Queen Latifah discography
Queen Latifah discography | |
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Studio albums | 7 |
Compilation albums | 3 |
Singles | 23 |
Queen Latifah is an American rapper, jazz/blues singer, and actress. Born Dana Owens, she has released seven studio albums, six of which were hip hop-influenced albums and two that were all-singing jazz-influenced albums. She has released a total of twenty-three singles as well. She has been given the title the "Queen of Jazz Rap".[1]
Latifah released two albums,
Latifah once again found success in 2004 with her fifth studio album, The Dana Owens Album. The album was a success, charting at number 16 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. In 2007, Latifah released her sixth studio album, Trav'lin' Light through Flavor Unit/Verve Records. In 2009, Latifah released her seventh album, Persona through Flavor Unit/Universal Records.
Albums
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | ||||||||||
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US [4] |
US R&B /HH [5] |
US Jazz [5] | ||||||||||||
All Hail the Queen |
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124 | 6 | — | ||||||||||
Nature of a Sista
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117 | 32 | — |
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Black Reign |
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60 | 15 | — |
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Order in the Court |
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95 | 16 | — |
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The Dana Owens Album | 16 | 11 | — |
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Trav'lin' Light |
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11 | 6 | 1 |
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Persona |
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25 | 3 | — | ||||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Compilation albums
Title | Album details | Sales |
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She's a Queen: A Collection of Hits |
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20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Queen Latifah | ||
Hip-Hop Hits |
Group albums
Title | Album details |
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The 45 King Presents The Flavor Unit (compilation – as part of Flavor Unit) |
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Roll wit tha Flava (compilation – as part of Flavor Unit) |
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Flavor Unit 10th Anniversary, Vol. 1 (compilation – as part of Flavor Unit) |
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100% Hater Proof (as part of The Unit) |
Collaborative albums
Title | Album details |
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Queen Latifah and the Original Flavor Unit (compilation — with the Original Flavor Unit) |
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Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
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US [15] |
US Dance [16] |
US R&B [17] |
US Rap [18] |
US AC [19] |
EUR [20] |
NZ [21] |
UK
[22] |
UK Dance
[22] |
UK R&B
[22] | |||
"Wrath of My Madness/Princess of the Posse" | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All Hail the Queen |
"Dance for Me/Inside Out" | 1989 | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Ladies First" (featuring Monie Love) |
— | 38 | 64 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Come Into My House/Ladies First" | 1990 | — | 7 | 81 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Mama Gave Birth to the Soul Children" (featuring De La Soul) |
— | 28 | — | — | — | 37 | — | 14 | — | — | ||
"Fly Girl/Nature of a Sista'" | 1991 | — | —[a] | 16 | 19 | — | — | 37 | 67 | — | — | Nature of a Sista' |
"Latifah's Had It Up 2 Here/That's the Way We Flow" | — | —[b] | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"How Do I Love Thee" | 1992 | — | 19 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"U.N.I.T.Y." | 1993 | 23 | —[c] | 7 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 74 | — | — | Black Reign |
"Just Another Day..." | 1994 | 54 | —[d] | 37 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Black Hand Side" | — | —[e] | 29 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
" Weekend Love "
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70 | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | ||||
"I Can't Understand" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Mr. Big Stuff" (with Shades and Free) |
1997 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | The Associate Soundtrack |
"It's Alright" (featuring Lil' Mo) |
77 | —[f] | 31 | — | — | — | — | 86 | 25 | 27 | Nothing to Lose Soundtrack and Order in the Court | |
"Bananas (Who You Gonna Call?)" (featuring Apache) |
1998 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Order in the Court' |
"Paper" (featuring Pras) |
50 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Everywhere You Go" (featuring Sara Jane)[g][24] |
2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | What's the Worst That Could Happen? Soundtrack |
"Mama Gave Birth to the Soul Children" (re-issue) (featuring De La Soul)[25] |
