Chaka Khan discography
| Chaka Khan discography | |
|---|---|
 Khan in 2012 | |
| Studio albums | 12 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 5 |
| Singles | 42 |
| Guest appearances | 8 |
This is the discography of American R&B/soul singer Chaka Khan. It includes two songs that have reached the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100. One of those reached the top ten. She has placed four album in the top twenty of the Billboard Albums Chart.
Khan released her first studio album in 1978 while she was still the lead singer of the R&B/funk band Rufus. She would continue to release albums with the group off and on until its dissolution in 1983. She has recorded a total of twelve albums during her solo career. Her first solo single was "I'm Every Woman", also released in 1978. She has released a total of 41 solo singles throughout her career.
Label associations
Khan spent the first 14 years of her solo career with Warner Bros. Records, where she released eight albums. She has also released albums for the Elektra, NPG, Earthsong, and Burgundy labels.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 200 [1] |
US R&B [1] |
US Jazz [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
GER [4] |
NLD [5] |
NZ [6] |
SWE [7] |
SWI [8] |
UK [9] | ||||
| Chaka |
|
12 | 2 | — | 74 | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | US: Gold[10] | |
| Naughty |
|
43 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| What Cha' Gonna Do for Me |
|
17 | 3 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | US: Gold [10] | |
| Echoes of an Era |
|
105 | 38 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Chaka Khan |
|
52 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| I Feel for You |
|
16 | 4 | — | 71 | 27 | 17 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 14 | 15 | US: Platinum[10] | |
| Destiny |
|
72 | 25 | — | — | — | 50 | 49 | — | 13 | 26 | 77 | ||
| ck |
|
125 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| The Woman I Am |
|
92 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | ||
| Come 2 My House |
|
— | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| ClassiKhan |
|
— | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Funk This |
|
15 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| S.O.U.L. (Live Album) |
|
— | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" Denotes single was not released or failed to chart in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 200 [1] |
US R&B [1] |
US Dance [1] |
CAN [3] |
GER [4] |
NLD [5] |
NZ [6] |
SWE [7] |
SWI [8] |
UK [9] | ||||
| Life Is a Dance: The Remix Project |
|
— | — | 1 | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | 14 | UK: Gold | |
| Epiphany: The Best of Chaka Khan, Vol. 1 |
|
84 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | US: Gold | |
| Dance Classics of Chaka Khan |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| I'm Every Woman: The Best of Chaka Khan |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | ||
| The Platinum Collection |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" Denotes single was not released or failed to chart in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Singles
As main performer
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Hot [11] |
US R&B [11] |
US Dance [11] |
AUS [2] |
BEL [12] |
CAN [13] |
GER [14] |
IRE [15] |
NLD [16] |
NZ [17] |
UK [9] | ||||
| 1978 | "I'm Every Woman" | 21 | 1 | 30 | 37 | 20 | 38 | — | 16 | 15 | 18 | 11 |
|
Chaka |
| 1979 | "Life Is a Dance" | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980 | "Clouds" | — | 10 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Naughty | |
| "Papillon (aka Hot Butterfly)" | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Get Ready, Get Set" | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1981 | "What Cha' Gonna Do for Me" | 53 | 1 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — |
|
What Cha' Gonna Do for Me |
| "We Can Work It Out" | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "I Know You, I Live You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Any Old Sunday" | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1983 | "Got to Be There" | 67 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Chaka Khan | |
| "Tearin' It Up" | — | 48 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Best in the West" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1984 | "I Feel for You" | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | I Feel for You | |
| 1985 | "This Is My Night" | 60 | 11 | 1 | — | 12 | 90 | 47 | 7 | 20 | 34 | 14 | ||
| "Through the Fire" | 60 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Eye to Eye" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 43 | — | 16 | |||
| "(Krush Groove) Can't Stop the Street" | — | 18 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Krush Groove soundtrack | ||
| "Own the Night" | 57 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Miami Vice soundtrack | ||
| 1986 | "The Other Side of the World" | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Destiny | |
| "Love of a Lifetime" | 53 | 21 | — | — | — | 87 | — | — | 34 | — | 52 | |||
| "Love of a Lifetime" (Remix) | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Tight Fit" | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1987 | "Earth to Mickey" | — | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988 | "It's My Party" | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | CK | |
| 1989 | "Baby Me" | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Soul Talkin'" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I'm Every Woman" (Remix) | — | — | 1 | — | 20 | — | — | 7 | 9 | — | 8 | Life Is a Dance: The Remix Project | ||
| "Ain't Nobody" (with Rufus) (Remix) | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | — | — | 6 | ||||
| "I Feel for You" (Remix) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 45 | ||||
| 1992 | "Love You All My Lifetime" | 68 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | The Woman I Am | |
| "You Can Make the Story Right" | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I Want" | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1993 | "Don't Look at Me That Way" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | ||
| 1995 | "Love Me Still" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Clockers soundtrack | |
| 1996 | "My Funny Valentine" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Waiting to Exhale soundtrack | |
| "Never Miss the Water" (featuring Me'Shell Ndegeocello) | — | 36 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | Epiphany: Best of Vol. 1 | ||
