Michelle Williams discography

Michelle Williams discography

Williams performing during J&R's Musicfest in New York City, in 2008.
Studio albums 4
Compilation albums 1
Music videos 11
Singles 15
Soundtrack albums 1

American recording artist Michelle Williams has released four studio albums, one compilation album and fifteen singles.

Williams' begun her career in 1999 as a backing vocalist for Grammy Award-winning R&B recording artist Monica and in 2000 a member of one of the best-selling American bands of all time, Destiny's Child, who have sold approximately 60 million records worldwide.[1] She released her first solo album Heart to Yours (2002), during the hiatus of Destiny's Child, making her the first member of the band to do so. The album topped the US Gospel Albums chart and peaked at number eleven on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and fifty seven on the Billboard 200.[2][3] The album won Williams an award for "Best Gospel Act" at the 2002 MOBO Awards and spawned the single "Heard a Word" which was featured on the platinum-certified WOW Gospel 2003 compilation album.[4][5] As of 2004, Heart to Yours has sold over 203,000 copies in the US.[6]

In 2004, after making her on-stage acting debut the previous year in the Broadway musical Aida, Williams released her second studio album Do You Know which peaked at number two on the Gospel Albums chart, number three on the Christian Albums chart and number twenty-eight on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[7][8] Do You Know gained Williams a nomination for "Best Gospel Act" at the 2004 MOBO Awards and spawned a same-titled single which was included on Destiny's Child: Live in Atlanta.[9][10] As of 2008, Do You Know has sold over 78,000 copies in the US.[11]

Williams' third album and pop debut Unexpected (2008) debuted at number forty-two and eleven on the Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts respectively.[12] Unexpected also spawned the singles "We Break the Dawn", which topped the US Hot Dance Airplay chart and was a moderate top 50 success in the UK and Hungary;[13] "The Greatest", which topped the US Dance chart; and "Hello Heartbreak". As of 2013, Unexpected has sold over 34,000 copies in the US.[14] In 2011, Williams gained her third top 20 hit on the US Dance chart when Ultra Naté released a joint collaboration with her titled "Waiting on You" which peaked at number eleven.[15]

In 2014, Williams released her fourth studio album Journey to Freedom which debuted at number twenty-nine on the Billboard 200 and became her second number two debut on US Gospel Albums; featuring the singles "If We Had Your Eyes", which reached the top 20 of the US Adult R&B Songs chart; "Fire" and "Say Yes", which topped the US Hot Gospel Songs chart for 7 weeks.[16][17][18][19][20][21][22]

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
US
[3]		 US
R&B
[3]		 US
Gospel
[3]		 US
Christian
[3]		 US
Indie
[3]		 UK
Christian
[23]
Heart to Yours 57 17 1 3 — —
  • US: 203,000 (as of 2004)[6]
Do You Know
  • Released: January 26, 2004
  • Labels: Sanctuary, Columbia Records (#5151152000)[25]
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 120 28 2 3 — —
  • US: 72,000 (as of 2008)[11]
Unexpected
  • Released: October 7, 2008
  • Labels: Music World, Columbia Records (#88697357022)[26]
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 42 11 — — — —
  • US: 34,000 (as of 2013)[14]
Journey to Freedom 29 — 2 — 7 6

Compilation albums

List of albums, with selected details
Title[27] Album details[28]
Heart to Yours /
Do You Know
  • Released: October 31, 2006
  • Labels: Sanctuary, Columbia Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Singles

As a lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[29]		 US
Dance
[30]		 US
Gospel
[31]		 US
Adult R&B
[32]		 FR
[33]		 HUN
[13]		 UK
[34]		 UK
Indie
[35] 		UK
R&B
[36]
"Heard a Word" 2002 — — — — — — — — — Heart to Yours
"Do You Know" 2004 — — — — — — — — — Do You Know
"We Break the Dawn" 2008 — 4 — — — 38 47 — — Unexpected
"The Greatest" — 1 — — — — — —
"Hello Heartbreak" — — — — — — — — —
"Waiting on You"
(with Ultra Naté)[37]		 2011 — 11 — — — — — — — Hero Worship
"If We Had Your Eyes" 2013 — — 22 19 — — — — — Journey To Freedom
"Fire" — — — — — — — — —
"Say Yes"
(featuring Beyoncé & Kelly Rowland) 		2014 —[A] — 1 — 90 — 106 8 15
"Believe in Me" 2015 — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

As a featured artist

List of singles, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Prayer Song"
(Kim Burrell featuring Michelle Williams, Musiq Soulchild, Lil' Mo & Tye Tribbett)[38]		 2010 N/A
"Simply Amazing"
(Todd Dulaney featuring Michelle Williams)[39]		 2011 N/A
"On the Run"
(Electric Giant Beatz featuring Michelle Williams)[39][40]		 2011 N/A

Soundtrack and promotional singles

List of singles, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Sun Will Shine Again"[41] 2002 Heart to Yours
"Let's Stay Together" 2005 Roll Bounce
"Love Gun"[42][43] 2011 N/A

Other charted songs

List of non-single songs, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Albums
KR
Gaon
[44]
"You Changed"
(Kelly Rowland featuring Beyoncé & Michelle Williams)		 2013 20 Talk a Good Game

