Mr. James Brown probably has one of the most impressive resumes ever in the history of popular music. Here are his statistics:


-Has a total of 129 different singles on either the R&B charts and/or the Pop charts!
-He is second only to Elvis Presley for most singles charted on the Pop side with 96 different records charted!
-He is number 1 in R&B hits with 117 charted hits during his career.
-He is tied with Louis Jordan (17) for second most number one records on the R&B charts.
-James Brown has 51 top 10 R&B hits.
-James Brown has 98 top 40 R&B hits
-James Brown has 44 to 40 Pop hits
-James Brown has 7 top 10 Pop singles


ALL OF JAMES BROWNS CHARTING SINGLES:


The 1950’s
(1956)
March - James Brown with the Famous Flames: Please, Please, Please - # 5 Black / # 105 pop
(1958)
October - James Brown and the Famous Flames: Try Me (I Need You) - # 1 Black / # 48 Pop
(1959)
February - James Brown and the Famous Flames: (You Made Me Love You) I Want You So Bad - # 20 Black


1960’s
(1960)
January - James Brown and the Famous Flames: I’ll Go Crazy - # 15 Black
April - James Brown and the Famous Flames: Think - # 7 Black / # 33 Pop
April - James Brown and the Famous Flames: You’ve Got The Power [with Bea Ford] - # 14 Black / # 86 Pop
August - James Brown and the Famous Flames: This Old Heart - # 20 Black / # 79 Pop
November - The Bells - # 68 Pop
(1961)
January - James Brown and the Famous Flames: Bewildered - # 8 Black / # 40 Pop
May - James Brown and the Famous Flames: I Don’t Mind - # 4 Black / # 47
July - James Brown and the Famous Flames: Baby, You’re Right - # 2 Black / # 49 Pop
August - James Brown and the Famous Flames: I Love You, Yes I Do - # 17 Black
December - James Brown and the Famous Flames: Lost Someone - # 2 Black / # 48 Pop
(1962)
March - James Brown and the Famous Flames: Night Train - # 5 Black / # 35 Pop
June - James Brown and the Famous Flames: Shout and Shimmy - # 16 Black / # 61 Pop
August - James Brown and the Famous Flames: Mashed Potatoes U.S.A. - # 21 Black / # 82 Pop
November - James Brown and the Famous Flames: Three Hearts In a Tangle - # 18 Black
November - James Brown and the Famous Flames: I’ve Got Money - # 93 Pop
(1963)
January - James Brown and the Famous Flames: Like a Baby - #24 Black
January - James Brown and the Famous Flames: Every Beat of My Heart [instrumental] - # 99 Pop
March - James Brown and the Famous Flames: Prisoner of Love - # 6 Black / # 18 Pop
June - James Brown and the Famous Flames: These Foolish Things - # 25 Black / # 55 Pop
((***No Black Charts from late 1963 to early 1965***))
September - James Brown and the Famous Flames: Signed, Sealed and Delivered - # 77 Pop
December - James Brown and the Famous Flames: Oh Baby, Don’t You Weep - # 23 Pop
(1964)
January - James Brown and the Famous Flames: Please, Please, Please [overdubbed] - # 95 Pop
April - James Brown and his Orchestra: Caldonia - # 95 Pop
August - James Brown and his Orchestra: The Things I Used To Do - # 99 Pop
September - James Brown and his Orchestra: Out Of Sight - # 24 Pop
October - James Brown and the Famous Flames: Have Mercy, Baby - # 92 Pop
(1965)
