Janelle Monáe discography

Janelle Monáe discography
A woman wearing a black and white outfit with black hair styled into a tall bun.
Janelle Monáe at the 2010 Pop Conference EMPSFM in Seattle on April 15, 2010
Studio albums 3
Music videos 18
EPs 3
Singles 20
Demos 1
Guest appearances 24

The discography of Janelle Monáe, an American R&B and soul singer and songwriter, consists of three studio albums, three extended plays, twenty singles and eighteen music videos. Monáe debuted with an EP, Metropolis: Suite I (The Chase). The EP had a modest commercial impact, peaking at No. 115 on the Billboard charts in the United States.[1] In 2010, Janelle Monáe released her debut studio album, The ArchAndroid, a concept album sequel to her first EP; it was released by Bad Boy Records. The song "Tightrope" was nominated for Best Urban/Alternative Performance at the same ceremony. This album reached the number 17 spot on the Billboard 200.[2][3]

In March 2012, "We Are Young", the song by the band fun. on which Monáe makes a guest appearance, reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, her first appearance in the chart. Monáe released her second album The Electric Lady on September 10, 2013.

Her third album, Dirty Computer was released on April 27, 2018.

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[4]		 US
R&B/
H-H
[4]		 AUS
[5]		 CAN
[6]		 DEN
[7]		 GER
[8]		 IRE
[9]		 NL
[10]		 SWI
[11]		 UK
[12]
The ArchAndroid 174——151224653651
The Electric Lady
  • Released: September 6, 2013
  • Label: Bad Boy , Wondaland , Atlantic Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download, LP
 53221011687283014
Dirty Computer[13]
  • Release: April 27, 2018
  • Label: Bad Boy , Wondaland , Atlantic Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download, LP
 641283029920118
"—" 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
US
[4]		 US Heat
[4]		 US
R&B/
H-H
[4]
Metropolis: Suite I (The Chase)
  • Released: August 24, 2007[14]
  • Label: Bad Boy
  • Formats: CD, digital download, LP
 115220
iTunes Festival: London 2013
  • Released: September 9, 2013[15]
  • Label: Bad Boy
  • Formats: Digital download
 ———
Wondaland Presents: The Eephus
  • Released: August 14, 2015[16]
  • Label: Wondaland Records, Epic, Sony
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 22—5
"—" 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 Certifications Album
US
[17]		 US
R&B
/HH
[18]		 US
R&B
[19]		 US
Adult
R&B
[20]		 BEL
(FL)
Tip
[21]		 CAN
[22]		 IRE
[23]		 JPN
[24]		 NZ
[25]		 UK
[26]
"Lettin' Go"[27] 2006 —————————— Got Purp? Vol. 2
"Violet Stars Happy Hunting!"[28] 2007 —————————— Metropolis: Suite I
(The Chase)
"Many Moons" 2008 ——————————
"Open Happiness"[29]
(with Brendon Urie, CeeLo Green, Patrick Stump and Travis McCoy)		 2009 ————————29— N/A
"Tightrope"
(featuring Big Boi)		 2010 ————20———[upper-alpha 1]—— The ArchAndroid
"Cold War" ——————————
"Q.U.E.E.N."
(featuring Erykah Badu)		 2013 —4721——————— The Electric Lady
"Dance Apocalyptic" ——————7983——
"PrimeTime"
(featuring Miguel)		 —[upper-alpha 2]361929——————
"What Is Love"[32][33] 2014 —————————— Rio 2 (Music From the Motion Picture)
"Heroes"[34][35][36] —————————— Pepsi Beats of the Beautiful Game
"Electric Lady"
(featuring Solange)		 —————————— The Electric Lady
"Yoga"
(with Jidenna)[37]		 2015 79248——————— Wondaland Presents: The Eephus (EP)
"Make Me Feel"[13] 2018 99—[upper-alpha 3]930398———[upper-alpha 4]74 Dirty Computer
"Django Jane"[13] ——————————
"Pynk"[13][41]
(featuring Grimes)		 ——21———————
"I Like That"[42] ——145——————
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
List of singles and peak chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[17]		 AUS
[5]		 BEL
(FL)
[21]		 BEL
(WA)
[43]		 CAN
[22]		 FRA
[44]		 IRE
[45]		 JPN
[24]		 NZ
[25]		 UK
[26]
"We Are Young"
(fun. featuring Janelle Monáe)		 2011 1152171521 Some Nights
"Special Education"
(Goodie Mob featuring Janelle Monáe)		 2013 —————————— Age Against the Machine
"Pressure Off"
(Duran Duran featuring Janelle Monáe
and Nile Rodgers)[54]		 2015 ——13372———87—— Paper Gods
"Sweet Life"
(Jeezy featuring Janelle Monáe)		 —————————— Church In These Streets
"This Is for My Girls"[55]
(among Artists for Let Girls Learn)		 2016 —[upper-alpha 5]————————— Non-album singles
"—" 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"[57] 2010 N/A
"We Were Rock & Roll"[58] 2013 The Electric Lady

