Ashanti discography

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Ashanti discography

Ashanti modeling at The Heart Truth Fashion Show in February 2008.
Releases
Studio albums 4
Compilation albums 3
Singles 22
Video albums 2
Music videos 23
Soundtracks 6

This is a comprehensive listing of official releases by Ashanti, an American pop, and R&B singer. As of April 2009, she has released four studio albums, twenty-four singles, and twenty-one music videos on her record labels Murder Inc., Def Jam, and Motown.

Ashanti's self titled debut studio album was released in April 2002, and sold over three million copies in the United States.[1] It produced the number-one hit "Foolish" (spending 10 weeks atop on Billboard Hot 100) and two more top forty hits, "Happy" and "Baby".[2] Her second album Chapter II (2003), another platinum-seller, was released a year after and enjoyed international chart success, spawning her international hit "Rock Wit U (Awww Baby)".[3] The singer's third studio album Concrete Rose was released in December 2004 stateside and certified platinum by the RIAA one month after release.[3] A minor success in international music markets, however it produced two singles only, including the top twenty hit single "Only U". Following a hiatus and a label switch from Murda Inc to Motown, Ashanti's The Declaration (2008) was released in June 2008 in the United States.[4]

Contents

Albums

Studio

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
U.S.
[5]
AUS
[6]
AUT
[7]
CAN
[8]
FRA
[9]
GER
[10]
NDL
[11]
NZ
[12]
SWI
[13]
UK
[14]
Ashanti 1 10 36 5 29 10 12 15 15 3
Chapter II
  • Released: July 1, 2003
  • Label: Murder Inc./Island Def Jam
  • Formats: CD
1 19 65 5 62 12 26 22 9 5
Concrete Rose
  • Released: December 14, 2004
  • Label: Murder Inc./Def Jam
  • Formats: CD
7 98 36 73 66 25
The Declaration 6
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Compilations and specialty albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
U.S.
[5]
U.S. R&B
[19]
7 Series Sampler 142
Ashanti's Christmas
  • Holiday album
  • Released: November 18, 2003
  • Label: Murder Inc.
  • Formats: CD
160 43
Collectables by Ashanti
  • Remix album
  • Released: December 6, 2005
  • Label: Murder Inc./Def Jam
  • Formats: CD
59 10
Can't Stop
  • Unreleased Album
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: Stomp, Black Claw, Simply Music, Big
  • Formats: CD
The Vault
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
U.S.
[20]
AUS
[21]
AUT
[22]
CAN
[20]
FRA
[23]
GER
[24]
IRE
[25]
NDL
[26]
NZ
[27]
SWI
[28]
UK
[14]
"Foolish" 2002 1 6 49 62 26 14 12 8 15 4 Ashanti
"Happy" 8 29 40 41 22 10 19 24 13
"Baby" 15 89 48
"Dreams" 2003
"Rock wit U (Awww Baby)"
2 19 4 41 21 28 24 33 7 Chapter II
"Rain on Me" 7 27 70 85 19
"Breakup 2 Makeup" (Remix)
(featuring Black Child)
2004 Collectables by Ashanti
"Only U" 13 24 30 33 12 4 18 14 12 2 Concrete Rose
"Don't Leave Me Alone" 2005
"Don't Let Them" 38
"Still on It"
(featuring Paul Wall and Method Man)
Collectables by Ashanti
"The Way That I Love You" 2008 37 96 The Declaration
"Body on Me"
(with Nelly and Akon)
42 32 57 12 17
"Good Good"
"The Woman You Love"
(featuring Busta Rhymes)
2011 Earthly Women

