This discography documents albums and singles released by American R&B/funk band Cameo.

Cameo discography
Studio albums17
Live albums6
Compilation albums15
Singles44

Albums edit

Studio albums edit

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
US Pop
[1]
US
R&B

[1]
AUS
[2]
CAN
[3]
GER
[4]
NLD
[5]
NZ
[6]
SWI
[7]
UK
[8]
Cardiac Arrest 116 16
We All Know Who We Are
  • Released: January 2, 1978
  • Label: Chocolate City
58 15 72
Ugly Ego
  • Released: September 25, 1978
  • Label: Chocolate City
83 16
Secret Omen
  • Released: June 25, 1979
  • Label: Chocolate City
46 4
Cameosis
  • Released: April 24, 1980
  • Label: Chocolate City
25 1
Feel Me
  • Released: 1980
  • Label: Chocolate City
44 6
Knights of the Sound Table
  • Released: May 18, 1981
  • Label: Chocolate City
44 2
Alligator Woman
  • Released: March 22, 1982
  • Label: Chocolate City
23 6
Style 53 14
She's Strange
  • Released: January 16, 1984
  • Label: Atlanta Artists
27 1
Single Life
  • Released: June 17, 1985
  • Label: Atlanta Artists
58 2 66
Word Up!
  • Released: September 9, 1986
  • Label: Atlanta Artists
8 1 75 72 34 48 13 30 7
Machismo
  • Released: October 17, 1988
  • Label: Atlanta Artists
56 10 86
Real Men... Wear Black
  • Released: June 11, 1990
  • Label: Atlanta Artists
84 18
Emotional Violence 42
In the Face of Funk
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: Way 2 Funky
83
Sexy Sweet Thing
  • Released: April 18, 2000
  • Label: BMD/Private I
64
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums edit

Compilation albums edit

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions
US
R&B

[1]
Shake Your Pants
The Best of Cameo 44
The Best of Cameo, Volume 2
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: Mercury
Best of Cameo
The Ballads Collection
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: PolyGram
Greatest Hits
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: PolyGram
12" Collection and More
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: PolyGram
The Hits Collection
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: Universal/Spectrum
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Cameo
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: Mercury
Anthology
  • Released: 2002
  • Label: Mercury
Classic Cameo
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: Mercury
The Best of Cameo
  • Released: 2004
  • Label: Universal
Gold
  • Released: 2005
  • Label: Mercury
The Definitive Collection
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: Mercury
Fresh Takes
  • Released: 2018
  • Label: Entertainment One U.S. LP
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles edit

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[1]
US
R&B

[1]
US
Dance

[1]
AUS
[2]
GER
[11]
IRE
[12]
UK
[8]
"Find My Way" 1975 3 Cardiac Arrest
"Rigor Mortis" 1977 103 33
"Post Mortem" 70
"Funk Funk" 104 20
"It's Serious" 1978 21 29 We All Know Who We Are
"It's Over" 60
"Insane" 17 Ugly Ego
"Give Love a Chance" 1979 76
"I Just Want to Be" 3 52 Secret Omen
"Sparkle" 10
"We're Goin' Out Tonight" 1980 11 Cameosis
"Shake Your Pants" 8 57
"Keep It Hot" 4 77 Feel Me
"Feel Me" 1981 27
"Freaky Dancin'" 102 3 45 Knights of the Sound Table
"I Like It" 25
"Just Be Yourself" 1982 101 12 Alligator Woman
"Flirt" 10
"Alligator Woman" 54
"Style" 1983 14 Style
"Slow Movin'" 47
"She's Strange" 1984 47 1 25 46 37 She's Strange
"Talkin' Out the Side of Your Neck" 21
"Hangin' Downtown" 45
"Attack Me with Your Love" 1985 3 39 65 Single Life
"Single Life" 2 26 28 15
"A Good-Bye" 76 65
"She's Strange" (Cameo Megamix) 22 Non-album single
"Word Up!" 1986 6 1 1 6 3 8 3 Word Up!
"Candy" 21 1 10 21 27
"Back and Forth" 1987 50 3 6 10 11
"She's Mine" 35
"You Make Me Work" 1988 85 4 45 74 Machismo
"Skin I'm In" 5 79
"Pretty Girls" 1989 52
"I Want It Now" 1990 5 Real Men... Wear Black
"Close Quarters" 38
"Emotional Violence" 1992 47 Emotional Violence
"That Kind of Guy" 53
"Money" 4
"Slyde" 1994 57 In the Face of Funk
"You Are My Love" 1995 99
"Loverboy" (with Mariah Carey) 2001 2 1 45 7 57 50 12 Glitter
"El Passo" 2019 Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f "US Charts > Cameo". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 27, 2013. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
  2. ^ a b David Kent (1993). Australian Charts Book 1970—1992. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. p. 53. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ "CAN Charts > CameoRose Royce". RPM. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
  4. ^ "GER Charts > Cameo". Media Control Charts. Retrieved April 21, 2013.[dead link]
  5. ^ "NL Charts > Cameo". MegaCharts. Archived from the original on November 10, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
  6. ^ "NZ Charts > Cameo". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Archived from the original on November 10, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
  7. ^ "SWI Charts > Cameo". Swiss Music Charts. Archived from the original on August 16, 2013. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
  8. ^ a b "UK Charts > Cameo". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Cameo". riaa.com. Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on June 5, 2023. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  10. ^ "British album certifications – Cameo – Word Up". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  11. ^ German peaks Officialcharts.de
  12. ^ "Search for Irish peaks". Irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on June 2, 2009.
  13. ^ "British single certifications – Cameo – Word Up". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  14. ^ "Cameo - Candy". bpi.co.uk. Archived from the original on February 21, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  15. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on April 11, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2010.