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Bootsy Collins discography

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This is the discography of American musician Bootsy Collins.

Albums

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Year Band Album title Peak chart positions Certification Record label
US 200
[1]
US R&B
[1]
1976 Bootsy's Rubber Band Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band 59 10 Warner Bros. Records
1977 Bootsy's Rubber Band Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! 16 1 Warner Bros. Records
1978 Bootsy's Rubber Band Bootsy? Player of the Year 16 1 Warner Bros. Records
1979 Bootsy's Rubber Band This Boot Is Made for Fonk-N 52 9 Warner Bros. Records
1980 Bootsy Collins Ultra Wave 70 30 Warner Bros. Records
1980 The Sweat Band Sweat Band Uncle Jam/Columbia Records
1982 Bootsy Collins The One Giveth, the Count Taketh Away 120 18 Warner Bros. Records
1988 Bootsy Collins What's Bootsy Doin'? 58 Columbia Records
1990 Bootsy's Rubber Band Jungle Bass 4th & Broadway
1992 Praxis Transmutation Axiom
1992 Hardware Third Eye Open Rykodisc/Polystar
1994 Bootsy's New Rubber Band Blasters of the Universe Rykodisc
1994 Zillatron Lord of the Harvest Rykodisc
1994 Praxis Sacrifist Subharmonic
1995 Bootsy's New Rubber Band Keepin' Dah Funk Alive 4-1995 Rykodisc
1997 Bootsy Collins Fresh Outta 'P' University WEA/Black Culture
1998 Bootsy's Rubber Band Live in Louisville 1978 Disky
2001 Bootsy's Rubber Band Live in Oklahoma 1976 Funk to the Max
2002 Bootsy Collins Play with Bootsy WEA International
2006 Bootsy's New Rubber Band Live in Concert 1998 ABC Entertainment/Charly Films
2006 Bootsy Collins Christmas Is 4 Ever Shout Factory
2008 Science Faxtion Living on Another Frequency Mascot Records
2009 Bootsy Collins The Official Boot-Legged-Bootsy-CD Bootzilla
2011 Bootsy Collins Tha Funk Capital of the World 43 Mascot Records
2017 Bootsy Collins World Wide Funk Mascot Records
2020 Bootsy Collins The Power of the One Bootzilla Records
2024 Bootsy Collins Album of the Year #1 Funkateer Bootzilla Records
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

Singles

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Year Single Peak chart positions Album
US R&B
[1]
AUS
[3]
UK
[4][5]
GER
[6]
SWI
[7]
1976 "Stretching Out (In a Rubber Band)" 18 Strechin’ Out In Bootsy’s Rubber Band
(Bootsy's Rubber Band)
"I'd Rather Be with You" 25
1977 "Psychoticbumpschool" 69
"The Pinocchio Theory" 6 51[A] Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby!
(Bootsy's Rubber Band)
"Can't Stay Away" 19
1978 "Bootzilla" 1 43 Bootsy? Player of the Year
(Bootsy's Rubber Band)
"Hollywood Squares" 17
1979 "Jam Fan (Hot)" 13 This Boot Is Made for Fonk-N
(Bootsy's Rubber Band)
"Bootsy Get Live" 38
"Under the Influence of a Groove"
1980 "Freak to Freak" 25 Sweat Band
(Sweat Band)
"Body Shop"
"Mug Push" 25 Ultra Wave
(Bootsy Collins)
1981 "F-Encounter" 51
"Is That My Song?"
1982 "Take a Lickin' and Keep on Kickin'" 29 The One Giveth, the Count Taketh Away
(Bootsy Collins)
"Shine-O-Myte (Rag Popping)" 78
"Body Slam!" 12 single only (Bootsy's Rubber Band)
1988 "Party on Plastic (What's Bootsy Doin'?)" 27 What's Bootsy Doin'?
(Bootsy Collins)
"1st One 2 the Egg Wins"
1990 "Jungle Bass" Jungle Bass (Bootsy's Rubber Band)
1994 "Hollywood Squares" (US promo only) Back In The Day: The Best Of Bootsy Collins (Bootsy Collins)
1997 "I'm Leavin U (Gotta Go, Gotta Go)" (feat. MC Lyte) 78 59 Fresh Outta 'P' University
(Bootsy Collins)
1998 "Do the Freak" 93
1999 "Party Lick-A-Ble's" 77
2002 "Play with Bootsy" (feat. Kelli Ali) 57 73 Play with Bootsy
(Bootsy Collins)
2003 "Dance to the Music"
2004 "Dreamship Surprise" (feat. Bonita) (GER only) (T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1: Die Songs (Various Artists)
2011 "Don't Take My Funk" (promo only) Tha Funk Capital of the World (Bootsy Collins)
2017 "Worth My While" (feat. Kali Uchis) World Wide Funk (Bootsy Collins)
2022 "Hip Hop Lollipop" (feat. Fantaazma) Hip Hop Lollipop (non-album single)
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

Soundtracks

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"I'd Rather Be with You", from the album Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band was featured in the movie Baby Boy.

Collins recorded music for the animated television series Loonatics Unleashed.

Collins co-wrote, with Lyle Workman and performed on several songs in the soundtrack to 2007‘s Superbad. He performed with a reunion of the original JBs rhythm section: Phelps Collins, Clyde Stubblefield and Jabo Starks, and supplemented by Bernie Worrell.

Other contributions

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Promotional videos

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  • Party on Plastic (What's Bootsy Doin'?) (1988)
  • Undercova' Funk (Give Up the Funk) (feat. Snoop Dogg) (2002)
  • Play With Bootsy (2002)

Notes

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  1. ^ Chart position is from the official UK "Breakers List".

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Bootsy Collins - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on February 15, 2013. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  3. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 64.
  4. ^ "The Official Charts Company - Bootsy's Rubber Band". The Official Charts Company. June 10, 2015.
  5. ^ "The Official Charts Company - Bootsy Collins". The Official Charts Company. June 10, 2015.
  6. ^ "Bootsy Collins - German Chart". germancharts.de. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Bootsy Collins - Swiss chart". hitparade.ch. Archived from the original on September 4, 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  8. ^ "World Clique - Deee-Lite - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic.
  9. ^ "Soup Dragons". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  10. ^ "True Love - Linear CD Notes". Toots and the Maytals. October 4, 2014. Archived from the original on November 10, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
  11. ^ "Reflection Eternal – Internet Connection 2009 NEW!!!". YouTube. February 25, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  12. ^ "ASTERISM Official Web Site - Discography". Web. Retrieved January 9, 2021.