Jennifer Hudson discography | |
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Studio albums | 3 |
Music videos | 12 |
Singles | 20 |
Soundtrack albums | 1 |
Album appearances | 8 |
Soundtrack appearances | 22 |
American singer and actress Jennifer Hudson has released three studio albums, sixteen singles (including two as a featured artist), five promotional singles and ten music videos. She has also made various contributions to other artist's albums and has appeared on the soundtrack for the 2006 musical film, Dreamgirls .
Hudson's music incorporates a range of musical genres such as soul and R&B. Motown is often seen as an influence on Hudson's music. Hudson rose to fame as a contestant on the third series of American Idol , however being eliminated at the "Top 7" stage. [1] Hudson went on to perform as "Effie White" in the 2006 film adaptation of the original production of Broadway musical, Dreamgirls . [2] Hudson won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance, [3] becoming one of the few people to win an award at the ceremony for a debut performance. The soundtrack of the film was again a huge success, reaching number one on the Billboard 200. One of Hudson's performances, "Love You I Do", was nominated for the 2007 Academy Award for Best Original Song, and won the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media.
Following Hudson's success on Dreamgirls, her self-titled debut album, Jennifer Hudson was released in 2008, to commercial success, debuting at number two on the Billboard 200. Hudson's first single from the album, "Spotlight" was a success around the world, reaching number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100, [4] as well as 11 on its British counterpart. [5] The song also reached number-one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. [6] Jennifer Hudson has since been certified Gold in the U.S. [7] Hudson was nominated for three Grammy Awards for Jennifer Hudson, collecting the award for "Best R&B Album" at the 51st Awards Ceremony. [8] Her second album, I Remember Me (2011), also debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 selling 165,000 copies in its first week. The first single, "Where You At", was an R&B hit, reaching the top ten at the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | ||||||||
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US [9] | US R&B /HH [10] | AUS [11] | GER [12] | IRE [13] | JPN [14] | KOR (Int.) [15] | SWI [16] | UK [17] | ||||
Jennifer Hudson |
| 2 | 2 | 73 | — | 46 | 27 | — | — | 21 | ||
I Remember Me |
| 2 | 2 | 26 | 84 | 86 | 19 | 13 | 57 | 20 |
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JHUD |
| 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 170 | 59 | 100 | 116 |
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"—" denotes an album that did not chart |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
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US [9] | SWI [16] | UK [17] | ||
Respect | 151 | 93 | — [upper-alpha 1] |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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US [29] | US R&B /HH [30] | AUS [11] | CAN [31] | GER [32] | IRE [13] | KOR (Int.) [15] | SCO [33] | NZ [34] | UK [17] | ||||
"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" | 2006 | 60 | 14 | — | — | — | 37 | — | 32 | — | 32 |
| Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture |
"Spotlight" | 2008 | 24 | 1 | 96 | 69 | 58 | 32 | — | — | 21 | 11 |
| Jennifer Hudson |
"If This Isn't Love" | 2009 | 63 | 5 | — | — | 76 | — | — [upper-alpha 2] | — | — | 37 | ||
"Giving Myself" | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Where You At" | 2011 | 64 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | 103 | I Remember Me | |
"I Remember Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | 89 | |||
"No One Gonna Love You" | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"I Got This" | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Think Like a Man" (with Ne-Yo featuring Rick Ross) | 2012 | 90 | 33 | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | Think Like a Man OST | |
"I Can't Describe (The Way I Feel)" (featuring T.I.) | 2013 | — | — [upper-alpha 3] | — | — | — | — | 54 | — | — | 109 | JHUD | |