June - James Brown and the Famous Flames: Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag - # 1 Black / # 3 Pop
September - James Brown at the Organ: Try Me [instrumental] - # 34 Black / # 63 Pop
October - James Brown and the Famous Flames: I Got You (I Feel Good) - # 1 Black / # 8 Pop
December - James Brown and the Famous Flames: Lost Someone [live] - # 94 Pop
December - James Brown and the Famous Flames: I’ll Go Crazy [live] - 38 Black / # 73 Pop
(1966)
January - James Brown and the Famous Flames with the Jewels: Ain’t That a Groove - # 6 Black / # 42 Pop
April - James Brown and the Famous Flames: It’s a Man’s, Man’s, Man’s World - # 1 Black / # 8 Pop
June - James Brown and the Famous Flames: Money Won’t Change You - # 11 Black / # 53 Pop
October - James Brown and the Famous Flames: Don’t Be a Drop-Out - # 4 Black / # 50 Pop
November - James Brown and the Famous Flames: Sweet Little Baby Boy - # 8 Pop
December - James Brown and the Famous Flames: Let’s Make Christmas Mean Something This Year - # 12 Pop
December - James Brown and the Famous Flames: Bring It Up (Hipster’s Avenue) - # 7 Black / # 29 Pop
(1967)
February - James Brown and his Famous Flames Kansas City - # 21 Black / # 55 Pop
March - Think [duet with Vicki Anderson] - # 100 Pop
April - James Brown and the Famous Flames: Let Yourself Go - # 5 Black / # 46 Pop
June - James Brown and the Famous Flames: Cold Sweat - #1 Black / # 7 Pop
September - James Brown and the Famous Flames: Get It Together - # 11 Black / # 40 Pop
December - James Brown and the Dappss: I Can’t Stand Myself (When You Touch Me) - # 4 Black / #28 Pop
December - James Brown and the Famous Flames: There Was A Time [live] # 3 Black / # 36 Pop
(1968)
January - You’ve Got To Change Your Mind [duet with Bobby Byrd] - # 47 Black / # 102 Pop
February - James Brown and the Famous Flames: I Got The Feelin’ - #1 Black / # 6 Pop
April - James Brown and the Famous Flames: Licking Stick-Licking Stick - #2 Black / # 14 Pop
May - James Brown and the Famous Flames: America is My Home - # 13 Black / # 52 Pop
June - James Brown and the Famous Flames: I Guess I’ll Have To Cry Cry Cry - # 15 Black / # 55 Pop
August - James Brown and the Famous Flames: Say It Loud I’m Black and I’m Proud - # 1 Black / # 10 Pop
November - James Brown and the Famous Flames: Goodbye My Love - # 9 Black / # 31 Pop
November - James Brown and the Famous Flames: Tit For Tat (Ain’t No Talking Back) - # 86 Pop
December - Give It Up Or Turn It Loose - # 1 Black / # 15 Pop
(1969)
February - James Brown Band: Soul Pride [instrumental] - # 33 R&B
March - I Don’t Want Nobody To Give Me Nothin’ (Open Up The Door, I’ll Get It Myself) - # 3 Black / # 20 Pop
May - James Brown Band: The Popcorn [instrumental] - # 11 Black / # 30 Pop
May - Mother Popcorn (You Got To Have Mother For Me) - # 1 Black / # 11 Pop
August - James Brown Band: Lowdown Popcorn [instrumental] - # 16 Black / # 41 Pop
August - World - # 8 Black - / # 37 Pop
October - Let a Man Come In and Do The Popcorn - Part 1 - # 2 Black / # 21 Pop
November - Ain’t It Funky Now [instrumental] - # 3 Black / # 24 Pop
December - Let a Man Come In and Do The Popcorn - Part 2 - # 6 R&B / # 40 Pop


