# Chaka Khan discography

American R&B/soul singer Chaka Khan has released thirteen albums during her solo career. She has released a total of 46 solo singles throughout her career. Khan has placed four albums in the top twenty of the Billboard albums chart, scored one top 10 and four additional top-40 hits (three as a featured artist) on the Billboard Hot 100. On the Billboard R&B Songs chart, Khan hit the top 10 ten times (including three times as a featured artist) including five number ones (including two as a featured artist. On Billboard's Dance Club Chart, Khan had six number ones and another number one as a featured artist. On the UK Singles Chart, she has scored three top 10s, eight additional top 40 singles (including five as a featured artist).
Chaka Khan also recorded as a member of R&B/funk band Rufus. Khan released her first studio album in 1978 while she was still the lead singer of Rufus. She would continue to release albums with the group off and on until its dissolution in 1983. On most Rufus releases, the artist name was listed as "Rufus featuring Chaka Khan" or "Rufus and Chaka Khan". Her first solo single was "I'm Every Woman", also released in 1978. Rufus hit the Hot 100 top 10 three times, the US Top R&B Songs chart top 10 twelve times including five number ones, Billboard's Dance Club chart's top 10 four times including one number one. Rufus hit the UK top 40 with two versions of "Ain't Nobody", with both reaching the top 10.

## Label associations

Khan spent the first 14 years of her solo career with Warner Bros. Records, where she released eight albums. She has also released albums for the Elektra, NPG, Earthsong, and Burgundy labels.

## Albums
### Studio albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Title | Album details | US 200 | US R&B | US Jazz | AUS | CAN | GER | NLD | NZ | SWE | SWI | UK | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Chaka | Released: 12 October 1978 Label: Warner Bros. | 12 | 2 | — | 74 | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | RIAA: Gold |
| Naughty | Released: 26 March 1980 Label: Warner Bros. | 43 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| What Cha' Gonna Do for Me | Released: 15 April 1981 Label: Warner Bros. | 17 | 3 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | RIAA: Gold |
| Echoes of an Era | Released: 14 January 1982 Label: Elektra/Musician | 105 | 38 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Chaka Khan | Released: 17 November 1982 Label: Warner Bros. | 52 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| I Feel for You | Released: 1 October 1984 Label: Warner Bros. | 14 | 4 | — | 71 | 27 | 17 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 14 | 15 | RIAA: Platinum BPI: Gold RIAJ: Gold |
| Destiny | Released: 14 June 1986 Label: Warner Bros. | 67 | 25 | — | — | — | 50 | 49 | — | 13 | 26 | 77 | |
| ck | Released: 22 November 1988 Label: Warner Bros. | 125 | 17 | — | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Woman I Am | Released: 14 April 1992 Label: Warner Bros. | 92 | 9 | — | 159 | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | |
| Come 2 My House | Released: 21 July 1998 Label: NPG | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| ClassiKhan | Released: 5 October 2004 Label: Earthsong/AgU | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Funk This | Released: 25 September 2007 Label: Burgundy | 15 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Hello Happiness | Released: 15 February 2019 Label: Diary, Island | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | 178 | — | — | 32 | 18 |
| "—" denotes single was not released or failed to chart in that territory. ||||||||||||||

### Live albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US R&B |
| S.O.U.L. | Released: 22 February 2011 Label: Sony Music | 45 |
| Homecoming | Released: 13 March 2020 Label: BMG Rights Management | — |

