Cameo discography
Introduction 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 USR&B AUS CAN GER NLD NZ SWI UK 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 — — — — — — —* US: Gold 1980 ''Cameosis'' 25 1 — — — — — — —* US: Gold ''Feel Me'' 44 6 — — — — — — —* US: Gold 1981 ''Knights of the Sound Table'' 44 2 — — — — — — —* US: Gold 1982 ''Alligator Woman'' 23 6 — — — — — — —* US: Gold 1983 ''Style'' 53 14 — — — — — — — — Atlanta Artists 1984 ''She's Strange'' 27 1 — — — — — — —* US: Gold 1985 ''Single Life'' 58 2 — — — — — — 66* US: Gold 1986 ''Word Up!'' 8 1 75 72 34 48 13 30 7* US: Platinum* BPI: Gold 1988 ''Machismo'' 56 10 — — — — — — 86* US: Gold 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===*''Nasty''  (1996, Intersound)*''Live: Word Up'' (1998, Universal)*''Original Artist Hit List'' (2003, Intersound)*''Nasty, Live & Funky'' (2007, Prestige)*''Word Up! Greatest Hits – Live'' (2007, Silver Star)*''Keep It Hot'' (2007, Sheridan Square)===Compilation albums=== Year Album Peak chart positions Record label USR&B 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 USR&B USDance AUS GER IRE UK 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* BPI: Gold ''Word Up!'' "Candy" 21 1 10 — — 21 27* BPI: Silver 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* ARIA: Gold ''Glitter'' 2019 "El Passo" — — — — — — — Non-album single "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
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