RuPaul discography
| RuPaul discography | |
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 RuPaul at a party for the launch of the Starrbooty DVD
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| Studio albums | 15 |
| Compilation albums | 6 |
| Music videos | 42 |
| EPs | 4 |
| Singles | 68 |
| Soundtrack albums | 4 |
| Remix albums | 5 |
| Promotional singles | 13 |
American singer RuPaul has released fourteen studio albums, four soundtrack albums, six compilation albums, five remix albums, and four extended plays. RuPaul has also released 68 singles, forty-two music videos and thirteen promotional singles.
RuPaul reached commercial success in the United States with his debut album, Supermodel of the World, which reached number 109 on the US Billboard 200. The album contained RuPaul's signature song, "Supermodel (You Better Work)". The song reached number 45 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was a Top 5 single on the Hot Dance Club Play chart in 1993. Since then, RuPaul has released seven more studio albums, although none featured a single that charted as high as "Supermodel (You Better Work)". In 2014, coinciding with the release of season six of his show RuPaul's Drag Race, his album Born Naked reached number 85 on Billboard 200, making it his current highest-charting album.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||||
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US |
US Elec |
US Heat |
US Indie |
UK DL |
UK Indie |
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| Supermodel of the World |
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109 | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Foxy Lady |
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— | — | 15 | — | — | — | ||
| Ho Ho Ho |
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— | — | 27 | — | — | — | ||
| Red Hot |
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— | 9 | — | — | — | — | ||
| Champion |
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— | 12 | 26 | — | — | — | ||
| Glamazon |
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— | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | ||
| Born Naked |
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85 | 4 | — | 18 | — | — | ||
| Realness |
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— | 6 | — | 38 | — | 41 | ||
| Slay Belles |
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— | 21 | — | — | — | — | ||
| Butch Queen |
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— | 3 | — | 46 | — | — | ||
| American |
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— | 12 | — | 30 | 58 | 46 | ||
| Christmas Party |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| You're a Winner, Baby |
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— | — | — | — | 36 | — | ||
| Mamaru |
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— | — | — | — | 35 | — | ||
| Black Butta |
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— | — | — | — | 73 | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||
Soundtrack albums
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| RuPaul Is Star Booty |
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| Starrbooty: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
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| AJ and The Queen (Original Television Soundtrack) (with Lior Rosner) |
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| RuPaul's Drag Race Live: The Official Vegas Soundtrack |
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Compilation albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
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US Dance Sales |
US Indie |
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| RuPaul's Go-Go Box Classics |
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| RuPaul Presents: The CoverGurlz |
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— | — |
| RuPaul Presents: The CoverGurlz 2 |
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— | — |
| Greatest Hits |
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— | — |
| Essential, Vol. 2 |
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9 | — |
| Essential Christmas |
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— | — |
| Essential, Vol. 3 |
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— | |
Remix albums
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| ReWorked |
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| Drag Race |
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| SuperGlam DQ |
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| Butch Queen: Remixes |
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| Remember Me: Essential, Vol. 1 |
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| Queen of Queens |