2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
"Poetry Man" | 2007 | — | — | —[h] | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | Trav'lin' Light |
"I'm Gonna Live Till I Die"[27] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Champion"[28] | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | AT&T Team USA Soundtrack |
"Ting-A-Ling (Refix)" (with Alborosie and Shabba Ranks)[29] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Cue the Rain"[30] | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Persona |
"Walk the Dinosaur" (from Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs)[31] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
"The Star-Spangled Banner"[32] | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Ladies First" (re-issue) (featuring Monie Love)[33] |
2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
As featured artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
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US [15] |
US Dance [16] |
US R&B [17] |
US Rap [18] |
AUS [34] |
GER [35] |
IRE [36] |
NLD [37] |
NZ [21] |
UK
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"Buddy" (De La Soul featuring Q-Tip, Queen Latifah, Monie Love and Jungle Brothers) |
1989 | — | 27 | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 Feet High and Rising |
"Woman for the Job" (Sly and Robbie featuring Queen Latifah)[38] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Silent Assassin | |
"Ndodemnyama (Free South Africa)" (as part of Hip-Hop Against Apartheid)[39] |
1990 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
" Fame '90" featuring Queen Latifah)
(David Bowie |
— | 6 | — | 12 | 85 | 36 | 11 | 16 | 32 | 28 | Non-album single | |
"Find a Way" (Coldcut featuring Queen Latifah) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | — | 52 | Some Like It Cold | |
"Doin' Our Own Dang" (Jungle Brothers featuring A Tribe Called Quest, Queen Latifah, Monie Love & De La Soul) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | 33 | Done by the Forces of Nature | |
"Miss My Love" (Gwen Guthrie featuring Queen Latifah) |
— | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hot Times | |
"Heal Yourself" (as part of H.E.A.L. Human Education Against Lies)[40] |
1991 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Civilization Vs. Technology |
" Troop and LeVert featuring Queen Latifah )
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— | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | New Jack City Soundtrack | |
"What'cha Gonna Do?" (Shabba Ranks featuring Queen Latifah) |
1992 | — | —[i] | 62 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | X-tra Naked |
"Roll wit tha Flava" (as part of Flavor Unit MC's) |
1993 | 86 | — | 51 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Roll wit tha Flava |
"So Tough" (Freddie Foxxx featuring Queen Latifah) |
1994 | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Other collaborations
- Big Bub – "Need Your Love" with Heavy D
- Brandy – "I Wanna Be Down" (Remix) with MC Lyte and Yo-Yo
- Chaka Khan – "Pop My Clutch"
- Channel Live – "Temptations" with Black Rob
- Coldcut – "Smoke Dis One"
- Erykah Badu – "Love of My Life Worldwide" with Bahamadia and Angie Stone
- Living Colour – "Under Cover of Darkness"
- Luther Vandross – "Hit It Again"
- Meredith Brooks – "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)"
- Monifah – "Fallin in Love"
- Naughty by Nature – "Red Light"
- Naughty by Nature – "Sleepin on Jersey"
- Naughty by Nature – "Wickedest Man Alive"
- Organized Noize – "Set It Off" with Andrea Martin
- Pat Benatar – "Love Is a Battlefield" (Remix)
- Quincy Jones – "Cool Joe, Mean Joe (Killer Joe)" with Tone Loc and Nancy Wilson
- Rapsody – "Hatshepsut"
- Salt N Pepa – "Friends" with Mad Lion
- Take 6 – "Harmony"
- Teena Marie – "Lady's Choice" with Gail Gotti
- The 45 King – "Flavor Unit Assassination Squad" with Lakim Shabazz, Apache, Double J & Lord Alibaski
- Various – "Salt N Pepa, Billy Lawrence, N'Dea Davenport, and more
- Various – "Royce Da 5'9", Angie Martinez and Sonja Blade
- Zhane– "Request Line" (Remix)
- Various – "Satisfied" (The Hamilton Mixtape) with Sia and Miguel
In 2009, Latifah, along with the Jubilation Choir, recorded the title track on the album
In 2011, Latifah was featured on the track "
Soundtrack album contributions
- The Associate(1996)
- Living Out Loud (1998)
- Chicago (2002)
- Hairspray (2007)
- Joyful Noise (2012)
- Bessie (2015)
- New Jersey Drive, Vol. 1 (1995)
Notes
- Dance/Electronic Singles Sales.[23]
- ^ "Latifah's Had It Up 2 Here" did not enter the Dance Club Songs, but peaked at number 21 on the Dance/Electronic Singles Sales.[23]
- ^ "U.N.I.T.Y." did not enter the Dance Club Songs, but peaked at number 1 on the Dance/Electronic Singles Sales.[23]
- ^ "Just Another Day..." did not enter the Dance Club Songs, but peaked at number 9 on the Dance/Electronic Singles Sales.[23]
- ^ "Black Hand Side/Weekend Love" did not enter the Dance Club Songs, but peaked at number 18 on the Dance/Electronic Singles Sales.[23]
- ^ "It's Alright" did not enter the Dance Club Songs, but peaked at number 26 on the Dance/Electronic Singles Sales.[23]
- ^ "Everywhere You Go" was released as a split single with "**** What They Say" by Snoop Dogg.
