# |
Artist |
Album Title |
Year |
Chart Entries |
1 |
James Brown |
Live at the Apollo (1963) |
1963 |
Library of Congress artifact added 2004 (1965), Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998 (1962), BEA 4 of 1963, Billboard 6 - Aug 1963 (59 weeks) (7 weeks in top 10), Rolling Stone 24, US CashBox 25 of 1963, France (InfoDisc) 31 of 1969 (peak 10, 48 weeks), Guiness 36, German RS100 37, Acclaimed 39 (1963), PopVortex 75 (1963), DMDB 76, WTMD 340, WXPN 641 (1963), RYM 3 of 1963, KEXP 245 |
2 |
James Brown |
Sex Machine |
1970 |
Billboard 29 - Sep 1970 (31 weeks), D.Marsh 37 of 1970, PopVortex 88 (1970), Channel4 96, Acclaimed 388 (1970), Rolling Stone 414, RYM 43 of 1970, Xgau rating A (1970) |
3 |
James Brown |
Pure Dynamite! Live At The Royal |
1964 |
D.Marsh 7 of 1964, Billboard 10 - Feb 1964 (22 weeks) (1 week in top 10), US BB 50 of 1964, US CashBox 78 of 1964 |
4 |
James Brown |
James Brown Live at the Apollo Vol. 2 |
1968 |
D.Marsh 13 of 1968, Billboard 32 - Sep 1968 (39 weeks), France (InfoDisc) 63 of 1968 (peak 2, 59 weeks), Acclaimed 899 (1968) |
5 |
James Brown |
I'm Real |
1988 |
Switzerland 19 - Jul 1988 (1 week), UK 27 - Jun 1988 (5 weeks), Austria 28 - Jul 1988 (1 month), ODK Germany 39 - Jun 1988 (5 weeks), Billboard 96 - Jun 1988 (13 weeks), Xgau rating B (1988) |
6 |
James Brown |
The Payback |
1974 |
US Gold (certified by RIAA in Mar 1974), Billboard 34 - Jan 1974 (36 weeks), US CashBox 89 of 1974, Acclaimed 1323 (1974), RYM 51 of 1973, Xgau rating B+ (1973) |
7 |
James Brown |
Prisoner of Love |
1963 |
D.Marsh 8 of 1963, Billboard 73 - Sep 1963 (16 weeks), RYM 162 of 1963 |
8 |
James Brown |
Papa's Got a Brand New Bag |
1965 |
Billboard 26 - Sep 1965 (27 weeks), D.Marsh 28 of 1965, RYM 122 of 1965 |
9 |
James Brown |
Gravity |
1986 |
ODK Germany 23 - Mar 1987 (7 weeks), UK 85 - Oct 1986 (3 weeks), Billboard 156 - Oct 1986 (6 weeks), Xgau rating C+ (1986) |
10 |
James Brown |
Cold Sweat |
1967 |
D.Marsh 7 of 1967, Billboard 35 - Sep 1967 (17 weeks) |
11 |
James Brown |
The James Brown Show |
1963 |
D.Marsh 2 of 1963 |
12 |
James Brown |
I Got You (I Feel Good) |
1966 |
D.Marsh 30 of 1966, Billboard 36 - Jan 1966 (17 weeks) |
13 |
James Brown |
Live At The Garden |
1967 |
D.Marsh 38 of 1967, Billboard 41 - Jun 1967 (17 weeks) |
14 |
James Brown |
I Can't Stand Myself When You Touch Me |
1968 |
Billboard 17 - Mar 1968 (14 weeks), D.Marsh 31 of 1968 |
15 |
James Brown |
Hot Pants |
1971 |
Billboard 22 - Sep 1971 (18 weeks), Italy 64 of 1971, RYM 164 of 1971, Xgau rating A- (1971) |
16 |
James Brown |
Say It Loud - I'm Black And I'm Proud |
1969 |
Billboard 53 - Apr 1969 (22 weeks), France (InfoDisc) 97 of 1969 (peak 3, 25 weeks) |
17 |
James Brown |
20 All-Time Greatest Hits! |
2014 |
US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Apr 1996), Billboard 133 - Aug 2014 (2 weeks), US Albums 2014-23 peak 133 - Aug 2014 (2 weeks) |
18 |
James Brown |
The Very Best Of... The Godfather |
2007 |
Sweden 32 - Sep 2002 (2 weeks), UK 54 - Jan 2007 (1 week), Switzerland 61 - Jan 2007 (4 weeks) |
19 |
James Brown |
The Best Of James Brown - The Godfather Of Soul |
1987 |
