Mary J. Blige discography

This article contains the discography of American R&B singer Mary J. Blige. This includes studio albums, live albums, remix albums, compilation albums, DVDs, singles, and Blige's guest appearances on other artists' albums.

Albums

Studio

Year	Information	Chart positions									Sales and certifications
		U.S.	UK	CAN	AUS	NZ	GER	AUT	SWI	FRA
1992	What's the 411? First studio album Released: July 28 1992 Format: CD	6	53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	RIAA: 3x Platinum worldwide 5x platinum
1994	My Life Second studio album Released: November 29, 1994 Formats: CD	7	59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	RIAA: 3x Platinum worldwide 5x platinum
1997	Share My World Third studio album Released: April 22 1997 Formats: CD	1	8	4	-	37	-	-	41	31	RIAA: 3x Platinum worldwide 5x platinum BPI: Gold
1999	Mary Fourth studio album Released: August 17 1999 Re-release: December 14 1999 Formats: CD	2	5	5	-	-	38	-	16	51	RIAA: 2x Platinum worldwide 3x platinum BPI: Silver
2001	No More Drama Fifth studio album Released: August 28 2001 Re-released: January 29 2002 Formats: CD	2	4	5	36	31	13	17	7	8	RIAA: 2x Platinum worldwide 5x platinum BPI: Platinum
2003	Love & Life Sixth studio album Released: August 26 2003 Formats: CD	1	8	6	-	-	21	49	3	18	RIAA: 1x Platinum wordlwide 2 million BPI: Gold
2005	The Breakthrough Seventh studio album Released: December 20 2005 Formats: CD	1	22	13	19	-	28	42	7	25	RIAA: 3x Platinum worldwide 8 million BPI: Gold
2007	Growing Pains Eighth studio album Released: December 18 2007 Formats: CD	1	6	41	-	-	32	36	6	73	RIAA: 1x Platinum U.S. sales: 1,461,850 BPI: Platinum Worldwide 2 million

Live

Year	Information	Chart positions									Sales and certifications
		U.S.	UK	CAN	AUS	NZ	GER	AUT	SWI	FRA
1998	The Tour Released: July 28 1998 Format: CD	21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	RIAA: Gold
2006	My Collection of Love Songs (Live) Released: January 1 2006 Formats: CD	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	RIAA: -

Remix

Year	Information	Chart positions									Sales and certifications
		U.S.	UK	CAN	AUS	NZ	GER	AUT	SWI	FRA
1993	What's the 411? Remix Released: December 17 1993 Format: CD	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	RIAA: Gold
2002	Dance for Me Released: August 13 2002 Formats: CD	76	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	RIAA: -

Compilations

Year	Information	Chart positions									Sales and certifications
		U.S.	UK	CAN	AUS	NZ	GER	AUT	SWI	FRA
2000	Ballads Released: (in Japan only) Format: CD	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	RIAA: -
2006	Mary J. Blige & Friends Released: November 14 2006 Formats: CD	95	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	RIAA: -
2006	Reflections - A Retrospective Released: December 12 2006 Format: CD	9	40	60	-	-	-	25	19	-	RIAA: Gold

DVDs

Year	Information
2004	Live from Los Angeles Released: October 5 2004 RIAA certification: Gold Singles: "Children of The Ghetto"
2004	An Intimate Evening with Mary J. Blige: Live from The House of Blues Released: November 23 2004 RIAA certification: - Singles: -