As featured artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
U.S.
[31]
AUS
[32]
AUT
[33]
CAN
[34]
FRA
[35]
GER
[36]
IRE
[25]
NDL
[37]
NZ
[38]
SWI
[39]
UK
[40]
"How We Roll"
(Big Pun featuring Ashanti)
2001 Endangered Species
"Always on Time"
(Ja Rule featuring Ashanti)
1 3 16 45 22 22 11 2 4 6 Pain Is Love
"What's Luv?"
(Fat Joe featuring Ashanti and Ja Rule)
2002 2 4 33 12 27 10 17 7 5 2 4 Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.)
"Down 4 U"
(Irv Gotti presents The Inc. featuring Ashanti, Ja Rule, Charli Baltimore and Vita)
6 22 23 43 4 Irv Gotti Presents: The Inc.
"Mesmerize"
(Ja Rule featuring Ashanti)
2003 2 5 19 66 71 19 3 3 79 12 The Last Temptation
"Into You"
(Fabolous featuring Ashanti)
4 4 44 37 87 Street Dreams
"Wonderful"
(Ja Rule featuring R. Kelly and Ashanti)
2004 5 6 47 12 15 6 12 1 R.U.L.E.
"Southside"
(Lloyd featuring Ashanti)
Southside
"Jimmy Choo"
(Shyne featuring Ashanti)
Godfather Buried Alive
"Wake Up Everybody"
(featuring Various Artists)
Wake Up Everybody
"Pac's Life"
(2Pac featuring Ashanti and T.I.)
2006 34 9 38 21 Pac's Life
"Put a Little Umph in It"
(Jagged Edge featuring Ashanti)
2007 Baby Makin' Project
"Body on Me"
(Nelly featuring Ashanti and Akon)
2008 32 12 19 17 Brass Knuckles
"Just Stand Up!"[41]
(with Artists Stand Up to Cancer)
39 73 19 26 Charity Single
"Want It, Need It"
(Plies featuring Ashanti)
2009 96 Da Realist

Certifications

Singles

US certification (digital): Gold (500,000)[42]
AUS certification: Platinum (70,000)[43]
US certification (digital): Gold (500,000)[44]

Miscellaneous

Appearances

Year Song Album
2001 "POV City Anthem" (Caddillac Tah featuring Ashanti) POV City Anthem (Album Sample)
"Just Like A Thug" (Caddillac Tah featuring Ashanti)
"How We Roll" (Big Pun featuring Ashanti) Endangered Species
"The INC." (Ja Rule featuring Ashanti, Caddillac Tah and Black Child) Pain Is Love
"Always on Time" (Ja Rule introducing Ashanti)
2002 "What's Luv?" (Fat Joe featuring Ashanti) Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.)
"Unfoolish (Remix)" (Ashanti featuring The Notorious B.I.G.) We Invented the Remix
"Down 4 U" (Irv Gotti featuring Ashanti, Ja Rule, Charli Baltimore, and Vita) Irv Gotti Presents: The Inc.
"No One Does It Better" (Irv Gotti featuring Charli Baltimore and Ashanti)
"The Pledge" (Irv Gotti featuring Ashanti and Caddillac Tah)
"The Pledge (Remix)" (Irv Gotti featuring Ja Rule, Ashanti and Nas) Irv Gotti Presents: The Remixes
"Come-N-Go" (Irv Gotti featuring Ja Rule, Ashanti and Cadillac Tah)
"Baby (Remix)" (Irv Gotti featuring Ashanti)
"Happy (Remix)" (Irv Gotti featuring Ashanti and Charli Baltimore)
"No One Does It Better (Remix)" (Irv Gotti featuring Ashanti and Charli Baltimore)
"Baby (Remix)" (Irv Gotti featuring Ashanti and Scarface)
"No One Does It Better (Remix)" (Irv Gotti featuring Ashanti, Ja Rule, Caddillac Tah and Black Child)
"Baby (Remix)" (Irv Gotti featuring Ashanti and Crooked I)
2003 "Into You" (Fabolous featuring Ashanti) Street Dreams
"Mesmerize" (Ja Rule featuring Ashanti) The Last Temptation
"The Pledge (Remix)" (Ja Rule featuring Ashanti and Nas)
2004 "Wonderful" (Ja Rule featuring Ashanti and R. Kelly) R.U.L.E.
"Southside" (Lloyd featuring Ashanti) Southside
"Southside (Remix)" (Lloyd featuring Ashanti and Scarface)
"Jimmy Choo" (Shyne featuring Ashanti) Godfather Buried Alive
"Wake Up Everybody" (featuring various artists) Wake Up Everybody
2005 "1st Time Again" (Z-Ro feat. Ashanti) Let the Truth Be Told
2006 "Pac's Life" (2Pac featuring Ashanti and T.I.) Pac's Life
2007 "Put a Little Umph in It" (Jagged Edge featuring Ashanti) Baby Makin' Project
2008 "Body On Me" (Nelly featuring Ashanti and Akon) Brass Knuckles
"Just Stand Up!" (with Artists Stand Up to Cancer) Charity single
2011 "Changing the Locks" (Jim Jones featuring Ashanti) Capo
2011 "Soft Rhodes" (Game featuring Ashanti) Purp & Patron

