RuPaul discography

RuPaul discography

RuPaul at a party for the launch of the Starrbooty DVD
Studio albums 9
Compilation albums 3
EPs 1
Singles 32
Soundtrack albums 2
Remix albums 3
Promotional singles 2

The discography of RuPaul, an American singer-songwriter, consists of nine studio albums, two soundtrack albums, three compilation albums, three remix albums, and one extended play. RuPaul has also released thirty-two singles and two promotional singles.

RuPaul reached commercial success in the United States with his debut album, Supermodel of the World, which reached number 109 on the US Billboard 200. The album contained RuPaul's signature song, "Supermodel (You Better Work)". The song reached number 45 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was a Top 5 single on the Hot Dance Club Play chart in 1993. Since then, RuPaul has released seven more studio albums, although none featured a single that charted as high as "Supermodel (You Better Work)". In 2014, coinciding with the release of season six of his show RuPaul's Drag Race, his album Born Naked reached number 85 on Billboard 200, making it his current highest charting album.

Albums

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
US
[1]
US
Dance

[2]
US
Heat

[3]
US Indie
[4]
CAN
Supermodel of the World 109 1
Foxy Lady
  • Release date: October 29, 1996
  • Label: Rhino Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette, digital download
15
Ho, Ho, Ho
  • Release date: October 28, 1997
  • Label: Rhino Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette, digital download
27
Red Hot
  • Release date: September 21, 2004
  • Label: RuCo Inc.
  • Formats: CD, digital download
9
Champion
  • Release date: February 24, 2009
  • Label: RuCo Inc.
  • Formats: CD, digital download
12 26
Glamazon
  • Release date: May 3, 2011
  • Label: RuCo Inc.
  • Formats: CD, digital download
11 8
Born Naked
  • Release date: February 24, 2014
  • Label: RuCo Inc.
  • Formats: Digital download
85 4 18 176
Realness
  • Release date: March 2, 2015
  • Label: RuCo Inc.
  • Formats: Digital download
6 38
Slay Belles
  • Release date: October 23, 2015
  • Label: RuCo Inc.
  • Formats: Digital download
21
Butch Queen
  • Release date: March 4, 2016
  • Label: RuCo Inc.
  • Formats: Digital download
3 46
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Soundtrack albums

Title Details
RuPaul is Star Booty
  • Release date: 1986[5]
  • Label: Funtone Records, Every Records
  • Formats: LP, CD
Starrbooty: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Release date: Jun 19, 2007
  • Label: RuCo Inc.
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Compilation albums

Title Details
Rupaul's Go-Go Box Classics
  • Release date: March 17, 1998[6][7]
  • Label: Rhino
  • Formats: CD
RuPaul Presents: The CoverGurlz
  • Release date: January 28, 2014
  • Label: World of Wonder
  • Formats: Digital download
RuPaul Presents: CoverGurlz2
  • Release date: February 3, 2015
  • Label: World of Wonder
  • Formats: Digital download
Greatest Hits
  • Release date: May 16, 2015[8][9]
  • Label: RuCo Inc.
  • Formats: Vinyl

Remix albums

Title Details
ReWorked
  • Release date: June 13, 2006
  • Label: RuCo Inc.
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Drag Race
  • Release date: March 30, 2010
  • Label: RuCo Inc.
  • Formats: CD, digital download
SuperGlam DQ
  • Release date: July 16, 2011
  • Label: RuCo Inc.
  • Formats: CD, digital Download

Extended plays

Title Details
Sex Freak
  • Release date: 1985
  • Label: Funtone Records
  • Formats: LP, CD, Cassette