### Compilation albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Title | Album details | US 200 | US R&B | US Dance | AUS | NLD | UK | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Life Is a Dance: The Remix Project | Released: 15 June 1989 Label: Warner Bros. | — | — | 1 | 143 | 47 | 14 | BPI: Gold |
| The Remix Project: Greatest Hits | Released: 28 November 1993 Label: Warner Bros. | — | — | — | 157 | — | — | |
| Epiphany: The Best of Chaka Khan, Vol. 1 | Released: 12 November 1996 Label: Reprise | 84 | 22 | — | 125 | — | — | RIAA: Gold BPI: Gold |
| Dance Classics of Chaka Khan | Released: 16 March 1999 (Japan Release Only) Label: Warner Music Japan | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| I'm Every Woman: The Best of Chaka Khan | Released: 14 September 1999 Label: Reprise | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | |
| The Platinum Collection | Released: 26 June 2006 Label: Warner Platinum/Rhino | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Essential Chaka Khan | Released: 7 November 2011 Label: Music Club Deluxe/Rhino | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Japanese Singles Collection -Greatest Hits- (Chaka Khan album) [jp] | Released: 17 November 2021 Label: Warner Music Japan | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes single was not released or failed to chart in that territory. |||||||||

## Singles
### As main artist

| Year | Single | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Year | Single | US Hot | US R&B | US Dance | AUS | BEL | CAN | GER | IRE | NLD | NZ | UK | Certifications | Album |
| 1978 | "I'm Every Woman" | 21 | 1 | 30 | 27 | 20 | 38 | — | 16 | 15 | 18 | 11 | RIAA: Gold BPI: Gold | Chaka |
| 1979 | "Life Is a Dance" | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Chaka |
| 1980 | "Clouds" | 103 | 10 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Naughty |
| 1980 | "Papillon (aka Hot Butterfly)" | — | 22 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Naughty |
| 1980 | "Get Ready, Get Set" | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Naughty |
| 1981 | "What Cha' Gonna Do for Me" | 53 | 1 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | | What Cha' Gonna Do for Me |
| 1981 | "We Can Work It Out" | — | 34 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | What Cha' Gonna Do for Me |
| 1981 | "I Know You, I Live You" | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | What Cha' Gonna Do for Me |
| 1981 | "Any Old Sunday" | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | What Cha' Gonna Do for Me |
| 1983 | "Got to Be There" | 67 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Chaka Khan |
| 1983 | "Tearin' It Up" | — | 48 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Chaka Khan |
| 1983 | "Best in the West" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Chaka Khan |
| 1984 | "I Feel for You" | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | RIAA: Platinum BPI: Gold | I Feel for You |
| 1985 | "This Is My Night" | 60 | 11 | 1 | — | 12 | 85 | 47 | 7 | 20 | 34 | 14 | | I Feel for You |
| 1985 | "Through the Fire" | 60 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | | I Feel for You |
| 1985 | "Eye to Eye" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 43 | — | 16 | | I Feel for You |
| 1985 | "(Krush Groove) Can't Stop the Street" | — | 18 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | | Krush Groove soundtrack |
| 1985 | "Own the Night" | 57 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Miami Vice soundtrack |
| 1986 | "The Other Side of the World" | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Destiny |
| 1986 | "Love of a Lifetime" | 53 | 21 | — | — | — | 87 | — | — | 34 | — | 52 | | Destiny |
| 1986 | "Love of a Lifetime" (Remix) | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Destiny |
| 1986 | "Tight Fit" | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Destiny |
| 1986 | "Earth to Mickey" | — | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Destiny |
| 1988 | "It's My Party" | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | | CK |
| 1989 | "Baby Me" | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | CK |
| 1989 | "Soul Talkin'" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | CK |
| 1989 | "I'm Every Woman" (Remix) | — | — | 1 | 147 | 20 | — | — | 7 | 9 | — | 8 | | Life Is a Dance: The Remix Project |
| 1989 | "Ain't Nobody" (with Rufus) (Remix) | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | — | — | 6 | | Life Is a Dance: The Remix Project |
| 1989 | "I Feel for You" (Remix) | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 45 | | Life Is a Dance: The Remix Project |
| 1992 | "Love You All My Lifetime" | 68 | 2 | 1 | 193 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | | The Woman I Am |
| 1992 | "You Can Make the Story Right" | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Woman I Am |
| 1992 | "I Want" | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Woman I Am |
| 1993 | "Don't Look at Me That Way" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | | The Woman I Am |
| 1995 | "Love Me Still" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Clockers soundtrack |
| 1996 | "My Funny Valentine" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Waiting to Exhale soundtrack |
| 1996 | "Never Miss the Water" (featuring Me'Shell Ndegeocello) | 102 | 36 | 1 | 167 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | | Epiphany: Best of Vol. 1 |
| 1998 | "Spoon" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Come 2 My House |
| 1998 | "Don't Talk 2 Strangers" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Come 2 My House |
| 2007 | "Angel" | 119 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Funk This |
| 2007 | "Disrespectful" (featuring Mary J. Blige) | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Funk This |
| 2007 | "You Belong to Me" (featuring Michael McDonald) | — | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Funk This |
| 2008 | "One for All Time" | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Funk This |
| 2013 | "It's Not Over" (featuring Lecrae) | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| 2018 | "Like Sugar" | — | — | — | — | Tip | — | — | — | — | — | | | Hello Happiness |
| 2019 | "Hello Happiness" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Hello Happiness |
| 2022 | "Woman Like Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes single was not released or failed to chart in that territory. |||||||||||||||

