R. Kelly performs in Atlantic City, New Jersey during his "Light it Up Tour" in 2006. |
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↙Soundtracks | 4 |
The discography of R. Kelly, an American R&B singer, consists of 14 studio albums, 2 compilation albums, 3 collaborative albums, and 46 singles. R. Kelly debuted with the group Public Announcement in 1992 with the album Born Into the '90s that included two singles that reached #1 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in the US: "Honey Love" and "Slow Dance (Hey Mr. DJ)". Kelly made his solo debut in 1993 with 12 Play, including the gold-certified single "Sex Me" and another #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B charts, "Bump n' Grind". R. Kelly also became a producer and songwriter for other artists, including Aaliyah and Michael Jackson. In 1995, R. Kelly released his second solo album R. Kelly, which debuted on the top of the Billboard 200 album chart. Like 12 Play before it, R. Kelly was certified five times platinum[1] and had two singles hit #1 on the R&B chart: "You Remind Me of Something" and "Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)", the latter featuring The Isley Brothers.[2]
R. Kelly recorded two singles for the soundtracks of two popular movies, "I Believe I Can Fly" for the movie Space Jam in 1996 and "Gotham City" for Batman & Robin in 1997. "I Believe I Can Fly" reached #2 on the Hot 100 and won three Grammy Awards in 1998. Kelly's bestselling album was his 1998 effort R., which went eight times platinum.[1] He also began expanding his musical repertoire into hip hop. Kelly sang the hook on The Notorious B.I.G.'s posthumous single "Lovin' You Tonight". Rapper Keith Murray made a guest performances the single from R. "Home Alone", and R. Kelly made a guest performance on Puff Daddy's 1999 single "Satisfy You", which was #2 on the Hot 100 and #1 on the R&B chart. In 2000, R. Kelly released another number-one album, TP-2.com, with singles "I Wish" and "Fiesta", the latter featuring rappers Jay-Z and Boo & Gotti. R. Kelly released two collaboration albums with Jay-Z, The Best of Both Worlds in 2002 and Unfinished Business in 2004. Although both albums went platinum,[1] their singles charted only modestly. R. Kelly released both an album Chocolate Factory and compilation The R. in R&B Collection, Vol. 1 in 2003. Chocolate Factory contained the hip hop-influenced singles "Thoia Thoing" and "Snake" (featuring Big Tigger) and the slow jam "Step in the Name of Love". All these singles reached the top 20 spots on the Hot 100. In 2004, R. Kelly released his second double album Happy People/U Saved Me. The next year, R. Kelly released TP-3: Reloaded, which included "Playa's Only" featuring rapper The Game, "Burn It Up" featuring reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel, and the epic series of songs "Trapped in the Closet".
TP-3: Reloaded was certified only platinum, and the singles off that album charted below #20 on the Hot 100.[3] In 2007, R. Kelly released Double Up, which included the duet with Usher "Same Girl" and a single that featured Ludacris and Kid Rock, "Rock Star". Kelly's next album was to be a fourth album in the 12 Play series, 12 Play: Fourth Quarter, but that was shelved. Three singles planned to be on the album made the R&B chart. In 2009, R. Kelly released an album Untitled, including the single featuring Keri Hilson, "Number One" that made #59 on the Hot 100 and #8 on the R&B chart. In 2010, R. Kelly released Love Letter, including the single When a Woman Loves that peaked at #15 on the R&B chart.
