Lionel Richie is an American
R&B and pop singer, who has released 11 studio albums, three live albums, and seven
compilation albums. Formerly the lead vocalist of
The Commodores
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, Richie began a solo career in the early 1980s and has released over 40 singles, five of which became number-one hits on the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100.
Richie's first three studio albums have all been certified "Multi-Platinum" by the
Recording Industry Association of America. His second album, ''
Can't Slow Down Can't Slow Down may refer to:
* ''Can't Slow Down'' (Lionel Richie album) or its title song, 1983
* ''Can't Slow Down'' (Saves the Day album), 1998
* ''Can't Slow Down'' (Foreigner album), 2009
* "Can't Slow Down" (song), by Hedley from their a ...
'', is his most successful, being certified 10× Platinum (i.e. Diamond) in the US. The album spent 59 consecutive weeks inside the ''Billboard'' Top 10 (including the entire year of 1984) and a total of 160 weeks (over three years) on the
''Billboard'' 200 chart. It became the third best-selling album of 1984, and eventually sold over 20 million copies worldwide.
In addition to multiple pop, R&B, and adult contemporary hit singles, two of his singles reached the Top 30 of the
Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart (now
Hot Country Songs). "Deep River Woman", which features
country music
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group
Alabama
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, was a Top 10 hit on the country music charts in 1987.
Richie's tenth studio album, ''
Tuskegee'', was released in 2012 and peaked at number one on the US ''Billboard'' 200, making it his third number one album on the chart.
Albums
Studio albums
Live albums
Compilation albums
Singles
Other charted songs
Music videos
Notes
References
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Discography
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