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James Brown
More details at
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More details at
Artist Web Site (opens in a new window)
Notes
2
Born James Joseph Brown Jr. on 03 May 1933 in South Carolina, US.
Died on 25 December 2006 in Georgia, US.
Awards
3
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in 1986
Awarded the Award Of Merit by American Music Award (AMA) in 1992
Awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (Grammy) in 1992
Chart Trivia
3
Included in The 100 Greatest Soul Songs of the 60s chart. For more details visit
Soultracks.
Included in The Time Out 50 Best Soul Songs chart. For more details visit
Timeout.
Included in Johnnie's Jukebox chart. For more details visit
BBC.
Was A Member Of
1
Nat Kendrick
UK Singles
22
1965
Papa's Got A Brand New Bag
-
James Brown
(and
The Famous Flames
)
entered the UK charts on 23 September 1965 and reached number 25.
1966
I Got You (I Feel Good)
-
James Brown
(and
The Famous Flames
)
entered the UK charts on 24 February 1966 and reached number 29.
It's A Man's, Man's, Man's World
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James Brown
(and
The Famous Flames
)
entered the UK charts on 16 June 1966 and reached number 13.
1970
Get Up (I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine)
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James Brown
entered the UK charts on 18 October 1970 and reached number 32.
1971
Hey America
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James Brown
entered the UK charts on 21 November 1971 and reached number 47.
1976
Get Up Offa That Thing
-
James Brown
entered the UK charts on 19 September 1976 and reached number 22.
1977
Body Heat
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James Brown
entered the UK charts on 23 January 1977 and reached number 36.
1981
Rapp Payback (Where Iz Moses)
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James Brown
entered the UK charts on 18 January 1981 and reached number 39.
1983
Bring It On Bring It On
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James Brown
entered the UK charts on 19 June 1983 and reached number 45.
1985
Froggy Mix
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James Brown
entered the UK charts on 21 April 1985 and reached number 50.
Sex Machine (Part I)
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James Brown
entered the UK charts on 26 May 1985 and reached number 47.
1986
Living In America
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James Brown
entered the UK charts on 19 January 1986 and reached number 5.
Soul Power
-
James Brown
entered the UK charts on 27 April 1986 and reached number 78.
Gravity
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James Brown
entered the UK charts on 28 September 1986 and reached number 65.
How Do You Stop
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James Brown
entered the UK charts on 14 December 1986 and reached number 90.
1988
She's The One
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James Brown
entered the UK charts on 24 January 1988 and reached number 45.
The Payback
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James Brown
entered the UK charts on 17 April 1988 and reached number 12.
I'm Real
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James Brown
entered the UK charts on 29 May 1988 and reached number 31.
I Got You (i Feel Good) - Nowhere To Run
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James Brown
(and Martha Reeves & The Vandellas)
entered the UK charts on 17 July 1988 and reached number 52.
Static
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James Brown
entered the UK charts on 14 August 1988 and reached number 83.
1993
Can't Get Any Harder
-
James Brown
entered the UK charts on 18 April 1993 and reached number 59.
1999
Funk On Ah Roll
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James Brown
entered the UK charts on 18 April 1999 and reached number 40.
US Singles
87
1958
Try Me
-
James Brown
entered the US charts on 13 December 1958 and reached number 48.
1960
Think
-
James Brown
(and
The Famous Flames
)
entered the US charts on 30 April 1960 and reached number 33.
You've Got The Power
-
James Brown
(and
The Famous Flames
)
entered the US charts on 25 June 1960 and reached number 86.
This Old Heart
-
James Brown
(and
The Famous Flames
)
entered the US charts on 27 August 1960 and reached number 79.
The Bells
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James Brown
entered the US charts on 12 November 1960 and reached number 68.
1961
Bewildered
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James Brown
(and
The Famous Flames
)
entered the US charts on 25 February 1961 and reached number 40.
I Don't Mind
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James Brown
(and
The Famous Flames
)
entered the US charts on 13 May 1961 and reached number 47.
Baby, You're Right
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James Brown
(and
The Famous Flames
)
entered the US charts on 19 August 1961 and reached number 49.
