James Ambrose Johnson Jr. (February 1, 1948 – August 6, 2004), better known by his stage name Rick James, was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Born and raised in Buffalo, New York, Rick James began his musical career in his teenage years. He was in various bands before entering the U.S. Naval Reserve to avoid being drafted into the Army. In 1964, James moved to Toronto, Canada, where he formed the rock band The Mynah Birds, who eventually... [more on Wikipedia]
Top songs: #1: Super Freak - #2: You and I - #3: Give It to Me Baby - #4: Cold Blooded - #5: Dance wit' Me| Date | Title | Points | Charts Peaks | Links | Comment | |||
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| 1. | 1978 | Come Get It! | 157 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 05/1978 | 118 | US 13 • US dance 3 • US R&B ✫1 | MP3 | [Gordy 7156] written by Rick James | |||
| 2. | 09/1978 | 40 | US 41 • US R&B 3 | MP3 | [Gordy 7162] written by Rick James | |||
| 2. | 1979 | Bustin' Out of L Seven | 46 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 02/1979 | 20 | US 72 • US R&B 12 | MP3 | [Gordy 7164] written by Rick James | |||
| 2. | 04/1979 | 23 | US 71 • US R&B 8 | MP3 | [Gordy 7167] written by Rick James | |||
| 3. | 08/1979 | 3 | US R&B 35 | MP3 | [Gordy 7171] written by Rick James | |||
| 3. | 1979-1980 | Fire It Up | 18 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 11/1979 | 13 | US dance 32 • US R&B 13 | MP3 | [Gordy 7176] written by Rick James | |||
| 2. | 02/1980 | 5 | US R&B 26 | MP3 | [Gordy 7177] written by Rick James | |||
| 4. | 1980 | Garden of Love | 11 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 07/1980 | 11 | US dance 38 • US R&B 17 | MP3 | [Gordy 7185] written by Leroy Burgess, James Calloway & Sonny Davenport | |||
| 5. | 1981 | Street Songs | 239 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 03/1981 | 83 | US 40 • US dance ✫1 • US R&B ✫1 | MP3 | charted as Give It to Me Baby / Super Freak / Ghetto Life in US dance charts [Gordy 7197] written by Rick James | |||
| 2. | 05/1981 | 37 | US 102 • US dance ✫1 • US R&B 38 | MP3 | charted as Give It to Me Baby / Super Freak / Ghetto Life in US dance charts [Gordy 7215] written by Rick James | |||
| 3. | 05/1981 | 119 | US 16 • US dance ✫1 • US R&B 3 | MP3 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #477] charted as Give It to Me Baby / Super Freak / Ghetto Life in US dance charts [Gordy 7205] written by Rick James | |||
| 6. | 1982 | Throwin' Down | 58 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 05/1982 | 48 | US 64 • US dance 7 • US R&B 3 | MP3 | [Gordy 1619] written by Rick James | |||
| 2. | 07/1982 | 9 | US R&B 15 | MP3 | [Gordy 1634] written by Rick James | |||
| 3. | 11/1982 | 2 | US R&B 62 | MP3 | [Gordy 1646] written by Rick James | |||
| 7. | 1983 | Cold Blooded | 69 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 07/1983 | 58 | US 40 • US dance 17 • US R&B ✫1 • UK 93 | MP3 | [Gordy 1687] written by Rick James | |||
| 2. | 10/1983 | 11 | US 101 • US R&B 16 | MP3 | [Gordy 1703] written by Rick James | |||
| 8. | 1984 | Reflections | 42 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 07/1984 | 39 | US 36 • US dance 60 • US R&B 6 | MP3 | [Gordy 1730] written by Rick James | |||
| 2. | 10/1984 | 4 | US R&B 31 | MP3 | [Gordy 1763] written by Rick James | |||
| 9. | 1985 | Glow | 87 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 03/1985 | 37 | US 50 • US dance 9 • US R&B 10 | MP3 | [Gordy 1776] written by Rick James | |||
| 2. | 06/1985 | 47 | US 106 • US dance ✫1 • US R&B 5 | MP3 | [Gordy 1796] written by Rick James | |||
| 3. | 09/1985 | 3 | US R&B 41 | MP3 | [Gordy 1806] written by Rick James | |||
| 10. | 1986 | The Flag | 35 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 05/1986 | 35 | US dance 4 • US R&B 6 | MP3 | [Gordy 1844] written by Rick James | |||
| 11. | 1988 | Wonderful | 38 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 06/1988 | 35 | US dance 25 • US R&B ✫1 | MP3 | featuring Roxanne Shanté [Reprise 27885] written by Rick James | |||
| 2. | 10/1988 | 2 | US R&B 50 | MP3 | [Reprise 27828] written by Rick James | |||
| 12. | 2007 | Deeper Still | 1 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 03/2007 | 1 | US R&B 106 | MP3 | written by Rick James | |||
| 2. | 08/2007 | 1 | US R&B 124 | MP3 | written by Rick James | |||
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