Jump to content

Monica discography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The printable version is no longer supported and may have rendering errors. Please update your browser bookmarks and please use the default browser print function instead.

Monica discography
Studio albums8
Singles48
Video albums8

American R&B singer Monica has released 8 studio albums, one extended play, and 48 singles (including six as a featured artist). Since the beginning of her career in 1995, she has sold 5.3 million albums in the United States,[1] In 1999, Billboard included her among the top twenty of the Top Pop Artists of the 1990s,[2] and in 2010, the magazine ranked her 24th on its list of the Top 50 R&B and Hip Hop Artists of the past 25 years.[3] With a career lasting over 20 years, Monica became the first artist to top the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in the 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s.[4]

Monica's debut studio album, titled Miss Thang was released in July 1995, selling about 1.5 million million copies in the United States.[5] It produced three top ten singles, including debut single "Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)" and follow-up "Before You Walk Out of My Life", both of which made her the youngest artist ever to have two consecutive chart-topping hits on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart.[6] In 1997, Monica released the top five single "For You I Will", which originated from the sports comedy film Space Jam and its soundtrack and became another platinum seller.[7] Her second album The Boy Is Mine was released in 1998 and earned her major international chart success. It peaked at number eight on the Billboard 200 and was certified three-times platinum in the United States and Canada.[7][8] Pushed by its same-titled number-one hit, a massive commercial success duet with fellow R&B teen singer Brandy, it spawned five commercially released singles, including further chart-topper "The First Night" and "Angel of Mine".[9]

After a label switch to J Records, Monica released After the Storm in 2003, a retooled version of her third album, All Eyez on Me (2002), which had received a Japan-wide release only after its first single's commercial failure and an early leak via the internet.[10] The album became the singer's first album to debut at number-one on the Billboard 200 chart and eventually sold more than a million copies stateside, with its single "So Gone" becoming Monica's biggest-selling singles in years.[11] Her fifth studio album, The Makings of Me, released in 2006, was considered a commercial failure and was left uncertified by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[11][12]

In 2009, Monica's duet with singer Keyshia Cole, "Trust", reached the top five of Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The recording of her sixth studio album Still Standing (2010) was chronicled by her BET reality series of the same name. It spawned her biggest-charting single in seven years, "Everything to Me", her sixth number-one hit on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[11] Still Standing was eventually certified gold by the RIAA, with domestic shipments of 500,000 copies, and also produced the R&B top ten hit "Love All Over Me".[13] In 2012, Monica's seventh album New Life was released to moderate sales. Its four singles, including lead single "It All Belongs to Me", another duet with Brandy, failed to achieve any Billboard Hot 100 entry. In 2015, her eighth studio album Code Red was released.[14]

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
US
[15] 		US R&B
[16] 		AUS
[17][18] 		CAN
[19] 		GER
[20] 		JPN
[21] 		NL
[22] 		NZ
[23] 		SWI
[24] 		UK
[25]
Miss Thang 36 7 125 20 — — 41 9 — —
  • US: 1,500,000[5]
The Boy Is Mine
  • Released: July 14, 1998
  • Label: Arista
  • Formats: cassette, CD
 8 2 37 10 34 69 13 17 19 52
  • US: 2,016,000[1]
All Eyez on Me
  • Released: September 11, 2002
  • Label: J
  • Formats: CD
 — — — — — 14 — — 88 —
After the Storm 1 2 192 56 — — — — — 136
  • US: 1,023,000[1]
The Makings of Me
  • Released: October 3, 2006
  • Label: J
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 8 1 — — — 75 — — — —
Still Standing
  • Released: March 23, 2010
  • Label: J
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 2 1 — 191 — 129 — — — —[A]
New Life
  • Released: April 6, 2012
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 4 2 — — — — — — — —[B]
Code Red
  • Released: December 18, 2015
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 27 4 — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Compilations

  • Super Hits (2008, Sony BMG Music Entertainment – A 721551)[30]

Mixtapes

  • Monica: Made Mixtape (2007)[31]

