Just for You |
|
47 | 22 | 44 | — | 10 | — | 21 | — | — | — | 8 | 5 |
| |
| Coming Home |
|
6 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 26 | 20 | — | — | — | 9 | 15 | ||
| Just Go |
|
24 | 9 | — | — | 9 | 74 | 22 | — | — | — | 28 | 10 |
| |
| Tuskegee |
|
1 | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | 52 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 10 | 31 | 7 | ||
| "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released | |||||||||||||||
Live albums[]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] |
US R&B [3] |
CAN [5] |
GER [6] |
NLD [8] |
SWE [11] |
SWI [12] |
UK [13] | ||||||||
| Encore |
|
— | — | — | 23 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 8 | ||||||
| Live in Paris / Live – His Greatest Hits and More |
|
— | 54 | — | 39 | — | — | — | 91 | ||||||
| Symphonica in Rosso |
|
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| |||||
| Hello from Las Vegas |
|
2 [27] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released | |||||||||||||||
Compilation albums[]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] |
US R&B [3] |
AUS [4] |
CAN [5] |
GER [6] |
ITA [7] |
NLD [8] |
NZ [9] |
NOR [10] |
SWE [11] |
SWI [12] |
UK [13] | ||||
| Back to Front |
|
19 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Gold |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 147 | ||
| Soul Legends |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Sounds of the Season |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| The Best Collection[32] |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released | |||||||||||||||
Singles[]
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
Album | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [33] |
US R&B [34] |
US AC [35] |
US Dance [36] |
US Country [37] |
AUS [4] |
GER [38] |
JAP [39] |
NL [40] |
UK [13] | ||||||||||
| 1981 | "Endless Love" (with Diana Ross) | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 10 | 7 | Endless Love (soundtrack) | |||||||
| 1982 | "Truly" | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 6 | Lionel Richie | |||||||
| 1983 | "You Are" | 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 | |||||||||
| 1984 | "Hello" | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| "Stuck on You" | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | 24 | 24 | 45 | — | 18 | 12 |
| ||||||||
| "Penny Lover" | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 73 | 37 | — | 14 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1985 | "Say You, Say Me" | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 12 | 25 | 1 | 8 | Dancing On the Ceiling | |||||||
| 1986 | "Dancing on the Ceiling" | 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 | |||||||||
| 1987 | "Deep River Woman" (with Alabama) | 71 | — | 28 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Se La" | 20 | 12 | 5 | — | — | — | 41 | — | 12 | 43 | |||||||||
| 1992 | "Do It to Me" | 21 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 45 | 26 | — | 12 | 33 | Back to Front | |||||||
| "My Destiny" | — | 56 | 7 | — | — | — | 23 | — | 1 | 7 | |||||||||
| "Love, Oh Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | — | 15 | 52 | |||||||||
| 1996 | "Don't Wanna Lose You" | 39 | 17 | 5 | — | — | 53 | 66 | — | 28 | 17 | Louder Than Words | |||||||
| "Ordinary Girl"[C] | 101 | 76 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 147 | |||||||||
| "Still in Love" | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | |||||||||
| "Climbing" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | |||||||||
| 1998 | "Time" | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Time | |||||||
| "I Hear Your Voice" | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Closest Thing to Heaven" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | — | 98 | 26 | |||||||||
| 2000 | "Angel" | 70 | — | 4 | 32 | — | — | 9 | — | 6 | 18 |
|
Renaissance | ||||||
| "Don't Stop the Music" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | — | 73 | 34 | |||||||||
| 2001 | "Tender Heart" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | ||||||||
| "I Forgot" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | |||||||||
| "Cinderella" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | — | 82 | — | |||||||||
| "The One" (with Juliette) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||||
| 2003 | "To Love a Woman" (with Enrique Iglesias) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | — | — | 19 | Encore | |||||||
| 2004 | "Just for You" | 92 | — | 6 | 14 | — | — | 24 | — | 47 | 20 | Just for You | |||||||
| "Long Long Way to Go" | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | 54 | — | 93 | — | |||||||||
| "I Still Believe" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 2006 | "I Call It Love" | 62 | 19 | 9 | 10 | — | — | 29 | — | 93 | 45 | Coming Home | |||||||
| "What You Are" | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Why" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 143 | |||||||||
| 2007 | "Reason to Believe" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "All Around the World" | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 2008 | "Face in the Crowd" (with Trijntje Oosterhuis) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | Just Go | |||||||
| "Good Morning" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 2009 | "Just Go" | — | — | 11 | 18 | — | — | — | 97 | — | 52 | ||||||||
| "I'm Not Okay" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 2011 | "All Night Long 2011" (featuring Guy Sebastian) | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||||
| 2012 | "Endless Love" (with Shania Twain)[C] | 116 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tuskegee | |||||||
| "Say You, Say Me" (with Rasmus Seebach) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released to that country | |||||||||||||||||||
Other charted songs[]
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | |||
| 2012 | "Deep River Woman" (with Little Big Town) | 60 | Tuskegee |
Music videos[]
| Year | Video |
|---|---|
| 1982 | "Truly" |
| 1983 | "You Are" |
| "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" |
| 2003 | "To Love a Woman" |
| 2006 | "I Call It Love" |
| 2009 | "Just Go" |
| 2012 | "Endless Love" |
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ "Atlanta Magazine Vol. 47, No. 3". Emmis Communications. July 2007. Retrieved June 8, 2012. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - ^ Jump up to: a b c Lionel Richie Chart History > Billboard 200
- Billboard 200 chart entries 1981–1985 "Lionel Richie > Chart history > Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
- Billboard 200 chart entries 1985–2012 "Lionel Richie > Album & Song Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Lionel Richie Chart History > Billboard R&B Albums
- Billboard R&B Albums chart entries 1981–1985 "Lionel Richie > Chart history > Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
- Billboard R&B Albums chart entries 1985–2012 "Lionel Richie > Album & Song Chart History > Billboard R&B Albums". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Australian chart peaks:
- Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to June 12, 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 252. 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 > Lionel Richie". australian-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
- 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. 234.
