Jennifer Hudson discography | |
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Singles | 20 |
Music videos | 12 |
Album appearances | 8 |
Soundtrack appearances | 22 |
American singer and actress Jennifer Hudson has released four 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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The Gift of Love |
| 160 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"—" 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 | — [A] |
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 | — | — [B] | — | — | 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 | — | — [C] | — | — | — | — | 54 | — | — | 109 | JHUD | |
"Walk It Out" (featuring Timbaland) | 2014 | — | — [D] | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | ||
"It's Your World" (featuring R. Kelly) | — | — [E] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"I Still Love You" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Remember Me" [41] | 2017 | — [F] | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | — [G] | Non-album singles | |
"Burden Down" [44] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"I'll Fight" [45] | 2018 | — [H] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RBG | |
"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" [46] | 2021 | — | — [I] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)" [24] | — | — [J] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Respect | ||
"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" [47] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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 [48] | |
"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 [53] | CAN [31] | GER | IRE [13] | NZ [34] | SWI [16] | UK [17] | |||
"The Star-Spangled Banner" [54] | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
"You Pulled Me Through" [55] | — [K] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Jennifer Hudson | |
"One Shining Moment" [57] | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
"Feeling Good" [58] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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" [59] (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. |
Song | Year | Album |
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"Easy to Be Hard" | 2004 | Hair – Actor's Fund of America Benefit Recording [67] |
"The Future Ain't What It Used to Be" (with Meat Loaf) | 2006 | Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose [68] [69] |
"Leaving Tonight" (with Ne-Yo) | 2007 | Because of You [70] |
"The Star-Spangled Banner" | 2009 | Change Is Now: Renewing America's Promise [71] |
"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" [72] (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 [73] [74] |
"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 [75] | |
"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) [76] |
"Remember the Music" | Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1 [63] | |
"Whatever Makes You Happy" (with Juicy J) | ||
"For My God" | Empire: The Complete Season 1 [64] | |
"Big, Blonde and Beautiful" | 2016 | Hairspray Live! [77] |
"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) [78] | |
"Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight" | Sing: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [79] | |
"Hallelujah" (with Tori Kelly) | Sing: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Deluxe) [80] | |
"Memory" | 2019 | Cats: Highlights from the Motion Picture Soundtrack [81] |
"All I Need" | 2023 | The Color Purple (Music From and Inspired by the Motion Picture) [82] |
Video | Year | Director |
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"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" | 2007 | Bill Condon [83] |
"Spotlight" | 2008 | Chris Robinson [84] [85] |
"If This Isn't Love" | 2009 | Diane Martel [86] |
"We Are the World 25 for Haiti" | 2010 | Paul Haggis |
"Where You At" | 2011 | Anthony Mandler [87] |
"No One Gonna Love You | Diane Martel | |
"Think Like a Man" | 2012 | |
"I Can't Describe (The Way I Feel)" | 2013 | Anthony Mandler [88] |
"Walk It Out" | 2014 | Little X [89] |
"I Still Love You | 2015 | Tabitha Denholm and Molly Schiot [90] |
"Remember Me" | 2017 | |
"Burden Down" | Sam Lecca | |
"Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)" | 2021 | |
Charts and sales
American singer Alicia Keys has released nine studio albums, eight live albums, one remix album, six reissue albums, four extended plays, seven box sets, 47 singles as lead artist, and six promotional singles. Throughout her career, Keys has sold over 65 million records worldwide. According to Recording Industry Association of America, Keys is the top certified female R&B artist of the millennium, with 20 million certified albums and 38 million certified digital singles in the United States. Billboard ranked her as the second top female artist of the 2000s decade, fourth top R&B/hip-Hop female artist of the 2010s decade and the 60th Greatest Artist of all time.
American rapper DMX released eight studio albums, seven compilation albums, three mixtapes, 47 singles and 24 music videos.
