They went through several musical phases during the course of their recording career, starting out with a purist jazz sound, then becoming practitioners of R&B and funk, progressing to a smooth pop-funk ensemble. They have sold over 120 million albums worldwide.
Kool & The Gang released the following albums including Forever (1986), Spin Top Hits (1990), Emergency (1990), Everything's Kool & The Gang (1990), Celebrate (1990), The Best of Kool & the Gang 1969-1976 (1993), The Best of Kool & the Gang 1979-1987 (1994), Hollywood Swinging (1995), Ladies Night (1995), Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1996), Good Times (1996), Light of Worlds (1996), Wild and Peaceful (1996), State of Affairs (1996), Live at the Sex Machine (1996), Kool & the Gang - All-Time Greatest Hits (1998), Love & Understanding (1998), Love & Understanding (1998), Singles Collection (1999), The Very Best of Kool & the Gang (1999), 12-Inch Collection & More (1999), 20th Century Masters (Jewl) (2000), Funk Collection (2002), Ultimate Collection (2003), Ultimate Collection (2003), Ballad Collection (2004), Hits: Reloaded (2004), Kool and the Gang - Gold (2005), Something Special (2005), Still Kool (2007), Super Hits Live (2007), # 1's (2007) and Live At P.J.'s (2009).
Forever
- Victory
- I.B.M.C.
- Stone Love
- Forever
- Holiday
- Peacemaker
- Broadway
- Special Way
- God's Country
Spin Top Hits
- Open Sesame
- Spirit Of The Boogie
- Kool & The Gang
- Hollywood Swinging
- Funky Stuff
- More Funky Stuff
- Jungle Boogie
- Caribbean Festival
- Love And Understanding
- Summer Madness
Everything's Kool & The Gang
- Rags To Riches
- Strong
- Money And Power
- Stone Love
- Joanna
- Too Hot
- Fresh (Mark Berry Remix)
- Jungle Boogie (Club Remix)
- Hollywood Swinging (Club Remix)
- Funky Stuff (Club Remix)
- Open Sesame (Club Remix)
- Peacemaker (European Club Remix)
- Celebration
Celebrate
- Celebration
- Jones vs. Jones
- Take It To The Top
- Morning Star
- Love Festival
- Just Friends
- Night People
- Love Affair
- Funky Stuff
- Who's Gonna Take The Weight, Pts. I & II
- Rhyme Tyme People
- Hollywood Swinging
- Love The Life You Live, Pts. I & II
- Give It Up
- Chocolate Buttermilk
- Jungle Boogie
- Let The Music Take Your Mind (Extended Version)
- Open Sesame, Pt. II
- Kool It (Here Comes The Fuzz)
- Summer Madness (Live)
- N.T., Pts. I & II
- Pneumonia
- Love & Understanding (Come Together)
- Spirit Of The Boogie
- Celebration
- Get Down On It
- Too Hot
- Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)
- Let's Go Dancin' (Ooh La, La, La)
- Ladies Night
- Steppin' Out
- Joanna
- In The Heart
- Take It To The Top
- Tonight (12in version)
- No Show
- Straight Ahead
- Stone Love
- Fresh
- Misled
- Cherish
Hollywood Swinging
- Hollywood Swinging
- Soul Vibrations
- Rhyme-Tyme People
- N.T., Pts. 1 & 2
- Who's Gonna Take The Weight, Pts. 1 & 2
- Good Times
- The Penguin
- Fruitman
- Summer Madness
- Light Of Worlds
- Winter Sadness
- Chocolate Buttermilk
- North, East, South, West
- Wild And Peaceful
- Sea Of Tranquility
- Do It Right Now
Ladies Night
- Ladies Night
- Got You Into My Life
- If You Feel Like Dancin
- Hangin' Out
- Tonight's The Night
- Too Hot
- Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
- How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
- Night Fever - Bee Gees
- More Than A Woman - Bee Gees
- If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman
- A Fifth Of Beethoven (Based On Beethoven's Fifth Symphony) - Walter Murphy
- Manhattan Skyline - David Shire
- Calypso Breakdown - Ralph McDonald
- Night On Disco Mountain (Based On 'Night On Bald Mountain') - David Shire
- Open Sesame - Kool & The Gang
- Jive Talkin' - Bee Gees
- You Should Be Dancing - Bee Gees
- Boogie Shoes - K.C. And The Sunshine Band
- Salsation - David Shire
- K-Jee - M.F.S.B.