Lost Someone
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James Brown
(and
The Famous Flames
)
entered the US charts on 16 December 1961 and reached number 48.
1962
Night Train
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James Brown
(and
The Famous Flames
)
entered the US charts on 14 April 1962 and reached number 35.
Shout And Shimmy
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James Brown
(and
The Famous Flames
)
entered the US charts on 07 July 1962 and reached number 61.
Mashed Potatoes U.S.A.
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James Brown
(and
The Famous Flames
)
entered the US charts on 29 September 1962 and reached number 82.
Three Hearts In A Tangle
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James Brown
(and
The Famous Flames
)
entered the US charts on 08 December 1962 and reached number 93.
1963
Every Beat Of My Heart
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James Brown
(and
The Famous Flames
)
entered the US charts on 09 February 1963 and reached number 99.
Prisoner Of Love
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James Brown
(and
The Famous Flames
)
entered the US charts on 20 April 1963 and reached number 18.
These Foolish Things
-
James Brown
(and
The Famous Flames
)
entered the US charts on 27 July 1963 and reached number 55.
Signed, Sealed And Delivered
-
James Brown
(and
The Famous Flames
)
entered the US charts on 12 October 1963 and reached number 77.
1964
Oh Baby Don't You Weep
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James Brown
(and
The Famous Flames
)
entered the US charts on 25 January 1964 and reached number 23.
Please, Please, Please
-
James Brown
(and
The Famous Flames
)
entered the US charts on 15 February 1964 and reached number 95.
Caldonia
-
James Brown & His Orchestra
entered the US charts on 02 May 1964 and reached number 95.
The Things That I Used To Do
-
James Brown & His Orchestra
entered the US charts on 04 July 1964 and reached number 99.
Out Of Sight
-
James Brown & His Orchestra
entered the US charts on 15 August 1964 and reached number 24.
Have Mercy Baby
-
James Brown
(and
The Famous Flames
)
entered the US charts on 26 December 1964 and reached number 92.
1965
Papa's Got A Brand New Bag
-
James Brown
(and
The Famous Flames
)
entered the US charts on 17 July 1965 and reached number 8.
I Got You (I Feel Good)
-
James Brown
(and
The Famous Flames
)
entered the US charts on 13 November 1965 and reached number 3.
1966
I'll Go Crazy
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James Brown
(and
The Famous Flames
)
entered the US charts on 19 February 1966 and reached number 73.
Ain't That A Groove
-
James Brown
(and
The Famous Flames
)
entered the US charts on 05 March 1966 and reached number 42.
It's A Man's, Man's, Man's World
-
James Brown
(and
The Famous Flames
)
entered the US charts on 30 April 1966 and reached number 8.
Money Won't Change You (Part 1)
-
James Brown
(and
The Famous Flames
)
entered the US charts on 30 July 1966 and reached number 53.
Don't Be A Drop-Out
-
James Brown
(and
The Famous Flames
)
entered the US charts on 08 October 1966 and reached number 50.
1967
Bring It Up
-
James Brown
(and
The Famous Flames
)
entered the US charts on 07 January 1967 and reached number 29.
Kansas City
-
James Brown
(and
The Famous Flames
)
entered the US charts on 04 March 1967 and reached number 55.
Let Yourself Go
-
James Brown
(and
The Famous Flames
)
entered the US charts on 06 May 1967 and reached number 46.
Cold Sweat
-
James Brown
(and
The Famous Flames
)
entered the US charts on 15 July 1967 and reached number 7.
Get It Together
-
James Brown
(and
The Famous Flames
)
entered the US charts on 28 October 1967 and reached number 40.
I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me)
-
James Brown
(and
The Famous Flames
)
entered the US charts on 09 December 1967 and reached number 28.
1968
There Was A Time
-
James Brown
(and
The Famous Flames
)
entered the US charts on 20 January 1968 and reached number 36.
I Got The Feelin'
-
James Brown
(and
The Famous Flames
)
entered the US charts on 16 March 1968 and reached number 6.
America Is My Home - Pt. 1
-
James Brown
(and
The Famous Flames
)
entered the US charts on 25 May 1968 and reached number 52.
