Run-DMC discography

The following is a comprehensive discography of Run–D.M.C., an American hip hop group.

Run–D.M.C. discography
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Studio albums	7
Live albums	1
Compilation albums	6
Singles	30

Run-D.M.C. have sold over 15 million albums in the US alone and had hit singles across the globe from Australia and New Zealand to Belgium and Ireland. Their biggest hit outside of the US was the Jason Nevins remix of It's Like That.

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	US charts		International charts								Certifications (sales thresholds)
		US [1]	R&B [2]	AUS [3]	CAN [4]	GER [5]	NED [6]	NZ [7]	SWE [8]	SWI [9]	UK [10]
Run–D.M.C.	Released: March 27, 1984 Label: Profile Formats: CD, LP, Cassette, digital download	53	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: Gold[11]
King of Rock	Released: February 5, 1985 Label: Profile Formats: CD, LP, Cassette, digital download	52	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: Platinum[11]
Raising Hell	Released: May 15, 1986 Label: Profile Formats: CD, LP, Cassette, digital download	3	1	50	32	49	28	8	—	—	41	US: 3× Platinum[11] CAN: Platinum[12] UK: Silver[13]
Tougher Than Leather	Released: May 17, 1988 Label: Profile Formats: CD, LP, Cassette, digital download	9	2	38	51	46	46	43	35	28	13	US: Platinum[11] CAN: Gold[12]
Back from Hell	Released: October 16, 1990 Label: Profile Formats: CD, LP, Cassette, digital download	81	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Down with the King	Released: May 3, 1993 Label: Profile Formats: CD, LP, Cassette, digital download	7	1	—	29	60	—	—	—	—	44	US: Gold[11] CAN: Gold[12]
Crown Royal	Released: April 13, 2001 Label: Arista Formats: CD, LP, Cassette	37	22	48	—	39	—	—	—	40	102
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	US charts		International charts						Certifications (sales thresholds)
		Bill [1]	R&B [2]	AUS [3]	FIN [14]	GER [5]	NED [6]	SWE [8]	UK [10]
Together Forever: Greatest Hits 1983–1991	Released: November 1991 Label: Arista	199	75	—	—	35	88	58	—
Together Forever: Greatest Hits 1983–1998	Released: June 1998 Label: Arista	—	—	84	32	—	—	—	31
High Profile: The Original Rhymes	Released: January 2002 Label: BMG	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Greatest Hits	Released: September 2002 Label: Arista	117	33	—	—	—	—	—	15	UK: Gold[13]
Ultimate Run–D.M.C.	Released: October 2003 Label: Arista	—	62	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Essential Run–D.M.C.	Released: October 2012 Label: Sony, Legacy	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title	Album details
Live at Montreux 2001	Released: April 2007 Label: Eagle

Singles

As main artist

Year	Single	Peak chart positions												Certifications	Album
		US [15]	US R&B [16]	US Rap [17]	AUS [3]	AUT [18]	BEL [19]	CAN [20]	IRE [21]	NED [22]	NZ [23]	SWI [24]	UK [25]
1983	"It's Like That"	—	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Run–D.M.C.
1984	"Hard Times"	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Rock Box"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"30 Days"	—	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Hollis Crew (Krush Groove 2)"	—	65	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1985	"King of Rock"	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	80		King of Rock
	"You Talk Too Much"	—	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Can You Rock It Like This"	—	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Jam-Master Jammin'"	—	53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1986	"My Adidas"	—	5	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	62		Raising Hell
	"Walk This Way"	4	8	—	9	26	6	6	12	2	1	9	8	US: Platinum[26] CAN: Gold[12] UK: Silver[27]
	"You Be Illin'"	29	12	—	—	—	29	—	—	—	—	—	42
1987	"It's Tricky"	57	21	—	—	—	—	—	23	—	—	—	16	US: 2× Platinum[28] UK: Silver[27]
	"Christmas in Hollis"	—	78	—	—	—	—	—	—	75	—	—	56		A Very Special Christmas
1988	"Run's House"	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	37		Tougher Than Leather
	"Mary, Mary"	75	29	—	73	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	86
	"I'm Not Going Out Like That"	—	40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Papa Crazy"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989	"Pause"	—	51	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Back from Hell
	"Ghostbusters"	—	—	—	56	—	—	—	—	—	34	—	65
1990	"What's It All About"	—	24	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	48
1991	"Faces"	—	57	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	"Ooh, Whatcha Gonna Do"	—	78	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Down with the King
	"Down with the King" (featuring Pete Rock & CL Smooth)	21	9	1	81	—	—	80	—	—	—	—	69	US: Gold[29]
	"Can I Get It, Yo" (featuring EPMD)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	"It's Like That" (Run-D.M.C. vs Jason Nevins)	—	90	—	1	2	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	AUS: 2× Platinum[30] AUT: Gold[31] BEL: Platinum[32] SWI: Platinum[33] UK: 2× Platinum[27] SNEP: Gold[34]	Together Forever: Greatest Hits 1983–1998
1998	"It's Tricky" (Run-D.M.C. vs Jason Nevins)	—	—	—	15	11	25	—	28	34	5	22	74
2001	"Rock Show" (featuring Stephan Jenkins)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Crown Royal
2003	"It's Tricky 2003" (featuring Jacknife Lee)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20		(Single releases only)
2014	"It's Tricky" (DJ Fresh Remix)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	73
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Year	Single	US charts		International charts										Certifications	UK album
		Hot 100 [15]	R&B [16]	AUS [3]	AUT [18]	BEL [19]	CAN [20]	GER [35]	IRE [21]	NED [22]	NZ [23]	SWI [24]	UK [25]
1984	"8 Million Stories" (Kurtis Blow featuring Run-D.M.C)	—	45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Ego Trip
1985	"Sun City" (as part of Artists United Against Apartheid)	38	21	4	30	4	10	17	8	4	4	7	21		Sun City
1986	"King Holiday" (as part of King Dream Chorus & Holiday Crew)	—	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		(Single release only)
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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