1970’s
(1970)
January - It’s a New Day - # 3 Black / # 32 Pop
March - Funky Drummer [instrumental] - # 20 Black / # 51 Pop
May - Brother Rapp - Parts 1 and 2 - # 2 Black / #32 Pop
June - Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine - # 2 Black / # 15 Pop
September - (Call Me) Super Bad - Parts 1 and 2 - # 1 Black / # 13 Pop
November - Santa Claus Is Definitely Here To Say - # 7 Pop
December - Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved - # 4 Black / # 34 Pop
(1971)
February - Spinning Wheel - # 90 Pop
March - I Cried - # 15 R&B / # 50 Pop
April - Soul Power - # 3 Black / # 29 Pop
May - James Brown and the JB's: Escape - Ism - # 6 Black / # 35 Pop
June - Hot Pants (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) - # 1 Black / # 15 Pop
July - Make It Funky - Part 1 - # 1 Black / # 22 Pop
October - Make It Funky - Part 3 - # 68 Pop
November - I’m a Greedy Man - # 7 Black / # 35 Pop
(1972)
January - Talkin’ Loud and Sayin’ Nothing’ - # 1 Black / # 27 Pop
February - King Heroin - # 6 Black / # 40 Pop
May - There It Is - # 4 Black / # 43 Pop
June - James Brown Soul Train: Honky Tonk - # 7 Black / # 44 Pop
July - Get On The Good Foot - # 1 Black / # 18 Pop
November - I Got a Bag Of My Own - # 3 Black / # 44 Pop
November - I Got Ant’s In My Pant’s (And I Want To Dance) - # 4 Black / # 27 Pop
December - What My Baby Needs Now Is a Little More Lovin’ [duet with Lynn Collins] - # 17 Black / # 56 Pop
(1973)
March - Down and Out In New York City - 13 Black / # 50 Pop
April - Think ‘73 - # 15 Black / # 77 Pop
June - Think [alternate version/duet with Vickie Anderson] - # 37 Black / # 80 Pop
August - Sexy, Sexy, Sexy - #6 Black / # 50 Pop
November - Stone To The Bone - # 4 Black / # 58 Pop
(1974)
January - The Payback - # 1 Black / # 26 Pop
April - My Thang - # 1 Black / # 29 Pop
August - Papa Don’t Take No Mess - # 1 Black / # 31 Pop
October - Funky President (People It’s Bad) - # 4 Black / # 44 Pop
October - Cold Blooded - # 99 Pop
(1975)
January - Reality - # 19 Black / # 80 Pop
March - Sex Machine 76’ - # 16 Black / # 61 Pop
June - Hustle!!! (Dead On It) - # 11 Black
September - Superbad, Superslick - # 28 Black
December - 13. Hot (I Need To Be Loved, Loved, Loved, Loved) - # 31 Black
(1976)
March - (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons - # 70 Black
May - Get Up Offa That Thing - # 4 Black / # 45 Pop
October - I Refuse To Lose - # 47 Black
December - Body Heat - # 13 Black / # 91 Pop
(1977)
March - Kiss In ‘77 - # 35 Black
July - Give Me Some Skin - # 20 Black
December - If You Don’t Give A Doggone About It [James Brown & the JB’s] - #45 Black
(1978)
April - Eyesight - # 38 Black
May - The Spank - # 26 Black
October - For Goodness Sakes (Take a Look at Those Cakes) - # 52 Black
(1979)
May - It’s Too Funky In Here - # 15 Black
August - Star Generation - # 63 Black
December - Regrets - # 63 Black


1980’s
(1980)
November - Rapp Payback (Where Iz Moses) - # 46 Black
(1981)
June - Stay With Me - # 80 Black
(1983)
April - The Night Time Is The Right Time (To Be With The One That You Love) - # 73 Black
(1984)
July - Unity (The Third Coming) [duet with AAfrika Bambaataa] - # 87 R&B
(1985)
December - Living In America - # 10 R&B / # 4 Pop
(1986)
Early - Gravity - # 26 R&B / # 93 Pop
(1987)
Mid - How Do You Stop - # 10 R&B
(1988)
Spring - I’m Real - # 2 R&B
July - Static - # 5 R&B


1990’s
(1991)
Late - (So Tired Of Standing Still We Got To) Move On - # 48 R&B
(1993)
May - Can’t Get Any Harder - # 76 R&B
[Edited 11/12/07 9:21am]

Um, James Brown is Out of Sight...

LittleBLUECorvette said:

But not out of mind...


tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

theAudience said:

I'll list his chart success with "The JB's" later.

James Brown is the MAN forever and ever. I'm amazed that he released the tons of material he did release. Makes his "hardest-working man in show biz" title even more prevalent.

