This is a discography documenting albums, music, and music videos released by American go-go musician Chuck Brown.
| Chuck Brown discography | |
|---|---|
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| Studio albums | 12 |
| Live albums | 6 |
| Singles | 25 |
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US [1][2] |
US Indie [3] |
Hot R&B [4][2] | |||||||||||
| We the People (with The Soul Searchers) |
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— | — | — | |||||||||
| Salt of the Earth (with The Soul Searchers) |
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— | — | — | |||||||||
| Bustin' Loose (with The Soul Searchers) |
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31 | — | 5 | |||||||||
| Funk Express (with The Soul Searchers) |
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— | — | — | |||||||||
| Hah Man | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| Timeless (with The Second Chapter Band) |
— | — | — | ||||||||||
| The Spirit of Christmas | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| We're About the Business |
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37 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| We Got This |
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142 | 18 | 23 | |||||||||
| Beautiful Life |
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140 | 19 | 20 | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart. | |||||||||||||
Live albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US [1] |
US Indie [3] |
Hot R&B [4] | |||||||||||
| Go Go Swing Live (with The Soul Searchers) |
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— | — | — | |||||||||
| Any Other Way to Go? (with The Soul Searchers) |
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— | — | — | |||||||||
| Live '87 – D.C. Bumpin' Y'all (with The Soul Searchers) |
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— | — | — | |||||||||
| This Is a Journey...Into Time (with The Soul Searchers) |
— | — | — | ||||||||||
| Your Game...Live at the 9:30 Club | 193 | 10 | 56 | ||||||||||
| Put Your Hands Up! | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart. | |||||||||||||
Compilation albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Indie [3] |
Hot R&B [4] | ||||||||||||
| Go-Go Crankin' |
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— | — | ||||||||||
| Greatest Hits | — | — | |||||||||||
| Best of Chuck Brown | 42 | 46 | |||||||||||
| Blow Your Whistle: Original Old School Breaks & Classic Funk Bombs (with The Soul Searcher) |
— | — | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Collaborative albums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Go Go Live at the Capital Centre | |
| The Go Go Posse | |
| 90's Goin' Hard (with Ivan Goff) | |
| The Other Side (with Eva Cassidy) | |
| Let's Go Go Christmas | |
| Go-Go & Gumbo, Satchmo N Soul |
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Soundtrack albums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Good to Go: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
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| The Blue Iguana: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack[2] |
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Singles
editAs lead artist
edit| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US R&B [6][7][2] |
US [8][2] | ||||||||||||
| 1972 | "We the People" | 40 | — | We the People | |||||||||
| 1973 | "Think" | 43 | — | ||||||||||
| 1974 | "Ashley's Roachclip" | — | — | Salt of the Earth | |||||||||
| "Blow Your Whistle" | 31 | — | |||||||||||
| "If It Ain't Funky" | 74 | — | |||||||||||
| 1979 | "Bustin' Loose" | 1 | 34 | Bustin' Loose | |||||||||
| "Never Gonna Give You Up" | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Game Seven" | 81 | — | |||||||||||
| 1980 | "Sticks and Stones" | 55 | — | Funk Express | |||||||||
| "Come On and Boogie" | — | — | |||||||||||
| 1984 | "We Need Some Money" | 26 | — | Non-album singles | |||||||||
| 1985 | "Sho Yuh Right (Back-It On Up)" | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1986 | "Moody's Mood" | — | — | Go Go Swing Live | |||||||||
| "Stormy Monday" | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Run Joe" | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Family Affair" | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Day-O" | — | — | |||||||||||
| 1988 | "That'll Work (2001)" | — | — | Non-album single | |||||||||
| 1994 | "Hah Man" | — | — | Hah Man | |||||||||
| 2007 | "Block Party" (featuring DJ Kool) |
19 | — | We're About the Business | |||||||||
| "The Party Roll" | 39 | — | |||||||||||
| 2010 | "LOVE" (featuring Jill Scott and Marcus Miller) |
39 | — | We Got This | |||||||||
| "Chuck Baby" (featuring K.K.) |
— | — | |||||||||||
| 2014 | "Beautiful Life" (featuring Wale) |
— | — | Beautiful Life | |||||||||
| "LIGHTERS" (featuring Ms. Yendy and Kanja) |
— | — | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart. | |||||||||||||
Music videos
edit| Year | Title | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "Block Party" | Thomas Forbes |
| "The Party Roll" (featuring DJ Kool) | ||
| 2014 | "Beautiful Life" (featuring Wale) |
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| "LIGHTERS" (featuring Ms. Yendy and Kanja) |
References
edit- ^ a b "Chuck Brown - Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard.com. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ a b c d e Thompson, Dave (2001). "Part Four: The New School". Funk: Third Ear – The Essential Listening Companion (1st ed.). San Francisco: BackBeat Books. pp. 297–299. ISBN 0-87930-629-7.
- ^ a b c "Chuck Brown - Chart History: Independent Albums". Billboard.com. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ a b c "Chuck Brown - Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard.com. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ "Chuck Brown: Charts". Billboard.com. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Chuck Brown: Charts". Billboard.com. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers: Charts". Billboard.com. Retrieved 4 January 2017.