Grace Jones discography
| Grace Jones discography | |
|---|---|
 Jones performing in Roskilde Festival in 2009 | |
| Studio albums | 10 |
| Compilation albums | 8 |
| Video albums | 2 |
| Music videos | 19 |
| Singles | 53 |
Grace Jones' discography consists of 10 studio albums, eight compilation albums and 53 singles.
Jones began her recording career in 1975 with a disco song "I Need a Man" which became her first number one on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Songs chart two years later. She has since topped this chart with "Slave to the Rhythm" in 1985, "Love on Top of Love" in 1989 and "Sex Drive" in 1993, scoring four number one club hits in the United States, with a total of 17 entries on this chart. The singer also holds six entries on the US R&B chart, the most successful being "Pull Up to the Bumper" at number five. Internationally, her most successful single in terms of commercial performance is arguably the 1985 "Slave to the Rhythm".
Jones achieved chart prominence with her 1981 breakthrough album Nightclubbing which entered top 10 in five countries and was her first album to receive recording certifications for its sales. Jones' commercially most successful album to date remains her 1985 compilation Island Life, the only album chart-topper of her career.
Albums[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [1] |
GER [2] |
ITA [3] |
NLD [4] |
NOR [5] |
NZL [6] |
SWE [7] |
SWI [8] |
UK [9] |
US [10] | ||||||
| Portfolio |
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27 | — | 9 | 8 | — | — | 22 | — | — | 109 | ||||
| Fame |
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59 | — | 15 | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | 97 | ||||
| Muse |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | 156 | ||||
| Warm Leatherette |
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47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 132 | ||||
| Nightclubbing |
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19 | 8 | — | 2 | 19 | 3 | 4 | — | 35 | 32 | ||||
| Living My Life |
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34 | 46 | — | 18 | 13 | 3 | 7 | — | 15 | 86 |
| |||
| Slave to the Rhythm |
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34 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 73 |
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| Inside Story |
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51 | 38 | — | — | — | 12 | 34 | 30 | 61 | 81 | ||||
| Bulletproof Heart |
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108 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Hurricane |
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123 | 19 | 40 | 63 | — | 37 | 34 | 28 | 42 | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | |||||||||||||||
Compilation albums[edit]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [1] |
AUT [17] |
GER [2] |
NLD [4] |
NOR [5] |
NZL [6] |
SWI [8] |
UK [18] |
US [10] | |||
| Island Life |
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9 | 10 | 22 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 161 | |
| The Ultimate |
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— | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Private Life: The Compass Point Sessions |
|
— | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | 158 | — | |
| 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Grace Jones[22] |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Universal Masters Collection |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Collection[23] |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Grace Jones Story |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Ultimate Collection |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Icon |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Disco (Portfolio, Fame, Muse boxed set) |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | |||||||||||
Singles[edit]
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [1] |
BEL [24] |
GER [2] |
ITA [25] |
NLD [4] |
NZL [6] |
UK [26] |
US [27] |
US R&B [28] |
US Dan [28] | |||||||||||
| 1975 | "I Need a Man" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | single only | ||||||||
| 1976 | "I'll Find My Way to You" (Italy only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Sorry" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "That's the Trouble" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1977 | "La Vie en rose" | — | 13 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | Portfolio | ||||||||
| "I Need a Man" (re-release) | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | — | 1 | ||||||||||
| "Sorry" (re-release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | — | 7 | ||||||||||
| 1978 | "Do or Die" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | Fame | ||||||||
| "Autumn Leaves"[29] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Fame" (US only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | ||||||||||
| "Am I Ever Gonna Fall in Love in New York City" (Australia only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1979 | "On Your Knees" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | Muse | ||||||||
| 1980 | "A Rolling Stone" (UK only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Warm Leatherette | ||||||||
| "Love Is the Drug"[30] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Private Life" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 87 | — | ||||||||||
| "Warm Leatherette" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | ||||||||||
| "Breakdown" (US only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Pars" (France only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1981 | "Demolition Man" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Nightclubbing | ||||||||
| "I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)" | — | 1 | 16 | 44 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Pull Up to the Bumper"[31] | 67 | 14 | 26 | — | 16 | 13 | 53 | — | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||
| "Use Me" (US only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Feel Up" (US only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Walking in the Rain" | 94 | — | 67 | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1982 | "Nipple to the Bottle" (North America, Netherlands & Australasia) | 33 | 7 | — | — | 16 | 3 | 50 | — | 17 | 2 | Living My Life | ||||||||
