Albums and cassettes:
(with the Commodores)
"Machine Gun"
"Movin' On"
"Commodores"
"Caught in the Act"
"Hot on the Tracks"
"Natural High"
"Midnight Magic"
"Heroes"
"All the Greatest Hits"
"Greatest Hits"

Singles:
(with the Commodores)
"Yesteryear Series" (double sided hits)
"Just to be Close to You/Fancy Dancer"
"Easy/Brick House"
"Wonderland/Still"
"Sail On/Flying High"
"Three Times a Lady/Too Hot to Trot"
"Lady (You Bring Me Up)/Jesus is Love"
"Oh No/Why You Wanna Try Me"

(with Diana Ross)
"Endless Love/Endless Love Instrumental"

Albums and cassettes:
(solo albums)
"Lionel Richie"
"Can't Slow Down"
"Dancing On the Ceiling"
"Back To Front"
"Louder Than Words"
"Time"

Singles:
(solo singles)
"Yesteryear Series" (double sided hits)
"Truly/You Are"
"Hello/Stuck on You"
"All Night Long/Running With the Night"
"My Love/You Mean More to Me"
"Penny Lover/Can't Slow Down"
"Say You, Say Me/Can't Slow Down"
"Dancing on the Ceiling/Love Will Find a Way"

MAJOR AWARDS
1986
Academy Award Best Song, "Say You, Say Me" Theme from White Nights
Golden Globe Award Best Song "Say You, Say Me"
Grammy Award Song of the Year "We Are the World" (with Michael Jackson)
Grammy Award Record of the Year "We Are the World" (with Michael Jackson)
Peoples Choice Award Best Song "We Are the World" (with Michael Jackson)
ASCAP WRITER OF THE YEAR

1985
Grammy Award Album of the Year "Can't Slow Down"
Grammy Award Producer of the Year (with James Carmichael, shared with David Foster)
American Music Award Best Pop/Rock Male Vocalist
American Music Award Best Pop/Rock Video Single "Hello"
American Music Award Best Pop/Rock Video Artist
American Music Award Best Black Male Vocalist
American Music Award Best Black Video Single "Hello"
American Music Award Best Black Video Artist
ASCAP Award Writer of the Year
ASCAP Award Publisher of the Year (Brockman Music)
People Magazine Readers Poll Award Favorite Male Singer
Tuskegee Institute Honorary Doctor of the Music Degree

1984
American Music Award Best Soul Single "All Night Long"
United Negro College Fund Alumnus of the Year
Children's Diabetes Foundation Man of the Year
ASCAP Writer of the Year
3 Black Gold Awards Song of the Year, Writer, Publisher "All Night Long"
National Music Publishers Association Award R&B Song of the Year "All Night Long"

1983
American Music Award Best Pop Single "Truly"
American Music Award Best Soul Male Vocalist
People's Choice Award Best Song "Truly"
Tokyo Music Festival Grand Prize
NAACP Image Award Best Male Artist
NAACP Image Award Best Song of the Year "Endless Love"

1982
Grammy Award Best Pop Male Vocal Performance "Truly"
American Music Award Best Soul Single "Endless Love"
American Music Award Best Pop Single "Endless Love"
People's Choice Award Best Song Single "Endless Love"
American Movie Award "Endless Love"
Rojo Award for Gold Status in Hong Kong "Endless Love"

1981
People's Choice Award Best Composer "Lady"
National Association of Record Merchandisers Best Selling Single "Endless Love" Composer/Producer
National Music Publishers Association Award Easy Listening "Lady"

1980
American Music Award Favorite Soul Group (the Commodores)
People's Choice Award Best Song "Still" (the Commodores)
National Music Publishers Association Award Pop Song of the Year "Lady"
Best Young Musical Artist in Film Award "Endless Love"