Kool & the Gang discography
This article presents the discography of American jazz/R&B/soul/funk/disco group Kool & the Gang.
| Kool & the Gang discography | |
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 Kool & the Gang in 2011 | |
| Studio albums | 23 |
| Live albums | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 19 |
| Singles | 68 |
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
Record label | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Pop [1] |
US R&B [2] |
US Jazz [3] |
AUS [4] |
CAN [5] |
GER [6] |
NLD [7] |
NZ [8] |
UK Pop [9] |
UK R&B [10] | |||||
| 1969 | Kool and the Gang | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | De-Lite | ||
| 1972 | Music Is the Message | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Good Times | 142 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1973 | Wild and Peaceful | 33 | 6 | — | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1974 | Light of Worlds | 63 | 16 | — | — | 93 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1975 | Spirit of the Boogie | 48 | 5 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1976 | Love & Understanding | 68 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Open Sesame | 110 | 9 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1977 | The Force | 142 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1978 | Everybody's Dancin' | — | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1979 | Ladies' Night | 13 | 1 | — | — | 56 | — | 43 | — | — | — |
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| 1980 | Celebrate! | 10 | 2 | — | 72 | 7 | — | 13 | 20 | — | — | |||
| 1981 | Something Special | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 13 | 10 | — | |||
| 1982 | As One | 29 | 5 | — | — | — | 25 | — | 41 | 49 | — |
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| 1983 | In the Heart | 29 | 5 | — | — | — | 19 | 17 | 32 | 18 | — | |||
| 1984 | Emergency | 13 | 3 | — | 45 | 24 | 26 | 13 | 41 | 47 | — | |||
| 1986 | Forever | 25 | 9 | — | 71 | 75 | 14 | — | 49 | — | — | Mercury | ||
| 1989 | Sweat | — | 52 | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1992 | Unite | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | — | — | — | — | JRS | ||
| 1996 | State of Affairs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Curb | ||
| 2001 | Gangland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Eagle Music | ||
| 2004 | The Hits: Reloaded | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | 56 | 21 | Virgin/EMI | ||
| 2007 | Still Kool | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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New Door | |
| 2013 | Kool for the Holidays | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ATO | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Live albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Record label | |||||||||||
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| US Pop [1] |
US R&B [2] | |||||||||||||
| 1971 | Live at the Sex Machine | 122 | 6 | De-Lite | ||||||||||
| Live at PJ's | 171 | 24 | ||||||||||||
| 1998 | Greatest Hits Live | — | — | Rhino | ||||||||||
| 2002 | Too Hot Live | — | — | BCI Music | ||||||||||
| 2010 | The Very Best-Live In Concert | — | — | EAR Music | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
Record label | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Pop [1] |
US R&B [2] |
US Jazz [3] |
GER [6] |
NLD [7] |
UK [9] | |||||||||
| 1971 | The Best of Kool and the Gang | 157 | 32 | — | — | — | — | De-Lite | ||||||
| 1974 | Kool Jazz | 187 | 26 | 14 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1975 | Kool & the Gang Greatest Hits! | 81 | 21 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1977 | Hollywood Swinging/Summer Madness | |||||||||||||
| 1978 | Kool & the Gang Spin Their Top Hits | 208 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1983 | Twice as Kool: The Hits of Kool & the Gang | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
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| 1984 | The Very Best of Kool & the Gang: Let's Go Dancing | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | Disques Vogue | ||||||
| 1988 | Everything's Kool & the Gang: Greatest Hits & More | 109 | 58 | — | 17 | 73 | — | Mercury | ||||||
| The Singles Collection | — | — | — | — | — | 28 |
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De-Lite | ||||||
| 1990 | The Very Best of Kool & the Gang | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | Arcade | ||||||
| Kool Love | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | Telstar | |||||||
| 1993 | The Best of Kool & the Gang: 1969-1976 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mercury | ||||||
| 1994 | Celebration: The Best of Kool & the Gang: 1979-1987 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1999 | The Very Best of Kool & the Gang | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 12" Collection & More | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 2000 | The Millennium Collection: The Best of Kool & the Gang | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 2002 | Kool Funk Essentials | Charly | ||||||||||||
| 2005 | Gold | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mercury | ||||||
| 2011 | Icon | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Pop [15] |
US R&B [16] |
US AR&B [17] |
US Dan [18] |
US A/C [19] |
AUS [4] |
CAN [5] |
GER [6] |
IRE [20] |
NLD [7] |
NZ [8] |
UK [9] | |||
| 1969 | "Kool and the Gang" | 59 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | Kool and the Gang |
| "The Gangs Back Again" (A-side) | 85 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Kools Back Again" (B-side) | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1970 | ||||||||||||||
| "Let the Music Take Your Mind" | 78 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Live at the Sex Machine | |
| "Funky Man" | 87 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971 | "Who's Gonna Take the Weight (Part One)" | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "I Want to Take You Higher" | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "N.T. Part I" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Live at PJ's | |
