| Artist: | Run-D.M.C. |
| Studio: | 7 |
| Compilation: | 6 |
| Live: | 1 |
| Singles: | 30 |
The following is a comprehensive discography of Run-DMC, an American hip hop group.
Run-D.M.C. have had hit singles across the globe from Australia and New Zealand to Belgium and Ireland. Their biggest hit outside of the US was the Jason Nevins remix of "It's Like That".
| Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| US [1] | US R&B/HH [2] | AUS [3] | CAN [4] | GER [5] | NED [6] | NZ [7] | SWE [8] | SWI [9] | UK [10] | ||||||||||||
| Run-D.M.C. |
| 53 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| King of Rock |
| 52 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Raising Hell |
| 3 | 1 | 50 | 32 | 49 | 28 | 8 | — | — | 41 | ||||||||||
| Tougher Than Leather |
| 9 | 2 | 38 | 51 | 46 | 46 | 43 | 35 | 28 | 13 |
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| Back from Hell |
| 81 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Down with the King |
| 7 | 1 | — | 29 | 60 | — | — | — | — | 44 |
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| Crown Royal |
| 37 | 22 | 48 | — | 39 | — | — | — | 40 | 102 |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| US | US R&B/HH | AUS | FIN [16] | GER | NED | SWE | UK | |||||||||||||
| Together Forever: Greatest Hits 1983–1991 |
| 199 | 75 | — | — | 35 | 88 | 58 | — | |||||||||||
| Together Forever: Greatest Hits 1983–1998 |
| — | — | 84 | 32 | — | — | — | 31 | |||||||||||
| High Profile: The Original Rhymes |
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| Greatest Hits |
| 117 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 |
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| Ultimate Run-D.M.C. |
| — | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| The Essential Run-D.M.C. |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Live at Montreux 2001 |
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| Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||||||
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| US [17] | US R&B/HH [18] | AUS | AUT [19] | BEL [20] | CAN [21] | NED [22] | NZ [23] | SWI [24] | UK [25] | |||||||||||
| "It's Like That" | 1983 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Run-D.M.C. | ||||||||
| "Hard Times" | 1984 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Rock Box" | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "30 Days" | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Hollis Crew (Krush Groove 2)" | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "King of Rock" | 1985 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | King of Rock | ||||||||
| "You Talk Too Much" | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Can You Rock It Like This" | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Jam-Master Jammin' (Remix)" | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "My Adidas" | 1986 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | Raising Hell | ||||||||
| "Walk This Way" (with Aerosmith) | 4 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | ||||||||||
| "You Be Illin' (Remix)" | 29 | 12 | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | 42 | ||||||||||
| "It's Tricky" | 1987 | 57 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 |
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| "Christmas in Hollis" | — | 78 | — | — | — | — | 75 | — | — | 56 | A Very Special Christmas | |||||||||
| "Run's House" | 1988 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | Tougher Than Leather | ||||||||
| "Mary, Mary" | 75 | 29 | 73 | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | 86 | ||||||||||
| "I'm Not Going Out Like That" | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Papa Crazy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Pause" | 1989 | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Back from Hell | ||||||||
| "Ghostbusters" | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | 65 | Ghostbusters II Soundtrack and Back from Hell | |||||||||
| "What's It All About" | 1990 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | Back from Hell | ||||||||
| "Faces" | 1991 | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | |||||||||
| "Ooh, Whatcha Gonna Do" | 1993 | — | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Down with the King | ||||||||
| "Down with the King" (featuring Pete Rock & CL Smooth) | 21 | 9 | 81 | — | — | 80 | — | — | — | 69 |
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| "Can I Get It, Yo" (featuring EPMD) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "It's Like That" | 1997 | — | 90 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Together Forever: Greatest Hits 1983–1998 | ||||||||
| "(It's) Tricky" (Run-D.M.C. vs Jason Nevins) | 1998 | — | — | 15 | 11 | 25 | — | 34 | 5 | 22 | 74 | |||||||||
| "Rock Show" (featuring Stephan Jenkins) | 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Crown Royal | ||||||||
| "It's Tricky 2003" (featuring Jacknife Lee) | 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | |||||||||
| "It's Tricky" (DJ Fresh Remix) | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||||||||
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| US | US R&B/HH | AUS | BEL | CAN | GER [34] | NED | NZ | SWI | UK | |||||||||||
| 1984 | "8 Million Stories" (Kurtis Blow featuring Run-D.M.C) | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ego Trip | ||||||||
| 1985 | "Sun City" (as part of Artists United Against Apartheid) | 38 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 21 | Sun City | ||||||||
| 1986 | "King Holiday" (as part of King Dream Chorus & Holiday Crew) | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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