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
US
[10]
US
Dance

[11]
UK
[12]
1992 "Supermodel (You Better Work)" 45 2 39 Supermodel of the World
1993 "Everybody Dance"
"House of Love" 40
"A Shade Shady (Now Prance)" 1
"Back to My Roots" [upper-alpha 1] 1 40
1994 "Don't Go Breaking My Heart
(with Elton John)"
3 7[13] Duets
1996 "Snapshot" 95 4 Foxy Lady
1997 "A Little Bit of Love" [upper-alpha 2] 28
"Celebrate" 31 Ho, Ho, Ho
"Funky Christmas"
2004 "Looking Good, Feeling Gorgeous" 2 Red Hot
2005 "Workout" 5
2006 "People Are People"
(featuring Tom Trujillo)
10
"Supermodel (The RuMixes)" 21 ReWorked
2007 "Call Me Starrbooty" Starrbooty: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
2009 "Cover Girl" 16 Champion
"Jealous of My Boogie" 26
2010 "Devil Made Me Do It"
"Tranny Chaser"
2011 "Superstar" 48 Glamazon
"Glamazon"
2012 "Responsitrannity"
"Peanut Butter"
(featuring Big Freedia)
Non-album singles
2013 "Lick It Lollipop"
(featuring Lady Bunny)
2014 "Geronimo" Born Naked
"Sissy That Walk" 14
2015 "Modern Love"
"Born Naked (Stadium Remix)" Realness
"New York City Beat"
(featuring Michelle Visage)
RuPaul Presents: CoverGurlz2
2016 "U Wear It Well" Butch Queen
"The Realness" Realness

Promotional singles

Year Single Album
2013 "Can I Get an Amen?"[14]
(Rupaul featuring Drag Race Season 5 Cast)
Non-album singles
2014 "Oh No She Better Don't"[15]
(Rupaul featuring Drag Race Season 6 Cast)
2016 "Read U Wrote U"
(Rupaul featuring Alaska, Detox, Katya & Roxxxy Andrews)

Guest appearances

Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Gagging on the Lovely Extravaganza" 1992 The Fabulous Pop Tarts Gagging on the Lovely Extravaganza
"Don't Go Breaking My Heart" 1993 Elton John Duets
"Everybody Say Love" Mitsou Tempted
"Whatcha See is Watcha Get" 1994 None Addams Family Values: Music from the Motion Picture
"I Will Survive" 1995 Diana Ross None
"Free to Be" None Wigstock: The Movie, Music From The Original Motion Picture
"It's Raining Men... The Sequel" Martha Wash The Collection
"Come" 1997
"Do the Right Thing (Don't Do Me Wrong)" 1999 Ev-Va None
"Queer Duck" None Queer Duck
"Super" South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (soundtrack)
"Bad Girl" 2000 Lil' Kim None
"Say My Name" 2001 The Disco Brothers
"You're No Lady" 2002 Gitta
"It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)" 2003 Siedah Garrett Siedah
"Electric Ecstacy" 2004 Eklektica Outside the Box
"Come 2 Me" 2006 Lucy Lawless Come 2 Me
"Computer Love" 2007 NSA None
"This Club Is A Haunted House" 2013 Sharon Needles PG-13
"Fashion!" 2013 Lady Gaga Lady Gaga and the Muppets' Holiday Spectacular
"Hands" 2016 Various Artists N/A

Notes

  1. "Back to My Roots" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 6 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
  2. "A Little Bit of Love" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 19 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.

References

  1. "RuPaul Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 3, 2011.
  2. "RuPaul Album & Song Chart History - Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 3, 2011.
  3. "RuPaul Album & Song Chart History - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 3, 2011.
  4. "RuPaul - Chart History - Independent Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  5. "RuPaul Is Star Booty". Allmusic. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  6. "Rupaul's Go-Go Box Classics". Amazon.com. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  7. "Rupaul's Go-Go Box Classics". Allmusic. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  8. https://twitter.com/rupaul/status/598994428376649728
  9. "'RuPaul's Dragcon' Packs Los Angeles Convention Center". Almost 14,000 people packed the Los Angeles Convention Center for 'RuPaul’s Dragcon,' which RuPaul and World of Wonder Productions collaboratively put on May 16-17.
  10. "RuPaul Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
  11. "RuPaul Album & Song Chart History - Dance/Club Play Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
  12. "Chart Stats - RuPaul". Chart Stats. Archived from the original on June 30, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
  13. "RuPaul Chart History". Official Charts. The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  14. "Can I Get An Amen? (feat. The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 5) - Single". iTunes & Apple Inc. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  15. "Oh No She Better Don't (feat. The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 6) - Single". iTunes & Apple Inc. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
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