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[32] 		US R&B
[33] 		AUS
[17] 		CAN
[34] 		GER
[35] 		IRL
[36] 		NL
[22] 		NZ
[23] 		SCO
[37] 		UK
[25]
"Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)" 1995 2 1 7 — — — 20 5 — 32 Miss Thang
"Like This and Like That"[C] 7 1 — — — — — 18 — 33
"Before You Walk Out of My Life"[C] 60 — — — — 8 78 22
  • RIAA: Platinum[7]
"Why I Love You So Much"[D] 1996 9 3 96 — — — — 22 — —
"Ain't Nobody"[D]
(featuring Treach) 		— — — — — — — — The Nutty Professor: Soundtrack
"For You I Will" 1997 4 2 45 75 80 — 51 2 78 27
  • RIAA: Platinum[7]
 Space Jam: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture and The Boy Is Mine
"The Boy Is Mine'"
(with Brandy) 		1998 1 1 3 1 5 2 1 1 22 2 The Boy Is Mine
"The First Night" 1 1 30 9 63 30 22 15 29 6
  • RIAA: Platinum[7]
"Angel of Mine" 1999 1 2 12 5 — — — 36 81 55
"Street Symphony" —[E] 50 — — — — — — — —
"Inside"[F] — — — — — — — — — —
"Just Another Girl" 2001 64 34 — — — — — — — — Down to Earth: Music from the Motion Picture
"All Eyez on Me" 2002 69 32 39 — 81 — — 29 — — All Eyez on Me
"So Gone" 2003 10 1 72 17 — — — — — 82 After the Storm
"Knock Knock"/"Get It Off"[G] 75 24 — — — — — — — —
"U Should've Known Better" 2004 19 6 — — — — — — — —
"Everytime tha Beat Drop"
(featuring Dem Franchize Boyz) 		2006 48 11 — — — — — — — — The Makings of Me
"A Dozen Roses (You Remind Me)" — 48 — — — — — — — —
"Sideline Ho" 2007 — 45 — — — — — — — —
"Hell No (Leave Home)"
(featuring Twista) 		— —[H] — — — — — — — —
"Trust"
(with Keyshia Cole) 		2009 70 5 — — — — — — — — A Different Me
"Everything to Me" 2010 44 1 — — — — — — — — Still Standing
"Love All Over Me" 58 2 — — — — — — — —
"Anything (To Find You)"
(featuring Rick Ross) 		2011 —[I] 25 — — — — — — — — New Life
"Until It's Gone" — 22 — — — — — — — —
"It All Belongs to Me"
(with Brandy) 		2012 — 23 — — — — — — — —
"Without You" — 91 — — — — — — — —
"Just Right for Me"
(featuring Lil Wayne) 		2015 — — — — — — — — — — Code Red
"Commitment" 2019 — — — — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"Me + You" — — — — — — — — — —
"Trenches"
(featuring Lil Baby) 		2020 —[J] — — — — — — — × —
"Pink"[47]
(with Dolly Parton, Jordin Sparks, Rita Wilson, and Sara Evans) 		— — — — — — — — × —
"Friends"
(featuring Ty Dolla $ign) 		2022 — —[K] — — — — — — × —
"Trusting God"
(with James Fortune) 		2023 — — — — — — — — × —
"Letters" — —[L] — — — — — — × —
"The Boy Is Mine (Remix)"
(with Ariana Grande and Brandy) 		2024 —[M] — — — — — — 40 × — Eternal Sunshine (Slightly Deluxe and Also Live)
"—" denotes releases that did not chart, were not released in that country or did not receive a certification.
"×" denotes periods where charts did not exist or were not archived.
List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[32] 		US R&B
[33] 		US Gospel
[49] 		GER
[35]
"Freedom"
(with Various artists) 		1995 44 18 — — Panther: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
"I've Got to Have It"
(Jermaine Dupri and Nas featuring Monica) 		2000 — 67 — 76 Big Momma's House: Music from the Motion Picture
"Wake Up Everybody"
(with Various artists) 		2004 — — — — Wake Up Everybody
"Always"
(Trina featuring Monica) 		2010 — 42 — — Amazin'
"Hold On"
(James Fortune featuring Monica) 		2012 — 57 2 — Identity
"Do Me Like That"
(Trendsetter Sense featuring Monica, Yo Gotti and Jeezy) 		2015 — — — — Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US R&B
[33] 		JPN
[50] 		KOR
[51]
"Gone Be Fine"
(featuring OutKast) 		1999 —[O] — — The Boy Is Mine
"Right Here Waiting"
(featuring 112) 		2000 —[P] — —
"Too Hood"
(featuring Jermaine Dupri) 		2002 —[Q] — — All Eyez on Me
"I Ain't Trying to Hear It"
(Dirtbag featuring Monica) 		2007 — — — Dirty Business
"Still Standing"
(featuring Ludacris) 		2008 74 — — Still Standing
"One in a Lifetime" 2010 — 66 —
"Here I Am" 83 — —
"Believing in Me" —[L] — —
"Lesson Learned" — — —
"Take a Chance"
(featuring Wale) 		2012 — — 20 New Life
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Other appearances