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Extended plays
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Sex Freak |
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Say My Name (with Discobrothers) |
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| Hey Sis, It's Christmas! |
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| RuPaul in London |
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| New Friends Silver, Old Friends Gold |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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US |
US Dance/ Elec. |
US Dance Club |
AUS |
UK |
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| "I've Got That Feelin'" | 1991 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Supermodel (You Better Work)" | 1992 | 45 | — | 2 | — | 39 |
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Supermodel of the World | |
| "Back to My Roots" | 1993 | — | — | 1 | 90 | 40 | |||
| "A Shade Shady (Now Prance)" | — | — | 1 | — | — | ||||
| "House of Love" | — | — | — | — | 40 | ||||
| "Everybody Dance" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Little Drummer Boy" | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (with Elton John) |
1994 | 92 | — | 3 | 45 | 7 | Duets | ||
| "Snapshot" | 1996 | 95 | — | 4 | — | — | Foxy Lady | ||
| "A Little Bit of Love" | 1997 | — | — | 28 | — | — | |||
| "Celebrate" | — | — | 31 | — | — | ||||
| "Looking Good, Feeling Gorgeous" | 2004 | — | — | 2 | — | — | Red Hot | ||
| "WorkOut" | 2005 | — | — | 5 | — | — | |||
| "People Are People" (featuring Tom Trujillo) |
2006 | — | — | 10 | — | — | |||
| "Supermodel (Remixes)" (featuring Shirley Q. Liquor) |
— | — | 21 | — | — | ReWorked | |||
| "Call Me Starrbooty" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | Starrbooty: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ||
| "Cover Girl" | 2009 | — | — | 16 | — | — | Champion | ||
| "Jealous of My Boogie" | — | — | 55 | — | — | ||||
| "Devil Made Me Do It" | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Tranny Chaser" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Champion" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Superstar" | — | — | — | — | — | Glamazon | |||
| "Glamazon" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Peanut Butter" (featuring Big Freedia) |
2012 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Sexy Drag Queen" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Responsitrannity" | — | — | — | — | — | Glamazon | |||
| "Theme from Drag U" | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| "Live Forever" | — | — | — | — | — | Glamazon | |||
| "Here It Comes (Around Again)" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "If I Dream" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Lick It Lollipop" (featuring Lady Bunny) |
2013 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "I Bring the Beat" | — | — | — | — | — | Glamazon | |||
| "The Beginning" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Geronimo" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | Born Naked | ||
| "Sissy That Walk" | — | 27 | 55 | — | — | ||||
| "Modern Love" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Born Naked" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Born Naked (Stadium Remix) (featuring Clairy Browne) |
— | — | — | — | — | Realness | |||
| "U Wear It Well" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | Butch Queen | ||
| "Be Someone" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "The Realness" | — | — | — | — | — | Realness | |||
| "Read U Wrote U" (featuring the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, Season 2) |
— | 29 | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| "Snapshot" (Remix) | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | Remember Me: Essential, Vol. 1 | ||
| "Category Is" (Cast Version) (featuring the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race, Season 9) |
— | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| "Call Me Mother" | — | 47 | — | — | — | American | |||
| "Kitty Girl" (Cast Version) (featuring the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, Season 3) |
2018 | — | 18 | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "American" (Cast Version) (featuring the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race, Season 10) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Super Queen (Cast Version)" (featuring the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, Season 4) |
2019 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Queens Everywhere (Cast Version)" (featuring the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race, Season 11) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "To the Moon (Cast Version)" (featuring the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, Series 1) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "I'm That Bitch" (solo or with the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race, Season 12) |
