Originals

• 1956: CHONNIE-ON-CHON
• 1958: TRY ME (I NEED YOU)
• 1959: GOOD GOOD LOVIN'
• 1960: I'LL GO CRAZY
• 1961: BABY, YOU'RE RIGHT
• 1961: LOST SOMEONE
• 1962: I DON'T CARE
• 1964: IT'S A MAN'S WORLD
• 1964: OUT OF SIGHT
• 1970: FUNKY DRUMMER (BONUS BEAT REPRISE)
• 1971: SOUL POWER (Part 1)
• 1972: TALKING LOUD AND SAYING NOTHING (PART I)
• 1974: PAPA DON'T TAKE NO MESS
• 1986: HOW DO YOU STOP

Covers

• Cover van WHY DO EVERYTHING HAPPEN TO ME in 1957
• Cover van BELLS, The in 1960
• Cover van SO LONG in 1960
• Cover van THINK in 1960 - stond hier tot vier keer toe mee in de Amerikaanse top-100 (al dan niet in opgepimpte versie) en dan nog geen (o)!
• Cover van BEWILDERED in 1961 - top 10 R&B
• Cover van THAT'S THE BLUES, OLD MAN in 1961
• Cover van THREE HEARTS IN A TANGLE in 1962 - hit R&B
• Cover van MA MIE in 1962 - It's Only Make Believe was toegegeven inspiratie voor zijn Lost Someone; n°2 R&B
• Cover van PRISONER OF LOVE in 1963
• Cover van LIKE A BABY in 1963
• Cover van AGAIN in 1963
• Cover van EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART in 1963
• Cover van THESE FOOLISH THINGS (REMIND ME OF YOU) in 1963
• Cover van AIN'T NOBODY HERE BUT US CHICKENS in 1964
• Cover van CALDONIA (WHAT MAKES YOUR BIG HEAD SO HARD?) in 1964
• Cover van FOR YOU MY LOVE in 1964
• Cover van I LOVES YOU PORGY in 1964
• Cover van THINGS THAT I USED TO DO, The in 1964
• Cover van MAY BE THE LAST TIME in 1964 - als Maybe The Last Time
• Cover van I WANNA BE AROUND in 1964
• Cover van O MARY DON'T YOU WEEP (DON'T YOU MOURN) in 1964 - elementen in Oh Baby Don't You Weep
• Cover van DON'T CRY BABY in 1964
• Cover van (DO THE) MASHED POTATOES in 1964 - voor King met ongeïdentificeerde voorzanger; Brown had in '62, dus midden in de door hem gelanceerde dance-craze, al een Mashed Potatoes USA opgenomen
• Cover van HAVE MERCY BABY in 1965
• Cover van I FOUND YOU in 1965 - n°1 R&B, n°3 US als I Got You (I Feel Good)
• Cover van SONG FOR MY FATHER in 1965
• Cover van COME RAIN OR COME SHINE in 1965
• Cover van I LOVE YOU, YES I DO in 1966
• Cover van IT'S A MAN'S WORLD in 1966 - n°1 R&B als It's A Man's Man's Man's World
• Cover van ALL ABOUT MY GIRL in 1966
• Cover van HOLD ON! I'M COMING in 1966 - orgel instrumental
• Cover van LET'S GO GET STONED in 1966 - !
• Cover van MESSAGE TO MARTHA in 1966 - idem
• Cover van GOOD ROCKING TONIGHT in 1967
• Cover van I DON'T CARE in 1967 - n°1 R&B als Cold Sweat
• Cover van NATURE BOY in 1967
• Cover van NEARNESS OF YOU, THE in 1967
• Cover van NEED YOUR LOVE SO BAD in 1967
• Cover van MONA LISA in 1967
• Cover van K.C. LOVING in 1967
• Cover van FEVER in 1967
• Cover van TALK TO ME, TALK TO ME in 1968 - op een album met uitsluitend Little Willie John covers; James was ook de arme man in de gevangenis komen bezoeken
• Cover van IF I RULED THE WORLD in 1968
• Cover van THAT'S LIFE in 1968 - Live at the Apollo I & II
• Cover van COTTAGE FOR SALE, A in 1968 - op Little Willie John tribute
• Cover van ANY DAY NOW (My Wild Beautiful Bird) in 1969
• Cover van DON'T DECEIVE ME (PLEASE DON'T GO) in 1969
• Cover van NOBODY LOVES ME in 1969
• Cover van THEN YOU CAN TELL ME GOODBYE in 1969 - in medley met Don't Play That Song, Don't Play It No More
• Cover van WILLOW WEEP FOR ME in 1969
• Cover van ALL THE WAY in 1969
• Cover van BEDDY BYE in 1969
• Cover van IDLE GOSSIP in 1969
• Cover van SENTIMENTAL REASONS in 1969 - als ballad en in '75 in een disco arrangement
• Cover van SUNNY in 1969
• Cover van GEORGIA ON MY MIND in 1970
• Cover van WHAT KIND OF FOOL AM I in 1970
• Cover van FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE in 1970
• Cover van I CRIED in 1971 - auteur
• Cover van BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX in 1971
• Cover van HONKY TONK PT 1 & 2 in 1972
• Cover van FARTHER UP THE ROAD in 1973
• Cover van SOMETHING in 1973
• Cover van FAME in 1975 - Carlos Alomars gitaarriff in Hot (I Need To Be Loved, Loved, Loved, Loved); liet Fame aan zijn muzikanten horen voor de sessie
• Cover van HOT KOKI in 1975 - als Hustle, hit R&B; gewoon andere woorden, opgepikt tijdens een Afrikaanse tournee
• Cover van WHO CAN I TURN TO (WHEN NOBODY NEEDS ME)? in 1975
• Cover van GOODNIGHT MY LOVE in 1976
• Cover van SUMMERTIME in 1977
• Cover van ARMY BLUE in 1978
• Cover van GOD HAS SMILED ON ME in 1981 - met Rev. Al Sharpton
• Cover van FOR YOUR PRECIOUS LOVE in 1983
• Cover van NIGHT TIME IS THE RIGHT TIME, The in 1983
• Cover van TENNESSEE WALTZ in 1983
• Cover van LIVING IN AMERICA in 1985 - in film Rocky IV; n°2 B
• Cover van SOMEBODY CHANGED THE LOCK ON MY DOOR in 1991 - idem
• Cover van THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS in 1991
• Cover van YOU'VE GOT WHAT IT TAKES in 2002