- ^ "Poetry Man" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, but peaked at number 36 on the Adult R&B Airplay.[26]
- Dance/Electronic Singles Sales.[23]
References
- ^ Hrabkovska, Silvia (2015-09-18). "50 facts about Queen Latifah: was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2006". BOOMSbeat. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
- ^ a b Samuels, Anita (9 May 1998). "Latifah Is Back In Motown's Court". Billboard. p. 33. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ a b c d "15ask". Billboard. April 9, 2003. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ "Queen Latifah Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- ^ a b "Queen Latifah Chart History: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- ^ a b "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ a b herrera, Monica (27 July 2009). "Queen Latifah Returns To Rap On 'Persona'". Billboard. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ "Queen Latifah - 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection". AllMusic. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- ^ "Queen Latifah - Hip-Hop Hits". AllMusic. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- ^ "The 45 King - Flavor Unit". AllMusic. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- ^ "Various Artists - Roll wit tha Flava". AllMusic. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- ^ "Various Artists - Flavor Unit 10th Anniversary, Vol. 1". AllMusic. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- ^ "Unit/The Unit - 100% Hater Proof". AllMusic. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- ^ "Various Artists - Queen Latifah and the Original Flavor Unit". AllMusic. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- ^ a b "Queen Latifah Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Queen Latifah Chart History: Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Queen Latifah Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Queen Latifah Chart History: Hot Rap Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Queen Latifah Chart History: Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ As featured performer European singles chart peaks:
- "Mama Gave Birth to the Soul Children" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- ^ a b "Queen Latifah - Recorded Music NZ". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Queen Latifah - UK Chart". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Dance Singles Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ Everywhere You Go/**** What They Say (track listing). NY.LA Music. 2001. INTR-10444-1.
- ^ Mama Gave Birth to the Soul Children (The New School Mixes) (track listing). Tommy Boy/Rhino UK. 2006. LBF-142.
- ^ "Adult R&B Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "I'm Gonna Live Till I Die - Queen Latifah - Release Info". Apple Music.
- ^ "Champion - Queen Latifah - Release Info". Apple Music.
- ^ Ting-A-Ling (Refix) (track listing). BBK In Session. 2008.
- ^ "Cue the Rain - Queen Latifah - Release Info". Apple Music.
- ^ "Walk the Dinosaur (From "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs") - Queen Latifah - Release Info". Apple Music.
- ^ "The Star Spangled Banner - Queen Latifah - Release Info". Apple Music.
- ^ Ladies First (track listing). Tommy Boy. 2019.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 39.
- ^ "Discographie Queen Latifah Chart History". GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
- ^ "Queen Latifah – Irish Singles Chart". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- MegaCharts. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
- ^ Woman For The Job/Party Together (track listing). Sly & Robbie. Taxi. 1989.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "HEAL - Heal Yourself [Vinyl Single]". AllMusic.
- ^ "Jon Bon Jovi, Queen Latifah go gospel for "Day"". Reuters. March 27, 2009.