American gospel singer Yolanda Adams has released 11 studio albums, 2 live albums and 6 compilation albums. Adams has been named as the "First Lady of Modern Gospel" by the media. With sales of nearly 10 million records worldwide, she was Billboard's Top Gospel Artist of the 2000s and has sold 4.5 million albums in the US since 1991. Five of her albums have reached number one on the US Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart. The Gospel Music Association inducted her into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. Mountain High... Valley Low remains her best-selling album in the US, being certified Platinum by RIAA, while her albums Believe and Verity Presents: The Best of Yolanda Adams both reached gold status respectively.
American rapper Lupe Fiasco has released nine studio albums, seven mixtapes, 38 singles, and 37 music videos.
American singer Mario has released six studio albums, one compilation album, one extended play, seventeen singles, six promotional singles and twenty-one music videos. In his career, Mario has charted 15 entries on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. His four studio albums—Mario, Turning Point, Go and D.N.A.—all reached the top 5 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. To date, Mario has sold 2.3 million albums, 4.8 million downloads and earned 591 million streams in the US, according to Nielsen Music.
This is the discography of American rapper LL Cool J.
The discography of Outkast, an American hip hop duo, consists of six studio albums, one compilation album, one soundtrack album, one video album, 32 singles, three promotional singles, and 21 music videos. In 1992, Outkast became the first hip hop act to be signed to the label LaFace Records; with their first studio album Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik (1994) that debuted at number 20 on the US Billboard 200. Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik spawned the commercially successful single "Player's Ball", which reached number 37 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was later certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Their following two albums, ATLiens (1996) and Aquemini (1998), were commercially successful in the United States; both albums peaked at number two on the Billboard 200, and were certified double-platinum by the RIAA. Three singles were released from each album; all three from ATLiens charted on the Billboard Hot 100, with "Elevators " peaking at number 12, making it the most successful. The lead single from Aquemini, "Rosa Parks", peaked at number 55 on the Billboard Hot 100: two more singles, "Skew It on the Bar-B" and "Da Art of Storytellin' ", were released from the album. In 1998, Outkast collaborated with hip hop group Goodie Mob on the single "Black Ice " and with rapper Cool Breeze on the single "Watch for the Hook"; the singles peaked at numbers 50 and 73 on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively.
"Can't Help but Wait" is the second single from the Trey Songz album Trey Day. The song is written by Johntá Austin, Mikkel S. Eriksen, and Tor Erik Hermansen. On the issue date of October 6, 2007, the single debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 99. Canadian actress Rosemary De Los Santos appears in the video as the girlfriend and American actor Jackie Long (ATL) appears in the video as the abusive boyfriend. "Can't Help but Wait" peaked within the top 20 of the US Billboard Hot 100, at number 14 the week ending December 22, 2007. The video was filmed in Toronto, Ontario. The song was nominated for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance at the 2009 Grammy Awards.
American singer and songwriter Solange has released four studio albums: Solo Star in 2002, Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams in 2008, A Seat at the Table in 2016, which peaked at number one in the US Billboard 200 chart, and When I Get Home in 2019. Solange released a music video and single for "Losing You" on October 2, 2012. The single was released in promotion of her first EP, titled True, which Solange worked on with Dev Hynes and was released on November 27, 2012, by Terrible Records.
This is the discography of American gospel artist Kirk Franklin. In total, Franklin has won 20 Grammy Awards, 13 Dove Awards and 28 Stellar Awards. Franklin is the best-selling contemporary gospel artist of the SoundScan era and one of the best-selling gospel artists of all-time, with total sales exceeding 15 million, 14.6 of which are certified by the Recording Industry Association of America.
American rapper Gucci Mane has released 16 studio albums, 3 collaborative albums, 10 compilation albums, one soundtrack, 8 extended plays (EPs), 80 mixtapes and 100 singles and 16 promotional singles.
