Usher discography
| Usher discography | |
|---|---|
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| Studio albums | 5 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Video albums | 4 |
| Music videos | 20 |
| Singles | 22 |
The discography of "Usher", an American R&B singer, consists of five studio albums, one live album, and twenty-two singles.
Usher's self-titled debut album was released in August 1994 stateside. Afterwards, his second album My Way and enjoyed major international chart success which sold over eight million copies worldwide. It produced the three top ten singles "You Make Me Wanna," "My Way," and "Nice and Slow," of which all were certified gold and platinum, respectively. His third album 8701 was released in 2001, Pushed by its number-one hits "U Remind Me," and "U Got It Bad". Follow-up album Confessions was released in 2004 and certified diamond by the RIAA, it spawned the #1 hits "Yeah!", "Burn", "My Boo", and "Confessions Part II, it went on to sell more than 20 million copies worldwide. Here I Stand, Usher's critically-acclaimed fifth studio album, was released in 2008; it was certified platinum in the United States but failed on international music markets. However, it spawned the number-one hit "Love In This Club" alongside two other singles.
The RIAA ranks Usher as one of the best-selling male artists in American music history,[1] having sold over 22 million copies of his five studio albums in the United States and nearly 40 million albums worldwide, to date according to this article.
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions[2] | Sales and certifications | ||||||
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| U.S. | UK | CAN | AUS | FR | GER | EU | |||
| 1994 | Usher
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| 1997 | My Way
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| 2001 | 8701
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| 2004 | Confessions
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| 2008 | Here I Stand
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Live albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions[2] |
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| U.S. | ||
| 1999 | Usher Live
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Mixtapes
2009: Stop Playing {Unofficial}
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
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| U.S. | U.S. R&B | UK | AUS | GER | NZ | SWI | NET | FRA | SWE | EU | |||
| 1993 | "Call Me a Mack" | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Poetic Justice soundtrack |
| 1994 | "Can U Get wit It" | 59 | 13 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Usher |
| 1995 | "Think of You" | 58 | 8 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "The Many Ways" | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997 | "You Make Me Wanna" | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 24 | — | My Way |
| 1998 | "Nice and Slow" | 1 | 1 | 24 | 44 | — | 7 | — | 20 | — | 59 | — | |
| "My Way" | 2 | 4 | — | 48 | 49 | 17 | — | 21 | — | — | — | ||
| "Bedtime" | — | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001 | "Pop Ya Collar" | 60 | 25 | 2 | 25 | 30 | — | 36 | 16 | — | 40 | — | 8701 |
| "U Remind Me" | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 12 | — | ||
| "U Got It Bad" | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 50 | — | ||
| 2002 | "U Don't Have to Call" ¹ | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 27 | — | — | 72 | — | — | |
| "U-Turn" | — | — | 16 | 7 | 51 | — | 22 | 27 | — | 51 | — | ||
| 2004 | "Yeah!" (featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | Confessions |
| "Burn" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 18 | 2 | ||
| "Confessions Part II" ² | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | 6 | ||
| "My Boo" (duet with Alicia Keys) | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 4 | — | 3 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 6 | ||
| 2005 | "Caught Up" | 8 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 12 | 22 | 12 | — | — | 41 | |
| 2008 | "Love in This Club" (featuring Young Jeezy) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 9 | — | 9 | 8 | 4 | Here I Stand |
| "Love in This Club, Part II" (featuring Beyoncé and Lil Wayne) | 18 | 7 | 59 | 96 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Moving Mountains" | 67 | 18 | 25 | 36 | 28 | 6 | — | — | — | 21 | — | ||
| "Trading Places" | 45 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009 | "Papers" | 115 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Raymond vs. Raymond |
As featured artist
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
