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	Date	Title	Points	Charts Peaks	Links	Comment

1.	1969-1970	Kool and the Gang	46		MP3
1.	09/1969	Kool and the Gang	20	US 59 • US R&B 19	MP3	[instrumental] [De-lite 519] written by Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown, Robert Mickens, Ricky West (as Rick Westfield), Claydes Charles Smith (as Claydes Smith), Woodrow Sparrow & Dennis Thomas
2.	12/1969	The Gang's Back Again	10	US 85 • US R&B 37	MP3	[instrumental] [De-lite 523] written by Gene Redd
3.	06/1970	Let the Music Take Your Mind	15	US 78 • US R&B 19	MP3	[De-Lite 529] written by Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown, Robert Mickens, Gene Redd, Claydes Charles Smith (as Claydes Smith), Woodrow Sparrow, Dennis Thomas & Ricky West (as Rick Westfield)

2.	1970-1971	Live at the Sex Machine	30		MP3
1.	09/1970	Funky Man	15	US 87 • US R&B 16	MP3	[De-Lite 534] written by Kool & The Gang & Gene Redd
2.	01/1971	Who's Gonna Take the Weight (Part One)	8	US 113 • US R&B 28	MP3	[instrumental] [De-Lite 538] written by Kool & The Gang & Gene Redd
3.	06/1971	I Want to Take You Higher	7	US 105 • US R&B 35	MP3	[live] [De-Lite 540] written by Sly Stone (as Sylvester Stewart)

3.	1972	Music Is the Message	8		MP3
1.	02/1972	Love the Life You Live (Part I)	8	US 107 • US R&B 31	MP3	[De-Lite 546] written by Gene Redd & Kool & The Gang

4.	1973-1974	Wild and Peaceful	410		MP3
1.	08/1973	Funky Stuff	67	US 29 • US R&B 5 • UK 54	MP3	[De-Lite 557] written by Kool & The Gang
2.	12/1973	Jungle Boogie	193	US 4 • US R&B 2 • UK 51	MP3	[De-Lite 559] written by Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, Donald Boyce, Melvin Brown, Robert Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith (as Claydes Smith), Dennis Thomas & Ricky West (as Richard Westfield)
3.	04/1974	Hollywood Swinging	150	US 6 • US R&B ✫1 • UK 52	MP3	[De-Lite 561] written by Kool & The Gang & Gene Redd

5.	1974	Light of Worlds	91		MP3
1.	08/1974	Higher Plane	61	US 37 • US R&B ✫1 • UK 52	MP3	[De-Lite 1562] written by Kool & The Gang & Ronald Bell (as Khalis Bayyan)
2.	12/1974	Rhyme Time People	30	US 63 • US R&B 3	MP3	[De-Lite 1563] written by Kool & The Gang , Saunders & Dennis Thomas

6.	1975	Spirit of the Boogie	99		MP3
1.	03/1975	Spirit of the Boogie / Summer Madness	69	US 35 • US R&B ✫1 • UK 53	MP3	B side Summer Madness charted from 21 june 1975 in US Hot 100; b side Summer Madness charted from 12 july 1975 in US R&B charts and peaked at #36 written by Ronald Bell, D. Boyce, Kool & The Gang , Robert Mickens & Alton Taylor
2.	10/1975	Caribbean Festival	31	US 55 • US R&B 6	MP3	[instrumental] [De-Lite 1573] written by Ronald Bell (as Khalis Bayyan) & Kool & The Gang

7.	1976	Love & Understanding	25		MP3
1.	03/1976	Love and Understanding (Come Together)	21	US 77 • US R&B 8	MP3	[De-Lite 1579] written by Ronald Bell (as Khalis Bayyan), Kool & The Gang & Claydes Charles Smith
2.	06/1976	Universal Sound	5	US 101 • US R&B 71	MP3	[De-Lite 1583] written by Ronald Bell (as Khalis Bayyan) & Kool & The Gang

