Kelis at House of Blues, July 2010. |
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| Releases | ||
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| ↙Studio albums | 5 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 1 | |
| ↙Singles | 15 | |
| ↙Music videos | 22 | |
Kelis is an American recording artist and singer–songwriter. Her discography consists of five studio albums, one compilation album and thirty-one singles, including fifteen as a featured artist. At age sixteen, she left her parents' home and was signed to Virgin four years later.[1] Her debut single, "Caught out There", was released in 1999, and reached number fifty-four on the Billboard Hot 100, and number four in the United Kingdom. Her debut album, Kaleidoscope, was released in December 1999 and charted at number one hundred forty-four on the Billboard 200, and has sold 249,000 copies in the country to date.[2] In the United Kingdom, it was certified gold and has sold over 160,000 copies.[3] Two more singles were released from the album, "Good Stuff" and "Get Along with You", and charted moderately well internationally. In 2001, she released her second studio album, Wanderland, which features similar "raw emotion and sophisticated musicianship" of her debut album.[4] The album was not released in the United States and the only single, "Young, Fresh n' New", charted poorly.[5]
In 2003, Kelis signed to Arista and released the hit single "Milkshake".[1] The song reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her best charted single to date. The song was the lead single for Tasty, which was released in December 2003. Following the album release, Arista folded and Kelis was transferred to Jive.[6] In Europe, she was still signed to Virgin, and singles continued to be released there.[6] Tasty was certified gold in the United States, becoming Kelis' first album to be certified by the Recording Industry Association of America.[7] It has sold 652,000 copies in the U.S. to date.[8] In 2006, she released her first album with Jive, Kelis Was Here. The album was preceded by the lead single, "Bossy". The single was certified two times platinum in the U.S., but failed to reach the top twenty in most countries. The album debuted at number ten on the Billboard 200 and has sold 160,000 copies in the United States to date.[9] The album's third single, "Lil Star", features Cee-Lo Green, and reached number three in the UK and number eight in Ireland.
In late 2007, Jive dropped Kelis, and she was signed to Interscope and will.i.am music group in 2009.[8] She released her fifth studio album, Flesh Tone, in May 2010. The album saw Kelis departing from her previous R&B sound, and adapting a new dance sound.[10] The album was preceded by the lead single, "Acapella", the album spawned three singles that achieved moderate success in the charts; "4th of July (Fireworks)", "Scream" and "Brave".
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Sales | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [11] |
AUS [12] |
FRA [13] |
GER [14] |
IRL [15] |
NLD [16] |
NZ [17] |
SWE [18] |
SWI [19] |
UK [20] |
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| Kaleidoscope | 144 | — | — | 73 | — | 50 | 46 | 47 | 92 | 43 | |||||
| Wanderland |
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— | — | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | 78 | ||||
| Tasty |
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27 | 41 | 60 | 51 | 15 | 16 | 48 | 48 | 14 | 11 | ||||
| Kelis Was Here | 10 | 96 | 104 | 77 | — | 82 | — | 51 | 22 | 41 |
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| Flesh Tone |
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48 | — | 132 | 61 | 54 | 81 | — | — | 49 | 46 | ||||
| "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released | |||||||||||||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| UK [20] |
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| The Hits |
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71 |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [23] |
US R&B [24] |
US Dance [25] |
AUS [12] |