UK Gold (certified by BPI in Nov 1987), UK 17 - Oct 1987 (21 weeks) |
20 |
James Brown |
Sex Machine: The Very Best Of James Brown (1991) |
1991 |
UK Gold (certified by BPI in Dec 1991), UK 19 - Nov 1991 (22 weeks) |
21 |
James Brown |
Super Bad |
1971 |
D.Marsh 34 of 1971, Billboard 61 - Jan 1971 (15 weeks), Xgau rating A- (1970) |
22 |
James Brown |
Showtime |
1964 |
Billboard 61 - May 1964 (18 weeks) |
23 |
James Brown |
James Brown Plays James Brown - Today & Yesterday |
1965 |
Billboard 42 - Nov 1965 (19 weeks) |
24 |
James Brown |
Grits & Soul |
1965 |
Billboard 124 - Apr 1965 (10 weeks) |
25 |
James Brown |
Hell |
1974 |
Billboard 35 - Jul 1974 (19 weeks), RYM 142 of 1974, Xgau rating B (1974) |
26 |
James Brown |
It's A Man's World |
1966 |
Billboard 90 - Sep 1966 (9 weeks) |
27 |
James Brown |
James Brown Plays New Breed |
1966 |
Billboard 101 - Apr 1966 (11 weeks) |
28 |
James Brown |
Handful of soul |
1966 |
Billboard 135 - Dec 1966 (3 weeks) |
29 |
James Brown |
Black Caesar |
1973 |
Billboard 31 - Mar 1973 (21 weeks), RYM 137 of 1973, Xgau rating D+ (1973) |
30 |
James Brown |
Raw Soul |
1967 |
Billboard 88 - Apr 1967 (14 weeks) |
31 |
James Brown |
James Brown Plays The Real Thing |
1967 |
Billboard 164 - Jul 1967 (5 weeks) |
32 |
James Brown |
James Brown...Live/Hot On The One |
1980 |
Billboard 170 - Aug 1980 (5 weeks), Xgau rating B+ (1980) |
33 |
James Brown |
Soul Brother No. 1 |
2008 |
Billboard 170 - Apr 2008 (2 weeks) |
34 |
James Brown |
I Got The Feelin' |
1968 |
Billboard 135 - May 1968 (14 weeks) |
35 |
James Brown |
James Brown Plays Nothing But Soul |
1968 |
Billboard 150 - Aug 1968 (5 weeks) |
36 |
James Brown |
Get On Up: The James Brown Story |
2014 |
Billboard 61 - Aug 2014 (3 weeks), US Albums 2014-23 peak 61 - Aug 2014 (3 weeks) |
37 |
James Brown |
Jam 1980's |
1978 |
Billboard 121 - May 1978 (22 weeks), Xgau rating B+ (1978) |
38 |
James Brown |
The Original Disco Man |
1979 |
Billboard 152 - Aug 1979 (6 weeks), Xgau rating A- (1979) |
39 |
James Brown |
It's A Mother |
1969 |
Billboard 26 - Sep 1969 (24 weeks) |
40 |
James Brown |
James Brown Plays & Directs The Popcorn |
1969 |
Billboard 40 - Aug 1969 (22 weeks) |
41 |
James Brown |
Gettin' Down To It |
1969 |
Billboard 99 - May 1969 (14 weeks) |
42 |
James Brown |
Body Heat |
1976 |
Billboard 126 - Jan 1977 (10 weeks), Xgau rating C (1976) |
43 |
James Brown |
Get Up Offa That Thing |
1976 |
Billboard 147 - Aug 1976 (8 weeks), Xgau rating B- (1976) |
44 |
James Brown |
Hey America |
1972 |
Italy 83 of 1972 |
45 |
James Brown |
Sex Machine Today |
1975 |
Billboard 103 - May 1975 (8 weeks), Xgau rating C+ (1975) |
46 |
James Brown |
Everybody's Doin' the Hustle & Dead on the Double Bump |
1975 |
Billboard 193 - Oct 1975 (2 weeks), Xgau rating B- (1975) |
47 |
James Brown |
Live And Lowdown At The Apollo Vol 1 |
1980 |
Billboard 163 - Nov 1980 (3 weeks) |
48 |
James Brown |
Reality |
1974 |
Billboard 56 - Jan 1975 (10 weeks), Xgau rating B- (1974) |
49 |
James Brown |
Revolution of the Mind |
1971 |
Billboard 39 - Dec 1971 (21 weeks), Xgau rating B+ (1971) |
50 |
James Brown |
