KC and the Sunshine Band discography explained

Artist:KC and the Sunshine Band
Studio:15
Live:2
Compilation:12
Singles:49

The following is the discography of American disco and funk band KC and the Sunshine Band.

Albums

Studio albums

YearAlbumPeak chart positionsCertificationsRecord label
US
[1]
US
R&B
[2]
AUS
[3]
CAN
[4]
NLD
[5]
UK
[6]
1974Do It GoodTK
1975KC and the Sunshine Band41 75526
The Sound of Sunshine13124
1976Part 31351513
  • MC: Platinum
1978Who Do Ya (Love)36256436
1979Do You Wanna Go Party50198360
1981Space Cadet Solo Flight
The PainterEpic
1982All in a Night's Work384446
1983KC Ten93Meca
1993Oh Yeah!ZYX
2001I'll Be There for YouSunshine Sound
2007Yummy
2015Feeling YouThe 60'sBFD
A Sunshine Christmas
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

Compilation albums

YearAlbumPeak chart positionsCertificationsRecord label
US
US
R&B
AUS
NZ
[9]
UK
1980Greatest Hits132623310 TK
1983That's the Way I Like It54K-tel
1990The Best of KC and the Sunshine Band Rhino
Greatest Hits[15] Hollywood
Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
1994The Best of KC and the Sunshine Band: Special EditionRhino
1997I'm Your Boogie Man and Other Hits
Shake, Shake, Shake and Other Hits
1998The Very Best Of82
  • BPI: Silver
EMI
199925th Anniversary CollectionRhino
2001VH1 Behind the Music: The KC and the Sunshine Band Collection
2002The EssentialsWarner Music
2005In a Mellow MoodSunshine Sound
2009The TK YearsEMI
2011Flashback with KC & The Sunshine Band33Rhino
2019An Introduction to: KC & the Sunshine Band
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
[16]
US R&B
[17] [18]
US Dan
[19]
US A/C
[20]
AUS
CAN
IRE
[21]
NLD
NZ
UK
1973"Blow Your Whistle"27align=left rowspan=4Do It Good
1974"Queen of Clubs"66256597
"Sound Your Funky Horn"2117
1975"I'm a Pushover"57
"Get Down Tonight"1111441521
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • MC: Gold
KC and the Sunshine Band
"Shotgun Shuffle"882585The Sound of Sunshine
"That's the Way (I Like It)"111851171124
  • RIAA: Gold
  • MC: Platinum
"I'm So Crazy ('Bout You)"34
1976"Rock Your Baby"70The Sound of Sunshine
"(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty"1191616722
  • RIAA: Gold
  • MC: Gold
align=left rowspan=5Part 3
"I Like to Do It"3746031
1977"I'm Your Boogie Man"1338161241
  • RIAA: Gold
  • MC: Gold
"Keep It Comin' Love"213628181931
  • MC: Gold
"Wrap Your Arms Around Me"4824
1978"Boogie Shoes"352933303134
  • RIAA: Platinum
KC and the Sunshine Band
"Black Water Gold"7528
"It's the Same Old Song"3530383647align=left rowspan=4Who Do Ya (Love)
"Do You Feel All Right"6362
"Who Do Ya Love"6888
1979"I Will Love You Tomorrow"33
"Do You Wanna Go Party"50887Do You Wanna Go Party
"Come to My Island"11Who Do Ya (Love)
"Please Don't Go"127115733
  • BPI: Silver
align=left rowspan=2Do You Wanna Go Party
"I Betcha Didn't Know That"25
"Yes, I'm Ready" (with Teri DeSario)22013010218align=left rowspan=2Moonlight Madness
1980"Dancin' in the Streets" (with Teri DeSario)66
"Let's Go Rock and Roll"28Greatest Hits
"Por Favor No Te Vayas"
"Make Me a Star"align=left rowspan=3Space Cadet: Solo Flight
"Space Cadet"
1981"I Don't Wanna Make Love"
"Love Me"/"Sway"align=left rowspan=2The Painter
"It Happens Every Night"
1982"(You Said) You'd Gimme Some More"9452441align=left rowspan=2All in a Night's Work
"Don't Run (Come Back to Me)" (with Teri DeSario)12
1983"Give It Up"18243431841
  • BPI: Platinum
All in a Night's Work / KC Ten
"Something's Happening"39The Painter
"It's the Same Old Song" (re-release)99Who Do Ya (Love)
1984"Are You Ready"102align=left rowspan=2KC Ten
"On the Top"
1990"Game of Love"Nobody's Perfect
1991"That's the Way (I Like It)" (The Re Mastermix)59rowspan=2
1992"Please Don't Go" ('92 House Remix Version)
1993"Megamix (The Official Bootleg)"align=left rowspan=2Oh Yeah!
"Will You Love Me in the Morning"
1994"Get Down and Boogie (Megamix)"98rowspan=2
1998"2 Live Party" (with 2 Live Crew and Freak Nasty)52
2001"I'll Be There for You"align=left rowspan=3I'll Be There for You
"All That Good Stuff"
"Higher Love"
2015"I Love You More"30rowspan=7
2016"I'm Feeling You" (featuring Bimbo Jones)11
"We Belong Together"29
2017"Movin' Your Body"38
2019"Give Me Some More (Aye Yai Yai)"
(with Tony Moran featuring Nile Rodgers)
12
2021"Romantica"
2022"Unconditional Love" (featuring Bimbo Jones)
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes and References