"Walk It Out" (featuring Timbaland) | 2014 | — | — [upper-alpha 4] | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | ||
"It's Your World" (featuring R. Kelly) | — | — [upper-alpha 5] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"I Still Love You" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Remember Me" [41] | 2017 | — | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | Non-album singles | |
"Burden Down" [42] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"I'll Fight" [43] | 2018 | — [upper-alpha 6] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RBG | |
"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" [44] | 2021 | — | — [upper-alpha 7] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)" [24] | — | — [upper-alpha 8] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Respect | ||
"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" [45] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
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US [29] | US R&B /HH [30] | AUS [11] | CAN [31] | IRE [13] | NZ [34] | UK [17] | ||||
"Overjoyed" (Jamie Williams featuring Jennifer Hudson) | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | After Hours [46] | |
"We Are the World 25 for Haiti" (as USA for Haiti) | 2010 | 2 | — | 18 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 50 | Non-album single | |
"Go All Night" (Gorgon City featuring Jennifer Hudson) | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| Sirens |
"Trouble" (Iggy Azalea featuring Jennifer Hudson) | 2015 | 67 | 22 | 10 | 73 | 20 | — | 7 | Reclassified | |
"How Great Thou Art" (Pentatonix featuring Jennifer Hudson) | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Pentatonix Christmas | |
"Oh Santa!" (Mariah Carey featuring Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson) | 2020 | 76 | 20 | — | 60 | 76 | — | 50 | Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special (Apple TV+ Original Soundtrack) | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||
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US [29] | AUS [11] | AUT [51] | CAN [31] | GER | IRE [13] | NZ [34] | SWI [16] | UK [17] | |||
"The Star-Spangled Banner" [52] | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
"You Pulled Me Through" [53] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Jennifer Hudson | |
"One Shining Moment" [54] | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
"Feeling Good" [55] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I Remember Me | |
"Night of Your Life" (David Guetta featuring Jennifer Hudson) | 2011 | 81 | 37 | 7 | 30 | 12 | 46 | 38 | 24 | 35 | Nothing but the Beat |
"On Top of the World" [56] (with Pixie Lott, Luan Santana, Yemi Alade & Monali Thakur) | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
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US [29] | US R&B /HH [30] | US R&B Digital [57] | US Gospel Digital [58] | CAN [31] | UK [17] | UK R&B [59] | |||
"Leaving Tonight" (Ne-Yo featuring Jennifer Hudson) | 2007 | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | Because of You |
"All Dressed in Love" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | — | Sex and the City Soundtrack |
"Jesus Promised Me a Home Over There" | — | 110 | — | 6 | — | — | — | Jennifer Hudson | |
"Let It Be" (featuring The Roots) | 2010 | 98 | — | — | — | 70 | 97 | — | Hope for Haiti Now |
"Don't Look Down" | 2011 | — | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | I Remember Me |
"Believe" | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | ||
"Love You I Do" | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | 24 | Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture | |
"Whatever Makes You Happy" (with Juicy J) | 2015 | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1 [60] |
"For My God" | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | Empire: The Complete Season 1 [61] | |
"Home" (with Kennedy Holmes) | 2018 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | The Season 15 Collection (The Voice Performance) [62] |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Song | Year | Album |
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"Easy to Be Hard" | 2004 | Hair – Actor's Fund of America Benefit Recording [63] |
