# Mavis Staples discography

American singer Mavis Staples was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 10, 1939. Her initial recordings were as a member of her family group, the Staple Singers. Led by her father Roebuck "Pops" Staples the Staple Singers were major artists in gospel and soul music from 1957 to 1969. Commencing releasing albums as a solo artist in 1969, Mavis Staples has released 13 studio albums, two live albums, three compilations, one soundtrack, one EP, and 51 singles over a career spanning five decades.

## Albums
### Studio albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US | US R&B | US Gospel | US Blues | US Indie | BE | NL | NZ Heat |
| Mavis Staples | Released: June 16, 1969 Label: Volt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Only for the Lonely | Released: October 12, 1970 Label: Volt | 188 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oh What a Feeling | Released: July 16, 1979 Label: Warner Bros. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Time Waits for No One | Released: May 19, 1989 Label: Paisley Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | — |
| The Voice | Released: August 24, 1993 Label: Paisley Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Spirituals & Gospel: Dedicated to Mahalia Jackson (with Lucky Peterson) | Released: November 5, 1996 Label: Verve | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Have a Little Faith | Released: August 17, 2004 Label: ANTI- | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| We'll Never Turn Back | Released: April 24, 2007 Label: ANTI- | 180 | 99 | 2 | — | 20 | 56 | 40 | — |
| You Are Not Alone | Released: September 14, 2010 Label: ANTI- | 69 | 13 | 1 | — | 8 | 64 | 78 | — |
| One True Vine | Released: June 25, 2013 Label: ANTI- | 67 | 15 | 2 | — | 13 | 130 | 47 | — |
| Livin' on a High Note | Released: February 19, 2016 Label: ANTI- | — | 17 | — | 2 | 14 | 105 | 89 | — |
| If All I Was Was Black | Released: November 17, 2017 Label: ANTI- | — | — | — | — | 15 | 106 | 108 | 10 |
| We Get By | Released: May 24, 2019 Label: ANTI- | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 114 | — | — |

### Live albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US Gospel | US Blues | US Indie |
| Live: Hope at the Hideout | Released: November 4, 2008 Label: ANTI- | 17 | — | — |
| Live in London | Released: February 8, 2019 Label: ANTI- | — | 2 | 32 |
| Carry Me Home | Released: March 20, 2022 Label: ANTI- | — | — | — |

### Soundtrack albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US R&B |
| A Piece of the Action | Released: October 10, 1977 Label: Curtom | 51 |

### Compilation albums

| Title | Album details |
| Don't Change Me Now | Released: August 25, 1988 Label: Stax, Volt |
| Mavis Staples / Only for the Lonely | Released: May 3, 1993 Label: Stax, Volt |
| Mavis Staples | Released: December 20, 1995 Label: HDH |

### Tribute albums

| Title | Album details |
| I'll Take You There: An All-Star Concert Celebration | Released: June 2, 2017 Label: Blackbird Presents |

## Extended plays

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US Gospel |
| Your Good Fortune | Released: April 21, 2015 Label: ANTI- | 10 |

