Erykah Badu discography
American singer and songwriter 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]
Erykah Badu discography | |
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Badu in July 2002 | |
Studio albums | 5 |
Live albums | 1 |
Compilation albums | 1 |
Music videos | 20 |
Singles | 31 |
Mixtapes | 1 |
Promotional singles | 3 |
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
Studio albums
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
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US [3] |
US R&B [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 |
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11 | 3 | 56 | 42 | 42 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 33 | 76 |
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Worldwide Underground |
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3 | 2 | 64 | — | 57 | 42 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 93 |
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New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) |
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2 | 2 | 39 | 49 | 44 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 55 |
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New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh) |
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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
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
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US [3] |
US R&B [4] |
NL [8] |
UK [20] | |||
Live |
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4 | 1 | 5 | 195 |
Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||
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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 | —[upper-alpha 1] | — | 1 | 1 | — | 100 | 40 | 30 | ||
"Otherside of the Game" | — | — | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |||
"Appletree" | — | — | 30 | 23 | — | — | — | 47 | |||
"Tyrone" | —[upper-alpha 2] | — | 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?" | —[upper-alpha 3] | 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 | — | —[upper-alpha 4] | — | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"—" 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 [33] |
US R&B [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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"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 | — | — | —[upper-alpha 5] | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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
Title | Year | Peaks | Album |
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US R&B [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
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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US Adult R&B [27] |
BEL (FL) Tip [22] | |||
"Phone Down" | 2016 | 10 | 91 | But You Caint Use My Phone |
Guest appearances
Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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"A Child with the Blues" | 1997 | Terence Blanchard | Eve's Bayou: The Collection[47] |
"A Child with the Blues" (Izm Mix) | None | ||
"Funky Nassau" | 1998 | Joe Morton, Dan Aykroyd, John Goodman, Paul Shaffer, The Blues Brothers Band | Blues Brothers 2000: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
"Liberation" | Outkast | Aquemini | |
"Ye Yo" | None | Hav Plenty | |
"No More Trouble" | 1999 | Bob Marley | Chant Down Babylon |
"Hollywood" | 2000 | None | Bamboozled: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
"Plenty" | Guru | Guru's Jazzmatazz, Vol. 3: Streetsoul | |
"Humble Mumble" | Outkast | Stankonia | |
"Be Thankful" | 2001 | Omar | Best by Far[48] |
"Today (Earth Song)" | None | Red Star Sounds Volume One: Soul Searching[49] | |
"Aquarius" | 2002 | Common, Bilal | Electric Circus |
"Jimi Was a Rock Star" | Common | ||
"Heaven Somewhere" | Common, Omar, Cee-Lo, Bilal, Jill Scott, Mary J. Blige, Lonnie "Pops" Lynn | ||
"Akai Inochi" | 2004 | Misia | Mars & Roses |
"Searching" | Roy Ayers | Mahogany Vibe[50] | |
"Searching" (Extended Version) | |||
"Everybody Loves the Sunshine" | |||
"Ain't No Mistaken (Danger Part II)" | 2006 | Big Tuck | Tha Absolute Truth |
"Fly Away" | 2007 | Sa-Ra, Georgia Anne Muldrow | The Hollywood Recordings |
"Hold On" | Pharoahe Monch | Desire | |
"Foreword" | Jay Electronica, Just Blaze | Act I: Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge) | |
"Vibrate On" | 2009 | None | Girlfriends: The Soundtrack[51] |
"Dirty Beauty" | Sa-Ra Creative Partners | Nuclear Evolution: The Age of Love | |
"Maybach Music III" | 2010 | Rick Ross, T.I., Jadakiss | Teflon Don |
"Silly" | David Banner, 9th Wonder | Death of a Pop Star | |
"20 Feet Tall" (Remix) | 2011 | 9th Wonder, Rapsody | The Wonder Years |
"Afro Blue" | 2012 | Robert Glasper Experiment | Black Radio |
"Hey Shooter" | Rocket Juice & the Moon | Rocket Juice & the Moon | |
Dam(n) | Rocket Juice & the Moon, M.anifest | ||
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" | The Flaming Lips | The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends | |
"Drivin Round" | Ghostface Killah, Sheek Louch, Masta Killa, GZA | Wu Block | |
"Heaven for the Sinner" | 2013 | Bonobo | The North Borders |
"Cure" | Papoose | The Nacirema Dream | |
"Treehome95" | Tyler, The Creator, Coco O | Wolf | |
"Rememory" | 2015 | Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment | Surf |
"Maiysha (So Long)" | 2016 | Miles Davis, Robert Glasper | Everything's Beautiful[52] |
"WiFi" | DRAM | Big Baby D.R.A.M. | |
"Lowkey" | 2020 | Teyana Taylor | The Album |
Other credits
Title | Year | Artist | Album | Credit |
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"The 'Notic" | 1997 | The Roots featuring D'Angelo | Men in Black: The Album | Vocals[53] |
"Liberation" | 1998 | Outkast | Aquemini | Additional vocals[54] |
Music videos
As lead artist
Title | Year | Director(s) |
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"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
Title | Year | Director(s) |
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"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
- "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]
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External links
- Official website
- Erykah Badu at AllMusic
- Erykah Badu discography at Discogs
- Erykah Badu discography at MusicBrainz