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Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
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US [4] |
US R&B [4] |
BEL [5] |
CAN [6] |
GER [7] |
FRA [8] |
NL [9] |
SWE [10] |
SWI [11] |
UK [12] |
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12 Play |
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2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 66 | — | — | 20 | ||
R. Kelly |
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1 | 1 | — | 69 | — | — | 26 | 32 | — | 18 | ||
R. |
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2 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 33 | 26 | 27 | ||
TP-2.com |
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1 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 21 | ||
Chocolate Factory |
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1 | 1 | 32 | 14 | 24 | 18 | 25 | — | 18 | 10 |
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Happy People/U Saved Me |
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2 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 26 | 21 | 11 |
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TP.3 Reloaded |
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1 | 1 | 38 | 17 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 48 | 30 | 23 |
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Double Up |
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1 | 1 | 74 | 19 | 46 | 49 | 34 | 37 | 39 | 10 |
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Untitled |
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4 | 1 | — | — | — | 157 | — | — | — | — |
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Love Letter |
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6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | 153 |
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Black Panties |
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Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
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US [4] |
US R&B [4] |
UK [12][25] |
CAN | GER [7][26] |
SWI [11] |
FRA [8] |
NL [9] |
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Born into the 90's (with Public Announcement) |
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42 | 1 | 67 | — | — | — | 79 | 49 |
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The Best of Both Worlds (with Jay-Z) |
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2 | 1 | 37 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 12 |
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Unfinished Business (with Jay-Z) |
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1 | 1 | 61 | 14 | 77 | 65 | 68 | 66 |
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Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
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US [4] |
US R&B [4] |
UK [12] |
CAN | GER [7] |
SWI [11] |
FRA [8] |
NL [9] |
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The R. in R&B Collection, Vol. 1 |
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4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 36 | 19 | 6 | 7 | |
My Diary |
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Remix City, Volume 1 |
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72 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Playlist: The Very Best of R. Kelly |
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— | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Epic |
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Year | Title | Peak chart positions[a] | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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US [27] |
US R&B [27] |
UK [28] |
GER | NED | NZ | FRA | SWI | BEL | SWE | IRE | ||||
1993 | "Sex Me" | 20 | 8 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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12 Play |
1994 | "Bump n' Grind" | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | 26 |