GER [26] |
IRE [15] |
NZ [17] |
SWE [18] |
SWI [19] |
UK [20] |
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| "Caught out There" | 1999 | 54 | 9 | — | 26 | 40 | 23 | 32 | 10 | 35 | 4 | Kaleidoscope | |
| "Good Stuff" | — | — | — | — | 72 | — | — | 44 | 74 | 19 | |||
| "Get Along with You" | 2000 | — | 57 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | ||
| "Young, Fresh n' New" | 2001 | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | Wanderland | |
| "Milkshake" | 2003 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 2 | Tasty | |
| "Trick Me" | 2004 | — | 107 | — | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 8 | 2 | ||
| "Millionaire" (featuring André 3000) |
— | — | — | 23 | 65 | 8 | 27 | 50 | 43 | 3 | |||
| "In Public" (featuring Nas) |
2005 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | 17 | ||
| "Bossy" (featuring Too Short) |
2006 | 16 | 11 | 24 | 18 | 64 | 21 | 15 | 39 | 41 | 22 |
|
Kelis Was Here |
| "Blindfold Me" (featuring Nas) |
— | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Lil Star" (featuring Cee-Lo Green) |
2007 | — | — | — | — | 99 | 8 | — | — | — | 3 | ||
| "Acapella" | 2010 | — | — | 1 | — | 21 | 17 | — | — | 61 | 5 | Flesh Tone | |
| "4th of July (Fireworks)" | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | |||
| "Scream" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 168 | |||
| "Brave" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 123 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | |||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [30] |
US R&B [31] |
AUS [12] |
FRA [32] |
GER [33] |
IRE [15] |
NZ [17] |
SWE [18] |
SWI [19] |
UK [34] |
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| "Got Your Money" (Ol' Dirty Bastard featuring Kelis) |
1999 | 26 | 19 | — | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | Nigga Please |
| "Cross the Border" (Philly's Most Wanted featuring Kelis) |
2000 | 98 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Get Down or Lay Low |
| "Supa Love"[35] (Guru featuring Kelis) |
2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Jazzmatazz, Vol. 3: Streetsoul |
| "Candy" (Foxy Brown featuring Kelis) |
— | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Broken Silence | |
| "When the Last Time" (Clipse featuring Kelis & Pharrell) |
2002 | 19 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | Lord Willin' |
| "Help Me" (Timo Maas featuring Kelis) |
— | — | — | — | 94 | — | — | — | — | 65 | Loud | |
| "Take You Home" (Angie Martinez featuring Kelis) |
85 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Animal House | |
| "How You Want That" (Loon featuring Kelis) |
2003 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Loon |
| "Let's Get Ill" (Diddy featuring Kelis) |
— | — | 37 | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | 25 | Non-album single | |
| "Finest Dreams" (Richard X featuring Kelis) |
— | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | 8 | Richard X Presents His X-Factor Vol. 1 | |
| "Make This Run"[36] (Royce da 5'9" featuring Pharrell & Kelis) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Build & Destroy: The Lost Sessions Part 1 | |
| "Not in Love" (Enrique Iglesias featuring Kelis) |
2004 | — | — | 15 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 36 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 7 |
| "I Love My Chick" (Busta Rhymes featuring will.i.am & Kelis) |
2006 | 41 | 18 | 22 | — | 38 | 18 | 8 | — | 22 | 8 | The Big Bang |
| "Not a Criminal" (Chamillionaire featuring Kelis) |
2007 | — | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Spaceship" (Benny Benassi featuring Kelis, apl.de.ap & Jean-Baptiste) |
2010 | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | |
| "Bounce" (Calvin Harris featuring Kelis) |
2011 | — | — | 7 | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | 2 | |
| Title | Year | Peak | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [12] |
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| "I Don't Think So" | 2008 | 27 | Kelis Was Here |
