Monie Love is a British rapper and actress who has released two studio albums, one mixtape, one album as part of a group, one EP, and 14 singles.
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Down to Earth |
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In a Word or 2 |
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Monie Love Presents Sisterhood of the Traveling Mic |
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Heresy (as part of Heresy) |
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UK [1] | AUS [11] | GER [12] | NED [13] | NZ [14] | SWI [4] | US [15] | US Dance [16] | US R&B [17] | US Rap [18] | |||
"I Can Do This" | 1988 | 37 | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Down to Earth |
"Grandpa's Party" | 1989 | 16 | — | — | 51 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Monie in the Middle" | 1990 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 28 | 1 | |
"It's a Shame (My Sister)" (featuring True Image) | 12 | 90 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 1 | ||
"Down To Earth" | 31 | — | 33 | 29 | — | 15 | — | — | 75 | 30 | ||
"Ring My Bell" (with Adeva) | 1991 | 20 | 35 | 25 | 15 | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | Love or Lust and Down to Earth |
"Work It Out" [19] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Boyz n the Hood Soundtrack | |
"Full Term Love" | 1992 | 34 | — | — | 58 | — | — | 96 | — | 47 | 7 | Class Act Soundtrack and In a Word or 2 |
"Born 2 B.R.E.E.D." | 1993 | 18 | 98 | — | 5 | 21 | 35 | 89 | 1 | 56 | 7 | In a Word or 2 |
"In a Word or 2" | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Never Give Up" | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Slice of da Pie" | 1997 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
"Divine" (featuring Skyzoo & Tuff) [20] | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"1NE People" (featuring Nana Fofie) [21] | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
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"Free Style" (as member of Jus Badd) [22] | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
"Buddy" (De La Soul featuring Q-Tip, Queen Latifah, Monie Love & Jungle Brothers) | 1989 | 7 | — | — | — | 27 | 18 | 2 | 3 Feet High and Rising | |||
"She Drives Me Crazy (The Monie Love Mix)" (Fine Young Cannibals featuring Monie Love) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Raw & the Remix | ||||
"Ladies First" (Queen Latifah featuring Monie Love) | — | — | — | — | 38 | 64 | 5 | All Hail the Queen | ||||
"Doin' Our Own Dang" (Jungle Brothers featuring A Tribe Called Quest, Queen Latifah, Monie Love & De La Soul) | 1990 | 33 | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | Done by the Forces of Nature | |||
"Saturday" (Cunnie Williams featuring Monie Love) | 1998 | — | 35 | 24 | — | — | — | — | Star Hotel | |||
"Where Are They Now (Remix)" (Nas featuring Chip Fu, The Original Spinderella, Das EFX, Dres, EST, Father MC, Lords of the Underground, Mike Gee, Monie Love, Positive K, Redhead Kingpin & Rob Base) [23] | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
"Saturday 2009" (Cunnie Williams featuring Monie Love) [24] | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Hip Hop (Remix)" (as member of Heresy) [25] | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Heresy | |||
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