Queen Latifah discography
Queen Latifah is an American rapper, jazz/blues singer, and actress. Born Dana Owens, as a recording artist she has released eight studio albums, six of which were rap/hip-hop influenced albums and two that were all-singing jazz influenced albums. She has a total of twenty-three singles released as well. She has been given the title the " Queen of Jazz-Rap.[1]
| Queen Latifah discography | |
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| Studio albums | 7 |
| Compilation albums | 1 |
| Singles | 23 |
Latifah's released two albums, All Hail the Queen and Nature of a Sista, to only moderate success before breaking through with her 1993 album, Black Reign. Black Reign received a gold certification in the United States, reaching #60 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart, and #15 on the U.S. R&B Chart. The album has sold 491,000 copies in the United States.[2] After a five year hiatus, she released Order in the Court on June 16, 1998. The album was a disappointment, selling only 100,000 copies in the United States.[3] After, Latifah released a greatest hits compilation entitled She's the Queen: A Collection of Hits.
Latifah once again found success in 2004 with her fifth studio album, The Dana Owens Album. The album was a success, charting at #16 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart. In 2007, Latifah released her sixth studio album, Trav'lin' Light through Flavor Unit/Verve Records. And in 2009, Latifah released her seventh album, Persona through Flavor Unit/Universal Records. In 2012, it was confirmed Latifah was recording a new album, set to be released in 2013.
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |
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| U.S. | U.S. R&B | ||||
| 1989 | All Hail the Queen
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124 | 6 | ||
| 1991 | Nature of a Sista
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117 | 32 |
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| 1993 | Black Reign
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60 | 15 |
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| 1998 | Order in the Court
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95 | 16 |
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| 2002 | She's the Queen: A Collection of Hits
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97 | 29 |
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| 2004 | The Dana Owens Album | 16 | 11 |
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| 2007 | Trav'lin' Light
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11 | 6 |
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| 2009 | Persona
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25 | 3 | ||
Compilation albums
| Album information |
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She's a Queen: A Collection of Hits
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Soundtracks
- 1996: The Associate
- 1998: Living Out Loud
- 2002: Chicago
- 2007: Hairspray
- 2012: Joyful Noise
- 2015: Bessie
Singles
Solo artist
| Year | Single | Chart peak positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. [6] |
U.S. R&B [7] |
U.S. Rap | U.S. Dance [8] |
U.S. AC [9] |
NZ [10] |
UK [11][12] | |||
| 1989 | "Wrath of My Madness" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All Hail the Queen |
| "Dance for Me" | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990 | "Ladies First" | — | 64 | 5 | 38 | — | — | — | |
| "Come Into My House" | — | 81 | 21 | 7 | — | — | — | ||
| "Mama Gave Birth to the Soul Children" | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | 14 | ||
| 1991 | "Fly Girl" | — | 16 | 19 | — | — | 38 | 67 | Nature of a Sista |
| 1992 | "Latifah's Had It Up 2 Here" (US/JAP only) | — | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
| "How Do I Love Thee" (US only) | — | 32 | — | 19 | — | — | — | ||
| 1994 | "U.N.I.T.Y." | 23 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 74 | Black Reign |
| "Just Another Day..." (US only) | 54 | 37 | 11 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Black Hand Side" (US only) | — | 29 | 20 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Weekend Love" | 70 | — | — | — | 38 | — | |||
| "Can't Understand" (US promo only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1996 | "Elements I'm Among" (US promo only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | TBC |
| 1997 | "Mr. Big Stuff" (with Shades and Free) (UK only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | The Associate OST |
| "It's Alright" | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | Nothing to Lose OST | |
