Grace Jones discography
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Grace Jones' discography consists of 10 studio albums, 10 compilation albums, 1 remix album, 4 video albums and 56 singles.
Studio albums10
Compilation albums10
Remix albums1
Singles56
| Grace Jones discography | |
|---|---|
Jones performing in Roskilde Festival in 2009 | |
| Studio albums | 10 |
| Compilation albums | 10 |
| Remix albums | 1 |
| Singles | 56 |
| Video albums | 4 |
| Music videos | 19 |
| Guest appearances | 16 |
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.
Albums
Studio albums
| 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 |
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| 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. | |||||||||||||||
Remix albums
| Title | Album details | Charts |
|---|---|---|
| US Dance [17] | ||
| Hurricane - Dub |
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20 |
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [1] |
AUT [18] |
GER [2] |
NLD [4] |
NOR [5] |
NZL [6] |
SWI [8] |
UK [19] |
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 |
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— | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | 158 | — | |
| 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Grace Jones[23] |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Universal Masters Collection |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Collection[24] |
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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
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [1] |
BEL [25] |
GER [2] |
ITA [26] |
NLD [4] |
NZL [6] |
UK [27] |
US [28] |
US R&B [29] |
US Dan [29] | |||||||||||
| 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"[30] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "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"[31] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "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"/"La Vie en rose"[32] | 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 | — | 17 | 2 | Living My Life | |||||||||
| "Nipple to the Bottle"/"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"[32] | — | 14 | 26 | — | 16 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | Island Life | ||||||||
| "Love Is the Drug"[31] | — | — | 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
Guest appearances
| 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
Video albums
- 1982: A One Man Show
- 1983: The Video Singles
- 1986: State of Grace
- 2018: Bloodlight and Bami
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director(s)[39] |
|---|---|---|
| 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,[40] Keith Haring | |
| 1987 | "Crush" | |
| 1989 | "Love on Top of Love" | Greg Gorman |
| 2008 | "Corporate Cannibal" | Nick Hooker[41] |
| 2009 | "Williams' Blood" | |
| 2010 | "Love You to Life" | Chris Levine and Why Not Associates[42] |