### As featured performer

| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Year | Single | US Hot | US R&B | US Dance | AUS | BEL | CAN | GER | IRE | NLD | NZ | UK | Certifications | Album |
| 1978 | "Stuff Like That" (with Quincy Jones and Ashford & Simpson) | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | 24 | — | 34 | | Sounds...and Stuff Like That!! |
| 1986 | "Higher Love" (with Steve Winwood) | 1 | — | — | 8 | 31 | 1 | 49 | 11 | 26 | 11 | 13 | | Back in the High Life |
| 1989 | "I'll Be Good to You" (with Quincy Jones and Ray Charles) | 18 | 1 | 1 | — | 34 | 48 | 28 | 18 | 38 | 7 | 21 | | Back on the Block |
| 1990 | "The Places You Find Love" (with Quincy Jones and Siedah Garrett) | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Back on the Block |
| 1992 | "Feels Like Heaven" (with Peter Cetera) | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | World Falling Down |
| 1995 | "Watch What You Say" (with Guru) | — | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | | Jazzmatazz, Vol. 2: The New Reality |
| 1996 | "Missing You" (with Brandy, Tamia and Gladys Knight) | 25 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | RMNZ: Platinum | Set It Off soundtrack |
| 1998 | "Come On" (with The New Power Generation) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Newpower Soul |
| 1998 | "The Longer We Make Love" (with Barry White) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Staying Power |
| 2000 | "All Good?" (with De La Soul) | 96 | 41 | 17 | 34 | — | — | 76 | — | 76 | — | 33 | | Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump |
| 2001 | "The Essence" (with Herbie Hancock) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Future2Future |
| 2005 | "Give and Let Live" (with Hope Collective) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| 2010 | "Soul Survivor" (with Beverley Knight) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | 100% |
| 2017 | "Say a Prayer" (with Tieks feat. Popcaan) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| 2023 | "Tekken 2" (Bombay Bicycle Club featuring Chaka Khan) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | My Big Day |
| 2024 | "Immortal Queen" (with Sia) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Reasonable Woman |
| "—" denotes single was not released or failed to chart in that territory. |||||||||||||||

