# The System discography

The discography of American R&B/synthpop group The System consisted of seven studio albums, fifteen singles and two compilation album.
Formed around the year 1982, the group originally consisted of David Frank and Mic Murphy. It was disbanded in 1989, soon after their fifth and final studio album Rhythm & Romance came out.
Their most successful singles were "Don't Disturb This Groove" in 1987 and "You Are in My System" in 1983. "Don't Disturb This Groove" peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. "You Are in My System" peaked at number sixty-four on the Billboard Hot 100 and number ten on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
Most of the material were written by band members Mic Murphy and David Frank. However, the soundtrack material was written by different people, most notably "Coming to America" was written by Nile Rodgers.

## Albums
### Studio albums

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | US | US R&B |
| Sweat | Released: 1983 Label: Atlantic, Mirage Format: CD, cassette, LP | 94 | 14 |
| X-Periment | Released: 1984 Label: Atlantic, Mirage Format: cassette, LP | 182 | — |
| The Pleasure Seekers | Released: 1985 Label: Atlantic, Mirage Format: cassette, LP | — | 40 |
| Don't Disturb This Groove | Released: 1987 Label: Atlantic Format: CD, cassette, LP | 62 | 13 |
| Rhythm & Romance | Released: 1989 Label: Atlantic Format: CD, cassette, LP | — | 85 |
| ESP | Released: 2000 Label: Atlantic, Mirage Format: CD | — | — |
| System Overload | Released: 2013 Label: Atlantic, Mirage Format: CD | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||

### Compilation albums

| Title | Details |
| X-Periment/The Pleasure Seekers | Released: January 18, 2005 Label: Wounded Bird Format: CD |
| Unreleased Unleashed | Released: 2009 Label: Atlantic, Mirage Format: CD |

## Singles

| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Title | US | US Club | US R&B | UK | Album |
| 1982 | "It's Passion" | — | 23 | — | — | Sweat |
| 1983 | "You Are in My System" | 64 | 14 | 10 | 89 | Sweat |
| 1983 | "Sweat" | — | 59 | 55 | — | Sweat |
| 1984 | "Promises Can Break" | — | — | — | — | X-Periment |
| 1984 | "I Wanna Make You Feel Good" | — | — | 48 | 73 | X-Periment |
| 1985 | "This Is for You" | — | 43 | 8 | 78 | The Pleasure Seekers |
| 1985 | "The Pleasure Seekers" | — | 22 | 21 | — | The Pleasure Seekers |
| 1985 | "I Don't Run from Danger" | — | — | — | — | The Pleasure Seekers |
| 1987 | "Don't Disturb This Groove" | 4 | — | 1 | — | Don't Disturb This Groove |
| 1987 | "House of Rhythm / Groove" | — | — | — | — | Don't Disturb This Groove |
| 1987 | "Nighttime Lover" | — | — | 7 | — | Don't Disturb This Groove |
| 1988 | "Coming to America" | 91 | — | 23 | — | Coming to America soundtrack |
| 1989 | "Midnight Special" | — | — | 5 | — | Rhythm & Romance |
| 1989 | "I Wanna Be Your Lover" | — | — | — | — | Rhythm & Romance |
| 1989 | "Have Mercy" | — | — | — | — | Rhythm & Romance |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||||

## Music videos

| Year | Title |
| 1983 | "You Are in My System" |
| 1985 | "The Pleasure Seekers" |
| 1985 | "This Is for You" |
| 1987 | "Don't Disturb This Groove" |
| 1987 | "House of Rhythm" |
| 1988 | "Coming to America" |
| 1989 | "Midnight Special" |

## Other appearances

| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Notes |
| Year | Single | US | US R&B | Notes |
| 1984 | "Baptize the Beat" | — | — | Appearing on the movie about breakdancing and early hip hop culture, Beat Street. |
| 1984 | "Rock & Roll Me Again" | — | — | Appearing on the movie Beverly Hills Cop, starring Eddie Murphy. |
| 1988 | "Coming to America" | 91 | 23 | Appearing on the movie Coming to America, starring Eddie Murphy and James Earl Jones. |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||