Grace Jones discography
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{{Infobox artist discography
| Artist = Grace Jones
| Image = Grace Jones.jpg
| Caption = Jones performing in Roskilde Festival in 2009
| Studio = 10
| Compilation = 10
| Remix = 1
| Singles = 56
| Music videos = 19
| Video = 4
| Option = 16
| Option name = Guest appearances
}}
Grace Jones' discography consists of 10 studio albums, 10 compilation albums, 1 remix album, 4 video albums and 56 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
=Studio albums=
=Remix albums=
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|+ List of albums, with selected chart positions, and certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| EP details ! scope="col" colspan="3"| Charts ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications |
scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|US ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|AUS ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|UK |
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scope="row" | Hurricane - Dub
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=Compilation albums=
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|+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Album details ! scope="col" colspan="9"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Certifications |
width="30"|AUS !width="30"|AUT !width="30"|GER !width="30"|NLD !width="30"|NOR !width="30"|NZL !width="30"|SWI !width="30"|UK !width="30"|US |
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scope="row"| Island Life
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| 9 || 10 || 22 || 14 || 19 || 1 || 22 || 4 || 161 |
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scope="row"| The Ultimate
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scope="row"| Private Life: The Compass Point Sessions
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scope="row"| 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Grace Jones{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/20th-century-masters-the-millennium-collection-the-best-of-grace-jones-r661913/review |title=20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Grace Jones - Grace Jones |author=David Jeffries |access-date=2012-05-10 |publisher=www.allmusic.com }}{{Dead link|date=February 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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scope="row"| The Universal Masters Collection
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scope="row"| The Collection{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-collection-mw0000468495 |title=The Collection - Grace Jones |author=Andy Kellman |access-date=2012-05-10 |publisher=www.allmusic.com}}
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scope="row"| The Grace Jones Story
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scope="row"| The Ultimate Collection
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scope="row"| Icon
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scope="row"| Disco (Portfolio, Fame, Muse boxed set) |
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align="center" colspan="12" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. |
Singles
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|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" colspan="10"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |AUS Australian chart peaks:
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |BEL !width="30"|GER ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |ITA ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |NLD ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |NZL ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |UK ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |US ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |US R&B ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |US Dan |
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align="center"|1975
|align="left"|"I Need a Man" |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |rowspan="4"| single only |
align="center" rowspan="3"|1976
|align="left"|"I'll Find My Way to You" (Italy only) |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |
align="left"|"Sorry"
|align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |
align="left"|"That's the Trouble"
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align="center" rowspan="3"|1977
|align="left"|"La Vie en rose" |align="center"|— |align="center"|13 |align="center"|— |align="center"|3 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|10 |rowspan="3"|Portfolio |
align="left"|"I Need a Man" (re-release)
|align="center"|— |align="center"|19 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|83 |align="center"|— |align="center"|1 |
align="left"|"Sorry" (re-release)
|align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|71 |align="center"|— |align="center"|7 |
align="center" rowspan="4"|1978
|align="left"|"Do or Die" |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|3 |rowspan="4"|Fame |
align="left"|"Autumn Leaves"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.
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align="left"|"Fame" (US only)
|align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|3 |
align="left"|"Am I Ever Gonna Fall in Love in New York City" (Australia only)
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align="center"|1979
|align="left"|"On Your Knees" |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|28 |Muse |
align="center" rowspan="7"|1980
|align="left"|"A Rolling Stone" (UK only) |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |rowspan="7"|Warm Leatherette |
align="left"|"Love Is the Drug""Love Is the Drug" charted only in 1986 when it was re-released to promote Island Life.
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align="left"|"Private Life"
|align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|17 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |
align="left"|"The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game"
|align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|87 |align="center"|— |
align="left"|"Warm Leatherette"
|align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|20 |
align="left"|"Breakdown" (US only)
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align="left"|"Pars" (France only)
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align="center" rowspan="6"|1981
|align="left"|"Demolition Man" |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |rowspan="6"|Nightclubbing |
align="left"|"I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)"
|align="center"|— |align="center"|1 |align="center"|16 |align="center"|44 |align="center"|4 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |
align="left"|"Pull Up to the Bumper"/"La Vie en rose"In Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom "Pull Up to the Bumper" reached its peak position in 1986 when it was rereleased to promote Island Life as a double A-side with La Vie en Rose .