| 1998 | "Paper" (US only) | 50 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | Order in the Court |
| "Bananas (Who You Gonna Call?)" (US promo only) | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Brownsville" (US promo only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002 | "Go Head / She's a Queen" (US promo only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | She's a Queen: A Collection of Hits |
| 2003 | "Better Than the Rest" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bringing Down the House OST |
| 2004 | "I Put a Spell on You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Dana Owens Album |
| 2005 | "Simply Beautiful" | — | 115[13] | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2007 | "Poetry Man" | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | Trav'lin' Light |
| 2008 | "Champion" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | AT&T Team USA Soundtrack |
| 2009 | "Cue the Rain" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Persona |
| "Fast Car" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||
As featured artist
- Big Bub - Need Your Love w/Heavy D
- Black Sheep - Roll Wit The Flava (Remix) w/Treach, Kid Capri, Heavy D, D-Nice, Chip-Fu & Freddie Foxxx
- Brandy - I Wanna Be Down (Remix) w/MC Lyte & Yo-Yo
- Chaka Khan - Pop My Clutch
- Channel Live - Temptations w/Black Rob
- Coldcut - Find A Way
- David Bowie - Fame 90 (Remix)
- De La Soul - Buddy w/Q-Tip, Jungle Brothers & Monie Love
- Erykah Badu - Love Of My Life Worldwide w/Bahamadia & Angie Stone
- Freddie Foxxx - So Tough
- Jungle Brothers - Doin Our Own Dang w/A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul & Monie Love
- Living Colour - Under Cover Of Darkness
- Luther Vandross - Hit It Again
- Meredith Brooks - Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)
- Monifah - Fallin In Love
- Naughty By Nature - Red Light
- Naughty By Nature - Sleepin On Jersey
- Naughty By Nature - Wickedest Man Alive
- Organized Noize - Set It Off w/Andrea Martin
- Pat Benatar - Love Is A Battlefield (Remix)
- Quincy Jones - Cool Joe, Mean Joe (Killer Joe) w/Tone Loc & Nancy Wilson
- Rapsody - Hatshepsut
- Salt N Pepa - Friends w/Mad Lion
- Shabba Ranks - What 'Cha Gonna Do?
- Sly & Robbie - Woman For The Job
- Take 6 - Harmony
- Teena Marie - Lady's Choice w/Gail Gotti
- The 45 King - Flavor Unit Assassination Squad w/Lakim Shabazz, Apache, Double J & Lord Alibaski
- Various - Freedom (Theme From Panther) w/TLC, Aaliyah, Zhane, SWV, MC Lyte, Mary J. Blige, En Vogue, Salt N Pepa, Billy Lawrence, N'Dea Davenport, and more
- Various - What's Going On (The Neptunes This Ones For You Mix) w/Mobb Deep, LL Cool J, Fabolous, Da Brat, N.O.R.E., Royce Da 5'9", Angie Martinez & Sonja Blade
- Zhane - Request Line (Remix)
- Various - Satisfied (The Hamilton Mixtape) w/ Sia & Miguel
A medley of the O'Jays' "For the Love of Money" and Stevie Wonder's "Living for the City" was recorded by Troop, LeVert, and Queen Latifah. The medley was featured prominently in Mario Van Peebles' 1991 film New Jack City.
In 2009, Latifah, along with the Jubilation Choir, recorded the title track on the album Oh Happy Day, covering the song the Edwin Hawkins Singers made popular in 1969.[14]
References
- Hrabkovska, Silvia (2015-09-18). "50 facts about Queen Latifah: was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2006". BOOMSbeat. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
- Samuels, Anita (9 May 1998). "Latifah Is Back In Motown's Court". Billboard. p. 33. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- "15ask". Billboard. April 9, 2003. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- herrera, Monica (27 July 2009). "Queen Latifah Returns To Rap On 'Persona'". Billboard. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- "Queen Latifah - US Hot 100". billboard.com. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- "Queen Latifah - US R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". billboard.com. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- "Queen Latifah - US Dance Club Songs". billboard.com. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- "Queen Latifah - US Adult Contemporary". billboard.com. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- "Queen Latifah - New Zealand Chart". charts.nz. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- "Queen Latifah - UK Chart". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 445. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- "Simply Beautiful". Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles. Billboard. January 29, 2005.
- "Jon Bon Jovi, Queen Latifah go gospel for "Day"". Reuters. March 27, 2009.