8.	1976	Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track	38		MP3
1.	10/1976	Open Sesame	38	US 55 • US dance 13 • US R&B 6	MP3	[De-Lite 1586] written by Kool & The Gang & Robert Bell (as Robert "Kool" Bell)

9.	1977	Open Sesame	26		MP3
1.	03/1977	Super Band	26	US 101 • US R&B 17 • UK 53	MP3	[De-Lite 1590] written by Kool & The Gang

10.	1978	The Force	10		MP3
1.	03/1978	Slick Superchick	10	US 102 • US R&B 19	MP3	[De-Lite 901] written by Kool & The Gang & George Brown

11.	1979-1980	Ladies' Night	431		MP3
1.	09/1979	Ladies' Night	200	US 8 • US R&B ✫1 • UK 9	MP3	[De-Lite 801] written by George Brown & Kool & The Gang
2.	09/1979	Ladies' Night (all cuts)	16	US dance 5	MP3	written by Kool & The Gang , George Brown & Ronald Bell
3.	01/1980	Too Hot	195	US 5 • US AC 11 • US R&B 3 • UK 23	MP3	[De-Lite 802] written by George Brown & Kool & The Gang
4.	05/1980	Hangin' Out	20	US 103 • US R&B 36 • UK 52	MP3	[De-Lite 804] written by Robert Bell (as Robert "Kool" Bell) & Kool & The Gang

12.	1980-1981	Celebrate!	532		MP3
1.	10/1980	Celebration	356	US ✫1 • US AC 34 • US dance ✫1 • US R&B ✫1 • UK 7	MP3	[artist #2 hit] charted as Celebration / Take It to the Top in US dance charts [De-Lite 807] written by Donna Johnson, Claydes Charles Smith, Earl Toon, James "J.T." Taylor, Ronald Bell (as Ronald Nathan Bell), George Brown (as George Melvin Brown), Dennis Ronald Thomas, Eumir Deodato, Robert Mickens, Robert Bell & Kool & The Gang
2.	11/1980	Take It to the Top	96	US dance ✫1 • US R&B 11 • UK 15	MP3	charted as Celebration / Take It to the Top in US dance charts [De-Lite 810] written by Robert Bell (as Robert "Kool" Bell) & Kool & The Gang
3.	02/1981	Jones vs. Jones	80	US 39 • US R&B 33 • UK 17	MP3	Jones v Jones / Summer Madness was released as a double a-side in the UK [De-Lite 813] written by George Brown & Kool & The Gang

13.	1981	Something Special	484		MP3
1.	10/1981	Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)	127	US 17 • US dance 16 • US R&B ✫1 • UK 29	MP3	charted as Take My Heart / Steppin' Out / Get Down on It in US dance charts [De-Lite 815] written by George Brown, Kool & The Gang , Claydes Charles Smith & James "J.T." Taylor
2.	10/1981	Get Down on It	261	US 10 • US dance 16 • US R&B 4 • UK 3	MP3	[artist #4 hit] B side to Steppin' Out ; charted as Take My Heart / Steppin' Out / Get Down on It in US dance charts [De-Lite 818] written by Ronald Bell (as Khalis Bayyan), Kool & The Gang & James "J.T." Taylor
3.	10/1981	Steppin' Out	97	US 88 • US dance 16 • US R&B 12 • UK 12	MP3	charted as Take My Heart / Steppin' Out / Get Down on It in US dance charts [De-Lite 816] written by Robert Bell (as Robert "Kool" Bell), Kool & The Gang & James "J.T." Taylor

14.	1982	As One	305		MP3
1.	08/1982	Big Fun	123	US 21 • US R&B 6 • UK 14	MP3	[De-Lite 822] written by Robert Bell, James "J.T." Taylor, George Brown, Ronald Bell & Kool & The Gang
2.	10/1982	Let's Go Dancin' (Ooh La La La)	152	US 30 • US R&B 7 • UK 6	MP3	[De-Lite 824] written by Kevin Bell (as Amir Bayyan), James "J.T." Taylor & Kool & The Gang
3.	12/1982	Hi De Hi Hi De Ho	30	UK 29	MP3	written by Kool & The Gang , Ronald Bell & James "J.T." Taylor