| "The Apple Stretching" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1983 | "My Jamaican Guy" | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 56 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Cry Now, Laugh Later" (US & Canada) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 33 | ||||||||||
| "Unlimited Capacity for Love" (Netherlands only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "La Vie en Rose" (Re-release) | — | 16 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | Portfolio | |||||||||
| "Living My Life" (UK & Portugal) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | single only | |||||||||
| 1985 | "Slave to the Rhythm" | 20 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 12 | — | 20 | 1 | Slave to the Rhythm | ||||||||
| "Jones the Rhythm" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1986 | "Pull Up to the Bumper"[31] | — | 14 | 26 | — | 16 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | Island Life | ||||||||
| "Love Is the Drug"[30] | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Private Life" Remix | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect for You)" | — | 18 | 39 | 22 | 39 | 9 | 56 | 69 | 9 | 4 | Inside Story | |||||||||
| "Party Girl" | — | — | 53 | 39 | — | — | 82 | — | — | 19 | ||||||||||
| 1987 | "Crush" (US & Canada) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | |||||||||
| "Victor Should Have Been a Jazz Musician" | — | 40 | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1989 | "Love on Top of Love" | 121 | — | — | 39 | 47 | — | — | — | — | 1 | Bulletproof Heart | ||||||||
| 1990 | "Amado Mio" | — | — | 83 | 38 | — | — | 96 | — | — | 11 | |||||||||
| 1992 | "7 Day Weekend" | — | — | — | — | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | Boomerang (soundtrack) | ||||||||
| 1993 | "Evilmainya" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Freddie as F.R.O.7 (soundtrack) | ||||||||
| "Sex Drive" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | Black Marilyn (Unreleased) | |||||||||
| 1994 | "Slave to the Rhythm" (Re-release) | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | Slave to the Rhythm | ||||||||
| 1996 | "Love Bites" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | single only | ||||||||
| 1997 | "Hurricane (Cradle to the Grave)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Force of Nature (Unreleased) | ||||||||
| 1998 | "Storm" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Avengers (soundtrack) | ||||||||
| 2000 | "Pull Up to the Bumper" (with Funkstar De Luxe) | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | — | — | — | Keep on Moving (It's Too Funky in Here) | ||||||||
| 2008 | "Corporate Cannibal" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hurricane | ||||||||
| "Williams' Blood" | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | 131 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 2009 | "Well Well Well" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 2010 | "Love You to Life" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 2011 | "Dancefloor" (with Brigitte Fontaine) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | L'un n'empêche pas l'autre | ||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other charted songs[edit]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [32] |
UK Stream. [33] |
US [34] |
WW [35] | |||
| "Move" (Beyoncé featuring Grace Jones and Tems) |
2022 | 72 | 76 | 55 | 53 | Renaissance |
Guest appearances[edit]
| Artist | Album | Track(s) | Date | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Twins | Quick Step and Side Kick | "Watching" | February 1983 | Arista |
| Arcadia | So Red the Rose | "Election Day" | 18 November 1985 | Parlophone (UK) Capitol/EMI (US) |
| Jonathan Elias | Requiem for the Americas | "Within the Lost World" | 1989 | Enigma Records (Can) |
| Various artists (compilation) | Boomerang (soundtrack) | "7 Day Weekend" | 30 June 1992 | LaFace |
| Various artists (compilation) | Freddie as F.R.O.7 (soundtrack) | "Evilmainya" | 29 September 1992 | Great Pyramid, JRS |
| Various artists (compilation) | Toys (soundtrack) | "Let Joy and Innocence Prevail" | 15 December 1992 | Geffen |
| Various artists (compilation) | The Avengers (soundtrack) | "Storm" | 7 July 1998 | Atlantic, Warner Sunset |
| Lil' Kim | The Notorious K.I.M. | "Revolution" | 27 June 2000 | Atlantic, Undeas, Queen Bee, Big Beat |
| Brigitte Fontaine | Prohibition | "Soufi" | 6 October 2009 | Polydor |
| Diddy – Dirty Money | Last Train to Paris | "Yeah Yeah You Would" | 14 December 2010 | Bad Boy, Interscope |
| Brigitte Fontaine | L'un n'empêche pas l'autre | "Dancefloor", "Caravane" | 31 May 2011 | Polydor |
| Various artists (compilation) | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | "Original Beast" | 17 November 2014 | Republic |
| Gorillaz | Humanz | "Charger" | 28 April 2017 | Parlophone |
| Beyoncé, Tems | Renaissance | "Move" | 29 July 2022 | Parkwood, Columbia |
| Dave Okumu & the 7 Generations | I Came from Love | "Two Things", "7 Generations", "A Paradise" | 14 April 2023 | Transgressive |
| Janelle Monáe | The Age of Pleasure | "Ooh La La" | 9 June 2023 | Atlantic |
Videography[edit]
Video albums[edit]
- 1982: A One Man Show
- 1983: The Video Singles
Music videos[edit]
| Year | Video | Director(s)[36] |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | "I Need a Man" | |
| 1978 | "La Vie en rose" | |
| "Do or Die" | Enzo Trapani | |
| "Anema e core" | ||
| "Fame" | ||
| "Am I Ever Gonna Fall in Love in New York City" | ||
| 1980 | "Private Life" | Mike Mansfield |
| 1981 | "I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)" | Jean-Paul Goude |
| "Pull Up to the Bumper" | ||
| 1982 | "My Jamaican Guy" | |
| "Living My Life" | ||
| 1985 | "Slave to the Rhythm" | |
| 1986 | "Love Is the Drug" | Matt Forrest and Bruno Tilley |
| "I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect for You)" | Grace Jones,[37] Keith Haring | |
| 1987 | "Crush" | |
| 1989 | "Love on Top of Love" | Greg Gorman |
| 2008 | "Corporate Cannibal" | Nick Hooker[38] |
| 2009 | "Williams' Blood" | |
| 2010 | "Love You to Life" | Chris Levine and Why Not Associates[39] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Australian chart peaks:
- Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to June 19, 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). Sydney: Australian Chart Book. p. 160. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and June 19, 1988.