- "Don't Wanna Lose You" (ARIA) peak: "Australian ARIA Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 30 Jun 1996". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved April 12, 2018. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Canadian Albums Chart positions
- The RPM-era "RPM – Library and Archives Canada > Top Albums > Lionel Richie". RPM. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
- Lionel Richie "Item Display – RPM – Top Albums/CDs – Volume 37, No. 26, February 26, 1983". RPM. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
- Can't Slow Down "Item Display – RPM – Top Albums/CDs – Volume 39, No. 16, December 17, 1983". RPM. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
- Dancing on the Ceiling "Item Display – RPM – Top Albums/CDs – Volume 44, No. 26, September 20, 1986". RPM. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
- Louder Than Words "Item Display – RPM – Top Albums/CDs – Volume 63, No. 12, May 06 1996". RPM. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
- Back to Front "Item Display – RPM – Top Albums/CDs – Volume 56, No. 4, July 25, 1992". RPM. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
- Billboard Canadian Albums-era "Lionel Richie > Album & Song Chart History > Billboard Canadian Albums". Billboard Nielsen Business Media. Archived from the original on November 28, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Charts.de > Lionel Richie > Kategorie Album" (in German). Media Control. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Italian Albums Chart positions
- Can't Slow Down "Gli album più venduti del 1984". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
- Dancing on the Ceiling "Gli album più venduti del 1986". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
- Louder Than Words "Gli album più venduti del 1996". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
- Time "1998: Altri Albums". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
- Renaissance "Gli album più venduti del 2001". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
- Coming Home "Classifica settimanale dal 22/09/2006 al 28/09/2006 (Settimana 39)". FIMI. Archived from the original on February 23, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
- Just Go "Italy Albums Top 100 (March 10, 2009) – Music Charts". FIMI. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
- Tuskegee "Classifica settimanale dal 12/03/2012 al 18/03/2012 (Settimana 11)". FIMI. Archived from the original on June 23, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
- Back to Front "Gli album più venduti del 1992". RPM. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Dutch Charts > Lionel Richie" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "New Zealand Charts > Lionel Richie". charts.nz Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Norwegian Charts > Lionel Richie". norwegiancharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Swedish Charts > Lionel Richie". swedishcharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Schweizer Hitparade > Lionel Richie – Albums »» Mehr Treffer anzeigen". hitparade.ch, Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Lionel Richie Chart History – United Kingdom
- "The Official UK Charts – Lionel Richie". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
- "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 : DJ S – The Rabble Army – RZA". Zobbel.de. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i "American album certifications – Richie, Lionel". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Lionel Richie – Lionel Richie". Music Canada. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "British certifications – Lionel Richie". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 25, 2012. Type Lionel Richie in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Lionel Richie – Can't Slow Down". Music Canada. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "French album certifications – Lionel Richie" (in French). InfoDisc. Select LIONEL RICHIE and click OK.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Lionel Richie)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Lionel Richie – Dancing on the Ceiling". Music Canada. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
- ^ "French album certifications – Lionel Richie – Louder Than Words" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Dutch album certifications – Lionel Richie" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved April 11, 2019. Enter Lionel Richie in the "Artiest of titel" box.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Lionel Richie)". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
- ^ "Lionel Richie's Tuskegee Due March 5". Country Music Television. January 30, 2012. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2012 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Lionel Richie – Tuskegee". Music Canada. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (August 25, 2019). "Young Thug Scores First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'So Much Fun'". Billboard. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 234.
- ^ "French album certifications – Lionel Richie – Back to Front" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
- ^ "French album certifications – Lionel Richie – Truly – The Love Songs" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-best-collection-mw0001788172
- ^ "Lionel Richie Album & Song Chart History – Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
- ^ "Lionel Richie Album & Song Chart History – R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
- ^ "Lionel Richie Album & Song Chart History – Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 28, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
- ^ "Lionel Richie Album & Song Chart History – Dance/Club Play Songs". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
- ^ "Lionel Richie Album & Song Chart History – Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
- ^ "German Charts – Singles – Lionel Richie". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
- ^ "Lionel Richie Album & Song Chart History – Japan Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
- ^ "dutchcharts.nl – Dutch charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
- ^ "American single certifications – Ross, Diana and Lionel Richie – Endless Love". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
- ^ "Canadian single certifications – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie – Endless Love". Music Canada. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "American single certifications – Richie, Lionel". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
- ^ "Canadian single certifications – Lionel Richie – Truly". Music Canada. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
- ^ "Canadian single certifications – Lionel Richie – All Night Long (All Night)". Music Canada. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
- ^ "Canadian single certifications – Lionel Richie – Say You, Say Me". Music Canada. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
- ^ "Canadian single certifications – Lionel Richie – Dancing on the Ceiling". Music Canada. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
- ^ Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles Chart positions:
- "Bubbling Under Hot 100 Week of October 5, 1996". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
- "Bubbling Under Hot 100 Week of February 25, 2012". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
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