## Other appearances

Singles (above) are excluded.
| Year | Song | Collaborator(s) | Album |
| 1977 | "Take Me Back to Chicago" | Chicago | Chicago XI |
| 1981 | "Wargames", "Julia", and "Robot Man" | Rick Wakeman | 1984 |
| 1981 | "Better Now We're Friends" | Henry Gross | What's in a Name |
| 1983 | "No See, No Cry" | — | Superman III soundtrack |
| 1986 | "Underground" | David Bowie | Labyrinth soundtrack |
| 1989 | "Fever" | — | Rock, Rhythm & Blues |
| 1991 | "Someday We'll All Be Free" | B.E.F. (British Electric Foundation) | Music of Quality and Distinction Volume 2 |
| 1992 | "Time to Be Lovers" | Michael McDonald | Beverly Hills 90210 soundtrack |
| 1993 | "Between the Sheets" | Fourplay | Between the Sheets |
| 1994 | "Miles Blowin'" | — | Sugar Hill soundtrack |
| 1995 | "Hot Fun in the Summertime" | The Manhattan Transfer | Tonin' |
| 1995 | "Free Yourself" | — | To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar soundtrack |
| 1996 | "I'm Every Woman" (live) | — | Sinbad's 2nd Annual Summer Jam: 70's Soul Music Festival |
| 1996 | "Raspberry" | — | One Voice: The Songs of Chage and Aska |
| 1996 | "Christmas Only Once a Year" | — | 12 Soulful Nights of Christmas |
| 1997 | "Summertime" | — | Porgy & Bess |
| 1997 | "Pain" | — | Living Single soundtrack |
| 1998 | "Sweet Thing" (new studio version) | — | New York Undercover: A Night at Natalie's |
| 1998 | "Free" | Graham Central Station, Prince | GCS 2000 |
| 1999 | "I'm Every Woman" (live) | Whitney Houston (with Faith Hill, Brandy, LeAnn Rimes and Mary J. Blige) | VH1 Divas Live/99 |
| 2000 | "Have a Little Faith in Me" | — | Disappearing Acts soundtrack |
| 2000 | "So Crazy for This Love (Cru-Cre Corroro)" | — | A Love Affair: The Music of Ivan Lins |
| 2000 | "Living in Divine Time" | Melissa Vardey | Living in Divine Time featuring Chaka Khan |
| 2000 | "Chaka Intro" | Melissa Vardey | Living in Divine Time featuring Chaka Khan |
| 2000 | "It All Begins with Love" | Melissa Vardey | Living in Divine Time featuring Chaka Khan |
| 2001 | "Your Amazing Grace" | Marcus Miller | M² |
| 2002 | "Get My Party On" | Shaggy | Lucky Day |
| 2002 | "What's Going On" (live) | — | Standing in the Shadows of Motown soundtrack |
| 2002 | "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (live) | Montell Jordan | Standing in the Shadows of Motown soundtrack |
| 2004 | "Little Wing" | Kenny Olson | Power of Soul: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix |
| 2004 | "Beautiful" | Kenny G | At Last...The Duets Album |
| 2005 | "Back Again" | Soulive | Break Out |
| 2005 | "You Send Me" | Rod Stewart | Thanks for the Memory: The Great American Songbook, Volume IV |
| 2007 | "Shining Star" | — | Interpretations: Celebrating the Music of Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 2007 | "Lullaby of Birdland" | — | We All Love Ella: Celebrating the First Lady of Song |
| 2007 | "(If You Can't Sing It) You'll Have to Swing It (Mr. Paganini)" | Natalie Cole | We All Love Ella: Celebrating the First Lady of Song |
| 2010 | "Lowdown" | Incognito and Mario Biondi | Transatlantic R.P.M. |
| 2010 | "The Song" | Incognito | Transatlantic R.P.M. |
| 2010 | "Alive" | Billy Cobham | Drum n Voice Vol. 3 |
| 2010 | "The Song Goes On" | Herbie Hancock (with K. S. Chithra, Anoushka Shankar and Wayne Shorter) | The Imagine Project |
| 2010 | "One More Try" | Ai | The Last Ai |
| 2010 | "Through the Fire" | Ai | The Last Ai |
| 2011 | "High Wire - The Aerialist" | Corea, Clarke and White | Forever |
| 2011 | "I Loves You, Porgy" | Corea, Clarke and White | Forever |
| 2019 | "Help Me" | - | Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration |
| 2019 | "Big Yellow Taxi" | La Marisou, James Taylor, and Brandi Carlile | Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration |
| 2019 | "Nobody" | Ariana Grande | Charlie’s Angels |