Album appearances

Song Year Artist(s) Album
"Will You Still Love Me?"[45] 2003 Urban Knights (feat. Michelle Williams) Urban Knights 5
"Interlude (Spoken)"[46][47] 2004 Ramiyah (with Michelle Williams) Ramiyah
"Let's Stay Together (The Remix King Soul Mix)"[48] 2005 Michelle Williams Boogie Oogie Oogie
(single by Brooke Valentine)
"Do You Know (Live in Atlanta)"[49][50] 2007 Michelle Williams Spirits Rising Vol. 1 & 2
"New Song"[51] 2009 Jeannette Bayardelle (feat. Michelle Williams) Transferable
"Katya"[52] 2011 Idle Warship (feat. Michelle Williams) Habits of the Heart

Soundtrack appearances

Song Year Artist(s) Movie
"More Like You"[53] 2010 Deitrick Haddon & Voices of Unity (feat. Michelle Williams) Blessed & Cursed

Writing credits

Song Year Artist(s) Album
"You Will Win"[54] 2007 Kelly Rowland Spirits Rising Vol. 1 & 2
"Katya"[52] 2011 Idle Warship (feat. Michelle Williams) Habits of the Heart

Videography

Music videos

Title Year Director(s) Artist
"Heard a Word"[55] 2002 Sylvain White Michelle Williams
"Do You Know"[56] 2004 Matthew Rolston
"Boogie Oogie Oogie"[57] 2005 Kevin Hunter Brooke Valentine (guest appearance)
"Get Me Bodied"[58] 2007 Anthony Mandler and Beyoncé[59] Beyoncé (guest appearance)
"We Break the Dawn"[60] 2008 Phil Griffin Michelle Williams
"We Break the Dawn, Part 2" Michelle Williams (feat. Flo Rida)
"We Break the Dawn" (Karmatronic Remix Radio Edit) Michelle Williams
"The Greatest"[61] Thomas Kloss[62]
"On the Run" 2011 Eduard Schneider[63] Electric Giant Beatz (feat. Michelle Williams)
"Waiting on You" 2012 Karl Giant[64] Ultra Naté & Michelle Williams
"If We Had Your Eyes" 2013 Derek Blanks[65] Michelle Williams
"Superpower" Jonas Akerlund[66] Beyoncé (feat. Frank Ocean)
"Fire" 2014 Derek Blanks[67] Michelle Williams
"Say Yes" Matthew A. Cherry[68] Michelle Williams (feat. Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland)
"Rather Be"[69] Tyler Ward, Fresh Big Mouf (feat. Michelle Williams and Deitrick Haddon)
"Believe in Me" 2015 Matthew A. Cherry[70] Michelle Williams

Notes

  • A ^ Although "Say Yes" did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100, it peaked at number 9 on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[71]

See also

References

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  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Michelle Williams - Allmusic - Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved February 2011.
  4. ↑ Kellman, Andy (2003). "(review) WOW Gospel 2003". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-12-22.
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  6. 1 2 Ogunnaike, Lola (2004-11-14). "Beyoncé's Second Date With Destiny's Child". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
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  8. ↑ "Williams In A Dance Mood On Third Solo Disc". Billboard. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
  9. ↑ "Amazon.com: Live in Atlanta - Destiny's Child (2006)". Amazon.com. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Destiny's Child: Live in Atlanta [Blu-ray] (2007)". Amazon.com. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
  11. 1 2 "Williams In A Dance Mood On Third Solo Disc". Billboard. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
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  13. 1 2 "Éves összesített listák - Rádiós Top 40 játszási listá". Mahasz. Mahasz.
  14. 1 2 Caulfield, Keith (20 April 2013). "Michelle Williams Prepping Fourth Album, Due This Summer". Billboard. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  15. ↑ "Ultra Naté - Awards - Allmusic". Billboard. Allmusic. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Hot Gospel Songs". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media). July 5, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Hot Gospel Songs". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media). July 12, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
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  19. ↑ "Hot Gospel Songs". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media). November 29, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Hot Gospel Songs". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media). December 6, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
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  22. ↑ "Hot Gospel Songs". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media). December 20, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  23. ↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/49/2014-09-20/
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  25. ↑ Music World Entertainment (2004) Michelle Williams - Do You Know (Linear Notes) Columbia Records.
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  33. ↑ "lescharts.com - Michelle Williams". French Singles Chart. Les Charts. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  34. ↑ Peak chart positions for singles on the UK Singles Chart:
  35. ↑ "2014 Top 40 Independent Singles Archive". UK Indie Chart. Official Charts Company. June 14, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
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  38. ↑ "Amazon.com: Prayer Song for Haiti Featuring Kim Burrell & All-star Cast of Singers: Music Soulchild, Michelle Williams, Ty Tribbett, Krishnar Lewis, Lil Mo, James Hall, and More.: Mp3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
  39. 1 2 "iTunes - Music - Simply Amazing (feat. Michelle Williams) - Single by Todd Dulaney". iTunes. Retrieved Jan 5, 2012.
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  44. ↑ "South Korea Gaon International Chart (Week: June 16, 2013 to June 22, 2013)". Gaon Chart. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
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  49. ↑ "Gospel Music -- Matthew Knowles Set To Launch Spirit Rising Music -- Entertain Your Belief". GospelCity.com. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
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  52. 1 2 "iTunes - Music - Habits Of The Heart by Idle Warship". iTunes. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
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  54. ↑ "Amazon.com: You Will Win: Kelly Rowland: Mp3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
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