Mary J. Blige discography
American singer and songwriter Mary J. Blige began her career as a backing vocalist for Uptown Records in the early 1990s. She has released 13 studio albums, eight of which have individually achieved worldwide multi-platinum status. The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul and Queen of R&B (publications often refer to her as both honorific titles), Mary J. Blige is uniquely credited as the first singer to release an album singing over hip-hop beats, which created the genre "hip hop soul" which fuses elements of soul, R&B and gospel style vocals over hip hop beats. Blige's genre-changing sound, in many ways, changed and shaped the sound for modern day R&B and blue-eyed soul artists. In September 1999, Rolling Stone bestowed her first album, What's the 411? (1992), as "genre-creating". Her discography consists of 14 top 10 Billboard 200 studio albums, two live albums, two remix albums and over eighty singles—including more than 20 as a featured artist.[1] In 2009, Billboard magazine ranked Blige as the most successful female R&B/hip-hop artist of the past 25 years.[2] In March 2017, Billboard magazine ranked her 2006 song "Be Without You" as the most successful R&B/hip-hop song of all time, as it spent an unparalleled 75 weeks on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, 15 of those weeks at number one.[3] In 2011, VH1 ranked Blige as the 80th greatest artist of all time.[4] Moreover, she was ranked 100th on the list of "100 Greatest Singers of All Time" by Rolling Stone magazine.[5] In 2012, VH1 ranked Blige ninth among "The 100 Greatest Woman in Music" listing.[6]
Mary J. Blige discography | |
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Blige performing live at the Neighborhood Ball in Washington, D.C. in January 2009 | |
Studio albums | 13 |
Live albums | 2 |
Compilation albums | 5 |
Singles | 83 |
Blige started her own musical career in 1992, releasing her multi-platinum-selling debut album, What's the 411? on MCA and Uptown Records. The album gave Blige her first Billboard 200 top ten album, and all of her subsequent studio albums have charted in the top ten on this chart. Among Blige's most popular songs to date are "Family Affair", "Real Love", "Not Gon' Cry" and "Be Without You". Blige has had four Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles as a lead artist in the United States, and has had a total of sixteen top-forty charting singles in the United States. She has had thirty-three singles charting inside the top one hundred on the Billboard Hot 100, making Blige one of the best-performing R&B artists to date on the chart.
Albums
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | ||||||||||
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US [7] |
AUS [8] |
AUT [9] |
CAN [10] |
FRA [11] |
GER [12] |
SWI [13] |
UK [14] | |||||||
What's the 411? | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | ||||||
My Life |
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7 | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | 59 |
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Share My World |
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1 | 71 | — | 4 | 31 | 37 | 41 | 8 | |||||
Mary |
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2 | 66 | — | 5 | 51 | 38 | 16 | 5 |
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No More Drama |
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2 | 36 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 4 |
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Love & Life |
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1 | 62 | 49 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 3 | 8 |
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The Breakthrough |
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1 | 19 | 42 | 13 | 25 | 28 | 7 | 22 |
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Growing Pains |
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1 | — | 36 | 41 | 73 | 32 | 6 | 6 |
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Stronger with Each Tear |
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2 | — | — | 42 | — | — | 66 | 33 |
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My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1) |
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5 | — | — | — | 143 | 93 | 31 | 76 |
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A Mary Christmas |
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10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 |
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The London Sessions |
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9 | — | — | — | 113 | — | 27 | 40 | |||||
Strength of a Woman |
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3 [30] |
100 | — | 22 [31] |
170 | — | 63 | 54 |
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"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Compilations
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||
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US [7] |
AUT [9] |
CAN [10] |
FRA [11] |
SWI [13] |
UK [14] | ||||
What's the 411? Remix |
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118 | — | — | — | — | — |
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The Tour |
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21 | — | — | 65 | — | — |
