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==Discography== === Studio albums === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Album details ! colspan="8" |Peak chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" | [[Billboard 200|US]]<br><ref name="Billboard 200">{{cite magazine |title=Gil Scott-Heron Chart History: The Billboard 200 |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/gil-scott-heron/chart-history/tlp/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=April 4, 2022 |archive-date=April 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408084213/https://www.billboard.com/artist/gil-scott-heron/chart-history/tlp/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" | [[Billboard charts|US<br>Jazz]]<br><ref name="Billboard Jazz">{{cite magazine |title=Gil Scott-Heron Chart History: Jazz Albums |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/gil-scott-heron/chart-history/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 4, 2022 |archive-date=November 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121101746/https://www.billboard.com/artist/gil-scott-heron/chart-history/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" | [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|US<br>R&B]]<br><ref name="Billboard R&B Albums">{{cite magazine |title=Gil Scott-Heron Chart History: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/gil-scott-heron/chart-history/blp/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 4, 2022 |archive-date=November 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118004917/https://www.billboard.com/artist/gil-scott-heron/chart-history/blp/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" | [[Ultratop|BEL<br>(FL)]]<br><ref name="Ultratop">{{cite web |title=Discografie Gil Scott-Heron |url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Gil+Scott%2DHeron |website=Ultratop |access-date=April 4, 2022 |language=nl |archive-date=April 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408084219/https://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Gil+Scott-Heron |url-status=live }}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" | [[Syndicat National de l'Γdition Phonographique|FRA]]<br><ref name="Les Charts">{{cite web |title=Discographie Gil Scott-Heron |url=https://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Gil+Scott%2DHeron |website=Les Charts |access-date=April 4, 2022 |language=fr |archive-date=October 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029121253/https://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Gil+Scott%2DHeron |url-status=live }}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" | [[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRE]]<br><ref name="Irish Charts">{{cite web |title=Discography Gil Scott-Heron |url=http://www.irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Gil+Scott-Heron |website=Irish Charts |access-date=April 4, 2022 |language=en |archive-date=April 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408084217/http://www.irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Gil+Scott-Heron |url-status=live }}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" | [[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]]<br><ref name="Swiss Charts">{{cite web |title=Discographie Gil Scott-Heron |url=https://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Gil+Scott-Heron |website=Swiss Hitparade |access-date=April 4, 2022 |language=de |archive-date=November 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191107134906/https://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Gil+Scott%2DHeron |url-status=live }}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" | [[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br><ref name="UK Charts">{{cite web |title=Gil Scott-Heron |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/21940/gil-scott-heron/ |website=Official Charts |access-date=April 4, 2022 |archive-date=October 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009153230/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/21940/gil-scott-heron/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |''[[Pieces of a Man]]'' | *Released: 1971 *Label: [[Flying Dutchman Records|Flying Dutchman]] |β |β |β |168 |β |β |β |β |- ! scope="row" |''[[Free Will (Gil Scott-Heron album)|Free Will]]'' | *Released: 1972 *Label: Flying Dutchman |β |β |β |β |β |β |β |β |- ! scope="row" |''[[The Mind of Gil Scott-Heron]]'' | *Released: 1978 *Label: [[Arista Records|Arista]] |β |β |β |β |β |β |β |β |- ! scope="row" |''[[Winter in America]]'' {{small|(with [[Brian Jackson (musician)|Brian Jackson]])}} | *Released: 1974 *Label: [[Strata-East Records|Strata-East]] |β |β |β |β |β |β |β |β |- ! scope="row" |''[[The First Minute of a New Day]]'' {{small|(with Brian Jackson and the Midnight Band)}} | *Released: 1975 *Label: Arista |30 |β |8 |β |β |β |β |β |- ! scope="row" |''[[From South Africa to South Carolina]]'' {{small|(with Brian Jackson)}} | *Released: 1975 *Label: Arista |103 |β |28 |β |β |β |β |β |- ! scope="row" |''[[It's Your World (album)|It's Your World]]'' {{small|(with Brian Jackson)}} | *Released: 1976 *Label: Arista |168 |β |34 |β |β |β |β |β |- ! scope="row" |''[[Bridges (Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson album)|Bridges]]'' {{small|(with Brian Jackson)}} | *Released: 1977 *Label: Arista |130 |β |β |β |β |β |β |β |- ! scope="row" |''[[Secrets (Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson album)|Secrets]]'' {{small|(with Brian Jackson)}} | *Released: 1978 *Label: Arista |61 |β |10 |β |β |β |β |β |- ! scope="row" |''[[1980 (album)|1980]]'' {{small|(with Brian Jackson)}} | *Released: 1980 *Label: Arista |82 |β |22 |β |β |β |β |β |- ! scope="row" |''[[Real Eyes]]'' | *Released: 1980 *Label: Arista |159 |β |63 |β |β |β |β |β |- ! scope="row" |''[[Reflections (Gil Scott-Heron album)|Reflections]]''<ref name="Larkin">{{Cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2006 |isbn=9780195313734 |editor-last=Larkin |editor-first=Colin |edition=4th |language=en}}</ref> | *Released: 1981 *Label: Arista |106 |β |21 |β |β |β |β |β |- ! scope="row" |''[[Moving Target (Gil Scott-Heron album)|Moving Target]]'' | *Released: 1982 *Label: Arista |123 |β |33 |β |β |β |β |β |- ! scope="row" |''[[Spirits (Gil Scott-Heron album)|Spirits]]'' | *Released: 1994 *Label: [[TVT Records|TVT]] |β |16 |84 |β |β |β |β |β |- ! scope="row" |''[[I'm New Here]]'' | *Released: 2010 *Label: [[XL Recordings|XL]] |β |5 |38 |62 |100 |35 |97 |39 |- ! scope="row" |''[[We're New Here]]'' {{small|(with [[Jamie xx]])}} | *Released: 2011 *Label: XL, [[Young (record label)|Young Turks]] |β |β |β |44 |38 |32 |β |33 |- ! scope="row" |''[[Nothing New (album)|Nothing New]]'' | *Released: 2014 *Label: XL |β |3 |β |β |β |β |β |β |- ! scope="row" |''We're New Again β A Reimagining By [[Makaya McCraven]]''<ref>{{cite web |last=Kalia |first=Ammar |date=February 7, 2020 |title=Makaya McCraven and Gil Scott-Heron: We're New Again review β a modern classic revived |url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/feb/07/makaya-mccraven-gil-scott-heron-were-new-here-review-xl |access-date=April 4, 2022 |website=The Guardian |language=en |archive-date=December 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205085801/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/feb/07/makaya-mccraven-gil-scott-heron-were-new-here-review-xl |url-status=live }}</ref> | *Released: 2020 *Label: XL |β |3 |β |93 |β |β |58 |β |- | colspan="10" style="font-size:90%" | {{Small|"β" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.}} |} === Live albums === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" style="width:18em;" | Title ! scope="col" style="width:15em;" | Album details |- ! scope="row" |''[[Small Talk at 125th and Lenox]]'' | *Released: 1970 *Label: Flying Dutchman |- ! scope="row" |''[[It's Your World (album)|It's Your World]]'' {{small|(with Brian Jackson)}} | *Released: 1976 *Label: Arista |- ! scope="row" |''Tales of Gil Scott-Heron and His Amnesia Express''<ref name="Larkin"/> | *Released: 1990 *Label: Peak Top |- ! scope="row" |''Minister of Information: Live''<ref name="Larkin"/> | *Released: 1994 *Label: Peak Top |- ! scope="row" |''The Best of Gil Scott-Heron Live''<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web |title=Gil Scott-Heron Albums and Discography |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/gil-scott-heron-mn0000658346/discography/compilations |access-date=April 4, 2022 |website=AllMusic |language=en |archive-date=September 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903124653/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/gil-scott-heron-mn0000658346/discography/compilations |url-status=live }}</ref> | *Released: 2004 *Label: Intersound |- ! scope="row" |''Save the Children''<ref name="AllMusic"/> | *Released: 2004 *Label: Deluxe |- ! scope="row" |''Greatest Hits Live: Collector Series''<ref name="AllMusic"/> | *Released: 2005 *Label: Intersound |- ! scope="row" |''Live at the Town and Country 1988''<ref name="AllMusic"/> | *Released: 2008 *Label: Acadia |} === Compilation albums === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" style="width:18em;" | Title ! scope="col" style="width:15em;" | Album details |- ! scope="row" |''[[The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (album)|The Revolution Will Not Be Televised]]'' | *Released: 1974 *Label: Flying Dutchman |- ! scope="row" |''[[The Best of Gil Scott-Heron]]'' | *Released: 1984 *Label: Arista |- ! scope="row" |''Glory: The Gil Scott-Heron Collection<ref name="Larkin" />'' | *Released: 1990 *Label: Arista |- ! scope="row" |''Ghetto Style<ref name="Larkin" />'' | *Released: 1998 *Label: Camden |- ! scope="row" |''Evolution & Flashback: The Very Best Of Gil Scott-Heron<ref name="Larkin" />'' | *Released: 1999 *Label: [[RCA Records|RCA]] |- ! scope="row" |''Anthology: Messages<ref name="AllMusic" />'' | *Released: 2005 *Label: Soul Brother |} === Film scores === * ''The Baron'' (1977) β with Brian Jackson and Barnett Williams<ref>{{cite web |title=The Baron (1977): Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075729/fullcredits/ |access-date=April 5, 2022 |website=iMDb |archive-date=April 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408084215/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075729/fullcredits/ |url-status=live }}</ref> === Charted songs === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2" | Title ! rowspan="2" | Year ! colspan="3" |Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" |Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" | [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US<br>R&B]]<br><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Gil Scott-Heron Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/gil-scott-heron/chart-history/bsi/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 4, 2022 |archive-date=November 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118003632/https://www.billboard.com/artist/gil-scott-heron/chart-history/bsi/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" | [[Mexico Ingles Airplay|MEX Ing.]]<br><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Gil Scott-Heron Chart History: Mexico Ingles Airplay |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/gil-scott-heron/chart-history/min/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 4, 2022 |archive-date=April 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408084215/https://www.billboard.com/artist/gil-scott-heron/chart-history/min/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" | [[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br><ref name="UK Charts" /> |- ! scope="row" |"[[The Bottle]]" {{small|(with [[Brian Jackson (musician)|Brian Jackson]])}} |1974 |98 |β |β |''Winter in America'' |- ! scope="row" |"Johannesburg" {{small|(with Brian Jackson)}} |1975 |29 |β |β |''From South Africa to South Carolina'' |- ! scope="row" |"Angel Dust" |1978 |15 |β |β | rowspan="2" |''Secrets'' |- ! scope="row" |"Show Bizness" |1979 |83 |β |β |- ! scope="row" |"Shut 'Um Down" |1980 |68 |β |β |''1980'' |- ! scope="row" |"A Legend in His Own Mind" | rowspan="2" |1981 |86 |β |β |''Real Eyes'' |- ! scope="row" |"B-Movie"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JvpNY1QHzs|title='B' Movie (Intro, Poem, Song)|date=November 7, 2014|via=YouTube}}</ref> |49 |β |β |''Reflections'' |- ! scope="row" |"[[Re-Ron]]" |1984 |72 |β |89 | rowspan="2" {{N/A|Non-album singles}} |- ! scope="row" |"Space Shuttle" |1990 |β |β |77 |- ! scope="row" |"[[I'll Take Care of You (song)|I'll Take Care of You]]" |2011 |β |32 |β |''I'm New Here'' |- | colspan="6" |{{Small|"β" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.}} |}
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