Janelle Monáe discography

Janelle Monáe discography
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Janelle Monáe performing at Roskilde Festival 2012 in Denmark.
Releases
↙Studio albums 2
↙EPs 3
↙Singles 17
↙Music videos 11

The discography of Janelle Monáe, an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, consists of two studio albums, one extended play, nine singles and five music videos. Monáe debuted with an EP, Metropolis: Suite I (The Chase). The EP had a modest commercial impact, peaking at No. 115 on the Billboard charts in the United States.[1] In 2010, Janelle Monáe released her debut studio album, The ArchAndroid, a concept album sequel to her first EP; it was released by Bad Boy Records. The song "Tightrope" was nominated for Best Urban/Alternative Performance at the same ceremony. This album was also more successful commercially, officially reaching the number 17 spot on the Billboard 200.[2][3]

In March 2012, "We Are Young", the song by the band fun. on which Monáe makes a guest appearance, reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, her first appearance in the US Top 10. In August 2012, Monáe was chosen as the newest addition to the CoverGirl spokeswomen lineup. Monáe released her second album The Electric Lady on September 10, 2013.

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
US
[4]		 US
R&B/
H-H
[4]		 AUS
[5]		 DEN
[6]		 FRA
[7]		 GER
[8]		 IRE
[9]		 NL
[10]		 SWI
[11]		 UK
[12]
The ArchAndroid 17 4 — 15 155 12 24 65 36 51
  • US: 187,000
    (as of 2013)
The Electric Lady
  • Released: September 6, 2013
  • Label: Bad Boy
  • Formats: CD, digital download, LP
 5 3 22 11 50 68 7 28 30 14
  • US: 200,000
    (as of 2014)
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[4]		 US Heat
[4]		 US
R&B/
H-H
[4]
The Audition
  • Released: 2003[13]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: CD
 — — —
Metropolis: Suite I (The Chase)
  • Released: August 24, 2007[14]
  • Label: Bad Boy
  • Formats: CD, digital download, LP
 115 2 20
iTunes Festival: London 2013
  • Released: September 9, 2013[15]
  • Label: Bad Boy
  • Formats: Digital download
 — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles and peak chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[16]		 US
R&B/HH		 US
R&B
Digital
[17]		 BEL
(FL)
[18]		 BEL
(WA)
[19]		 IRE
[20]		 NZ
[21]
"Peachtree Blues" 2006 — — — — — — — Broadcasting the Definition
"Lettin' Go"[22] — — — — — — — The Audition
"Violet Stars Happy Hunting!" 2007 — — — — — — — Metropolis: Suite I
(The Chase)
"Sincerely, Jane." 2008 — — — — — — —
"Many Moons" — — — — — — —
"Open Happiness"[23]
(with Brendon Urie, CeeLo Green, Patrick Stump and Travis McCoy)		 2009 — — — — — — 29 N/A
"Come Alive (The War of the Roses)" — — — — — — — The ArchAndroid
"Tightrope"
(featuring Big Boi)		 2010 — — — 70 — — —
"Cold War" — — — — 87 — —
"Shape of Things to Come" — — — — — — — N/A
"Q.U.E.E.N."
(featuring Erykah Badu)		 2013 — 47 13 — — — — The Electric Lady
"Dance Apocalyptic" — — — — — 79 —
"PrimeTime"
(featuring Miguel)		 120[upper-alpha 1] 36 20 — — — —
"What Is Love"[25][26] 2014 — — — — — — — Rio 2 (Music From the Motion Picture)
"Heroes"[27][28][29] — — — — — — — Pepsi Beats of the Beautiful Game
"Electric Lady"
(featuring Solange)		 — — — — — — — The Electric Lady
"Yoga"
(with Jidenna)[30]		 2015 — 14 19 — — — — The Eephus EP
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

List of singles and peak chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[16]		 AUS
[5]		 BEL
(FL)
[18]		 BEL
(WA)
[19]		 CAN
[31]		 FRA
[7]		 IRE
[32]		 NZ
[21]		 UK
"We Are Young"
(fun. featuring Janelle Monáe)		 2011 1 1 5 2 1 7 1 2 1 Some Nights
"Special Education"
(Goodie Mob featuring Janelle Monáe)		 2013 — — — — — — — — — Age Against the Machine
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Guest appearances

The following songs are not singles or promotional singles and have not appeared on an album by Janelle Monáe.

Title Year Other artists Album
"My First Love"[37] 2005 Jaspects In "House" Sessions
"Time Will Reveal", "Lettin' Go" Purple Ribbon All-Stars Got Purp? Vol. 2
"Peachtree Blues"[38] 2006 Jaspects Broadcasting the Definition
"Call the Law", "In Your Dreams" Outkast Idlewild
"Nerd Girl" 2009 Chester French Jacques Jams, Vol. 1: Endurance (mixtape)
"2012"[39] Jaspects The Polkadotted Stripe
"The Kids" 2010 B.o.B B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray
"Be Still" Big Boi Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
"Our Riotous Defects", "Enemy Gene" of Montreal False Priest
"Without a Fight" N/A For Colored Girls: Music From and Inspired by the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
"Dance" 2011 Saul Williams Volcanic Sunlight
"Do My Thing" 2012 Estelle All of Me
"Fashion" 2014 Paolo Nutini Caustic Love
"Visions of You"[40] Sérgio Mendes Magic