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Ballads |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Dance for Me |
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76 | — | 47 | — | — | — | ||
My Collection of Love Songs |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Mary J. Blige & Friends |
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95 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Reflections (A Retrospective) |
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9 | 75 | 60 | — | 19 | 40 |
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Think Like a Man Too |
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30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
HERstory Vol. 1 |
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Singles
1990s
Year | Single | Chart position | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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US Hot 100 [32] |
US R&B [33] |
FRA [34] |
GER [35] |
IRE [36] |
NED [37] |
NZ [38] |
SWE [39] |
SWI [40] |
UK [41] | |||||
1992 | "You Remind Me" | 29 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 |
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What's the 411? | |
"Real Love" | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 |
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"Reminisce" | 57 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | ||||
"Sweet Thing" | 28 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | ||||
1993 | "Love No Limit" | 44 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Real Love" (Remix) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | ||||
"You Don't Have to Worry" | 63 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | Who's the Man? soundtrack | |||
1994 | "My Love"[upper-alpha 1] | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | What's the 411? | ||
"Be Happy" | 29 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | My Life | |||
1995 | "Mary Jane (All Night Long)"[upper-alpha 1][upper-alpha 2] | 39 | 37 | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | 17 | |||
"I'm Goin' Down" | 22 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | ||||
"You Bring Me Joy" | 57 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"I Love You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"(You Make Me Feel like) a Natural Woman" | 95 | 39 | — | — | — | 36 | 15 | — | — | 23 | New York Undercover soundtrack | |||
1996 | "Not Gon' Cry" | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 39 |
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Waiting to Exhale soundtrack | |
1997 | "Love Is All We Need"[upper-alpha 1][upper-alpha 2] (featuring Nas) |
— | 2 | — | — | — | 90 | 7 | 31 | — | 15 | Share My World | ||
"I Can Love You" (featuring Lil' Kim) |
21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Everything" | 24 | 5 | — | — | — | 46 | 13 | — | — | 6 | ||||
"Missing You"[upper-alpha 1][upper-alpha 2] | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | ||||
1998 | "Seven Days"[upper-alpha 1][upper-alpha 2] | 71 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | |||
1999 | "As" (with George Michael) |
— | 57 | 27 | 38 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 22 | 4 |
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Mary | |
"All That I Can Say" | 44 | 6 | — | — | — | 60 | — | — | — | 29 | ||||
"Deep Inside" | 51 | 9 | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | 42 | ||||
"Your Child" | —[upper-alpha 3] | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
2000s
Year | Single | Chart position | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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US Hot 100 [32] |
US R&B [33] |
FRA [34] |
GER [35] |
IRE [36] |
NED [37] |
NZ [38] |
SWE [39] |
SWI [40] |
UK [41] | |||||
2000 | "Give Me You" | 68 | 21 | — | 76 | — | 77 | — | — | 64 | 19 | Mary | ||
2001 | "Family Affair" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 8 | No More Drama | ||
"Dance for Me" | — | — | 82 | 82 | 24 | 29 | — | 44 | 50 | 13 | ||||
2002 | "No More Drama" | 15 | 16 | 42 | 47 | 24 | 12 | 38 | 29 | 17 | 9 | |||
"Rainy Dayz" (featuring Ja Rule) |
12 | 8 | — | 58 | 25 | 8 | 29 | 55 | 65 | 17 | ||||
2003 | "Love @ 1st Sight" (with Method Man) |
22 | 10 | 49 | 36 | — | 46 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 18 | Love & Life | ||
"Ooh!" | 29 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Not Today" (featuring Eve) |
41 | 21 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | ||||
"Whenever I Say Your Name" (with Sting) |
— | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 60 | ||||
2004 | "It's a Wrap" | — | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2005 | "Be Without You" | 3 | 1 | 22 | 12 | — | 7 | 9 | 34 | 5 | 32 | The Breakthrough | ||
2006 | "One"[45][46] (with U2) |
86 | — | 35 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 27 | 2 | 2 | |||
"Enough Cryin" | 32 | 2 | — | 88 | — | 52 | — | — | — | 46 | ||||
"Take Me as I Am" | 58 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"MJB da MVP"[upper-alpha 4] (featuring 50 Cent) |
75 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | ||||
"We Ride (I See the Future)" | —[upper-alpha 5] | 38 | — | 69 | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | Reflections (A Retrospective) | |||