Guests

List of non-single songs with guest appearances by Monica
Title Year Artist(s) Album
"Slow Jam'" 1997 Usher My Way
"Streets Keep Callin'" 1999 C-Murder, Daz Dillinger Bossalinie
"Grown-Up Christmas List" 2000 — Platinum Christmas
"Don't Be Cruel" 2003 Beenie Man, Missy Elliott This Is Not a Test!
"Class Reunion" Wyclef Jean Preacher's Son
"Don't Gotta Go Home" DMX Grand Champ
"For My Niggaz" 2005 Do or Die, The Legendary Traxster D.O.D.
"I'll Give All My Love to You" 2007 Keith Sweat Sweat Hotel Live
"Thugs Need Love Too" 2008 Rocko Self-Made
"How I Like It" 2010 Wild Life
"Can't Live Without You" Ludacris Battle of the Sexes
"I Want It All" Trina Amazin'
"Closer" 2013 LL Cool J Authentic
"Ocean Skies" 2015 Ludacris Ludaversal
"Forgive Me" Jeezy Church in These Streets
"Burglar Bars" 2017 2 Chainz Pretty Girls Like Trap Music
"We Ride" Gucci Mane Mr. Davis
"Big A$AP" 2020 A$AP Ferg
"Pray" 2021 Jimmie Allen, Little Big Town Bettie James: Gold Edition
"Love Me Enough" 2023 Nicki Minaj and Keyshia Cole Pink Friday 2

Soundtracks

List of non-single songs on soundtrack appearances by Monica
Title Year Artist(s) Album
"Let's Straighten It Out" 1995 Usher Panther: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
"Missing You" 1996 — Fled
"Somebody Bigger than You and I" Whitney Houston, Ralph Tresvant, Bobby Brown The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album
"Slow Jam" Usher Soul Food: Soundtrack/Music from the Motion Picture "Soul Food"
"Angel" 2000 — Love Song
"This Boy Here" Akon
"What My Heart Says" —
"Angel of Mine" Wings of the Crow
"Uh Oh" 2002 Drumline: Soundtrack
"Can I Walk By" 2004 Jazze Pha Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
"Sick & Tired" 2005 — Diary of a Mad Black Woman
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" 2013 The Best Man Holiday: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

DVDs

Year DVD
1999 Angel of Mine Tour
2003 Get It Off/Knock Knock

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Still Standing" did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but debuted peaked at number 25 on the UK Hop Hop and R&B Albums Chart.[28]
  2. ^ "New Life" did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but debuted and peaked at number 20 on the UK Hip Hop and R&B Albums Chart.[29]
  3. ^ a b "Before You Walk Out of My Life" and "Like This and Like That" were each released as a double A-side single in the US, however, in the UK and New Zealand each song was released separately.
  4. ^ a b "Why I Love You So Much" and "Ain't Nobody" was a released as a double A-side single in the US only.
  5. ^ "Street Symphony" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 20 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as a 25-song extension to the Hot 100.[44]
  6. ^ "Inside" was a Europe release only but failed to chart on any official charts.
  7. ^ "Knock Knock" was a B-side with "Get It Off". However, the songs charted separately as singles. "Get It Off" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 3 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart, which acts as a 25-song extension to the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[45]
  8. ^ "Hell No (Leave Home)" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 14 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart, which acts as a 25-song extension to the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[45]
  9. ^ "Anything (To Find You)" did not enter the Hot 100 chart, but peaked at number 19 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as a 25-song extension to the Hot 100.[44]
  10. ^ "Trenches" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 32 on the Digital Song Sales Chart.[46]
  11. ^ "Friends" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 R&B/Hip Hop Songs Chart, but peaked at number 37 on the Billboard R&B/Hip Hop Airplay Chart.
  12. ^ "Letters" did not enter the US R&B Chart, but peaked at number 11 on the US R&B Digital Songs Sales Chart.
  13. ^ "The Boy Is Mine (Remix)" did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart, but peaked at number 21 on the US Digital Song Sales Chart.[48]
  14. ^ "Wake Up Everybody" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 19 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart, which acts as a 25-song extension to the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[45]
  15. ^ "Gone Be Fine" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 5 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart, which acts as a 25-song extension to the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[45]
  16. ^ "Right Here Waiting" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 1 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart, which acts as a 25-song extension to the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[45]
  17. ^ "Too Hood" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 11 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart, which acts as a 25-song extension to the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[45]

References

General

  • "Monica Official Website". J. Retrieved September 18, 2009.
  • "Monica: Discography". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 27, 2007. Retrieved September 18, 2009.
  • "Monica > Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved September 18, 2009.

