Lionel Richie
- motown
- United States
- born 1949, Tuskegee
- 3 albums
- 23 Dutch Top 40 hits
- 1982–1985
Lionel Richie, known as a member of Commodores, is an artist from the United States, born on 20 June 1949 in Tuskegee. The collection holds three albums, released between 1982 and 1985: Lionel Richie (1982), Can't Slow Down (1983) and Dancing on the Ceiling (1985). On top of that, Lionel Richie appears on three albums by others. In all, 23 records reached the Dutch Top 40, two of them the top spot. The highest was Hello: number 1 in week 15 of 1984.
Source: MusicBrainz and Discogs
Albums by Lionel Richie
By kind of album and then by year of release. Click a cover and you get the tracks per side, with the whole album on Spotify.
Sound of Lionel Richie
Lionel Richie sounds much like the shelves on average, at a tempo around 120 bpm.
Across 27 tracks on the shelves. The mark and the small number: the average of the whole collection.
Timeline of Lionel Richie
The years of Lionel Richie with Commodores. The thin lines are the albums and the red lines are the entries in the Dutch Top 40. Point at a line and click for the album or the weekly chart. The name of the group links to its page.
Commodores19701975198019851990199520002005Member of the groupAlbumDutch Top 40
Also appears on
Lionel Richie also appears on three albums by others, from compilations to soundtracks.
Biggest hits of Lionel Richie
In the Dutch Top 40, Lionel Richie had 23 records. Each record shows its peak position, how long it stayed in the chart and the week of that peak. These are the five biggest. The button after the list opens all of them, with the run from week to week.
week 44, 1983204weeks in the chart
with 23 records1978first entry
week 2, 19782008latest entry
week 42, 200815years with an entry
- 1HelloLionel Richie198413 weeks
- 1All Night Long (All Night)Lionel Richie198311 weeks
- 2My DestinyLionel Richie199214 weeks
- 2Say You, Say MeLionel Richie198513 weeks
- 3Three Times A LadyCommodores197812 weeks
All 23 records by Lionel Richie in the Dutch Top 40
Source: top40.nl
Together with Lionel Richie
In Commodores, Lionel Richie played with William King, Michael Gilbert, Thomas McClary, Milan Williams, Ronald LaPread, Walter Orange, Sheldon Reynolds and J.D. Nicholas.
Frequently asked questions
How many albums by Lionel Richie are in the collection?
There are three, released between 1982 and 1985: Lionel Richie (1982), Can't Slow Down (1983) and Dancing on the Ceiling (1985).
Which Dutch Top 40 hits did Lionel Richie have?
Lionel Richie had 23 records in the Dutch Top 40, two of them at number 1. The best-charting record is Hello, which reached number 1 in week 15 of 1984.
Which group does Lionel Richie belong to?
Lionel Richie is known as a member of Commodores. The page shows the albums and Dutch Top 40 hits of the group from the years of membership, with those years on the timeline.
Which albums by other artists feature Lionel Richie?
Lionel Richie appears on three albums by others: Motown Collected Vol. 1, Motown Collected Vol. 2 and 80's Movie Hits Collected.
How do you play the music of Lionel Richie?
Open an album and use the round Spotify button after a track. The Dutch Top 40 entries have the same button. The music plays in the player at the bottom of the page and keeps going while you browse on. This needs one-time consent for Spotify.
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