Inner Circle discography

This is the discography for Jamaican reggae band Inner Circle.

Inner Circle discography
Studio albums22
Live albums1
Compilation albums14
Singles54

Studio albums

1970s-1980s

Title Album details Notes
Dread Reggay Hits
  • Released: 1973
  • Label: Top Ranking
  • Released as Rock the Boat in the UK.
Heavy Reggae
  • Released: 1974
  • Label: Top Ranking
  • Released as Blame it on the Sun in the UK and The Inner Circle in Japan.
Reggae Thing
  • Released: 1976
  • Label: Capitol (#ST-11574)
  • Recorded in Kingston, Jamaica and California, USA.
Barry Biggs and the Inner Circle
  • Released: 1977
  • Label: Trojan (#TRLS142)
Ready for the World
  • Released: 1977
  • Label: Capitol (#ST-11664)
  • Released worldwide via Capitol Records between 1977 and 1979.
Everything is Great
  • Released: 1979
  • Label: Island (#ILPS 9558)
  • Recorded at Dynamic Sounds Studios in Jamaica.
New Age Music
  • Released: 1980
  • Label: Island (#ILPS 9608)
  • Album dedicated to Jacob Miller: 4 May 1956 – 23 March 1980.
Something So Good
  • Released: 1982
  • Label: Carrere (#67866)
  • Released across Europe between 1982 and 1983.
One Way
  • Released: 1987
  • Label: RAS (#RAS3030)
  • Released in Australasia through Festival Records in 1993. It peaked at number 109.[1]
Identified
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: Vision (#VR-3309)
  • Credits include Lancelot Hall, Bernard Harvey and Calton Coffie

1990s-present

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
AUS
[2][1]
AUT
[3]
CAN
[4]
FIN
[5]
GER
[6]
NED
[7]
NZ
[8]
SWE
[9]
SWI
[10]
UK
[11]
US
[12]
Black Roses
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: RAS (#RAS3062)
— — — 7 — — — 29 — — —
Bad to the Bone
Bad Boys (US version)
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: RAS (#RAS3085)
32 15 40 13 12 40 6 6 6 44 64
Reggae Dancer
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: WEA (#4509-96116)
154 14 — 21 18 42 23 12 8 — —
Da Bomb
Speak My Language (US version)
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: WEA (#0630-15192)
171 26 — 27 — — — 45 31 — —
Jamaika Me Crazy
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: WEA (#3984-23562)
— — — — — — — — — — —
State of Da World
  • Released: 2009
  • Label: WEA (#5051865-5467)
— — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Regional studio albums

Title Album details Notes
Killer Dub
  • Released: 1978
  • Label: Top Ranking
Montego Bay
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: East/West (#AMCE-7040)
  • Japan only. Recorded at Inner Circle's personal Florida based studios.
Big Tings
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: VP (#VP1596)
  • US only. Includes tracks from Jamaika Me Crazy, Montego Bay, and Reggae Man.
Reggae Man
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: East/West (#AMCE-7155)
  • Japan only. Recorded at Inner Circle's personal Florida based studios.
Barefoot in Negril
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: East/West (#AMCE-7280)
  • Japan only. Recorded at Inner Circle's personal Florida based studios.
Log On
  • Released: 2002
  • Label: East/West (#AMCE-10001)
  • Japan only. Recorded at Inner Circle's personal Florida based studios.

Live albums

Date Title Notes/Label
1995 Forward Jah Jah People
  • Highlights from the 9th Cartagena Festival. Charly Records.

Compilation albums

Date Title Notes/Label
1984 Reggae Greats
  • Jacob Miller and Inner Circle. Island Records.
1992 The Best of Inner Circle
  • Featuring Jacob Miller. Island Records.
1993 The Best of Inner Circle
  • Trojan Records.
The Best of Inner Circle
  • The Capitol Years 1976–1977. Capitol Records
1998 Greatest Hits
2000 Big in Jamaica
  • Inner Circle and Jacob Miller. Music Deluxe.
2002 Kool Operator
  • Remixes from Reggae Man, Barefoot in Negril, and Log On. Circle Sound International.
2004 This Is Crucial Reggae
  • Disc also contains a CD-ROM Track. Sanctuary Records.
Forward Jah Jah Children
  • Jacob Miller and Inner Circle. Trojan Records.
The Best Of (Sweat A La La La La Long)
2005 Mixed Up Moods
  • Released in Japan. Absord Records.
2007 It's Da Best of Inner Circle
  • Released in Japan. WEA.
2008 Da Covers!! It's Da New Best of Inner Circle
  • Released in Japan. WEA.
2014 The Best of Inner Circle: Everything Is Great
  • Spectrum Music.

