# Queen Latifah discography

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".
Latifah released two albums, All Hail the Queen and Nature of a Sista', before breaking through with her 1993 album Black Reign. Black Reign received a gold certification in the United States, reaching number 60 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, and number 15 on the US R&B chart. The album has sold 491,000 copies in the United States. After a five-year hiatus, she released Order in the Court on June 16, 1998. The album was a disappointment, selling only 100,000 copies in the United States. After, Latifah released a greatest hits compilation entitled She's the Queen: A Collection of Hits.
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

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US | US R&B /HH | US Jazz | Sales | Certifications |
| All Hail the Queen | Released: November 7, 1989 Label: Tommy Boy Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download | 124 | 6 | — | | |
| Nature of a Sista' | Released: September 3, 1991 Label: Tommy Boy Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download | 117 | 32 | — | US: 273,000 | |
| Black Reign | Released: November 16, 1993 Label: Flavor Unit, Motown Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download | 60 | 15 | — | US: 491,000 | RIAA: Gold |
| Order in the Court | Released: June 16, 1998 Label: Flavor Unit, Motown Formats: CD, digital download | 95 | 16 | — | US: 100,000 | |
| The Dana Owens Album | Released: September 28, 2004 Label: Flavor Unit, A&M, Universal, Vector Formats: CD, LP, Cassette, digital download | 16 | 11 | — | US: 730,000 | RIAA: Gold |
| Trav'lin' Light | Released: September 25, 2007 Label: Flavor Unit, Verve Formats: CD, LP, Cassette, digital download | 11 | 6 | 1 | US: 263,000 | |
| Persona | Released: August 25, 2009 Label: Flavor Unit/Universal Formats: CD, digital download | 25 | 3 | — | | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||||

### Compilation albums

List of compilation albums :
| Title | Album details | Sales |
| She's a Queen: A Collection of Hits | Released: December 10, 2002 Label: Flavor Unit, Motown Formats: CD, digital download | US: 10,000 |
| 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Queen Latifah | Released: March 22, 2005 Label: Hip-O, Motown, Chronicles, UMe Formats: CD, digital download | |
| Hip-Hop Hits | Released: May 24, 2005 Label: Flashback Formats: CD | |

### Group albums

List of group albums :
| Title | Album details |
| The 45 King Presents The Flavor Unit (compilation – as part of Flavor Unit) | Released: July 1, 1991 Label: Tuff City Formats: CD, LP, cassette |
| Roll wit tha Flava (compilation – as part of Flavor Unit) | Released: May 4, 1993 Label: Epic/Flavor Unit Formats: CD, LP, cassette |
| Flavor Unit 10th Anniversary, Vol. 1 (compilation – as part of Flavor Unit) | Released: March 7, 2000 Label: Flavor Unit Formats: CD |
| 100% Hater Proof (as part of The Unit) | Released: October 8, 2002 Label: EMI/Flavor Unit Formats: CD |

### Collaborative albums

List of collaborative albums :
| Title | Album details |
| Queen Latifah and the Original Flavor Unit (compilation – with the Original Flavor Unit) | Released: June 18, 1996 Label: Ol' Skool Flava Formats: CD (re-issue), LP |