American singer Keyshia Cole has released seven studio albums, one extended play, two mixtapes, 24 singles and 31 music videos. Cole's debut single, "Never", peaked at number 71 on the United States Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and became Cole's first entry on a national record chart. She was later featured on "Let's Get Blown", a 2004 single by American West Coast hip hop rapper Snoop Dogg – it peaked at number 54 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Cole released her debut album The Way It Is on June 21, 2005, through A&M Records. The album debuted at number six on the US Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 89,000 copies. The Way It Is was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It produced the four singles "I Changed My Mind", "(I Just Want It) To Be Over", "I Should Have Cheated", and "Love", of two of which reached the top ten of the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
American rapper Lil Wayne has released 286 singles including 19 promotional singles. Lil Wayne attained his first singles chart entry in 1999 as a featured artist on Hot Boys member Juvenile's single "Back That Azz Up", which peaked at number 19 on the United States Billboard Hot 100 and became a top ten hit on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts. Wayne later released his debut solo studio album Tha Block Is Hot in November 1999. Its title track and lead single, which features B.G. and Juvenile, reached number 72 on the Billboard Hot 100. Lights Out followed in December 2000 and produced the singles "Get Off the Corner", "Everything" and "Shine". "Way of Life", the lead single from Wayne's third studio album 500 Degreez, peaked at number 71 on the Hot 100 and became a top 20 hit on the Hot Rap Songs chart. In 2004, Wayne was featured on the single "Soldier" by American girl group Destiny's Child, which became his first top ten hit on the Hot 100 and enjoyed commercial success internationally.
The discography of American rapper Young Thug consists of three studio albums, two compilation albums, twelve self-released mixtapes, seven commercial mixtapes, three extended plays, and sixty-nine singles.
American rapper Logic has released nine studio albums, one EP, one compilation album, one soundtrack album, ten mixtapes, five beat tapes, 66 singles, three promotional singles and 42 music videos. In December 2010, Logic released his debut mixtape, Young, Broke & Infamous.
Xavier Lamar Dotson, known professionally as Zaytoven, is an American record producer from Atlanta, Georgia. He has released collaborative projects with artists including Gucci Mane, Usher, Future, Young Dolph, Migos, Lecrae, Lil Yachty, Chief Keef, Young Scooter, B.o.B, Boosie Badazz, Waka Flocka Flame, 21 Savage, Deitrick Haddon and La Fève.
The discography of 21 Savage, a British-American rapper, consists of three studio albums, three collaborative albums, three mixtapes, three extended plays, and 31 singles. His first collaborative extended play with Metro Boomin, Savage Mode (2016), had reached at number 23 on the Billboard 200, marking his first project to chart. It also produced the Billboard Hot 100 top-40 single, "X" and "No Heart". His debut studio album, Issa Album (2017), had peaked at number 2 on the US Billboard 200, and producing the top-20 single, "Bank Account", while his first collaborative studio album with Offset and Metro Boomin, Without Warning (2017), had peaked at number 4 on the US Billboard 200.
The discography of American singer Kehlani consists of four studio albums, four mixtapes, and 70 singles. Kehlani released their debut commercial mixtape, Cloud 19, exclusively on August 26, 2014, and released it on streaming services on its seven-year anniversary in 2021. They released their second commercial mixtape, You Should Be Here, on April 28, 2015, which reached number 36 on the Billboard 200. On January 27, 2017, Kehlani released their debut studio album, SweetSexySavage, which reached number three on the Billboard 200. In 2018, Kehlani was featured on American rapper Cardi B's single, "Ring", from her debut studio album, Invasion of Privacy, which reached number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100. They released their third commercial mixtape, While We Wait, on February 22, 2019, which reached number nine on the Billboard 200. On May 8, 2020, Kehlani released their second studio album, It Was Good Until It Wasn't, which debuted and peaked at number two on the Billboard 200. On April 29, 2022, they released their third studio album, Blue Water Road, which debuted and peaked at number 13 on the Billboard 200.
This is the songs discography for American rapper 50 Cent.
American R&B musician H.E.R. has released one studio album, two compilation albums, five extended plays, twenty-three singles and thirteen promotional singles.
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