Singles

1970s–1980s

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
NED
[7]
UK
[11]
1970 "Why Can't I Touch You" (with The Chosen Few) — — Non-album singles
1972 "I See You" (Funky Brown and The Inner Circle Band) — —
1973 "Dog and Bone" (Hebrew Children's & Inner Circles) — —
1974 "Duppy Gunman" — — Rock the Boat
"You Make Me Feel Brand New" (as Inner Circles) — —
"Can You Handle It?" — — Blame It on the Sun
1975 "Your Kiss Is Sweet" — —
1976 "Jah Music" — — Reggae Thing
"Tired Fe Lick Weed in a Bush" (with Jacob Miller) — —
1977 "All Night Till Daylight" (with Jacob Miller) — — Non-album single
1979 "Everything Is Great" — 37 Everything Is Great
"Music Machine" 28 —
"Stop Breaking My Heart" — 50
"Mary Mary" 38 —
"We a Rockers" — —
1980 "We Come to Rock You" — — New Age Music
"New Age Music" — —
"Discipline Child" — —
"Summer in the City" — —
1982 "Something So Good" — — Something So Good
1986 "Groovin' in Love" (UK only) — — Non-album singles
"Computer Style" (Jamaica only) — —
"Massive Girl" (Jamaica only) — —
"Reggae Beat Box" (US only) — —
1987 "Never Can Say Goodbye" (US only) — —
"One Way" — — One Way
1989 "Black and White" — — Identified
"Bad Boys" (US only – theme from TV show Cops) — —
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

1990s–present

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS
[2][1]
AUT
[3]
CAN
[19]
FIN
[5]
GER
[20]
NED
[7]
NZ
[8]
SWE
[9]
SWI
[10]
UK
[11]
US
[12]
1990 "Bad Boys" (1st re-issue) — — — 7 — — — 2 — — — Black Roses
1991 "Black Roses" — — — 21 — — — — — — —
1992 "Sweat (A La La La La Long)" — 2 — 5 1 1 — 2 1 43 — Bad to the Bone
"Rock with You" — 5 — 7 8 7 — 38 7 — —
1993 "Bad to the Bone" — — — — — — — — — — —
"Wrapped Up in Your Love" — — — — 50 — — — — — —
"Bad Boys" (2nd re-issue) 25 21 19 — 35 — 5 — — 52 8 Bad Boys
"Sweat (A La La La La Long)" (1st re-issue) 2 — 38 — — — 1 — — 3 16
"Rock with You" (1st re-issue) 103 — — — — — 13 — — — 98
1994 "Hit and Run" (Sandy Reed featuring Inner Circle) — — — — — — — — — — — I Believe
"Games People Play" 97 11 85 2 27 8 4 7 7 67 84 Reggae Dancer
"Summer Jammin'" 161 — — — — — 12 — — — —
1995 "Whip It (With My Love)" — — — — — — — — — — —
"Black Roses" (1st re-issue) — — — — — — — — — — —
1996 "Da Bomb" 155 20 — 7 55 — 8 7 — — — Da Bomb
"I Think I Love You" — — — — — — — — — — —
1997 "Tell Me (What You Want Me To Do)" — — — — — — 19 38 — — —
1998 "Ob-la-di Ob-la-da" 167 — — 20 — — 6 — — — — Non-album single
"Not About Romance" — — — — — — — — — — 92 Speak My Language
2004 "Sweat (A La La La La Long) 2004" (featuring Lady Saw) — — — — — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"Don't Quit" — — — — — — — — — — —
"Forward Jah Jah Children" — — — — — — — — — — —
2005 "One Day Christian" — — — — — — — — — — —
"Girls Wild All Over the World" — — — — — — — — — — —
2008 "No Cocaine" (Slightly Stoopid and Inner Circle) — — — — — — — — — — —
2009 "Candy Girl (Sugar Sugar)" (featuring Flo Rida) — — — — — — — — — — — State of Da World
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Inner Circle Australian Chart positions (1988 to 2024)". ARIA. Retrieved February 13, 2025 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  2. ^ a b Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
  3. ^ a b "Austrian chart peaks". austriancharts.at (Hung Medien). Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  4. ^ Canadian studio albums chart peaks:
  5. ^ a b Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  6. ^ German studio albums chart peaks:
  7. ^ a b c "Dutch chart peaks". dutchcharts.nl (Hung Medien). Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  8. ^ a b c "New Zealand chart peaks". charts.nz (Hung Medien). Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  9. ^ a b c "Swedish chart peaks". swedishcharts.com (Hung Medien). Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Swiss chart peaks". hitparade.ch (Hung Medien). Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  11. ^ a b c UK chart peaks:
  12. ^ a b "US chart peaks". Billboard. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  13. ^ a b "Austrian certification". IFPI Austria. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  14. ^ "Canada certified Awards Search". Retrieved on 25 November 2020. Note: User needs to enter "Inner Circle" in the "Searchable Database" field and press Enter.
  15. ^ a b Note: User needs to enter "Inner Circle" in the "Interpret" field and press Enter "German Certification". Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  16. ^ "New Zealand certification - Bad to the Bone". RMNZ. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  17. ^ "Swiss certification". IFPI Switzerland. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  18. ^ a b c "US certified Awards Search". Retrieved on 25 November 2020. Note: User needs to enter "Inner Circle" in the "Search..." field and press Enter.
  19. ^ Canadian singles chart peaks:
  20. ^ German singles chart peaks:
  21. ^ a b "British certifications – Inner Circle". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 13 May 2023. Type Inner Circle in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  22. ^ a b c "New Zealand single certifications – Inner Circle". Radioscope. Retrieved 20 August 2025. Type Inner Circle in the "Search:" field and press Enter.
  23. ^ "Australian chart accreditation - Sweat (A La La La La Long)". Australian Record Industry Association. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  24. ^ "New Zealand certification - "Da Bomb"". RMNZ. Retrieved 28 November 2020.