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | "Fairytalez" (Gravediggaz featuring Kelis) | The Pick, the Sickle and the Shovel |
| "Do You Wanna Get $?" (Mase featuring Puff Daddy and Kelis) | Harlem World | |
| 1999 | "Cocaine Business (Hysteria)" (Noreaga featuring Kelis) | Melvin Flynt - Da Hustler |
| 2000 | "Jamaica Way" (Beenie Man featuring Kelis) | Art and Life |
| 2001 | "This Must Be Love" (Dane Bowers featuring Kelis) | Urban Renewal: Featuring the Songs of Phil Collins |
| "I Don't Care Anymore" | ||
| "I'm Leavin'" (Outsidaz featuring Rah Digga and Kelis) | The Bricks | |
| "Dandelion" (LFO featuring Kelis) | Life Is Good | |
| "Radikal" (Philly's Most Wanted featuring Kelis) | Get Down or Lay Down | |
| "I Don't Know What" (Krayzie Bone featuring Kelis) | Thug on da Line | |
| 2002 | "Truth or Dare" (N.E.R.D featuring Kelis and Pusha T) | In Search Of... |
| "Consider This" (N.O.R.E. featuring Kelis) | God's Favorite | |
| "My Life" (Latrelle featuring Kelis) | Dirty Girl, Wrong Girl, Bad Girl | |
| "Popular Thug" (featuring Nas) | The Neptunes Present... Clones | |
| "So Be It" | Red Hot + Riot: The Music and Spirit of Fela Kuti | |
| "Hey Nas" (Nas featuring Kelis and Claudette Ortiz) | God's Son | |
| 2003 | "Dracula's Wedding" (OutKast featuring Kelis) | Speakerboxxx/The Love Below |
| "How You Want That" (Remix) (Loon featuring Kelis, E-40 and The Game) | ||
| "How You Want That" (Remix) (Loon featuring Kelis, Jadakiss, Black Rob and Sheek Louch) | ||
| "How You Want That" (Remix) (Loon featuring Kelis, T.I. and 8Ball & MJG) | ||
| 2004 | "Oceania" (Remix) (Björk featuring Kelis) | "Who Is It" CD 2 |
| "American Way" (Nas featuring Kelis) | Street's Disciple | |
| 2005 | "4 Ur Ears" (Timo Maas featuring Kelis) | Pictures |
| 2006 | "Not Going Back" (Nas featuring Kelis) | Hip Hop Is Dead |
| 2007 | "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" (Dionne Warwick featuring Kelis) | My Friends and Me |
| 2009 | "Scars" (Basement Jaxx featuring Kelis, Meleka & Chipmunk ) | Scars |
| 2010 | "The Man Who Stole a Leopard" (Duran Duran featuring Kelis) | All You Need is Now |
| Title | Year | Director(s) | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Caught out There" | 1999 | Hype Williams[37] | Kelis |
| "Got Your Money" | Nzingha Stewart, Scott Kalvert, Hype Williams
and D'Urville Martin |
Ol' Dirty Bastard featuring Kelis | |
| "Good Stuff" | 2000 | David LaChapelle | Kelis |
| "Get Along with You" | Paul Hunter | ||
| "Supa Love" | Andrew Dosunmu | Guru featuring Kelis | |
| "Cross the Border" | 2001 | Jeremy Rall | Philly's Most Wanted featuring Kelis |
| "What It Is" | 2001 | Hype Williams | Busta Rhymes featuring Kelis |
| "Young, Fresh n' New" | Diane Martel | Kelis | |
| "Help Me" | 2002 | Rojo | Timo Maas featuring Kelis |
| "When the Last Time" | 2002 | Diane Martel | Clipse featuring & Pharrell |
| "Take You Home" | 2002 | Chris Robinson | Angie Martinez featuring Kelis |
| "Finest Dreams" | 2003 | Oli Goldsmith | Richard X featuring Kelis |
| "How You Want That" | 2003 | Little X | Loon featuring Kelis |
| "Milkshake" (Unreleased Video) | 2003 | Paul Hunter | Kelis |
| "Milkshake" | 2003 | Jake Nava[38] | Kelis |
| "Not in Love" | 2004 | Jake Nava | Enrique Iglesias featuring Kelis |
| "Trick Me" | 2004 | Mr. X | Kelis |
| "Millionaire" | 2004 | Giuseppe Capotondi | Kelis featuring André 3000 |
| "Bossy" | 2006 | Marc Klasfeld[39] | Kelis featuring Too $hort |
| "I Love My Chick" | 2006 | Benny Boom[40] | Busta Rhymes featuring will.i.am & Kelis |
| "Blindfold Me" | 2006 | Marc Klasfeld[41] | Kelis featuring Nas |
| "Lil Star" | 2007 | Marc Klasfeld | Kelis featuring Cee-Lo Green |
| "Acapella" | 2010 | Chris Cottam, Rankin and Nicole Ehrlich[42] | Kelis |
| "4th of July (Fireworks)" | 2010 | Kelis, Rankin and Nicole Ehrlich[43] | Kelis |
| "Spaceship" | 2010 | Ray Kay[44] | Benny Benassi featuring Kelis, apl.de.ap & Jean-Baptiste |
| "Scream" | 2010 | Rankin[45] | Kelis |
| "Brave" | 2010 | Rankin[46] | Kelis |
| "Bounce" | 2011 | Vincent Haycock | Calvin Harris featuring Kelis |
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