Erykah Badu discography
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| ↙Singles | 27 |
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Discography of singer Erykah Badu. Erykah Badu is an American recording artist and actress. After opening a show for D'Angelo in 1994 in her hometown, Kedar Massenburg was highly impressed with her performance and signed her to Kedar Entertainment.[1] Her first album, Baduizm, was released on February 11, 1997.[2] It spawned three singles: "On & On", "Next Lifetime" and "Otherside of the Game". The album was certified triple Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[3]
Badu's first live album (second overall), Live, was released on November 18, 1997.[4] It produced two singles: "Apple Tree" and "Tyrone". The album was certified double Platinum by the RIAA.[3] Badu's second album (third overall), Mama's Gun, was released on October 31, 2000.[5] It spawned three singles: "Bag Lady", "Didn't Cha Know?" and "Cleva". The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA.[3] Badu's third album (fourth overall), Worldwide Underground, was released on September 16, 2003.[6] It generated two singles: "Danger" and "Back in the Day (Puff)". The album was certified Gold by the RIAA.[3] Badu's fourth album (fifth overall), New Amerykah Part One (4th World War), was released on February 26, 2008.[7] It spawned two singles: "Honey" and "Soldier".
Studio albums
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2 | 1 | 17 | — | — | 7 | — | 32 | 32 | ||
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11 | 3 | — | — | 56 | 19 | 33 | 7 | — | ||
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3 | 2 | — | — | 64 | 7 | 32 | 42 | — |
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| New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) |
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2 | 2 | 55 | — | 39 | 5 | 10 | 25 | — |
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4 | 2 | 56 | 9 | 36 | 21 | 18 | 66 | — |
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Live albums
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Singles
As lead artist
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| "On & On" | 1996 | |
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| "Next Lifetime" | 1997 | |
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| "Southern Gul" (featuring Rahzel) |
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| "Your Precious Love" (featuring D'Angelo) |
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| "Bag Lady" | 2000 | |
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| "Cleva" | 2001 | |
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| "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" (featuring Common) |
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| "Danger" | 2003 | |
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| "Back in the Day (Puff)" | 2004 | |
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| "Honey" | 2007 | |
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| "Soldier" | 2008 | |
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| "Window Seat" | 2010 | |
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| "Gone Baby, Don't Be Long" | 2011 | |
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- 1 "Tyrone" was released as a promotional/radio-only single and therefore it was not allowed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 or the Hot R&B/Hip-Songs and were not eligible to chart until the rule change to include album cuts in 1998. Chart peaks represent Hot 100 Airplay and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay data.
As featured artist
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| "You Got Me" (The Roots featuring Erykah Badu) |
1999 | 39 | 11 | 31 | — | 46 | 37 | Things Fall Apart |
| "Sweet Baby" (Macy Gray featuring Erykah Badu) |
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The Id |
| "Bump It" (Erykah Badu featuring Zap Mama & Karen Wheeler) |
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Worldwide Underground |
| "Bandy Bandy" (Zap Mama featuring Erykah Badu) |
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Ancestry in Progress | |
| "That Heat" (Sérgio Mendes featuring will.i.am & Erykah Badu) |
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Timeless |
| "Get Live" (Strange Fruit Project featuring Erykah Badu) |
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The Healing | |
| "Afro Blue" (Robert Glasper Experiment featuring Erykah Badu) |
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Black Radio |
| "Q.U.E.E.N." (Janelle Monáe featuring Erykah Badu) |
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Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| "One" (Busta Rhymes featuring Eyrkah Badu) |
1997 | 23 | When Disaster Strikes |
| "Understand The Game" (A+ featuring Eyrkah Bau) |
1999 | 5 | Hempstead High |
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
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| "On & On" | 1997 | Erykah Badu and Paul Hunter |
| "Next Lifetime" | Erykah Badu and Troy Montgomery | |
| "Other Side of the Game" | Erykah Badu | |
| "Tyrone (live) | 1998 | Unknown |
| "Bag Lady" | 2000 | Erykah Badu |
| "Didn't Cha Know" | 2001 | Erykah Badu and Jake Scott |
| "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip Hop)" (featuring Common) | 2002 | Erykah Badu and Chris Robinson |