## Singles
### As lead artist

List of singles and selected chart positions, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US | US Dance | US R&B | US Rap | US AC | EUR | NZ | UK | UK Dance | UK R&B | Album |
| "Wrath of My Madness/Princess of the Posse" | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All Hail the Queen |
| "Dance for Me/Inside Out" | 1989 | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | All Hail the Queen |
| "Ladies First" (featuring Monie Love) | 1989 | — | 38 | 64 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | All Hail the Queen |
| "Come Into My House/Ladies First" | 1990 | — | 7 | 81 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | All Hail the Queen |
| "Mama Gave Birth to the Soul Children" (featuring De La Soul) | 1990 | — | 28 | — | — | — | 37 | — | 14 | — | — | All Hail the Queen |
| "Fly Girl/Nature of a Sista'" | 1991 | — | — | 16 | 19 | — | — | 37 | 67 | — | — | Nature of a Sista |
| "Latifah's Had It Up 2 Here/That's the Way We Flow" | 1991 | — | — | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Nature of a Sista |
| "How Do I Love Thee" | 1992 | — | 19 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Nature of a Sista |
| "U.N.I.T.Y." | 1993 | 23 | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 74 | — | — | Black Reign |
| "Just Another Day..." | 1994 | 54 | — | 37 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Black Reign |
| "Black Hand Side" | 1994 | — | — | 29 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Black Reign |
| "Weekend Love" | 1994 | 70 | — | 29 | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | Black Reign |
| "I Can't Understand" | 1994 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | Black Reign |
| "Mr. Big Stuff" (with Shades and Free) | 1997 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | The Associate Soundtrack |
| "It's Alright" (featuring Lil' Mo) | 1997 | 77 | — | 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) | 1998 | 50 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Order in the Court' |
| "Everywhere You Go" (featuring Sara Jane) | 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | What's the Worst That Could Happen? Soundtrack |
| "Mama Gave Birth to the Soul Children" (re-issue) (featuring De La Soul) | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Poetry Man" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | Trav'lin' Light |
| "I'm Gonna Live Till I Die" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Trav'lin' Light |
| "Champion" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | AT&T Team USA Soundtrack |
| "Ting-A-Ling (Refix)" (with Alborosie and Shabba Ranks) | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Cue the Rain" | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Persona |
| "Walk the Dinosaur" (from Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs) | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "The Star-Spangled Banner" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Ladies First" (re-issue) (featuring Monie Love) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||||||||||

### As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US | US Dance | US R&B | US Rap | AUS | GER | IRE | NLD | NZ | UK | Album |
| "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) | 1989 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Silent Assassin |
| "Ndodemnyama (Free South Africa)" (as part of Hip-Hop Against Apartheid) | 1990 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Fame '90" (David Bowie featuring Queen Latifah) | 1990 | — | 6 | — | 12 | 85 | 36 | 11 | 16 | 32 | 28 | Non-album single |
| "Find a Way" (Coldcut featuring Queen Latifah) | 1990 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | — | 52 | Some Like It Cold |
| "Doin' Our Own Dang" (Jungle Brothers featuring A Tribe Called Quest, Queen Latifah, Monie Love & De La Soul) | 1990 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | 33 | Done by the Forces of Nature |
| "Miss My Love" (Gwen Guthrie featuring Queen Latifah) | 1990 | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hot Times |
| "Heal Yourself" (as part of H.E.A.L. Human Education Against Lies) | 1991 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Civilization Vs. Technology |
| "For the Love of Money/Living for the City" (Troop and LeVert featuring Queen Latifah) | 1991 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | New Jack City Soundtrack |
| "What'cha Gonna Do?" (Shabba Ranks featuring Queen Latifah) | 1992 | — | — | 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 – "Freedom (Theme from Panther)" with TLC, Aaliyah, Zhane, SWV, MC Lyte, Mary J. Blige, En Vogue, Salt N Pepa, Billy Lawrence, N'Dea Davenport, and more
* Various – "What's Going On" (The Neptunes This One's for You Mix) with Mobb Deep, LL Cool J, Fabolous, Da Brat, N.O.R.E., 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 Oh Happy Day, covering the song the Edwin Hawkins Singers made popular in 1969.
In 2011, Latifah was featured on the track "Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)" on Tony Bennett's Duets II. The song won a Grammy for arrangement.

## Soundtrack album contributions

* New Jersey Drive, Vol. 1 (1995)
* Sunset Park (1996)
* The Associate (1996)
* Living Out Loud (1998)
* Chicago (2002)
* Hairspray (2007)
* Joyful Noise (2012)
* Bessie (2015)