Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
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Run-D.M.C. was a pioneering hip hop group during the 1980s, founded by Joseph "Rev Run" Simmons, Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels and Jason "Jam-Master Jay" Mizell. The group had an impact on the development of hip hop through the 1980s and is credited with breaking hip hop into mainstream music. The three members of Run-D.M.C. grew up in the neighborhood of Hollis in the New York City borough of Queens, USA.
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Discography
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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 | |
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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" | - | - |
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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)
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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"
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