| 1972 | "Love the Life You Live, Part I" | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Music is the Message |
| "Music Is the Message (Part 1)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Funky Granny" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Good Times" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Good Times | |
| 1973 | "Country Junky" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Funky Stuff" | 29 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wild and Peaceful | |
| "Jungle Boogie" | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 45 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974 | "Hollywood Swinging" | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Higher Plane" | 37 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | Light of Worlds | |
| "Rhyme Tyme People" | 63 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975 | "Spirit of the Boogie" (A-side) | 35 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | Spirit of the Boogie |
| "Summer Madness" (B-side) | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Caribbean Festival" | 55 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976 | "Love and Understanding (Come Together)" | 77 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Love & Understanding |
| "Universal Sound" | — | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Open Sesame - Part 1" | 55 | 6 | — | 13 | — | — | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | Open Sesame | |
| 1977 | "Super Band" | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1978 | "Slick Superchick" | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Force |
| "A Place in Space" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Like Music" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Everybody's Dancin' | |
| "Everybody's Dancin'" | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979 | "Ladies' Night" | 8 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | 18 | — | 12 | — | 9 | Ladies' Night |
| "Too Hot" | 5 | 3 | — | — | 11 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | 23 | ||
| 1980 | "Hangin' Out" | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | 53 | — | — | — | 52 | — | |
| "Celebration" | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 7 | Celebrate! | |
| 1981 | "Take It to the Top" | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | 63 | 26 | — | — | 15 | ||
| "Jones vs. Jones" | 39 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | 17 | ||
| "Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)" | 17 | 1 | — | 16 | — | — | — | 39 | 27 | — | 41 | 29 | Something Special | |
| "Steppin' Out" | 89 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | 12 | |||
| "Get Down on It" | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | 74 | 11 | 43 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 1982 | "No Show" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Big Fun" | 21 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 16 | 30 | 40 | 14 | As One | |
| "Let's Go Dancin' (Ooh La, La, La)" | 30 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 6 | ||
| "Hi De Hi, Hi De Ho" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 23 | — | 29 | ||
| 1983 | "Street Kids" | — | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Straight Ahead" | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 15 | In the Heart | |
| "Joanna" | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 45 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 35 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1984 | "Tonight" | 13 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | ||
| "(When You Say You Love Somebody) In the Heart" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 43 | — | 7 | ||
| "Fresh" | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | — | 10 | 26 | 19 | 27 | — | 11 | Emergency | |
| "Misled" | 10 | 3 | — | 9 | — | 8 | 32 | 46 | — | — | — | 28 | ||
| 1985 | "Cherish" | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | — | 4 | ||
| "Emergency" | 18 | 7 | — | 41 | — | — | 63 | 56 | 26 | 48 | — | 50 | ||
| 1986 | "Victory" | 10 | 2 | — | 35 | 35 | 89 | 36 | 11 | 17 | 44 | 22 | 30 | Forever |
| 1987 | "Stone Love" | 10 | 4 | — | 41 | 11 | 94 | 69 | 18 | 29 | 13 | — | 45 | |
| "Holiday" | 66 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Special Way" | 72 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Peace Maker" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | ||
| 1988 | "Rags to Riches" | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | 93 | — | — | Everything's Kool & the Gang (Greatest Hits & More) |
| "Strong" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Celebration" (remix) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | 56 | ||
| 1989 | "Raindrops" | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | Sweat |
| "Never Give Up" | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991 | "Get Down on It" (remix) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | CD Single (Released in the UK) |
| 1992 | "(Jump Up on The) Rhythm and Ride" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | — | — | Unite |
| 1996 | "Salute to the Ladies" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | State of Affairs |
| 2003 | "Ladies' Night" (with Atomic Kitten) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 14 | 16 | — | 8 | Ladies' Night |
| 2004 | "Get Down on It" (with Blue & Lil' Kim) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | 96 | — | — | Best of Blue |
| 2005 | "Hollywood Swinging" (with Jamiroquai) | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Hits: Reloaded |
| "No Show" (featuring Blackstreet) | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006 | "Steppin' into Love" | — | 96 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Still Kool |
| 2010 | "Miss Lead" (ft. Towanna) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Single |
| 2016 | "Sexy (Where'd You Get Yours)" | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
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