JB is definitely the man! I still can't believe he never got a #1 pop hit (for what it's worth). Anyway, I want to make a small correction:

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Actually, Stevie Wonder is #1 alone with 19 (or 20) #1 hits

1. Fingertips
2. Uptight (Everything's Alright)
3. Blowin' in the Wind
4. I Was Made to Love Her
5. Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day
6. Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours
7. Superstition
8. Higher Ground
9. Living for the City
10. You Haven't Done Nothin'
11. Boogie On Reggae Woman
12. I Wish
13. Sir Duke
14. Master Blaster (Jammin')
15. That Girl
16. I Just Called to Say I Love You
17. Part-Time Lover
18. Skeletons
19. You Will Know

If you count "That's What Friends Are For," it would be an even 20.
[Edited 11/3/07 4:57am]

SUPER BAD is an underrated song! I so dig that song! It's one of my personal theme songs!

AlexdeParis said:

Yeah I think they credit "That's What Friends Are For" because some articles mention the 20. They don't credit him for "We Are the World" so I guess "Friends..." was easier to give him credit since he played harmonica and had a great verse in there.

DawnD said:

I love the crazy horn on that song.

Timmy84 said:

I love the squeaky kick drum.

I mean t to say JB was tied at second with Jordan, not first.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

In that essence, they're second place among male artists who reach number-one:

Stevie (20)
James (17)
Louis (17)
Marvin (13)
Michael (13)

These are the TOP FIVE male R&B artists with most number-ones.

James Brown never had a #1 in the US? By some folks standard here that would make him irrelevant.

sosgemini said:

If they said that, they'll be laughed off this thread. I think you mean #1 POP, lol.

Timmy84 said:

yes, i did mean that...and i know i'm being silly...but at least i am willing to acknowledge that... *cough cough*

sosgemini said:

I gotcha.

Out of all JB's hits, I can't believe Sex Machine didn't go number 1 on the charts. I wonder what was number one at that time, June 1970n is when it charted, so probably a Jackson 5 record.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

I think you may be correct.

And you know the most oddest thing about it is that it's his most popular tune, even popular than "I Feel Good" nowadays and THAT was his biggest charter on the pop charts (#3)!
[Edited 11/4/07 15:23pm]

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Probably "The Love You Save"

AlexdeParis said:

Yeah, because I think that song was released that May. But I forget the month it hit number-one though if in fact it was around June but I do know the Jacksons were dominating that year.

Timmy84 said:

Actually, I think I was wrong. My booklet from Star Time says "Sex Machine" was released in July 1970. "The Love You Save" was already #1 at that point. The likely culprits are the #1 songs through August and September: Stevie Wonder's "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" (6 weeks) and Aretha Franklin's "Don't Play That Song" (3 weeks). Damn, that was a fantastic year, wasn't it?

AlexdeParis said:

I think it might have been The Love You Save. My JB 50th Anniversary booklet says Sex Machine was released in June of 70 (Alan Leeds needs to get up on his info)

Love You Save was number one for 6 weeks from June 20 to July 25 and Signed Sealed Delivered, from August 1st to September 26. It was one of those two songs, no doubt.

Then it WAS the Jacksons!

James Brown album chart numbers.


