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

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds) 		Record label
US Pop
[1] 		US
R&B
[1] 		AUS
[2] 		CAN
[3] 		GER
[4] 		NLD
[5] 		NZ
[6] 		SWI
[7] 		UK
[8]
1977 Cardiac Arrest 116 16 — — — — — — — — Chocolate City
1978 We All Know Who We Are 58 15 — 72 — — — — — —
Ugly Ego 83 16 — — — — — — — —
1979 Secret Omen 46 4 — — — — — — —
1980 Cameosis 25 1 — — — — — — —
Feel Me 44 6 — — — — — — —
1981 Knights of the Sound Table 44 2 — — — — — — —
1982 Alligator Woman 23 6 — — — — — — —
1983 Style 53 14 — — — — — — — — Atlanta Artists
1984 She's Strange 27 1 — — — — — — —
1985 Single Life 58 2 — — — — — — 66
1986 Word Up! 8 1 75 72 34 48 13 30 7
1988 Machismo 56 10 — — — — — — 86
1990 Real Men... Wear Black 84 18 — — — — — — — —
1992 Emotional Violence — — — — — — — — — — Reprise
1994 In the Face of Funk — 83 — — — — — — — — Way 2 Funky
2000 Sexy Sweet Thing — 64 — — — — — — — — BMD/Private I
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

Compilation albums

Year Album Peak chart positions Record label
US
R&B
[1]
1992 Shake Your Pants — Polygram
1993 The Best of Cameo 44 Mercury
1996 The Best of Cameo, Volume 2 —
1998 Best of Cameo — Universal
The Ballads Collection — Polygram
Greatest Hits —
1999 12" Collection and More —
2000 The Hits Collection — Universal/Spectrum
2001 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Cameo — Mercury
2002 Anthology —
2003 Classic Cameo —
2004 The Best of Cameo — Universal
2005 Gold — Mercury
2006 The Definitive Collection —
2018 Fresh Takes — Entertainment One U.S. LP
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

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

References

  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.
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