# Erykah Badu discography

American singer Erykah Badu has released five studio albums, one live album, one compilation album, one mixtape, 31 singles (including 13 as a featured artist), three promotional singles and 20 music videos. Badu's career began after opening a show for D'Angelo in 1994 in her hometown; record label executive Kedar Massenburg was highly impressed with her performance and signed her to Kedar Records. Her debut album, Baduizm, was released on February 11, 1997. It spawned three singles: "On & On", "Next Lifetime", and "Otherside of the Game". The album was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Badu's first live album, Live, was released on November 18, 1997, and was certified double Platinum by the RIAA.
Badu's second studio album, Mama's Gun, was released on October 31, 2000. It spawned three singles: "Bag Lady", "Didn't Cha Know?", and "Cleva". The album was certified platinum by the RIAA. Badu's third album, Worldwide Underground, was released on September 16, 2003. It generated two singles: "Danger" and "Back in the Day (Puff)". The album was certified gold by the RIAA. Badu's fourth studio album, New Amerykah Part One (4th World War), was released on February 26, 2008. It spawned two singles: "Honey" and "Soldier". New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh) was released in 2010 and fared well both critically and commercially.

## Albums
### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications :
| Title | 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 | Sales | Certifications |
| Title | Details | US | US R&B /HH | AUT | FRA | GER | NL | NOR | SWE | SWI | UK | Sales | Certifications |
| Baduizm | Released: February 11, 1997 Label: Kedar, Universal Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 32 | 26 | 7 | — | 17 | US: 2,800,000 | RIAA: 3× Platinum BPI: Platinum MC: Platinum |
| Mama's Gun | Released: November 21, 2000 Label: Motown Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download | 11 | 3 | 56 | 42 | 42 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 33 | 76 | US: 1,400,000 | RIAA: Platinum BPI: Gold MC: Gold NVPI: Gold |
| Worldwide Underground | Released: September 16, 2003 Label: Motown Formats: CD, LP, digital download | 3 | 2 | 64 | — | 57 | 42 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 93 | US: 609,000 | RIAA: Gold |
| New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) | Released: February 26, 2008 Label: Universal Motown Formats: CD, LP, digital download | 2 | 2 | 39 | 49 | 44 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 55 | US: 359,000 | |
| New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh) | Released: March 30, 2010 Label: Universal Motown Formats: CD, LP, digital download | 4 | 2 | 38 | 77 | 61 | 66 | 14 | 21 | 18 | 56 | | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||||||||

### Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions and certifications :
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Details | US | US R&B /HH | NL | UK | Certifications |
| Live | Released: November 18, 1997 Label: Kedar Formats: CD, LP, Cassette | 4 | 1 | 5 | 195 | RIAA: 2× Platinum NVPI: Platinum |

### Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Details | Peaks |
| Title | Details | US R&B /HH |
| Icon | Released: August 31, 2010 Label: Universal Format: CD | 32 |

### Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | US | US R&B /HH | BEL (FL) | CAN |
| But You Caint Use My Phone | Released: November 27, 2015 Label: Motown, Control Freaq Formats: LP, digital download | 14 | 2 | 153 | 96 |

