Cameo discography
This discography documents albums and singles released by American R&B/Funk band Cameo.
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Record label | ||||||||
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| US [1] |
US R&B [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
GER [4] |
NLD [5] |
NZ [6] |
SWI [7] |
UK [8] | ||||
| 1977 | Cardiac Arrest | 116 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Chocolate City |
| 1978 | We All Know Who We Are | 58 | 15 | — | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Ugly Ego | 83 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979 | Secret Omen | 46 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1980 | Cameosis | 25 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Feel Me | 44 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1981 | Knights of the Sound Table | 44 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1982 | Alligator Woman | 23 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1983 | Style | 53 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Atlanta Artists |
| 1984 | She's Strange | 27 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1985 | Single Life | 62 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 |
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| 1986 | Word Up! | 8 | 1 | 75 | 72 | 34 | 48 | 13 | 30 | 7 | ||
| 1988 | Machismo | 56 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 |
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| 1990 | Real Men... Wear Black | 84 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | Emotional Violence | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Reprise |
| 1994 | In the Face of Funk | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Way 2 Funky |
| 2000 | Sexy Sweet Thing | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | BMD/Private I |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | ||||||||||||
Live albums
- Nasty (1996, Intersound)
- Live: Word Up (1998, Universal)
- Original Artist Hit List (2003, Intersound)
- Nasty, Live & Funky (2007, Prestige)
- Word Up! Greatest Hits – Live (2007, Silver Star)
- Keep It Hot (2007, Sheridan Square)
Compilation albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Record label | |||||||
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| US R&B [1] | ||||||||||
| 1992 | Shake Your Pants | — | Polygram | |||||||
| 1993 | The Best of Cameo | 44 | Mercury | |||||||
| 1996 | The Best of Cameo, Volume 2 | — | ||||||||
| 1998 | Best of Cameo | — | Universal | |||||||
| The Ballads Collection | — | Polygram | ||||||||
| Greatest Hits | — | |||||||||
| 1999 | 12" Collection and More | — | ||||||||
| 2000 | The Hits Collection | — | Universal/Spectrum | |||||||
| 2001 | 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Cameo | — | Mercury | |||||||
| 2002 | Anthology | — | ||||||||
| 2003 | Classic Cameo | — | ||||||||
| 2004 | The Best of Cameo | — | Universal | |||||||
| 2005 | Gold | — | Mercury | |||||||
| 2006 | The Definitive Collection | — | ||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | ||||||||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US R&B [1] |
US Dance [1] |
GER [11] |
IRE [12] |
UK [8] | |||||
| 1976 | "Find My Way" | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | Cardiac Arrest | ||
| 1977 | "Rigor Mortis" | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Post Mortem" | — | 70 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Funk Funk" | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1978 | "It's Serious" | — | 21 | 29 | — | — | — | We All Know Who We Are | ||
| "It's Over" | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Insane" | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | Ugly Ego | |||
| 1979 | "Give Love a Chance" | — | 76 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I Just Want to Be" | — | 3 | 52 | — | — | — | Secret Omen | |||
| "Sparkle" | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1980 | "We're Goin' Out Tonight" | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | Cameosis | ||
| "Shake Your Pants" | — | 8 | 57 | — | — | — | ||||
| "Keep It Hot" | — | 4 | 77 | — | — | — | Feel Me | |||
| 1981 | "Feel Me" | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Freaky Dancin'" | — | 3 | 45 | — | — | — | Knights of the Sound Table | |||
| "I Like It" | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1982 | "Just Be Yourself" | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | Alligator Woman | ||
| "Flirt" | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Alligator Woman" | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1983 | "Style" | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | Style | ||
| "Slow Movin'" | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1984 | "She's Strange" | 47 | 1 | — | 46 | — | 37 | She's Strange | ||
| "Talkin' Out the Side of Your Neck" | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Hangin' Downtown" | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1985 | "Attack Me With Your Love" | — | 3 | 39 | — | — | 65 | Single Life | ||
| "Single Life" | — | 2 | 26 | — | 28 | 15 | ||||
| "A Good-Bye" | — | 76 | — | — | — | 65 | ||||
| "She's Strange" (Cameo Megamix) | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | Non-album single | |||
| 1986 | "Word Up!" | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | Word Up! | ||
| "Candy" | 21 | 1 | 10 | — | 21 | 27 | ||||
| 1987 | "Back and Forth" | 50 | 3 | 6 | — | 10 | 11 | |||
| "She's Mine" | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | ||||
| 1988 | "You Make Me Work" | 85 | 4 | 45 | — | — | 74 | Machismo | ||
| "Skin I'm In" | — | 5 | — | — | — | 79 | ||||
| 1989 | "Pretty Girls" | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1990 | "I Want It Now" | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | Real Men... Wear Black | ||
| "Close Quarters" | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1992 | "Emotional Violence" | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | Emotional Violence | ||
| "That Kind of Guy" | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Money" | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1994 | "Slyde" | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | In the Face of Funk | ||
| 1995 | "You Are My Love" | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2001 | "Loverboy" (with Mariah Carey) | 2 | 1 | 45 | 57 | 50 | 12 | Glitter | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | ||||||||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "US Charts > Cameo". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
- ↑ David Kent (1993). Australian Charts Book 1970—1992. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ↑ "CAN Charts > CameoRose Royce". RPM. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
- ↑ "GER Charts > Cameo". Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
- ↑ "NL Charts > Cameo". MegaCharts. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
- ↑ "NZ Charts > Cameo". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
- ↑ "SWI Charts > Cameo". Swiss Music Charts. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "UK Charts > Cameo". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 "US Certifications > Cameo". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
- ↑ "UK Certified Awards Search > Cameo". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
- ↑ German peaks Officialcharts.de
- ↑ Search for Irish peaks Irishcharts.ie
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