Macy Gray discography
American singer and songwriter Macy Gray has released 10 studio albums, one live album, three compilation albums, 31 singles (including seven as a featured artist), seven promotional singles, and 21 music videos.
Macy Gray discography | |
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Gray performing in July 2008 | |
Studio albums | 10 |
Live albums | 1 |
Compilation albums | 3 |
Music videos | 21 |
Singles | 31 |
Promotional singles | 7 |
Gray has received five Grammy Award nominations, winning one. She has appeared in a number of films including Training Day, Spider-Man, Scary Movie 3, Lackawanna Blues, Idlewild, and For Colored Girls. Gray is known for her international hit single "I Try", taken from her multi-platinum debut album On How Life Is.
Albums
Studio albums
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
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US [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
FRA [4] |
GER [5] |
IRE [6] |
NL [7] |
NZ [8] |
SWI [9] |
UK [10] | ||||
On How Life Is | 4 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |||
The Id |
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11 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
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The Trouble with Being Myself |
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44 | 23 | — | 61 | 46 | 40 | 18 | 41 | 10 | 17 |
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Big |
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39 | — | — | 149 | — | — | 56 | — | 38 | 62 | ||
The Sellout |
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38 | — | — | 62 | — | — | 76 | — | 28 | 128 |
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Covered |
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—[upper-alpha 1] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Talking Book |
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—[upper-alpha 2] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
The Way |
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—[upper-alpha 3] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Stripped |
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—[upper-alpha 4] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Ruby |
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—[upper-alpha 5] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Live albums
Title | Details |
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Live in Las Vegas |
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Compilation albums
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||
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NL [7] |
SWI [9] |
UK [10] | ||
The Very Best of Macy Gray |
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50 | 84 | 36 |
I Try: The Macy Gray Collection | — | — | — | |
Original Album Classics | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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US [38] |
US Adult R&B [39] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [40] |
GER [5] |
IRE [41] |
NL [7] |
NZ [8] |
SWI [9] |
UK [10] | ||||
"Do Something" | 1999 | — | 31 | 103 | — | — | — | 75 | 32 | — | 51 | On How Life Is | |
"I Try" | 5 | 35 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 60 | 1 | 13 | 6 | |||
"Still" | 2000 | — | — | 21 | — | 92 | 30 | 90 | 8 | — | 18 |
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"Why Didn't You Call Me" | —[upper-alpha 6] | — | 146 | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | 38 | |||
"Sweet Baby" (featuring Erykah Badu) |
2001 | — | — | 39 | 16 | — | 43 | 80 | 12 | 36 | 23 | The Id | |
"Sexual Revolution" | — | — | 68 | — | — | 50 | 89 | — | 91 | 45 | |||
"When I See You" | 2003 | —[upper-alpha 7] | — | 34 | — | — | — | 66 | — | — | 26 | The Trouble with Being Myself | |
"Oh Yeah"[45] (with Keziah Jones) |
2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Unity: The Official Athens 2004 Olympic Games Album | |
"Love Is Gonna Get You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 95 | — | — | — | The Very Best of Macy Gray | ||
"Finally Made Me Happy" (featuring Natalie Cole) |
2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Big | |
"Shoo Be Doo" | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"What I Gotta Do"[46] | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Beauty in the World" | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | — | — | — | The Sellout | |
"Kissed It" (featuring Velvet Revolver) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Lately" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Sail"[47] | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Covered | |
"Creep" (acoustic version)[48] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Stoned"[49] | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Way | |
"Bang Bang"[50] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Hands"[51] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"White Man"[52] | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ruby | |
"Sugar Daddy"[53] | 2018 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Buddha"[54] (featuring Gary Clark Jr.) |
2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Hide the Hurt"[55] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
As featured artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
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US [38] |
US R&B [56] |
AUS [2] |
GER [5] |
IRE [41] |
NL [7] |
NZ [8] |
UK [10] | |||
"Demons" (Fatboy Slim featuring Macy Gray) |
2001 | — | — | 78 | — | 43 | 78 | — | 16 | Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars |
"Geto Heaven Remix T.S.O.I. (The Sound of Illadelph)" (Common featuring Macy Gray) |
— | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | Like Water for Chocolate (alternative version) | |
"Request + Line" (Black Eyed Peas featuring Macy Gray) |
63 | 51 | 21 | 85 | 45 | 86 | 10 | 31 | Bridging the Gap | |
"Can't Hold Back" (Kaz James featuring Macy Gray) |
2009 | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | If They Knew |
"Electrolytes"[57] (N.O.R.E. featuring Macy Gray and DMX) |
2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Scared Money |
"No War"[58] (DJ Bizzy featuring Tru Wordz, Thurz, Macy Gray and Murs) |
2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
"SuperHero"[59] (Steven Lee vs. Goldie featuring Macy Gray) |
2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | TeamWork |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Promotional singles
Title | Year | Peaks | Album |
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UK [10] | |||
"Winter Wonderland"[60] | 2000 | 76 | Ally McBeal: A Very Ally Christmas |
"Hey Young World II"[61] (featuring Slick Rick) |
2001 | — | The Id |
"Shed"[62] | — | ||
"She Ain't Right for You"[63] | 2003 | — | The Trouble with Being Myself |
"We Will Rock You"[64] | — | ||