## Singles
### As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, 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 | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | US | US R&B /HH | US R&B/HH Airplay | US Adult R&B | CAN | NL | NZ | UK | Certifications | Album |
| "On & On" | 1996 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 44 | 12 | RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold | Baduizm |
| "Next Lifetime" | 1997 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 100 | 40 | 30 | | Baduizm |
| "Otherside of the Game" | 1997 | — | — | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | | Baduizm |
| "Appletree" | 1997 | — | — | 30 | 23 | — | — | — | 47 | | Baduizm |
| "Tyrone" | 1997 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 19 | — | — | | Live |
| "Southern Gul" (featuring Rahzel) | 1999 | 76 | 24 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | | Make the Music 2000 |
| "Bag Lady" | 2000 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 93 | — | — | | Mama's Gun |
| "Didn't Cha Know?" | 2000 | — | 28 | 26 | 6 | — | 99 | — | — | RMNZ: Gold | Mama's Gun |
| "Cleva" | 2001 | — | 77 | 71 | 20 | — | — | — | — | | Mama's Gun |
| "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" (featuring Common) | 2002 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | | Worldwide Underground |
| "Danger" | 2003 | 82 | 27 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | | Worldwide Underground |
| "Back in the Day (Puff)" | 2004 | — | 62 | 62 | 13 | — | — | — | — | | Worldwide Underground |
| "Honey" | 2007 | 88 | 22 | 22 | 5 | — | — | — | — | | New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) |
| "Soldier" | 2008 | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | | New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) |
| "Healer" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) |
| "Window Seat" | 2010 | 95 | 16 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | | New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh) |
| "Turn Me Away (Get MuNNY)" | 2010 | — | 87 | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | | New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh) |
| "Gone Baby, Don't Be Long" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh) |
| "Tempted" (with James Poyser) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Photograph (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
| "—" 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 | Album |
| Title | Year | US | US R&B /HH | CAN | FRA | GER | NL | NZ | SWI | UK | Album |
| "All Night Long" (Common featuring Erykah Badu) | 1998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | One Day It'll All Make Sense |
| "One" (Busta Rhymes featuring Erykah Badu) | 1998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | 23 | When Disaster Strikes... |
| "You Got Me" (The Roots featuring Erykah Badu) | 1999 | 39 | 11 | — | 28 | 25 | 46 | 37 | 15 | 31 | Things Fall Apart |
| "The Light" (Remix) (Common featuring Erykah Badu) | 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bamboozled: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
| "Sweet Baby" (Macy Gray featuring Erykah Badu) | 2001 | — | — | 16 | — | — | 80 | 12 | 36 | 23 | The Id |
| "Come Close Remix (Closer)" (Common featuring Erykah Badu, Pharrell and Q-Tip) | 2003 | — | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "I C U (Doin' It)" (Violator featuring A Tribe Called Quest and Erykah Badu) | 2003 | — | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Poetry" (The RH Factor featuring Q-Tip and Erykah Badu) | 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hard Groove |
| "Bandy Bandy" (Zap Mama featuring Erykah Badu) | 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ancestry in Progress |
| "That Heat" (Sérgio Mendes featuring Erykah Badu and will.i.am) | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Timeless |
| "Get Live" (Strange Fruit Project featuring Erykah Badu) | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Healing |
| "The Heart Gently Weeps" (Wu-Tang Clan featuring Erykah Badu, Dhani Harrison and John Frusciante) | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 Diagrams |
| "See Thru to U" (Flying Lotus featuring Erykah Badu) | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Until the Quiet Comes |
| "Q.U.E.E.N." (Janelle Monáe featuring Erykah Badu) | 2013 | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Electric Lady |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||||||

### Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peaks | Album |
| Title | Year | US R&B /HH | Album |
| "Your Precious Love" (with D'Angelo) | 1996 | 83 | High School High: The Soundtrack |
| "The Blast" (Remix) (Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek featuring Erykah Badu) | 2001 | — | Non-album single |
| "Poetry" (The RH Factor featuring Erykah Badu and Q-Tip) | 2003 | — | Hard Groove |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||

## Other charted songs

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US Adult R&B | BEL (FL) Tip | JPN | KOR Int. | Album |
| "Fall in Love (Your Funeral)" | 2010 | — | — | — | 79 | New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh) |
| "Afro Blue" (Robert Glasper Experiment featuring Erykah Badu) | 2012 | — | — | 42 | — | Black Radio |
| "Phone Down" | 2016 | 10 | 91 | — | — | But You Caint Use My Phone |

## Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
| "A Child with the Blues" | 1997 | Terence Blanchard | Eve's Bayou: The Collection |
| "A Child with the Blues" (Izm Mix) | 1997 | None | Eve's Bayou: The Collection |
| "Funky Nassau" | 1998 | Joe Morton, Dan Aykroyd, John Goodman, Paul Shaffer, The Blues Brothers Band | Blues Brothers 2000: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
| "Liberation" | 1998 | Outkast | Aquemini |
| "Ye Yo" | 1998 | None | Hav Plenty |
| "No More Trouble" | 1999 | Bob Marley | Chant Down Babylon |
| "Hollywood" | 2000 | None | Bamboozled: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
| "Plenty" | 2000 | Guru | Guru's Jazzmatazz, Vol. 3: Streetsoul |
| "Humble Mumble" | 2000 | Outkast | Stankonia |
| "Be Thankful" | 2001 | Omar | Best by Far |
| "Today (Earth Song)" | 2001 | None | Red Star Sounds Volume One: Soul Searching |
| "Aquarius" | 2002 | Common, Bilal | Electric Circus |
| "Jimi Was a Rock Star" | 2002 | Common | Electric Circus |
| "Heaven Somewhere" | 2002 | Common, Omar, Cee-Lo, Bilal, Jill Scott, Mary J. Blige, Lonnie "Pops" Lynn | Electric Circus |
| "Akai Inochi" | 2004 | Misia | Mars & Roses |
| "Searching" | 2004 | Roy Ayers | Mahogany Vibe |
| "Searching" (Extended Version) | | Roy Ayers | Mahogany Vibe |
| "Everybody Loves the Sunshine" | | Roy Ayers | Mahogany Vibe |
| "Ain't No Mistaken (Danger Part II)" | 2006 | Big Tuck | Tha Absolute Truth |
| "Fly Away" | 2007 | Sa-Ra, Georgia Anne Muldrow | The Hollywood Recordings |
| "Hold On" | 2007 | Pharoahe Monch | Desire |
| "Foreword" | 2007 | Jay Electronica, Just Blaze | Act I: Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge) |
| "Vibrate On" | 2009 | None | Girlfriends: The Soundtrack |
| "Dirty Beauty" | 2009 | Sa-Ra Creative Partners | Nuclear Evolution: The Age of Love |
| "Maybach Music III" | 2010 | Rick Ross, T.I., Jadakiss | Teflon Don |
| "Silly" | 2010 | David Banner, 9th Wonder | Death of a Pop Star |
| "20 Feet Tall" (Remix) | 2011 | 9th Wonder, Rapsody | The Wonder Years |
| "Afro Blue" | 2012 | Robert Glasper Experiment | Black Radio |
| "Hey Shooter" | 2012 | Rocket Juice & the Moon | Rocket Juice & the Moon |
| Dam(n) | 2012 | Rocket Juice & the Moon, M.anifest | Rocket Juice & the Moon |
| "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" | 2012 | The Flaming Lips | The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends |
| "Drivin Round" | 2012 | Ghostface Killah, Sheek Louch, Masta Killa, GZA | Wu Block |
| "Heaven for the Sinner" | 2013 | Bonobo | The North Borders |
| "Cure" | 2013 | Papoose | The Nacirema Dream |
| "Treehome95" | 2013 | Tyler, The Creator, Coco O | Wolf |
| "Rememory" | 2015 | Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment | Surf |
| "Maiysha (So Long)" | 2016 | Miles Davis, Robert Glasper | Everything's Beautiful |
| "WiFi" | 2016 | DRAM | Big Baby D.R.A.M. |
| "Lowkey" | 2020 | Teyana Taylor | The Album |
| "Yun" | 2022 | RM | Indigo |
| "F.U." | 2024 | Jamie xx | In Waves (Deluxe) |

## Other credits

| Title | Year | Artist | Album | Credit |
| "The 'Notic" | 1997 | The Roots featuring D'Angelo | Men in Black: The Album | Vocals |
| "Liberation" | 1998 | Outkast | Aquemini | Additional vocals |

## Music videos
### As lead artist

List of music videos as lead artist, showing year released and directors :
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
| "On & On" | 1997 | Paul Hunter |
| "Next Lifetime" | 1997 | Erykah Badu and Troy Montgomery |
| "Other Side of the Game" | 1997 | Erykah Badu |
| "Tyrone (live) | 1998 | Erykah Badu and J. Kevin Swain |
| "Bag Lady" | 2000 | Erykah Badu |
| "Didn't Cha Know" | 2001 | Erykah Badu |
| "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip Hop)" (featuring Common) | 2002 | Erykah Badu and Chris Robinson |
| "Honey" | 2008 | Erykah Badu and Chris Robinson |
| "Jump Up in the Air and Stay There" (featuring Lil Wayne and Bilal) | 2010 | Erykah Badu |
| "Window Seat" | 2010 | Coodie & Chike |
| "Window Seat Part II" (featuring Rick Ross) | 2010 | Erykah Badu |
| "Gone Baby, Don't Be Long" | 2011 | Flying Lotus |
| "Fall in Love (Your Funeral)" (in-studio performance) | 2011 | Unknown |
| "Out My Mind, Just in Time (Movement I)" | 2011 | Erykah Badu |
| "Out My Mind, Just in Time (Movement II)" | 2011 | Erykah Badu |

### As featured artist

List of music videos as featured artist, showing year released and directors :
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
| "You Got Me" (The Roots featuring Erykah Badu) | 1999 | Charles Stone III |
| "Bandy Bandy" (Zap Mama featuring Erykah Badu) | 2005 | Bill Fishman |
| "That Heat" (Sérgio Mendes featuring Erykah Badu and will.i.am) | 2006 | Syndrome and Nabil Elderkin |
| "Western Esotericism" (The Flaming Lips featuring Erykah Badu) | 2012 | George Salisbury |
| "Q.U.E.E.N." (Janelle Monáe featuring Erykah Badu) | 2013 | Alan Ferguson |