| Artist: | Lionel Richie |
| Studio: | 11 |
| Live: | 4 |
| Compilation: | 6 |
| Singles: | 42 |
Lionel Richie is an American R&B and pop singer, who has released 11 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 US 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 US Billboard 200, making it his third number one album on the chart.
| Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||
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| US [2] | US R&B [3] | AUS [4] [5] | CAN [6] | GER [7] | NLD [8] | NZ [9] | NOR [10] | SWE [11] | SWI [12] | UK [13] | ||||||
| Lionel Richie | 3 | 1 | 18 | 5 | — | 21 | 3 | — | 41 | — | 9 | |||||
| Can't Slow Down |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Dancing on the Ceiling |
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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| Louder Than Words |
| 28 | 15 | 32 | 25 | 26 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 21 | 10 | 11 |
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| Time |
| 152 | 77 | 174 | — | 15 | 71 | — | — | — | 9 | 31 | ||||
| Renaissance |
| 62 | 54 | — | — | 3 | 10 | — | 24 | 45 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Just for You |
| 47 | 22 | 44 | — | 10 | 21 | — | — | — | 8 | 5 |
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| Coming Home |
| 6 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 20 | — | — | — | 9 | 15 |
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| Sounds of the Season |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Just Go |
| 24 | 9 | — | — | 9 | 22 | — | — | — | 28 | 10 |
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| Tuskegee |
| 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 10 | 31 | 7 |
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| "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released | ||||||||||||||||
| Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||||
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| US | US R&B | AUS | GER | NLD | SWE | SWI | UK | ||||||||
| Encore |
| — | — | 198 | 23 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 8 |
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| Live in Paris / Live – His Greatest Hits and More |
| — | 54 | — | 39 | — | — | — | 91 | ||||||
| Symphonica in Rosso |
| — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
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| Hello from Las Vegas |
| 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released | |||||||||||||||
| Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||||
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| US | US R&B | AUS | CAN | GER | NLD | NZ | NOR | SWE | SWI | UK | |||||
| Back to Front |
| 19 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 1 | |||
| — | — | 74 | — | 73 | 22 | 35 | — | 8 | 34 | 5 |
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| The Definitive Collection |
| 19 | 31 | 16 | — | 40 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 45 | 1 |
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| 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Lionel Richie |
| 63 | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Gold |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 147 | |||
| Soul Legends |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| The Best Collection[24] |
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| "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released | |||||||||||||||
| Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | Album | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [25] | US R&B [26] | US AC [27] | US Dance [28] | US Country [29] | AUS | GER [30] | JPN [31] | NL [32] | UK | |||||||||||
| "Endless Love" (with Diana Ross) | 1981 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 10 | 7 | Endless Love (soundtrack) | ||||||||
| "Truly" | 1982 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 6 |
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| "You Are" | 1983 | 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 |
| Can't Slow Down | ||||||||
| "Running with the Night" | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 24 | 33 | — | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||
| "Hello" | 1984 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
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| "Stuck on You" | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | 24 | 24 | 45 | — | 18 | 12 |
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| "Penny Lover" | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 73 | 37 | — | 14 | 18 | ||||||||||
| "Say You, Say Me" | 1985 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 12 | 25 | 1 | 8 |
| Dancing On the Ceiling | |||||||
| "Dancing on the Ceiling" | 1986 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 13 | — | 8 | 7 |
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| "Love Will Conquer All" | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 71 | — | — | 24 | 45 | ||||||||||
| "Ballerina Girl" | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 43 | 66 | — | 39 | 17 | ||||||||||
| "Deep River Woman" (with Alabama) | 1987 | 71 | — | 28 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Se La" | 20 | 12 | 5 | — | — | — | 41 | — | 12 | 43 | ||||||||||
| "Do It to Me" | 1992 | 21 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 45 | 26 | — | 12 | 33 | Back to Front | ||||||||
| "My Destiny" | — | 56 | 7 | — | — | 125 | 23 | — | 1 | 7 |
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| "Love, Oh Love" | — | — | — | — | — | 165 | 71 | — | 15 | 52 | ||||||||||
| "Don't Wanna Lose You" | 1996 | 39 | 17 | 5 | — | — | 53 | 66 | — | 28 | 17 | Louder Than Words | ||||||||
| "Ordinary Girl" | — | 76 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 147 | ||||||||||
| "Still in Love" | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | ||||||||||
| "Climbing" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | ||||||||||
| "Time" | 1998 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Time | ||||||||
| "I Hear Your Voice" | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Closest Thing to Heaven" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | — | 98 | 26 | ||||||||||
| "Angel" | 2000 | 70 | — | 4 | 32 | — | 123 | 9 | — | 6 | 18 |
| Renaissance | |||||||
| "Don't Stop the Music" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | — | 73 | 34 | ||||||||||
| "Tender Heart" | 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | |||||||||
| "I Forgot" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | ||||||||||
| "Cinderella" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | — | 82 | — | ||||||||||
| "The One" (with Juliette) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "To Love a Woman" (with Enrique Iglesias) | 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | — | — | 19 | Encore | ||||||||
| "Just for You" | 2004 | 92 | — | 6 | 14 | — | — | 24 | — | 47 | 20 | Just for You | ||||||||
| "Long Long Way to Go" | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | 54 | — | 93 | — | ||||||||||
| "I Call It Love" | 2006 | 62 | 19 | 9 | 10 | — | — | 29 | — | 93 | 45 | Coming Home | ||||||||
| "What You Are" | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Why" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 143 | ||||||||||
| "Reason to Believe" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "All Around the World" | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Face in the Crowd" (with Trijntje Oosterhuis) | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | Just Go | ||||||||
| "Good Morning" | — | 120 | — | — | — | — | 67 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Just Go" | 2009 | — | 116 | 11 | 18 | — | — | — | 97 | — | 52 | |||||||||
| "I'm in Love" | — | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "All Night Long 2011" (featuring Guy Sebastian) | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||||
| "Endless Love" (with Shania Twain) | 2012 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tuskegee | ||||||||
| "Say You, Say Me" (with Rasmus Seebach) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released to that country | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Video | |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | "Truly" | |
| 1983 | "You Are" | |
| "My Love" | ||
| "All Night Long (All Night)" | ||
| "Running with the Night" | ||
| 1984 | "Hello" | |
| "Penny Lover" | ||
| 1985 | "Say You, Say Me" | |
| 1986 | "Dancing on the Ceiling" | |
| "Love Will Conquer All" | ||
| "Ballerina Girl" | ||
| 1987 | "Se La" | |
| 1992 | "Do It to Me" | |
| "My Destiny" | ||
| "Love, Oh Love" | ||
| 1996 | "Don't Wanna Lose You" | |
| "Ordinary Girl" | ||
| 1998 | "Time" | |
| 2000 | "Angel" | |
| "Don't Stop the Music" | ||
| 2001 | "Cinderella" | |
| 2003 | "To Love a Woman" | |
| 2004 | "Just for You" | |
| 2006 | "I Call It Love" | |
| 2009 | "Just Go" | |
| 2012 | "Endless Love" |
. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. St. Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. Illustrated. 252. 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and June 12, 1988.