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"Your Body's Callin'"[A] | 13 | 2 | 19 | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — |
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"Summer Bunnies" | 55 | 20 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1995 | "You Remind Me of Something" | 4 | 1 | 21 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
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1996 | "Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)" (featuring The Isley Brothers) |
4 | 1 | 23 | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
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"Thank God It's Friday" | — | — | 14 | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"I Can't Sleep Baby (If I)"[A] | 5 | 1 | 24 | 63 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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"I Believe I Can Fly" | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 1 | Space Jam soundtrack | ||
1997 | "Gotham City" | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 | — | — | 9 | 26 | 9 | 15 | Batman & Robin soundtrack | |
1998 | "Half on a Baby" | — | 61 | 16 | 38 | 19 | 18 | — | 43 | — | — | — | R. | |
"Home Alone" (featuring Keith Murray) |
65 | 22 | 17 | 82 | 70 | 43 | — | 39 | — | 60 | — | |||
"When a Woman's Fed Up"[A] | 22 | 5 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"I'm Your Angel" (with Céline Dion) |
1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 97 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 8 | |||
1999 | "Did You Ever Think" | 27 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 28 | — | — | 98 | — | — | — | ||
"If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time" | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||
"Only the Loot Can Make Me Happy"[A] | 22 | 5 | 24 | 25 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or receive certification. |
Year | Title | Peak chart positions[a] | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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US [27] |
US R&B [27] |
UK [28] |
GER | NED | NZ | FRA | SWI | BEL | SWE | IRE | ||||
2000 | "Bad Man" | 118 | 30 | — | 57 | 34 | — | 32 | 50 | 40 | — | — | Shaft soundtrack | |
"I Wish" | 14 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 6 | — | 40 | 29 | 36 | 50 | — |
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TP-2.Com | |
2001 | "Feelin' On Yo Booty" | 36 | 9 | — | 43 | 64 | — | — | 58 | 47 | — | — | ||
"A Woman's Threat" | 115 | 35 | ||||||||||||
"The Storm Is Over Now" | — | — | 18 | 13 | 29 | — | 57 | 6 | 26 | 38 | ||||
"Fiesta (Remix)" (featuring Jay-Z) |
6 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 48 | — | 17 | 11 | 19 | 46 | — | |||
2002 | "The World's Greatest" | 34 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
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Ali: Original Soundtrack |
2003 | "Ignition (Remix)" | 2 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 12 | 1 | — | 38 | 42 | 46 | 1 | Chocolate Factory | |
"Snake" (featuring Big Tigger) |
16 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | |||
"Step in the Name of Love"[B] | 9 | 1 | 14 | 69 | 48 | — | — | 83 | 47 | — | — | |||
"Thoia Thoing"[B] | 13 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 10 | — | 30 | 18 | 14 | 55 | — | The R. in R&B Collection, Vol. 1 | ||
2004 | "Happy People"[B] | 19 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 40 | — | 40 | 49 | 42 | — | 13 | Happy People/U Saved Me | |
"U Saved Me"[B] | 52 | 14 | ||||||||||||
2005 | "Trapped in the Closet, Chapter 1" | 22 | 5 | 33 | 35 | — | 22 | — | 28 | 42 | — | — | TP-3: Reloaded | |
"In the Kitchen" | 91 | 41 | ||||||||||||
"Playa's Only" (featuring The Game) |
65 | 36 | ||||||||||||
"Slow Wind" | 103 | 10 | — | 30 | — | — | — | 25 | 53 | — | — | |||
"Burn It Up" (featuring Wisin & Yandel) |
— | 30 | 25 | |||||||||||
2007 | "I'm a Flirt (Remix)" (featuring T.I. & T-Pain) |
12 | 2 | 18 | 55 | — | 20 | — | 78 | — | — | 37 |
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Double Up |
