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1.
05/1978
111

13
US


3
dance
✫1
R&B


[Gordy 7156]
written by Rick James 
2.
09/1978
38

41
US




3
R&B


[Gordy 7162]
written by Rick James 
3.
02/1979
18

72
US




12
R&B


[Gordy 7164]
written by Rick James 
4.
04/1979
22

71
US




8
R&B


[Gordy 7167]
written by Rick James 
5.
05/1979
16

102
US




8
R&B


[Gordy 7169]
written by Rick James 
6.
08/1979
3







35
R&B


[Gordy 7171]
written by Rick James 
7.
11/1979
12





32
dance
13
R&B


[Gordy 7176]
written by Rick James 
8.
02/1980
5







26
R&B


[Gordy 7177]
written by Rick James 
9.
05/1980
1







66
R&B


[Gordy 7182]
written by Rick James 
10.
03/1981
78

40
US


✫1
dance
✫1
R&B


charted as Give It to Me Baby / Super Freak / Ghetto Life in US dance charts
[Gordy 7197]
written by Rick James 
11.
07/1981
35

102
US


✫1
dance
38
R&B


charted as Give It to Me Baby / Super Freak / Ghetto Life in US dance charts
[Gordy 7215]
written by Rick James 
12.
07/1981
111

16
US


✫1
dance
3
R&B


[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  & Alonzo Miller
13.
04/1982
36

66
US


11
dance
6
R&B


featuring Rick James
[Gordy 1616]
written by Rick James 
14.
05/1982
45

64
US


7
dance
3
R&B


[Gordy 1619]
written by Rick James 
15.
07/1982
8







15
R&B


[Gordy 1634]
written by Rick James 
16.
11/1982
2







62
R&B


[Gordy 1646]
written by Rick James 
17.
04/1983
30

101
US


8
dance
23
R&B
60
UK
charted as Candy Man / All Night Long / Boys in US dance charts
[Gordy 1670]
written by Rick James 
18.
06/1983
83

101
US


8
dance
11
R&B
13
UK
charted as Candy Man / All Night Long / Boys in US dance charts
[Gordy 1690]
written by Rick James 
19.
07/1983
1







76
R&B


[Gordy 1681]
written by Rick James  & Levi Ruffin Jr.
20.
07/1983
5









89
UK
written by Rick James 
21.
07/1983
55

40
US


17
dance
✫1
R&B
93
UK
[Gordy 1687]
written by Rick James 
22.
09/1983
2







53
R&B


[Gordy 1693]
written by Rick James 
23.
10/1983
26

102
US


8
dance
29
R&B
74
UK
charted as Candy Man / All Night Long / Boys in US dance charts
[Gordy 1704]
written by Rick James 
24.
10/1983
10

101
US




16
R&B


[Gordy 1703]
written by Rick James 
25.
12/1983
25

43
US
35
AC


22
R&B


[Gordy 1714]
written by Rick James (as James Johnson) 
26.
02/1984
4

106
US




84
R&B


[Gordy 1721]
written by Rick James 
27.
07/1984

17 by Rick James 

from Reflections   Reflections
36

36
US


60
dance
6
R&B


[Gordy 1730]
written by Rick James 
28.
10/1984
3







31
R&B


[Gordy 1763]
written by Rick James 
29.
02/1985
151

7
US


✫1
dance
3
R&B
77
UK
[songwriter #4 hit]
produced by Rick James
[Gordy 1741]
written by Rick James 
30.
03/1985
1







73
R&B


[Columbia 04825]
written by Rick James 
31.
03/1985

Can't Stop by Rick James 

from Glow   Glow
35

50
US


9
dance
10
R&B


[Gordy 1776]
written by Rick James 
32.
06/1985

Glow by Rick James 

from Glow   Glow
45

106
US


✫1
dance
5
R&B


[Gordy 1796]
written by Rick James 
33.
06/1985
46

42
US


3
dance
10
R&B


produced by Rick James
[Gordy 1798]
written by Kenny Hawkins & Rick James 
34.
09/1985
184

2
US


19
dance
8
R&B


[songwriter #3 hit]
[Columbia 05609]
written by Rick James 
35.
09/1985
2







41
R&B


[Gordy 1806]
written by Rick James 
36.
10/1985
20





7
dance
17
R&B


[Gordy 1812]
written by Rick James 
37.
11/1985
4





33
dance
79
R&B


[Gordy 1816]
written by Rick James 
38.
02/1986
1







63
R&B


[Columbia 05772]
written by Frank "Rusty" Hamilton (as Frank Hamilton), Rick James  & Eddie Murphy
39.
05/1986
33





4
dance
6
R&B


[Gordy 1844]
written by Rick James 
40.
06/1987
2







53
R&B


[Amherst 312]
written by Rick James 
41.
08/1987
4





38
dance
71
R&B


[Columbia 07204]
written by Rick James 
42.
06/1988
33





25
dance
✫1
R&B


featuring Roxanne Shanté
[Reprise 27885]
written by Rick James 
43.
10/1988
2







50
R&B


[Reprise 27828]
written by Rick James 
44.
04/1990
272

8
US


6
dance
✫1
R&B
3
UK
[songwriter #2 hit]
based on Super Freak by Rick James
[Capitol 15571]
written by MC Hammer, Rick James  & Alonzo Miller
45.
11/1990
51





7
dance
5
R&B
36
UK
featuring The Flex. UK re-release}
[Def Jam 73609]
written by LL Cool J (as James Todd Smith), Rick James  & Marley Marl (as Marlon Williams)
46.
12/1990
103

