Historical Artist Profile
James Brown
⭐ HOF Inductee / Class of 1986
Biography & Overview
James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, musician, and record producer. The central progenitor of funk music and a major figure of 20th-century music, he is referred to by various nicknames, among them "Mr. Dynamite", "the Hardest-Working Man in Show Business", "Minister of New Super Heavy Funk", "Godfather of Soul", "King of Soul", and "Soul Brother No.
🇺🇸 US Billboard Tracking History
12 Charted Tracks
"Living In America"
Entered Charts: 1986
Peak: #4
"Say It Loud - I'm Black And I'm Proud (Part 1)"
Entered Charts: 1968
Peak: #10
"Mother Popcorn (You Got To Have A Mother For Me) Part 1"
Entered Charts: 1969
Peak: #11
"Super Bad (Part 1 & Part 2)"
Entered Charts: 1970
Peak: #13
"Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose"
Entered Charts: 1969
Peak: #15
"Get Up (I Feel Like Being Like A) Sex Machine (Part 1)"
Entered Charts: 1970
Peak: #15
"Hot Pants (She Got To Use What She Got To Get What She Wants) (Pt. 1)"
Entered Charts: 1971
Peak: #15
"Get On The Good Foot-Part 1"
Entered Charts: 1972
Peak: #18
"I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up The Door, I'll Get It Mysel"
Entered Charts: 1969
Peak: #20
"Let A Man Come In And Do The Popcorn (Part One)"
Entered Charts: 1969
Peak: #21
"Make It Funky (Part 1)"
Entered Charts: 1971
Peak: #22
"Ain't It Funky Now (Part 1)"
Entered Charts: 1970
Peak: #24
🇬🇧 UK Official Charts History
22 Charted Tracks
"Living In America"
Entered Charts: 1986
Peak: #5
"The Payback Mix (Part One)"
Entered Charts: 1988
Peak: #12
"It'S A Man'S Man'S Man'S World"
Entered Charts: 1966
Peak: #13
"Get Up Offa That Thing"
Entered Charts: 1976
Peak: #22
"Papa'S Got A Brand New Bag"
Entered Charts: 1965
Peak: #25
"I Got You"
Entered Charts: 1966
Peak: #29
"I'M Al"
Entered Charts: 1988
Peak: #31
"Get Up I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine"
Entered Charts: 1970
Peak: #32
"Bodyheat"
Entered Charts: 1977
Peak: #36
"Rapp Payback (Whe Iz Moses?)"
Entered Charts: 1981
Peak: #39
"Funk On Ah Roll"
Entered Charts: 1999
Peak: #40
"Bring It On... Bring It On"
Entered Charts: 1983
Peak: #45
"She'S The One"
Entered Charts: 1988
Peak: #45
"Get Up (I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine)"
Entered Charts: 1986
Peak: #46
"Hey America"
Entered Charts: 1971
Peak: #47
"Sex Machine"
Entered Charts: 1985
Peak: #47
"Froggy Mix"
Entered Charts: 1985
Peak: #50
"Can'T Get Any Harder"
Entered Charts: 1993
Peak: #59
"Gravity"
Entered Charts: 1986
Peak: #65
"Soul Power/It'S A Man'S World"
Entered Charts: 1986
Peak: #78
"Static"
Entered Charts: 1988
Peak: #83
"How Do You Stop"
Entered Charts: 1986
Peak: #90