Other charted songs

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
NZ
Heat.
[59]
"Crazy, Classic, Life" 2018 9 Dirty Computer

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"[60] 2005 Jaspects In "House" Sessions
"Time Will Reveal" Purple Ribbon All-Stars Got Purp? Vol. 2
"Lettin' Go"
"Peachtree Blues"[61] 2006 Jaspects Broadcasting the Definition
"Call the Law" Outkast Idlewild
"In Your Dreams"
"Nerd Girl" 2009 Chester French Jacques Jams, Vol. 1: Endurance (mixtape)
"2012"[62] Jaspects The Polkadotted Stripe
"The Kids" 2010 B.o.B B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray
"Be Still" Big Boi Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
"Our Riotous Defects" of Montreal False Priest
"Enemy Gene"
"Without a Fight" N/A 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"[63] Sérgio Mendes Magic
"Slip Slide" 2015 Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment Surf
"Gabby" The Internet Ego Death
"Venus Fly" 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" None Hidden Figures: The Album
"Jalapeño" Pharrell Williams
"Safari" 2017 Jidenna, St. Beauty, Nana Kwabena The Chief
"Whatthegirlmuthafuckinwannadoo" 2018 The Coup The Soundtrack to Sorry to Bother You

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[64]
"Many Moons" 2008 Alan Ferguson[65]
"Tightrope"
(featuring Big Boi)		 2010 Wendy Morgan[66][67]
"Tightrope (Wondamix)"
(featuring B.o.B and Lupe Fiasco)
"Cold War"
"Be Still"
(Big Boi featuring Janelle Monáe)		 2011 N/A
"We Are Young"
(fun. featuring Janelle Monáe)		 Marc Klasfeld[68]
"Q.U.E.E.N."
(featuring Erykah Badu)		 2013 Alan Ferguson
"Dance Apocalyptic" Wendy Morgan
"Special Education"
(Goodie Mob featuring Janelle Monáe)		 John Colombo
"PrimeTime"
(featuring Miguel)		 Alan Ferguson[69]
"Heroes" 2014 The Young Astronauts[36][70]
"Electric Lady" Alan Ferguson
"Yoga"
(featuring Jidenna)		 2015 Dave Meyers
"Pressure Off"
(Duran Duran featuring Janelle Monáe)		 N/A
"Venus Fly"
(Grimes featuring Janelle Monáe)		 2017 Grimes[71]
"Make Me Feel" 2018 Alan Ferguson[72]
"Django Jane" Andrew Donaho[73]
"Pynk" Emma Westenberg[74]
"I Like That" Lacey Duke[75]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Tightrope" did not enter the Billboard Japan Hot 100, but peaked at number 68 on the Adult Contemporary Airplay chart.[30]
  2. ↑ "PrimeTime" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 20 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[31]
  3. ↑ "Make Me Feel" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart, but peaked at number one on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart.[39]
  4. ↑ "Make Me Feel" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number seven on the NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart.[40]
  5. ↑ "This Is for My Girls" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 5 on the Dance Club Songs chart.[56]

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