Lionel Richie discography

Lionel Richie discography

Richie performing at the Chumash Xasuno Resort in Santa Ynes, California on July 6, 2006.
Releases
↙Studio albums 9
↙Live albums 3
↙Compilation albums 7
↙Singles 42

Lionel Richie is an American R&B and pop singer-songwriter, who has released nine studio albums, three live albums, and seven compilation albums. Since his debut in 1982, Richie has released forty-two singles, five of which became number-one hits on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

Richie's first four studio albums have all been certified "Multi-Platinum" by the Recording Industry Association of America. His second album, Can't Slow Down, is his highest certified album, being certified 10× Platinum.

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.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US
[1]		 US
R&B
[2]		 AUS
[3]		 GER
[4]		 NL
[5]		 UK
[6]
1982 Lionel Richie 3 1 — — 21 9
1983 Can't Slow Down[A]
  • Release date: October 11, 1983
  • Label: Motown Records
 1 1 — 2 1 1
  • US: 10× Platinum[9]
  • UK: 3× Platinum[8]
1986 Dancing on the Ceiling
  • Release date: July 15, 1986
  • Label: Motown Records
 1 4 — 5 2 2
  • US: 4× Platinum[10]
  • UK: 2× Platinum[8]
1996 Louder Than Words 28 15 32 26 6 11
1998 Time 152 77 — 15 71 31
2000 Renaissance 62 54 — 3 10 6
  • UK: Platinum[8]
2004 Just for You
  • Release date: May 4, 2004
  • Label: Island Records
 47 22 44 10 21 5
2006 Coming Home
  • Release date: September 12, 2006
  • Label: Island Records
 6 3 — 8 20 15
2009 Just Go
  • Release date: February 17, 2009
  • Label: Island Records
 24 9 — 9 22 10
2012 Tuskegee To be released
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released to that country

Live albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US
R&B
[2]		 GER
[4]		 NL
[5]		 UK
[6]
2002 Encore
  • Release date: November 26, 2002
  • Label: Island Records
 — 23 28 8
2007 Live in Paris
  • Release date: September 24, 2007
  • Label: Universal Records
 54 — — —
Live - His Greatest Hits and More — 39 — 91
2008 Symphonica in Rosso
  • Release date: 2008
  • Label: Universal Records
 — — 1 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released to that country

Compilation albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US
[1]		 US
R&B
[2]		 AUS
[3]		 GER
[4]		 NL
[5]		 UK
[6]
1992 Back to Front
  • Release date: May 5, 1992
  • Label: Motown Records
 19 7 1 2 1 1
  • US: Platinum[14]
  • UK: 4× Platinum[8]
1997 Truly: The Love Songs
  • Release date: November 25, 1997
  • Label: Motown Records
 — — — 73 22 5
2003 The Definitive Collection 19 31 16 40 23 10
2006 Gold
  • Release date: January 10, 2006
  • Label: Hip-O/Motown
 — — — — — 147
Soul Legends — — — — — —
Sounds of the Season
  • Release date: December 4, 2006
  • Label: Island Records
 — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released to that country

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)		 Album
US
[17]		 US
R&B
[18]		 US AC
[19]		 US Dance
[20]		 US Country
[21]		 AUS
[3]		 GER
[22]		 JAP
[23]		 NL
[24]		 UK
[6]
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" 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 song
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released to that country