  1. Peaks on the Billboard 200:
  2. Web site: KC and the Sunshine Band Chart History: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Billboard. 2018-05-14.
  3. Australian chart peaks:

    . David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. St Ives. 1993. 84, 163. 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between 1983 and 19 June 1988.

    • Top 100 (ARIA Chart) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Book: Ryan, Gavin. Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. 2011. Moonlight Publishing. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia.
    • "Get Down and Boogie (Megamix)" (ARIA Chart) peak: Web site: The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – 30 Oct 1994. Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). 2016-08-24.
  4. CAN Charts > KC and the Sunshine Band. RPM. 2011-12-28.
  5. Web site: NLD Charts > KC and the Sunshine Band. MegaCharts. 2011-12-26.
  6. Web site: KC & the Sunshine Band full Official Chart history. Official Charts Company. 2018-05-14.
  7. Golden Sunshin. Cash Box. World Radio History. 50. July 7, 1976. November 21, 2021.
  8. Canada. KC and the Sunshine Band. February 7, 2021.
  9. Web site: NZ Charts > KC and the Sunshine Band. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. 2011-12-28.
  10. Web site: Kent Music Report No 341 – 5 January 1981 > Platinum and Gold Albums 1980. Kent Music Report. Imgur.com. 12 November 2021.
  11. International Certifications. Cash Box. World Radio History. 40. June 21, 1980. December 3, 2021.
  12. United Kingdom. KC and the Sunshine Band. February 12, 2023.
  13. New Zealand. KC and the Sunshine Band. Greatest Hits. album. 2895. June 3, 2020.
  14. United States. KC & the Sunshine Band. October 30, 2022.
  15. https://www.discogs.com/master/728798-KC-The-Sunshine-Band-Greatest-Hits
  16. Peaks on the Billboard Hot 100:
  17. Peaks on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart:
  18. Web site: KC & the Sunshine Band Awards. AllMusic. 2018-05-14. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160315043100/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/kc-the-sunshine-band-mn0000299668/awards. 2016-03-15.
  19. Peaks on the Dance Club Songs chart:
  20. Web site: KC and the Sunshine Band Chart History: Adult Contemporary. Billboard. 2018-05-14.
  21. Web site: IRE Charts Search > KC and the Sunshine Band. Irish Recorded Music Association. 2011-12-28.