| Releases | ||
|---|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 15 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 13 | |
| ↙Singles | 38 | |
| ↙Top-40 R&B songs | 23 | |
The Gap Band has released over 30 albums. Since their inception in 1974, the Gap Band has released 15 studio albums, 13 compilation albums and 2 live albums. They released nine self-titled albums (including two of the same name). Each album does not reflect which number they released, only which point it is in the series (Gap Band IV, for example, is actually their sixth album).
Contents |
| Year | Album | Chart positions[1] | US certifications[2] |
Record label | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
UK[3] | ||||
| 1974 | Magicians Holiday | — | — | — | — | Shelter |
| 1977 | The Gap Band | — | — | — | — | Tattoo |
| 1979 | The Gap Band | 77 | 10 | — | — | Mercury |
| The Gap Band II | 42 | 3 | — | Gold | ||
| 1980 | The Gap Band III | 16 | 1 | — | Platinum | |
| 1982 | Gap Band IV | 14 | 1 | — | Platinum | Total Experience |
| 1983 | Gap Band V: Jammin' | 28 | 2 | — | Gold | |
| 1984 | Gap Band VI | 58 | 1 | — | — | |
| 1985 | Gap Band VII | 159 | 6 | — | — | |
| 1986 | Gap Band 8 | — | 29 | 47 | — | |
| 1987 | Straight from the Heart | — | 74 | — | — | |
| 1989 | Round Trip | 189 | 20 | — | — | Capitol |
| 1994 | Testimony | — | — | — | — | Lalique / Rhino |
| 1995 | Ain't Nothin' But a Party | — | — | — | — | Raging Bull |
| 1999 | Y2K: Funkin' Till 2000 Comz | — | — | — | — | Crash |
| "—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not certified | ||||||
| Year | Album | Chart positions[1] | US certifications |
Record label | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
UK | ||||
| 1996 | Live & Well | — | 54 | — | — | Intersound |
| 1998 | Gotta Get Up | — | — | — | — | EMI-Capitol |
| "—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not certified | ||||||
| Year | Album | Chart positions[1] | US certifications |
Record label | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
UK | ||||
| 1985 | Gap Gold: The Best of The Gap Band | 103 | 46 | — | Platinum | Total Experience |
| 1986 | The 12" Collection | — | 61 | — | — | Mercury |
| 1995 | The Best of The Gap Band | — | — | — | — | |
| 1998 | Greatest Hits | — | — | — | — | PolyGram |
| The Ballads Collection | — | — | — | — | ||
| The Best of the Gap Band, Vol. 2 | — | — | — | — | Simitar | |
| 1999 | 12" Collection & More | — | — | — | — | PolyGram |
| 2000 | The Millennium Collection: The Best of Gap Band | — | — | — | — | Mercury |
| 2001 | Ultimate Collection | — | — | — | — | Hip-O |
| Love at Your Fingertips | — | — | — | — | Ark 21 | |
| 2003 | The Best of the Gap Band '84-'88 | — | — | — | — | Varèse Sarabande |
| 2006 | Gold | — | — | — | — | Hip-O |
| 2009 | Playlist: Your Way | — | 70 | — | — | Mercury |
| "—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not certified | ||||||
| Year | Single | Chart positions[4] | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
US Dance |
UK[5] | |||
| 1977 | "Out of the Blue (Can You Feel It)" | — | 42 | — | — | The Gap Band (1977) |
| "Not Guilty" | — | 77 | — | — | ||
| "Little Bit of Love" | — | 95 | — | — | ||
| 1979 | "Shake" | 101 | 4 | 48 | — | The Gap Band (1979) |
| "Open Up Your Mind (Wide)" | — | 13 | — | — | ||
| "Steppin' (Out)" | 103 | 10 | — | — | The Gap Band II | |
| 1980 | "I Don't Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops!)" | 102 | 4 | 52 | 6 | |
| "Party Lights" | — | 36 | — | 30 | ||
| "Burn Rubber on Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)" | 84 | 1 | 19 | 22 | The Gap Band III | |
| 1981 | "Humpin'" | — | 60 | 19 | 36 | |
| "Yearning for Your Love" | 60 | 5 | — | 47 | ||
| 1982 | "Early in the Morning" | 24 | 1 | 13 | 55 | Gap Band IV |
| "You Dropped a Bomb on Me" | 31 | 2 | 39 | — | ||
| "Outstanding" | 51 | 1 | 24 | 68 | ||
| 1983 | "Party Train" | 101 | 3 | — | — | Gap Band V: Jammin' |
| "Jam the Motha'" | — | 16 | — | — | ||
| 1984 | "Someday" (feat. Stevie Wonder) | — | — | — | 17 | |
| "I'm Ready (If You're Ready)" | — | 74 | — | 87 | ||
| "Jammin' in America" | — | — | — | 64 | ||
| "Beep a Freak" | 103 | 2 | 66 | — | Gap Band VI | |
| 1985 | "I Found My Baby" | — | 8 | — | — | |
| "Disrespect" | — | 18 | — | — | ||
| "Desire" | — | 46 | — | — | Gap Band VII | |
| 1986 | "Going in Circles" | — | 2 | — | — | |
| "Automatic Brain" | — | 78 | — | — | ||
| "Big Fun" | — | 8 | — | 4 | Gap Band 8 | |
| 1987 | "How Music Came About" | — | — | — | 61 | |
| "Zibble, Zibble (Get the Money)" | — | 15 | — | — | ||
| "Sweeter Than Candy" | — | 40 | — | — | Penitentiary III | |
| "Oops Upside Your Head" ('87 Mix) | — | — | — | 20 | Non-album single | |
| 1988 | "Straight from the Heart" | — | 36 | — | — | Straight from the Heart |
| "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka" | — | 14 | 35 | 63 | I'm Gonna Git You Sucka | |
| 1989 | "All of My Love" | — | 1 | — | 88 | Round Trip |
| 1990 | "Addicted to Your Love" | — | 8 | — | — | |
| "We Can Make It Alright" | — | 18 | — | — | ||
| 1995 | "First Lover" | — | 59 | 36 | — | Ain't Nothin' But a Party |
| "Got It Goin' On" | — | 75 | — | — | ||
| 2004 | "Oops Upside Your Head" (with DJ Casper) | — | — | — | 16 | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes the single failed to chart | ||||||