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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
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
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

Other singles and compilation albums




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