2007 | "Just Fine" | 22 | 3 | — | — | — | 54 | — | — | — | 16 | Growing Pains | ||
2008 | "Work That" | 65 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Stay Down" | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
2009 | "Stronger" | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | More than a Game soundtrack | ||
"The One" (featuring Drake) |
63 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Stronger with Each Tear | |||
"I Am" | 55 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | ||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
2010s
Year | Single | Chart position | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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US Hot 100 [32] |
US R&B [33] |
US Adult R&B | FRA [11] |
ITA [48] |
UK [41] | |||||||||
2010 | "Each Tear" | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
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Stronger with Each Tear | |||||
"We Got Hood Love" (featuring Trey Songz) |
— | 25 | 14 | — | — | — | ||||||||
2011 | "Someone to Love Me (Naked)" (featuring Diddy & Lil Wayne) |
—[upper-alpha 6] | 28 | — | — | — | — | My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1) | ||||||
"25/8" | — | 35 | 8 | — | — | — | ||||||||
"Mr. Wrong" (featuring Drake) |
87 | 10 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"The Living Proof" | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | ||||||||
2012 | "Why" (featuring Rick Ross) |
— | 30 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
"Don't Mind" | — | 35 | 3 | — | — | — | ||||||||
2013 | "Do You Hear What I Hear?" (featuring Jessie J) |
— | — | — | — | — | 59 | A Mary Christmas | ||||||
"This Christmas" | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | ||||||||
2014 | "Suitcase" | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | Think Like a Man Too | ||||||
"Therapy" | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | The London Sessions | |||||||
"Right Now" | — | — | — | 87 | — | 100 | ||||||||
"Whole Damn Year" | — | 21 | 5 | — | — | — | ||||||||
"Nobody but You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
2015 | "Doubt" | — | 37 | 8 | — | — | — | |||||||
2016 | "Thick of It" | —[upper-alpha 7] | 47[49] | 1[50] | — | — | — | Strength of a Woman | ||||||
2017 | "U + Me (Love Lesson)" | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |||||||
"Love Yourself" (featuring Kanye West) |
— | — | 11 | — | — | — | ||||||||
"Love Yourself" (Remix) (featuring A$AP Rocky)[51] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||||
"Set Me Free" | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | Strength of a Woman | |||||||
2018 | "Only Love" | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | non-album single | ||||||
2019 | "Thriving" (featuring Nas)[52] |
— | — | 21 | — | — | — | |||||||
"Know"[53] | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | ||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
2020s
Year | Single | Chart position | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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US Hot 100 [32] |
US R&B [33] |
US Adult R&B | FRA [11] |
ITA [48] |
UK [41] | |||||||||
2020 | "Always" (with Waze & Odyssey, George Michael and Tommy Theo) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
As featured artist
Year | Single | Chart position | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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US Hot 100 [32] |
US R&B [33] |
AUS [54] |
GER [35] |
IRE [36] |
NED [37] |
NZ [38] |
SWE [39] |
SWI [40] |
UK [41] | |||||
1993 | "Check It Out" (Grand Puba featuring Mary J. Blige) |
—[upper-alpha 8] | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Reel to Reel | ||
1995 | "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" (Method Man featuring Mary J. Blige) |
3 | 1 | — | 100 | — | 36 | 22 | — | — | 10 |
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Tical | |
1996 | "Can't Knock the Hustle" (Jay-Z featuring Mary J. Blige) |
73 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | 30 | Reasonable Doubt | ||
1999 | "Lean on Me" (Kirk Franklin featuring Mary J. Blige & The Family) |
79 | 26 | — | — | — | 57 | 27 | — | — | — | The Nu Nation Project | ||
2000 | "911" (Wyclef Jean featuring Mary J. Blige) |
38 | 6 | — | 12 | 10 | 8 | — | 1 | 9 | 9 |
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The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book | |
2001 | "Back 2 Life 2001" (DJ Clue featuring Mary J. Blige & Jadakiss) |
— | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Professional 2 | ||
2002 | "Come Close" (Common featuring Mary J. Blige) |
65 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Electric Circus | ||
2004 | "I Try" (Talib Kweli featuring Mary J. Blige) |
— | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | The Beautiful Struggle | ||
2005 | "Ain't No Way" (Patti LaBelle featuring Mary J. Blige) |
— | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Classic Moments | ||
2006 | "Be Easy" (Young Hot Rod featuring Mary J. Blige) |
85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Fastlane | ||
"Runaway Love" (Ludacris featuring Mary J. Blige) |
2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | 52 | Release Therapy | |||