"The Future Ain't What It Used to Be" (with Meat Loaf) | 2006 | Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose [64] [65] |
"Leaving Tonight" (with Ne-Yo) | 2007 | Because of You [66] |
"The Star-Spangled Banner" | 2009 | Change Is Now: Renewing America's Promise [67] |
"Let It Be Me" (with Rod Stewart) | Soulbook | |
"You Put a Move on My Heart" (with Quincy Jones) | 2010 | Q Soul Bossa Nostra |
"Proud Mary" (with John Fogerty, Allen Toussaint and Rebirth Brass Band) | 2013 | Wrote a Song for Everyone |
"I'm a Woman" (with Kristin Chenoweth) | 2019 | For the Girls |
"Superstar" [68] (with Anthony Hamilton) | 2021 | Love Is the New Black |
Song | Year | Album |
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"Move" (with Beyoncé Knowles and Anika Noni Rose) | 2006 | Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture [69] [70] |
"Fake Your Way to the Top" (with Beyoncé Knowles, Anika Noni Rose and Eddie Murphy) | ||
"Cadillac Car" (with various artists) | ||
"Steppin' to The Bad Side" (with various artists) | ||
"Love You I Do" (with Beyoncé Knowles, Anika Noni Rose and Eddie Murphy) | ||
"I Want You Baby" (with Beyoncé Knowles, Anika Noni Rose and Eddie Murphy) | ||
"Family" (with various artists) | ||
"Dreamgirls" (with Beyoncé Knowles and Anika Noni Rose) | ||
"It's All Over" (with various artists) | ||
"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" | ||
"I Am Changing" | ||
"One Night Only" | ||
"Dreamgirls"(finale version) (with Beyoncé Knowles, Anika Noni Rose and Sharon Leal) | ||
"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" (dance mix) | ||
"Love Is Your Color" (with Leona Lewis) | 2010 | Sex and the City 2 |
"Bleed for Love" (featuring Soweto Gospel Choir) | 2011 | Winnie Mandela |
"I Can't Let Go" | 2013 | Smash episode" The Song" |
"I Got Love" | ||
"Everybody Loves You Now" cover of Billy Joel (with Andy Mientus) | ||
"On Broadway" cover of The Drifters (with Katharine McPhee) | Smash episode On Broadway | |
"Mama Makes Three" | ||
"Be Grateful" (with Forest Whitaker and Jacob Latimore) | Black Nativity [71] | |
"Test of Faith" | ||
"Hush Child (Get You Through This Silent Night)" (with Jacob Latimore, Luke James and Grace Gibson) | ||
"He Loves Me Still" (with Angela Bassett) | ||
"Fix Me Jesus" | ||
"As" (with Forest Whitaker and Jacob Latimore) | ||
"I Run" | 2015 | Chi-Raq (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [72] |
"Remember the Music" | Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1 [60] | |
"Whatever Makes You Happy" (with Juicy J) | ||
"For My God" | Empire: The Complete Season 1 [61] | |
"Big, Blonde and Beautiful" | 2016 | Hairspray Live! [73] |
"I Know Where I've Been" | ||
"You Can't Stop the Beat" (with Maddie Baillio, Garrett Clayton, Ariana Grande, Ephraim Sykes, Harvey Fierstein, Martin Short, Kristin Chenoweth, Dove Cameron, and Company) | ||
"Come So Far (Got So Far to Go)" (with Ariana Grande) | ||
"I'll Follow the Sun" (with the Beat Bugs) | Beat Bugs: Best of Seasons 1 & 2 (Music from the Netflix Original Series) [74] | |
"Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight" | Sing: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [75] | |
"Hallelujah" (with Tori Kelly) | Sing: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Deluxe) [76] | |
"Memory" | 2019 | Cats: Highlights from the Motion Picture Soundtrack [77] |
"All I Need" | 2023 | The Color Purple (Music From and Inspired by the Motion Picture) [78] |
Video | Year | Director |
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"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" | 2007 | Bill Condon [79] |
"Spotlight" | 2008 | Chris Robinson [80] [81] |
"If This Isn't Love" | 2009 | Diane Martel [82] |
"We Are the World 25 for Haiti" | 2010 | Paul Haggis |
"Where You At" | 2011 | Anthony Mandler [83] |
"No One Gonna Love You | Diane Martel | |
"Think Like a Man" | 2012 | |
"I Can't Describe (The Way I Feel)" | 2013 | Anthony Mandler [84] |
"Walk It Out" | 2014 | Little X [85] |
"I Still Love You | 2015 | Tabitha Denholm and Molly Schiot [86] |
"Remember Me" | 2017 | |
"Burden Down" | Sam Lecca | |
"Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)" | 2021 | |
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