2020 | — | 49 | — | — | — | |||
| "Bring Back My Girls" | — | — | — | — | — | You're a Winner, Baby | |||
| "Clap Back" (featuring the Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, Season 5) |
— | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
| "U Wear It Well" (Cast Version) (featuring the Cast of Canada's Drag Race, Season 1) [Queens of the North Ru-Mix] |
— | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "A Little Bit of Love" (Cast Version) (featuring the Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, Series 2) |
2021 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Lucky" (featuring the Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race, Season 13) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "I'm a Winner, Baby" (Cast Version) (featuring the Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under, Season 1) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "This Is Our Country" (with Tanya Tucker and the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, Season 6) |
— | — | — | — | - | ||||
| "Blame It on the Edit" (solo or with the Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race, Season 15) |
— | — | — | — | - | Mamaru | |||
| "Just What They Want" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Hey Sis, It's Christmas" (Cast Version) (featuring the Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, Series 3) |
— | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| "Catwalk" (featuring Skeltal Ki or the Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race, Season 14) |
— | 42 | — | — | — | Mamaru | |||
| "Smile" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Living My Life in London" (Cast Version) (featuring the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs. the World, season 1) |
— | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
| "Champion (Ru x Blu)" (with Blu Hydrangea) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Legends" (Cast Version) (featuring the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, season 7) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Who Is She?" (Cast Version) (featuring the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under, season 2) |
— | — | — | — | — | Mamaru | |||
| "Star Baby" | — | — | — | — | — | Black Butta | |||
| "Show Me That You Festive" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "UK Grand Finale Megamix" (featuring the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, Series 4) |
— | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| "A.S.M.R Lover" (featuring Skeltal Ki) |
— | — | — | — | — | Black Butta | |||
| "Cake & Candy" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Hustle That Cat" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | Essential, Vol. 3 | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||
Promotional singles
| Single | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Can I Get an Amen?" (RuPaul featuring the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 5) |
2013 | Non-album singles |
| "Oh No She Better Don't" (RuPaul featuring the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 6) |
2014 | |
| "Divas Live" | 2018 | Non-album singles |
| "Sitting on a Secret" (featuring Chi Chi DeVayne, Morgan McMichaels, Thorgy Thor, Aja, & Milk) |
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| "Drag Up Your Life" (featuring Trixie Mattel, Kennedy Davenport, BenDeLaCreme, Shangela, & BeBe Zahara Benet) |
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| "PharmaRusical" | ||
| "Cher: The Unauthorized Rusical" (featuring the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race, Season 10) |
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| "The Shady Bunch" (featuring the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race, Season 12) |
2020 | The Shady Bunch / Bring Back My Girls |
| "New Friends Silver, Old Friends Gold (Matt Pop)" | 2021 | New Friends Silver, Old Friends Gold |
Featured singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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US Elec. |
US Dance |
AUS |
UK |
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| 1998 | "It's Raining Men... The Sequel" (with Martha Wash) |
— | 22 | 64 | 21 | The Collection |
| 2017 | "Low (Remix)" (with Todrick Hall) |
35 | — | — | — | Straight Outta Oz (Deluxe Edition) |
| 2018 | "Dem Beats" (with Todrick Hall) |
— | 55 | — | — | Forbidden |
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Gagging on the Lovely Extravaganza" | 1992 | The Fabulous Pop Tarts | Gagging on the Lovely Extravaganza |
| "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" | 1993 | Elton John | Duets |
