Erykah Badu discography
Erykah Badu discography | |
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Studio albums | 5 |
Live albums | 1 |
Compilation albums | 1 |
Singles | 31 |
Music videos | 20 |
Mixtapes | 1 |
Promotional singles | 3 |
American singer Erykah Badu has released five studio albums, one live album, one compilation album, one mixtape, 31 singles (including 13 as a featured artist), three promotional singles and 20 music videos. Badu's career began after opening a show for D'Angelo in 1994 in her hometown; record label executive Kedar Massenburg was highly impressed with her performance and signed her to Kedar Records.[1] Her debut album, Baduizm, was released on February 11, 1997. It spawned three singles: "On & On", "Next Lifetime", and "Otherside of the Game". The album was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[2] Badu's first live album, Live, was released on November 18, 1997, and was certified double Platinum by the RIAA.[2]
Badu's second studio album, Mama's Gun, was released on October 31, 2000. It spawned three singles: "Bag Lady", "Didn't Cha Know?", and "Cleva". The album was certified platinum by the RIAA.[2] Badu's third album, Worldwide Underground, was released on September 16, 2003. It generated two singles: "Danger" and "Back in the Day (Puff)". The album was certified gold by the RIAA.[2] Badu's fourth studio album, New Amerykah Part One (4th World War), was released on February 26, 2008. It spawned two singles: "Honey" and "Soldier". New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh) was released in 2010 and fared well both critically and commercially.
Albums
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
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US [3] | US R&B /HH [4] | AUT [5] | FRA [6] | GER [7] | NL [8] | NOR [9] | SWE [10] | SWI [11] | UK [12] | ||||
Baduizm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 32 | 26 | 7 | — | 17 |
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Mama's Gun |
| 11 | 3 | 56 | 42 | 42 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 33 | 76 |
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Worldwide Underground |
| 3 | 2 | 64 | — | 57 | 42 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 93 |
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New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) |
| 2 | 2 | 39 | 49 | 44 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 55 |
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New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh) |
| 4 | 2 | 38 | 77 | 61 | 66 | 14 | 21 | 18 | 56 | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Live albums
[edit]Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US [3] | US R&B /HH [4] | NL [8] | UK [20] | |||
Live |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | 195 |
Compilation albums
[edit]Title | Details | Peaks |
---|---|---|
US R&B /HH [4] | ||
Icon |
| 32 |
Mixtapes
[edit]Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
US [3] | US R&B /HH [4] | BEL (FL) [22] | CAN [23] | ||
But You Caint Use My Phone |
| 14 | 2 | 153 | 96 |
Singles
[edit]As lead artist
[edit]Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US [24] | US R&B /HH [25] | US R&B/HH Airplay [26] | US Adult R&B [27] | CAN [28] | NL [8] | NZ [29] | UK [12] | ||||
"On & On" | 1996 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 44 | 12 | Baduizm | |
"Next Lifetime" | 1997 | —[A] | — | 1 | 1 | — | 100 | 40 | 30 | ||
"Otherside of the Game" | — | — | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |||
"Appletree" | — | — | 30 | 23 | — | — | — | 47 | |||
"Tyrone" | —[B] | — | 1 | 1 | — | 19 | — | — | Live | ||
"Southern Gul" (featuring Rahzel) | 1999 | 76 | 24 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | Make the Music 2000 | |
"Bag Lady" | 2000 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 93 | — | — | Mama's Gun | |
"Didn't Cha Know?" | —[C] | 28 | 26 | 6 | — | 99 | — | — | |||
"Cleva" | 2001 | — | 77 | 71 | 20 | — | — | — | — | ||
"Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" (featuring Common) | 2002 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | Worldwide Underground | |
"Danger" | 2003 | 82 | 27 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Back in the Day (Puff)" | 2004 | — | 62 | 62 | 13 | — | — | — | — | ||
"Honey" | 2007 | 88 | 22 | 22 | 5 | — | — | — | — | New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) | |
"Soldier" | 2008 | — | —[D] | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | ||
"Healer" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Window Seat" | 2010 | 95 | 16 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh) | |
"Turn Me Away (Get MuNNY)" | — | 87 | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | |||
"Gone Baby, Don't Be Long" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Tempted" (with James Poyser) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Photograph (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
As featured artist
[edit]Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US [33] | US R&B /HH [34] | CAN [35] | FRA [6] | GER [7] | NL [8] | NZ [29] | SWI [11] | UK [12] | |||
"All Night Long" (Common featuring Erykah Badu) | 1998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | One Day It'll All Make Sense |
"One"[36] (Busta Rhymes featuring Erykah Badu) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | 23 | When Disaster Strikes... | |
"You Got Me" (The Roots featuring Erykah Badu) | 1999 | 39 | 11 | — | 28 | 25 | 46 | 37 | 15 | 31 | Things Fall Apart |
"The Light" (Remix)[37] (Common featuring Erykah Badu) | 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bamboozled: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
"Sweet Baby" (Macy Gray featuring Erykah Badu) | 2001 | — | — | 16 | — | — | 80 | 12 | 36 | 23 | The Id |
"Come Close Remix (Closer)"[38] (Common featuring Erykah Badu, Pharrell and Q-Tip) | 2003 | — | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
"I C U (Doin' It)"[39] (Violator featuring A Tribe Called Quest and Erykah Badu) | — | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Poetry" (The RH Factor featuring Q-Tip and Erykah Badu) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hard Groove | |