Licking Stick - Licking Stick (Part 1)
-
James Brown
(and
The Famous Flames
)
entered the US charts on 25 May 1968 and reached number 14.
I Guess I'll Have To Cry, Cry, Cry
-
James Brown
(and
The Famous Flames
)
entered the US charts on 27 July 1968 and reached number 55.
Say It Loud, I'm Black And I'm Proud
-
James Brown
entered the US charts on 07 September 1968 and reached number 10.
Goodbye My Love
-
James Brown
entered the US charts on 09 November 1968 and reached number 31.
Tit For Tat (Ain't No Taking Back)
-
James Brown
entered the US charts on 21 December 1968 and reached number 86.
1969
Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose
-
James Brown
entered the US charts on 25 January 1969 and reached number 15.
I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up The Door, I'll Get It Mysel
-
James Brown
entered the US charts on 05 April 1969 and reached number 20.
The Popcorn
-
James Brown
entered the US charts on 31 May 1969 and reached number 30.
Mother Popcorn (You Got To Have A Mother For)
-
James Brown
entered the US charts on 14 June 1969 and reached number 11.
Lowdown Popcorn
-
James Brown
entered the US charts on 23 August 1969 and reached number 41.
World (Part 1)
-
James Brown
entered the US charts on 13 September 1969 and reached number 37.
Let A Man Come In And Do The Popcorn
-
James Brown
entered the US charts on 11 October 1969 and reached number 21.
Ain't It Funky Now
-
James Brown
entered the US charts on 22 November 1969 and reached number 24.
Let A Man Come In And Do The Popcorn (Part Two)
-
James Brown
entered the US charts on 20 December 1969 and reached number 40.
1970
It's A New Day (Part 1) & (Part 2)
-
James Brown
entered the US charts on 14 February 1970 and reached number 32.
Funky Drummer
-
James Brown
entered the US charts on 21 March 1970 and reached number 51.
Brother Rapp
-
James Brown
entered the US charts on 02 May 1970 and reached number 32.
Get Up (I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine)
-
James Brown
entered the US charts on 18 July 1970 and reached number 15.
Super Bad
-
James Brown
entered the US charts on 03 October 1970 and reached number 13.
1971
Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved (Pt. 1)
-
James Brown
entered the US charts on 02 January 1971 and reached number 34.
Soul Power
-
James Brown
entered the US charts on 27 February 1971 and reached number 29.
Spinning Wheel
-
James Brown
entered the US charts on 06 March 1971 and reached number 90.
I Cried
-
James Brown
entered the US charts on 08 May 1971 and reached number 50.
Escape-ism
-
James Brown
entered the US charts on 12 June 1971 and reached number 35.
Hot Pants (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) (Pt. 1)
-
James Brown
entered the US charts on 03 July 1971 and reached number 15.
Make It Funky
-
James Brown
entered the US charts on 28 August 1971 and reached number 22.
My Part - Make It Funky (Part 3)
-
James Brown
entered the US charts on 23 October 1971 and reached number 68.
I'm A Greedy Man
-
James Brown
entered the US charts on 13 November 1971 and reached number 35.
1972
Talking Loud And Saying Nothing
-
James Brown
entered the US charts on 12 February 1972 and reached number 27.
King Heroin
-
James Brown
entered the US charts on 04 March 1972 and reached number 40.
There It Is (Part 1)
-
James Brown
entered the US charts on 06 May 1972 and reached number 43.
Get On The Good Foot
-
James Brown
entered the US charts on 05 August 1972 and reached number 18.
I Got A Bag Of My Own
-
James Brown
entered the US charts on 18 November 1972 and reached number 44.
What My Baby Needs Now Is A Little More Lovin'
-
James Brown
(and
Lyn Collins
)
entered the US charts on 23 December 1972 and reached number 56.
1973
I Got Ants In My Pants (And I Want To Dance)
-
James Brown
entered the US charts on 20 January 1973 and reached number 27.
Down And Out In New York City
-
James Brown
entered the US charts on 10 March 1973 and reached number 50.