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| U.S. | U.S. R&B | U.S. Rap | UK | AUS | NZ | SWI | FRA | SWE | |||||
| 2002 | "I Need a Girl (Part One)" (P. Diddy feat. Usher and Loon) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 17 | We Invented the Remix | ||
| 2004 | "Lovers and Friends" (Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz feat. Usher and Ludacris) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 36 | 15 | 44 | — | — | Crunk Juice | ||
| 2007 | "Same Girl" (R. Kelly feat. Usher) | 20 | 4 | — | 26 | 27 | 4 | — | — | — | Double Up | ||
| 2009 | "My Life Your Entertainment" (T.I. featuring Usher) | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Paper Trail | ||
| "Better on the Other Side" (The Game featuring Usher, DJ Khalil, Chris Brown, Diddy, Polow da Don, Mario Winans and Boyz II Men) | — | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Single | |||
| "Spotlight" (Gucci Mane featuring Usher) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The State vs. Radric Davis | |||
| "—" denotes release did not chart. | |||||||||||||
Other charted songs
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | ||
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| U.S. | U.S. R&B | CAN[10] | |||
| 2001 | "I Don't Know" (featuring P. Diddy) | — | 68 | — | 8701 |
| 2002 | "Can U Help Me" | — | 57 | — | |
| 2004 | "Confessions, Part I" | — | 57 | — | Confessions |
| 2005 | "Bad Girl" | — | 106 | — | |
| 2007 | "Dat Girl Right There" (featuring Ludacris) | — | 74 | — | promotional release |
| "Make It Rain" | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | "Here I Stand" | 106 | 18 | — | Here I Stand |
| "What's Your Name" (featuring will.i.am) | — | — | 84 | ||
| "Best Thing" (featuring Jay-Z) | — | 92 | — | ||
Album appearances
| Year | Song | Album |
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| 1995 | "Let's Straighten It Out" (Monica featuring Usher) | Miss Thang |
| 1999 | "How Much" (Mariah Carey featuring Usher) | Rainbow |
| 2001 | "Get Some" (Jermaine Dupri featuring Usher, Boo & Gotti and R.O.C) | Instructions |
| 2002 | "You'll Be in My Heart" | Disneymania |
| "I Need a Girl (Part One)" (P. Diddy featuring Usher and Loon) | We Invented the Remix Vol. 1 | |
| 2004 | "If I Ain't Got You (Remix)" (Alicia Keys featuring Usher) | The Diary of Alicia Keys |
| "Lovers and Friends" (Lil Jon featuring Usher and Ludacris) | Crunk Juice | |
| 2005 | "Superstar" | So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross |
| 2006 | "Anything" (Jay-Z featuring Usher and Pharrell) | Kingdom Come |
| 2007 | "Same Girl" (R. Kelly duet with Usher) | Double Up |
| "Shake Down" (Mary J. Blige featuring Usher) | Growing Pains | |
| 2008 | "Long Night" (Nelly featuring Usher) | Brass Knuckles |
| "My Life Your Entertainment" (T.I. featuring Usher) | Paper Trail |
Soundtracks
| Year | Song | Film |
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| 1996 | "I Swear I'm in Love" | Kazaam |
| 1997 | "Slow Jam" (with Monica) | Soul Food |
| 2003 | "She's Got The Part" | Deliver Us From Eva |
| 2005 | "Sweat" (Rico Love featuring Usher) | In the Mix |
DVDs
| Year | DVD | Notes |
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| 1999 | Usher Live
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RIAA: gold [11] |
| 2002 | Evolution 8701 Live in Concert
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RIAA: platinum [11] |
| 2003 | U Don't Have It Call/U Got It Bad
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RIAA: gold [11] |
| 2004 | Unauthorized
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| 2005 | Truth Tour Behind The Truth: Live from Atlanta
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RIAA:7x platinum [11] |
| 2006 | Rhythm City Volume One: Caught Up
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References
- ^ RIAA Editors. "Top Artists". RIAA.com. Retrieved 2007-04-21.
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- ^ http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSN1630067020080517
- ^ a b c d e RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Usher
- ^ a b "Database Search". CRIA. Retrieved 2007-07-29.
- ^ http://cgi.ebay.com.my/Usher-Young-Jeezy-Love-In-This-Club-New-UK-12_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQitemZ290317927898
- ^ http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat_month_20050303.html
- ^ http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2004.htm
- ^ http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=793&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Canadian+Hot+100&ci=3096746&cdi=9800230&cid=06%2F14%2F2008
- ^ a b c d "RIAA: Gold & Platinum database". RIAA. Retrieved 2008-12-28.
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