- Disco Inferno - Trammps
- More Than A Woman (2007 Remastered)
Good Times
- Good Times
- Country Junky
- Wild Is Love
- North, East, South, West
- Making Merry Music
- I Remember John W. Coltrane
- Rated X
- Father, Father
Light of Worlds
- Street Corner Symphony
- Fruitman
- Light Of Worlds
- Whiting H. & G.
- You Don't Have To Change
- Higher Plane
- Here After
- Rhyme-Tyme People
- Summer Madness
Wild and Peaceful
- More Funky Stuff
- Heaven At Once
- This Is You, This Is Me
- Life Is What You Make It
- Wild And Peaceful
- Funky Stuff
- Jungle Boogie
- Hollywood Swinging
State of Affairs
- Salute to the Ladies
- In the Hood
- Color Line
- Second Thoughts
- Crabs in a Barrel
- Woman, Lover, Friend
- Game of Love
- '90s News
- Life in the '90s
- Friends
- My Body
- Reunited
Live at the Sex Machine
- What Would The World Be Like Without Music/ Let The Music Take Your Mind
- Walk On By
- Chocolate Buttermilk
- Trying To Make A Fool Of Me
- Who's Gonna Take The Weight
- Pneumonia
- Wichita Lineman
- I Want To Take You Higher
- Funky Man
- The Touch Of You
- Kool It (Here Comes The Fuzz)
- Ladies Night
- Celebration
- Cherish
- Get Down on It
- Joanna
- No Show
- Let's Go Dancin' (Ooh, la, la, La)
- Fresh
- Color Line [Alternate Version][Alternate Take]
- Jungle Boogie
- In the Hood [Beat System Remix]
Love & Understanding
- Love & Understanding
- Sugar
- Do It Right Now
- Cosmic Energy
- Hollywood Swinging
- Summer Madness
- Universal Sound
- Come Together
Love & Understanding
- Love & Understanding
- Sugar
- Do It Right Now
- Cosmic Energy
- Hollywood Swinging
- Summer Madness
- Universal Sound
- Come Together
Singles Collection
- Celebration
- Ladies Night
- Too Hot
- Get Down On It
- Joanna
- Steppin' Out
- Straight Ahead
- Cherish
- Ohh La, La, La (Let's Go
- Big Fun
- Fresh
- (When You Say You Love So
- Hi De Hi, Hi De Ho
- Take It To The Top
- Victory
- Jones Vs. Jones
- Misled
- Take My Heart (You Can Ha
- Celebration
- Get Down On It
- Fresh
- Too Hot
- Let's Go Dancin'
- Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)
- Jungle Boogie
- Ladies Night
- Cherish
- Funky Stuff
- (When You Say You Love Somebody) In The Heart
- Steppin' Out
- Joanna
- Hollywood Swinging
- Tonight
- Misled
- Take It To The Top
- Hi Di Hi, Hi De Ho
- Big Fun
- Victory
- Celebration
12-Inch Collection & More
- Open Sesame
- Love & Understanding
- Mighty Mighty High
- Ladies Night
- Get Down On It
- Hanging Out
- Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)
- Tonight
- Fresh
- Celebremos
20th Century Masters (Jewl)
- Celebration
- Jungle Boogie
- Ladies Night
- Joanna
- Get Down On It
- Hollywood Swinging
- Cherish
- Fresh
- Too Hot
- Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)
- Big Fun
Funk Collection
- Kool And The Gang
- Hollywood Swinging
- Funky Stuff
- Whos Gonna Take The Weight (Pts 1 And 2)
- Rhyme Time People
- Electric Frog (Part 1)