## Singles
### As lead artist

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US | US R&B | US Gospel | US AAA | Album |
| "Crying in the Chapel" (with the Staple Singers) | 1968 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Soul-A-Lujah" (with Johnnie Taylor, Eddie Floyd, William Bell, Pervis Staples, Carla Thomas and Cleotha Staples) | 1969 | — | — | — | — | Boy Meets Girl |
| "Never, Never Let You Go" (with Eddie Floyd) | 1969 | 107 | — | — | — | Boy Meets Girl |
| "Love's Sweet Sensation" (with William Bell) | 1969 | — | — | — | — | Boy Meets Girl |
| "You're Driving Me (To the Arms of a Stranger)" | 1969 | — | — | — | — | Mavis Staples |
| "I Have Learned to Do Without You" | 1970 | 87 | 13 | — | — | Only for the Lonely |
| "Endlessly" | 1972 | 109 | 30 | — | — | Only for the Lonely |
| "A Piece of the Action" | 1977 | — | 47 | — | — | A Piece of the Action (Soundtrack) |
| "Tonight I Feel Like Dancing" | 1979 | — | 91 | — | — | Oh What a Feeling |
| "Oh What a Feeling" | 1979 | — | — | — | — | Oh What a Feeling |
| "Love Gone Bad" | 1983 | — | — | — | — | Mavis Staples |
| "Show Me How It Works" | 1986 | — | 68 | — | — | Wildcats (Soundtrack) |
| "Oh Happy Day" (with Aretha Franklin) | 1987 | — | — | — | — | One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism |
| "20th Century Express" | 1989 | — | — | — | — | Time Waits for No One |
| "Jaguar" | 1989 | — | — | — | — | Time Waits for No One |
| "Time Waits for No One" | 1989 | — | 63 | — | — | Time Waits for No One |
| "Christmas Vacation" | 1989 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Melody Cool" | 1990 | — | 36 | — | — | Graffiti Bridge |
| "The Voice" | 1993 | — | — | — | — | The Voice |
| "Blood Is Thicker Than Time" | 1993 | — | — | — | — | The Voice |
| "Holding on to Your Love" | 1994 | — | — | — | — | Mavis Staples |
| "Step Into the Light" | 2004 | — | — | — | — | Have a Little Faith |
| "Have a Little Faith" | 2004 | — | — | — | — | Have a Little Faith |
| "God Is Not Sleeping" | 2004 | — | — | 25 | — | Have a Little Faith |
| "I'll Be Rested" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | We'll Never Turn Back |
| "On My Way" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | We'll Never Turn Back |
| "Down in Mississippi" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | We'll Never Turn Back |
| "Waiting for My Child" (Live) | 2008 | — | — | — | — | Live: Hope at the Hideout |
| "Freedom Highway" (Live) | 2008 | — | — | — | — | Live: Hope at the Hideout |
| "Wrote a Song for Everyone" | 2010 | — | — | — | — | You Are Not Alone |
| "I Belong to the Band" | 2010 | — | — | — | — | You Are Not Alone |
| "Black Stars (Come Back Home)" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | Willie Henderson & Friends Again |
| "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" (with Sean Lennon, Jeff Tweedy, and the Harlem Gospel Choir) | 2012 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Can You Get to That" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | One True Vine |
| "I Like the Things About Me" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | One True Vine |
| "Your Good Fortune" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | Your Good Fortune |
| "Fight" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | Your Good Fortune |
| "High Note" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | Livin' on a High Note |
| "Love and Trust" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | Livin' on a High Note |
| "If All I Was Was Black" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | If All I Was Was Black |
| "Little Bit" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | If All I Was Was Black |
| "Build a Bridge" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | If All I Was Was Black |
| "Ain't No Doubt About It" (featuring Jeff Tweedy) | 2017 | — | — | — | — | If All I Was Was Black |
| "No Time for Cryin'" (Live) | 2018 | — | — | — | — | Live in London |
| "Love and Trust" (Live) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | Live in London |
| "Slippery People" (Live) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | Live in London |
| "Change" | 2019 | — | — | — | 27 | We Get By |
| "Anytime" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | We Get By |
| "We Get By" (featuring Ben Harper) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | We Get By |
| "I'll Be Gone" (with Norah Jones) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "All In It Together" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |

### As featured artist

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US | US Rock | US AAA | US Rap Dig. | CAN Dig. | CAN Rock | Album |
| "I'll Take You There" (Bebe & Cece Winans featuring Mavis Staples) | 1992 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | Different Lifestyles |
| "Build a Levee" (Natalie Merchant featuring Mavis Staples) | 2002 | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | Motherland |
| "I Give You Power" (Arcade Fire featuring Mavis Staples) | 2017 | — | 33 | 18 | — | 39 | 40 | Non-album single |
| "Witness" (Benjamin Booker featuring Mavis Staples) | 2017 | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | Witness |
| "Let Me Out" (Gorillaz featuring Pusha T and Mavis Staples) | 2017 | — | 7 | — | 14 | 50 | — | Humanz |
| "Nina Cried Power" (Hozier featuring Mavis Staples) | 2018 | — | 13 | 1 | — | — | 27 | Wasteland, Baby! |

## Other charted songs

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US Gospel Dig. | Album |
| "Wrote a Song for Everyone" | 2010 | 14 | You Are Not Alone |
| "You Are Not Alone" | 2010 | 2 | You Are Not Alone |
| "Every Step" | 2015 | 20 | One True Vine |
| "I'll Take You There (Encore)" | 2017 | 9 | Live: Hope at the Hideout |

