James Brown Albums in Order: The Complete Discography

How many studio albums has James Brown released? 56 studio albums, spanning 1961 to 2017. Here is the complete James Brown discography in chronological order, from the debut to the most recent release.

James Brown albums in order

1. James Browns Presents His Band & Five Other Great Artists (1961)
2. Prisoner of Love (1963)
3. Grits & Soul (1964)
4. Showtime (1964)
5. Sings Out of Sight (1965)
6. James Brown Plays James Brown: Yesterday and Today (1965)
7. Handful of Soul (1966)
8. James Brown Plays New Breed (1966)
9. James Brown Sings Raw Soul (1967)
10. James Brown Plays the Real Thing (1967)
11. Thinking About Little Willie John and a Few Nice Things (1968)
12. I Got the Feelin’ (1968)
13. A Soulful Christmas (1968)
14. Say It Loud: I’m Black and I’m Proud (1969)
15. Gettin’ Down to It (1969)
16. The Popcorn (1969)
17. It’s a Mother (1969)
18. Ain’t It Funky (1970)
19. Hey America (1970)
20. Soul on Top (1970)
21. It’s a New Day - Let a Man Come In (1970)
22. Hot Pants (1971)
23. Sho Is Funky Down Here (1971)
24. There It Is (1972)
25. Get on the Good Foot (1972)
26. The Payback (1973)
27. Reality (1974)
28. Hell (1974)
29. Everybody’s Doin’ the Hustle & Dead on the Double Bump (1975)
30. Sex Machine Today (1975)
31. Get Up Offa That Thing (1976)
32. Hot (1976)
33. Bodyheat (1976)
34. Mutha’s Nature (1977)
35. Jam 1980’s (1978)
36. Take a Look at Those Cakes (1978)
37. The Original Disco Man (1979)
38. Soul Syndrome (1980)
39. People (1980)
40. Nonstop! (1981)
41. Bring It On! (1983)
42. Gravity (1986)
43. I’m Real (1988)
44. Love Over-Due (1991)
45. Universal James (1992)
46. James Brown Christmas (1994)
47. Soul Jubilee (1996)
48. I’m Back (1998)
49. James Brown Christmas for the Millennium & Forever (1999)
50. Millennium Edition (2000)
51. Seventh Wonder (2000)
52. Merry Christmas (2002)
53. The Next Step (2002)
54. Christmas With James Brown (2004)
55. The Christmas Album (2011)
56. Blowball (2017)

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