Lionel Richie discography

Lionel Richie discography
Richie performing at the Chumash Xasuno Resort in Santa Ynes, California on July 6, 2006.
Studio albums	10
Live albums	3
Compilation albums	7
Singles	42

Lionel Richie is an American R&B and pop singer-songwriter, who has released ten studio albums, three live albums, and seven compilation albums. Formerly the lead vocalist of The Commodores, Richie began a solo career in the early 1980s and has released over 40 singles, five of which became number-one hits on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

Richie's first three studio albums have all been certified "Multi-Platinum" by the Recording Industry Association of America. His second album, Can't Slow Down, is his most successful, being certified 10× Platinum (i.e. Diamond) in the US. The album spent 59 consecutive weeks inside the Billboard Top 10 (including the entire year of 1984) and a total of 160 weeks (over three years) on the Billboard 200 chart. It became the third best-selling album of 1984, and eventually sold over 20 million copies worldwide.^[1]

In addition to multiple pop, R&B, and adult contemporary hit singles, two of his singles reached the Top 30 of the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart (now Hot Country Songs). "Deep River Woman", which features country music group Alabama, was a Top 10 hit on the country music charts in 1987.

Richie's tenth studio album, Tuskegee, was released in 2012 and peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, making it his third number one album on the chart.

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions												Certifications
		US [2]	US R&B [3]	AUS [4]	CAN [5]	GER [6]	ITA [7]	NLD [8]	NZ [9]	NOR [10]	SWE [11]	SWI [12]	UK [13]
Lionel Richie	Released: October 6, 1982 Label: Motown Format: LP, Cassette, CD	3	1	18	5	—	—	21	3	—	41	—	9	US: 4× Platinum[14] CAN: 4× Platinum[15] UK: Platinum[16]
Can't Slow Down^[A]	Released: October 11, 1983 Label: Motown Format: LP, Cassette, CD	1	1	1	1	2	9	1	1	3	2	3	1	US: Diamond (10× Platinum)[14] CAN: Diamond (10× Platinum)[17] FRA: Gold[18] GER: Gold[19] UK: 3× Platinum[16]
Dancing on the Ceiling	Released: July 15, 1986 Label: Motown Format: LP, Cassette, CD	1	4	2	3	5	5	2	3	1	2	2	2	US: 4× Platinum[14] CAN: 3× Platinum[20] FRA: 2× Gold[18] UK: 2× Platinum[16]
Louder Than Words	Released: April 16, 1996 Label: Mercury Format: CD, Cassette	28	15	32	25	26	12	6	31	29	21	10	11	US: Gold[14] FRA: Gold[21] UK: Silver[16]
Time	Released: June 23, 1998 Label: Mercury Format: CD, Cassette	152	77	—	—	15	30	71	—	—	—	9	31
Renaissance	Released: October 16, 2000 Label: Island Format: CD	62	54	—	—	3	32	10	—	24	45	6	6	GER: Platinum[19] SWI: Gold[22] UK: Platinum[16]
Just for You	Released: May 4, 2004 Label: Island Format: CD	47	22	44	—	10	—	21	—	—	—	8	5	UK: Gold[16]
Coming Home	Released: September 12, 2006 Label: Island Format: CD	6	3	—	—	8	26	20	—	—	—	9	15	US: Gold[14] UK: Gold[16]
Just Go	Released: February 17, 2009 Label: Island Format: CD	24	9	—	—	9	74	22	—	—	—	28	10	UK: Silver[16]
Tuskegee^[B]	Released: March 5, 2012[23] Label: Mercury Nashville Format: CD	1	—	2	1	7	52	7	6	26	10	31	7	US: Platinum[14] AUS: Gold[24] CAN: Platinum[25]
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

Live albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions								Certifications
		US [2]	US R&B [3]	CAN [5]	GER [6]	NLD [8]	SWE [11]	SWI [12]	UK [13]
Encore	Released: November 26, 2002 Label: Island Format: CD	—	—	—	23	28	16	10	8	SWI: Gold[22] UK: Gold[16]
Live in Paris / Live - His Greatest Hits and More	Released: September 24, 2007 Label: Mercury Format: CD	—	54	—	39	—	—	—	91
Symphonica in Rosso	Released: 2008 Label: Universal Music Format: CD	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