Singles

Solo

Year	Song	U.S	US R&B	US Dance	UK	Album
1992	"You Remind Me"	29	1	—	48	What the 411?
	"Real Love"	7	1	36	26
1993	"Reminisce"	57	6	—	31
	"Sweet Thing"	28	11	—	—
	"I Don't Want to Do Anything" (with K-Ci Hailey)	90	86	—	—
	"Love No Limit"	44	5	—	—
1994	"My Love"	—	23	—	29
	"You Don't Have to Worry"	63	11	—	36	What the 411? Remix
	"Be Happy"	29	6	—	30	My Life
1995	"I'm Goin' Down"	22	13	—	12
	"Mary Jane (All Night Long)"	—	—	—	17
	"You Bring Me Joy"	57	29	1	—
	"I Love You"	65	29	—	—
1996	"(You Make Me Feel like) a Natural Woman"	95	39	—	23	New York Undercover OST
	"Not Gon' Cry"	2	1	—	39	Waiting to Exhale soundtrack
1997	"Love Is All We Need" (featuring Nas)	—	—	1	15	Share My World
	"I Can Love You" (featuring Lil Kim)	28	2	—	—
	"Everything"	24	5	—	6
	"Missing You"	—	—	—	19
1998	"Seven Days" (featuring George Benson)	—	—	—	22
	"Beautiful"	—	72	—	—	How Stella Got Her Groove Back soundtrack
1999	"As" (with George Michael)	—	57	—	4	Mary
	"Sincerity" (featuring Nas & DMX)	—	72	—	—
	"All That I Can Say"	44	6	—	29
	"Deep Inside" (featuring Elton John)	51	9	—	42
	"Your Child"	—	23	1	—
2000	"Let No Man Put Asunder"	—	—	20	—
	"Someday at Christmas"	—	87	—	—
	"Give Me You"	68	21	—	19
2001	"Family Affair"	1	1	—	8	No More Drama
	"Dance for Me"	—	—	—	13
2002	"No More Drama"	15	16	1	9
	"Rainy Dayz" (featuring Ja Rule)	12	8	6	17
	"He Think I Don't Know"	—	—	15	—	Dance for Me
2003	"Love @ 1st Sight" (featuring Method Man)	22	10	—	18	Love & Life
	"Ooh!"	26	14	—	—
	"Not Today" (featuring Eve)	41	21	—	40
	"Whenever I Say Your Name" (with Sting)	—	77	—	60
2004	"It's a Wrap"	199	84	—	—
2005	"Be Without You"	3	1	1	32	The Breakthrough
2006	"One" (with U2)	86	—	—	2
	"Enough Cryin"	32	2	—	46
	"Baggage"	—	104	—	—
	"Ain't Really Love"	—	73	—	—
	"Take Me As I Am"	58	3	—	—
	"MJB Da MVP" (featuring 50 Cent) 1	75	19	—	33
	"We Ride (I See the Future)"	—	38	—	—	Reflections - A Retrospective
2007	"Just Fine"	22	3	1	16	Growing Pains
2008	"Stay Down"	—	34	—	—
	"Work That"	65	16	—	—
	"Hurt Again"	—	55	—	—

Notes:

¹"MJB Da MVP" was played briefly by radio in the US in 2005 before the first official single from The Breakthrough, "Be Without You", was released. It was the first and only single from Mary J. Blige's Reflections - A Retrospective album in the UK.

Collaborations

Year	Song	US Hot 100	US R&B	UK Singles	Album
1993	"Check It Out" (Grand Puba featuring Mary J. Blige)	-	85	-	Reel to Reel
1995	"I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" (Method Man featuring Mary J. Blige)	3	1	10	Tical
1997	"Can't Knock the Hustle" (Jay-Z featuring Mary J. Blige)	73	35	30	Reasonable Doubt
1999	"Lean on Me" (Kirk Franklin featuring Mary J. Blige, Bono, R. Kelly, Crystal Lewis & The Family)	79	26	-	The Nu Nation Project
2000	"911" (Wyclef Jean featuring Mary J. Blige)	38	6	9	The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II A Book
2001	"Back 2 Life 2001" (DJ Clue feat. Mary J. Blige & Jadakiss)	-	57	-	The Professional 2
2002	"Come Close" (Common featuring Mary J. Blige)	65	27	-	Electric Circus
2004	"I Try" (Talib Kweli featuring Mary J. Blige)	-	77	59	The Beautiful Struggle
2005	"Ain't No Way" (Patti LaBelle featuring Mary J. Blige)	-	62	190	Classic Moments
2006	"Be Easy" (Young Hot Rod featuring Mary J. Blige)	85	-	-	Fastlane
	"Runaway Love" (Ludacris featuring Mary J. Blige)	2	3	21	Release Therapy
2007	"Wake Up Call (Mark Ronson Remix)" (Maroon 5 featuring Mary J. Blige)	-	-	-	Download-only single
	"You're Welcome" (Jay-Z featuring Mary J. Blige)	-	55	-	Unreleased