| 1998 | "Spoon" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Come 2 My House | |
| "Don't Talk 2 Strangers" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2007 | "Angel" | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Funk This | |
| "Disrespectful" (featuring Mary J. Blige) | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "You Belong to Me" (featuring Michael McDonald) | — | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2008 | "One for All Time" | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes single was not released or failed to chart in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
As featured performer
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Hot [11] |
US R&B [11] |
US Dance [11] |
AUS [2] |
BEL [12] |
CAN [13] |
GER [14] |
IRE [15] |
NLD [16] |
NZ [17] |
UK [9] | ||||
| 1978 | "Stuff Like That" (with Quincy Jones and Ashford & Simpson) |
21 | 1 | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | 24 | — | 34 | Sounds...and Stuff Like That!! | |
| 1986 | "Higher Love" (with Steve Winwood) |
1 | — | — | 8 | 31 | 1 | 49 | 11 | 26 | 11 | 13 | Back in the High Life | |
| 1989 | "I'll Be Good to You" (with Quincy Jones and Ray Charles) |
18 | 1 | 1 | — | 34 | 48 | 28 | 18 | 38 | 7 | 21 | Back on the Block | |
| 1990 | "The Places You Find Love" (with Quincy Jones and Siedah Garrett) |
— | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993 | "Feels Like Heaven" (with Peter Cetera) |
71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | World Falling Down | |
| 1995 | "Watch What You Say" (with Guru) |
— | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | Jazzmatazz, Vol. 2: The New Reality | |
| 1996 | "Missing You" (with Brandy, Tamia and Gladys Knight) |
25 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | Set It Off soundtrack | |
| 1998 | "Come On" (with The New Power Generation) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Newpower Soul | |
| "The Longer We Make Love" (with Barry White) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Staying Power | ||
| 2000 | "All Good?" (with De La Soul) |
96 | 41 | 17 | 34 | — | — | 76 | — | 76 | — | 33 | Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump | |
| 2001 | "The Essence" (with Herbie Hancock) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Future2Future | |
| 2005 | "Give and Let Live" (with Hope Collective) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Single release only | |
| 2010 | "Soul Survivor" (with Beverley Knight) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 100% | |
| "—" denotes single was not released or failed to chart in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
See also: Rufus (band) § Discography
Other appearances
Singles (above) are excluded.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Chaka Khan in US charts". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
- 1 2 3 Australian chart peaks:
- Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 19 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives: Australian Chart Book. pp. 165, 342. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.
- Top 50 (ARIA Chart) peaks from 26 June 1988: "australian-charts.com > Chaka Khan in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
- 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.
- 1 2 "RPM: Chaka Khan (albums)". RPM Magazine. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
- 1 2 "Charts.de:Chaka Khan Albums" (in German). Charts.de. GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
- 1 2 "GfK Dtch Charts:Chaka Khan (albums)". GfK Dutch Charts Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
- 1 2 "charts.org.nz: Chaka Khan". charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
- 1 2 "Chaka Khan in Swedish charts" (in German). swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
- 1 2 "Hitparade.ch: Chaka Khan" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-08-15.
- 1 2 3 4 "UK Official Charts Company Chaka Khan". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
- 1 2 3
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Chaka Khan US Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
- 1 2 "Chaka Khan Belgian Singles". Ultratop.be. ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
- 1 2 "Canadian Chart". RPM Magazine. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
- 1 2 New&kategorie=single&bereich=c_suche "German Chart" Check
|url=value (help) (in German). Charts.de GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2014-08-10. - 1 2 "Irish Charts". Irish Charts. Archived from the original on 2009-06-03. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
- 1 2 "Dutch Chart". Dutch Top 100. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
- 1 2 "New Zealand Chart". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
- ↑ ""Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-02-06. Retrieved 2015-03-21.". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 11-08-2014. Note: User needs to enter "Chaka Khan" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
- ↑ "riaa.com Certifications". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ↑ "Henry Gross – What's In A Name". Discogs. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
- ↑ "Various – Rock, Rhythm & Blues". Discogs. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
- ↑ "British Electric Foundation – Music Of Quality And Distinction Volume 2". Discogs. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
- ↑ "Sugar Hill - Original Soundtrack" at AllMusic. Retrieved May 02, 2012.
- ↑ "Sinbad's 2nd Annual Summer Jam: 70's Soul Music Festival". Amazon.com. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
- ↑ "Various – One Voice, The Songs Of Chage & Aska". Discogs. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
- ↑ "Various – Music From And Inspired By The Hit TV Show Living Single". Discogs. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
- ↑ "Various – Disappearing Acts (Music From The HBO Film)". Discogs. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
- ↑ "Various – A Love Affair: The Music Of Ivan Lins". Discogs. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
- ↑ Living in Divine Time Featuring Chaka Khan - Mellisa Vardey at AllMusic. Retrieved May 03, 2012.
- ↑ "Incognito – Transatlantic R.P.M.". Discogs. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
- ↑ "Drum n Voice vol. 3". Amazon.com. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
- ↑ "Forever" at AllMusic. Retrieved May 02, 2012.
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