9
US






41
UK
featuring The Flex on Around The Way Girl
[Def Jam 73609]
written by LL Cool J (as James Todd Smith), Rick James  & Marley Marl (as Marlon Williams)
47.
04/1992
5







28
R&B


as Doug E. Fresh & the New Get Fresh Crew
[Bust It 44818]
written by One Cause One Effect, Doug E. Fresh & Rick James 
48.
3





41
dance




written by Rick James 
49.
07/1993
1







78
R&B


[Def Jam 74958]
written by Erick Sermon, Redman (as Reginald Noble), Jesse A. Stone & Rick James 
50.
02/1994
3





41
dance
113
R&B


as Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
written by Will Smith, DJ Jazzy Jeff (as Jeff Townes) & Rick James 
51.
12/1994
60







37
R&B
17
UK
[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
[Uptown/MCA album cut]
written by Rick James , Diddy (as Sean Combs) & Chucky Thompson
52.
02/1995
15









51
UK
[R]
written by Rick James 
53.
02/1995
8

94
US




61
R&B


[RAL 851466]
written by Erick Sermon, Redman (as Reginald Noble), Rick James  & Big Daddy Kane (as Antonio Hardy)
54.
04/1995
5

118
US




77
R&B


[Maverick/Sire 17907]
written by Dana Dane (as Dana McCleese), Battlecat (as Kevin Gilliam) & Rick James 
55.
10/1995
10

84
US




39
R&B


[Def Jam/RAL 77196]
written by Rick James  & Erick Sermon
56.
10/1996
37

30
US




18
R&B


[So So Def 78426]
written by Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat (as Shawntae Harris) & Rick James 
57.
03/1997
121

43
US


✫1
dance
5
R&B
15
UK
[songwriter #5 hit]
featuring Nas
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
[MCA album cut]
written by Mary J. Blige, Jimmy Jam (as Jimmy Jam Harris), Rick James  & Terry Lewis
58.
03/1998
20

50
US




31
R&B


[Red Ant 570100]
written by Cheryl "Salt" James, Rufus Moore & Rick James 
59.
12/1999
43









22
UK
60.
12/2000
74









11
UK
written by Alonzo Miller & Rick James 
61.
09/2001
1







101
R&B


written by Rick James (as James A. Johnson) 
62.
11/2002
2







53
R&B


featuring Nate Dogg & Warren G
[Baby Ree LP Cut]
written by Kay Gee (as Kier Gist), Eddie Berkeley, Nate Dogg (as Nathaniel Hale), Shade Sheist (as Tramayne Thompson), Warren G (as Warren Griffin), Rick James (sample)  & Mtume (sample)
63.
07/2003
1







94
R&B


with Saddler
[Jenstar 1384]
written by Rick James (as James A. Johnson) 
64.
12/2005
118









5
UK
[Christmas]
written by James Pierpont (as James Lord Pierpont), MC Hammer (as Stanley Burrell), Rick James  & Alonzo Miller
65.
08/2006
2







50
R&B


featuring Rick James
[Aftermath album cut]
written by Rick James  & Busta Rhymes (as Trevor Smith)
66.
10/2006
96









7
UK
written by Rick James  & Alonzo Miller
67.
11/2006
7

98
US




52
R&B


[Roc-A-Fella LP Cut]
written by Jay-Z (as Shawn Corey Carter), J. Smith, Rick James , Alonzo Miller & KRS-One (as Lawrence Parker)
68.
12/2006
87









8
UK
written by Rick James  & Sharam (as Sharam Tayebi)
69.
02/2007
53

22
US




12
R&B


featuring T-Pain & Johnta Austin
[Columbia LP Cut]
written by Jermaine Dupri, Jaron Alston & Rick James 
70.
03/2007
1







106
R&B


written by Rick James  & Daniel LeMelle
71.
08/2007
1







124
R&B


72.
06/2008
3









120
UK
73.
03/2009
2









197
UK
74.
05/2010
15

92
US






63
UK
featuring Kevin McHale, Chris Colfer, Amber Riley, Jenna Ushkowitz & Heather Morris
[20th Century Fox TV Digital]
written by MC Hammer, Rick James  & Alonzo Miller
75.
12/2011
3







39
R&B


as Young Jeezy featuring 2 Chainz
[CTE/Def Jam LP Cut]
written by Jeezy (as Jay Jenkins), Dwayne Richardson, 2 Chainz (as Tauheed Epps), Rick James (as James A. Johnson)  & Alonzo Miller
76.
05/2012
3

120
US








featuring Meek Mill
written by Rick James , Oren Yoel (as Oren Yoel Kleinman), Meek Mill (as Robert Williams) & Asher Roth (as Asher Paul Roth)
77.
11/2012
3









149
UK
78.
3

121
US








featuring Duke Deuce
written by Isaiah Rashad (as Isaiah McClain), Duke Deuce (as Patavious Isom), Kameron Cole, DJ Paul (as Paul Beauregard), Juicy J (as Jordan Houston), Rick James (as James Johnson Jr.)  & LeRoi Johnson
79.
08/2022
339

✫1
US






5
UK
[songwriter #1 hit]
written by Rick James , Alonzo Miller, Dr. Luke (as Lukasz Gottwald), Aaron Joseph, Lauren Miller & Vaughn Oliver
80.
09/2022

Party by DJ Khaled

from God Did   
11

66
US








Featuring Quavo & Takeoff
written by DJ Khaled (as Khaled Khaled), Quavo (as Quavious Marshall), Takeoff (as Kirshnik Ball), StreetRunner (as Nicholas Warwar), Tarik Azzouz & Rick James (as James Johnson) 
81.
09/2023
12









53
UK
written by Rick James 

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