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off |
1973 |
Billboard 92 - Jul 1973 (11 weeks), Xgau rating C (1973) |
51 |
James Brown |
Sho Is Funky Down Here |
1971 |
Billboard 137 - May 1971 (4 weeks), Xgau rating C+ (1971) |
52 |
James Brown |
There It Is |
1972 |
Billboard 60 - Jul 1972 (21 weeks), Xgau rating A- (1972) |
53 |
James Brown |
Ain't It Funky |
1970 |
Billboard 43 - Feb 1970 (12 weeks) |
54 |
James Brown |
Get on the Good Foot |
1972 |
Billboard 68 - Dec 1972 (17 weeks), Xgau rating B- (1972) |
55 |
James Brown |
James Brown Soul Classics |
1972 |
Billboard 83 - Jun 1972 (16 weeks), Xgau rating A- (1972) |
56 |
James Brown |
It's A New Day So Let A Man Come In |
1970 |
Billboard 121 - Jul 1970 (6 weeks) |
57 |
James Brown |
Soul On Top |
1970 |
Billboard 125 - May 1970 (10 weeks) |
58 |
James Brown |
Soul Syndrome |
1981 |
France (InfoDisc) 84 of 1981 (peak 6, 16 weeks) |
59 |
James Brown |
Think |
1960 |
RYM 103 of 1960 |
60 |
James Brown |
Try Me! |
1959 |
RYM 138 of 1959 |
61 |
James Brown |
Please, Please, Please |
1958 |
RYM 44 of 1958 |
62 |
James Brown |
James Brown Sings Out of Sight |
1964 |
RYM 188 of 1964 |
63 |
James Brown |
Universal James |
1993 |
Switzerland 34 - Mar 1993 (2 weeks) |
64 |
James Brown |
Love Over - Due |
1991 |
Switzerland 35 - Jul 1991 (1 week) |
65 |
James Brown |
JB40: 40th Anniversary Collection |
2000 |
Norway 28 - Sep 2000 (3 weeks) |
66 |
James Brown |
Love Power Peace, Live at the Olympia, Paris 1971 |
1992 |
RYM 116 of 1992 |
67 |
James Brown |
The Godfather - The Very Best Of |
2015 |
UK Albums 2013-23 peak 88 - Jan 2015 (1 week) |
68 |
James Brown |
Star Time |
unknown |
US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jun 2005), Rolling Stone 79 |
69 |
James Brown |
Mother Lode |
1988 |
Xgau rating A- (1988) |
70 |
James Brown |
Soul Session Live |
1989 |
Xgau rating C (1989) |
71 |
James Brown |
Bring It On |
1983 |
Xgau rating B+ (1983) |
72 |
James Brown |
Non Stop |
1981 |
Xgau rating B+ (1981) |
73 |
James Brown |
People |
1980 |
Xgau rating C+ (1980) |
74 |
James Brown |
Take a Look at Those Cakes |
1978 |
Xgau rating B- (1978) |
75 |
James Brown |
Mutha's Nature |
1977 |
Xgau rating C (1977) |
76 |
James Brown |
Hot |
1975 |
Xgau rating B (1975) |
77 |
James Brown |
In the Jungle Groove |
unknown |
Rolling Stone 330 |
78 |
James Brown |
Soul Classics Volume II |
1973 |
Xgau rating A- (1973) |
Previous Comments (newest first)
3 Apr 2018
#2 - Sex Machine
Title of this Album s/b changed to just 'Sex Machine'. #19 is the Album 'Sex Machine: The Very Best Of James Brown'.
Data fixed, thanks
19 Sep 2016
(3) Double & (1) Triple Listing
#7 & #31 are the same (Live At the Apollo, Volume II). Also #59 & #82 (James Brown Soul Classics). Also #46 & #75 (James Brown...Live/Hot On the One). And finally #2 & #50 & #52 are all the same. Title should just be "Sex Machine'. The(2) 1991 Chart Entries should be removed from this 1970 Album and set up as a separate 1991 "Very Best Of' album. (#52 mistakenly reads "Soft Machine' rather than 'Sex Machine').
Data fixed, thanks
22 Jan 2015
Double Listing - Pure Dynamite
#4 & #12 are the same.
Data fixed, thanks