- Raw Hamburger
- Spirit Of The Boogie
- Sunshine And Love
- Open Sesame
- Kool It (Here Comes The Fuzz)
- The Penguin
- Cosmic Energy
- Summer Madness
- Winter Sadness
- Jungle Boogie
Ultimate Collection
Ultimate Collection
- Ladies Night
- Too Hot
- Hangin' Out
- Love Affair
- Celebration
- Jones vs. Jones
- Take It to the Top
- Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)
- Get Down on It
- Good Time Tonight
- Steppin' Out
- Think It Over
- Big Fun
- Let's Go Dancin' (Ooh, la, la, La)
- Hi de Hi, Hi de Ho
- Straight Ahead
- Tonight
- Joanna
- In the Heart
- Fresh
- Cherish
- Misled
- Bad Woman
- Emergency
- Victory
- God's Country
- Peacemaker
- Stone Love
- Rags to Riches
- Strong
Ballad Collection
- Cherish
- Joanna
- September Love
- Home Is Where The Heart Is
- No Show
- As One
- Special Way
- Never Give Up
- Gods Country
- Just Friends
- Love Affair
- Place For Us
- Pass It On
- Bad Woman
- Think It Over
Hits: Reloaded
- Jones Vs. Jones
- Jungle Boogie
- Take My Heart
- Hollywood Swingin'
- Too Hot
- Ladies Night
- Cherish
- No Show
- (Ooh La La La) Let's Go Dancin'
- Summer Madness
- Jazziacs At The Kool Jazz Cafe'
- Kool & The Gang
- Kools Back Again
- Let The Music Take Your Mind
- Funky Man
- Who's Gonna Take The Weight
- Love The Life You Live
- Funky Stuff
- Jungle Boogie
- Hollywood Swinging
- Higher Plane
- Rhyme-Tyme People
- Summer Madness
- Spirit Of The Boogie
- Caribbean Festival
- Love & Understanding (Come Together)
- Open Sesame
- Ladies Night
- Too Hot
- Celebration
- Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)
- Get Down On It
- Big Fun
- Let's Go Dancin' (Ohh La, La La)
- Joanna
- Tonight
- Misled
- Fresh
- Cherish
- Emergency
- Victory
- Stone Love
- Good Time Tonight
- Be My Lady
- Pass It On
- Stand Up And Sing
- Stop!
- Steppin' Out
- Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)
- Get Down On It
- No Show
Still Kool
- Dave
- Steppin' into Love
- America
- What's Happening Brother
- It Is What It Is
- Everything's Gonna Change
- Too Low for Zero
- Bang Bang With the Gang
- Made for Love
- Give It Up
- Trust Me
- Miracles
- Livin' in the 21
- Sorry
- Someone Like You
- Sailing
- Bonus Medley: Celebration/Hollywood Swinging/Summer Madness/Joanna/Ladi
Super Hits Live
- Fresh (LIVE)
- Take My Heart (LIVE)
- Too Hot (LIVE)
- Joanna (LIVE)
- Hollywood Swinging (LIVE)
- Jungle Boogie (LIVE)
- Open Sesame (LIVE)
- Ladies Night (LIVE)
- Get Down On It (LIVE)
- Celebration (LIVE)
# 1's
- Ladies Night
- Hollywood Swinging
- Celebration
- Take It To The Top
- Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)
- Get Down On It
- Joanna
- Cherish
- Fresh
- Higher Plane
- Spirit Of The Boogie
- Jungle Boogie
- Misled
- Too Hot
- Victory
Live At P.J.'s
- N.T.
- Ricksonata
- Sombrero Sam
- Ronnie's Groove
- Ike's Mood/You've Lost That Loving Feeling
- Lucky for Me
- Dujii
- The Penguin [#][*]