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Revision as of 17:39, 23 July 2009
| Ashanti discography | |
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 Ashanti modeling at The Heart Truth Fashion Show in February 2008. | |
| Studio albums | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 2 |
| Video albums | 1 |
| Music videos | 11 |
| Singles | 22 |
This is a compreshensive 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. [4] A minor success international music markets, however it produced two singles only, including the top twenty hit single Only U. Following a hiatus and a label to Motown, Ashanti's often-delayed fourth studio album, The Declaration (2008) was released in June 2008 in the United States. [5]
Albums
Studio
Compilations & Specialty Albums
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| 2002 | Ashanti
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| 2003 | Chapter II
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| 2004 | Concrete Rose
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| 2008 | The Declaration
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| 2003 | Ashanti's Christmas
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| 2005 | Collectables by Ashanti
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| 2006 | Can't Stop
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| 2009 | The Vault
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EPs
| Year | Album | Chart positions |
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| 2003 | 7 Series Sampler
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Singles
| Year | Song[10] | U.S. | U.S. R&B | UK | IRE | AUS | NZ | SWI | FRA | CAN | GER | JPN | Album | ||
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| 2002 | "Foolish" | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 62 | 9 | 6 | 2 | Ashanti | ||
| "Happy" | 8 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 29 | 19 | 24 | 40 | — | 41 | 100 | ||||
| "Baby" | 15 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | — | ||||
| 2003 | "Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" | 2 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 33 | — | 4 | 41 | 2 | Chapter II | ||
| "Rain on Me" | 7 | 2 | 19 | — | — | — | 85 | — | 29 | 70 | 44 | ||||
| 2004 | "Only U" | 13 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 33 | — | 12 | 6 | Concrete Rose | ||
| 2005 | "Don't Let Them" | — | — | 38 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Still on It" (featuring Paul Wall and Method Man) | 115 | 55 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Collectables by Ashanti | |||
| 2008 | "The Way That I Love You" | 37 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | The Declaration | ||
| "Good Good" | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
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| 2001 | "Always on Time" (Ja Rule introducing Ashanti) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 21 | — | Pain Is Love | ||
| 2002 | "What's Luv?" (Fat Joe featuring Ashanti and Ja Rule) | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | 27 | 10 | — | 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 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 23 | 43 | — | — | 54 | — | Irv Gotti Presents: The Inc. | |||
| 2003 | "Into You" (with Fabolous) | 4 | 6 | 19 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Street Dreams | ||
| "Mesmerize"(Ja Rule featuring Ashanti) | 2 | 5 | 12 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 71 | — | The Last Temptation | |||
| 2004 | "Wonderful" (Ja Rule featuring R. Kelly and Ashanti) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | R.U.L.E. | ||
| "Southside" (Lloyd featuring Ashanti) | 24 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Southside | |||
| "Jimmy Choo" (Shyne featuring Ashanti) | — | 55 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Godfather Buried Alive | |||
| "Wake Up Everybody" (featuring various artists) | — | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wake Up Everybody | |||
| 2006 | "Pac's Life" (2Pac featuring Ashanti and T.I.) | 102 | 81 | 21 | 9 | 34 | 38 | — | — | — | 31 | — | Pac's Life | ||
| 2007 | "Put a Little Umph in It" (Jagged Edge featuring Ashanti) | 113 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Baby Makin' Project | ||
| 2008 | "Body On Me" (Nelly featuring Ashanti & Akon) | 42 | 69 | 17 | 12 | 32 | 19 | — | — | 57 | — | — | Brass Knuckles | ||
| "Just Stand Up!"[11] (with Artists Stand Up to Cancer) | 11 | 83 | 26 | 11 | 10 | 23 | — | — | — | 19 | — | Charity single | |||
| 2009 | "Want It, Need It" (Plies featuring Ashanti) | 96 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Da Realist | ||
Other Charting Songs
| Year | Song | U.S. | U.S. R&B | Album |
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| 2004 | "Breakup 2 Makeup" (feat. Black Child) | — | 76 | Collectables by Ashanti |
| 2008 | "Thing You Make Me Do" (Ashanti feat. Robin Thicke) | — | 106 | The Declaration |
DVD
Ashanti: The Making of a Star is Ashanti's first DVD/video release. The DVD was released on December 14, 2004 for a limited time after the release of her third studio album, Concrete Rose released on the same day. The compilation included a thirty-minute documentary on the singer, with interviews, photoshoots, and home videos. The DVD also included the videos for the hits "Foolish", "Happy", "Rain on Me" and "Only U".
Certifications
Singles
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Videography
| Year | Song title | Director |
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| 2001 | "Always On Time"(featuring Ja Rule) | Dave Myers |
| 2002 | "What's Luv"(featuring Fat Joe & Ja Rule) | Irv Gotti |
| 2002 | "Foolish" | Irv Gotti |
| 2002 | "Happy" | Irv Gotti |
| 2002 | "Baby" | Irv Gotti and Nia Long |
| 2002 | "Down 4 U"(Irv Gotti presents The Inc. featuring Ashanti, Ja Rule, Charli Baltimore, & Vita) | Irv Gotti |
| 2003 | "Dreams" (live) | Irv Gotti |
| 2003 | "Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" | Paul Hunter |
| 2003 | "Rain on Me" | Hype Williams |
| 2003 | "Rain on Me (Remix)" | Hype Williams |
| 2003 | "Mesmerize"(featuring Ja Rule) | Irv Gotti |
| 2003 | "Christmas Melody" (features "Christmas Time Again", "The Christmas Song", and "Hey Santa") | Juan Carlos |
| 2004 | "Breakup 2 Makeup (Remix)" (featuring Black Child) | Juan Carlos |
| 2004 | "Southside" (featuring Lloyd) | Irv Gotti |
| 2004 | "Southside (Remix)" (featuring Lloyd & Scarface) | Irv Gotti |
| 2004 | "Only U" | Hype Williams |
| 2004 | "Jimmy Choo" (featuring Shyne) | Benny Boom |
| 2005 | "Don't Let Them" | Irv Gotti and Ashanti |
| 2005 | "Still on It" (featuring Method Man and Paul Wall) | Fat Cats |
| 2006 | "Pac's Life" (featuring 2pac & T.I) | — |
| 2008 | "The Way That I Love You" | Kevin Bray |
| 2008 | "Good Good" | Melina |
| 2008 | "Body On Me"(featuring Nelly and Akon) | Benny Boom |
| 2008 | "Let's Do Something Crazy"(featuring Flo Rida) | — |
Footnotes
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1786378
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1521813
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000741125
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000741125
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001433922
- ^ "Australian Certifications on self-titled album Ashanti". ARIA. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
- ^ "Verify Canadian Certifications on Ashanti". CRIA. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
- ^ a b c d e f "The USA Certifications of Ashanti". RIAA. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
- ^ http://www.mtv.com/bands/a/ashanti/news_feature_052803/index2.jhtml
- ^ Chart Data: Ashanti
- ^ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1593043/20080819/carey_mariah.jhtml
- ^ "RIAA certification for "Always On Time"". RIAA. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- ^ "ARIA certification for "Foolish"". ARIA. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- ^ "RIAA certification for "Only U"". RIAA. Retrieved 2008-07-18.