Soundtracks

Year Song Film
2001 "POV City Anthem" (Caddillac Tah featuring Ashanti) The Fast and the Furious
"When a Man Does Wrong"
"Justify My Love" (Vita featuring Ashanti)
2002 "What's Luv?" (Fat Joe featuring Ashanti) Juwanna Mann
2005 "(Gotta Get Outta) Kansas" The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
"When I'm With You" (Ashanti and The Muppets)
"Good Life"
2011 "Never Too Far Away" Dream House

DVDs

Year DVD
2004 Ashanti: The Making of a Star

Videography

Year Song title Album Director
2002 "Foolish" Ashanti Irv Gotti
"Happy"
"Baby" Irv Gotti and Nia Long
"Baby (Remix)" (featuring Crooked I) Irv Gotti Presents: The Remixes Irv Gotti
2003 "Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" Chapter II Paul Hunter
"Rain on Me" (both versions) Hype Williams
"Rain on Me (Remix)" (featuring Charli Baltimore, Hussein Fatal and Ja Rule) Collectables by Ashanti Irv Gotti
"Christmas Melody" (features "Christmas Time Again", "The Christmas Song",
and "Hey Santa")
Ashanti's Christmas Juan Carlos
2004 "Breakup 2 Makeup (Remix)" (featuring Black Child) Collectables by Ashanti
"Only U" Concrete Rose Hype Williams
2005 "Don't Let Them" Irv Gotti and Ashanti
"Still on It" (featuring Pitbull and Method Man) Collectables by Ashanti Fat Cats
2008 "The Way That I Love You" The Declaration Kevin Bray
"Good Good" Melina
Featured videos with other artists
Year Tile Album Director
2001 "POV City Anthem" (Caddillac Tah featuring Ashanti) POV City Anthem (Album Sample)/
The Fast and the Furious O.S.T.
Unknown
"Just Like a Thug" (Caddillac Tah featuring Ashanti) POV City Anthem (Album Sample)
"How We Roll" (Big Pun featuring Ashanti) Endangered Species
"Justify My Love" (Vita featuring Ashanti) The Fast and the Furious O.S.T.
"Always on Time" (Ja Rule introducting Ashanti) Pain Is Love Dave Meyers
2002 "What's Luv?" (Fat Joe featuring Ashanti) Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.) Irv Gotti
"Down 4 U" (Irv Gotti featuring Ashanti, Ja Rule, Charli Baltimore and Vita) Irv Gotti Presents: The Inc.
2003 "Mesmerize" (Ja Rule featuring Ashanti) The Last Temptation
2004 "Southside" (Lloyd featuring Ashanti) Southside
"Southside (Remix)" (Lloyd featuring Ashanti and Scarface)
2004 "Jimmy Choo" (Shyne featuring Ashanti) Godfather Buried Alive Benny Boom
2006 "Pac's Life" (2Pac featuring Ashanti and T.I.) Pac's Life Unknown
2008 "Body on Me" (Nelly featuring Ashanti and Akon) Brass Knuckles Benny Boom