2007 | "Wake Up Call (Mark Ronson Remix)" (Maroon 5 featuring Mary J. Blige) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Call and Response: The Remix Album | ||
"Disrespectful" (Chaka Khan featuring Mary J. Blige) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Funk This | |||
"You're all Welcome" (Jay-Z featuring Mary J. Blige) |
— | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non album-single | |||
2008 | "Just Stand Up!" (with Various Artists) |
11 | 83 | 39 | — | 11 | — | 19 | 51 | — | 26 | |||
"IfULeave" (Musiq Soulchild featuring Mary J. Blige) |
71 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | OnMyRadio | |||
"Sumthin's Gotta Give" (Big Boi featuring Mary J. Blige) |
— | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non album-single | |||
2009 | "Remember Me" (T.I. featuring Mary J. Blige) |
29 | 42 | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | 34 | Paper Trail: Case Closed | ||
"This Is to Mother You" (Sinéad O'Connor featuring Mary J. Blige) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non album-single | |||
"It's Coming" (Latonya Blige featuring Mary J. Blige) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non album-single | |||
2010 | "Hard Times Come Again No More" (The Roots featuring Mary J. Blige) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hope for Haiti Now | ||
"Bridge over Troubled Water" (Andrea Bocelli with Mary J. Blige) |
75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non album-single | |||
2011 | "It Ain't Over Til It's Over" (DJ Khaled featuring Mary J. Blige, Fabolous & Jadakiss) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | We the Best Forever | ||
2014 | "F for You" (Disclosure featuring Mary J. Blige) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | Settle | ||
2016 | "Hands" (Various Artists for Orlando) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non album-singles | ||
"Where's the Love?" (The Black Eyed Peas featuring The World) |
— | — | 15 | 39 | — | 68 | — | — | 41 | 47 | ||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Other charted songs
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
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US R&B [56] |
US Dance [56] |
SWI [57] | ||||
1993 | "I Don't Want to Do Anything" (with K-Ci Hailey) |
86 | — | — | What's the 411? | |
1995 | "My Life"[upper-alpha 2] | 14 | — | — | My Life | |
"Everyday It Rains"[upper-alpha 2] | 48 | — | — | The Show soundtrack | ||
"Everlasting Love"[upper-alpha 2] | 47 | — | — | Rhythm of the Games: 1996 Olympic Games Album | ||
1997 | "It's On"[upper-alpha 2] (featuring R. Kelly) |
48 | — | — | Share My World | |
1998 | "A Dream"[upper-alpha 2] | 16 | — | — | Money Talks soundtrack | |
"Beautiful"[upper-alpha 9] | 72 | — | — | How Stella Got Her Groove Back soundtrack | ||
2000 | "Sincerity" (featuring Nas & DMX) |
72 | — | — | Mary | |
"Let No Man Put Asunder" | — | 20 | — | |||
"Someday at Christmas" | 87 | — | — | My Christmas Album | ||
2002 | "He Think I Don't Know" | — | 15 | — | No More Drama | |
2006 | "Baggage" | 104 | — | — | The Breakthrough | |
"Ain't Really Love" | 73 | — | — | |||
2008 | "Hurt Again" | 55 | — | — | Growing Pains | |
2010 | "I Feel Good" | 68 | — | — | Stronger with Each Tear | |
"Good Love" (featuring T.I.) |
56 | — | — | |||
2011 | "Feel Inside" (featuring Nas) |
106 | — | — | My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1) | |
"Ain't Nobody" | — | — | 55 | |||
2012 | "Love a Woman" (featuring Beyoncé) |
89 | — | — | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Guest appearances
Soundtrack appearances
See also
Notes
- Song was not released in the US as a commercial single but was issued as a full, physical single release in the UK.
- Did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100 or Hot R&B/Hip-Hop chart (Billboard rules at the time prevented album cuts from charting). Chart peak listed here represents Hot 100 Airplay and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay charts data.
- "Your Child" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number six on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[43]
- "MJB da MVP" was played briefly by radio in the US in 2005 before the first official single from The Breakthrough, "Be Without You", was released. It was the only single from Mary J. Blige's Reflections (A Retrospective) album in the UK.
- "We Ride (I See the Future)" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 18 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.[43]
- "Someone to Love Me (Naked)" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number eight on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[43]
- "Thick of It" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 17 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[43]
- "Check It Out" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number ten on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[43]
- "Beautiful" only charted at number 72 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop chart due to old chart rules which prevented album cuts (tracks that had not been released as physical singles) from charting. The rules changed in December 1998, but by that time "Beautiful" was near the end of its popularity. The song peaked at number 13 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart earlier that year.
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