## Other appearances

| Title | Year | Album |
| "I Ain't Particular" (William Bell and Mavis Staples) | 1969 | Girl Meets Boy |
| "Ain't That Good" (Eddie Floyd and Mavis Staples) | 1969 | Girl Meets Boy |
| "I Thank You" (William Bell and Mavis Staples) | 1969 | Girl Meets Boy |
| "Hold on This Time" (William Bell and Mavis Staples) | 1969 | Girl Meets Boy |
| "That's the Way Love Is" (Johnnie Taylor and Mavis Staples) | 1969 | Girl Meets Boy |
| "Piece of My Heart" (Eddie Floyd and Mavis Staples) | 1969 | Girl Meets Boy |
| "Leave the Girl Alone" (William Bell and Mavis Staples) | 1969 | Girl Meets Boy |
| "Strung Out" (William Bell and Mavis Staples) | 1969 | Girl Meets Boy |
| "We Need Power" (Live) (Aretha Franklin and Mavis Staples) | 1987 | One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism |
| "Packing Up, Getting Ready to Go" (Live) (Aretha Franklin, Mavis Staples, Joe Ligon and the Franklin Sisters) | 1987 | One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism |
| "A Song for You" | 1991 | Music Of Quality And Distinction, Vol. 2 |
| "We Will" (David Robertson featuring Mavis Staples) | 1994 | Soul Embrace |
| "Turn It Around" | 1996 | In Harmony with the Homeless |
| "Gotta Serve Somebody" | 1996 | Tangled Up in Blues: Songs of Bob Dylan - This Ain't No Tribute |
| "Gonna Change My Way of Thinking" (Bob Dylan and Mavis Staples) | 2003 | Gotta Serve Somebody: The Gospel Songs of Bob Dylan |
| "When the Saints Go Marching In" (Dr. John featuring Mavis Staples) | 2004 | N'Awlinz: Dis Dat or D'Udda |
| "Lay My Burden Down" (Dr. John featuring Mavis Staples and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band) | 2004 | N'Awlinz: Dis Dat or D'Udda |
| "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean" | 2004 | Lightning in a Bottle: A One Night History of the Blues |
| "Men Are Just Like Street Cars" (Natalie Cole, Mavis Staples and Ruth Brown) | 2004 | Lightning in a Bottle: A One Night History of the Blues |
| "Hard Times Come Again No More" | 2004 | Beautiful Dreamer: The Songs of Stephen Foster |
| "Touch My Heart" | 2004 | Touch My Heart: A Tribute to Johnny Paycheck |
| "You Must Have That True Religion" | 2005 | I Believe to My Soul |
| "Keep on Pushing" | 2005 | I Believe to My Soul |
| "That's Enough" (Mavis Staples and Billy Preston) | 2005 | I Believe to My Soul |
| "God Is Not Sleeping" (Live) | 2005 | Broadcasts. Vol. 13 |
| "Take a Look at Yourself" | 2006 | Willie Henderson & Friends Again |
| "Waiting for My Child to Come Home" (Mavis Staples and Patty Griffin) | 2009 | Oh Happy Day |
| "Respect Yourself" (Aaron Neville featuring Mavis Staples) | 2013 | Bring It on Home...The Soul Classics |
| "Move Along Train" (Live) (Mavis Staples and the Levon Helm Band) | 2013 | Love for Levon: A Benefit to Save the Barn |
| "Wish I Had Answered" (Mavis Staples with North Mississippi Allstars) | 2014 | Take Me to the River (Music from the Motion Picture) |
| "I've Been Buked" (Mavis Staples with North Mississippi Allstars) | 2014 | Take Me to the River (Music from the Motion Picture) |
| "Lay My Burden Down" (Live) | 2016 | The Musical Mojo of Dr. John Celebrating Mac and His Music |
| "The Root" (Greenleaf Main Title Theme) | 2016 | Greenleaf: The Gospel Companion Soundtrack, Vol. 1 |
| "The Root" (Main Title) (Remix) | 2017 | Greenleaf: Soundtrack, Vol. 2 |
| "Why" (Dolly Parton and Mavis Staples) | 2018 | Dumplin' (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
| "Pulling the Pin" (Run the Jewels featuring Mavis Staples and Josh Homme) | 2020 | Run the Jewels 4 |
| "We Go Back" (Buddy Guy featuring Mavis Staples) | 2022 | The Blues Don't Lie |

## Music videos

| Title | Year |
| "Oh Happy Day" (Aretha Franklin and Mavis Staples) | 1987 |
| "Time Waits for No One" | 1989 |
| "The Voice" | 1993 |
| "I Like the Things About Me" | 2013 |
| "If All I Was Was Black" | 2017 |
| "Nina Cried Power" (Hozier featuring Mavis Staples) | 2018 |
| "No Time for Cryin'" (Live) | 2018 |
| "Love and Trust" (Live) | 2019 |
| "Slippery People" (Live) | 2019 |