"Bandy Bandy" (Zap Mama featuring Erykah Badu) | 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ancestry in Progress |
"That Heat"[40] (Sérgio Mendes featuring Erykah Badu and will.i.am) | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Timeless |
"Get Live"[41] (Strange Fruit Project featuring Erykah Badu) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Healing | |
"The Heart Gently Weeps" (Wu-Tang Clan featuring Erykah Badu, Dhani Harrison and John Frusciante) | 2007 | — | — | —[E] | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 Diagrams |
"See Thru to U"[43] (Flying Lotus featuring Erykah Badu) | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Until the Quiet Comes |
"Q.U.E.E.N." (Janelle Monáe featuring Erykah Badu) | 2013 | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Electric Lady |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Promotional singles
[edit]Title | Year | Peaks | Album |
---|---|---|---|
US R&B /HH [25] | |||
"Your Precious Love"[44] (with D'Angelo) | 1996 | 83 | High School High: The Soundtrack |
"The Blast" (Remix)[45] (Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek featuring Erykah Badu) | 2001 | — | Non-album single |
"Poetry"[46] (The RH Factor featuring Erykah Badu and Q-Tip) | 2003 | — | Hard Groove |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Other charted songs
[edit]Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
---|---|---|---|---|
US Adult R&B [27] | BEL (FL) Tip [22] | |||
"Phone Down" | 2016 | 10 | 91 | But You Caint Use My Phone |
Guest appearances
[edit]Other credits
[edit]Title | Year | Artist | Album | Credit |
---|---|---|---|---|
"The 'Notic" | 1997 | The Roots featuring D'Angelo | Men in Black: The Album | Vocals[53] |
"Liberation" | 1998 | Outkast | Aquemini | Additional vocals[54] |
Music videos
[edit]As lead artist
[edit]Title | Year | Director(s) |
---|---|---|
"On & On" | 1997 | Paul Hunter[55] |
"Next Lifetime" | Erykah Badu and Troy Montgomery[55] | |
"Other Side of the Game" | Erykah Badu[55] | |
"Tyrone (live) | 1998 | Erykah Badu and J. Kevin Swain[55] |
"Bag Lady" | 2000 | Erykah Badu[55] |
"Didn't Cha Know" | 2001 | |
"Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip Hop)" (featuring Common) | 2002 | Erykah Badu and Chris Robinson[56] |
"Honey" | 2008 | |
"Jump Up in the Air and Stay There" (featuring Lil Wayne and Bilal) | 2010 | Erykah Badu[57] |
"Window Seat" | Coodie & Chike[58] | |
"Window Seat Part II" (featuring Rick Ross) | Erykah Badu[59] | |
"Gone Baby, Don't Be Long" | 2011 | Flying Lotus[60] |
"Fall in Love (Your Funeral)" (in-studio performance) | Unknown | |
"Out My Mind, Just in Time (Movement I)" | Erykah Badu[61] | |
"Out My Mind, Just in Time (Movement II)" |
As featured artist
[edit]Title | Year | Director(s) |
---|---|---|
"You Got Me" (The Roots featuring Erykah Badu) | 1999 | Charles Stone III[62] |
"Bandy Bandy" (Zap Mama featuring Erykah Badu) | 2005 | Bill Fishman[55] |
"That Heat" (Sérgio Mendes featuring Erykah Badu and will.i.am) | 2006 | Syndrome and Nabil Elderkin[63] |
"Western Esotericism" (The Flaming Lips featuring Erykah Badu) | 2012 | George Salisbury[64] |
"Q.U.E.E.N." (Janelle Monáe featuring Erykah Badu) | 2013 | Alan Ferguson[65] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Next Lifetime" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 61 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart.[30]
- ^ "Tyrone" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 62 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart.[30]
- ^ "Didn't Cha Know?" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 13 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[31]
- ^ "Soldier" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 12 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[32]
- ^ "The Heart Gently Weeps" did not enter the Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 71 on the Hot Canadian Digital Singles chart.[42]
References
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- ^ a b "Canadian certifications – Erykah Badu". Music Canada. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
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- ^ "Erykah Badu - Chart History: Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 14, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
- ^ Peak chart positions for singles as featured artist in the United States:
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- ^ Peak chart positions for singles as featured artist on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs in the United States:
- "You Got Me": "The Roots – Chart history: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
- "Q.U.E.E.N.": "Janelle Monáe – Chart history: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
- ^ Peak chart positions for singles as featured artist in Canada:
- "Sweet Baby": "The Id – Macy Gray | Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on January 5, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
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- ^ "Come Close Remix / Hustle / Aquarius". Amazon. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
- ^ "Icu: Doin It [Vinyl]". Amazon. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
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- ^ "Get Live – EP by Strange Fruit Project". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved December 26, 2015.
- ^ "The Heart Gently Weeps – Wu-Tang Clan Featuring Erykah Badu, Dhani Harrison & John Frusciante: Hot Canadian Digital Songs". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
- ^ "See Thru to U (feat. Erykah Badu) – Single by Flying Lotus". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved December 26, 2015.
- ^ "Your Precious Love" (US promotional CD single). Erykah Badu and D'Angelo. Motown. 1996. U5P-1585.
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External links
[edit]- Official website
- Erykah Badu at AllMusic
- Erykah Badu discography at Discogs
- Erykah Badu discography at MusicBrainz