Footnotes

  1. ^ [1][dead link]
  2. ^ [2][dead link]
  3. ^ a b [3][dead link]
  4. ^ [4][dead link]
  5. ^ a b "Ashanti: Billboard 200". Billboard Magazine. http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100#/artist/ashanti/chart-history/447037?f=305&g=Albums. Retrieved 2010-09-14. 
  6. ^ "Australia's album-positions to Ashanti". Hung Medien. http://www.australian-charts.com/search.asp?cat=a&artist=Ashanti&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts. Retrieved 2010-09-14. 
  7. ^ "Austria's album-positions to Ashanti". Hung Medien. http://www.austriancharts.at/search.asp?cat=a&artist=Ashanti&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts. Retrieved 2010-09-14. 
  8. ^ "Canada's album-positions to Ashanti". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p483246. Retrieved 2010-09-14. 
  9. ^ "France's album-positions to Ashanti". Hung Medien. http://lescharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&artist=Ashanti&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts. Retrieved 2010-09-14. 
  10. ^ "Chartverfolgung / ASHANTI / Longplay". Muiscline.de. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/ASHANTI/?type=longplay. Retrieved 2010-09-14. 
  11. ^ "Holland's album-positions to Ashanti". Hung Medien. http://www.dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?cat=a&artist=Ashanti&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts. Retrieved 2010-09-14. 
  12. ^ "New Zealand's album-positions to Ashanti". Hung Medien. http://charts.org.nz/search.asp?cat=a&artist=Ashanti&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts. Retrieved 2010-09-14. 
  13. ^ "Switzerland's album-positions to Ashanti". Hung Medien. http://www.swisscharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&artist=Ashanti&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts. Retrieved 2010-09-14. 
  14. ^ a b "UK's Albums/Singles positions to Ashanti". Chartstats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=480. Retrieved 2010-09-14. 
  15. ^ a b c "The USA Certifications of Ashanti". RIAA. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Ashanti&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25. Retrieved 2009-07-07. 
  16. ^ "Australian Certifications on self-titled album Ashanti". ARIA. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2002.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-07. 
  17. ^ "Gold & Platinum Certifications: July 2002". CRIA. http://www.cria.ca/gold/0702_g.php. Retrieved 2011-04-16. 
  18. ^ a b c "BPI certifications". BPI. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx. 
  19. ^ "Ashanti: R&B/Hip-Hop albums". Billboard Magazine. http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100#/artist/ashanti/chart-history/447037?f=333&g=Albums. Retrieved 2010-09-14. 
  20. ^ a b "US/Canada's singles-positions to Ashanti". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/ashanti-p483246/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2010-10-17. 
  21. ^ "Australia's singles-positions to Ashanti". Hung Medien. http://www.australian-charts.com/search.asp?chttp://www.australian-charts.com/search.asp?cat=s&artist=Ashanti&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts. Retrieved 2010-09-14. 
  22. ^ "Austria's singles-positions to Ashanti". Hung Medien. http://www.austriancharts.at/search.asp?cat=s&artist=Ashanti&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts. Retrieved 2010-09-14. 
  23. ^ "France's singles-positions to Ashanti". Hung Medien. http://lescharts.com/search.asp?cat=s&artist=Ashanti&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts. Retrieved 2010-09-14. 
  24. ^ "Chartverfolgung / ASHANTI / Single". Muiscline.de. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/ASHANTI/single. Retrieved 2010-09-14. 
  25. ^ a b "Search the Charts". irishcharts.ie. http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement. Retrieved 2010-09-14. 
  26. ^ "Holland's singles-positions to Ashanti". Hung Medien. http://www.dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?cat=s&artist=Ashanti&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts. Retrieved 2010-09-14. 
  27. ^ "New Zealand's singles-positions to Ashanti". Hung Medien. http://charts.org.nz/search.asp?cat=s&artist=Ashanti&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts. Retrieved 2010-09-14. 
  28. ^ "Switzerland's singles-positions to Ashanti". Hung Medien. http://www.swisscharts.com/search.asp?cat=s&artist=Ashanti&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts. Retrieved 2010-09-14. 
  29. ^ http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2002.htm
  30. ^ http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Beyonce&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50
  31. ^ Peak positions for US Billboard 100:
  32. ^ Peak positions for Australia:
  33. ^ Peak positions for Austria:
  34. ^ Peak positions for Canada:
  35. ^ Peak positions for France:
  36. ^ Peak positions for Germany:
  37. ^ Peak positions for the Netherlands:
  38. ^ Peak positions for New Zealand:
  39. ^ Peak positions for Switzerland:
  40. ^ Peak positions for UK:
  41. ^ Kaufman, Gil (2008-08-19). "Mariah, Beyonce, Miley And More On Cancer Benefit Single - THINK MTV". Mtv.com. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1593043/20080819/carey_mariah.jhtml. Retrieved 2010-09-15. 
  42. ^ "RIAA certification for "Always On Time"". RIAA. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Ashanti&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25. Retrieved 2008-07-18. 
  43. ^ "ARIA certification for "Foolish"". ARIA. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2002.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-18. 
  44. ^ "RIAA certification for "Only U"". RIAA. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Ashanti&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25. Retrieved 2008-07-18. 

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