Guest vocals

• 1990: "I'll Do 4 U" (with Father MC, from Father's Day)
• 1990: "Do The One, Two" (with Father MC, from Father's Day)
• 1992: "Dolly My Baby" (with Super Cat, from Don Dada)
• 1992: "Good Luvin'" (with Christopher Williams, from Changes)
• 1992: "Check It Out" (with Grand Puba, from Real to Reel)
• 1993: "Trippin Out (Remix)" (with Prince Markie Dee & The Soul Convention, from Typical Reasons (Swing My Way)
• 1994: "Feel of Your Lips" (with Sista and Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey, from 4 All the Sistas Around da World)
• 1995: "I'll Be There For You/You're All I Need (Remix)" (with, Method Man, from Tical)
• 1995: "One More Chance/Stay With Me [Remix]" (with Notorious B.I.G. & Faith Evans, from Ready To Die)
• 1995: "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" (with Faith Evans, from Faith)
• 1996: "Touch Me, Tease Me" (with Case & Foxy Brown, from Case)
• 1996: "All That I Got Is You" (With Ghostface Killah, from Ironman)
• 1996-7: "Can't Knock The Hustle" (with, Jay-Z, from Reasonable Doubt)
• 1998: "I Used To Love Him" (with Lauryn Hill, from The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill)
• 1998: "The Way I Feel About You" (with Gerald Levert, from Love & Consequences)
• 1998: "Coming From" (with DMX, from Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood)
• 1998: "As" (with George Michael, from Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael)
• 1999: "The Message" (with Dr. Dre & Rell, from 2001)
• 2000: "Confrontation" (with Funkmaster Flex & Big Kap, from The Tunnel)
• 2000: "911" (with Wyclef Jean, from The Ecleftic: 2 Side II A Book)
• 2000: "Hold On" (with Lil Kim, from The Notorious K.I.M.)
• 2000: "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" (with Elton John, from One Night Only)
• 2001: "Back 2 Life 2001" (with DJ Clue & Jadakiss, from The Professional 2)
• 2001: "There's Only One" (with Busta Rhymes, from Genesis)
• 2001: "Breathe" (with Angie Martinez & La India, from Up Close and Personal)
• 2001: "Braveheart Party" (with Nas, from Stillmatic)
• 2001: "Can't Knock The Hustle/Family Affair (Live)" (with Jay-Z, from Unplugged)
• 2002: "Beauty And A Thug" (with Jaheim, from Still Ghetto)
• 2003: "Heaven Somewhere" (with Common, Omar, Cee-Lo, Bilal, [[Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Lonnie "Pops" Lynn, from Electric Circus)
• 2003: "My Life" (with Fabolous, from Street Dreams)
• 2003: "Whenever You Need Me" (with Nick Cannon, from Nick Cannon)
• 2003: "Whenever I Say Your Name" (with Sting, from Sacred Love)
• 2004: "Baby Girl Intro/Outro" (with Missy Elliott, from This Is Not A Test!)
• 2005: "Don't Worry" (with The Game, from The Documentary)
• 2005: "I'm A Hustla (Remix)" (with Cassidy, from I'm a Hustla)
• 2005: "Tell Me Why" (with Will Smith, from Lost and Found)
• 2005: "My Struggles" (with Missy Elliott & Grand Puba, from The Cookbook)
• 2005: "Ain't No Way" (with Patti LaBelle, from Classic Moments)
• 2005: "It All Goes By So Fast" (with Ray Charles, from Genius & Friends)
• 2005: "My Man" (with Carlos Santana & Big Boi, from All That I Am)
• 2005: "Living In Pain" (with Notorious B.I.G., 2pac & Nas, from Duets: The Final Chapter)
• 2005: "Love Changes" (with Jamie Foxx, from Unpredictable)
• 2006: "Favorite Flavor" (with LL Cool J, from Todd Smith)
• 2006: "It's Alright" (with Mobb Deep & 50 Cent, from Blood Money)
• 2006: "Touch It (Remix)" (with Busta Rhymes, Rah Digga, Missy Elliott, Lloyd Banks, Papoose & DMX, from The Big Bang)
• 2006: "Be Easy" (with Young Hot Rod)
• 2006: "Runaway Love" (with Ludacris, from Release Therapy)
• 2006: "Makin It Hard" (with Diddy, from Press Play)
• 2006: "Hood Love" (with Johnta Austin, from Ocean Drive)
• 2007: "Disrespectful" (with Chaka Khan, from Funk This)
• 2007: "All Of Me" (with 50 Cent, from Curtis)
• 2007: "What About The Baby" (with Wyclef Jean, from Carnival II: Memoirs of an Immigrant)
• 2007: "Do You (Remix)" (with Ne-Yo)
• 2007: "Wake Up Call (Remix)" (with Maroon 5)

