The System discography
| The System (band) discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 5 |
| Compilation albums | 1 |
| Music videos | 7 |
| Singles | 14 |
| Soundtrack albums | 2 |
The discography of American R&B/Synthpop group The System consists of five studio albums, fourteen singles and one compilation album.
Formed around the year 1982, the group originally consisted of David Frank and Mic Murphy. It was disbanded in 1989, soon after their fifth studio album Rhythm & Romance came out.
Their most successful singles were "Don't Disturb This Groove" in 1987 and "You Are in My System" in 1983. "Don't Disturb This Groove" peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. "You Are in My System" peaked at number sixty-four on the Billboard Hot 100 and number ten on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
Most of the material were written by band members Mic Murphy and David Frank. However, the soundtrack material was written by different people, most notably "Coming to America" was written by Nile Rodgers.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | U.S. R&B | JPN | UK | ||
| Sweat | #94 | #14 | — | — | |
| X-Periment | #182 | — | — | — | |
| The Pleasure Seekers | — | #3 | — | — | |
| Don't Disturb This Groove | #62 | #1 | — | — | |
| Rhythm & Romance | — | #2 | — | — | |
| ESP | #182 | — | — | — | |
| Unreleased Unleashed | #182 | — | — | — | |
| System Overload | #182 | — | — | — | |
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | US | U.S. R&B |
|---|---|---|---|
| X-Periment/The Pleasure Seekers |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions[2][3] | Album | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | U.S. Club |
U.S. R&B |
UK | |||||||||||||||||
| 1982 | "It's Passion" | — | #23 | — | — | Sweat | ||||||||||||||
| 1983 | "You Are in My System" | #64 | #14 | #10 | #89 | |||||||||||||||
| 1983 | "I Won't Let Go" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| 1984 | "Promises Can Break" | — | — | — | — | X-Periment | ||||||||||||||
| 1984 | "I Wanna Make You Feel Good" | — | — | — | #73 | |||||||||||||||
| 1985 | "This Is for You" | — | #43 | #8 | #78 | The Pleasure Seekers | ||||||||||||||
| 1985 | "The Pleasure Seekers" | — | #22 | #21 | — | |||||||||||||||
| 1985 | "I Don't Run From Danger" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| 1987 | "Don't Disturb This Groove" | #4 | — | #1 | — | Don't Disturb This Groove | ||||||||||||||
| 1987 | "House Of Rhythm / Groove" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| 1987 | "Nighttime Lover" | — | — | #7 | — | |||||||||||||||
| 1987 | "Come As You Are (Superstar)" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| 1989 | "Midnight Special" | — | — | — | — | Rhythm & Romance | ||||||||||||||
| 1989 | "I Wanna Be Your Lover" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| 1989 | "Have Mercy" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Music videos
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1983 | "You Are In My System" |
| 1985 | "The Pleasure Seekers" |
| "This Is For You" | |
| 1987 | "Don't Disturb This Groove" |
| "House Of Rhythm | |
| 1988 | "Coming To America" |
| 1989 | "Midnight Special" |
Other appearances
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions[4][5] | Notes | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | U.S. Club |
U.S. R&B |
UK | |||||||||||||||||
| 1984 | "Baptize The Beat" | — | — | — | — |
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| 1984 | "Rock & Roll Me Again" | — | — | — | — |
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| 1988 | "Coming to America" | #91 | — | #23 | — |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||||||||||||||||
References and notes
- General
- "The System – Discography – Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
- "The System – Discography – Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
- "The System discography". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
- "The System: Discography". Discogs. Zink Media, Inc. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
- Specific
- ↑ "Don't Disturb This Groove - The System - Billboard". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
- ↑ "The System at ChartsStats". ChartsStats. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
- ↑ Artist Chart History - The System. Billboard Retrieved 2011-08-24.
- ↑ "AMG: The System - Singles". All Music Guide, Billboard. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
- ↑ Jancik, Wayne (1998). The Billboard book of one-hit wonders (2nd ed.). California, U.S.: Billboard Books, 1998, the University of California. p. 451. ISBN 0-8230-7622-9.