# Janelle Monáe discography

American singer Janelle Monáe has released four studio albums, four extended plays, 23 singles and eighteen music videos. Monáe debuted with an EP, Metropolis: Suite I (The Chase), which had a modest commercial impact, peaking at number 115 on the Billboard charts in the United States. In 2010, Monáe released her debut studio album, The ArchAndroid, through Bad Boy Records; it is a concept album sequel to her first EP. The album was nominated at the 53rd Grammy Awards for Best Contemporary R&B Album and peaked the number 17 on the Billboard 200. In March 2012, "We Are Young", a song by the band fun. on which Monáe makes a guest appearance, reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100, her first appearance in the chart. Monáe released her second album, The Electric Lady, on September 10, 2013, peaking at number five on the Billboard 200 and producing four singles. Her third album, Dirty Computer, was released on April 27, 2018. In December 2018, the album received a Grammy Award nomination for Album of the Year.

## Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions :
| 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 | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US | US R&B/ HH | AUS | CAN | DEN | GER | IRE | NL | SWI | UK | Certifications |
| The ArchAndroid | Released: May 18, 2010 Label: Bad Boy, Wondaland, Atlantic Formats: CD, digital download, LP, streaming | 17 | 4 | — | — | 15 | 12 | 24 | 65 | 36 | 51 | BPI: Silver |
| The Electric Lady | Released: September 6, 2013 Label: Bad Boy, Wondaland, Atlantic Formats: CD, digital download, LP, streaming | 5 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 68 | 7 | 28 | 30 | 14 | |
| Dirty Computer | Release: April 27, 2018 Label: Bad Boy, Wondaland, Atlantic Formats: CD, digital download, LP, streaming | 6 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 8 | |
| The Age of Pleasure | Released: June 9, 2023 Label: Bad Boy, Wondaland, Atlantic Formats: CD, digital download, LP, streaming | 17 | 5 | — | 79 | — | 48 | — | 93 | 37 | 49 | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||||||||||

## Demos

List of demos :
| Title | Demo details |
| The Audition | Released: 2003 Label: Wondaland Arts Society Format: CD |

## Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | US | US Heat | US R&B/ HH |
| Metropolis: Suite I (The Chase) | Released: August 24, 2007 Label: Bad Boy Formats: CD, digital download, LP | 115 | 2 | 20 |
| iTunes Festival: London 2013 | Released: September 9, 2013 Label: Bad Boy Formats: Digital download | — | — | — |
| Wondaland Presents: The Eephus | Released: August 14, 2015 Label: Wondaland, Epic, Sony Formats: CD, digital download | 22 | — | 5 |
| Spotify Singles | Released: November 14, 2018 Label: Bad Boy Formats: Digital download | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||

## Singles
### As lead artist

List of singles and peak chart positions :
| 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 | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | US | US R&B /HH | US R&B | US AAA | BEL (FL) Tip | CAN | IRE | JPN | NZ | UK | Certifications | Album |
| "Lettin' Go" | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Got Purp? Vol. 2 |
| "Violet Stars Happy Hunting!" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Metropolis: Suite I (The Chase) |
| "Many Moons" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Metropolis: Suite I (The Chase) |
| "Open Happiness" (with Brendon Urie, CeeLo Green, Patrick Stump and Travis McCoy) | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | | Non-album single |
| "Tightrope" (featuring Big Boi) | 2010 | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | RIAA: Gold | The ArchAndroid |
| "Cold War" | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The ArchAndroid |
| "Q.U.E.E.N." (featuring Erykah Badu) | 2013 | — | 47 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Electric Lady |
| "Dance Apocalyptic" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | 83 | — | — | | The Electric Lady |
| "PrimeTime" (featuring Miguel) | 2013 | — | 36 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Electric Lady |
| "What Is Love" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Rio 2 (Music From the Motion Picture) |
| "Heroes" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Pepsi Beats of the Beautiful Game |
| "Electric Lady" (featuring Solange) | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Electric Lady |
| "Yoga" (with Jidenna) | 2015 | 79 | 24 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RIAA: Gold | Wondaland Presents: The Eephus (EP) |
| "Make Me Feel" | 2018 | 99 | — | 9 | 33 | 3 | 98 | — | — | — | 74 | RIAA: Gold ARIA: Gold BPI: Silver | Dirty Computer |
| "Django Jane" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Dirty Computer |
| "Pynk" (featuring Grimes) | 2018 | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Dirty Computer |
| "I Like That" | 2018 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RIAA: Gold | Dirty Computer |
| "That's Enough" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Lady and the Tramp (Original Soundtrack) |
| "Turntables" (from the Amazon Prime Video film All In: The Fight for Democracy) | 2020 | — | — | — | 37 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Stronger" (from the Netflix series We the People) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Say Her Name (Hell You Talmbout)" (featuring various artists) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Float" (featuring Seun Kuti and Egypt 80) | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Age of Pleasure |
| "Lipstick Lover" | 2023 | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Age of Pleasure |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||||||||

### As featured artist

List of singles and peak chart positions :
| 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 | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | US | AUS | BEL (FL) | BEL (WA) | CAN | FRA | IRE | JPN | NZ | UK | Certifications | Album |
| "We Are Young" (fun. featuring Janelle Monáe) | 2011 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | RIAA: Diamond ARIA: 7× Platinum BEA: Gold BPI: 4× Platinum MC: 7× Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum RIAJ: Gold SNEP: Gold | Some Nights |
| "Special Education" (Goodie Mob featuring Janelle Monáe) | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Age Against the Machine |
| "Pressure Off" (Duran Duran featuring Janelle Monáe and Nile Rodgers) | 2015 | — | — | 133 | 72 | — | — | — | 87 | — | — | | Paper Gods |
| "Sweet Life" (Jeezy featuring Janelle Monáe) | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Church In These Streets |
| "This Is for My Girls" (among Artists for Let Girls Learn) | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||||||||