Specific

  1. ^ a b c d e Trust, Gary (June 8, 2010). "Ask Billboard: As Years Go By". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 5, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2010.
  2. ^ Mayfield, Geoff (December 25, 1999). "Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade". Billboard. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  3. ^ "The Top 50 R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years". Billboard. November 18, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  4. ^ Trust, Gary (February 19, 2010). "Ask Billboard: Olympics, Monica, Smokey Robinson". Billboard. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  5. ^ a b Murphy, Keith (April 7, 2012). "Monica Has a Fresh Start on RCA With 'New Life'". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  6. ^ Bland, Bridget (October 25, 2009). "Monica: Still Standing With New BET Reality Show And Forthcoming Music". Entertainment Newsire. Archived from the original on October 31, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2010.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Gold & Platinum > Searchable Database > Monica". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  8. ^ a b c "Gold and Platinum Search". Music Canada. Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  9. ^ "Timeline". Rockthenet. Retrieved April 28, 2007.
  10. ^ "Superstar Monica Selects Self-Titled Album". Business Wire. FindArticles.com. June 27, 2002. Retrieved November 25, 2007.
  11. ^ a b c Crosley, Hillary (December 15, 2008). "Monica Gets Busy On Sixth Album". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2010.
  12. ^ St. Fleur, Patrick (March 16, 2010). "Monica Interview: Still Living, Still Strong, Still Standing". Word of South. Archived from the original on March 24, 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2010.
  13. ^ "Monica's Still Standing Certified Gold". ThatGrapeJuice. April 22, 2010. Retrieved June 19, 2010.
  14. ^ "Monica Readies 'Code Red' for December". Rap-Up.com. November 2, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  15. ^ "Monica Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  16. ^ "Monica Chart History: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  17. ^ a b Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
  18. ^ "Monica ARIA Chart History (albums) complete to 2024". ARIA. Retrieved July 20, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  19. ^ Peak chart positions for albums in Canada:
  20. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Monica – The Boy is Mine". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  21. ^ Peak chart positions for albums in Japan:
  22. ^ a b "Discography Monica". Charts.org.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  23. ^ a b Peak chart positions in New Zealand:
  24. ^ "Discography Monica". swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
  25. ^ a b "Artist Chart History – Monica". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  26. ^ "Awards - BPI". BPI. July 22, 2013. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  27. ^ "ゴールドディスク認定". RIAJ. Retrieved May 11, 2022. Select 1999年03月 on the drop-down menu
  28. ^ "Monica - Still Standing". Official Charts. April 3, 2010. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  29. ^ "Monica - New Life". Official Charts. April 21, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  30. ^ "Monica – Super Hits (2008, CD)". Discogs.
  31. ^ "Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
  32. ^ a b "Monica Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  33. ^ a b c "Monica Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  34. ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Canada:
  35. ^ a b Official German Charts(GFK Entertainment) chart peaks:
  36. ^ Irish (IRMA) chart peaks:
  37. ^ "Scottish Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 7, 2020. Official Scottish chart peaks:
  38. ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1996". ARIA. Retrieved April 12, 2018 – via Imgur.com.
  39. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1998 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. ARIA.com. Retrieved April 3, 2010.
  40. ^ Copsey, Rob (May 22, 2020). "12 huge female pop collaborations on the Official Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  41. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('The Boy Is Mine')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved April 3, 2010.
  42. ^ "Top 50 Singles (#3842)". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. September 27, 2004. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2010.
  43. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. ARIA.com. Retrieved December 28, 2008.
  44. ^ a b "Monica Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  45. ^ a b c d e f "Monica Chart History: Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 4, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  46. ^ "Digital Song Sales Chart". Billboard. September 12, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  47. ^ "Pink - Single". Spotify. October 21, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
  48. ^ "Digital Song Sales - July 6, 2024". Billboard. July 6, 2024. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  49. ^ "Monica Chart History: Hot Gospel Songs". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  50. ^ "Monica- Chart history- Japan Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 21, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  51. ^ "April 8–14, 2012". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 19, 2012. Retrieved April 12, 2010.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Monica_discography&oldid=1258526581"