| "Honey" | 2008 | |
| "Jump Up in the Air (Stay There)" (featuring Lil Wayne) | 2010 | Erykah Badu |
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| "Window Seat" (Remix)/"Turn Me Away (Get MuNNY)" | ||
| "Gone Baby, Don't Be Long" | 2011 | Flying Lotus |
| "Fall In Love (Your Funeral)" [in-studio performance]" | Unknown | |
| "Out My Mind, Just In Time (Movement I)" | Erykah Badu | |
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| "You Got Me" | The Roots | 1999 | Unknown |
| "That Heat" | Sergio Mendes | 2006 | Unknown |
| "Western Esoterocism" | The Flaming Lips | 2012 | George Salisbury |
| "Q.U.E.E.N." | Janelle Monáe | 2013 | Alan Ferguson |
Appearances
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| "Your Precious Love" | D'Angelo | High School High | 1996 |
| "A Child With The Blues" and "A Child With The Blues (Izm Mix)" | Eve's Bayou - The Collection | 1997 | |
| "All Night Long" | Common's | One Day It'll All Make Sense | 1997 |
| "The 'Notic" (vocals) | The Roots and D'Angelo | Men In Black | 1997 |
| "Ye Yo" | Hav Plenty | 1998 | |
| "Funky Nassau" | various artists | Blues Brothers 2000 | 1998 |
| "Liberation" | Outkast's | Aquemini | 1998 |
| "Be Thankful" | Omar | Best By Far (original UK version) | (1999) |
| "No More Trouble" | virtual collaboration with Bob Marley | Chant Down Babylon | 1999 |
| "Plenty" | Guru's | Jazzmatazz, Vol. 3: Streetsoul | 2000 |
| "Hollywood" | Bamboozled | 2000 | |
| "The Light" Remix (for U)" | Common | Bamboozled | 2000 |
| "The Blast Remix" | Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek | 2000 | |
| "Humble Mumble" | Outkast's | Stankonia | 2000 |
| "Southern Girl" | Rahzel' | Make The Music 2000 | 2001 |
| "Today (Earth Song)" | Red Star Sounds Vol. 1: Soul Searching | 2001 | |
| "Love Of My Life (An Ode To Hip Hop)" | Common. | Brown Sugar | 2002 |
| "Aquarius", "Jimi Was A Rock Star" and "Heaven Somewhere" | Common' | Electric Circus | 2002 |
| "Come Close Remix (Closer)" | Common. | Remix of Common's Come Close on CD single | 2003 |
| "Poetry" | Roy Hargrove' | The RH Factor: Hard Groove | 2003 |
| "I C U (Doin' It)" | Violator and A Tribe Called Quest | 2003 | |
| "Akai Inochi" | Misia | Mars & Roses | 2004 |
| "Bandy Bandy" | Zap Mama | Ancestry in Progress | 2004 |
| "Searching" and "Searching (Extended Version)" | Roy Ayers | Mahogany Vibe | 2004 |
| "Everybody Loves The Sunshine" | Roy Ayers | Mahogany Vibe | 2004 |
| "Blast" live recording | Talib Kweli | Dave Chappelle's Block Party | 2006 |
| "The Light" live recording | Common and Bilal | Dave Chappelle's Block Party | 2006 |
| "Back In The Day" live recording | Dave Chappelle's Block Party | 2006 | |
| "You Got Me" live recording | The Roots and Jill Scott | Dave Chappelle's Block Party original soundtrack | 2006 |
| "That Heat" | Sérgio Mendes and will.i.am | Timeless | 2006 |
| "Get Live" | Strange Fruit Project | The Healing | 2006 |
| "Ain't No Mistaken (Danger part II)" | Big Tuck | The Absolute Truth | 2006 |
| "Fly Away" | Sa-Ra Creative Partners and Georgia Anne Muldrow | The Hollywood Recordings | 2007 |
| "Hold On" | Pharoahe Monch' | Desire | 2007 |
| "The Heart Gently Weeps" | Wu-Tang Clan' | 8 Diagrams | 2007 |
| "Vibrate On" | Girlfriends The Soundtrack-OST | 2008 | |
| "Dirty Beauty" | Sa-Ra Creative Partners | Nuclear Evolution: The Age of Love | 2009 |
| "Maybach Music III" | Rick Ross | Teflon Don (album) | 2010 |
| "Silly" | David Banner and 9th Wonder | Death of a Pop Star | 2010 |
| "Afro Blue" | Robert Glasper | Black Radio | 2012 |
| "Hey Shooter" | supergroup Rocketjuice and The Moon | Rocketjuice and The Moon | 2012 |
| "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" c | The Flaming Lips | The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends | 2012 |
| "See Thru to U" | Flying Lotus | Until the Quiet Comes | 2012 |
| "Heaven for the Sinner" | Bonobo | The North Borders | 2013 |
| "Treehome95" | Tyler, The Creator | Wolf | 2013 |
References
- ↑ Bush, John. "Erykah Badu - Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
- ↑ "Discography - Erykah Badu - Baduizm". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 "RIAA - Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
- ↑ "Discography - Erykah Badu - Live". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
- ↑ "Discography - Erykah Badu - Mama's Gun". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
- ↑ "Discography - Erykah Badu - Worldwide Underground". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
- ↑ "Discography - Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 39. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Erykah Badu, chart history on Swedish charts
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Erykah+Badu&titel=On+%26+On&cat=s
- ↑ http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Gold and Platinum". Cria.ca. 2011-12-01. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
- ↑ Columnist. Badu Starts 'Nu' On Double-Disc Album. Billboard. Retrieved on 2010-03-30.
- ↑ Concepcion, Mariel (December 11, 2009). "Erykah Badu Unveils 'New Amerykah, Part II'". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media). Retrieved 2009-12-11.
- ↑ Caulfield, Keith. Usher Scores Third Straight No. 1 On Billboard 200. Billboard. Retrieved on 2010-04-07.
- ↑ "Billboard Singles Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
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