Compilation albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions												Certifications
		US [2]	US R&B [3]	AUS [4]	CAN [5]	GER [6]	ITA [7]	NLD [8]	NZ [9]	NOR [10]	SWE [11]	SWI [12]	UK [13]
Back to Front	Released: May 5, 1992 Label: Motown Format: CD, LP, Cassette	19	7	1	13	2	3	1	1	2	22	3	1	US: Platinum[14] FRA: 3× Platinum[26] GER: Platinum[19] SWI: 2× Platinum[22] UK: 4× Platinum[16]
Truly: The Love Songs	Released: November 25, 1997 Label: Motown Format: CD	—	—	74	—	73	—	22	35	—	8	34	5	US: Gold[14] FRA: Gold[27] UK: Platinum[16]
The Definitive Collection	Released: 2003 Label: Universal Music TV / Motown Format: CD	19	31	16	—	40	—	23	7	4	31	45	1	US: Platinum[14] AUS: Gold[28] UK: 3x Platinum[16]
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Lionel Richie	Released: October 7, 2003 Label: Motown Format: CD	63	—	—	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Gold	Released: January 10, 2006 Label: Hip-O/Motown Format: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	147
Soul Legends	Released: July 25, 2006 Label: Motown Format: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Sounds of the Season	Released: December 4, 2006 Label: Island Format: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Best Collection[29]	Released: November 24, 2009 Label: Universal Music Format: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions										Certifications (sales threshold)	Album
		US [30]	US R&B [31]	US AC [32]	US Dance [33]	US Country [34]	AUS [4]	GER [35]	JAP [36]	NL [37]	UK [13]
1981	"Endless Love" (with Diana Ross)	1	1	1	—	—	1	—	—	10	7	US: Platinum[38] CAN: Platinum[39]	Endless Love (soundtrack)
1982	"Truly"	1	2	1	—	—	7	—	—	—	6	US: Gold[40] CAN: Platinum[41] UK: Silver[16]	Lionel Richie
1983	"You Are"	4	2	1	—	—	17	—	—	29	43
	"My Love"	5	6	1	—	—	88	—	—	—	70
	"All Night Long (All Night)"	1	1	1	5	—	1	2	—	1	2	US: Gold[40] CAN: Platinum[42]	Can't Slow Down
	"Running with the Night"	7	6	6	—	—	24	33	—	8	9
1984	"Hello"	1	1	1	—	—	1	2	—	1	1	US: Gold[40] UK: Gold[16]
	"Stuck on You"	3	8	1	—	24	24	45	—	18	12
	"Penny Lover"	8	8	1	—	—	73	37	—	14	18
1985	"Say You, Say Me"	1	1	1	—	—	3	12	25	1	8	US: Gold[40] CAN: Platinum[43]	Dancing On the Ceiling
1986	"Dancing on the Ceiling"	2	6	3	—	—	2	13	—	8	7	CAN: Gold[44]
	"Love Will Conquer All"	9	2	1	—	—	71	—	—	24	45
	"Ballerina Girl" /	7	5	1	—	—	43	66	—	39	17
1987	"Deep River Woman" (with Alabama)	71	—	28	—	10	—	—	—	—	—
	"Se La"	20	12	5	—	—	—	41	—	12	43
1992	"Do It to Me"	21	1	3	—	—	45	26	—	12	33		Back to Front
	"My Destiny"	—	56	7	—	—	—	23	—	1	7
	"Love, Oh Love"	—	—	—	—	—	—	71	—	15	52
1996	"Don't Wanna Lose You"	39	17	5	—	—	53	66	—	28	17		Louder Than Words
	"Ordinary Girl"^[C]	101	76	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	147
	"Still in Love"	—	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	66
	"Climbing"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	45	—
1998	"Time"	—	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Time
	"I Hear Your Voice"	—	—	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Closest Thing to Heaven"	—	—	—	—	—	—	99	—	98	26
2000	"Angel"	70	—	4	32	—	—	9	—	6	18		Renaissance
	"Don't Stop the Music"	—	—	—	—	—	—	68	—	73	34
2001	"Tender Heart"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	29
	"I Forgot"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	34
	"Cinderella"	—	—	—	—	—	—	74	—	82	—
	"The One" (with Juliette)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
2003	"To Love a Woman" (with Enrique Iglesias)	—	—	—	—	—	—	52	—	—	19		Encore
2004	"Just for You"	92	—	6	14	—	—	24	—	47	20		Just for You
	"Long Long Way to Go"	—	—	20	—	—	—	54	—	93	—
	"I Still Believe"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	"I Call It Love"	62	19	9	10	—	—	29	—	93	45		Coming Home
	"What You Are"	—	57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Why"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	143
2007	"Reason to Believe"	—	—	—	—	—	—	76	—	—	—
	"All Around the World"	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	"Face in the Crowd" (with Trijntje Oosterhuis)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—		Just Go
	"Good Morning"	—	—	—	—	—	—	67	—	—	—
2009	"Just Go"	—	—	11	18	—	—	—	97	—	52
	"I'm Not Okay"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	"All Night Long 2011" (featuring Guy Sebastian)	—	—	—	—	—	26	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
2012	"Endless Love" (with Shania Twain)^[C]	116	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Tuskegee
	"Say You, Say Me" (with Rasmus Seebach)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released to that country

Other charted songs

Year	Single	Peak positions	Album
		US Country
2012	"Deep River Woman" (with Little Big Town)	60	Tuskegee

Notes

• A ^ Can't Slow Down also reached number 55 on the Billboard Top Country Albums.^[45]
• B ^ Tuskegee also reached number 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums.^[46]
• C ^ Did not enter the Hot 100 but charted on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.^[47]

References

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