15.	1983-1984	In the Heart	729		MP3
1.	11/1983	Joanna	360	US 2 • US AC 2 • US R&B ✫1 • UK 2	MP3	[artist #1 hit] Joanna / Tonight was released as a double a-side in the UK [De-Lite 829] written by Claydes Charles Smith (as Charles Smith), James "J.T." Taylor & Kool & The Gang
2.	12/1983	Straight Ahead	59	US 103 • US R&B 49 • UK 15	MP3	[De-Lite 831] written by Ronald Bell, James "J.T." Taylor & Kool & The Gang
3.	02/1984	Tonight	223	US 13 • US R&B 7 • UK 2	MP3	[artist #5 hit] Joanna / Tonight was released as a double a-side in the UK [De-Lite 830] written by James "J.T." Taylor, Curtis "Fitz" Williams & Kool & The Gang
4.	04/1984	(When You Say You Love Somebody) In the Heart	88	UK 7	MP3	written by Robert Bell, James "J.T." Taylor, Ronald Bell & Kool & The Gang

16.	1984-1985	Emergency	757		MP3
1.	11/1984	Fresh	208	US 9 • US AC 5 • US dance ✫1 • US R&B ✫1 • UK 11	MP3	[De-Lite 880623] written by Kool & The Gang & James "J.T." Taylor
2.	11/1984	Misled	130	US 10 • US dance 9 • US R&B 3 • UK 28	MP3	[De-Lite 880431] written by Robert Bell (as Robert "Kool" Bell), Kool & The Gang & James "J.T." Taylor
3.	05/1985	Cherish	339	US 2 • US AC ✫1 • US R&B ✫1 • UK 4	MP3	[artist #3 hit] [De-Lite 880869] written by Robert Bell (as Robert "Kool" Bell), Kool & The Gang & James "J.T." Taylor
4.	10/1985	Emergency	79	US 18 • US dance 41 • US R&B 7 • UK 50	MP3	[De-Lite 884199] written by George Brown, Kool & The Gang & James "J.T." Taylor

17.	1986-1987	Forever	294		MP3
1.	11/1986	Victory	136	US 10 • US AC 35 • US dance 35 • US R&B 2 • UK 30	MP3	[Mercury 888074] written by Ronald Bell (as Khalis Bayyan), Robert Bell (as Robert "Kool" Bell), Kool & The Gang & James "J.T." Taylor
2.	01/1987	Stone Love	116	US 10 • US AC 11 • US dance 41 • US R&B 4 • UK 45	MP3	[Mercury 888292] written by Claydes Charles Smith, Kool & The Gang & James "J.T." Taylor
3.	06/1987	Holiday	20	US 66 • US R&B 9	MP3	[Mercury 888712] written by Curtis "Fitz" Williams, Kool & The Gang & James "J.T." Taylor
4.	10/1987	Special Way	22	US 72 • US AC 6	MP3	[Polygram 888867 (Mercury)] written by Ronald Bell (as Khalis Bayyan), Robert Bell (as Robert "Kool" Bell), Dwania Kyles, Kendall Stubbs, George Brown & James "J.T." Taylor

18.	1988	Greatest Hits & More	6		MP3
1.	08/1988	Rags to Riches	3	US R&B 38	MP3	[Mercury 870513] written by Abdul Muhammad Meekaaeel & Halaa Muhammad Imani
2.	09/1988	Greatest Hits & More (EP)	3	US dance 40	MP3

19.	1989	Sweat	6		MP3
1.	07/1989	Raindrops	4	US R&B 27	MP3	[Mercury 874402] written by Chuckii Booker
2.	10/1989	Never Give Up	1	US R&B 74	MP3	[Mercury 876072] written by Stacy Ann Habeeb & David Bellochio

20.	2006	Still Kool	1		MP3
1.	04/2006	Steppin' into Love	1	US R&B 96	MP3	[KTFA 6120] written by Ronald Bell (as Khalis Bayyan)

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