| "Everybody Say Love" | Mitsou | Tempted | |
| "Whatcha See is Watcha Get" | 1994 | None | Addams Family Values: Music from the Motion Picture |
| "I Will Survive" | 1995 | Diana Ross | Take Me Higher |
| "Free to Be" | None | Wigstock: The Movie, Music From The Original Motion Picture | |
| "It's Raining Men... The Sequel" | Martha Wash | The Collection | |
| "Come" | 1997 | ||
| "Do the Right Thing (Don't Do Me Wrong)" | 1999 | Ev-Va | None |
| "Queer Duck" | None | Queer Duck | |
| "Super" | South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (soundtrack) | ||
| "Bad Girl" | 2000 | Lil' Kim | None |
| "Say My Name" | 2001 | The Disco Brothers | |
| "You're No Lady" | 2002 | Gitta | |
| "It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)" | 2003 | Siedah Garrett | Siedah |
| "Electric Ecstacy" | 2004 | Eklektica | Outside the Box |
| "Come 2 Me" | 2006 | Lucy Lawless | Come 2 Me |
| "Computer Love" | 2007 | NSA | None |
| "This Club Is A Haunted House" | 2013 | Sharon Needles | PG-13 |
| "Fashion!" | 2013 | Lady Gaga | Lady Gaga and the Muppets Holiday Spectacular |
| "Hands" | 2016 | Various Artists | — |
| "Low" | 2017 | Todrick Hall | Straight Outta Oz |
| "Dem Beatz" | 2018 | Forbidden | |
| “Cattitude” | 2019 | Miley Cyrus | She Is Coming |
Music videos
As lead artist
| Year | Music video | Artist(s) | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | "Supermodel (You Better Work)" | RuPaul | Randy Barbato |
| "Back to My Roots" | |||
| "A Shady Shade (Now Prance)" | |||
| "Little Drummer Boy" | Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato | ||
| 1994 | "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" | RuPaul with Elton John | |
| 1995 | "Free to Be" | RuPaul | |
| 1996 | "Snapshot" | ||
| 1997 | "A Little Bit of Love" | Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato | |
| 2004 | "Looking Good, Feeling Gorgeous" | Mike Ruiz | |
| 2005 | "Workout" | RuPaul and Danny Morris | |
| 2007 | "Call Me Starrbooty" | ||
| 2009 | "Cover Girl" (Version 1) | ||
| "Cover Girl" (Version 2 with appearances by the top 3 of Drag Race Season 1) | RuPaul feat. BeBe Zahara Benet | ||
| "Jealous of My Boogie" (Version 1 with archive footage of Tommy Gunn) | RuPaul | Justin Hurvitz and Steven Corfe | |
| "Jealous of My Boogie" (Version 2 starring Chi Chi LaRue) | |||
| "Devil Made Me Do It" | Mathu Andersen and Andrew Schneider | ||
| "Tranny Chaser" | |||
| 2010 | "Jealous of My Boogie" (Version 3 with appearances by the top 3 of Drag Race Season 2) | Mathu Andersen | |
| 2011 | "Champion" (with appearances by the top 3 of Drag Race Season 3) | ||
| 2012 | "Glamazon" (with appearances by the top 3 of Drag Race Season 4) | ||
| "Responsitrannity" (feat. the cast of Drag Race All Stars Season 1) | Nick Murray | ||
| 2013 | "Peanut Butter" | RuPaul feat. Big Freedia | Steven Corfe |
| "Can I Get an Amen?" | RuPaul feat. The top 8 of Drag Race Season 5 | ||
| "The Beginning" (with appearances by the top 3 of Drag Race Season 5) | RuPaul | Mathu Andersen | |
| "Lick It Lollipop" | RuPaul feat. Lady Bunny | Steven Corfe | |
| 2014 | "Geronimo" | RuPaul feat. Lucian Piane | |
| "Oh No She Better Don't" | RuPaul & DJ Shy Boy feat. the cast of Drag Race Season 6 | ||
| "Sissy That Walk" (with appearances by the top 4 of Drag Race Season 6) | RuPaul | ||
| 2015 | "Modern Love" | ||
| "Born Naked (Stadium Remix)" (with appearances by the top 3 of Drag Race Season 7) | Rupaul feat. Clairy Browne | ||
| "Merry Christmas" (with appearances by The Pit Crew) | RuPaul | ||
| "You're the Star" | |||
| "Deck the Halls" | RuPaul feat. Todrick Hall | ||
| "Jingle Dem Bells" | Rupaul feat. Big Freedia | ||
| 2016 | "From Your Heart" |
Rupaul feat. Michelle Visage |
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| "Be Someone (Jrob Club)" | RuPaul feat. Taylor Dayne | ||
| "The Realness" (with appearances by the top 3 of Drag Race Season 8) | RuPaul feat. Eric Kupper | Jayson Whitmore | |
| "Cha Cha Bitch (Ralph Rosario Edit)" | RuPaul feat. AB Soto | ||
| 2019 | "Mighty Love" |
RuPaul |
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| 2021 | "Blame It on the Edit" |
RuPaul |
Weston Allen |
| "Just Want They Want" | RuPaul | ||
| "Catwalk" | RuPaul feat. Skeltal Ki | Weston Allen | |
| 2022 | "Smile" | RuPaul |
Chang Fuerte |
As featured performer
| Year | Music video | Artist(s) | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | "Love Shack" | The B-52's | Adam Bernstein |
| 1998 | "It's Raining Men... The Sequel" | Martha Wash feat. RuPaul | |
| 2008 | "Say My Name" (Re-release) | Disco Brothers feat. RuPaul | |
| 2017 | "Low" | Todrick Hall feat. RuPaul | Todrick Hall and Moorhead&Benson |
| 2018 | "Dem Beats" | Todrick Hall feat. Rupaul | |
| 2019 | "You Need to Calm Down" | Taylor Swift | Drew Kirsch and Taylor Swift |