"Same Girl" (with Usher) |
20 | 4 | 26 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 20 | — | |||
"Rock Star" (featuring Ludacris & Kid Rock) |
— | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2009 | "Number One" (featuring Keri Hilson) |
59 | 8 | 190 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | Untitled | |
"Religious" | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Echo" | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or receive certification. |
Year | Title | Peak chart positions[a] | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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US [27] |
US R&B [27] |
UK [28] |
GER | NED | NZ | FRA | SWI | BEL | SWE | IRE | ||||
2010 | "When a Woman Loves" | 93 | 15 | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | "Love Letter" | |
"Love Letter" | 102 [38] |
13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2011 | "Number One Hit" | — | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Radio Message" | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
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Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | ||
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US[3] | US R&B[3] | UK[25][40] | |||
1991 | "She's Got That Vibe" (with Public Announcement) | 59 | 7 | 3 | Born into the '90s |
1992 | "Honey Love"(with Public Announcement) [A] | 39 | 1 | 19 | |
"Slow Dance (Hey Mr. DJ)" (with Public Announcement)[A] | 43 | 1 | 19 | ||
"Hey Love (Can I Have a Word)" (with Mr. Lee) | 101 | 15 | — | ||
1993 | "Dedicated" (with Public Announcement) | 31 | 9 | — | |
2002 | "Honey" (with Jay-Z) | — | 109 | 35 | The Best of Both Worlds |
"The Best of Both Worlds" (with Jay-Z) | 115 | 39 | — | ||
"Get This Money" (with Jay-Z) | 115 | 37 | — | ||
"Intro" (with Jay-Z) | — | 48 | — | ||
"Take You Home with Me (A.K.A. Body)" (with Jay-Z) | 81 | 41 | — | ||
"Somebody's Girl" (with Jay-Z) | — | 41 | — | ||
"Shake Ya Body" (with Jay-Z featuring Lil' Kim) | — | 72 | — | ||
2004 | "The Return" (with Jay-Z) | — | 104 | — | Unfinished Business |
"Big Chips" (with Jay-Z) | 39 | 17 | — | ||
"Don't Let Me Die" (with Jay-Z) | 124 | 58 | — |
Year | Song | Chart Positions | Album | ||
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US | US R&B | UK | |||
1997 | "Lovin' You Tonight" (The Notorious B.I.G. featuring R. Kelly) | — | 2[A] | — | Life After Death |
"All of My Days" (Changing Faces featuring Jay-Z and R. Kelly) | 65 | 38 | — | All Day, All Night and Space Jam soundtrack | |
1998 | "Be Careful" (Sparkle featuring R. Kelly) | 3 | 1 | 7 | Sparkle |
"Satisfy You" (Puff Daddy featuring R. Kelly) | 2 | 1 | 8 | Forever | |
2001 | "Contagious" (The Isley Brothers featuring R. Kelly and Chante Moore) | 19 | 6 | — | Eternal |
"Guilty Until Proven Innocent" (Jay-Z featuring R. Kelly) | 82 | 29 | — | The Dynasty: Roc La Familia | |
"We Thuggin'" (Fat Joe featuring R. Kelly) | 15 | 5 | — | Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.) | |
2002 | "Laundromat"(Nivea featuring R. Kelly) | 58 | 20 | — | Nivea |
2003 | "Gigolo" (Nick Cannon featuring R. Kelly) | 24 | 21 | — | Nick Cannon |
2004 | "Calling All Girls" (ATL featuring R. Kelly) | — | — | 12 | The ATL Project |
"Hotel" (Cassidy featuring R. Kelly) | 4 | 2 | 3 | Split Personality | |
"Gangsta Girl" (Big Tymers featuring R. Kelly) | 79 | 38 | — | Big Money Heavyweight | |
"So Sexy" (Twista featuring R. Kelly) | 22 | 10 | 28 | Kamikaze (and bonus tracks) | |
"So Sexy: Chapter II (Like This)" (Twista featuring R. Kelly) | 92 | 47 | — | ||
"Wonderful" (Ja Rule featuring R. Kelly and Ashanti) | 5 | 3 | 1 | R.U.L.E. | |
"In the Club" (Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz featuring R. Kelly and Ludacris) | — | 107 | — | Crunk Juice | |
2005 | "Magic Chick" (Do Or Die featuring R. Kelly) | — | — | — | D.O.D. |
2006 | "That's That Shit" (Snoop Dogg featuring R. Kelly) | 20 | 9 | 38 | Tha Blue Carpet Treatment |
2007 | "Go Getta" (Young Jeezy featuring R. Kelly) | 18 | 9 | — | The Inspiration |