### Promotional singles

| Title | Year | Album |
| "Come Alive (The War of the Roses)" | 2009 | The ArchAndroid |
| "Shape of Things to Come" | 2010 | — |
| "We Were Rock & Roll" | 2013 | The Electric Lady |

## Other charted songs

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US R&B | NZ Heat. | Album |
| "Crazy, Classic, Life" | 2018 | — | 9 | Dirty Computer |
| "Champagne Shit" (solo or remix featuring Latto and Quavo) | 2023 | 22 | — | The Age of Pleasure |

## Guest appearances

The following songs are not singles or promotional singles and have not appeared on an album by Janelle Monáe.
| Title | Year | Other artists | Album |
| "My First Love" | 2005 | Jaspects | In "House" Sessions |
| "Time Will Reveal" | 2005 | Purple Ribbon All-Stars | Got Purp? Vol. 2 |
| "Peachtree Blues" | 2006 | Jaspects | Broadcasting the Definition |
| "Call the Law" | 2006 | Outkast | Idlewild |
| "In Your Dreams" | 2006 | Outkast | Idlewild |
| "Nerd Girl" | 2009 | Chester French | Jacques Jams, Vol. 1: Endurance (mixtape) |
| "2012" | 2009 | Jaspects | The Polkadotted Stripe |
| "The Kids" | 2010 | B.o.B | B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray |
| "Be Still" | 2010 | Big Boi | Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty |
| "Our Riotous Defects" | 2010 | of Montreal | False Priest |
| "Enemy Gene" | 2010 | of Montreal | False Priest |
| "Without a Fight" | 2010 | None | For Colored Girls: Music From and Inspired by the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
| "Dance" | 2011 | Saul Williams | Volcanic Sunlight |
| "Do My Thing" | 2012 | Estelle | All of Me |
| "Fashion" | 2014 | Paolo Nutini | Caustic Love |
| "Visions of You" | 2014 | Sérgio Mendes | Magic |
| "Slip Slide" | 2015 | Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment | Surf |
| "Gabby" | 2015 | The Internet | Ego Death |
| "Venus Fly" | 2015 | Grimes | Art Angels |
| "Hum Along and Dance (Gotta Get Down)" | 2016 | None | The Get Down (Original Soundtrack from the Netflix Original Series) |
| "Isn't This the World" | 2016 | None | Hidden Figures: The Album |
| "Jalapeño" | 2016 | Pharrell Williams | Hidden Figures: The Album |
| "Safari" | 2017 | Jidenna, St. Beauty, Nana Kwabena | The Chief |
| "Whatthegirlmuthafuckinwannadoo" | 2018 | The Coup | Sorry to Bother You: The Soundtrack |
| "Out and Over/Sticky Sunrise" | 2018 | The Coup | Sorry to Bother You: The Soundtrack |
| "All Dolled Up" | 2019 | Kelly Clarkson | UglyDolls (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
| "Unbreakable" | 2019 | Kelly Clarkson | UglyDolls (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
| "He's a Tramp (2019)" | 2019 | — | Lady and the Tramp (Original Soundtrack) |

## Songwriting credits

List of songs written or co-written for other artists, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
| "What a Shame" | 2019 | Nate "Rocket" Wonder, Roman GianArthur | Lady and the Tramp (Original Soundtrack) |

## Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and director :
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
| "Morris Brown" (Outkast featuring Scar, Sleepy Brown) | 2006 | Bryan Barber |
| "Many Moons" | 2008 | Alan Ferguson |
| "Tightrope" (featuring Big Boi) | 2010 | Wendy Morgan |
| "Tightrope (Wondamix)" (featuring B.o.B and Lupe Fiasco) | 2010 | Wendy Morgan |
| "Cold War" | 2010 | Wendy Morgan |
| "Be Still" (Big Boi featuring Janelle Monáe) | 2011 | — |
| "We Are Young" (fun. featuring Janelle Monáe) | 2011 | Marc Klasfeld |
| "Q.U.E.E.N." (featuring Erykah Badu) | 2013 | Alan Ferguson |
| "Dance Apocalyptic" | 2013 | Wendy Morgan |
| "Special Education" (Goodie Mob featuring Janelle Monáe) | 2013 | John Colombo |
| "PrimeTime" (featuring Miguel) | 2013 | Alan Ferguson |
| "Heroes" | 2014 | The Young Astronauts |
| "Electric Lady" | 2014 | Alan Ferguson |
| "Yoga" (featuring Jidenna) | 2015 | Dave Meyers |
| "Pressure Off" (Duran Duran featuring Janelle Monáe) | 2015 | — |
| "Venus Fly" (Grimes featuring Janelle Monáe) | 2017 | Grimes |
| "Make Me Feel" | 2018 | Alan Ferguson |
| "Django Jane" | 2018 | Andrew Donaho |
| "Pynk" | 2018 | Emma Westenberg |
| "I Like That" | 2018 | Lacey Duke |
| "Crazy, Classic, Life" | 2018 | Alan Ferguson |
| "Screwed" | 2019 | TBA |
| "Turntables" | 2020 | Child. |
| "Lipstick Lover" | 2023 | Janelle Monáe and Alan Ferguson |
| "Water Slide" | 2023 | Janelle Monáe and Alan Ferguson |