The following is a comprehensive discography of Run-DMC, an American hip hop group.
| Run-D.M.C. discography | |
|---|---|
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| Studio albums | 7 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 6 |
| Singles | 30 |
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
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||||||||||
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| 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. |
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53 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| King of Rock |
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52 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Raising Hell |
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3 | 1 | 50 | 32 | 49 | 28 | 8 | — | — | 41 | |||||||||
| Tougher Than Leather |
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9 | 2 | 38 | 51 | 46 | 46 | 43 | 35 | 28 | 13 | |||||||||
| Back from Hell |
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81 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Down with the King |
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7 | 1 | — | 29 | 60 | — | — | — | — | 44 |
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| Crown Royal |
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37 | 22 | 48 | — | 39 | — | — | — | 40 | 102 |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
edit| 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 |
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199 | 75 | — | — | 35 | 88 | 58 | — | ||||||||||
| Together Forever: Greatest Hits 1983–1998 |
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— | — | 84 | 32 | — | — | — | 31 | ||||||||||
| High Profile: The Original Rhymes |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| Greatest Hits |
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117 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 |
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| Ultimate Run-D.M.C. |
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— | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| The Essential Run-D.M.C. |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
Live albums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Live at Montreux 2001 |
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Singles
editAs lead artist
edit| 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 | |||||||||
| "You Be Illin' (Remix)" | 29 | 12 | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | 42 | |||||||||
| "It's Tricky" | 1987 | 57 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | ||||||||
| "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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Down with the King | |||||||
| "Down with the King" (featuring Pete Rock & CL Smooth) |
21 | 9 | 81 | — | — | 80 | — | — | — | 69 |
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| "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 | 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
edit| 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
editNotes
edit- ^ "Ooh, Whatcha Gonna Do" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number six on the Bubbling Under Hot 100.[28]
- ^ "It's Like That" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 13 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100.[28]
Citations
edit- ^ a b "Run-D.M.C. Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
- ^ a b "Run-D.M.C. Chart History: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ "Canadian Albums". RPM Canada. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ^ a b "German Albums". Charts.de. GfK Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ^ a b "Dutch Albums". GfK Dutch Charts Hung Medien. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ^ "New Zealand Albums". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ^ a b "Swedish Albums". swedishcharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ^ "Swiss Albums". hitparade.ch Hung Medien. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ^ a b "UK Albums". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "US Certifications". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ^ a b "British certifications – Run DMC". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 26, 2022. Type Run DMC in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ a b c d "Canadian Certifications". RPM. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 8, 1993.
- ^ a b Archive-David-Basham. "Got Charts? Sympathy For Mariah, 2001's Biggest Flops, Nine Inch Nails' Chart Algebra". MTV News. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
- ^ "Finnish Albums". finnishcharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ^ a b "Run-D.M.C. Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
- ^ a b "Run-D.M.C. Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
- ^ "Austrian Chart". austriancharts.at. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
- ^ a b "Belgian Chart". ultratop.be. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
- ^ a b "Canadian Chart". www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
- ^ a b "Dutch Chart". Dutch Top 100. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
- ^ a b "New Zealand Chart". charts.nz. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
- ^ a b "Swiss Chart". hitparade.ch. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
- ^ a b "UK Charts". The Official Charts Company UK. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
- ^ a b "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
- ^ a b c "British certifications – Run DMC". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 18, 2022. Type Run DMC in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ a b "Run-D.M.C. Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
- ^ "US Certifications". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
- ^ "Australian Certifications". ARIA Charts. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
- ^ "Belgian Certifications". International Belgian Entertainment Association. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
- ^ "Austrian Certifications". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on June 8, 2009. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
- ^ "Swiss Certifications". Swiss Hitparade. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "German Chart". officialcharts.de. Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.