"This is Why I'm Cold" (Twista featuring R. Kelly and Speedknot Mobstaz) | — | 119 | — | Non-album single | |
"Speedin'" (Rick Ross featuring R. Kelly) | 113 | 53 | — | Trilla | |
"All the Above" (Beanie Sigel featuring R. Kelly) | — | 83 | — | The Solution | |
2009 | "Yellow Light" (Twista featuring R. Kelly) | — | 107 | — | Category F5 |
2010 | "Ms. Chocolate" (Lil Jon featuring R. Kelly and Mario) | — | 77 | — | Crunk Rock |
2011 | "Platinum" (Snoop Dogg featuring R. Kelly) | — | 60 | — | Doggumentary |
Year | Song | Chart Positions | Album | |
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US | US R&B | |||
2007 | "Double Up"(featuring Snoop Dogg) | — | 101 | Double Up |
2008 | "Hair Braider" | — | 56 | Twelve Play: Fourth Quarter |
"Skin" | — | 110[C] | ||
"I Believe" | — | 109[C] | Playlist: The Very Best of R. Kelly | |
2009 | "Supaman High" (featuring OJ Da Juiceman) | — | 46 | Untitled |
2010 | "Sign of a Victory" (featuring Soweto Spiritual Singers) | — | 81 | Epic |
Year | Title | Peak chart positions[a] | Album | |
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US [3] |
US R&B [3] |
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1994 | "It Seems Like You're Ready" | 59[E] | 29 | 12 Play |
1999 | "Spendin' Money" | — | 84 | R. |
2001 | "I Don't Mean It" | — | 73 | TP-2.Com |
"Fiesta" | — | 53 | ||
"The Greatest Sex" | — | 79 | ||
2002 | "Heaven I Need a Hug" | 104 | 26 | Loveland |
2003 | "Forever" | — | 71 | Chocolate Factory |
"I'll Never Leave" | 103 | 29 | ||
"Who's That" (featuring Fat Joe) |
— | 65 | ||
2004 | "Touched a Dream" | — | 49 | The R. in R&B Collection, Vol. 1 |
"Red Carpet (Pause, Flash)" | 107 | 31 | Happy People/U Saved Me | |
"Prayer Changes" | — | 101 | ||
"Ladies Night (Treat Her Like Heaven)" | — | 104 | ||
2005 | "Slow Wind (Remix)" (featuring Sean Paul) |
— | 91 | non-album song |
2007 | "Sex Planet" | — | 74 | Double Up |
2008 | "Freaky in the Club" | — | 71 | |
2011 | "Just Like That" | — | 70 | Love Letter |
"Just Can't Get Enough" | — | 112 [41] |
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Year | Song | Album |
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1996 | "Be My Lady" (Whodini featuring R. Kelly) | Six |
1998 | "Ghetto Queen" (Crucial Conflict featuring R. Kelly) | Good Side, Bad Side |
"Ghetto Religion" (Wyclef Jean featuring R. Kelly) | Greatest Hits | |
2001 | "We Thuggin (Remix)" (Fat Joe featuring R. Kelly, N.O.R.E., Busta Rhymes & Remy Ma) | Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.) |
2003 | "Pick Up The Phone" (Ludacris with R. Kelly & Tyrese) | 2 Fast 2 Furious |
"Hell Yeah (Remix)" (Ginuwine featuring R. Kelly, Birdman & The Clipse) | The Senior | |
"Clubbin (Remix) (Marques Houston featuring Joe Budden & R. Kelly) | MH | |
"Dear Ghetto" (Boo & Gotti featuring R. Kelly) | Perfect Timin | |
"Dats What I'm Talkin About" (Missy Elliott featuring R. Kelly) | This Is Not A Test! | |
2004 | "Next To You" (Ciara featuring R. Kelly) | Goodies |
"Leave wit Me" (Chingy featuring R. Kelly) | Powerballin' | |
2005 | "Hypnotic" (Syleena Johnson featuring R. Kelly & Fabolous) | Chapter III: The Flesh |
"So Hot" (Fat Joe featuring R. Kelly) | All or Nothing | |
"Magic Chick" (Do or Die featuring R. Kelly) | D.O.D. | |
2006 | "Woozy" (Ludacris featuring R. Kelly) | Release Therapy |
"Promise (Go and Get Your Tickets Mix) (Ciara featuring R. Kelly) | Ciara: The Evolution | |
2007 | "It's Me...(Remix)" (Swizz Beatz featuring Lil Wayne, Jadakiss & R. Kelly) | One Man Band Man |
"Love Rehab" (Twista featuring R. Kelly) | Adrenaline Rush 2007 | |
2008 | "Out Of This Club" (The Pussycat Dolls featuring R.Kelly) | Doll Domination |
"Ucud Gedit" (Nelly featuring R.Kelly & Gucci Mane) | Brass Knuckles | |
2009 | "Could've Been You" (50 Cent featuring R. Kelly) | Before I Self Destruct |
2011 | "World Cry" (Lloyd featuring R. Kelly, Keri Hilson & K'naan) | King of Hearts |
"Center of the Stage" (T-Pain featuring R. Kelly & Bei Maejor) | Revolver | |
2012 | "When She Hates Her Man" (Mark Morrison featuring R. Kelly) | I Am What I Am |
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