Sexy, Sexy, Sexy
-
James Brown
entered the US charts on 18 August 1973 and reached number 50.
Stoned To The Bone - Part 1
-
James Brown
entered the US charts on 01 December 1973 and reached number 58.
1974
The Payback
-
James Brown
entered the US charts on 23 March 1974 and reached number 26.
My Thang
-
James Brown
entered the US charts on 22 June 1974 and reached number 29.
Papa Don't Take No Mess (Part I)
-
James Brown
entered the US charts on 24 August 1974 and reached number 31.
Funky President (People It's Bad) - Coldblooded
-
James Brown
entered the US charts on 09 November 1974 and reached number 44.
1975
Reality
-
James Brown
entered the US charts on 22 February 1975 and reached number 80.
Sex Machine (Part I)
-
James Brown
entered the US charts on 17 May 1975 and reached number 61.
1976
Get Up Offa That Thing
-
James Brown
entered the US charts on 14 August 1976 and reached number 45.
1977
Body Heat
-
James Brown
entered the US charts on 26 February 1977 and reached number 88.
1985
Living In America
-
James Brown
entered the US charts on 07 December 1985 and reached number 4.
1986
Gravity
-
James Brown
entered the US charts on 18 October 1986 and reached number 93.
Other Recordings
57
And I Do Just What I Want
-
James Brown
Baby Cries Over The Ocean
-
James Brown
Begging, Begging
-
James Brown
Can You Feel It
-
James Brown
Can't Be The Same
-
James Brown
Chonnie-On-Chon
-
James Brown
Choo Choo
-
James Brown
(and
The Famous Flames
)
Christmas In Heaven
-
James Brown
Come Over Here
-
James Brown
Cross Firing
-
James Brown
Doodle Bee
-
James Brown
Everybody Got A Thang
-
James Brown
Gonna Try
-
James Brown
Good, Good Lovin'
-
James Brown
Hold It
-
James Brown
Hold My Baby's Hand
-
James Brown
I Don't Care
-
James Brown
I Don't Know
-
James Brown
I Feel That Old Feeling Coming On
-
James Brown
I Need Help (I Can't Do It Alone)
-
James Brown
I Walked Alone
-
James Brown
I Want You So Bad
-
James Brown
I Won't Plead No More
-
James Brown
If You Want Me
-
James Brown
It Was You
-
James Brown
I've Got Money
-
James Brown
I've Got To Change
-
James Brown
Just Won't Do Right
-
James Brown
Just You And Me, Darling
-
James Brown
Let's Make It
-
James Brown
(and
The Famous Flames
)
Light My Fire
-
James Brown
Limbo Jimbo
-
James Brown
Love Or A Game
-
James Brown
Merry Christmas Baby
-
James Brown
Merry Christmas, I Love You
-
James Brown
Messing With The Blues
-
James Brown
Night Flying
-
James Brown
No, No, No, No
-
James Brown
Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto
-
James Brown
Soulful Christmas
-
James Brown
Suds
-
James Brown
Tell Me That You Love Me
-
James Brown
Tell Me What I Did Wrong
-
James Brown
Tell Me What You're Gonna Do
-
James Brown
(and
The Famous Flames
)
That Dood It
-
James Brown
That's When I Lost My Heart
-
James Brown
The Boss
-
James Brown
(and
The JBs
)
The Christmas Song
-
James Brown
The Scratch
-
James Brown
There Must Be A Reason
-
James Brown
(and
The Famous Flames
)
Too Funky In Here
-
James Brown
Try Me (I Need You)
-
James Brown
(and
The Famous Flames
)
Why Do You Do Me?
-
James Brown
Why Does Everything Happen To Me?
-
James Brown
(and
The Famous Flames
)
Wonder When You're Coming Home
-
James Brown
Your Cheatin' Heart
-
James Brown
You're Mine, You're Mine
-
James Brown
Other Tracks Associated with This Artist
3
Gimme Your Love
-
Aretha Franklin
(and
James Brown
)
Think
-
Vicki Anderson
(and
James Brown
)
Unity
-
Afrika Bambaataa
(with
James Brown
)