Run-DMC
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Run-D.M.C. was an American hip hop group from Hollis, Queens, New York, founded in 1981 by Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jason Mizell. Run-D.M.C. is widely acknowledged as one of the most influential acts in the history of hip hop culture and one of the most famous hip-hop acts of the 1980s. Along with LL Cool J, The Beastie Boys, and Public Enemy, the group pioneered new school hip-hop music. Run-D.M.C. was the first group in the genre to have a gold album (Run–D.M.C., 1984) and be nominated for a Grammy Award. They were the first to earn a platinum record (King of Rock, 1985), the first to earn a multiplatinum certification (Raising Hell, 1986), the first to have their videos broadcast on MTV, and the first to appear on American Bandstand and the cover of Rolling Stone. Run-D.M.C. was the only hip hop act to perform at Live Aid in 1985.
The group was among the first to highlight the importance of the MC and DJ relationship.
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Discography
Albums
Year | Album | Chart Positions | ||
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US | US Hip-Hop | |||
1984 | Run-D.M.C. | 53 | 14 | |
1985 | King of Rock | 52 | 12 | |
1986 | Raising Hell | 3 | 1 | |
1988 | Tougher Than Leather | 9 | 2 | |
1990 | Back from Hell | 81 | 16 | |
1993 | Down with the King | 7 | 1 | |
2001 | Crown Royal | 37 | 22 |
Singles
Year | Title | U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. R&B |
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1983 | "It's like That" | - | 15 |
1984 | "30 Days" | - | 16 |
"Hard Times" | - | 11 | |
"Hollis Crew (Krush Groove 2)" | - | 65 | |
1985 | "Can You Rock It Like This" | - | 19 |
"Jam-Master Jammin'" | - | 53 | |
"King of Rock" | - | 14 | |
"You Talk Too Much" | - | 19 | |
1986 | "My Adidas" | - | 5 |
"Walk This Way" | 4 | 8 | |
"You Be Illin'" | 29 | 12 | |
1987 | "It's Tricky" | 57 | 21 |
1988 | "I'm Not Going Out Like That" | - | 40 |
"Mary, Mary" | 75 | 29 | |
"Run's House" | - | 10 | |
1989 | "Pause" | - | 51 |
1990 | "What's It All About" | - | 24 |
1991 | "Faces" | - | 57 |
1993 | "Down with the King" | 21 | 9 |
"Ooh, Whatcha Gonna Do" | - | 78 | |
"Can I Get It, Yo" | - | - | |
2001 | "Rock Show" | - | - |
Greatest hits albums
- Together Forever: Greatest Hits 1983–1991 (1991) (Profile Records)
- High Profile: The Original Rhymes (2002) (Profile Records)
- Greatest Hits (2002) (Profile Records)
- The Best of Run-D.M.C. (2003) (Profile Records)
- Ultimate Run-D.M.C. (2003) (Profile Records)
- Artist Collection: Run-D.M.C. (2004) (Arista Records)
- Live At Montreux 2001 (2007) (Eagle Records)
Other singles and compilation albums
- Christmas In Hollis appeared on A Very Special Christmas (1987) (A&M Records)
- Their cover of Ray Parker Jr.'s "Ghostbusters" appeared on the soundtrack to the 1989 feature film, "Ghostbusters II"