Notes

References

  1. ^ a b "Lionel Richie Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/lionel-richie/chart-history/5529?f=305&g=Albums. Retrieved December 17, 2010. 
  2. ^ a b c "Lionel Richie Album & Song Chart History - R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/lionel-richie/chart-history/5529?f=333&g=Albums. Retrieved December 17, 2010. 
  3. ^ a b c "australian-charts.com - Discography Lionel Richie". Hung Medien. http://www.australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Lionel+Richie. Retrieved March 30, 2011. 
  4. ^ a b c "German Charts - Albums - Lionel Richie". Hung Medien. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Richie%2CLionel?sort=entry&type=longplay. Retrieved December 18, 2010. 
  5. ^ a b c "dutchcharts.nl - Dutch charts portal". Hung Medien. http://www.dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=Lionel+Richie&cat=a. Retrieved December 18, 2010. 
  6. ^ a b c d "Chart Stats - Lionel Richie". chartstats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/search.php?q=Lionel+Richie. Retrieved December 18, 2010. 
  7. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - December 17, 2010: Lionel Richie certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Lionel%20Richie&title=Lionel%20Richie&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50. Retrieved December 17, 2010. 
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "British Phonographic Industry search results". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx. Retrieved December 18, 2010. 
  9. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - December 17, 2010: Can't Slow Down certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Lionel%20Richie&title=Slow%20Down&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50. Retrieved December 17, 2010. 
  10. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - December 17, 2010: Dancing on the Ceiling certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Lionel%20Richie&title=Dancing&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50. Retrieved December 17, 2010. 
  11. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - December 17, 2010: Louder Than Words certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Lionel%20Richie&title=Louder&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50. Retrieved December 17, 2010. 
  12. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - December 17, 2010: Coming Home certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Lionel%20Richie&title=Home&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50. Retrieved December 17, 2010. 
  13. ^ Darden, Beville (November 7, 2011). "Lionel Richie Excited for 'Tuskegee' Reunion at CMAs". The Boot. http://www.theboot.com/2011/11/07/lionel-richie-cma-awards-performance/. Retrieved November 22, 2011. 
  14. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - December 17, 2010: Back to Front certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Lionel%20Richie&title=Back%20to%20Front&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50. Retrieved December 17, 2010. 
  15. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - December 17, 2010: Truly: The Love Songs certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Lionel%20Richie&title=Truly&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50. Retrieved December 17, 2010. 
  16. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - December 17, 2010: The Definitive Collection certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Lionel%20Richie&title=Definitive&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50. Retrieved December 17, 2010. 
  17. ^ "Lionel Richie Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/lionel-richie/chart-history/5529. Retrieved December 18, 2010. 
  18. ^ "Lionel Richie Album & Song Chart History - R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/lionel-richie/chart-history/5529?f=367&g=Singles. Retrieved December 18, 2010. 
  19. ^ "Lionel Richie Album & Song Chart History - Adult Contemporary". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/lionel-richie/chart-history/5529?f=341&g=Singles. Retrieved December 18, 2010. 
  20. ^ "Lionel Richie Album & Song Chart History - Dance/Club Play Songs". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/lionel-richie/chart-history/5529?f=359&g=Singles. Retrieved December 18, 2010. 
  21. ^ "Lionel Richie Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/lionel-richie/chart-history/5529?f=357&g=Singles. Retrieved December 18, 2010. 
  22. ^ "German Charts - Singles - Lionel Richie". Hung Medien. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Richie%2CLionel/single?sort=entry. Retrieved December 18, 2010. 
  23. ^ "Lionel Richie Album & Song Chart History - Japan Hot 100". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/lionel-richie/chart-history/5529?f=848&g=Singles. Retrieved December 18, 2010. 
  24. ^ "dutchcharts.nl - Dutch charts portal". Hung Medien. http://www.dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?cat=s&cat2=s&search=Lionel+Richie. Retrieved December 18, 2010. 
  25. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - December 18, 2010: "Endless Love" certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Lionel%20Richie&title=Endless%20Love&format=SINGLE&go=Search&perPage=50. Retrieved December 18, 2010. 
  26. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - December 18, 2010: "Truly" certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Lionel%20Richie&title=Truly&format=SINGLE&go=Search&perPage=50. Retrieved December 18, 2010. 
  27. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - December 18, 2010: "All Night Long" certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Lionel%20Richie&title=All%20Night%20Long&format=SINGLE&go=Search&perPage=50. Retrieved December 18, 2010. 
  28. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - December 18, 2010: "Hello" certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Lionel%20Richie&title=Hello&format=SINGLE&go=Search&perPage=50. Retrieved December 18, 2010. 
  29. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - December 18, 2010: "Say You, Say Me" certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Lionel%20Richie&title=Say%20You&format=SINGLE&go=Search&perPage=50. Retrieved December 18, 2010. 
  30. ^ "Lionel Richie Album & Song Chart History - Country Albums". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/lionel-richie/chart-history/5529?f=320&g=Albums. Retrieved December 17, 2010. 
Lionel Richie
Studio albums

Lionel Richie (1982) · Can't Slow Down (1983) · Dancing on the Ceiling (1986) · Louder Than Words (1996) · Time (1998) · Renaissance (2000) · Just for You (2004) · Coming Home (2006) · Just Go (2009) · Tuskegee (2012)
Live albums

Encore (2002) · Live in Paris (2007) · Live - His Greatest Hits and More (2007)
Compilation albums

Back to Front (1992) · Truly: The Love Songs (1997) · Gold (2006) · Soul Legends (2006) · Sounds of the Season (2006) · The Definitive Collection (2007) · Symphonica in Rosso (2008)
Singles

"Endless Love" (with Diana Ross) (1981) · "Truly" (1982) · "You Are" (1983) · "My Love" (1983) · "All Night Long (All Night)" (1983) · "Running with the Night" (1983) · "Hello" (1984) · "Stuck on You" (1984) · "Penny Lover" (1984) · "Say You, Say Me" (1985) · "Dancing on the Ceiling" (1986) · "Love Will Conquer All" (1986) · "Ballerina Girl" (1986) · "Deep River Woman" (1987) · "Do It to Me" (1992) · "My Destiny" (1992) · "I Call It Love" (2006) · "Why" (2006) · "All Around the World" (2007) · "Just Go" (2009)
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