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and director
Title Year Director(s)
"Many Moons" 2008 Alan Ferguson[41]
"Tightrope"
(featuring Big Boi)		 2010 Wendy Morgan[42][43]
"Tightrope (Wondamix)"
(featuring B.o.B and Lupe Fiasco)
"Cold War"
"Be Still"
(Big Boi featuring Janelle Monáe)		 2011 N/A
"We Are Young"
(fun. featuring Janelle Monáe)		 Marc Klasfeld[44]
"Q.U.E.E.N."
(featuring Erykah Badu)		 2013 Alan Ferguson
"Dance Apocalyptic" Wendy Morgan
"Special Education"
(Goodie Mob featuring Janelle Monáe)		 John Colombo
"PrimeTime"
(featuring Miguel)		 Alan Ferguson [45]
"Heroes" 2014 The Young Astronauts[29][46]
"Electric Lady" Alan Ferguson
"Yoga"
(with Jidenna)		 2015 Dave Meyers

Notes

  1. ↑ "PrimeTime" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 20 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[24]

References

  1. ↑ "Janelle Monáe Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
  2. ↑ on February 11, 2010 By Rachel Bailey (February 11, 2010). "Janelle Monáe to (Finally!) Release Debut Album in May :: Music :: News :: Paste". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Janelle Monáe, "The ArchAndroid"". Billboard.com. September 14, 2009. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Janelle Monáe – Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "australian-charts.com - Discography Janelle Monáe". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  6. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Janelle Monáe" (in Danish). Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Janelle Monáe" (in French). French Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Erweiterte Suche: Janelle Monáe" (in German). Media Control. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  9. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Janelle Monáe". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  10. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Janelle Monáe" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  11. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Janelle Monáe" (in German). Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  12. ↑ Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: 1994–2010 (M – My Vitriol)". Zobbel.de. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
  13. ↑ The Audition was a self-produced EP by Janelle Monáe. An estimated 400 copies were pressed in 2003.
  14. ↑ Kellman, Andy. "Metropolis, Suite I: The Chase – Janelle Monáe". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
  15. ↑ "iTunes - Music - iTunes Festival: London 2013 - EP by Janelle Monáe". Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Fun. Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  17. ↑ [http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0]=ts_chart_artistname%3AJanelle%20Monae&f[1]=itm_field_chart_id%3A1229&f[2]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Janelle%20Monae "Chart Search for Janelle Monae, R&B Digital Songs"]. Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Discografie Janelle Monáe" (in Dutch). ultrapop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Discographie Janelle Monáe" (in French). ultrapop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  20. ↑ Peak chart position for "Dance Apocalyptic" in Ireland: "GFK Chart-Track". chart-track.co.uk. GfK. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 "Discography Janelle Monáe". charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
  22. ↑ "Lettin Go - Single by Janelle Monáe". iTunes. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  23. ↑ "Open Happiness - Single by Various Artists". iTunes. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  24. ↑ [http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0]=ts_chart_artistname%3A%2AJanelle%20Monae%2A&f[1]=itm_field_chart_id%3A344&f[2]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Janelle%20Monae "Chart Search"]. Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  25. ↑ Rutherford, Kevin (March 10, 2014). "'Rio 2' Soundtrack Out March 25, Features Janelle Monae, Bruno Mars". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 7, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  26. ↑ "Quick Hits: Linkin Park & 30 Seconds To Mars, Janelle Monáe & Bruno Mars, Taylor Hawkins, The Deftones". FMQB. March 2, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  27. ↑ "Heroes (Janelle Monáe)- Single". iTunes. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
  28. ↑ "Hot/Modern/AC Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on May 30, 2014.
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 "Pepsi Drops Its First-Ever Soundtrack Plus a Sneak Peek at the New Film by Spike Lee "The Game" for Pepsi Beats of the Beautiful Game". Pepsi. Retrieved Jun 10, 2014.
  30. ↑ Blistein, Jon (March 31, 2015). "Janelle Monae Flows Through New Song 'Yoga'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  31. ↑ Peak chart position for "We Are Young" in Canada: "Fun. Album & Song Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  32. ↑ Peak chart position for "We Are Young" in Ireland: "GFK Chart-Track". chart-track.co.uk. GfK. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  33. ↑ "Gold & Platinum: fun.". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
  34. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  35. ↑ "Austrian certifications – Fun." (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved July 26, 2012. Enter Fun. in the field Interpret. Click Suchen
  36. ↑ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart – 16 July 2012". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  37. ↑ "In House Sessions - Jaspects". AllMusic. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  38. ↑ "Broadcasting the Definition by Jaspects". iTunes. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  39. ↑ "The Polkadotted Stripe by Jaspects". iTunes. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  40. ↑ "Magic by Sergio Mendes". iTunes. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
  41. ↑ "Music Videos: Many Moons". MTV. Viacom Media Networks. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  42. ↑ "Music Videos: Tightrope". MTV. Viacom Media Networks. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  43. ↑ "Music Videos: Cold War". MTV. Viacom Media Networks. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  44. ↑ "Music Videos: We Are Young". MTV. Viacom Media Networks. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  45. ↑ "VIDEO: JANELLE MONÁE F/ MIGUEL – ‘PRIMETIME’". Rap-Up. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
  46. ↑ "Kelly Rowland and Rita Ora set for World Cup album ahead of Brazil 2014". mirror.co.uk. Retrieved May 12, 2014.

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