- Top 100 (ARIA Chart) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- Bulletproof Heart and Hurricane (ARIA Chart) peaks: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 13 September 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
- "Love on Top of Love" (ARIA Chart) peak: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 12 July 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
- ^ a b c "Suche nach "grace jones"" (in German). www.charts.de. Retrieved 2012-05-14.[dead link]
- ^ For Portfolio and Fame chart positions see: "Hit Parade Italia - ALBUM 1978" (in Italian). www.hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
For Slave to the Rhythm chart positions see: "Hit Parade Italia - ALBUM 1986" (in Italian). www.hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
For Hurricane chart positions see: "FIMI - Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana - Classifiche" (in Italian). www.fimi.it. Archived from the original on 2012-02-23. Retrieved 2009-11-11. - ^ a b c "Discografie Grace Jones" (in Dutch). www.dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
- ^ a b "Discography Grace Jones". Norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
- ^ a b c "Discography Grace Jones". charts.nz. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
- ^ "Discography Grace Jones". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
- ^ a b "Grace Jones" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
- ^ "The Official Charts Company - Grace Jones discography". The Official Charts Company. 5 May 2013. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011.
- ^ a b "Grace Jones | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. 6 July 2016. Archived from the original on 6 July 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ a b "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Grace Jones)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Grace Jones – Nightclubbing". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Grace Jones – Living My Life". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Grace Jones – Slave to the Rhythm". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "Grace Jones: Inside Story". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "Discographie Grace Jones" (in German). Austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
- ^ "The Official Charts Company - Grace Jones discography". The Official Charts Company. 5 May 2013. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011.
For Private Life: The Compass Point Sessions chart positions see: "Chart Log UK: Candy J. - JX". www.zobbel.de. Retrieved 2012-08-06. - ^ "Grace Jones: Island Life". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "Austrian certifications – Grace Jones" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Grace Jones – Island Life". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ David Jeffries. "20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Grace Jones - Grace Jones". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-05-10.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Andy Kellman. "The Collection - Grace Jones". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
- ^ "Discografie Grace Jones" (in Dutch). www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
- ^ "Indice per Interprete: J" (in Italian). www.hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
For "La Vie en rose" chart position see: "Settimana del 18/02/78". hitparadeitalia.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2011-02-11. - ^ "Grace Jones | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011.
For "Pull Up to the Bumper" (with Funkstar De Luxe) chart position see: "The Official Charts Company - Grace Jones discography". The Official Charts Company. 5 May 2013.[permanent dead link]
For "Williams' Blood" chart positions see: "Chart Log UK: Candy J. - JX". www.zobbel.de. Retrieved 2012-08-06. - ^ "Grace Jones Album & Song Chart History". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
- ^ a b "Grace Jones Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts".
- ^ Although "Anema e core" is the B-side to "Autumn Leaves", the single's cover art identifies it as the single's title; this song was also included on the Italian version of the Fame album.
- ^ a b "Love Is the Drug" charted only in 1986 when it was re-released to promote Island Life.
- ^ a b In Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom "Pull Up to the Bumper" reached its peak position in 1986 when it was re-released to promote Island Life.
- ^ "Grace Jones Chart History: Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Official Streaming Chart Top 100 (05 August 2022 - 11 August 2022)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "Grace Jones Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Grace Jones Chart History: Global 200". Billboard. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Grace Jones". www.mvdbase.com. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
- ^ Jones, Grace; Morley, Paul (24 September 2015). I'll Never Write My Memoirs. Simon & Schuster. pp. 306–311. ISBN 978-1-4711-3521-7.
Because the track was so personal, I decided I would direct the video for the song, having learned so much, especially from Jean-Paul. [...] I had hired Keith Haring as my assistant director, to help make a more dramatic, and dignified, outfit for the "Perfect" video.
- ^ "Grace Jones Corporate Cannibal VIDEO!". lalate.com. 20 August 2008. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
- ^ "Love You to Life". www.chrislevine.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