Soundtracks and compilations

• 1991: "You Remind Me", from Strictly Business Soundtrack
• 1993: "Sweet Thing", "Reminisce", "I Don't Want to Do Anything", "Next Stop Uptown (Studio Version)" (with Father MC, Jodeci, Christopher Williams, Heavy D & The Boyz & Buttnaked Tim Dawg), from Uptown MTV Unplugged
• 1993: "You Don't Have To Worry", from Who's the Man? Soundtrack
• 1995: "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman", from New York Undercover TV Soundtrack
• 1995: "Freedom (Theme From Panther) (The Black Bag Mix)" (with Aaliyah, Amel, Az-Iz, Billy Lawrence, Blackgirl, Brenda Russel, Brigett McWilliams, Brownstone, Caron Wheeler, Casserine, Changing Faces, Chantay Savage, Cindy Mizelle, Crystal Waters, De Five Footaz, Ebony Vibe Everlasting, Emage, En Vogue, Eshe & Laurena, Felicia Adams, Female, For Real, Jade, Jamecia, Jazzyfatnastees, Joi, Karyn White, Lalah Hathaway, May May Ali, MC Lyte, Me'Shell NdegéOcello, Milira, Miss Jones, Monica, Natasha, N'Dea Davenport, Nefertiti, Patra, Pebbles, Penny Ford, Pure Soul, Queen Latifah, Raja-Nee', Salt-N-Pepa, Shug (of Shug & Dap), Sonja Maqrie, Sweet Sable, SWV, Tanya Blount, Terri & Monica, TLC, Tracie Spencer, Tyler Collins, Vanessa Williams, Vybe, Xscape, Y? N-Vee, Yo Yo, Zhané), from Panther Soundtrack
• 1995: "Every Day It Rains", from The Show Soundtrack
• 1995: "Not Gon' Cry", from Waiting to Exhale Soundtrack
• 1996: "Touch Me, Tease Me" (with Case and Foxy Brown), from The Nutty Professor Soundtrack
• 1996: "Everlasting Love", from Rhythm of the Games: 1996 Olympic Games Album
• 1997: "Freestyle", from The Mix Tape, Vol. 2: 60 Minutes of Funk by Funkmaster Flex
• 1997: "A Dream", from Money Talks Soundtrack
• 1997: "Every Nation" (with Red Hot R+B All Stars), from Diana, Princess of Wales: Tribute
• 1997: "Christmas in the City", from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 3
• 1998: "Beautiful", from How Stella Got Her Groove Back Soundtrack
• 1998: "Keep Your Head", from Living the Dream: A Tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.
• 1998: "Our Love", from New York Undercover: A Night at Natalie's TV Soundtrack
• 1999: "Someday at Christmas", from My Christmas Album
• 1999: "Reminisce (Live)", from Saturday Night Live: 25 Years, Vol. 2
• 1999: "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" (with Jon Bon Jovi and Sheryl Crow), from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 4: Live
• 1999: "Ain't No Way" (with Whitney Houston), from VH1 Divas Live 1999
• 2001: "I'll Be There For You/You're All I Need to Get By" (with Method Man), from How High Soundtrack
• 2001: "Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me", from Red Hot + Indigo Compilation
• 2001: "Real Love", from Two Can Play That Game Soundtrack
• 2001: "What's Going On (Dupri Original Mix)", "What's Going On (Dupri R&B Mix)", from All-Star Tribute: What's Going On
• 2002: "Star for Life", from Deliver Us from Eva Soundtrack
• 2002: "Didn't Mean", from Bad Boys II Soundtrack
• 2004: "Not Today" (with Eve), from Barbershop 2: Back in Business Soundtrack
• 2004: "Wake Up Everybody" (with Musiq Soulchild, Jadakiss, Eve, Missy Elliott) & others, from Wake Up Everybody
• 2004: "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word," from Bridget Jones: Edge of Reason
• 2004: "Never Too Much", from So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross
• 2004: "Best of My Love (Gap Holiday Version)", download single only
• 2004: "Got to Be Real" (with Will Smith), from Shark Tale Soundtrack
• 2006: "Never Gonna Break My Faith" (duet with Aretha Franklin, from Bobby Soundtrack)