|align="center"|67 |align="center"|14 |align="center"|26 |align="center"|— |align="center"|16 |align="center"|13 |align="center"|53 |align="center"|— |align="center"|5 |align="center"|2 |
align="left"|"Use Me" (US only)
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align="left"|"Feel Up" (US only)
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align="left"|"Walking in the Rain"
|align="center"|94 |align="center"|— |align="center"|67 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|34 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |
align="center" rowspan="2"|1982
|align="left"|"Nipple to the Bottle" (North America, Netherlands & Australasia) |align="center"|33 |align="center"|7 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|16 |align="center"|3 |align="center"| |align="center"|— |align="center"|17 |align="center"|2 |rowspan="5"|Living My Life |
align="left"|"Nipple to the Bottle"/"The Apple Stretching"
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align="center" rowspan="5"|1983
|align="left"|"My Jamaican Guy" |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|39 |align="center"|56 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |
align="left"|"Cry Now, Laugh Later" (US & Canada)
|align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|64 |align="center"|33 |
align="left"|"Unlimited Capacity for Love" (Netherlands only)
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align="left"|"La Vie en Rose" (Re-release)
|align="center"|— |align="center"|16 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|4 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |Portfolio |
align="left"|"Living My Life" (UK & Portugal)
|align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |single only |
align="center" rowspan="2"|1985
|align="left"|"Slave to the Rhythm" |align="center"|20 |align="center"|4 |align="center"|4 |align="center"|7 |align="center"|4 |align="center"|5 |align="center"|12 |align="center"|— |align="center"|20 |align="center"|1 |rowspan="2"|Slave to the Rhythm |
align="left"|"Jones the Rhythm"
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align="center" rowspan="5"|1986
|align="left"|"Pull Up to the Bumper" |align="center"|— |align="center"|14 |align="center"|26 |align="center"|— |align="center"|16 |align="center"|13 |align="center"|12 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |rowspan="3"|Island Life |
align="left"|"Love Is the Drug"
|align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|57 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|35 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |
align="left"|"Private Life" Remix
|align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|91 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |
align="left"|"I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect for You)"
|align="center"|— |align="center"|18 |align="center"|39 |align="center"|22 |align="center"|39 |align="center"|9 |align="center"|56 |align="center"|69 |align="center"|9 |align="center"|4 |rowspan="4"|Inside Story |
align="left"|"Party Girl"
|align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|53 |align="center"|39 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|82 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|19 |
align="center" rowspan="2"|1987
|align="left"|"Crush" (US & Canada) |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|32 |
align="left"|"Victor Should Have Been a Jazz Musician"
|align="center"|— |align="center"|40 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|35 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |
align="center"|1989
|align="left"|"Love on Top of Love" |align="center"|121 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|39 |align="center"|47 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|1 |rowspan="2"|Bulletproof Heart |
align="center"|1990
|align="left"|"Amado Mio" |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|83 |align="center"|38 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|96 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|11 |
align="center"|1992
|align="left"|"7 Day Weekend" |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|86 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |Boomerang (soundtrack) |
align="center" rowspan="2"|1993
|align="left"|"Evilmainya" |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |Freddie as F.R.O.7 (soundtrack) |
align="left"|"Sex Drive"
|align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|1 |Black Marilyn (Unreleased) |
align="center"|1994
|align="left"|"Slave to the Rhythm" (Re-release) |align="center"|93 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|28 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |Slave to the Rhythm |
align="center"|1996
|align="left"|"Love Bites" |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |single only |
align="center"|1997
|align="left"|"Hurricane (Cradle to the Grave)" |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |Force of Nature (Unreleased) |
align="center"|1998
|align="left"|"Storm" |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |The Avengers (soundtrack) |
align="center"|2000
|align="left"|"Pull Up to the Bumper" (with Funkstar De Luxe) |align="center"|54 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|60 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |Keep on Moving (It's Too Funky in Here) |
align="center" rowspan="2"|2008
|align="left"|"Corporate Cannibal" |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |rowspan="4"|Hurricane |
align="left"|"Williams' Blood"
|align="center"|— |align="center"|44 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|131 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |
align="center"|2009
|align="left"|"Well Well Well" |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |
align="center"|2010
|align="left"|"Love You to Life" |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |
align="center"|2011
|align="left"|"Dancefloor" (with Brigitte Fontaine) |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |L'un n'empêche pas l'autre |
align="center" colspan="21" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. |
Other charted songs
Guest appearances
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Artist
! Album ! Track(s) ! Date ! Label |
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Thompson Twins
| "Watching" | February 1983 | Arista |
Arcadia
| "Election Day" | 18 November 1985 | Parlophone (UK) |
Jonathan Elias
|Requiem for the Americas |"Within the Lost World" |1989 |Enigma Records (Can) |
Various artists (compilation)
| "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)
| "Let Joy and Innocence Prevail" | 15 December 1992 | Geffen |
Various artists (compilation)
| "Storm" | 7 July 1998 |
Lil' Kim
| "Revolution" | 27 June 2000 |
Brigitte Fontaine
| "Soufi" | 6 October 2009 | Polydor |
Diddy – Dirty Money
| "Yeah Yeah You Would" | 14 December 2010 |
Brigitte Fontaine
| "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 |
Beyoncé, Tems
|"Move" |29 July 2022 |
Dave Okumu & the 7 Generations
|I Came from Love |"Two Things", "7 Generations", "A Paradise" |14 April 2023 |
Janelle Monáe
|"Ooh La La" |9 June 2023 |
Videography
=Video albums=
- 1982: A One Man Show
- 1983: The Video Singles
- 1986: State of Grace
- 2018: Bloodlight and Bami
=Music videos=
References
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External links
- [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/grace-jones-p4630 Grace Jones] on Allmusic
- [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Grace+Jones Grace Jones] on Discogs
- [http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/grace_jones Grace Jones] on Rate Your Music
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