Cameo discography explained

Artist:Cameo
Studio:17
Live:6
Compilation:15
Singles:44

This discography documents albums and singles released by American R&B/funk band Cameo.

P”A list of all 17 albums by the R&B group cameo

Albums

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:17em;"
DetailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
US Pop
[1]
US
R&B
AUS
[2]
CAN
[3]
GER
[4]
NLD
[5]
NZ
[6]
SWI
[7]
UK
[8]
Cardiac Arrest 116 16
We All Know Who We Are
  • Released: January 2, 1978
  • Label: Chocolate City
58 15 72
Ugly Ego
  • Released: September 25, 1978
  • Label: Chocolate City
83 16
Secret Omen
  • Released: June 25, 1979
  • Label: Chocolate City
46 4
Cameosis
  • Released: April 24, 1980
  • Label: Chocolate City
25 1
  • RIAA: Gold
Feel Me
  • Released: 1980
  • Label: Chocolate City
44 6
  • RIAA: Gold
Knights of the Sound Table
  • Released: May 18, 1981
  • Label: Chocolate City
44 2
  • RIAA: Gold
Alligator Woman
  • Released: March 22, 1982
  • Label: Chocolate City
23 6
  • RIAA: Gold
Style 53 14
She's Strange
  • Released: January 16, 1984
  • Label: Atlanta Artists
27 1
  • RIAA: Gold
Single Life
  • Released: June 17, 1985
  • Label: Atlanta Artists
58 2 66
  • RIAA: Gold
Word Up!
  • Released: September 9, 1986
  • Label: Atlanta Artists
8 1 75 72 34 48 13 30 7
Machismo
  • Released: October 17, 1988
  • Label: Atlanta Artists
56 10 86
  • RIAA: Gold
Real Men... Wear Black
  • Released: June 11, 1990
  • Label: Atlanta Artists
84 18
Emotional Violence 42
In the Face of Funk
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: Way 2 Funky
83
Sexy Sweet Thing
  • Released: April 18, 2000
  • Label: BMD/Private I
64
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

Compilation albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:17em;"
DetailsPeak chart positions
US
R&B
Shake Your Pants
  • Released: January 15, 1992
  • Label: PolyGram
The Best of Cameo
  • Released: May 18, 1993
  • Label: Mercury
44
The Best of Cameo, Volume 2
  • Released: May 21, 1996
  • Label: Mercury
Best of Cameo
The Ballads Collection
  • Released: May 19, 1998
  • Label: PolyGram
Greatest Hits
  • Released: September 15, 1998
  • Label: PolyGram
12″ Collection and More
  • Released: May 18, 1999
  • Label: PolyGram
The Hits Collection
  • Released: June 27, 2000
  • Label: Universal/Spectrum
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Cameo
  • Released: February 6, 2001
  • Label: Mercury
Anthology
  • Released: June 18, 2002
  • Label: Mercury
Classic Cameo
  • Released: March 3, 2003
  • Label: Mercury
The Best of Cameo
  • Released: November 23, 2004
  • Label: Universal
Gold
  • Released: July 26, 2005
  • Label: Mercury
The Definitive Collection
  • Released: March 14, 2006
  • Label: Mercury
Fresh Takes
  • Released: May 25, 2018
  • Label: Entertainment One U.S. LP
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
US
R&B
US
Dance