1960’s
(1963)
May - James Brown and the Famous Flames: Live at the Apollo - #2 Pop
August - James Brown and the Famous Flames: Prisoner of Love - # 73 Pop
(1964)
February - James Brown and the Famous Flames: Pure Dynamite! Live at the Royal - # 10 Pop
April - James Brown and his Orchestra: Showtime - # 61 Pop
Mid-Year - James Brown and his Orchestra: Grits & Soul - # 9 Black / # 124 Pop
(1965)
August - James Brown and the Famous Flames: Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag - # 2 Black / # 26 Pop
(1966)
January - James Brown and the Famous Flames: I Got You (I Feel Good) - # 2 Black / # 36 Pop
February - James Brown and his Orchestra: James Brown Plays James Brown: Yesterday and Today - # 2 Black / # 42 Pop
March - James Brown at the Organ: James Brown Plays New Breed (The Boo-Ga-Loo) - # 11 Black / # 102 Pop
June - James Brown and the Famous Flames: It’s a Man’s, Man’s, Man’s World - Soul Brother # 1
- # 11 Black / # 90 Pop
November - James Brown at the Organ: Handful of Soul - # 24 Black / # 135 Pop
November - James Brown and the Famous Flames: James Brown & His Famous Flames Sing Christmas Songs - # 13 Pop
(1967)
April - James Brown and his Famous Flames - Raw Soul - # 7 Black / # 88 Pop
May - James Brown at the Organ - Plays the Real Thing - # 27 Black / # 164 Pop
June - James Brown and his Famous Flames - Live at the Garden - # 5 Black / # 41 Pop
July - James Brown and the Famous Flames: Cold Sweat - #5 Black / # 35 Pop
(1968)
February - James Brown and the Famous Flames: Presents His Show of Tomorrow - # 13 Black
March - James Brown and the Famous Flames: I Can't Stnd Myself (When You Touch Me) - # 4 Black / # 17 Pop
June - James Brown and the Famous Flames: I Got the Feelin' - # 8 Black / # 135 Pop
August - James Brown and the Famous Flames: Plays Nothing But Soul - # 20 Black / # 150 Pop
August - James Brown and the Famous Flames: Live at the Apollo II - # 2 Black / # 32 Pop
December - James Brown and the Famous Flames: A Soulful Christmas - # 10 Pop
(1969)
April - Say It Loud I’m Black and I’m Proud - # 6 Black / # 53 Pop
May - Getin' Down To It - # 14 Black / # 99 Pop
August - James Brown Plays & Directs the Popcorn - # 4 Black / # 40 Pop
August - It's a Mother - # 2 Black / # 26 Pop

1970’s
(1970)
January - James Brown Band: Ain't It Funky - # 5 Black / # 43 Pop
April - Soul on Top - # 12 Black / # 125 Pop
June - It's a New Day, So Let a Man Come In - # 11 Black / #121 Pop
September - Sex Machine - # 4 Black / # 29 Pop
(1971)
(1971)
January - Super Bad - # 4 Black / # 61 Pop
April - Sho' Is Funky Down Here - # 26 Black / # 137 Pop
August - Hot Pants (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) - # 4 Black / # 22 Pop
December - Revolution of the Mind: Live at the Apollo III - # 7 Black / # 39 Pop
(1972)
May - Soul Classics - # 13 Black / # 83 Pop
June - There It Is - # 10 Black / # 60 Pop
November - Get On The Good Foot - # 8 Black / # 68 Pop
(1973)
February - Black Caesar - # 2 Black / # 31 Pop
July - Slaughters Big Rip-Off - # 15 Black / # 92 Pop
Fall - Soul Classics - Vol. II - # 30 Black
December - The Payback - # 1 Black / # 34 Pop
(1974)
July - Hell - # 2 Black / # 35 Pop
(1975)
May - Sex Machine Today - # 16 Black / # 61 Pop
September - Everybody Doin’ the Hustle! & Dead On the Double Bump - # 22 Black / # 193 Pop
Late - Reality - # 5 Black / # 56 Pop
(1976)
Early - Hot - # 25 Black
July - Get Up Offa That Thing - # 14 Black / # 147 Pop
December - Body Heat - # 20 Black / # 126 Pop
(1977)
Mid-Year - Motha's Nature - # 31 Black
(1978)
March - Jam/1980's - # 30 Black / # 121 Pop
December - Take a Look at Those Cakes - # 58 Black
(1979)
July - The Original Disco Man - # 37 Black / # 152 Pop


1980’s
(1980)
March - People - # 68 Black
July - James Brown Live.../Hot on the One - # 170 Pop
Live and Lowdown at the Apollo, Vol 1 - #163 Pop
(1986)
September - Gravity - # 39 R&B
(1988)
June - I’m Real - # 15 R&B / # 96 Pop


1990’s
(1991)
May - Star Time! - # 89 R&B
July - Love Over-Due - # 51 R&B
October - 20 All-Time Greatest Hits - # 99 R&B


2000’s
(2002)
August - The Next Step - # 72 R&B
(2007)
April - Godfather of Soul - # 37 Internet Albums