In a solo career now spanning over 30 years and 18 albums, 12 of Boney James’ records have topped the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Chart and two have reached Top Ten on the R&B Albums Chart. To date, Boney has racked up sales of more than three million records, four RIAA gold albums, four GRAMMY® nominations, a Soul Train Award and three NAACP Image Award nominations.
In 2009, Billboard named him one of the Top Three Contemporary Jazz Artists of the decade. He apprenticed as a sideman for artists like Morris Day and the Isley Brothers before striking out on his own in 1992.