The best Grace Jones albums

13 records, ordered by how much we can tell you about each one — not by chart position.

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Nightclubbing

Nightclubbing

1981

Captures her signature blend of disco, new wave, and R&B in a cohesive experience with strong production and memorable tracks.

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    Living My Life

    Living My Life

    1982

    Rubbery bass and clipped guitar lock into spare reggae-funk grooves while a commanding voice moves between cool observation and insistent desire.

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    Nightclubbing

    Nightclubbing Start here

    1981

    Dub-spacious bass and clipped guitar frame a coolly commanding voice moving between reggae pulse and downtown art-pop.

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    Slave to the Rhythm

    Slave to the Rhythm

    1985

    One song mutates through glossy funk and spoken interludes, turning the album into a rhythm-driven portrait.

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    Inside Story

    Inside Story

    1986

    Nile Rodgers’ crisp funk guitar cuts through glossy dance-pop while a commanding voice makes the glamour sound knowingly theatrical.

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    Hurricane

    Hurricane

    2008

    Grace Jones’s commanding voice moves through dub shadows and electronic turbulence toward flashes of gospel light.

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    Warm Leatherette

    Warm Leatherette

    1980

    Grace Jones delivers coolly theatrical vocals over the spare reggae pulse and metallic edges of Compass Point’s new wave.

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    Portfolio

    Portfolio

    1977

    Broadway melodrama slips onto the disco floor as Grace Jones delivers romantic standards with cool theatrical poise.

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    Bulletproof Heart

    Bulletproof Heart

    1989

    Grace Jones’s commanding voice moves through glossy late-’80s dance production with an edge of danger beneath the polish.

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    Fame

    Fame

    1978

    Grace Jones’s cool, commanding voice glides through lush disco arrangements built for the dance floor.

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    Muse

    Muse

    1979

    Church-bound drama meets the disco floor as Grace Jones moves from austere confession to full-bodied release.

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    Slave to The Rhythm (EP)

    Slave to The Rhythm (EP)

    1994

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    Island Life 2

    Island Life 2

    1996

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    Re-Mix Re-Mask

    Re-Mix Re-Mask

    1986