"I Tried"[65] (Al Di Meola featuring Angie Stone and Macy Gray) |
2006 | — | Vocal Rendezvous |
"The Sellout"[66] | 2010 | — | The Sellout |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Guest appearances
Music videos
As lead artist
Title | Year | Director(s) | Ref. |
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"Do Something" | 1999 | Mark Romanek | [75] |
"I Try" | [76] | ||
"Still" (first version) | 2000 | Big TV! | [77] |
"Why Didn't You Call Me" | Hype Williams | [77] | |
"Still" (second version) | Jonas Åkerlund | [77] | |
"Sweet Baby" (featuring Erykah Badu) |
2001 | Dave Meyers | [78] |
"Sexual Revolution" | Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris | [79] | |
"When I See You" | 2003 | Bryan Barber | [77] |
"She Ain't Right for You" | David LaChapelle | [77] | |
"Finally Made Me Happy" (featuring Natalie Cole) |
2007 | Meiert Avis | [80] |
"Everybody" | Joshua Kameyer | [81] | |
"Beauty in the World" | 2010 | Adria Petty | [82] |
"Real Love" (featuring Bobby Brown) |
Unknown | [83] | |
"Smoke Two Joints" | 2012 | Robert de Vico | [84] |
"Bang Bang" | 2014 | Stan Brooks | [85] |
"Hands" | RAGE | [86] | |
"B.O.B" | 2015 | Dan Fusselman | [87] |
As featured artist
Title | Year | Director(s) | Ref. |
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"Demons" (Fatboy Slim featuring Macy Gray) |
2000 | Garth Jennings | [77] |
"Geto Heaven Remix T.S.O.I. (The Sound of Illadelph)" (Common featuring Macy Gray) |
Nzingha Stewart | [77] | |
"Request Line" (Black Eyed Peas featuring Macy Gray) |
2001 | Joseph Kahn | [77] |
"Can't Hold Back" (Kaz James featuring Macy Gray) |
2009 | Syndrome | [88] |
Notes
- "Covered" did not enter the Billboard 200, but peaked at number 35 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[30]
- "Talking Book" did not enter the Billboard 200, but peaked at number 65 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[30]
- "The Way" did not enter the Billboard 200, but peaked at number 33 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart[30] and at number 19 on the Top R&B Albums chart.[31]
- "Stripped" did not enter the Billboard 200, but peaked at number 47 on the Independent Albums chart[32] and at number three on the Jazz Albums chart.[33]
- "Ruby" did not enter the Billboard 200, but peaked at number 27 on the Independent Albums chart[32] and number five on the R&B Album Sales chart.[35]
- "Why Didn't You Call Me" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number seven on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[43]
- "When I See You" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 23 on the Hot Digital Tracks chart.[44]
References
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- Peak chart positions in Australia:
- All except noted: "Discography Macy Gray". australian-charts.com. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
- "Do Something" and "Why Didn't You Call Me": "Chartifacts!" (PDF). The ARIA Report (572): 1. February 12, 2001. Retrieved December 7, 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
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- "Demons": "ARIA Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 26th February 2001" (PDF). The ARIA Report (574): 4. February 26, 2001. Retrieved December 7, 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
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- Peak chart positions in the United Kingdom:
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- "Original Album Classics". Amazon. United Kingdom. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
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- Peak chart positions for singles in Ireland:
- All except "I Try": "Discography Macy Gray". irish-charts.com. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
- "I Try": "Search the charts". The Irish Charts. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- "Macy Gray Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- "Hot Digital Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 115 no. 32. August 9, 2003. ISSN 0006-2510 – via Google Books.
- "Oh Yeah – Single by Macy Gray & Keziah Jones". iTunes Store. United Kingdom. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- "Urban AC – Week Of: June 26, 2007". Radio & Records. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- "Sail (Radio Edit) – Single by Macy Gray". iTunes Store. United States. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- "Creep (Acoustic Version) – Single by Macy Gray". iTunes Store. United States. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- "Stoned – Single by Macy Gray". iTunes Store. United States. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- "Bang Bang: Macy Gray: MP3 Downloads". Amazon. United States. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- "Hands: Macy Gray: MP3 Downloads". Amazon. United States. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- "White Man by Macy Gray". iTunes Store. United States. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- "Sugar Daddy by Macy Gray". iTunes Store. United States. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- "Buddha (feat. Gary Clark Jr.) – Single by Macy Gray". Apple Music. United States. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- "Hide the Hurt – Single by Macy Gray". Apple Music. United States. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- "Macy Gray Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- "Electrolytes (feat. Macy Gray & DMX) – Single by DJ Bizzy". iTunes Store. United States. Archived from the original on July 27, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- "No War (feat. Tru Wordz, Thurz, Macy Gray & Murs) – Single by DJ Bizzy". iTunes Store. United States. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- "SuperHero (feat. Macy Gray) – Single by Steven Lee & Goldie". iTunes Store. Australia. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- "Winter Wonderland" (European promotional CD single). Macy Gray. Epic Records. 2000. SAMPCS 9359.CS1 maint: others (link)
- "Hey Young World II" (US promotional 12-inch single). Macy Gray featuring Slick Rick. Epic Records. 2001. EAS 16903.CS1 maint: others (link)
- "Shed" (US promotional 12-inch single). Macy Gray. Sony Music Entertainment. 2001. 54866 S1.CS1 maint: others (link)
- "She Ain't Right for You" (Austrian promotional CD single). Macy Gray. Epic Records. 2003. SAMPCS 13084 1.CS1 maint: others (link)
- "We Will Rock You" (Japanese promotional CD single). Macy Gray. Epic Records. 2003. EDCI 80105.CS1 maint: others (link)
- "I Tried" (European promotional CD single). Al Di Meola featuring Angie Stone and Macy Gray. SPV. 2006. SPV 80001031 CD.CS1 maint: others (link)
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External links
- Official website
- Macy Gray at AllMusic
- Macy Gray discography at Discogs
- Macy Gray discography at MusicBrainz
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