AUS
GER
[11]
IRE
[12]
UK
"Find My Way"1975 - - 3 - - - - Cardiac Arrest
"Rigor Mortis"197710333 - - - - -
"Post Mortem" - 70 - - - - -
"Funk Funk"10420 - - - - -
"It's Serious"1978 - 2129 - - - - We All Know Who We Are
"It's Over" - 60 - - - - -
"Insane" - 17 - - - - - Ugly Ego
"Give Love a Chance"1979 - 76 - - - - -
"I Just Want to Be" - 352 - - - - Secret Omen
"Sparkle" - 10 - - - - -
"We're Goin' Out Tonight"1980 - 11 - - - - - Cameosis
"Shake Your Pants" - 857 - - - -
"Keep It Hot" - 477 - - - - Feel Me
"Feel Me"1981 - 27 - - - - -
"Freaky Dancin'"102345 - - - - Knights of the Sound Table
"I Like It" - 25 - - - - -
"Just Be Yourself"198210112 - - - - - Alligator Woman
"Flirt" - 10 - - - - -
"Alligator Woman" - 54 - - - - -
"Style"1983 - 14 - - - - - Style
"Slow Movin'" - 47 - - - - -
"She's Strange"198447125 - 46 - 37She's Strange
"Talkin' Out the Side of Your Neck" - 21 - - - - -
"Hangin' Downtown" - 45 - - - - -
"Attack Me with Your Love"1985 - 339 - - - 65Single Life
"Single Life" - 226 - - 2815
"A Good-Bye" - 76 - - - - 65
"She's Strange" - - - - - - 22
"Word Up!"19866116383 Word Up
"Candy"21110 - - 2127
"Back and Forth"19875036 - - 1011
"She's Mine" - - - - - - 35
"You Make Me Work"198885445 - - - 74Machismo
"Skin I'm In" - 5 - - - - 79
"Pretty Girls"1989 - 52 - - - - -
"I Want It Now"1990 - 5 - - - - - Real Men... Wear Black
"Close Quarters" - 38 - - - - -
"Emotional Violence"1992 - 47 - - - - - Emotional Violence
"That Kind of Guy" - 53 - - - - -
"Money" - - 4 - - - -
"Slyde"1994 - 57 - - - - - In the Face of Funk
"You Are My Love"1995 - 99 - - - - -
"Loverboy" 200121457575012 Glitter
"El Passo"2019 - - - - - - -
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Charts > Cameo. Billboard. April 21, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130327180841/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/cameo-mn0000944349/awards. March 27, 2013.
  2. Book: Australian Charts Book 1970—1992. David Kent. 0-646-11917-6. 1993. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W.. 53.
  3. Web site: CAN Charts > CameoRose Royce. https://archive.today/20130628051940/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=lems22ljvambsij5efcst73ce5&q1=Cameo&q2=&interval=20. dead. June 28, 2013. RPM. April 22, 2013.
  4. Web site: GER Charts > Cameo. Media Control Charts. April 21, 2013.
  5. Web site: NL Charts > Cameo. MegaCharts. April 21, 2013. November 10, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231110041440/https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Cameo. live.
  6. Web site: NZ Charts > Cameo. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. April 21, 2013. November 10, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231110041338/https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Cameo. live.
  7. Web site: SWI Charts > Cameo. Swiss Music Charts. April 21, 2013. August 16, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130816133615/http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Cameo. live.
  8. Web site: UK Charts > Cameo. Official Charts Company. April 21, 2013. April 3, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150403095651/http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/21524/CAMEO/. live.
  9. Web site: Cameo. Recording Industry Association of America. riaa.com. September 29, 2020. June 5, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230605085644/https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Cameo&ti=&lab=&genre=&format=&date_option=release&from=&to=&award=&type=&category=&adv=SEARCH#search_section. live.
  10. United Kingdom. 8338-234-2. Cameo. Word Up. album. May 24, 2023.
  11. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714150626/http://www.officialcharts.de/ German peaks
  12. Web site: Search for Irish peaks. https://web.archive.org/web/20090602061251/http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement. June 2, 2009. live. Irishcharts.ie.
  13. United Kingdom. Word Up. Cameo. single. 8338-234-1. May 24, 2023.
  14. Web site: Cameo - Candy. bpi.co.uk. February 21, 2022. February 21, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220221212736/https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/8633-234-1. live.
  15. Web site: ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Singles . Australian Recording Industry Association . June 29, 2010 . April 11, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160411085559/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2001.htm . live .